ilość książek w kategorii: 23197
Undersea Vehicles and National Needs
ISBN: 9780309053846 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The United States faces decisions requiring information about the oceans in vastly expanded scales of time and space and from oceanic sectors not accessible with the suite of tools now used by scientists and engineers. Advances in guidance and control, communications, sensors, and other technologies for undersea vehicles can provide an opportunity to understand the oceans' influence on the energy and chemical balance that sustains humankind and to manage and deliver resources from and beneath the sea. This book assesses the state of undersea vehicle technology and opportunities for vehicle... The United States faces decisions requiring information about the oceans in vastly expanded scales of time and space and from oceanic sectors not a... |
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199,30 zł |
Seeing Into the Earth: Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications
ISBN: 9780309063593 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 155 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Just below our feet is an environment that supports our infrastructure, yields water, provides for agriculture, and receives our waste. Our capacity to describe, or characterize, this environment is crucial to the solution of many resource, environmental, and engineering problems. And just as medical imaging technologies have reduced the need for exploratory surgeries, a variety of technologies hold the promise for rapid, relatively inexpensive noninvasive characterization of the Earth's subsurface. Seeing into the Earth examines why noninvasive characterization is important...Just below our feet is an environment that supports our infrastructure, yields water, provides for agriculture, and receives our waste. Our capacit... |
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215,46 zł |
50 Years of Ocean Discovery: National Science Foundation 1950-2000
ISBN: 9780309063982 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This book describes the development of ocean sciences over the past 50 years, highlighting the contributions of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the field's progress. Many of the individuals who participated in the exciting discoveries in biological oceanography, chemical oceanography, physical oceanography, and marine geology and geophysics describe in the book how the discoveries were made possible by combinations of insightful individuals, new technology, and in some cases, serendipity. In addition to describing the advance of ocean science, the book examines the...This book describes the development of ocean sciences over the past 50 years, highlighting the contributions of the National Science Foundation (NS... |
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210,07 zł |
Living on an Active Earth: Perspectives on Earthquake Science
ISBN: 9780309065627 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 430 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The destructive force of earthquakes has stimulated human inquiry since ancient times, yet the scientific study of earthquakes is a surprisingly recent endeavor. Instrumental recordings of earthquakes were not made until the second half of the 19th century, and the primary mechanism for generating seismic waves was not identified until the beginning of the 20th century. From this recent start, a range of laboratory, field, and theoretical investigations have developed into a vigorous new discipline: the science of earthquakes. As a basic science, it provides a comprehensive...The destructive force of earthquakes has stimulated human inquiry since ancient times, yet the scientific study of earthquakes is a surprisingly re... |
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355,51 zł |
Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Science
ISBN: 9780309071338 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Science identifies areas of high-priority research within the purview of the Earth Science Division of the National Science Foundation, assesses cross-disciplinary connections, and discusses the linkages between basic research and societal needs. Opportunities in Earth science have been opened up by major improvements in techniques for reading the geological record of terrestrial change, capabilities for observing active processes in the present-day Earth, and computational technologies for realistic simulations of dynamic geosystems. This book... Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Science identifies areas of high-priority research within the purview of the Earth Science Division of... |
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220,85 zł |
Fair Weather: Effective Partnership in Weather and Climate Services
ISBN: 9780309087469 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Decades of evolving U.S. policy have led to three sectors providing weather servicesa "NOAA (primarily the National Weather Service NWS]), academic institutions, and private companies. This three-sector system has produced a scope and diversity of weather services in the United States second to none. However, rapid scientific and technological change is changing the capabilities of the sectors and creating occasional friction. Fair Weather: Effective Partnerships in Weather and Climate Services examines the roles of the three sectors in providing weather and climate services, the... Decades of evolving U.S. policy have led to three sectors providing weather servicesa "NOAA (primarily the National Weather Service NWS]), academi... |
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215,46 zł |
Exploration of the Seas: Voyage Into the Unknown
ISBN: 9780309089272 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In the summer of 1803, Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on a journey to establish an American presence in a land of unqualified natural resources and riches. Is it fitting that, on the 200th anniversary of that expedition, the United States, together with international partners, should embark on another journey of exploration in a vastly more extensive region of remarkable potential for discovery. Although the oceans cover more than 70 percent of our planeta (TM)s surface, much of the ocean has been investigated in only a cursory sense, and many areas have not been... In the summer of 1803, Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on a journey to establish an American presence in a land of unquali... |
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296,26 zł |
Tearing Down the Streets: Adventures in Urban Anarchy
ISBN: 9780312233358 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. From New York to San Francisco, Times Square to the Tenderloin, graffiti artists, young people, radical environmentalists, and the homeless clash with police on city streets in an attempt to take back urban spaces from the developers and 'disneyfiers'. Drawing on more than a decade of first-hand research, this lively account goes inside the worlds of street musicians, homeless punks, militant bicycle activists, high-risk 'BASE jump' parachutists, skateboarders, outlaw radio operators, and hip hop graffiti artists, to explore the day-to-day skirmishes in the struggle over public life and...
From New York to San Francisco, Times Square to the Tenderloin, graffiti artists, young people, radical environmentalists, and the homeless clash with...
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195,42 zł |
Free Market Environmentalism
ISBN: 9780312235024 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 241 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. The original edition of this seminal book, published in 1991, introduced the concept of using markets and property rights to protect and improve environmental quality. Since publication, the ideas in this book have been adopted not only by conservative circles but by a wide range of environmental groups. To mention a few examples, Defenders of Wildlife applies the tenets of free market environmentalism to its wolf compensation program; World Wildlife Federation has successfully launched the CAMPFIRE program in southern Africa to reward native villagers who conserve elephants; and the Oregon...
The original edition of this seminal book, published in 1991, introduced the concept of using markets and property rights to protect and improve envir...
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586,33 zł |
English and Ethnicity
ISBN: 9780312295998 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. This volume examines the complex interaction between the English language and the construction of ethnicity in the global English-speaking world. The essays demonstrate that the constructs of both English and ethnicity are contested sites of identity formation.
This volume examines the complex interaction between the English language and the construction of ethnicity in the global English-speaking world. The ...
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195,42 zł |
High Tide: The Truth about Our Climate Crisis
ISBN: 9780312303655 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "President Bush and his Administration have risen to the global warming challenge with responses ranging from obfuscation to pretense to outright denial...I'd like to issue each and every one of them a challenge. Come with me--see what I have seen--and try to understand what global warming really means for us and for our children. Leave Washington and travel to the places I have visited..."--From the Preface A glacier disappears high in the Peruvian Andes. Floodwaters surge across the English countryside. Ten thousand Pacific Islanders begin to evacuate their homeland. A dust storm... "President Bush and his Administration have risen to the global warming challenge with responses ranging from obfuscation to pretense to outright d... |
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81,99 zł |
How We Can Save the Planet: Preventing Global Climate Catastrophe
ISBN: 9780312352066 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. An outstanding overview on global warming---and what we can do about it---from a distinguished world-class authority An outstanding overview on global warming---and what we can do about it---from a distinguished world-class authority |
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103,53 zł |
Japanese Geography: A Guide to Japanese Reference and Research Materials
ISBN: 9780313204340 / Angielski / Twarda / 1978 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The intent in compiling this bibliography was to bring the attention of Western geographers and other interested scholars those geographical writings of the Japanese which have appeared in the 20th century.
The intent in compiling this bibliography was to bring the attention of Western geographers and other interested scholars those geographical writin... |
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459,43 zł |
The Nature of Violent Storms.
ISBN: 9780313225826 / Angielski / Twarda / 1981 / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The author attempts to describe various types of weather disturbances ranging from small white clouds of fair weather to violent hurricanes.
The author attempts to describe various types of weather disturbances ranging from small white clouds of fair weather to violent hurricanes.
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459,43 zł |
From Raindrops to Volcanoes: Adventures with Sea Surface Meteorology
ISBN: 9780313226380 / Angielski / Twarda / 1980 / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The author introduces a small section of the frontier of the science of the atmosphere by describing experiments designed to clarify what occurs when the atmosphere interacts with the surface of the sea.
The author introduces a small section of the frontier of the science of the atmosphere by describing experiments designed to clarify what occurs wh... |
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459,43 zł |
Culture and Customs of Mexico
ISBN: 9780313304125 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Mexico, with some 90 million people, holds a special place in Latin America. It is a large, complex hybrid, a bridge between North and South America, between the ancient and the modern, and between the developed and the developing worlds. Mexico's importance to the United States cannot be overstated. The two countries share historical, economic, and cultural bonds that continue to evolve. This book offers students and general readers a deeper understanding of Mexico's dynamism: its wealth of history, institutions, religion, cultural output, leisure, and social customs.
Mexico, with some 90 million people, holds a special place in Latin America. It is a large, complex hybrid, a bridge between North and South Americ... |
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507,76 zł |
The Impact of Geology on the United States: A Reference Guide to Benefits and Hazards
ISBN: 9780313314445 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Everything we see in our landscapes today was created by geological actions, all of them accompanied by earthquakes and volcanism. This thorough examination of the geology of the United States and its impact on people's lives explores the processes that shape the land surfaces of the United States. These processes act over long periods of time and are affected by such factors as wind, rain, and temperature. Readers will discover how they frequently catch us by surprise when unexpected events occur, as well as how we often ignore signals that indicate repeat disasters. The hazards... Everything we see in our landscapes today was created by geological actions, all of them accompanied by earthquakes and volcanism. This thorough ex... |
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495,67 zł |
Rebuilding Urban Japan After 1945
ISBN: 9780333659625 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. This is the first book in English to examine the reconstruction of Japan's bombed cities after World War II, and it is a must-read not only for Japan specialists but also for those interested in urban history and planing anywhere. Five case studies (of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Osaka, Okinawa and Nagaoka) are framed by broader essays on the evolution of Japanese planning and architecture, Japan's urban policies in Manchuria and comparisons between Japanese and European reconstruction.
This is the first book in English to examine the reconstruction of Japan's bombed cities after World War II, and it is a must-read not only for Japan ...
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390,87 zł |
Maps and the Writing of Space in Early Modern England and Ireland
ISBN: 9780333779330 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. Maps make the world visible, but they also obscure, distort, and idealize. This wide-ranging study traces the impact of cartography on the changing cultural meanings of space. Combining cartographic history with crucial cultural studies and literary analysis, this book examines the construction of social and political space in maps, in cosmography and geography, in historical and political writing, and in he literary works of Marlowe. Shakespeare, Spenser, and Drayton.
Maps make the world visible, but they also obscure, distort, and idealize. This wide-ranging study traces the impact of cartography on the changing cu...
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586,33 zł |
Dance, Space and Subjectivity
ISBN: 9780333919736 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. This book contains readings of American, British and European postmodern dances informed by feminist, postcolonialist, queer and poststructuralist theories. It explores the roles dance and space play in constructing subjectivity. By focusing on site-specific dance, the mutual construction of bodies and spaces, body-space interfaces and 'in-between spaces', the dances and dance films are read 'against the grain' to reveal their potential for troubling conventional notions of subjectivity associated with a white, Western, heterosexual able-bodied, male norm.
This book contains readings of American, British and European postmodern dances informed by feminist, postcolonialist, queer and poststructuralist the...
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390,87 zł |