2030, the coming tumult [[electronic resource] ] : unlimited growth on a finite planet / / Richard M. Mosey |
Autore | Mosey Richard M. <1950-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Algora Pub., c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Global environmental change
Natural resources - Management Environmental degradation Overpopulation Conservation of natural resources |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-87586-746-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Water -- Oceans -- Climate change -- Population -- Business as usual -- Deniers -- Climate change, American history, and the economic meltdown. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455429803321 |
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2030, the coming tumult [[electronic resource] ] : unlimited growth on a finite planet / / Richard M. Mosey |
Autore | Mosey Richard M. <1950-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Algora Pub., c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Global environmental change
Natural resources - Management Environmental degradation Overpopulation Conservation of natural resources |
ISBN | 0-87586-746-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Water -- Oceans -- Climate change -- Population -- Business as usual -- Deniers -- Climate change, American history, and the economic meltdown. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778575903321 |
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2030, the coming tumult [[electronic resource] ] : unlimited growth on a finite planet / / Richard M. Mosey |
Autore | Mosey Richard M. <1950-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Algora Pub., c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Global environmental change
Natural resources - Management Environmental degradation Overpopulation Conservation of natural resources |
ISBN | 0-87586-746-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Water -- Oceans -- Climate change -- Population -- Business as usual -- Deniers -- Climate change, American history, and the economic meltdown. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808823803321 |
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25 myths that are destroying the environment : what many environmentalists believe and why they are wrong / / Daniel B. Botkin ; foreword by Alfred Runte |
Autore | Botkin Daniel B. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut : , : Taylor Trade Publishing, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Nature - Effect of human beings on
Human ecology Environmental protection Global environmental change Environmental policy Nature conservation |
ISBN | 1-4422-4493-3 |
Classificazione | NAT011000NAT010000NAT024000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Myth 1 We Are the Only Species That Has Ever Had Global Effects on the Environment; Myth 2 Life Is Fragile, Requires Specific Conditions, and Can't Adjust Easily to Change; Myth 3 Extinction Is Unnatural and Bad, but Easy to Accomplish; Myth 4 The Balance of Nature Exists and Dominates All Life and All Environments; Myth 5 The Balance of Nature Is the Best and Only Condition for All Life; Myth 6 Beauty in Nature Only Happens in Areas Completely Undisturbed by Us; Myth 7 An Ecosystem Is Any Kind of Group, and a Biological Ecosystem Is a Fixed Group of Species
Myth 8 People Are Outside of NatureMyth 9 The Only Reason to Conserve Nature: Every Species Has a Moral Right to Exist; Myth 10 People Have Changed the Environment Only Since the Industrial/Scientific Age; Myth 11 Without Human Interference, Earth's Climate Is Stable; Myth 12 People Are the Most Important Factor Determining Earth's Climate; Myth 13 Climate Change Will Lead to Huge Numbers of Extinctions; Myth 14 Recent Weather Is Proof of Long-Term Climate Change; Myth 15 Consensus Is Science; Myth 16 Computer Models Are True Myth 17 All Populations Are Always Bound to Grow So Rapidly That They Exceed the Ability of Their Environment to Support Them and Then Go Extinct. This Will Be the Inevitable Fate of the Human Population.Myth 18 Predators Are Absolutely Necessary to Control the Populations of Their Prey; Myth 19 Maximum Sustainable Yields Are Possible for Fish and All Wildlife; Myth 20 We Can't Do Much about Environmental Risks-From Smaller Ones like a Local River Flooding to Large Ones like Hurricanes; Myth 21 Smokey Bear Is Right: Only You Can Prevent Wildfires Myth 22 Forests Are an Important Place for Long-Term Carbon StorageMyth 23 Solar and Wind Energy Require Huge Areas; Myth 24 Large-Scale Solar Energy Projects Work Only in Very Hot Climates; Myth 25 Compared to Climate Change, All Other Environmental Issues Are Minor; Final Overview; Endnotes |
Altri titoli varianti | Twenty-five myths that are destroying the environment |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798778303321 |
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25 myths that are destroying the environment : what many environmentalists believe and why they are wrong / / Daniel B. Botkin ; foreword by Alfred Runte |
Autore | Botkin Daniel B. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut : , : Taylor Trade Publishing, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Nature - Effect of human beings on
Human ecology Environmental protection Global environmental change Environmental policy Nature conservation |
ISBN | 1-4422-4493-3 |
Classificazione | NAT011000NAT010000NAT024000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Myth 1 We Are the Only Species That Has Ever Had Global Effects on the Environment; Myth 2 Life Is Fragile, Requires Specific Conditions, and Can't Adjust Easily to Change; Myth 3 Extinction Is Unnatural and Bad, but Easy to Accomplish; Myth 4 The Balance of Nature Exists and Dominates All Life and All Environments; Myth 5 The Balance of Nature Is the Best and Only Condition for All Life; Myth 6 Beauty in Nature Only Happens in Areas Completely Undisturbed by Us; Myth 7 An Ecosystem Is Any Kind of Group, and a Biological Ecosystem Is a Fixed Group of Species
Myth 8 People Are Outside of NatureMyth 9 The Only Reason to Conserve Nature: Every Species Has a Moral Right to Exist; Myth 10 People Have Changed the Environment Only Since the Industrial/Scientific Age; Myth 11 Without Human Interference, Earth's Climate Is Stable; Myth 12 People Are the Most Important Factor Determining Earth's Climate; Myth 13 Climate Change Will Lead to Huge Numbers of Extinctions; Myth 14 Recent Weather Is Proof of Long-Term Climate Change; Myth 15 Consensus Is Science; Myth 16 Computer Models Are True Myth 17 All Populations Are Always Bound to Grow So Rapidly That They Exceed the Ability of Their Environment to Support Them and Then Go Extinct. This Will Be the Inevitable Fate of the Human Population.Myth 18 Predators Are Absolutely Necessary to Control the Populations of Their Prey; Myth 19 Maximum Sustainable Yields Are Possible for Fish and All Wildlife; Myth 20 We Can't Do Much about Environmental Risks-From Smaller Ones like a Local River Flooding to Large Ones like Hurricanes; Myth 21 Smokey Bear Is Right: Only You Can Prevent Wildfires Myth 22 Forests Are an Important Place for Long-Term Carbon StorageMyth 23 Solar and Wind Energy Require Huge Areas; Myth 24 Large-Scale Solar Energy Projects Work Only in Very Hot Climates; Myth 25 Compared to Climate Change, All Other Environmental Issues Are Minor; Final Overview; Endnotes |
Altri titoli varianti | Twenty-five myths that are destroying the environment |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822503403321 |
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Aboveground-belowground linkages [[electronic resource] ] : biotic interactions, ecosystem processes, and global change / / Richard D. Bardgett, David A. Wardle |
Autore | Bardgett Richard D |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 301 p. ) : ill., maps |
Disciplina | 577.82 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WardleDavid A. <1963-> |
Collana | Oxford series in ecology and evolution |
Soggetto topico |
Biotic communities
Species diversity Global environmental change |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-73078-9
9786612730788 0-19-159135-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Biotic Interactions in Soil as Drivers of Ecosystem Properties; 3. Plant Community Influences on the Soil Community and Plant-Soil Feedbacks; 4. Ecosystem Level Significance of Aboveground Consumers; 5. Aboveground and Belowground Consequences of Species Losses and Gains; 6. Underlying Themes and Ways Forward; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139210303321 |
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Aboveground-belowground linkages [[electronic resource] ] : biotic interactions, ecosystem processes, and global change / / Richard D. Bardgett, David A. Wardle |
Autore | Bardgett Richard D |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 301 p. ) : ill., maps |
Disciplina | 577.82 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WardleDavid A. <1963-> |
Collana | Oxford series in ecology and evolution |
Soggetto topico |
Biotic communities
Species diversity Global environmental change |
ISBN |
1-282-73078-9
9786612730788 0-19-159135-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Biotic Interactions in Soil as Drivers of Ecosystem Properties; 3. Plant Community Influences on the Soil Community and Plant-Soil Feedbacks; 4. Ecosystem Level Significance of Aboveground Consumers; 5. Aboveground and Belowground Consequences of Species Losses and Gains; 6. Underlying Themes and Ways Forward; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791493003321 |
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Aboveground-belowground linkages : biotic interactions, ecosystem processes, and global change / / Richard D. Bardgett, David A. Wardle |
Autore | Bardgett Richard D |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 301 p. ) : ill., maps |
Disciplina | 577.82 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WardleDavid A. <1963-> |
Collana | Oxford series in ecology and evolution |
Soggetto topico |
Biotic communities
Species diversity Global environmental change |
ISBN |
1-282-73078-9
9786612730788 0-19-159135-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Biotic Interactions in Soil as Drivers of Ecosystem Properties; 3. Plant Community Influences on the Soil Community and Plant-Soil Feedbacks; 4. Ecosystem Level Significance of Aboveground Consumers; 5. Aboveground and Belowground Consequences of Species Losses and Gains; 6. Underlying Themes and Ways Forward; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818044603321 |
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Advances in earth science [[electronic resource] ] : from earthquakes to global warming / / editors, P.R. Sammonds, J.M.T. Thompson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (343 p.) |
Disciplina | 550 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SammondsP. R (Peter R.)
ThompsonJ. M. T |
Collana | Royal Society series on advances in science |
Soggetto topico |
Earth sciences
Global environmental change Geodynamics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-12064-2
9786611120641 1-86094-871-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface Chris Hawkesworth, FRS; Profiles of the Editors and Authors; CONTENTS; Introduction Peter Sammonds; Section 1: ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; Section 2: DYNAMICS OF THE EARTH; Section 3: APPLIED EARTH SCIENCE; Afterword Bill McGuire; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451105303321 |
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Advances in earth science [[electronic resource] ] : from earthquakes to global warming / / editors, P.R. Sammonds, J.M.T. Thompson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (343 p.) |
Disciplina | 550 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SammondsP. R (Peter R.)
ThompsonJ. M. T |
Collana | Royal Society series on advances in science |
Soggetto topico |
Earth sciences
Global environmental change Geodynamics |
ISBN |
1-281-12064-2
9786611120641 1-86094-871-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface Chris Hawkesworth, FRS; Profiles of the Editors and Authors; CONTENTS; Introduction Peter Sammonds; Section 1: ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; Section 2: DYNAMICS OF THE EARTH; Section 3: APPLIED EARTH SCIENCE; Afterword Bill McGuire; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784004303321 |
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