Download or read book Birthright written by Stephen R. Kellert and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human health and well-being are inextricably linked to nature; our connection to the natural world is part of our biological inheritance. In this engaging book, a pioneer in the field of biophilia—the study of human beings' inherent affinity for nature—sets forth the first full account of nature's powerful influence on the quality of our lives. Stephen Kellert asserts that our capacities to think, feel, communicate, create, and find meaning in life all depend upon our relationship to nature. And yet our increasing disconnection and alienation from the natural world reflect how seriously we have undervalued its important role in our lives. Weaving scientific findings together with personal experiences and perspectives, Kellert explores specific human tendencies—including affection, aversion, intellect, control, aesthetics, exploitation, spirituality, and communication—to discover how they are influenced by our relationship with nature. He observes that a beneficial relationship with the natural world is an instinctual inclination, but must be earned. He discusses how we can restore the balance in our relationship by means of changes in childhood development, education, conservation, building design, ethics, and everyday life. Kellert's moving book provides exactly what is needed now: a fresh understanding of how much our essential humanity relies on being a part of the natural world.

Download or read book Toward Sustainable Relations Between Agriculture and the City written by Christophe-Toussaint Soulard and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives an overview of frameworks, methods, and case studies useful for the analysis of the relations between agriculture and the city, in Europe and the Mediterranean. Its originality lies in the analysis of urban food systems sustainability from an actors’ perspective. All the chapters consider the key role of actors in the definition of innovations and pathways, which enhance sustainability, seen as an ongoing process. Part 1 presents systemic approaches of agricultural-urban interactions at the city-region scale in France, Egypt, Italy and Morocco. Part 2 deals with methods and tools for urban planning and local development, utilized to design and assess sustainable food systems. The Part 3 inventories the recent changes in urban agriculture and the new forms of governance which are emerging in European cities (Athens, Berlin, Lisbon, Montpellier, Paris and Zurich). These results are useful for students, academics and activists involved in local policies and projects.

Download or read book The Urban Garden City written by Sandrine Glatron and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-03-24 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an interdisciplinary overview of the role of gardens in cities throughout different historical periods. It shows that, thanks to various forms of spatial and social organisation, gardens are part of the material urban landscape, biodiversity, symbolic and social shape, and assets of our cities, and are increasingly becoming valued as an ‘order’ to follow. Gardens have long been part of the development of cities, serving different purposes through the ages: shaping neighborhoods to promote health or hygiene, introducing aesthetic or biological elements, gathering the citizens around a social purpose, and providing food and diversity in times of crisis. Highlighting examples that can serve as the basis for comparisons, the chapters offer a brief panorama of experiences and models of gardens in the city – in the European context and in various periods of history – while also discussing issues related to garden cities, urban agriculture and community gardens. The contributors are university staff from various disciplines in the human and life sciences, in discourse with other academics but also with practitioners who are interested in experiences with urban gardens and in promoting an awareness of their spatial, social and ‘philosophical’ goals throughout history. The book will appeal to urban geographers, sociologists and historians, but also to urban ecologists dealing with ecosystem services, biodiversity and sustainable development in cities. From a more operational standpoint, landscape planners and architects are sure to find many of the projects enlightening and inspirational.

Download or read book Beyond the Visible and the Material written by Laura M. Rival and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the anthropological development of Amazonia, this volume explores the legacy of Peter Rivière, a recently retired Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Oxford. An international group of leading specialists contributes to the substantial and growing body of Amazonian ethnography, discussing topics that include kinship and genealogy, the village as a unit of ethnographic observation, the human body in political and social processes, and gender relationships as aspects of political cosmological thinking.

Download or read book Sacha Runa written by Norman Earl Whitten (Jr.) and published by Urbana : University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1976 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Un potager pour les Nuls Livre de jardinage pour apprendre les principes de la permaculture et faire son potager soi m me Mieux vivre avec la terre et faire pousser ses l gumes written by Philippe Collignon and published by Pour les nuls. This book was released on 2022-06-09 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultiver son potager soi-même n'a jamais été aussi facile ! LIVRE DE JARDINAGE : Alors que l'envie de revenir à des produits frais, locaux et de saison se fait de plus en plus forte, voici un guide complet et indispensable pour commencer à cultiver ses propres fruits et légumes. Que vous ayez un balcon ou un grand jardin, toutes les solutions s'offrent à vous ! Du choix des graines à l'agencement du potager, en passant par les moments de récolte et les meilleures techniques, vous trouverez dans ce livre de jardinage pour les Nuls des astuces et des conseils pour réussir à mieux manger, tout en respectant l'environnement. APPRENDRE À RÉALISER SON POTAGER SOI-MÊME : Notre livre de jardinage pour les Nuls est destiné aux débutants qui voudraient s'initier au jardinage, à la cultivation ou à la permaculture. Il vous donne les clés pour faire votre potager vous-même, quelque soit votre niveau de base ou vos connaissances techniques sur le sujet. Si vous voulez consommer plus frais et plus local, et mieux vivre avec la terre, n'hésitez plus, ce livre pour les Nuls est fait pour vous ! FAITES POUSSER VOS LÉGUMES ET HERBES AROMATIQUES : Ce livre de jardinage a pour objectif de vous familiariser avec les bases de la permaculture, du jardinage et de la cultivation. Ce livre pour les Nuls vous permettra d'obtenir des connaissances utiles si vous voulez vous lancer dans un potager ou simplement mieux vivre avec la terre. Vous pourrez ainsi faire pousser vos propres légumes et herbes aromatiques dans un potager, et découvrir de nouvelles saveurs grâce à ce guide complet sur la cultivation. Faire son potager n'aura jamais été aussi simple !

Download or read book Suite Bergamasque for Piano Urtext written by and published by Edition Peters. This book was released on 2022-07-10 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debussy's famous piano suite, which contains the ever-popular 'Clair de lune', presented here in an Urtext edition by Hans Swarsensky.

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Download or read book Cahier de Bord du Potager du Semis la R colte written by Constance Esnault and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-26 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vos notes concernant la culture de votre potager traînent un peu partout sur des feuilles volantes, vous avez du mal à remettre la main dessus quand vous en avez besoin et ça vous agace de perdre du temps et de l'énergie à chercher ces notes. Alors, je vous invite à commander ce carnet de jardinage qui ne manquera pas de vous séduire: Ce superbe cahier de jardinage, présenté sous forme de journal de bord est l'outil indispensable pour les passionnés de jardinage, de potager et de permaculture. Vous pourrez suivre l'évolution de vos cultures de A à Z (semis ou repiquage, plantation et récolte). Vous pourrez ainsi consigner et organiser le suivi et l'entretien de chacune de vos interventions concernant vos plantes annuelles, vivaces, arbustes, arbres fruitiers, légumes, herbes aromatiques...sur le même support. Ainsi, vous pourrez vous améliorer au fil des saisons jusqu'à obtenir un jardin luxuriant Description du cahier du jardinier: format: 7x10 pouces (17,78 cm x 25,4cm) pour 120 pages Couverture: magnifique couverture souple Sommaire Sommaire personnalisé à compléter par vos soins pour retrouver facilement vos fiches Plans: 4 pages de plans pour dessiner votre jardin, afin de bien l'aménager en réfléchissant à l'espace nécessaire pour chaque plant. Calendrier: pour le suivi mensuel des semis, des plantations et des récoltes Fiches: 100 fiches vierges très complètes, à renseigner vous-même Notes personnelles: 7 pages où vous pouvez noter ce que vous souhaitez Les 100 fiches à remplir sont intuitives et pensées pour vous permettre de noter toutes les informations concernant la culture de votre jardin: l'achat du plant (lieu, date, prix et quantité) le stock (encore en stock ou à racheter) les semis (semés sous abris ou à l'extérieur), les repiquages l'association éventuelle avec d'autres plantes la date de plantation et de première récolte l'ensoleillement et l'arrosage la phase de lune la présence ou non de nuisibles et/ou d'adventices (mauvaises herbes) et l'éventuel contrôle utilisé pour y remédier la récolte (faible, abondante...) 10 lignes si vous souhaitez rajouter des informations Ce carnet de jardinage est à garder précieusement, mais il peut également constituer un excellent choix de cadeau original pour vos proches passionnés de jardinage. Il est parfait pour offrir à différentes occasions notamment pour l'anniversaire d'un ami, d'un membre de votre famille, mais aussi pour noël, ou pour la fête des mères, des pères, des grands-mères, des grands-pères, ou même sans raison particulière, seulement pour faire plaisir à une personne qui vous est chère. Alors n'hésitez pas, foncez, si vous voulez vous faire plaisir, ou faire plaisir à un de vos proches avec cette super idée cadeau !!! De plus, ce cahier n'est pas disponible en magasin, vous le trouverez seulement en ligne. En résumé, pour quelles raisons commander ce carnet du jardinier Meilleur moyen d'organiser et classer toutes vos notes dans le même support personnalisé Gain de temps et d'énergie: pas de temps perdu à chercher des feuilles volantes en vain Carnet pratique et très complet Simple d'utilisation et intuitif Superbe couverture Format 7x10 pratique, peu encombrant et suffisamment grand pour consigner avec précision la vie du potager Excellente idée cadeau à offrir, ou pour se faire plaisir (et oui c'est important aussi)

Download or read book Technical Studies Complete written by Julius Klengel and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2001-12-14 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cellists will enjoy this book of complete technical studies, offering scales, arpeggios, phrasing, tone production, and much more. A must for all advancing students. Kalmus Editions are primarily reprints of Urtext Editions, reasonably priced and readily available. They are a must for students, teachers, and performers.

Download or read book The Science of Religions written by Emile Burnouf and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Havel written by Michael Zantovsky and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “definitive biography” of the poet and political dissident who became the last president of Czechoslovakia—and first president of the Czech Republic (Walter Isaacson). This portrait of Vaclav Havel, iconoclast and intellectual, renowned playwright turned political dissident, president of a united then divided nation, and dedicated human rights activist, is written by his former press secretary, advisor, and longtime friend—and recounts the turbulent twentieth-century era through which he prevailed. Havel’s lifelong perspective as an outsider began with his privileged childhood in Prague and his family’s blacklisted status following the Communist coup of 1948. This feeling of being outcast fueled his career as an essayist and a dramatist writing absurdist plays as social commentary. His involvement during the Prague Spring and his leadership of Charter 77, his unflagging belief in the power of the powerless, and his galvanizing personality catapulted Havel into a pivotal role as the leader of the Velvet Revolution in 1989. Although Havel was a courageous visionary, he was also a man of great contradictions, wracked with doubt and self-criticism. But he always remained true to himself. This “smart and exciting” biography is “both inspiring and filled with lessons for our time” (Walter Isaacson). “Havel was one of the most important intellectual-troublemaking statesmen of his time—a nonconformist, determined to live in truth, who questioned the system, his countrymen and himself constantly. No one is better suited than Michael Zantovsky to describe, interpret, and analyze this moral giant . . . A brilliantly informed intellectual and political history.” —Madeleine Albright “Entertaining, intimate, and moving . . . Zantovsky’s voice—that of a natural storyteller with an eye for the memorable anecdote, a mischievous wit, an easy intelligence, and keen sense of balance and fairness—is so engaging.” —Paul Wilson, The New York Review of Books

Download or read book Tales of the Castle Or Stories of Instruction and Delight written by Stéphanie Félicité Brulart comtesse de Genlis and published by . This book was released on 1793 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Monika Vol 2 Vanilla Dolls written by Thilde Barboni and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the epic conclusion to this sensual, political and psychological thriller, Monika must make her choice! It's either the Vanilla Dolls or her own sister... At the behest of Theo, Monika takes to the erotic stage alongside the Vanilla Dolls, but this new masked charade troubles her and much as it exhausts her. The Crucis Brigade lie in wait, their seductive dream of a new of a new West edging ever closer... and Monika is the only one who can stop her murderous sister, Erika!

Download or read book Mon potager en permaculture c est parti written by Cindy Chapelle and published by Éditions Jouvence. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Je m’engage à cultiver écolo ! Pollution, pesticides, fruits sans saveur qui ne sont plus de saison... Vous êtes inquiet(ète) pour votre santé et celle de vos enfants? Vous vous sentez démuni(e) face aux étals sans vie de légumes dans les supermarchés? STOP aux excès de l’agriculture intensive qui invite les pesticides dans nos assiettes. Cet ouvrage vous propose une aventure humaine, saine, enthousiasmante et gourmande?: cultiver votre propre potager selon les principes de la permaculture. Un potager à la fois harmonieux, autonome et durable... Vous souhaitez cultiver votre lopin de terre ou même un petit espace sur votre balcon? Ce guide recèle tous les conseils : que planter et où? Comment faire le plan de son potager? Comment choisir ses plants et les entretenir? Et en prenant soin de votre potager, vous découvrirez une vraie source de satisfaction et de bien-être. C'EST PARTI ! Cindy Chapelle a suivi une formation auprès du bureau d’étude Permaculture design. Diplômée en sophrologie, elle partage sa philosophie de vie simple et heureuse lors d’ateliers et de conférences. Elle est notamment l’auteure aux Éditions Jouvence de Méditer en tout lieu, à tout moment, et de La Slow life en pleine conscience.

Download or read book Liaison 1914 written by Edward Spears and published by Pen & Sword Military. This book was released on 2021-04-28 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many historians, not least Winston Churchill, agree that The Great War was decided during the first month of fighting. Fortunately a young highly literate and talented British officer was superbly well placed to witness this historic period. Thanks to his fluent French Edward Louis Spears was sent in mid August 1914 to liaise between Field Marshal Sir John French and the French High Command. In the weeks that followed, events moved at lightning speed and decisions were made without consulting or informing their counterparts. It fell to Spears to update the British of their allysmoves. Without modern communication this often involved Spears travelling on clogged roads between head quarters. As the sole British representative at, first, HQ Fifth French Army and then Tenth Army, the influence of this 28 year old author was immense and Spears on many occasions proved unworried about speaking his mind. Clearly his efforts were appreciated; he was made a Chevalier de la Legion dhoneur and awarded the Military Cross (he was wounded four times). Churchill, who became a life long friend, wrote the Foreword to the original edition of this truly extraordinary account which anyone who wishes to understand the events of 1914 must read.

Download or read book Gotham Central written by Ed Brubaker and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: