Applied ecology Books

This is the first book to address and review the United Nations' Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP), which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2018. Food security and...

Nature is all around us, in the beautiful but also in the unappealing and functional, and from the awe-inspiring to the mundane. It is vital that we learn to see the agency of the natural world in all things that make our lives possible, comfortable and...

This volume offers a holistic understanding of the environmental and societal challenges that affect reindeer husbandry in Fennoscandia today.Reindeer husbandry is a livelihood with a long traditional heritage and cultural importance. Like many other...

Highlighting how the environment and society are intrinsically linked, this book argues that environmental concerns need to be treated as a core concept in the study of sociology.Given its focus on inequality and the constituent elements of the social...

Financialization is the increased influence of financial actors and logics on social and economic life, and is one of the key drivers transforming food systems and rural economies around the world. The premise of this book is that the actions of...

This book explores the issue of energy poverty in post-communist Europe and shows how it is viewed and addressed through public policies.Energy poverty is severely affecting many parts of the European Union, but up until now only a few comparative...

Focusing on ethnography and interviews with subsistence food producers, this book explores the resilience, innovation and creativity taking place in subsistence agriculture in America. To date, researchers interested in alternative food networks have...

This book critically engages with the contemporary challenges and opportunities of wild cities in a climate of change.　A key focus of the book is exploring the nexus of possibilities for wild cities and the eco-ethical imagination needed to drive...

This book investigates and evaluates the opportunities and limitations of network governance in building local capacity for energy infrastructure governance. Presenting a comparative analysis of three city cases from across Europe- Birmingham, Frankfurt...

There is a growing recognition of the importance of transgender perspectives about the environment. Unlike more established approaches in the environmental humanities and queer studies, transecology is a nascent inquiry whose significance and scope...

Unique geology and climatic fluctation through eons of time have blessed Tanzania with a rich and diverse natural heritage - more than 1,000 species of birds and butterflies, and 344 mammals, with more still being discovered. In this beautifully...

Martti Huttusen Värit pintaa syvemmältä on uskomattoman moniulotteinen tietopaketti värien maailmaan. Värejä ja niiden havaitsemista pohditaan kirjassa kaikista mieleen juolahtavista - ja muistakin - näkökulmista. Huttunen tarjoaa jokapäiväiseen...

Lo slogan dell'Agenda 21 dell'ONU, che mira a proteggere i diritti delle generazioni future e di tutte le specie dai potenziali crimini del presente, è al tempo stesso una cortina di fumo e una carta dei diritti. Sulla base di questo nobile principio, i...

Das Motto der Agenda 21 der Vereinten Nationen, die Rechte künftiger Generationen und aller Arten vor den potenziellen Verbrechen der Gegenwart zu schützen, ist sowohl eine Nebelwand als auch eine Erklärung von Rechten. Auf der Grundlage dieses edlen...

The age of gene-centrism and mechanism is slowly passing. In its place, the biological sciences increasingly recognise that life isn't simply a genetically determined programme but is centrally a matter of information and communication systems nested in...

This book addresses each topic in the FIBKA Basic and Intermediate Examinationswith a view to assisting those studying on their own informally at home. The syllabusis a long one with over 90 topics to be considered. Until the issue of this book it...

Environmental conflict resolution (ECR) is a process of negotiation that allows stakeholders in a dispute to reach a mutually satisfactory agreement on their own terms. The tools of ECR, such as facilitation, mediation, and conflict assessment, suggest...

What are the potential adverse impacts of climate change? How can society determine the amount of protection against climate change that is warranted, given the benefits and costs of various policies? In concise, informative chapters, Climate Economics...

This book considers the problem of ecological degradation from the perspective of a Christian clergyman and hunter. Drawing on the tradition of Christian mysticism, the author offers a series of meditations on various aspects of the natural world,...

Many endangered species rely on conservation for survival and growth. Habitat management seeks to conserve wildlife habitats for both plants and animals. Habitat fragmentation, reduction and extinction are some of the greatest threats that are faced by...

Conservation genetics falls under the umbrella of population genetics. It helps in understanding causes of extinction and methods to avoid extinction, in order to restore biodiversity. Genetic variability is an important concept of this field as it...

Plant-animal interactions are biological processes that occur between plants and animals in an ecosystem. Biodiversity is a key factor in the propagation and sustenance of an ecosystem. The symbiotic relationships that are formed by different species...

The scientific study of the interactions of organisms with each other and with their environment is referred to as ecology. It also includes the relationships between individuals of the same species, between different species, and between organisms and...

""History and Description of the Skeleton of a New Sperm Whale: Lately Set Up in the Australian Museum"" is a book written by William S. Wall in 1851. The book provides a detailed account of the discovery, excavation, and assembly of a new species of...

From Heart and Nature is a collection of essays and poems written by Sarah Knowles Bolton and published in 1887. The book is divided into two parts, with the first part containing essays on various topics such as education, women's rights, and social...

Frank Forester's Fish and Fishing: Of the United States and British Provinces of North America is a comprehensive guide to fishing in North America, written by Henry William Herbert under the pseudonym Frank Forester. Originally published in 1849, this...

Forest Conditions Of Northern New Hampshire (1905) is a book written by Alfred Knight Chittenden. The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the forest conditions in the northern region of New Hampshire. It covers a wide range of topics related to the...

""Flora of the State of Washington"" is a comprehensive guide to the plant life of Washington State, written by Charles Vancouver Piper and originally published in 1906. The book includes detailed descriptions and illustrations of over 2000 species of...

Natural Families- Healthy HomesA greener way of finding health The connection between a healthy environment and personal health is clear, and people are searching for ways to "go green". If you are looking for practical, common sense information to...

Author Judy Langley introduces preschoolers to the ecology of a variety of geographical regions around the world in her latest book, God's Amazing World. From the grasslands of Africa, to the American desert, to the depths of the sea, children travel the...

From the beluga whale birthing grounds of the Arctic Circle to the Kansas Tallgrass Prairie, environmental artist Daniel Dancer spins enchanting true-life adventure tales as he creates healing art from found materials in ten endangered ecosystems.

""Apuntes Bibliogr�����fico-Forestales (1873)"" es un libro escrito por Jos����� Jordana y Morera que se enfoca en recopilar informaci������n sobre la flora y fauna del bosque. El autor presenta un estudio detallado de los diferentes tipos de �����rboles...

Das Buch ""Anleitung Zur Waldwerthrechnung"" von Gustav Heyer wurde im Jahr 1865 ver������ffentlicht und ist ein Leitfaden zur Berechnung des Wertes von W�����ldern. Es enth�����lt detaillierte Anweisungen und Formeln zur Bestimmung des Holzvorrats, der...

""Anleitung zur Bestimmung der Gattungen der in Deutschland wildwachsenden und allgemein kultivierten phanerogamischen Pflanzen"" ist ein Buch aus dem Jahr 1858 von Josef Karl Maly. Es ist ein botanisches Handbuch zur Identifizierung von...

""Anm�����rkningar �����fver De I Sverige V�����xande Pilarterna: Och Deras Ekonomiska Nytta"" �����r en bok skriven av Elias Magnus Fries och publicerad 1859. Boken beskriver olika arter av piltr�����d som v�����xer i Sverige och deras ekonomiska...

""Anleitung zur Waldwerths-Berechnung Part 1, der forstlichen Mathematik: Mit 16 Zinstabellen, f�����r Forstm�����nner und Waldbesitzer"" ist ein Buch aus dem Jahr 1852 von Johann Eduard Hierl. Das Buch ist eine Anleitung zur Berechnung des Wertes von...

""Anleitung zur Pflege und Erziehung der Maulbeerbaume"" ist ein Buch von Wilhelm von Turk, das im Jahr 1841 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch besch�����ftigt sich mit der Pflege und Erziehung von Maulbeerb�����umen, die f�����r die Seidenproduktion...

""Anleitung zur Betriebsregulierung und Holzertragssch�����tzung der Forste"" ist ein Buch von Georg Wilhelm von Wedekind, das im Jahr 1834 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Werk behandelt die Bewirtschaftung von W�����ldern und gibt Anweisungen zur...

Das Buch ""Anleitung zur Behandlung der Rieselwiesen: F�����r Wiesenbesitzer und zur Instruction der Wiesenwarter"" von Louis Vincent aus dem Jahr 1866 ist ein Handbuch f�����r die Pflege von Rieselwiesen. Es richtet sich an Wiesenbesitzer und...

""Anleitung Zur Aufnahme Des Holzgehaltes Der Waldbest�����nde"" ist ein Buch von Max Friedrich Kunze, das im Jahr 1891 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch beschreibt die Methoden und Techniken zur Messung des Holzgehalts von W�����ldern. Es gibt...

""Andeutungen �����ber die freiwillige Baum- und Strauchvegetation der Provinz Brandenburg"" ist ein Buch von Carl Bolle aus dem Jahr 1887. Das Werk besch�����ftigt sich mit der nat�����rlichen Vegetation von B�����umen und Str�����uchern in der Provinz...

""Anatomie und Physiologie der Holzpflanzen"" ist ein Buch von Theodor Hartig, das im Jahr 1878 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es ist ein umfassendes Werk �����ber die anatomischen und physiologischen Eigenschaften von Holzpflanzen. Das Buch beschreibt...

Il libro ""Alcuni Discorsi Sulla Botanica"" scritto da Santo Garovaglio, M. nel 1862, ����� un'opera che si concentra sulla botanica e la sua importanza nel mondo naturale. L'autore esplora diversi argomenti, tra cui la classificazione delle piante, la...

Le livre intitul����� ""Etat De L'Arboriculture En Roumanie: Compte Rendu Des Travaux Depuis 1893 Jusqu'en 1900 (1900)"" est �����crit par Nicoleano, G. N. Il s'agit d'un compte rendu des travaux r�����alis�����s en Roumanie dans le domaine de...

Le Trait����� Historique des Plantes Qui Croissent dans la Lorraine et les Trois Ev������ch�����s est un livre �����crit par Pierre Joseph Buc'Hoz en 1770. Ce livre est le huiti�����me volume d'une s�����rie qui d�����crit les plantes qui poussent dans...

""Storage of Water on Cache La Poudre and Big Thompson Rivers"" is a book written by Clarence Everett Tait in 1903. The book is focused on the issue of water storage in the Cache La Poudre and Big Thompson Rivers in Colorado, USA. Tait explores the...

Il libro ""Saggio di Storia Naturale degli Stati Estensi"" del 1840, scritto da Ferdinando Reggi, offre una descrizione completa della fauna e della flora degli Stati Estensi. L'autore esplora la geografia, il clima, la vegetazione e gli animali presenti...