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The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society (Earthscan Water Text)
by Arjen Y. HoekstraUsing the water footprint concept, this impactful book aids our understanding of how we can reduce water consumption and pollution to sustainable levels. Since the publication of the first edition, the question of how to reduce our water footprint has become even more urgent. Freshwater scarcity is increasingly perceived as a global systemic risk and overconsumption of water is widespread. The water footprint, a concept founded by the author, is an indicator of direct and indirect freshwater use by a consumer or producer that can be used to analyze water usage along supply chains and assess the sustainability, efficiency and fairness of our water use. This new edition is fully revised and updated to reflect continued developments in this rapidly growing field of knowledge. New chapters are added covering the history of the water footprint concept; the environmental footprint of the human species versus planetary boundaries; and the human right to water as a foundation to equitable sharing. All other chapters are fully revised with new findings, applications and references, including major new research on energy, vegetarian diets and intelligent water allocation over competing demands. The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society is a key textbook for students of interdisciplinary water studies and those taking other related courses within the environmental sciences. It will also be of interest to those working in the governmental sector, environmental and consumer organizations, the business sector and UN institutions, where there is growing interest in the water footprint concept.
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
by Dan Egan<P>A landmark work of science, history and reporting on the past, present and imperiled future of the Great Lakes. <P>The Great Lakes—Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior—hold 20 percent of the world’s supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent. <P>The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan’s compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come. <P>For thousands of years the pristine Great Lakes were separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the roaring Niagara Falls and from the Mississippi River basin by a “sub-continental divide.” Beginning in the late 1800s, these barriers were circumvented to attract oceangoing freighters from the Atlantic and to allow Chicago’s sewage to float out to the Mississippi. These were engineering marvels in their time—and the changes in Chicago arrested a deadly cycle of waterborne illnesses—but they have had horrendous unforeseen consequences. <P> Egan provides a chilling account of how sea lamprey, zebra and quagga mussels and other invaders have made their way into the lakes, decimating native species and largely destroying the age-old ecosystem. And because the lakes are no longer isolated, the invaders now threaten water intake pipes, hydroelectric dams and other infrastructure across the country. <P>Egan also explores why outbreaks of toxic algae stemming from the overapplication of farm fertilizer have left massive biological “dead zones” that threaten the supply of fresh water. He examines fluctuations in the levels of the lakes caused by manmade climate change and overzealous dredging of shipping channels. And he reports on the chronic threats to siphon off Great Lakes water to slake drier regions of America or to be sold abroad. <P>In an age when dire problems like the Flint water crisis or the California drought bring ever more attention to the indispensability of safe, clean, easily available water, The Death and the Life of the Great Lakes is a powerful paean to what is arguably our most precious resource, an urgent examination of what threatens it and a convincing call to arms about the relatively simple things we need to do to protect it.
Contesting Hidden Waters: Conflict Resolution for Groundwater and Aquifers (Earthscan Water Text)
by W. Todd JarvisThe world increasingly relies on groundwater resources for drinking water and the provision of food for a growing population. The utilization of aquifer systems also extends beyond freshwater supply to include other resources such as heat extraction and the storage and disposal of substances. Unlike other books about conflict resolution and negotiations over water resources, this volume is unique in focusing exclusively on conflicts over groundwater and aquifers. The author explores the specific challenges presented by these "hidden" resources, which are shown to be very different from those posed by surface water resources. Whereas surface watersheds are static, groundwater boundaries are value-laden and constantly changing during development. The book describes the various issues surrounding the governance and management of these resources and the various parties involved in conflicts and negotiations over them. Through first-hand accounts from a pracademic skilled in both process and substance as a groundwater professional and professional mediator, the book offers options for addressing the challenges and issues through a transdisciplinary approach.
The Human Capacity for Transformational Change: Harnessing the collective mind
by Valerie A. Brown John A. HarrisPressures for transformational change have become a regular feature of most fields of human endeavour. Master-thinkers and visionaries alike have reframed existing divisions as connecting relationships, bringing together as dynamic systems the supposed opposites of parts and wholes, stability and change, individuals and society, and rational and creative thinking. This reframing of opposites as interconnected wholes has led to realisation of the power of a collective mind.This book offers ways and means of creating the synergies that are crucial in influencing a desired transformational change towards a just and sustainable future. It describes how and why our current decision-making on any complex issue is marked by clashes between the different interests involved. More optimistically, the book pursues a mode of thinking that brings together government, specialised and community interests at the local, regional and personal scales in a collective transformation process. Practical examples signal the emergence of a new knowledge tradition that promises to be as powerful as the scientific enlightenment. Written in accessible language, this book will be insightful reading for anyone struggling with transformational change, especially researchers, students and professionals in the fields of administration, governance, environmental management, international development, politics, public health, public law, sociology, and community development
The UNHCR and Disaster Displacement in the 21st Century: An Organizational Analysis (Contributions to Political Science)
by Sinja HantscherThis book offers an in-depth case study on the leading international refugee agency, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and its approach to environmentally displaced persons. The author examines the UNHCR on the basis of expert interviews and content analysis in order to highlight why and how the organization is addressing the issue. The analysis draws on organizational as well as security theory, offering readers a better understanding of the connection between the two. The book appeals to scholars in the fields of migration and organizational studies, as well as policymakers and professionals working in international organizations.
Der Bewerbungs-Coach: Von der Uni in den Job: Infos und Tipps für die perfekte Bewerbung und das erfolgreiche Vorstellungsgespräch
by Martin SutorisVor allem für Uni-/FH-Absolventen ist der Bewerbungsprozess eine gänzlich neue Erfahrung. Es gibt viele Do’s und Dont’s zu beachten, die Informationen in Ratgebern sowie im Internet sind teilweise widersprüchlich, die eigene Vita hat noch nicht allzu viel vorzuweisen - und dann ist da noch das Vorstellungsgespräch… die Erfahrung, mit „wichtigen“ Vorgesetzten und Entscheidern überzeugend zu kommunizieren, fehlt größtenteils. Allein schon bei dem Gedanken sich schriftlich oder persönlich „verkaufen“ zu müssen dreht sich vielen jungen Jobsuchern der Magen um. Der Bewerbungscoach bietet daher auf Grundlage der hoch spezialisierten Erfahrung eines Coaches praxiserprobte Insidertipps an. Drei thematische Blöcke bilden die Substanz des Buches: Die schriftliche Bewerbung: Hier werden Themen wie Design, Rhetorik, Lebenslauf, Struktur angesprochen und mit erfolgreichen Beispielen veranschaulicht. Der rote Faden ist ein Vergleich der typischen Elemente zu der Arbeit eines Bestsellerautors.Das Vorstellungsgespräch: In diesem Teil geht es darum, wie das Gespräch erfolgreich gemeistert werden kann. Hierbei kommen speziell praxiserprobte Methoden des Mentaltriainings und der Kommunikationspsychologie zum Einsatz. So ist es zum Beispiel gut möglich, Lampenfieber in den Griff zu bekommen oder auf die Frage nach den eigenen Schwächen rhetorisch versiert zu kontern sowie die eigene Wirkungskraft deutlich zu erhöhen. Allgemeine Bewerbungsthemen: Nun geht es noch darum, wie und wo man nach passenden Stellen recherchieren kann; wie man der zentralen Frage „Wo will ich eigentlich hin?“ nachspüren kann; wie man während der (ggf. länger andauernden) Erwerbslosigkeit motiviert bleibt. Zudem verraten 6 Karriereexperten ihre besten Tipps.
Mycorrhizosphere and Pedogenesis
by Ajit Varma Devendra K. ChoudharyThe present book highlights importance of mycorrhiza in soil genesis wherein it reflects mycorrhizal occurrence and diversity, various tools to characterize them and its impact on soil formation/health together with crop productivity. The edited compendium provides glimpses on the mycorrhizal fungi and their prominent role in nutrient transfer into host plants, and presenting view on application of mycorrhiza for crop biofortification. It focuses on the mechanisms involve in weathering process employed by mycorrhiza with highlighting the current and advanced molecular approaches for studying mycorrhizal diversity. Further, book emphasizes following aspects in details: significance of AMF in phytoremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated sites, the role of mycorrhiza in soil genesis using scientometric approach, the concept of mycorrhizosphere, xenobiotic metabolism, molecular approaches for detoxifying the organic xenobiotics and the role of mycorrhizosphere in stabilizing the environment in an eco-friendly way. In addition, the book will be benign to researchers that involved in mycorrhiza characterization especially by deploying metagenomics/PCR based and non PCR based molecular techniques that may be utilized to study the microbial diversity and structure within the mycorrhizosphere.
An Artist’s Game Bag
by Lynn Bogue HuntAmerica’s leading bird painter has pictured every game bird, both upland, wild fowl and shore birds—including the predatory hawks and owls—found in the United States.This book not only represents a unique collection of the art of Lynn Bogue Hunt—including the finest work he has ever done—but is an ornithologically correct guide to American game birds.This superb collection is beautifully illustrated with drawings and painting.
Book of the Black Bass: Comprising Its Complete Scientific And Life History Together With A Practical Treatise On Angling And Fly Fishing And A Full D
by James A. HenshallBook of the Black Bass by mid-western medical doctor and author, James A. Henshall, details the complete scientific and life history of the black bass, a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (family Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. Sometimes erroneously called black trout—the name ‘trout’ more correctly refers to certain members of the salmon family—the black bass are distributed throughout a large area east of the Rocky Mountains in North America, from the Hudson Bay basin in Canada to northeastern Mexico. Black bass of all species are highly sought-after game fish, and bass fishing is an extremely popular sport throughout the bass’s native range.Complete with a practical treatise on angling and fly fishing and a full description of tools, tackle and implements, Book of the Bass is a remarkable work of angling and fly fishing literature on the subject of Black Bass that will appeal anyone “with an interest in a fish that has never been so fully appreciated as its merits deserve.”This edition is the 1904 revised edition, which contains much of the writings in Henshall’s 1889 follow-up, More About the Black Bass.Wonderfully illustrated throughout.“James A. Henshall’s name will always be associated with the Black Bass. Not alone is the sportsman indebted to him, but the ichthyologist as well for the knowledge of this fish.... In a masterly manner the author gives the fullest instruction concerning tools, tackle and implements to be used in black bass fishing, and at the conclusion there is to be read a chapter on fly fishing in its broadest sense.”—The New York Times, 1904
Bees Are My Business
by Harry J. Whitcombe John Scott DouglasWhen Harry Whitcombe was seven years old he persuaded a not very enthusiastic father to let him have a hive of bees. From that day on, bees were his business. It was often a precarious business, but it was to prove its worth more than once during the depression, when Whitcombe, still in high school, helped balance the family budget by selling five-gallon cans of honey to a local grocer. Later the sale of his apiary, grown to a hundred colonies, helped pay his way through college.As time went on, Harry Whitcombe found that his real interest lay in the part beekeeping could be made to play in replenishing the soil through pollination of crops. There were many lean years, but Harry Whitcombe persisted, and he became one of the largest shippers of package bees in the world. He was the first man ever to ship bees by plane and his bees were flown all over the United States and Canada and to Europe, India, Korea, Guam and Israel.This heartwarming human success story is told against a background rich in information of vast importance to all of us and of practical value to beekeepers. With amazing clarity the authors describe the science of beekeeping from elementary facts about hives and swarms, to the science of pollination. It is the only book of its kind that relates the story of the beekeeping industry to agriculture. It tells the story of modern commercial beekeeping and vividly describes how bee pollination contributes to man’s dinner table in meat, milk, butter, vegetables and fruits. It explains how the application of insecticides, such as DDT, kills both beneficial as well as injurious insects and how the honey bee has taken over pollination for continued production of many crops.
Amazing Journeys
by Amy TaoWhy do some animals migrate? In this story, readers will learn about the journeys of animals to find more food or to seek better weather. Six animals—a wildebeest, bat, tern, godwit, dragonfly, and penguin—describe what makes their migrations amazing.
Pollinators: Working the Night Shift
by Stephen BuchmannBees, moths, birds, and bats are all pollinators. But what are they actually doing? Why do flowers make pollen and why do they need it? Readers will discover that without pollinators, we wouldn't have fruit or vegetables to eat, so it's up to us to protect these vital animals.
The Hero Twins: A Story of the Navajo People
by Liz Huyck Anderson HoskieTwins have twice the adventure as they must prove themselves, facing danger and monsters in this cartoon based on a Navajo origin myth. The twins fight for peace, aiming to rid the world of monsters such as poverty and hunger. So why do we still have poverty and hunger?
Web Weavers
by Buffy SilvermanGarden spiders belong to a group called orb weavers, which spin wheel-shaped webs. Some webs are funnel-shaped and some are very sticky. In this photo essay about different kinds of spider webs, readers will learn all about nature's masters of silk weaving.
Ahimsa
by Josie TaglienteLily loves all creatures great and small, including spiders, and believes that all lives are precious. When caterpillars begin to destroy the leaves of her beloved grapevine, Lily must figure out how to save her plant without hurting the insects that are eating it.
Hot Chocolate Weather
by Elizabeth CastroThis sweet, simple story captures the rhythms of a little boy's week as he yearns for winter to start, and for his favorite treat: hot chocolate. Children will enjoy seeing James help his family prepare for what the adults see as "bad weather" before enjoying what he thinks of as "hot chocolate weather."
Max and Kate: At the Planetarium
by Mick ManningDid you know you can explore space and visit the stars from right here on planet Earth? Follow along with Max and Kate as they visit a science museum and learn about the night sky.
The Orchard
by Emily GranvilleAutumn is a fun season for making wonderful family memories. A girl and her grandpa visit a farm to pick apples, where they also see lots of pumpkins and enjoy nature.
Why Leaves Change Color: An Ojibwe Story
by Margi PreusNanabozho—part man, part spirit—is an Ojibwe trickster character, capable of great mischief. Nanabozho teaches us that beauty can sometimes come from mischief. In this story, Nanabozho "paints" the animal kingdom, giving color to each creature he can find.
Legend of the Moccasin Flower: An Ojibwe Tale
by Mary Morton CowanWhite Rabbit, an Ojibwe Native American, helplessly watches as her village begins to suffer from a deadly winter disease. When her brother Running Wolf falls ill, she plans to bring back more healing herbs from a neighboring village. When White Rabbit races through the snow, she ends up leaving behind a new flower that appears in the spring.
Still Water Adventure
by Janet GingoldSophie and her dad hop in their canoe for a quiet paddle through a swamp. Sophie is delighted to see animals like a heron and turtle among the lily pads. In this sensory story, Sophie learns that even a quiet journey can be an adventure.
Fungi, Fungi, Everywhere!
by Gail JarrowWhat comes to mind with you think of fungi? Is it mushrooms, or perhaps mildew? Mold and yeast are fungi, too! Learn all about how fungi reproduce with spores, and how their bodies are made up of mycelium!
The Very, Very, Very Long Hike
by Debbie UrbanskiA story about two moms and their two children, Edun and Will, going on a hiking and camping trip in the mountains. At first, grump Edun doesn't want to hike, but she comes to love the imagination and wonder of the outdoors. She discovers animal tracks, rocks, and trees, and then takes a drink of water from a glacier.
The Fish Who Shook the Earth
by Rachel DelaneyKashima, a god in Edo, Japan, resides in his shrine to protect the people from Namazu, a catfish, from causing earthquakes that devastate the lives of the villagers. When Kashima helps one of the villagers, Namazu must decide whether to obey Kashima and stay put or swim and potentially endanger the lives of the villagers.
Birthday Mice and a Trip Around the Sun
by Susan Yoder AckermanA girl named Nina celebrates her birthday with her family and enjoys eating chocolate mice—her favorite treat! When she wants more, her mother says that she must wait a year. Eager with anticipation, she celebrates other holidays and enjoys the seasons. By her sixth birthday, she can't wait to enjoy the chocolate mouse treats again!