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Agriculture & related industriesMarch 1998Cattle, Deforestation and Development in the Amazon
An Economic, Agronomic and Environmental Perspective
by Merle D Faminow
The large-scale destruction of tropical rain forests and the consequences of the loss of their rich, complex ecosystems is one of the most well-publicised, globally important environmental issues of the late twentieth century. The bulk of the remaining forest is to be found in the Amazon Basin, largely in Brazil and the rapid expansion of cattle ranching has been implicated as the main cause of irreversible deforestation in this part of South America over the last decade. This book brings together and critically assesses the economic, agronomic and environmental evidence for the benefits and costs of cattle ranching in the Amazon region. The ecology of the Amazon rain forest is described, along with methods of economic valuation of forests, agricultural systems in the Amazon, the history and underlying causes of its colonisation and the effects on land use, and the extent of deforestation. This leads on to a more detailed description of the cattle ranching systems employed in the Amazon, their economics and effects on the forest. In conclusion, the potential for sustainable cattle production in the Amazon is discussed. The product of considerable field research in Brazil by the author, this book presents a positive perspective on a highly controversial topic, in a uniquely systematic way and with far-reaching implications. It is an essential purchase for livestock economists, agronomists, foresters and environmentalists with an interest in South American and other tropical regions. It will also be a valuable source for advanced students of agronomy, animal science, agricultural economics and ecology.
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October 2019Digitaler Kapitalismus
Markt und Herrschaft in der Ökonomie der Unknappheit
by Philipp Staab
Beherrschten vor 20 Jahren noch Industriekonglomerate, Energiekonzerne und Banken die Rangliste der wertvollsten Unternehmen, wurden diese längst von Internetgiganten wie Google, Apple, Amazon und Tencent abgelöst. Digitale Technik ist allgegenwärtig: Wir tragen Hochleistungsrechner in unseren Taschen herum, Waschmaschinen können sich mit dem Internet verbinden. Doch erschöpft sich darin das Neue am digitalen Kapitalismus? Philipp Staab beleuchtet den digitalen Kapitalismus aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven, um ihn präziser auf den Begriff zu bringen. Er zeigt, wie digitale Überwachungs- und Bewertungspraktiken in immer mehr Bereiche der Wirtschaft vordringen und dabei die soziale Ungleichheit verschärfen. Das Spezifische am digitalen Kapitalismus, so Staab, ist die Herausbildung »proprietärer Märkte«: Kam es früher darauf an, Dinge herzustellen und mit Gewinn zu verkaufen, geht es im Zeitalter der Unknappheit um das Eigentum an den Märkten selbst.
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September 2025Forest Hydrology
Processes, Management and Assessment
by Leon Bren, Devendra Amatya, Thomas Williams, Carmen de Jong, Ge Sun
Forests cover about a third of the world's land surface area. They represent a distinct biotic community, provide a living for many millions of people, and provide fresh water to sustain communities. Forests capture part of the precipitation and pass the remainder into the soil. Some of this is then passed back to the atmosphere along with some to streams as a regulated outflow. Forest cover is generally the preferred land-use for clean water supplies, recreation, tourism, and other ecosystem benefits around the world. In many cases the value of the water exceeds the value of other forest products. The discipline "forest hydrology" was developed in the 19th and 20th Century with the aim of putting such water cycling processes into a scientific framework incorporating forest watershed management. The 21st Century has seen proliferations of new technologies that have changed society, our living environment, and this discipline. Forests are also facing unprecedented threats from land conversion, fire, drought, and the changing climate. The discipline of forest hydrology must address these issues with innovation and new ideas. The 2nd Edition of Forest Hydrology: - Presents advances of understanding of key forest hydrologic processes (particularly evapotranspiration) - Presents cutting-edge thinking and assessments in global forest hydrology, including state-of-the-art modelling and methodologies - Presents innovative findings about the impacts of forest fires on the rate of catchment formation and how past fires have led to the catchments we take for granted - Describes the latest challenges facing forest hydrology, such as increased occurrences of disturbance due to extreme precipitation and floods, drought, disease, fire, and their association with climate change - Reviews the latest perceptions of the value of forested catchments compared to alternatives such as desalination plants - Is written by an internationally renowned team of scientists, engineers, and forest managers to give a well-rounded view of the subject This book is essential reading for graduate students, professionals, land managers, practitioners, and researchers with a good understanding of the basic principles of hydrology and hydrologic processes.
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Business, Economics & LawJune 2020Field Guide to the Forest Trees of Uganda
For Identification and Conservation
by James Kalema, Alan Hamilton
This book is a guide for the identification of the indigenous forest trees of Uganda. It will be useful for those who wish to contribute towards the conservation of the forests or to plant indigenous trees. Information is provided on how to propagate and cultivate about 80 of the most valuable species. Indigenous trees provide numerous resources useful for welfare and development. They include many types of timber and non-timber forest products, such as craft materials, foods and medicines. The proximity of indigenous forest helps to moderate the local climate, making it more suitable for agriculture. Indigenous forests protect springs, therefore safeguarding water supplies more effectively than exotic trees such as pines and eucalyptus. All 450 known indigenous tree species from the forests are included. Both scientific and local names are provided, the latter in 21 languages. Local names facilitate access to knowledge and values traditionally attached to the species, useful when planning pathways of development firmly rooted in local culture. The book will be invaluable for botanists, foresters, rural development workers and members of the general public concerned about contributing to conservation and sustainable development in Uganda. Many of the species grow in neighbouring countries, so the book has relevance there too.
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November 2021The Forest of the Future – A New Reality
Understanding the ecosystem
by Hans Jürgen Böhmer
What happened with forest dieback? The predictions of the 1980s that forests would be in decline across Europe have not come true. Currently, attention again focuses on the doom scenarios of the loss of entire forests and cultural landscapes in an emotional and sometimes hysterical debate. Biogeographer Hans Jürgen Böhmer refers to updated case studies and his 30 years of research experience on global ecosystems to demonstrate extremely complex interrelations of the natural world that various actors monitor in contrasting ways and characterized by different times and ideologies. Böhmer advocates to embed the sustainability debate more strongly in the living environment, rather than relying exclusively on model calculations.
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Geography & the EnvironmentOctober 2021Key Questions in Hydrology and Watershed Management
A Study and Revision Guide
by Leon Bren, Patrick Lane
This book provides a series of exercises of various types covering matters of hydrology and watershed management. The exercises include true/false questions, multiple choice questions, and numeric, graphical, and analytical exercises. The questions draw on the basic disciplines of hydrology and physics, with some stress placed on correct or appropriate units. The questions reflect the authors' many years of teaching watershed management at undergraduate and graduate levels. Questions cover: 1. Terminology and measurement of flow (and units) 2. Quantifying stream networks 3. Concepts of water balance and evapotranspiration 4. Slope recharge, groundwater hydrology, and water-table/phreatic aquifers 5. Single and paired watershed experiments 6. Impacts of fires on watersheds 7. Concepts and measurements of water quality 8. Flooding forests 9. Valuation of water 10. Protection of forest stream by buffers 11. Urban watershed concepts The book is self-contained, and designed to be used at any time in any place, either for revision or as source material for teaching. The work is graded so that easier questions are presented early, followed by harder questions. Answers are concise but contain enough information to help students study and revise on a topic-by-topic basis. The book concludes with suggestions for student exercises and projects and is an invaluable resource for both students and instructors.
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Forestry & related industriesDecember 2003Forests at the Land–Atmosphere Interface
by Edited by Maurizio Mencuccini, John Grace, J Moncrieff, K McNaughton
Forest ecosystems exist at the interface between the land and the atmosphere. Understanding the properties of this planetary boundary layer is very important for a number of related disciplines. This book presents an overview of topics that are of significance at this interface, starting at the scale of intra-leaf organelles, ranging to higher levels of organisation such as communities and ecosystems. It covers topics such as stomatal functioning, large scale processes, radiation modelling, forest meteorology and carbon sequestration. Based on proceedings of a conference to mark the retirement of Professor Paul Jarvis from the University of Edinburgh, the book contains contributions from leading international scientists. It will be of significant interest to researchers in forestry, ecology, environmental sciences and natural resources.
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March 2021International Trade in Forest Products
Lumber Trade Disputes, Models and Examples
by G Cornelis van Kooten, Linda Voss
Because of the long-standing Canada-U.S. lumber trade dispute and the current pressure on the world's forests as a renewable energy source, much attention has been directed toward the modelling of international trade in wood products. Two types of trade models are described in this book: one is rooted in economic theory and mathematical programming, and the other consists of two econometric/statistical models--a gravity model rooted in theory and an approach known as GVAR that relies on time series analyses. The purpose of the book is to provide the background theory behind models and facilitate readers in easily constructing their own models to analyse policy questions that they wish to address, whether in forestry or some other sector. Examples in the book are meant to illustrate how models can be used to say something about a variety of issues, including identification of the gains and losses to various players in the North American softwood lumber business, and the potential for redirecting sales of lumber to countries outside the United States. The discussion is expanded to include other products besides lumber, and used to examine, for example, the effects of log export restrictions by one nation on all other forestry jurisdictions, the impacts of climate policies as they relate to the global forest sector, and the impact of oil prices on forest product markets throughout the world. This book will appeal to practising economists and researchers who wish to examine various policies that affect international trade, whether their interest is local or international in scope. Because the book provides the theoretical bases underlying various models, students and practitioners will find this a valuable reference book or supplementary textbook.
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April 2023The Battle for Water
In the century of drought
by Jürgen Rahmig
— Water as a reason for war and a political instrument of power — Unique overview of global water conflicts — Foreword by Wolfgang Ischinger Every year, droughts in African countries cause hundreds of thousands of deaths and much suffering. Europe also experienced drought in 2022's summer of record temperatures. Without water, there can be no life. More and more people are suffering from water shortages. Climate change is fuelling the distribution battles for water; violent conflicts over this precious resource are the order of the day. Whether the protests in Iraq, the war in Syria, in the Himalayas, the Nile conflict and in many other places, water is already a reason for war and is being misused as a political instrument of power. The construction of huge dams, the targeted closure of locks, river diversions, water and land grabbing bring wars over the "blue gold" with them. In a unique overview, journalist Jürgen Rahmig describes the struggle for water in the 21st century. Where do dangers lurk today; where will they be tomorrow, and how can we prevent wars over precious water?
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Children's & YAJune 2020Two Tortoises in the Forest
by Bahar Sener / Gabriela Vagnoli
Regardless of their reactions, all children are beautiful and deserve respect and care. They sometimes misbehave, in fact this may even go as far as peer bullying. In this book, you will see how this kind of behaviours can be transformed and open the way for a good friendship when children are treated with love. Children and adults alike have so much to learn from those intelligent, wise tortoises who are famous for acting slowly but surely.
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Children's & YALa forêt sacrée (The sacred forest)
by Nicolas Condé
Koné is old enough to return to the sacred forest to bring back a fantastic animal that will accompany him all his life. But the forest is full of dangers and the animals have become rare and hard to find. When Koné finally meets the Chameleon, will he understand the message and be able to carry out his mission?
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April 2021The value of the forest
by Zhao Wenying, Jiang Tianyi
This book systematically introduces the multiple values of forests from the perspective of combining science and culture. Including forest environment adaptation, population self-regulation, community survival and development, system harmony and unification laws of the jungle, forest purification of air, adjustment of hydrological climate, soil conservation, maintenance of biodiversity and other ecological service values, the main forest products, wood products and wood environment value , The development value of forest food, medicinal materials, industrial and agricultural raw materials, landscape and other non-wood forest products, the health value of forests to promote human health, the forest inherits human civilization, breeds ecological ideas, and forms the value of cultural signs such as landscapes, trees, flowers, and animals , The aesthetic value of the forest from the form, color, dynamic, etc., and so on. This book creatively intersperses the classic evaluations of many celebrities and scholars on the forest, discusses the comprehensive value of ancient and famous trees, and realizes the organic integration of ideology, knowledge and interest.
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Children's & YATilda Appleseed. Christmas in the Winter Forest
by Andreas H. Schmachtl
There are 24 days to go until Christmas. In the mouse house there is a delicious smell of punch, and Tilda busily hunts through her pantry: she wants to do some baking. The best of all flavours is still Aunt Emily’s frost-hip jelly. Christmas can’t come without that. But what a shock! There are no frost hips left! And it’s so difficult to get fresh ones, because they only grow in the north. Without further ado, Tilda sets off on an exciting journey through the winter forest, and she has the most weird and wonderful Christmas adventures on the way…
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2017The Fox: King of the Forest
(A Story for Youth, 4 Colors)
by Zakaria Al-Qadi
The novel blends imagination with reality, exploring the struggle between opposites: good and evil, truth and lies, spontaneity and intent. It addresses the essence of humanity, untethered by time or place, and delves into the timeless journey of human existence.
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Literature & Literary StudiesApril 2020Sidney’s Arcadia and the conflicts of virtue
by Richard James Wood
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May 2019Klare, lichte Zukunft
Eine radikale Verteidigung des Humanismus
by Paul Mason, Stephan Gebauer
Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie geben die Kontrolle über große Teile Ihres Lebens an ein Computerprogramm ab, von dem es heißt, es regele das Zusammenleben effektiver als jeder Staat. Was vielen als undenkbar erscheinen mag, erweist sich als bittere Realität, wenn man »Computerprogramm« durch »Markt« ersetzt. Ging der Kapitalismus bislang mit liberalen Freiheitsrechten einher, so nimmt er unter Herrschern wie Putin oder Trump zunehmend autoritäre Züge an. Können diese nun auch noch auf die Möglichkeiten künstlicher Intelligenz und digitaler Überwachung zurückgreifen, ist der Mensch als autonomes Wesen in Gefahr. Um die Werte der Aufklärung in die Zukunft zu retten, legt Paul Mason eine radikale Verteidigung des Humanismus vor. Ausgehend von Karl Marx’ Frühschriften entwirft er ein Bild vom Menschen, das ihn als ein selbstbestimmtes und zugleich gemeinschaftliches Wesen zeigt. Mason begleitet uns an die Orte vergangener und gegenwärtiger Kämpfe um Würde und Gerechtigkeit, von der Pariser Kommune über das von der Sparpolitik gebeutelte Griechenland bis hin zum Protest indigener Aktivisten auf der Inselgruppe Neukaledonien. Die Erben der Frauen und Männer auf den Barrikaden von damals, so Mason, sind die vernetzten Individuen von heute.
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May 2019Klare, lichte Zukunft
Eine radikale Verteidigung des Humanismus
by Paul Mason, Stephan Stephan
Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie geben die Kontrolle über große Teile Ihres Lebens an ein Computerprogramm ab, von dem es heißt, es regele das Zusammenleben effektiver als jeder Staat. Was vielen als undenkbar erscheinen mag, erweist sich als bittere Realität, wenn man »Computerprogramm« durch »Markt« ersetzt. Ging der Kapitalismus bislang mit liberalen Freiheitsrechten einher, so nimmt er unter Herrschern wie Putin oder Trump zunehmend autoritäre Züge an. Können diese nun auch noch auf die Möglichkeiten künstlicher Intelligenz und digitaler Überwachung zurückgreifen, ist der Mensch als autonomes Wesen in Gefahr. Um die Werte der Aufklärung in die Zukunft zu retten, legt Paul Mason eine radikale Verteidigung des Humanismus vor. Ausgehend von Karl Marx’ Frühschriften entwirft er ein Bild vom Menschen, das ihn als ein selbstbestimmtes und zugleich gemeinschaftliches Wesen zeigt. Mason begleitet uns an die Orte vergangener und gegenwärtiger Kämpfe um Würde und Gerechtigkeit, von der Pariser Kommune über das von der Sparpolitik gebeutelte Griechenland bis hin zum Protest indigener Aktivisten auf der Inselgruppe Neukaledonien. Die Erben der Frauen und Männer auf den Barrikaden von damals, so Mason, sind die vernetzten Individuen von heute.
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Children's & YALa memoria del bosque (The memory of the forest)
by Sara Bertrand, Elizabeth Builes
The memory of the forest tells two stories. One, that of a little girl and her mother, and the other story told by the mother to her daughter: a princess who has seen her village burn, a princess who has known fire and violence up close, a princess who hides, turns into a ball; but she is discovered by another - a cat - who makes her remember, questions her. It is a story that is permeated by the dialogues between mother and daughter around the story being told. Elizabeth Builes’ illustrations, with their gestural strokes, her impeccable handling of a palette of soft tones, her skill in the handling of nature and the creation of intimate scenes, give life to a story that goes beyond what is narrated in words.
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September 2016Bottom's Dream
by Arno Schmidt, John E. Woods
35 Jahre lang hat John E. Woods Arno Schmidt übersetzt, fast das gesamte literarische Werk des deutschen Schriftstellers übertrug der Amerikaner in seine Muttersprache. Die erste Schmidt-Lektüre war für ihn eine »Explosion« – mit Schmidts »Evening Edged in Gold« (»Abend mit Goldrand«) hat der preisgekrönte Übersetzer seine Karriere einst begonnen, dessen wichtigstes und umfangreichstes Werk hob sich Woods bis zum Schluss auf: Jetzt liegt der Überroman »Zettel’s Traum« endlich auf Englisch vor. Schmidts Sprachspiele, eine Herausforderung für jeden Übersetzer, hat Woods immer kreativ in die flexible englische Sprache übertragen, und manchmal ist seine Lösung witziger als das Original. John E. Woods über Bottom’s Dream: »›I have had a dream past the wit of man to say what dream it was,‹ says Bottom. ›I have had a dream, and I wrote a Big Book about it,‹ Arno Schmidt might have said. Schmidt’s rare vision is a journey into many literary worlds. First and foremost it is about Edgar Allan Poe, or perhaps it is language itself that plays that lead role; and it is certainly about sex in its many Freudian disguises, but about love as well, whether fragile and unfulfilled or crude and wedded.«
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Fertilizers & manuresFebruary 2006Soil Biodiversity in Amazonian and Other Brazilian Ecosystems
by Edited by Fattima M S Moreira, Jose O Siqueira, Lijbert Brussaard
The loss of biological diversity has become an increased concern over recent years and is now enshrined in international conventions. Most biodiversity in fact occurs in the soil. Soil organisms (especially bacteria, fungi and soil invertebrates) play a major role in the formation of soil structure and are primary agents of decomposition and are drivers of nutrient cycling, and hence agricultural production.This book reviews soil biodiversity in one of the key biodiversity hotspots of the world, i.e. the Amazon and nearby regions of Brazil. It covers both the tropical savannah and rain forests . The work reported is based on a project "Conservation and Sustainable Management of Below-Ground Biodiversity", executed by TSBF-CIAT with co-financing from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implementation support from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The book represents a major contribution to the literature and will interest those in biodiversity conservation, soil scienceand ecology and biodiversity conservation.
