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UNINA9910465294103321 |
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Earthy realism [[electronic resource] ] : the meaning of Gaia / / edited Mary Midgley |
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Exeter, UK ; ; Charlottesville. VA, : Imprint Academic, c2007 |
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1-283-68978-2 |
1-84540-385-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (142 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Biology - Philosophy |
Gaia hypothesis |
Nature - Effect of human beings on |
Religion and science |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Patricia Spallone: The Gaia Effect - Making the LinksAnne Primavesi: Can Gaia Forgive Us?; John Mead: The Human Psyche & the Imminence of Climate Catastrophe; David Midgley: Climate Change and Spiritual Transformation; Susan Canney: Reconnecting a Divided World - Links Between the Global and the Local; Maggie Gee: Imagining Gaia - Art Living Lightly With Science; Elaine Brook: Gaia and the Sacred Feminine; Back matter; Other titles by Imprint Academic and Andrews UK |
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GAIA, named after the ancient Greek mother-goddess, is the notion that the Earth and the life on it form an active, self-maintaining whole. By its use of personification it attacks the view that the physical world is inert and lifeless. It has a scientific side, as shown by the new university departments of earth science which bring biology and geology together to study the continuity of the cycle. It also has a visionary or spiritual aspect. What the contributors to this book believe is nee... |
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UNINA9910162981303321 |
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Autore |
Imhof Eduard |
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Cartographic Relief Presentation / / Eduard Imhof; Harry J. Steward |
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Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2015] |
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©1982 |
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[Reprint 2015] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (408 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Translation of: Kartographische Geländedarstellung. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Preface to the English Edition -- Introduction -- Table of Contents -- CHAPTER 1. Historical Developments -- CHAPTER 2. The Topographic Foundations -- CHAPTER 3. Further Basic Principles and Guidance -- CHAPTER 4. The Theory of Colors -- CHAPTER 5. The Problem and Its Characteristics -- CHAPTER 6. Spot Heights and Soundings -- CHAPTER 7. Skeletal Lines -- CHAPTER 8. Contour Lines -- CHAPTER 9. Shading and Shadows -- CHAPTER 10. Hachures and Other Related Techniques -- CHAPTER 11. Rock Drawing -- CHAPTER 12. Symbols for Small Landforms and Other Supplementary Elements -- CHAPTER 13. Area Colors -- CHAPTER 14. Interplay of Elements -- CHAPTER 15. Observations on Map Reproduction Techniques -- CHAPTER 16. Future Developments -- Bibliography -- Supplementary Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter |
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Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Cartographic Relief Presentation" verfügbar. |
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