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Making Sense of Place
Essays dealing with the question of how "sense of place" is constructed, in a variety of locations and media. The term "sense of place" is an important multidisciplinary concept, used to understand the complex processes through which individuals and groups define themselves and their relationship to their natural and cultural environments, and which over the last twenty years or so has been increasingly defined, theorized and used across diverse disciplines in different ways. Sense of place mediates our relationship with the world and with each other; it providesa profoundly important foundation for individual and community identity. It can be an intimate, deeply personal experience yet also...
Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in Cities and Communities
This book analyzes how climate change adaptation can be implemented at the community, regional and national level. Featuring a variety of case studies, it illustrates strategies, initiatives and projects currently being implemented across the world. In addition to the challenges faced by communities, cities and regions seeking to cope with climate change phenomena like floods, droughts and other extreme events, the respective chapters cover topics such as the adaptive capacities of water management organizations, biodiversity conservation, and indigenous and climate change adaptation strategies. The book will appeal to a broad readership, from scholars to policymakers, interested in developing strategies for effectively addressing the impacts of climate change.
Leaving Cloverton
Ten years ago, Rachel made a colossal mistake. She didn't kiss Brandon after the high school basketball game. For ten years, she's been living with regret. But all of it might change when Rachel receives an invitation to her ten-year high school reunion and sees Brandon's name on the RSVP list. Surely, it's a sign. With high hopes of rewriting the past, Rachel leaves NYC and ventures home to Cloverton for the weekend. Too bad Brandon doesn't even remember her name or their almost kiss. But there is one guy who remembers Rachel... James, the guy who never made a move. James has spent the past ten years trying to escape memories of Cloverton, as a hot shot attorney in NYC. But as the reunion progresses, Rachel realizes James might be the one for her. After they both return to NYC, fate steps in and Rachel and James's paths cross yet again. Soon they find themselves on the fast track to relationship bliss. But can their newly formed relationship withstand what life throws at them?
Challenges in Estuarine and Coastal Science
Estuarine and coastal waters are acknowledged centres for anthropogenic impacts. Superimposed on the complex natural interactions between land, rivers and sea are the myriad consequences of human activity – a spectrum ranging from locally polluting effluents to some of the severest consequences of global climate change. For practitioners, academics and students in the field of coastal science and policy, this timely book examines and exemplifies current and future challenges: from upper estuaries to open coasts and adjacent seas; from tropical to temperate latitudes; from Europe to Australia. This authoritative volume marks the 50th anniversary of the Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Associa...
Challenges in Estuarine and Coastal Science
Estuarine and coastal waters are acknowledged points of anthropogenic impact. For practitioners, academics and students in the field of coastal science and policy, this book examines and exemplifies current and future challenges: from upper estuaries to open coasts and adjacent seas; from tropical to temperate latitudes; from Europe to Australia.
Cold Flame
Leaving behind her royal life should have solved most problems for Rachel of New York. While wandering the Royal States buys her peace for a while, her sister’s suicide drags her back into the cutthroat world she’d left behind. The RPS hunting her down to deal with her sister’s body is bad enough, but one nameless bachelor at a wedding in Illinois changes everything. Again. With the help of a sole RPS agent, Rachel attempts to build a new life for herself in the west. With her mental health crumbling under the pressure of remaining in hiding and dodging a crown she doesn’t want, she’s running out of time. If she doesn’t choose her future, someone will choose it for her. She never anticipated how far Ethan of California would go to win her—or that behind the fiery beast lurking within her is a talent that will forever change the world. Content advisory: this novel contains potentially triggering subject matter, including the realities of suicide, depression, and other mental health issues. Proceed with caution.
