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Core analysis is an essential source of quantitative data on reservoir properties. These data are used for modeling the distribution and flow of oi...

This open access book examines food security in China with a specific focus on rice harvesting. As the most populous agricultural developing countr...

The Design and Installation Guide for Roof Tiling is the definitive guide to obtaining successful results in pitched roofing construction. It was w...

This book provides new perceptions of rural community development by considering the relationships between communities and individuals. It addresse...

This book presents a concise yet detailed analysis of Chinas agricultural economy and food security in historical perspective. The book begins with...

On September 10, 1897, a group of 400 striking coal miners--workers of Polish, Slovak, and Lithuanian descent or origin--marched on Lattimer, Penns...

On September 10, 1897, a group of 400 striking coal miners--workers of Polish, Slovak, and Lithuanian descent or origin--marched on Lattimer, Penns...

Richard Smethurst shows that the growth of a rural market economy did not impoverish the Japanese farmer. Instead, it led to a general increase in ...

Successful cost management and value engineering in construction is based on accurate and early estimations of cost, and this book is the quickest ...

Honorable Mention for the 2024 OAH Frederick Jackson Turner Award Californias wine country conjures images of pastoral vineyards and cellars lined ...

The Canadian postwar economic boom did not include one western coal-mining region. When the Canadian Pacific Railway switched to diesel power, over...

Coffee is a major commodity of export in developing countries. In India, it generates significant revenues besides providing employment to many. Th...

The story of how Mesoamerican food activists faced down Monsanto . . . and wonRight before the 2014 World Cup, US trade interests pressured Guatema...

The story of how Mesoamerican food activists faced down Monsanto . . . and wonRight before the 2014 World Cup, US trade interests pressured Guatema...

This book of cases, mostly of small to medium organizations, from west Africa, Thailand and India offers cases suitable for training of practicing ...

This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, methods and applications of chemical ecology, covering such topics as chemical s...

This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, methods and applications of chemical ecology, covering such topics as chemical s...

The comprehensive growers guide to seed production The Seed Farmer is required reading for any grower who cares about being part of a truly sustain...

The intricate relationship between food, city and architecture, spanning from ancient civilizations to the present, serves as a focal point for int...

Honorable Mention for the 2024 OAH Frederick Jackson Turner Award Californias wine country conjures images of pastoral vineyards and cellars lined ...

This book focusses on the various refinery processes that are used for gas cleaning operations. By understanding the use of gas cleaning processes,...

This book considers how basic income could be used as a mechanism for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in African agrarian soc...

Mining and Development in Sierra Leone examines how different actors in Sierra Leone use the effects of large-scale mining to navigate and transfor...

Written out of extensive research on vegetable grafting, this book contains current scientific and applied practical knowledge about its various as...

This book is a timely overview of the various aspects of consumer perception related to food. This book explores consumer perceptions that are vita...

This book opens up horizons for designing innovative supply chains of citrus by-products, taking into consideration the current socio-economic situ...

Traditional narratives of capitalist change often rely on the myth of the willful entrepreneur from the global North who transforms the economy and...

Users Guide to Ecohydraulic Modelling and Experimentation has been compiled by the interdisciplinary team of expert ecologists, geomorphologists, s...

The annual Joint Meeting of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and the Environment and the WHO Core Assessment Group on Pestici...

Every day, millions of people around the world sit down to a meal that includes meat. This book explores several questions as it examines the use o...

This book looks at the distribution, occurrences, potential and prospects for good governance, transparency and sustainable development of geologic...