wired - Environmental Conservation & Protection 5

'Essential reading for anybody who cares about the future’ Henry Marsh, *New Statesman Books of the Year* A radical examination of Britain's relationship with the land by one of our greatest nature ……続きを見る

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the wild relatives of crops and cultivated species found in India, covering their distribution, phylogenetic relationships with cultivated species, tra……続きを見る

After a general description of what renewable energy sources are, here’s a specific discussion of wind, solar and hydro energy. Empower your children with the knowledge required to care for the envi……続きを見る

This book introduces the key stages of niche-based habitat suitability model building, evaluation and prediction required for understanding and predicting future patterns of species and biodiversity……続きを見る

This book presents a review of the state-of-the-art knowledge on the interactions between biodiversity and wind energy development, focused on the Portuguese reality. The volume addresses the partic……続きを見る

In situ remediation techniques have experienced a boom over the last few years, thereby producing a wide range of valuable experiences. Their results have demonstrated that in situ techniques are a ……続きを見る

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide a powerful tool for the investigation of species-habitat relationships and the development of wildlife management and conservation programs. However, the……続きを見る

Social Forestry and its most well-known variant, Community Forestry, have been practiced almost as long as people have used forests. During this time, forests have provided people with countless goo……続きを見る

Untouched since 1953, the Korean DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) has transformed itself into one of the few ecologically pristine zones and a vital habitat for endangered species. Often cited as a potentia……続きを見る

This book gathers papers presented and discussions held at the Conference on Wind Energy and Wildlife Impacts in Melbourne, Australia on 9th October 2012. The purpose of the conference was to bring ……続きを見る

Dieses Lehrbuch beschreibt ausführlich das Vorgehen und die Methodik von Anlagenbilanzierungen in der Energietechnik. Studenten und Ingenieuren wird damit ein umfangreiches Rüstzeug zur Planung und ……続きを見る

Modeling of flow and transport in groundwater has become an important focus of scientific research in recent years. Most contributions to this subject deal with flow situations, where density and vi……続きを見る

Who Cares About Wildlife? integrates social science theory in order to provide a conceptual structure for understanding and studying human interaction with wildlife. A thorough review of the current……続きを見る

Dieses Buch beschreibt die Möglichkeiten einer regionalen Energiespeicherung bei Nutzung vorhandener Infrastruktur und unter der Prämisse einer vorwiegend dezentralen Energiegewinnung. Es bedient si……続きを見る

In diesem essential stellen die Autorinnen den baubegleitenden Bodenschutz als ein wirksames Instrument zur Vermeidung und Verhinderung von Bodenschäden auf Baustellen vor. Sie veranschaulichen rele……続きを見る

‘My favourite book about the wilderness’ Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild In this shimmering masterpiece of American nature writing, Edward Abbey ventures alone into the canyonlands of Moab, Utah, to ……続きを見る

Despite decades of efforts to integrate conservation and development, India is torn between two very different worldviews of peoples’ place in the country’s natural environment. This book takes a cr……続きを見る

Conservationists assume a set of underlying values which guide their decision-making and action. The safeguarding or promotion of biodiversity, it is believed, is the means by which nature is best p……続きを見る

Die Autoren beschreiben Gefährdungspotenziale für Luft, Wasser und Boden und den globalen Klimawandel sowie Maßnahmen zur Gegensteuerung. Sie stellen Konzepte zur Abfallwirtschaft vor und verweisen ……続きを見る

While environmental disputes and conflicts over fossil fuel extraction have grown in recent years, few issues have been as contentious in the twenty-first century as those surrounding the impacts of……続きを見る

Fifty years ago a young farmer named John Fenton took over his family's run-down sheep property in Victoria. Named Lanark, the property was barren, windswept and environmentally all but dead. Fenton……続きを見る

This book presents a comprehensive overview of Australian impact structures and related mineralization, including a discussion of the significance of many of these structures for crustal evolution. ……続きを見る

On being with earth and strive for change, leaving the earth a better place. 続きを見る

The Natura 2000 network of protected areas is the centrepiece of European Union nature policy, currently covering almost one-fifth of the EU’s entire land territory plus large marine areas. This vas……続きを見る

Il cibo è il nostro legame più intimo e significativo sia con la natura sia con la nostra eredità culturale. Per evitare la distruzione del pianeta, dobbiamo evolvere. O perire. Cosa c’è di più semp……続きを見る

As population estimates for 2050 reach over 9 billion, issues of food security and nutrition have been dominating academic and policy debates. A total of 805 million people are undernourished worldw……続きを見る

Lupi che permettono a millenarie foreste di ricrescere sui pendii di Yellowstone, balene che assorbono anidride carbonica e riaccendono la vita degli oceani, castori che prevengono inondazioni, pred……続きを見る

It's no secret that our planetーand the delicate web of ecosystems that comprise itーis in crisis. Environmental threats such as climate change, pollution, habitat loss, and land degradation threate……続きを見る

"Spectacular photos of threatened, charismatic and rarely seen creatures show there is still hope for wildlife in many of Asia's remaining forests, described here in an engaging and informative way.……続きを見る

Matthew Fox has a well-established readership with more than 40 published titles. Formerly a member of the Dominican Order within the Roman Catholic Church, he was famously expelled because of his ……続きを見る