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Der Krieg hat kein weibliches Gesicht So hat die weirussische Nobelpreistragerin fur Literatur, Swetlana Alexijewitsch, ihr Buch uber Frauen betitelt, die im Zweiten Weltkrieg in der Roten Armee kampften. Tatsachlich ist das, was wir als Krieg bezeichnen, das Toten und Getotetwerden, seit alters hauptsachlich Mannersache gewesen. Zynisch konnte man sagen: Mit dem Tod auf dem Schlachtfeld war der Krieg fur die Manner beendet. Fr die berlebenden Frauen jedoch begann eine jahrzehntelange Belastung durch die Folgen. Wie unterschiedlich sie sein knnen, und wie verschieden in ihren Auswirkungen, das zeigt dieser Band mit Beitrgen zu 12 Grokonflikten des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts. Am Anfang steht der Spanische Brgerkrieg. Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt ist Deutschland. Barbara Halstenberg hat die Erinnerungen deutscher Frauen an den Zweiten Weltkrieg aufgezeichnet: Bombenkrieg, Hunger, Vertreibung und Vergewaltigungen. Aber auch die Zhigkeit, der Erfindungsgeist und der Lebenswille, mit deren Hilfe die Frauen sich und ihre Kinder durch alle Schwierigkeiten brachten. Aus der Zeit direkt nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg folgt die bisher noch unverffentlichte autobiografische Erzhlung des Schriftstellers Arno Surminski, der erzhlt, wie ein Kind die Vertreibung der letzten Deutschen aus Ostpreuen erlebte. Hiroshima, Korea, die Tschechoslowakei, thiopien, Kambodscha, Ruanda und Afghanistan sind weitere Schaupltze dieser Schicksalsreise, die in bewegenden Beitrgen internationaler Journalisten, Schriftsteller und Wissenschaftler ihren Niederschlag gefunden hat.

Based on contributions to the first General Assembly of the International Consortium on Landslides, this reference and status report emphasizes the mechanisms of different types of landslides, landslide risk analysis, and sustainable disaster management. It comprises the achievements of the ICL over the past three years, since the Kyoto assembly. It consists of three parts: research results of the International Programme on Landslides (IPL); contributions on landslide risk analysis; and articles on sustainable disaster management. In addition, the history of the ICL activities (under the support of UNESCO, WMO, FAO, UN/ISDR, and UNU) is recounted to create a comprehensive overview of international activity on landslides. The contributions reflect a wide range of topics and concerns, randing from field studies, identification of objects of cultural heritage at landslide risk, as well as landslide countermeasures.

This edited book summarizes numerous research studies on remote sensing and GIS of natural resource management for the Himalaya region done by Indian Institutions and Universities over the last decade. It gives an overview of hydrometeorological studies on Himalayan water resources and addresses concerns in the development of water resources in this region, which is dealing with an increased pressure in population, industrialization and economic development. While the source of some of the major rivers of India are found in the Himalayas, the glaciers and water bodies in the region are continuously shrinking leading to a depletion of water and deterioration of water quality. This is affecting a population of up to 2.5 billion people. The ecosystems have been under threat due to deforestation, loss of biodiversity, expansion of agriculture and settlement, overexploitation of natural resources, habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching, mining, construction of roads and large dams, and unplanned tourism. Spaceborne remote sensing with its ability to provide synoptic and repetitive coverage has emerged as a powerful tool for assessment and monitoring of the Himalayan resources and phenomena. This work serves as a resource to students, researchers, scientists, professionals, and policy makers both in India and on a global level. 

As one of the few of the 17 SDGs applicable in industrial settings, SDG9 seeks to find new steps towards achieving sustainable industrialization. This book explores the fascinating and cross-cutting aspects that jeopardize achieving SDG9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure.Understanding that the UN's insistence on fostering sustainable industrialization has not rendered the expected results, and that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated conditions in almost all sectors, Luis Velazquez explores the factors that have complicated the road towards achieving SDG9. Investigating the good practices around implementing SDG9, the author addresses fundamental concepts such as sustainability reporting, resilient infrastructure, sustainable connectivity, sustainable innovation, and more.Presenting information in a simple, clear and logical style, this book is must-have reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students, professors, and any supporter of SDG9 and Agenda 2030. Concise Guides to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals comprises 17 short books, each examining one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The series provides an integrated assessment of the SDGs from economic, legal, social, environmental and cultural perspectives.

Even leaving aside the vast death and suffering that it wrought on indigenous populations, German ambitions to transform Southwest Africa in the early part of the twentieth century were futile for most. For years colonists wrestled ocean waters, desert landscapes, and widespread aridity as they tried to reach inland in their effort of turning outwardly barren lands into a profitable settler colony. In his innovative environmental history, Martin Kalb outlines the development of the colony up to World War I, deconstructing the common settler narrative, all to reveal the importance of natural forces and the Kaisereich's everyday violence.

Living Deep Ecology: A Bioregional Journey is an exploration of our evolving relationship with a specific bioregion. It is set in Humboldt County in northwestern California, in the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion. By focusing on a specific bioregion and reflecting on anthropogenic changes in this bioregion over three decades, Bill Devall engages the reader in asking deeper questions about the meaning we find in Nature. He addresses questions such as how do we relate the facts and theories presented by science with our feelings, our intimacy, and our sense of Place as we dwell in a specific bioregion. This book engages the reader to consider our place in Nature. Devall approaches the bioregion not from the perspective of agencies and government, but from the perspective of the landscape itself.

Environmental Activism, Social Media, and Protest in China: Becoming Activists over Wild Public Networks builds upon existing social movement scholarship in communication studies, China studies, and sociology by analyzing China's vibrant contemporary environmental protests. Using news reports, social media feeds, and conversations with witnesses and participants in the protests, Elizabeth Brunner examines three important antiparaxylene (PX) protests: the 2007 protests in Xiamen, the 2011 protests in Dalian, and the 2014 protests in Maoming. Brunner argues for the treatment of protests as forces majeure and asserts the legitimacy of wild public networks. Brunner stresses that scholars must take a networked approach to social movements as new media become valid platforms for furthering social change, especially in areas where censorship is common.

WORTH: A Story of Favor and Forgiveness is a memoir about an African American woman centered around a 1979 visit with Good Times actress Esther Rolle. Born into an upper middle class family in Orlando, Florida, Ann Champion experiences travel, gifts, and other benefits that come with her privileged lifestyle. After parental divorce, things change as her once prosperous life dissipates, and the family is introduced to a world of poverty. Through faith and resilience, Ann strains to overcome challenges, griefs, and loss. While living in San Francisco, California, however, she receives a surprise birthday gift that reminds her of what's most important.

Unlock Supernatural PowerThis is definitely a fun read and shows small ways you can try and change your life for the better. Nerdy Girl Express#1 Best Seller in CrystalsPractice Practical Magic. Did you know that wearing an amulet of green jade during an interview will help you get the job? Have you heard that an amethyst ring can help break bad habits and even encourage sobriety? Anyone looking for love can place two pink quartz crystals in the bedroom; youll not be alone for long! These are just a few of the hundreds of secrets shared in The Magic of Crystals and Gems. Semi-precious stones and gems have long been known for their magic as well as their beauty. In this book of charms, readers learn everything there is to know about the powers of crystals from birthstone magic to gem divination to jewelry spells. This is a fun, entertaining, and enlightening book that will appeal to everyone who's ever worn a birthstone, kissed the ring of a lover for luck, or bought a crystal for good energy.Learn Amazing Things About Crystals. The Magic of Crystals and Gems is a treasure chest filled with the ancient wisdom of crystals. It is also a handy how-to filled with little-known lore along with the myth, meanings and specific magical qualities of hundreds of crystals, both common and very rare, including many meteorites. Author Cerridwen Greenleaf shares secrets to how and why crystal balls work, scrying with obsidian, crystal astrology, divination, healing, psychism and connections between the stars in the sky and gems of the earth. This one-of-a-kind work on the power of crystals belongs on the bookshelf of everyone interested in the magical gifts of Mother Nature.Learn:Which crystals are right for youHow to unlock the mystery of sacred stonesWays to improve your life with changes as simple as putting new crystals in your roomIf you like The Crystal Bible or Crystals for Healing, you'll love The Magic of Crystals and Gems

'A journey around both the author's mind and the planet's great cities that leaves us energised, open to new experiences and ready to return more hopefully to our lives' ALAIN DE BOTTON'Enriching... Luminous... A touching survey of human dreams and endeavours' PATRICK GALE___________________A love letter to the cities of the world, from the bestselling pilot-author of Skyfaring.Growing up in his small hometown, Mark Vanhoenacker spun the illuminated globe in his bedroom and dreamt of elsewhere - of distant, real cities, and a perfect metropolis that existed only in his imagination. These places were sources of endless fascination and escape: streets unspooled, towers shone, and anonymous crowds bustled in cities where Mark could be anyone - perhaps even himself.Now, as a commercial airline pilot, Mark has spent nearly two decades crossing the skies of our planet, touching down in the cities he imagined as a child. He experiences these metropolises in short layover visits that repeat month after month and year after year, giving him a unique perspective on the places that form our urban world.Interweaving travelogue with memoir, Mark celebrates the cities he has come to know and love through the lens of the hometown his heart has never left. Exploring the emblematic facets of each city's identity - the sweeping roads of Los Angeles, the old gates of Jeddah, the intricate, dream-inspired plan of Bras lia - he shows us with warmth and fresh eyes the extraordinary places that billions of us call home.'I absolutely love the way Mark Vanhoenacker writes about the world; he gives you a whole new way of seeing' JENNY COLGAN'Will transport you around the globe and back again without leaving your seat' MARK OVENDEN, author of Airline Maps and London Underground by Design

Magische Pflanzenwelt - Wildnis Tiere Abenteuer Mithilfe neuester Technologien zeigt »Der grüne Planet« die Pflanzenwelt wie nie zuvor - ein Leben voller bemerkenswerter Verhaltensweisen. Vom üppigsten Dschungel bis zur rauesten Wüste, vom schneereichsten Bergwald bis zum entlegensten dampfenden Sumpf reist Der grüne Planet von einem Lebensraum zum nächsten und enthüllt, dass Pflanzen genauso aggressiv, konkurrenzfähig und spektakulär sind wie Tiere. Sie werden Agenten des Todes entdecken, die ihre Wirtspflanze rücksichtslos verschlingen, aber auch solche, die tiefe und komplexe Beziehungen mit anderen Arten eingehen. Obwohl Pflanzen zweifelsohne die Stars der Show sind, wird auch ein faszinierendes, neues Augenmerk auf die Tiere gerichtet, die mit ihnen interagieren. Das Buch zur neuen spektakulären BBC Dokumentation Emotionale Geschichten, überraschende Helden und bemerkenswerte VerhaltensweisenDie spektakulärsten Entdeckungen im Bereich Flora und Fauna der letzten zwei Jahrzehnte Fotografie Bildband: Wunderschöne Natur- und Tieraufnahmen lassen Sie in eine andere Welt eintauchen

The Glen House Book: White Mountains, Season of 1889 is a historical book written by Charles R. Milliken. The book is a detailed account of the events and happenings during the summer season of 1889 at the Glen House, located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The book provides a comprehensive description of the Glen House, its surroundings, and the various activities that took place during that season.The author describes the beauty and grandeur of the White Mountains and the Glen House, which was a popular summer resort for tourists during the late 19th century. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the history of the Glen House, its amenities, the various outdoor activities available to guests, and the social events that took place during the season.The author also provides a glimpse into the daily life of the guests and the staff at the Glen House, including their interactions, routines, and experiences. The book is filled with vivid descriptions and illustrations that bring the White Mountains and the Glen House to life.Overall, The Glen House Book: White Mountains, Season of 1889 is a fascinating historical account of a bygone era, providing a unique insight into the lives of the people who visited and worked at one of the most popular summer resorts in New England during the late 19th century.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.

DesertedIn Pursuit of Dry Land? Dream away at the most beautiful desert landscapesThe desert lies bare - sparse and silent in the heavy stillness of the day, a wilderness that somehow manages to be both remote and yet strangely intimate. We seek to explore the gentle fragility of these ancient landscapes, uncovering the textures, colours, and light that plays out in shadows across the land.The creators of Rucksack Magazine bring you Deserted: In Pursuit of Drylands. In this study of the desert landscape, the visual and written stories portray places so vast that time and space are rendered meaningless. Featuring photography from locations such as Utah, the Atacama, the Namib Desert, and the Australian Outback, we showcase endless, open swathes of golden land that stretch beneath the burning sky and soar far beyond any possible human perception.

This journal has a beautiful design for any plant lover. It features an African American woman holding a Monsterra plant with a white background and navy blue hearts. There are 100 lined pages on the interior. It is the perfect sized journal/notebook to keep in your handbag, car or travel bag.

Im Laufe der Geschichte waren Blumen ein fester Bestandteil des menschlichen Überlebens und der Kultur - als Nahrung, als Medizin, als Ausdruck von Gefühlen, als Symbole, zum Gedenken und Feiern und zur Dekoration. Ihre Formen, Farben, Düfte und Texturen haben uns schon immer angezogen, ebenso wie die Tiere und Insekten. Blumen werden als luxuriöse Gewürze (Safran) und als Farb- und Aromastoffe verwendet - Ringelblumen, die an Hühner verfüttert werden, machen die Eier gelber und Lavendel war die Lieblingsmarmelade von Elisabeth I. Blumen haben eine große symbolische Bedeutung: Veilchen stehen für Bescheidenheit, Gänseblümchen für Reinheit und Narzissen für unerwiderte Liebe. Und sie haben in der Kultur, in Mythen und Legenden, in der Literatur und in der dekorativen Kunst schon immer eine wichtige Rolle gespielt.Dieses reizvolle neue Buch versammelt 100 Blumen aus aller Welt, um ihre bemerkenswerten Geschichten zu erzählen. Jede Blume ist reichhaltig in Farbe illustriert und wird von Fakten über jede Art und ihre Rolle in unserer Kultur und Geschichte begleitet. - Über 300 wunderschöne, botanische Illustrationen der Gärtnerin und Illustratorin Charlotte Day

Wie viele Baumarten und Bäume gibt es weltweit? Haben Bäume ein Gedächtnis? Was ist Drehwuchs? Können die Wurzeln unterschiedlicher Bäume miteinander verwachsen? Und wann ist ein Baum ein Naturdenkmal? Eike Jablonski - Präsident der Deutschen Dendrologischen Gesellschaft - hat in diesem Buch 222 spannende Fragen rund um das Thema Bäume zusammengetragen, so, wie sie ihm und dem Fachautorenteam dieses Buches im Laufe ihrer langjährigen Praxis immer wieder gestellt werden. Die prägnanten, aber stets ausführlichen Antworten sind meist verblüffend und halten viele neue Erkenntnisse bereit. Ein Buch, das Sie so schnell nicht mehr aus der Hand legen werden!

Klimaschutz ist Menschenrecht Dürre, Eisschmelze, Überflutungen zerstören den Lebensraum und die Existenzgrundlage vieler Menschen. Doch Regierungen oder Konzerne zeigen sich oft träge bis ignorant, wenn sie Maßnahmen zum Klimaschutz ergreifen sollen. Was kann da der Einzelne, das Klimaopfer, tun? Die Rechtsanwältin Roda Verheyen sagt entschlossen: das bestehende Recht und die Gerichte nutzen. Wir alle sind bedroht und können mit Klimaklagen Verantwortliche zur Rechenschaft ziehen. Anhand eigener Erfahrungen und wichtiger internationaler Prozessfälle zeigt sie, dass die Judikative - in Sachen Klimaschutz eine oft unterschätzte Gewalt - Machtlosen Recht verschaffen kann. Schließlich geht es um das Recht des Menschen auf ein Leben in Würde, jetzt und in Zukunft.

Wetterküche Alpen - die Ursprünge unseres KlimasMeteorologe Sven Plöger und Wissenschaftsjournalist Rolf Schlenker erklären, wie die Alpen als Taktgeber für unterschiedlichste Wetterphänomene auch im Flachland wirken. Wie Hitzerekorde, Trockenperioden, Saharastaub und Starkregen, Föhnstürme und Orkanböen entstehen. Mit welchen Strategien Alpentiere überleben; wie das evolutive Gedächtnis von Alpenpflanzen funktioniert. Und welche Ideen es vor Ort gibt, mit denen wir dem Klimawandel entgegentreten können.'Sven Plöger zeigt mit Sachverstand und Erzählfreude, wie wichtig die Berge für unsere klimatische Zukunft sind. Ein Buch weit über Meeresniveau. Auch für Großstädter und Flachlandbewohner ein Muss!' Professor Eckart von Hirschhausen, Gründer der Stiftung Gesunde Erde Gesunde Menschen'Das Wetter in den Alpen und der Klimawandel sind spannende Themen. Sie interessieren nicht nur uns Bergsteiger. Sven Plöger gibt Einblicke, für die ich dankbar bin.' Reinhold Messner'Nirgendwo ist man vom Wetter so abhängig wie in den Bergen. Wer es versteht, wird sich sicherer und freudiger darin bewegen können. Danke, Sven, dass ich von Dir so viel Neues lernen durfte.' Felix Neureuther

The Shakespeare Flora is a comprehensive guide to all the major references to trees, plants, flowers, and vegetable productions in the works of William Shakespeare. Written by Leo Hartley Grindon and first published in 1883, the book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the botanical references in Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. The book is organized alphabetically by plant name, with each entry providing a detailed description of the plant and its role in Shakespeare's writing. In addition to the plant descriptions, the book also includes a wealth of historical and cultural information about the plants and their uses in Elizabethan England. The Shakespeare Flora is a fascinating and informative read for anyone interested in the intersection of literature and botany.With Comments And Botanical Particulars.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.