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This book offers an interdisciplinary exploration of pastoral, a genre that has captured the Western imagination for centuries, across literature, art and music. The book will be an important read for scholars, researchers and students interested in literature, ecology, environmental studies and language.

This book explores the continuation of coal mining in Australia despite growing awareness of its contribution to the climate crisis. Through an in-depth ethnographic study, Kari Dahlgren reveals the complex and often contradictory ways that miners, lobbyists, and communities navigate the uncertain future of coal.

This book advances the debate on the hybrid areas of labour by taking the case of work arrangements that destabilise the dichotomies between standard and non-standard work, and between self-employment and dependent employment.

This book looks at Pakistani fiction from an environmental perspective, focusing on the novels of the internationally renowned author Uzma Aslam Khan. It explores the rich environmental landscapes of Khan's works and their distinctive contribution to developing Pakistani ecocriticism.

Focusing on cities in the European Arctic, this book consolidates research on sustainable development, local and urban governance, and transnational cooperation. It will be relevant to researchers, social scientists, policymakers, practitioners and NGOs in the fields of global governance, sustainable development, and environmental studies.

When Ben Pering sets out to walk the Two Moors Way in Devon, the challenge marks the beginning of an extraordinary fifteen-year relationship with the upland landscapes of Dartmoor and Exmoor which will lead him deep into the wild spaces of English moorland on the hunt for a new pace of life and a renewed sense of self

An introduction to the history, construction and restoration of dew ponds as well as their representation in myth and art.

Sacred Geography: Conversations with Place considers the meaning and nature of sacred spaces and landscapes. It asks profound questions, weaving together historical insights, philosophical musings, and contemporary studies to explore the sacredness embedded within our environments. In this volume, contributors explore these themes with a phenomenological approach, allowing places to speak for themselves. They ask: What draws life to a particular place? How do places maintain their identity and resist change? What sacredness do they hold, whether in the quiet solitude of a mountain or the bustling energy of a city street? Sacred Geography invites readers to view their surroundings with fresh eyes, to recognize the sacred in the mundane, and to appreciate the deep connections between land, sky, and human existence. Whether through ancient rituals or modern urban planning, this book offers a rich tapestry of thought, urging us to listen to the landscapes that shape our lives.

A Year of Real and Literary Birds is simultaneously an almanac of bird life, a work of interdisciplinary literary scholarship, and a chronicle of family life.

The primary aim of this edited volume is to document the current theories, best practices, and technological advancements in the move towards a Smart Built Environment (SBE).

This book examines the activities or practices of sensing used by visually impaired walkers as they engage with and experience the English countryside.

"A beautiful and much needed book about what it is like to be in a relationship with someone who is neurodivergent, and the challenges it can bring! Lucy's story highlights just how life changing a diagnosis can be, and how it can truly save relationships." Rich and Rox Pink, @adhd_love_"On National Divorce Day, my husband Steve and I decide to break up. After years of depression and mood swings (him) and hope and defeat (me) enough is, quite frankly, enough.Until a chance remark triggers a chain of events leading to Steve's diagnosis of ADHD and autism. What follows is a year of discovery, denial, medication and salvation, as we, our teenagers and even our beloved Golden Retriever, Margot, set out to embrace this new reality. But will my plan to start an amateur honesty box business from our tiny Devon village be the catalyst to bring us together, or drive us further apart?This is about what it is like to live with someone as they try to accept their neurodiversity. It is a funny, heart-wrenching, uplifting quest for truth, transformation and marrows. I guess you could call it a love story too."

Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies sheds new light on the history of geography through the biographies of distinguished practitioners from New Zealand, Britain, Ireland, and Hungary. Volume 41 focuses on inclusivity, highlighting the contribution of geography to numerous fields, and examining the role of portraiture in the history of geography for the first time.With a particular emphasis on the role of portraiture, this volume is richly illustrated, and explores how imagers can contribute to visual methods used in geographical studies.The volume explores the lives of 6 prominent geographers, including Dame Evelyn Stokes, a New Zealand geographer who did pioneering work with Maori communities, and Ferenc Fodor, a Hungarian geographer who lived through both World Wars. Combined, their lives cover 200 years of history, and touch on numerous fields from historical geography to popular geography.

This book reveals the intricacies of the Indian education system, especially those that surged in the past decade. It covers several perspectives of global higher education, wherein the dynamic trends and frameworks are explicated for a better understanding of the curriculum design and delivery of higher education in India.

¿ Presents the spiritual, emotional, and physical healing properties of 30 common plants and their spirits ¿ Explains how to intuitively, energetically, and spiritually connect with plant spirits and their healing medicine ¿ Shares the author's personal story of awakening to the divine powers of plant spirits Sharing her personal story of awakening to the divine powers of plant spirits, medical intuitive Laura Aversano takes you on a journey deep into sacred connection with the elemental world of nature where plants are animated intelligent beings. Aversano explains the process of how to intuitively, energetically, and spiritually connect with plant spirits and their healing medicine, including how to make your own plant spirit essences. She presents the stories and remedies of 30 common plants whose spirits she has worked with energetically over the years to nurture herself and her friends, family, and clients. She shares her inner experience with each plant, including visitations from the fairy, deva, or spirit that endows and protects each plant. For each plant she includes a plant spirit prayer and explores its spiritual, emotional, and physical healing properties. The 30 plants and their spirits she introduces include Astragalus, Black Cohosh, Calendula, Lilac, Motherwort, Mugwort, Poke, Rosemary, Violet, Wormwood, and Yarrow. Revealing that when we call upon a plant spirit, we immediately come into Divine relationship with the plant kingdom, Aversano shows how we each have the power to heal ourselves and our loved ones-and that each plant has a divine purpose to help us heal.

This book is the first to explore the interconnections between ecology and performance in South Asia.The essays in the volume take inspiration from these different methodological strains in recent scholarship connecting the environment with South Asian music and performance traditions.