Download or read book Road Engineering for Development written by Richard Robinson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing countries in the tropics have different natural conditions and different institutional and financial situations to industrialized countries. However, most textbooks on highway engineering are based on experience from industrialized countries with temperate climates, and deal only with specific problems. Road Engineering for Development (published as Highway and Traffic Engineering in Developing Countries in its first edition) provides a comprehensive description of the planning, design, construction and maintenance of roads in developing countries. It covers a wide range of technical and non-technical problems that may confront road engineers working in this area. The technical content of the book has been fully updated and current development issues are focused on. Designed as a fundamental text for civil engineering students this book also offers a broad, practical view of the subject for practising engineers. It has been written with the assistance of a number of world-renowned specialist professional engineers with many years experience in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Central America.

Download or read book Bats of the United States and Canada written by Michael J. Harvey and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Honorable Mention, Popular Science, 2012 PROSE Awards, Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers The only mammals capable of true flight, bats are among the world’s most fascinating creatures. This accessible guide to the forty-seven species of bats found in the United States and Canada captures and explains the amazing diversity of these marvels of evolution. A wide variety of bat species live in the United States and Canada, ranging from the California leaf-nosed bat to the Florida bonneted bat, from the eastern small-footed bat to the northern long-eared bat. The authors provide an overview of bat classification, biology, feeding behavior, habitats, migration, and reproduction. They discuss the ever-increasing danger bats face from destruction of habitat, wind turbines, chemical toxicants, and devastating diseases like white-nose syndrome, which is killing millions of cave bats in North America. Illustrated species accounts include range maps and useful identification tips. Written by three of the world’s leading bat experts and featuring J. Scott Altenbach's stunning photographs, this fact-filled and easy-to-use book is the most comprehensive and up-to-date account of bats in the U.S. and Canada.

Download or read book Geo trekking in Ethiopia s Tropical Mountains written by Jan Nyssen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is based on over 150 scientific papers about the Dogu’a Tembien district in Ethiopia. To reach a broader public of people interested in geosites and human-environment interactions, the authors here add a geoguide about this mountain district in Ethiopia(13°30’ N, 39°10’ E; upto 2850 m high) which shows a varied lithology. A large team has carried out research in that district over the past 23 years, including long stays in the areas. Numerous viewpoints and geosites are only accessible on foot; hence the authors prepared the book as a trekking guide, which will enhance sustainable tourism in the same time. This edited work summarises the study results in the international literature into a comprehensive book, which comprises 35 thematic chapters, detailed description of 573 km of trekking routes to access the landscape and the most scenic excursion points, as well as the necessary logistical information. A state-of-the-art trekking map is included as a digital annex.

Download or read book Raised Row Gardening written by Jim & Mary Competti and published by Page Street Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Easier and Cheaper to Set Up Than Raised Beds! For homeowners young and old looking for the easiest and most affordable way to grow the most vegetables, the Raised Row method shared in this breakthrough book is the new go-to choice. In the past decade, raised bed gardening has been wildly popular, but it requires buying wood or another material to build the raised beds, which quickly becomes expensive and labor intense. A raised row garden uses just soil and mulch, such as shredded leaves, to create raised growing rows and walking rows. This method is more budget-friendly, natural and just as effective to control weeds and see an impressive harvest your first year. Jim and Mary Competti, founders of the blog Old World Garden Farms, are the leaders of this gardening revolution. They’ve perfected and streamlined their method over several years. They spend only a few minutes per day maintaining a large garden that provides their family with food for the whole year. In this book, they share their secrets so anyone can do it too. Raised rows utilize straw mulch, compost and cover crops to enrich the soil you have and keep down weeds naturally. This way, no backbreaking overturning of the beds is required, as it is for traditional row gardening. Now, readers can work less and enjoy the fruits of their gardens more!

Download or read book Teaching Organic Farming and Gardening written by Martha Brown and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-23 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on nearly 50 years of teaching organic farming and gardening, the staff of the UC Santa Cruz Farm & Garden Apprenticeship and invited authors have developed an updated and expanded resource for instructors based on many of the skills and concepts taught in UCSC's annual Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture program. Teaching Organic Farming & Gardening: Resources for Instructors, 3rd Edition addresses practical aspects of organic farming and gardening, applied soil science, and social and environmental issues in agriculture. New features of the 3rd Edition include revised and expanded lecture outlines, new demonstrations and exercises, detailed narrative supplements to support lecture topics, and new appendices and illustrations. Although much of the material has been developed for field or garden demonstrations and skill building, most of the units can also be tailored to a classroom setting.The 700-page manual was produced by UCSC's Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food System and is designed for a wide audience of those involved in teaching farming and gardening skills and sustainable agriculture concepts, including colleges and universities with sustainable agriculture programs, student farms or gardens, and on-farm education programs; urban agriculture, community garden, and farm training programs; farms with internships or apprenticeships; agriculture extension stations; school gardening programs; organizations such as the Peace Corps, US AID, and other groups that provide international training in food growing and ecological growing methods; and master gardener programs.

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Download or read book Composition Book Quad Ruled 4x4 Graph Paper Notebook written by MSquared Designs and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Composition Book Quad Ruled: 4x4 Graph Paper Notebook Features: Measures 8.5 x 11 inches For Extra Writing Space 4x4 Graph Paper, 75 Sheets/150 Pages Paperback. Soft cover design. Matte.(Not a sewn binding.) White interior pages 4 Squares per inch Graph Paper Pages (Non-Perforated Pages) Cool front cover design. Also available in various other colors and designs. Great for math, geometry, science, engineering or lab work. At MSquared Design we have a variety of amazing Notebooks and Journals for kids available in a wide selection on interiors including: Wide Ruled for Younger Students College Ruled for Older Students Graph Paper for Math, Drawing and other Projects Dot Grid for Bullet Journaling and Other Projects Sketchbooks for Drawing Love this design but need a different interior format? Just click on our brand "MSquared Designs" to find the rest of our selection! School Notebook or Personal Journal for writing, essays or notes. Perfect for Homeschooling, Teachers, Students or Parents.

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Download or read book Composition Book Graph Paper 4x4 written by Full Spectrum Publishing and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-07-26 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At Full Spectrum Publishing we create a variety of fun and trendy Notebooks for Students and Teachers to enjoy during the school year. View our wide variety of notebooks to find one that expresses the inner you! This Notebooks Features - 4X4 Grid Paper / Engineering Paper - Standard composition notebook measurements at 8.5 x 11 - Great size for backpack, schoolwork & homework - 100 Primary paper crisp white writing pages - Protective glossy book cover

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Download or read book Composition Book Graph Paper 4x4 written by Full Spectrum Publishing and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At Full Spectrum Publishing we create a variety of fun and trendy Notebooks for Students and Teachers to enjoy during the school year. View our wide variety of notebooks to find one that expresses the inner you! This Notebooks Features - 4X4 Grid Paper / Engineering Paper - Standard composition notebook measurements at 8.5 x 11 - Great size for backpack, schoolwork & homework - 100 Primary paper crisp white writing pages - Protective glossy book cover