ΓΕΩΓΡΑΦΙΑ, ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝ & ΓΕΩΡΓΙΑ

To read Being Ecological is to be caught up in a brilliant display of intellectual pyrotechnics P.D.Smith, Guardian Why is everything we think we know about ecology wrong? Is there really any difference between humans and nature? Does this mean we even have a future? Dont care about ecology?..

An update to a classic in the field of surveying, this is one of the few books that deals with the important issue of error in spatial data. Originally written for surveyors, it has expanded over the years to encompass the needs of new spatial technologies as they?ve been introduced (GPS, GIS) and n..

Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food production sector in the world. With demand for seafood increasing at astonishing rates, the optimization of production methods is vital. One of the primary restrictions to continued growth is the supply of juveniles from hatcheries. Addressing these constrain..

An Introduction to Population Geographies provides a foundation to the incredibly diverse, topical and interesting field of twenty-first-century population geography. It establishes the substantive concerns of the subdiscipline, acknowledges the sheer diversity of its approaches, key concepts and th..

Hurray for Mackenzie and Guilford for at last we have a pictorial guide to the rock-forming minerals! . . . such feasts of colour in mineralogy books are rare . . . an admirable guide New Scientist..

Just about anyone can keep bees. All you need is a bit of space in your backyard (or on your rooftop) and a little love for the creatures that pollinate the vegie patches of your neighbourhood. Once introduced to the charms of beekeeping and the taste of warm honeycomb direct from the hive, youll be..

This book is an interdisciplinary primer on critical thinking and effective action for the future of our global agrifood system, based on an understanding of the systems biological and sociocultural roots. Key components of the book are a thorough analysis of the assumptions underlying different per..

People have always grown food in urban spaces - on windowsills and sidewalks, and in backyards and neighborhood parks - but today, urban farmers are leading an environmental and social movement that transforms our national food system. To explore this agricultural renaissance, brothers David and Mic..

Scientists have been warning for years that human activity is heating up the planet and climate change is under way. In the past century, global temperatures have risen an average of 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit, a trend that is expected to only accelerate. But public sentiment has taken a long time to ca..

Michael Braungart and William McDonough propose a plan for our planet in this stunning new edition of their radical ecological manifesto. This book proposes a new vision for modern industry. Instead of our current wasteful and polluting methods of manufacturing, we could be taking nature as a mode..