Perspectives of San Diego Bay
Title | Perspectives of San Diego Bay PDF eBook |
Author | Chandler Garbell |
Publisher | |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Education |
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This award-winning naturalists's guide to San Diego's intertidal zones and harbors was written and produced by eleventh-grade science, math, and humanities classes at a public charter school close to San Diego Bay.
San Diego Bay
Title | San Diego Bay PDF eBook |
Author | Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech High (San Diego, Calif.) |
Publisher | California Sea Grant |
Pages | 375 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Nature |
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San Diego Bay: A Call for Conservation" is the fourth book in a series that details the beauty and history of San Diego Bay, written by the talented students of High Tech High. It delves into the delicate balance between humans and nature in an urbanized ecosystem, demonstrating the importance of environmental awareness and action, and the role individuals can play to benefit their city and planet. It examines San Diego Bay's current state, outlines the reasons behind its decline, and offers solutions for its recovery. With a preface by Jane Goodall, a wealth of photographs, plus interviews with local experts on indigenous species and environmental concerns, this is a compelling and insightful work.
Making and Unmaking of San Diego Bay
Title | Making and Unmaking of San Diego Bay PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew R. Kaser |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 2021-09-26 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0429946007 |
San Diego Bay is a shallow estuary surrounded by a large population center. Geological forces and changes in sea levels from the last Ice Age combine to make the Bay and the adjacent highlands and mesas. Human activity has also influenced the Bay. Humans built several major cities and filled significant parts of the Bay. This book describes the natural history and evolution of the San Diego Bay Area over the last 50 million years through the present and into the future. Key Features Summarizes a complex geological, geographical, and ecological history Reviews how the San Diego Bay has changed and will likely change in the future Examines the different roles of various drivers of Bay ecosystem function Includes the role of humans—both first people and modern populations—on the Bay Explores San Diego Bay as an example of general bay ecological and environmental issues Related Titles Howard GC and Kaser MR. Making and Unmaking of the San Francisco Bay (ISBN 9781138596726) Wang Y, ed. Remote Sensing of Coastal Environments (ISBN 978-1-1381-1638-2) Gonenc IE, Wolfin JB, eds. Coastal Lagoons: Ecosystem Processes and Modeling for Sustainable Use and Development (ISBN 978-0-3675-7814-5) Mossop E, ed. Sustainable Coastal Design and Planning (ISBN 978-0-3675-7075-0)
Perspective
Title | Perspective PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 1990-11 |
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An Historical Perspective of the Commercial and Sport Fisheries Offshore California Through 1985
Title | An Historical Perspective of the Commercial and Sport Fisheries Offshore California Through 1985 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 112 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Fisheries |
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Discovering the San Diego River Within a Watershed Policy Perspective
Title | Discovering the San Diego River Within a Watershed Policy Perspective PDF eBook |
Author | Denneese C. Bonds Chanis |
Publisher | |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2003 |
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Global Sustainability and Communities of Practice
Title | Global Sustainability and Communities of Practice PDF eBook |
Author | Carl A. Maida |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 2018-03-28 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1785338463 |
Collaboration between experts and the public is vital for effective community engagement aimed at improving the lives of the most vulnerable in society, whether at the local or global level. Using case-based and theoretical chapters that examine rural and urban communities of practice, this volume illustrates how participatory researchers and students, as well as policy and community leaders, find ways to engage with the broader public when it comes to global sustainability research and practice.