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Prairie Crossing: Creating an American Conservation Community
Carved out of century-old farmland near Chicago, the Prairie Crossing development is a novel experiment in urban public policy that preserves 69 percent of the land as open space. The for-profit project has set out to do nothing less than use access to nature as a means to challenge America's failed... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 1962 -
Learning Transitions in Higher Education
This book draws on a study of student transitions in higher education institutions to both unpack the concept of a learning transition and develop pedagogic strategies to enable learners to develop their learning careers. This book provides an original perspective on teaching and learning in higher... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2014 -
Ecocriticism and the Future of Southern Studies
by Lisa Hinrichsen • Christopher Lloyd • Joseph Thompson • John Moran • Scott Romine • Jay Watson • Robert Azzarello • Evangelia Kindinger • Delia Byrnes • Sam Horrocks • Sarah McFarland • Joshua Myers • Scott Obernesser • Lucas Sheaffer • Jimmy Dean Smith • Daniel Spoth • Ila Tyagi • Jonathan VillalobosAs the planet faces ever-worsening disruptions to global ecosystems—carbon and chemical emissions, depletions of the ozone layer, the loss of biodiversity, rising sea levels, air toxification, and worsening floods and droughts—scholars across academia must examine the cultural effects of this increa... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2019 -
At War: The Military and American Culture in the Twentieth Century and Beyond (War Culture)
by Susan L. Carruthers • Katherine Ellison • Scott Laderman • Christine Knauer • William Watson • John M. Kinder • Jennifer Mittelstadt • David Kieran • Jana K. Lipman • Edwin A. Martini • Mark R. Wilson • Christopher Hamner • Sahr Conway-Lanz • Stefan Aune • Nick Witham • Wilbur J. Scott • Kara Dixon Vuic • Richard P. Tucker • Bonnie M. Miller • Professor G. Kurt PiehlerThe country’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, its interventions around the world, and its global military presence make war, the military, and militarism defining features of contemporary American life. The armed services and the wars they fight shape all aspects of life—from the formation of racial a... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2018 -
Educational Psychology Perspectives on Supporting Young Autistic People: Insights from Experience, Practice and Research
by Clare Hughes • Carol Povey • Phil Christie • Luke Beardon • Alexandra Lewis • Sue Fletcher-Watson • Prithvi Perepa • Liz Pellicano • Nicola Yuill • Laura Cockburn • Laura Crane • Vicky Slonims • Jennifer Baulcomb • Carrie Grant • Scot Greathead • Rhiannon Yates • Bola Abimbola • Diana Loffler • Annie Etherington • Irina Roncaglia • Charlotte Hatton • Jane Park • Katie Maras • Adam O'Loughlin • Juliet Gittens • Lynne Moxon • Ken Greaves • Alyssa Alcorn • Owen Rhys BarryAn essential guide for any professionals working with autistic children and young adults, this book provides expert insights which need to be considered by professionals, parents and autistic people alike. It covers key themes such as anxiety and wellbeing, transition into adulthood, sexuality, inte... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2022