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The Vertical Farm

Feeding the World in the 21st Century

de Dickson Despommier, Gene A. Giacomelli ...

"The vertical farm is a world-changing innovation whose time has come. Dickson Despommier's visionary book provides a blueprint for securing the world's food supply and at the same time solving one of the gravest environmental crises facing us today."--StingImagine a world where every town has their own local food source, grown in the safest way possible, where no drop of water or particle of ... Leer más

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"The vertical farm is a world-changing innovation whose time has come. Dickson Despommier's visionary book provides a blueprint for securing the world's food supply and at the same time solving one of the gravest environmental crises facing us today."--StingImagine a world where every town has their own local food source, grown in the safest way possible, where no drop of water or particle of
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The New City

How to Build Our Sustainable Urban Future

de Dickson Despommier ...

Cities are at once among humanity’s crowning achievements and core drivers of the climate crisis. Their dependence on the outside world for vital resources is causing global temperatures to rise and wildlife habitats to shrink. But we have the opportunity to make cities more sustainable by transforming the built environment.Dickson D. Despommier proposes a visionary yet achievable plan for ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

Cities are at once among humanity’s crowning achievements and core drivers of the climate crisis. Their dependence on the outside world for vital resources is causing global temperatures to rise and wildlife habitats to shrink. But we have the opportunity to make cities more sustainable by transforming the built environment.Dickson D. Despommier proposes a visionary yet achievable plan for
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People, Parasites, and Plowshares

Learning from Our Body's Most Terrifying Invaders

de Dickson Despommier ...

Dickson D. Despommier's vivid, visceral account of the biology, behavior, and history of parasites follows the interplay between these fascinating life forms and human society over thousands of years. Despommier focuses on long-term host-parasite associations, which have evolved to avoid or even subvert the human immune system. Some parasites do great damage to their hosts, while others have ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

Dickson D. Despommier's vivid, visceral account of the biology, behavior, and history of parasites follows the interplay between these fascinating life forms and human society over thousands of years. Despommier focuses on long-term host-parasite associations, which have evolved to avoid or even subvert the human immune system. Some parasites do great damage to their hosts, while others have
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Instant Insights: Vertical farming in horticulture

de Prof Dickson Despommier, Dr Elisa Appolloni, Dr Francesco Orsini, Dr Giorgio Gianquinto, Emeritus Professor Toyoki Kozai, Dr Yumiko Amagai, Dr Eri Hayashi, Dr James E. Faust, Dr Damianos Neocleous, Dr Giuseppina Pennisi, Dr Alessandro Pistillo, Professor Dimitrios Savvas ...

Series Libro 3 - Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
This specially curated collection features five reviews of current and key research on vertical farming in horticulture.The first chapter describes and evaluates technologies and methods for growing edible plants indoors and presents a survey of selected commercial vertical farms currently operating that employ them.The second chapter explores the benefits of plant factories with artificial ... Leer más

$44.99 USD

This specially curated collection features five reviews of current and key research on vertical farming in horticulture.The first chapter describes and evaluates technologies and methods for growing edible plants indoors and presents a survey of selected commercial vertical farms currently operating that employ them.The second chapter explores the benefits of plant factories with artificial
... Leer más
Achieving sustainable urban agriculture

de Prof Johannes S. C. Wiskerke, Dr Francesco Orsini, Dr Cecilia Stanghellini, Prof Dickson Despommier, Dr Rosanne Wielemaker, Dr Jan Weijma, Prof Giovanni G. Bazzocchi, Prof. B. W. Alsanius, Dr M. Jirström, Dr M. T. Naznin0, Dr S. Khalil1, Dr E.-C. Ekström2, Dr Delia Grace3, Dr Elizabeth Cook4, Dr Johanna Lindahl5, Dr Anja Steglich6, Dr Grit Bürgow7, Prof Angela Million8, Dr Erik Stange9, Prof Cecil C. Konijnendijk0, Dr Hyeone Park1, Dr Nevin Cohen2, Dr Laine Young3, Prof Alison Blay-Palmer4, Prof André Viljoen5, Dr Katrin Bohn6, Prof Stefano Pascucci7, Dr Elisa Appolloni8 ...

Series Libro 77 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Strong focus on infrastructural requirements for successful urban agriculture, such as public policy and planning frameworks, business models and social networksCovers developments in key technologies such as rooftop and vertical farming, as well as waste managementIncludes case studies of particular commodities, including horticultural produce, livestock and forestry ... Leer más

$175.99 USD

Strong focus on infrastructural requirements for successful urban agriculture, such as public policy and planning frameworks, business models and social networksCovers developments in key technologies such as rooftop and vertical farming, as well as waste managementIncludes case studies of particular commodities, including horticultural produce, livestock and forestry
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The Vertical Farm

Feeding the World in the 21st Century

de Dickson Despommier ...

Narrado por Sean Runnette ...

Completo

6 hora 7 minutos

When Columbia professor Dickson Despommier set out to solve America's food, water, and energy crises, he didn't just think big—he thought up. Despommier's stroke of genius, the vertical farm, has excited scientists, architects, and politicians around the globe. These farms, grown inside skyscrapers, would provide solutions to many of the serious problems we currently face, including:—Allowing year ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

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When Columbia professor Dickson Despommier set out to solve America's food, water, and energy crises, he didn't just think big—he thought up. Despommier's stroke of genius, the vertical farm, has excited scientists, architects, and politicians around the globe. These farms, grown inside skyscrapers, would provide solutions to many of the serious problems we currently face, including:—Allowing year
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook

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The Science of Fate

The New Science of Who We Are - And How to Shape our Best Future

de Hannah Critchlow ...

Narrado por Hannah Critchlow ...

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7 hora 44 minutos

Are we really the masters of our own destiny? Neuroscientist Hannah Critchlow shows how far our future is already hardwired in our brains. Like Sapiens and Thinking Fast and Slow, The Science of Fate revolutionises the way we understand our species and ourselves.So many of us believe that we are free to shape our own destiny. But what if free will doesn't exist? What if our lives are largely ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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Are we really the masters of our own destiny? Neuroscientist Hannah Critchlow shows how far our future is already hardwired in our brains. Like Sapiens and Thinking Fast and Slow, The Science of Fate revolutionises the way we understand our species and ourselves.So many of us believe that we are free to shape our own destiny. But what if free will doesn't exist? What if our lives are largely
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The Zero Marginal Cost Society

The Internet of Things, the Collaborative Commons, and the Eclipse of Capitalism

de Jeremy Rifkin ...

Narrado por David Cochran Heath ...

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14 hora 15 minutos

In The Zero Marginal Cost Society, New York Times bestselling author Jeremy Rifkin argues that the capitalist era is passing—not quickly, but inevitably. The emerging Internet of Things is giving rise to a new economic system that will transform our way of life.In this provocative new book, Rifkin argues that the coming together of the Communication Internet with the fledgling Energy Internet and ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

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In The Zero Marginal Cost Society, New York Times bestselling author Jeremy Rifkin argues that the capitalist era is passing—not quickly, but inevitably. The emerging Internet of Things is giving rise to a new economic system that will transform our way of life.In this provocative new book, Rifkin argues that the coming together of the Communication Internet with the fledgling Energy Internet and
... Leer más

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God Is Not One

The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--and Why Their Differences Matter

de Stephen Prothero ...

Narrado por Paul Boehmer ...

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14 hora 38 minutos

In God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World, New York Times bestselling author of Religious Literacy and religion scholar Stephen Prothero argues that persistent attempts to portray all religions as different paths to the same God overlook the distinct problem that each tradition seeks to solve. Delving into the different problems and solutions that Islam, Christianity, ... Leer más

$32.99 USD

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In God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World, New York Times bestselling author of Religious Literacy and religion scholar Stephen Prothero argues that persistent attempts to portray all religions as different paths to the same God overlook the distinct problem that each tradition seeks to solve. Delving into the different problems and solutions that Islam, Christianity,
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Jungle of Stone

The Extraordinary Journey of John L. Stephens and Frederick Catherwood, and the Discovery of the Lost Civilization of the Maya

de William Carlsen ...

Narrado por Paul Michael Garcia ...

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16 hora 35 minutos

**The acclaimed, New York Times-bestselling chronicle of the discovery of the legendary lost civilization of the MayaIn 1839, rumors of extraordinary yet baffling stone ruins buried within the unmapped jungles of Central America reached two of the world’s most intrepid travelers. Seized by the reports, American diplomat John Lloyd Stephens and British artist Frederick Catherwood—both already ... Leer más

$39.99 USD

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**The acclaimed, New York Times-bestselling chronicle of the discovery of the legendary lost civilization of the MayaIn 1839, rumors of extraordinary yet baffling stone ruins buried within the unmapped jungles of Central America reached two of the world’s most intrepid travelers. Seized by the reports, American diplomat John Lloyd Stephens and British artist Frederick Catherwood—both already
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The Revolutionary Genius of Plants

A New Understanding of Plant Intelligence and Behavior

de Stefano Mancuso ...

Narrado por Gibson Frazier ...

Completo

4 hora 14 minutos

"In this thought-provoking, handsomely illustrated book, Italian neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso considers the fundamental differences between plants and animals and challenges our assumptions about which is the ‘higher’ form of life.” —The Wall Street Journal“Fascinating…full of optimism…this quick, accessible read will appeal to anyone with interest in how plants continue to surprise us.” ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

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"In this thought-provoking, handsomely illustrated book, Italian neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso considers the fundamental differences between plants and animals and challenges our assumptions about which is the ‘higher’ form of life.” —The Wall Street Journal“Fascinating…full of optimism…this quick, accessible read will appeal to anyone with interest in how plants continue to surprise us.”
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The Ends of the World

Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions

de Peter Brannen ...

Narrado por Adam Verner ...

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9 hora 57 minutos

As new groundbreaking research suggests that climate change played a major role in the most extreme catastrophes in the planet's history, award-winning science journalist Peter Brannen takes us on a wild ride through the planet's five mass extinctions and, in the process, offers us a glimpse of our increasingly dangerous future.Our world has ended five times: it has been broiled, frozen, poison ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

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As new groundbreaking research suggests that climate change played a major role in the most extreme catastrophes in the planet's history, award-winning science journalist Peter Brannen takes us on a wild ride through the planet's five mass extinctions and, in the process, offers us a glimpse of our increasingly dangerous future.Our world has ended five times: it has been broiled, frozen, poison
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