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“alexander gates”

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  • Wicked Weather

    Natural Disasters that Changed History

    by professor Alexander Gates ...
    Looks at the most significant natural disasters in Earth's history and considers whether we can prevent them from happening again.Natural disasters occur on a regular basis throughout the world with severe events occurring every few years or less. Each disaster type impacts human settlements in different ways and can be local, affecting small countries or areas, or global, affecting the world. ... Read more

    $30.79 USD

  • Polluted Earth

    The Science of the Earth's Environment

    by Alexander Gates ...
    POLLUTED EARTHA fresh and engaging introduction to the science behind pollution disasters for science and non-science majorsComing generations will have to reckon with a growing number of environmental challenges, whether caused by climate change, population growth or industrial production. Polluted Earth: The Science of the Earth’s Environment combines the best features of a textbook and a ... Read more

    $84.00 USD

  • Reclaiming Our Planet

    How Environmental History Can Help Solve the Climate Crisis

    by professor Alexander Gates ...
    Offers hope for beating climate change by highlighting moments in history in which humans have successfully reversed environmental damage.The popular media is full of doomsday scenarios regarding the environment and especially climate change. Perhaps these scare-tactics are necessary to call the public to action, however, they also have the unintended effect of convincing people that there is no ... Read more

    $30.79 USD

  • Earth's Fury

    The Science of Natural Disasters

    by Alexander Gates ...
    EARTH’S FURYNatural disasters are any catastrophic loss of life and/or property caused by a natural event or situation. This definition could include biologic issues such as contagion, injurious bacterial colonization, invasion of dangerous plants and infestations of insects and other vermin. However, the popular understanding of what constitutes a natural disaster still focuses on disasters ... Read more

    $75.00 USD

  • Structural Analysis and Synthesis

    A Laboratory Course in Structural Geology

    by Stephen M. Rowland, Ernest M. Duebendorfer, Alexander Gates ...
    STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS & SYNTHESISSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS & SYNTHESIS A LABORATORY COURSE IN STRUCTURAL GEOLOGYStructural Analysis and Synthesis is the best-selling laboratory manual of its kind. Specifically designed to support the laboratory work of undergraduates in structural geology courses, the book helps students analyze the various aspects of geological structures, and to combine their analyses ... Read more

    $63.00 USD

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    by Aloka Debi ...
    Environmental Science and Engineering has been specially designed to explain what the environment is, how it is polluted and destroyed, the effects of pollution, and how effectively the damage to the environment can be controlled. The second edition of the book incorporates more insights into prevention against pollution, new case studies, as well as a chapter on Recent Sources of Pollution that ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Manual of Tropical Housing and Building: Climate Design

    by O H Koenigsberger, T G Ingersoll, Alan Mayhew ...
    Designed as a textbook for students of architecture, housing, environmental design and climate control in tropical countries, this book deals with the theory of climatic design and shows how practical solutions are derived from theoretical understanding. ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Big Ones

    How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us (and What We Can Do About Them)

    by Dr. Lucy Jones ...
    By the world-renowned seismologist, a riveting history of natural disasters, their impact on our culture, and new ways of thinking about the ones to comeEarthquakes, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanoes--they stem from the same forces that give our planet life. Earthquakes give us natural springs; volcanoes produce fertile soil. It is only when these forces exceed our ability to withstand them ... Read more

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  • Earth Engineering

    Perspectives, Principles, and Practices

    by Murray Sarafinchin ...
    Questions about the Earth continue to haunt engineers. For instance: What do we know about our ancient planet? How should we be using it? And what are the best technologies and strategies to sustain us?Earth Engineering provides the background necessary to analyze these questions as well as perspectives, principles, and practices to guide your understanding of geoengineering problems. Scientists, ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Geotechnical Engineering

    by Debashis Moitra ...
    Geotechnical Engineering combines in a single book, the theoretical aspects (Soil Mechanics) as well as the applications (Foundation Engineering). The author, with his long experience of undergraduate teaching, felt the need for a comprehensive textbook on Geotechnical Engineering that would efficiently cater to all the basic requirements of undergraduate students and proceeded to fill the gap. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The 2084 Report

    A Novel of the Great Warming

    by James Lawrence Powell ...
    For fans of The Drowned World and World War Z**, this “sobering and scary (and fascinating) novel—a look at where we’re going if we don’t quickly get our act together” (Bill McKibben,** New York Times bestselling author) regarding climate change—unveils our potential terrifying future.2084: Global warming has proven worse than even the most dire predictio... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Environmental Science

    An In-Depth Look at Earth’s Ecosystems and Diverse Inhabitants

    by James Dauray M.Ed ...
    Series series Idiot's Guides
    Environmental science is an integrated, interdisciplinary field that combines the study of ecology, physics, chemistry, biology, soil science, geology, atmospheric science, and geography. It is among the top 10 most popular Advanced Placement examinations taken by high school seniors in an effort to receive postsecondary college credit.Idiot's Guides: Environmental Science provides a step-by-step ... Read more

    $9.99 USD