The Atlas Of California

Author : Richard A. Walker,Suresh K. Lodha
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520966864

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The Atlas of California by Richard A. Walker,Suresh K. Lodha Pdf

California is at a crossroads. For decades a global leader, inspiring the hopes and dreams of millions, the state has recently faced double-digit unemployment, multi-billion dollar budget deficits and the loss of trillions in home values. This atlas brings together the latest research and statistics in a graphic form that gives shape and meaning to these numbers. It shows a new California in the making, as it maps the economic, social, and political trends of a state struggling to maintain its leadership and to continue to offer its citizens the promise of prosperity. Among the world’s largest economies, California is the nation’s agricultural powerhouse, high tech crucible and leader in renewable energy. The state is the most populous and most diverse state in the continental U.S. Yet its infrastructure is coming under increasing pressure. Water supply systems are strained, the legendary highways are over capacity, and the celebrated system of public schooling is unable to offer affordable quality education at all levels. Health and welfare services, particularly for the poor, needy, disabled, and seniors, are at great risk. This indispensable resource gives readers the tools they need to understand the transformation as California attempts to forge a new identity in the midst of unprecedented challenges.

Author : Obi Kaufmann
Publisher : Heyday Books
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09
Category : Design
ISBN : 1597144029

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The California Field Atlas by Obi Kaufmann Pdf

"[A] gorgeously illustrated compendium."--Sunset This lavishly illustrated atlas takes readers off the beaten path and outside normal conceptions of California, revealing its myriad ecologies, topographies, and histories in exquisite maps and trail paintings. Based on decades of exploring the backcountry of the Golden State, artist-adventurer Obi Kaufmann blends science and art to illuminate the multifaceted array of living, connected systems like no book has done before. Kaufmann depicts layer after layer of the natural world, delighting in the grand scale and details alike. The effect is staggeringly beautiful: presented alongside California divvied into its fifty-eight counties, for example, we consider California made up of dancing tectonic plates, of watersheds, of wildflower gardens. Maps are enhanced by spirited illustrations of wildlife, keys that explain natural phenomena, and a clear-sighted but reverential text. Full of character and color, a bit larger than life, The California Field Atlas is the ultimate road trip companion and love letter to a place.

Author : California. Department of Fish and Game
Publisher : Calif. Department of Fish and Game
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : UCSD:31822033456799

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Atlas of the Biodiversity of California by California. Department of Fish and Game Pdf

Those of us who live in California know that it is an amazing place, and one of the reasons our state is so unique is the incredible diversity of life throughout its length and breadth. This atlas shows what the diversity of life in California is and where such resources are located.

Author : Derek Hayes,Chris Labonté
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0520252586

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Historical Atlas of California by Derek Hayes,Chris Labonté Pdf

PRAISE FOR DEREK HAYES'S PREVIOUS ATLASES: "A beautifully executed achievement."--Bloomsbury Review "The kind of volume that invites repeated viewings."--Seattle Times "A sure winner. . . . It's hard to imagine anyone who could resist getting happily lost on these glorious roads into our past."--Toronto Star "Derek Hayes works his way from the discovery and settlement of North America to the ever-evolving maps recording America's westward push and onward to the early maps of the automobile age."--William Grimes, New York Times "The maps show everything from how explorers conceived of the continent circa 1500 to the spread of the interstate highway system in the 1950s."--Business Week

Author : Markes E. Johnson,Jorge Ledesma-V‡zquez
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Science
ISBN : 0816525307

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Atlas of Coastal Ecosystems in the Western Gulf of California by Markes E. Johnson,Jorge Ledesma-V‡zquez Pdf

The Gulf of California is one of the most beautiful places in the world, but it is also important to earth and marine scientists who work far beyond the area. In text and an accompanying CD-ROM with stunning satellite images, this atlas captures the dynamics of natural cycles in the fertility of the Gulf of California that have been in near-continuous operation for more than five million years. The book is designed to answer key questions that link the health of coastal ecosystems with the regionÕs evolutionary history: What was the richness of ÒfossilÓ ecosystems in the Gulf of California? How has it changed over time? Which ecosystems are most amenable to conservation? With an emphasis on the intricate workings of the Gulf, a team of scientists led by Markes E. Johnson and Jorge Ledesma-V‡zquez explores how marine invertebrates such as corals and bivalves, as well as certain algae, contribute to the operation of a vast Òorganic engineÓ that acts as a significant carbon trap. The Atlas reveals that the role of these organisms in the ecology of the Gulf was greatly underestimated in the past. The organisms that live in these environments (or provide the sediments for beaches and dunes) are mass producers of calcium carbonate. Until now, no book has considered the centrality of calcium carbonate production as it functions today across multiple ecosystems and how it has evolved over time. An important work of scholarship that also evokes the regionÕs natural splendor, the Atlas will be of interest to a wide range of scientists, including geologists, paleontologists, marine biologists, ecologists, and conservation biologists.

Author : Rebecca Solnit
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520262492

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Infinite City by Rebecca Solnit Pdf

What makes a place? Rebecca Solnit reinvents the traditional atlas, searching for layers of meaning & connections of experience across San Francisco.

Author : Obi Kaufmann
Publisher : Heyday Books
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1597145513

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The Coasts of California by Obi Kaufmann Pdf

An epic, gloriously illustrated journey up and down California's shoreline California's coastline is world famous, an endless source of fascination and fantasy, but there is no book about it like this one. Obi Kaufmann, author-illustrator of The California Field Atlas and The Forests of California, now turns his attention to the 1,200 miles of the Golden State where the land meets the ocean. Bursting with color, The Coasts of California is in Kaufmann's signature style, fusing science with art and pure poetic reverie. And much more than a survey of tourist spots, Coasts is a full immersion into the astonishingly varied natural worlds that hug California's shoreline. With hundreds of gorgeous watercolor maps and illustrations, Kaufmann explores the rhythms of the tides, the lives of sea creatures, the shifting of rocks and sand, and the special habitats found on California's islands. At the book's core is an expansive, detailed walk down the California Coastal Trail, including maps of parks along the way--a wealth of knowledge for any coast-lover. The Coasts of California is a geographic epic, an odyssey in nature, a grand and glorious book for a grand and glorious part of the world.

Author : California. Dept. of Water Resources
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : California
ISBN : 0913232688

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The California Water Atlas by California. Dept. of Water Resources Pdf

Originally published in 1979, The California Water Atlas, a monument of 20th century cartographic publishing, has been scanned and put online for free public access by the David Rumsey Map Collection. Linda Vida, Director of The Water Resources Center Archives of the University of California asked David Rumsey and Cartography Associates to scan and make available to the public this extraordinary book. The copyright holder, the California Governor's Office of Planning and Research, agreed to allow free public access online. The book was digitized at very high resolution so the resulting images can be explored, revealing all the amazing detail in the many diagrams, maps, and illustrations that accompany the extensive text. The original work was a collaborative effort involving many individuals in and outside the government of then Governor Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown, Jr., including William L. Kahrl, Project Director and Editor; William A. Bowen, Cartography Team Director; Stewart Brand, Advisory Group Chairman; Marlyn L. Shelton, Research Team Director; David L. Fuller and Donald A. Ryan, Principal Cartographers; and many others who contributed to the project. ~ David Rumsey Map Collection blog, January 21, 2010.

Author : Derek Hayes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 177162079X

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Historical Atlas of Canada by Derek Hayes Pdf

Maps tells the story in this innovative volume, and the story of Canada they tell is profoundly engrossing and rewarding. The atlas covers a period of a thousand years and contains essentially all the historically significant maps of the country. Gathered from major archives and libraries all over the world, they include treasures from the National Archives of Canada--many never before published--and many from the archives of the Hudson's Bay Company. Included are maps by the founder of New France, Samuel de Champlain, by Philip Turnor and Peter Fidler. There are English maps and French maps; Spanish maps and Russian maps; American, Italian and Dutch maps as well as maps drawn by Native people such as the Beothuk, Blackfoot and Cree. Canada's colourful past unfolds in sumptuous visual detail--history seen from a whole new perspective.

Author : Warren A. Beck,Ynez D. Haase
Publisher : Norman : University of Oklahoma Press; c1974 (1975 printing)
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1974-01-01
Category : California
ISBN : 0806112115

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Historical Atlas of California by Warren A. Beck,Ynez D. Haase Pdf

Author : Maps.com
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1930194250

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Atlas of California by Maps.com Pdf

The Maps.com Atlas of California makes use of historic and thematic maps to tell the story of the Golden State. This handy reference for the state of California is designed to be colorful, easy to read, and informative. These carefully selected maps provide a comprehensive coverage for the major events that have shaped the state of California.

Author : Glen McLaughlin,Nancy H. Mayo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : California
ISBN : UCSD:31822025897984

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The Mapping of California as an Island by Glen McLaughlin,Nancy H. Mayo Pdf

Author : California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 179235570X

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Atlas of the Biodiversity of California, Second Edition by California Department of Fish and Wildlife Pdf

Author : Paul Francis Griffin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105126646467

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Atlas of California by Paul Francis Griffin Pdf

Author : Larry Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : California
ISBN : 0979356903

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California Atlas by Larry Williams Pdf