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Flora Of Willoughby, Vermont (1904) is a comprehensive guide to the flora of the town of Willoughby in Vermont, USA. Written by George Golding Kennedy, a botanist and professor at the University of Vermont, the book provides detailed descriptions of the plants that can be found in the area, including their scientific names, common names, and physical characteristics. The book is organized by plant family, with each family containing a list of the species found in Willoughby. In addition to the descriptions, the book also includes illustrations of many of the plants, as well as a glossary of botanical terms. Overall, Flora Of Willoughby, Vermont (1904) is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the flora of Vermont or the northeastern United States.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Quelle: Wikipedia. Seiten: 47. Kapitel: Abrosaurus, Macrurosaurus, Tienshanosaurus, Diplodocus, Barosaurus, Nigersaurus, Diplodocoidea, Titanosauriformes, Brachiosaurus, Erketu, Wintonotitan, Brontomerus, Brachiosauridae, Tazoudasaurus, Ohmdenosaurus, Astrodon, Spinophorosaurus, Rebbachisauridae, Dicraeosaurus, Europasaurus, Macronaria, Neosauropoda, Qiaowanlong, Paluxysaurus, Vulcanodontidae, Suuwassea, Malarguesaurus, Camarasaurus, Mamenchisaurus, Turiasaurus, Brachytrachelopan, Giraffatitan, Cetiosaurus, Lusotitan, Haplocanthosaurus, Jobaria, Amphicoelias, Seismosaurus, Amargasaurus, Omeisaurus, Apatosaurus, Euhelopus, Shunosaurus, Patagosaurus, Cathartesaura, Camarasauridae, Sauroposeidon, Chubutisaurus, Ultrasaurus, Zizhongosaurus, Rayososaurus, Abydosaurus, Aragosaurus, Cedarosaurus, Ultrasauros, Supersaurus, Barapasaurus, Datousaurus, Dicraeosauridae, Diplodocidae, Cetiosauridae, Gigantosaurus, Rebbachisaurus. Auszug: Diplodocus (¿Doppelbalken¿; altgriechisch diplos/d¿p¿¿¿¿ doppelt; dokos/d¿¿¿¿ Holzbalken, Balken) ist eine Gattung von sauropoden Dinosauriern aus dem Oberjura (155 bis 145 Mio. Jahre vor heute) des westlichen Nordamerikas. Der Gattungsname bezieht sich auf die V-förmigen Chevron-Knochen auf der Unterseite der Schwanzwirbelsäule. Anfangs hielt man die V-förmigen Fortsätze für eine Autapomorphie von Diplodocus, sie sind seit der Erstbeschreibung jedoch auch bei anderen Diplodociden entdeckt worden. Diplodocus war eine der häufigeren Gattungen der 150 bis 147 Millionen Jahre alten Oberen Morrison-Formation (Kimmeridgium bis Tithonium) und gehörte einer Fauna an, die von riesigen Sauropoden wie Camarasaurus, Barosaurus, Apatosaurus und Brachiosaurus dominiert war. Die Dinosauriergattung ist eine der am einfachsten zu identifizierenden und galt für viele Jahre als diejenige mit der größten Körperlänge. Seine enorme Größe mag vor Raubsauriern wie Allosaurus und Ceratosaurus Schutz geboten haben. Skelettdiagramm mit Menschen als MaßstabDiplodocus ist einer der am besten bekannten Sauropoden. Das sehr große quadrupede Tier besaß einen langen Hals und einen langen, peitschenartigen Schwanz. Dass die Vorderbeine etwas kürzer waren als die Hinterbeine, führte zu einer horizontalen Körperhaltung, so dass Diplodocus angesichts des langen Halses, Schwanzes und der stämmigen Beine mechanisch einer Hängebrücke glich. Tatsächlich wurde der Gattung Diplodocus das längste vollständige Dinosaurierskelett zugeordnet. Manche Sauropoden wie Seismosaurus (dessen Skelettfunde eventuell große Vertreter der Gattung Diplodocus repräsentieren) und Supersaurus erreichten vermutlich noch größere Körperlängen als Diplodocus, sind jedoch nur fragmentarisch fossil belegt. Von den bis zu 27 m Körperlänge entfielen 6 Meter auf den Hals. Der Schädel war in Relation zur Körpergröße sehr klein. Diplodocus besaß kleine stiftförmige Zähne, die nur den vorderen Teil der Kiefer ausfüllten und von der Zahnwu

Climate risk threatens Indonesia's socioeconomic development, and it is likely to exacerbate the plight of Indonesians living below and close to the poverty line. Urban areas are hot spots of such risk, disproportionately impacting the lives, livelihoods, and well-being of the poor and near poor who often live in slums and informal settlements. Growing urbanization and increasing climate risk make it imperative to strengthen the resilience of the urban poor through interventions that promote coping, incremental, and transformational strategies. This report identifies pro-poor climate resilience solutions and their concomitant enabling factors, building on national policies and programs and taking into account Indonesia's priority sectors for climate-resilient development.

Alpine aquifers play a critical role in the hydrology of mountainous areas by sustaining base flow in downstream rivers during dry periods and retarding flood propagation after heavy precipitation events. Progressing climate change alters climatic and meteorological boundary conditions as well as the hydraulic response of alpine catchments by ablating glaciers and thawing permafrost. Rock glaciers exert a controlling influence on the catchment response due to their prominent groundwater storage and complex drainage characteristics. This thesis investigates the hydrogeology and internal structure of the active rock glacier Innere Olgrube (Otztal Alps), which governs catchment runoff and is affected by permafrost degradation. A 3D geometrical model of its internal structure is obtained by combining geophysical data and permafrost creep modelling. Available data and new results are integrated into a conceptual hydrogeological model providing a sound basis for the implementation of a prospective numerical groundwater flow model. Hydraulic properties of the hydrostratigraphic units constituting the rock glacier are estimated and groundwater recharge fluxes quantified. Fundamental properties of the heterogeneous groundwater flow system within the rock glacier are discussed and compared to existing rock glacier studies.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory, COSIT 2007, held in Melbourne, Australia in September 2007. The 27 revised full papers were carefully reviewed from 102 submissions, and they are organized in topical sections on cultural studies, semantics, similarity, mapping and representation, perception and cognition, reasoning and algorithms, navigation and landmarks, as well as uncertainty and imperfection.

Traumhafte Wanderungen führen durch die 52 schönsten Wälder Deutschlands. Mit dem Blättern im Buch entsteht Vorfreude auf das leise Knistern im Unterholz, auf den frisch-feuchten Geruch von Erde und das saftige Grün von Moos. Mit herrlichen Fotografien, spannenden Informationen und vielen Geschichten lässt sich der Wald schon vom Sofa aus erkunden. Es geht auf Entdeckertour durch den Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald, auf Spurensuche nach Mythen und Sagen im Teutoburger Wald und dem Himmel entgegen im Nationalpark Berchtesgaden. Im Darßwald begleitet das Meeresrauschen den Waldspaziergang, in der Rhön faszinieren die Überreste des Vulkanismus. Unkomplizierte Wegbeschreibungen, Karten, GPS-Tracks und nützliche Infokästen helfen bei der Planung oder direkt vor Ort. + Leicht gemacht: Wandern durch die 52 schönsten Wälder Deutschlands + Praktisch: GPS-Daten und Karten helfen bei der Orientierung + Inspirierend: Spezialseiten zu spannenden Themen und Geschichten rund um den Wald

Homesteading: Two Prairie Seasons is a book written by Edward West and published in 1918. The book is a memoir of West's experiences as a homesteader in the Canadian prairies during the early 1900s. It is divided into two parts, each covering a different season on the prairie. In the first part, West describes his arrival on the prairie and the challenges he faced in setting up his homestead. He writes about the harsh weather conditions, the isolation, and the hard work required to clear the land and build a home. He also discusses the relationships he formed with his neighbors and the support they provided each other in times of need.The second part of the book covers the second season on the prairie, during which West has become more established and has started to see the fruits of his labor. He writes about his experiences with farming and raising livestock, as well as the joys and hardships of family life on the prairie. He also reflects on the changes he has seen in himself and his community since arriving on the prairie.Overall, Homesteading: Two Prairie Seasons provides a detailed and personal account of life as a homesteader in the Canadian prairies. It offers insight into the challenges and rewards of this way of life, as well as the importance of community and resilience in the face of adversity.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Today, with his heavy involvement in digital photography he travels the country in search of dynamicphotographs for his favorite season- Autumn-while at the same time gathering information for his magazineprojects that include wildlife and landscape subjects. He believes in taking photos the correct way from thestart-and only relies on software programs to enhance his photos for sharpness and minor color adjustments.

The author participated on 19 canoe trips in the wilderness of northern Canada. The trips ranged from 11 to 36 days and totaled about 4,500 miles. Most of the trips ended at either the Arctic Ocean or Hudson Bay. This book is about one of these trips that is better described as an adventure rather than a trip. You can read about the adventure in the warmth and comfort of your home. The six canoeists who participated in this canoeing adventure planned a 450 miles trip down the Thlewiaza River to the Hudson Bay and then north on Hudson Bay to Eskimo Point (presently Arviat). However, upon arriving at Nueltin Lake, they found that it was still covered with eighty miles of iced because it had been the coldest winter in forty years. Consequently, the canoeists worked their way seventy-fi ve miles overland to the North Seal River and then south on Hudson Bay to Churchill. The story tells of the many diffi cult portages, running extreme rapids in near freezing water, encounters with bears, and a night in a storm on Hudson Bay.

Everyday Creatures is a collection of thirteen simply and elegantly told nature essays, set in time over the course of a naturalist's lifetime-from field-trip experiences as a freshman and sophomore in college, through the challenges of producing a dissertation in ecology, and on through the author's career at a major university. Yet these stories are not the scientific reports of a research professor, nor are they an attempt at popular science writing. These are personal essays that spring forth from observation and discovery of what nature has to show anyone who is willing to pay attention. The author begins with his early experiences in deserts and continues into forests, mountains, and the seashore.Kenagy shares with the reader his own direct observations and transparent personal responses to meeting a wide variety of animals in their natural habitats, and he uses language that is understandable to anyone. He follows his discoveries with reflections on the values of natural history and the conservation of wildlife and habitats. This all adds up to inspire a passion for the greater care for our planet Earth and its future.The stories and comfortable style of Everyday Creatures have attracted the acclaim of other writers:"e;Biologists often begin as nature-infatuated kids, turning over rocks, chasing critters through the brush. As they pursue scientific training, many quit venturing outdoors; instead of looking at animals, they hole up in labs to study molecules. Not so George James Kenagy, who has maintained his fascination with whole organisms, the communities they form, and the landscapes they inhabit. In his lively company, you can observe geckos, beavers, pandas, ants, kangaroo rats, desert iguanas, snowy egrets, deer mice, surf smelt, spiny lobsters, ground squirrels, darkling beetles, western rattlesnakes, hoary marmots, and other marvels of the living world. One of the most interesting animals you'll meet in these pages is the author himself."e;-SCOTT RUSSELL SANDERS, author of Earth Works: Selected Essays."e;Everyday Creatures is a story of discovery, told with precision, intimacy, and wonder. Kenagy's prose is clean and entirely accessible, informative to the scientist and non-scientist alike, a testament to a lifetime of attentiveness to the natural world."e;-GREGORY MARTIN, author of Mountain City and Stories for Boys."e;Kenagy is a rare specimen among modern biologists: a true naturalist, with deep knowledge of an astonishing variety of plants and animals. This book takes you from China to New England, from eastern Washington State to western Sonora, Mexico, with rewarding stops in between, all steeped in the decades of field work that have allowed him to contribute so much to our knowledge of the natural world. To read this is to be taken to all these places, and to learn about such diverse things as the temperatures that make beetles happy, ground squirrels that prey on chipmunks, the surprising adaptations of kangaroo rats, and even the relationship between campus committees and Canada geese. I read it from beginning to end without putting it down, and suspect you will too."e;-DONALD K. GRAYSON, author of The Great Basin: A Natural Prehistory.

God has a plan for your life! What puzzle pieces or nuggets has he left for you along the way? How do you define your story? Where have you seen his grace and mercy in your situations? In This Means More, Author Nina Evans helps make sense of life's interruptions to help you see how each moment has been a significant part of God's master plan for your life.The Means More will help you identify and reflect on the lessons from your past and expect the journey coming next. By looking through the lens of her victories, trials, losses, and comebacks, Nina Evans facilitates a journey of alignment for her readers. Your life experiences are not coincidences; ultimately, they will propel you into your destiny and purpose. Are you ready to discover the MORE hidden within each moment? This Means More is your companion guide for seasons of clarity, focus and alignment.

Stories of restlessness, disruption, conflagrations, faraday tents, myth-makers, bubble-worlds, local nomads, transformation, resilience and the power of the exponential. The VISIONS 2100 Project was launched at the COP21 conference in Paris in 2015. In the first instalment, Stories from your Future, the 80 contributors told of their hopes and fears for the long term. This took away the practicalities of today and considered what they really wanted. The stories were challenging, amazing and sometimes heart-warming. But 'vision without action is merely a dream' so the hard work of action must accelerate. The 82 contributors to 'Stories from 2030' work on identifying risks, harnessing finance, developing or deploying solutions and driving government action. They are the people that are driving the critical actions of this decade. In their stories, they address climate justice, collaboration across countries, companies and communities, adaptation of cities and economies, of ecosystems and biodiversity, of health and wellbeing. They tell what you can do to help. Contributors are from business, innovation, finance, journalism, politics, storytelling and the environment. Many are unsung heroes delivering immeasurable progress for world. Some have a bigger stage, such as Connie Hedegaard, Tony Juniper, Sir David King FRS, David Lammy MP, Katharine Hayhoe, Hunter Lovins, Jules Kortenhorst, Achim Steiner, Sharan Burrow and Bill McKibben. Read their stories as they report back from 2030 and decide on the part you will play this decade. It is time to stir!

Sustainable development has garnered the attention of the global community when United Nations created Brundtland Commission in 1983 to suggest various ways to save the human environment and natural resources and promote economic and social development. Sustainable development is a way of organizing that an organization can function in the long term. United Nation's sustainable development goals provide a framework to translate these into solutions through responsible business and investment by incorporating the ten Principles of the UN Global Compact into strategies, policies and procedures, and establishing a culture of integrity which are expected to bring out transformative change and create enabling environment for doing business globally. Thus, corporate sustainability, to a large extent, would depend on the capability of the firm to function over a long period with sustainable relationships with the stakeholders.The Handbook of Sustainable Development: Strategies for Organizational Sustainability provides guiding principles and diagnostic tools for transformation, generates knowledge about sustainable organizational designs, co-creating value with multiple stakeholders, managing diversity responsibly, ecopreneurship with entrepreneurial bricolage, sustainable business model, developing positive synergy, sustainability reporting and organizational transformation for sustainability which are pivotal issues to be addressed in management education and corporate world.

This book is an introduction to one of the fast-developing core pillars in business, sustainability, as well as how it is closely tied into the concept of service.Much has changed during the Covid-19 pandemic; we are seeing companies redefine their value propositions with leaders, once again, returning to core basics and beginning to lead through strong pillars.The new emerging generations are demanding and expecting more. The bar has been raised and the challenge for all leaders is to meet this. There are new leaders emerging with strong visions of the future. As difficult as 2020 has been, we could well be sitting on the brink of a new age in both sustainability and in service. Out of the dark times could come a lot of good but it will require new styles of leadership to what has be seen over the last 20 years.

This book serves as an introduction to sustainability standards and instruments and includes chapters on initiatives of governmental and intergovernmental bodies, sectoral CSR commitments, CSR-related reporting and management standards, and securities exchanges and regulators.It is becoming increasingly clear that firms can contribute to their own wealth and to overall societal wealth by considering the effect they have on the world at large when making decisions and take operational actions to execute their strategies. All of this has led to growing interest in "e;corporate social responsibility,"e; or "e;CSR,"e; which has been described as the way that firms integrate social, environmental, and economic concerns into their values, culture, decision making, strategy, and operations in a transparent and accountable manner and thereby establish better practices within the firm, create wealth, and improve society.The commitments and activities associated with any CSR initiative should begin with compliance with laws and regulations promulgated by the governmental entities have jurisdiction over the firm's activities; however, CSR extends well "e;beyond the law"e; to include important subjects as to which the law has not been able to keep. As a result, voluntary corporate responsibility standards developed from a variety of sources have emerged to fill the gap.This book serves as an introduction to sustainability standards and instruments and includes chapters on initiatives of governmental and intergovernmental bodies, sectoral CSR commitments, CSR-related reporting and management standards, and securities exchanges and regulators.

This book is a comprehensive guide to community engagement and investment, beginning with a survey of community-related voluntary standards and then turning to strategy and management, community engagement, community investment and reporting and communications on community-related activities.Sustainability is about the long-term wellbeing of society, an issue that encompasses a wide range of aspirational targets including ending poverty and hunger; ensuring healthy lives and promoting wellbeing for all; ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all; and promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. Clearly the challenges associated with pursuing the goals are daunting and for most businesses it may be difficult for them to see how they can play a meaningful role in address them. While it is common for "e;society"e; to be identified as an organizational stakeholder, the reality is that one company cannot, acting on its own, achieve all the goals associated with societal wellbeing. However, every company, regardless of its size, can make a difference in some small, yet meaningful way, in the communities in which they operate, and more and more attention is being focused on the impact that companies have within their communities. Focusing on the community level allows an organization to set meaningful targets and implement programs that fit the scale of its operations and which can provide the most immediate value to the organization and its stakeholders. Societal wellbeing projects and initiatives must ensure that the organization does not compromise, and instead improves, the wellbeing of local communities through its value chain and in society-at-large.This book is a comprehensive guide to community engagement and investment, beginning with a survey of community-related voluntary standards and then turning to strategy and management, community engagement, community investment and reporting and communications on community-related activities.

This book is intended to be a practical introduction to sustainability reporting and communications that begins by discussing material legal and regulatory considerations and the some of the major sustainability reporting frameworks and then continues with detailed illustrations of how companies might create and distribute their sustainability reports and develop and implement their CSR communications strategies.In order to know whether or not the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative and its related commitments are actually improving the company's performance, it is necessary to have in place procedures for reporting and verification, each of which are important tools for measuring change and communicating those changes to the company's stakeholders. While certain CSR and corporate sustainability disclosures have now become minimum legal requirements in some jurisdictions, in general such disclosures are still a voluntary matter and companies have some leeway as to the scope of their disclosures and how they are presented to investors and other stakeholders.This book is intended to be a practical introduction to sustainability reporting and communications that begins by discussing material legal and regulatory considerations and the some of the major sustainability reporting frameworks and then continues with detailed illustrations of how companies might create and distribute their sustainability reports and develop and implement their CSR communications strategies.

This book is a comprehensive guide to the key steps required to strategically approach becoming a successful sustainable business including conducting a CSR assessment, developing a CSR strategy and the accompanying business case, developing and implementing CSR commitments, and measuring the performance and effectiveness of the planning initiative.Although corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been adopted by many companies, few of them are practicing it with any formal strategy, and the common situation seems to be a portfolio of disparate CSR programs and initiatives, some of which the support core strategy and others of which appear adjacent and discretionary. The diversity of potential CSR initiatives is one issue; however, developing a strategic orientation is complicated by the fact that each company has its own unique set of drivers and motivations for CSR and ideas and responsibilities for those initiatives come from all parts and levels of the organization.Strategic planning for sustainability is far from easy or precise, if only because it requires that simultaneous consideration be given not only to economic performance and development but also to environmental protection and the social wellbeing of employees and other persons and groups outside of the organization. This book is intended as a comprehensive guide to the key steps required to strategically approach becoming a successful sustainable business including conducting a CSR assessment, developing a CSR strategy and the accompanying business case, developing and implementing CSR commitments, and measuring the performance and effectiveness of the planning initiative.