Authors:J.M. McGlade, P. Cury, K.A. Koranteng, N.J. Hardman-M
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Keywords: marine, large, development, resources, ecosystems, sustainable, environmental, guinea, ecosystem, gulf, forcing
Number of Pages: 428
Published: 2002-08-29
List price: $118.00
ISBN-10: 0444510281
ISBN-13: 9780444510280

The Gulf of Guinea volume is part of a series on the Large Marine Ecosystems. This volume combines the latest research on the Gulf of Guinea from scientists working primarily in the region and from Europe. It covers the dynamics of the oceanic and coastal waters of the region, the major biological resources, pollution in the marine environment and the socio-economics and governance of marine fisheries. A significant number of new data sets, including some which have been repatriated from outside the region, are now made available through this publication.The combination of the various chapters

Authors:James McGlade, Sander E. van der Leeuw,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: archaeology, one, world, transformation, process, structured, time
Number of Pages: 504
Published: 1997-05-23
List price: $250.00
ISBN-10: 0415117887
ISBN-13: 9780415117883

The volume presents cogent arguments and methods for the study of change, in a range of essays by experts from the humanities, social and natural sciences, and archaeology. A significant addition to the acclaimed One World Archaeology series.

Authors:Elizabeth Garnsey, James McGlade,
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Keywords: economic, systems, socio, change, evolution, continuity, complexity
Number of Pages: 219
Published: 2006-11-30
List price: $120.00
ISBN-10: 184542140X
ISBN-13: 9781845421403

`Complexity theory first emerged three decades or so ago, but only recently has its potential relevance for the study of social and economic phenomena really begun to be recognised. This timely collection of essays clearly demonstrates, both conceptually and empirically, how complexity theory ideas can provide considerable insight into how socio-economic systems - cities, societies, industries, technologies and economies - evolve and adapt over time. It is essential reading for anyone interested in how order and evolution emerge out of the seemingly chaotic socio-economic world

Authors:Laurie Olin, Dennis C. McGlade, Robert J. Bedell, Luc
Publisher: The Monacelli Press
Keywords: placemaking, olin
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2008-09-30
List price: $65.00
ISBN-10: 158093210X
ISBN-13: 9781580932103

With increased attention to sustainability and environmental concerns, landscape architects now lead teams of urban planners and architects in developing new outdoor space and reconfiguring existing designs. As the preeminent landscape architecture firm in the United States, Olin is at the forefront of this movement with completed projects across the country and in Europe. The firm was awarded the gold medal of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the profession’s highest honor, in 2006.Well-known for the restorations of Bryant Park behind the New York Public Library and the lan