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Industrializing Organismsby Susan Schrepfer; Philip Scranton
Routledge 2003; US$ 38.95
Brings us to the threshold of the new field of evolutionary history-from the mobilization of war horses in the 19th century to today's engineered plants and manipulated animals. more...
Cultivando mejores ciudadesby Luc J.A. Mougeot
International Development Research Centre 2006; US$ 15.00
La Organizaci�n de las Naciones Unidas predice que en los pr�ximos 25 a�os casi todo el crecimiento poblacional tendr� lugar en las ciudades del mundo en desarrollo. Al ritmo actual, se espera que para el a�o 2030 un 60% del total de la poblaci�n mundial viva en ciudades, crecimiento que viene aparejado con el aumento de los pobres en la ciudad y por ende el desempleo, el hambre y la desnutrici�n. El escaso dinero que los pobres logren traer a casa ser� para comprar comida y mantenerse vivos. Cualquier alimento que puedan obtener gratis es beneficio extra, por eso que cada vez hay m�s personas que tratan de cultivar lo que pueden para complementar su precaria dieta y m�dicos ingresos. Pero con frecuencia las municipalidades perciben estos cultivos... more...
Cultiver de meilleures villesby Luc J.A. Mougeot
International Development Research Centre 2006; US$ 15.00
Les Nations Unies estiment qu?au cours des 25 prochaines ann�es, la quasi-totalit� de la croissance d�mographique se produira dans les villes des pays en d�veloppement. Si la tendance actuelle se maintient, 60 % de la population de la plan�te vivra en milieu urbain d?ici � 2030. Plus les villes grossissent, plus leur population pauvre grossit, elle aussi. Le ch�mage, la faim et la malnutrition sont monnaie courante. Dans la grande ville, o� la plus grande partie du revenu sert � s?alimenter pour survivre, pouvoir se procurer des aliments sans devoir les acheter repr�sente un atout. C?est pourquoi de plus en plus de gens tentent de cultiver un peu de nourriture afin de suppl�er � une alimentation d�ficiente et � de maigres revenus. Or, les municipalit�s... more...
Growing Better Citiesby Luc J.A. Mougeot
International Development Research Centre 2006; US$ 20.00
The United Nations predicts that over the next 25 years nearly all population growth will be in the cities of the developing world. At current rates, 60% of the world?s total population will live in cities by 2030. As the cities grow, so does the number of urban poor. Unemployment, hunger, and malnutrition are commonplace. In the big city, most of any cash income the poor might bring home goes to feeding themselves and staying alive; any food that does not have to be bought is a bonus. As a result, more and more people are attempting to grow at least some of their own food to supplement poor diets and meager incomes. But farming in the city ? urban agriculture ? is too often seen by municipalities as a problem to be eradicated rather than as... more...
Participatory Research and Development for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management: A Sourcebook Volume 1by Julian Gonsalves; Thomas Becker; Ann Braun; Dindo Campilan; Hidelisa de Chavez
International Development Research Centre 2005; US$ 10.00
Research and development can no longer be the exclusive domain of scientists. To find sustainable solutions to development problems, a wider range of actors must be involved. It is crucial, for example, that local stakeholders provide input to the process. Participatory research and development (PR&D) offers such an inclusive model. This three-volume sourcebook provides easy access to field-tested PR&D concepts and practices for practitioners, researchers, and academic. As well, it presents a comprehensive overview of PR&D and will serve as a general reference for trainers, policymakers, donors, and development professionals. The sourcebook captures and examines PR&D experiences from over 30 countries, illustrating applications in sustainable... more...
Participatory Research and Development for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management: A Sourcebook Volume 2by Julian Gonsalves; Thomas Becker; Ann Braun; Dindo Campilan; Hidelisa de Chavez
International Development Research Centre 2005; US$ 10.00
Research and development can no longer be the exclusive domain of scientists. To find sustainable solutions to development problems, a wider range of actors must be involved. It is crucial, for example, that local stakeholders provide input to the process. Participatory research and development (PR&D) offers such an inclusive model. This three-volume sourcebook provides easy access to field-tested PR&D concepts and practices for practitioners, researchers, and academic. As well, it presents a comprehensive overview of PR&D and will serve as a general reference for trainers, policymakers, donors, and development professionals. The sourcebook captures and examines PR&D experiences from over 30 countries, illustrating applications in sustainable... more...
Participatory Research and Development for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management: A Sourcebook Volume 3by Julian Gonsalves; Thomas Becker; Ann Braun; Dindo Campilan; Hidelisa de Chavez
International Development Research Centre 2005; US$ 10.00
Research and development can no longer be the exclusive domain of scientists. To find sustainable solutions to development problems, a wider range of actors must be involved. It is crucial, for example, that local stakeholders provide input to the process. Participatory research and development (PR&D) offers such an inclusive model. This three-volume sourcebook provides easy access to field-tested PR&D concepts and practices for practitioners, researchers, and academic. As well, it presents a comprehensive overview of PR&D and will serve as a general reference for trainers, policymakers, donors, and development professionals. The sourcebook captures and examines PR&D experiences from over 30 countries, illustrating applications in sustainable... more...
Continuous Productive Urban Landscapesby Andre Viljoen
Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 60.95
This book on urban design extends and develops the widely accepted 'compact city' solution. It provides a design proposal for a new kind of sustainable urban landscape: Urban Agriculture. By growing food within an urban rather than exclusively rural environment, urban agriculture would reduce the need for industrialized production, packaging and transportation of foodstuffs to the city dwelling consumers. The revolutionary and innovative concepts put forth in this book have potential to shape the future of our cities quality of life within them. Urban design is shown in practice through international case studies and the arguments presented are supported by quantified economic, environmental and social justifications. * Is THE first book... more...
Sustainable Agricultureby John Mason
CSIRO Publishing 2003; US$ 39.95
Explains the concepts and long-term benefits of sustainable farming systems. more...
The Industrial Revolution in Americaby KEVIN HILLSTROM; LAURIE COLLIER HILLSTROM
ABC-CLIO 2007; US$ 185.00
The concluding three-volume set in ABC-CLIO�s landmark Industrial Revolution in America series offers vivid reminders of how this economic renaissance changed virtually every facet of American life.||Communications takes readers from the telegraph to the telephone and beyond, showing how improvements in communication (aided by better transportation) helped create a truly national marketplace. Agriculture and Meatpacking details the shift of agriculture from family farms and local trade to mass production and agribusiness, sparking the development of a full range of farm machinery and spawning the rise of a new metropolis practically overnight. The concluding Overview/Comparison volume looks at the Industrial Revolution as a whole�revealing... more...