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Book Spatializing the History of Ecology

Download or read book Spatializing the History of Ecology written by Raf de Bont and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-06-26 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout its history, the discipline of ecology has always been profoundly entangled with the history of space and place. On the one hand, ecology is a field science that has thrived on the study of concrete spatial entities, such as islands, forests or rivers. These spaces are the workplaces in which ecological phenomena are identified, observed and experimented on. They provide both epistemic opportunities and constraints that structure the agenda and the analytical sensibilities of ecological researchers. On the other hand, ecological knowledge and practices have become important resources through which spaces and places are classified, delineated, explained, experienced and managed. The impact of these activities reaches far beyond the realms of the ecological discipline. Many ecological concepts such as "biotopes," "ecosystems" and "the biosphere" have become entities that widely resonate in public life and policy making. This book explores the mutual entanglement between space and knowledge-making in the history of ecology. Its first goal is to explore to which extent a spatial perspective can shed new light on the history of ecological science. Second, it uses ecology as a critical site to gain broader insights into the history of the environment in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Via a series of case studies – discussing topics that range from ecological field stations in the early-twentieth century Caribbean over wisent breeding in Nazi Germany to computer modelling in North American deserts – the book offers a tour through the changing landscapes of modern ecology.

Book Papers

    Book Details:
  • Author : International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Technical Meeting
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1975
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 286 pages

Download or read book Papers written by International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Technical Meeting and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book IUCN Bulletin

Download or read book IUCN Bulletin written by International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hearings  Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Download or read book Hearings Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 1488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book IUCN publications

Download or read book IUCN publications written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 1030 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Vincentians  A General History of the Congregation of the Mission

Download or read book The Vincentians A General History of the Congregation of the Mission written by John E. Rybolt and published by New City Press. This book was released on with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SUBTITLE OF THIS SIXTH AND FINAL VOLUME of The Vincentians, “Internationalization and Aggiornamento (1919–1980),” describes the growth and change of the Congregation of the Mission in the twentieth century. Formerly European in focus, the provinces of the Congregation gained their own voice. Membership in mission lands, such as China, Brazil, and Ethiopia, surged, as local vocations joined their European confreres. The same is true of maturing provinces elsewhere. St. Vincent de Paul’s congregation became internationalized in both outreach and membership. The Vincentians in these recent decades also tasted the bitterness of persecution. The Congregation was suppressed at various times in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Its members often reacted by moving elsewhere, thus furthering the internationalization of the Vincentian charism. Under the Nazis and Communist regimes, many suffered imprisonment, torture, and death. The provinces of Central Europe (Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland), to say nothing of China, were particularly hard-hit. Updating (aggiornamento) was the watchword toward the close of this period. As society changed, so did the Church, and with it the Vincentians. The process was difficult and painful, but it moved the Congregation in directions originally laid down by the Founder. Increasingly, the members emphasized mutual cooperation with many Vincentian-inspired lay organizations, the Vincentian Family. The inspiration shared among them all has been a further manifestation of the compelling insights of St. Vincent de Paul.

Book World Plant Conservation Bibliography

Download or read book World Plant Conservation Bibliography written by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. This book was released on 1990 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A very comprehensive bibliographical reference to international, national, and local literature on plant conservation - with over 10,000 references, arranged by country. A standard reference tool for anyone dealing with any aspect of plant conservation.

Book Private Ecodevelopment Centers

Download or read book Private Ecodevelopment Centers written by Bradley R. Cross and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Some Outstanding Landscapes

    Book Details:
  • Author : IUCN Commission on Environmental Planning
  • Publisher : IUCN
  • Release : 1978
  • ISBN : 9782880320591
  • Pages : 100 pages

Download or read book Some Outstanding Landscapes written by IUCN Commission on Environmental Planning and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1978 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Weaving a Web of Environmental Law

Download or read book Weaving a Web of Environmental Law written by Barbara J. Lausche and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book National Parks  Conservation  and Development

Download or read book National Parks Conservation and Development written by Jeffrey A. McNeely and published by Smithsonian Books (DC). This book was released on 1984 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers are arranged under 16 chapter headings. Includes papers on conserving areas in the arctic and antarctic.

Book Papers Presented at the Annual Meeting

Download or read book Papers Presented at the Annual Meeting written by Canadian Political Science Association and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book South African Journal of Science

Download or read book South African Journal of Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Our Common Future

Download or read book Our Common Future written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Ford Presidency

Download or read book The Ford Presidency written by Andrew Downer Crain and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-04-22 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though he occupied the oval office for less than three years, Gerald Ford made several key political decisions that helped reunite the country following the divisions over the Vietnam War and helped restore the faith of Americans in their government following the Watergate scandal. This book provides a complete history of Ford's presidency from August 9, 1974, to January 20, 1977 (with two chapters on the Nixon administration events leading up to Ford's succession).