The Bay Of San Francisco

Author : Matthew Booker
Publisher : University of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520355563
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Down by the Bay written by Matthew Booker and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Francisco Bay is the largest and most productive estuary on the Pacific Coast of North America. It is also home to the oldest and densest urban settlements in the American West. Focusing on human inhabitation of the Bay since Ohlone times, Down by the Bay reveals the ongoing role of nature in shaping that history. From birds to oyster pirates, from gold miners to farmers, from salt ponds to ports, this is the first history of the San Francisco Bay and Delta as both a human and natural landscape. It offers invaluable context for current discussions over the best management and use of the Bay in the face of sea level rise.

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520274369
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book San Francisco Bay Shoreline Guide written by and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2012-08-31 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The San Francisco Bay Shoreline Guide takes us on a walking and cycling journey around San Francisco Bay, unfolding the wonder, drama and beauty of one of the great estuaries of the world.”--Robert Redford "From the bustling waterfronts of our cities and towns, to our wild, windswept, and thankfully, protected natural wetlands, this is our fantastic guide to all of the magnificence of the San Francisco Bay Shoreline. Grab it and go on world-class journeys in our own backyard. I'll see you along the trail!"--Doug McConnell, Television Producer and Reporter “This guide helps to create an awareness and appreciation of San Francisco Bay.”--Sylvia McLaughlin, co-founder of Save the Bay Praise from the previous edition "There are absorbing stories here for the armchair reader and detailed guides for the active explorer. Read, enjoy, and cultivate your roots in the region."—Harold Gilliam "Comprehensive and copiously illustrated, this Guide is a treasure-house of user-friendly information. It reveals the equivalent of a national park hitherto unknown in our midst."—Margot Patterson Doss "This book is a complete guide to the Bay Area. All that's missing are the smells, so perhaps the next edition should be scratch and sniff."—Robin Williams

Author : Doris Sloan
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520241266
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Geology of the San Francisco Bay Region written by Doris Sloan and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2006-06-27 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You can't really know the place where you live until you know the shapes and origins of the land around you. To feel truly at home in the Bay Area, read Doris Sloan's intriguing stories of this region's spectacular, quirky landscapes."—Hal Gilliam, author of Weather of the San Francisco Bay Region "This is a fascinating look at some of the world's most complex and engaging geology. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in an understanding of the beautiful landscape and dynamic geology of the Bay Area."—Mel Erskine, geological consultant "This accessible summary of San Francisco Bay Area geology is particularly timely. We are living in an age where we must deal with our impact on our environment and the impact of the environment on us. Earthquake hazards, and to a lesser extent landslide hazards, are well known, but the public also needs to be aware of other important engineering and environmental impacts and geologic resources. This book will allow Bay Area residents to make more intelligent decisions about the geological issues affecting their lives."—John Wakabayashi, geological consultant

Author : Rachel Brahinsky
Publisher : University of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520288378
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A People's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area written by Rachel Brahinsky and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An alternative history and geography of the Bay Area that highlights sites of oppression, resistance, and transformation. A People’s Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area looks beyond the mythologized image of San Francisco to the places where collective struggle has built the region. Countering romanticized commercial narratives about the Bay Area, geographers Rachel Brahinsky and Alexander Tarr highlight the cultural and economic landscape of indigenous resistance to colonial rule, radical interracial and cross-class organizing against housing discrimination and police violence, young people demanding economically and ecologically sustainable futures, and the often-unrecognized labor of farmworkers and everyday people. The book asks who had—and who has—the power to shape the geography of one of the most watched regions in the world. As Silicon Valley's wealth dramatically transforms the look and feel of every corner of the region, like bankers' wealth did in the past, what do we need to remember about the people and places that have made the Bay Area, with its rich political legacies? With over 100 sites that you can visit and learn from, this book demonstrates critical ways of reading the landscape itself for clues to these histories. A useful companion for travelers, educators, or longtime residents, this guide links multicultural streets and lush hills to suburban cul-de-sacs and wetlands, stretching from the North Bay to the South Bay, from the East Bay to San Francisco. Original maps help guide readers, and thematic tours offer starting points for creating your own routes through the region.

Author : Tricia Brown
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 0811820122
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book City by the Bay written by Tricia Brown and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 1998-04 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tour guide to the landmarks and interesting sights of San Francisco.

Author : Ariel Rubissow Okamoto
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520268265
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Natural History of San Francisco Bay written by Ariel Rubissow Okamoto and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "After experiencing, researching, and writing about San Francisco Bay over a period of 50 years, I was certain that I knew all there was to know about it. I was wrong. Rubissow Okamoto and Wong have enabled me to see it in a new dimension--call it 3D or maybe even 4D." --Harold Gilliam, author of "San Francisco Bay" "This is an eminently readable account of the natural and human history of San Francisco Bay." --Rainer Hoenicke, Director, San Francisco Estuary Institute

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 758 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bay of San Francisco written by and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bailey Millard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of the San Francisco Bay Region written by Bailey Millard and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mel Scott
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520055124
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The San Francisco Bay Area written by Mel Scott and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mel Scott
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Future of San Francisco Bay written by Mel Scott and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: