Book Key Resources - Environment
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Ressource principale 01/11/1997 Agroecology is defined as the application of ecological concepts and principles to the design and management of sustainable agroecosystems. This definitive book provides the theoretical and conceptual framework for the study and analysis of agroecosystems. The author builds upon the understanding...
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Ressource principale 01/07/2008 From water quality to social inequality, from raising crops to rising temperatures, how we use natural resources affects our health and well-being. This highly-illustrated guide will help health promoters, educators, community leaders and ordinary people take charge of their communities'...
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Ressource principale 01/01/2000 This book articulates a Scriptural world-view which endows the ministry of Christian volunteers around the world-relief and developmental workers as well as traditional missionaries-with Creation-care values that are both biblical and enlightened and can help unlock the secret of why we are here...
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Ressource principale 01/07/1994 Christians play a crucial role in maintaining the environment as stewards of God's creation. Calvin B. DeWitt, a nationally recognized authority on environmental issues, describes in detail the wonders of God's creation, how fallen humanity and modern society have abused it, and how Christians...
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Ressource principale 01/01/1989 Six out of every ten of the world's people are being inexorably pushed by agricultural modernization and continuing high population growth rates into ecologically vulnerable environments: tropical forests, dryland and hilly areas, and the fringes of great urban centers. Unless development...
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Ressource principale 01/01/1988 2 Copies of 1988 Version This manual is designed to assist those who plan and implement small-scale agricultural projects. By promoting awareness of environmental concerns, the manual can increase the development worker's ability to design projects that are both environmentally sound and...
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Ressource principale 01/01/1999 Women are critical to the well-being of farm households. Aside from raising children, women are expected to prepare all meals, maintain the homestead, and assist in crop and animal production, all the while tending to the general health of their families. Perhaps, ironically, it is because women...
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