The Landscape Of The Sierra Nevada

Author : Regino Zamora,Marc Oliva
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030942199

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The Landscape of the Sierra Nevada by Regino Zamora,Marc Oliva Pdf

This book covers the landscape, geography and environment of the Sierra Nevada in Spain. The Sierra Nevada hosted the last glaciers in southern Europe. Today, it is one of the most important centers of plant diversity in the western Mediterranean and one of the most outstanding in Europe. This massif has ideal conditions to analyze past environments as well as the effects of global change on ecosystems. This can be seen in the large number of projects that are being conducted within the umbrella of the Sierra Nevada Global Change Observatory. This book summarizes all the scientific knowledge available about this massif, from the geomorphological and ecological perspectives to the recent spatial adaptive management and Open Science initiatives. Focusing on the very sensitive mountain environment of Sierra Nevada, the book intends to be a reference for many people interested in mountain processes. The audience would include scientists from all disciplines, but it would also target on an audience beyond the academia (territorial managers, environmentalists, mountaineers, politicians, technicians, etc.).

Author : Gary Noy,Rick Heide
Publisher : Heyday Books
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105215530127

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The Illuminated Landscape by Gary Noy,Rick Heide Pdf

The literary Sierra Nevada as seen by writers from Muir to Twain to Stegner and Snyder. Over 50 inspired pieces from Indian tale to modern story.

Author : Timothy P. Duane
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 627 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1999-06-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520926141

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Shaping the Sierra by Timothy P. Duane Pdf

The rural west is at a crossroads, and the Sierra Nevada is at the center of this social and economic change. The Sierra Nevada landscape has always been valued for its bounty of natural resource commodities, but new residents and an ever-growing flood of tourists to the area have transformed the relationship between the region's nature and its culture. In an engaging narrative that melds the personal with the professional, Timothy P. Duane—who grew up in the area—documents the impact of rapid population growth on the culture, economy, and ecology of the Sierra Nevada since the late 1960s. He also recommends innovative policies for mitigating the negative effects of future population growth in this spectacular but threatened region, as well as throughout the rural west. Today, the primary social and economic values of the Sierra Nevada landscape are in the amenities and ecological services provided by its wildlands and functioning ecosystems. Duane shows how further unfettered population growth threatens the very values which have made the Sierra Nevada a desirable place to live and work. A new approach to land use planning, resource management, and local economic development—one that recognizes the emerging values of the landscape—is necessary in order to achieve sustainable development, Duane claims. Weaving personal experience with outstanding scholarship, he shows how such an approach must explicitly recognize the importance of values and the application of an environmental land ethic to future development in the area.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Forest ecology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110542037

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Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mary Hill
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-05-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520936942

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Geology of the Sierra Nevada by Mary Hill Pdf

Writing with verve and clarity, Mary Hill tells the story of the magnificent Sierra Nevada—the longest, highest, and most spectacular mountain range in the contiguous United States. Hill takes us from the time before the land which would be California even existed, through the days of roaring volcanoes, violent earthquakes, and chilling ice sheets, to the more recent history of the Sierra's early explorers and the generations of adventuresome souls who followed. The author introduces the rocks of the Sierra Nevada, which tell the mountains' tale, and explains how nature's forces, such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, faulting, erosion, and glaciation formed the range's world-renowned scenery and mineral wealth, including gold. For thirty years, the first edition of Geology of the Sierra Nevada has been the definitive guide to the Sierra Nevada's geological history for nature lovers, travelers, hikers, campers, and armchair explorers. This new edition offers new chapters and sidebars and incorporates the concept of plate tectonics throughout the text. * Written in easy-to-understand language for a wide audience. * Gives detailed information on where to view outstanding Sierra Nevada geology in some of the world's most beloved natural treasures and national parks, including Yosemite. * Provides specific information on places to see glaciers and glacial deposits, caves, and exhibits of gold mines and mining equipment, many from Gold Rush times. * Superbly illustrated with 117 new color illustrations, 16 halftones, 39 line illustrations, and 12 maps, and also features an easy-to-use, interactive key for identifying rocks and a glossary of geological terms.

Author : Francis Peloubet Farquhar
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : History
ISBN : 0520015517

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History of the Sierra Nevada by Francis Peloubet Farquhar Pdf

Panorama of human experiences in California's "great snowy range", including the Yosemite, Mt. Whitney, and Lake Tahoe areas, from its sighting by Spaniards to the present.

Author : John Muir
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : California
ISBN : STANFORD:36105012342379

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The Mountains of California by John Muir Pdf

Author : Jan W. van Wagtendonk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Fire management
ISBN : MINN:31951D030087479

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Landscape Scale Effects of Wildland Fire Use Programs in Sierra Nevada Wilderness Areas by Jan W. van Wagtendonk Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Forest ecology
ISBN : UCD:31175024210992

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Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment: Appendices by Anonim Pdf

Map packet : Modified Alternative 8 -- Series normalized Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project late seral old growth ranks by forest type -- Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group land allocations.

Author : Tracy Irwin Storer,Robert Leslie Usinger,David Lukas
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0520240960

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Sierra Nevada Natural History by Tracy Irwin Storer,Robert Leslie Usinger,David Lukas Pdf

Drawings and color plates accompany the over 750 scientifically accurate, but easy-to-understand descriptions in this guide to the plants, animals, climate, geology, physical features and human influence in the Sierra Nevada.

Author : James Martin
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-09
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781594857256

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Sierra by James Martin Pdf

Mountaineers Books is proud to reissue three stunning photography books by award-winning cameraman and mountaineer James Martin that feature some of the most beloved peaks in the West. North Cascade Crest: Notes & Images From America's Alps Mount Rainier: Notes & Images From Our Iconic Mountain Sierra: Notes & Images From The Range Of Light These books offer a visual journey through the craggy crest of the North Cascades, the glaciers and wilderness of Mount Rainier, and the luminescent peaks of the Sierra Nevada. Each book gives context to the images by detailing the geological history of the mountains, describing the flora and fauna and relating stories from the human climbing history of these peaks. “James Martin’s words and images do the near impossible: bring the thrills of mountaineering alive in print.” -- Art Wolfe The Sierra Nevada is one of the West’s most beautiful and famous mountain ranges. Here Martin shares an intimate view of its rugged landscape, describing his own early history of hiking in the range, attending Ansel Adams-led seminars in Yosemite, and once hiking from there to Mount Whitney and on to Sequoia.

Author : Marina Frolova,María-José Prados,Alain Nadaï
Publisher : Springer
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401798433

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Renewable Energies and European Landscapes by Marina Frolova,María-José Prados,Alain Nadaï Pdf

This book provides timely, multidisciplinary cross-national comparison of the institutional and social processes through which renewable energy landscapes have emerged in Southern Europe. On the basis of case studies in these countries, it analyzes the way in which and the extent to which the development of renewable energies has affected landscape forms and whether or not it has contributed to a reformulation of landscape practices and values in these countries. Landscape is conceived broadly, as a material, social, political and historical process embedded into the local realm, going beyond aesthetic. The case studies analyze renewable energy landscapes in Southern Europe on different political and geographical scales and compare different types of renewable energy such as wind, hydro, solar and biomass power. The contributors are leading experts from Spain, France, Italy and Portugal. The book is intended for researchers, graduate students and professionals interested in geography, landscape and planning.

Author : Douglas E. Booth
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0742518760

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Searching for Paradise by Douglas E. Booth Pdf

The signs of economic change loom large in the mountain West as shuttered mines and lumber mills are overshadowed by luxurious homes sprouting on valley bottoms and ridge lines. This perceptive book explains these changes, assesses their effects on the natural environment, and gauges the reactions of local communities. Drawing on concepts from economics, environmental ethics, and conservation biology, Booth suggests that the ultimate solution lies in re-directing population growth away from rural areas to reinvigorated and environmentally attractive ecological cities and to increase the density of development within rural areas themselves. Policymakers, activists, and local citizens concerned with rural sprawl will find this book an invaluable resource. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Author : Galen A. Rowell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Landscape photography
ISBN : 0871563673

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Mountain Light by Galen A. Rowell Pdf

The unique artistic vision of Galen Rowell, one of the world's greatest photographers, is presented in these spectacular landscapes. "The viewer's first reaction to these photographs is awe--they are sheer magic".--Publishers Weekly. 80 color photos.

Author : John Muir
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-06
Category : Travel
ISBN : EAN:8596547745013

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The Mountains of California (With Original Drawings & Photographs) by John Muir Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Mountains of California (With Original Drawings & Photographs)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Mountains of California is John Muir's tribute to the beauties of the Sierra, in the book form. When he came to California and finally settled in San Francisco, John Muir immediately left for a visit to Yosemite, a place he had only read about. Seeing it for the first time, Muir noted that "He was overwhelmed by the landscape, scrambling down steep cliff faces to get a closer look at the waterfalls, whooping and howling at the vistas, jumping tirelessly from flower to flower." He climbed a number of mountains, including Cathedral Peak and Mount Dana, and hiked the old Indian trail down Bloody Canyon to Mono Lake. He vividly described not only his journeys through the mountains, valleys andglaciersof Sierra, but also the nature and geology of the area. John Muir (1838 - 1914) was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is a prominent American conservation organization.