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Author : David A. Cleveland,David Arthur Cleveland
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780520277427
Agricultural Revolutions 3.
Author : David A. Cleveland
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780520957084
This book is an interdisciplinary primer on critical thinking and effective action for the future of our global agrifood system, based on an understanding of the system’s biological and sociocultural roots. Key components of the book are a thorough analysis of the assumptions underlying different perspectives on problems related to food and agriculture around the world and a discussion of alternative solutions. David Cleveland argues that combining selected aspects of small-scale traditional agriculture with modern scientific agriculture can help balance our biological need for food with its environmental impact—and continue to fulfill cultural, social, and psychological needs related to food. Balancing on a Planet is based on Cleveland’s research and engaging teaching about food and agriculture for more than three decades. It is a tool to help students, faculty, researchers, and interested readers understand debates about the current crisis and alternatives for the future.
Author : Monty Dale Coffin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Mars (Planet)
ISBN : UCAL:X28481
Author : Raul A. Deju,Tapan Munroe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-03
Category : Power resources
ISBN : 1481909002
In the winds of polarization plaguing our country comes a breath of fresh air. Through the concept of "decisional gradualism" Planet in Conflict strives to achieve a balance between energy production, economic growth, social justice, and environmental quality. Planet in Conflict provides a clear description of the conflicted issues regarding energy production and environmental protection and offers many opportunities for compromises and optimism. The authors also lead you to seven detailed steps to achieve a balance among the various issues. It is an interesting read for decision makers, thoughtful members of the public and students. It challenges them to one step at a time come to a middle ground that brings energy availability, planet sustainability and social equity together into an ever improving state.
Author : Jacqueline Cramer
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Corporations
ISBN : 4274906132
Author : Jonathon S. Erickson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1991-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0070196176
Author : Martin Gorke
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781610910576
The present rate and extent of species extinction -- estimated by some scientists as one species every 20 minutes -- are unprecedented in the history of mankind. Human activities are responsible for nearly all species loss, yet ethical aspects of this crisis are rarely mentioned. Any concern expressed tends to be over potentially valuable resources -- information for scientists, or compounds that could be used in new medicines -- that are lost when a species disappears. In The Death of Our Planet's Species, Martin Gorke argues that such a utilitarian perspective is not only shortsighted but morally bankrupt. Holding doctoral degrees in both ecology and philosophy, Gorke is uniquely qualified to examine the extinction crisis from both scientific and philosophical perspectives. He offers a wide-ranging review of the literature on the subject, drawing together those two lines of reasoning that are almost always pursued separately. After critical examination of the current state of relevant ecological knowledge, Gorke presents a carefully considered case for attributing intrinsic value to all of nature, including all species. At the heart of his argument is an analysis of the concept of morality. According to this analysis, the universal character of morality does not permit us to establish limits of moral considerability. More precisely, every act of exclusion from the moral community is an arbitrary act and is not compatible with a moral point of view. The Death of Our Planet's Species sets forth a sound and original argument about the philosophical and ethical dimensions of species conservation. Throughout, the author combines a high level of theoretical sophistication with clear and straightforward writing. Orignially published in German, this Island Press edition makes The Death of Our Planet's Species available for the first time to English-speaking experts and lay readers.
Author : Emily Oddo
Publisher : White Flower Pubishing
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
It’s time to awaken your Third Eye Starting out on your journey to awaken your third eye has led you here. In this book, we will discuss many topics connected to the third eye and its awakening. Keep in mind, however, there is no simple answer, method, or sure-fire way, as everyone is different. This book will start you off with an intriguing introduction, leading you to question your own reality, as well as your own motivation for reading this book. After that, you will be shown the various interpretations of the third eye throughout history. This will be shown through religion, simple belief systems, and biological facts. It will help you to understand the significance of the third eye from many perspectives so that you can draw your own conclusions. When you have made your conclusions, there will be many things to learn from this book, forming new steps that you need to accomplish before you can awaken your third eye. As you progress, you will realize the importance of keeping your physical body and mental state healthy and maintaining the balance between them. You will learn many techniques to help you toward the goal of awakening your third eye. However, it will all depend on your resolve to understand that which many have chosen to ignore; namely, the truth. Here’s what’s inside the Third Eye Awakening book: -The Steps in your journey -The importance of the balance -Tools and practice -A guide to your journey -And much more Awaken your third eye now!
Author : William W. Hay
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 999 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642285608
This book is a thorough introduction to climate science and global change. The author is a geologist who has spent much of his life investigating the climate of Earth from a time when it was warm and dinosaurs roamed the land, to today's changing climate. Bill Hay takes you on a journey to understand how the climate system works. He explores how humans are unintentionally conducting a grand uncontrolled experiment which is leading to unanticipated changes. We follow the twisting path of seemingly unrelated discoveries in physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and even mathematics to learn how they led to our present knowledge of how our planet works. He explains why the weather is becoming increasingly chaotic as our planet warms at a rate far faster than at any time in its geologic past. He speculates on possible future outcomes, and suggests that nature itself may make some unexpected course corrections. Although the book is written for the layman with little knowledge of science or mathematics, it includes information from many diverse fields to provide even those actively working in the field of climatology with a broader view of this developing drama. Experimenting on a Small Planet is a must read for anyone having more than a casual interest in global warming and climate change - one of the most important and challenging issues of our time.
Author : Wallace Jackson
Publisher : Apress
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-05
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781430249870
If you’re an Android application developer, chances are you’re using fixed, scrolling, swipe-able, and other cutting-edge custom UI Designs in your Android development projects. These UI Design approaches as well as other Android ViewGroup UI layout containers are the bread and butter of Pro Android User Interface (UI) design and Android User Experience (UX) design and development. Using a top down approach, Pro Android UI shows you how to design and develop the best user interface for your app, while taking into account the varying device form factors in the increasingly fragmented Android environment. Pro Android UI aims to be the ultimate reference and customization cookbook for your Android UI Design, and as such will be useful to experienced developers as well as beginners. With Android’s powerful UI layout classes, you can easily create everything from the simplest of lists to fully tricked-out user interfaces. While using these UI classes for boring, standard user interfaces can be quite simple, customizing a unique UI design can often become extremely challenging.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 852 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UOM:39015039957371
Author : James F. Kasting
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400845088
The amazing science behind the search for Earth-like planets Ever since Carl Sagan first predicted that extraterrestrial civilizations must number in the millions, the search for life on other planets has gripped our imagination. Is Earth so rare that advanced life forms like us—or even the simplest biological organisms—are unique to the universe? How to Find a Habitable Planet describes how scientists are testing Sagan's prediction, and demonstrates why Earth may not be so rare after all. James Kasting has worked closely with NASA in its mission to detect habitable worlds outside our solar system, and in this book he introduces readers to the advanced methodologies being used in this extraordinary quest. He addresses the compelling questions that planetary scientists grapple with today: What exactly makes a planet habitable? What are the signatures of life astronomers should look for when they scan the heavens for habitable worlds? In providing answers, Kasting explains why Earth has remained habitable despite a substantial rise in solar luminosity over time, and why our neighbors, Venus and Mars, haven't. If other Earth-sized planets endowed with enough water and carbon are out there, he argues, chances are good that some of those planets sustain life. Kasting describes the efforts under way to find them, and predicts that future discoveries will profoundly alter our view of the universe and our place in it. This book is a must-read for anyone who has ever dreamed of finding other planets like ours—and perhaps even life like ours—in the cosmos. In a new afterword, Kasting presents some recent breakthroughs in the search for exoplanets and discusses the challenges facing space programs in the near future.
Author : American Philosophical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11036740
Author : Barbara Sundberg Baudot,William R. Moomaw
Publisher : Springer
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349271825
This book brings together research on the relations between people and the planet's living and non-living resources. Its three main foci include the methodological approaches to the study of relationships between people and land use, patterns of consumption, population trends and the availability of food and water resources; an examination of evidence of disequilibria in increasing conflicts, migrations, and over-crowding; and a search for balance between people and the other elements of the biosphere through understanding and overcoming destructive forces.
Author : David Cysewski
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2003-11
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780595300280
You are invited to engage in a stimulating series of Silent Conversations with poet-essayist David Cysewski, immersing yourself in his verse, letters and "mutterings" on personal and global events. You will laugh, cry, find yourself "gentled" by romance, delight in the beauty and humor of nature, and rage or poke fun with David at the nation's perennial wars, violence and foolishness. During David's eighty years of life he has gained the reputation of being something of a sage as well as a teacher. Certainly you will come away with your thinking nudged, your heart touched and your life enriched by his simple yet profound musings.