Uncertain path [[electronic resource] ] : a search for the future of national parks / / William C. Tweed ; with a foreword by Jonathan B. Jarvis |
Autore | Tweed William C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.78/30973 |
Soggetto topico |
National parks and reserves - United States - Management
National parks and reserves - United States - Forecasting National parks and reserves - United States - Philosophy Nature conservation - United States Environmental protection - United States Wilderness areas - California |
Soggetto non controllato |
adventures
america american landmarks american west biodiversity california climate change discussion books ecosystems endangered species environmentalists glacier national park high sierra hikers john muir trail landscapes melting glaciers mt rainer national parks natural history natural world outdoors park rangers parks policies political issues preservation relevance scientists thought provoking united states parks walking meditation |
ISBN |
1-282-73249-8
9786612732492 0-520-94730-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. South from Yosemite -- 2. Kings Canyon National Park -- 3. Sequoia National Park -- 4. National Parks in the Twenty-first Century -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824114703321 |
Tweed William C | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Why geology matters [[electronic resource] ] : decoding the past, anticipating the future / / Doug Macdougall |
Autore | Macdougall J. D. <1944-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Historical geology
Geology |
Soggetto non controllato |
asteroids
biodiversity climate change conservation earth sciences earth earthquakes environmental impact environmentalism environmentalists geological history geologists geology geoscience geoscientists greenhouse gases historical human impact ice cores natural archives natural history natural phenomena nonfiction ocean temperatures past lessons retrospective rock science science history scientists sustainable agriculture |
ISBN |
1-283-27799-9
9786613277992 0-520-94892-0 |
Classificazione | RB 10123 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One. Set in Stone -- Chapter Two. Building Our Planet -- Chapter Three. Close Encounters -- Chapter Four. The First Two Billion Years -- Chapter Five. Wandering Plates -- Chapter Six. Shaky Foundations -- Chapter Seven. Mountains, Life, and the Big Chill -- Chapter Eight. Cold Times -- Chapter Nine. The Great Warming -- Chapter Ten. Reading LIPs -- Chapter Eleven. Restless Giants -- Chapter Twelve. Swimming, Crawling, and Flying toward the Present -- Chapter Thirteen. Why Geology Matters -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791978603321 |
Macdougall J. D. <1944-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Why geology matters [[electronic resource] ] : decoding the past, anticipating the future / / Doug Macdougall |
Autore | Macdougall J. D. <1944-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Historical geology
Geology |
Soggetto non controllato |
asteroids
biodiversity climate change conservation earth sciences earth earthquakes environmental impact environmentalism environmentalists geological history geologists geology geoscience geoscientists greenhouse gases historical human impact ice cores natural archives natural history natural phenomena nonfiction ocean temperatures past lessons retrospective rock science science history scientists sustainable agriculture |
ISBN |
1-283-27799-9
9786613277992 0-520-94892-0 |
Classificazione | RB 10123 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One. Set in Stone -- Chapter Two. Building Our Planet -- Chapter Three. Close Encounters -- Chapter Four. The First Two Billion Years -- Chapter Five. Wandering Plates -- Chapter Six. Shaky Foundations -- Chapter Seven. Mountains, Life, and the Big Chill -- Chapter Eight. Cold Times -- Chapter Nine. The Great Warming -- Chapter Ten. Reading LIPs -- Chapter Eleven. Restless Giants -- Chapter Twelve. Swimming, Crawling, and Flying toward the Present -- Chapter Thirteen. Why Geology Matters -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825459803321 |
Macdougall J. D. <1944-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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