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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008-11-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0810971321
Looks at the long-term consequences of human interference in the natural world and the personal stories of people around the world "going green" to do what they can to help the planet.
Author : Sam Mickey,Mary Evelyn Tucker,John Grim
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781783748068
Living Earth Community: Multiple Ways of Being and Knowing is a celebration of the diversity of ways in which humans can relate to the world around them, and an invitation to its readers to partake in planetary coexistence. Innovative, informative, and highly accessible, this interdisciplinary anthology of essays brings together scholars, writers and educators across the sciences and humanities, in a collaborative effort to illuminate the different ways of being in the world and the different kinds of knowledge they entail – from the ecological knowledge of Indigenous communities, to the scientific knowledge of a biologist and the embodied knowledge communicated through storytelling. This anthology examines the interplay between Nature and Culture in the setting of our current age of ecological crisis, stressing the importance of addressing these ecological crises occurring around the planet through multiple perspectives. These perspectives are exemplified through diverse case studies – from the political and ethical implications of thinking with forests, to the capacity of storytelling to motivate action, to the worldview of the Indigenous Okanagan community in British Columbia. Living Earth Community: Multiple Ways of Being and Knowing synthesizes insights from across a range of academic fields, and highlights the potential for synergy between disciplinary approaches and inquiries. This anthology is essential reading not only for researchers and students, but for anyone interested in the ways in which humans interact with the community of life on Earth, especially during this current period of environmental emergency.
Author : Baby Professor
Publisher : Baby Professor
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1541968700
Earth is called the living planet because it is never the same. Processes change its surface bit by bit, every second of every day. This book discusses the processes that reshape the Earth's surface. Such knowledge is essential in improving a child's ability to understand change. Get a copy today.
Author : Eleonore Schmid
Publisher : NorthSouth (NY)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 0735813159
Bassic introduction to earth science and ecology that encourages an appreciation of the environment.
Author : Lee Welles
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2007-06-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781603580380
Elizabeth Angier was happy to be at the end of the school year. She thought her summer on the family farm would be full of work and play with her best friend, Rachel, and her other best friend, her dog, Maizey. However, Elizabeth didn't anticipate the Harmony Farms Corporation moving to her town. Her world starts to crumble as her best friend moves away and her parents whisper of farmers selling their land and the effects this factory farm operation could have on them. When she thinks things can't get much worse, she meets the most unusual creature, Gaia, the living entity of the Earth. Strange things begin to happen to her, around her, and through her! Elizabeth discovers that with these new powers comes responsibility. A dire mistake makes Elizabeth wonder if meeting Gaia has been a blessing or a curse. Will Elizabeth have the strength to fight a large corporation? Or will her upstate New York home be spoiled by profit driven pork production that fouls the air, land, and water?
Author : Philippe Bertrand,Louis Legendre
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 573 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030677732
Earth is, to our knowledge, the only life-bearing body in the Solar System. This extraordinary characteristic dates back almost 4 billion years. How to explain that Earth is teeming with organisms and that this has lasted for so long? What makes Earth different from its sister planets Mars and Venus? The habitability of a planet is its capacity to allow the emergence of organisms. What astronomical and geological conditions concurred to make Earth habitable 4 billion years ago, and how has it remained habitable since? What have been the respective roles of non-biological and biological characteristics in maintaining the habitability of Earth? This unique book answers the above questions by considering the roles of organisms and ecosystems in the Earth System, which is made of the non-living and living components of the planet. Organisms have progressively occupied all the habitats of the planet, diversifying into countless life forms and developing enormous biomasses over the past 3.6 billion years. In this way, organisms and ecosystems "took over" the Earth System, and thus became major agents in its regulation and global evolution. There was co-evolution of the different components of the Earth System, leading to a number of feedback mechanisms that regulated long-term Earth conditions. For millennia, and especially since the Industrial Revolution nearly 300 years ago, humans have gradually transformed the Earth System. Technological developments combined with the large increase in human population have led, in recent decades, to major changes in the Earth's climate, soils, biodiversity and quality of air and water. After some successes in the 20th century at preventing internationally environmental disasters, human societies are now facing major challenges arising from climate change. Some of these challenges are short-term and others concern the thousand-year evolution of the Earth's climate. Humans should become the stewards of Earth.
Author : John Michael Greer
Publisher : Weiser Books
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781609255992
The authentic teachings of the mystery schools offer a profoundly different way of making sense of the universe and our place in it. In Mystery Teachings from the Living Earth, ecologist and Druid initiate John Michael Greer offers an introduction to the core teachings of the mysteries through the mirror of the natural world. Using examples from nature as a touchstone, Greer takes readers on a journey into the seven laws of the mystery traditions:the Law of Wholenessthe Law of Flowthe Law of Balancethe Law of Limitsthe Law of Cause and Effectthe Law of Planesthe Law of Evolution Greer explains each law, offering meditation, an affirmation, and a theme for reflection, to show how the seven laws can bring meaning and power into our everyday lives. Mystery Teachings from the Living Earth reveals one of the great secrets of the mysteries—that the laws of nature are also the laws of spirit.
Author : David Attenborough
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Natural history
ISBN : 0002199424
Author : Alicia Bay Laurel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1635619440
Living Naturally and Practically in the 21st CenturyAlicia Bay Laurel's iconic Living on the Earth is finally back in print in a 50th anniversary edition, revised and updated with new material. This book hit the homesteading, back-to-earth crowd like a whirlwind in the 1970s and its elemental wisdom and advice hasn't diminished over the decades since. Widely acclaimed in such publications as The Village Voice and The Whole Earth Catalog-which stated "this may be the best book in the catalog"-Living on the Earth gives guidance on such things as: ·Backpacking·Making soap·Canning and drying·Herbal medicine·Gardening·First aid·Weaving and homemade dyes·Musical instruments·Making dress patternsAnd so much more-the variety of topics covered is astounding. Readers will be educated, enlightened and entertained perusing this landmark work.242 pages, original line illustrations throughout
Author : Yann Arthus-Bertrand,Isabelle Delannoy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Aerial photography
ISBN : 0500543690
The long-term consequences and the personal stories of people around the world 'going green' make up the focus of this beautiful new book for children. The scientific and technical advances of the last century have had major effects on the earth. How can humans, in today's world, continue to respect nature and avoid doing irreparable damage to the planet? From pollution to carbon dioxide emissions and endangered plants, from disappearing languages to glaciers, this book details the ways in which people affect their environment and how a more stable balance can be achieved, comprehensively informing readers about the reality of the earth's ecosystem and inspiring them to do what they can to help save the planet.
Author : Steven Mannell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Prince Edward Island
ISBN : 0929112695
Built in 1976 by the Cape Cod-based New Alchemy Institute and designed in partnership with Solsearch Architects of Cambridge MA, the Ark bio-shelter was conceived as "an early exploration in weaving together the sun, wind, biology and architecture for the benefit of humanity." The structure's integrated ecological design features provided autonomous life support for a family of four, providing for all food and energy needs, managing all wastes, and enabling a new and symbiotic relationship between its inhabitants and the ecosystem of their home. The Ark deployed many then-experimental technologies that remain emblems of sustainable design today: solar heating with mass heat storage, a high-efficiency wood stove, a wind turbine generator, composting toilets, and a passive solar agri/aquaculture greenhouse. It embodied design approaches that were being explored in numerous environmental building experiments of the era, including passive solar orientation, super-insulation of walls and roof, and minimizing of exterior surface and edges. Four decades on, humanity faces many of the same environmental challenges addressed by the Ark, though now with a greater sense of urgency, a reduced sense of individual and community agency to tackle them, and an expectation of diminished lifestyles. This study of the ground-breaking project offers an alternative approach to meeting a challenging future: a spirit of critical hope, embodying adventure and possibility, with creative collaboration between science and society, and among governments, communities and individuals. Published to accompany the exhibition celebrating the Ark?s 40th anniversary, the publication is illustrated with dozens of original drawings and period photographs, and features a wealth of background materials.00Exhibition: Confederarion Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown, Canada (22.10.2016-30.04.2017).
Author : James Lovelock,J. E. Lovelock
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0393312399
James Lovelock proposes that all living species are components of that organism, as cells are components of the human body.
Author : Jon Erickson
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Earth sciences
ISBN : 9781438109664
Presents a history and explanation of the geologic forces shaping our planet.
Author : Nicole Christine
Publisher : Bookpeople
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Religion
ISBN : 096473060X
Author : David C. Korten
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781626562929
The international bestselling author of When Corporations Rule the World shares a vital new vision for changing humanity’s self-destructive course. We humans live by stories, says David Korten, and the stories that now govern our society have set us on a self-destructive path. In Change the Story, Change the Future, Korten offers a new story that lets us reimagine society and navigate the critical needs of our time. Korten calls our current story Sacred Money and Markets. Money, it tells us, is the measure of all worth and the source of all happiness, while inequality and environmental destruction are unfortunate but unavoidable. Although many recognize that this story promotes bad ethics, bad science, and bad economics, it will remain our guiding story until replaced by one that aligns with our deepest understanding of the universe and our relationship to it. To guide our path to a viable human future, Korten offers a story he calls Sacred Life and Living Earth. It is grounded in a cosmology that affirms we are living beings born of a living Earth itself born of a living universe. Our health and well-being therefore depend on an economy that works in partnership with the Earth's community of life. Offering a hopeful vision, Korten lays out the transformative impact adopting this story will have on every aspect of human life and society.