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New Approaches to the Economics of Plant Health

Author : Alfons Oude Lansink
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9781402058264
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (582 download)

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Book Synopsis New Approaches to the Economics of Plant Health by : Alfons Oude Lansink

Download or read book New Approaches to the Economics of Plant Health written by Alfons Oude Lansink and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-04-17 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world trade of plants and plant products is gradually increasing in both quantity and variety. Also, as more and more citizens are nowadays travelling to distant destinations, there is an increased risk of unintentionally importing harmful organisms and invasive species. Governments respond to increased phytosanitary risks by imposing trade-restricting measures. However, they are under increasing pressure of the private sector and the World Trade Organization to justify costly and trade-restricting phytosanitary policies. On the other side, current phytosanitary policies are required to account for impacts on the environment. This book presents a number of recent scientific developments regarding the economic analysis of impacts that harmful organisms have on agriculture and the environment, and of measures to control these organisms. It also contains a number of new approaches that integrate economic and epidemiological modelling and economic approaches for measuring these impacts.

The Human Dimensions of Forest and Tree Health

Author : Julie Urquhart
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319769561
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book The Human Dimensions of Forest and Tree Health written by Julie Urquhart and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-24 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the specifically human dimensions of the problem posed by a new generation of invasive pests and pathogens to tree health worldwide. The growth in global trade and transportation in recent decades, along with climate change, is allowing invasive pests and pathogens to establish in new environments, with profound consequences for the ecosystem services provided by trees and forests, and impacts on human wellbeing. The central theme of the book is to consider the role that social science can play in better understanding the social, economic and environmental impacts of such tree disease and pest outbreaks. Contributions include explorations of how pest outbreaks are socially constructed, drawing on the historical, cultural, social and situated contexts of outbreaks; the governance and economics of tree health for informing policy and decision-making; stakeholder engagement and communication tools; along with more philosophical approaches that draw on environmental ethics to consider ‘non-human’ perspectives. Taken together the book makes theoretical, methodological and applied contributions to our understanding of this important subject area and encourages researchers from across the social sciences and humanities to bring their own disciplinary perspectives and expertise to address the complexity that is the human dimensions of forest and tree health. Chapters 5 and 11 are open access under a CC BY 4.0 license via link.springer.com.

Invasive and Introduced Plants and Animals

Author : Ian D. Rotherham
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134061951
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Invasive and Introduced Plants and Animals written by Ian D. Rotherham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There have been many well-publicized cases of invasive species of plants and animals, often introduced unintentionally but sometimes on purpose, causing widespread ecological havoc. Examples of such alien invasions include pernicious weeds such as Japanese knotweed, an introduced garden ornamental which can grow through concrete, the water hyacinth which has choked tropical waterways, and many introduced animals which have out-competed and displaced local fauna. This book addresses the broader context of invasive and exotic species, in terms of the perceived threats and environmental concerns which surround alien species and ecological invasions. As a result of unprecedented scales of environmental change, combined with rapid globalisation, the mixing of cultures and diversity, and fears over biosecurity and bioterrorism, the known impacts of particular invasions have been catastrophic. However, as several chapters show, reactions to some exotic species, and the justifications for interventions in certain situations, including biological control by introduced natural enemies, rest uncomfortably with social reactions to ethnic cleansing and persecution perpetrated across the globe. The role of democracy in deciding and determining environmental policy is another emerging issue. In an increasingly multicultural society this raises huge questions of ethics and choice. At the same time, in order to redress major ecological losses, the science of reintroduction of native species has also come to the fore, and is widely accepted by many in nature conservation. However, with questions of where and when, and with what species or even species analogues, reintroductions are acceptable, the topic is hotly debated. Again, it is shown that many decisions are based on values and perceptions rather than objective science. Including a wide range of case studies from around the world, his book raises critical issues to stimulate a much wider debate.

Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods in Manufacturing Environments

Author : Shankar Chakraborty
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000851362
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Book Synopsis Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods in Manufacturing Environments by : Shankar Chakraborty

Download or read book Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods in Manufacturing Environments written by Shankar Chakraborty and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2023-10-13 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the step-by-step processes involved in using MCDM methods, starting from problem formulation, model development, and criteria weighting to the final ranking of the alternatives. The authors explain the different MCDM methods that can be used in specific manufacturing environments. The book explains the conceptual frameworks of how these methods are applied with special focus on their applicability and usefulness. The authors begin with an introduction to multi-criteria decision-making, followed by explanations of 29 MCDM methods and their applications. The final sections of the book describe helpful normalization techniques and criteria weight measurement techniques. The collection of diverse range of manufacturing applications and case studies presented here will aid readers in applying cutting-edge MCDM methods to their own manufacturing projects. As both a research and teaching tool, this book encourages critical and logical thinking when applying MCDM methods for solving complex manufacturing decision-making problems.

Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management

Author : Sandra Blas-Rivera
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437921450
Total Pages : 59 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (379 download)

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Book Synopsis Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management by : Sandra Blas-Rivera

Download or read book Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management written by Sandra Blas-Rivera and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2003, the U.S. Dept. of Ag. initiated the Program of Research on the Econ. of Invasive Species Mgmt. (PREISM) to examine the economics of managing invasive pests in increasingly global ag. markets. Invasive species are defined to include any vertebrate, invertebrate, weed, fungus, plant disease, livestock disease, or other organism that meets the following criteria: Is non-native, alien, or exotic to the ecosystem where it exists or potentially could be introduced -- incl. ag., range, and forest ecosystems; and when introduced, causes, or is likely to cause, economic or environ. harm. PREISM¿s will build a high-quality, multidisciplinary research program to provide analytically based principles, guidelines, and criteria for invasive species policy. Ill.

Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management Fiscal 2003-2011 Activities

Author : Craig Osteen
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437986013
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (379 download)

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Book Synopsis Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management Fiscal 2003-2011 Activities by : Craig Osteen

Download or read book Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management Fiscal 2003-2011 Activities written by Craig Osteen and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under the Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management (PREISM), the U.S. Department of Agriculture¿s (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS) conducts intramural research and funds extramural research to support the economic basis of decision-making concerning invasive species issues, policies, and programs. This report details the objectives and activities of PREISM including important accomplishments for fiscal years 2003-2011. Included are descriptions of the extramural research program and all funded projects, and a list of project outputs. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.

Sustainable Agriculture Volume 2

Author : Eric Lichtfouse
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400703945
Total Pages : 985 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Agriculture Volume 2 written by Eric Lichtfouse and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-02-09 with total page 985 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers review articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge, then propose alternative solutions. It will therefore help all scientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politicians who wish to build a safe agriculture, energy and food system for future generations.

New Approaches to Food-Safety Economics

Author : A.G.J. Velthuis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9781402014253
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (142 download)

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Book Synopsis New Approaches to Food-Safety Economics by : A.G.J. Velthuis

Download or read book New Approaches to Food-Safety Economics written by A.G.J. Velthuis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2003-08-31 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary focus of the workshop was on food-safety economics for animal products.

Landscape Economics

Author : Colin Price
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319548735
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)

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Book Synopsis Landscape Economics by : Colin Price

Download or read book Landscape Economics written by Colin Price and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised and expanded edition of Colin Price's seminal publication provides a richly comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of landscape economics, a subject which has until now been addressed only in limited aspects. Although much of the book's discussion is based upon natural resources and environmental economics, the author presents a wide and integrative view, drawing from aesthetic, psychological, social and political perspectives and applying a critical use of economic concepts and challenges to different schools of thought on the landscape. This new edition includes new ideas and critiques on environmental valuation; more focused critiques of stated preference methods, political alternatives to economic valuation, and of the rationale of discounting future values; and, new evaluative techniques, particularly price premia for products with a landscape provenance. For those interested in the theoretical aspects of aesthetic valuation, and for those who seek solutions to practical problems of aesthetic conservation, amelioration and enhancement, this new edition gives an overview of evaluative techniques, of their potential problems and of possible solutions. The updates are a major contribution to the growing literature in the field.

Control of Crop Diseases

Author : W. R. Carlile
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107375452
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Control of Crop Diseases written by W. R. Carlile and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-03 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect current and emerging practices, this book explores modern methods of disease control in field and glasshouse crops. It outlines the major crop diseases, with a particular emphasis on those features of symptomology and life cycle that are most relevant to the development of control measures. Modern diagnostic techniques are considered, focusing on developments in nucleic acid and immunological based procedures and their use in plant quarantine and certification schemes. The potential impact of these advances in molecular technology on plant breeding and disease resistance is also covered. Fungicides are a central part of disease control in the EU and, as such, a comprehensive account of their use forms an important part of the text, along with strategies to minimise the incidence of fungicide resistance in pathogen populations. Looking to the future, the book also addresses legislative, environmental and food safety concerns.

Pathways to High-Tech Valleys and Research Triangles

Author : Willem Hulsink
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9781402083389
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book Pathways to High-Tech Valleys and Research Triangles written by Willem Hulsink and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-05-23 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the book The contents of most of the chapters included in this volume were originally presented and discussed during the academic workshop ‘High-tech Valleys and Research Triangles in the East of the Netherlands and elsewhere’, held on 30 November and 1 December 2005 at the Wageningen International Congress Centre (WICC) in the Netherlands. At that time we had an informal agreement with Rob Bogers, series editor of the Wageningen UR Frontis book series that, if the quality and quantity of the talks and papers at the seminar would be sufficient and if there was willingness among the (potential) authors, an edited book volume based upon the results of the workshop would be a possibility. After the workshop, when we had a critical mass of ten chapters and a dedicated group of committed authors, the book project was given the green light. As editors we realized that there were still a couple of topics and themes missing, and when we had found colleagues for these four additional chapters that needed to be written, our Frontis book was on the roll! Although most of the time it was great fun, the whole process of writing, reviewing, rewriting, editing and proofreading took a lot of time; much more time than we originally had foreseen. We would like to thank all authors of the fourteen chapters of this book for their excellent contributions.

Behavioral Economics and Public Health

Author : Christina A. Roberto
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 019939833X
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Book Synopsis Behavioral Economics and Public Health by : Christina A. Roberto

Download or read book Behavioral Economics and Public Health written by Christina A. Roberto and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2016 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behavioral economics has potential to offer novel solutions to some of today's most pressing public health problems: How do we persuade people to eat healthy and lose weight? How can health professionals communicate health risks in a way that is heeded? How can food labeling be modified to inform healthy food choices? Behavioral Economics and Public Health is the first book to apply the groundbreaking insights of behavioral economics to the persisting problems of health behaviors and behavior change. In addition to providing a primer on the behavioral economics principles that are most relevant to public health, this book offers details on how these principles can be employed to mitigating the world's greatest health threats, including obesity, smoking, risky sexual behavior, and excessive drinking. With contributions from an international team of scholars from psychology, economics, marketing, public health, and medicine, this book is a trailblazing new approach to the most difficult and important problems of our time.

One Health, 2nd Edition

Author : Jakob Zinsstag
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1789242576
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (892 download)

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Download or read book One Health, 2nd Edition written by Jakob Zinsstag and published by CABI. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Health, the concept of combined veterinary and human health, has now expanded beyond emerging infectious diseases and zoonoses to incorporate a wider suite of health issues. Retaining its interdisciplinary focus which combines theory with practice, this new edition illustrates the contribution of One Health collaborations to real-world issues such as sanitation, economics, food security and vaccination programmes. It includes more non-infectious disease issues and climate change discussion alongside revised case studies and expanded methodology chapters to draw out implications for practice. Promoting an action-based, solutions-oriented approach, One Health: The Theory and Practice of Integrated Health Approaches highlights the lessons learned for both human and animal health professionals and students.

New Approaches on Energy and the Environment

Author : Richard D. Morgenstern
Publisher : Resources for the Future
ISBN 13 : 1933115009
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (331 download)

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Book Synopsis New Approaches on Energy and the Environment by : Richard D. Morgenstern

Download or read book New Approaches on Energy and the Environment written by Richard D. Morgenstern and published by Resources for the Future. This book was released on 2004 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Economics of Integrated Pest Management of Insects

Author : David W Onstad
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1786393670
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (863 download)

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Book Synopsis The Economics of Integrated Pest Management of Insects by : David W Onstad

Download or read book The Economics of Integrated Pest Management of Insects written by David W Onstad and published by CABI. This book was released on 2019-09-02 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book begins by establishing an economic framework upon which to apply the principles of IPM. Then, it looks at the entomological applications of economics, specifically, economic analyses concerning chemical, biological, cultural, and genetic control tactics as well as host plant resistance and the cost of sampling. Lastly it evaluates whether the control provided by a traditional IPM system is sufficient, or if changes to the system design would yield greater benefits.

Improving Food Safety Through a One Health Approach

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309259363
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Improving Food Safety Through a One Health Approach written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-09-10 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalization of the food supply has created conditions favorable for the emergence, reemergence, and spread of food-borne pathogens-compounding the challenge of anticipating, detecting, and effectively responding to food-borne threats to health. In the United States, food-borne agents affect 1 out of 6 individuals and cause approximately 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations, and 3,000 deaths each year. This figure likely represents just the tip of the iceberg, because it fails to account for the broad array of food-borne illnesses or for their wide-ranging repercussions for consumers, government, and the food industry-both domestically and internationally. A One Health approach to food safety may hold the promise of harnessing and integrating the expertise and resources from across the spectrum of multiple health domains including the human and veterinary medical and plant pathology communities with those of the wildlife and aquatic health and ecology communities. The IOM's Forum on Microbial Threats hosted a public workshop on December 13 and 14, 2011 that examined issues critical to the protection of the nation's food supply. The workshop explored existing knowledge and unanswered questions on the nature and extent of food-borne threats to health. Participants discussed the globalization of the U.S. food supply and the burden of illness associated with foodborne threats to health; considered the spectrum of food-borne threats as well as illustrative case studies; reviewed existing research, policies, and practices to prevent and mitigate foodborne threats; and, identified opportunities to reduce future threats to the nation's food supply through the use of a "One Health" approach to food safety. Improving Food Safety Through a One Health Approach: Workshop Summary covers the events of the workshop and explains the recommendations for future related workshops.

Biological Invasions

Author : David Pimentel PhD
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439829918
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Biological Invasions written by David Pimentel PhD and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-05-23 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The impact of invasive species is second only to that of human population growth and associated activities as a cause of the loss of biodiversity throughout the world. In the United States, invasions of nonnative plants, animals, or microbes cause major environmental damage. The second edition of Biological Invasions: Economic and Environmental Cos