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Author : Alberto Manguel
Publisher : Lester & Orpen Dennys
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Fiction
ISBN : IND:39000001085039
Author : Edward Struzik
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781610918183
"Frightening...Firestorm comes alive when Struzik discusses the work of offbeat scientists." --New York Times Book Review "Comprehensive and compelling." --Booklist "A powerful message." --Kirkus "Should be required reading." --Library Journal In the spring of 2016, the world watched as wildfire ravaged the Canadian town of Fort McMurray. Firefighters named the fire "the Beast." It seemed to be alive with destructive energy, and they hoped never to see anything like it again. Yet it's not a stretch to imagine we will all soon live in a world in which fires like the Beast are commonplace. In Firestorm, Edward Struzik confronts this new reality, offering a deftly woven tale of science, economics, politics, and human determination. It's possible for us to flourish in the coming age of megafires--but it will take a radical new approach that requires acknowledging that fires are no longer avoidable. Living with fire also means, Struzik reveals, that we must better understand how the surprising, far-reaching impacts of these massive fires will linger long after the smoke eventually clears.
Author : George R. Fahnestock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Forest fires
ISBN : UIUC:30112104066474
Author : Edward A. Johnson
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2001-03-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780080506746
Even before the myth of Prometheus, fire played a crucial ecological role around the world. Numerous plant communities depend on fire to generate species diversity in both time and space. Without fire such ecosystems would become sterile monocultures. Recent efforts to prohibit fire in fire dependent communities have contributed to more intense and more damaging fires. For these reasons, foresters, ecologists, land managers, geographers, and environmental scientists are interested in the behavior and ecological effects of fires. This book will be the first to focus on the chemistry and physics of fire as it relates to the ways in which fire behaves and the impacts it has on ecosystem function. Leading international contributors have been recruited by the editors to prepare a didactic text/reference that will appeal to both advanced students and practicing professionals.
Author : Alexander Colvin Ainslie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Smoking and fires
ISBN : BL:A0018359739
Author : Linda L. Wallace
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780300127751
Americans currently choose their president through the electoral college, an extraordinarily complex mechanism that may elect a candidate who does not receive the most votes. In this provocative book, George Edwards III argues that, contrary to what supporters of the electoral college claim, there is no real justification for a system that might violate majority rule. Drawing on systematic data, Edwards finds that the electoral college does not protect the interests of small states or racial minorities, does not provide presidents with effective coalitions for governing, and does little to protect the American polity from the alleged harms of direct election of the president. In fact, the electoral college distorts the presidential campaign so that candidates ignore most small states and some large ones and pay little attention to minorities, and it encourages third parties to run presidential candidates and discourages party competition in many states. Edwards demonstrates effectively that direct election of the president without a runoff maximizes political equality and eliminates the distortions in the political system caused by the electoral college.
Author : Julie Summers
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857200471
The compelling true story that inspired the hugely successful major ITV drama series HOME FIRES – now in its second season. The Second World War was the WI's finest hour. The whole of its previous history - two decades of educating, entertaining and supporting women and campaigning on women's issues - culminated in the enormous collective responsibility felt by the members to 'do their bit' for Britain. With all the vigour, energy and enthusiasm at their disposal, a third of a million country women set out to make their lives and the lives of those around them more bearable in what they described as 'a period of insanity'. Through archive material and interviews with many WI members, Julie Summers takes us behind the scenes, revealing their nitty-gritty approach to the daily problems presented by the conflict. Jambusters is the fascinating story of how the Women's Institute pulled rural Britain through the war with pots of jam and a spirit of make-do-and-mend.
Author : William Oldnall Russell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 888 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Criminal law
ISBN : NYPL:33433075957351
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Rural Economy and Family Farming
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Forest fires
ISBN : MINN:31951D01565507P
Author : Glenn B. Stracher,Anupma Prakash,Ellina V. Sokol
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780444595119
Coal and Peat Fires: A Global Perspective, Volumes 1–4, presents a fascinating collection of research about prehistoric and historic coal and peat fires. Magnificent illustrations of fires and research findings from countries around the world are featured—a totally new contribution to science. This third of four volumes in the collection, Coal Fires – Case Studies, examines in detail specific coal fires chronicled in a number of locations around the world including Brazil, the Czech Republic, Germany, Malawi, Poland, Russia, Spain, Tajikistan, the United States, Venezuela, and others. Authored by world-renowned experts in coal and peat fires Global in scope—countries from around the world are represented Includes beautiful color illustrations, lively presentations, important research data, and informative videos
Author : Daniel Weisger Adams,Fred Gordon Plummer,Frederick Dunlap,Harold Scofield Betts,John Harold Foster,Joseph Burke Knapp,Lee Fred Hawley,McGarvey Cline,Oliver Perry Morton Goss,Arthur Lloyd Heim,Robert Conrad Palmer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1912
Category : Douglas fir
ISBN : UIUC:30112041518769
Author : David Canter
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781040052365
This second edition of Fires and Human Behaviour was originally published in 1990 and since the first edition in 1980 there continued to be considerable loss of life in small and large fires throughout the world. The most significant of these from a behavioural point of view was the Kings Cross underground station in 1988. This was a relatively small fire caused by inappropriate human actions. What appeared to remain timeless and of value ten years after the first edition was published were the details of what actually happens in fires and the psychological models that emerged from studying those details. This second edition was therefore edited to keep the original detailed case studies and to add information about some major incidents that had occurred since 1980.
Author : Donald A. Haines,William A. Main,Eugene F. McNamara
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Forest fires
ISBN : MINN:31951D03001604U
Author : Stephen J. Pyne
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780774840279
Fire is a defining element in Canadian land and life. With few exceptions, Canada's forests and prairies have evolved with fire. Its peoples have exploited fire and sought to protect themselves from its excesses, and since Confederation, the country has devised various institutions to connect fire and society. The choices Canadians have made says a great deal about their national character. Awful Splendour narrates the history of this grand saga. It will interest geographers, historians, and members of the fire community.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : FEMA
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
