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  • The Angry Earth

    Disaster in Anthropological Perspective

    Edición de Susanna Hoffman, Anthony Oliver Smith ...
    The Angry Earth explores how various cultures in different historical moments have responded to calamity, offering insight into the complex relationship between societies and their environments.From hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes to oil spills and nuclear accidents, disasters triggered by both natural and technological hazards have become increasingly frequent and destructive across the ... Leer más

    $73.99 USD

  • Defying Displacement

    Grassroots Resistance and the Critique of Development

    de Anthony Oliver-Smith ...
    The uprooting and displacement of people has long been among the hardships associated with development and modernity. Indeed, the circulation of commodities, currency, and labor in modern society necessitates both social and spatial mobility. However, the displacement and resettlement of millions of people each year by large-scale infrastructural projects raises serious questions about the ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

  • Disasters in Paradise

    Natural Hazards, Social Vulnerability, and Development Decisions

    de Amanda D. Concha-Holmes, Anthony Oliver-Smith, Christopher Berry, Sarah Cervone, Juan Concha, Byron Real, Joanna Reilly-Brown, Astrid Wigidal ...
    Long considered ground zero for global climate change in the United States, Florida presents the perfect case study for disaster risk and prevention. Building on the idea that disasters are produced by historical and contemporary social processes as well as natural phenomena, Amanda D. Concha-Holmes and Anthony Oliver-Smith present a collection of ethnographic case studies that examine the social ... Leer más

    $97.99 USD

  • Seeing Beneath the Soil

    Prospecting Methods in Archaeology

    de Oliver Anthony Clark, Anthony Clark ...
    Scientific soil prospecting methods can give dramatic pictures of buried archaeological sites, and sometimes information on what occurred within them, before any earth has ben removed. Dr Clark, who was one of the earliest to work in this field, has written the first general survey of an increasingly important area of practical archaeology. The emphasis is on the principles and practical ... Leer más

    $79.99 USD

  • Practical Computer Vision with SimpleCV

    The Simple Way to Make Technology See

    de Kurt Demaagd, Nathan Oostendorp, Anthony Oliver, Katherine Scott ...
    Learn how to build your own computer vision (CV) applications quickly and easily with SimpleCV, an open source framework written in Python. Through examples of real-world applications, this hands-on guide introduces you to basic CV techniques for collecting, processing, and analyzing streaming digital images. You’ll then learn how to apply these methods with SimpleCV, using sample Python code. All ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

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  • Manual of Tropical Housing and Building: Climate Design

    de 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. ... Leer más

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  • Sticky

    The Secret Science of Surfaces

    de Laurie Winkless ...
    You are surrounded by stickiness.With every step you take, air molecules cling to you and slow you down; the effect is harder to ignore in water. When you hit the road, whether powered by pedal or engine, you rely on grip to keep you safe. The Post-it note and glue in your desk drawer. The non-stick pan on your stove. The fingerprints linked to your identity. The rumbling of the Earth deep beneath ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

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  • Tuning in to Nature

    Infrared Radiation and the Insect Communication System

    de Philip S. Callahan ...
    Learn how plants and insects communicate through emissions in the infrared frequency range and why poisonous pesticides do not solve the real problems facing agriculture. In this breakthrough book Phil Callahan uncovers why certain insects are attracted only to certain plants, the role of pheromones work in nature, and how plants under stress literally signal insects to come devour them. ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • An Introduction to Applied and Environmental Geophysics

    de John M. Reynolds ...
    An Introduction to Applied and Environmental Geophysics, 2nd Edition, describes the rapidly developing field of near-surface geophysics. The book covers a range of applications including mineral, hydrocarbon and groundwater exploration, and emphasises the use of geophysics in civil engineering and in environmental investigations. Following on from the international popularity of the first edition, ... Leer más

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  • An Introduction to Fire Dynamics

    de Dougal Drysdale ...
    "Drysdale's book is by far the most comprehensive - everyone in the office has a copy...now including me. It holds just about everything you need to know about fire science."(Review of An Introduction to Fire Dynamics, 2nd Edition)After 25 years as a bestseller, Dougal Drysdale's classic introduction has been brought up-to-date and expanded to incorporate the latest research and experimental data. ... Leer más

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  • Complete Casting Handbook

    Metal Casting Processes, Techniques and Design

    de John Campbell ...
    Complete Casting Handbook is the result of a long-awaited update, consolidation and expansion of expert John Campbell's market-leading casting books into one essential resource for metallurgists and foundry professionals who design, specify or manufacture metal castings. The first single-volume guide to cover modern principles and processes in such breadth and depth whilst retaining a clear, ... Leer más

    $134.99 USD

  • Complete Casting Handbook

    Metal Casting Processes, Metallurgy, Techniques and Design

    de John Campbell ...
    Campbell's Complete Casting Handbook: Metal Casting Processes, Techniques and Design, Second Edition provides an update to the first single-volume guide to cover modern principles and processes in such breadth and depth, while also retaining a clear, practical focus. The work has a unique viewpoint, interpreting the behavior of castings, and metals as a whole, in terms of their biofilm content, ... Leer más

    $134.99 USD