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Illegal Logging in the Tropics: Strategies for Cutting Crime
ISBN: 9781560221166 / Angielski / Twarda / 393 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examine why illegal logging is so pervasive--and how this problem can be addressed
In March 2002, the Yale chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters brought together social and natural scientists, resource managers, policymakers, community leaders, and other interested parties to share experiences, strategies, successes, and failures in addressing illegal logging and corruption. The results were the conference Illegal Logging in Tropical Forests: Ecology, Economics, and Politics of Resource Misuse and this book, which brings together analyses from the perspectives,... Examine why illegal logging is so pervasive--and how this problem can be addressed
In March 2002, the Yale chapter of the International Soc... |
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Sustainable Forestry Management and Wood Production in a Global Economy
ISBN: 9781560221654 / Angielski / Twarda / 307 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A global view of responsible forestry management
Sustainable Forestry Management and Wood Production in a Global Economy examines emerging issues and key strategies for sustaining wood production while maintaining other forest resources. Internationally recognized forestry experts explore a broad range of topics on sustainable forestry at the local and global levels in the United States and around the world. Issues discussed include the development of conservation reserves in Australia; the silviculture of Scottish forests; barriers and opportunities for management in Central America;... A global view of responsible forestry management
Sustainable Forestry Management and Wood Production in a Global Economy examines emerging issues... |
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The Next Green Revolution: Essential Steps to a Healthy, Sustainable Agriculture
ISBN: 9781560228851 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here is an easy-to-read, practical introduction to sustainable agriculture: what it means and why it is needed. It is the first book to synthesize the goals of sustainable agriculture into eight comprehensive steps. This essential volume presents a convincing critique of our current agricultural system and an introduction to an alternative system which gives more consideration to future generations. The Next Green Revolution is a well-researched introduction to the field, written with a minimum of jargon.To view an excerpt online, find the book in our QuickSearch catalog at...
Here is an easy-to-read, practical introduction to sustainable agriculture: what it means and why it is needed. It is the first book to synthesize the...
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Guardians of the Parks: A History of the National Parks and Conservation Association
ISBN: 9781560324461 / Angielski / Miękka / 382 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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460,50 |
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Vacationscape : Developing Tourist Areas
ISBN: 9781560325208 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. All tourism takes place on land, but little attention is paid to protecting, planning, developing and managing that land. This work discusses what travellers' perceptions and expectations are of the places they visit, and how designers and planners can adapt to tourists' interests.
All tourism takes place on land, but little attention is paid to protecting, planning, developing and managing that land. This work discusses what tra...
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222,96 |
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Coastal Zone Management Handbook
ISBN: 9781566700924 / Angielski / Twarda / 720 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Coastal Zone Management Handbook comprises the first complete manual on coastal resource planning and management technology. Written by an international consultant, this handbook reflects a global perspective on the natural resources, sensitivities, economics, development, productivity, and diversity of coastal zones. The emphasis is on tropical and subtropical coastal ecosystems, but the information is widely applicable. In addition to its comprehensive coverage of general concepts related to coastal regions, the book describes the strategic basis for coastal management, provides a set of...
Coastal Zone Management Handbook comprises the first complete manual on coastal resource planning and management technology. Written by an internation...
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The Water Encyclopedia: Hydrologic Data and Internet Resources
ISBN: 9781566706452 / Angielski / Twarda / 1880 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Just do an Internet search. It s on the Internet These phrases have quickly become a part of the vernacular. The quintessential book of data relating to water, The Water Encyclopedia: Hydrologic Data and Internet Resources, Third Edition arose from the premise that most of the information provided within this publication could be easily found on the Internet. As the editors and their team of contributors soon discovered, using the Internet for research can be problematic. Too much, too little, and questionable data sets can influence the caliber of your results.
The new edition... Just do an Internet search. It s on the Internet These phrases have quickly become a part of the vernacular. The quintessential book of data relating ...
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Encyclopedia of Water
ISBN: 9781573563048 / Angielski / Twarda / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Water breaks rocks, levels mountains, and cuts canyons. It comes in many forms, from puddles, to icicles, to mist, to tidal waves. It covers most of the Earth and constitutes a majority of the human body. Too much water can destroy entire regions-so can too little. Life depends on it. We drink it, bathe in it, swim in it, drown in it, fish in it, heat up and cool off in it. One of the most versatile and familiar elements in the world, water is also one of the most mysterious. The 236 entries in this book comprise an A-Z overview of water's manifold roles in human society and the natural... Water breaks rocks, levels mountains, and cuts canyons. It comes in many forms, from puddles, to icicles, to mist, to tidal waves. It covers most o... |
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357,21 |
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Environment and Society in Florida
ISBN: 9781574440805 / Angielski / Miękka / 472 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With its lush wetlands, miles of beaches, and wide array of colorful wildlife, Florida is a fascinating and important ecosystem to study. Using this state as a model, Environment and Society in Florida offers a whole systems approach to understanding the environment and discusses the interactions between human systems and natural systems. It addresses the complicated issues stemming from these interactions among population, resources, economics, and environment, and discusses how we may better manage these challenges in the future.
With its lush wetlands, miles of beaches, and wide array of colorful wildlife, Florida is a fascinating and important ecosystem to study. Using this s...
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436,25 |
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Restoring Natural Capital: Science, Business, and Practice
ISBN: 9781597260770 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How can environmental degradation be stopped? How can it be reversed? And how can the damage already done be repaired? The authors of this volume argue that a two-pronged approach is needed: reducing demand for ecosystem goods and services and better management of them, coupled with an increase in supply through environmental restoration. Restoring Natural Capital brings together economists and ecologists, theoreticians, practitioners, policy makers, and scientists from the developed and developing worlds to consider the costs and benefits of repairing ecosystem goods and services in...
How can environmental degradation be stopped? How can it be reversed? And how can the damage already done be repaired? The authors of this volume argu...
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Sustainability Indicators: A Scientific Assessmentvolume 67
ISBN: 9781597261319 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While the concept of sustainability has been widely embraced, it has been only vaguely defined and is exceedingly difficult to measure. Sustainability indicators are critical to making the broad concept of sustainability operational by providing specific measures by which decision makers and the public can judge progress. Sustainability Indicators defines the present state of the art in indicator development. It presents a comprehensive assessment of the science behind various indicators, while placing special emphasis on their use as communications tools. The contributors draw on...
While the concept of sustainability has been widely embraced, it has been only vaguely defined and is exceedingly difficult to measure. Sustainability...
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Rights, Resources and Rural Development: Community-Based Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa
ISBN: 9781844070091 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) refers to rural people managing and using natural resources to enhance their livelihoods. It is now widely recognized that much if the Earth's biodiversity is managed in this way, and that local communities can, and must, contribute to conserving biodiversity without sacrificing their access to natural resources. Observers and practitioners have focused on sustainable development as a means to overcome poverty in various parts of the globe.;Recently, however, the CBNRM concept has been criticized because many of these programmes have not yet...
Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) refers to rural people managing and using natural resources to enhance their livelihoods. It is no...
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Rights Resources and Rural Development: Community-Based Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa
ISBN: 9781844070107 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) refers to rural people managing and using natural resources to enhance their livelihoods. It is now widely recognized that much if the Earth's biodiversity is managed in this way, and that local communities can, and must, contribute to conserving biodiversity without sacrificing their access to natural resources. Observers and practitioners have focused on sustainable development as a means to overcome poverty in various parts of the globe. these programmes have not yet had major positive impacts on improved rural livelihoods or conservation...
Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) refers to rural people managing and using natural resources to enhance their livelihoods. It is no...
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The New Accountability: Environmental Responsibility Across Borders
ISBN: 9781844070664 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The growth of pollution that crosses national borders represents a significant threat to human health and ecological sustainability. Various international agreements exist between countries to reduce risks to their populations, however there is often a mismatch between national territories of state responsibility and transboundary hazards. All too often, state priorities do not correspond to the priorities of the people affected by pollution, who often have little recourse against major polluters, particularly transnational corporations operating across national boundaries. Drawing on case...
The growth of pollution that crosses national borders represents a significant threat to human health and ecological sustainability. Various internati...
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The New Accountability: Environmental Responsibility Across Borders
ISBN: 9781844070671 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The growth of pollution that crosses national borders represents a significant threat to human health and ecological sustainability. Various international agreements exist between countries to reduce risks to their populations, however there is often a mismatch between national territories of state responsibility and transboundary hazards. people affected by pollution, who often have little recourse against major polluters, particularly transnational corporations operating across national boundaries. Drawing on case studies, The New Accountability provides a fresh understanding of democratic...
The growth of pollution that crosses national borders represents a significant threat to human health and ecological sustainability. Various internati...
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Plantations Privatization Poverty and Power: Changing Ownership and Management of State Forests
ISBN: 9781844071517 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Private sector delivery of state services is increasingly common worldwide, and state forest plantation management is no exception. Increasingly governments are transferring rights and responsibilities to the private sector for state-owned plantations. Some claim that this is the road to achieving sustainable forest management, greater contributions to local livelihoods and poverty reduction, others disagree. This book examines the evidence and explores the many issues raised by these changing relationships between the state, the private sector and local livelihoods. Experiences from around...
Private sector delivery of state services is increasingly common worldwide, and state forest plantation management is no exception. Increasingly gover...
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People, Land and Water: Participatory Development Communication for Natural Resource Management
ISBN: 9781844073436 / Angielski / Twarda / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In natural resource management research, best practice implies the participation of community members, research or development teams and other stakeholders to jointly identify research and development parameters and contribute to decision making. Ideally, the research or development process itself generates a situation of empowerment in which participants transform their vision and become able to take effective action. Used increasingly widely in resource management, this process is known as Participatory Development Communication (PDC). This book presents conceptual and methodological issues...
In natural resource management research, best practice implies the participation of community members, research or development teams and other stakeho...
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Realizing Community Futures: A Practical Guide to Harnessing Natural Resources
ISBN: 9781844073832 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Around the world, more and more communities are taking direct control of their natural resources. This book shows how people can develop a future community vision and create a roadmap to manage their natural resources to realize a prosperous and sustainable future.
Around the world, more and more communities are taking direct control of their natural resources. This book shows how people can develop a future comm...
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Realizing Community Futures: A Practical Guide to Harnessing Natural Resources
ISBN: 9781844073849 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Around the world, more and more communities are taking direct control of their natural resources. This book shows how people can develop a future community vision and create a roadmap to manage their natural resources to realize a prosperous and sustainable future.
Around the world, more and more communities are taking direct control of their natural resources. This book shows how people can develop a future comm...
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Biofuels for Transport: Global Potential and Implications for Sustainable Energy and Agriculture
ISBN: 9781844074228 / Angielski / Twarda / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The world is on the verge of an unprecedented increase in the production and use of biofuels for transport. The combination of rising oil prices, issues of security, climate instability and pollution, deepening poverty in rural and agricultural areas, and a host of improved technologies, is propelling governments to enact powerful incentives for the use of these fuels, which is in turn sparking investment. Biofuels for Transport is a unique and comprehensive assessment of the opportunities and risks of the large-scale production of biofuels. The book demystifies complex questions and...
The world is on the verge of an unprecedented increase in the production and use of biofuels for transport. The combination of rising oil prices, issu...
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