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41 produkter
Food And Natural Resources
E-bok, 2012
717 kr
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Food and Natural Resources provides an understanding of the interdependency of food and natural resources that affect society. It is hoped that through these discussions a more complete understanding of these timely issues will emerge. This base of knowledge will help individuals and government …
Insects, Science & Society
E-bok, 2012
696 kr
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Insects, Science, & Society documents the proceedings of a symposium of the same name celebrating the centennial of entomology at Cornell University. The symposium and the resulting book brought together some of the world''s leading entomologists, who discussed recent advances in their diverse …
Food And Energy Resources
E-bok, 2012
717 kr
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Food and Energy Resources provides an understanding of the influence of energy, land, and water resources on food production. Future supplies of energy resources will have a major impact on the ability of humans to provide themselves with food. A better understanding of these issues will help …
World Food, Pest Losses, And The Environment
Inbunden, 2019
2510 kr
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This book focuses on current food shortages and on the impact of pests in reducing world food supplies. At present, total worldwide food losses from pests are estimated to be about 45 percent. Preharvest losses alone, from insects, plant pathogens, and weeds, are estimated at about 30 percent. …
World Food, Pest Losses, And The Environment
Häftad, 2021
691 kr
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This book focuses on current food shortages and on the impact of pests in reducing world food supplies. At present, total worldwide food losses from pests are estimated to be about 45 percent. Preharvest losses alone, from insects, plant pathogens, and weeds, are estimated at about 30 percent. …
Pest Control: Cultural And Environmental Aspects
Av David Pimentel, John H. Perkins
Inbunden, 2020
2510 kr
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The field of pest control research, of increasing importance in a world short of food, has been plagued for many years by a variety of problems, among them (1) the instability (including pesticide resistance) of many control techniques, (2) the continuing need for improved pest management methods …
Pest Control: Cultural And Environmental Aspects
Av David Pimentel, John H. Perkins
Häftad, 2022
647 kr
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The field of pest control research, of increasing importance in a world short of food, has been plagued for many years by a variety of problems, among them (1) the instability (including pesticide resistance) of many control techniques, (2) the continuing need for improved pest management methods …
Pesticide Question
Environment, Economics and Ethics
Av David Pimentel, Hugh Lehman
Inbunden, 1993
1636 kr
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Pesticides have contributed impressively to our present-day agricultural productivity, but at the same time they are at the centre of serious concerns about safety, health and the environment. Increasingly, the public wonders whether the benefits of pesticides - the perfect red apple - "outweigh …
Techniques for Reducing Pesticide Use
Economic and Environmental Benefits
Inbunden, 1997
3884 kr
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This book outlines the techniques for reducing pesticide use internationally through using integrated pesticide management, and assesses the resulting environmental and economic benefits. The goal of the book is to focus on reducing pesticide use, not eliminating it, in order to maintain yields and …
World Soil Erosion and Conservation
Häftad, 2009
911 kr
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Land degradation from soil erosion has been considered by many to be a problem of significant proportion, affecting some 30-50% of the earth's land surface. At the time of the first publication of this book in 1993, estimates indicated that 10-15 million hectares of land were being lost each year …
Pesticide Question
Environment, Economics and Ethics
Av Hugh Lehman, David Pimentel
E-bok, 2008
2111 kr
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Pesticides have contributed impressively to our present-day agricultural productivity, but at the same time they are at the center of serious concerns about safety, health, and the environment. Increasingly, the public wonders whether the benefits of pesticides - `the perfect red apple'' - outweigh …
Pesticides
Contemporary Roles in Agriculture, Health, and Environment
Av T. J. Sheets, David Pimentel
Inbunden, 1979
1096 kr
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Chemical pesticides continue as a point of major controversy in our society. Increasingly stringent regulatory actions on the part of state and federal agencies, exemplified by the RPAR (Rebuttable Presump tion Against Registration) program of the Environmental Protection Agency, are supported by …
World Food, Pest Losses, And The Environment
E-bok, 2019
814 kr
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This book focuses on current food shortages and on the impact of pests in reducing world food supplies. At present, total worldwide food losses from pests are estimated to be about 45 percent. Preharvest losses alone, from insects, plant pathogens, and weeds, are estimated at about 30 percent. …
World Food, Pest Losses, And The Environment
E-bok, 2019
796 kr
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This book focuses on current food shortages and on the impact of pests in reducing world food supplies. At present, total worldwide food losses from pests are estimated to be about 45 percent. Preharvest losses alone, from insects, plant pathogens, and weeds, are estimated at about 30 percent. …
Pest Control: Cultural And Environmental Aspects
Av John H. Perkins, David Pimentel
E-bok, 2019
762 kr
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The field of pest control research, of increasing importance in a world short of food, has been plagued for many years by a variety of problems, among them (1) the instability (including pesticide resistance) of many control techniques, (2) the continuing need for improved pest management methods …
Pest Control: Cultural And Environmental Aspects
Av John H. Perkins, David Pimentel
E-bok, 2019
746 kr
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The field of pest control research, of increasing importance in a world short of food, has been plagued for many years by a variety of problems, among them (1) the instability (including pesticide resistance) of many control techniques, (2) the continuing need for improved pest management methods …
Global Economic and Environmental Aspects of Biofuels
E-bok, 2012
1157 kr
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Biofuels and food are dependent on the same resources for production: land, water, and energy. The conjuncture of food, energy, and climate crises demands a new direction in how to harness agriculture to the joint tasks of energy-saving, emissions reduction, and food security. Global Economic and …
Post-Conflict Judicial Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The False Promise of Judicial Independence
E-bok, 2026
748 kr
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Judicial reform became a priority for international development in the 1990s and remains central to EU enlargement conditionality today. Yet despite significant investment, there is limited empirical evidence about the effectiveness of these initiatives. This book addresses this gap through a …
Post-Conflict Judicial Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The False Promise of Judicial Independence
E-bok, 2026
765 kr
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Judicial reform became a priority for international development in the 1990s and remains central to EU enlargement conditionality today. Yet despite significant investment, there is limited empirical evidence about the effectiveness of these initiatives. This book addresses this gap through a …
Post-Conflict Judicial Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The False Promise of Judicial Independence
Inbunden, 2026
2309 kr
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Judicial reform became a priority for international development in the 1990s and remains central to EU enlargement conditionality today. Yet despite significant investment, there is limited empirical evidence about the effectiveness of these initiatives. This book addresses this gap through a …
Global Economic and Environmental Aspects of Biofuels
Häftad, 2018
1011 kr
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Biofuels and food are dependent on the same resources for production: land, water, and energy. The conjuncture of food, energy, and climate crises demands a new direction in how to harness agriculture to the joint tasks of energy-saving, emissions reduction, and food security. Global Economic and …
Handbook of Energy Utilization In Agriculture
Inbunden, 2017
4232 kr
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The aim of this volume is to collect and present available data, both published and unpublished, on energy use in agriculture and forestry production. Energy analyses for some sciences such as ecology are not new, but their applications to agriculture started in 1973. These analyses have grown …
Handbook of Energy Utilization In Agriculture
E-bok, 2019
4913 kr
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The aim of this volume is to collect and present available data, both published and unpublished, on energy use in agriculture and forestry production. Energy analyses for some sciences such as ecology are not new, but their applications to agriculture started in 1973. These analyses have grown …
Handbook of Energy Utilization In Agriculture
E-bok, 2019
5021 kr
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The aim of this volume is to collect and present available data, both published and unpublished, on energy use in agriculture and forestry production. Energy analyses for some sciences such as ecology are not new, but their applications to agriculture started in 1973. These analyses have grown …
What Are Children Learning "About" Islam and the Middle East in Public Schools?
Are the Students Also Being Taught to Hate America?
Häftad, 2011
139 kr
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What Are Children Learning "About" Islam and the Middle East in Public Schools?
Are the Students Also Being Taught to Hate America?
Inbunden, 2011
238 kr
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What Are Children Learning "e;About"e; Islam and the Middle East in Public Schools?
Are the Students Also Being Taught to Hate America?
E-bok, 2011
114 kr
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Wasnt school-sponsored prayer banned in 1962? Wasnt the Bible banned from public schools in 1963? Didnt the Supreme Court rule that both forms of religious expression and belief violated the US Constitution? Didnt the ACLU convince everyone that there should be no religion whatsoever promoted or …
Global Economic and Environmental Aspects of Biofuels
Inbunden, 2012
3063 kr
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Biofuels and food are dependent on the same resources for production: land, water, and energy. The conjuncture of food, energy, and climate crises demands a new direction in how to harness agriculture to the joint tasks of energy-saving, emissions reduction, and food security. Global Economic and …
Global Economic and Environmental Aspects of Biofuels
E-bok, 2012
1195 kr
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Biofuels and food are dependent on the same resources for production: land, water, and energy. The conjuncture of food, energy, and climate crises demands a new direction in how to harness agriculture to the joint tasks of energy-saving, emissions reduction, and food security. Global Economic and …
Pesticides
Contemporary Roles in Agriculture, Health, and Environment
Av David Pimentel, T. J. Sheets
E-bok, 2012
1502 kr
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Chemical pesticides continue as a point of major controversy in our society. Increasingly stringent regulatory actions on the part of state and federal agencies, exemplified by the RPAR (Rebuttable Presump tion Against Registration) program of the Environmental Protection Agency, are supported by …
