Tobacco Control and Tobacco Farming
Tobacco Control and Tobacco Farming

Author: Wardie Leppan

Publisher: Anthem Press

Published: 2014-09-15

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1783082941

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The bulk of the world’s tobacco is produced in low- and middle-income countries. In order to dissuade these countries from implementing policies aimed at curbing tobacco consumption (such as increased taxes, health warnings, advertising bans and smoke-free environments), the tobacco industry claims that tobacco farmers will be negatively affected and that no viable, sustainable alternatives exist. This book, based on original research from three continents, exposes the myths behind these claims.

Computer-Aided Architectural Design: The Next City – New Technologies and the Future of the Built Environment
Computer-Aided Architectural Design: The Next City – New Technologies and the Future of the Built Environment

Author: Gabriela Celani

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-06-15

Total Pages: 627

ISBN-13: 3662473860

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Futures, CAAD Futures 2015, held in São Paulo, Brazil, in July 2015. The 33 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 200 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on modeling, analyzing and simulating the city; sustainability and performance of the built space; automated and parametric design; building information modelling (BIM); fabrication and materiality; shape studies.

Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
Sustainable Management of Natural Resources

Author: Fortunato Garza-Ocañas

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-10-15

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 3031333942

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Climate change and human activities are impacting the environment around the world and there is a great need to update our knowledge of natural resources in order to sustain the livelihoods of rural communities and urban dwellers. Educational tools help people to understand the ecology, and the management of natural resources and to participate in actions to protect the environment. This book has a multipurpose focus regarding biodiversity, management, and conservation of the natural resources as species are linked in nutritional webs in the ecosystems. Ecology, diversity, conservation, and management practices such as plant species, native fish, edible mushrooms, and woody species are important for improving people livelihoods and incomes. It is expected that readers will learn to apply similar multipurpose approaches to natural resources in other parts of the world when their environments are affected by climate change or human activities. This book introduces the importance of the sustainable management of natural resources to a wide audience, including policy decision makers, but also researchers.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources

Author: David Elcome

Publisher: Nelson Thornes

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 9780748731879

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Part of the EPICS series, which is suitable for students of A-Level Geography. This book brings a fresh approach to various topics of interest.

The Ecosystem Concept in Natural Resource Management
The Ecosystem Concept in Natural Resource Management

Author: George Van Dyne

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2012-12-02

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 0323152244

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The Ecosystem Concept in Natural Resource Management focuses on the ecosystem concept and its application to natural resource management. It presents examples of research concepts on natural resource phenomena and discusses ecosystem implications for natural resource management. It also covers range, forest, watershed, fisheries, and wildlife resource science and management. Organized into four sections encompassing 10 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the meaning, origin, and importance of ecosystem concepts before proceeding with a discussion of field research projects that address the ecosystem concept and the ways in which the concept has been or can be useful in both research and management in natural resource sciences. More specifically, it explores major developments in the field of ecology in relation to natural resource management, with examples from forest ecology. It also introduces the reader to procedures for studying grassland ecosystems, the watershed-ecosystem concept and studies of nutrient cycles, ecosystem concepts in forestry, ecosystem models in watershed management, and the implementation of the ecosystem concept in training in the natural resource sciences. This book is a valuable resource for scientists, educators, technicians, and training resource managers, as well as students in resource management courses.