Global ecology : environmental change and social flexibility / / Vaclav Smil |
Autore | Smil Vaclav |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.72
363.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental policy
Sustainable development |
ISBN |
1-134-85879-5
1-134-85880-9 0-415-09886-6 1-280-05386-0 0-203-42389-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; Preface; 1 ELUSIVE UNDERSTANDING; 2 EXISTENTIAL NECESSITIES; 3 ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; 4 EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES; 5 CASCADING COMPLICATIONS; 6 POSSIBLE OUTCOMES; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910222234503321 |
Smil Vaclav | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Harvesting the biosphere [[electronic resource] ] : what we have taken from nature / / Vaclav Smil |
Autore | Smil Vaclav |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.95 |
Soggetto topico |
Biomass
Biosphere Natural resources - Accounting Environmental auditing |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-93888-X
0-262-31226-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; I The Earth's Biomass: Stores, Productivity, Harvests; 1 Biomass: Definitions and Compositions; 2 Biomass Stores: Means and Extremes; 3 Biomass Productivities; 4 Phytomass Harvests; 5 Zoomass Harvests; 6 Land Cover and Productivity Changes; II History of the Harvests: From Foraging to Globalization; 7 The Evolution of Foraging; 8 Crops and Animals; 9 Biomass Fuels and Raw Materials; III Adding Up the Claims: Harvests, Losses, and Trends; 10 Changing Land Cover and Land Use; 11 Harvesting the Biosphere; 12 Long-Term Trends and Possible Worlds; Scientific Units and Prefixes
ReferencesSubject Index; Species Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463224403321 |
Smil Vaclav | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Harvesting the biosphere : what we have taken from nature / / Vaclav Smil |
Autore | Smil Vaclav |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.95 |
Soggetto topico |
Biomass
Biosphere Natural resources - Accounting Environmental auditing |
Soggetto non controllato | ENVIRONMENT/General |
ISBN |
0-262-31227-1
1-283-93888-X 0-262-31226-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; I The Earth's Biomass: Stores, Productivity, Harvests; 1 Biomass: Definitions and Compositions; 2 Biomass Stores: Means and Extremes; 3 Biomass Productivities; 4 Phytomass Harvests; 5 Zoomass Harvests; 6 Land Cover and Productivity Changes; II History of the Harvests: From Foraging to Globalization; 7 The Evolution of Foraging; 8 Crops and Animals; 9 Biomass Fuels and Raw Materials; III Adding Up the Claims: Harvests, Losses, and Trends; 10 Changing Land Cover and Land Use; 11 Harvesting the Biosphere; 12 Long-Term Trends and Possible Worlds; Scientific Units and Prefixes
ReferencesSubject Index; Species Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786017803321 |
Smil Vaclav | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Harvesting the biosphere : what we have taken from nature / / Vaclav Smil |
Autore | Smil Vaclav |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.95 |
Soggetto topico |
Biomass
Biosphere Natural resources - Accounting Environmental auditing |
Soggetto non controllato | ENVIRONMENT/General |
ISBN |
0-262-31227-1
1-283-93888-X 0-262-31226-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; I The Earth's Biomass: Stores, Productivity, Harvests; 1 Biomass: Definitions and Compositions; 2 Biomass Stores: Means and Extremes; 3 Biomass Productivities; 4 Phytomass Harvests; 5 Zoomass Harvests; 6 Land Cover and Productivity Changes; II History of the Harvests: From Foraging to Globalization; 7 The Evolution of Foraging; 8 Crops and Animals; 9 Biomass Fuels and Raw Materials; III Adding Up the Claims: Harvests, Losses, and Trends; 10 Changing Land Cover and Land Use; 11 Harvesting the Biosphere; 12 Long-Term Trends and Possible Worlds; Scientific Units and Prefixes
ReferencesSubject Index; Species Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809553603321 |
Smil Vaclav | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Japan's dietary transition and its impacts [[electronic resource] /] / Vaclav Smil and Kazuhiko Kobayashi |
Autore | Smil Vaclav |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Masa., : MIT Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (245 p.) |
Disciplina | 641.5/630952 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KobayashiKazuhiko <1946-> |
Collana | Food, health, and the environment |
Soggetto topico |
Agricultural ecology - Japan
Diet - Health aspects - Japan Diet - Japan Food consumption forecasting - Japan Food habits - Japan |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-58720-3
9786613899651 0-262-30538-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Japanese Diet, 1900 - 2010: From Subsistence to Affluence; 2 Old and New Foodstuffs: A Century of Transitions; 3 Food Consumption: Continuity and Change; 4 Diets and Well-being: Health and Longevity; 5 Environmental Impacts: Land, Water, Nitrogen, and Ocean; 6 Japanese Diet: Retrospect and Prospect; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461970103321 |
Smil Vaclav | ||
Cambridge, Masa., : MIT Press, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Japan's dietary transition and its impacts / / Vaclav Smil and Kazuhiko Kobayashi |
Autore | Smil Vaclav |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (245 p.) |
Disciplina | 641.5/630952 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KobayashiKazuhiko <1946-> |
Collana | Food, health, and the environment |
Soggetto topico |
Diet - Japan - Longitudinal studies
Food habits - Japan - Longitudinal studies Diet - Health aspects - Japan Food consumption forecasting - Japan Agricultural ecology - Japan |
Soggetto non controllato |
ENVIRONMENT/Environmental Politics & Policy
ENVIRONMENT/Food Studies |
ISBN |
0-262-30446-5
1-283-58720-3 9786613899651 0-262-30538-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Japanese Diet, 1900 - 2010: From Subsistence to Affluence; 2 Old and New Foodstuffs: A Century of Transitions; 3 Food Consumption: Continuity and Change; 4 Diets and Well-being: Health and Longevity; 5 Environmental Impacts: Land, Water, Nitrogen, and Ocean; 6 Japanese Diet: Retrospect and Prospect; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785785103321 |
Smil Vaclav | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Japan's dietary transition and its impacts / / Vaclav Smil and Kazuhiko Kobayashi |
Autore | Smil Vaclav |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (245 p.) |
Disciplina | 641.5/630952 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KobayashiKazuhiko <1946-> |
Collana | Food, health, and the environment |
Soggetto topico |
Diet - Japan - Longitudinal studies
Food habits - Japan - Longitudinal studies Diet - Health aspects - Japan Food consumption forecasting - Japan Agricultural ecology - Japan |
Soggetto non controllato |
ENVIRONMENT/Environmental Politics & Policy
ENVIRONMENT/Food Studies |
ISBN |
0-262-30446-5
1-283-58720-3 9786613899651 0-262-30538-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Japanese Diet, 1900 - 2010: From Subsistence to Affluence; 2 Old and New Foodstuffs: A Century of Transitions; 3 Food Consumption: Continuity and Change; 4 Diets and Well-being: Health and Longevity; 5 Environmental Impacts: Land, Water, Nitrogen, and Ocean; 6 Japanese Diet: Retrospect and Prospect; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811697203321 |
Smil Vaclav | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Made in the USA [[electronic resource]] : the rise and retreat of American manufacturing / / Vaclav Smil |
Autore | Smil Vaclav |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.4/7670973 |
Soggetto topico |
Manufacturing industries - United States
Industrial policy - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4619-3802-3
0-262-31674-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Why Manufacturing Matters; 2 The Ascent, 1865-1940; 3 Dominance, 1941-1973; 4 The Retreat, 1974-; 5 The Past and the Future; 6 Chances of Success; Coda; References; Name Index; Subject Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462913303321 |
Smil Vaclav | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Made in the USA : the rise and retreat of American manufacturing / / Vaclav Smil |
Autore | Smil Vaclav |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.4/7670973 |
Soggetto topico |
Manufacturing industries - United States
Industrial policy - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
ECONOMICS/General |
ISBN |
0-262-31675-7
1-4619-3802-3 0-262-31674-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Why Manufacturing Matters; 2 The Ascent, 1865-1940; 3 Dominance, 1941-1973; 4 The Retreat, 1974-; 5 The Past and the Future; 6 Chances of Success; Coda; References; Name Index; Subject Index |
Altri titoli varianti | Rise and retreat of American manufacturing |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787547503321 |
Smil Vaclav | ||
Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2013] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Made in the USA : the rise and retreat of American manufacturing / / Vaclav Smil |
Autore | Smil Vaclav |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.4/7670973 |
Soggetto topico |
Manufacturing industries - United States
Industrial policy - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
ECONOMICS/General |
ISBN |
0-262-31675-7
1-4619-3802-3 0-262-31674-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Why Manufacturing Matters; 2 The Ascent, 1865-1940; 3 Dominance, 1941-1973; 4 The Retreat, 1974-; 5 The Past and the Future; 6 Chances of Success; Coda; References; Name Index; Subject Index |
Altri titoli varianti | Rise and retreat of American manufacturing |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821721903321 |
Smil Vaclav | ||
Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2013] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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