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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Parasites
ISBN : MINN:30000010190100
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Ticks
ISBN : UOM:39015048895091
Author : Kenneth J. Panton
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 767 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810875241
For much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Britain was the dominant world power, its strength based in large part on its command of an Empire that, in the years immediately after World War I, encompassed almost one-quarter of the earth’s land surface and one-fifth of its population. Writers boasted that the sun never set on British possessions, which provided raw materials that, processed in British factories, could be re-exported as manufactured products to expanding colonial markets. The commercial and political might was not based on any grand strategic plan of territorial acquisition, however. The Empire grew piecemeal, shaped by the diplomatic, economic, and military circumstances of the times, and its speedy dismemberment in the mid-twentieth century was, similarly, a reaction to the realities of geopolitics in post-World War II conditions. Today the Empire has gone but it has left a legacy that remains of great significance in the modern world. The Historical Dictionary of the British Empire covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Britain.
Author : John Connell,John Lea
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2002-09-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134540723
Managing rapid urban growth presents a significant challenge in the small independent countries of the Pacific Islands. Although they originated in colonial times, the towns and cities are now distinctively post-colonial, with economies, environments and social structures that reflect unique island characteristics. This transformation has stimulated new concerns, such as the causes and effects of pollution, the need for employment for landless migrants, the need for adequate and affordable housing and the financing of expanding urban services. This book explores the diversity of the urban experience in the ten independent island states, focusing on strategies to secure long term sustainable development.
Author : Gregory S. Stone,David Obura
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780226922676
“It was the first time I’d seen what the ocean may have looked like thousands of years ago.” That’s conservation scientist Gregory S. Stone talking about his initial dive among the corals and sea life surrounding the Phoenix Islands in the South Pacific. Worldwide, the oceans are suffering. Corals are dying off at an alarming rate, victims of ocean warming and acidification—and their loss threatens more than 25 percent of all fish species, who depend on the food and shelter found in coral habitats. Yet in the waters off the Phoenix Islands, the corals were healthy, the fish populations pristine and abundant—and Stone and his companion on the dive, coral expert David Obura, determined that they were going to try their best to keep it that way. Underwater Eden tells the story of how they succeeded, against great odds, in making that dream come true, with the establishment in 2008 of the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA). It’s a story of cutting-edge science, fierce commitment, and innovative partnerships rooted in a determination to find common ground among conservationists, business interests, and governments—all backed up by hard-headed economic analysis. Creating the world’s largest (and deepest) UNESCO World Heritage Site was by no means easy or straightforward. Underwater Eden takes us from the initial dive, through four major scientific expeditions and planning meetings over the course of a decade, to high-level negotiations with the government of Kiribati—a small island nation dependent on the revenue from the surrounding fisheries. How could the people of Kiribati, and the fishing industry its waters supported, be compensated for the substantial income they would be giving up in favor of posterity? And how could this previously little-known wilderness be transformed into one of the highest-profile international conservation priorities? Step by step, conservation and its priorities won over the doubters, and Underwater Eden is the stunningly illustrated record of what was saved. Each chapter reveals—with eye-popping photographs—a different aspect of the science and conservation of the underwater and terrestrial life found in and around the Phoenix Islands’ coral reefs. Written by scientists, politicians, and journalists who have been involved in the conservation efforts since the beginning, the chapters brim with excitement, wonder, and confidence—tempered with realism and full of lessons that the success of PIPA offers for other ambitious conservation projects worldwide. Simultaneously a valentine to the diversity, resilience, and importance of the oceans and a riveting account of how conservation really can succeed against the toughest obstacles, Underwater Eden is sure to enchant any ocean lover, whether ecotourist or armchair scuba diver.
Author : United States. Office of Geography
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Islands of the Pacific
ISBN : UCSD:31822016349656
Author : United States. Hydrographic Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1927
Category : Charts
ISBN : OSU:32435006202618
Author : United States. Hydrographic Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1925
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UTEXAS:059172119743820
Author : United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Hydrographic Center
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Pilot guides
ISBN : STANFORD:36105210390485
Author : United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Hydrographic Center
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Pilot guides
ISBN : STANFORD:36105210390501
Author : United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Topographic Center
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony
ISBN : IND:30000090284963
Author : Austin Coates
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015020847821
Author : United States. Hydrographic Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : Pilot guides
ISBN : UVA:X030476047
Author : United States. Hydrographic Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1935
Category : Aeronautical charts
ISBN : UCSD:31822008699613
Author : United States. Hydrographic Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113785567