Ecology category: 3266 books
by Midwest Journal Press, Julia Ellen Rogers, Dr. Robert C. Worstell
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2015
Easy Tree Studies for All Seasons of the Year
It was late April when I came by. As I looked up into that tree top the sunlight was shining through, and at first I thought I must be dreaming. Instead of buds, I saw what seemed like lighted candles, each with a silken frill, like the recurved...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2012
This important up-to-date guide to biomass fuels and bioenergy contains two major Department of Energy reports converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction. The Biomass Multi-Year Program Plan (MYPP) issued in November 2011 is a comprehensive operational guide about the nation's biomass...
Starting a Beekeeping Business in Your Back Yard
A Quick Start Guide All About Honey Bees – Beekeeping for Beginners
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Starting a Beekeeping Business in Your Back Yard: A Quick Start Guide All About Honey Bees – Beekeeping for Beginners
Introduction to Beginning Beekeeping -
Welcome to the rich and rewarding world of honey bees and beekeeping! What exactly is Beekeeping and...
Healthy Soils, Sick Soils
Understanding the Nature of Humus and How It Functions in Farming Systems
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Now available in English for the first time, this popular 1943 treatise on biology and biologically correct working of soil from the pen of the famous soil scientist Prof. Dr. Franz Sekera, carefully edited and expanded by his wife, scientist Margareth Sekera, over the years, has long been beloved...
Teaming with Microbes
The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web, Revised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2010
“A breakthrough book. No comprehensive horticultural library should be without it.” —American Gardener
When we use chemical fertilizers, we injure the microbial life that sustains plants, and then become increasingly dependent on an arsenal of toxic substances. Teaming with Microbes offers...
by Prasad Modak
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
This book is about understanding challenges in managing our environment and ensuring sustainability of this planet. It presents the critical state of our resources and threats to resource security due to overconsumption, pollution and poor and uneven governance. Role of key stakeholders such as the...
The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget
Save Money. Save Time. Save the Planet.
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2010
In The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget, Josh Dorfman takes you inside the latest developments in green living to demonstrate how you can easily and affordably have your designer jeans and your planet too. From raising eco-conscious kids to greening your daily commute, Dorfman provides insights into...
by David Kroodsma
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2015
Environmental researcher David Kroodsma dreamed of bicycling down his driveway in Palo Alto, California, and pedaling for months until he reached the tip of South America. When he finally planned his trip, he wanted more than just adventure; he also wanted to raise awareness about the impacts of climate...
by José Alaniz, David Brooks, Megan E. Cannella
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
This volume charts a new course in animal studies that re-examines Jacques Derrida's enduring thought on the visualization of the animal in his seminal Cerisy Conference from 1997, The Animal That Therefore I Am. Building new proximities with the animal in and through - and at times in spite of -...
The Permaculture Way
Practical Steps to Create a Self-Sustaining World
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2005
The Permaculture Way shows us how to consciously design a lifestyle which is low in environmental impact and highly productive. It demonstrates how to meet our needs, make the most of resources by minimizing waste and maximizing potential, and still leave the Earth richer than we found it.
Reshaping Environments
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Sustainability in a Complex World
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
Reshaping Environments: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Sustainability in a Complex World draws together a team of specialist authors from disciplines including urban planning, social sciences, engineering and environmental science to examine the diverse influences humans have upon the natural environment....
Pursuing Sustainability
A Guide to the Science and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
Sustainability is a global imperative and a scientific challenge like no other. This concise guide provides students and practitioners with a strategic framework for linking knowledge with action in the pursuit of sustainable development, and serves as an invaluable companion to more narrowly focused...
by David R. Montgomery
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
**Finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
“A call to action that underscores a common goal: to change the world from the ground up.”—Dan Barber, author of The Third Plate**
For centuries, agricultural practices have eroded the soil that farming depends...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2011
This up-to-date primer from the U.S. Department of Energy provides a comprehensive overview of shale gas production in the United States - including the use of hydraulic fracturing - and environmental protection issues, especially water resource management.
The primer states, "Water and...