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  • Crisis Gardening

    A Global Perspective

    Modifié par Jonathan Kingsley, Monika Egerer ...
    Collections series Advances in Agroecology
    Gardening during times of crisis can have significant benefits to individuals and populations in terms of health, well-being, social and economic outcomes. So-called ‘crisis gardening’ can even be linked to transformative change in food systems through socio-ecological aspects of agroecology. In this book, crisis gardening is explored to better define, describe and provide recommendations about ... En savoir plus

    $116.99 CAD

  • Urban Ecology

    Its Nature and Challenges

    par Pedro Barbosa, Aaron M Grade, Adam J Terando, Amanda E Sorensen, Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Elsa Youngsteadt, Desiree L Narango, Gail A Langellotto, Heidi Liere, Holly Martinson, McDaniel College, USA0, Ignacio Castellanos1, Iriana Zuria2, John G Kelcey3, Katherine Straley, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Program, USA4, Lea Johnson5, Lindsay Miller Barranco6, Lisa Kuder7, Michael J Raupp8, Monika Egerer9, Nancy B Grimm0, Nancy Falxa Sonti1, Paige S Warren2, Rebecca C Jordan3, Riley Andrade4, Steven Frank5, Steward T A Pickett6, Susannah B Lerman7 ...
    Today, 55% of the world's human population lives in urban areas. By 2030, up to 90% of the global human population will live in cities and the global population is expected to increase by 68% by 2050. Although land cover categorized as "urban" is a relatively small fraction of the total surface of the Earth, urban areas are major driving forces in global environmental change, habitat loss, threats ... En savoir plus

    $144.99 CAD

  • Urban Agroecology

    Interdisciplinary Research and Future Directions

    Modifié par Monika Egerer, Hamutahl Cohen ...
    Collections series Advances in Agroecology
    Today, 20 percent of the global food supply relies on urban agriculture: social-ecological systems shaped by both human and non-human interactions. This book shows how urban agroecologists measure flora and fauna that underpin the ecological dynamics of these systems, and how people manage and benefit from these systems. It explains how the sociopolitical landscape in which these systems are ... En savoir plus

    $182.99 CAD

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  • Trees, Tree Genetic Diversity and the Livelihoods of Rural Communities in the Tropics: State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources – Thematic Study

    par FAOoftheUN ...
    This study, prepared within the ambit of The State of the World's Forest Genetic Resources, reviews what is known about the value of trees for tropical rural communities. It focuses on non-timber products harvested from trees in natural and managed forests and woodlands, the various products and services obtained from trees planted or retained in agroforestry systems, and the commercial products ... En savoir plus

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  • Sustainable Futures in Southern Africa’s Mountains

    Multiple Perspectives on an Emerging City

    Modifié par Andrea Membretti, Sue Jean Taylor, Jess L. Delves ...
    Collections series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access book presents multiple disciplinary perspectives on the challenges and opportunities for sustainable development in the South African mountain city of Phuthaditjhaba. These challenges are embedded in the complex environmental, socio-cultural and political contexts of the region. Established as the capital of the QwaQwa ‘homeland’ under Grand Apartheid, this city is now home to ... En savoir plus

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  • People and Nature

    An Introduction to Human Ecological Relations

    par Emilio F. Moran ...
    Collections series Primers in Anthropology
    Now updated and expanded, People and Nature is a lively, accessible introduction to environmental anthropology that focuses on the interactions between people, culture, and nature around the world.Written by a respected scholar in environmental anthropology with a multi-disciplinary focus that also draws from geography, ecology, and environmental studiesAddresses new issues of importance, ... En savoir plus

    $57.99 CAD

  • Routledge Handbook of Ecosystem Services

    Modifié par Marion Potschin, Roy Haines-Young, Robert Fish, R. Kerry Turner ...
    Collections series Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
    The idea that nature provides services to people is one of the most powerful concepts to have emerged over the last two decades. It is shaping our understanding of the role that biodiverse ecosystems play in the environment and their benefits for humankind. As a result, there is a growing interest in operational and methodological issues surrounding ecosystem services amongst environmental ... En savoir plus

    $126.99 CAD

  • Urban Biodiversity

    From Research to Practice

    Modifié par Alessandro Ossola, Jari Niemelä ...
    Collections series Routledge Studies in Urban Ecology
    Urban biodiversity is an increasingly popular topic among researchers. Worldwide, thousands of research projects are unravelling how urbanisation impacts the biodiversity of cities and towns, as well as its benefits for people and the environment through ecosystem services. Exciting scientific discoveries are made on a daily basis. However, researchers often lack time and opportunity to ... En savoir plus

    $97.99 CAD

  • Ecological Sustainability for Non-timber Forest Products

    Dynamics and Case Studies of Harvesting

    Modifié par Charlie M. Shackleton, Ashok K. Pandey, Tamara Ticktin ...
    Collections series People and Plants International Conservation
    There is growing knowledge about and appreciation of the importance of Non-timber Forest Products (NTFPs) to rural livelihoods in developing countries, and to a lesser extent, developed countries. However, there is also an assumption on the part of policy-makers that any harvesting of wild animal or plant products from the forests and other natural and modified ecosystems must be detrimental to ... En savoir plus

    $94.99 CAD

  • The Pesticide Detox

    Towards a More Sustainable Agriculture

    par Jules N. Pretty ...
    Since the 1960s, the world's population has more than doubled and agricultural production per person has increased by a third. Yet this growth in production has masked enormous hidden costs arising from widespread pesticide use - massive ecological damage and high incidences of farmer poisoning and chronic health effects.Whereas once the risks involved with pesticide use were judged to be ... En savoir plus

    $182.75 CAD

  • The Science and Practice of Landscape Stewardship

    Modifié par Claudia Bieling, Tobias Plieninger ...
    Improving the dynamic relationship between nature and human well-being is a pressing issue of our time. Landscapes embody this tight interconnectedness and serve as unique sustainability learning hubs, showcased by the global rise of place-based and holistic landscape stewardship initiatives. Incorporating these exciting developments, this book explores the principles of landscape stewardship and ... En savoir plus

    $64.99 CAD

  • Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities

    A Global Assessment

    Modifié par Thomas Elmqvist, Michail Fragkias, Julie Goodness, Burak Güneralp, Peter J. Marcotullio, Robert I. McDonald, Susan Parnell, Maria Schewenius, Marte Sendstad, Karen C. Seto, Cathy Wilkinson ...
    Urbanization is a global phenomenon and the book emphasizes that this is not just a social-technological process. It is also a social-ecological process where cities are places for nature, and where cities also are dependent on, and have impacts on, the biosphere at different scales from local to global. The book is a global assessment and delivers four main conclusions:Urban areas are expanding ... En savoir plus

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