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Eaarth: making a life on a tough new planet
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McKibben's earliest warnings about global warming went largely unheeded. In this book, he argues that we can meet the challenges of a new "Eaarth"--Still recognizable but suddenly and violently out of balance--by building the kind of societies and economies that can hunker down,…
Vol. 2: Presents a review of energy storage systems; oil shale extraction and applications; properties and sources of diesel fuels; and, the rational use of renewable energy on Earth. This book discusses fermentable sugar production from lignocellulois biomass in the production …
Thriller om en gruppe studerende, der inviteres til Hawaii for at arbejde i et banebrydende bioteknologisk firma. Da de afslører deres arbejdsgivers dunkle dagsorden bliver de efterladt i den vilde regnskov, hvor de må kæmpe for livet
Environmental criticism is a relatively new discipline that brings the global problem of environmental crisis to the forefront of literary and cultural studies. This introduction defines what ecocriticism is and provides a set of conceptual tools to encourage students to look at…
I nutidens Japan forenes to skæbner tilfældigt: den unge Kafka Tamura, en intellektuel, der føler sig hjemme i et bibliotek og den gamle Nakata, en analfabet, der elsker naturen og kan tale med katte. Ved mødet genopstår deres historier på magisk vis
En historisk beskrivelse med mange eksempler fra billedkunsten af vore omgivelsers historie, om træer, vand og klipper, om deres indflydelse på vores historie og kultur, og om hvordan mennesket har opfattet og præget naturen gennem tiderne i lande som f.eks. Italien, England, Fr…
What is it that makes humans, human? Becoming human, claims the author, actually means creating a network of kindness and solidarity with non-human beings, in the name of a broader understanding of reality that both includes and overcomes the notion of species. Negotiating the p…
The ultimate family activity guide for busy daring dads in need of a little inspiration to spend quality time with their kids. The book contains chapters such as After-School Adventures, 30-Minute Activities, Two-Hour Missions, Half-Day Experiences, Full-Day Adventures, Overnigh…
A major challenge in studies of environmental governance is dealing with the diversity of the people involved at multiple levels - villagers, development agents, policy-makers, private resource users and others - and taking seriously their aspirations, conflicts and collaboratio…