Atlas of Hawai'I [Hardcover]

Sonia P. Juvik (Editor)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 333 pages
• Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr; 3 Sub edition (November 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824817451
• ISBN-13: 978-0824817459
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 10.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #969,803 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tom Paradise is a geography and geosciences professor at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, and the past Director of the Fulbright King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies at the University. He was born and reared in San Francisco's North Beach and Telegraph Hill and attended schools in the City and colleges in Nevada (mining), Georgia (cartography, geology, geography), Arizona (historic preservation, physical geography), and Italy (materials conservation, historica preservation). Since growing up in San Francisco, he has lived across the US, Italy, Morocco and Jordan, and has lived in Arkansas' Ozark Mountains since 2000.

Paradise comes from a diverse background in the environmental sciences (geology, climatology, physical geography), architecture and architectural history, Middle East and North Africa geography, and cartography - specializing in cartography and visualization and architectural deterioration research and teaching. Having researched the unique, decaying architecture of Petra, Jordan since the 1980s, he has published more than forty articles, maps, and chapters on the subject and continues to advise foreign agencies on cultural heritage management, stone architectural deterioration, cartography, and Middle Eastern and North African geography.

In the world of cartography, Professor Paradise has published more than 2000 maps for agencies, authors, and companies in the US and abroad. These cartographic projects have included thematic and reference maps for Jordan, Yemen, Arkansas, Hawai'i, Arizona, and various US agencies. He was the cartographer, author and designer for the award-winning Atlas of Hawai'i, and the author and cartographer of the popular Student Atlases of Hawai'i, and the new Arkansas: an Illustrated Atlas. Tom Paradise has said, "I am fortunate to love my writing, teaching, mapping, and research. As a geographer, author, and cartographer, my life is filled with teaching, writing, travelling, and learning."

Paradise has taught abroad at Universities in Rome, Venice, Amman, as well as in the US in Georgia, Hawai'i, Arizona, California and Arkansas.

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than an atlas, this is a comprehensive look at Hawaii., February 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Juvik: Atlas of Hawaii, 3rd Paper (Paperback)

Don't be deceived, this is not just a book of maps. This title is a comprehensive look at Hawaii: its physical environment from geology to earthquakes, its biotic environment from animals to plants, its culture from archaeology and history to religion and architecture, its social environment from land use to communications, and complete with appropriate tables and statistics. Color pictures, graphs, and excellent maps add to the quality. The only shortcoming in the book is that there is only a one paragraph discussion of VOG, volcanic emissions that cause significant pollution on the island of Hawaii and that are sometimes blown to other Hawaiian Islands, as well. Since this is likely the main source of air pollution in the islands, a more serious discussion would have been worthwhile. Aside from this, this is an outstanding work, by two University of Hawaii-Hilo professors. A must have for people that love Hawaii.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Consummate Hawaiian Island reference text and business tool., February 16, 1999

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This review is from: Juvik: Atlas of Hawaii, 3rd Paper (Paperback)

Hawaii is one of the remotest locations on the face of the earth...However, this much awaited new Atlas of Hawaii has been prepared in such a style as to intrigue the reader to explore deeper into these islands, combining events of cultural significance with statististics it instills a closeness that one does not get from a typical atlas. From the turning of the first page, the feel of the premium stock, the wonderfully drawn cartography in conjunction with the up to date color photography, and the hundreds of sources and contributors leaves little doubt of it's quality. This is a serious endeavor a remarkable achievment that will be the ultimate reference tool for the islands.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic summary of all you want to know about Hawaii, March 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Juvik: Atlas of Hawaii, 3rd Paper (Paperback)

This book gives a comprehensive overview on the Island's environments, geology, weather patterns, and history. The book is filled with up-to-date maps of all kinds and color photographs. The book contains statistical information that is difficult to find in any of the other publications concerning the Hawaiian Islands.