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Cities and Nature

by Lisa Benton-Short, John Rennie Short ...

Series series Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City
Cities and Nature connects environmental processes with social and political actions. The book reconnects science and social science to demonstrate how the city is part of the environment and how it is subject to environmental constraints and opportunities. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated with in-depth examination of theory and critical themes. Greater discussion is ... Read more

$126.99 CAD

Cities and Nature connects environmental processes with social and political actions. The book reconnects science and social science to demonstrate how the city is part of the environment and how it is subject to environmental constraints and opportunities. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated with in-depth examination of theory and critical themes. Greater discussion is
... Read more
Sustainability and Sustainable Development

An Introduction

by Lisa Benton-Short ...

The challenge in teaching an introductory course on sustainability is there are many ways to teach it, and many issues to cover. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals offer a cohesive and interconnected set of topics to help address this problem – indeed the SDGs are now the guiding framework for planning and implementing sustainability through 2030. They are the focus of international ... Read more

$78.99 CAD

The challenge in teaching an introductory course on sustainability is there are many ways to teach it, and many issues to cover. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals offer a cohesive and interconnected set of topics to help address this problem – indeed the SDGs are now the guiding framework for planning and implementing sustainability through 2030. They are the focus of international
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US Public Memory, Rhetoric, and the National Mall

by Raymond Blanton, Timothy J. Brown, Karen A. Franck, Jennifer Jones Barbour, Michael R. Kramer, Jennifer Keohane, Catherine L. Langford, John A. McArthur, Lawrence J. Prelli, Ernest Stromberg, Lisa Benton-Short, Casey R. Schmitt ...

Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Contemporary Rhetoric
US Public Memory, Rhetoric, and the National Mall examines “the nation’s front yard,” understanding it as both a public face the United States presents to the world and a site where its less apparent moral story is told. This book provides a uniquely thorough, interdisciplinary, and integrated examination of how the National Mall shares a moral story of the United States and, in so doing, reveals ... Read more

$136.99 CAD

US Public Memory, Rhetoric, and the National Mall examines “the nation’s front yard,” understanding it as both a public face the United States presents to the world and a site where its less apparent moral story is told. This book provides a uniquely thorough, interdisciplinary, and integrated examination of how the National Mall shares a moral story of the United States and, in so doing, reveals
... Read more
A Regional Geography of the United States and Canada

Toward a Sustainable Future

by Lisa Benton-Short, John Rennie Short, Chris Mayda ...

Now in a thoroughly revised and updated edition, this text offers a comprehensive examination of North America’s physical and human geography, weaving in the key themes of environment and sustainability throughout. The authors explore the challenges each region faces, such as water shortages, climate change, increased migration and diversity, urbanization, and continued economic changes. The book ... Read more

$210.59 CAD

Now in a thoroughly revised and updated edition, this text offers a comprehensive examination of North America’s physical and human geography, weaving in the key themes of environment and sustainability throughout. The authors explore the challenges each region faces, such as water shortages, climate change, increased migration and diversity, urbanization, and continued economic changes. The book
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The National Mall

No Ordinary Public Space

by Lisa Benton-Short ...

The National Mall in Washington, D.C. is one of the most important and highly visible urban public spaces in the U.S. It is considered by many Americans to be “the nation’s front yard.” Yet few have written about the role of this public space in the twenty-first century.In The National Mall, Lisa Benton-Short explores the critical issues that are redefining and reshaping this extraordinary public ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

The National Mall in Washington, D.C. is one of the most important and highly visible urban public spaces in the U.S. It is considered by many Americans to be “the nation’s front yard.” Yet few have written about the role of this public space in the twenty-first century.In The National Mall, Lisa Benton-Short explores the critical issues that are redefining and reshaping this extraordinary public
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Urban Sustainability in the US

Cities Take Action

by Melissa Keeley, Lisa Benton-Short ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
Cities are stepping forward to address the critical sustainability challenges of the 21st century. Meeting the demands of complex issues requires municipalities to evaluate problems and their solutions in more holistic, integrated, and collaborative ways. Drawn from plans and progress reports from more than fifty US cities, this book examines how urban leaders conceptualize sustainability, plan ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

Cities are stepping forward to address the critical sustainability challenges of the 21st century. Meeting the demands of complex issues requires municipalities to evaluate problems and their solutions in more holistic, integrated, and collaborative ways. Drawn from plans and progress reports from more than fifty US cities, this book examines how urban leaders conceptualize sustainability, plan
... Read more
Cities of North America

Contemporary Challenges in U.S. and Canadian Cities

Edited by Lisa Benton-Short ...

This timely textprovides a comprehensive overview of the dramatic and rapidly evolving issues confronting the cities of North America. Metropolitan areas throughout the United States and Canada face a range of dynamic and complex concerns—including the redistribution of economic activities, the continued decline of manufacturing, and a global growth in services. The contributors provide compelling ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

This timely textprovides a comprehensive overview of the dramatic and rapidly evolving issues confronting the cities of North America. Metropolitan areas throughout the United States and Canada face a range of dynamic and complex concerns—including the redistribution of economic activities, the continued decline of manufacturing, and a global growth in services. The contributors provide compelling
... Read more
Strategic Writing

Multimedia Writing for Public Relations, Advertising and More

by Angie Hendershot, Lisa Loewen, Charles Marsh, Bonnie Poovey Short, David W. Guth ...

This eBook+ version includes the following enhancements:Pop-up definitions to explain terminologyLive links to external research and real-world examplesInteractive quizzes featuring multiple choice, true false, and fill-in-the-blank questions.Featuring examples of strategic writing throughout the book, this practical, multidisciplinary text takes students through the fundamental concepts, genres, ... Read more

$151.99 CAD

This eBook+ version includes the following enhancements:Pop-up definitions to explain terminologyLive links to external research and real-world examplesInteractive quizzes featuring multiple choice, true false, and fill-in-the-blank questions.Featuring examples of strategic writing throughout the book, this practical, multidisciplinary text takes students through the fundamental concepts, genres,
... Read more
The Ave Prayer Book for Catholic Mothers

by Ave Maria Press, Heidi Hess Saxton, Jenna Guizar, Rachel Bulman, Erica Tighe Campbell, Katie Warner, Christy Isinger, Lisa M. Hendey, Sonja Corbitt0, Kathryn Whitaker1, Katie Prejean McGrady2, Haley Stewart3, Sarah Christmyer4, Kelly M. Wahlquist5, Sherry Hayes-Peirce6, Justina Kopp7, Leticia Ochoa Adams8, Annabelle Moseley9, Michele Faehnle0, Emily Jaminet1, Maria Morera Johnson2, Rebecca Frech3, Allison Gingras4, Marcia Lane-McGee5, Kitty Cleveland6, Colleen C. Mitchell7, Stephanie Gray Connors8, Kelly Johnson9, Debra Kelsey-Davis0, Leah Libresco1, Maurisa Mayerle2, Andi Oney3, Andrea Dominello Remke4, Elizabeth Sri5, Corynne Staresinic6, Rose Sweet7, Barb Szyszkiewicz8, Theresa A. Thomas9, Elizabeth A. Tomlin0, Kendra Von Esh1, Anne DeSantis2, Pat Gohn3, Sam Fatzinger4, Eileen Zimak5, Mary Amore6, Sherry Antonetti7, Christine Kelly Baglow8, Michelle Buckman9, Carrie Schuchts Daunt0, Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur1, Marge Steinhage Fenelon2, Christina Dehan Jaloway3, Mary Ann Jepsen4, Clare Kilbane5, Mary E. Lenaburg6, Derya Little7, Lauren Nelson8, Sarah Mackenzie9, Susanna Parent0, Dorothy Pilarski1, Sarah A. Reinhard2, Bonnie Rodgers3, Elizabeth Scalia4, Lyrissa S.C. Sheptak5, Trish Short6, Mallory Smyth7, Daria Sockey8, Luz Torres9, Stacy A. Trasancos0, Jenny Uebbing1, Kate Wicker2, Christy Wilkens3, Susan Wallace4, Stephanie A. Sibal5, Jaymie Stuart Wolfe6, Karianna Frey MS7, Jackie Angel8 ...

Every mother is looking for a spiritual lifeline—words that help bring you closer to God when you need him the most.Winner of a third-place award in the collection of prayers category from the Catholic Media Association.The Ave Prayer Book for Catholic Mothers is your go-to resource to find the perfect words to lift up in prayer for almost any occasion or need. This beautiful, full-color, ... Read more

$24.19 CAD

Every mother is looking for a spiritual lifeline—words that help bring you closer to God when you need him the most.Winner of a third-place award in the collection of prayers category from the Catholic Media Association.The Ave Prayer Book for Catholic Mothers is your go-to resource to find the perfect words to lift up in prayer for almost any occasion or need. This beautiful, full-color,
... Read more

Detroit City Is the Place to Be

The Afterlife of an American Metropolis

by Mark Binelli ...

Once America's capitalist dream town, Detroit is our country's greatest urban failure, having fallen the longest and the farthest. But the city's worst crisis yet (and that's saying something) has managed to do the unthinkable: turn the end of days into a laboratory for the future. Urban planners, land speculators, neopastoral agriculturalists, and utopian environmentalists—all have been drawn to ... Read more

$17.59 CAD

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Once America's capitalist dream town, Detroit is our country's greatest urban failure, having fallen the longest and the farthest. But the city's worst crisis yet (and that's saying something) has managed to do the unthinkable: turn the end of days into a laboratory for the future. Urban planners, land speculators, neopastoral agriculturalists, and utopian environmentalists—all have been drawn to
... Read more

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The Revenge of Geography

What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate

by Robert D. Kaplan ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this “ambitious and challenging” (The New York Review of Books) work, the bestselling author of Monsoon and Balkan Ghosts offers a revelatory prism through which to view global upheavals and to understand what lies ahead for continents and countries around the world.In The Revenge of Geography, Robert D. Kaplan builds on the insights, discoveries, and theories of ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this “ambitious and challenging” (The New York Review of Books) work, the bestselling author of Monsoon and Balkan Ghosts offers a revelatory prism through which to view global upheavals and to understand what lies ahead for continents and countries around the world.In The Revenge of Geography, Robert D. Kaplan builds on the insights, discoveries, and theories of
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Krakatoa

The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883

by Simon Winchester ...

The bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World examines the enduring and world-changing effects of the catastrophic volcanic eruption off the coast of Java of the earth’s most dangerous volcano — Krakatoa.The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa — the name has since become a byword for a cataclysmic natural disaster — was ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

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The bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World examines the enduring and world-changing effects of the catastrophic volcanic eruption off the coast of Java of the earth’s most dangerous volcano — Krakatoa.The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa — the name has since become a byword for a cataclysmic natural disaster — was
... Read more

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