Nature's Due
| Author | : Brian C. Goodwin |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : |
Challenges modern ideas on the interaction of science, nature and human culture, with far-reaching consequences for how we govern our world.
Natures Due
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The Nature of Fear
| Author | : Daniel T. Blumstein |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2020-09-08 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0674916484 |
A leading expert in animal behavior takes us into the wild to better understand and manage our fears. Fear, honed by millions of years of natural selection, kept our ancestors alive. Whether by slithering away, curling up in a ball, or standing still in the presence of a predator, humans and other animals have evolved complex behaviors in order to survive the hazards the world presents. But, despite our evolutionary endurance, we still have much to learn about how to manage our response to danger. For more than thirty years, Daniel Blumstein has been studying animals’ fear responses. His observations lead to a firm conclusion: fear preserves security, but at great cost. A foraging flock of birds expends valuable energy by quickly taking flight when a raptor appears. And though the birds might successfully escape, they leave their food source behind. Giant clams protect their valuable tissue by retracting their mantles and closing their shells when a shadow passes overhead, but then they are unable to photosynthesize, losing the capacity to grow. Among humans, fear is often an understandable and justifiable response to sources of threat, but it can exact a high toll on health and productivity. Delving into the evolutionary origins and ecological contexts of fear across species, The Nature of Fear considers what we can learn from our fellow animals—from successes and failures. By observing how animals leverage alarm to their advantage, we can develop new strategies for facing risks without panic.
A New Ecological Order
| Author | : Ştefan Dorondel |
| Publisher | : University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Total Pages | : 464 |
| Release | : 2022-05-03 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 0822988844 |
The rise of industrial capitalism in the nineteenth century forged a new ecological order in North American and Western European states, radically transforming the environment through science and technology in the name of human progress. Far less known are the dramatic environmental changes experienced by Eastern Europe, in many ways a terra incognita for environmental historians and anthropologists. A New Ecological Order explores, from a historical and ethnographic perspective, the role of state planners, bureaucrats, and experts—engineers, agricultural engineers, geographers, biologists, foresters, and architects—as agents of change in the natural world of Eastern Europe from 1870 to the early twenty-first century. Contributors consider territories engulfed by empires, from the Habsburg to the Ottoman to tsarist Russia; territories belonging to disintegrating empires; and countries in the Balkan Peninsula, Central and Eastern Europe, and Eurasia. Together, they follow a rhetoric of “correcting nature,” a desire to exploit the natural environment and put its resources to work for the sake of developing the economies and infrastructures of modern states. They reveal an eagerness among newly established nation-states, after centuries of imperial economic and political impositions, to import scientific knowledge and new technologies from Western Europe that would aid in their economic development, and how those imports and ideas about nature ultimately shaped local projects and policies.
Ecology Without Nature
| Author | : Timothy Morton |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 262 |
| Release | : 2009-09-15 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0674034856 |
In Ecology without Nature, Timothy Morton argues that the chief stumbling block to environmental thinking is the image of nature itself. Ecological writers propose a new worldview, but their very zeal to preserve the natural world leads them away from the "nature" they revere. The problem is a symptom of the ecological catastrophe in which we are living. Morton sets out a seeming paradox: to have a properly ecological view, we must relinquish the idea of nature once and for all. Ecology without Nature investigates our ecological assumptions in a way that is provocative and deeply engaging. Ranging widely in eighteenth-century through contemporary philosophy, culture, and history, he explores the value of art in imagining environmental projects for the future. Morton develops a fresh vocabulary for reading "environmentality" in artistic form as well as content, and traces the contexts of ecological constructs through the history of capitalism. From John Clare to John Cage, from Kierkegaard to Kristeva, from The Lord of the Rings to electronic life forms, Ecology without Nature widens our view of ecological criticism, and deepens our understanding of ecology itself. Instead of trying to use an idea of nature to heal what society has damaged, Morton sets out a radical new form of ecological criticism: "dark ecology."
Nature X Nature of Everything
| Author | : Albert Michelutti |
| Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 779 |
| Release | : 2014-02-13 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 1493134671 |
As Albert Einstein lay on his death bed he asked for his glasses, his writing implements and his latest equations. He knew he was dying, yet he continued to work. In those final hours of his life, while fading in and out of consciousness, he was working on what he hoped would be the greatest work of all. It was a project of monumental complexity. It was a project that he hoped would unlock the mind of God.
Discovery and Development of Therapeutics from Natural Products Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
| Author | : Goutam Brahmachari |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Total Pages | : 461 |
| Release | : 2019-04-15 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0128157240 |
Discovery and Development of Therapeutics from Natural Products against Neglected Tropical Diseases draws together research on medicinal agents from natural sources as starting points for the design of drugs against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). From the prediction of promising leads and identification of active agents, to the extraction of complex molecules, the book explores novel, economical and efficacious therapeutics for these diseases. It describes current research and the role of natural products, antimalarial compounds from marine natural products and sesquiterpene lactones, natural antileprotic agents, natural products with potential against Leishmaniasis, Trypanosomiasis and Dengue, and more. In addition, Quinoline and Isoquinoline alkaloids for developing new antiprotozoal agents are discussed, alongside anti-trypanosomatid heterocyclic compounds as structures for development. Combining the expertise of specialists from around the world, this volume aims to support and encourage researchers in the investigation of natural sources as starting points for the development of novel, safe and effective agents for use against neglected tropical diseases. - Includes chapters written by active researchers and leading global experts deeply engaged in the research field of natural product chemistry for drug discovery - Draws together cutting-edge research advances in natural product chemistry that are targeted at neglected tropical diseases - Highlights the future potential of natural products as sources of novel medicinal compounds against neglected tropical diseases
Natural Healing with Aromatherapy
| Author | : Emile Verkerk |
| Publisher | : Breath Master Solutions LLC |
| Total Pages | : 66 |
| Release | : 2024-07-23 |
| Genre | : Health & Fitness |
| ISBN | : |
Natural Healing with Aromatherapy: From History to Home Practice Welcome to Natural Healing with Aromatherapy, where skepticism meets the science and tradition of essential oils and plant-based remedies. If you’ve ever questioned the idea of scents healing ailments, this e-book is tailored for you. Dive deep into the principles, history, and applications of aromatherapy, an ancient practice using natural plant extracts to promote health and well-being. From stress relief to emotional balance, discover how essential oils, backed by centuries of global use, can enhance your life. Explore the science behind aromatherapy, its effects on the limbic system, and learn to select and blend oils safely. Whether seeking to reduce stress, improve mood, or explore alternative wellness practices, this book provides insights and practical advice to open your mind to the potential benefits of aromatherapy. Join us on this aromatic journey with curiosity and an open spirit.
Natural Interests
| Author | : Caroline Ford |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 175 |
| Release | : 2016-03-28 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0674968891 |
Challenging the conventional wisdom that French environmentalism can be dated only to the post-1945 period, Caroline Ford argues that a broadly shared environmental consciousness emerged in France much earlier. Natural Interests unearths the distinctive features of French environmentalism, in which a large and varied cast of social actors played a role. Besides scientific advances and colonial expansion, nostalgia for a vanishing pastoral countryside and anxiety over the pressing dangers of environmental degradation were important factors in the success of this movement. Over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, war, political upheaval, and natural disasters—especially the devastating floods of 1856 and 1910 in Paris—caused growing worry over the damage wrought by deforestation, urbanization, and industrialization. The natural world took on new value for France’s urban bourgeoisie, as both a site of aesthetic longing and a destination for tourism. Not only naturalists and scientists but politicians, engineers, writers, and painters took up environmental causes. Imperialism and international dialogue were also instrumental in shaping environmental consciousness, as the unfamiliar climates of France’s overseas possessions changed perceptions of the natural world and influenced conservationist policies. By the early twentieth century, France had adopted innovative environmental legislation, created national and urban parks and nature reserves, and called for international cooperation on environmental questions.
Natural Gas
| Author | : Michael J. Bradshaw |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 124 |
| Release | : 2020-04-23 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 150954285X |
Is natural gas the ‘bridge’ to our low-carbon future? In power generation, industrial processes, parts of the transportation sector, and for domestic use, natural gas still has the potential to play a greater role in various energy transition pathways around the world. But such a future is by no means certain. In this book, Michael Bradshaw and Tim Boersma offer a sober and balanced assessment of the place of natural gas in the global energy mix today, and the uncertainties that cloud our understanding of what that role may look like in the future. They argue that natural gas has become prominent in recent decades, spurred by two revolutions: the first has been the rise of unconventional natural gas production, and the second the coming of age of the market for liquefied natural gas (LNG). However, a third revolution is required to secure natural gas’ long-term role in various energy transition pathways, as countries are increasingly pushing to address air quality concerns and curtail greenhouse gas emissions. This revolution has to take place as politicians, citizens, investors and shareholders are becoming increasingly vocal about the need to improve the environmental footprint of the fuel, while simultaneously, and perhaps paradoxically, demand for it continues to grow, in a world where geopolitical challenges seem to be mounting.
