A existência de áreas verdes nas cidades, sobretudo na forma de parques urbanos, é destacada como um fator determinante para a qualidade de vida local pois, além de oferecer um espaço para o convívio e o lazer da população, estas áreas proporcionam um embelezamento da paisagem e uma série de serviços ambientais que contribuem para a melhoria do clima local.
O assunto sustentabilidade seguramente está figurando a muito tempo entre os principais temas de discussão do planeta, podemos encontrar trabalhos que lidam com o tema de forma teórica e pedagógica abundantemente e certamente todos proporcionarão um acréscimo no conhecimento de quem se predispor a ler.
In 'The Incredible Travel Tales of John Muir (Illustrated Edition)', readers are taken on a vivid journey through the adventures of the renowned naturalist and conservationist, John Muir.
John Muir's 'My First Summer in the Sierra' (Illustrated Edition) is a profound and poetic recounting of the author's experiences in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
In 'John Muir: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth & Letters to a Friend (Illustrated Edition)', John Muir, the famed naturalist and environmentalist, offers readers a profound insight into his early life and the experiences that shaped his love for the wilderness.
Dive into the untamed beauty of nature and the boundless spirit of adventure with "The Call of the Wild," an exhilarating journey that will awaken your senses and ignite your imagination.
Some portions of the following pages have already appeared in the monthly numbers of the Sanitary Engineer, and the complete work is now published with a view to assist Surveyors of Towns and others who are directly engaged in providing that house dustbins shall be regularly cleared, and streets kept clean; and also in the hope that it may be the means of drawing some public attention to the question, thus showing the householder something of what is being done for his welfare by Sanitary Authorities, and how each individual may assist in the good work, instead of, as is now frequently the case, inadvertently or purposely retarding the execution of some very necessary though unostentatious sanitary measures.
Philius-a reclusive, NPR-loving, opera-singing frog-lives peacefully in the Sierra Mountain foothills in Calaveras County, California, until he realizes that frogs and toads are dying at an alarming rate from a deadly fungus.
"e;Irresistible"e; - Literary ReviewFig trees have affected humanity in profound but little-known ways: they are wish-fulfillers, rainforest royalty, more precious than gold.
ACRLs Choice Outstanding Academic Title of 2021Peru is classified as one of the deadliest countries in the world for environmental defenders, where activists face many forms of violence.
The Red Hills region of south Georgia and north Florida contains one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems in North America, with longleaf pine trees that are up to four hundred years old and an understory of unparalleled plant life.
A new world based on fairness, participation, accountability is closer than you thinkif you learn to think like a commoner The biggest "e;tragedy of the commons"e; is the misconception that commons are failures-relics from another era rendered unnecessary by the Market and State.
ACRLs Choice Outstanding Academic Title of 2021Peru is classified as one of the deadliest countries in the world for environmental defenders, where activists face many forms of violence.
Exploring censorship imposed by corporate wealth and power, this book focuses on the energy industry in Wyoming, where coal, oil, and gas are pillars of the economy.
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The World of the Salt Marsh is a wide-ranging exploration of the southeastern coast-its natural history, its people and their way of life, and the historic and ongoing threats to its ecological survival.
