David Groves: 13 books
by David Groves
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2016
The plot for ‘The Digital Apocalypse’ was conceived after reading ‘Heaven and Earth’ written by Ian Plimer. Winston Frobisher, a social historian, experiences triumphs and tragedies as he navigates through an increasingly digital world of unprecedented social and technological change that challenges...
by Daniel Müller, David I. Groves
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
In recent years, there has been increasing interest from geoscientists in potassic ig neous rocks. Academic geoscientists have been interested in their petrogenesis and their potential value in defining the tectonic setting of the terranes into which they were intruded, and exploration geoscientists...
Bones, Stones and Molecules
"Out of Africa" and Human Origins
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2004
Bones, Stones and Molecules provides some of the best evidence for resolving the debate between the two hypotheses of human origins. The debate between the 'Out of Africa' model and the 'Multiregional' hypothesis is examined through the functional and developmental processes associated with the evolution...
by John Law, Kalpana Shankar, David Hakken
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
The fourth edition of an authoritative overview, with all new chapters that capture the state of the art in a rapidly growing field.
Science and Technology Studies (STS) is a flourishing interdisciplinary field that examines the transformative power of science and technology to arrange and...
North America
The Historical Geography of a Changing Continent
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
This classic text retains the superb scholarship of the first edition in a thoroughly revised and accessibly written new edition. With both new and updated essays by distinguished American and Canadian authors, the book provides a comprehensive historical overview of the formation and growth of North...
Addressing Climate Change in Local Water Agency Plans
Demonstrating a Simplified Robust Decision Making Approach in the California Sierra Foothills
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
This report describes an approach for planning under deep uncertainty, Robust Decision Making (RDM), and demonstrates its use by the El Dorado Irrigation District (EID). Using RDM, the authors and EID tested the robustness of current long-term water management plans and more robust alternatives across...
Strengthening Coastal Planning
How Coastal Regions Could Benefit from Louisiana’s Planning and Analysis Framework
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2014
This report highlights RAND’s contributions to the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s Master Plan. Its purpose is to help policymakers in other coastal regions understand the value of a solid technical foundation to support decisionmaking on strategies to reduce flood risk,...
by Daniel Müller, David I. Groves
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2015
This book reviews the geochemical and petrological characteristics of potassic igneous rock complexes, and investigates the different tectonic settings in which these rocks occur. The authors provide an overview and classification of these rocks and elucidate the geochemical differences between barren...
by Daniel Müller, David I. Groves
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Potassic igneous rocks have gained much attention among petrologists worldwide, mainly due to their distinct geochemistry, and many geoscientists still consider them as petrological curiosities with an obscure petrogenesis. In the past, a plethora of genetic hypotheses and of local names for potassic...
by Jackie Groves, David Clarke
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2010
Five friends are looking forward to Christmas vacation. The weather has been cold and there has been a lot of snow but that doesnt deter them from the thoughts of an exciting few days in the woods bombing around on their ATVs. The only concession that Dons parents made when they agreed to the trip...
Crime, Second Chances, and Human Services
Creating a Pathway to Ordinary Life for the Convicted
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2019
This book promotes the notion of second chances and the importance of human services within the communities most affected by crime and the criminal justice system. Recognition of the fallibility of humans and the necessity of redemption is the first step to change our attitude toward guilt and punishment....
by Daniel Müller, David I. Groves
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2018
This book reviews the geochemical and petrological characteristics of potassic igneous rock complexes, and investigates the various tectonic settings in which these rocks occur. The authors provide an overview and classification of these rocks and elucidate the geochemical differences between barren...
Planning Tool to Support Louisiana's Decisionmaking on Coastal Protection and Restoration
Technical Description
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
A computer-based decision-support tool, called the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) Planning Tool, provided technical analysis that supported the development of Louisiana's Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast through CPRA and community-based deliberations. This document...