And the skylark sings with me [[electronic resource] ] : adventures in homeschooling and community-based education / / David H. Albert |
Autore | Albert David H |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola Island, BC, Canada, : New Society Publishers, c1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
Disciplina | 371.042 |
Soggetto topico |
Home schooling
Community and school |
ISBN |
1-282-46389-6
1-55092-306-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Advance Praise; Half Title; Full Title; Publication Data; William Blake, ""The School Boy""; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Saraswati; Hares With Shells on Their Backs; Hellelujah! (Again); ""Dog Kitties""; Mr. Newton's Rules; Fearful Symmetry; Exits and Entrances; ""Letters""; Cinnamon Bear; Bric-A-Brac; The Fountain; About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910806210403321 |
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The art of natural building : design, construction, resources / / editors, Joseph F. Kennedy, Michael G. Smith, Catherine Wanek |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola Island, BC : , : New Society Publishers, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1147 p.) |
Disciplina | 728.047 |
Collana | Books for wiser living Mother Earth news recommendation |
Soggetto topico |
Architecture, Domestic - Environmental aspects
Ecological houses - Design and construction Dwellings - Design and construction - Environmental aspects Building materials - Environmental aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-55092-560-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword to the First Edition; Foreword to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction: An Open Door; Part One: The Context for Natural Building; 1. The Case for Natural Building; 2. Natural Building: A Global Tradition; 3. The Importance of Housing Ourselves; 4. Natural Building and Social Justice; 5. Sustainability and Building Codes; 6. Can My Natural Home Get a LEED Rating?; 7. Life-Cycle Cost and Value of Four Houses; 8. In Defense of Craft; Part Two: Design and Planning; 9. Designing for Vitality; 10. The Healthy House
11. Eighteen Design Principles to Make Square Feet Work Harder12. Designing with the Sun; 13. Natural Building for Cold Climates; 14. Hybrid Homes: Combining Natural Materials for Energy Efficiency; 15. Remodeling with Natural Materials; 16. Siting a Natural Building; 17. The Permaculture House; 18. Complementary Systems for Energy-Efficient Homes; 19. Regenerative Building: An Ecological Approach; 20. Building the Natural Village: A Strategy for Repairing Cities; Part Three: Natural Building Materials and Techniques; 21. Natural Building Materials: An Overview 22. Foundations for Natural Buildings23. Stone Masonry; 24. Adobe Building; 25. A Brief History of Cob Building; 26. Rammed Earth: From Pisé to PISE; 27. Compressed Earth Blocks; 28. Building with Earthbags; 29. Digging in for Comfort; 30. Cordwood Masonry: An Overview; 31. Straw Bale Building: Lessons Learned; 32. Building with Hemp; 33. Light-Clay: An Introduction to German Clay Building Techniques; 34. Wattle and Daub; 35. The Evolution of Timber Framing; 36. The Art of Timber Framing; 37. Small-Diameter Roundwood: An Underused Building Material; 38. Bamboo Construction 39. Waste Not, Want Not: Building with Trash40. Earthships: An Ecocentric Model; 41. Papercrete: Homes from Waste Paper; 42. Roofs for Natural Building; 43. Green Roofs with Sod, Turf or Straw; 44. Thatching Comes to America; 45. Natural Insulation; 46. Rice Hulls for Insulation; 47. Earthen Floors; 48. Earth Plasters and Alis; 49. Working with Lime; 50. Natural Paints and Finishes; Part Four: Building the Global Village; 51. Shelter and Sustainable Development; 52. Sustainable Building as Appropriate Technology; 53. Woodless Construction in the Sahel 54. Straw Bales in China: Housing for the People55. Improving Vernacular Housing in Western China; 56. PAKSBAB: Seismically Safe Straw Bale Homes in Pakistan; 57. Earthen Building Comes to Thailand; 58. Natural Building Thrives in Argentina; 59. Builders Without Borders; 60. Ecovillages and Sustainable Communities; 61. Tlholego Village: A Sustainable Community in South Africa; 62. Building with Earth in Auroville; 63. Friland: Affordable Housing in Community; 64. Evolving a Village Vernacular in Missouri; Index |
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The art of natural building : design, construction, resources / / editors, Joseph F. Kennedy, Michael G. Smith, Catherine Wanek |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola Island, BC : , : New Society Publishers, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1147 p.) |
Disciplina | 728.047 |
Collana | Books for wiser living Mother Earth news recommendation |
Soggetto topico |
Architecture, Domestic - Environmental aspects
Ecological houses - Design and construction Dwellings - Design and construction - Environmental aspects Building materials - Environmental aspects |
ISBN | 1-55092-560-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword to the First Edition; Foreword to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction: An Open Door; Part One: The Context for Natural Building; 1. The Case for Natural Building; 2. Natural Building: A Global Tradition; 3. The Importance of Housing Ourselves; 4. Natural Building and Social Justice; 5. Sustainability and Building Codes; 6. Can My Natural Home Get a LEED Rating?; 7. Life-Cycle Cost and Value of Four Houses; 8. In Defense of Craft; Part Two: Design and Planning; 9. Designing for Vitality; 10. The Healthy House
11. Eighteen Design Principles to Make Square Feet Work Harder12. Designing with the Sun; 13. Natural Building for Cold Climates; 14. Hybrid Homes: Combining Natural Materials for Energy Efficiency; 15. Remodeling with Natural Materials; 16. Siting a Natural Building; 17. The Permaculture House; 18. Complementary Systems for Energy-Efficient Homes; 19. Regenerative Building: An Ecological Approach; 20. Building the Natural Village: A Strategy for Repairing Cities; Part Three: Natural Building Materials and Techniques; 21. Natural Building Materials: An Overview 22. Foundations for Natural Buildings23. Stone Masonry; 24. Adobe Building; 25. A Brief History of Cob Building; 26. Rammed Earth: From Pisé to PISE; 27. Compressed Earth Blocks; 28. Building with Earthbags; 29. Digging in for Comfort; 30. Cordwood Masonry: An Overview; 31. Straw Bale Building: Lessons Learned; 32. Building with Hemp; 33. Light-Clay: An Introduction to German Clay Building Techniques; 34. Wattle and Daub; 35. The Evolution of Timber Framing; 36. The Art of Timber Framing; 37. Small-Diameter Roundwood: An Underused Building Material; 38. Bamboo Construction 39. Waste Not, Want Not: Building with Trash40. Earthships: An Ecocentric Model; 41. Papercrete: Homes from Waste Paper; 42. Roofs for Natural Building; 43. Green Roofs with Sod, Turf or Straw; 44. Thatching Comes to America; 45. Natural Insulation; 46. Rice Hulls for Insulation; 47. Earthen Floors; 48. Earth Plasters and Alis; 49. Working with Lime; 50. Natural Paints and Finishes; Part Four: Building the Global Village; 51. Shelter and Sustainable Development; 52. Sustainable Building as Appropriate Technology; 53. Woodless Construction in the Sahel 54. Straw Bales in China: Housing for the People55. Improving Vernacular Housing in Western China; 56. PAKSBAB: Seismically Safe Straw Bale Homes in Pakistan; 57. Earthen Building Comes to Thailand; 58. Natural Building Thrives in Argentina; 59. Builders Without Borders; 60. Ecovillages and Sustainable Communities; 61. Tlholego Village: A Sustainable Community in South Africa; 62. Building with Earth in Auroville; 63. Friland: Affordable Housing in Community; 64. Evolving a Village Vernacular in Missouri; Index |
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The art of natural building : design, construction, resources / / editors, Joseph F. Kennedy, Michael G. Smith, Catherine Wanek |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola Island, BC : , : New Society Publishers, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1147 p.) |
Disciplina | 728.047 |
Collana | Books for wiser living Mother Earth news recommendation |
Soggetto topico |
Architecture, Domestic - Environmental aspects
Ecological houses - Design and construction Dwellings - Design and construction - Environmental aspects Building materials - Environmental aspects |
ISBN | 1-55092-560-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword to the First Edition; Foreword to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction: An Open Door; Part One: The Context for Natural Building; 1. The Case for Natural Building; 2. Natural Building: A Global Tradition; 3. The Importance of Housing Ourselves; 4. Natural Building and Social Justice; 5. Sustainability and Building Codes; 6. Can My Natural Home Get a LEED Rating?; 7. Life-Cycle Cost and Value of Four Houses; 8. In Defense of Craft; Part Two: Design and Planning; 9. Designing for Vitality; 10. The Healthy House
11. Eighteen Design Principles to Make Square Feet Work Harder12. Designing with the Sun; 13. Natural Building for Cold Climates; 14. Hybrid Homes: Combining Natural Materials for Energy Efficiency; 15. Remodeling with Natural Materials; 16. Siting a Natural Building; 17. The Permaculture House; 18. Complementary Systems for Energy-Efficient Homes; 19. Regenerative Building: An Ecological Approach; 20. Building the Natural Village: A Strategy for Repairing Cities; Part Three: Natural Building Materials and Techniques; 21. Natural Building Materials: An Overview 22. Foundations for Natural Buildings23. Stone Masonry; 24. Adobe Building; 25. A Brief History of Cob Building; 26. Rammed Earth: From Pisé to PISE; 27. Compressed Earth Blocks; 28. Building with Earthbags; 29. Digging in for Comfort; 30. Cordwood Masonry: An Overview; 31. Straw Bale Building: Lessons Learned; 32. Building with Hemp; 33. Light-Clay: An Introduction to German Clay Building Techniques; 34. Wattle and Daub; 35. The Evolution of Timber Framing; 36. The Art of Timber Framing; 37. Small-Diameter Roundwood: An Underused Building Material; 38. Bamboo Construction 39. Waste Not, Want Not: Building with Trash40. Earthships: An Ecocentric Model; 41. Papercrete: Homes from Waste Paper; 42. Roofs for Natural Building; 43. Green Roofs with Sod, Turf or Straw; 44. Thatching Comes to America; 45. Natural Insulation; 46. Rice Hulls for Insulation; 47. Earthen Floors; 48. Earth Plasters and Alis; 49. Working with Lime; 50. Natural Paints and Finishes; Part Four: Building the Global Village; 51. Shelter and Sustainable Development; 52. Sustainable Building as Appropriate Technology; 53. Woodless Construction in the Sahel 54. Straw Bales in China: Housing for the People55. Improving Vernacular Housing in Western China; 56. PAKSBAB: Seismically Safe Straw Bale Homes in Pakistan; 57. Earthen Building Comes to Thailand; 58. Natural Building Thrives in Argentina; 59. Builders Without Borders; 60. Ecovillages and Sustainable Communities; 61. Tlholego Village: A Sustainable Community in South Africa; 62. Building with Earth in Auroville; 63. Friland: Affordable Housing in Community; 64. Evolving a Village Vernacular in Missouri; Index |
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The art of social enterprise : business as if people mattered / / Carl Frankel and Allen Bromberger |
Autore | Frankel Carl |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola Island, British Columbia : , : New Society Publishers, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.408 |
Soggetto topico |
Social entrepreneurship
Social responsibility of business |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-55092-534-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; SECTION ONE: THIS THING CALLED SOCIAL ENTERPRISE; Chapter 1 - New World, New Rules; Why Social Enterprise?; Why Now?; About This Book; About the Authors; Chapter 2 - Portrait of a Tribe-in-Progress; Defining Social Enterprise; Not Left or Right; Variations on a Theme; Species of Social Enterprise; Chapter 3 - Battle of the Worldviews; Is Social Enterprise Subversive?; A Transitional Phase; SECTION TWO: KEY IMP-GREDIENTS; Chapter 4 - Intention Is Where the Heart Is; The Primacy of Intention; Establishing Intention
Communicating IntentionPreserving Intention; The Brand's the Thing; Chapter 5 - Money Matters; A Catch-22 for Hungries; Capital Market, Here We Come; The Valuation Conundrum; The Specter of Litigation; Is the Capital Market Less Capital for Social Entrepreneurs?; Sharing the Wealth; Chapter 6 - The Social Enterprise as People Person; Make Like a Partner; Partnership Principles; Building a Strong Team; Chapter 7 - Decisions, Decisions, Decisions; Early Stage Start-Up - The Compass of the Heart; Interview with a Hungry - Getting the Horses Lined up in the Gate Do Me a Solid - Preserving the Mission with InvestorsAn Adapter Comes in from the Cold; SECTION THREE: THE SOCIAL ZENTREPRENEUR; Chapter 8 - The Myth America Pageant; Mainstream Myths About Business; Counternarratives About Power and Leadership; The Coachman and the Narratives; Chapter 9 - Carl and Allen's Ten Commandments; Commandment One: Respect Money; Commandment Two: Be Intensely Strategic; Commandment Three: Insist on Quality; Commandment Four: KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid); Commandment Five: Be Willing to Compromise on Everything but Your Integrity; Commandment Six: Know Thyself Commandment Seven: Get SupportCommandment Eight: Cultivate a Healthy Relationship with Your (Ad)Venture; Commandment Nine: Take Care of Yourself; Commandment Ten: Keep Dancing on the High Wire; Chapter 10 - Overcoming Entrepreneur's Disease; Please Let Me Bring You Down; An Anxiety Management Protocol; Appendix A: Comparison of Characteristics of Basic Business Entities; Appendix B: Everything You Want to Know About Social Enterprise but Were Afraid to Ask; Notes; Index; About the Authors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463115803321 |
Frankel Carl
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The art of social enterprise : business as if people mattered / / Carl Frankel and Allen Bromberger |
Autore | Frankel Carl |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola Island, British Columbia : , : New Society Publishers, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.408 |
Soggetto topico |
Social entrepreneurship
Social responsibility of business |
ISBN | 1-55092-534-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; SECTION ONE: THIS THING CALLED SOCIAL ENTERPRISE; Chapter 1 - New World, New Rules; Why Social Enterprise?; Why Now?; About This Book; About the Authors; Chapter 2 - Portrait of a Tribe-in-Progress; Defining Social Enterprise; Not Left or Right; Variations on a Theme; Species of Social Enterprise; Chapter 3 - Battle of the Worldviews; Is Social Enterprise Subversive?; A Transitional Phase; SECTION TWO: KEY IMP-GREDIENTS; Chapter 4 - Intention Is Where the Heart Is; The Primacy of Intention; Establishing Intention
Communicating IntentionPreserving Intention; The Brand's the Thing; Chapter 5 - Money Matters; A Catch-22 for Hungries; Capital Market, Here We Come; The Valuation Conundrum; The Specter of Litigation; Is the Capital Market Less Capital for Social Entrepreneurs?; Sharing the Wealth; Chapter 6 - The Social Enterprise as People Person; Make Like a Partner; Partnership Principles; Building a Strong Team; Chapter 7 - Decisions, Decisions, Decisions; Early Stage Start-Up - The Compass of the Heart; Interview with a Hungry - Getting the Horses Lined up in the Gate Do Me a Solid - Preserving the Mission with InvestorsAn Adapter Comes in from the Cold; SECTION THREE: THE SOCIAL ZENTREPRENEUR; Chapter 8 - The Myth America Pageant; Mainstream Myths About Business; Counternarratives About Power and Leadership; The Coachman and the Narratives; Chapter 9 - Carl and Allen's Ten Commandments; Commandment One: Respect Money; Commandment Two: Be Intensely Strategic; Commandment Three: Insist on Quality; Commandment Four: KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid); Commandment Five: Be Willing to Compromise on Everything but Your Integrity; Commandment Six: Know Thyself Commandment Seven: Get SupportCommandment Eight: Cultivate a Healthy Relationship with Your (Ad)Venture; Commandment Nine: Take Care of Yourself; Commandment Ten: Keep Dancing on the High Wire; Chapter 10 - Overcoming Entrepreneur's Disease; Please Let Me Bring You Down; An Anxiety Management Protocol; Appendix A: Comparison of Characteristics of Basic Business Entities; Appendix B: Everything You Want to Know About Social Enterprise but Were Afraid to Ask; Notes; Index; About the Authors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786732603321 |
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The art of social enterprise : business as if people mattered / / Carl Frankel and Allen Bromberger |
Autore | Frankel Carl |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola Island, British Columbia : , : New Society Publishers, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.408 |
Soggetto topico |
Social entrepreneurship
Social responsibility of business |
ISBN | 1-55092-534-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; SECTION ONE: THIS THING CALLED SOCIAL ENTERPRISE; Chapter 1 - New World, New Rules; Why Social Enterprise?; Why Now?; About This Book; About the Authors; Chapter 2 - Portrait of a Tribe-in-Progress; Defining Social Enterprise; Not Left or Right; Variations on a Theme; Species of Social Enterprise; Chapter 3 - Battle of the Worldviews; Is Social Enterprise Subversive?; A Transitional Phase; SECTION TWO: KEY IMP-GREDIENTS; Chapter 4 - Intention Is Where the Heart Is; The Primacy of Intention; Establishing Intention
Communicating IntentionPreserving Intention; The Brand's the Thing; Chapter 5 - Money Matters; A Catch-22 for Hungries; Capital Market, Here We Come; The Valuation Conundrum; The Specter of Litigation; Is the Capital Market Less Capital for Social Entrepreneurs?; Sharing the Wealth; Chapter 6 - The Social Enterprise as People Person; Make Like a Partner; Partnership Principles; Building a Strong Team; Chapter 7 - Decisions, Decisions, Decisions; Early Stage Start-Up - The Compass of the Heart; Interview with a Hungry - Getting the Horses Lined up in the Gate Do Me a Solid - Preserving the Mission with InvestorsAn Adapter Comes in from the Cold; SECTION THREE: THE SOCIAL ZENTREPRENEUR; Chapter 8 - The Myth America Pageant; Mainstream Myths About Business; Counternarratives About Power and Leadership; The Coachman and the Narratives; Chapter 9 - Carl and Allen's Ten Commandments; Commandment One: Respect Money; Commandment Two: Be Intensely Strategic; Commandment Three: Insist on Quality; Commandment Four: KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid); Commandment Five: Be Willing to Compromise on Everything but Your Integrity; Commandment Six: Know Thyself Commandment Seven: Get SupportCommandment Eight: Cultivate a Healthy Relationship with Your (Ad)Venture; Commandment Nine: Take Care of Yourself; Commandment Ten: Keep Dancing on the High Wire; Chapter 10 - Overcoming Entrepreneur's Disease; Please Let Me Bring You Down; An Anxiety Management Protocol; Appendix A: Comparison of Characteristics of Basic Business Entities; Appendix B: Everything You Want to Know About Social Enterprise but Were Afraid to Ask; Notes; Index; About the Authors |
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The big book of nature activities : a year-round guide to outdoor learning / / Jacob Rodenburg and Drew Monkman |
Autore | Rodenburg Jacob <1960-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola [British Columbia] : , : New Society Publishers, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (386 pages) : color illustrations, photographs |
Disciplina | 508 |
Soggetto topico |
Nature study - Activity programs
Natural history - Study and teaching - Activity programs Natural history |
Soggetto genere / forma | Libros electronicos. |
ISBN | 1-55092-596-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Basic Skills for Connecting to Nature -- Key Nature Concepts for Children to Learn -- Fall: The Cooling Season -- Winter: The Great Exhale -- Spring: The Greening Season -- Summer: The Crescendo -- Appendix. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910135048803321 |
Rodenburg Jacob <1960->
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The biochar solution [[electronic resource] ] : carbon farming and climate change / / Albert Bates ; foreword by Vandana Shiva |
Autore | Bates Albert K. <1947-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola Island, BC, : New Society Publishers, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina | 662/.74 |
Soggetto topico |
Agriculture - Environmental aspects
Carbon sequestration Charcoal Soil amendments |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-55092-459-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Book I. Losing the Recipe. Chapter 1. The Roots of a Predicament -- Chapter 2. Sombroek's Vision -- Chapter 3. Conquistadors -- Chapter 4. El Dorado -- Chapter 5. The Great White Way -- Chapter 6. The View from the Bluff -- Chapter 7. Confederados -- Chapter 8. Hartt's Breakthrough -- Chapter 9. City Z -- Book II. Agriculture and Climate. Chapter 10. Making Sand -- Chapter 11. The Moldboard -- Chapter 12. Changing the Paradigm -- Chapter 13. The Amazon and the Ice Age -- Chapter 14. Predicting Climate's Meander -- Book III. Capturing Carbon. Chapter 15. Carbon Farming -- Chapter 16. Understanding Soil -- Chapter 17. The Soil Food Web -- Chapter 18. The Role of Ruminants -- Chapter 19. Compost -- Chapter 20. Tea Craft and Designer Biochar -- Chapter 21. From Biochar to Terra Preta -- Chapter 22. Making Charcoal -- Chapter 23. Stove Wars -- Book IV. Gardening the Earth. Chapter 24. Milpas -- Chapter 25. Chinampas -- Chapter 26. Trees -- Chapter 27. The Power of Youth -- Chapter 28. Greening the Desert -- Chapter 29. Sahara Forest -- Chapter 30. Drey's Challenge -- Book V. At the Turning Point. Chapter 31. The Biochar Critique -- Chapter 32. Carbon Trading -- Chapter 33. The International Biochar Initiative -- Chapter 34. Permaculture Marines -- Chapter 35. Carbon-Negative Communities. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458096003321 |
Bates Albert K. <1947->
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The biochar solution [[electronic resource] ] : carbon farming and climate change / / Albert Bates ; foreword by Vandana Shiva |
Autore | Bates Albert K. <1947-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola Island, BC, : New Society Publishers, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina | 662/.74 |
Soggetto topico |
Agriculture - Environmental aspects
Carbon sequestration Charcoal Soil amendments |
ISBN | 1-55092-459-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Book I. Losing the Recipe. Chapter 1. The Roots of a Predicament -- Chapter 2. Sombroek's Vision -- Chapter 3. Conquistadors -- Chapter 4. El Dorado -- Chapter 5. The Great White Way -- Chapter 6. The View from the Bluff -- Chapter 7. Confederados -- Chapter 8. Hartt's Breakthrough -- Chapter 9. City Z -- Book II. Agriculture and Climate. Chapter 10. Making Sand -- Chapter 11. The Moldboard -- Chapter 12. Changing the Paradigm -- Chapter 13. The Amazon and the Ice Age -- Chapter 14. Predicting Climate's Meander -- Book III. Capturing Carbon. Chapter 15. Carbon Farming -- Chapter 16. Understanding Soil -- Chapter 17. The Soil Food Web -- Chapter 18. The Role of Ruminants -- Chapter 19. Compost -- Chapter 20. Tea Craft and Designer Biochar -- Chapter 21. From Biochar to Terra Preta -- Chapter 22. Making Charcoal -- Chapter 23. Stove Wars -- Book IV. Gardening the Earth. Chapter 24. Milpas -- Chapter 25. Chinampas -- Chapter 26. Trees -- Chapter 27. The Power of Youth -- Chapter 28. Greening the Desert -- Chapter 29. Sahara Forest -- Chapter 30. Drey's Challenge -- Book V. At the Turning Point. Chapter 31. The Biochar Critique -- Chapter 32. Carbon Trading -- Chapter 33. The International Biochar Initiative -- Chapter 34. Permaculture Marines -- Chapter 35. Carbon-Negative Communities. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791674503321 |
Bates Albert K. <1947->
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