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Transportation, Traffic Safety and Health — Man and Machine
Second International Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Hans von Holst Royal Institute of Technology, WHO Collaborating Center, Sweden Ake Nygren Karolinska Institute, WHO Collaborating Center, Sweden Ake E. Andersson Institute for Futures Studies, Sweden n a recent study initiated by Harvard University, World Bank and I World Health Organization it was...
Politics Across the Hudson
The Tappan Zee Megaproject
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2015
The State of New York is now building one of the world’s longest, widest, and most expensive bridges—the new Tappan Zee Bridge—stretching more than three miles across the Hudson River, approximately thirteen miles north of New York City. In Politics Across the Hudson, urban planner Philip Plotch...
Landscaping with Edible Plants in Texas
Design and Cultivation
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
In this complete reference to integrating edible plants into a wide range of private and public landscapes, landscape designer Cheryl Beesley thoroughly answers the questions of how to plant, where to plant, and what to plant.
She covers garden layout, bed construction, and fencing options...
The New Kansas Cookbook
Rural Roots, Modern Table
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
Nearly thirty years ago, cooking team Frank and Jayni Carey gave us The Kansas Cookbook: Recipes from the Heartland, a classic, much-loved volume chronicling the state’s favorite recipes and food traditions. Now they’re back with The New Kansas Cookbook: Rural Roots, Modern Table, a look at modern...
Backyard Giants
The Passionate, Heartbreaking, and Glorious Quest to Grow the Biggest Pumpkin Ever
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2008
Every year, the race to grow the biggest pumpkin in the world draws a rowdy crowd of obsessive gardeners to county fairs and weigh-offs across the country. The competition is furious; there's sabotage and treachery and the heartbreak of root rot, and many a weigh-off ends in tears. This year, more...
Displacing Democracy
Economic Segregation in America
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2014
In recent decades, economically disadvantaged Americans have become more residentially segregated from other communities: they are increasingly likely to live in high-poverty neighborhoods that are spatially isolated with few civic resources. Low-income citizens are also less likely to be politically...
Das Oderbruchbuch
Aufzeichnungen aus dem ereignislosen Leben
Language: German
Release Date: January 8, 2016
Das Oderbruchbuch bietet Geschichte und Geschichten aus einer Landschaft am östlichen Rand Deutschlands. Das Land ist flach, der Himmel hoch. Man ist zu Gast und ist doch mittendrin. Man hat nichts zu tun und ist doch immer beschäftigt. So sitzt man im Garten, zupft Unkraut aus der Rabatte und mäht...
Shrubs Large and Small
Natives and Ornamentals for Midwest Gardens
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2013
This beautifully illustrated book on landscape gardening addresses shrubs and how to determine which you should plant among your perennials and where. Shrubs provide the foundation for a pleasing, yet low-maintenance garden. They are long-lived, have the ornamental appeal of perennials, and provide...
Real Gardens Grow Natives
Design, Plant, and Enjoy a Healthy Northwest Garden
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2014
Applying leadership and management in planning
Theory and practice
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2015
Planning is central to economic, social and environmental life but its practice is frequently criticised by all who engage in it. Seen as too restrictive by those who promote development and too weak by those opposing it, planners who advise on proposals cannot sit on the fence. Is it the planning...
Perennials Short and Tall
A Seasonal Progression of Flowers for Your Garden
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2008
Designed for accessibility, this book offers tried-and-true advice on how to keep a yard in bloom. Presented in the sequence in which they bloom, with a chapter devoted to each of the three major growing seasons, 25 varieties of flowers are profiled with accompanying color illustrations. Additionally,...
100 Perfect Plants
A Simple Plan for Your Dream Garden
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2017
Bring the beauty of National Trust gardens to your own little patch. Some 80% of people who visit NT properties do so 'to look at the garden'. And one of the glories of NT gardens are their incredible beds and borders – plants that bring colour, drama and surprises year round. In this book, senior...
by Douglas F. Welsh
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011
Think of Doug Welsh’s Texas Garden Almanac as a giant monthly calendar for the entire state—a practical, information-packed, month-by-month guide for gardeners and “yardeners.” This book provides everything you need to know about flowers and garden design; trees, shrubs, and vines; lawns; vegetable,...
The Colorful Dry Garden
Over 100 Flowers and Vibrant Plants for Drought, Desert & Dry Times
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
A design-focused, easy-to-use guide to colorful, eye-catching foliage and flowers for your whole yard, from the ground plane to the canopy, for homeowners and landscapers faced with replacing thirsty gardens in California and other dry regions in the Western US.
If readers must reluctantly...