Departmental Acquisitions: 0-1 http://www.yoursite.com/http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489996Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489996http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479495Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479495http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475643Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475643http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476541Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476541http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479494Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479494http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475642Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475642http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=457470Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=457470http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476540Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476540http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478770Description: "Most protected areas (e.g.national parks and nature reserves) have been created to protect wildlife and land- and seascape values. They currently cover over 13% of the world's land surface, around 12% of marine coastal areas and 4% of the marine shelf. Retaining and expanding these areas in the future will depend on showing their wider benefits for society. This book provides a concise and persuasive overview of the values of protected areas. Contributing authors from over fifty countries examine a wide range of values that are maintained in protected areas, including food, water and materials; health; tourism; cultural and spiritual values; and buffering capacity against climate change and natural disasters. The book also considers the role of protected areas in poverty reduction strategies, their relationship with traditional and indigenous people and in fostering conflict resolution through peace parks initiatives."--Publisher's description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478770http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479493Description: "The Atlas of Global Conservation is a premier resource for everyone concerned about the natural world. Top scientists at The Nature Conservancy have joined forces to create this guide to the state of the planet today. With over 80 full-color maps and other graphics contextualized with clear, informative discussion, this book offers an unprecedented view of trends across the world's terrestrial, marine, and freshwater environments. Interspersed throughout, essays by noted international authorities point the way forward in confronting some of our greatest conservation challenges."--BOOK JACKET.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479493http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491215Description: Looks at the oceans and seas around the world, describing the creatures found in them, threats they face, and recommendations on ways to preserve the ocean ecosystem.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491215http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476594Description: In this definitive reference, sophisticated software combines with comprehensive analysis of every aspect of life to represent the world as it really is. Digitally modified maps or cartograms depict the areas and countries of the world not by their physical size, but by their demographic importance on a vast range of subjects, from basic data on population, health, and occupation to how many toys we import and who is eating the most vegetables.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476594http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495817Description: "Basic Geological Mapping, 5th Edition is an essential basic guide to field techniques in mapping geology. Now completely revised and updated the book retains the concise clarity which has made it an indispensable instant reference in its previous editions. It provides the reader with all the necessary practical information and techniques that they will need while carrying out work in the field, covering a wide spectrum of different conditions, needs and types of countries. This edition covers new developments in technology including Google Earth and the use of GPS. This is an ideal field guide to geological mapping for 2nd/3rd year undergraduates of Geology, Hydrogeology and Geological Engineering"--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495817http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489879Description: The water coming out of your kitchen tap is four billion years old and might well have been sipped by a Tyrannosaurus rex. Rather than only three states of water, liquid, ice, and vapor, there is a fourth, "molecular water," fused into rock 400 miles deep in the Earth, and that's where most of the planet's water is found. Unlike most precious resources, water cannot be used up; it can always be made clean enough again to drink, indeed, water can be made so clean that it's toxic. Water is the most vital substance in our lives but also more amazing and mysterious than we appreciate. As the author brings to life in this narrative, water runs our world in a host of awe inspiring ways, yet we take it completely for granted. But the era of easy water is over. Bringing readers on a lively and fascinating journey from the wet moons of Saturn to the water obsessed hotels of Las Vegas, where dolphins swim in the desert, and from a rice farm in the parched Australian outback to a high tech IBM plant that makes an exotic breed of pure water found nowhere in nature, he shows that we have already left behind a century long golden age when water was thoughtlessly abundant, free, and safe and entered a new era of high stakes water. In 2008, Atlanta came within ninety days of running entirely out of clean water. California is in a desperate battle to hold off a water catastrophe. And in the last five years Australia nearly ran out of water, and had to scramble to reinvent the country's entire water system. But as dramatic as the challenges are, the deeper truth the author reveals is that there is no good reason for us to be overtaken by a global water crisis. We have more than enough water. We just don't think about it, or use it, smartly. This book explores our strange and complex relationship to water. We delight in watching waves roll in from the ocean; we take great comfort from sliding into a hot bath; and we will pay a thousand times the price of tap water to drink our preferred brand of the bottled version. We love water, but at the moment, we do not appreciate it or respect it. Just as we have begun to reimagine our relationship to food, a change that is driving the growth of the organic and local food movements, we must also rethink how we approach and use water. The good news is that we can. As is shown, a host of advances are under way, from the simplicity of harvesting rainwater to the brilliant innovations devised by companies such as IBM, GE, and Royal Caribbean that are making impressive breakthroughs in water productivity. Knowing what to do is not the problem. Ultimately, the hardest part is changing our water consciousness. As the author writes, "Many civilizations have been crippled or destroyed by an inability to understand water or manage it. We have a huge advantage over the generations of people who have come before us, because we can understand water and we can use it smartly." This book will forever change the way we think about water, about our essential relationship to it, and about the creativity we can bring to ensuring that we will always have plenty of it; it is an examination of the passing of the golden age of water and the shocking facts about how water scarcity will soon be a major factor in our lives.--From book jacket.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489879http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479492Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479492http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478190Description: This is the story of the men and women who risked everything to find the deepest cave on Earth, earning their place in history beside the likes of Peary, Amundsen, Hillary, and Armstrong. Tabor focuses particularly on the heroic efforts of Bill Stone in the vast Cheve Cave of southern Mexico and Alexander Klimchouk in the supercave Krubera of the Republic of Georgia.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478190http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478188Description: "Focusing on unusual intemational border shapes, this fascinating book highlights the important truth that all borders, even those that appear "natural," were created by people. The unique and compelling histories of some of the world's oddest borders provide an ideal context for accessible and enlightening discussions of cultural globalization, economic integration, international migration, imperialism, postcolonialism, global terrorism, nationalism, and supranationalism, Each contributor's regional expertise enriches a textured account of the historical context in which these borders came into existence as well as their historical and ongoing influence on the people and states they bound."--BOOK JACKET.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478188http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479491Description: "This handbook presents an indispensable compilation of fundamental facts and figures about the Earth. It brings together reliable physical, chemical, biological and historical data in a series of 145 easy to read tables, supplemented by maps, charts and color plates. Eleven sections cover topics spanning the Earth's geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere, with one section focusing on other bodies in the Solar System. Full references for the original data sources are provided to enable users to access further detail, and the appendix provides practical information on units and conversion factors. Compact and easy to use, this handy book provides a time-saving first point of reference for researchers, students and practitioners in the Earth and Environmental Sciences. It allows scientists easy access to basic information on topics outside their specialization, and is also a convenient resource for non-scientists such as economists, policy makers and journalists."--BOOK JACKET.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479491http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490341Description: Explains that a major earthquake and resulting tsunamis are likely to occur off the Pacific Northwest coast any time within the next two hundred years, arguing that the effects of the disaster will be far worse than the damage from the 2004 Sumatran quake and tsunamis.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490341http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504751Description: Devastating natural disasters have profoundly shaped human history, leaving us with a respect for the mighty power of the Earth, and a humbling view of our future. The author, a paleontologist and a geologist tells the harrowing human stories behind these catastrophic events. He describes in detail some of the most important natural disasters in history: the New Madrid, Missouri, earthquakes of 1811-1812 that caused church bells to ring in Boston; the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people; the massive volcanic eruptions of Krakatau, Mount Tambora, Mount Vesuvius, Mount St. Helens, and Nevado del Ruiz. His explanations of the forces that caused these disasters accompany accounts of terrifying human experiences and a staggering loss of human life. Floods that wash out whole regions, earthquakes that level a single country, hurricanes that destroy everything in their path, all are here to remind us of how little control we have over the natural world. Photographs and eyewitness accounts recall the devastation wrought by these events, and the people that are caught up in the Earth's relentless forces.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504751http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479490Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479490http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478769Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478769http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475641Description: "There are many Chinas, as this comprehensive survey of contemporary China illustrates.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475641http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490340Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490340http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475640Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475640http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489993Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489993http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479489Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479489http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498857Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498857http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491214Description: Throughout, author and cloud expert Gavin Pretor-Pinney catalogs a variety of clouds and gives readers points for spotting them and recording their finds.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491214http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480105Description: "In The Coming Famine, Julian Cribb lays out a vivid picture of impending planetary crisis--a global food shortage that threatens to hit by midcentury--which he argues would dwarf any in our previous experience. Cribb's comprehensive assessment points to a dangerous confluence of shortages--of water, land, energy, technology, and knowledge--combined with an increased demand created by population and economic growth. Writing in brisk, accessible prose, Cribb explains how the food system interacts with the environment and with armed conflict, poverty, and other societal factors. He shows that high food prices and regional shortages are already sending out shockwaves in the international community. He warns that the heightened risk of regional famines will have a planetwide effect on food prices, trade, and conflict and will generate new waves of refugees. But, far from outlining a doomsday scenario, The Coming Famine is a strong and positive call to action, exploring the greatest issue of our age and providing practical suggestions for addressing and averting each of the major challenges it raises"--Cover, p. 2.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480105http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479488Description: "Natural resource governance is central to the outcomes of biodiversity conservation efforts and to patterns of economic development, particularly in resource-dependent rural communities. The institutional arrangements that define natural resource governance are outcomes of political processes, whereby numerous groups with often-divergent interests negotiate for access to and control over resources. These political processes determine the outcomes of resource governance reform efforts, such as widespread attempts to decentralize or devolve greater tenure over land and resources to local communities. This volume examines the political dynamics of natural resource governance processes through a range of comparative case studies across east and southern Africa. These cases include both local and national settings, and examine issues such as land rights, tourism development, wildlife conservation, participatory forest management, and the impacts of climate change, and are drawn from both academics and field practitioners working across the region."--Publisher's description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479488http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479487Description: "In this book, leading scientists weave a compelling story out of the most up-to-date discoveries in different fields of Ice Age research." "As the glaciers melted 10,000 years ago, our ancestors faced a staggering sea-level rise of 120 metres, far in excess of the relatively modest rise predicted for the 21st century. The final chapter issues a stark warning about the future of our planet and the consequences of our profligate lifestyles." "Magnificently illustrated with dramatic landscape photography, fossil remains of our ancestors and Ice Age beasts, and specially commissioned explanatory diagrams, The Complete Ice Age shows both the fragility of our climate system and the power of humans to adapt to the most extreme environmental challenges."--BOOK JACKET.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479487http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475639Description: This is a comprehensive guide to every site and swath of landscape in the U.S. National Park system, from coast-to-coast and world famous National Parks to lesser known sites of historical or natural significance including national trails and affiliated areas. Includes practical advice on how to reach each park, when to go and what to do there.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475639http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475638Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475638http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476539Description: As an antidote to the destructive culture of consumption dominating American life today, Scott Russell Sanders calls for a culture of conservation that allows us to savor and preserve the world, instead of devouring it. How might we shift to a more durable and responsible way of life? What changes in values and behavior will be required? Ranging geographically from southern Indiana to the Boundary Waters Wilderness and culturally from the Bible to billboards, Sanders extends the visions of Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, and Rachel Carson to our own day. He shows the crucial relevance of a conservation ethic at a time of mounting concern about global climate change, depletion of natural resources, extinction of species, and the economic inequities between rich and poor nations. The important message of this book is that conservation is not simply a personal virtue but a public one.--From publisher description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476539http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477064Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477064http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477063Description: A stunning and revealing examination of oil's indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it, of the power of oil to exacerbate existing problems and create new ones.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477063http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476538Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476538http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479486Description: "Frigid, dark, and energy-deprived, the deep sea was long considered hostile to life. However, new sampling technologies and intense international research efforts in recent decades have revealed a remarkably rich fauna and an astonishing variety of novel habitats. These recent discoveries have changed the way we look at global biodiversity." "In Deep-Sea Biodiversity, Michael Rex and Ron Etter present the first synthesis of patterns and causes of biodiversity in organisms that dwell in the vast sediment ecosystem that blankets the ocean floor. They provide the most comprehensive analysis to date of geographic variation in benthic animal abundance and biomass. The authors document geographic patterns of deep-sea species diversity and integrate potential ecological causes across scales of time and space. They also review the most recent molecular population genetic evidence to describe how and where evolutionary processes have generated the unique deep-sea fauna. Deep-Sea Biodiversity offers a new understanding of marine biodiversity that will be of general interest to ecologists and is crucial to responsible exploitation of natural resources at the deep-sea floor."--BOOK JACKET.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479486http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479485Description: From the Publisher: This captivating book, laced with evocative anecdotes from the field, gives the first holistic, up-to-date overview of dinosaurs and their world for a wide audience of readers. Situating these fascinating animals in a broad ecological and evolutionary context, leading dinosaur expert Scott D. Sampson fills us in on the exhilarating discoveries of the past twenty-five years, the most active period in the history of dinosaur paleontology, during which more "new" species were named than in all prior history. With these discoveries-and the most recent controversies-in mind, Sampson reconstructs the odyssey of the dinosaurs from their humble origins on the supercontinent Pangaea, to their reign as the largest animals the planet has ever known, and finally to their abrupt demise. Much more than the story of who ate whom way back when, Dinosaur Odyssey places dinosaurs in an expansive web of relationships with other organisms and demonstrates how they provide a powerful lens through which to observe the entire natural world. Addressing topics such as extinction, global warming, and energy flow, Dinosaur Odyssey finds that the dinosaurs' story is, in fact, a major chapter in our own story.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479485http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489992Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489992http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479095Description: The author looks at the causes and consequences of the coming climate destabilization, which he argues is the result of the largest political failure in history. While better technology and smarter economics are important to limit the eventual scope and scale of the problem, climate change will require basic changes in governance.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479095http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503857Description: "Droughts are a major hazard to both natural and human-dominated environments and those, especially of long duration and high intensity, can be highly damaging and leave long-lasting effects. This book describes the climatic conditions that give rise to droughts, and their various forms and chief attributes. Past droughts are described including those that had severe impacts on human societies. As a disturbance, droughts can be thought of as "ramps" in that they usually build slowly and take time to become evident. As precipitation is reduced, flows from catchments into aquatic systems decline. As water declines in water bodies, ecological processes are changed and the biota can be drastically reduced, though species and populations may survive bu using refuges. Recovery from drought varies in both rates and in degrees of completeness and may be a function of both refuge availability and connectivity. This book reviews the rather scattered literature on the impacts of drought on the flora, fauna and ecological processes of aquatic ecosystems ranging from small ponds to lakes and from streams to estuaries. The effects of drought on the biota of standing waters and flowing waters and of temporary waters and perennial systems are described and compared. In addition, the ways in which human activity can exacerbate droughts are outlined. In many parts of the world especially in the mid latitudes, global warming may result in increases in the duration and intensity of droughts."--P. [4] of cover.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503857http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478768Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478768http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479484Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479484http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479911Description: Earth Environments provides a comprehensive introduction to Earth's four key interdependent systems: the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere, focusing on their key components, interactions between them and environmental change. Tailored specifically to undergraduate students, the book is a one-step textbook for major topics in geosciences, environmental science, physical geography, natural hazards and ecology courses. Topics covered include: atmospheric systems; oceanography; endogenic and exogenic geological systems, biogeography and global environmental change. The impacts of climate and environmental change are integrated in a final summary chapter which draws together Earth's systems and their evolution and looks to the future of the planet.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479911http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479483Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479483http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503517Description: Since the discovery of fire, humans have been energy users. And this is a good thing; our mastery of energy is what separates us from the rest of the animal kingdom and has allowed us to be the dominant species on the planet. However, this mastery comes with a price: we are changing our environment in a profoundly negative way by heating it up. Using one engaging story after another, coupled with accessible scientific facts, the author explores the history of energy use by humans over the centuries, gives a doubt-destroying proof that already-high levels of carbon dioxide are causing damaging global warming, and surveys the alternative energy options that are available to exploit right now. These new energy sources might well be the engines for economic growth in the twenty-first century.--From publisher description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503517http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503518Description: Argues that the biggest challenge to survival is faulty thinking about the environmental crises that are affecting the planet and offers "thought leap" that will transform one's eco-mind.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503518http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476011Description: "In Emerald Cities , Joan Fitzgerald shows how in the absence of a comprehensive national policy, cities like Chicago, New York, Portland, San Francisco, and Seattle have taken the lead in addressing the interrelated environmental problems of global warming, pollution, energy dependence, and social justice. Cities are major sources of pollution but because of their population density, reliance on public transportation, and other factors, Fitzgerald argues that they are uniquely suited to promote and benefit from green economic development. For cities facing worsening budget constraints, investing in high-paying green jobs in renewable energy technology, construction, manufacturing, recycling, and other fields will solve two problems at once, sparking economic growth while at the same time dramatically improving quality of life. Fitzgerald also examines how investing in green research and technology may help to revitalize older industrial cities and offers examples of cities that don't make the top-ten green lists such as Toledo and Cleveland, Ohio and Syracuse, New York" --Cover, p. 2.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476011http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490339Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490339http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479482Description: Go beyond simple definitions to explore where weather comes from and the roles played by oceans and water cycles. Learn about related phenomena such as the shaping of landforms, the creation of biological provinces, and the lasting ramifications of climate change.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479482http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490338Description: "The End of Country is the compelling story about the epic battle for control of one of the richest natural gas deposits the world has ever known: the Marcellus Shale, worth more than one trillion dollars. In a remote northeastern corner of Pennsylvania, an intense conflict begins, pitting the forces of corporate America against a community of stoic, low-income homesteaders, determined to acquire their fair share of the windfall--but not at the cost of their values or their way of life. Though the natural gas is extracted through a controversial process known as hydrofracking, many couldn't resist the offer to lease their land in exchange for the promise of untold riches. For years, this part of the world was invisible to all but the farmers, urban transplants, and small landholders who called it home. But journalist Seamus McGraw, a native of the region whose own mother was one of the first to receive a leasing offer, opens a window on a stiff-necked group of Pennsylvanians as they try, with little guidance or protection from the state or anyone else, to balance the promise and the peril of this discovery. Along the way, McGraw introduces us to a host of colorful characters, from a gas company land agent with a Green Beret to a wizened quarryman with an old coonhound, a .22 rifle, and an unerring sense of right and wrong who leads a personal crusade to police the gas company's operations. The cutthroat dash by petrodollar billionaires to secure drilling leases will make some poor residents rich, and put the entire community at risk of having its land tainted by toxic chemicals and its water supply contaminated by gas. Above all, it will test the character of everyone in the community as they fight against 'the end of country.'" -- Amazon.com.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490338http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476537Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476537http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495818Description: The environmental field and its regulations have evolved significantly since Congress passed the first environmental law in 1970, and the Environmental Law Handbook, published just three years later, has been indispensable to students and professionals ever since. The authors provide clear and accessible explanations, expert legal insight into new and evolving regulations, and reliable compliance and management guidance.The Environmental Law Handbook continues to provide individuals across the country-professionals, professors, and students-with a comprehensive, up-to-date, and easy-to-read look at the major environmental, health, and safety laws affecting U.S. businesses and organizations. Because it is written by the country's leading environmental law firms, you receive the best, most reliable guidance anywhere. Both professional environmental managers and students aspiring to careers in environmental management should keep the Environmental Law Handbook within arm's reach for thoughtful answers to regulatory questions like: - How do I ensure compliance with the regulations?- How do the latest environmental developments impact my operations?- How do we keep our operations efficient and our community safe?This handbook begins with chapters on the fundamentals of environmental law and on issues of enforcement and liability. It then dives headfirst into the major laws, examining their history, scope, and requirements with a chapter devoted to each.The 21st edition of this well-known handbook has been thoroughly updated, with major changes to chapters on the Clean Air Act and the Oil Pollution Act, and a rewritten chapter on the Safe Drinking Water Act. This edition also includes a brand new chapter on Climate Change and Environmental Law.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495818http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=488031Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=488031http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479481Description: "More than 400 years ago, William Gilbert said, "The Earth itself is a great magnet." Today, we know that it is also a great magnetic tape recorder. This comprehensive, up-to-date textbook focuses on extracting and using rock and paleomagnetic data in archaeological, geological, and geophysical applications. Designed for students and professionals with knowledge of college-level physics and some background in earth sciences, it describes both the theory and practice of paleomagnetism, covering topics such as the basics of magnetism, geomagnetic fields, how rocks become magnetized, and the various ways of analyzing the magnetism of rocks. The book uses the companion PmagPy software package. An appendix contains a brief introduction to Python, an easy-to-use, cross-platform, and most important, free programming environment in which PmagPy programs are written."--BOOK JACKET.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479481http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489878Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489878http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495820Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495820http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504753Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504753http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475637Description: Draws on behavioral science to assess environmental protection activities in Alaska, in a partly philosophical analysis that cites the examples of such groups as evolutionary scientists, hippie activists, and oil tycoons.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475637http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495819Description: "The second edition of this unique pocket field guide has been thoroughly revised and updated to include the advances in physical volcanology, emplacement of magmas, and interpreting structures and textures in igneous rocks. The book has included new techniques, such as AMS and geophysical studies of pluton shape at depth, and new topics such as the occurrence of porphyrys, laccoliths, and magma sediment interaction. Part of the successful field guide series, this book includes new sections featuring granitic rocks, basaltic rocks, magma mixing and mingling, and engineering properties and mineralization."--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495819http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=492508Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=492508http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479480Description: "By 2050: the sea will rise by 2 to 3 feet. Wealthy coastal cities will fight the rising water with dykes and levees; others will lose their underground infrastructure (including electric and fiber optic systems), and face building collapses." "By 2300: the sea will rise by 65 feet. As Antarctica melts, massive floating icebergs will interfere with shipping in the southern hemisphere. The world's geography will change drastically, featuring new rivers and lakes where they never before existed." "By 2500-5000: the sea will achieve its maximum height. Most formerly coastal cities will no longer exist at all. Massive migrations will take place, all deltas and low-lying agricultural areas will have been wiped from the map, and the newly de-iced Greenland and Antarctica will be important farmlands. Humans will have to cope with the spread of tropical diseases like Malaria and Dengue Fever, and the possibility of runaway mass extinctions." "Sea Level Rise Will be an Unavoidable Part of our Future, no matter what we do. Even if we stopped all carbon dioxide emissions today, the seas will rise three feet by 2050 and nine feet by 2100. This---not drought, species extinction, or excessive heat waves---will be the most dramatic effect of global warming.".http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479480http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477062Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477062http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478767Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478767http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=488030Description: This text is divided into three parts. The first part describes basic toxicological concepts and methodologies used in aquatic toxicity testing, including the philosophies underlying testing strategies now required to meet and support regulatory standards. The second part of the book discusses various factors that affect transport, transformation, ultimate distribution, and accumulation of chemicals in the aquatic environment, along with the use of modelling to predict fate. The final section of the book reviews types of effects or endpoints evaluated in field studies and the use of structure-activity relationships in aquatic toxicology to predict biological activity and physio-chemical properties of a chemical. This section also contains an extensive background of environmental legilsation in the U.S. and within the European Community, and an introduction to hazard/risk assessment with case studies.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=488030http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479479Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479479http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479279Description: Filmmaker Josh Fox travels the United States along the Marcellus Shale formation to uncover the negative environmental and health effects of fracture drilling as a means of extracting natural gas.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479279http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503521Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503521http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480104Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480104http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477061Description: "The understanding of Earth processes and environments over geological time is highly dependent upon both the experience that can only be gained through doing fieldwork, and the collection of reliable data and appropriate samples in the field. This textbook explains the main data gathering techniques used by geologists in the field and the reasons for these, with emphasis throughout on how to make effective field observations and record these in suitable formats. Equal weight is given to assembling field observations from igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock types. There are also substantial chapters on producing a field notebook, collecting structural information, recording fossil data and constructing geological maps. The volume is in a robust and handy size, with colour coded chapters for ease of use and quick reference in the field. This textbook is designed for students, amateur enthusiasts and professionals who have a background in geology and wish to collect field data on rocks and geological features. Teaching aspects of this textbook include: step-by-step guides to essential practical skills such as using a compass-clinometer, drawing a geological map and making a field sketch; tricks of the trade, checklists, flow charts and short worked examples; over 200 illustrations of a wide range of field notes, maps and geological features; appendices with the commonly used rock description and classification diagrams; a supporting website hosted by Wiley Blackwell"--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477061http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478189Description: "Geologic Monitoring is a practical, nontechnical guide for land managers, educators, and the public that synthesizes representative methods for monitoring short-term and long-term change in geologic features and landscapes. A prestigious group of subject-matter experts has carefully selected methods for monitoring sand dunes, caves and karst, rivers, geothermal features, glaciers, nearshore marine features, beaches and marshes, paleontological resources, permafrost, seismic activity, slope movements, and volcanic features and processes. Each chapter has an overview of the resource; summarizes features that could be monitored; describes methods for monitoring each feature ranging from low-cost, low-technology methods (that could be used for school groups) to higher cost, detailed monitoring methods requiring a high level of expertise; and presents one or more targeted case studies."--Publisher's description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478189http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480103Description: Global climate change will have a profound effect on our landscape, but there are other important catalysts of landscape change, including relief, hydroclimate and runoff, sea level change and human activity. This book provides a benchmark statement from some of the world's leading geomorphologists on the state of the environment and its likely near-future change.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480103http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479478Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479478http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475636Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475636http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479477Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479477http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480102Description: The report summarizes the science and the impacts of climate change on the United States, now and in the future. It focuses on climate change impacts in different regions of the U.S. and on various aspects of society and the economy such as energy, water, agriculture, and health. It's also a report written in plain language, with the goal of better informing public and private decision making at all levels. In addition to discussing the impacts of climate change in the U.S., the report also highlights the choices we face in response to human-induced climate change. It is clear that impacts in the United States are already occurring and are projected to increase in the future, particularly if the concentration of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere continues to rise. So, choices about how we manage greenhouse gas emissions will have far-reaching consequences for climate change impacts. Similarly, there are choices to be made about adaptation strategies than can help to reduce or avoid some of the undesirable impacts of climate change. This report provides many of the scientific underpinnings for effective decisions to be made--at the national and at the regional level.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480102http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498859Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498859http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=493432Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=493432http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477060Description: "We live in a world awash in manmade chemicals, from the pesticides on our front lawns to the diesel exhaust in the air we breathe. Although experts are beginning to understand the potential dangers of these substances, there are still more than 80,000 synthetic compounds that have not been sufficiently tested for us to interpret their effects on human health. Yale University professor John Wargo has spent much of his career researching the impact of chemical exposures on women and children. In this book, he explains the origins of society's profound misunderstanding of everyday chemical hazards and offers a practical path toward developing greater "green intelligence.""--BOOK JACKET.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477060http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480101Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480101http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489989Description: The modern city is not only pavement and concrete. Parks, gardens, trees, and other plants are an integral part of the urban environment. Often the focal points of social movements and political interests, green spaces represent far more than simply an effort to balance the man-made with the natural. A city's history with--and approach to--its parks and gardens reveals much about its workings and the forces acting upon it. Our green spaces offer a unique and valuable window on the history of city life. The essays in Greening the City span over a century of urban history, moving from fin-de-siáecle Sofia to green efforts in urban Seattle. The authors present a wide array of cases that speak to global concerns through the local and specific, with topics that include green-space planning in Barcelona and Mexico City, the distinction between public and private nature in Los Angeles, the ecological diversity of West Berlin, and the historical and cultural significance of hybrid spaces designed for sports.--From publisher description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489989http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475635Description: "Growing Greener Cities offers an overview of the urban green movement, case studies in effective policy implementation, and tools for measuring and managing success. Thoroughly illustrated with color graphs, maps, and photographs, Growing Greener Cities provides a panoramic view of urban sustainability and environmental issues for green-minded city planners, policymakers, and citizens."--Book jacket.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475635http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479476Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479476http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491213Description: Discusses the carbon footprint--the carbon emissions used to manufacture and transport--everyday items, including paper bags and imported produce, and provides information to help build carbon considerations into everyday purchases.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491213http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475634Description: Right now, scientists are working on ways to minimize the catastrophic impact of global warming. But they're not designing hybrids or fuel cells or wind turbines. They're trying to lower the temperature of the entire planet--with huge contraptions that suck CO2 from the air, machines that brighten clouds and deflect sunlight, even artificial volcanoes that spray heat-reflecting particles into the atmosphere. This is the radical and controversial world of geoengineering, which only five years ago was considered to be "fringe." But as Jeff Goodell points out, the economic crisis, combined with global political realities, is making these ideas look sane, even inspired. Goodell himself started out as a skeptic, concerned about tinkering with the planet's thermostat. There are certainly risks, but Goodell believes the alternatives could be worse. In the end, he persuades us that geoengineering may just be our last best hope--a Plan B for the environment.--From publisher description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475634http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479475Description: "The colossal human ecological footprint now threatens the sustainability of the entire planet. Scientists, policymakers, and other close observers know that any understanding of the causes of global environmental change is a function of understanding its human dimension - the range of human choices and actions that affect the environment. This book offers a state-of-the-art assessment of research on the human dimensions of global environmental change, describing how global threats to sustainability have come about, providing an interpretive framework for understanding environmental change, reviewing recent work in the social and ecological sciences, and discussing which paths for future advances in our knowledge may prove most promising.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479475http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475633Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475633http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475632Description: Discusses the peoples of the high Arctic, their traditions, and the changes they face in the modern world and from global warming, in a book that looks at languages, hunting traditions, and religious practices.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475632http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=488029Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=488029http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495821Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495821http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480100Description: Presents the story of the 1856 hurricane which decimated Isle Derniere, an island one hundred miles off the coast of New Orleans which served as a summer resort for the wealthy, and the tragic loss of life and environmental devastation which resulted from the disaster.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480100http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479474Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479474http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475631Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475631http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480217Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480217http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489988Description: This volume is a concise guide to creating maps using GIS (a geographic information system). In the simplest terms, GIS is the merging of cartography, statistical analysis and database technology. Featuring over 300 maps and other figures, including instructive examples of both good and poor design choices, the book covers everything from locating and processing data to making decisions about layout, map symbols, color, and type.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489988http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490336Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490336http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490375Description: It comes as no surprise that, as a kid, Jeopardy! legend Ken Jennings slept with a bulky Hammond world atlas by his pillow every night. Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow enthusiasts everywhere. Jennings takes readers on a world tour of geogeeks, from the London Map Fair to the computer programmers at Google Earth. Each chapter delves into a different aspect of map culture: highpointing, geocaching, road atlas rallying, even the "unreal estate" charted on the maps of fiction and fantasy. He also considers the ways in which cartography has shaped our history, suggesting that the impulse to make and read maps is as relevant today as it has ever been.--From publisher description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490375http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477059Description: From the Publisher: Mass Destruction is the compelling story of Daniel Jackling and the development of open-pit hard rock mining, its role in the wiring of an electrified America, and its devastating environmental effects. This new method of mining, complimenting the mass production and mass consumption that came to define the "American way of life"in the early twentieth century, promised infinite supplies of copper and other natural resources. LeCain deftly analyzes how open-pit mining continues to adversely effect the environment and how, as the world begins to rival American resource consumption, no viable alternatives have emerged.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477059http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479473Description: Each chapter of this exciting and eye-opening book explores a particular type of cataclysmic event and the research surrounding it, including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, rapid climate change, collisions with asteroids or comets, pandemics, and financial crashes. Florin Diacu tells the harrowing true stories of people impacted by these terrible events, and of the scientists racing against time to predict when the next big disaster will strike. He describes the mathematical models that are so critical to understanding the laws of nature and foretelling potentially lethal phenomena, the history of modeling and its prospects for success in the future, and the enormous challenges to scientific prediction posed by the chaos phenomenon, which is the high instability that underlies many processes around us.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479473http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478766Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478766http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475630Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475630http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477058Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477058http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503866Description: Gwendolyn Waring wrote A Natural History of the Intermountain West to inform the naturalist in all of us about the wild world around us-with the idea that we crave a connection to the natural world to ground us and give us a sense of place-and about the endless evolution of plants and animals. While she describes many species throughout the chapters, her text is focused more on the profound processes that have shaped western ecosystems, based on a belief that understanding those processes is more meaningful than a list of names. The ways and the rapidity with which enormous ecosystems replace one another and sometimes even return as climates change are a magnificent testament to the tenacity of life. --http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503866http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480095Description: Overseen and authenticated by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, Natural History presents an unrivaled visual survey of Earth's natural history. Giving a clear overview of the classification of our natural world-over 6,000 species-Natural History looks at every kingdom of life, from bacteria, minerals, and rocks to fossils to plants and animals. --from publisher descriptionhttp://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480095http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=493443Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=493443http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475629Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475629http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508835Description: The ocean helps moderate climate change thanks to its considerable capacity to store COb2s, through the combined actions of ocean physics, chemistry, and biology. This storage capacity limits the amount of human-released COb2s remaining in the atmosphere. As COb2s reacts with seawater, it generates dramatic changes in carbonate chemistry, including decreases in pH and carbonate ions and an increase in bicarbonate ions. The consequences of this overall process, known as "ocean acidification", are raising concerns for the biological, ecological, and biogeochemical health of the world's oceans, as well as for the potential societal implications. This research level text is the first to synthesize the very latest understanding of the consequences of ocean acidification, with the intention of informing both future research agendas and marine management policy.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508835http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504760Description: "Imagine a planet almost exactly like ours, but with one crucial difference: it has no fossils. Call this imaginary planet Afossilia. Afossilia and Earth harbor the very same kinds of living things, from ferns to human beings to E. coli bacteria. Both planets have the same surface features and the same types of rocks. And both have experienced exactly the same evolutionary histories, with the same species evolving and going extinct at exactly the same time. We can even suppose that you and I have counterparts living on Afossilia -- that is, that there are people there who are exactly (or almost exactly) like us. Some Biblical literalists hold that God placed fossils in the rocks in order to test our faith in scripture. I invite you to join me now in thinking about a simple inversion of this familiar idea: what if God -- or if not God, then some more sinister spirit -- systematically removed all the fossils from the rocks just before (Afossilian) humans evolved and began to study the world around them. Afossilia has no fossilized footprints, leaf imprints, shells, pollen, teeth, bones, coprolites (fossilized feces), or any of the remains of ancient organisms that we on Earth can see on display in natural history museums. Suppose you had the opportunity to tour a major research university on Afossilia. There you would find physicists, cosmologists, astronomers, chemists, biochemists, and molecular biologists doing exactly the same things that scientists in those fields do here on Earth. But you would find no paleontologists on Afossilia -- no departments of paleontology or professional associations for paleontologists. A world without fossils must also be a world without paleontology ("the study of ancient beings"). "--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504760http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475628Description: Here Steve Nicholls demonstrates with both historical narrative and scientific inquiry just what an amazing place North America was and how it looked when the explorers first found it. --from publisher descriptionhttp://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475628http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479472Description: "... a thought-provoking and up-to-date introduction to the central ideas and debates within the field. It provides extended definitions of terms that are fundamental to physical geography and its many branches, covering topics such as biogeography, ecology, climatology, meteorology, geomorphology, hydrology, and pedology. Complete with informative tables, diagrams, and suggestions for further reading, this is a highly accessible guide for those studying physical geography and related courses."--Publisher's description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479472http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504762Description: This volume presents an introduction to the field of plate tectonics. Plate tectonics is a scientific theory which describes the large scale motions of Earth's rigid outermost shell. The authors begin with an historical introduction concerning early ideas of continental drift and Earth dynamics that leads into discussion and consideration of plate motions and geometry. This is followed by several chapters that define, describe in detail, and illustrate the various features, processes, and settings that comprise the plate tectonic realm: graben structures, passive continental margins, ocean basins, mid-ocean ridges, subduction zones, and transform faults. The remaining chapters deal with mountain-building processes as a consequence of plate tectonics and the collision of terranes and large continents. These chapters illuminate plate tectonic processes from the early history of the Earth to the present.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504762http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477057Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477057http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477056Description: Plundering Appalachia is a collection of photographs and essays detailing the grim realities of mountaintop removal mining: the effects of the blasting on the environment and the people and animals in its wake; the irreversible devastation of the natural landscape of Appalachia; how mountaintop removal is or is not regulated; and the true costs of the practice over time. Most people in the United States are connected to mountaintop removal in some way, whether they live in the affected areas, consume products derived from the mining haul, or are dealing with the effects that mining has on their ecosystem. Plundering Appalachia is a clarion call to action, asking Americans to get past the rhetoric of the coal industry and see the real Appalachia. Supported by science and common sense, the book is a plea for a region whose natural beauty deserves to be enjoyed by future generations.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477056http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479470Description: Susan Hough traces the continuing quest by seismologists to forecast the time, location, and magnitude of future quakes--a quest fraught with controversies, spectacular failures, and occasional apparent successes. She brings readers into the laboratory and out into the field with the pioneers who have sought to develop reliable methods based on observable phenomena such as small earthquake patterns and electromagnetic signals. Hough describes attempts that have raised hopes only to collapse under scrutiny, as well as approaches that seem to hold future promise. She recounts stories of strange occurrences preceding massive quakes, such as changes in well water levels and mysterious ground fogs. She also ventures to the fringes of pseudoscience to consider ideas outside the scientific mainstream, from the enduring belief that animals can sense impending earthquakes to amateur YouTube videos purporting to show earthquake lights prior to large quakes.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479470http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479471Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479471http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480099Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480099http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480098Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480098http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480097Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480097http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489994Description: This work of investigative journalism shows how freshwater is the pressing global issue of the twenty-first century.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489994http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478187Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478187http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495822Description: This handbook provides a state of the art guide to the science, practice and value of urban ecology to help everyone understand and enjoy their urban habitat.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495822http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475627Description: Waterman takes an unprecedented journey down the Colorado River, paddling in his kayak and hiking on foot, all 1,450 miles from the Rocky Mountains to its Mexican delta.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475627http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490332Description: "Throughout much of history, a critical driving force behind global economic development has been the response of society to the scarcity of key natural resources. Increasing scarcity raises the cost of exploiting existing natural resources and creates incentives in all economies to innovate and conserve more of these resources. However, economies have also responded to increasing scarcity by obtaining and developing more of these resources. Since the agricultural transition over 12,000 years ago, this exploitation of new 'frontiers' has often proved to be a pivotal human response to natural resource scarcity. This book provides a fascinating account of the contribution that natural resource exploitation has made to economic development in key eras of world history. This not only fills an important gap in the literature on economic history but also shows how we can draw lessons from these past epochs for attaining sustainable economic development in the world today"--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490332http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480096Description: An exquisitely illustrated volume with basic explanations of different types of seashells--how they are formed, what mollusks inhabit them, their morphology and life cycles, and where they are found.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480096http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490331Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490331http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477055Description: In accessible journalistic prose, author Lynas distills what environmental scientists predict about the consequences of human pollution for the next hundred years, degree by degree. At 1 degree Celsius, most coral reefs and many mountain glaciers will be lost. A 3-degree rise would spell the collapse of the Amazon rainforest, disappearance of Greenland's ice sheet, and the creation of deserts across the Midwestern United States and southern Africa. A 6-degree increase would eliminate most life on Earth, including much of humanity. Based on authoritative scientific articles, the latest computer models, and information about past warm events in Earth history, this promises to be an eye-opening warning that humanity will ignore at its peril.--From publisher description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477055http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489982Description: Like an old-fashioned hymn sung in rounds, Something's Rising gives a stirring voice to the lives, culture, and determination of the people fighting the destructive practice of mountaintop removal in the coalfields of central Appalachia. Each person's story, unique and unfiltered, articulates the hardship of living in these majestic mountains amid the daily desecration of the land by the coal industry because of America's insistence on cheap energy. Developed as an alternative to strip mining, mountaintop removal mining consists of blasting away the tops of mountains, dumping waste into the valleys, and retrieving the exposed coal. This process buries streams, pollutes wells and waterways, and alters fragile ecologies in the region. The people who live, work, and raise families in central Appalachia face not only the physical destruction of their land but also the loss of their culture and health in a society dominated by the consequences of mountaintop removal.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489982http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498866Description: Geospatial information modeling and mapping has become an important tool for the investigation and management of natural resources at the landscape scale. Spatial Statistics: GeoSpatial Information Modeling and Thematic Mapping reviews the types and applications of geospatial information data, such as remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS), and GPS as well as their integration into landscape-scale geospatial statistical models and maps. The book explores how to extract information from remotely sensed imagery, GIS, and GPS, and how to combine this with field data--vegetation, soil, and environmental--to produce a spatial model that can be reconstructed and displayed using GIS software. Readers learn the requirements and limitations of each geospatial modeling and mapping tool. Case studies with real-life examples illustrate important applications of the models.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498866http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495823Description: "The Subsistence Economies of Indigenous North American Societies provides a comprehensive and in-depth documentation of how Native American societies met the challenges of adapting to the varied ecosystems of North America over the past 10,000 years. The contributors identify a number of recurrent themes and questions which have shaped debates regarding the nature of Native American interaction with and impact on their local environments throughout the Holocene.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495823http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480094Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480094http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490330Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490330http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504766Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504766http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475626Description: In the middle of the Mojave Desert, Las Vegas casinos use billions of gallons of water for fountains, pirate lagoons, wave machines, and indoor canals. Meanwhile, the town of Orme, Tennessee, must truck in water from Alabama because it has literally run out. Robert Glennon captures the irony-and tragedy-of America's water crisis in a book that is both frightening and wickedly comical. From manufactured snow for tourists in Atlanta to trillions of gallons of water flushed down the toilet each year, Unquenchable reveals the heady extravagances and everyday inefficiencies that are sucking the nation dry. The looming catastrophe remains hidden as government diverts supplies from one area to another to keep water flowing from the tap. But sooner rather than later, the shell game has to end. And when it does, shortages will threaten not only the environment, but every aspect of American life: we face shuttered power plants and jobless workers, decimated fisheries and contaminated drinking water. We can't engineer our way out of the problem, either with traditional fixes or zany schemes to tow icebergs from Alaska. In fact, new demands for water, particularly the enormous supply needed for ethanol and energy production, will only worsen the crisis. America must make hard choices-and Glennon's answers are fittingly provocative. He proposes market-based solutions that value water as both a commodity and a fundamental human right. One truth runs throughout Unquenchable: only when we recognize water's worth will we begin to conserve it.--From the publisher.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475626http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504768Description: "This handbook presents 10 years of research on contaminants affecting lands and waters within heavily urbanized. It integrates research and professional practice from the fields of environmental geology, geochemistry, risk analysis, hydrology, and urban planning and offers knowledge on improving watershed management practices and urban development. It explains different aspects of urban land and water contamination; including sources, extents, and risks. The text includes case studies on successful and unsuccessful approaches to contaminant remediation, as well as practical methods for environmental risk assessment"--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504768http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477054Description: When the author, a Columbia professor, set out to solve America's food, water, and energy crises, he didn't just think big, he thought up. His stroke of genius, the vertical farm, has excited scientists, architects, and politicians around the globe. These multi-story intensely managed indoor farms, grown inside skyscrapers, are capable of producing traditional greenhouse crops, as well as pigs and fowl, year-round. They would provide solutions to many of the serious problems the world is facing.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477054http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490327Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490327http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480093Description: Volcanoes maintains three core foci: Global perspectives explain volcanoes in terms of their tectonic positions on Earth and their roles in earth history; environmental perspectives describe the essential role of volcanism in the moderation of terrestrial climate and atmosphere; humanitarian perspectives discuss the major influences of volcanoes on human societies. This latter is especially important as resource scarcities and environmental issues loom over our world, and as increasing numbers of people are threatened by volcanic hazards.--From publisher's description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480093http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475625Description: "A narrative account of how water has shaped human society from the ancient past to the present"--Provided by publisher.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475625http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490328Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490328http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476536Description: From one of America's foremost experts on weather and climate change and a senior research scientist with Climate Central, comes this work, a book that predicts what different parts of the world will look like in the year 2050 if current levels of carbon emissions are maintained.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476536http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490930Description: "Volcanic dust, climate change, tsunamis, earthquakes--geoscience explores phenomena that profoundly affect our lives. But more than that, as Doug Macdougall makes clear, the science also provides important clues to the future of the planet. In an entertaining and accessibly written narrative, Macdougall gives an overview of Earth's astonishing history based on information extracted from rocks, ice cores, and other natural archives. He explores such questions as: What is the risk of an asteroid striking Earth? Why does the temperature of the ocean millions of years ago matter today? How are efforts to predict earthquakes progressing? Macdougall also explains the legacy of greenhouse gases from Earth's past and shows how that legacy shapes our understanding of today's human-caused climate change. We find that geoscience in fact illuminates many of today's most pressing issues--the availability of energy, access to fresh water, sustainable agriculture, maintaining biodiversity--and we discover how, by applying new technologies and ideas, we can use it to prepare for the future"--Provided by publisher.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490930http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=488028Description: "Wilderness in National Parks casts light on the complicated relationship between the National Park Service and its policy goals of wilderness preservation and recreation. By examining the overlapping and sometimes contradictory responsibilities of the Park Service and the National Wilderness Preservation System, John C. Miles finds the National Park Service still struggling to deal with an idea that lies at the core of its mission and yet complicates that mission, nearly one hundred years into its existence.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=488028http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480092Description: "A vivid, scientifically based forecast of our planet in forty years, distilling cutting edge research into these world-changing forces: demographic trends; natural resource demand; climate change; globalization"--Jacket flap.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480092http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478765Description: The author addresses the crucial environmental issues of our times and considers the impact on the ecomomies of the world.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478765http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489980Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489980http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478186Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478186http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477053Description: "Yellow Dirt offers readers a window into a dark chapter of modern history that still reverberates today. From the 1940s into the early twenty-first century, the United States knowingly used and discarded an entire tribe for the sake of atomic bombs. Secretly, during the days of the Manhattan Project and then in a frenzy during the Cold War, the government bought up all the uranium that could be mined from the hundreds of rich deposits entombed under the sagebrush plains and sandstone cliffs. Despite warnings from physicians and scientists that long-term exposure could be harmful, even fatal, thousands of miners would work there unprotected. A second set of warnings emerged about the environmental impact. Yet even now, long after the uranium boom ended, and long after national security could be cited as a consideration, many residents are still surrounded by contaminated air, water, and soil. The radioactive 'yellow dirt' has ended up in their playgrounds, in their bread ovens, in their churches, and even in their garbage dumps. And they are still dying"--Cover, p. 2.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477053