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This book provides an assessment of current practices and knowledge on the technological and economical aspects of biofuels. Broadly scoped to encompass many aspects of this subject, the title provides a comprehensive selection of lessons from national and international stakeholders in biofuel development. The book is intended to be a ready reckoner for individuals, farmers, policy-makers, researchers, automobile manufacturers as well as agencies and institutions interested in taking forward the energy security agenda.
International Conference on Advances in Power Generation from Renewable Energy Sources (APGRES-2020)
Climate change is a major framing condition for sustainable development of agriculture and food. Global food production is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions and at the same time it is among the sectors worst affected by climate change. This book brings together a multidisciplinary group of authors exploring the ethical dimensions of climate change and food. Conceptual clarifications provide a necessary basis for putting sustainable development into practice. Adaptation and mitigation demand altering both agricultural and consumption practices. Intensive vs. extensive production is reassessed with regard to animal welfare, efficiency and environmental implications. Proper...
This work advises owners and managers how woodlands and forests influence the freshwater ecosystem, and gives guidance on how operations should be carried out in order to protect and enhance the water environment. The guidelines apply equally to forest enterprises and the private sector.
There has been an overall decline in the number of adoptions of Australian children over the last 25 years, however past and present adoption practices continue to raise a number of challenging and complex emotional and practical issues. This book examines the adoption experience in Australia, including local and intercountry adoption and the legal processes involved; adoption trends; identity and disclosure issues; the impacts of past coercive adoption practices on unmarried birth mothers and their children; post-adoption grief and loss; and the same-sex adoption law debate. A number of personal search and reunion stories are also featured which illustrate some of the complexities and hardships involved.
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The vegetable kingdom. Cryptogams. Phanerogams. Gymnospermae. Angiospermae. The progress of classification. Dicotyledones. Lignosae. Herbaceae. Monocotyledones. Classifications of the monocotyeledons. Getting to know the trees.