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“stephen b brush”

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  • Farmers? Bounty

    Locating Crop Diversity in the Contemporary World

    by Professor Stephen B. Brush ...
    Series series Yale Agrarian Studies Series
    Biological diversity is as crucial in agriculture as it is in nature, and it is equally important to the economic health of both industrial and nonindustrial societies. This book offers a sweeping assessment of crop diversity and the potential for its preservation. Stephen B. Brush develops a framework for investigating biological diversity in agriculture that focuses on the knowledge and practice ... Read more

    $30.59 USD

  • Making 20th Century Science

    How Theories Became Knowledge

    by Stephen G. Brush ...
    Historically, the scientific method has been said to require proposing a theory, making a prediction of something not already known, testing the prediction, and giving up the theory (or substantially changing it) if it fails the test. A theory that leads to several successful predictions is more likely to be accepted than one that only explains what is already known but not understood. This ... Read more

    $57.59 USD

  • Indigenous Knowledge

    Enhancing its Contribution to Natural Resources Management

    by Professor Paul Sillitoe, Andrew Ainslie, Kojo Amanor, Samara Brock, Stephen Brush, David A. Cleveland, Luisa Cortesi, Michael R Dove, Romain Duda, Roy Ellen0, James Fairhead1, Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares2, James Fraser3, Sandrine Gallois4, Chris Hebdon5, Patricia Howard6, Samuel Guindo7, Sascha Huditz8, Amy Leigh Johnson9, Alder Keleman0, J Stephen Lansing1, Melissa Leach2, Rosalinda Hidalgo Ledesma3, Johannes Lehmann4, Francis Michael Ludlow5, Doyle McKey6, Citlalli López Binnqüist7, Paul Van Mele8, Tom van Mourik9, Lars Otto Naess0, Florencia Palis1, Fortunata Panzo Panzo2, Victoria Reyes García3, Delphine Renard4, Gede Sedana5, Christopher Shepherd6, Daniela Soleri7, Dawit Solomon8, Sidi Toure9, Thérèse de Vet0, Wayan Windia1, Gérard Zoundji2, Jeffery W Bentley3 ...
    Indigenous Knowledge (IK) reviews cutting-edge research and links theory with practice to further our understanding of this important approach's contribution to natural resource management. It addresses IK's potential in solving issues such as coping with change, ensuring global food supply for a growing population, reversing environmental degradation and promoting sustainable practices. It is ... Read more

    $132.89 USD

  • Lectures on Gas Theory

    by Ludwig Boltzmann ...
    Lectures on Gas Theory by Ludwig Boltzmann stands as a seminal work in theoretical physics, offering both historical insight and enduring scientific value. This comprehensive treatise encapsulates Boltzmann's pioneering efforts in the kinetic theory of gases, where he reconciled Newtonian mechanics with the statistical nature of irreversible processes. The book distills Boltzmann's vast body of ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Biodiversity in Agriculture

    Domestication, Evolution, and Sustainability

    Edited by Paul Gepts, Thomas R. Famula, Robert L. Bettinger, Stephen B. Brush, Ardeshir B. Damania, Patrick E. McGuire, Calvin O. Qualset ...
    The introduction of plant and animal agriculture represents one of the most important milestones in human evolution. It contributed to the development of cities, alphabets, new technologies, and ultimately to civilizations, but it has also presented a threat to both human health and the environment. Bringing together research from a range of fields including anthropology, archaeology, ecology, ... Read more

    $75.49 USD

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    Local Dynamics and Global Processes

    by William G. Moseley, Eric Perramond, Holly M. Hapke, Paul Laris ...
    This introductory level text explores various theoretical approaches to human-environment geography, demonstrating how local dynamics and global processes influence how we interact with our environments.Introduces students to fundamental concepts in environmental geography and scienceExplores the core theoretical traditions within the field, along with major thematic issues such as population, ... Read more

    $46.00 USD

  • The Dominant Animal

    Human Evolution and the Environment

    by Paul R. Ehrlich, Anne H. Ehrlich ...
    Series series Shearwater
    In humanity’s more than 100,000 year history, we have evolved from vulnerable creatures clawing sustenance from Earth to a sophisticated global society manipulating every inch of it. In short, we have become the dominant animal. Why, then, are we creating a world that threatens our own species? What can we do to change the current trajectory toward more climate change, increased famine, and ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

  • The State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    The State of the World's Forest Genetic Resources addresses the conservation, management and sustainable use of forest tree and other woody plant genetic resources of actual and potential value for human well-being in the broad range of management systems. This report complements two other FAO flagship publications in the field of forestry, the annual State of the World's Forests and the periodic ... Read more

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  • Rangeland Systems

    Processes, Management and Challenges

    Edited by David D. Briske ...
    Series series Springer Series on Environmental Management
    This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 2.5 license.This book provides an unprecedented synthesis of the current status of scientific and management knowledge regarding global rangelands and the major challenges that confront them. It has been organized around three major themes. The first summarizes the conceptual advances that have occurred in the rangeland profession. The second addresses the ... Read more

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  • Mushrooms in Forests and Woodlands

    Resource Management, Values and Local Livelihoods

    Edited by Anthony B. Cunningham, Xuefei Yang ...
    Series series People and Plants International Conservation
    Many mushrooms - or the 'fruits of fungi' - are extremely valuable, wild-gathered products which are utilised for both their medicinal properties and as food. In many of the world's tropical and temperate forests, they are the primary source of income for the people who live there.These forests range from temperate woodlands and small forests to high altitude forests in the Himalaya and tropical ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Coffee Agroecology

    A New Approach to Understanding Agricultural Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Development

    by Ivette Perfecto, John Vandermeer ...
    Based on principles of the conservation and optimization of biodiversity and of equity and sustainability, this book focuses on the ecology of the coffee agroecosystem as a model for a sustainable agricultural ecosystem. It draws on the authors' own research conducted over the last twenty years as well as incorporating the vast literature that has been generated on coffee agroecosystems from ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Agri-Culture

    Reconnecting People, Land and Nature

    by Jules Pretty ...
    'Refreshingly fluent narrative, brimming full of stories and metaphors'Tim O'Riordan, University of East Anglia, UK'A great balance between storytelling and analysis which points to the critical need for gaining control over resources'Jacqueline Ashby, CIAT, Colombia'Full of supporting evidence and clear arguments'Norman Uphoff, Cornell University, US'A wonderful book, put together with such ... Read more

    $57.99 USD