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Transformation and Sustainability in Agriculture
Springer 2011; US$ 69.95Public pressure and societal changes induce interventions and policies, which aim to transform agriculture and food provision. This book shows that for upscaling novel practices and organizational models it is important to include meso-level regime aspects in analysis and practice. The argument presented is that our understanding of the human and social... more...
Cultivando mejores ciudades
International Development Research Centre 2006; US$ 15.00La Organización de las Naciones Unidas predice que en los próximos 25 años casi todo el crecimiento poblacional tendrá lugar en las ciudades del mundo en desarrollo. Al ritmo actual, se espera que para el año 2030 un 60% del total de la población mundial viva en ciudades, crecimiento que viene aparejado con el aumento de los pobres en la ciudad y por... more...
Cultiver de meilleures villes
International Development Research Centre 2006; US$ 15.00Les Nations Unies estiment qu?au cours des 25 prochaines années, la quasi-totalité de la croissance démographique se produira dans les villes des pays en développement. Si la tendance actuelle se maintient, 60 % de la population de la planète vivra en milieu urbain d?ici à 2030. Plus les villes grossissent, plus leur population pauvre grossit, elle... more...
Growing Better Cities
International Development Research Centre 2006; US$ 20.00The 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... more...
Participatory Research and Development for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management: A Sourcebook Volume 1
International Development Research Centre 2005; US$ 10.00Research 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... more...
Participatory Research and Development for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management: A Sourcebook Volume 2
International Development Research Centre 2005; US$ 10.00Research 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... more...
Participatory Research and Development for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management: A Sourcebook Volume 3
International Development Research Centre 2005; US$ 10.00Research 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... more...
Special issue on woodtech - first international conference on environmentally compatible forest products
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004; US$ 199.00The paper identifies and assesses the potential environmental burdens associated with the life cycle of printing and writing paper produced in Portugal from Eucalyptus globulus and consumed in Germany. Life cycle assessment methodology is applied in accordance with International Organization for Standardization standards. The life cycle of printing... more...
Water and Agriculture
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2006; US$ 112.00Agriculture is a major user of water and is responsible for much of its pollution. But the agricultural sector faces increasing competition for scarce water supplies from urban and industrial users and, increasingly, to sustain ecosystems. The 21st century could see ever more extreme weather events, from floods to droughts, which could have significant... more...
Water Dynamics in Plant Production
CABI 2003; US$ 135.00''Water Dynamics in Plant Production'' provides an integrated approach to water dynamics in plant and crop production, combining the areas of plant nutrition and physiology, soil physics and hydrology. more...









