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From naked ape to superspecies From naked ape to superspecies David T. Suzuki,Holly Dressel From Naked Ape to Super Species takes an unflinching look at where we are at this unprecedented moment in history. Suzuki and Dressel reveal that a clear and present environmental danger is staring u… OL111002W
Food and development Food and development E. M. Young "The relationship between food and development has always been controversial. Over the last 30 years, development in the north and south has failed to deliver people a decent diet. While some people… OL16134861W
Student's guide to writing dissertations and theses in tourism studies and related disciplines Student's guide to writing dissertations and theses in tourism studies and related disciplines Tim Coles "Around the world every year many thousands of students have to complete dissertations or theses as part of their undergraduate or masters studies in tourism and related subjects. Often the dissertat… OL16694734W
Understanding the changing planet Understanding the changing planet National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Strategic Directions for the Geographical Sciences in the Next Decade "From the oceans to continental heartlands, human activities have altered the physical characteristics of Earth's surface. With Earth's population projected to peak at 8 to 12 billion people by 2050 … OL16698590W
Nomadland Nomadland Jessica Bruder "From the beet fields of North Dakota to the National Forest campgrounds of California to Amazon's CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely … OL19715284W
Emotional geographies Emotional geographies Mick Smith,L. Bondi,Joyce Davidson Bringing together well-established interdisciplinary scholars and a new generation of researchers, this volume presents a wide range of innovative studies of fundamentally important questions of emot… OL19847016W
Introducing social geographies Introducing social geographies Rachel Pain This major new text offers a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to this important area of human geography. It presents a broad overview of the topic, clearly outlining the key theoretical and … OL19858822W
The human city The human city Joel Kotkin "Urbanist Joel Kotkin challenges the conventional urban-planning wisdom that favors high-density strategies and instead advocates for "smart suburbs" that take advantage of new technologies, family-f… OL20032665W
Introduction to Contemporary Social Theory Introduction to Contemporary Social Theory Anthony Elliott,Charles Lemert 1 online resource OL21263896W
The end of the world The end of the world Leslie, John Are we in imminent danger of extinction? Yes, we probably are, argues John Leslie in his chilling account of the dangers facing the human race as we approach the second millenium. The End of the Worl… OL2751115W
Terra Terra Chico Buarque De Hollanda,Sebastião Salgado,Chico Buarque "Salgado's stunning photographs of Brazil's landless rural population (estimated at nearly five million) includes an impassioned and biting preface by Saramago, three poems by Chico Buarque, and exte… OL520237W
When Culture and Biology Collide When Culture and Biology Collide Euclid O. Smith "Why do we do things that we know are bad for us? Why do we line up to buy greasy fast food that is terrible for our bodies? Why do we take the potentially lethal risk of cosmetic surgery to have a s… OL8498689W