Applied ecology Books
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Economic Growth, Material Flows and the
Book SynopsisRutger Hoekstra examines the complex relationship between the monetary economy and the materials flows that are extracted and emitted by economic activities. These physical flows are responsible for many important environmental problems such as unsustainable resource depletion, waste production and climate change. This book discusses, applies and improves upon techniques which link the monetary and physical economies for environmental analyses. The book uses two sources of analysis: the physical input-output table (PIOT), a macro-economic account for the physical economy, recording material and product flows, including resource extraction, emissions and recycling; and structural decomposition analysis (SDA), which assesses the influence of structural changes, such as economic growth, consumption shifts, export growth and technological change, on environmental indicators. Methodological improvements in the PIOT and SDA systems are then presented by the author, and applied to empirical data. Ecological and industrial economists, along with those with an interest in environmental problems associated with the economy will find this book, with its extensive historical analysis and novel fore- and back-casting models, to be a fascinating read.Trade Review'This volume provides a valuable introduction to hybrid I-O analysis and therefore should be useful to the growing number of researchers working with these techniques.' -- Timothy J. Considine, Journal of Industrial Ecology'This is a first-rate piece of work. . . Dr Hoekstra's book is the most comprehensive assessment of economic decomposition analysis to date. The author has clarified some confusions, filled in some important gaps in the literature and extended the methods both conceptually and empirically. He has done a most thorough job of constructing hybrid input-output tables and applied them to the important issue of trends in material production use. His use of SDA for forecasting and backcasting of trends and policy making is also very impressive.' -- Adam Rose, Pennsylvania State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Input–Output Tables and Models 3. Constructing Input–Output Tables: Theory 4. Physical Input–Output Tables 5. Hybrid Input–Output Tables for Iron and Steel and Plastics 6. Environmental Structural Decomposition Analysis 7. Comparing Structural and Index Decomposition Analysis 8. Structural Decomposition Analysis of Iron and Steel and Plastics 9. Forecasting and Backcasting Scenarios 10. Summary and Conclusions References Index
£99.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd On the Reappraisal of Microeconomics: Economic
Book SynopsisThe conventional utility-based approach to microeconomics is now nearly a century old and although frequently criticised, it has yet to be replaced. On the Reappraisal of Microeconomics offers an alternative approach that overcomes most of the objections to orthodox theory, whilst offering some unique additional advantages.The authors present a new approach to non-equilibrium microeconomics that applies equally to production, trade and consumption, and that is also consistent with the laws of thermodynamics. This new theory is not limited to equilibrium or near-equilibrium conditions. The core of the theory is proof that, for each agent (firm or individual), there exists an unique function of goods and money (denoted Z) that can be interpreted as subjective wealth for an individual or the owners of a firm. Exchanges may occur only when both parties enjoy an increase in subjective wealth as a consequence. On average, this Z-function will increase over time if, and only if, the agent obeys a simple decision rule in all economic transactions: namely to 'avoid avoidable losses', or AAL, it being understood that some losses are unavoidable. Dynamic equations describing growth (or decline) can be derived simply by calculating time derivatives of a wealth function, without the need for constrained maximization of an integral of utility (or some surrogate) BM_1_over time. The Z-function also has a number of other interesting properties that can be used for multi-agent and multi-sectoral simulation models to explore a variety of economic situations that cannot be addressed so easily using conventional methods.This is a stimulating, provocative and highly original book that will appeal to informed academics, researchers and other professionals with an interest in the fundamentals of neoclassical economics and its applications to business, finance, growth and the environment.Trade Review'This book seeks to reformulate traditional neoclassical microeconomic theory into a new paradigm that integrates an alternative rationality postulate, expectations, resource stocks, disequilibrium, dynamics, and endogenous technological change. This is a noble pursuit, since mainstream micro theory has not done a good job of addressing most of these considerations individually, let alone as a group. The book is a significant contribution to the literature and could even become a "breakthrough" work.' -- Adam Rose, Pennsylvania State University, US'This is an excellent book. It will be a welcome addition to the growing body of work expanding the field of economic theory. The future of economics lies in work like this developing a kind of economics consistent with real human behaviour and biophysical reality.' -- John M. Gowdy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Models of Human Behavior 2. Micro-Foundations of Economics 3. Economic Agents, Actions and Wealth 4. The Z-Function 5. Decision-Making Strategies 6. Dynamics 7. From Agent to Aggregation 8. The Drivers of Long-Term Growth: Knowledge, Technological Change and Radical Innovation Appendix A: Money and Credit Appendix B: Balance Equations; Accounting Relationships Appendix C: Explicit Representations of Value and Wealth Functions and Supply–Demand Curves Appendix D: Properties of the Matrix References Index
£98.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Evolution of Markets for Water: Theory and
Book SynopsisThis book presents a detailed picture of the evolutionary processes at work in water markets with a particular focus on theory and practice in Australia. Policymakers are striving to strike a balance between the pros and cons of a property rights/market based approach to the allocation of water resources, as opposed to an approach that centres on government regulation. The current movement in Australia is toward the use of markets, and numerous reforms are either underway or under consideration in that direction. This provides an ideal opportunity to observe the factors at play in determining the balance and hence the mix of policy instruments at work. The distinguished contributors offer a range of perspectives - economic, legal, environmental - and combine conceptual analysis with evidence from real policy decisions.Policymakers and governmental advisers will find this book timely and extremely relevant to making decisions on what is arguably the world's most critical natural resource. The Evolution of Markets for Water will also be of great interest to academics and students with an interest in natural resource economics, law and management.Table of ContentsContents: Preface by Alan Moran 1. Markets and Government – An Evolving Balance 2. Principles and Issues for Effective Australian Water Markets 3. The Historical Variation in Water Rights 4. State Administration versus Private Innovation: The Evolution of Property Rights to Water in Victoria, Australia 5. A Property Framework for Water Markets: The Role of Law 6. Registration of Water Titles: Key Issues in Developing Systems to Underpin Market Development 7. Accounting for Water Flows: Are Entitlements to Water Complete and Defensible and Does this Matter? 8. Potential Efficiency Gains from Water Trading in Queensland 9. Water Trading Instruments in Australia: Some Thoughts on Future Development of Australian Water Markets 10. Realising Environmental Demands in Water Markets Index
£90.00
CABI Publishing Inositol Phosphates: Linking Agriculture and the
Book SynopsisInositol phosphates are a group of organic compounds found widely in the natural environment. They are important in agriculture because they constitute most of the phosphorus in grain seeds, but they cannot be digested by some animals. As a result, considerable research has been directed towards improving the digestibility of inositol phosphates in animal diets. Inositol phosphates are also abundant in soils and water bodies, yet a clear understanding of their behaviour in the environment remains elusive. This is surprising given the importance of phosphorus in the nutrition of both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Written by leading experts, this book brings together critical reviews on inositol phosphates in agriculture, ecology, and the environment. The sixteen chapters cover a diverse range of topics, including the synthesis and hydrolysis of inositol phosphates, their role in animal nutrition, and their fate in soils and aquatic ecosystems. It will prove valuable to a wide readership in the agricultural and biological sciences, and will serve as a unique reference source on this emerging topic.Table of Contents1: Nomenclature and Terminology of Inositol Phosphates: Clarification and a Glossary of Terms 2: Identification of Inositol Phosphates by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Unravelling Structural Diversity 3: High-performance Chromatographic Separations of Inositol Phosphates and Their Detection by Mass Spectrometry 4: Origins and Biochemical Transformations of Inositol Stereoisomers and Their Phosphorylated Derivatives in Soil 5: Isolation and Assessment of Microorganisms That Utilize Phytate 6: Phytate-degrading Enzymes: Regulation of Synthesis in Microorganisms and Plants 7: Phytases: Attributes, Catalytic Mechanisms and Applications 8: Seed Phosphorus and the Development of Low-phytate Crops 9: Phytase and Inositol Phosphates in Animal Nutrition: Dietary Manipulation and Phosphorus Excretion by Animals 10: Environmental Implications of Inositol Phosphates in Animal Manures 11: Ligand Effects on Inositol Phosphate Solubility and Bioavailability in Animal Manures 12: Inositol Phosphates in Soil: Amounts, Forms and Significance of the Phosphorylated Inositol Stereoisomers 13: Abiotic Reactions of Inositol Phosphates in Soil 14: Interactions Between Phytases and Soil Constituents: Implications for the Hydrolysis of Inositol Phosphates 15: Plant Utilization of Inositol Phosphates 16: Inositol Phosphates in Aquatic Systems
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CABI Publishing Marine Ecotourism: Between the Devil and the Deep
Book SynopsisThe planet's most fascinating and yet tantalisingly under-researched component is now a rapidly growing tourism frontier. The sea attracts millions of tourists annually with its diverse array of exclusive activities, but its sheer size brings with it considerable problems for management. Within the context of other economic activities that may compromise the success, if not the very existence of marine ecotourism, this text examines the wide range of marine ecotourism resources, not only natural, but also cultural and man-made. Covering economic, marketing planning and regulation issues, this book also considers the vital role of marine ecotourism in raising awareness of the significance of the seas and oceans to sustainable coastal livelihoods. At a time of great concern over the effects of climate change and high profile issues such as depletion of fish stocks and oil spillages, the insights this book provides are essential reading.Table of ContentsChapter 1: INTRODUCTION SECTION I: PATTERNS AND PROCESSES Chapter 2: Marine Ecotourism in Context Chapter 3: Marine Ecotourism Resources Chapter 4: Marine Ecotourism Attractions and Activities SECTION II: PRIMARY STAKEHOLDERS AND INTERESTS Chapter 5: Coastal Communities Chapter 6: Marine Ecotourists Chapter 7: Marine Nature Chapter 8: The Marine Ecotourism Industry SECTION III: REGULATION, FACILITATION AND COLLABORATION Chapter 9: Planning Agencies Chapter 10: Institutional Structures Chapter 11: Networks and Initiatives Chapter 12: CONCLUSION
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CABI Publishing International Research on Natural Resource
Book SynopsisOver the past two decades, significant investment has been made into agriculture-related natural resource management research in developing countries. With investors beginning to request the impact of their investments in this research, a review was needed on the economic, social and environmental effects of these projects. Stemming from an effort to address these concerns, this collection of case studies establishes a methodological foundation for impact assessments of NRMR through a discussion of research conducted by the CGIAR around the world. Both micro and macro projects are examined to consider the results of these agricultural and development programs at the farm level as well as on a regional scale.Table of Contents1: Why Natural Resource Management Research? 2: The History of NRM Research in the CGIAR 3: Productivity Enhancement and NRM, NRM Case Studies: What do they tell us? 4: Overview of the Case Studies 5: CIMMYT. Assessing the Impact of NRMR: The Case of Zero Tillage in India's Rice-Wheat Systems 6: CIAT. Impact of Participatory NRMR in Cassava-Based Cropping Systems in Vietnam and Thailand 7: WorldFish Centre. Impact of the Development and Dissemination of Integrated Aquaculture-Agriculture Technologies in Malawi 8: World Agroforestry Centre. Impacts of Improved Tree Fallow Technology in Zambia 9: ICARDA. Ex Post-impact Assessment of NRM Technologies in Crop-Livestock Systems in Dry Areas of Morocco and Tunisia 10: IWMI. Assessing the Outcome of IWMI's Research and Interventions on Irrigation Management Transfer 11: CIFOR. The Sustainability of Forest Management: Assessing the Impact of CIFOR Criteria and Indicators Research : Lessons learned and the Way ahead 12: The Major Lessons from the Case Studies 13: The Way ahead: Impact Assessment of NRM Research
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CABI Publishing Invasive Plant Ecology in Natural and
Book SynopsisBringing together reasons for why and where weeds occur and the ecological importance of weed management, this updated edition (previously entitled "Weed Ecology") provides an in-depth study of plant ecology with greater coverage of invasive plant biology and more concise statistics. In a new, larger format, printed in two colours, and illustrated throughout with figures, tables and case studies it is an essential text for students in plant ecology, agriculture and horticulture.Trade Review"As an undergraduate text [the book] does a superb job of traversing the wide expanse of ecology... several chapters should be key components of any course on understanding weed ecology" - Biological Invasions"Table of Contents1: Introduction to Invasion Ecology 2: The Distribution and Abundance of Populations 3: The Structure and Dynamics of Populations 4: Sexual Reproduction 5: Asexual Reproduction 6: From Seed to Seedling 7: Growing Up, Getting Old and Dying 8: Competition 9: Herbivory, Parasitism, and Mutualism 10: Basic Community Concepts and Diversity 11: Community Dynamics: Succession and Assembly 12: Landscape Scales and Invasive Species 13: Molecular Ecology: Applications for Invasive Plants 14: Plant Invasions: A Synthesis
£38.00
CABI Publishing Grassland Productivity and Ecosystem Services
Book SynopsisGrassland ecosystems are deeply affected by human activities and need appropriate management to optimise trade-offs between ecosystem functions and services. Until now they have mainly been analysed as agro-ecosystems for animal production but this book looks beyond the role of grassland as a feeding ground, and evaluates other important processes such as carbon sequestration in soils, greenhouse gas regulation and biodiversity protection. This authoritative volume expertly highlights the need for an immediate balance between agriculture and ecological management for sustainability in the future.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Food security and environmental impacts; challenge for grassland sciences. Chapter 1: Primary production of grasslands, herbage accumulation and use, and impacts of climate change. Section 1: Productivity and use of grassland resource Chapter 2: Nutritional constraints for grazing animals and the importance of selective grazing behavior. Chapter 3: The influence of vegetation characteristics on foraging strategies and ingestive behavior. Chapter 4: Diversity, productivity and stability in grazing systems. Chapter 5: Importance of scale in the management of grassland resources. Chapter 6: Livestock production styles and managing grassland ecosystems. Section 2: Grasslands as regulating biogeochemical cycles and environmental fluxes to hydrosphere and atmosphere Chapter 7: Carbon storage and organic matter dynamics in grassland soil. Chapter 8: Managing C and N in grassland systems. The adaptive cycle theory perspective. Chapter 9: Managing mineral N leaching in grassland systems. Chapter 10: Greenhouse gas emission from grassland area and mitigation. Chapter 11: Role and impacts of legumes in grasslands for high productivity and N gain from symbiotic N2 fixation. Chapter 12: Efficiency of Phosphorus Cycling in Different Grassland Systems. Section 3: Grasslands as regulating biodiversity dynamics Chapter 13: Predicting biodiversity dynamics of grasslands under global changes: the role of long-term manipulation of climates. Chapter 14: Interactions between grassland management and species diversity. Chapter 15: Assessing the functional role of plant diversity in grasslands: a trait-based approach. Chapter 16: Exploiting genotypic and phenotypic plant diversity in grasslands. Chapter 17: Microbial diversity of grasslands, its functional role. Chapter 18: Soil fauna diversity and ecosystem functions in grasslands. Section 4: Grasslands as component of sustainable farming Chapter 19: Role of grasslands in intensive animal production in North-West Europe. Conditions for a more sustainable farming system. Chapter 20: Management of grazing systems in New Zealand and environmental impacts. Chapter 21: Rangeland management for sustainable conservation of natural resources. Chapter 22: Opportunities and challenges for integrating North-American crop and livestock systems. Chapter 23: Integration of grasslands within arable crop systems in South-America. Section 5: Grasslands as components of landscape ecology and agricultural systems at regional level Chapter 24: Temperate grasslands in catchment systems: the role of scale, connectivity and thresholds in the provision and regulation of water quality and quantity. Chapter 25: Integration of grasslands with forests at regional level. Chapter 26: Role of grasslands area within arable cropping systems for conservation or enhancing biodiversity at regional level. Chapter 27: Interactions between cereal cropping systems and pastoral areas as the base for a sustainable agriculture development in Mediterranean countries. Chapter 28: A way for developing integrated system at landscape level in tropical areas.
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Collective Ink Better World is Possible, A
Book SynopsisThis book is about the global environmental and economic crisis. It challenges the whole global economic system and its underlying beliefs, assumptions and values. We need a complete system transformation, a paradigm shift. This requires holistic and whole system thinking. It is a thoroughly hopeful book. The focus is on the possibility of a better world, a more fulfilling way of life, rather than what's wrong or what we have to give up. Could this book be the best one on the global environmental and economic crisis? The central argument is that we, ordinary people - 6.7 billion of us - need to use our people power to bring about a sustainable, fairer and non-violent world. This means putting our governments under constant pressure to do more and represent citizens' interests and not those of big business. There are many books about the global crisis. But few, aimed at empowering ordinary people, take a holistic approach. It is for those many people who are concerned, open minded and ready to act.Trade ReviewWe are in a place we have never been before. We are facing a series of interconnected systemic crises that put both humanity and the planet in serious peril. This book not only clearly describes the problem but, most importantly, points to the solution. The 'rules of the game' need to be radically changed and this will only happen if enough people, speaking with a clear enough voice, demand such a change. This book is not, therefore, a 'worthy' text on economics, but a vital handbook for our survival! (Stewart Wallis, Executive Director, New Economics Foundation) We have to take our power and demand that our governments act boldly to tackle the environmental crisis; create a global economy that serves everyone; create truly inclusive democracy at all levels; and stop wasting lives and money on war. This book will inspire, challenge you and make sense of how the system works. It's your handbook for a bottom up revolution. Read it and play your part. (Baroness Helena Kennedy QC)
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James Currey Pokot Pastoralism: Environmental Change and
Book SynopsisExamines how pastoral peoples imagine, or even design, their futures under the pressure of changing environments and large-scale government projects. In East Africa and beyond, pastoral groups find themselves and their livelihoods under increasing threat when dealing with rapid environmental change. On the one hand, they contemplate major upheaval as a result of landscape and climate change on a scale never seen before. At the same time, these often-marginalised groups find themselves subsumed by the wider interests of national political economies prioritising new investment in land as well as encouraging tourism. This book investigates one such group - the nomadic pastoralists in East Pokot in north-west Kenya - and traces their social and ecological transformation over the past two hundred years to show how modern challenges are linked to the past history and also shape the perceptions of pastoral futures. In East Pokot the grass bush savannah upon which the pastoral lifestyle depends has strongly declined over a long period of time, with encroachment of acacia. Though traditionally cattle-rearing, its people have been forced to diversify into raising other browsing animals as well as cattle husbandry. The development efforts of the Kenyan government to use natural resources have also threatened their environment and their way of life. Bringing a long view to the history of human-environmental relations, the author reveals a more complex picture of change that, contrary to earlier assumptions, is not due exclusively to the pastoralists' pasture management, but also to the extinction of wildlife populations in the region, which were hunted heavily in colonial times. Attempts to move beyond Pokot territory, to the regions west of Lake Baringo and to the hard-fought Laikipia Plateau, have often been compromised by violent conflicts. While a younger generation looks to develop new sources of income through the job opportunities created by geothermal energy production, and diversify into other agricultural activities, this has also brought a dynamic social transformation: increasing production and sale of alcohol, decreasingly nomadic lifestyle, growing differences between the older and younger generations, and so on. Contributing to debates on future rural Africa, ecological history and environmental change, the book will appeal to anthropologists, sociologists, geographers, historians and development scholars. Published in association with the Collaborative Research Centre FUTURE RURAL AFRICA, funded by the German Research Council (DFG).Trade ReviewA solid and insightful modern ethnography of the Pokot people. Captures well the shifts in pastoral practice. An excellent book of its kind. * Judging Panel - Amaury Talbot Prize *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. East Pokot: A Place and its People 3. Pokot Pastoral Livelihoods 4. The Paka Community 5. Environmental Changes in East Pokot 6. Socio-Ecological Transformations in the Agro-Pastoral Highlands 7. Ecological Change and Local Livelihoods: Scientific and Pokot Perspectives 8. Ecological Invasions and Socio-Ecological Transformation 9. Ecological Challenges and Social Transformations Appendix: List of Plant Names (Pokot-Scientific - Scientific-Pokot) Bibliography Index
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ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc The Innovation Biosphere: Planet and Brains in
Book SynopsisThis book addresses those involved in research or R&D. It introduces the principles of eco-innovation and the importance of the impact of their activity. This topic is considered in the context of natural and digital ecosystems powered by intelligent assistants (technology). Chapter 1 positions the innovation as a process and component of ecosystems including research, enterprises, technology (digitalecosystems) and environment. Sustainable success is a condition of survival and an expectation of those who invest in innovation. Chapter 2 describes the main elements to consider and gives some tips. Chapter 3 presents some selected initiatives at the national and European level and provides a way of measuring success.Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ix FOREWORD xi INTRODUCTION xv ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS xxi CHAPTER 1. INNOVATION LANDSCAPE AND FIELDS 1 1.1. From intensive industrialization to intensive innovation: consequences of global business 1 1.2. Computer sciences, the Internet and mass media 7 1.2.1. Example of applying environmental principles 11 1.2.2. Artificial intelligence 17 1.3. Medicine and biotechnologies 23 1.3.1. Human spare parts and augmented human 25 1.3.2. Ambient assisted living 26 1.3.3. Biotechnology 27 1.4. Nanotechnologies 30 1.4.1. Biological risks of nanoparticles 32 1.5. Agriculture and food industry 33 1.6. Knowledge city, smart city, green city and wise city 38 1.7. Tourism and business travel 41 1.8. Fashion victims 41 1.9. Responsible innovation? 43 1.9.1. What alternative? 45 CHAPTER 2. INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS 49 2.1. The innovation biosphere 49 2.2. Some definitions 52 2.3. Innovation life 58 2.3.1. Continuous innovation and its context 58 2.3.2. Innovation dynamics 60 2.3.3. Balance: conditions for sustainable success 63 2.3.4. Role of knowledge and skills 70 2.4. Barriers, constraints and paradoxes 74 2.5 Some paradoxes 76 2.6. Measuring benefits78 2.7. Trends and future innovation 79 CHAPTER 3. CHALLENGES AND INNOVATION POLICIES 81 3.1. Challenges for the next decades 81 3.2. Main challenges: global, European and French perspectives 83 3.2.1. Challenges for Europe 85 3.2.2. Unemployment paradoxes and quick fixes 87 3.2.3. Challenge for France 91 3.2.4. Best practices in matching offer and demand 94 3.3. Innovation policy 95 3.3.1. Innovation policies in Europe 100 3.3.2. French innovation policy 113 3.4. Matching policy and challenges 118 CHAPTER 4. EXPERIMENTATIONS AND RESULTS 123 4.1. Ubiquitous or sustainable innovation 123 4.2. Selected actions around the world 124 4.2.1. Open Systems Science: Tokyo and Paris 129 4.2.2. Qatar Foundation 135 4.3. Europe 137 4.3.1. From Living Labs and Enoll to Innovation 2.0 137 4.3.2. Future Centers 144 4.3.3. Green and eco-innovation 150 4.3.4. Social and service innovation 152 4.4. Experiments in France 153 4.4.1. Merging for multidisciplinary (and cost saving) 156 4.5. Results and perspectives 157 CHAPTER 5. ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS 159 5.1. Know, appreciate and protect what we have 159 5.2. Problem solving 161 5.2.1. Motivation 162 5.2.2. Understanding the problem to solve 163 5.2.3. Solutions from the past and alternative solutions 163 5.3. Innovating in harmony with environmental intelligence 164 5.3.1. Minds of plants 165 5.3.2. Copying nature: biomimicry 167 5.4. Conditions for sustainable success 173 5.4.1. Removing the barriers 177 5.4.2. New professions: perspective for jobs 179 CONDITIONS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE 181 BIBLIOGRAPHY 185 INDEX 201
£125.06
ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Chemical Ecology
Book SynopsisThe book features comparative perspectives on the field of chemical ecology, present and future, offered by scientists from a wide variety of disciplines. The scientists contributing to this book –biologists, ecologists, biochemists, chemists, biostatisticians – are interested in marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems and work on life forms ranging from micro-organisms to mammals, including humans, living in areas from the tropics to polar regions. Here, they cross their analyses of the present state of chemical ecology and its perspectives for the future. Those presented here include complex, multispecies communities and cover a wide range both of organisms and of the types of molecules that mediate the interactions between them. Up to now, no book has presented a solid scientific treatment of a wide range of examples. This book illustrates a diverse panel of the most advanced aspects of this rapidly expanding field.Table of ContentsForeword xiStéphanie THIÉBAULT and Françoise GAILL Introduction xiiiAnne-Geneviève BAGNÈRES and Martine HOSSAERT-MCKEY Chapter 1. Biodiversity and Chemical Mediation 1Bertrand SCHATZ, Doyle MCKEY and Thierry PÉREZ 1.1. Systematic and integrative taxonomy from chemical ecology 2 1.2. Scent communication between sexual partners 4 1.3. Scent communication between species 6 1.4. Chemical mimicry, to enhance reproduction 8 1.5. A dialog that sometimes evolves into an interaction network 10 1.6. Conclusions 18 1.7. Bibliography 18 Chapter 2. Chemical Ecology: An Integrative and Experimental Science 23Anne-Marie CORTESERO, Magali PROFFIT, Christophe DUPLAIS and Frédérique VIARD 2.1. Semiochemicals 23 2.2. Chemical ecology in multitrophic networks and co-evolution between species 28 2.3. Contribution of chemical ecology to the study of tropical plant diversification 32 2.4. When chemical ecology sheds light on the process of biological invasion – an example demonstratingintegration between chemistry and ecology 36 2.5. Protection is in the air: how plants defend themselves against phytophagous insects through VOC emissions 40 2.6. Conclusions 43 2.7. Bibliography 43 Chapter 3. Scents in the Social Life of Non-Human and Human Primates 47Marie CHARPENTIER, Guillaume ODONNE and Benoist SCHAAL 3.1. Primate societies and their complex systems of communication 47 3.2. The role of odors in human communication 53 3.2.1. Human odors convey a large panel of cues 53 3.2.2. Body odors reflect internal states 55 3.2.3. What are the functions of social smells in human daily life? 56 3.2.4. Human pheromones, fact or fiction? 59 3.3. The senses of smell and taste in the search for food and remedies 61 3.3.1. Interactions between senses and food in primates 61 3.3.2. Senses and self-medication in animals 62 3.3.3. Senses in human therapies 63 3.3.4. An evolutionary conception of the link between senses and health 65 3.4. Conclusions – the adaptive functions of the sense of smell in “microsmatic” species 66 3.5. Bibliography 68 Chapter 4. Microbiota and Chemical Ecology 71Soizic PRADO, Catherine LEBLANC and Sylvie REBUFFAT 4.1. The protagonist microorganisms of chemical ecology 71 4.2. Strategies for the study of microbiota 72 4.2.1. How should the microbiota be characterized? 72 4.2.2. What tools are available to help understand the roles of the microbiota? 73 4.3. The molecular dialog of microorganisms 75 4.3.1. Language and social life of microorganisms 75 4.3.2. The AMPs, main actors in the equilibrium of bacterial communities 78 4.3.3. Fungi and bacteria communicate to better help each other 79 4.3.4. When helping each other degenerates into chemical warfare between bacteria and fungi 80 4.3.5. The Trichoderma fungi: heavy artillery against pathogenic fungi 80 4.4. Chemical communication between microorganisms and their hosts 81 4.4.1. Plant–bacteria relationships: essential interactions with different partners 81 4.4.2. Plants also establish intimate relations with fungi 83 4.4.3. Mutualist actinobacteria provide care to insects 85 4.4.4. Chemical communication between microorganisms and their host in the marine environment 87 4.5. Regulations and evolution of the interactions in changing ecosystems and environments 89 4.5.1. Contribution of chemical ecology to the understanding of biosynthesis mechanisms of chemical mediators 90 4.5.2. Metabolic networks: new tools for studying the evolution of host/microbiota interactions 91 4.6. Conclusions – from chemical ecology to future applications: impacts of the study of the microbiota 91 4.7. Bibliography 92 Chapter 5. From Chemical Ecology to Ecogeochemistry 95Catherine FERNANDEZ, Virginie BALDY and Nadine LE BRIS 5.1. Balance between primary and secondary metabolism 96 5.2. Role of secondary metabolites in biotic interactions and community structure 99 5.3. Secondary metabolites and ecosystem functioning: plant soil relation – brown food chain 103 5.4. Integration of biotic and abiotic dynamics: benthic marine microhabitats 109 5.5. Conclusions 114 5.6. Bibliography 114 Chapter 6. Omics in Chemical Ecology 117Sylvie BAUDINO, Christophe LUCAS and Carole SMADJA 6.1. Introduction: the different “omic” technologies 118 6.2. From “omics” to signals: identifying new active molecules 120 6.3. From “omics” to the ecology of communities: identifying chemical interactions of organisms in their environment 121 6.4. From “omics” to molecular bases: revealing the genetic and molecular bases of chemical interactions 122 6.5. From “omics” to physiology: characterizing the modes of production and the modes of reception of active molecules 127 6.6. From “omics” to the role of environment: understanding the impact of biotic and abiotic factors on interactions 128 6.7. From “omics” to evolution: understanding and predicting the adaptive value of chemical interactions 131 6.8. Conclusions and perspectives 133 6.9. Bibliography 134 Chapter 7. Metabolomic Contributions to Chemical Ecology 139Philippe POTIN, Florence NICOLÈ and Olivier P. THOMAS 7.1. Definition of metabolomics 139 7.2. Different strategies of the metabolomic approaches 140 7.3. The different steps for conducting a metabolomic study 141 7.3.1. Experimental design and sampling 142 7.3.2. Analytical approaches 144 7.3.3. Data processing 144 7.4. Applications of metabolomics 151 7.4.1. Chemical biodiversity and chemotaxonomy 151 7.4.2. Study of the regulation and evolution of metabolic/ biosynthesis pathways 152 7.4.3. Contributions to functional ecology 155 7.4.4. Application of metabolomics to the study of environmental disturbances 157 7.5. Conclusions 157 7.6. Bibliography 158 Chapter 8. Chemical, Biological and Computational Tools in Chemical Ecology 161Nicolas BARTHÈS, Jean-Claude CAISSARD, Jérémy JUST and Xavier FERNANDEZ 8.1. Chemical tools 161 8.1.1. Analytical tools of chromatography 161 8.1.2. Analytical approach by nuclear magnetic resonance 168 8.1.3. Secondary metabolite imagery techniques 170 8.2. Sequencing tools 173 8.2.1. Principles, strengths and limitations of NGS 174 8.2.2. Major domains of NGS applications 175 8.3. Databases: biodiversity in silico 179 8.3.1. Databases of chemical compounds and general ecology 180 8.3.2. Databases for the omics that can be used in chemical ecology 181 8.4. Conclusions 183 8.5. Bibliography 183 Chapter 9. Academic and Economic Values of Understanding Chemical Communication 185Bernard BANAIGS, Ali AL MOURABIT, Guillaume CLAVE and Claude GRISON 9.1. Nature as a model 185 9.2. Nature as a model for development of new molecules of interest 187 9.2.1. From chemical mediators to new bioactive structural archetypes 188 9.2.2. Biosynthesis and biomimetic synthesis 192 9.2.3. Chemical mediators and ligand/receptor interactions: to the discovery of new cellular receptors and biochemical tools 195 9.3. Chemical ecology and sustainable development 196 9.3.1. Bio-control 198 9.3.2. Bio-inspired chemistry and remedial phytotechnologies 200 9.4. Conclusions 205 9.5. Bibliography 205 Conclusion 207Martine HOSSAERT-MCKEY and Anne-Geneviève BAGNÈRES Glossary 213 List of Authors 217 Index 221
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Environmental Governance: The Challenge of
Book SynopsisEnvironmental policymaking has become an experimental field for new modes of governance. This timely book focuses on three prominent characteristics of new governance arrangements: the broad participation of non-state actors, the attempt to improve vertical and horizontal coordination, and the effort to integrate different types of expertise in an effective and democratically accountable way. Building on the analytical perspectives of legitimacy and effectiveness, which are seen as genuine acid test criteria for new governance, this book provides a critical assessment of current practices of participation, coordination and evidence-based policymaking in various case studies of environmental governance, in particular in the fields of biodiversity, climate and forest policy. The book provides insights from selected governance processes that go beyond consultancy-style best-practice examples but are embedded in a solid conceptual and theoretical discussion that will be invaluable to policymakers. It will also prove essential for scholars interested in environmental politics; policy studies; public policy; public administration; European politics; as well as science and technology studies. Contributors: S. Beck, M. Bocher, T.E. Boon, L. Giessen, K. Hogl, K. Kassioumis, M. Krott, E. Kvarda, D.H. Lund, I. Nathan, J. Newig, R. Nordbeck, K. Papageorgiou, M. Pregernig, S. Storch, M. Vakkas, S. WeilandTrade Review’An imaginative and stimulating collection of essays that makes an indispensable contribution to the literature on forest and environmental policy and governance.’- David Humphreys, The Open University, UK ’This is a very timely, relevant and interesting volume. Environmental problems are pertinent problems, as the book rightly states, so we need continuous attention and effort to analyse and apply environmental governance modes. Although urgently needed, their effectiveness and legitimacy are neither straight forward nor given. Therefore, a thorough in-depth analysis of these modes, their characteristics and their pros and cons is very helpful, both for academics and policy makers. This is exactly what this book offers.’- Bas Arts, Wageningen University and Research Centre, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Preface INTRODUCTION 1. Legitimacy and Effectiveness of Environmental Governance – Concepts and Perspectives Karl Hogl, Eva Kvarda, Ralf Nordbeck and Michael Pregernig PART I: THE CHALLENGE OF PARTICIPATION 2. Participation in Environmental Governance: Legitimate and Effective? Jens Newig and Eva Kvarda 3. More Effective Natural Resource Management through Participatory Governance? Taking Stock of the Conceptual and Empirical Literature – and Moving Forward Jens Newig 4. Legitimacy and Policy Effectiveness of National Strategies for Sustainability in Austria Eva Kvarda and Ralf Nordbeck 5. The National Park Process in Denmark: A Network Governance Approach to Democratize Nature Policy-making? Tove E. Boon, Iben Nathan and Dorthe H. Lund PART II: THE CHALLENGE OF POLICY COORDINATION 6. The Challenge of Coordination: Bridging Horizontal and Vertical Boundaries Karl Hogl and Ralf Nordbeck 7. The Shift from Hierarchy to Governance in National Park Management: Analysing Participation, Coordination and Political Commitment Kostas Papageorgiou, Kostas Kassioumis and Michael Vakkas 8. Temporary Governance and Persistent Government: Rural Policy Integration in Pilot and Mainstream Funding Programs Lukas Giessen 9. Reflexive Governance: A Way Forward for Coordinated Natural Resource Policy? Sabine Weiland PART III: THE CHALLENGES OF SCIENCE-POLICY INTEGRATION 10. Normative and Analytical Perspectives on the Role of Science and Expertise in Environmental Governance Michael Pregernig and Michael Böcher 11. From Truth to Trust: Lessons Learned from ‘Climategate’ Silke Beck 12. Scientific and Local Knowledge in the Danish National Park Process Dorthe H. Lund 13. Institutionalization of Accountability within Mission-oriented Research: The Example of the ‘Decision Support System Forest and Climate Change’ Sabine Storch, Max Krott and Michael Böcher CONCLUSIONS 14. Effectiveness and Legitimacy of Environmental Governance – Synopsis of Key Insights Karl Hogl, Eva Kvarda, Ralf Nordbeck and Michael Pregernig Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Global Environmental Politics, Second
Book SynopsisThe second edition of this Handbook contains more than 30 new and original articles as well as six essential updates by leading scholars of global environmental politics. This landmark book maps the latest theoretical and empirical research in this energetic and growing field. Captured here are the pioneering and lively debates over concerns for the health of the planet and how they might best be addressed. The introduction explores the intellectual trends and evolving parameters in the field of global environmental politics. It makes a case for an expansive definition of the field, one that embraces an interdisciplinary literature on the connections between global politics and environmental change. The remaining chapters are divided into four broad themes - states and cooperation; global governance; the political economy of governance; and knowledge and ethics - with each section covering key emerging issues. In-depth explorations are given to topics such as climate change, multinational corporations, international agreements and UN organizations, regulations and business standards, trade and international finance, multilevel and transnational governance, and ecological citizenship. Handbook of Global Environmental Politics, Second Edition is a comprehensive review of the field and offers cutting-edge ideas for further research. As such, scholars, students and policy makers will find themselves looking to it for many years to come. Contributors: S. Andresen, K. Backstrand, J.S. Barkin, S. Bernstein, F. Biermann, H. Bulkeley, K. Conca, P. Dauvergne, I. de Soysa, E.R. DeSombre, R. Dimitrov, A. Dobson, L. Elliott, R. Falkner, M. Finger, D. Fuchs, T. Gehring, L.H. Gulbrandsen, J. Gupta, T. Gutner, M.J. Hoffmann, D. Humphreys, S. Jinnah, A. Jordan, A. Kalfagianni, G. Kutting, D.L. Levy, R.D. Lipschutz, K. Litfin, R. Matthew, A.P.J. Mol, P. Newell, S. Park, M. Paterson, T. Princen, T. Rayner, H. Schroeder, H. Selin, T. Skodvin, G. Spaargaren, D.F. Sprinz, D. Svarin, J. Vogler, P. Wapner, M. WilliamsTrade Review‘Both novices and experts will benefit from having this outstanding resource in hand. It contains vivid descriptions on the cutting edge topics that form the heart of contemporary environmental politics. It offers a mother lode of footnote and end-of-chapter bibliographical material that can be mined for profit.’ -- American Society of International Law NewsletterTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Research Trends in Global Environmental Politics Peter Dauvergne PART II: STATES AND COOPERATION 2. When Regimes Backfire: Institutional Expectations and Environmental Deadlock J. Samuel Barkin 3. Changing Issue Structure to Avoid Free Riders: Protecting the Ocean Environment Elizabeth R. DeSombre 4. International Environmental Regimes as Decision Machines Thomas Gehring 5. Climate Regime Design, the Global Warming Potential, and Climate Risk Management Tora Skodvin 6. The Politics of Persuasion: UN Climate Change Negotiations Radoslav Dimitrov 7. Do We Need More Global Sustainability Conferences? Steinar Andresen 8. Changing North–South Challenges in Global Environmental Politics Joyeeta Gupta 9. Environment, Conflict, and Peacebuilding Richard Matthew 10. The Comfortable Lie? Another Look at Natural Resource Scarcity and Armed Conflict Indra de Soysa PART III: GLOBAL GOVERNANCE 11. Legitimacy Problems and Responses in Global Environmental Governance Steven Bernstein 12. International Organizations and Global Environmental Governance: Toward Structural Reform Frank Biermann 13. Studying the Global Commons: Governance without Politics? John Vogler 14. Long-term Environmental Policy: Definition–Origin–Response Options Detlef F. Sprinz 15. Global Environmental Politics and Governance: A Networks and Flows Perspective Arthur P.J. Mol and Gert Spaargaren 16. Global Multilevel Governance and the Management of Hazardous Chemicals Henrik Selin 17. Governing Climate Change: The Challenge of Mitigating and Adapting in a Warming World Tim Rayner and Andrew Jordan 18. Climate Governance Experiments Matthew J. Hoffmann 19. Global Cities and the Politics of Climate Change Harriet Bulkeley and Heike Schroeder PART IV: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GOVERNANCE 20. The Political Ecology of Globalization Peter Newell 21. Exploring Global Governance from a Critical Global Political Economy Perspective Gabriela Kütting 22. Nonstate Actors in Global Environmental Governance Matthias Finger and David Svarin 23. The Effectiveness of Private Environmental Governance Doris Fuchs and Agni Kalfagianni 24. Private Actors and Strategies in Global Environmental Governance: The Role of Information Disclosure David L. Levy 25. Business Power, Business Conflict: A Neo-pluralist Perspective on International Environmental Politics Robert Falkner 26. Impacts of Nonstate Governance: Lessons from the Certification of Marine Fisheries Lars H. Gulbrandsen 27. Evaluating World Bank Environmental Performance Tamar Gutner 28. Greening Development Finance: Cases from the World Bank Group Susan Park 29. Moving the Earth: Cars and the Dynamics of Environmental Politics Matthew Paterson 30. Trade–Environment Politics: The Emerging Role of Regional Trade Agreements Sikina Jinnah PART V: KNOWLEDGE AND ETHICS 31. Environmental Human Rights: Greening “the Dignity and Worth of the Human Person” Ken Conca 32. Thinking like a Planet: Gaian Politics and the Transformation of the World Food System Karen Litfin 33. After Nature: Environmental Politics in a Postmodern Age Paul Wapner 34. Knowledge, Power and Global Environmental Policy Marc Williams 35. The Global Politics of Geoengineering David Humphreys 36. A Sustainability Ethic Thomas Princen 37. The Sustainability Debate: Déjà Vu All Over Again? Ronnie D. Lipschutz 38. Transnational Environmental Harm, Inequity and the Cosmopolitan Response Lorraine Elliott 39. Democracy and Global Environmental Politics Karin Bäckstrand 40. Ecological Citizenship Revisited Andrew Dobson Index
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Liverpool University Press A Guide to Habitat Creation
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Liverpool University Press Practical Management of Invasive Non-Native Weeds
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Liverpool University Press What You Need to Know about Japanese Knotweed: A
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Ecological Economics and Sustainable Development:
Book SynopsisThe effectiveness and scope of operational analysis of sustainable development is explored in this major new book. Ecological Economics and Sustainable Development offers an integrated treatment of theory, methods and applications for economic-ecological analysis taking into consideration all the relevant interactions between economic, development and physical and biological processes.An overview of different theoretical perspectives, based on insights from economics, ecology and thermodynamics, is followed by discussion of the dimensions of sustainable development including ethics and intergenerational equity, sustainable and multiple use, and spatial sustainability. The second part of the book discusses methods for analysis, covering the choice of indicators, natural resource accounting, and integrated static, dynamic and spatial modelling, and evaluation, including multi-criteria and cost-benefit analysis. Attention is also given to decision support and the choice of policy instruments.Combinations of the various methods are applied in the final part of the book, using case studies which cover a range of ecosystems and regions, as well as a variety of issues and problems. These studies clearly show the potential of policy-oriented integrated economic-ecological analysis for sustainable development.Trade Review'This volume makes no excessive claims for the use of EE in its present form for informing environmental policy. It is refreshingly pragmatic and provides an excellent account of how EE is developing.'Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Preface Part I: Concepts, Theories and Frameworks Part II: Methods for Analysis and Evaluation Part III: Application of Methods–Case Studies References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Industrial Ecology: Towards Closing the Materials
Book SynopsisIndustrial Ecology is perhaps the first serious attempt to go beyond general statements regarding the desirability of 'clean technology' and to assess realistically and quantitatively the range of practicable possibilities for reducing materials extraction, consumption and waste.This major new book examines strategic options for reducing wastes and pollution and increasing the productivity of materials. Using an industrial ecology perspective, the authors analyse thirteen generic cases of material, beginning with four families of metals (aluminium, chromium, copper and zinc), several families of chemicals (phosphates and fluorine; suphur-based, nitrogen-based and chlorine-based), silicon and several different types of waste. Opportunities for creating 'industrial ecosystems' by deliberate design are discussed as well as the use of low-value by-products as feed stocks for useful products. In addition to surveying the technological possibilities, the authors also consider the public interest, institutional barriers and the range of possible alternatives that might be applicable. Environmental scientists, economists, practitioners and policy makers will welcome Industrial Ecology's integrated approach and the emphasis which it places on resource productivity, materials cycle optimization and waste minimization.Trade Review'True to form, Ayres and Ayre's Industrial Ecology is a significant addition to the field, full of new and provocative ideas. While most works on industrial ecology can manage only a handful of case studies, the list of chapters in itself shows that this is a tour de force.'Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Materials Perspective 2. Resource Perspective 3. Alumina, Aluminum and Gallium 4. Copper, Cobalt, Silver and Arsenic 5. Chromium Sources, Uses and Losses 6. Zinc and Cadmium 7. Sulfur and Sulfuric Acid 8. Phosphorus, Fluorine and Gypsum 9. Nitrogen-Based Chemicals 10. The Chlor-Alkali Sector 11. Electronic Grade Silicon (EGS) for Semiconductors 12. Post-Consumer Packaging Wastes 13. Scrap Tires 14. Coal Ash: Sources and Possible Uses 15. On Industrial Ecosystems 16. Summary and Conclusions References Indexes
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Ecology and the Crisis of Overpopulation: Future
Book SynopsisCurrent population growth is leading to a depletion in natural resources and could eventually cause irreversible damage to the environment. This book attempts to explain trends in the growth of the global population and the ecological consequences by blending the insights of analytical economics and behavioural ecology.The book begins by looking at population from a long term perspective and considers the ecological influences before going on to examine the economics of population growth. Reproduction decisions of the family are then analysed, and the welfare effect of these decisions on society as a whole are considered. Anup Shah pays particular attention to policies which could try to prevent or cure overpopulation. He asks whether there is a case for intervening in order to prevent overpopulation, and suggests that one way of reducing the effects of population growth is through technological advances which can help compensate for the adverse external effects. Finally, he examines the future of urban centres in the light of population growth.The book is written from a multidisciplinary approach and will have a wide readership throughout the social sciences. It will have particular appeal for economists, geographers, earth scientists, ecologists, environmentalists and those working in the area of development studies.Trade Review'Shah makes clear the need for a discourse on population between biologists and economists. . .'Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Part I: Ecological Analysis 2. The Ecological Foundations of Fertility 3. Moving Down the Eltonian Pyramid Part II: Economic Analysis 4. Malthusian Economics Versus the Demographic Transition 5. The Demographic Transition to Smaller Families 6. The Third World Couple Part III: Normative Analysis 7. Overpopulation 8. Self-regulation of Family Size in a Community 9. Indirect Intervention 10. Direct Intervention Part IV: Wherein lies the Future? 11. An Urban Future 12. Conclusions References
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd environmental taxes and economic welfare:
Book SynopsisThis important book examines the economic policies required to reduce carbon dioxide emissions - a major source of pollution throughout the world. It explores the likely impact of environmental taxes on income distribution and economic welfare.The authors consider a tax on domestic fuel and power and a carbon tax, and the likely adverse distribution effects of these on a population. The analysis allows for the direct and indirect effects (through inter-industry transactions) of taxes on prices and consumers' responses to these price changes. The welfare effects are also estimated for a variety of income groups. The authors then evaluate the inequality and social welfare measures and consider whether the distributional effects can be overcome by adjusting transfer payments to compensate lower-income groups. This study examines environmental taxes in Australia with methods which can be applied to other countries, some of which were specifically designed to overcome data limitation problems.Environmental Taxes and Economic Welfare will be of special interest to researchers, academics, policymakers and advisers on taxation and environmental policy.Trade Review'The book stands as a rigorous evaluation of structural changes required to achieve the Toronto Target in carbon emissions reduction, the order of magnitude of a carbon tax required, and the distributional and welfare effects of domestic fuel and carbon taxes in Australia.' -- Meredith Fowlie, Journal of Energy Literature'This book is a very important contribution to the debate about the economic implications of Australia's response to global change.'– Ian Lowe, Economic RecordTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. A Minimum Disruption Approach 3. Minimum Disruption Calculations 4. Domestic Fuel Taxation 5. Modelling Demand Responses 6. Fuel Taxation with Demand Responses 7. The Effects of a Carbon Tax 8. Measuring Welfare Changes 9. The Welfare Effects of a Carbon Tax 10. Conclusions Bibliography Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Global Aspects of the Environment
Book SynopsisThis two volume collection of pioneering material includes landmarks and significant contributions to the subjects of global environmental issues. The editors have prepared a new introduction for this authoritative collection.This collection enables the reader, whether an economist or environmentalist, to have access to material published in a wide range of journals, many of which are relatively unavailable. It will be of considerable value to researchers and teachers in all of the disciplines, including: theoretical ecology; resource and environmental economics; industrial ecology and environmental science.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements • Introduction Part I: Ecological/Biological Perspective: Human Impacts on Biosphere, Gaia, Etc. 1. W.I. Vernadsky (1945), ‘The Biosphere and Noosphere’ 2. G.E. Hutchinson (1948), ‘On Living in the Biosphere’ 3. Walter Isard (1968), ‘Some Notes on the Linkage of Ecologic and Economic Systems’ 4. Lester Machta (1972), ‘The Role of the Oceans and Biosphere in the Carbon Dioxide Cycle’ 5. James E. Lovelock and Lynn Margulis (1974), ‘Atmospheric Homeostasis by and for the Biosphere: The Gaia Hypothesis’ 6. M.J. Chadwick (1975), ‘The Cycling of Materials in Disturbed Environments’ 7. J.M. Wood and E.D. Goldberg (1977), ‘Impact of Metals on the Biosphere’ 8. Rudolph B. Husar and Janet M. Holloway (1983), ‘Sulfur and Nitrogen over North America’ 9. William C. Clark (1989), ‘The Human Ecology of Global Change’ 10. Paul P. Christensen (1989), ‘Historical Roots for Ecological Economics – Biophysical versus Allocative Approaches’ 11. Anne P. Kinzig and Robert H. Socolow (1994), ‘Human Impacts on the Nitrogen Cycle’ 12. Robert Costanza, Ralph d’Arge, Rudolf de Groot, Stephen Farber, Monica Grasso, Bruce Hannon, Karin Limburg, Shahid Naeem, Robert V. O’Neill, Jose Paruelo, Robert G. Raskin, Paul Sutton and Marjan van den Belt (1997), ‘The Value of the World’s Ecosystem Services and Natural Capital’ Part II: Physical Economics Perspective: Materials Energy, Entropy, Mass Balance 13. William D. Nordhaus (1973), ‘The Allocation of Energy Resources’ 14. Clark W. Bullard III and Robert A. Herendeen (1975), ‘Energy Impact of Consumption Decisions’ 15. Bruce Hannon (1975), ‘Energy Conservation and the Consumer’ 16. R.U. Ayres and M. Narkus-Kramer (1976), ‘An Assessment of Methodologies for Estimating National Energy Efficiency’ 17. Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen (1976), ‘Process Analysis and the Neoclassical Theory of Production’ and ‘The Economics of Production’ 18. R. Stephen Berry, Peter Salamon and Geoffrey Heal (1978), ‘On a Relation Between Economic and Thermodynamic Optima’ 19. Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen (1979), ‘Energy Analysis and Economic Valuation’ 20. Cutler J. Cleveland, Robert Costanza, Charles A.S. Hall and Robert Kaufmann (1984), ‘Energy and the US Economy: A Biophysical Perspective’ 21. Robert U. Ayres (1989), ‘Industrial Metabolism’ 22. R.U. Ayres and A.V. Kneese (1989), ‘Externalities: Economics & Thermodynamics’ 23. Evan Mills, Deborah Wilson and Thomas B. Johansson (1991), ‘Getting Started: No-Regrets Strategies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions’ 24. Herman E. Daly (1992), ‘Is the Entropy Law Relevant to the Economics of Natural Resource Scarcity? – Yes, of course it is!’ 25. C. Bianciardi, A. Donati and S. Ulgiati (1993), ‘On the Relationship between the Economic Process, the Carnot Cycle and the Entropy Law’ 26. A. Azapagic and R. Clift (1995), ‘Life Cycle Assessment and Linear Programming – Environmental Optimisation of Product System’ 27. Sander de Bruyn, Jeroen van den Bergh and Hans Opschoor (1997), ‘Structural Change, Growth, and Dematerialization: An Empirical Analysis’ Name Index Volume II: Part I: Resource/Environmental Perspective: Materials Energy, Exergy, Entropy, Mass Balance 1. John H. Cumberland (1966), ‘A Regional Interindustry Model for Analysis of Development Objectives’ 2. Kenneth E. Boulding (1966), ‘The Economics of the Coming Spaceship Earth’ 3. Herman E. Daly (1968), ‘On Economics as a Life Science’ 4. Robert U. Ayres and Allen V. Kneese (1969), ‘Production, Consumption, and Externalities’ 5. Ralph C. d’Arge and Allen V. Kneese (1972), ‘Environmental Quality and International Trade’ 6. Thomas D. Crocker and John Tschirhart (1972), ‘Ecosystems, Externalities, and Economies’ 7. Kenneth C. Hoffman and Dale W. Jorgenson (1977), ‘Economic and Technological Models for Evaluation of Energy Policy’ 8. Richard Grace, R. Kerry Turner and Ingo Walter (1978), ‘Secondary Materials and International Trade’ 9. David James (1985), ‘Environmental Economics, Industrial Process Models, and Regional-Residuals Management Models’ 10. Curt L. Anderson (1987), ‘The Production Process: Inputs and Wastes’ 11. Martin Jänicke, Harald Mönch and Manfred Binder (1993), ‘Ecological Aspects of Structural Change’ 12. Udo E. Simonis (1989), ‘Ecological Modernization of Industrial Society: Three Strategic Elements’ 13. A. Rose and C.Y. Chen (1991), ‘Sources of Change in Energy Use in the U.S. Economy, 1972-1982: A Structural Decomposition Analysis’ 14. David T. Allen and Nasrin Behmanesh (1994), ‘Wastes as Raw Materials’ 15. Don Fullerton and Thomas C. Kinnaman (1995), ‘Garbage, Recycling, and Illicit Burning or Dumping’ 16. S.M. de Bruyn and J.B. Opschoor (1997), ‘Developments in the Throughput-Income Relationship: Theoretical and Empirical Observations’ Part II: Sustainability and Growth Perspective Limits, Factors. . . 17. P.S. Dasgupta (1969), ‘On the Concept of Optimum Population’ 18. Ralph C. d’Arge (1971), ‘Essay on Economic Growth and Environmental Quality’ 19. R.C. d’Arge and K.C. Kogiku (1973), ‘Economic Growth and the Environment’ 20. Herman E. Daly (1974), ‘The Economics of the Steady State’ 21. Partha Dasgupta and Geoffrey Heal (1974), ‘The Optimal Depletion of Exhaustible Resources’ 22. Edward A. Hudson and Dale W. Jorgenson (1974), ‘U.S. Energy Policy and Economic Growth, 1975-2000’ 23. Robert M. Solow (1974), ‘The Economics of Resources or the Resources of Economics’ 24. John M. Hartwick (1977), ‘Intergenerational Equity and the Investing of Rents from Exhaustible Resources’ 25. J.E. Stiglitz (1979), ‘A Neoclassical Analysis of the Economics of Natural Resources’ 26. Bruce Hannon and John Joyce (1981), ‘Energy and Technical Progress’ 27. Partha Dasgupta and Karl-Göran Mäler (1991), ‘The Environment and Emerging Development Issues’ 28. L.S. Gross and E.C.H. Veendorp (1990), ‘Growth with Exhaustible Resources and a Materials-Balance Production Function’ 29. Paul M. Romer (1990), ‘Endogenous Technological Change’ 30. Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh and Peter Nijkamp (1994), ‘Dynamic Macro Modelling and Materials Balance: Economic-Environmental Integration for Sustainable Development’ 31. David Pearce, Kirk Hamilton and Giles Atkinson (1996), ‘Measuring Sustainable Development: Progress on Indicators’ Name Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Modelling Global Change: The Art of Integrated
Book SynopsisIntegrated assessment modelling is an active and rapidly developing field, triggered by the debate on climate change and the move towards the goal of sustainable development. This book provides an integrated approach to modelling, using a transdisciplinary approach. The author summarizes the main issues involved in the changing global system, and gives an overview of the emerging field of integrated assessment. He then presents a general discussion of the methodological principles of a multidisciplinary integrated modelling approach. Existing tools are examined and new methodological approaches are applied to various aspects of the problem of global change. The case studies focus on optimizing climate change mitigating policies, the allocation of emission rights and the the adaptive behaviour of social and biological agents. Special attention is given to the role of uncertainty, especially the subjective interpretation of uncertainties (world views), and the role of adaptive multi-agent modelling. The book concludes with a discussion on future uses of integrated assessment modelling in the global environment.Modelling Global Change will be vital to economists and scientists who have an interest in integrated assessment modelling, global modelling and decision support, environmental and ecological economists and those interested in sustainable development.Trade Review'. . . this is a book that anyone interested in integrated assessment modelling is advised to read.'Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Global Change 3. Integrated Assessment Modelling 4. Methodological Issues 5.Optimizing the Climate Change Problem 6. Global Energy Strategies 7. The Initial Allocation of Emission Rights 8. The Battle of Perspectives 9. Managing Malaria 10. Conclusions and Discussion Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Ecosystems and Nature: Economics, Science and
Book SynopsisEcosystems and Nature brings together the work of leading authorities in biodiversity research. It provides readers with a broad interdisciplinary perspective on the major issues in biodiversity, including economics, natural science, management and ethics.The collection is divided into four main sections: part I introduces some fundamental scientific and socio-economic concepts and analysis in order to illustrate the complexities involved in the human-ecosystems interface; part II deals with the valuation of ecosystems with special emphasis on the main biomes, faults, wetlands, marine systems, grasslands and agriculture; part III covers the problem of value appropriation and the relevant constraints and available policy instruments; the final section focuses on the difficult ethical issues that surround utilization and conservation of biodiversity.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Biodiversity: Basic Science and Economics 1. C.S. Holling (1973), ‘Resilience and Stability of Ecological Systems’ 2. Carl Folke, C.S. Holling and Charles Perrings (1996), ‘Biological Diversity, Ecosystems, and the Human Scale’ 3. Kris H. Johnson, Kristiina A. Vogt, Heidi J. Clark, Oswald J. Schmitz and Daniel J. Vogt (1996), ‘Biodiversity and the Productivity and Stability of Ecosystems’ 4. Stuart L. Pimm, Gareth J. Russell, John L. Gittleman and Thomas M. Brooks (1995), ‘The Future of Biodiversity’ 5. Kenneth Arrow, Bert Bolin, Robert Costanza, Partha Dasgupta, Carl Folke, C.S. Holling, Bengt-Owe Jansson, Simon Levin, Karl-Göran Mäler, Charles Perrings and David Pimentel (1995), ‘Economic Growth, Carrying Capacity, and the Environment’ 6. Charles Perrings and David Pearce (1994), ‘Threshold Effects and Incentives for the Conservation of Biodiversity’ 7. Timothy M. Swanson (1994), ‘The Economics of Extinction Revisited and Revised: A Generalised Framework for the Analysis of the Problems of Endangered Species and Biodiversity Losses’ Part II: Valuing Ecosystemfunctions and Services: Demonstrating the Value of Natural Biological Capital A Overviews 8. Gail Bingham, Richard Bishop, Michael Brody, Daniel Bromley, Edwin (Toby) Clark, William Cooper, Robert Costanza, Thomas Hale, Gregory Hayden, Stephen Kellert, Richard Norgaard, Bryan Norton, John Payne, Clifford Russell and Glenn Suter (1995), ‘Issues in Ecosystem Valuation: Improving Information for Decision Making’ 9. N. Bockstael, R. Costanza, I. Strand, W. Boynton, K. Bell and L. Wainger (1995), ‘Ecological Economic Modeling and Valuation of Ecosystems’ 10. John M. Gowdy (1997), ‘The Value of Biodiversity: Markets, Society, and Ecosystems’ B Tropical and Temperate Forests 11. Ricardo Godoy, Ruben Lubowski and Anil Markandya (1993), ‘A Method for the Economic Valuation of Non-Timber Forest Products’ 12. W. Neil Adger, Katrina Brown, Raffaello Cervigni and Dominic Moran (1995), ‘Total Economic Value of Forests in Mexico’ 13. Thomas D. Crocker (1985), ‘On the Value of the Condition of a Forest Stock’ C Temperate and Tropical Wetlands 14. Edward B. Barbier (1994), ‘Valuing Environmental Functions: Tropical Wetlands’ 15. Robert Costanza, Stephen C. Farber and Judith Maxwell (1989), ‘Valuation and Management of Wetland Ecosystems’ 16. Stephen K. Swallow (1994), ‘Renewable and Nonrenewable Resource Theory Applied to Coastal Agriculture, Forest, Wetland, and Fisheries Linkages’ D Marine Resources 17. R.K. Turner, S. Subak and W.N. Adger (1996), ‘Pressures, Trends, and Impacts in Coastal Zones: Interactions Between Socioeconomic and Natural Systems’ 18. H. Jack Ruitenbeek (1994), ‘Modelling Economy-Ecology Linkages in Mangroves: Economic Evidence for Promoting Conservation in Bintuni Bay, Indonesia’ 19. John B. Loomis and Douglas M. Larson (1994), ‘Total Economic Values of Increasing Gray Whale Populations: Results from a Contingent Valuation Survey of Visitors and Households’ E Grasslands and Agriculture 20. Katrina Brown (1997), ‘Plain Tales from the Grasslands: Extraction, Value and Utilization of Biomass in Royal Bardia National Park, Nepal’ 21. Lars Drake (1992), ‘The Non-Market Value of the Swedish Agricultural Landscape’ Part III: Capturing the Value of Ecosystemfunctions and Services A Property Rights, Institutions and Policy Instruments 22. James R. Kahn and Judith A. McDonald (1995), ‘Third-World Debt and Tropical Deforestation’ 23. H. Jack Ruitenbeek (1992), ‘The Rainforest Supply Price: A Tool for Evaluating Rainforest Conservation Expenditures’ 24. Brent M. Swallow and Daniel W. Bromley (1995), ‘Institutions, Governance and Incentives in Common Property Regimes for African Rangelands’ 25. Madhav Gadgil (1992), ‘Conserving Biodiversity as if People Matter: A Case Study from India’ 26. Martin Whitby and Caroline Saunders (1996), ‘Estimating the Supply of Conservation Goods in Britain: A Comparison of the Financial Efficiency of Two Policy Instruments’ B Conservation Management Priorities, Safe Minimum Standards and Opportunity Costs 27. Dominic Moran, David Pearce and Anouk Wendelaar (1996), ‘Global Biodiversity Priorities: A Cost-Effectiveness Index for Investments’ 28. Charles Perrings and Brian Walker (1997), ‘Biodiversity, Resilience and the Control of Ecological-Economic Systems: The Case of Fire-Driven Rangelands’ 29. Andreas Hohl and Clement A. Tisdell (1993), ‘How Useful are Environmental Safety Standards in Economics? – The Example of Safe Minimum Standards for Protection of Species’ 30. Priya Shyamsundar and Randall Kramer (1997), ‘Biodiversity Conservation – At What Cost? A Study of Households in the Vicinity of Madagascar’s Mantadia National Park’ 31. Sandra S. Batie and Carl C. Mabbs-Zeno (1985), ‘Opportunity Costs of Preserving Coastal Wetlands: A Case Study of a Recreational Housing Development’ Part IV: Ethics 32. Holmes Rolston III (1985), ‘Valuing Wildlands’ 33. Bryan G. Norton (1995), ‘Evaluating Ecosystem States: Two Competing Paradigms’ 34. Talbot Page (1995), ‘Harmony and Pathology’ 35. Alan Randall (1991), ‘The Value of Biodiversity’ Name Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Ecological Economics and the Ecology of
Book SynopsisIn this controversial book Herman Daly, a leading commentator on the environment, offers lively criticism of existing work on ecological economics and the economics of ecology. The theme throughout the book is about changes in perspective, attitudes and policies required to avoid uneconomic growth - that is, the impoverishment that results when the environmental and social costs of growth exceed the benefits.Key issues addressed include: growth economics misunderstandings of thermodynamics economic development and population globalization money humans in the ecosystem. >This major new book will be of interest to economists, ecologists, environmentalists, public policy scholars and activists as well as social philosophers.Trade Review'This book will be essential reading for anyone who seeks answers to resolve the traditionally recognized conflicts between the economy and the environment. The answers this work proposes are not simple, but are well presented and necessary.' -- Bernardo Aguilar-Gonzalez, The Quarterly Review of Biology'Daly's book is an excellent and illustrating confrontation of the two important paradigms of scientific economics. It leaves the reader with the conviction that the still prevailing paradigm of neo-classical economics will have to be replaced if sustainability is to become a real objective of economic policy.' -- Gunther Weinschenck, Quarterly Journal of International AgricultureTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: On the Roots of Error in Growth Economics Part II: On Some Specific Errors in Growth Economics Part III: On Economists’ Misunderstanding of Thermodynamics Part IV: On Economic Development and Population Part V: On Globalization as Growth Economics’ Last Gasp Part VI: On Money Part VII: On Purpose Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Ecological Economics: Concepts and Methods
Book SynopsisEcological Economics offers an authoritative overview of a rapidly developing discipline lying at the interface of economics, natural science and philosophy. This pioneering new book focuses on the concepts and methods required to integrate sciences and humanities in order to build ecological economics.Ecological Economics as a practice seeks to comprehend the evolving interactions between humans and the natural world. Ranging across the discipline from its conceptual and philosophical foundations to problems of global warming and waste production in the chemicals industry, the authors confidently address the central dilemma of control over nature by humans ignorant of the environmental impacts of their actions. Faber, Manstetten and Proops argue convincingly for an evolutionary approach to human-nature interactions and for the use of natural science concepts, such as entropy.Students and researchers concerned with environmental, resource and ecological economics will welcome Ecological Economics as a convincing and innovative approach to the creation of a discipline capable of contributing to a new relationship between human and non-human nature.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Part I: An Introduction to Ecological Economics 2. Ecological Economics: Rationale and Problem Areas 3. Towards an Open Future: Ignorance, Novelty and Evolution 4. The Dilemma of Modern Humans and Nature: An Exploration of the Faustian Imperative 5. Sustainable Development: The Roles of Science and Ethics Part II: Conceptual Foundations of Ecological Economics 6. Entropy: A Unifying Concept for Ecological Economics 7. The Use of the Entropy Concept in Ecological Economics 8. Evolution in Biology, Physics and Economics: A Conceptual Analysis 9. On the Conceptual Foundations of Ecological Economics: A Teleological Approach 10. Interdisciplinary Research Between Economists and Physical Scientists: Retrospect and Prospect Part III: Epistemological Perspectives on Ecological Economics 11. Humankind and the Environment: An Anatomy of Surprise and Ignorance 12. Experience, Knowledge and the Environment: An Epistemological Essay Part IV: Environmental and Resource Issues 13. Linking Ecology and Economy: Joint Production in the Chemical Industry 14. Reducing CO2 Emissions: Analysis and Policy References Indexes
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Wits University Press Elephant management: A Scientific Assessment for
Book SynopsisThe management of South Africa's elephants is a lightning-rod for a whole range of associated values-based policy issues pertaining to elephant in South Africa. The results of this comprehensive work will pave a way to better resolution of these controversial issues. The research has been thoroughly peer-, stakeholder- and publicity reviewed. It contains contributions from an expert author team comprised of many of the world's leading specialists, including biologists, environmentalists, ethicists, economists and lawyers. This title explores a range of topics: synthsising, evaluating and summarizing knowledge on the biology and ecology of elephants, elephant effects on trees, other herbivores, birds and ecosystem function, management techniques and the social, economic and ethical implications various options. Elephant management is the first of its kind and topical both nationally and internationally. The anticipated readership is broad, including not only conservation policymakers and practitioners in South Africa and Africa, but also postgraduate students in many parts of the world, researchers and academics, conservation NGO's, and members of the public.The title is likely to become required reading for university courses on related topics.Table of ContentsForeword List of figures List of tables List of boxes About the authors and contributors List of reviewers Acronyms and abbreviations Preface Summary for policymakers Chapter 1 The elephant in South Africa: history and distribution Lead author: Jane Carruthers Author: André Boshoff Contributing authors: Rob Slotow, Harry C Biggs, Graham Avery, and Wayne Matthews Chapter 2 Elephant population biology and ecology Lead author: Rudi van Aarde Authors: Sam Ferreira, Tim Jackson, and Bruce Page Contributing authors: Yolande de Beer, Katie Gough, Rob Guldemond, Jessi Junker, Pieter Olivier, Theresia Ott, and Morgan Trimble Chapter 3 Effects of elephants on ecosystems and biodiversity Lead author: Graham IH Kerley Authors: Marietjie Landman, Laurence Kruger, and Norman Owen-Smith Contributing authors: Dave Balfour, Willem F de Boer, Angela Gaylard, Keith Lindsay, and Rob Slotow Chapter 4 Interactions between elephants and people Lead author: Wayne Twine Author: Hector Magome Chapter 5 Elephant translocation Lead author: Douw G Grobler Authors: J J van Altena, Johan H Malan, and Robin L Mackey Chapter 6 Reproductive control of elephants Lead author: Henk Bertschinger Author: Audrey Delsink Contributing authors: J J van Altena, Jay Kirkpatrick, Hanno Killian, Andre Ganswindt, Rob Slotow, and Guy Castley Chapter 7 Controlling the distribution of elephants Lead author: CC (Rina) Grant Authors: Roy Bengis, Dave Balfour, and Mike Peel Contributing authors: Warwick Davies-Mostert, Hanno Killian, Rob Little, Izak Smit, Marion Garaï, Michelle Henley, Brandon Anthony, and Peter Hartley Contributors to the fencing table: Meiring Prinsloo, Ian Bester, John Adendorf, Paul Havemann, Bill Howells, Duncan MacFadyen, and Tim Parker Chapter 8 Lethal management of elephants Lead author: Rob Slotow Authors: Ian Whyte and Markus Hofmeyr Contributing authors: Graham H I Kerley, Tony Conway, and Robert J Scholes Chapter 9 Ethical considerations in elephant management Lead author: H P P (Hennie) Lötter Authors: Michelle Henley, Saliem Fakir, and Michele Pickover Contributing author: Mogobe Ramose Chapter 10 The economic value of elephants Lead author: James Blignaut Authors: Martin de Wit and Jon Barnes Chapter 11 National and international law Lead author: Lisa Hopkinson Authors: Marius van Staden and Jeremy Ridl Chapter 12 Towards integrated decision making for elephant management Lead author: Harry C Biggs Author: Rob Slotow Contributing authors: Robert J Scholes, Jane Carruthers, Rudi van Aarde, Graham H I Kerley, Wayne Twine, Douw G Grobler, Henk Berthshinger, CC (Rina) Grant, HP P (Hennie) Lötter, James Blignaut, Lisa Hopkinson, and Mike Peel Glossary Index
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Wits University Press Natures of Africa: Ecocriticism and animal
Book SynopsisEnvironmental and animal studies are rapidly growing areas of interest across a number of disciplines. Natures of Africa is one of the first edited volumes which encompasses transdisciplinary approachesto a number of cultural forms, including fiction, non-fi ction, oral expression and digital media. The volume features new research from East Africa and Zimbabwe, as well as the ecocritical and eco-activist‘powerhouses’ of Nigeria and South Africa.The chapters engage one another conceptually andepistemologically without an enforced consensus of approach. In their conversation with dominant ideas about nature and animals, they reveal unexpected insights into forms of cultural expression of local communities in Africa. The analyses explore different apprehensions of the connections between humans, animals and the environment, and suggest alternative ways of addressing the challenges facing the continent. These include the problems of global warming, desertification, floods, animal extinctions and environmental destruction attendant upon fossil fuel extraction. There are few books that show how nature in Africa is represented, celebrated, mourned or commoditised. Natures of Africa weavestogether studies of narratives – from folklore, travel writing, novels and popular songs – with the insights of poetry and contemporary reflections of Africa on the worldwide web. The chapters test disciplinary and conceptual boundaries, highlighting the ways in which the environmental concerns of African communities cannot be disentangled from social, cultural and political questions.This volume draws on and will appeal to scholars and teachers of oral tradition and indigenous cultures, literature, religion, sociologyand anthropology, environmental and animal studies, as well as media and digital cultures in an African context.Table of Contents Foreword Chapter 1: “Here is some baobab leaf!”: Sunjata, foodways and biopiracy Chapter 2: Shona as a land-based nature-culture: A study of the (re)construction of Shona land mythology in popular songs Chapter 3: The environment as significant Other: The green nature of Shona indigenous religion Chapter 4: Animal praise poetry and the Samburu desire to survive Chapter 5: Voluntourism paradoxes: Strategic visual tropes of the natural on South African voluntourism websites Chapter 6: Toward ecocriticism in Africa: Literary aesthetics in African environmental literature Chapter 7: Critical intersections: Ecocriticism, globalised cities and African narrative, with a focus on K. Sello Duiker’s Thirteen Cents Chapter 8: Navigating Gariep country: Writing nature and culture in Borderline by William Dicey Chapter 9: Negotiating identity in a vanishing geography: Home, environment and displacement in Helon Habila’s Oil on Water Chapter 10: Animal narrators in Patrice Nganang’s Dog Days: An Animal Chronicle and Alain Mabanckou’s Memoirs of a Porcupine Chapter 11: Nature, animism and humanity in Anglophone Nigerian poetry Chapter 12: Animals, nostalgia, and Zimbabwe’s rural landscape in the poetry of Chenjerai Hove and Musaemura Zimunya About the Authors Acknowledgements Notes
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West Virginia University Press Finding the Singing Spruce: Musical Instrument Makers and Appalachia's Mountain Forests
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West Virginia University Press Enraptured Space
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Rutgers University Press For the Birds: Protecting Wildlife through the
Book Synopsis2020 Award for Distinguished Book from the Animals & Society Section of the American Sociological Association One in five people in the United States is a birdwatcher, yet the popular understanding of birders reduces them to comical stereotypes, obsessives who only have eyes for their favorite rare species. In real life, however, birders are paying equally close attention to the world around them, observing the devastating effects of climate change and mass extinction, while discovering small pockets of biodiversity in unexpected places. For the Birds offers readers a glimpse behind the binoculars and reveals birders to be important allies in the larger environmental conservation movement. With a wealth of data from in-depth interviews and over three years of observing birders in the field, environmental sociologist Elizabeth Cherry argues that birders learn to watch wildlife in ways that make an invaluable contribution to contemporary conservation efforts. She investigates how birders develop a “naturalist gaze” that enables them to understand the shared ecosystem that intertwines humans and wild animals, an appreciation that motivates them to participate in citizen science projects and wildlife conservation. Trade Review"Without qualification, For the Birds will make a substantial and significant contribution to sociology. Cherry’s writing style and conversational tone take us through the training of a neophyte birder into a level of expertise all the while keeping the book extremely readable, lively and accessible." -- Lisa Jean Moore * author of Buzz: Urban Beekeeping and the Power of the Bee *“With its eagle-eyed sights on birders in their natural habitat, Elizabeth Cherry’s beautiful ethnography reveals the reverence and concern that citizen scientists feel for these charismatic creatures. Like the naturalist gaze itself, For the Birds is equal parts instructive and pleasurable.” -- David Grazian * author of American Zoo: A Sociological Safari *For the Birds by Elizabeth Cherry included in Publishers Weekly's Fall 2019 Adult Announcements * Publishers Weekly *"Recommended." * Choice *"With a wealth of data from in-depth interviews and over three years of observing birders in the field, environmental sociologist Elizabeth Cherry argues that birders learn to watch wildlife in ways that make an invaluable contribution to contemporary conservation efforts. She investigates how birders develop a 'naturalist gaze' that enables them to understand the shared ecosystem that intertwines humans and wild animals, an appreciation that motivates them to participate in citizen science projects and wildlife conservation." * ASA Environmental Sociology newsletter *"A major contribution." * Social Forces *"For the Birds provides both an interesting and accessible study of the birding community. Cherry provides deep and colorful description of birders and allows the community to speak directly to the reader by using interview quotes throughout the book. We have much to learn from birders about making the common uncommon and looking at our own backyards through a pair of binoculars." * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1 Becoming a Birder 2 The Naturalist Gaze 3 Common Birds and the Social Construction of Nature 4 Wilderness, Wildness, and Mobility 5 Good Birds, Bad Birds, and Animal Agency 6 Birding and Citizen Science 7 Birding as a Conservation Movement Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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Diaphanes AG Hybrid Ecologies
Book SynopsisA new approach to the notion of ecology emphasizing its relevance for art and design. The notion of ecology not only figures centrally in current debates around climate change, but also traverses contemporary discourses in the arts, the humanities, and the social and techno sciences. In this present form, ecology refers to the multilayered and multidimensional nexus of living processes and technological and media practices—that is, to the complex relations of human and nonhuman agents. Hybrid Ecologies understands ecology as an ambivalent notion, whose very broadness simultaneously opens up new fields of action and raises provocative questions, not least concerning its genealogy. This interdisciplinary volume explores the political and social effects of rethinking community in ecological terms, with a particular emphasis on what the contemporary notion of ecology might mean for artistic and design practices. The result of the fifth annual program of the cx centre for interdisciplinary studies, which was conceived in cooperation with the Chair of Philosophy Aesthetic Theory at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, Hybrid Ecologies is a timely and thought-provoking study of one of the most important themes of our time.
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de Gruyter Karl Marx Und Die Ökologische Krise
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Munksgaard International Publishers Ecological Bulletins, Environmental Constraints
Book SynopsisThis type of exercise of review and analysis for one component (carbon) of a relatively simple forest type is more generally useful in focusing thought and perhaps field research; critical knowledge gaps identified for pines presumably also apply to more complex forest ecosystems. This volume also serves to illustrate the value of comparative field studies, which in this case were totally unplanned and retrospective.Table of ContentsPreface. Contrasting patterns in pine forest ecosystems. Crown structure, light interception and productivity of pine trees and stands. Photosynthesis and carbon gain by pines. Dark respiration of pines. Environmental influences on the phenology of pine. The growth and function of pine roots. Environmental influences on carbon allocation of pines. Factors influencing the amount and distribution of leaf area of pine stands. Production and carbon allocation patterns of pine forests. Foliage and fine root longevity of pines. Evaluating potential response mechanisms of a forest stand to fertilization and night temperature: a case study using Pinus elliottii. Modelling the soil carbon cycle of pine ecosystems. Climatic factors controlling productivity of pine stands: a model-based analysis. Workshop participants and authors. List of reviewers. Index
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Libsa, Editorial S.A. El Libro de Las Abejas
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Obelisco Terrafutura
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Elsevier Science Spatial CaptureRecapture
Book SynopsisProvides a how-to manual with examples of spatial capture-recapture models based on technology and knowledge. This title provides you with an extensive step-by-step analysis of many data sets using different software implementations. It embraces Bayesian and classical inference strategies to give the reader different options to get the job done.Trade Review"...a book for the DIY quantitative ecologist who wants to understand their data...I enjoyed it tremendously and it already had a strong influence on how I think about some of my current research projects." --Basic and Applied Ecology "...a timely and informative contribution that summarizes the history and motivation behind SCR models,...will be a vital addition to wildlife ecologist’s book shelves for many years to come." --The Journal of Wildlife Management, Sep 14Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsI. Background and Concepts 1. Introduction 2. Statistical Models and SCR 3. GLMs and Bayesian Analysis 4. Closed Population ModelsII. Basic SCR Models 5. Fully Spatial Capture-Recapture Models 6. Likelihood Analysis of Spatial Capture-Recapture Models 7. Modeling Variation In Encounter Probability 8. Model Selection and Assessment 9. Alternative Observation Models 10. Sampling DesignIII. Advanced SCR Models 11. Modeling Spatial Variation in Density 12. Modeling Landscape Connectivity 13. Integrating Resource Selection with Spatial Capture-Recapture Models 14. Stratified Populations: Multi-session and Multi-site Data 15. Models for Search-Encounter Data 16. Open Population ModelsIV. Super-Advanced SCR Models 17. Developing Markov Chain Monte Carlo Samplers 18. Unmarked Populations 19. Spatial Mark-Resight Models for partially identifiable populations 20. 2012: A Spatial Capture-Recapture OdysseyV. Appendices WinBUGS OpenBUGS JAGS RBibliography
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Oxford University Press, USA Bioeconomics of Invasive Species Integrating Ecology Economics Policy and Management
Book SynopsisThis book brings ecology and economics together in new ways to address how we deal with the dynamics and impacts of invasive species. It is the outcome of many years of collaborative research between a small group of economists and ecologists.Trade ReviewThe book is valuable as a source of reliable information. * BioScience *Table of ContentsFOREWORD; PREFACE
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Taylor & Francis Cooperation and Development in the Energy Sector
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Taylor & Francis Spatializing the History of Ecology
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Taylor & Francis The Arctic
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Branches of Ecology
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Ecological Film Theory and Psychoanalysis
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Biology and Management of the World Tarpon and Bonefish Fisheries
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Boreal Shield Watersheds Lake Trout Ecosystems in a Changing Environment
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Taylor & Francis The Roots of Modern Environmentalism
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Ecologies Design
Book SynopsisThe notion of ecology has become central to contemporary design discourse. This reflects contemporary concerns for our planet and a new understanding of the primary entanglement of the human species with the rest of the world.The use of the term ecology' with design tends to refer to how to integrate ecologies into design and cities and be understood in a biologically-scientific and technical sense. In practice, this scientific-technical knowledge tends to be only loosely employed. The notion of ecology is also often used metaphorically in relation to the social use of space and cities. This book argues that what it calls the biological' and social' senses of ecology are both important and require distinctly different types of knowledge and practice. It proposes that science needs to be taken much more seriously in biological ecologies', and that social ecologies' can now be understood non-metaphorically as assemblages. Furthermore, this book argues that design practice itseTable of Contents1. Introduction: Towards an ecologies design practiceSection 1: Biological Ecologies Design and Regeneration2. Introduction: a shifting paradigm in ecologically focused design3. Engaging with life: the developmental practice of regenerative development and design4. Designing for living environments using regenerative development: a case study of The Paddock5. The paradox of metrics: setting goals for regenerative design and development6. Ecological design as the biointegration of a set of ‘infrastructures’: the ‘quatrobrid’ constructed ecosystem7. Creating and restoring urban ecologies: case studies in China8. Towards wildlife-supportive green space design in metropolitan areas: lessons from an experimental study9. The new design with nature10. Biomimicry: an opportunity for buildings to relate to place11. The emergence of biophilic design and planning: re-envisioning cities and city lifeSection 2: Documenting Social Ecologies 12. Introduction: How to Document Urban / Landscape Assemblages13. City boids: diagramming molecular urbanism14. Why would we spend time drawing people doing their washing in a Chinese village?15. Object-led interview: documenting geographical ideas 16. Mapping informal settlements: a process for action17. Ethnographic drawings and the benefits of using a sketchbook for fieldwork18. A landscape architectural anthropology of green: Bahrain19. Valparaiso Publico: graphic inventory of urban spaces in a Chilean city20. Being with Hellersdorf: performative counter-mapping as a reflexive practice between architecture and anthropology21. The happy city. An actor-network-theory manifesto22. The aesthetics of documenting urban and landscape assemblagesSection 3: Ecologies Design Practices23. Introduction: on the need for and potentials of ecological design practice24. Indigenous ecological design25. Ngāi Tūhoe’s Te Kura Whare: our living building26. Design in relationship with an ecological entity: case study design with Te Awa Te Puna 27. On the Rise: case study of a hybrid coastal adaptation strategy28. There are no sustainable buildings without sustainable people29. Labour ecology and architecture30. Integrating design teaching and practices31. Stranded assets32. (Hybrid) architecture in and over timeConclusion33. A call to ecologies design action
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Ecology and Management of Blackbirds Icteridae in North America
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