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Folk Tales from the Canal Side
Twisting and turning its way through great cities and towns is the eternal navigation: a network of canals that fed the industrial growth of our country. Nowadays we might consider our waterways a place to find peace and relaxation, but under that tranquil surface hides a turbulent past. Storyteller and narrowboat dweller Ian Douglas has salvaged a wealth of stories from the depths. Murder and mystery, heroes and love, devils and oatcakes are all wrapped up in this wonderful book – but beware ... you will never see the towpath in the same way again!
Water and the Rainforest in Malaysian Borneo
This volume synthesizes and analyzes thirty years of hydrological research in the Danum Valley Conservation Area, a lowland dipterocarp rainforest in Sabah, Malaysia. Ian Douglas explores the role of water in the rainforest ecosystem, setting out the ecological, climatological and geological context of present-day hydrological processes, soil erosion and stream sedimentation. He emphasizes the role of extreme events and natural disturbances in sediment supplies and the evolution of drainage pathways and explains the pathways of rainfall and stream sediment. Douglas then explores the impacts caused by logging, the extreme pulses of sedimentation and the effects of log removal and logging road construction, examining the effects of major storms in the 20 years after tree harvesting. Methods of minimizing logging damage to soils and streams are discussed and the effects on flora and fauns are considered.
Companion Encyclopedia of Geography
The Companion Encyclopedia of Geography provides an authoritative and provocative source of reference for all those concerned with the earth and its people. Examining both physical and human geography and charting human activities within their habitat up to the present day, this Companion also asks what lies in the future: * A differentiated world * A world transformed by the growth of a global economy * The global scale of habitat modification * A world of questions * Changing worlds, changing geographies * Geographical futures. The forty-five self contained chapters are bound into a unifying whole by the editors' general and part introductions; each chapter provides details of the most useful sources of further reading and research, and the volume is concluded with a comprehensive index. This is an invaluable resource not only for students, teachers and researchers in the academic domain but also professionals in interested commercial and public-sector organisations.
Water and the Rainforest in Malaysian Borneo
This volume synthesizes and analyzes thirty years of hydrological research in the Danum Valley Conservation Area, a lowland dipterocarp rainforest in Sabah, Malaysia. Ian Douglas explores the role of water in the rainforest ecosystem, setting out the ecological, climatological and geological context of present-day hydrological processes, soil erosion and stream sedimentation. He emphasizes the role of extreme events and natural disturbances in sediment supplies and the evolution of drainage pathways and explains the pathways of rainfall and stream sediment. Douglas then explores the impacts caused by logging, the extreme pulses of sedimentation and the effects of log removal and logging road construction, examining the effects of major storms in the 20 years after tree harvesting. Methods of minimizing logging damage to soils and streams are discussed and the effects on flora and fauns are considered.
Scotland of Clan Douglas
Castles of the Douglases expands on the castles section of the author's Clan Douglas from Warriors to Dukes . It provides additional material on the main castles and covers a range of further castles. Take a journey through the buildings the Douglases left behind. Castles and other buildings are physical evidence of the past and can help to bring the past to life. The Douglases had many castles, and visiting them is an adventure and pleasure for anyone interested in Douglas history. This book c overs twenty three major Douglas Castles, as well as a range of smaller towers. The current book incorporares the material in Part 2 of the author's book, "Clan Douglas from Warriors to Dukes", and expands on it with much further material. It includes many full colour photos and aerial images, showing the buildings in their environment and in context.
Cities
Cities are amongst our greatest creations. Yet at the start of the twenty-first century there is increasing concern over their unchecked expansion and the detrimental effect this is having on the planet, as induced climate change and ever increasing demands upon the world's resources take effect. How can we make the world's cities more sustainable? Ian Douglas tells the story of cities - why they exist, how they have evolved, the problems they have encountered and those they will face as our century progresses. Global in geographical coverage, and ranging from the cities of the classical world to the megacities of today, it is the first comprehensive environmental history of cities.
Urban Ecology
Urban Ecology: An Introduction seeks to open the reader’s mind and eyes to the way in which nature permeates everyday urban living, and how it has to be understood, cared for, and managed in order to make our towns and cities healthier places to visit and in which to live and work. The authors examine how nature can improve our physical and mental health, the air we breathe and the waters we use, as well as boosting our enjoyment of parks and gardens. Urban Ecology sets out the science that underlies the changing natural scene and the tools used to ensure that cities become both capable of adapting to climate change and more beautiful and resilient. The book begins with a discussion of the...
Exploring Mary's Scotland
Mary Queen of Scots must rival Robert the Bruce as the most famous of the Scottish monarchs, and the period in which she lived was one of the most exciting and turbulent in Scotland's history. And as much of Scotland's history is turbulent, that is quite an accolade. Scotland's queen from a few days after her birth, at five years old she was sent to the sophisticated court of France for her safety, and in preparation for her marriage to the heir to the French throne. She was for a short time the Queen of France. Following her husband's death, Mary returned to Scotland and attempted to rule the country at one of the most tempestuous times in its history, in the midst of the Protestant Reforma...
The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology
"This Handbook contains something here for everyone who wishes to know more about the history and geography of urban ecology: about where we are and how we came to be here. The big issues, including climate change and health and population increase, are all tackled." Philip James, Professor of Ecology, University of Salford, UK. "This Handbook is a guide to your habitat, your nature, your world, and how to sustain it into the future. Read it. Study it. Put its scholarship to work in your garden, neighbourhood, and city. The many dimensions of the science and practice of urban ecology are laid bare: its philosophy. methodology, and findings are synthesized and explored by the field's leading ...
Companion Encyclopedia of Geography
The Companion Encyclopedia of Geography provides an authoritative and provocative source of reference for all those concerned with the earth and its people. Examining both physical and human geography and charting human activities within their habitat up to the present day, this Companion also asks what lies in the future: * A differentiated world * A world transformed by the growth of a global economy * The global scale of habitat modification * A world of questions * Changing worlds, changing geographies * Geographical futures. The forty-five self contained chapters are bound into a unifying whole by the editors' general and part introductions; each chapter provides details of the most useful sources of further reading and research, and the volume is concluded with a comprehensive index. This is an invaluable resource not only for students, teachers and researchers in the academic domain but also professionals in interested commercial and public-sector organisations.
