Current Catalog

Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1564
Release: 1979
Genre: Medicine
ISBN:

Includes subject section, name section, and 1968-1970, technical reports.

Food

Food
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 258
Release: 1978
Genre: Food industry and trade
ISBN:

Land Restoration

Land Restoration
Author: Ilan Chabay
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 600
Release: 2015-10-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0128013532

Land Restoration: Reclaiming Landscapes for a Sustainable Future provides a holistic overview of land degradation and restoration in that it addresses the issue of land restoration from the scientific and practical development points of view. Furthermore, the breadth of chapter topics and contributors cover the topic and a wealth of connected issues, such as security, development, and environmental issues. The use of graphics and extensive references to case studies also make the work accessible and encourage it to be used for reference, but also in active field-work planning. Land Restoration: Reclaiming Landscapes for a Sustainable Future brings together practitioners from NGOs, academia, governments, and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) to exchange lessons to enrich the academic understanding of these issues and the solution sets available. - Provides accessible information about the science behind land degradation and restoration for those who do not directly engage with the science allowing full access to the issue at hand. - Includes practical on-the-ground examples garnered from diverse areas, such as the Sahel, Southeast Asia, and the U.S.A. - Provides practical tools for designing and implementing restoration/re-greening processes.

Invasions of Privacy (government Agencies)

Invasions of Privacy (government Agencies)
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1680
Release: 1965
Genre: Criminal investigation
ISBN:

Food in Film

Food in Film
Author: Jane Ferry
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2014-06-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317793900

Using an interdisciplinary approach combining film, semiotics, social-anthropology and history, this book examines food sciences in selected films to reveal food's power to direct and impose values and beliefs, to understand how dining venues may become sites of social contests and to reveal how food communicated values and beliefs to individuals, to micro communities and to American Society.

Energy Transition

Energy Transition
Author: Syed Abdul Rehman Khan
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2022-08-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9811935408

This book opens up a critical dimension of energy transition taking in account multidimensional challenges on economic, social and environmental fields. The book discusses the trends in the field of energy transition and evolving practices adopted by public authorities and companies for betterment of environment and society. The editors (4) identify directions and challenges involved in the energy transition. The novelty of this book is the multidisciplinary approach, being presented the economic, social and environmental challenges involved in the energy transition. The energy transition is accompanied by a complex process of changing attitudes and behaviors of energy consumers and producers. The consequences are profound not only economically and environmentally but also socially, renewable energy being a solution for energy poverty reduction and development of rural communities. Therefore, certain social and environmental problems generated by energy poverty are solved by using renewable energy. Moreover, the complexity of the phenomenon is presented not only in terms of the analysis of the main sources of renewable energy but also the ethical aspects involved in the use of sources such as biofuels. In the case of this source, the main problem is whether the use of certain agricultural products for the production of biofuels threatens food security, especially in rural areas. All categories of stakeholders must show responsibility and get involved in this complex process which requires a remarkable technical and financial effort. The energy transition can offer innovative solutions through which the impact of economic activity on the environment is minimized, and in this way, industrial ecology achieves its objectives to support sustainable development. The demands imposed by industrial ecology must shape not only the behavior of oil and gas companies but also of entities involved in the production and consumption of renewable energy. Given the negative externalities generated, companies in the fossil fuel sector have become increasingly socially responsible, their social and environmental performance (non-financial) being presented in detail in the annual sustainability reports to inform stakeholders. Therefore, this book is an important read not only for scholars, but also for those who are interested in ensuring an environmentally sustainable future taking in account energy transition challenges.

Packers' Consent Decree

Packers' Consent Decree
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1064
Release: 1922
Genre:
ISBN:

Agricultural Programs, Terms and Laws

Agricultural Programs, Terms and Laws
Author: Frank J. House
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2006
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781594548925

The complexities of federal farm and food programs have generated a unique vocabulary. Common understanding of these terms (new and old) is important to those involved in policymaking in this area. Besides defining terms and phrases with specialised meanings for agriculture, the glossary also identifies acronyms, abbreviations, agencies, programs, and laws related to agriculture.