Where the Land is Greener
Where the Land is Greener

Author: World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies

Publisher: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13:

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This publication examines soil and water conservation technologies and approaches from a global perspective, using case studies from over 20 countries around the world. It addresses key environmental concerns such as desertification, poverty, water scarcity and conflicts. Various land use categories are covered (cropland, forest and grazing land) and technologies described include: conservation agriculture, manuring and composting including vermiculture, vegitative strips, agroforestry, water harvesting, gully rehabilitation, terraces and grazing land management. Co-published by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation (CTA), FAO, UNEP and the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) on behalf of the World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT), this publication sets new standards for the systematic documentation, evaluation and dissemination of knowledge on sustainable land management.

This Green and Pleasant Land
This Green and Pleasant Land

Author: Ayisha Malik

Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.

Published: 2019-06-13

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 1785767534

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDS 'Tender, challenging and as warm as it was razor-sharp' Beth O'Leary 'If you've read Joanna Cannon I think you'll love this' Simon Savidge 'A sublimely witty and touching story' Jonathan Coe The standout new novel by acclaimed author Ayisha Malik - perfect for fans of David Nicholls and Candice Carty-Williams. In the sleepy village of Babel's End, trouble is brewing. Bilal Hasham is having a mid-life crisis. His mother has just died, and he finds peace lying in a grave he's dug in the garden. His elderly Auntie Rukhsana has come to live with him, and forged an unlikely friendship with village busybody, Shelley Hawking. His wife Mariam is distant and distracted, and his stepson Haaris is spending more time with his real father. Bilal's mother's dying wish was to build a mosque in Babel's End, but when Shelley gets wind of this scheme, she unleashes the forces of hell. Will Bilal's mosque project bring his family and his beloved village together again, or drive them apart? Warm, wise and laugh-out-loud funny, This Green and Pleasant Land is a life-affirming look at love, faith and the meaning of home.

Green Unpleasant Land
Green Unpleasant Land

Author: Corinne Fowler

Publisher: Peepal Tree Press

Published: 2021-06

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9781845234829

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Green Unpleasant Land explores the countryside's repressed colonial past and demonstrates its importance as a source of ideas about Englishness. The book presents historical evidence to show that rural England was a place of conflict and global expansion. It also examines four centuries of literary response to explore how race, class and gender have both created and deconstructed England's pastoral mythologies. In particular, the book argues that Black and British Asian writers have challenged narrow, nostalgic views of rural England but also expressed attachment to English landscapes and the natural world.

Land Grab
Land Grab

Author: Keri Vacanti Brondo

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 2013-06-06

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 0816530211

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This is a rich ethnographic account of the relationship between identity politics, neoliberal development policy, and rights to resource management in native communities on the north coast of Honduras. It also answers the question: can “freedom” be achieved under the structures of neoliberalism?

From Gretna Green to Land's End: A Literary Journey in England.
From Gretna Green to Land's End: A Literary Journey in England.

Author: Katharine Lee Bates

Publisher: Litres

Published: 2021-12-02

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 5040622910

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"From Gretna Green to Land's End: A Literary Journey in England" by Katharine Lee Bates. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

The Land of Green Ginger
The Land of Green Ginger

Author: Noel Langley

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2015-02-03

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 0571321364

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When Prince Abu Ali, son of Aladdin, is born his destiny has already been foretold: he is the one who has been chosen to break the spell of the mysterious Land of Green Ginger. His quest brings him into contact with flying carpets, button-nosed tortoises, magic phoenix birds - and two very villainous princes.

Living Off the Land in Space
Living Off the Land in Space

Author: C Bangs

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-08-24

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 038768316X

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This book presents a visionary concept for future development of space travel. It describes the enabling technology for future propulsion concepts and demonstrates how mankind will ‘live off the land in space’ in migration from Earth. For the next few millennia at least (barring breakthroughs), the human frontier will include the solar system and the nearest stars. Will it be better to settle the Moon, Mars, or a nearby asteroid and what environments can we expect to find in the vicinity of nearby stars? These are questions that need to be answered if mankind is to migrate into space.