Catálogo de libros: Ciencias de la tierra, geografía, medioambiente, planificación

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  • Towards Net-Zero Carbon Initiatives
    As industrialized nations look into emerging new technologies focusing on renewable or efficient energy use - along with the move towards Sustainable Development Goals - challenges related to achieving low carbon economy projects have gained much attention. This book explores various initiatives and potential methods to achieve net-zero carbon targets and issues.Life Cycle Asse...
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    145,11 €

  • The Wild and the Wicked
    Benjamin Hale
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    28,69 €

  • The Acacia tortilis (A. raddiana) forest-steppe of Tunisia
    Mohamed Sghaier ZAAFOURI
    This book, 'the dream of my youth', is in two parts, a general summary and a conclusion. A bibliography of some 570 references relating to the Acacia tortilis taxon in Tunisia and worldwide, and to the Gommier forest-steppe and its floristic procession at Bled Talah, completes the book. The first part deals with the taxonomic denomination and systematic classification of the sp...
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    129,56 €

  • The Faith That Transcends Humanity
    Ishaq Mir
    In the universe created by nature, which embraces billions of human beings, countless elements spread hatred and hence drive away the harmony between the universe and nature. The universe is in danger due to the negative thinking of such anti-human elements. Since the universe nourishes us all equally, to spread hatred is like biting the hand that feeds us. If human beings livi...
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    6,19 €

  • The Tree of Life and The Origin of The Species
    Philip Bruce Heywood
    The Tree of Life and the Origin of the Species by Philip Bruce Heywood tells the facts that he wanted to be seen published. The book has necessary content clarifying some climate questions with suitable resources. With a three-fold mission, this book ought (1) to leave not the slightest doubt that the whole of science, modern science especially, the whole of creation, the unive...
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    29,55 €

  • Restoring the Balance
    John A Vucetich
    Wolves on a wilderness island illuminate lessons on the environment, extinction, and life.For more than a quarter century, celebrated biologist John Vucetich has studied the wolves, and the moose that sustain them, of the boreal forest of Isle Royale National Park, an island in the northwest corner of Lake Superior. During this time, he has witnessed both the near extinction of...
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    37,49 €

  • Calling Wild Places Home
    Laura Waterman
    Poignant and vulnerable essays that weave together seemingly disparate themes of wild places and mountain stewardship, books and reading, and building a new life after loss. ...
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    26,15 €

  • The Complex Landscape of Asylum and Refuge in Europe
    Parihar Maninder
    'The Complex Landscape of Asylum and Refuge in Europe' is a comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted challenges surrounding migration in Europe. The book, organized into fourteen chapters, delves into critical issues shaping the region’s asylum policies. From the nexus between migration pressures and terrorism concerns to the fate of irregular migration, it navigates throu...
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    66,20 €

  • The Story is in Our Bones
    Osprey Orielle Lake
    It’s time to rewild ourselves and our dominant worldviews to build earth-centered communities for all. The dominant cultural worldview is based upon extraction and exploitation practices that have brought us to the precipice of social, environmental, and climate collapse. Braiding poetic storytelling, climate justice and deep cultural analyses, and the collective knowledge of E...
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    32,76 €

  • Protecting natural capital and biodiversity in the agri-food sector
    This collection considers the importance of accounting for and protecting natural capital and biodiversity in the agri-food sector. The book reviews recent advances in natural capital, biodiversity and extinction accounting and how these methods are being applied in different sectors and regions to improve the sustainability of agri-food supply chains. ...
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    269,74 €

  • How to Cope with Climate Change
    Michael Krause
    How did mankind change Earth from the beginning? How did changes in technologies change our society and the global climate? And how do we have to change to cope with climate change?Climate change is the ultimate threat in the world today, and it can only be addressed through comprehensive technological and societal transformation. This book examines the financial, technical, an...
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    108,15 €

  • How to Cope with Climate Change
    Michael Krause
    How did mankind change Earth from the beginning? How did changes in technologies change our society and the global climate? And how do we have to change to cope with climate change?Climate change is the ultimate threat in the world today, and it can only be addressed through comprehensive technological and societal transformation. This book examines the financial, technical, an...
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    48,03 €

  • Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health and Well-Being
    Climate change has far-reaching consequences beyond its environmental impact. It also significantly affects human social and mental well-being, both at individual and community levels. Addressing the social and mental well-being impacts of climate change requires a multi-faceted approach that includes both mitigation and adaptation strategies. This involves reducing greenhouse ...
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    242,21 €

  • Environmental Factors and Economic Development
    Huda Abdul Rahim Abdul Kadir
    Environmental factors around us are numerous, human, animal and plant affected by, and affect the activity and production capacity, and the economics of life affected by it in different aspects. The effect of these factors is reflected clearly on the General agriculture and include many kinds of products including greens, where it is most influenced by environmental conditions....
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    60,26 €

  • The Great Physician
    Stephanie Mines
    The Great Physician: Medicinal Poetry for the Anthropocene is Dr. Mines’ first major collection of poems. Poetry, she says, helps make possible 'the spaciousness needed to match our inner experience to the outer catastrophe that is accelerating before our eyes. It helps us to understand.' These poems are inner experiences through which she, and indirectly the reader, find a way...
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    20,51 €

  • The Snake Traders
    Brenda M. Spalding
    Inspired by true events.The finding of a body in a Florida wildlife preserve, Florida Fish and Wildlife officers are told the man died from a poisonous cobra bite. How did the man come into contact with such a dangerous reptile?Officers Seth Grayson and Liz Corday join forces with Special Agent Pat Miller from the Federal Wildlife commission. Together they try to track down the...
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    15,18 €

  • Urban Economics, Real Estate, Transportation and Public Policy
    Jeffrey P Cohen
    The chapters of this book synthesize papers on the inter-related topics of urban economics, real estate, transportation and public policy and include applied and empirical research on a variety of sub-topics. These include innovative econometric techniques that are applied to timely problems, such as impacts of flooding in Vancouver, BC Canada on property values; and the determ...
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    105,66 €

  • Holy in My Nature
    Katerina Fretwell
    Fretwell uses indents, varied line lengths, and single line stanzas to emphasize her verse that reflect both poise and poignancy on the impact humans are having on the planet. Her earthy affection is delivered in a contemporary Canadian style that, put in a musical context, would compare to a soulful sax-jazz rhythm, combined with rapped alliteration and set in a classical theo...
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    19,47 €

  • Eco-Spiritualism
    SERGIO RIJO
    In 'Eco-Spiritualism: Communicating with Gaia and the Consciousness of the Planet,' readers are invited to embark on a profound exploration of our interconnectedness with the Earth. This transformative journey unveils the Gaia hypothesis, viewing our planet as a living, self-regulating organism. Delve into indigenous cultures’ wisdom, revealing deep connections with nature, and...
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    13,21 €

  • The Ancient History of the Earth
    Rev. Gerald Molloy
    'The progress of modern Science has given rise to not a few objections against the truths of Revelation. And of these there is none which seems to have taken such a firm hold of the public mind in England, and, indeed, throughout Europe generally, as that which is derived from the interesting and startling discoveries of Geology. Accordingly, when I was engaged, some years ago,...
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    18,82 €

  • Hidden Wonders
    Brian Yout
    In 'Hidden Wonders', I invite you to embark on an unprecedented adventure into the heart of the Earth, discovering fascinating curiosities and extraordinary revelations that intertwine the history, science and beauty of our planet.From the unknown depths of the oceans to the towering mountain peaks, this book is a thrilling exploration of mysterious places, astonishing natural ...
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    17,95 €

  • Researching animal research
    Through a sustained and critical engagement with the histories, social relations and cultures surrounding animal research, this book asks what the sector can teach us about the relations between science, society and animals in the twenty-first century. ...
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    51,71 €

  • Capturing Glaciers
    Dani Inkpen
    Explores the photography of climate changePhotographs do not simply speak for themselves. Their meanings are built through interpretive frameworks that shift over time. Today, photographs of receding glaciers are one of the most well recognized visualizations of human-caused climate change. These images, captured through repeat photography, have become effective with an unambig...
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    38,14 €

  • Machine Learning, IoT and Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development
    Nowadays, the newest technologies, devices, and techniques related to IoT, machine learning, and artificial intelligence are constantly developing. Therefore, they have a significant impact on our sustainable lifestyle. Accordingly, the application domain of these technologies and tools involves agriculture, water management, healthcare, bioinformatics, smart grid, smart cities...
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    98,51 €

  • The Malay Archipelago, Volume 1
    Alfred Russel Wallace
    Step into the world of scientific exploration and adventure with ’The Malay Archipelago, Volume 1’ by Alfred Russel Wallace. This literary masterpiece is a thrilling journey through the captivating landscapes and diverse cultures of the 19th-century Southeast Asia, as observed by one of the greatest naturalists of his time.Volume 1 of this extraordinary work chronicles Wallace’...
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    41,60 €

  • The Malay Archipelago, Volume 2
    Alfred Russel Wallace
    Continue your exhilarating voyage through the untamed beauty and scientific wonders of Southeast Asia with ’The Malay Archipelago, Volume 2’ by Alfred Russel Wallace. In this second volume of his epic adventure, Wallace’s narrative unfolds with even more intrigue, discovery, and fascination.Volume 2 picks up where its predecessor left off, following Wallace’s captivating journe...
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    41,60 €

  • The Red Cow and Her Friends
    Peter Mcarthur
    Peter McArthur in this book put together some interesting information about cows and some other farm animals including sheep, pigs, turkeys, dogs, cats, and others. This book discusses the nature of these farm animals in an understandable and relatable manner. ...
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    36,40 €

  • Conscious (R)Evolution, Humanity, Insanity, and the Planet
    Michael Anthony
    In Conscious (R)Evolution, Humanity, Insanity, and the Planet, the author brings together two powerful insights: that all life on this planet is interconnected, and that humanity’s current path of consumerism and industrialization is leading to catastrophe. From deforestation to pollution, we are damaging the very environment that sustains us. This book asks us to stop and cons...
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    12,51 €

  • Conscious (R)Evolution, Humanity, Insanity, and the Planet
    Michael Anthony
    In Conscious (R)Evolution, Humanity, Insanity, and the Planet, the author brings together two powerful insights: that all life on this planet is interconnected, and that humanity’s current path of consumerism and industrialization is leading to catastrophe. From deforestation to pollution, we are damaging the very environment that sustains us. This book asks us to stop and cons...
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    23,49 €

  • Paradise Blues
    Christof Mauch
    Paradise Blues is an unconventional history of the United States of America, an unusual travel guide that follows and renders visible the country’s paths of nature, history and civilisation. Christof Mauch is a leading German historian who has spent many years in the US and in this book he attempts, from a European perspective, to grasp the diversity of American culture and the...
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    53,00 €