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Powertrain Systems for Net-Zero Transport

Powertrain Systems for Net-Zero Transport

The transport sector continues to shift towards alternative powertrains particularly with the UK Government’s announcement to end the sale of petrol and diesel passenger cars by 2030 and increasing support for alternatives. Despite this announcement the internal combustion continues to play a significant role both in the passenger car market through the use of hybrids and sustainable low carbon fuels as well as a key role in other sectors such as heavy-duty vehicles and off-highway applications across the globe. Building on the industry-leading IC Engines conference the 2021 Powertrain Systems for Net-Zero Transport conference (7-8 December 2021 London UK) focussed on the internal combustion engine’s role in Net-Zero transport as well as covered developments in the wide range of propulsion systems available (electric fuel cell sustainable fuels etc) and their associated powertrains. To achieve the net-zero transport across the globe the life-cycle analysis of future powertrain and energy was also discussed. Powertrain Systems for Net-Zero Transport provided a forum for engine fuels e-machine fuel cell and powertrain experts to look closely at developments in powertrain technology required to meet the demands of the net-zero future and global competition in all sectors of the road transportation off-highway and stationary power industries.

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Net-Zero and Positive Energy Communities Best Practice Guidance Based on the ZERO-PLUS Project Experience

Net-Zero and Positive Energy Communities Best Practice Guidance Based on the ZERO-PLUS Project Experience

This book presents a methodology for the design construction monitoring optimization and post-occupancy evaluation of net-zero and positive-energy communities based on the experiences gained in the EU Horizon 2020 ZERO-PLUS project. It describes the steps tools and methods developed during the project providing practical information for the energy and construction sector that will be of interest to students engineers architects developers and professionals working around high performance architecture and sustainable communities. Through the ZERO-PLUS project a consortium of 32 partners from eight countries including academic institutions technology providers architects and construction companies designed four communities covering completely different geo-climatic regions construction practices and cultural backgrounds in Cyprus Italy France and the UK. The communities were designed optimized constructed monitored handed over to tenants post-occupancy evaluated and troubleshooted through a system of continuous collaboration and data acquisition. This book presents these case studies and shows how the project targets of reducing electricity consumption below 20 kWh/m2/y increasing electricity production from Renewable Energy Systems to over 50 kWh/m2/y and at cheaper costs when compared to current zero-energy buildings were reached and surpassed. These cases demonstrate that a holistic and interactive approach to design and construction can bring communities a high standard of sustainability. The key features of the book include: Practical guidance drawn from the interdisciplinary international and remote cooperation between experts from academia and industry across the construction sector A survey of the state-of-the-art on net-zero and positive-energy communities including the experience and the lessons learned from previous projects and from the ZERO-PLUS project Descriptions of novel emerging renewable energy technologies integrated into real case study communities to achieve the energy generation target of the communities A comprehensive set of approaches tools guidelines best practices challenges and lessons learned from the five-year ZERO-PLUS project and the completion of four residential case studies to inform the reader of how to achieve affordable net-zero energy communities Four typologies of residential communities located in different climatic conditions are presented touching on the critical aspects of the design construction monitoring and occupancy phase A discussion of future trends for developing communities that are more liveable accessible and sustainable and which can comply with new energy policies in a way that is affordable for the owners and residents. | Net-Zero and Positive Energy Communities Best Practice Guidance Based on the ZERO-PLUS Project Experience

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Zero Emissions Power Cycles

Zero Emissions Power Cycles

Focusing on fossil-fueled nonpolluting power generation systems Zero Emissions Power Cycles presents alternative solutions to the severe emissions problems of power plants. Along with a description of new thermodynamic cycles and the results of computational analyses this volume provides modern analytical tools and equations to evaluate exergy and introduce currentology. The authors explore various aspects of zero emissions power plant (ZEPP) technology including carbon dioxide sequestration ion transport and oxygen enrichment. They show that ZEPP technology can:Provide affordable clean power to meet expanding energy demandSolve critical environmental problems such as eliminating carbon dioxide and pollutant emissionsAddress energy security issues by supporting the use of diverse fossil fuels including integrated coal gasification and pulverized coal combustionEase the economic cost of sustainable energy supplies primarily through the use of cogenerated carbon dioxide for enhanced oil recoveryAddressing the significant human contribution to global warming this book presents reasonable and effective approaches to minimize the harmful pollution that results from fossil fuel emissions. It shows how to create and operate ZEPPs making our energy future clean secure and inexpensive.

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Designing Zero Carbon Buildings Using Dynamic Simulation Methods

Designing Zero Carbon Buildings Using Dynamic Simulation Methods

In addition to the application of fundamental principles that lead to a structured method for zero carbon design of buildings this considerably expanded second edition includes new advanced topics on multi-objective optimisation; reverse modelling; reduction of the simulation performance gap; predictive control; nature-inspired emergent simulation leading to sketches that become ‘alive’; and an alternative economics for achieving the sustainability paradigm. The book features student design work from a Master’s programme run by the author and their design speculation for a human settlement on Mars. Tasks for simple simulation experiments are available for the majority of topics providing the material for classroom exercise and giving the reader an easy introduction into the field. Extended new case studies of zero carbon buildings are featured in the book including schemes from Japan China Germany Denmark and the UK and provide the reader with an enhanced design toolbox to stimulate their own design thinking. | Designing Zero Carbon Buildings Using Dynamic Simulation Methods

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The Linguistic Turn of the English Renaissance A Lacanian Perspective

The Linguistic Turn of the English Renaissance A Lacanian Perspective

The Linguistic Turn of the English Renaissance: A Lacanian Perspective examines a selection of cultural phenomena of the English Renaissance all of which include a focus on language from a Lacanian perspective. The book examines four inter-related cultural symptoms of the English Renaissance: the paucity of painting the interest in rhetoric the emergence of a literary style focusing on form and a fascination with the myth of Orpheus. The book argues that the English Renaissance an apex of rhetorical theory can offer psychoanalysis further knowledge concerning the intrication of language and flesh especially where feminine jouissance is at stake. These language-centred phenomena emerge against the backdrop of a peculiar configuration of the visual field which in contrast to other cultures of the European Renaissance is largely barren of painting other than portraiture. The book will be of interest to psychoanalysts scholars of Renaissance culture and those interested in the psychoanalytic study of culture. | The Linguistic Turn of the English Renaissance A Lacanian Perspective

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Right Turn William Bradford Reynolds the Reagan Administration and Black Civil Rights

Right Turn William Bradford Reynolds the Reagan Administration and Black Civil Rights

In the spirit of the time the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 called for nondiscrimination for American citizens seeking equality without regard for race color or creed. After the mid-1960s to make amends for wrongs of the past some people called for benign discrimination to give blacks a special boost. In business and government this could be accomplished through racial preferences or quotas; in public education by considering race when assigning students to schools. By 1980 this course reached a crossroads. Raymond Wolters maintains that Ronald Reagan and William Bradford Reynolds made the right turn when they questioned and limited the use of racial considerations in drawing electoral boundaries. He also documents the Reagan administration's considerable success in reinforcing within the country and reviving within the judiciary the conviction that every person black or white should be considered an individual with unique talents and inalienable rights. This book begins with a biographical chapter on William Bradford Reynolds the Assistant Attorney General who was the principal architect of Reagan's civil rights policies. It then analyzes three main civil rights issues: voting rights affirmative action and school desegregation. Wolters describes specific cases: at-large elections and minority vote dilutions; congressional districting in New Orleans; legislative districting in North Carolina; the debates over the Civil Rights Act of 1964; social science critiques of affirmative action; the question of quotas; and school desegregation and forced busing. Because Ronald Reagan and William Bradford Reynolds were men of the right and because most journalists and historians are on the left Wolters feels the people of words have dealt harshly with the Reagan administration. In writing this book he hopes to correct the record on a subject that has been badly represented. Wolters points out that beginning in the 1980s and continuing in the 1990s the Supreme Court endorsed the legal arguments that Reagan's lawyers developed in the fields of voting rights affirmative action and school desegregation. In Right Turn Wolters responds to those who claimed that Reagan and Reynolds were racists who wanted to turn back the clock on civil rights and he describes civil rights cases and controversies in a way that is comprehensible to general readers as well as to lawyers and historians. | Right Turn William Bradford Reynolds the Reagan Administration and Black Civil Rights

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The Critical Turn in Tourism Studies Creating an Academy of Hope

The Critical Turn in Tourism Studies Creating an Academy of Hope

In today’s increasingly complex tourism environment decision-making requires a rounded well-informed view of the whole. Critical distance should be encouraged consultation and intellectual rigour should be the norm amongst managers and there needs to be a radical shift in our approach to educating future tourism and hospitality managers and researchers. This second edition intends to move the debate forward by exploring how critical tourism inquiry can make a difference in the world linking tourism education driven by the values of empowerment partnership and ethics to policy and practice. This volume is designed to enable its reader to think through vital concepts and theories relating to tourism and hospitality management stimulate critical thinking and use multidisciplinary perspectives. The book is organized around three key ways of producing social change in and through tourism: critical thinking critical education and critical action. Part one focuses on the importance of critical thinking in tourism research and deals with two key topics of our academic endeavours (i) tourism epistemology and theoretical and conceptual developments; (ii) research entanglements knowledge production and reflexivity. Part two considers ‘the university as a site for activism’ by mapping out the moral academic and practical role of educators in developing ethical and responsible graduates and explores the student experience. The final part attempts to provide new understandings of the ways in which social justice and social transformation can be achieved in and through tourism. This timely and thought provoking book which collectively questions tourism’s current and future role in societal development is essential reading for students researchers and academics interested in Tourism & Hospitality. | The Critical Turn in Tourism Studies Creating an Academy of Hope

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Low Carbon Energy Supply Technologies and Systems

Low Carbon Energy Supply Technologies and Systems

Future energy technologies must embrace and achieve sustainability by displacing fossil carbon-intensive energy consumption or capture/reuse/sequester fossil carbon. This book provides a deeper knowledge on individual low (and zero) carbon technologies in a comprehensive way covering details of recent developments on these technologies in different countries. It also covers materials and processes involved in energy generation transmission distribution storage policies and so forth including solar electrical; thermal systems; energy from biomass and biofuels; energy transmission distribution and storage; and buildings using energy-efficient lighting. | Low Carbon Energy Supply Technologies and Systems

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Renewable Energy Integration with Building Energy Systems A Modelling Approach

Renewable Energy Integration with Building Energy Systems A Modelling Approach

Construction as an industry sector is responsible for around one-third of the total worldwide energy usage and about 20% of greenhouse gas emissions. The rise in the number of buildings and floor space area for residential and commercial purposes has imposed enormous pressure on existing energy sources. Implementations such as efficient usage of building energy systems design measures utilization of local energy resources energy storage and the use of renewable energy sources to meet electricity demands are currently under development and deployment for improving the energy performance index. However integrating all such measures and the development of nearly zero-energy and zero-emission buildings is yet to be explored. In this book the different control techniques and intelligent technologies used to improve the energy performance of buildings are illustrated. Every building energy control system has a two-fold objective for energy and comfort requirements to achieve a high comfort index (for thermal visual air quality humidity and various plug loads) and increase the energy performance index. The most significant aspect in the design of a building’s energy control system is modelling. All the components methodologies and processes involved in developing a renewable energy-driven building are covered in detail. This book is intended for graduates and professionals working towards the development of a sustainable built environment using renewable energy sources. | Renewable Energy Integration with Building Energy Systems A Modelling Approach

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Data Analytics for Internal Auditors

Data Analytics for Internal Auditors

There are many webinars and training courses on Data Analytics for Internal Auditors but no handbook written from the practitioner’s viewpoint covering not only the need and the theory but a practical hands-on approach to conducting Data Analytics. The spread of IT systems makes it necessary that auditors as well as management have the ability to examine high volumes of data and transactions to determine patterns and trends. The increasing need to continuously monitor and audit IT systems has created an imperative for the effective use of appropriate data mining tools. This book takes an auditor from a zero base to an ability to professionally analyze corporate data seeking anomalies.

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Weatherization and Energy Efficiency Improvement for Existing Homes An Engineering Approach

Weatherization and Energy Efficiency Improvement for Existing Homes An Engineering Approach

Providing a proven set of energy efficiency measures and opportunities for saving energy and reducing operating costs for existing homes this volume presents general tools and procedures for performing home weatherization such as insulation improvements as well as methods to reduce air leakage. The author describes several techniques and technologies that can reduce energy use or operating costs including methods to retrofit existing homes to be net-zero energy buildings. Each chapter contains simplified calculation methods used to evaluate the effectiveness of various efficiency measures. The final chapter offers a series of case studies including examples of weatherized homes. | Weatherization and Energy Efficiency Improvement for Existing Homes An Engineering Approach

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Optimal Networked Control Systems with MATLAB

Optimal Networked Control Systems with MATLAB

Optimal Networked Control Systems with MATLAB® discusses optimal controller design in discrete time for networked control systems (NCS). The authors apply several powerful modern control techniques in discrete time to the design of intelligent controllers for such NCS. Detailed derivations rigorous stability proofs computer simulation examples and downloadable MATLAB® codes are included for each case. The book begins by providing background on NCS networked imperfections dynamical systems stability theory and stochastic optimal adaptive controllers in discrete time for linear and nonlinear systems. It lays the foundation for reinforcement learning-based optimal adaptive controller use for finite and infinite horizons. The text then:Introduces quantization effects for linear and nonlinear NCS describing the design of stochastic adaptive controllers for a class of linear and nonlinear systemsPresents two-player zero-sum game-theoretic formulation for linear systems in input–output form enclosed by a communication networkAddresses the stochastic optimal control of nonlinear NCS by using neuro dynamic programmingExplores stochastic optimal design for nonlinear two-player zero-sum games under communication constraintsTreats an event-sampled distributed NCS to minimize transmission of state and control signals within the feedback loop via the communication networkCovers distributed joint optimal network scheduling and control design for wireless NCS as well as the effect of network protocols on the wireless NCS controller designAn ideal reference for graduate students university researchers and practicing engineers Optimal Networked Control Systems with MATLAB® instills a solid understanding of neural network controllers and how to build them.

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Logic of Arithmetic

Logic of Arithmetic

For propositional logic it can be decided whether a formula has a deduction from a finite set of other formulas. This volume begins with a method to decide this for the quantified formulas of those fragments of arithmetic which express the properties of order-plus-successor and of order-plus-addition (Pressburger arithmetic). It makes use of an algorithm eliminating quantifiers which in turn is also applied to obtain consistency proofs for these fragments. | Logic of Arithmetic

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Acting and Character Animation The Art of Animated Films Acting and Visualizing

Acting and Character Animation The Art of Animated Films Acting and Visualizing

Animation has a lot to do with acting. That is character animation not the standardized mechanical process of animation. Acting and animation are highly creative processes. This book is divided into two parts: From film history we learn about the importance of actors and the variety of acting that goes into animation; then we will turn to the actor's point of view to describe the various techniques involved. Through exhaustive research and interviews with people ranging from the late Ray Harryhausen Jim Danforth Joe Letteri and Bruno Bozzetto this book will be the primary source for animators and animation actors. Key Features Interviews with industry legends are found throughout this exhaustive work on animation From film history we learn about the importance of actors and the variety of acting that goes into animation then turn to the actor's point of view to describe the various techniques involved Coverage of acting from Vaudeville to Rotoscoping to Performance Capture Case studies throughout bring the content to life while providing actionable tools and techniques that can be used immediately | Acting and Character Animation The Art of Animated Films Acting and Visualizing

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Water Poverty The Next “Oil” Crisis

Water Poverty The Next “Oil” Crisis

A water crisis on our immediate horizon is destined to hurt even kill millions of children and the window of opportunity to do something about it is rapidly closing. There is however a glimmer of hope that could turn into rays of sunshine. Water is a commodity and we have just come through some painful times dealing with the shortage of another commodity—energy. For those who lived through the energy crisis this book offers a brief trip down memory lane. | Water Poverty The Next “Oil” Crisis

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Architectural Acoustics A guide to integrated thinking

Architectural Acoustics A guide to integrated thinking

This book is an authoritative but uniquely accessible and highly illustrated guide to good acoustic design practice for architects interior designers and acoustic professionals. It provides a user-friendly introduction to architectural acoustics and acoustics technology where the market is crowded with dense and technical texts. It will go through each typology in turn explaining the key acoustic concepts with highly illustrated and international case studies that demonstrate cutting-edge practice and technology innovative design techniques and common challenges and solutions. | Architectural Acoustics A guide to integrated thinking

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Radical Theology and Emerging Christianity Deconstruction Materialism and Religious Practices

Radical Theology and Emerging Christianity Deconstruction Materialism and Religious Practices

The ’theological turn’ in continental philosophy and the ’turn to Paul’ in political philosophy have occasioned a return to radical theology a tradition whose philosophical heritage can be traced to the death of God announced in the work of Nietzsche and Hegel. John D. Caputo’s deconstructive theology and Slavoj Zizek’s materialist theology are two radical theologies that explore what it might mean to pass through the death of God and to abandon this experience as specifically Christian. Radical Theology and Emerging Christianity demonstrates how these theologies are transforming everyday religious practices through an examination of the work of Peter Rollins and Kester Brewin two figures at the radical margins of a contemporary expression of Western religiosity called emerging Christianity. The author uses her analysis of all four figures to argue that deconstructive practices can enable religious communities to become part of a wider materialist collective in which the death of God continues to resonate. Pushing the methodological boundaries of philosophy of religion by examining religious practices as the site of philosophical signification the book challenges scholars and practitioners alike to a new and more demanding dialogue between theory and practice. | Radical Theology and Emerging Christianity Deconstruction Materialism and Religious Practices

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Performativity and Performance in Baroque Rome

Performativity and Performance in Baroque Rome

A new interest in the study of early modern ritual ceremony formations of personal and collective identities social roles and the production of meaning inside and outside the arts have made it possible to talk today about a performative turn in the humanities. In Performativity and Performance in Baroque Rome scholars from different fields of research explore performative aspects of Baroque culture. With examples from the politics of diplomacy and everyday life from theatre music and ritual as well as from architecture painting and sculpture the contributors demonstrate how broadly the concept of performativity has been adopted within different disciplines.

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Sports Drinks Basic Science and Practical Aspects

Sports Drinks Basic Science and Practical Aspects

Can sports drinks improve the way you play and exercise? Athletes-both competitive and recreational-turn to the consumption of sports drinks to optimize their performance. A volume in the Nutrition in Exercise and Sports Series Sports Drinks: Basic Science and Practical Aspects provides a review of current knowledge on issues relating to the formulation and consumption of these popular drinks. The only single volume that addresses these subjects this text also covers in depth the science that underpins the physiological biochemical and nutritional roles of the sports beverage. | Sports Drinks Basic Science and Practical Aspects

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The Driving Forces of Evolution Genetic Processes in Populations

The Driving Forces of Evolution Genetic Processes in Populations

To cope with the abiotic stress-induced osmotic problems plants adapt by either increasing uptake of inorganic ions from the external solution or by de novo synthesis of organic compatible solutes acting as osmolytes. Of the osmoregulants and protectants discussed in this volume trehalose fructans ectoine and citrulline which are generated in different species in osmotically ineffective amounts mitigate the stress effects on cells/plants and improve productivity. There are several pieces of encouraging research discussed in this volume showing significant improvement in stress tolerance and in turn productivity by involving genetic engineering techniques. | The Driving Forces of Evolution Genetic Processes in Populations

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Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry Principles of Sustainable Operations

Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry Principles of Sustainable Operations

This foundational textbook investigates the economic environmental and social sustainability issues facing the hospitality industry today and explores ideas solutions and strategies of how to manage operations in a sustainable way. This updated fourth edition features new content including: Research on nature-based solutions and zero-carbon approaches in facilities technologies for energy water and waste management changes in consumer behaviour and environmental and social impacts of food production A new chapter on employees diversity inclusion and well-being in the industry A new chapter on the challenges of operating in the Global South More than 100 international industry case studies and focused info boxes New practical exercises discussion questions and research project ideas based on real-life sustainability scenarios Accessible and comprehensive this book is essential reading for all students as well as current and future managers in the hospitality industry. | Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry Principles of Sustainable Operations

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Once Upon a Pixel Storytelling and Worldbuilding in Video Games

Once Upon a Pixel Storytelling and Worldbuilding in Video Games

Once Upon a Pixel examines the increasing sophistication of storytelling and worldbuilding in modern video games. Drawing on some of gaming’s most popular titles including Red Dead Redemption 2 The Last of Us Horizon Zero Dawn and the long-running Metal Gear Solid series it is a pioneering exploration into narrative in games from the perspective of the creative writer. With interviews and insights from across the industry it provides a complete account of how Triple-A independent and even virtual reality games are changing the way we tell stories. Key Features A fresh perspective on video games as a whole new form of creative writing. Interviews with a range of leading industry figures from critics to creators. Professional analysis of modern video game script excerpts. Insights into emerging technologies and the future of interactive storytelling. | Once Upon a Pixel Storytelling and Worldbuilding in Video Games

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The Crisis Management Cycle

The Crisis Management Cycle

The Crisis Management Cycle is the first holistic multidisciplinary introduction to the dynamic field of crisis management theory and practice. By drawing together the different theories and concepts of crisis management literature and practice this book develops a theoretical framework of analysis that can be used by both students and practitioners alike. Each stage of the crisis cycle is explored in turn: Risk assessment Prevention Preparedness Response Recovery Learning Stretching across disciplines as diverse as safety studies business studies security studies political science and behavioural science The Crisis Management Cycle provides a robust grounding in crisis management that will be invaluable to both students and practitioners worldwide. | The Crisis Management Cycle

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Social Science Perspectives on Climate Change

Social Science Perspectives on Climate Change

Although it is generally accepted that the climate is changing for the worse and that human activities are a major contributing factor in that change there is still only marginal response to the challenge posed by climate change. The reasons behind this limited response are becoming clearer through the recognition that climate change is not just a set of physical science facts but it is also part of a series of complex social processes. Consequently this book is important in providing social science perspectives on a range of attempts to adjust human activity to reduce its environmental impact. These attempts vary from the changing of the dress code in Japanese offices to the creation of zero-carbon gated communities in Bangalore India. Taken together the contributions to this book provide timely insights into the complexities of saving the planet through human endeavour. This book was originally published as a special issue of Contemporary Social Science. | Social Science Perspectives on Climate Change

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Phylogenetic Systematics Haeckel to Hennig

Phylogenetic Systematics Haeckel to Hennig

Phylogenetic Systematics: Haeckel to Hennig traces the development of phylogenetic systematics against the foil of idealistic morphology through 100 years of German biology. It starts with the iconic Ernst Haeckel—the German Darwin from Jena—and the evolutionary morphology he developed. It ends with Willi Hennig the founder of modern phylogenetic systematics. Written in English the book presents a unique perspective on a vast body of German biological literature. The book also offers a perspective on German biology in the Third Reich. The author looks at how idealistic morphology and phylogenetic systematics represented two antagonistic traditions in German biology the first organicist-holistic the latter empiricist-positivistic. In addition he explains the ways in which both traditions acquired socio-political and ideological connotations culminating in their accommodation to different strands of Nazi ideology. The book’s nine chapters summarize a century of the conceptual development of systematics describe both the history and philosophy of phylogenetic approaches to the understanding of the history of life examine the role of important people such as Haeckel Gegenbauer Portman von Bertalanffy Stresemann and Hennig and critically evaluate the impact and influence of Nazism on evolutionary biology. Chapter titles include: The Evolutionary Turn in Comparative Anatomy; Of Parts and Wholes; The Turn against Haeckel; The Rise of Holism in German Biology; The Rise of German (Aryan) Biology; Ganzheitsbiologie; The Ideological Instrumentalization of Biology; A New Beginning: From Speciation to Phylogenetics; and Grundzüge: The Conceptual Foundations of Phylogenetic Systematics. | Phylogenetic Systematics Haeckel to Hennig

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