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Circular Economy: Assessment and Case Studies

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This book highlights the notion of Circular Economy under the umbrella of Sustainability because of the widespread momentum it is gaining. Today the whole world is certainly in emergent need of an alternative system to traditional economy which is linear, i.e. make, use and disp…

Science | Environment | Health: Towards a Science Pedagogy of Complex Living Syst…

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This book provides a fascinating insight into the on-going process of self- reflection in the Science|Environment|Health (S|E|H) community. The basic vision of a new S|E|H pedagogy is to establish a transdisciplinary dialogue between the three educational fields of science educa…

Simulating Transitions to Agriculture in Prehistory

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This book highlights new and innovative approaches to archaeological research using computational modeling while focusing on the Neolithic transition around the world. The transformative effect of the spread and adoption of agriculture in prehistory cannot be overstated. Consequ…

Medicinal Plants: Domestication, Biotechnology and Regional Importa…

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Medicinal plant research is an evergreen subject. There is a tremendous increase in popularity of herbal medicine in traditional medicine, ethnomedicine, modern medicine and as over the counter food supplements. Even after this increased demand, supply is neither uniform nor ass…

Simulation and Gaming for Social Design

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This book is a collection of research articles that deal with three aspects of simulation and gaming for social design: (1) Theory and methodology, including game system theory and agent-based modeling; (2) Sustainability, including global warming and the energy-food nexus);; an…

Closing the Knowledge-Implementation Gap in Conservation Science: Interdisciplinary Evidence Transfer Across Sector…

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This book aims to synthesize the state of the art on biodiversity knowledge exchange practices to understand where and how improvements can be made to close the knowledge-implementation gap in conservation science and advance this interdisciplinary topic. Bringing together the m…

Scaling-up Solutions for Farmers: Technology, Partnerships and Convergence

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This book provides a unique account of cross-sectoral innovations through efficient partnerships based on the hands-on experience of internationally renowned contributors specialised in the field of Science of Delivery. The challenges and lessons learned from large development i…

Orchid Species from Himalaya and Southeast Asia Vol. 1 (A - E)

by Teoh, Eng-Soon

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A presentation of 491 popular orchid species with 13 varieties and 3 natural hybrids in 51 genera with names beginning with A to E carefully detailed with beautiful photographs and concise descriptions of the plants, their distribution and habitats by a well-known author and pho…

Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XXVII

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This book is intended as reference material for students and professors interested in air pollution modeling at the graduate level as well as researchers and professionals involved in developing and utilizing air pollution models. Current developments in air pollution modeling a…

Theatres of Dust: Climate Gothic Analysis in Contemporary Australia…

by Hassall, Linda

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"Eco-critical and climate change plays and performances are booming in contemporary Australian theatre practice... Hassall's book will be at the forefront of the scholarly wave ... ... offering a timely interrogation of climate change theatre and performance in Australia" --Step…

Lifelong Learning, Global Social Justice, and Sustainability

by Mayo, Peter, English, Leona M.

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This book examines lifelong learning from different angles and follows the trajectory beginning with the expansive notion of lifelong education promoted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its subsequent version intended to bette…

Animals in the international law of armed conflict

by Kolb, Robert, De Hemptinne, Jérôme, Peters, Anne, juriste)

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Animals are the unknown victims of armed conflicts. Wildlife populations usually decline during warfare, with disastrous repercussions on the food chain, on fragile ecosystems and precarious habitats. Belligerents take advantage of the chaos of war for poaching and trafficking o…

Springer Series in Light Scattering: Volume 7: Light Absorption and Scattering in Turb…

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The book aims to the description of recent progress in studies of light absorption and scattering in turbid media. In particular, light scattering/oceanic optics/snow optics research community will greatly benefit from the publication of this book.

African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation

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This open access book discusses current thinking and presents the main issues and challenges associated with climate change in Africa. It introduces evidences from studies and projects which show how climate change adaptation is being - and may continue to be successfully implem…