158 pages , Independently Published , 2019-02-28 #1 Bestseller in waste management Stop Garbage sheds some light on the world of waste and recycling, topics often filled with questions for most readers. Do we really know why it's important to recycle and the consequences of not doing it? What environmental impact does our behavior have? What trends will prevail in waste ...[Read More]
2020-04-21T07:00:00Z Planet in a bottle. Eden revisited. Laboratory under glass. The largest self-sustaining closed ecological system ever made. Biosphere 2 is many things to many people. From its half-acre farm to its coral reef to its emerald rainforest--this unique research facility has proven itself a marvel of human engineering and a testament to the human imagination. For two full...[Read More]
2008-04-01T07:00:00Z Completely updated and revised edition of one of the most widely-praised food books of recent years.
It's a perverse fact of modern life: There are more starving people in the world than ever before, while there are also more people who are overweight.
To find out how we got to this point and what we can do about it, Raj Patel l...[Read More]
Ever wondered where your plastic bottles, metal cans, and other recyclables go when they leave your blue bin? If you live in Vermont, chances are good that ...
2019-11-15T08:00:00Z Die faszinierende Geschichte des geheimnisvollsten ?kosystems der Erde
Die Ozeane bilden den gr??ten Teil unseres Planeten, mit Bergen, h?her als die h?chsten Gipfel an Land, und Schluchten, die tiefer sind als der Mount Everest hoch ist. Doch nur ein Bruchteil dieser gewaltigen Welt unter Wasser ist erforscht.
Alex Rogers, einer der international ...[Read More]
each year we leave nearly 640000 tons of them in the oceans, and it takes about 600 years for each to decompose. Thousands of animals get trapped there, ...
NYU Washington, DC's fall course, "History of American Environmental Policy," and the NYU Department of Environmental Studies hosted a discussion with ...
2012-06-11T07:00:00Z Does going green change the face of design or only its content? The first book to outline principles for the aesthetics of sustainable design, The Shape of Green argues that beauty is inherent to sustainability, for how things look and feel is as important as how they're made.
In addition to examining what makes something attractive or emotionally ...[Read More]
308 pages , Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG , 2017-09-11 The book illustrates theories of sustainable development from physical, chemical and biological aspects, and then introduces technologies to prevent pollution of water, air, solid waste and noise, finally concludes with ecological environmental protection and restoration techniques. With interdisciplinary features a...[Read More]
240 pages , 2004 A layperson's guide to the political realities and community impacts surrounding the relentless expansion of commercial aviation in the United States.
