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  • Informing Water Policies in South Asia

    This book analyzes water policies in South Asia from the perspective of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). It seeks to address the problems of water scarcity, conflict and pollution resulting from the gross mismanagement and over-exploitation of this finite resource. Highlighting the need for IWRM in mitigating abuse and ensuring sustainable use, it discusses issues relating to ... Leer más

    $1,055 MXN

  • Troubled Waters

    Steamboat Disasters, River Improvements, and American Public Policy, 1821--1860

    In Troubled Waters, Paul F. Paskoff offers a comprehensive examination of the federal government's river improvements program, which aimed to reduce hazards to navigation on the great rivers of America's interior during the early and mid-nineteenth century. Danger on the rivers came in a variety of forms. Shoals, rapids, ice, rocks, sandbars, and uprooted trees and submerged steamboat wrecks ... Leer más

    $328 MXN

  • Alaska River Guide

    Canoeing, Kayaking, and Rafting in the Last Frontier

    de Karen Jettmar ...
    Series series Canoe & Kayak Series
    The rich tapestry of Alaska is threaded together by 365,000 miles of waterways, from cascading mountain streams to meandering valley rivers, from the meltwaters of glaciers to broad rivers that empty into the sea. This guide profiles a wide variety of rivers from all over Alaska, concentrating on trips for intermediate boaters, and including a few major expeditions for the experienced river-runner ... Leer más

    $221 MXN

  • Comprehensive Module on Aquatic Ecosystem Services

    Principles, Comparisons, and Fisheries Management Applications

    This comprehensive module study of aquatic ecology forms the foundational scientific basis for the management, conservation, and sustainable utilization of global water resources. Within the context of professional fisheries science, and specifically aligned with the syllabus for the Fisheries Professional Licensure Examination, mastering the dynamics of aquatic ecosystems is non-negotiable. This ... Leer más

    $29 MXN

  • Aventuras Geográficas: Explorando Nuestro Mundo!

    de Daysi Santos ...
    ¡Descubre un mundo de aprendizaje y diversión con "Aventuras Geográficas: Explorando Nuestro Mundo"! Únete a Martina, Luis y Sofía en un emocionante viaje a través de la Isla del Mapa Misterioso, donde la geografía cobra vida de la mano de Mapito, un mapa mágico con ojos chispeantes.En este libro lleno de color y sorpresas, los niños explorarán continentes vibrantes, se sumergirán en los océanos ... Leer más

    $86 MXN

  • Water Lines

    A Life on Marshes, Rivers, Sea, and in the Rain

    A luminous, deeply felt collection of essays from Riverhorse Nakadate—angler, musician, conservationist, and lifelong nomad—whose devotion to wild places and the healing power of water pulses through every page. For readers of Edward Abbey, Barry Lopez, Mary Oliver, and Jim Harrison, this book is a soulful invitation to step off the grid and into the current.Across thirty-two essays, Nakadate ... Leer más

    $199 MXN

  • The Mobile River

    "A fine, fascinating book. John S. Sledge introduces us to four centuries worth of heroes and rogues on one incredible American river." —Winston Groom, New York Times–bestselling author of Forrest GumpThe Mobile River presents the first-ever narrative history of this important American watercourse. Inspired by the venerable Rivers of America series, John S. Sledge weaves chronological and thematic ... Leer más

    $176 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The River That Made Texas

    A Forgotten History of the Trinity

    Today, half of Texas’s expanding population, including the cities of Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston, depends on the Trinity River, a river that has shaped the state’s politics, economy, and environment for centuries. From the prairies of North Texas to the Gulf of Mexico, the Trinity established Native nations, foiled Spanish and French imperialism, stood at the center of the Texas plantation ... Leer más

    $378 MXN

  • How To Read Water

    A must-have for all nature lovers - perfect reading for your autumn adventures

    Learn how to read the clues and signs of water with this eye-opening and enthralling guide from Sunday Times-bestselling author Tristan Gooley, pioneer in the art of natural navigation----------'A wonderful read . . . It's one of those books that gives you a new pair of eyes to see the world in a different way. I've been transported by it . . . You'll love every minute, the writing is absolutely ... Leer más

    $235 MXN

  • Basic Principles Of Freshwater Aquariums

    Since ancient times human beings have tried to domesticate all kinds of animals, the farm pools and ponds was the first step to make a coexistence approach with fish. This practice was perfected over the years to become a worldwide hobby, fish do not need a large space to develop. Therefore, many families can afford to raise them. In this book is an initial cover on the methods of breeding and ... Leer más

    $248 MXN

  • Freshwater Mussels of Central America

    This book describes a fauna of global conservation concern and provides a framework for researchers to begin to test hypotheses regarding the evolution of freshwater mussels in Central America. Placing the Central American fauna in context with that of North and South America, the authors fill a gap in our knowledge of this endangered and largely endemic fauna. This book:Provides a full‑color ... Leer más

    $4,323 MXN

  • Life of a Chalkstream

    de Simon Cooper ...
    This delightful book records a year in the life of an essentially English waterscape, one that is home to a vast array of wildlife and natural habitat of the keen angler – the chalkstream.Simon Cooper grew up in Hampshire, where he first fell in love with fly fishing. Only after moving away did he realise how little people knew about the secret world of the chalkstreams.Chalkstreams are nearly ... Leer más

    $157 MXN

  • Seven Rivers

    A Journey Through the Currents of Human History

    'History at its most scintillating' Nicholas CraneRivers are the great natural arteries that run through our lives.We have navigated them, dammed them and worshipped at them. From the ancient ecosystems of Egypt to the sinking cities of Shanghai and London, what we do with our rivers tells us about who has power and what we value. Now, when a passion for wild swimming is flourishing but the Amazon ... Leer más

    $235 MXN

  • The Nantahala River

    A History & Guide

    de Lance Holland ...
    Series series Natural History
    Most everyone who comes to western North Carolina has heard of the Nantahala, but few know its history. Long before it was a mecca for rafters and thrill seekers, it was traveled by naturalists and explorers from William Bartram to John C. Frémont. After the Cherokees were driven out, settlers arrived and began exporting the wealth of the mountains in the form of timber, talc and minerals. ... Leer más

    $204 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • De grenzeloze rivier

    Verhalen uit het rijk van de Rijn

    de Mathijs Deen ...
    In De grenzeloze rivier neemt Mathijs Deen, net als in zijn veelgeprezen boeken De Wadden en Over oude wegen, de lezer mee in zijn unieke wereld: het schemergebied tussen feit en fictie, wetenschap en verbeelding. 'Stel dat de rivier een personage is, dan heeft hij ook een geboorte en een dood. Vertel me hoe hij is ontstaan.' Die vraag stelt Mathijs Deen op een zonnige septemberdag aan zijn ... Leer más

    $329 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Beyond Control

    The Mississippi River’s New Channel to the Gulf of Mexico

    Series series America's Third Coast Series
    Beyond Control reveals the Mississippi as a waterway of change, unnaturally confined by ever-larger levees and control structures. During the great flood of 1973, the current scoured a hole beneath the main structure near Baton Rouge and enlarged a pre-existing football-field-size crater. That night the Mississippi River nearly changed its course for a shorter and steeper path to the sea. Such a ... Leer más

    $311 MXN

  • America by Rivers

    de Tim Palmer ...
    Photographer and writer Tim Palmer has spent more than 25 years researching and experiencing life on the waterways of the American continent. He has travelled by canoe or raft on more than 300 different rivers, down wide placid streams and rough raging rapids. His journeys have taken him to every corner of the country, where he has witnessed and described the unique interaction of geographical, ... Leer más

    $248 MXN

  • Downstream Toward Home

    A Book of Rivers

    American rivers are among the most diverse and challenging in the world, and for many the excitement and escape they offer develops into a lifelong pursuit. In Downstream Toward Home, Oliver A. Houck recounts his six decades exploring America's waterways,from unnamed creeks and Louisiana swamps to the rivers of western canyons and the Alaskan tundra.This engaging travelogue leads readers down over ... Leer más

    $328 MXN

  • Life Shaped by Rivers

    de TECK KWON ...
    Discover the Living World Beneath the River SurfaceLife Shaped by Rivers brings together the complete Freshwater Species Collection in one immersive volume, exploring the extraordinary diversity of freshwater life found in riverbeds, flowing streams, muddy habitats, and rocky environments.Through detailed species profiles, ecological interpretation, and immersive visual storytelling, this book ... Leer más

    $294 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Following the River Camel

    de John Neale ...
    The River Camel, for much of its length, is arguably in the fi rst division of the most beautiful and interesting waterways in the West Country. This fascinating book, with its infectious and easily readable text, carries the reader on a colourful journey of discovery, from the river's quiet beginnings near Davidstow, through varying riverscapes, under bridges old and new, and past interesting ... Leer más

    $183 MXN

  • The Stroudwater and Thames and Severn Canals From Old Photographs Volume 3

    Series series From Old Photographs
    This volume completes a trilogy of albums dedicated to capturing as much as possible of the evidence from historic photographs of two famous canals which together linked the rivers Severn and Thames. Today this route, now in part under active restoration, is known as the Cotswold Canals, a snappy modern name for the historic Stroudwater Navigation, opened in 1779, and the Thames & Severn Canal ... Leer más

    $216 MXN

  • The Falls of Wichita Falls

    An Environmental History of the Red Rolling Plains

    Series series Plains Histories
    In Texas, Wichita Falls lies at the nexus of many strains of American environmental history. Covering Progressive Era land ethics, water management, boom and bust oil towns, colorful municipal boosters, and many other topics. The Falls of Wichita Falls analyzes a local history with dramatically national implications.Beginning with Teddy Roosevelt’s famous wolf hunt in Frederick, Oklahoma and ... Leer más

    $328 MXN

  • Viva Texas Rivers!

    Adventures, Misadventures, and Glimpses of Nirvana along Our Storied Waterways

    de Andrew Sansom ...
    Series series Wittliff Collections Literary Series
    More than the lifeblood of our natural world, Texas rivers have nourished the human spirit for as long as people have gathered on their banks. A living bond has flowed between Texas writers and rivers ever since the 1960 publication of John Graves’s classic journey along the Brazos, Goodbye to a River.Many of Texas’ leading writers have had their hearts captured by a river, and they have created ... Leer más

    $212 MXN

  • The World Atlas of Rivers, Estuaries, and Deltas

    A stunningly illustrated atlas of the world’s rivers, estuaries, and deltas, and their ecosystemsFrom the Congo and the Mekong to the Seine and the Mississippi, Earth’s rivers carve through landscapes before coursing into the world’s oceans through estuaries and deltas. Their inexorable flow carries sediment and more, acting as lifeblood for a variety of ecosystems and communities. More than any ... Leer más

    $784 MXN