1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990006433250403321

Autore

Major, James Russel

Titolo

The Monarchy, the Estates and the Aristocracy in Renaissance France / J. Russel Major

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : Variorum Reprintes, 1988

ISBN

0-86078-227-1

Descrizione fisica

1 v. : ritr. ; 22 cm

Collana

Collected studies series ; CS279

Disciplina

944.026

Locazione

DDR

Collocazione

Scr. Major

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450675303321

Autore

Burge Elizabeth J

Titolo

Flexible higher education [[electronic resource] ] : international pioneers reflect / / Elizabeth Burge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : Open University Press, 2007

ISBN

9786611330866

1-281-33086-8

0-335-23485-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Disciplina

378

378.17

Soggetti

Open learning

Distance education

Education, Higher - Aims and objectives

Education, Higher - Effect of technological innovations on

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Half Title; Imprint page; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Autobiography; Part 1 Introducing the book; Chapter 1 Breaking new ground; Part 2 The pioneers reflect; Chapter 2 Facing challenges: 'no prior experience', quality, and management; Chapter 3 Guiding their practice: access, respect and responsiveness; Chapter 4 Managing technology: strategy, strengths and critique; Chapter 5 Learning from experience: hard-won lessons; Chapter 6 Looking forward; Part 3 The commentators meta-reflect; Chapter 7 From Educating Rita to iPods and beyond

Chapter 8 Some experiences of a distance educator Chapter 9 Passionate pioneers; Chapter 10 Critical minds for a change; Chapter 11 On chaos, connection and challenge; Chapter 12 Resilience, relevance and realism; Chapter 13 Culture, technology, and making choices; Part 4 Assessing relevance; Chapter 14 Continuing construction: where now?; Part 5 Literature suggestions; Index; Back Cover



Sommario/riassunto

Analyzes the work of over forty pioneers who helped drive key late twentieth century changes in access to, and learning in, higher education, via distance education. This book provides key reading for post-secondary educators who are interested in learning and teaching design, technology use, quality assurance, and respect for reflective wisdom.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910298271503321

Autore

Keane Robert E

Titolo

Wildland Fuel Fundamentals and Applications / / by Robert E. Keane

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-09015-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 p.)

Disciplina

333.7

570

577

628

634.9

660.6

Soggetti

Landscape ecology

Forests and forestry

Environmental management

Environmental engineering

Biotechnology

Bioremediation

Conservation biology

Ecology

Landscape Ecology

Forestry

Environmental Management

Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology

Conservation Biology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa



Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Fuel Fundamentals -- 3. Surface and Ground Fuels -- 4. Canopy fuels -- 5. Fuel Moisture -- 6. Fuel Ecology -- 7. Fuel Classifications -- 8. Fuel Sampling.- 9. Fuel Mapping -- 10. Fuel Concepts.

Sommario/riassunto

Wildland fuels are a critical factor in fire management because they are the one factor that managers can control.  However, fuels have always been defined, described, and quantified in the context of inputs to fire behavior models.  Wildland fuel science was always considered part of fire behavior research and the two have been intimately linked for over 50 years.  Now, however, there are many other critical applications for wildland fuels, such as carbon accounting, wildlife habitat assessment, erosion control, and smoke calculation. The rigid fire behavior treatment of fuels does not lend itself to these other important fields.   Wildland Fuel Fundamentals and Application is the first book to highlight wildland fuels and treat them as a natural resource rather than just a fire behavior input. This volume serves as a synthesis of fuels information in the context of ecology that can be used to understand basic fuels characteristics to objectively evaluate results of fire research and management applications. It is the only volume to provide a comprehensive description of fuels as well their ecology and measurement in one place.