Informal Urban Agriculture, Michael Hardman; Peter J. Larkham
Автор: Kozai Название: LED Lighting for Urban Agriculture ISBN: 9811018464 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811018466 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 27950.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book focuses on light-emitting diode (LED) lighting, mainly for the commercial production of horticultural crops in plant factories and greenhouses with controlled environments, giving special attention to: 1) plant growth and development as affected by the light environment; and 2) business and technological opportunities and challenges with regard to LEDs. The book contains more than 30 chapters grouped into seven parts: 1) overview of controlled-environment agriculture and its significance; 2) the effects of ambient light on plant growth and development; 3) optical and physiological characteristics of plant leaves and canopies; 4) greenhouse crop production with supplemental LED lighting; 5) effects of light quality on plant physiology and morphology; 6) current status of commercial plant factories under LED lighting; and 7) basics of LEDs and LED lighting for plant cultivation. LED lighting for urban agriculture in the forthcoming decades will not be just an advanced form of current urban agriculture. It will be largely based on two fields: One is a new paradigm and rapidly advancing concepts, global technologies for LEDs, information and communication technology, renewable energy, and related expertise and their methodologies; the other is basic science and technology that should not change for the next several decades. Consideration should be given now to future urban agriculture based on those two fields. The tremendous potentials of LED lighting for urban agriculture are stimulating many people in various fields including researchers, businesspeople, policy makers, educators, students, community developers, architects, designers, and entrepreneurs. Readers of this book will understand the principle, concept, design, operation, social roles, pros and cons, costs and benefits of LED lighting for urban agriculture, and its possibilities and challenges for solving local as well as global agricultural, environmental, and social issues.
Автор: Louiza M. Boukharaeva; Marcel Marloie Название: Family Urban Agriculture in Russia ISBN: 3319347934 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319347936 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 16977.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The book results from research carried out by the authors since 1999 on urban gardening collectives in Russia, then from the extension of this research towards collective urban gardening in France, with some investigations in other European Union Member States and Brazil.
Название: Nanotechnologies in Food and Agriculture ISBN: 331914023X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319140230 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 18284.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Topics include nanoagrochemicals (nanofertilizers, -pesticides, -herbicides), nanobiosensors, and nanotechnologies for food processing, packaging, and storage, crop improvement and plant disease control.
Автор: Glaeser Название: Environment, Development, Agriculture ISBN: 0415592941 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415592949 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This reissue, first published in 1995, focuses on philosophy and social science in human ecology, and includes case studies dealing with the problems of political implementation of development plans and schemes.
Автор: Michael Hardman; Peter J. Larkham Название: Informal Urban Agriculture ISBN: 3319095331 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319095332 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 20962.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The book explores how unused and under-used urban spaces – from grass verges, roundabouts, green spaces – have been made more visually interesting and more productive, by informal (and usually illegal) groups known as “guerrilla gardeners”. The book focuses on groups in the English Midlands but the work is set in a broad international context and reveals how and why they undertake this illegal activity. Guerrilla gardening is usually viewed uncritically and promoted as a worthwhile activity: this study provides a more balanced evaluation and focuses on its contribution in terms of local food production.
Автор: Ganesh Keremane Название: Governance of Urban Wastewater Reuse for Agriculture ISBN: 3319550551 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319550558 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 7685.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
1. Understanding The Issues.- 1.1. Urban Wastewater Reuse - A Common Reality.- 1.2. Source Substitution - Response To Freshwater Scarcity Challenge.- 1.3.Urban Wastewater - Reuse Options And Applications.- 1.4. Challenges For Wastewater Management .- 1.5. Water Governance And Wastewater Reuse In Australia And India .-2. Theoretical And Conceptual Framework.- 2.1. Theory Of Institutions.-2.2. The Theory Of Collective Action .- 2.3. Sustainability And The Theory Of Social Capital .- 2.4. Water Governance - Public Vs. Distributed Governance .- 3. Study Design And Methods.- 3.1. Methodological And Analytical Limitation.- 4.Learning From Experience: Case Studies.- 4.1. Public-Private Partnership Model For Wastewater Management .- 4.2. Private Sector Participation In Wastewater Management .-4.3. Informal And Uncontrolled Use Of Wastewater For Agriculture .- 5.Conclusions And Policy Options.- 6. References.
Описание: When other nations are forced to rethink their agricultural and food security strategies in light of the post-peak oil debate, they only have one living example to draw from: that of Cuba in the 1990s. Based on the first and – up till now – only systematic and empirical study to come out of Cuba on this topic, this book examines how the nation successfully headed off its own food crisis after the dissolution of the Soviet Bloc in the early 1990s. The author identifies the policies and practices required for such an achievement under conditions of petroleum-scarcity and in doing so, challenges the mainstream globalized and privatized food systems and food security strategies being driven through in both industrialized and more vulnerable developing regions. Paradoxically, the book dispels the myth that Cuba turned to organic farming nationwide, a myth founded on the success of Cuba's urban organic production systems which visitors to the country are most commonly exposed to. In rural regions, where the author had unique access, industrialized high-input and integrated agriculture is aspired to for the majority of domestic production, despite the ongoing fluctuations in availability of agrochemicals and fuel. By identifying the challenges faced by Cuban institutions and individuals in de-industrializing their food and farming systems, this book provides crucial learning material for the current fledgling attempts at developing energy descent plans and at mainstreaming more organic food systems in industrialized nations. It also informs international policy on sustainable agriculture and food security for less-industrialized countries.
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