Agribusiness and primary industries

In this book, an ornithologist and a forester have combined their skills to try and tease out the real facts behind the various arguments on forestry.

Originally published in 1994, The Economics of the Tropical Timber Trade provides a detailed analysis of the economic linkages between the trade and forest degradation.

Concrete technology for a sustainable development in the 21st century focuses on the problems and challenges for the concrete industry today and in the future with particular emphasis on environmental consiousness.

Giving you the first comprehensive presentation of the ground breaking research undertaken at Heriot Watt University, with Research Council and industrial funding, this book brings a new perspective to the design of building drainage and vent systems.

Agricultural growth, bolstered by technological advancements and international trade, enhances economic stability and food security in many developing nations in one hand, and reduces income disparities between developed and less developed nations on the other.

Understanding Nature is a new kind of ecology textbook: a straightforward resource that teaches natural history and ecological content, and a way to instruct students that will nurture both Earth and self.

This book is a summary of the main restoration works carried out at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem that commenced in September 2013.

The book offers a systematic analysis of footings (i.

Major advances, both in modeling methods and in the computing power required to make those methods viable, have led to major breakthroughs in our ability to model the performance and vulnerability of explosives and propellants.

Testing concrete while construction is underway enables decisions to be made which can improve the quality of the finished structure.

Providing an in-depth introduction to the rapidly evolving field of wildlife forensics, this volume also chronicles aspects of the history of management, conservation, and environmental protection, with an emphasis on their global importance in the twenty-first century.

Mining activities may result in rock mass deterioration and instability that may lead to failure both in underground and open pit mines.

The idea that nature provides services to people is one of the most powerful concepts to have emerged over the last two decades.

As the first of its kind, this book presents a balanced view of the effect of condensed silica fume on the physical, chemical, mechanical, and durability aspects with respect to cement paste, mortar, and concrete.

Fish and shrimp producing industries generate huge amounts of wastes in form of viscera, scales, waste water, etc.

This textbook addresses the core issues facing economists concerning price determination in commodity markets, especially food and agricultural commodities.

Tropical rain forest is being cleared so rapidly and on such a scale that it is a major global environmental problem, threatening the survival of half of the world's plant and animal species and contributing to global climate change through the greenhouse effect.

This book takes a pragmatic approach to develop the competitive advantage of indigenous construction firms in the Global South, using Ghana as a case study.

Remarkable advances are being made in life science and agricultural research to reform the methods of food production, particularly with regard to staple grain and legume crops, in ways that will better reflect ecological realities.

Agriculture and Energy consists of the proceedings of a conference held at Washington University, St.

This dictionary contains 1980 terms, 325 symbols, 77 acronyms, abbreviations and shortened forms, 221 references, 32 figures, 57 formulae, and 28 tables.

This book critically examines the driving forces, discourses, and conflicts surrounding Chinese investments in overseas farmland, with a specific focus on Australia.

Why do animals talk in literature?

Reinforced Concrete Design (RC) is performed mostly by the limit state method throughout the world.

Every person on the planet is entangled in a web of ecological relationships that link farms and factories with human consumers.

Biotechnology and Crop ImprovementThe green revolution led to the development of improved varieties of crops, especially cereals, and since then, classical or molecular breeding has resulted in the creation of economically valuable species.

Despite reports of food safety and quality scandals, China has a rapidly expanding organic agriculture and food sector, and there is a revolution in ecological food and ethical eating in China's cities.

Published in 1997, this book is about the link between trade and the environment which has become a very important national issue for all countries, in particular, those countries which have been undergoing lengthy periods of trade and investment liberalization programmes recently.

Because of the long-standing Canada-U.

Precautions often apply to pregnancy in any workplace, but being a vet in practice presents additional specific risks.

"e;In this groundbreaking anthology, the author offers new hope for those who love trees and forests.

Originally published in 1986, Coping with Hunger demonstrates that effective agricultural development in resource-poor regions must be based in a respect for the indigenous farmer's understanding of the environment.

Intelligent Agriculture: Developing a System for Monitoring and Controlling Production examines the development of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) technology designed to monitor and control agriculture production.

Down from the Trees: Man's Amazing Transition from Tree-Dwelling Ape Ancestors covers the evolution of man from tree-dwelling ape to Homo sapiens as he is today.

"e;This book meets the need for a comprehensive, up-to-date review of wheat chemistry, processing and uses.

Fully revised and updated, this second edition of Water Ethics continues to consolidate water ethics as a key dimension of water-related decisions.

This book provides the latest comprehensive methods for isolation and other novel techniques for marine product development.

Community forestry focuses on the link between forest resources and livelihoods and contributes to forest conservation and reforestation.

The construction industry is currently experiencing accelerating developments concerning societal demands along with project complexity, internationalization and digitalization.

Multiscale Hydrologic Remote Sensing: Perspectives and Applications integrates advances in hydrologic science and innovative remote sensing technologies.

Consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables has increased dramatically in the last several decades.

Exploring the history and importance of corn worldwide, Arturo Warman traces its development from a New World food of poor and despised peoples into a commodity that plays a major role in the modern global economy.

Originally published in 1991, the focus of the contributions in this book is the relationships between rurality and small-scale production, particularly in Europe.

This book provides a detailed discussion of four class-action discrimination cases that have recently been settled within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and have led to a change in the way in which the USDA supports farmers from diverse backgrounds.

This book provides an in-depth overview of marine greens and their environmental and biotechnological applications.

Linking traditional and local products to a specific area is increasingly felt as a necessity in a globalised market, and Geographical Indications (GIs) are emerging as a multifunctional tool capable of performing this and many other functions.

This book presents a fascinating exploration of eating experiences within US national parks, explaining how, on what, and why people eat in national parks and how this has changed over the last century.

Is it possible to feed those who now are hungry in the world in addition to the billions of people who will be born by the end of the century?

Written by an internationally-recognized author team of natural gas industry experts, the third edition of Handbook of Natural Gas Transmission and Processing is a unique, well-documented, and comprehensive work on the major aspects of natural gas transmission and processing.