Author: Michel Joli
Publisher: Editions L'Harmattan
ISBN: 2140349237
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : fr
Pages : 187
Book Description
Convaincu qu’il existe une cause commune à la crise multifocale qui menace l’humanité, l’auteur apporte une réponse anthropologique originale fondée sur un aspect méconnu de l’œuvre de Charles Darwin : l’hypertélie de croissance. Poursuivant l’interprétation magistrale qu’en fit Patrick Tort, épistémologiste des sciences et spécialiste du grand naturaliste, il montre que l’effet de serre est le premier révélateur d’une « surchauffe » hypertélique de notre civilisation. La compréhension de ce phénomène est un indispensable préalable aux mesures de normalisation de la situation climatique. À cette fin la lutte contre ses causes, idéologiques et énergétiques, et ses conséquences, écologiques et humanistes, implique la mise en œuvre d’une « intelligence des limites » propre à rétablir l’équilibre thermique de la biosphère par un indispensable abandon du mode de vie dominant des humains. Michel Joli insiste sur la nécessité absolue de mettre un terme à l’exploitation des énergies fossiles et ne pas se laisser distraire par des mesures d’adaptation aux conséquences du réchauffement au détriment de la lutte contre ses causes.
Climat : de l'irréversible et du réparable
Author: Michel Joli
Publisher: Editions L'Harmattan
ISBN: 2140349237
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : fr
Pages : 187
Book Description
Convaincu qu’il existe une cause commune à la crise multifocale qui menace l’humanité, l’auteur apporte une réponse anthropologique originale fondée sur un aspect méconnu de l’œuvre de Charles Darwin : l’hypertélie de croissance. Poursuivant l’interprétation magistrale qu’en fit Patrick Tort, épistémologiste des sciences et spécialiste du grand naturaliste, il montre que l’effet de serre est le premier révélateur d’une « surchauffe » hypertélique de notre civilisation. La compréhension de ce phénomène est un indispensable préalable aux mesures de normalisation de la situation climatique. À cette fin la lutte contre ses causes, idéologiques et énergétiques, et ses conséquences, écologiques et humanistes, implique la mise en œuvre d’une « intelligence des limites » propre à rétablir l’équilibre thermique de la biosphère par un indispensable abandon du mode de vie dominant des humains. Michel Joli insiste sur la nécessité absolue de mettre un terme à l’exploitation des énergies fossiles et ne pas se laisser distraire par des mesures d’adaptation aux conséquences du réchauffement au détriment de la lutte contre ses causes.
Publisher: Editions L'Harmattan
ISBN: 2140349237
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : fr
Pages : 187
Book Description
Convaincu qu’il existe une cause commune à la crise multifocale qui menace l’humanité, l’auteur apporte une réponse anthropologique originale fondée sur un aspect méconnu de l’œuvre de Charles Darwin : l’hypertélie de croissance. Poursuivant l’interprétation magistrale qu’en fit Patrick Tort, épistémologiste des sciences et spécialiste du grand naturaliste, il montre que l’effet de serre est le premier révélateur d’une « surchauffe » hypertélique de notre civilisation. La compréhension de ce phénomène est un indispensable préalable aux mesures de normalisation de la situation climatique. À cette fin la lutte contre ses causes, idéologiques et énergétiques, et ses conséquences, écologiques et humanistes, implique la mise en œuvre d’une « intelligence des limites » propre à rétablir l’équilibre thermique de la biosphère par un indispensable abandon du mode de vie dominant des humains. Michel Joli insiste sur la nécessité absolue de mettre un terme à l’exploitation des énergies fossiles et ne pas se laisser distraire par des mesures d’adaptation aux conséquences du réchauffement au détriment de la lutte contre ses causes.
Climat : de L'irreversible Et Du Reparable
Author: Joli
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782140349249
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782140349249
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Terra 2008
Author: Leslie Rainer
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606060430
Category : Architecture
Languages : fr
Pages : 438
Book Description
Earthen architecture constitutes one of the most diverse forms of cultural heritage and one of the most challenging to preserve. It dates from all periods and is found on all continents but is particularly prevalent in Africa, where it has been a building tradition for centuries. Sites range from ancestral cities in Mali to the palaces of Abomey in Benin, from monuments and mosques in Iran and Buddhist temples on the Silk Road to Spanish missions in California. This volume's sixty-four papers address such themes as earthen architecture in Mali, the conservation of living sites, local knowledge systems and intangible aspects, seismic and other natural forces, the conservation and management of archaeological sites, research advances, and training.
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606060430
Category : Architecture
Languages : fr
Pages : 438
Book Description
Earthen architecture constitutes one of the most diverse forms of cultural heritage and one of the most challenging to preserve. It dates from all periods and is found on all continents but is particularly prevalent in Africa, where it has been a building tradition for centuries. Sites range from ancestral cities in Mali to the palaces of Abomey in Benin, from monuments and mosques in Iran and Buddhist temples on the Silk Road to Spanish missions in California. This volume's sixty-four papers address such themes as earthen architecture in Mali, the conservation of living sites, local knowledge systems and intangible aspects, seismic and other natural forces, the conservation and management of archaeological sites, research advances, and training.
The Synonym Finder
Author: J. I. Rodale
Publisher: Rodale Books
ISBN: 162336759X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 3402
Book Description
Originally published in 1961 by the founder of Rodale Inc., The Synonym Finder continues to be a practical reference tool for every home and office. This thesaurus contains more than 1 million synonyms, arranged alphabetically, with separate subdivisions for the different parts of speech and meanings of the same word.
Publisher: Rodale Books
ISBN: 162336759X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 3402
Book Description
Originally published in 1961 by the founder of Rodale Inc., The Synonym Finder continues to be a practical reference tool for every home and office. This thesaurus contains more than 1 million synonyms, arranged alphabetically, with separate subdivisions for the different parts of speech and meanings of the same word.
International Rainwater Catchment Systems Experiences: Towards water security
Author: José Arturo Gleason Espíndola
Publisher: IWA Publishing
ISBN: 1789060575
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
From time immemorial, people have been managing rain. The availability of water and water sources determined where people would be able to live. Adequate rainfall decided on the quality of agriculture. Technical advances and finance may have enabled societies to inhabit big cities and expand agriculture into dry areas, but only because of the resource rain provided through the water cycle. Due to population growth, pollution, and climate change, water scarcity will be one of the most critical problems all around the world in the next 15 years. Today, around 10% of the world’s population lacks a proper water supply service. Harvesting rainwater and using it for drinking, domestic, industrial, and agricultural uses will help to supply quality water to urban and rural populations. Divided into four sections, basic concepts, narratives of RWH, programs implemented by diverse sectors of society, and notable cases, the book summarizes experiences from 14 different countries all around the globe, developed and developing countries, urban and rural areas. The subject of this book is related to the promotion of different international rainwater experiences that provides sustainable water services and climate resilience, including technical aspects and socio-cultural and policy affairs. This book was written for all people interested in sustainable rainwater management. Students, people just starting in the subject, and experts will find this book interesting as it creates an overview of rainwater harvesting practice and technology all around the world. We encourage all readers to read these stories and arguments at your leisure. Some many ideas and techniques can be picked up and applicable for serving the last 10% that is waiting for water security and proper water service.
Publisher: IWA Publishing
ISBN: 1789060575
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
From time immemorial, people have been managing rain. The availability of water and water sources determined where people would be able to live. Adequate rainfall decided on the quality of agriculture. Technical advances and finance may have enabled societies to inhabit big cities and expand agriculture into dry areas, but only because of the resource rain provided through the water cycle. Due to population growth, pollution, and climate change, water scarcity will be one of the most critical problems all around the world in the next 15 years. Today, around 10% of the world’s population lacks a proper water supply service. Harvesting rainwater and using it for drinking, domestic, industrial, and agricultural uses will help to supply quality water to urban and rural populations. Divided into four sections, basic concepts, narratives of RWH, programs implemented by diverse sectors of society, and notable cases, the book summarizes experiences from 14 different countries all around the globe, developed and developing countries, urban and rural areas. The subject of this book is related to the promotion of different international rainwater experiences that provides sustainable water services and climate resilience, including technical aspects and socio-cultural and policy affairs. This book was written for all people interested in sustainable rainwater management. Students, people just starting in the subject, and experts will find this book interesting as it creates an overview of rainwater harvesting practice and technology all around the world. We encourage all readers to read these stories and arguments at your leisure. Some many ideas and techniques can be picked up and applicable for serving the last 10% that is waiting for water security and proper water service.
Agenda 21
Author: United Nations
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781482672770
Category : Agenda 21
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Agenda 21 is a non-binding, voluntarily implemented action plan of the United Nations with regard to sustainable development. It is a product of the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992. Its purpose is an action agenda for the UN, other multilateral organizations, and individual governments around the world that can be executed at local, national, and global levels. The "21" in Agenda 21 refers to the 21st century.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781482672770
Category : Agenda 21
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Agenda 21 is a non-binding, voluntarily implemented action plan of the United Nations with regard to sustainable development. It is a product of the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992. Its purpose is an action agenda for the UN, other multilateral organizations, and individual governments around the world that can be executed at local, national, and global levels. The "21" in Agenda 21 refers to the 21st century.
A Survey of Sustainable Development
Author: Jonathan Harris
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 159726783X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Perpetual economic growth is physically impossible on a planet with finite resources. Many concerned with humanity's future have focused on the concept of "sustainable development" as an alternative, as they seek means of achieving current economic and social goals without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own goals. Sustainable development brings together elements of economics, public policy, sociology, ecology, resource management, and other related areas, and while the term has become quite popular, it is rarely defined, and even less often is it understood. A Survey of Sustainable Development addresses that problem by bringing together in a single volume the most important works on sustainable human and economic development. It offers a broad overview of the subject, and gives the reader a quick and thorough guide to this highly diffuse topic. The volume offers ten sections on topics including: economic and social dimensions of sustainable development the North/South balance population and the demographic transition agriculture and renewable resources energy and materials use globalization and corporate responsibility local and national strategies Each section is introduced with an essay by one of the volume editors that provides an overview of the subject and a summary of the mainstream literature, followed by two- to three-page abstracts of the most important articles or book chapters on the topic. A Survey of Sustainable Development is the sixth and final volume in the Frontier Issues of Economic Thought series produced by the Global Development And Environment Institute at Tufts University. Each book brings together the most important articles and book chapters in a "frontier" area of economics where important new work is being done but has not yet been incorporated into the mainstream of economic study. The book is an essential reference for students and scholars concerned with economics, environmental studies, public policy and administration, international development, and a broad range of related fields.
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 159726783X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Perpetual economic growth is physically impossible on a planet with finite resources. Many concerned with humanity's future have focused on the concept of "sustainable development" as an alternative, as they seek means of achieving current economic and social goals without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own goals. Sustainable development brings together elements of economics, public policy, sociology, ecology, resource management, and other related areas, and while the term has become quite popular, it is rarely defined, and even less often is it understood. A Survey of Sustainable Development addresses that problem by bringing together in a single volume the most important works on sustainable human and economic development. It offers a broad overview of the subject, and gives the reader a quick and thorough guide to this highly diffuse topic. The volume offers ten sections on topics including: economic and social dimensions of sustainable development the North/South balance population and the demographic transition agriculture and renewable resources energy and materials use globalization and corporate responsibility local and national strategies Each section is introduced with an essay by one of the volume editors that provides an overview of the subject and a summary of the mainstream literature, followed by two- to three-page abstracts of the most important articles or book chapters on the topic. A Survey of Sustainable Development is the sixth and final volume in the Frontier Issues of Economic Thought series produced by the Global Development And Environment Institute at Tufts University. Each book brings together the most important articles and book chapters in a "frontier" area of economics where important new work is being done but has not yet been incorporated into the mainstream of economic study. The book is an essential reference for students and scholars concerned with economics, environmental studies, public policy and administration, international development, and a broad range of related fields.
Catastrophe
Author: Richard A. Posner
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195346394
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
Catastrophic risks are much greater than is commonly appreciated. Collision with an asteroid, runaway global warming, voraciously replicating nanomachines, a pandemic of gene-spliced smallpox launched by bioterrorists, and a world-ending accident in a high-energy particle accelerator, are among the possible extinction events that are sufficiently likely to warrant careful study. How should we respond to events that, for a variety of psychological and cultural reasons, we find it hard to wrap our minds around? Posner argues that realism about science and scientists, innovative applications of cost-benefit analysis, a scientifically literate legal profession, unprecedented international cooperation, and a pragmatic attitude toward civil liberties are among the keys to coping effectively with the catastrophic risks.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195346394
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
Catastrophic risks are much greater than is commonly appreciated. Collision with an asteroid, runaway global warming, voraciously replicating nanomachines, a pandemic of gene-spliced smallpox launched by bioterrorists, and a world-ending accident in a high-energy particle accelerator, are among the possible extinction events that are sufficiently likely to warrant careful study. How should we respond to events that, for a variety of psychological and cultural reasons, we find it hard to wrap our minds around? Posner argues that realism about science and scientists, innovative applications of cost-benefit analysis, a scientifically literate legal profession, unprecedented international cooperation, and a pragmatic attitude toward civil liberties are among the keys to coping effectively with the catastrophic risks.
Aspects of Linguistic Variation
Author: Daniël Olmen
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110609878
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Linguistic variation is a topic of ongoing interest to the field. Its description and its explanations continue to intrigue scholars from many different backgrounds. By taking a deliberately broad perspective on the matter, covering not only crosslinguistic and diachronic but also intralinguistic and interspeaker variation and examining phenomena ranging from negation over connectives to definite articles in well- and lesser-known languages, the volume furthers our understanding of variation in general. The papers offer new insights into, among other things, the theoretical notion of comparative concepts, the social or mental nature of language structure, the areal factor in lexical typology and the diachronic implications of semantic maps. The collection will thus be of relevance to typologists and historical linguists, as well as to people studying variation within the areas of cognitive and functional linguistics.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110609878
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Linguistic variation is a topic of ongoing interest to the field. Its description and its explanations continue to intrigue scholars from many different backgrounds. By taking a deliberately broad perspective on the matter, covering not only crosslinguistic and diachronic but also intralinguistic and interspeaker variation and examining phenomena ranging from negation over connectives to definite articles in well- and lesser-known languages, the volume furthers our understanding of variation in general. The papers offer new insights into, among other things, the theoretical notion of comparative concepts, the social or mental nature of language structure, the areal factor in lexical typology and the diachronic implications of semantic maps. The collection will thus be of relevance to typologists and historical linguists, as well as to people studying variation within the areas of cognitive and functional linguistics.
Trichier
Author: Alessandra Ceretto
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 136509796X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 136509796X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description