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Promoted ContentApril 1997
Risikominderung durch wirtschaftliche Integration.
Freihandelsabkommen in Nordamerika.
by Helstelä, Pekka
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Trusted PartnerConservation of the environmentOctober 2015
Climate Change and Insect Pests
by Edited by Christer Björkman, Pekka Niemelä.
Insects, being poikilothermic, are among the organisms that are most likely to respond to changes in climate, particularly increased temperatures. Range expansions into new areas, further north and to higher elevations, are already well documented, as are physiological and phenological responses. It is anticipated that the damage by insects will increase as a consequence of climate change, i.e. increasing temperatures primarily. However, the evidence in support of this common “belief” is sparse. Climate Change and Insect Pests sums up present knowledge regarding both agricultural and forest insect pests and climate change in order to identify future research directions.
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Trusted PartnerForestry & related industriesFebruary 2011
Innovation in Forestry
Territorial and Value Chain Relationships
by Kadri Ukrainski, Américo M. S. Carvalho Mendes, Diana Feliciano, Thomas Rimmler, Peter Elsasser, Anne Matilainen, Tomas Nord, Erlend Nybakk, Laura Bouriaud, Filip Aggestam, Daria Maso. Edited by Gerhard Weiss, Davide Pettenella, Pekka Ollonqvist, Bill Slee.
Innovation is increasingly recognised as a key factor in environmental protection and balanced sustainable development within the forestry sector. This volume provides a comprehensive theoretical foundation for the analysis of innovation processes and policies in a traditional, rural sector as well as presenting empirical analyses of innovation processes from major innovation areas. Territorial services of the forest sector are examined, including various types of forest ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration or recreation and wood value chains, including timber frame construction and bioenergy.
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Trusted PartnerGeography & the EnvironmentOctober 2015
Climate Change and Insect Pests
by Christer Björkman, Pekka Niemelä, Björn C Rall, Riita Julkunen-Titto, John Terblanche, Juliana Jaramillo, Sanford D Eigenbrode, Kari Saikkonen, Kennet Raffa, Björn Ökland, Alain Roques, Tea Ammunét, Seppo Neuvonen, Andrea Battisti, Stig Larsson, Matthew P Hill, Linda J Thomson
Insects, being poikilothermic, are among the organisms that are most likely to respond to changes in climate, particularly increased temperatures. Range expansions into new areas, further north and to higher elevations, are already well documented, as are physiological and phenological responses. It is anticipated that the damage to crops and forests by insects will increase as a consequence of climate change, i.e. increasing temperatures primarily. However, the evidence in support of this common "belief" is sparse. Climate Change and Insect Pests sums up present knowledge regarding both agricultural and forest insect pests and climate change in order to identify future research directions.
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Media studiesOctober 2021
Communico
Languages, Images, Algorithms
by Mario Ricciardi
The book traces a wide-ranging overview of communication: a cultural dimension in which different knowledge converges and merges. The author takes into consideration numerous voices – from McLuhan to Barthes, from Pasolini to Castells, just to name a few – to analyse, first, the processes of civilization from the alphabet to digital technology and to show, then, how the media system takes over society and how, in the age of mass consumption, the critical role of public opinion is weakened by market and advertising. Finally, attention shifts to the leap that leads to our days: the algorithm is the pervasive and dominant technology, the personalization operated by digital communication produces new forms of individual mythologies.
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April 2017
The Corporate Startup
How Established Companies Can Develop Successful Innovation Ecosystems
by Tendayi Viki, Dan Toma & Esther Gons
The Corporate Startup is a practical guide for established companies that aspire to develop and sustain their innovation capabilities.• The world around us is changing rapidly. There is now more pressure on established companies to innovate.• The challenge most companies face is how to develop new products for new markets, while managing their core business at the same time.• The principles and practices outlined in this book provide companies with a blueprint of how to manage innovation while they execute on their core business.• The Corporate Startup provides frameworks, visualizations, templates, tools and methods that can be easily applied to develop new products and business models.
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Technology, Engineering & AgricultureJuly 2018
Improving grassland and pasture management in temperate agriculture
by Prof. Athole Marshall, Dr Rosemary Collins, Dr O. Huguenin-Elie, Dr L. Delaby, Dr K. Klumpp, Dr S. Lemauviel-Lavenant, Dr J. Ryschawy, Dr R. Sabatier, Prof. Michael R. F. Lee, Dr M. Jordana Rivero, Dr John W. Cone, Dr D. F. Chapman, Dr W. M. Griffiths, Dr Richard Kipling, Dr Lilian Elgalise Techio Pereira, Dr Sila Carneiro da Silva, Dr Cory Matthew, Dr Ignacio F. López, Dr André Fischer Sbrissia, Dr F. Ortega, Dr L. Inostroza, Dr C. Moscoso, Dr L. Parra, Dr A. Quiroz, Dr D. R. Woodfield, Dr H. G. Judson, Dr Deirdre Hennessy, Prof. David Hannaway, Dr Linda J. Brewer, Dr Steve Fransen, Dr Glenn Shewmaker, Dr Shannon Williams, Dr Sarah Baker, Dr Michael Wachendorf, Prof. D. Barker, Dr Jean L. Steiner, Dr Pradeep Wagle, Dr Prasanna Gowda, Dr Graeme W. Bourdôt, Dr Michael G. Cripps, Prof. Llewellyn L. Manske, Dr J. L. Peyraud, Dr R. Delagarde, Prof. J. Isselstein, Prof. Pekka Huhtanen, Dr Ulrich Thumm, Dr Thomas F. Döring, Prof. Ulrich Köpke
The shift to more intensive livestock system has put more pressure on grasslands used for pasture. At the same time, there is a greater understanding of the role of grasslands in delivering a range of ecosystems services. This volume reviews the range of research on more sustainable use of grasslands to optimise livestock nutrition whilst protecting biodiversity and delivering a range of broader environmental benefits.Part 1 assesses grassland functions and dynamics, including plant-soil and plant-animal interactions. Part 2 reviews key aspects of grassland management, including sowing, soil health, irrigation and weed control as well as monitoring. The final part of the book considers wider aspects of sustainability such as protecting biodiversity as well as silage processing.With its distinguished editors and international team of subject experts, this will be a standard reference for grassland and rangeland scientists, livestock producers, government and non-governmental organisations responsible for grassland management.