Alan Carter - Böcker

This volume is the first systematic, comprehensive and cogent environmental political philosophy. It exposes the relationships between the ever-worsening environmental crises, the nature of prevailing economic structures and the role of the modern state and concludes that the combination of these factors is driving humanity towards destruction.Innovative, provocative and cutting-edge, A Radical Green Political Theory will be of enormous value to all those with an interest in the environment, political theory and moral and political philosophy.

This volume is the first systematic, comprehensive and cogent environmental political philosophy. It exposes the relationships between the ever-worsening environmental crises, the nature of prevailing economic structures and the role of the modern state and concludes that the combination of these factors is driving humanity towards destruction.Innovative, provocative and cutting-edge, A Radical Green Political Theory will be of enormous value to all those with an interest in the environment, political theory and moral and political philosophy.

Grow your own seasonal food in a low maintenance, nature-friendly garden that feels like a woodland glade. Scottish plant expert Alan Carter shows you how to plan and plant a temperate forest garden for any sized plot-from a small terrace garden to an allotment or smallholding.Learn how to successfully layer root crops, fruit, perennial vegetables and edible shrubs below tree crops, cultivating an edible garden that doesn't look like a traditional vegetable plot. A forest garden is wildlife friendly, provides nutrient-dense and often unusual food through every season, and requires minimal work to maintain.The first part of this in-depth, practical guide explains how a forest garden works, how to map your climate and design your own plot, and how to manage it with mulching, weeding and pruning. What's not to like about Alan's motto of "the more you pick, the more you get," and intriguing concepts such as the Panda Principle?The second half of the book is a detailed directory of more than 170 plants and fungi suitable for a wide range of temperate climates, complete with growing, harvesting and cooking tips based on over a decade of Alan's own experience. Learn how to incorporate traditional fruit and vegetable crops, such as strawberries and beans, into your forest garden, and how to weave in more unusual crops, such as shiitake mushrooms and ferns.Techniques from agro-ecology bring regenerative farming into the backyard, helping you to work towards greater self-sufficiency. Useful tips on seed saving and propagation help keep plant costs low, and there is practical advice on soil health, compost-essential for all no dig, organic gardeners-and pests and disease. A Food Forest in Your Garden will help you create your own productive forest gardens even in cooler climates.

The conference proceeding presents state of the art papers related to asphalt materials and asphalt pavements. The different thematic areas of the conference are: Accelerated pavement testing, Advanced Pavement Materials and Technologies, Effect of environmental changes on materials properties, In-situ property evaluation using non-destructive techniques, Instrumentation and monitoring of asphalt pavements, Interaction of the material with the environment during production, construction, use and demolition, Life cycle analysis (LCA) in asphalt pavements, Numerical modeling of materials and pavement structures, Pavement Management System, Pavement roughness and friction measurement, Pavement sustainability, Performance testing and performance - based specifications, Perpetual pavements, and Recycling and Use of marginal materials in asphalt.

The conference proceeding presents state of the art papers related to asphalt materials and asphalt pavements. The different thematic areas of the conference are: Accelerated pavement testing, Advanced Pavement Materials and Technologies, Effect of environmental changes on materials properties, In-situ property evaluation using non-destructive techniques, Instrumentation and monitoring of asphalt pavements, Interaction of the material with the environment during production, construction, use and demolition, Life cycle analysis (LCA) in asphalt pavements, Numerical modeling of materials and pavement structures, Pavement Management System, Pavement roughness and friction measurement, Pavement sustainability, Performance testing and performance - based specifications, Perpetual pavements, and Recycling and Use of marginal materials in asphalt.