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Sinopsis: Doñana es un territorio privilegiado. Es un lugar donde la naturaleza se recrea en sí misma, pero también es un espacio donde el paso milenario de gentes ha dejado rastros de leyendas, hechizos y sucesos flotando en el aire como brumas al amanec

"La fuerza de la razón frente a la razón de la fuerza" podría resumir el pulso que desde 1985 mantiene una organización social en Navarra, la Coordinadora de Itoiz, en defensa de un río, de un territorio, de unas gentes, de una forma de hacer las cosas, frente a un poder politico que se ha creido y que todavia se cree omnipotente. El proyectado y en ejecucion embalse de Itoiz es hoy un monumento a la irracionalidad, pero la oposicion al mismo que se ha generado alrededor de la Coordinadora de Itoiz es tambien una esperanza de futuro. Este es el libro de la historia parcial de Itoiz. Parcial porque no se ha terminado y porque ha resultado imposible a sus autores contarlo todo en una publicacion de este alcance. En todo caso, estamos seguros de que va a ayudar sin duda a que los ciudadanos entiendan un poco mejor por que se ha llegado hasta donde se ha llegado. Esta llamado a servir de guia de conocimiento y quizas de pauta de accion a quienes trabajan por la defensa de la tierra, de los intereses colectivos. Ojala otros no necesiten trabajar tanto porque lo que ya se ha hecho sirva en todo caso para otras luchas, pero tambien porque la experiencia de Itoiz haga recapacitar a la clase politica sobre como no pueden ni deben hacerse las cosas. Mª Jose y Jose Luis Beaumont Aristu, que nacieron y residen en las orillas del rio Irati, son miembros fundadores y portavoces habituales de la Coordinadora de Itoiz. Abogados de profesion elegida casi por necesidad para la defensa de su tierra, nacieron y crecieron bajo la amenaza de inundacion de su pueblo con el embalse de Lumbier. Han sido y son abogados directores de todos los procesos administrativos y judiciales relativos al embalse de Itoiz. Convencidos de que el Derecho y la Justicia son instrumentos imprescindibles en la defensa de las causas justas, son asesores habituales de particulares, asociaciones, Ayuntamientos, etc., en cuestiones del agua, ambientales, de ordenacion del territorio y urbanismo Participantes habituales en Jornadas y Congresos, son coautores de publicacione

Este libro de carácter básico y sencillo, trata temas de gran actualidad como el cambio climático, el efecto invernadero, la lluvia ácida, la capa de ozono, la lluvia ácida, el ciclo del carbono, etc. Ademas relaciona los contenidos con la utilizacion de las energias renovables y su influencia positiva en la mejora del cambio climatico. Los combustibles fosiles (petroleo, carbon y gas), masivamente utilizados en la actualidad, son los responsables de los problemas de medio ambiente (emisiones de CO2, metales pesados, azufre, acidos, etc.). Poco a poco la humanidad ha ido sintiendo los efectos negativos de estos combustibles. Hemos identificado una serie de problemas a los que hemos ya conocemos, casi familiarmente como: efecto invernadero, lluvia acida o destruccion de la capa de ozono. La actividad humana esta produciendo un efecto invernadero, que se traduce en un cambio climatico indeseable, que esta destruyendo nuestro planeta. Afortunadamente, la utilizacion de combustibles fosiles esta siendo sustituida por energias limpias y renovables tales como la energia solar, eolica, hidraulica, biomasa, geotermica, etc. La energia solar es probablemente la mas conocida de todas las fuentes energeticas limpias y renovables. Hace apenas unos años, se empezaron a materializar las primeras instalaciones de aprovechamiento de la energia solar, tanto en su faceta termica como electrica. Lo mismo podemos decir respecto a la utilizacion de aerogeneradores, biomasa, instalaciones geotermicas, centrales hidroelectricas, etc. Este libro es un compendio de todos estos contenidos y es de gran interes para todos los profesionales del sector energetico, empresas de energia, cualquier lector que desee documentarse y tambien es valido para la formacion.

An urgent account of the state of our oceans today and what we must do to protect them

Evapotranspiration in Agro Ecosystems and Forestry Spatio temporal Applications presents the progress and advances made in terms of science and application of evaporation transpiration and evapotranspiration for various vegetation surfaces water bodies and bare soil under different soil and crop management including different irrigation and tillage management conditions Sections on forest and wetlands evapotranspiration and grassland evaporative losses are included as are the fundamentals of original Penman Penman Monteith Shuttleworth Wallace and ASCE EWRI and FAO56 Penman Monteith equations and their derivatives The book is an excellent resource to better understand the progression and applications and dynamics of most recent evapotranspiration evaporation and transpiration measurement and modeling technologies Case studies will be provided in terms of how different technologies are currently deployed how data are used for providing information and management decisions to the users

How do we explain the remarkably abrupt changes that sometimes occur in nature and society and can we predict why and when they happen This book offers a comprehensive introduction to critical transitions in complex systems the radical changes that happen at tipping points when thresholds are passed Marten Scheffer accessibly describes the dynamical systems theory behind critical transitions covering catastrophe theory bifurcations chaos and more He gives examples of critical transitions in lakes oceans terrestrial ecosystems climate evolution and human societies And he demonstrates how to deal with these transitions offering practical guidance on how to predict tipping points how to prevent bad transitions and how to promote critical transitions that work for us and not against us Scheffer shows the time is ripe for understanding and managing critical transitions in the vast and complex systems in which we live This book can also serve as a textbook and includes a detailed appendix with equations Provides an accessible introduction to dynamical systems theory Covers critical transitions in lakes oceans terrestrial ecosystems the climate evolution and human societies Explains how to predict tipping points Offers strategies for preventing ba

A Clouded Leopard in the Middle of the Road is an eye opening introduction to the ecological impacts of roads Drawing on over ten years of active engagement in the field of road ecology Darryl Jones sheds light on the challenges roads pose to wildlife and the solutions taken to address them One of the most ubiquitous indicators of human activity roads typically promise development and prosperity Yet they carry with them the threat of disruption to both human and animal lives Jones surveys the myriad innovative ways stakeholders across the world have sought to reduce animal vehicle collisions and minimize road crossing risks for wildlife including efforts undertaken at the famed fauna overpasses of Banff National Park the Singapore Eco Link tunnels of love in the Australian Alps and others Along the way he acquaints readers with concepts and research in road ecology describing the field s origins and future directions Engaging and accessible A Clouded Leopard in the Middle of the Road brings to the foreground an often overlooked facet of humanity s footprint on earth

Death is not an end it s a new beginning After death all of the molecules that came together to form the living you become nutrients for millions of creatures large and small Your body becomes the hub of a complex ecosystem of microbes insects worms plants and more Cheer up This book shows how you are going to live forever as components of so many other wonderful creatures It describes the science behind the remarkable recycling of your body We begin with lessons about how your body functions is a collection of valuable nutrients and is a home to millions of microbes The book goes on to describe the various stages the body passes through as it decomposes following death The microbes and insects that make use of your tissues are then introduced Finally you will learn about the enduring effects that your body will have on the wider biosphere We are rich in valuable resources that will end up feeding an immense number and variety of other creatures Inevitably your body will support the continuation of life on our beautiful planet this book describes how all this happens

One of the twentieth century s great paleontologists and science writers Stephen Jay Gould was for Bruce S Lieberman and Niles Eldredge also a close colleague mentor and friend In Macroevolutionaries they take up the tradition of Gould s acclaimed essays on natural history

A detailed examination of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and the shift in governance strategy they represent.In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Sustainable Development Goals as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Sustainable Development Goals built on and broadened the earlier Millennium Development Goals, but they also signaled a larger shift in governance strategies. The seventeen goals add detailed content to the concept of sustainable development, identify specific targets for each goal, and help frame a broader, more coherent, and transformative 2030 agenda. The Sustainable Development Goals aim to build a universal, integrated framework for action that reflects the economic, social, and planetary complexities of the twenty-first century.

This Element Globalizing Urban Environmental History melds the methodological prescriptions of global urban history the innovative methods of environmental history and the interdisciplinary field of urban political ecology to trace the contours of a global urban environmental history

Longlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2024 for Nature Writing A joyously readable book it riffs along like breeze in the hedgerow John Lewis Stempel in Country Life Hart s passion for the potential that resides here is intoxicating Occasionally an environmental solution comes along that is so breathtakingly simple you can t believe that not everyone is already doing it Sunday Times Hart has written an eye opening and inspiring book which will leave you with a deep appreciation of these wonderful habitats Daily MailIn this joyous journey around the wild edges of Britain Christopher Hart takes us through the life ecology and history of the humble British hedge showing us how this much loved but somewhat overlooked feature is inextricably woven into our language history and culture Hedges or hedgerows have long been an integral part of the British landscape a bastion of privacy for our gardens a protective presence on winding country lanes and a vital hiding place for birds and beasts on farmland This man made marvel is finally getting its time in the sun Recognised as an environmental hero and a powerful climate ally hedgerow is now considered the greatest edge habitat on earth offering thorny scrub mature woodland grassland and even wetland