Handy guide-book to Chester and its vicinity; with brief notices of its civil…

ALTHOUGH there is no historic record of the fact, yet there is every reason to believe that long before the Roman invasion the site of Chester was occupied as a stronghold by the original inhabitants. The site of Chester in early times was one well suited for the growth of a great and strong city. Its strength as well as its fitness for commerce, mainly lay in the river itself, which washed the…

England and Portugal in Africa

THE attention of Europe has increasingly of late years been turned in the direction of Africa, and there has been an endeavour on the part of Powers, hitherto careless of colonial possessions, to secure some part of the rich continent of Africa for themselves. Thus Germany and Italy have acquired large territories in that part of the world, while England, France and Spain, especially the two fo…

Economic Prosperity Recaptured: The Finnish Path from Crisis to Rapid Growth

'Economic Prosperity Recaptured' presents an analysis of how Finland achieved economic recovery after financial crisis and deep depression, with an emphasis on the role of public policy and the rise of high-tech industry.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Louth & Meath : a short survey of the principal places of interest in both co…

Excerpt from Louth and Meath: A Short Survey of the Principal Places of Interest in Both Counties Louth, the smallest county in Ireland, compris ing an area of about acres, presents several distinguishing features well worthy Of the attention of the Sightseer and the archaeologist. The county faces the Irish Sea, and is the most northerly Of the maritime counties of the province of Leinst…

Global biomass burning : atmospheric, climatic, and biospheric implications

The burning of biomass - forests, grasslands, and agricultural fields after the harvest - is much more widespread and extensive than previously believed; most biomass burning is thought to be initiated by humans and is on the increase. This comprehensive volume is the first to consider biomass burning as a global phenomenon and to assess its impact on the atmosphere, on climate, and on the bios…

The Church of Scotland, past and present : its history, its relation to the l…

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Deep time reckoning :how future thinking can help earth now

"How Finland's nuclear waste experts discern far future Earths, and what the rest of us non-Finns and non-experts can learn from them"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Conflicted American landscapes

"Traces six contradictory American ideologies of nature from their emergence in the late eighteenth century to the present to explore how inconsistent conceptions of nature lead to conflict"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

The City in the city :architecture and change in London's financial district

"This book charts the development of London's financial district, the City of London, in the decades following the Second World War, investigating the relationship between economic and built change"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Rethinking Global Land Use in an Urban Era

Today, global land use is affected by a variety of factors, including urbanization and the growing interconnectedness of economies and markets. This book examines the challenges and opportunities we face in achieving sustainable land use in the twenty-first century. The contributors, from a range of disciplines and countries, present new analytical perspectives and tools for understanding key i…