Unwelcome Harvest

Author : Gordon R. Conway,Jules N. Pretty
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781134063581

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Unwelcome Harvest by Gordon R. Conway,Jules N. Pretty Pdf

Agriculture Pollutes: pesticides can destroy wildlife and some are toxic to humans; some fungicides and herbicides cause cancer. Nitrates result in the contamination of drinking water and produce the risk of the blue-baby syndrome in infants and of stomach cancer in adults. Agriculture produces methane, ammonia, nitrous oxide and the products of burning off, all of which add to the world's problems of acid rain, depletion of the ozone layer and global warming. This book, which focuses on the UK, the USA and Third World countries, is the first comprehensive review of agriculture and pollution: it examines the facts and assesses the relative dangers of each pollution problem. It also considers the effects of pollution on agriculture itself crop yields are depressed and livestock damaged by various forms of pollution from all sources. The authors offer solutions to these apparently overwhelming problems, and describe existing technology which would allow us to deal with them. Originally published in 1991

Author : Gordon Conway,Jules N. Pretty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Crops
ISBN : OCLC:86002045

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Unwelcome Harvest by Gordon Conway,Jules N. Pretty Pdf

Author : Graham Merrington,Dr Linton Winder Nfa,R. Parkinson,Mark Redman,L. Winder
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2002-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 0415273404

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Agricultural Pollution by Graham Merrington,Dr Linton Winder Nfa,R. Parkinson,Mark Redman,L. Winder Pdf

This comprehensive text provides a concise overview of environmental problems caused by agriculture, (such as pesticide pollution and increased nitrate levels) and offers practical solutions to them. It is well illustrated and contains a fully-referenced introduction to the main contemporary agricultural pollution issues in the UK. It will help provide clear, scientific and technical understanding of the most important sources of agricultural pollution.

Author : Gordon Conway,Jules N. Pretty
Publisher : Earthscan / James & James
Page : 645 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1853830364

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Unwelcome Harvest by Gordon Conway,Jules N. Pretty Pdf

Agriculture pollutes - pesticides can destroy wildlife and some are toxic to humans; some fungicides and herbicides cause cancer. Nitrates result in the contamination of drinking water and produce the risk of the blue-baby syndrome in infants and of stomach cancer in adults. Agriculture produces methane, ammonia, nitrous oxide and the products of buring off, all of which add to the world's problems of acid rain, depletion of the ozone layer and global warming.

Author : H. D. Beeby
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1989-10-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467468473

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Hosea by H. D. Beeby Pdf

Centering on the "knowledge of God" and the ultimate painful, paradoxical triumph of God's grace, the book of Hosea is one of ambivalence and redemption. The redemptive message of Hosea is underscored by H. D. Beeby's canonical and Christological interpretation. Beeby stresses that the true context of the book is much wider than the eighth century B.C.; Hosea must continually be heard against the background of and in response to the reader's own time. This commentary makes Hosea's message available today to all who struggle with questions of gospel and culture, contextualization, idolatry, church and state, and interfaith dialogue.

Author : H. D. Beeby
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802804306

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Grace Abounding by H. D. Beeby Pdf

Centering on the "knowledge of God" and the ultimate painful, paradoxical triumph of God's grace, the book of Hosea is one of ambivalence and redemption. The redemptive message of Hosea is underscored by H. D. Beeby's canonical and Christological interpretation. Beeby stresses that the true context of the book is much wider than the eighth century B.C.; Hosea must continually be heard against the background of and in response to the reader's own time. This commentary makes Hosea's message available today to all who struggle with questions of gospel and culture, contextualization, idolatry, church and state, and interfaith dialogue.

Author : Fred Magdoff,John Bellamy Foster,Frederick H. Buttel
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2000-09-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781583673942

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Hungry for Profit by Fred Magdoff,John Bellamy Foster,Frederick H. Buttel Pdf

Millions go hungry every year in both poor and rich nations, yet hundreds of thousands of peasants and farmers continue to be pushed off the land. Applied in increasing volumes, chemical pesticides and synthetic fertilizers deplete the soil, pollute our food and water, and leave crops more vulnerable to pest outbreaks. The new and expanding use of genetically engineered seeds threatens species diversity. This penetrating set of essays explains why corporate agribusiness is a rising threat to farmers, the environment, and consumers. Ranging in subject from the politics of hunger to the new agricultural biotechnologies, and in time and place from early modern Europe to contemporary Cuba, the contributions to Hungry for Profit examine the changes underway in world agriculture today and point the way toward organic, sustainable solutions to problems of food supply.

Author : Thomas F. Pawlick
Publisher : Greystone Books
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781926812106

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The End of Food by Thomas F. Pawlick Pdf

An in-depth exposé of how the modern food system is putting our food supply in serious danger—with startling new evidence and guidance on what we can do to reclaim control of what we eat.

Author : Gordon Conway
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781501722660

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The Doubly Green Revolution by Gordon Conway Pdf

Today more than three quarters of a billion people go hungry in a world where food is plentiful. A distinguished scientist here sets out an agenda for addressing this situation. Initially published in 1997 in the United Kingdom, the book is now available in the first edition produced for the Western hemisphere. In it, the author has updated information to reflect current economic indicators. This volume includes a foreword written for the previous edition by Ismail Serageldin of the World Bank. The original Green Revolution produced new technologies for farmers, creating food abundance. A second transformation of agriculture is now required—specifically, Gordon Conway argues, a "doubly green" revolution that stresses conservation as well as productivity. He calls for researchers and farmers to forge genuine partnerships in an effort to design better plants and animals. He also urges them to develop (or rediscover) alternatives to inorganic fertilizers and pesticides, improve soil and water management, and enhance earning opportunities for the poor, especially women.

Author : Joel Hawes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1867
Category : Congregational churches
ISBN : HARVARD:AH4VCS

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Sermons, Experimental and Practical by Joel Hawes Pdf

"Presented to the Missionaries of the American Home Missionary Society..."--Preface

Author : Jack R. Lundbom
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532656354

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Amos, Hosea, and Micah by Jack R. Lundbom Pdf

This book introduces readers to three Hebrew prophets of the eighth century BCE, Amos, Hosea, and Micah. After a survey of the historical background for these prophets, and a brief introduction to each, five selected prophecies of Amos, Hosea, and Micah are discussed in detail. At the conclusion of each passage questions are provided for reflection, making the book suitable for Bible study and small group discussions.

Author : Julie Guthman
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-11
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780520277465

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Agrarian Dreams by Julie Guthman Pdf

""Agrarian Dreams" throws a cold shower of reality over the dream of organic agriculture in California, demonstrating all that is lost when organic farming goes industrial. This is a challenging book, and until we can answer the hard questions Julie Guthman poses, a genuinely sustainable agriculture will elude us."--Michael Pollan, author of "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World" ""Agrarian Dreams" puts organic agriculture in a broad intellectual, social, and theoretical context in a readable way. Nobody has written at this scale and scope about organics. The availability of this basic data and interpretation will open discussion to a broad range of citizens, scholars, and decision makers. This is an outstanding work."--Sally K. Fairfax, Henry J. Vaux Distinguished Professor of Forest Policy, University of California, Berkeley "Guthman takes on the sacred cow of organic agriculture: that farmers and consumers can transform our food system simply through by adopting new philosophies of eating, farming and nature. With an analysis that is at the forefront of agrarian theory today, she shows that organic farmers, no matter what their philosophy, have to work under the economic gun of markets and land prices. As a result, organic growers in California are forced to become increasingly industrialized, unjust and unhealthy. Her analysis is proof that it will take more than new kinds of thinking to create sustainability in our food system."--Melanie DuPuis, author of "Nature's Perfect Food: How Milk Became America's Drink"

Author : Søren Holm
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000020793

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Ethics, Law and Society by Søren Holm Pdf

This key collection brings together a selection of papers commissioned and published by the Cardiff Centre for Ethics, Law & Society. It incorporates contributions from a group of international experts along with a selection of short opinion pieces written in response to specific ethical issues. The collection addresses issues arising in biomedical and medical ethics ranging from assisted reproductive technologies to the role of clinical ethics committees. It examines broader societal issues with particular emphasis on sustainability and the environment and also focuses on issues of human rights in current global contexts. The contributors collect responses to issues arising from high profile cases such as the legitimacy of war in Iraq to physician-related suicide. The volume will provide a valuable resource for practitioners and academics with an interest in ethics across a range of disciplines.

Author : Rattan Lal
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000513004

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Soil Organic Carbon and Feeding the Future by Rattan Lal Pdf

Soil organic matter (SOM) is a highly reactive constituent of the soil matrix because of its large surface area, high ion exchange capacity, enormous affinity for water due to hygroscopicity, and capacity to form organo-mineral complexes. It is an important source and sink of atmospheric CO2 and other greenhouse gases depending on climate, land use, soil and crop management, and a wide range of abiotic and biotic factors, including the human dimensions of socioeconomic and political factors. Agroecosystems are among important controls of the global carbon cycle with a strong impact on anthropogenic or abrupt climate change. This volume of Advances in Soil Sciences explains pedological processes set-in-motion by increases in SOM content of depleted and degraded soils. It discusses the relationship between SOM content and critical soil quality parameters including aggregation, water retention and transport, aeration and gaseous exchange, and chemical composition of soil air. The book identifies policy options needed to translate science into action for making sustainable management of SOM as a strategy for adaptation to and mitigation of climate change. Features: Relates soil organic matter stock to soil processes, climate parameters, vegetation, landscape attributes Establishes relationships between soil organic matter and land use, species, and climate Identifies land use systems for protecting and restoring soil organic matter stock Links soil organic matter stock with the global carbon cycle for mitigation of climate change Part of the Advances in Soil Sciences series, this volume will appeal to agricultural, environmental, and soil scientists demonstrating the link between soil organic matter stock and provisioning of critical ecosystem services for nature and humans.

Author : Robert Owen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1841
Category : Collective settlements
ISBN : HARVARD:HNSPA8

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Address on Opening the Institution for the Formation of Character, at New Lanark by Robert Owen Pdf

An address by Robert Owen outlining his view of the malleability of human nature, and calling for a radical change in the way social institutions are established. Human progress is inhibited by the lack of knowledge about how human beings are to be educated so as to pursue productive activities and eschew debilitating vices.