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Lights On!
The Science of Power Generation
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Power generation is a relatively recent concern because humans had little need for sustained power until the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Today, modern civilization is wholly dependent on the production and distribution of power. Without it, our way of life would be extinguished.
In Lights...
The Future of Conservation in America
A Chart for Rough Water
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2018
This is a turbulent time for the conservation of America’s natural and cultural heritage. From the current assaults on environmental protection to the threats of climate change, biodiversity loss, and disparity of environmental justice, the challenges facing the conservation movement are both immediate...
Social Ecology
Society-Nature Relations across Time and Space
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
This book presents the current state of the art in Social Ecology as practiced by the Vienna School of Social Ecology, globally one of the main research groups in this field. As a significant contribution to the growing literature on interdisciplinary sustainability studies, the book introduces the...
Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood Security
Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of Beekeeping
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2014
This Book intends to address all aspects needed to develop beekeeping into a powerful instrument of rural development and will focus on beekeeping as a tool for Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood security. In the backdrop of the social and economic issues of the people living in poverty region, the...
Inheritors of the Earth
How Nature Is Thriving in an Age of Extinction
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Human activity has irreversibly changed the natural environment. But the news isn't all bad.
It's accepted wisdom today that human beings have permanently damaged the natural world, causing extinction, deforestation, pollution, and of course climate change. But in Inheritors of the Earth, biologist...
Dawn of Small Worlds
Dwarf Planets, Asteroids, Comets
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2015
This book gives a detailed introduction to the thousands and thousands of smaller bodies in the solar system. Written for interested laymen, amateur astronomers and students it describes the nature and origin of asteroids, dwarf planets and comets, and gives detailed information about their role in...
Toxic Exposures
Contested Illnesses and the Environmental Health Movement
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2007
The increase in environmentally induced diseases and the loosening of regulation and safety measures have inspired a massive challenge to established ways of looking at health and the environment. Communities with disease clusters, women facing a growing breast cancer incidence rate, and people of...
by Mike Olbinski
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2017
The storms that cross the Great Plains of North America each spring are some of nature's most spectacular. They can also be some of the most dangerous. Most people who live in areas susceptible to these storms keep a close eye on the weather reports and take cover or evacuate when one is on the way....
Conservation
A Beginner's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
The need to protect nature has never been so pressing. As unprecedented environmental challenges threaten to wipe out many of the planet’s species, there is a battle against time to formulate new ways of defending nature. Jepson and Ladle cover all aspects of modern conservation from inspiring successes...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
The book includes a broad spectrum of perspectives from different scientific disciplines (both the natural and social sciences) as well as practical knowledge. It gives a new insight into the Carpathian mountain region
by Dallas Lore Sharp
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
American naturalist John Burroughs was an important figure in the U.S. conservation movement who extolled the virtue of cutting-edge scientific research, as well as espousing a more traditional view of the wonders of nature. In this moving essay, Dallas Lore Sharp assesses Burroughs' significance as a conservationist and nature writer.
Japanese Commons in the Coastal Seas
How the Satoumi Concept Harmonizes Human Activity in Coastal Seas with High Productivity and Diversity
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2012
The author proposed the satoumi concept, analogous to the satoyama concept on land, as “coastal sea with high biodiversity and productivity in harmony with human interaction” in 1998. The concept for environmental conservation in the coastal seas has been widely accepted and was included in the...
Animals' Influence on the Landscape and Ecological Importance
Natives, Newcomers, Homecomers
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2014
In its first English-language edition, this book introduces the many-faceted interactions of animal populations with their habitats. From soil fauna, ants and termites to small and large herbivores, burrowing mammals and birds, the author presents a comprehensive analysis of animals and ecosystems...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Sustainability policies shape the ways that society and the economy interact with the environment, natural resources and ecosystems, and address issues such as water, energy and food security, and climate change. These policies are complex and are, at times, obscured by contestation, uncertainty and...