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Drones and Geographical Information Technologies in Agroecology and Organic Farming
Although organic farming and agroecology are normally not associated with the use of new technologies, it’s rapid growth, new technologies are being adopted to mitigate environmental impacts of intensive production implemented with external material and energy inputs. GPS, satellite images, GIS, drones, help conventional farming in precision supply of water, pesticides, fertilizers. Prescription maps define the right place and moment for interventions of machinery fleets. Yield goal remains the key objective, integrating a more efficient use or resources toward an economic-environmental sustainability. Technological smart farming allows extractive agriculture entering the sustainability er...
Zona intangible del Yasuní
La Zona Intangible del Yasuní se delimitó de acuerdo a los límites de los bloques petroleros, mas no de acuerdo a las necesidades territoriales de sus habitantes. En febrero de 2018 se incluyó, en consulta popular (febrero 2018), la ampliación de esta zona para complacer una demanda de grupos ecologistas y ambientalistas principalmente. No es fácil pues el territorio cada vez es más complicado y los intereses superpuestos son mayores. En estos años, las presiones sobre el territorio del Yasuní han aumentado, se han abierto más arterias viales y se ha construido más infraestructura tanto para la industria como para los campesinos mestizos con quienes los gobiernos locales quieren congraciarse pues significan votos en las urnas. Para analizar este panorama, esta publicación quiere contribuir, desde diversos puntos de vista, a la reflexión sobre este tema. Y es concluyente en un punto fundamental: no hay ampliación que garantice la vida de los pueblos indígenas llamados aislados, si no hay políticas que la sostengan.
Geography Notebooks. Vol 3, No 2 (2020).The Territories of Political Ecology: Theories, Spaces, Conflicts
Questo numero della rivista Geography Notebooks vuole portare uno sguardo geografico sull’ecologia politica, un campo di studi ampio e interdisciplinare, difficile da delimitare con precisione, ma caratterizzato, parafrasando l’intervista introduttiva a Marco Armiero, da uno sguardo sulle relazioni socioecologiche che non nasconde il potere e le diseguaglianze. Il centro di questo ambito di ricerca è dunque la riconnessione dei processi ecologici con le dinamiche politiche ed economiche, in controtendenza con una dominante narrazione dell’ecologia come istanza in grado di superare le tradizionali divisioni politiche e sociali.
Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling Using IBM SPSS Statistics and Amos
This comprehensive Second Edition offers readers a complete guide to carrying out research projects involving structural equation modeling (SEM). Updated to include extensive analysis of AMOS′ graphical interface, a new chapter on latent curve models and detailed explanations of the structural equation modeling process, this second edition is the ideal guide for those new to the field. The book includes: Learning objectives, key concepts and questions for further discussion in each chapter. Helpful diagrams and screenshots to expand on concepts covered in the texts. Real life examples from a variety of disciplines to show how SEM is applied in real research contexts. Exercises for each chapter on an accompanying companion website. A new glossary. Assuming no previous experience of the subject, and a minimum of mathematical knowledge, this is the ideal guide for those new to SEM and an invaluable companion for students taking introductory SEM courses in any discipline. Niels J. Blunch was formerly in the Department of Marketing and Statistics at the University of Aarhus, Denmark
The Power of Place
Harm de Blij contends in this book that geography continues to hold us all in an unrelenting grip and that we are all born into natural and cultural environments that shape what we become, individually and collectively.
A Framework for Geodesign
A Framework for Geodesign: Changing Geography by Design, published by Esri Press, details the procedures that pioneer landscape architect and planner Carl Steinitz developed for the implementation of geodesign in the planning process. Geodesign is a methodology that provides a design framework and supporting technology to leverage geographic information, resulting in designs that more closely follow natural systems. Describing A Framework for Geodesign, author Steinitz says, "This book should be seen as a discussion with examples, intended to illustrate the issues and choices involved in the organization and management of large and complex geodesign studies and projects." Steinitz' framework is shaped by a set of six key questions he developed while analyzing and refining the geodesign process: How should the study area be described?; How does the study area function?; Is the current study area working well?; How might the study area be altered?; What difference might the changes cause?; How should the study area be changed?
Agrarian Dreams
In an era of escalating food politics, many believe organic farming to be the agrarian answer. In this first comprehensive study of organic farming in California, Julie Guthman casts doubt on the current wisdom about organic food and agriculture, at least as it has evolved in the Golden State. Refuting popular portrayals of organic agriculture as a small-scale family farm endeavor in opposition to "industrial" agriculture, Guthman explains how organic farming has replicated what it set out to oppose.
