Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Sustainable agriculture Sustainable agriculture Eric Lichtfouse Sustainable agriculture is an alternative for solving fundamental and applied issues related to food production. It integrates biological, chemical, physical, ecological, economic and social sciences… OL16441416W
Die Bauern- und Waldarbeiterdörfer im Naturpark und seinem Umfeld Die Bauern- und Waldarbeiterdörfer im Naturpark und seinem Umfeld Naturpark Nossentiner/Schwinzer Heide Es ist das Bemühen des Naturparks, seiner Mitarbeiter und des Fördervereins, das ihnen anvertraute Gebiet und sein Umfeld in seiner Entstehungsgeschichte darzustellen. Durch Tun und Lassen wandelte … OL16708142W
Breadlines knee-deep in wheat Breadlines knee-deep in wheat Janet Poppendieck Library Journal: This book provides historical perspective on two of today's important public issues: farm income and hunger. It analyzes the origins of a national food assistance policy during the T… OL1876546W
The third plate The third plate Dan Barber "Renowned chef Dan Barber introduces a new kind of cuisine that represents the future of American dining in THE THIRD PLATE. Barber explores the evolution of American food from the "first plate," or … OL19980656W
Chasing the harvest Chasing the harvest Gabriel Thompson "'The Grapes of Wrath' brought national attention to the condition of California's migrant farmworkers in the 1930s. Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers' grape and lettuce boycotts captured the … OL20054751W
Food and energy resources Food and energy resources David Pimentel,Carl W. Hall De invloed van energie, land en water op de voedselproduktie wordt door een aantal deskundigen in afzonderlijke hoofdstukken weergegeven. De bedoeling ervan is dat het als achtergrondinformatie dient… OL20479619W
Design of experiments for agriculture and the natural sciences Design of experiments for agriculture and the natural sciences A. Reza Hoshmand Written to meet the needs of both students and applied researchers, Design of Experiments for Agriculture and the Natural Sciences, Second Edition serves as an introductory guide to experimental desi… OL2617202W
End of the World Is Just the Beginning End of the World Is Just the Beginning Peter Zeihan 2019 was the last great year for the world economy. For generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want… OL26510694W
Travels in the Genetically Modified Zone Travels in the Genetically Modified Zone Mark L. Winston "With genetically modified crops we have entered uncharted territory - where visions of the triumph of biotechnology in agriculture vie with dire views of medical and environmental disaster. For two … OL2667819W
The death of rural England The death of rural England Alun Howkins In the age of material crises of rural areas, worries about environmental damage and factory farming, urban people's attitudes to the countryside have changed. Rural areas are still seen as places to… OL4454346W
Climatic change, agriculture, and settlement Climatic change, agriculture, and settlement M. L. Parry Examines the effect of fluctuations in climate on agriculture and settlement of northern regions. OL6682368W
Uncertain Peril Uncertain Peril Claire Hope Cummings Claire Hope CummingsUncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of SeedsHow genetic engineering threatens seeds, and the story of those trying to save this most basic environmental resourceLi… OL9591879W