Natures Frontiers

Author : John Cornwell
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nature's Imagination written by John Cornwell and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection from a 1992 symposium explores how and why mathematicians, astronomers, neuroscientists, and philosophers are moving beyond classic reductionism toward a new paradigm that accounts for the whole and emphasizes events and relationships. Essays examine the irreducibility of mathematics, the incompleteness theorem, consciousness and the mind-body problem, and the social implications of artificial intelligence. For scientists, philosophers, students, and adventurous readers. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Richard Damania
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464819246
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nature's Frontiers written by Richard Damania and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2023-04-14 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great expansion of economic activity since the end of World War II has caused an unprecedented rise in living standards, but it has also caused rapid changes in earth systems. Nearly all types of natural capital—the world’s stock of resources and services provided by nature—are in decline. Clean air, abundant and clean water, fertile soils, productive fisheries, dense forests, and healthy oceans are critical for healthy lives and healthy economies. Mounting pressures, however, suggest that the trend of declining natural capital may cast a long shadow into the future. Nature’s Frontiers: Achieving Sustainability, Efficiency, and Prosperity with Natural Capital presents a novel approach to address these foundational challenges of sustainability. A methodology combining innovative science, new data sources, and cutting-edge biophysical and economic models builds sustainable resource efficiency frontiers to assess how countries can sustainably use their natural capital more efficiently. The analysis provides recommendations on how countries can better use their natural capital to achieve their economic and environ mental goals. The report indicates that significant efficiency gaps exist in nearly every country. Closing these gaps can address many of the world’s pressing economic and environmental problems—economic productivity, health, food and water security, and climate change. Although the approach outlined in this report will entail demanding policy reforms, the costs of inaction will be far higher.

Author : Bram BŸscher
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816530955
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nature Inc. written by Bram BŸscher and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2014-05-29 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With global wildlife populations and biodiversity riches in peril, it is obvious that innovative methods of addressing our planet's environmental problems are needed. But is “the market” the answer? Nature™ Inc. brings together cutting-edge research by respected scholars from around the world to analyze how “neoliberal conservation” is reshaping human–nature relations.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science Frontiers written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marie Stenseke
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889712346
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nature’s Contributions to People: On the Relation Between Valuations and Actions written by Marie Stenseke and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2021-08-26 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard Damania
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781464819230
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nature's Frontiers written by Richard Damania and published by . This book was released on 2023-01-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines the use of natural capital (natural resources and services) around the world. It finds that most countries are using these resources inefficiently, and closing these efficiency gaps can address many of the world's pressing economic and environmental problems.

Author : Eric Brymer
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889632261
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Health: The Well-being Impacts of Human-nature Relationships written by Eric Brymer and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2019-11-07 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years there has been a growing body of evidence from fields such as public health, architecture, ecology, landscape, forestry, psychology, sport science, psychiatry, geography suggesting that nature enhances psychological health and wellbeing. Physical activity in the presence of nature, feelings of connection to nature, engagement with nature, specific environmental features (e.g. therapeutic, water and trees) and images of real and virtual nature have all been posited as important wellbeing facilitators. Thus, the association between natural environments and health outcomes might be more complex than initially understood (Pritchard, Richardson, Sheffield, & Mcewan, 2019). Despite the number of studies showing improvements in psychological health and wellbeing through nature-based physical activities or feelings of connection to nature the exact role and influence of the natural environment in this process is still rather unclear (Brymer, Davids, & Mallabon, 2014; Karmanov & Hamel, 2008). Research is also beginning to consider the importance of individual differences, meaning and the person-environment relationship (Freeman, Akhurst, Bannigan & James, 2016; Freeman & Akhurst, 2015) in the development of wellbeing and health outcomes. Furthermore traditional theoretical notions, such as Biophilia, topophilia, restoration theories and stress reduction theories typically used to interpret findings are also being critiqued. Often one of the main barriers for practitioners is the vast array of theories that claim to effectively explain research findings but that tend to be only partially relevant (e.g. for Physical activity or restoration), focus on the characteristics of the person (e.g. nature relatedness) and only some features of the landscape (e.g. therapeutic landscapes). This special edition therefore brings together cutting edge ideas and research from a wide set of disciplines with the purpose of exploring interdisciplinary or trans-disciplinary approaches to understanding the psychological health and wellbeing benefits of human-nature interactions.

Author : Vincenzo Naddeo
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030130681
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Frontiers in Water-Energy-Nexus—Nature-Based Solutions, Advanced Technologies and Best Practices for Environmental Sustainability written by Vincenzo Naddeo and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-09-18 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume includes selected contributions presented during the 2nd edition of the international conference on WaterEnergyNEXUS which was held in Salerno, Italy in November 2018. This conference was organized by the Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED) of the University of Salerno (Italy) in cooperation with Advanced Institute of Water Industry at Kyungpook National University (Korea) and with The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI (India). The initiative received the patronage of UNESCO – World Water Association Programme (WWAP) and of the International Water Association (IWA) and was organized with the support of Springer (MENA Publishing Program), Arab Water Council (AWC), Korean Society of Environmental Engineering (KSEE) and Italian Society of Sanitary Environmental Engineering Professors (GITISA). With the support of international experts invited as plenary and keynote speakers, the conference aimed to give a platform for Euro-Mediterranean countries to share and discuss key topics on such water-energy issues through the presentation of nature-based solutions, advanced technologies and best practices for a more sustainable environment. This volume gives a general and brief overview on current research focusing on emerging Water-Energy-Nexus issues and challenges and its potential applications to a variety of environmental problems that are impacting the Euro-Mediterranean zone and surrounding regions. A selection of novel and alternative solutions applied worldwide are included. The volume contains over about one hundred carefully refereed contributions from 44 countries worldwide selected for the conference. Topics covered include (1) Nexus framework and governance, (2) Environmental solutions for the sustainable development of the water sector, (3) future clean energy technologies and systems under water constraints, (4) environmental engineering and management, (5) Implementation and best practices Intended for researchers in environmental engineering, environmental science, chemistry, and civil engineering. This volume is also an invaluable guide for industry professionals working in both water and energy sectors.

Author : Ming Kuo
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889631389
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Natural World as a Resource for Learning and Development: From Schoolyards to Wilderness written by Ming Kuo and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2019-11-04 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : M. R. Redclift
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Frontiers written by M. R. Redclift and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of human engagement with nature and its exploitation by market forces, including cases in the Spanish Pyrenees, mid-nineteenth-century English-speaking Canada, coastal Ecuador, the Yucatan peninsula, and the Mexican Caribbean coast.