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Author : Andrew R. W. Jackson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780582414457
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (144 download)
Download or read book Environmental Science written by Andrew R. W. Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Natural Environment Research Council (Great Britain)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (752 download)
Download or read book The Sciences of the Natural Environment written by Natural Environment Research Council (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Adam O'Brien
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231851103
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Film and the Natural Environment written by Adam O'Brien and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2017-12-26 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental themes are present in cinema more than ever before. But the relationship between film and the natural world is a long and complex one, not reducible to issues such as climate change and pollution. This volume demonstrates how an awareness of natural features and dynamics can enhance our understanding of three key film-studies topics – narrative, genre, and national cinema. It does so by drawing on examples from a broad historical and geographical spectrum, including Sunrise, A River Called Titas, and Profound Desires of the Gods. The first introductory text on a topic which has long been overlooked in the discipline, Film and the Natural Environment argues that the nonhuman world can be understood not just as a theme but as a creative resource available to all filmmakers. It invites readers to consider some of the particular strengths and weaknesses of cinema as communicator of environmental phenomena, and collates ideas and passages from a range of critics and theorists who have contributed to our understanding of moving images and the natural world.
Author : Alan W Ewert
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1845939190
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (459 download)
Download or read book Natural Environments and Human Health written by Alan W Ewert and published by CABI. This book was released on 2014-04-25 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The role natural environments play in human health and wellbeing is attracting increasing attention. There is growing medical evidence that access to the natural environment can prevent disease, aid recovery, tackle obesity and improve mental health. This book examines the history of natural environments being used for stress-reduction, enjoyment, aesthetics and catharsis, and traces the development of the connection between humans and the environment, and how they impact our personal and collective health.
Author : Stephen R. Kellert
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1610910761
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)
Download or read book The Good in Nature and Humanity written by Stephen R. Kellert and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2013-04-10 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientists, theologians, and the spiritually inclined, as well as all those concerned with humanity's increasingly widespread environmental impact, are beginning to recognize that our ongoing abuse of the earth diminishes our moral as well as our material condition. Many people are coming to believe that strengthening the bonds among spirituality, science, and the natural world offers an important key to addressing the pervasive environmental problems we face.The Good in Nature and Humanity brings together 20 leading thinkers and writers -- including Ursula Goodenough, Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan, Carl Safina, David Petersen, Wendell Berry, Terry Tempest Williams, and Barry Lopez -- to examine the divide between faith and reason, and to seek a means for developing an environmental ethic that will help us confront two of our most imperiling crises: global environmental destruction and an impoverished spirituality. The book explores the ways in which science, spirit, and religion can guide the experience and understanding of our ongoing relationship with the natural world and examines how the integration of science and spirituality can equip us to make wiser choices in using and managing the natural environment. The book also provides compelling stories that offer a narrative understanding of the relations among science, spirit, and nature.Grounded in the premise that neither science nor religion can by itself resolve the prevailing malaise of environmental and moral decline, contributors seek viable approaches to averting environmental catastrophe and, more positively, to achieving a more harmonious relationship with the natural world. By bridging the gap between the rational and the religious through the concern of each for understanding the human relation to creation, The Good in Nature and Humanity offers an important means for pursuing the quest for a more secure and meaningful world.
Author : Paul Alexandre
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030336522
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Isotopes and the Natural Environment written by Paul Alexandre and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-01-27 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides straightforward and practical information on isotopes applied to a variety of natural sciences. It covers the basics of isotopes and includes detailed examples from a range of natural sciences: ecology, biology, human health, environment and climate, geography, and geology, highlighting their applicability in these fields. It is a must-read for all advanced-undergraduate and graduate students working with isotopes, regardless of the area, and is a very useful one-stop resource for scientists starting in isotope research.
Author : Susan Clayton
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262532068
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Identity and the Natural Environment written by Susan Clayton and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2003-11-07 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The often impassioned nature of environmental conflicts can be attributed to the fact that they are bound up with our sense of personal and social identity. Environmental identity—how we orient ourselves to the natural world—leads us to personalize abstract global issues and take action (or not) according to our sense of who we are. We may know about the greenhouse effect—but can we give up our SUV for a more fuel-efficient car? Understanding this psychological connection can lead to more effective pro-environmental policymaking. Identity and the Natural Environment examines the ways in which our sense of who we are affects our relationship with nature, and vice versa. This book brings together cutting-edge work on the topic of identity and the environment, sampling the variety and energy of this emerging field but also placing it within a descriptive framework. These theory-based, empirical studies locate environmental identity on a continuum of social influence, and the book is divided into three sections reflecting minimal, moderate, or strong social influence. Throughout, the contributors focus on the interplay between social and environmental forces; as one local activist says, "We don't know if we're organizing communities to plant trees, or planting trees to organize communities."
Author : Andrew R. W. Jackson
Publisher : Pearson Education
ISBN 13 : 9780582414457
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (144 download)
Download or read book Environmental Science written by Andrew R. W. Jackson and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2000 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a clear and authoritative introduction to environmental science and equips the reader with the fundamental concepts and vocabulary necessary to explore complex environmental phenomena and issues.
Author : Pardeep Singh
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323904904
Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (239 download)
Download or read book Pesticides in the Natural Environment written by Pardeep Singh and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pesticides in the Natural Environment: Sources, Health Risks, and Remediation presents the direct and indirect impacts of the use of pesticides on the environment, human health, and agriculture. The book explores sustainable alternatives to pesticide use, along with policies for regulations and remediation techniques. Bridging the gap between regulations and the tangible environmental threat, the book proposes practical solutions while also providing important context on the hazards of pesticides. It highlights the influence on climate change, offering a holistic perspective for researchers in environmental science, policymakers, and land managers.The book introduces pesticides and their applications, then goes on to cover their impact on various ecosystems in the natural environment. Health risks are covered, followed by various remediation techniques, such as biological processes, phytoremediation, and chemical treatments. Describes the impact of pesticides on the environment, human health and the food chain as well as regulations and policies to address the impact Presents remediation strategies and techniques for pesticides in a variety of ecosystems, along with potential alternatives Includes case studies to illustrate the proper management of pesticides and intervention
Author : Frank R. Spellman
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810886111
Total Pages : 733 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Environmental Science written by Frank R. Spellman and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-02-14 with total page 733 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental Science: Principles and Practices provides the scientific principles, concepts, applications, and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world, identify and analyze environmental problems both natural and manmade, evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems, and examine alternative solutions (such as renewable energy sources) for resolving and even preventing them. Frank R. Spellman and Melissa Stoudt introduce the science of the environmental mediums of air, water, soil, and biota to undergraduate students. Interdisciplinary by nature, environmental science embraces a wide array of topics. Environmental Science: Principles and Practices brings these topics together under several major themes, including How energy conversions underlie all ecological processes How the earth’s environment functions as an integrated system How human activities alter natural systems How the role of culture, social, and economic factors is vital to the development of solutions How human survival depends on practical ideas of stewardship and sustainability Environmental Science: Principles and Practices is an ideal resource for students of science in the classroom and at home, in the library and the lab.
Author : Mark D. Goldfein
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1771882735
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (718 download)
Download or read book Applied Natural Science written by Mark D. Goldfein and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-03-03 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applied Natural Science: Environmental Issues and Global Perspectives provides the reader with a complete insight into the natural-scientific pattern of the world, covering the most important historical stages of the development of various areas of science, methods of natural-scientific research, general scientific and philosophical concepts, and the fundamental laws of nature. The book analyzes the main scientific trends and developments of modern natural science and also discusses important aspects of environmental protection. Topics include: The problem of "the two cultures": the mathematization of natural sciences and the informatization of society The non-linear nature of the processes occurring in nature and society Application of the second law of thermodynamics to describe the development of biological systems Global problems of the biosphere Theory and practice of stable organic paramagnetic materials Polymers and the natural environment Key features include: An interdisciplinary approach in considering scientific and technical problems A discussion of general scientific trends in modern natural science, including globalization challenges in nature and society, the organic chemistry of stable paramagnetic materials, the fundamentals of the environmental chemistry of polymeric materials, etc. A justification of applying classical (non-equilibrium) thermodynamics to studying the behavior of open (including biological) systems Of particular importance in the book is the discussion of some problems associated with the place of man in the biosphere, issues of the globalization of science and technology, new ideas about the universe, and the concept of universal evolutionism. At the same time, the book discusses more specific issues related to solving major global and regional environmental problems (particularities of organic paramagnetic materials, the influence of polymers on the man and environment, etc). All this leads to the fundamental conclusion of the unity of animate and inanimate nature, as well as improvement of the process of cognition of the real world, which consists in objective and natural changing of world views. The book is intended for professors, teachers, and students of classical and technological universities who are interested in the development of the foundations of modern natural sciences, as well as for professionals working in the field of chemical physics and applied ecology.
Author : Takashiro Akitsu
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429887019
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)
Download or read book Environmental Science written by Takashiro Akitsu and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the current aspects of environmental issues in view of chemical processes particularly with respect to two facets: social sciences along with chemistry and natural sciences. The former facet explores the environmental economics and policies along with chemical engineering or green chemistry and the latter the various fields of environmental studies. The book was conceptualized in the form of e-learning content, such as PowerPoint presentation, with explanatory notes to a new style of lectures on environmental science in a university at undergraduate level. Each chapter of the book comprises a summary of the contents of the chapter; a list of specific terms and their explanation; topics that can be taken up for discussion among college students, mainly freshmen in liberal arts, and for enhancing general knowledge; and problems and solutions using active learning methods.
Author : Irwin Altman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461335396
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (613 download)
Download or read book Behavior and the Natural Environment written by Irwin Altman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theme of the present volume concerns people' s response to the natural environment, considered at scales varying from that of a house hold plant to that of vast wilderness areas. Our decision to focus on this particular segment of the physical environment was prompted in part by the intrinsic interest in this subject on the part of a diverse group of sodal scientists and professionals-and of laypersons, for that matter and in part by the relative neglect of this topic in standard treatments of the environment-behavior field. It also serves to bring out once again the interdisdplinary nature of that field, and we are pleased to have been able to inc1ude representatives from geography, sodology, soda! ecology, and natural recreation among our contributors. We believe that this volume will serve a useful purpose in helping to integrate the find ings and concepts in this presently somewhat fragmented field, scat tered as they are over a very diverse array of publications representing a similarly varied group of spedalties. It is hoped that the result will be to stimulate future development of this area and to add a measure of in creased coherence to it. Volume 7 of our series will be devoted to the theme of elderly people and the environment, with M. Powell Lawton joining us as guest co-editor. The titles of the papers comprising Volume 7 are shown on page v. Irwin Altman J oachim F. Wohlwill ix Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Author : Rachel Carson
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618249060
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Silent Spring written by Rachel Carson and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2002 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential, cornerstone book of modern environmentalism is now offered in a handsome 40th anniversary edition which features a new Introduction by activist Terry Tempest Williams and a new Afterword by Carson biographer Linda Lear.
Author : Andrew J. Hoffman
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804741964
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Organizations, Policy, and the Natural Environment written by Andrew J. Hoffman and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together emerging perspectives from organization theory and management, environmental sociology, international regime studies, and the social studies of science and technology to provide a starting point for discipline-based studies of environmental policy and corporate environmental behavior. Reflecting the book’s theoretical and empirical focus, the audience is two-fold: organizational scholars working within the institutional tradition, and environmental scholars interested in management and policy. Together this mix forms a creative synthesis for both sets of readers, analyzing how environmental policy and organizational practices are shaped, spread and contested.
Author : Laura Garwin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226284166
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (262 download)
Download or read book A Century of Nature written by Laura Garwin and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the scientific breakthroughs of the twentieth century were first reported in the journal Nature. A Century of Nature brings together in one volume Nature's greatest hits—reproductions of seminal contributions that changed science and the world, accompanied by essays written by leading scientists (including four Nobel laureates) that provide historical context for each article, explain its insights in graceful, accessible prose, and celebrate the serendipity of discovery and the rewards of searching for needles in haystacks.
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309085411
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Health and the Environment in the Southeastern United States written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-11-30 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this regional workshop in the Southeast was to broaden the environmental health perspective from its typical focus on environmental toxicology to a view that included the impact of the natural, built, and social environments on human health. Early in the planning, Roundtable members realized that the process of engaging speakers and developing an agenda for the workshop would be nearly as instructive as the workshop itself. In their efforts to encourage a wide scope of participation, Roundtable members sought input from individuals from a broad range of diverse fields-urban planners, transportation engineers, landscape architects, developers, clergy, local elected officials, heads of industry, and others. This workshop summary captures the discussions that occurred during the two-day meeting. During this workshop, four main themes were explored: (1) environmental and individual health are intrinsically intertwined; (2) traditional methods of ensuring environmental health protection, such as regulations, should be balanced by more cooperative approaches to problem solving; (3) environmental health efforts should be holistic and interdisciplinary; and (4) technological advances, along with coordinated action across educational, business, social, and political spheres, offer great hope for protecting environmental health. This workshop report is an informational document that provides a summary of the regional meeting.
