Sustainability, conservation, and creativity, Stewart, Pamela J. Strathern, Andrew J.
Автор: Maxton-Lee, Bernice Название: Forest Conservation and Sustainability in Indonesia ISBN: 0367173468 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367173463 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 148010.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Despite carefully-constructed conservation interventions deforestation in Indonesia is not being stopped. This book identifies why large-scale international forest conservation has failed to reduce deforestation and considers why key stakeholders have not responded as expected.
Автор: Glen Filson Название: Intensive Agriculture and Sustainability: A Farming Systems Analysis ISBN: 0774811048 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780774811040 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 99530.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: Intensive Agriculture and Sustainability outlines theadvantages of Farming Systems Analysis for understanding theimplications of modern, intensive agriculture. This book describes someof the major environmental and social problems connected with intensivefarming; outlines a framework for analyzing its sustainability;discusses key linkages among the environmental, economic, and socialindicators; outlines modelling trade-offs between profitability andenvironmental sustainability; and then analyzes various farming systemsusing case studies.
Автор: Stewart, Pamela J. Strathern, Andrew J. Название: Sustainability, conservation, and creativity ISBN: 1138315435 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138315433 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 53070.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: By examining how small communities have dealt with forces of change and have sought to maintain themselves over time, this book offers pointers and lessons for conservation practices at all levels of society.
Название: Sustainability Science and Technology ISBN: 1138075698 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138075696 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 64300.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Sustainability Science and Technology: An Introduction explains the root causes of global failures in natural and human systems, as well as the most readily available technological solutions. The book dispels risky scientific and technological ideas that further complicate the current environmental and socioeconomic predicaments. It also bridges gaps among scientific and technological fields and systematically translates current findings for a wide technical and public audience.
Written at a level accessible to all, the story is told one bite-sized chapter at a time, about the size of a scientific journal article. The chapters are self-contained, each grappling with a large topic. This provides more in-depth coverage of a topic than a standard encyclopedia article and promotes the widest possible dialog around sustainability issues and their solutions. Case studies from all continents and all technological development levels expound viable solutions for each of the planetary systems: water, soils, and atmosphere. In turn, the wider socioeconomic context of sustainable science and technology is examined.
One of the first books to address the full scope of sustainability, it sets the stage for discussion and sustainability re(training) across professional divides. The editor and contributors take a balanced approach that is neither too technical nor too focused on any particular field. They highlight global and regional perspectives and the linkages between different planetary and human systems. The book helps you understand the thorny essence of sustainability issues--often fraught with ethical dilemmas, obsolete technologies, and lifestyle implications--and how to develop solutions to them.
Автор: Weldon Название: Fundamentals of Practical Environmentalism ISBN: 1138114774 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138114777 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 78590.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Introducing the concept of practical environmentalism from an individual`s perspective, this book explains how we can integrate concern for the environment with the necessities of daily living. It provides a guiding framework to help readers make meaningful and rational environmental choices.
Название: Everyday Lifestyles and Sustainability ISBN: 1138693871 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138693876 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 148010.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book explores why apparently similar patterns of daily living can lead to larger and smaller environmental impacts.
Автор: Sarah M. Gardner, Stephen J. Ramsden, Rosemary S. Hails Название: Agricultural Resilience: Perspectives from Ecology and Economics ISBN: 1107067626 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107067622 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 110880.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Drawing on ecology, economics and social sciences to explore resilience in agriculture, this book provides an interdisciplinary perspective on approaches needed to foster adaptability. It will interest researchers, policy-makers and students seeking to build sustainable farming systems amidst the uncertainties of climate change and market volatility.
Автор: Sarah M. Gardner, Stephen J. Ramsden, Rosemary S. Hails Название: Agricultural Resilience: Perspectives from Ecology and Economics ISBN: 1107665876 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107665873 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 45410.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Drawing on ecology, economics and social sciences to explore resilience in agriculture, this book provides an interdisciplinary perspective on approaches needed to foster adaptability. It will interest researchers, policy-makers and students seeking to build sustainable farming systems amidst the uncertainties of climate change and market volatility.
Автор: Jane Silberstein, M.A., Chris Maser Название: Land-Use Planning for Sustainable Development ISBN: 146658114X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781466581142 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 117390.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Thirteen years ago, the first edition of Land-Use Planning for Sustainable Development examined the question: is the environmental doomsday scenario inevitable? It then presented the underlying concepts of sustainable land-use planning and an array of alternatives for modifying conventional planning for and regulation of the development of land. This second edition captures current success stories, showcasing creative, resilient strategies for fundamentally changing the way we alter our landscape.
See What's New in the Second Edition:
Explains the relationship between innovative land-use planning and nature's impartial, inviolate biophysical principles that govern the outcome of all planning
Focuses on how decision making that flows from and aligns with nature's biophysical principles benefits all generations by consciously protecting and maintaining social-environmental sustainability
Proposes an alternative framework for municipal comprehensive plans framing the community as a living system
Written by two experienced professionals in sustainable development planning, the second edition revisits the successes as well as barriers to progress associated with establishing new community development models, such as EcoMunicipalities. The authors emphasize the necessity and potency of citizen involvement and initiatives. They provide proposals for alternative approaches that rest on lessons from history as well as the research, wisdom, and vision of many individuals and communities whose work they have studied. The book supplies a sturdy platform on which to continually build and innovate progress in sustainable land use planning.
Название: UNESCO Biosphere Reserves ISBN: 1138369314 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138369313 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 148010.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: UNESCO Biosphere Reserves are geographical regions of global socio-ecological significance, they are designated within UNESCO`s Man and Biosphere Programme forming an international, intergovernmental network. This book shows their global relevance and outlines lessons learned about biocultural diversity, sustainability, and society.
Автор: Kanchi Kohli , Manju Menon Название: Development of Environment Laws in India ISBN: 1108490492 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108490498 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 82370.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Introduces India`s environment laws to readers interested in law, contemporary politics, development studies, sociology, anthropology, political economy, ecological studies and administration. It is a handy volume for students, practitioners and a wide range of professionals dealing with and interested in environmental issues in India.
Автор: Jordan Carl F. Название: Evolution from a Thermodynamic Perspective: Implications for Species Conservation and Agricultural Sustainability ISBN: 3030851850 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030851859 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 149060.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: Survival of the fittest” is a tautology, because those that are “fit” are the ones that survive, but to survive, a species must be “fit”. Modern evolutionary theory avoids the problem by defining fitness as reproductive success, but the complexity of life that we see today could not have evolved based on selection that favors only reproductive ability. There is nothing inherent in reproductive success alone that could result in higher forms of life. Evolution from a Thermodynamic Perspective presents a non-circular definition of fitness and a thermodynamic definition of evolution. Fitness means maximization of power output, necessary to survive in a competitive world. Evolution is the “storage of entropy”. “Entropy storage” means that solar energy, instead of dissipating as heat in the Earth, is stored in the structure of living organisms and ecosystems. Part one explains this in terms comprehensible to a scientific audience beyond biophysicists and ecosystem modelers. Part two applies thermodynamic theory in non-esoteric language to sustainability of agriculture, and to conservation of endangered species. While natural systems are stabilized by feedback, agricultural systems remain in a mode of perpetual growth, pressured by balance of trade and by a swelling population. The constraints imposed by thermodynamic laws are being increasingly felt as economic expansion destabilizes resource systems on which expansion depends.
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