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The sustainability of meat and cured meats in Italy: nutritional aspect, food…
From the mid-1980s, meat consumption in Italy and the western world have stabilised and, in the face of a well-established food security, we have witnessed a changed sensitivity for ethical issues, such as animal welfare and environmental impacts of farms. Analysing the sustainability of meat and cured meats means studying in the most objective way possible different topics concerning both the …
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- 9788891793324
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- 251p.: ill.
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- 636.0883 BER s
Observing the volcano world : volcano crisis communication
This book provides a comprehensive overview of volcanic crisis research, the goal being to establish ways of successfully applying volcanology in practice and to identify areas that need to be addressed for future progress. It shows how volcano crises are managed in practice, and helps to establish best practices. Consequently the book brings together authors from all over the globe who work w…
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- 9783319440972
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- xv, 771p. : ill.
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- 551.21 OBS o
Rationality concepts in environmental valuation
Survey based valuation techniques like the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) rely particularly on the premise of respondents’ rationality when answering willingness to pay (WTP) questions. Results of CVM surveys have repeatedly put this fundamental assumption into question. This study adopts a more realistic view of rationality accounting for respondents’ limited capacities to process infor…
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- 9783631573365
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- xvi, 239 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
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- Hohenheimer volkswirtschaftliche Schriften, Bd. 58
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- 333.72 FRO r
Toward shared Research: participatory and integrative approach in researching…
Intercultural, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary research interfaces confront researchers with considerable challenges. Towards Shared Research portrays how scholars from different disciplinary and geographical origins and at various academic career stages strive for a more inclusive and better understanding of knowledge about African environments. The book is addressed to researchers, f…
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- 9783839451502
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- 186p.: ill.
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- 630.967 TOW t
Social desirability and environmental valuation
Socially desirable responding (SDR) is an often-reported source of bias in survey interviews. It describes the tendency of a respondent to answer in a way that is socially desirable rather than to answer truthfully. This response bias also threatens the reliability and validity of survey-based environmental valuation techniques such as the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM). Therefore, the study…
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- 9783631632581
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- xiii, 252 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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- Hohenheimer volkswirtschaftliche Schriften ; Bd. 66
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- 333.7 TOB s
Biological invasions in South Africa
This open access volume presents a comprehensive account of all aspects of biological invasions in South Africa, where research has been conducted over more than three decades, and where bold initiatives have been implemented in attempts to control invasions and to reduce their ecological, economic and social effects. It covers a broad range of themes, including history, policy development and …
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- 9783030323943
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- xxiv, 975p. : ill.
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- 577.18 BIO b
The behavioral ecology of the Tibetan macaque
This open access book summarizes the multi-disciplinary results of one of China’s main primatological research projects on the endemic Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana), which had continued for over 30 years, but which had never been reported on systematically. Dedicated to this exceptional Old World monkey, this book makes the work of Chinese primatologists on the social behavior, cooperati…
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- 9783030279202
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- xvi, 299p. : ill.
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- 599.82 BEH b
Health of people, health of planet and our responsibility : climate change, a…
This open access book not only describes the challenges of climate disruption, but also presents solutions. The challenges described include air pollution, climate change, extreme weather, and related health impacts that range from heat stress, vector-borne diseases, food and water insecurity and chronic diseases to malnutrition and mental well-being. The influence of humans on climate chang…
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- 9783030311254
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- xxiii, 417p. : ill.
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- 363.73874 HEA h
Biodiversity and health in the face of climate change
This open access book identifies and discusses biodiversity’s contribution to physical, mental and spiritual health and wellbeing. Furthermore, the book identifies the implications of this relationship for nature conservation, public health, landscape architecture and urban planning – and considers the opportunities of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation. This transdisci…
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- 9783030023188
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- xxvi, 481p. : ill.
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- 613.1 BIO b
Education and climate change : the role of universities
This open access volume draws on a multidimensional model of educational change, the book reviews the field of climate change education and identifies some of the areas in which past efforts have fallen short in supporting effective pedagogical change at scale. It then formulates an approach to engage university students and faculty in partnering with schools and adult education institutions an…
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- 9783030579272
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- xiii, 201p. : ill
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- 370.115 EDU e
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