Libros de Ecología y Medio ambiente, página 24 de 236

Los contenidos están recogidos en quince temas donde se abordan las cuestiones de mayor interés relacionados con diseño, creación y mantenimiento de espacios verdes sostenibles como son: clasificación, tendencias actuales en el mantenimiento y la gestión, tipos de suelo, selección adecuada de las especies vegetales, plantas autóctonas, riego eficiente y uso racional del agua, empleo de acolchados o mulching, alternativas a las zonas de césped, control fitosanitario, descontaminación ecológica de los suelos, gestión de los residuos, etc.

The birds, animals, insects, trees and plants encountered by the majority of the worlds people are those that survive in, adapt to, or are introduced to, urban areas. Some of these organisms give great pleasure; others invade, colonise and occupy neglected and hidden areas such as derelict land and sewers. Urban areas have a high biodiversity and nature within cities provides many ecosystem services including cooling the urban area, reducing urban flood risk, filtering pollutants, supplying food, and providing accessible recreation. Yet, protecting urban nature faces competition from other urban land uses.The Handbook of Urban Ecology analyses this biodiversity and complexity and provides the science to guide policy and management to make cities more attractive, more enjoyable, and better for our own health and that of the planet. This Handbook contains 50 interdisciplinary contributions from leading academics and practitioners from across the world to provide an in-depth coverage of the main elements of practical urban ecology. It is divided into six parts, dealing with the philosophies, concepts and history of urban ecology; followed by consideration of the biophysical character of the urban environment and the diverse habitats found within it. It then examines human relationships with urban nature, the health, economic and environmental benefits of urban ecology before discussing the methods used in urban ecology and ways of putting the science into practice.The Handbook offers a state-of the art guide to the science, practice and value of urban ecology. The engaging contributions provide students and practitioners with the wealth of interdisciplinary information needed to manage the biota and green landscapes in urban areas.

With compassion and an unswerving regard for the truth, veteran journalist Mark Seal lays bare the deeply moving, inspirational story of Joan Root, a dedicated environmentalist and Oscar-nominated wildlife filmmaker. He covers her early days in Kenya as a shy young woman with an almost uncanny ability to connect to animals; her whirlwind courtship with the dashing Alan Root, their marriage, and the twenty years of nonstop adventure and passionate romance that followed, both in Africa and around the world; the shattering disintegration of the marriage and partnership; and Joans triumphant struggle to reinvent herself as the protector of her lakeshore communitys fragile ecosystema struggle that would lead to her tragic death in January 2006. Joan Root dreamed of a bright future for Kenya, a country blessed with unmatched beauty but scarred by decades of colonization and a culture of corruption. She spent her life fighting to make that dream a reality. Her life ended too soon, but thanks to Seals meticulous re-creation, her extraordinary life lives on. (People, four-star review)

Tot el que han de saber les persones involucrades en la redacció, l’edició, el disseny i la impressió de llibres a la recerca de l’excel·lència. El Grup d’Ecoedició de Barcelona, organitzador de la r

La guía idónea para mejorar la calidad del aire que respiramos en nuestro hogarEsta guía te ayudará a adoptar las medidas más adecuadas para proteger tu casa de las amenazantes alergias que nos acechan a todos. Adoptar buenos habitos en la organizacion y el mantenimiento del hogar, luchar contra las humedades, purificar el aire y elegir mejor los electrodomesticos, entre otras prevenciones, haran que tu salud y la de tu hogar sean envidiables. ¡La guia idonea para mejorar la calidad del aire que respiramos en nuestro hogar y actuar enbeneficio del medio ambiente!Marcel Guedj esta especializado en libros practicos de jardineria, bricolaje y decoracion. Muy comprometido con temas medioambientales y de salud domestica, Marcel es el autor de Bricoler sain: Pour mieux vivre chez soi (Fleurus, Paris, 2009), Pour vivre libres, soyons autonomes! (La Martiniere, Paris, 2011) y Se proteger de la pollution electromagnetique (Rustica, Paris, 2011).