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World Fire is the story of how fire and humans have coevolved, like the bonded strands of a DNA molecule. The prevalence of humans is largely attributable to their control over fire, and the distribution and characteristics of fire have become deeply dependent on humans. The two…
In most cities today, fire has been reduced to a sporadic and isolated threat. But throughout history the constant risk of fire has left a deep and lasting imprint on almost every dimension of urban society. This volume shows how fire has shaped cities throughout the modern worl…
In most cities today, fire has been reduced to a sporadic and isolated threat. But throughout history the constant risk of fire has left a deep and lasting imprint on almost every dimension of urban society. This volume, the first truly global study of urban conflagration, shows…
Burning bush: a fire history of Australia
by Cronon, William, Pyne, Stephen J.
fromCycle of fire
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Type: Book
Narrates the story of how fire came to Australia and how the aborigines used it to remake their environment.
Using a quantitative approach, this text covers the scientific principles of fire behavior, such as heat transfer, ignition, flame spread, fire plumes, and heat flux. With an accessible approach to science and math, numerous case studies, and selected color illustrations, this t…
Il fuoco sacro di Roma: Vesta, Romolo, Enea
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Type: Book
Fire and plants
by Bond, William J., VanWilgen, Brian W.
fromPopulation and community biology series
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Type: Book
