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Fifty years of the UIS. 1965–2015
The International Union of Speleology (Union Internationale de Spéléologie, UIS) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization founded in 1965 in Slovenia (part of former Yugoslavia) on the initiative of the 4th International Congress of Speleology. Since 1953, these congresses are held every four years to promote interaction between academic and technical speleologists of different nationalities and with the purpose of developing and coordinating international speleology in all of its scientific, technical, cultural and economic aspects. The Union consists of member nations with voting rights, and each is represented by a delegate who represents all cavers and speleologists in its countr...
Paleokarst
Prepared by some of the world's leading experts in the field, this book is the first summarizing work on the origin, importance and exploitation of paleokarst. It offers an extensive regional survey, mainly concerning the Northern Hemisphere, as well as a thorough analysis of the problems of research into paleokarst phenomena, with particular emphasis on theoretical contributions and practical exploitation. By concentrating on phenomena which have appeared in the course of geological history, the book represents a substantial development in the general theory of paleokarst and demonstrates the advantages of a comprehensive approach to the problem. Considerable emphasis is put on the economic importance of paleokarst phenomena, from the point of view of exploiting significant deposits of mineral raw materials, as well as from a civil engineering and hydrological point of view.Since the publication deals with a boundary scientific discipline, it is intended for specialists from various branches of science: geologists, paleontologists, economic geologists, geographers, mining engineers and hydrogeologists.
Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science
The Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science contains 350 alphabetically arranged entries. The topics include cave and karst geoscience, cave archaeology and human use of caves, art in caves, hydrology and groundwater, cave and karst history, and conservation and management. The Encyclopedia is extensively illustrated with photographs, maps, diagrams, and tables, and has thematic content lists and a comprehensive index to facilitate searching and browsing.
To the Extreme
An international array of authors, including some prominent extreme athletes like Jake Burton and Arlo Eisenberg, look at a variety of issues and concerns within the new action extreme sports that are gaining popularity throughout the world. For each sport, an interpretation is presented through two essays: one written by a scholar active in some aspect of research for the given activity, and another by a practitioner/athlete who writes "from the inside out." The juxtaposed essays confront questions about the essence of sport such as, What is sport?; How does it originate?; and What is its use, value, and function? This book offers a fascinating look at how twentieth- and twenty-first-century sport forms emerge, proliferate, and take hold in a sport-crazy world.
Wissenskulturen des Subterranen
Der Abstieg in die Höhlenwelt verbindet. Forscher schlugen als reisende Spezialisten Brücken, überwanden Grenzen, zirkulierten zwischen unterschiedlichen Räumen, sozialen Gruppen, wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen und verknüpften lokale, regionale und globale Kulturen. Die zwischen staatlichen Forschungseinrichtungen, gelehrten Kreisen, naturkundlichen Vereinen und literarisch-ästhetischen Zirkeln vermittelnden Mediatoren leisteten damit einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Verdichtung von Wissen. Anhand einer bio-bibliografischen Sammlung von 300 Lebensentwürfen von Forschern, Gelehrten, Künstlern und Abenteurern, die sich in Österreich und der Habsburgermonarchie mit dem Höhlenphänomen beschäftigten, zeichnet das Buch die Rolle dieser Zwischenhändler des Wissens im Feld des Subterranen nach.
Gudenus Cave: The Earliest Humans of Austria
Summarising 60 years of research by the author at the earliest human occupation site known in Austria (1962 to 2021), this book describes the strategies and methods of studying a Pleistocene cave site that had been regarded as fully excavated, and their long-term applications.
National Union Catalog
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
