1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456588603321

Autore

Marsiglio William

Titolo

Men on a mission [[electronic resource] ] : valuing youth work in our communities / / William Marsiglio

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2008

ISBN

0-8018-9638-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (414 p.)

Disciplina

362.7

Soggetti

Men - United States - Attitudes

Men - United States - Psychology

Mentoring - United States

Children and adults - United States

Teenagers and adults - United States

Youth development

Youth - Services for

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-381) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The mission -- Landscape -- Social places -- Men's motives -- Relating to kids -- Managing kids -- Making a difference -- Men and mentoring -- Public and private lives -- Personal growth -- Youth work domains -- Moving forward.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960989703321

Titolo

Technological trajectories and the human environment / / edited by Jesse H. Ausubel and H. Dale Langford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997

ISBN

9786612081125

9780309176781

0309176786

9781282081123

1282081128

9780309521277

0309521270

9780585026459

0585026459

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

AusubelJesse

LangfordH. Dale

Disciplina

363.7

Soggetti

Environmental management

Technological innovations - Environmental aspects

Power resources - Environmental aspects

Materials - Environmental aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"National Academy of Engineering."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: Technological Trajectories and the Human Environment""; ""Contents""; ""The Liberation of the Environment""; ""Time for a Change: On the Patterns of Diffusion of Innovation""; ""Population, Technology, and the Human Environment: A Thread Through Time""; ""How Much Land Can Ten Billion People Spare for Nature?""; ""Freeing Energy from Carbon""; ""Life-styles and the Environment: The Case of Energy""; ""Elektron: Electrical Systems in Retrospect and Prospect""; ""Materialization and Dematerialization: Measures and Trends""

""Toward the End of Waste: Reflections on a New Ecology of Industry""



""Humans in Nature: Toward a Physiocentric Philosophy""; ""Sustaining the Human Environment: The Next Two Hundred Years""; ""Biographical Data""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

Technological Trajectories and the Human Environment provides a surprising projection of a much greener planet, based on long-range analysis of trends in the efficient use of energy, materials, and land. The authors argue that we will decarbonize the global energy system and drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We will dematerialize the economy by leaner manufacturing, better product design, and smart use of materials. We will significantly increase land areas reserved for nature by conducting highly productive and environmentally friendly agriculture on less land than is used today, even as global population doubles. The book concludes that the technological opportunities before us offer the possibility of a vastly superior industrial ecology. Rich in both data and theory, the book offers fresh analyses essential for everyone in the environmental arena concerned with global change, sustainable development, and profitable investments in technology.