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Essential oils, renowned for their multifaceted properties, have been integral to the tapestry of human history, forging connections to our past by...

From the multi-million copy bestselling author of Demon Copperhead: a true story of female-led resilience during the Great Arizona Mine Strike of 1...

This book explores the resource and environmental constraints on sustainable growth in agricultural production into the middle of the twenty-first ...

This textbook provides an introduction to the socioeconomics of food. Aimed mostly at students of economics and related social sciences, it explain...

Jack Ward Thomas, an eminent wildlife biologist and U.S. Forest Service career scientist, was drafted in the late 1980s to head teams of scientists...

Plant Pathology (For University Students) is a valuable, much-needed resource in plant pathological science. In a world where agriculture sustains ...

Based on principles of the conservation and optimization of biodiversity and of equity and sustainability, this book focuses on the ecology of the ...

Algae have been used since ancient times as food, fodder, fertilizer and as source of medicine. Nowadays seaweeds represent an unlimited source of ...

This book provides a novel approach to governance relating to biodiversity and human well-being in complex tropical landscapes, including forests a...

This unique book combines a colourful history of Bolivian politics with some of the most advanced quantitative techniques yet developed for socio-p...

Land use and land cover changes associated with increased urbanization have led to landscape and environmental changes throughout the world. Remote...

Urban Remote Sensing, Second Edition assembles a team of professional experts to provide a much-needed update on the applications of remote sensing...

From the Galapagos to the depths of Patagonia and up along the stark desert coast of Chile, Listening to Sea Lions empathic ethnography carries the...

This book serves as the most comprehensive and advanced resource available on catalytic processes to produce automotive gasoline. It discusses enha...

Food Security and Nutrition: Utilizing Undervalued Food Plants explores the potential of underutilized and indigenous food plants to enhance food a...

This book provides a state-of-the-art review of the current models and typologies of olive landscapes and related farming systems in the Mediterran...

The Connemara region in Western Ireland is world-renowned for its outstanding geology that is blended with spectacular landscapes. This book and it...

This book examines how European farmers responded to the economic and political challenges created by the First World War and the Great Depression....

The book Eco-Restoration of the Polluted Environment: A Biological Perspective explores recent advances in biological strategies for the remediatio...

Founded in 1859, Virginia City quickly became world famous for its extraordinary prosperity. Over the next two decades, the mines of the Richest Ci...

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...