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Road Ecology: Science and Solutions
Road Ecology: Science and Solutions
by Richard T Forman
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A central goal of transportation is the delivery of safe and efficient services with minimal environmental impact. In practice, though, human mobility has flourished while nature has suffered. Awareness of the environmental impacts of roads is increasing,... (read more)

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The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge (Touchstone Books)
The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge (Touchstone Books)
by David McCullough
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This monumental book tells the enthralling story of one of the greatest accomplishments in our nations history, the building of what was then the longest suspension bridge in the world. The Brooklyn Bridge rose out of the expansive era following the... (read more)

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GIS in Public Policy
GIS in Public Policy
by R W Greene
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How government officials, educators, and social welfare experts can put GIS to use.... (read more)

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Georeferencing: The Geographic Associations of Information (Digital Libraries and Electronic Publishing)
Georeferencing: The Geographic Associations of Information (Digital Libraries and Electronic Publishing)
by Linda L Hill
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andlt;Pandgt;Georeferencing--relating information to geographic location--has been incorporated into today's information systems in various ways. We use online services to map our route from one place to another; science, business, and government... (read more)

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Undersea With Gis - With CD (01 Edition)
Undersea With Gis - With CD (01 Edition)
by Dawn (ed.) Wright
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In the same way GIS has helped make analysis and mapping of the earth's surface more accessible and powerful, GIS technology allows experts to see that large portion of the planet that is underwater. This collection of works from experts in marine... (read more)

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Big Dams and Other Dreams: The Six Companies Story
Big Dams and Other Dreams: The Six Companies Story
by Donald E Wolf
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In this freewheeling saga of American industrial might, civil engineer Donald E. Wolf tells how a giant combine of firms, Six Companies, built the great Hoover, Bonneville, and Grand Coulee Dams and laid the foundations for the Golden Gate and San... (read more)

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Seismic Tomography and Mantle Circulation: Proceedings of a Royal Society Discussion Meeting Held on 13 and 14 April 1988
Seismic Tomography and Mantle Circulation: Proceedings of a Royal Society Discussion Meeting Held on 13 and 14 April 1988
by The Royal Society
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Convection in the Earth's mantle governs the thermal and chemical evolution of the Earth, and hence controls much geological activity at the Earth's surface. Progress in determining the present-day mantle circulation, and understanding how it might have... (read more)

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Introduction to Remote Sensing
Introduction to Remote Sensing
by Arthur Cracknell
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Providing a full introduction to remote sensing for all environmental scientists, this wide-ranging and authoritative text assumes no prior knowledge of remote sensing yet covers the field in sufficient depth to be suitable also as a research manual.... (read more)

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The Canal Builders: Making America's Empire at the Panama Canal
The Canal Builders: Making America's Empire at the Panama Canal
by Julie Greene
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A revelatory look at a momentous undertaking-from the workers' point of view The Panama Canal has long been celebrated as a triumph of American engineering and ingenuity. In The Canal Builders, Julie Greene reveals that this emphasis has obscured a far... (read more)

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Throwing Fire: Projectile Technology Through History
Throwing Fire: Projectile Technology Through History
by Alfred W Crosby
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In Throwing Fire, historian Alfred W. Crosby looks at hard, accurate throwing and the manipulation of fire as unique human capabilities. Humans began throwing rocks in prehistory and then progressed to javelins, atlatls, bows and arrows. We learned to... (read more)

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Earthshaking Science: What We Know (and Don't Know) about Earthquakes
Earthshaking Science: What We Know (and Don't Know) about Earthquakes
by Susan E Hough
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Earthshaking Science is the first book to really make sense of the dizzying array of information that has emerged in recent decades about earthquakes. Susan Hough, a research seismologist in one of North America's most active earthquake zones and an... (read more)

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Design of Highway Bridges: Based on Aashto LRFD, Bridge Design Specifications
Design of Highway Bridges: Based on Aashto LRFD, Bridge Design Specifications
by Richard Barker
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The up-to-date guide to applying theory and specifications to real-world highway bridge design Design of Highway Bridges, Second Editionoffers detailed coverage of engineering basics for the design of short- and medium-span bridges. Based on the American... (read more)

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ESRI Map Book, Volume 26
ESRI Map Book, Volume 26
by Esri Press
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The Esri  Map Book, Volume 26 features how GIS enables change and provides innovative, spatially-based solutions to wide-ranging issues affecting business, the environment, utilities, transportation, and government, among others.  The full... (read more)

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GIS Tutorial Two: Spatial Analysis Workbook (Tutorial)
GIS Tutorial Two: Spatial Analysis Workbook (Tutorial)
by David Allen
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GIS Tutorial II: Spatial Analysis Workbook offers hands-on exercises to help GIS users at the intermediate level continue to build their problem-solving and analysis skills. Inspired by The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis book series by Andy Mitchell, GIS... (read more)

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Earthquake Engineering: Application to Design
Earthquake Engineering: Application to Design
by Charles K Erdey
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Four-Story Library Annex. 5.3 Wind Analysis. 5.4 Earthquake Analysis. 5.5 Wind and Earthquake Loads. 5.6 Response of Braced Frames to Cyclic Lateral Loads. 5.7 Code Provisions. 5.8 Rules Applicable to Bracing Members. 5.9 Column Strength Requirements. 5... (read more)

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Getting to Know Arcgis Desktop: Basics of ArcView, Arceditor, and Arcinfo with CDROM
Getting to Know Arcgis Desktop: Basics of ArcView, Arceditor, and Arcinfo with CDROM
by Tim Ormsby
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ArcView is the world’s most widely used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software. Version 8 is the most significant upgrade to ArcView since its inception—it has been completely redesigned and engineered to be an easy-to-use, fast... (read more)

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Remote Sensing & Image Interpretation 4TH Edition
Remote Sensing & Image Interpretation 4TH Edition
by Thomas M Lillesand
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The image to the right shows a volcanic landscape in central Africa, including parts of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire). This image was obtained from the SIR-C multi-wavelength radar remote sensing system... (read more)

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Representations of Space and Time
Representations of Space and Time
by Donna J Peuquet
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This book examines how geospatial knowledge can be analyzed and represented in a manner that not only is accurate and coherent, but also makes intuitive sense to the end user. Integrating concepts and approaches from geography, computer science... (read more)

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Spatial Reasoning for Effective GIS
Spatial Reasoning for Effective GIS
by Joseph K Berry
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Spatial Reasoning for Effective GIS by Joseph K. Berry This incisive and witty book describes the development of geographic technology from maps that simply tell us "Where is what?" to systems that help us decide "So what?" It... (read more)

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Remote Sensing and GIS Integration: Theories, Methods, and Applications
Remote Sensing and GIS Integration: Theories, Methods, and Applications
by Qihao Weng
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Maximize a geographical information tool by incorporating it with up-to-date remotely sensed dataGIS is predominantly a data-handling technology, while remote sensing is a data retrieval and analysis technology. This book addresses the need to combine... (read more)

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