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Book Synopsis Michigan Government, Politics, and Policy by : John S Klemanski
Download or read book Michigan Government, Politics, and Policy written by John S Klemanski and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2017-08-02 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive overview of how Michigan's government and political institutions function
Book Synopsis The River of Life by : Michael Marchand
Download or read book The River of Life written by Michael Marchand and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainability defines the need for any society to live within the constraints of the land's capacity to deliver all natural resources the society consumes. This book compares the general differences between Native Americans and western world view towards resources. It will provide the ‘nuts and bolts’ of a sustainability portfolio designed by indigenous peoples. This book introduces the ideas on how to link nature and society to make sustainable choices. To be sustainable, nature and its endowment needs to be linked to human behavior similar to the practices of indigenous peoples. The main goal of this book is to facilitate thinking about how to change behavior and to integrate culture into thinking and decision-processes.
Book Synopsis The Michigan Homesteader's Guide by : Barrett Williams
Download or read book The Michigan Homesteader's Guide written by Barrett Williams and published by Barrett Williams. This book was released on 2024-07-01 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **The Michigan Homesteader's Guide** Unlock the secrets to a self-sufficient, sustainable lifestyle with "The Michigan Homesteader's Guide." This comprehensive eBook is your essential companion to mastering the art of homesteading in Michigan's unique environment. Whether you're a seasoned homesteader or just starting your journey toward independence, this guide offers invaluable insights and practical advice tailored specifically for Michigan. **Discover the Joys and Challenges of Michigan Homesteading** Begin with an in-depth understanding of homesteading, its unique challenges, and the abundant benefits of self-sufficiency. Learn how to navigate zoning laws and regulations unique to Michigan, and choose the perfect location for your homestead. **Build Your Dream Homestead** From designing energy-efficient homes and off-grid energy solutions to sourcing sustainable materials, this guide provides all the tips and techniques you need to build a sustainable shelter. Master water management with expert advice on rainwater harvesting, well water versus city water, and purification methods. **Grow Your Own Bounty** Delve into the art of organic gardening with a focus on soil health, seasonal planting, and companion planting. Explore the innovative world of indoor gardening and hydroponics, perfect for Michigan’s diverse climate. **Raise Happy Livestock** Gain insights into raising small and large livestock, including chickens, goats, bees, cattle, sheep, and pigs. Learn the best practices for ensuring your animals are healthy, productive, and well-kept. **Preserve and Enjoy Your Harvest** Discover various methods for preserving your produce, from canning and pickling to drying and root cellaring. Delight in farm-to-table recipes, use seasonal ingredients, and reap the nutritional benefits of homestead foods. **Harness Renewable Energy** Explore solar power solutions, wind energy specific to Michigan, and alternative fuels to make your homestead as energy-efficient as possible. **Promote Health, Wellness, and Community** Delve into herbal remedies, DIY health and beauty products, and mental wellness strategies. Build a local homesteading network, engage in community bartering, and host workshops to share knowledge. **Prepare Financially and Legally** Get your financial planning and budgeting in order with sections on initial costs, sustainable budgeting, and income generation. Understand the legal landscape with guidance on Michigan homesteading laws, property rights, and liability considerations. **Embrace the Future of Homesteading** Stay ahead of trends, expand your homestead, and inspire the next generation. With detailed chapters on addressing common challenges, educational resources, and more, this guide is your key to thriving as a Michigan homesteader. Transform your dreams into reality with "The Michigan Homesteader's Guide" – your definitive manual for living off the land in the Great Lakes State.
Book Synopsis Sustaining Michigan by : Richard William Jelier
Download or read book Sustaining Michigan written by Richard William Jelier and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustaining Michigan links critical, cutting-edge scholarship to pressing issues facing Michigan's metropolitan communities and increases understanding of the key economic, environmental, social, and political reasons for why change is underway, the challenges to the current system, and the difficulty for Michigan in making substantive changes. Remarkable in the breadth of its collaboration, this volume includes a range of academics from across the state who are evaluating existing policies that will define Michigan's future.
Book Synopsis History of Michigan by : Lawton Thomas Hemans
Download or read book History of Michigan written by Lawton Thomas Hemans and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Buildings of Michigan by : Kathryn Bishop Eckert
Download or read book Buildings of Michigan written by Kathryn Bishop Eckert and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition of Buildings of Michigan (first published in 1993) presents the architecture of the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan, which are surrounded by four of the Great Lakes. From the Greek, Gothic, Italianate, Queen Anne, and Richardsonian Romanesque structures of the nineteenth century to the international, renowned modern buildings of the mid-twentieth century and the green and sustainable buildings of the twenty-first century, this book explores Michigan's history and covers the full spectrum of high-style and vernacular architecture and the building materials particular to the state. Surveying the architecture of Detroit and many other cities and villages, this volume examines such structures as early inns and houses along the Sauk Trail, the mine locations of the Copper and Iron ranges, the sandstone architecture of the Lake Superior region, the concrete buildings of Alpena, lighthouses and lifesaving stations of the Upper Great Lakes, the state's numerous bridges, the great houses of automobile industrialists in Grosse Pointe, the factories of Albert Kahn, the mid-twentieth-century buildings of Alden B. Dow and Minoru Yamasaki, and contributions of numerous local architects who have added to Michigan's architectural heritage. This new edition introduces buildings from the recent past and the present; discusses broad, sweeping cultural landscapes, historical parks, greenways, and linear parks; and showcases triumphs in historic preservation. As Detroit transforms itself from a city with a declining population and without the economic stability of the automobile industry, the book looks at how the city is reinventing itself. (Examples include Midtown, where the huge medical, academic, and cultural centers spark residential and retail development; the Detroit riverfront, which connects to open land converted to gardens, parks, and greenways; the viable close-in historic Woodbridge and Corktown neighborhoods, where residents have stayed; and Ford Field, Comerica Park, and the downtown theaters and casinos that entertain visitors.) Linkages of buildings by geography and theme receive attention. Heritage areas, river corridors, and highway routes arrange buildings and natural areas into comprehensible groups, and over 400 illustrations--including photographs, maps, and drawings--enhance the more than 950 entries. A volume in the Buildings of the United States series of the Society of Architectural Historians
Book Synopsis Michigan's Economic Future by : Charles Ballard
Download or read book Michigan's Economic Future written by Charles Ballard and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2010-09-15 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible, engaging text examines the impact of the trends that have shaped Michigan’s economy, and offers innovative solutions to the current economic crisis. Charles Ballard’s illuminating book explores the structure of Michigan’s economy, including its roots in agriculture, the rise and fall of the automotive industry, and the long-term decline of manufacturing. Ballard proposes that investing in education to create a highly skilled workforce can help Michigan’s people to compete in the rapidly evolving global economy. Discussing the state’s transportation infrastructure, environment, public expenditures, and tax system, Ballard describes how changes in attitudes, policies, and political institutions will help to promote economic recovery and growth.
Book Synopsis Rethinking Sustainability by : Jonathan M. Harris
Download or read book Rethinking Sustainability written by Jonathan M. Harris and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2003-03-05 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVProvides important guideposts toward a more complete theory of sustainable human and economic development /div
Book Synopsis Land Use Decision Making-- Its Role in a Sustainable Future for Michigan by :
Download or read book Land Use Decision Making-- Its Role in a Sustainable Future for Michigan written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Michigan Alumnus written by and published by UM Libraries. This book was released on 1982 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In volumes1-8: the final number consists of the Commencement annual.
Book Synopsis Michigan Environmental Law by : Marc K. Shaye
Download or read book Michigan Environmental Law written by Marc K. Shaye and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Proceedings of the American Association of Museums by : American Association of Museums
Download or read book Proceedings of the American Association of Museums written by American Association of Museums and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each vol. contains a list of members.
Book Synopsis The Michigan Eco-Traveler by : Sally Barber
Download or read book The Michigan Eco-Traveler written by Sally Barber and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2014-02-24 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michigan offers some of the most wonderfully diverse recreation opportunities in the country. The Michigan Eco-Traveleris for a new and growing breed of leisure traveler and adventurer—the individual seeking to experience the pleasant peninsulas responsibly by minimizing his or her eco-footprint. The book introduces readers to the importance of eco-friendly travel and highlights some of the best eco-conscience venues across the state that offer activities from golfing to skiing to sailing and much more. The book also examines environmental pressures on the state’s recreational resources, revealing the critical need for joining together in conservation practices, and offers travelers helpful tips for evaluating the sustainability of their own favorite recreational spots. Whether you’re a weekend traveler, extreme adventurer, or family on vacation, The Michigan Eco-Travelerlights the way to a greener getaway. Naturalists, conservationists, and hospitality experts will find the book equally helpful in responding to the ever rising demand for sustainable recreation.
Book Synopsis Creating Sustainable Community Programs by : Mark R. Daniels
Download or read book Creating Sustainable Community Programs written by Mark R. Daniels and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2001-02-28 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public opinion polls consistently reveal the lack of confidence, disillusionment, and mistrust that citizens feel toward government. Daniels and his contributors believe that the relationship between citizens and their governments can be changed by facilitating greater citizen collaboration with government, particularly through local sustainable programs. As the case studies show, often sustainable community programs are created through grassroots movements that are initiated and managed by citizens themselves, bringing them in contact with their local elected and appointed officials. Unlike traditional programs that are administered by local officials on behalf of their citizens, once sustainable community programs are created, citizens administer their own programs in collaboration with local officials. The case studies look at a variety of sustainable programs, primarily in the United States, that help to deal with issues such as recycling, transportation, microcredit, site redevelopment, pollution, health care, and hunger. Creating Sustainable Community Programs is the first book on sustainable programs that is intended for an audience of public administration scholars, researchers, and students as well as practitioners who are searching for ways to change the relationship between citizens and their governments.
Book Synopsis Prairies and Savannas in Michigan by : Ryan P. O'Connor
Download or read book Prairies and Savannas in Michigan written by Ryan P. O'Connor and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prairies and Savannas in Michigan gives a complete understanding of these dynamic systems, the plants and animals they support, the ecological processes that sustain them, and current efforts to restore these valuable pieces of Michigan's natural heritage. Intended for general readers, Prairies and Savannas in Michigan clearly describes the variety of natural habitats and itemizes noteworthy species found in each.
Book Synopsis The Palgrave Handbook of Global Sustainability by : Robert Brinkmann
Download or read book The Palgrave Handbook of Global Sustainability written by Robert Brinkmann and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-04-04 with total page 2585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of sustainability continues to evolve as a discipline. The world is facing multiple sustainability challenges such as climate change, water depletion, ecosystem loss, and environmental racism. The Handbook of Sustainability will provide a comprehensive reference for the field that examines in depth the major themes within what are known as the three E’s of sustainability: environment, equity, and economics. These three themes will serve as the main organizing body of the work. In addition, the work will include sections on history and sustainability, major figures in the development of sustainability as a discipline, and important organizations that contributed or that continue to contribute to sustainability as a field. The work is explicitly global in scope as it considers the very different issues associated with sustainability in the global north and south
Book Synopsis Michigan Family Farms and Farm Buildings by : Hemalata Dandekar
Download or read book Michigan Family Farms and Farm Buildings written by Hemalata Dandekar and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2010-10-22 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Thoughtfully documenting the voice and emotions of many who might otherwise remain unheard, Hemalata Dandekar provides in-depth accounts and insights, underpinned by quietly rigorous analysis, about family interactions and the perceptions, understandings, and memories of family members . . . a tribute to the indomitability of the human spirit as an enduring force in sustaining farm life on the Michigan farms." ---Anatole Senkevitch, Jr., Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan Michigan's family farms form the backbone of the state. One need only see the Centennial Farm signs that dot the sides of the state's country roads to understand that. Hemalata Dandekar shows in her new book just how connected those family farm buildings are to the families that inhabit them. Eight family-farm case studies display farm buildings' relationship to the land they sit on, their function on the farm, the materials they're made with, the farm enterprises themselves, and the families who own them. Photographs, plans, elevations, and sections of typical, exemplary traditional farm buildings show the aesthetic and architectural qualities of those types of buildings across the state. The ways in which the buildings serve the productive activities of the farm, shelter and nourish the people and livestock, yield a living, and enable the aspirations of farm people are shown in the words and photographs of the farmers themselves. The buildings form a window into the lives of Michigan's family farms and into the hearts and minds of the people who have lived and worked in them their entire lives. Hemalata C. Dandekar is head of City and Regional Planning at California Polytechnic State University. She specializes in urbanization, urban-rural linkages, rural development, and gender and housing. She developed her love of Michigan farmers and farm architecture during her years as a student, professor, and then director at the Urban Planning program of the A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan.
