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A beautifully illustrated exploration of the world's most extraordinary animals With an astounding 3.5 million species occupying virtually every habitat on Earth, insects are one of the most diverse groups of animals on the planet, from the humble bee to the agile praying mantis. Taking you inside the extraordinary world of insects, The Complete Insect explores all aspects of the natural history of these remarkable creatures, providing a close-up look at their fascinating anatomy, physiology, evolution, ecology, behavior, and more. It features hundreds of stunning color photographs and illustrations and draws on a broad range of examples, from familiar ants to iridescent jewel beetles. A celebration of the rich complexity of insect life, The Complete Insect is a must-have book for insect enthusiasts and armchair naturalists.An absorbing, wide-ranging, and beautiful exploration of the fascinating natural history of insectsFeatures a wealth of stunning full-color photographs from the fieldIncludes photomicrographs and electron micrographs that offer a rare view of normally invisible structuresExamines the complex relationship between humans and insectsIntegrates physiological adaptations with ecology and behavior

A companion to Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing with R, this lab manual covers examples of natural resource data analysis applications including practical, problem-solving exercises and case studies that use the free and open-source platform R.

This book explores a wide range of methodological approaches to examining various forms of workplace physical environments.

This book brings together new perspectives on India's foreign policy in the light of a constantly shifting world order. It will also be of use to foreign policy and diplomacy practitioners, career bureaucrats, and government think tanks.

This multi-genre collection of essays presents the dramatic transformation of English Studies in India since the early 1990s. It showcases the shift from the study of mainly British literature and language to a more versatile terrain of multilingualism, culture, performance, theory, and the literary global South.

This comprehensive book brings together reflections, lessons and insights relating to the post Covid-19 era in Zimbabwe.

This edition includes surveys covering the annexed (and disputed) territories of Crimea and Sevastopol, as well as updated surveys of each of the other 83 federal subjects. It includes an economic survey, presenting the latest available data on finance, transport, agriculture, industry, manufacturing, foreign investment and employment.

This accessible book defines 100 key concepts, ideas, and processes in Environmental Psychology to provide an introductory reference work that brings together research and theory in a bite-size format.

This accessible book defines 100 key concepts, ideas, and processes in Environmental Psychology to provide an introductory reference work that brings together research and theory in a bite-size format.

This well-illustrated book by authors from around the globe tells how the Commonwealth Association of Planners across five decades has campaigned to make a difference towards sustainable urbanisation. It also looks ahead, scoping the urgent, practical action that is now required.

This well-illustrated book by authors from around the globe tells how the Commonwealth Association of Planners across five decades has campaigned to make a difference towards sustainable urbanisation. It also looks ahead, scoping the urgent, practical action that is now required.

The purpose of this conference was to create a platform for the environmental scientists and engineers to share their research experience through oral and poster presentation of the technical papers on emergent technologies in environment and sustainability.

This book ¿ an English translation of a key Tamil book of literary and cultural criticism ¿ looks at the construction of Tamil scholarship through the colonial approach to Tamil literature as evidenced in the first translations into English.

Outlines the roles and responsibilities of various individuals and agencies responsible for Homeland Security and emergency management preparedness and response. Chapters focus on the applied aspects of a range of public servants in various departments relative to an all-hazards, disaster and terrorist attack response and approach.

Outlines the roles and responsibilities of various individuals and agencies responsible for Homeland Security and emergency management preparedness and response. Chapters focus on the applied aspects of a range of public servants in various departments relative to an all-hazards, disaster and terrorist attack response and approach.

The authors of this volume discuss questions of disaster and justice from various interdisciplinary vantage points, including public policy, science and technology studies, law, gender, sociology and psychology, social and cultural anthropology, town planning and tourism.

In response to the damage caused by a growth-led global economy, researchers across the world started investigating the association between environmental pollution and its possible determinants. Most famously, the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesises. This book explores the latest literature on the Environmental Kuznets Curve.

This edited collection explores our often-surprising modes of co-inhabiting the cultural and aerial worlds of birds. It focuses on our encounters with non-captive birds and the cultural geographies of feathered flight.

This edited collection explores our often-surprising modes of co-inhabiting the cultural and aerial worlds of birds. It focuses on our encounters with non-captive birds and the cultural geographies of feathered flight.

An analysis both of contemporary Tokyo and the contemporary Olympic games, emphasising the role of late-stage capitalism and political economy in shaping both. A valuable resource for scholars both of contemporary Japan and of the Olympics and other mega-events.

This book considers how we encounter and make meaning from extinction in diverse settings and cultures.