A pesar del crecimiento desordenado de las normas ambientales, el Estado carece de una estructura institucional adecuada para enfrentar los retos sociales en zonas destinada a usos forestales.
Moramos en un país donde es casi imposible vivir una vida auténtica, ya que a pesar de que el aparato económico y el escenario político tienen como objetivo fundamental, y así lo pregonan, plantear que la razón de vivir debe ser la de poner todo el interés y esfuerzo en el «desarrollo económico », tal como lo enseña el neoliberalismo económico, porque si se da el «éxito» como fruto de ese esfuerzo, cada uno tendría una vida exitosa.
Sustainable and Resilient Cities: Insights into Urban Planning in US Cities and Communities offers an in-depth analysis of sustainability, climate change and resilience planning across 200 US population centers.
This book explores the multispecies dimensions of First Nations burning practices and shows how these integrate with Aboriginal ontologies to resist the ideological and structural violence of colonization.
After years of technological development and its important achievements to make our life easier and more comfortable, human society is going to face one of the most difficult challenges of the last century: to stabilize the concentra- tion levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to prevent harmful effects on the climate system.
This book explores the multispecies dimensions of First Nations burning practices and shows how these integrate with Aboriginal ontologies to resist the ideological and structural violence of colonization.
Sustainable and Resilient Cities: Insights into Urban Planning in US Cities and Communities offers an in-depth analysis of sustainability, climate change and resilience planning across 200 US population centers.
This book describes and analyzes the policies, strategies, and programs developed by the Mexican government over the last thirty years in response to international commitments for biodiversity conservation and threatened species management.
This book describes and analyzes the policies, strategies, and programs developed by the Mexican government over the last thirty years in response to international commitments for biodiversity conservation and threatened species management.
Sacred Places in the Arctic and Beyond brings together indigenous and nonindigenous scholars, rightsholders, and practitioners to explore the status and management of sacred places, which are important as both tangible and intangible cultural heritage.
Sacred Places in the Arctic and Beyond brings together indigenous and nonindigenous scholars, rightsholders, and practitioners to explore the status and management of sacred places, which are important as both tangible and intangible cultural heritage.
Following the discovery of large petroleum reserves in northern Alaska, the US Department of Energy implemented an integrated field and modeling study to help define potential impacts of energy-related disturbances on tundra ecosystems.
Winner of the 2024 Professional Scholarship Award from American Agricultural Law Association The United States spends approximately $5 billion each year on federal programs designed to conserve natural resources and address the environmental consequences of modern agricultural production.
In terrestrial ecosystems, soil microorganisms and soil animals are essential for litter degradation, soil formation and the availability of nutrients and trace elements.
"e;Wetland Restoration: Shanghai Dalian Lake Project"e; introduces the whole Shanghai DaLian wetland restoration project, including the background investigation of the wetland, the overall planning of wetland restoration, its detailed design, engineering construction and engineering effects.
The fossil record contains unique long-term insights into how ecosystems form and function which cannot be determined simply by examining modern systems.
From February 2004 until December 2007 the ComCoast project (Combined Fu- tions in Coastal Defence Zones) was carried out within the Interreg IIIB framework.
This volume offers insight in the identification and selection procedure of marine protected areas in the German exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of the North - and Baltic Seas.
Degradation of Alpine Grasslands on Tibetan Plateau: Assessment, Causes, Consequences, and Restoration summarizes the approaches for assessing the degradation of alpine grasslands, highlighting its effects on vegetation, soil characteristics, water cycles, and ecosystem services.
Degradation of Alpine Grasslands on Tibetan Plateau: Assessment, Causes, Consequences, and Restoration summarizes the approaches for assessing the degradation of alpine grasslands, highlighting its effects on vegetation, soil characteristics, water cycles, and ecosystem services.
The ongoing global mass extinction of biotic life threatens the institutional foundations of many developed nations, which have historically depended on exploiting natural resources.
The ongoing global mass extinction of biotic life threatens the institutional foundations of many developed nations, which have historically depended on exploiting natural resources.
In the Preface to his volume on Ecophysiology of the Camelidae and Desert Ruminants in this series, Trevor Wilson mentions his hesitation at the invitation from John Cloudsley-Thompson to write the book, because he had been out of direct touch with desert biology for some years.
"e;Ecosystem Services and Management Strategy in China"e; is a two-year international cooperation project that culminated from the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development's Task Force on Ecosystem Services and Management.
Held in 1993 in Niteroi, Brazil, the first International Conference on Environmental Geochemistry in Tropical Countries established a starting point for this book.
Winner of the 2024 John Brinkerhoff Jackson Prize from American Association of Geographers The Grand Canyon of the Colorado River is an internationally known feature of the North American landscape, attracting more than five million visitors each year.
Ecotourism and Wildlife Conservation in the Anthropocene innovates by demonstrating ecotourism as an inclusive industry positioned to mobilize all people as agents of wildlife conservation.
Nature Tourism augments the current literature on the benefits and pitfalls in recent developments of nature tourism, tracing the history of development, highlighting the ecological impacts, and showcasing the current practices in nature tourism.
This book explores the remarkable journeys that ducks, geese, and swans undertake each year in search of suitable migratory stopover and wintering habitats.
