Uwe Luebken (54 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Univ. of Wisconsin Press, 2012. First edition. Scholarly paperback, 9 inches tall, vii + 409 pages including afterword, contributors, and index, illustrated with figures and tables, footnotes at end of each article. This copy in very good condition overall. Clean, crisp text. No underlining or marginal notes. Firm binding, no loose pages. Lower free corner of first few pages slightly bent (creased), but that's about the only flaw on this copy. Book looks only lightly used, not worn. Essays are in 3 parts: (1) Cities as Fire Regimes, (2) Fire as Risk and as a Catalyst of Change, and (3) The Politics of Fire. More info on request.…

paperback. Condition: Good. Soft cover. Normal cover and page wear.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 144 pages. Clean slim paperback. (Bulletin of the German Historical Institute. Supplement Number 5 Beyond the nation: United States history in transnational perspective).

paperback. Condition: Very Good.

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. Information is crucial when it comes to the management of resources. But what if knowledge is incomplete, or biased, or otherwise deficient? How did people define patterns of proper use in the absence of cognitive certainty? Discussing this challenge for a diverse set of resources from fish to rubber, these essays show that deficient knowledge is a far more pervasive challenge in resource history than conventional readings suggest. Furthermore, environmental ignorance does not inevitably shrink with the march of scientific progress: these essays suggest more of a dialectical relationship between knowledge and ignorance that has different shapes and trajectories. With its combination of empirical case studies and theoretical reflection, the essays make a significant contribution to the interdisciplinary debate on the production and resilience of ignorance. At the same time, this volume combines insights from different continents as well as the seas in between and thus sketches outlines of an emerging global resource history.…

Condition: New. Editor(s): Bankoff, Greg; Lubken, Uwe; Sand, Jordan. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 564. . 2012. New. paperback. . . . .

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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. vii, 409pp., b/w illustrations, chapter endnotes, afterword, contributors, index. Lightly age toned text block. Minor wear wear to fore edge.(BH) 5/25.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 368 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.82 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. Editor(s): Bankoff, Greg; Lubken, Uwe; Sand, Jordan. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 564. . 2012. New. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This is an interesting and well written set of essays that provides fresh and illuminating insights on many important topics, which makes it indispensible to practitioners and students of environmental history across the globe. Indeed, because it comments on so many topical issues, it should be of interest to anyone concerned about current environmental problems, their origins, and possible solutions.…

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 200 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: New. Information is crucial when it comes to the management of resources. But what if knowledge is incomplete, or biased, or otherwise deficient? How did people define patterns of proper use in the absence of cognitive certainty? Discussing this challenge for a diverse set of resources from fish to rubber, these essays show that deficient knowledge is a far more pervasive challenge in resource history than conventional readings suggest. Furthermore, environmental ignorance does not inevitably shrink with the march of scientific progress: these essays suggest more of a dialectical relationship between knowledge and ignorance that has different shapes and trajectories. With its combination of empirical case studies and theoretical reflection, the essays make a significant contribution to the interdisciplinary debate on the production and resilience of ignorance. At the same time, this volume combines insights from different continents as well as the seas in between and thus sketches outlines of an emerging global resource history.…

Gr.-8°, Ppbd. 334 S., mit 25 s/w-Abb. Neuwertiges Ex. / Fine Copy // An kaum einem anderen Fluss der Vereinigten Staaten trafen natürliche und gesellschaftliche Dynamik so drastisch aufeinander wie am Ohio River. Der Fluss war als Kommunikations- und Transportachse von überragender Bedeutung für das rapide Wachstum im Ohio Valley im 19. Jahrhundert. An seinen Ufern entstanden innerhalb kürzester Zeit Handelszentren und industrielle Metropolen wie Pittsburgh und Louisville oder wie die zeitweise am dichtesten besiedelte Stadt der USA Cincinnati. Der Ohio versorgte die Menschen mit Trinkwasser, er diente als Abwasserkanal und als infrastrukturelle Arterie des Ohio Valley. Dieses scheinbar harmonische Verhältnis von Natur und Gesellschaft wurde jedoch von Überschwemmungen immer wieder in Frage gestellt. Uwe Lübken zeichnet die »Invasion« der Überschwemmungsgebiete des Ohio River vom späten 18. bis weit ins 20. Jahrhundert nach. Er macht deutlich, wie sich die Vulnerabilitäts- und Resilienzmuster der betroffenen Gesellschaften über Generationen hinweg verändert und wie einzelne Flutkatastrophen sozial, ökonomisch und kulturell verarbeitet worden sind. Darüber hinaus beschreibt er den Wandel des Risikomanagements von den ersten Deichen und Dämmen über ausgeklügelte Systeme von Staubecken bis hin zum »poststrukturellen« Hochwasserschutz, wie er etwa im floodplain management oder in Überschwemmungsversicherungen zum Ausdruck kommt. Lübken schreibt die Geschichte von Überschwemmungen am Ohio River nicht als Problem-, sondern als Risikogeschichte, in der die gesellschaftliche Anfälligkeit gegenüber hydrologischen Extremereignissen eng mit den positiven Effekten der Nutzung der Überschwemmungsgebiete verknüpft ist. ISBN: 9783525317068 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 686.…

Condition: Wie Neu. Zustandsbeschreibung: leichte Lagerspuren. Überschwemmungen am Ohio River im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. Uwe Lübken untersucht die zunehmende Nutzung der Überschwemmungsgebiete ebenso wie die Verarbeitung einzelner Flutkatastrophen, analysiert das Erinnern und Vergessen vergangener Desaster sowie die Entwicklungslinien des Hochwasserschutzes. Er schreibt die Geschichte von Überschwemmungen am Ohio River als Risikogeschichte, in der Nutzen und Gefahr eng zusammenhängen. 334 Seiten mit 25 Abb., gebunden (Umwelt und Gesellschaft; Band 8/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2014). Statt EUR 60,00. Gewicht: 686 g - Gebunden/Gebundene Ausgabe.…

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Hardback. Condition: New. Information is crucial when it comes to the management of resources. But what if knowledge is incomplete, or biased, or otherwise deficient? How did people define patterns of proper use in the absence of cognitive certainty? Discussing this challenge for a diverse set of resources from fish to rubber, these essays show that deficient knowledge is a far more pervasive challenge in resource history than conventional readings suggest. Furthermore, environmental ignorance does not inevitably shrink with the march of scientific progress: these essays suggest more of a dialectical relationship between knowledge and ignorance that has different shapes and trajectories. With its combination of empirical case studies and theoretical reflection, the essays make a significant contribution to the interdisciplinary debate on the production and resilience of ignorance. At the same time, this volume combines insights from different continents as well as the seas in between and thus sketches outlines of an emerging global resource history.…