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Book SynopsisDesigned for undergraduate and graduate students interested in learning basic soil physics and its application to environment, soil health, water quality and productivity, this book provides readers with a clear coverage of the basic principles of water and solute transport through vadose zone, the theory behind transport and step-by-step guidance on how to use current computer models in the public domain along with soil erosion and contaminant remediation. Students will develop a deeper understanding of the fundamental processes within the soil profile that control water infiltration, redistribution, evapotranspiration, drainage, and erosion. The updated second edition features one new chapter, highlighting new problems, new computer models, and remediation.Features Serves as the most up-to-date textbook on soil physics available Includes one new chapter and many new numerical examples Offers mathematical descriptions supported by Table of Contents1. Introduction to Soil Physics 2. Units and Dimensions 3. Characteristics of Soils of the Vadose Zone 4. Sampling Concepts and Designs 5. Spatial Variability of Vadose Zone Properties 6. Fundamentals of Hydrology 7. Properties of Water 8. Water in the Vadose Zone 9. Flow through the Vadose Zone 10. Water Infiltration into the Vadose Zone 11. Energy Flow through the Vadose Zone 12. Evaporation from Soil 13. Root Water Uptake 14. Airflow through the Vadose Zone 15. Chemical Transport through the Vadose Zone 16. Modeling Flow through the Vadose Zone Using the HYDRIS-1D Model 17. Flow through the Vadose Zone Using RZWQM 18. Special Topics: Soil Erosion, Contaminant Remediation and Salt Removal

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Book SynopsisShort food supply chains (SFSCs) rely primarily on local production and processing practices for the provision of food and are, in principle, more sustainable in social, economic and environmental terms than supply chains where production and consumption are widely separated.This book reviews and assesses recent initiatives on this topic from an interdisciplinary perspective. In theoretical terms it draws on and advances two key concepts, namely, place (particularly embeddedness in local economic networks and communities) and governance (particularly in addressing sustainability concerns in an inclusive and socially just manner). Empirically, the book examines a diverse set of SFSCs such as small-scale entrepreneurship, farmersâ markets, community supported agriculture and grassroots and solidarity networks. The main examples discussed are from Europe and North America, but the issues are applicable in a global context.The book is of interest to advanced students, researchers and professionals in food studies, sociology, geography, planning, politics and environmental studies.Table of Contents1. Introduction Part I Innovative Local Agrifood Governance 2. The Rise of Municipal Food Movements 3. Grassroots responsible innovation initiatives in SFSC 4. Food localization and agency: The Cases of Regionalwert AG and Luzernenhof in Freiburg, Germany Part II Local Agrifood Systems 5. The long and the short of it: Motivations and realities for food hub actors in Ontario, Canada 6. "New" micro agrofood initiatives in crisis-hit Greece and beyond: a promising alternative or business as usual? 7. Synergies between Localized Agri-food Systems and Short Supply Chains for Geographical Indications in Italy 8. Re-embedding Greek Feta in localities: Cooperation of small dairies as a territorial development strategy Part III Alternative Agrifood Market Channels 9. The fairness of alternative food retailers in the Netherlands 10. Social justice on the market place. The renewal of peri-urban open-air food markets around Montpellier, France 11. Protection of a 'place': Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) in Germany 12. Conclusions

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Book SynopsisPlant Ecology & Conservation is an introduction to the world of plant ecology. It includes the main areas of current research including ideas about plant populations, nutrition and plant community ecology and has a particular emphasis on the interactions of plants with animals, fungi and microorganisms whose important is being increasingly demonstrated. With the worldâs environmental problems having such a high profile, the book focusses on the human impact on the worldâs plant species. Conservation of the terrestrial world starts with plants as they form the basis of all ecosystems on land. We can only understand how best to conserve the worldâs biodiversity with an understanding of the central role of plant ecology. This theme runs throughout with numerous examples of the disruption of ecosystems by human activity emphasising the connection between plant ecology and conservation.Key Features: Boxes present case studies, important statistics and interesting asides Full-colour photos depict key species and habitats and superb line drawings illustrate many concepts Important data are presented in Tables and Figures throughout Each chapter has Key Concepts and review questions to test a readerâs grasp of the content Key References and Further Reading are given for each chapter to point the reader towards the most important and influential literature Jargon is kept to a minimum and a full Glossary of all technical terms is presented The book is aimed primarily at undergraduate and graduate students in any aspect of ecology or plant science. It should also appeal to anyone interested in how plants function and are concerned about what is needed for the conservation of the worldâs ecosystems.Table of Contents1. The Importance of Plants and Plant Ecology 2. The Impact of Human Colonisation on the Plant Communities of the World 3. Populations 4. Reproduction 5. Variation and Evolution 6. Requirements for Plant Life 7. Interactions: Mutualistic 8. Interactions: Antagonistic 9. Interactions Between Plants 10. Plant Communities 11. The Future for Plant Ecology and Conservation

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Book SynopsisThis concise instructional guide condenses the most important aspects of large animal handling. It provides a portable, durable, beside-the-animal means of learning, as well as a convenient way to refresh on how to strive for safety and efficacy in animal handling techniques. It is ideal for use during veterinary placements in all settings from farm to laboratory, to riding school. The text covers: Handler safety Animal safety Sanitation Approach and capture Routine handling and release procedures Handling for medical procedures Use and supply sources of restraint equipment A Companion Website provides additional self-assessment questions and answers to aid learning.Important reading for undergraduate veterinary students on EMS rotations, as well as practicing veterinarians, technicians, and assistants, the book covers species encountered in farm, equine, and laboratory settings.You can hear the author discuss the topics covered in this book on his weekly podcast âBetter Animal Handlingâ: https://www.betteranimalhandling.com/Table of ContentsSafer Animal Handling and Physical Restraint. Handling and Animal Welfare. Good Handling Needs Transparency. The More Effective Handler: The Art of Firm Kindness. Conditions for Handling and Restraint. Risks of Injury. Risks of Disease to Handlers and Other Animals. Ethical Concerns. Use of Force. Responsibilities for the Actions of Assistant Handlers. Legal Considerations. Roles of Chemical and Physical Restraint. Keys to Good Handling of Large Animals. Ideals and Realities. Large Animal Behavior. Behavior and Handling. Predator or Prey Behavior. Predators. Animal Hierarchy: Social Dominance. Socialization with Humans. Flight Zone and Point of Balance. Senses and Behavior. Resistance Behaviors. Species Differences in Aggression and Avoidance. Training Methods for Handling Large Animals. Health and Behavior. Stereotypic Behavior and Environmental Enrichment. Nutraceuticals and Behavior. Animal Behavior Specialists. Ropes, Knots, and Hitches. Terminology and Rope Construction. Equipment Maintenance. Equipment Safety. Useful Knots, Bends, and Hitches for Animal Handlers. Using a Lariat. Horses, Donkeys, and Mules. Natural Behavior of Horses. Safety First. Approaching, Catching, and Releasing. Handling for Routine Care and Management. Handling for Common Medical Procedures. Special Equipment. Transporting Horses. Donkeys, Mules, and Hinnies. Cattle. Natural Behavior of Cattle. Safety First. Approaching and Catching. Handling for Routine Care and Management. Handling for Common Medical Procedures. Transporting Cattle. Small Ruminants. Species Characteristics. Natural Behavior of Small Ruminants. Safety First. Sheep. Goats. South American Camelids (Llamas and Alpacas). Transporting Small Ruminants. Swine. Natural Behavior of Swine. Safety First. Approaching and Catching. Handling for Routine Care and Management. Handling for Common Medical Procedures. Transporting Swine. Poultry. Natural Behavior of Poultry. Safety First. Approaching, Catching, and Routine Handling. Handling for Common Medical Procedures. Appendix. Supply Sources of Large Animal Handling and Restraint Equipment. Multiple Species References.

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Book SynopsisThis book reviews the Green Revolution, starting with its inception and development from the 1940s to the 1970s, and leading to what is commonly referred to as a second Green Revolution in the 2000s. Building on the historical assessment, it draws insights for contemporary policy debates and demonstrates important lessons for the here and now. Green Revolution' refers to the technical measures employed to increase food (particularly grain) production, based mainly on improved seed varieties for higher yields and pest resistance. For it to be successful the Green Revolution often required land reform, investments in irrigation and fertilizer supply that were not available to women and marginal farmers. This book analyses three underlying principles that have guided green revolutions: the political environment in which they were set; how they contributed to both the successes and challenges the Green Revolution continues to face; and the systemicTable of Contents1. Introduction and Background 2. The Green Revolution 3. Three Green Revolution Case Studies 4. Countervailing Forces - Structural Adjustment and the twenty-first Century Green Revolution 5. Gender and the Green Revolution: absent women 6. Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThe sacred history and profane present of a substance long seen as the essence of health and civilization.Trade Review"Starred review. Engrossing history, vivid contemporary reporting and a cogent call to action, expertly blended in an illuminating text." "The New Yorker writer does for his subject what Susan Orlean did for orchids." "... [Extra-Virginity] does for olive oil what Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation did for hamburgers. Mueller traces the history of this valuable product from antiquity to the present, but the really disturbing part is his expose of the inferior quality control and outright fraud among today's' oil producers." "How long have readers been waiting for a book like this? A century? A millennium? Finally, the earth's most poetic food has found its storyteller. Essential, smart, and ridiculously overdue." -- Bill Buford, author of Heat

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Book Synopsis"[Mueller reveals] the brazen fraud in the olive oil industry and [teaches] readers how to sniff out the good stuff." —Dwight Garner, New York TimesTrade Review"Tom Mueller is, in turn, chemist, explorer, scholar and bard, infusing the narrative with a sense of wonder." -- Times Literary Supplement"In covering an industry that has its heroes and villains, author Tom Mueller does a splendid job of sorting out the players and demystifying the product." -- Russ Parsons - Los Angeles Times"Extra Virginity may make you reconsider the extra you’re paying for 'extra.'" -- Cynthia Crossen - Wall Street Journal"Passionately written yet clear-headed…Mueller builds a convincing case for olive oil as one of the most miraculous and versatile substances in all of nature." -- Jerry Shriver - USA Today"Mueller does for his subject what Susan Orlean did for orchids." -- Columbus Dispatch"[Extra Virginity] does for olive oil what Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation did for hamburgers. Mueller traces the history of this valuable product from antiquity to the present, but the really disturbing part is his exposé of the inferior quality control and outright fraud among today’s oil producers." -- Andy Lewis - Hollywood Reporter

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Book SynopsisThe true cost of what the global food industry throws away.Trade Review"Deftly illuminates the global consequences of our choices about what to eat." -- Tom Standage - BBC Focus Magazine"Every day all around the globe, appallingly enormous amounts of otherwise edible food go to waste even while humans are starving. Stuart aims to educate people about where such waste occurs, how much of it there is, and what possible steps can be undertaken to reduce it substantially if not eliminate it altogether.... Notes and a huge bibliography lead readers to additional resources on this pressing environmental issue." -- Mark Knoblauch - Booklist"In Waste, Tristram Stuart...ingeniously unites many food scandals that often do not get the attention they deserve...Usefully, Stuart offers examples of what we could be doing better, from processing technologies to offal sausages." -- New Scientist"An extremely thought-provoking, passionate study which could make even the biggest skeptic think twice before putting the leftovers in the bin." -- Scotland on Sunday"Passionate, closely argued and guaranteed to make the most manic consumer peer guiltily into the recesses of their fridge." -- John Preston - Seven"Book of the Week: Stuart’s book is passionate, closely argued and guaranteed to make the most manic consumer peer guiltily into the recesses of their fridge." -- Sunday Telegraph [London]"This is one of those books that everybody should read....It may well change your view of the way we treat food forever." -- Paul Kingsnorth - The Independent [UK]"This is a first class book, as copiously referenced as any academic report, yet both blunt and incisive—the sort of book one can expect only from someone who gets his hands mucky as well as inky." -- Simon Fairlie - The Land"Tristram Stuart lifts the lid on the obscene levels of produce ending up in landfill....Read it and weep." -- The Sun [London]"Jaw-dropping ...compelling—a must-read... Stuart has an unanswerable case." -- Bee Wilson - The Sunday Times [London]

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Book SynopsisIntroduction to Microwave Remote Sensing offers an extensive overview of this versatile and extremely precise technology for technically oriented undergraduates and graduate students. This textbook emphasizes an important shift in conceptualization and directs it toward students with prior knowledge of optical remote sensing: the author dispels any linkage between microwave and optical remote sensing. Instead, he constructs the concept of microwave remote sensing by comparing it to the process of audio perception, explaining the workings of the ear as a metaphor for microwave instrumentation. This volume takes an application-driven approach. Instead of describing the technology and then its uses, this textbook justifies the need for measurement then explains how microwave technology addresses this need. Following a brief summary of the field and a history of the use of microwaves, the book explores the physical properties of microwaves and the polarimetric properties oTrade Review“This book can serve as a textbook for graduate students on the properties of microwaves and how they can be used to study the Earth, and also as a good reference for remote sensing scientists and engineers who would like a convenient summary of relevant electromagnetic gathered in a single volume. … This book fills an important niche between classical electromagnetic textbooks and detailed application manuals, giving an appreciation of how microwave remote sensing relates discipline science to the fundamentals of radio wave propagation. … The book stands out as a worthy general text that is ideally suited for introductory coursework o tot serve as an advanced reference. This book should find its way onto many desks and bookshelves belonging to remote sensing professionals and future remote sensing professionals.” —In PE&RS, Vol. 73, No. 7, July 2007Table of ContentsWhy microwaves? A brief history of microwaves. Physical fundamentals. Polarimetry. Microwaves in the real world. Detecting microwaves. Atmospheric sounding. Passive imaging. Active microwaves. Imaging radar. Interferometry.

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Book SynopsisBiannually since 1994, the European Conference on Product and Process Modelling in the Building and Construction Industry has provided a review of research, given valuable future work outlooks, and provided a communication platform for future co-operative research and development at both European and global levels.This volume, of special interest to researchers, developers and end-users in product and process modelling and construction informatics, contains the proceedings of the 5th ECPPM conference, held in September 2004. It provides a comprehensive overview of European research, as well as an insight in US, Canadian and Australian research. It also highlights perspectives of ambient intelligence and recent industry developments, and in addition, presents the latest developments in e-work and e-business, virtual enterprising, and collaborative work, as well as related best-practice industry examples.Table of ContentsPreface OrganizationKeynote papersProduct modelling technologyProcess modelling technologyOntologieseWork and eBusinessCollaborative workingMobile computingKnowledge managementConstruction site and project managementSeismic risk and environmental managementIT supported architectural designAuthor index

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Book SynopsisJointly sponsored by the China University of Mining and Technology and the University of Nottingham, UK, a total of 187 papers have been included in the proceedings, of which fifty-two are contributed by authors outside of China. Scholars and experts from both China and abroad discuss and exchange information on the latest developments in mining science and technology worldwide, which cover extensive areas ranging from mine operation and safety technology, geology and methane drainage, geomechanics, mine construction and tunnelling, mineral processing and clean coal technology, mine control and automation to mine environment, mine economics and management.

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Book SynopsisLaunched in May 2000, the aims of the COST C12 cooperative action were: to develop, combine and disseminate new technical engineering technologies to improve the quality of urban buildings to propose new technical solutions to architects and planners to reduce the disturbance caused by construction in urban areas and improve urban quality of life. This volume contains the proceedings of the COST C12 final conference held in Innsbruck, Austria from January 20-22 2005. The book reflects not only the outcome of the four yearsâ work of the cooperative, but also the contributions made by other international experts at the conference, focused on three broad themes: mixed building technology; structural integrity under exceptional actions; and urban design.Table of Contents1. Mixed Building Technologies 2. Structural Integrity1 3. General Methodology 4. Research and Development Concerning Mixed Building Technologies 5. Robustness 6. Exceptional Actions 7. Urban Design 1 8. Research and Development Concerning Mixed Building Technologies 9. Urban Design 2 10. Robustness 2 11. Structural Integrity 2 12. Research and Development Concerning Mixed Building Technologies

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Book SynopsisTime domain electrometry (TDE) is a general term which includes time domain reflectrometry and time domain transmissiometry. It is a commercially-viable technique for leak detection, contaminant monitoring, and moisture content determination in contaminant transport modelling. Under demographic pressure, contaminated sites are increasingly being re-developed for domestic and industrial use; and this presents an urgent need for reliable, non-intrusive and integrated methods of subsurface characterization, detection and monitoring of organic and inorganic pollutants, soil moisture content and salinity. This book provides an overview of the potential application of TDE in geoenvironmental engineering and describes the geophysical methods used.Table of ContentsDevelopments in arid regions research series About the author Preface Chapter 1: Use of time domain electrometry in geoenvironmental engineering Chapter 2: Surface monitoring techniques Chapter 3: Subsurface monitoring techniques Chapter 4: Fundamentals of electromagnetics Chapter 5: Time-varying fields and maxwell’s equations Chapter 6: Electromagnetic wave propagation Chapter 7: Transmission lines Chapter 8: Design of time domain electrometry (TDE) systems Chapter 9: Signal and system analysis Chapter 10: Electrical properties of subsurface materials Chapter 11: Soil magnetic properties Chapter 12: Soil dielectric permittivity Chapter 13: Soil moisture content Chapter 14: Detection and monitoring of solute transport in soils Chapter 15: Detection and monitoring of nonaqueous phase liquids in soils Appendix A: Vector analysis Appendix B: Vector calculus Appendix C: Complex numbers Appendix D: Phasors Appendix E: Debye equation Appendix F: Dielectric mixture rules References Index

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Book SynopsisCollection of excellent articles presenting the latest developments in blast vibration measurements, modeling and mitigation techniques. Includes contributions on novel environmentally-induced vs blast-induced movements, non-conventional geophysical processing techniques, new modeling approaches, mitigation techniques using smarter blasting methods, new blasting approaches in quarries and tunnels as well as mine case studies. For researchers and practitioners working on blasting vibrations. Table of ContentsA brief review of the measurement, modelling and management of vibrations produced by blasting Design concepts of rock blasting for surface construction work in Korea Application of statistical multilevel modelling to control blasting operations adjacent to sub-surface structures Blast control and optimization by close range vibration monitoring Case study of autonomous vibration measurements in a quarry in Jordbro High resolution, continuous, GPS synchronised data acquisition Evolutionary methods claim more accuracy: A comparison of empirical methods and evolutionary programming in vibration prediction Prediction and minimisation of vibrations during production blasts The role of surface waves in prediction of ground vibrations from blasting Establishing acceptable PPV limits in high risk blasting projects that are outside conventional guidelines and standards Risk based prediction of safe charge per delay in surface mine blasting: new approach Blast vibration damage threshold for the safety of residential structures in mining areas Comparative measurements of structure and crack motions during blasting and other environmental forces Assessment of current vibration regulations with micro-meter crack response

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Book Synopsis''New Challenges and Visions for Mining'' contains selected papers from the 21st World Mining Congress & Expo (Kraków and Katowice, Poland, 7-11 September 2008), and will be invaluable to academics, professionals and engineers working in mining and rock mechanics. Table of Contents@contents: Selected Contents: 1. New technologies in mining; 2. Methods of underground and open pit mining; 3. Underground Mine Environment; 4. Information technology in mining; 5. Sustainable development in mining industry; 6. Coal mining – chances and challenges; 7. Ore mining – trends and challenges; 8. Open pit mining - trends and challenges; 9. The mine as a witness to history and a monument of technology; 10. Legal aspect of mining activity; 11. Risk management & subsidence engineering; 12. International Symposium organized by the International Bureau of Strata Mechanics (IBSM); 13. Economics, management and design in the mining industry

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Book SynopsisCOST is an intergovernmental framework for European Cooperation in Science and Technology, allowing the coordination of nationally-funded research on a European level. Part of COST was COST Action C26 âUrban Habitat Constructions Under Catastrophic Eventsâ, which started in 2006 and held its final conference in Naples, Italy, on 16-18 September 2010. The main objective of COST Action C26 was to increase the knowledge of the behaviour of constructions in urban habitat under catastrophic events (earthquakes, fire, wind, impact, explosions etc.), in order to predict their response when both the applied loading and the inherent structural resistance are combined in such a way that the safety level reaches unacceptable values, leading in some cases to a premature collapse.Urban Habitat Constructions Under Catastrophic Events collects 151 papers from internationally recognized outstanding experts from 46 countries that were presented at the final conference: 82 contributions from COST experts and 69 from external authors. They are subdivided into 5 sections, which exactly correspond to the 5 Chapters of the Final Report of the COST Action C26 activity: (I) Characterization of catastrophic actions on constructions; (II) Analysis of behaviour of constructions under catastrophic events;(III) Evaluation of vulnerability of constructions; (IV) Protecting, strengthening and repairing; (V) Strategy and guidelines for damage prevention.Urban Habitat Constructions Under Catastrophic Events will be of interest to academics and engineers in civil and structural engineering, especially those involved in fire resistance, earthquake resistance, impact and explosion resistance, and resistance to Infrequent Loading Conditions.Table of Contents1. Keynotes 2. Characterization of catastrophic actions on construction 3. Analysis of behaviour of constructions under catastrophic events 4. Evaluation of vulnerability of constructions 5. Protecting, strengthening and repairing 6. Strategy and guidelines for damage prevention

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Book SynopsisIn hard rock terrain, shallow water wells generally have a poor to moderate yield. Sinking wells deeply to tap yielding fracture zones often backfires, because the borehole may miss the saturated fracture zones at depths. A wrong approach to groundwater exploration in hard rock has therefore often led to unnecessary recurring expenditures and waste of time, something that could have been avoided by a systematic and proper geophysical approach. The combination of various geophysical techniques with environmental conditions is essential to constrain the interpretation and reduce uncertainties in this respect. This book presents the approach to groundwater exploration in hard rocks, various geophysical techniques and combinations to be used, interpretation of data with case studies and drilling results and the preparation of different utility maps. Trade ReviewGeophysics is about physics of the earth, its physical property variations and their response to induced perturbation giving a comprehensive insight into sub-surface hydrogeological conditions. I have rarely come across such a masterly treatment of the subject, so comprehensive, and penned in such a lucid language and student friendly style as in the book under review. The author P.C. Chandra, an eminent hydro-geophysicist, formerly Regional Director of Central Ground Water Board, has spent a major part of his career in the hard rock terrains of peninsular states and eastern India, namely the basement complex and Deccan traps. He has distilled his knowledge and experience gained in his more than three decades of field surveys in the pages of this book and enriched it with his priceless case studies. There are very few professionals in the country like Chandra who after superannuation from government service return to the academia prompted by sheer love of science and an urge to transmit the acquired knowledge to the young scientists, and ignite their inquisitive minds. Almost all aspects of hard rock hydro-geophysics from the perspectives of this subcontinent have been succinctly dealt with in the book. The author has also not forgotten to add a brief section on future scope of research in this field. Neat illustrations, valuable data tables, reference lists with each chapter for future study and error free quality printing mark the book as a ‘must read’ Manual for all, – graduate and post-graduate students, research scholars, teachers, and practicing groundwater geologists and geophysicists alike. I have no doubt that it will be a treasured keep in the Reference Libraries of Universities and Institutes teaching and practicing hydrogeology and geophysics. Truly the book is a masterpiece, a stellar contribution of P.C. Chandra to geoscience education. It is a tribute to his four decade long dedicated pursuit of geophysics.Subhajyoti Das, Geological Society of India vol. 88 (August 2016)"This work is one of several recently published textbooks on the important topic of geophysics for groundwater studies. As the title states, this particular text focuses almost exclusively on hard rock aquifers, which include the weathered zone, and mostly excludes soft rock terrains typified by carbonates and sulfates. Surface geophysical methods emphasized in this textbook include individual chapters that address the magnetic, resistivity, self-potential, mise-a-la-masse, and electromagnetic techniques. Borehole geophysical methods are relegated to one chapter that covers typical methods, such as spontaneous potential, gamma, caliper, and neutron techniques. An important aspect of the textbook is the discussion on planning geophysical investigations; the reviewer believes this should have further emphasized the importance of geological studies prior to initiating a geophysical investigation (to better target the geophysical investigation and the integration of a geophysical survey) because application of a single technique is rarely adequate. The limited use of mathematics, the basic discussion of geophysical methods, and the very brief case history discussions make for a reasonably good introductory text on the importance of geophysical investigations for groundwater investigations in hard rock terrains.Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; professionals"M. S. Field, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in 'Choice', January 2017 issueGeophysics is about physics of the earth, its physical property variations and their response to induced perturbation giving a comprehensive insight into sub-surface hydrogeological conditions. I have rarely come across such a masterly treatment of the subject, so comprehensive, and penned in such a lucid language and student friendly style as in the book under review. The author P.C. Chandra, an eminent hydro-geophysicist, formerly Regional Director of Central Ground Water Board, has spent a major part of his career in the hard rock terrains of peninsular states and eastern India, namely the basement complex and Deccan traps. He has distilled his knowledge and experience gained in his more than three decades of field surveys in the pages of this book and enriched it with his priceless case studies. There are very few professionals in the country like Chandra who after superannuation from government service return to the academia prompted by sheer love of science and an urge to transmit the acquired knowledge to the young scientists, and ignite their inquisitive minds. Almost all aspects of hard rock hydro-geophysics from the perspectives of this subcontinent have been succinctly dealt with in the book. The author has also not forgotten to add a brief section on future scope of research in this field. Neat illustrations, valuable data tables, reference lists with each chapter for future study and error free quality printing mark the book as a ‘must read’ Manual for all, – graduate and post-graduate students, research scholars, teachers, and practicing groundwater geologists and geophysicists alike. I have no doubt that it will be a treasured keep in the Reference Libraries of Universities and Institutes teaching and practicing hydrogeology and geophysics. Truly the book is a masterpiece, a stellar contribution of P.C. Chandra to geoscience education. It is a tribute to his four decade long dedicated pursuit of geophysics. Subhajyoti Das, Geological Society of India vol. 88 (August 2016) "This work is one of several recently published textbooks on the important topic of geophysics for groundwater studies. As the title states, this particular text focuses almost exclusively on hard rock aquifers, which include the weathered zone, and mostly excludes soft rock terrains typified by carbonates and sulfates. Surface geophysical methods emphasized in this textbook include individual chapters that address the magnetic, resistivity, self-potential, mise-a-la-masse, and electromagnetic techniques. Borehole geophysical methods are relegated to one chapter that covers typical methods, such as spontaneous potential, gamma, caliper, and neutron techniques. An important aspect of the textbook is the discussion on planning geophysical investigations; the reviewer believes this should have further emphasized the importance of geological studies prior to initiating a geophysical investigation (to better target the geophysical investigation and the integration of a geophysical survey) because application of a single technique is rarely adequate. The limited use of mathematics, the basic discussion of geophysical methods, and the very brief case history discussions make for a reasonably good introductory text on the importance of geophysical investigations for groundwater investigations in hard rock terrains.Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; professionals"M. S. Field, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in 'Choice', January 2017 issueTable of Contents1 Groundwater issues in hard rock & geophysics; 2 Introduction to the hydrogeology of hard rock; 3 Introduction to geophysical investigations in hard rock; 4 Planning of geophysical surveys; 5 The magnetic method; 6 The electrical resistivity method; 7 The self potential method; 8 The mise-a-la-masse method; 9 The frequency domain electromagnetic method; 10 The very low frequency electromagnetic method; 11 The time domain electromagnetic method; 12 The borehole geophysical logging methods; 13 Integrated geophysical survey; 14 Geophysical methods in management of aquifer recharge & groundwater contamination study

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a categorized and visualized overview and presents microscopic observations, systematic mineralogy, chemistry, geology, stability, paragenesis, occurrence and use in petrology of 137 minerals. Structural formula calculations are included in the appendix. Consists of a set of book and downloadable resources for students and practically-oriented researchers and professionals in geology, geological, mining, and mineral resources engineering who need a reference of mineralogy, applied to petrology.The downloadable resources contain 384 color plates with mineral microscopic visuals under various circumstances.Table of ContentsUse of the CD –ROM1. Rocks and minerals2. Observations with the Petrographic Microscope3. Systematic mineralogy3-1. Major tectosilicates: quartz – feldspars – feldspathoids3-2. Major ferro-magnesians minerals : micas, chlorites, amphiboles, pyroxenes, olivines3-3. Aluminous minerals3-4. Calcic, magnesian and calc-magnesian minerals3-5. Accessory minerals3-6. Minerals of sedimentary rocks and alteritesAppendix - Calculation of the structural formula of a mineralA selection of booksReferences bibliographiquesSites webIndex

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Book SynopsisThis is the first book ever published on the problems of true triaxial testing of rocks addressing all aspects of true triaxial testing of rocks, including: (i) true triaxial testing techniques and procedures; (ii) test results: strength, deformability, failure mode, permeability, acoustic emission, and elastic wave velocity; (iii) constitutive laws and failure criteria; and (iv) applications to geoengineering and geosciences.Recent developments in the field of true triaxial testing of rocks are presented, as well as a thorough review of the most important achievements in the whole history of true triaxial testing of rocks.Almost all researchers from around the world engaged in the true triaxial testing of rocks over the last three decades have contributed to this work. The authors originate from different branches of geoengineering and geosciences, including civil engineering, engineering geology, geotechnical engineering, mining engineering, petroleum engineering, seTable of ContentsTrue Triaxial Testing Techniques and Procedures. Test Results: Strength, Deformability, Failure Mode, Permeability, Acoustic Emission, Elastic Wave Velocity, … . Failure Mechanism and Failure Criteria. Applications to Geoengineering and Geosciences. Miscellaneous.

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Book SynopsisLivestock production worldwide is increasing rapidly, in part due to economic growth and demand for meat in industrializing countries. Yet there are many concerns about the sustainability of increased meat production and consumption, from perspectives including human health, animal welfare, climate change and environmental pollution. This book tackles the key issues of contemporary meat production and consumption through a lens of political ecology, which emphasizes the power relations producing particular social, economic and cultural interactions with non-human nature. Three main topics are addressed: the political ecology of global livestock production trends; changes in production systems around the world and their implications for environmental justice; and existing and emerging governance strategies for meat production and consumption systems and their implications. Case studies of different systems at varying scales are included, drawn from Asia, Africa, the AmeTrade Review"In a world where food has become the focal point of environmental politics, it’s high time for an unflinching survey of meat. From the economy of farmed fish and livestock genetics to the politics of rainforest ranching and Halal slaughter, Emel and Neo’s superlative collection has something to surprise and engage everyone: researchers, activists and consumers." – Paul Robbins, Director of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA and author of Lawn People and Political Ecology. "With meat squarely on the public agenda, this book could not come at a better time. Constituting a range of case studies on the many dimensions of industrial meat production, this book pushes beyond the simple debates of meat or no meat and asks readers to think more deeply of how we as human animals want to live with our non-human animal co-inhabitants." – Julie Guthman, University of California – Santa Cruz, USA and author of Agrarian Dreams: the Paradox of Organic Farming in California and Weighing In: Obesity, Food Justice and the Limits of Capitalism. "If the project of animal geography is to make non-humans and our relations with them visible and accountable in our socio-spatial understanding, then this excellent volume does just that, placing the industrialised lives and deaths of farmed livestock, without alibi, at the centre of a critical bio-political ecology." – Henry Buller, University of Exeter, UK, appointed member of the Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC) and Chair of the FAWC/Defra Welfare at Killing group."By broaching topics of systematic exploitation and injustice within the livestock industry, the book brings a multitude of environmental, political, and economic contradictions into the spotlight. Perhaps exposure is the first step towards advocacy." – Heide K. Bruckner, University of Graz, AustriaTable of ContentsForeword Alice J. Hovorka 1. Introduction Jody Emel and Harvey Neo Part 1: The ‘Livestock Revolution’: Geographies and Implications 2. Evolution of a Revolution: Meat Consumption and Livestock Production in the Developing World Ian MacLachlan 3. Cattle ranching development in the Brazilian Amazon: Looking at Long-term Trends to Explore the Transition towards Sustainable Beef Cattle Production Pablo Pacheco and Rene Poccard-Chapuis 4. The Political Ecology of Factory Farming in East Africa Elizabeth Waithanji 5. A Changing Environment for Livestock in South Africa Emma R.M. Archer van Garderen, Charles L. Davis and Mark A. Tadross Part 2: Environmental Justice and Meat Production/Consumption 6. Meat and Inequality: Environmental Health Consequences of Livestock Agribusiness Ryan Gunderson 7. Can’t Go to the Fountain No More: Pigs, Nitrates and Spring Water Pollution in Catalonia David Sauri and Hug March 8. Environmental Injustice in the Spatial Distribution of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: A Case Study from Ohio, USA Julia Lenhardt and Yelena Ogneva-Himmelberger 9. Neoliberal Governance and Environmental Risk: ‘Normal Accidents’ in North Carolina’s Hog Industry Elizabeth Stoddard Part 3: Biopolitics, Knowledge, and the Materialism of Meat 10. Breed Contra Beef: the Making of the Piedmontese Cattle Annalisa Colombino and Paolo Giaccaria 11. Biopower and an Ecology of Genes: Seeing Livestock as Meat via Genetics Lewis Holloway 12. Cows, Climate and the Media Keith Lee, Joshua P. Newell, Jennifer R. Wolch and Pascale Joassart Marcelli 13. The Political Science of Farm Animal Welfare in the US and EU Connie Johnston 14. Battling the Head and the Heart: Constructing Knowledgeable Narratives of Vegetarianism in Anti-meat Advocacy Harvey Neo Part 4: The Governance of Meat Production Systems 15. Producing Halal Meat: the Case of Halal Slaughter Practices in Wales, UK Mara Miele and Karolina Rucinska 16. Roundtabling and the Greening of the Global Beef Industry: Lessons from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Adrienne Johnson 17. Contesting Urban Agriculture: the Politics of Meat Production in the License-Buy-Back Scheme (2006-2007) in Hong Kong Kin Wing Chan 18. Complications and Implications of Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Livestock Chris Rosin and Mark H. Cooper 19. Domestic Farmed Fish Production: An Overview of Governance and Oversight in the US Aquaculture Industry Paula Daniels and Colleen McKinney 20. Conclusion Jody Emel and Harvey Neo

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Book SynopsisLivestock production worldwide is increasing rapidly, in part due to economic growth and demand for meat in industrializing countries. Yet there are many concerns about the sustainability of increased meat production and consumption, from perspectives including human health, animal welfare, climate change and environmental pollution. This book tackles the key issues of contemporary meat production and consumption through a lens of political ecology, which emphasizes the power relations producing particular social, economic and cultural interactions with non-human nature. Three main topics are addressed: the political ecology of global livestock production trends; changes in production systems around the world and their implications for environmental justice; and existing and emerging governance strategies for meat production and consumption systems and their implications. Case studies of different systems at varying scales are included, drawn from Asia, Africa, the AmeTrade Review"In a world where food has become the focal point of environmental politics, it’s high time for an unflinching survey of meat. From the economy of farmed fish and livestock genetics to the politics of rainforest ranching and Halal slaughter, Emel and Neo’s superlative collection has something to surprise and engage everyone: researchers, activists and consumers." – Paul Robbins, Director of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA and author of Lawn People and Political Ecology. "With meat squarely on the public agenda, this book could not come at a better time. Constituting a range of case studies on the many dimensions of industrial meat production, this book pushes beyond the simple debates of meat or no meat and asks readers to think more deeply of how we as human animals want to live with our non-human animal co-inhabitants." – Julie Guthman, University of California – Santa Cruz, USA and author of Agrarian Dreams: the Paradox of Organic Farming in California and Weighing In: Obesity, Food Justice and the Limits of Capitalism. "If the project of animal geography is to make non-humans and our relations with them visible and accountable in our socio-spatial understanding, then this excellent volume does just that, placing the industrialised lives and deaths of farmed livestock, without alibi, at the centre of a critical bio-political ecology." – Henry Buller, University of Exeter, UK, appointed member of the Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC) and Chair of the FAWC/Defra Welfare at Killing group."By broaching topics of systematic exploitation and injustice within the livestock industry, the book brings a multitude of environmental, political, and economic contradictions into the spotlight. Perhaps exposure is the first step towards advocacy." – Heide K. Bruckner, University of Graz, AustriaTable of ContentsForeword Alice J. Hovorka 1. Introduction Jody Emel and Harvey Neo Part 1: The ‘Livestock Revolution’: Geographies and Implications 2. Evolution of a Revolution: Meat Consumption and Livestock Production in the Developing World Ian MacLachlan 3. Cattle ranching development in the Brazilian Amazon: Looking at Long-term Trends to Explore the Transition towards Sustainable Beef Cattle Production Pablo Pacheco and Rene Poccard-Chapuis 4. The Political Ecology of Factory Farming in East Africa Elizabeth Waithanji 5. A Changing Environment for Livestock in South Africa Emma R.M. Archer van Garderen, Charles L. Davis and Mark A. Tadross Part 2: Environmental Justice and Meat Production/Consumption 6. Meat and Inequality: Environmental Health Consequences of Livestock Agribusiness Ryan Gunderson 7. Can’t Go to the Fountain No More: Pigs, Nitrates and Spring Water Pollution in Catalonia David Sauri and Hug March 8. Environmental Injustice in the Spatial Distribution of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: A Case Study from Ohio, USA Julia Lenhardt and Yelena Ogneva-Himmelberger 9. Neoliberal Governance and Environmental Risk: ‘Normal Accidents’ in North Carolina’s Hog Industry Elizabeth Stoddard Part 3: Biopolitics, Knowledge, and the Materialism of Meat 10. Breed Contra Beef: the Making of the Piedmontese Cattle Annalisa Colombino and Paolo Giaccaria 11. Biopower and an Ecology of Genes: Seeing Livestock as Meat via Genetics Lewis Holloway 12. Cows, Climate and the Media Keith Lee, Joshua P. Newell, Jennifer R. Wolch and Pascale Joassart Marcelli 13. The Political Science of Farm Animal Welfare in the US and EU Connie Johnston 14. Battling the Head and the Heart: Constructing Knowledgeable Narratives of Vegetarianism in Anti-meat Advocacy Harvey Neo Part 4: The Governance of Meat Production Systems 15. Producing Halal Meat: the Case of Halal Slaughter Practices in Wales, UK Mara Miele and Karolina Rucinska 16. Roundtabling and the Greening of the Global Beef Industry: Lessons from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Adrienne Johnson 17. Contesting Urban Agriculture: the Politics of Meat Production in the License-Buy-Back Scheme (2006-2007) in Hong Kong Kin Wing Chan 18. Complications and Implications of Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Livestock Chris Rosin and Mark H. Cooper 19. Domestic Farmed Fish Production: An Overview of Governance and Oversight in the US Aquaculture Industry Paula Daniels and Colleen McKinney 20. Conclusion Jody Emel and Harvey Neo

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Book SynopsisThis proceedings volume consists of papers focusing on repairing, maintaining, rehabilitating, and retrofitting of existing infrastructures to extend their life and maximize economic return. Moreover, structural performance and material durability are discussed. Contributions fall under the following headings: (i) Concrete durability aspects, (ii) Condition assessment of concrete structures, (iii) Modern materials technology, (iv) Concrete repair, rehabilitation and retrofitting, (v) Performance and health monitoring, and (vi) Education, research and specifications. Major attention is paid to innovative materials for durable concrete construction, integrated service life modelling of reinforced concrete structures, NDE/NDT and measurement techniques, repair methods and materials, and structural strengthening and retrofitting techniques. For researchers and practitioners in structure and infrastructure engineering. Set of book of abstracts (546 pp) and a searchable full paper CD-ROM (1564 pp).Table of ContentsPreface ICCRRR Committees Keynote papers Theme 1: Concrete durability aspects Innovative materials and influences of material composition Service life modelling and prediction of durability Modelling and prevention of reinforcement corrosion Theme 2: Condition assessment of concrete structures Degradation assessment and service life aspects NDE/NDT and measurement techniques Materials and structural assessments Theme 3: Concrete repair, rehabilitation and retrofitting Repair methods, materials and techniques Bonded concrete overlays and patch repairs Structural repairs and strengthening Retrofitting techniques and FRP systems Theme 4: Developments in materials technology, assessment and processing Theme 5: Concrete technology and structural design

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Book SynopsisNow in paperback, Jane Goodall's eye-opening book that draws on a lifetime of work as one of the world's most renowned scientists, conservationists, and animal rights activists and explores her deepest beliefs about the global meaning of food and what all

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Required reading.”—New York Post “Ambitious in scope… both fascinating and disturbing... I’ll never walk through the produce aisle the same way again… [Banana] is at once a political and economic treatise, a scientific explication, and a cultural history.”—The Boston Globe “Clear, engaging… admirable… part historical narrative and part pop-science adventure.”—San Francisco Chronicle “[A] brilliant history.”—Seattle Post-Intelligencer “A fascinating and surprising history of our most ubiquitous fruit.”—Edward Humes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Monkey Girl and Mississippi Mad “The history of oil has nothing on that of the yellow fruit.”—Salon.com

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Book SynopsisAgricultural policy is undergoing a dramatic change the world over. Governmental bodies and agencies are moving away from traditional forms of intervention in agriculture and creating new policies. Essential to policy--makers in the middle of this revolution is a reference that distills the lessons of international research and experience.Table of ContentsForeword ix Acknowledgements xi Introduction 1 1 Agriculture and Economic Development: Basic Considerations 3 1.1 Beginnings 3 1.2 The Agricultural Sector and Economic Growth 4 1.3 Agricultural Growth and Poverty Reduction 9 Discussion Points for Chapter 1 12 2 Strategies and the Agricultural Policy Framework 15 2.1 Strategies and Policies 15 2.2 The Nature of Agricultural Policy Instruments 19 2.3 Objectives of Agricultural Policy 22 2.4 The Role of Government 25 2.5 Implementation of Strategies and Policies 30 Discussion Points for Chapter 2 32 3 Broad Issues of Agricultural Policy 35 3.1 Agricultural Policy and the Macroeconomic Framework 35 3.2 Fiscal Expenditures and Subsidies 37 3.3 Improving the Incomes of the Rural Poor 44 3.4 Gender and Agricultural Development 46 3.5 Selected Issues in Privatization 48 3.6 Principal Aspects of the Legal Framework 51 Discussion Points for Chapter 3 53 4 Policies that Influence Producer Incentives 55 4.1 The Setting 55 4.2 Agricultural Prices and Their Determinants 56 4.3 Trade Policy 58 4.4 Exchange Rate Policy 74 4.5 Fiscal Policy and Agricultural Prices 80 4.6 Macroeconomic Policy Options for Agriculture 82 4.7 Sectoral Policies that Influence Agricultural Prices 86 4.8 Food Security, Agricultural Prices and the Rural Poor 98 4.9 Observations on Price Stabilization and Agricultural Development 103 Discussion Points for Chapter 4 104 5 Land Tenure Policies 109 5.1 Introduction 109 5.2 The Importance of Land Tenure 110 5.3 Objectives of Land Tenure Policies 111 5.4 Overview of Issues and Trends concerning Land Tenure 116 5.5 The Nature of Land Rights 121 5.6 Communal, Collective and Individual Rights to Land 130 5.7 Experiences with Land Reform 142 5.8 Policies for Land Markets 149 5.9 Improving Access to Land for the Poor and for Women 176 Discussion Points for Chapter 5 191 6 Water Management Policies in Agriculture 197 6.1 Introduction 197 6.2 Policy Objectives for the Irrigation Sector 203 6.3 Strategic Planning for Irrigation as Part of Water Resource Management 207 6.4 Strategic Issues in Irrigation Development 211 6.5 Principal Policy Issues in the Irrigation Sector 223 6.6 Institutional and Process Issues in Water Management 248 6.7 Irrigation as a Tool of Rural Development 269 Discussion Points for Chapter 6 271 7 Policies for Agricultural and Rural Finance 277 7.1 The Role of Finance in Agricultural Development 277 7.2 Policy Objectives for Rural Finance 287 7.3 Keys to the Sustainability and Efficiency of Financial Intermediation 295 7.4 The Regulatory Framework for Rural Finance 300 7.5 Structural Considerations for Rural Financial Institutions 317 7.6 Approaches to Managing Rural Financial Institutions 330 7.7 Macroeconomic Policy to Support Rural Financial Intermediation 340 7.8 Elements of a Strategy for Developing Rural Finance 346 Discussion Points for Chapter 7 351 8 Policies for Agricultural Technology 357 8.1 Introduction: The Role and Context of Agricultural Technology 357 8.2 Issues in Agricultural Research 363 8.3 Issues in Agricultural Extension 375 8.4 New Directions in Agricultural Research 390 8.5 New Approaches to Agricultural Extension 404 Discussion Points for Chapter 8 420 9 Agricultural Development Strategies: Process and Structure 425 9.1 The Roles of an Agricultural Strategy 425 9.2 Participatory Processes for Developing Strategies 428 9.3 Structure and Consistency in a Strategy 442 9.4 Substantive Orientations of an Agricultural Strategy 450 9.5 Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation 460 9.6 Implementation of a Strategy 474 9.7 Concluding Observations 475 Discussion Points for Chapter 9 476 Annex: National Economic Policies and Irrigation in Yemen 483 1 Water in Yemen’s Development Process 483 2 Demand Management vs. Water Supply Options 484 3 The Origins of the Water Crisis 485 4 Principal Policy Instruments Available for Water Demand Management 486 5 Bearing the Costs of Change 487 6 Schematic Presentation of Policy Options 488 7 Fiscal and Strategic Issues 488 8 Summary 490 Index 493

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Book SynopsisFeed efficiency is increasingly seen as an important factor in both the economic viability and environmental sustainability of cattle production. This book provides beef industry professionals and researchers with a thorough yet concise overview of feed efficiency research.Table of ContentsContributors ix Foreword xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1Rodney A. Hill Chapter 1 Input Factors Affecting Profitability: a Changing Paradigm and a Challenging Time 7Jason K. Ahola and Rodney A. Hill Chapter 2 Measuring Individual Feed Intake and Utilization in Growing Cattle 21D.H. (Denny) Crews, Jr. and Gordon E. Carstens Chapter 3 Producer Awareness and Perceptions about Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle 29J.D. Wulfhorst, Stephanie Kane, Jason K. Ahola, John B. Hall, and Rodney A. Hill Chapter 4 Feed Efficiency in Different Management Systems: Cow-Calf and in the Feedyard 47Keela M. Retallick and Dan B. Faulkner Chapter 5 Lessons from the Australian Experience 61Robert M. Herd and Paul F. Arthur Chapter 6 Nutrition and Feed Efficiency of Beef Cattle 75Monty S. Kerley Chapter 7 Genetic Improvement of Feed Efficiency 93Paul F. Arthur and Robert M. Herd Chapter 8 Feed Efficiency and Animal Robustness 105Wendy M. Rauw Chapter 9 Interactions with Other Traits: Reproduction and Fertility 123John A. Basarab, Carolyn Fitzsimmons, C. Scott Whisnant, and Robert P. Wettemann Chapter 10 Feed Efficiency Interactions with Other Traits: Growth and Product Quality 145Rodney A. Hill and Jason K. Ahola Chapter 11 Estimating Feed Efficiency of Lactating Dairy Cattle Using Residual Feed Intake 159Erin E. Connor, Jana L. Hutchison, and H. Duane Norman Chapter 12 Muscle and Adipose Tissue: Potential Roles in Driving Variation in Feed Efficiency 175Cassie M. Welch, Marcus McGee, Theresa A. Kokta, and Rodney A. Hill Chapter 13 Epigenetics and Effects on the Neonate That May Impact Feed Efficiency 199Allison M. Meyer, Joel S. Caton, Bret W. Hess, Stephen P. Ford, and Lawrence P. Reynolds Chapter 14 Hormonal Regulation of Feed Efficiency 225Michael E. Davis, Macdonald P. Wick, and Martin G. Maquivar Chapter 15 Variation in Metabolism: Biological Efficiency of Energy Production and Utilization That Affects Feed Efficiency 251Walter G. Bottje and Gordon E. Carstens Chapter 16 Modeling Feed Efficiency 275Roberto Sainz Index 287

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Book SynopsisHistorically at the mercy of everything from war to weather, the price of sugar has always been extremely volatile. This book explores the broad scope of the sugar market, providing a global tour of the international sugar trade in all its intricacy. It also includes topics ranging from cultivation and refinement to importing and exporting.Table of ContentsORIGINS, BACKGROUND AND PRODUCTION. A Brief History. Cultivation. Sugar in Its Political and Sociological Context. THE WORLD SUGAR ECONOMY TODAY. National Policies. Supply. Demand. Exporters and Importers. Substitute Products. THE TRADE. Trends in the World Trade. Trends in World Prices. Futures Markets. THE FUTURE. Key Issues for the Future. Appendices. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis timely work reviews the best current thinking on practicing sustainable agriculture, with contributions from agricultural, biological, environmental and social scientists. The emphasis is on temperate zones, with many of the contributions addressing U.S. agriculture. However, the principles explored here have application in any climatic or geographical region. The book discusses stewardship, biodiversity, reliance on mixed food systems and other approaches, always with a view toward reducing environmental degradation, maintaining economic viability and stabilizing rural communities.Table of ContentsSustainable Agriculture: An Overview (C. Francis & G.Youngberg). Breeding Hybrids and Varieties for Sustainable Systems (C.Francis). Design of Pest Management Systems for Sustainable Agriculture (G.Bird, et al.). Sustainable Weed Management Practices (M. Liebman & R.Janke). Sustainable Soil Fertility Practices (L. King). Legumes and Crop Rotations (J. Power). Management and Soil Biology (J. Doran & M. Werner). Pasture Management (B. Murphy). Case Study: A Resource-Efficient Farm with Livestock (R. Thompson,et al.). Converting to Sustainable Farming Systems (R. Andrews, etal.). The Economics of Sustainable Low-Input Farming Systems (J.Madden). Sustainability of Agriculture and Rural Communities (C.Flora). Policy Issues and Agricultural Sustainability (C. Flora). Agriculture with Nature as Analogy (W. Jackson). Major Issues Confronting Sustainable Agriculture (W.Lockeretz). Future Dimensions of Sustainable Agriculture (C. Francis). Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisThis 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 current cosmetic food standards and provide a sustainable agriculture.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: Pest Management in Agriculture (D. Pimentel). Environmental Ethics and Pesticide Use (H. Lehman). Environmental and Socio-Economic Costs of Pesticide Use (D. Pimentel & A. Greiner). Host-Plant Resistance to Insect Pests (H. van Emden). What is Durable Resistance? A General Outline (J. Parlevliet). Benefits of Minimum Pesticide Use in Insect and Mite Control in Orchards (T. Edland). IPM Practices for Reducing Fungicide Use in Field Crops (K. Bailey). IPM Techniques for Greenhouse Crops (J. Grant). Index.

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Book SynopsisFocuses on critical thinking and effective action for the future of our global agrifood system, based on an understanding of the system's historical roots. This book offers an analysis of the assumptions underlying different perspectives on problems related to food and agriculture around the world and a discussion of alternative solutions.Trade Review"Cleveland's new book is essential reading for all who are interested in change, since understanding how we got into this mess is important for identifying ways to get out of it." -- Charles R. Clement Economic Botany "A welcome addition to the literature on agriculture and food systems and will give to all readers a chance to critically consider the importance of continuously asking questions, examining our empirical and value assumptions, and choosing robust indicators that can accurately reflect our goals for the agrifood system." Agriculture and Human ValuesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables Preface: A Personal History Acknowledgments Introduction PART I Agrifood Systems History and Future 1. Eating Stardust: Population, Food, and Agriculture on Planet Earth 2. Agricultural Revolutions 3. Thinking Critically about Sustainable Agrifood Systems 4. Sustainable Agrifood Systems: Three Emphases PART II Moving toward Sustainable Agrifood Systems: A Balancing Act 5. Managing Evolution: Plant Breeding and Biotechnology 6. Managing Agricultural Ecosystems: The Critical Role of Diversity 7. Managing People: The Common Property Option 8. The Big Solutions: Climate Change, Resource Cycles, and Diet 9. The Big Solutions: Localizing Agrifood Systems Appendix 1. Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Symbols Appendix 2. Metric Units and Metric-English Unit Conversions Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisFocuses on critical thinking and effective action for the future of our global agrifood system, based on an understanding of the system's historical roots. This book offers an analysis of the assumptions underlying different perspectives on problems related to food and agriculture around the world and a discussion of alternative solutions.Trade Review"Cleveland's new book is essential reading for all who are interested in change, since understanding how we got into this mess is important for identifying ways to get out of it." -- Charles R. Clement Economic Botany "A welcome addition to the literature on agriculture and food systems and will give to all readers a chance to critically consider the importance of continuously asking questions, examining our empirical and value assumptions, and choosing robust indicators that can accurately reflect our goals for the agrifood system." Agriculture and Human ValuesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables Preface: A Personal History Acknowledgments Introduction PART I Agrifood Systems History and Future 1. Eating Stardust: Population, Food, and Agriculture on Planet Earth 2. Agricultural Revolutions 3. Thinking Critically about Sustainable Agrifood Systems 4. Sustainable Agrifood Systems: Three Emphases PART II Moving toward Sustainable Agrifood Systems: A Balancing Act 5. Managing Evolution: Plant Breeding and Biotechnology 6. Managing Agricultural Ecosystems: The Critical Role of Diversity 7. Managing People: The Common Property Option 8. The Big Solutions: Climate Change, Resource Cycles, and Diet 9. The Big Solutions: Localizing Agrifood Systems Appendix 1. Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Symbols Appendix 2. Metric Units and Metric-English Unit Conversions Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThe contents of your pint glass have a much richer history than you could have imagined. Through the story of the hop, this book connects twenty-first century beer drinkers to lands and histories that have been forgotten in an era of industrial food production.Trade Review"Peter Kopp digs into the history and agriculture of growing hops for beer. He begins with the ancient development of the vine, explores how it came to be used to preserve beer and how it has grown into the craft beer flavor factor to the nth degree... Fascinating." OnMilwaukee.comTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Defining Hoptopia 1 * Wolf of the Willow 2 * Valley of the Willamette 3 * Hop Fever 4 * Hop-Picking Time 5 * Hop Center of the World 6 * Th e Surprise of Prohibition 7 * Fiesta and Famine 8 * Aft er the Hop Rush 9 * Cascade 10 * Hop Wars Epilogue: Hoptopia in the Twenty-First Century Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFair trade is a fast-growing alternative market intended to bring better prices and greater social justice to small farmers around the world. But what does a fair-trade label signify? This book presents a study of coffee farmers in Mexico which offers the thorough investigation of the social, economic, and environmental benefits of fair trade.Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Preface to the 2014 Edition Preface to the 2007 Edition Introduction 1. A Movement or a Market? 2. Coffee, Commodities, Crisis 3. One Region, Two Markets 4. The Difference a Market Makes: Livelihoods and Labor 5. A Sustainable Cup? Fair Trade, Shade-Grown Coffee, and Organic Production 6. Eating and Staying on the Land: Food Security and Migration 7. Dancing with the Devil? 8. "Mejor, Pero No Muy Bien Que Digamos": The Limits of Fair Trade 9. Strengthening Fair Trade Conclusion Epilogue: Seeking Justice in a Shifting Terrain Acknowledgments Appendix: Research Methods Notes Bibliography Bibliography to the 2014 Epilogue Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Exploitative wages and living conditions are the norm for migrant farmworkers, but the book does search for solutions...[Bacon's] book aims not merely to show but to tell." -- Agatha French * Los Angeles Times *“Avoiding both sensationalism and sentimentality, the photos reveal not only the workers’ desperate poverty, but also the dignity of their toil and their consuming effort to provide a better life for their children.” * San Francisco Chronicle *"Filled with poignant photographs, accessible stories, and first-person immigrant narratives. Every middle and high school library should have this fine book." * Rethinking Schools *"In his new book, In the Fields of the North/En los Campos del Norte, David Bacon captures the experiences of migrant workers in California through heart-wrenching photographs." * East Bay Express *“Remarkable.” * Labor Notes *"In this timely and essential book, photojournalist David Bacon, through images and text, brings to life our intimate connection with the immigrant workers responsible for what we eat." * Rethinking Schools *"Through his clear, concise writing, his informed captions, and his powerful photographs, David Bacon witnesses lives, not working human machines." * Afterimage *"Belongs on the shelf with the classics about farm workers." * Journal of American Ethnic History *

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Book SynopsisAmid contemporary debates over large dam development and declines in fisheries, this book offers a case study of a river basin (Fraser River, in British Columbia) where development decisions did not ultimately dam the river, but rather conserved its salmon.Trade Review"Evenden approaches the story of hydroelectric power from a fresh angle. [...] Unlike many other environemtnal histories, Evenden's book offers a relatively hopeful tale, one where a balance between technological progress and preservation is struck." National Post, CanadaTable of ContentsList of tables, figures, photographs and maps; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. 'A rock of disappointment'; 2. Damming the tributaries; 3. Remaking hells gate; 4. Pent-up energy; 5. The power of aluminium; 6. Fish versus power; 7. The politics of science; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisAn examination of silver mining and society in Colonial Mexico in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, concentrating upon Zacatecas, the centre of the principal silver-mining region. In the first half of the book, the author describes the discovery of the mines, the establishment of the town, its role in the northward advance of the Spanish occupation of Mexico, its administration, and the sources of its supplies of essential food and materials. The remainder of the book is devoted to an analysis of the mining industry of the Zacatecas district. The author discusses techniques, labour and raw materials. He also provides statistics for silver production, suggesting reasons for their fluctuation, and explores sources of capital for the industry. Based on detailed study of archives in both Spain and Mexico, Dr Bakewell is able to provide an entirely new chronology for the development of Zacatecas and the Mexican maining industry up to 1700.Table of ContentsList of tables; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and conventions; The setting; 1. Discovery and settlement; 2. Consolidation and expansion; 3. The city; 4. Supplies and distribution; 5. Corregidor and cabildo; 6. The circumstances of mining; 7. Mercury; 8. The production of silver; 9. Conclusion: plus extra; Tables; Graphs; Plans; Appendix; Glossary; On primary sources; Select bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book is the first available survey of English agriculture between 1500 and 1850. It combines new evidence with recent findings from the specialist literature, to argue that the agricultural revolution took place in the century after 1750. Taking a broad view of agrarian change, the author begins with a description of sixteenth-century farming and an analysis of its regional structure. He then argues that the agricultural revolution consisted of two related transformations. The first was a transformation in output and productivity brought about by a complex set of changes in farming practice. The second was a transformation of the agrarian economy and society, including a series of related developments in marketing, landholding, field systems, property rights, enclosure and social relations. Written specifically for students, this book will be invaluable to anyone studying English economic and social history, or the history of agriculture.Trade Review"Overton's book is a model synthesis of current scholarship, superseding all previous work....Overton lays out traditional arguments and their shortcommings, then presents a clear set of criteria for an agricultural revolution....Charts, tables and maps are usually clear and helpful, the guide to further reading is wonderfully annotated, and there is a very complete bibliography. This book is clearly the starting point for all study of the subject." J.J. Butt, ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface; A note on weights, measures, money and boundaries; 1. The agricultural revolution; 2. Farming in the sixteenth century; 3. Agricultural output and productivity, 1500–1850; 4. Institutional changes, 1500–1850; 5. The agricultural revolution reconsidered; Guide to further reading; Bibliography.

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