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The Land Has Memory |
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Категория: Биологические науки » Экология. Окружающая среда |
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Автор: Duane Blue Spruce, Tanya Thrasher
Издательство: University of North Carolina Press
Год издания: 2009
isbn: 0807832642
Количество страниц: 194
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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In the heart of Washington, D.C., a centuries-old landscape has come alive in the twenty-first century through a re-creation of the natural environment as the region's original peoples might have known it. Unlike most plantings that surround other museums on the National Mall, the landscape around the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is itself a living exhibit, carefully created to reflect indigenous ways of thinking about the land and its uses.
Abundantly illustrated,The Land Has Memory offers beautiful images of the museum's natural environment in every season as well as the uniquely designed building itself. Essays by museum staff and others involved in the museum's creation provide an examination of indigenous peoples' long and varied relationship to the land in the Americas, an account of the museum designers' efforts to reflect traditional knowledge in the design of individual landscape elements, detailed descriptions of the 150 native plant species used, and an exploration of how the landscape changes seasonally. The Land Has Memory serves not only as an attractive and informative keepsake for museum visitors, but also as a thoughtful representation of how traditional indigenous ways of knowing can be put into practice.
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Amazonia, Landscape and Species Evolution: A Look into the Past |
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Категория: Гуманитарные науки » Исторические науки » Этнография |
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Автор: Carina Hoorn, Frank Wesselingh
Издательство: Wiley-Blackwell
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 1405181133
Количество страниц: 464
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Amazonia, Landscape and Species Evolution is written with the following aims:
To explain the geological processes that formed Amazonia;
To explore the extent to which Amazonian biodiversity can be explained through pre–Quaternary processes;
To show how our understanding of the evolution of the Amazonian landscape, flora and fauna can be improved by combining geological and biological research;
To provide a starting point for future research in Amazonia.
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Water Wise. Native Plants for Intermountain Landscapes |
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Категория: Домоводство, досуг » Садоводство, цветоводство, огород, растения |
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Автор: Mee W.
Издательство: Utah State University
Год издания: 2003
isbn: 0874215617
Количество страниц: 243
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Today, native plants and water conservation are subjects of vital interest to cities, offices, homeowners, and agriculture alike, as all are affected by the growing shortage of water in the Intermountain region.
This comprehensive volume provides specific information about shrubs, trees, grasses, forbs, and cacti that are native to most states in the Intermountain West, and that can be used in landscaping to conserve water, reflect and preserve the region’s landscape character, and help protect its ecological integrity. The book is an invaluable guide for the professional landscaper, horticulturist, and others in the Intermountain nursery industry, as well as for the student, general reader, gardener, and homeowner.
Water Wise is both convenient and comprehensive. The heart of the book presents hundreds of species, devoting a full page to each, with a description of appearance, habitat, landscape use, and other comments. Color photographs illustrate each plant described. A reader-friendly introduction provides important background on the ecology of the Intermountain West, along with full descriptions of native plant habitats and associations.
An accessible resource of accurate native plant information for all readers, Water Wise will be indispensable to professional landscapers and amateurs alike. |
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