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“ajith perera”

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  • Emulating Natural Forest Landscape Disturbances

    Concepts and Applications

    Edited by Ajith Perera, Lisa Buse, Michael Weber ...
    What is a natural forest disturbance? How well do we understand natural forest disturbances and how might we emulate them in forest management? What role does emulation play in forest management? Representing a range of geographic perspectives from across Canada and the United States, this book looks at the escalating public debate on the viability of natural disturbance emulation for sustaining ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Ecology of Wildfire Residuals in Boreal Forests

    by Ajith Perera, Lisa Buse ...
    Large and intense wildfires are integral to the globally important boreal forest biome. While much is known about boreal wildfires, the focus on forest remnants that either escape or survive these intense fires is a recent phenomenon: academics now study ecological processes of wildfire residuals, forest policymakers use their patterns to design harvest strategies, forest managers consider their ... Read more

    $93.00 USD

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  • Climate Change

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  • Water, State and the City

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    The book investigates the complexity of the Latin American mega cities and the multiple commitments of the apparatus of the state with a focus on the failures of the public water sector. It offers an innovative interpretation of large-scale urbanization, one of the most challenging questions affecting Latin American governments and society. ... Read more

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  • Democratic Ideals and the Politicization of Nature

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  • The Changing Arctic Environment

    The Arctic Messenger

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  • Green Energy Futures: A Big Change for the Good

    by David Elliott ...
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    What will replace fossil fuel? Is there a way forward using renewable energy sources while avoiding nuclear power? This book argues that nuclear is unlikely to have much of a role in future, and shows that the pro- and anti-nuclear debate has absorbed too much time and energy over the years. This has been to the detriment of a more relevant, interesting and increasingly urgent debate over what ... Read more

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  • Climate, Energy and Water

    Managing Trade-offs, Seizing Opportunities

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