Endangered: Biodiversity on the Brink (Volume 2 of 2) (Large Print 16pt)
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Wael Al-Delaimy
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2020-05-13
Total Pages: 417
ISBN-13: 3030311252
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis open access book not only describes the challenges of climate disruption, but also presents solutions. The challenges described include air pollution, climate change, extreme weather, and related health impacts that range from heat stress, vector-borne diseases, food and water insecurity and chronic diseases to malnutrition and mental well-being. The influence of humans on climate change has been established through extensive published evidence and reports. However, the connections between climate change, the health of the planet and the impact on human health have not received the same level of attention. Therefore, the global focus on the public health impacts of climate change is a relatively recent area of interest. This focus is timely since scientists have concluded that changes in climate have led to new weather extremes such as floods, storms, heat waves, droughts and fires, in turn leading to more than 600,000 deaths and the displacement of nearly 4 billion people in the last 20 years. Previous work on the health impacts of climate change was limited mostly to epidemiologic approaches and outcomes and focused less on multidisciplinary, multi-faceted collaborations between physical scientists, public health researchers and policy makers. Further, there was little attention paid to faith-based and ethical approaches to the problem. The solutions and actions we explore in this book engage diverse sectors of civil society, faith leadership, and political leadership, all oriented by ethics, advocacy, and policy with a special focus on poor and vulnerable populations. The book highlights areas we think will resonate broadly with the public, faith leaders, researchers and students across disciplines including the humanities, and policy makers.
Author: Graham MacDonald
Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 1897425376
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores a relatively small, but interesting and anomalous, region of Alberta between the North Saskatchewan and the Battle Rivers. Ecological themes, such as climatic cycles, ground water availability, vegetation succession and the response of wildlife, and the impact of fires, shape the possibilities and provide the challenges to those who have called the region home or used its varied resources: Indians, Metis, and European immigrants.
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Total Pages: 334
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume presents 5-year results of silvicultural treatments associated with ecosystem management research in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. Results from stand-level treatments include regeneration dynamics of pine and hardwood species, effects of treatment on birds and small mammals, mast production, visual quality, oak decline, and organic matter. Pretreatment landscape findings include measurements of woody vegetation; birds, mammals, and herpetofauna; fish communities and trophic structure; hydrology; and evaluation of susceptibility to gypsy moth outbreaks.
Author: Partha Dasgupta
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-09-05
Total Pages: 465
ISBN-13: 1108482287
DOWNLOAD EBOOKQuestions why species are becoming extinct, and how we can protect the natural world on which we all depend.
Author: Marten Sørensen
Publisher: Bioversity International
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9290432829
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Renee Beauchamp Walker
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 0803207646
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese essays cast new light on Paleoindians, the first settlers of North America. Recent research strongly suggests that big-game hunting was but one of the subsistence strategies the first humans in the New World employed and that they also relied on foraging and fishing.
Author: Tahu Kukutai
Publisher: ANU Press
Published: 2016-11-14
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 1760460311
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the global ‘data revolution’ accelerates, how can the data rights and interests of indigenous peoples be secured? Premised on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, this book argues that indigenous peoples have inherent and inalienable rights relating to the collection, ownership and application of data about them, and about their lifeways and territories. As the first book to focus on indigenous data sovereignty, it asks: what does data sovereignty mean for indigenous peoples, and how is it being used in their pursuit of self-determination? The varied group of mostly indigenous contributors theorise and conceptualise this fast-emerging field and present case studies that illustrate the challenges and opportunities involved. These range from indigenous communities grappling with issues of identity, governance and development, to national governments and NGOs seeking to formulate a response to indigenous demands for data ownership. While the book is focused on the CANZUS states of Canada, Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand and the United States, much of the content and discussion will be of interest and practical value to a broader global audience. ‘A debate-shaping book … it speaks to a fast-emerging field; it has a lot of important things to say; and the timing is right.’ — Stephen Cornell, Professor of Sociology and Faculty Chair of the Native Nations Institute, University of Arizona ‘The effort … in this book to theorise and conceptualise data sovereignty and its links to the realisation of the rights of indigenous peoples is pioneering and laudable.’ — Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Baguio City, Philippines
Author: Andy Haines
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2021-07-22
Total Pages: 457
ISBN-13: 1108492347
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHuman health is facing unprecedented threats from global environmental change. This book describes the challenges and opportunities to safeguard health.
Author: Vegetable Farming Systems Delegation (U.S.)
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1981-02-23
Total Pages: 424
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKVegetable production; Research, extension, and supporting services; Supply and marketing.