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Author : Peter J.A.M. Smeets
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789086867196

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Expedition Agroparks by Peter J.A.M. Smeets Pdf

This book is the result of several years of expedition into the development of metropolitan FoodClusters. The author's fascination for the agricultural landscapes in and around metropolises led him to the conclusion that improving the efficiency of agriculture is the most effective way to safeguard the quality of such landscapes. The wasteful modes of production developed in the past 150 years have led to a serious decline in both the surface area and the quality of the highly valued landscapes. Closing the loops within the agricultural production system and increasing their productivity is therefore the best remedy to arrest this decline. After analysing the development of agriculture against the background of the urbanisation process in today's network society, the focus shifts to research by design on agroparks. These are spatial clusters of agrofunctions and the related economic activities. Agroparks bring together high-productivity plant-based and animal-based production and processing along industrial lines combined with the input of high levels of knowledge and technology. The cycles of water, minerals and gases are skillfully closed and the use of fossil energy is minimised, particularly by the processing of various flows of waste products and by-products. An agropark may therefore be seen as the application of industrial ecology in the agrosector. The scientific aim of this book is to find answers to the questions of whether agroparks contribute to sustainable development in metropolises, how an agropark is developed and how it must be designed. Under examination are seven designs for agroparks, which were created from 2002 onwards in the Netherlands, China and India.

Author : Ulla Rajala,Phil Mills
Publisher : Oxbow Books Limited
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781785703805

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Forms of Dwelling by Ulla Rajala,Phil Mills Pdf

The concept of a socially constructed space of human activity in areas of everyday actions, as initially proposed in the field of anthropology by Tim Ingold, has actually been much more applied in archaeology. In this wide-ranging collection of 13 papers, including a re-assessment by Ingold himself, contributors show why it has been so influential, with papers ranging from the study of Mesolithic to historic and contemporary archaeology, revisiting different research themes, such as Ingold’s own Lapland study, and the development of landscape archaeology. A series of case studies demonstrates the value and strength of the taskscape concept applied to a variety of contexts and scales across wide geographical and temporal situations. While exploring new frontiers, the papers contrast British, Nordic and Mediterranean archaeologies to showcase the study of material culture and landscape and conclude with an assessment of the concept of taskcape and its further developments.

Author : Tom Moore
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789695359

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A Biography of Power: Research and Excavations at the Iron Age 'oppidum' of Bagendon, Gloucestershire (1979-2017) by Tom Moore Pdf

This book explores the changing nature of power and identity from the Iron Age to the Roman period in Britain. It provides fresh insights into the origins and nature of one of the lesser-known, but perhaps most significant, Late Iron Age 'oppida' in Britain: Bagendon in Gloucestershire.

Author : Tom Bloemers,Henk Kars,Arnold Van der Valk
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 753 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789089641557

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The Cultural Landscape & Heritage Paradox by Tom Bloemers,Henk Kars,Arnold Van der Valk Pdf

The basic problem is to what extent we can know past and mainly invisible landscapes, and how we can use this still hidden knowledge for actual sustainable management of landscape's cultural and historical values. It has also been acknowledged that heritage management is increasingly about 'the management of future change rather than simply protection'. This presents us with a paradox: to preserve our historic environment, we have to collaborate with those who wish to transform it and, in order to apply our expert knowledge, we have to make it suitable for policy and society. The answer presented by the Protection and Development of the Dutch Archaeological-Historical Landscape programme (pdl/bbo) is an integrative landscape approach which applies inter- and transdisciplinarity, establishing links between archaeological-historical heritage and planning, and between research and policy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Landscape architecture
ISBN : UVA:X006042213

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Landscape Architecture by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gunther Tress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : City planning
ISBN : PSU:000063604870

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Planning Metropolitan Landscapes by Gunther Tress Pdf

Author : Hans A. Baer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781666901795

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Global Capitalism and Climate Change by Hans A. Baer Pdf

Now in its second edition, Global Capitalism and Climate Change: The Need for an Alternative World System examines anthropogenic climate change in the context of global capitalism, a political economy that emphasizes profit-making, is committed to on-going economic growth, results in massive social inequality, fosters a treadmill of production and consumption, and is heavily reliant on fossil fuels. Looking ahead, Hans A. Baer explores the systemic changes necessary to create a more socially just, democratic, and environmentally sustainable world system capable of moving humanity toward a safer climate. This book is recommended for readers interested in anti-systemic efforts, including eco-anarchism, eco-feminism, the de-growth perspective, Indigenous voices, and the climate justice movement.

Author : Bernt Rundberget
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004331570

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Tales of the Iron Bloomery by Bernt Rundberget Pdf

In Tales of the Iron Bloomery Bernt Rundberget argues that the ironmaking of southern Hedmark was an important basis for political developments from chiefdom to Norwegian kingdom in the period AD 700-1300.

Author : Edward Rommen
Publisher : William Carey Library
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Bible
ISBN : 0878083766

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Christianity and the Religions by Edward Rommen Pdf

The essays in this book take a fresh look at the biblical data and address the contemporary questions raised by religious pluralism. The reader will gain a greater understanding of different religions and gain an increased confidence in the majesty and greatness of the one true God.

Author : Sarah Maddison,Richard Denniss
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107658257

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An Introduction to Australian Public Policy by Sarah Maddison,Richard Denniss Pdf

Examines the models, influences and players that shape public policy in Australia, addressing both theory and real-world challenges.

Author : Angioletta Voghera
Publisher : Alinea Editrice
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9788860555656

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After the European landscape convention by Angioletta Voghera Pdf

Author : Lucas F. Johnston
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317545002

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Religion and Sustainability by Lucas F. Johnston Pdf

Sustainability is now key to international and national policy, manufacture and consumption. It is also central to many individuals who try to lead environmentally ethical lives. Historically, religion has been a significant part of many visions of sustainability. Pragmatically, the inclusion of religious values in conservation and development efforts has facilitated relationships between people with different value structures. Despite this, little attention has been paid to the interdependence of sustainability and religion, and no significant comparisons of religious and secular sustainability advocacy. Religion and Sustainability presents the first broad analysis of the spiritual dimensions of sustainability-oriented social movements. Exploring the similarities and differences between the conceptions of sustainability held by religious, interfaith and secular organizations, the book analyses how religious practice and discourse have impacted on political ideology and process.

Author : Laura Harjo
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780816538010

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Spiral to the Stars by Laura Harjo Pdf

All communities are teeming with energy, spirit, and knowledge, and Spiral to the Stars taps into and activates this dynamism to discuss Indigenous community planning from a Mvskoke perspective. This book poses questions about what community is, how to reclaim community, and how to embark on the process of envisioning what and where the community can be. Geographer Laura Harjo demonstrates that Mvskoke communities have what they need to dream, imagine, speculate, and activate the wishes of ancestors, contemporary kin, and future relatives—all in a present temporality—which is Indigenous futurity. Organized around four methodologies—radical sovereignty, community knowledge, collective power, and emergence geographies—Spiral to the Stars provides a path that departs from traditional community-making strategies, which are often extensions of the settler state. Readers are provided a set of methodologies to build genuine community relationships, knowledge, power, and spaces for themselves. Communities don’t have to wait on experts because this book helps them activate their own possibilities and expertise. A detailed final chapter provides participatory tools that can be used in workshop settings or one on one. This book offers a critical and concrete map for community making that leverages Indigenous way-finding tools. Mvskoke narratives thread throughout the text, vividly demonstrating that theories come from lived and felt experiences. This is a must-have book for community organizers, radical pedagogists, and anyone wishing to empower and advocate for their community.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 988 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Trademarks
ISBN : PSU:000066193517

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Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Anonim Pdf

Author : Katharine Gelber,Professor of Politics and Public Policy Katharine Gelber
Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9780702247323

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Speech Matters by Katharine Gelber,Professor of Politics and Public Policy Katharine Gelber Pdf

"Why are Australians getting free speech Wrong? Australia is the land of the 'Fair Go'. But does this extend to giving everyone the right to speak freely about politics? While most Australians take this vital freedom for granted, in Speech Matters political analyst Katharine Gelber shows why many of Australia's laws and policies are actually damaging our democratic ideals. A council officer shuts down a Sydney art exhibition that challenges the basis for the Iraq war; big day out organisers are attacked for asking attendees not to wear the Australian flag after the Cronulla riots. Gelber investigates a wide range of political expression to discover what value Australians place on free speech: from the national flag, hate speech and anti-terrorism laws to protest, campaigns against corporate actions and provocative art. Gelber considers the rules that regulate our speech and actions alongside the views of everyday Australians on these issues. What Gelber finds is a political culture that is failing free speech. In Australia, powerful companies can silence dissent, and even peaceful protest can be difficult to carry out. Filled with controversial examples to fuel the debate, Speech Matters challenges Australians to rethink freedom of speech. It's time to give everyone a voice in running the country."--Publisher's website.