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Reading and Disorder in Antebellum America / by Stewart, David M. (David Malcolm), 1953-

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Amsterdam Human Capital /

Table of Contents: “…The emergence of the regional city : spatial configuration and institutional dynamics / Sako Musterd and Willem Salet -- Amsterdam in retrospect -- Amsterdam as the "compleat citie": a city plan read in five episodes / Geert Mak -- Between civic pride and mass society : Amsterdam in retrospect / Michiel Wagenaar -- The historical roots of the daily urban system / Henk Schmal -- The economic restructuring of the historic city center / Pieter Terhorst and Jacques van de Ven -- The current state : dilemmas and perspectives -- The economic, infrastructural and environmental dilemmas of spatial development -- The Randstad : the creation of a metropolitan economy / Pieter Tordoir -- Transport and land use concepts for the emerging urban region / Luca Bertolini, Frank le Clercq, and Loek Kapoen -- Utilities as tools for shaping the city : waste management and power supply / Maarten Wolsink -- Regional greenbelts and the problem of institutional fragmentation / Marijke van Schendelen -- The social dilemmas of spatial development -- Understanding segregation in the metropolitan area of Amsterdam / Sako Musterd and Wim Ostendorf -- The metropolitan population : origin and mobility / Cees Cortie -- Amsterdam human capital : what about children? …”
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Art Activism for an Anticolonial Future / by Garrido Castellano, Carlos

Table of Contents: “…The Lexicon of Social Practice and Socially Engaged Art's Futures -- The Lexicon of Social Practice -- Dealing with Socially Engaged Art's Master Narratives -- Birth of a Discipline -- Looking Anew: Racializing the "US" Genealogy of Socially Engaged Art -- Conclusion -- Part 2: Radical Affinities and the Horizon of Decolonization -- 3. On Experience, Land Use, and the Threats of the Bourgeoisie: Learning from Amílcar Cabral -- 4. …”
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Art Activism for an Anticolonial Future / by Garrido Castellano, Carlos

Table of Contents: “…The Lexicon of Social Practice and Socially Engaged Art's Futures -- The Lexicon of Social Practice -- Dealing with Socially Engaged Art's Master Narratives -- Birth of a Discipline -- Looking Anew: Racializing the "US" Genealogy of Socially Engaged Art -- Conclusion -- Part 2: Radical Affinities and the Horizon of Decolonization -- 3. On Experience, Land Use, and the Threats of the Bourgeoisie: Learning from Amílcar Cabral -- 4. …”
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Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement – A Global Assessment for Sustainable Development

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From foraging to farming in the Andes new perspectives on food production and social organization /

Table of Contents: “…Forager and farming land use systems Tom D. Dillehay; 13. From foraging to farming and community development Tom D. …”
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Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement – A Global Assessment for Sustainable Development

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From foraging to farming in the Andes new perspectives on food production and social organization /

Table of Contents: “…Forager and farming land use systems Tom D. Dillehay; 13. From foraging to farming and community development Tom D. …”
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The Sustainability of Agro-Food and Natural Resource Systems in the Mediterranean Basin

Table of Contents: “…Part I : Agro-Food Systems -- Food Security in the Southern Mediterranean/North Africa -- Sustainability in cereal crop production in Mediterranean environments -- Innovative crop productions for healthy foods: the case of Chia -- The hidden costs of livestock environmental sustainability: the case of Podolian cattle -- Feeding, nutrition and sustainability in dairy enterprises: the case of Mediterranean buffaloes (bubalus bubalis) -- Sustainability of sheep and goat production systems -- The role of local sheep and goat breeds and their products as a tool for sustainability and safeguard of the Mediterranean environment -- Innovative use of jenny milk from sustainable rearing -- Sustainable agricultural practices in disease defence of traditional crops in Southern Italy: the case study of tomato cherry protected by Trichoderma harzianum T-22 against Cucumber mosaic virus -- Development of integrated disease control measures for the valorisation of traditional crops in Southern Italy: the case study of "Fagiolo di Sarconi" -- Fostering sustainable climate change adaptations: a case study of the Turkish Cypriot Community’s adoption of pomegranate farming -- The role of women in the sustainability of the wine industry through the analysis of case studies -- Part II : Natural Resource Systems and Environment -- The effects of climate change on the multifunctional role of Basilicata’s forests: the effects induced on yield and CO2 absorption -- Wildlife agriculture interactions, spatial analysis and trade-off between environmental sustainability and risk of economic damage -- The sustainability of non-renewable resources use at regional level: a case study on allocation of oil royalties -- Land use sector involvement in mitigation policies across carbon markets -- Evaluating the role of soil variability on potential groundwater pollution and recharge in a Mediterranean agricultural watershed -- Grazing and biodiversity conservation: highlights on a Nature 2000 network site -- Evaluation of native grasses for sustainable turfgrass in the bioclimatic Mediterranean Region.…”
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Society - Water - Technology A Critical Appraisal of Major Water Engineering Projects /

Table of Contents: “….- Major Water Engineering Projects: Definitions, Framework Conditions, Systemic Effects -- A Global View on Future Major Water Engineering Projects -- Neglected Values of Major Water Engineering Projects: Ecosystem Services, Social Impacts and Economic Valuation -- Water Governance: A Systemic Approach -- Research in two Case Studies: Irrigation and Land Use in the Fergana Valley and Water Management in the Lower Jordan Valley -- Part III: The Fergana Valley – Uzbekistan’s Hydro-Agricultural System between Inertia and Change -- Between Multiple Transformations and Systemic Path Dependencies -- From Upscaling to Rescaling – Transforming the Fergana from Tsarist Irrigation to Water Management for an Independent Uzbekistan -- Irrigation Infrastructure in Fergana Today: Ecological Implications –Economic Necessities -- Where Water Meets Agriculture: The Ambivalent Role of the Water Users Associations -- Theory, the Market and the State: Agricultural Reforms in Post Socialist Uzbekistan between Economic Incentives and Institutional Obstacles -- Part IV: The Lower Jordan Valley – The Red Sea-Dead Sea Conveyance Project and its Complex History -- Water Resources, Cooperation and Power Asymmetries in the Water Management of the Lower Jordan Valley – The Situation Today and the Path that has led there -- Reclaiming the Dead Sea: Alternatives for Action -- Jordan’s Shadow State and Water Management: Prospects for Water Security will depend on Politics and Regional Cooperation -- Technologies, Incentives and Cost Recovery: Is there an Israeli Role Model? …”
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Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities A Global Assessment /

Table of Contents: “…Urbanization forecasts, effects on land use, biodiversity, and ecosystem services -- 23. …”
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The Sustainability of Agro-Food and Natural Resource Systems in the Mediterranean Basin

Table of Contents: “…Part I : Agro-Food Systems -- Food Security in the Southern Mediterranean/North Africa -- Sustainability in cereal crop production in Mediterranean environments -- Innovative crop productions for healthy foods: the case of Chia -- The hidden costs of livestock environmental sustainability: the case of Podolian cattle -- Feeding, nutrition and sustainability in dairy enterprises: the case of Mediterranean buffaloes (bubalus bubalis) -- Sustainability of sheep and goat production systems -- The role of local sheep and goat breeds and their products as a tool for sustainability and safeguard of the Mediterranean environment -- Innovative use of jenny milk from sustainable rearing -- Sustainable agricultural practices in disease defence of traditional crops in Southern Italy: the case study of tomato cherry protected by Trichoderma harzianum T-22 against Cucumber mosaic virus -- Development of integrated disease control measures for the valorisation of traditional crops in Southern Italy: the case study of "Fagiolo di Sarconi" -- Fostering sustainable climate change adaptations: a case study of the Turkish Cypriot Community’s adoption of pomegranate farming -- The role of women in the sustainability of the wine industry through the analysis of case studies -- Part II : Natural Resource Systems and Environment -- The effects of climate change on the multifunctional role of Basilicata’s forests: the effects induced on yield and CO2 absorption -- Wildlife agriculture interactions, spatial analysis and trade-off between environmental sustainability and risk of economic damage -- The sustainability of non-renewable resources use at regional level: a case study on allocation of oil royalties -- Land use sector involvement in mitigation policies across carbon markets -- Evaluating the role of soil variability on potential groundwater pollution and recharge in a Mediterranean agricultural watershed -- Grazing and biodiversity conservation: highlights on a Nature 2000 network site -- Evaluation of native grasses for sustainable turfgrass in the bioclimatic Mediterranean Region.…”
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Society - Water - Technology A Critical Appraisal of Major Water Engineering Projects /

Table of Contents: “….- Major Water Engineering Projects: Definitions, Framework Conditions, Systemic Effects -- A Global View on Future Major Water Engineering Projects -- Neglected Values of Major Water Engineering Projects: Ecosystem Services, Social Impacts and Economic Valuation -- Water Governance: A Systemic Approach -- Research in two Case Studies: Irrigation and Land Use in the Fergana Valley and Water Management in the Lower Jordan Valley -- Part III: The Fergana Valley – Uzbekistan’s Hydro-Agricultural System between Inertia and Change -- Between Multiple Transformations and Systemic Path Dependencies -- From Upscaling to Rescaling – Transforming the Fergana from Tsarist Irrigation to Water Management for an Independent Uzbekistan -- Irrigation Infrastructure in Fergana Today: Ecological Implications –Economic Necessities -- Where Water Meets Agriculture: The Ambivalent Role of the Water Users Associations -- Theory, the Market and the State: Agricultural Reforms in Post Socialist Uzbekistan between Economic Incentives and Institutional Obstacles -- Part IV: The Lower Jordan Valley – The Red Sea-Dead Sea Conveyance Project and its Complex History -- Water Resources, Cooperation and Power Asymmetries in the Water Management of the Lower Jordan Valley – The Situation Today and the Path that has led there -- Reclaiming the Dead Sea: Alternatives for Action -- Jordan’s Shadow State and Water Management: Prospects for Water Security will depend on Politics and Regional Cooperation -- Technologies, Incentives and Cost Recovery: Is there an Israeli Role Model? …”
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Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities A Global Assessment /

Table of Contents: “…Urbanization forecasts, effects on land use, biodiversity, and ecosystem services -- 23. …”
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Sustainability assessment of renewables-based products : methods and case studies /

Table of Contents: “…Patel -- Assessing the sustainability of land use : a systems approach / Miguel Brando -- Water use analysis / Francesca Verones, Stephan Pfister, Markus Berger -- Material intensity of food production and consumption / Lucia Mancini and Michael Lettenmeier -- Material and energy flow analysis / Goto, Naohiro, Nova Ulhasanah, Hirotsugu Kamahara, Udin Hasanudin, Ryuichi Tachibana, Koichi Fujie -- Exergy and cumulative exergy use analysis / Sofie Huysman, Thomas Schaubroeck, Jo Dewulf -- Carbon and environmental footprint methods for renewables-based products and transition pathways to 2050 / Geoffrey P. …”
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Sustainability assessment of renewables-based products : methods and case studies /

Table of Contents: “…Patel -- Assessing the sustainability of land use : a systems approach / Miguel Brando -- Water use analysis / Francesca Verones, Stephan Pfister, Markus Berger -- Material intensity of food production and consumption / Lucia Mancini and Michael Lettenmeier -- Material and energy flow analysis / Goto, Naohiro, Nova Ulhasanah, Hirotsugu Kamahara, Udin Hasanudin, Ryuichi Tachibana, Koichi Fujie -- Exergy and cumulative exergy use analysis / Sofie Huysman, Thomas Schaubroeck, Jo Dewulf -- Carbon and environmental footprint methods for renewables-based products and transition pathways to 2050 / Geoffrey P. …”
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Breakthrough communities sustainability and justice in the next American metropolis /

Table of Contents: “…Powell -- Environment, transportation, and land use in the quest for racial justice -- The roots of environmental justice / Peggy M. …”
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Breakthrough communities sustainability and justice in the next American metropolis /

Table of Contents: “…Powell -- Environment, transportation, and land use in the quest for racial justice -- The roots of environmental justice / Peggy M. …”
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The path to more sustainable energy systems how do we get there from here? / by Ebenhack, Ben W.

Table of Contents: “…Environmental impact -- 6.1 The environment and humans: interconnected systems -- 6.1.1 The energy and environment focus -- 6.2 Characterizing environmental impacts -- 6.2.1 Toxins, poisons, and toxicity -- 6.2.2 Radiation -- 6.2.3 Human safety and welfare -- 6.2.4 Land use and ecosystem disruption -- 6.2.5 Water usage and pollution -- 6.2.6 Air emissions and pollution -- 6.2.7 Green house gas emissions and climate change -- 6.3 Environmental impacts of the sources -- 6.3.1 Coal -- 6.3.2 Oil and gas -- 6.3.3 Nuclear -- 6.3.4 The "renewables" -- 6.3.5 Biofuels and biomass -- 6.4 Comparing impacts --…”
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The path to more sustainable energy systems how do we get there from here? / by Ebenhack, Ben W.

Table of Contents: “…Environmental impact -- 6.1 The environment and humans: interconnected systems -- 6.1.1 The energy and environment focus -- 6.2 Characterizing environmental impacts -- 6.2.1 Toxins, poisons, and toxicity -- 6.2.2 Radiation -- 6.2.3 Human safety and welfare -- 6.2.4 Land use and ecosystem disruption -- 6.2.5 Water usage and pollution -- 6.2.6 Air emissions and pollution -- 6.2.7 Green house gas emissions and climate change -- 6.3 Environmental impacts of the sources -- 6.3.1 Coal -- 6.3.2 Oil and gas -- 6.3.3 Nuclear -- 6.3.4 The "renewables" -- 6.3.5 Biofuels and biomass -- 6.4 Comparing impacts --…”
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