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The coming famine [[electronic resource] ] : the global food crisis and what we can do to avoid it / / Julian Cribb
| The coming famine [[electronic resource] ] : the global food crisis and what we can do to avoid it / / Julian Cribb |
| Autore | Cribb Julian |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (261 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Food supply
Food industry and trade Sustainable agriculture Climatic changes |
| Soggetto non controllato |
agriculture
armed conflict call to action easy to read economic growth energy shortages environmental issues environmental problems famine food prices food shortages food system global food crisis global threats international impact land shortages near future nonfiction overcoming challenges planetary crisis political economy population growth poverty practical solutions societal factors technological advancements water shortages |
| ISBN |
1-282-66080-2
9786612660801 0-520-94716-9 |
| Classificazione | ZA 57000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | What food crisis? -- Food-- or war -- The well runs dry -- Peak land -- Nutrients : the new oil -- Troubled waters -- Losing our brains -- Eating oil -- The climate hammer -- Elephants in the kitchen -- A fair deal for farmers -- Food in the future. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785283203321 |
Cribb Julian
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Draw the lightning down [[electronic resource] ] : Benjamin Franklin and electrical technology in the Age of Enlightenment / / Michael Brian Schiffer, with the assistance of Kacy L. Hollenback and Carrie L. Bell
| Draw the lightning down [[electronic resource] ] : Benjamin Franklin and electrical technology in the Age of Enlightenment / / Michael Brian Schiffer, with the assistance of Kacy L. Hollenback and Carrie L. Bell |
| Autore | Schiffer Michael B (Michael Brian), <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (399 p.) |
| Disciplina | 621.3/0973/09033 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HollenbackKacy L
BellCarrie L |
| Soggetto topico |
Electrical engineering - History - 18th century
Electricity - History - 18th century Enlightenment |
| Soggetto non controllato |
18th century
age of enlightenment benjamin franklin electrical devices electrical experiments electrical science electrical technology electricity historical international community inventions inventors lightning rods lights medical instruments modern developments modern world motors musical instruments nonfiction physicists revolutionary experiments science and culture scientific developments technological advancements |
| ISBN |
1-59734-584-9
0-520-93985-9 9786612358531 1-282-35853-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Figures -- Preface -- 1. The Franklin Phenomenon -- 2. In the Beginning -- 3. A Coming of Age -- 4. Going Public -- 5. Power to the People -- 6. Life and Death -- 7. First, Do No Harm -- 8. An Electrical World -- 9. Property Protectors -- 10. A New Alchemy -- 11. Visionary Inventors -- 12. Technology Transfer: A Behavioral Framework -- Notes -- References Cited -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786712703321 |
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Schiffer Michael B (Michael Brian), <1947->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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