Category: Reading

Managing Protected Areas: People and Places

by Niall Finneran, Denise Hewlett and Richard Clarke. It focuses on issues surrounding the importance of natural environments on public health and wellbeing, and the environmental, cultural, and social importance of green and blue spaces.

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Wind and Strategy

by Stuart Walker, W.W. Norton & Company. A world authority and champion sailor has written the definitive book on one of the most important, and least understood, factors in winning: the wind, its changes, and its effects on racing strategy

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Ultimate Navigation Manual

by Lyle Brotherton, Collins. A unique guide to finding your way on land – from the basic principles right up to the advanced technology of GPS. Designed to allow even the absolute beginner to find their way anywhere in the world, it also develops a unique confidence in navigation.

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Bird migration

by Peter Berthold, Oxford University Press. The question of how birds migrate over enormous distances with apparently minimal guidance continues to excite both professional and amateur ornithologists.

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Unesco Biosphere Reserves

by Maureen G. Reed and Martin F. Price, Routledge. They are designated areas in geographical regions of global socio-ecological significance. This definitive book shows their global relevance and contribution to environmental protection, biocultural diversity and education.

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