Future Environments Of North America Being The Record Of A Conference In April 1965 At Airlie House Warrenton Virginia
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Author | : warrenton Conference on future environments of north america |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1966 |
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Author | : Frank Fraser Darling |
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Total Pages | : 798 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Natural resources |
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"Being the record of a conference convened by the Conservation Foundation in April, l965, at Airlie House, Warrenton, Virginia."--T.p.
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Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Human ecology |
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Author | : United States. Congress |
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Total Pages | : 1456 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Law |
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The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Author | : Betty B. Baxtresser |
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Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : Land use, Rural |
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Author | : J. R. McNeill |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2016-04-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0674970748 |
The Earth has entered a new age—the Anthropocene—in which humans are the most powerful influence on global ecology. Since the mid-twentieth century, the accelerating pace of energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and population growth has thrust the planet into a massive uncontrolled experiment. The Great Acceleration explains its causes and consequences, highlighting the role of energy systems, as well as trends in climate change, urbanization, and environmentalism. More than any other factor, human dependence on fossil fuels inaugurated the Anthropocene. Before 1700, people used little in the way of fossil fuels, but over the next two hundred years coal became the most important energy source. When oil entered the picture, coal and oil soon accounted for seventy-five percent of human energy use. This allowed far more economic activity and produced a higher standard of living than people had ever known—but it created far more ecological disruption. We are now living in the Anthropocene. The period from 1945 to the present represents the most anomalous period in the history of humanity’s relationship with the biosphere. Three-quarters of the carbon dioxide humans have contributed to the atmosphere has accumulated since World War II ended, and the number of people on Earth has nearly tripled. So far, humans have dramatically altered the planet’s biogeochemical systems without consciously managing them. If we try to control these systems through geoengineering, we will inaugurate another stage of the Anthropocene. Where it might lead, no one can say for sure.
Author | : Frank Fraser Darling |
Publisher | : Garden City, N.Y. : Natural History Press |
Total Pages | : 800 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Ecology |
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Being the record of a conference convened by the Conservation Foundation in April, l965, at Airlie House, Warrenton, Virginia.
Author | : Briony Penn |
Publisher | : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 640 |
Release | : 2015-10-15 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1771600713 |
The Real Thing is the first official biography of Ian McTaggart Cowan (1910–2010), the “father of Canadian ecology.” Authorized by his family and with the research support and participation of the University of Victoria Libraries, Briony Penn provides an unprecedented and accessible window into the story of this remarkable naturalist. From his formative years roaming the mountains around Vancouver looking for venison to his last years finishing the voluminous and authoritative Birds of British Columbia, Cowan’s life provides a unique perspective on a century of environmental change—with a critical message for the future. As the head and founder of the first university-based wildlife department in Canada, Ian McTaggart Cowan revolutionized the way North Americans understood the natural world, and students flocked into his classrooms to hear his brilliant, entertaining lectures regarding the new science of ecology. His television programs in the 1950s and ’60s, Fur and Feathers, The Web of Life and The Living Sea, made him a household name around the world. He was also responsible for hiring a young David Suzuki, who followed in his nature-show-host footsteps. Illustrated throughout with colour and black-and-white photos from all aspects of Cowan’s life, The Real Thing takes the reader on an adventurous and inspirational journey through the heart of North American ecology, wilderness, landscape and wonder.
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Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : Landscape protection |
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Author | : Charles C. Chester |
Publisher | : Island Press |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2012-02-13 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1597268496 |
Conservationists have long been aware that political boundaries rarely coincide with natural boundaries. From the establishment of early "peace parks" to the designation of continental migratory pathways, a wide range of transborder mechanisms to protect biodiversity have been established by conservationists in both the public and private sectors. Conservation Across Borders presents a broad overview of the history of transboundary conservation efforts and an accessible introduction to current issues surrounding the subject. Through detailed examinations of two initiatives, the International Sonoran Desert Alliance (ISDA) and the Yellowstone to Yukon Initiative (Y2Y), the book helps readers understand the benefits and challenges of landscape-scale protection. In addition to discussing general concepts and the specific experience of ISDA and Y2Y, the author considers the emerging concept of "conservation effectiveness" and offers a comparative analysis of the two projects. The book ends with a discussion of the complex relationships among civil society, governments, and international borders. By considering the history, goals, successes, and failures of two divergent initiatives, the book offers important insights into the field of transborder conservation along with valuable lessons for those studying or working in the field.