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The Ecological Sustainability of Local Food Systems
Although simply reducing food miles does not guarantee a more sustainable diet, choosing to participate in alternative local food systems instead of the conventional food system is a sure way to increase your access to environmentally friendly food and to support more ecologically sustainable agricultural practices.
Corridors, Concessions, and the Extraction of Natural Resources in Liberia
The Wardian Case – A Mobile Greenhouse
The Wardian Case, an airtight glass case, revolutionized the movement of plants around the globe during the 19th century, by greatly increasing the chances of their survival.
Airbus A300B and the Rise of Mass Tourism
The volume of air traffic increased drastically over the past 50 years as a result of globalization and mass tourism and has a significant impact on climate change.
"Environmental Justice through Improved Efficiency"
Peter S. Wenz analyses the notion of efficiency and argues that transportation policies that environmentalists favour—substitution of intercity rail and urban mass transit for most automotive forms of transport—are both efficient and just.
Munich and Its Isar River: A Rafting Port on an Alpine River
Arcadia, 2013, no. 18
Rivers in History: Perspectives on Waterways in Europe and North America
This book presents one of the first comparative histories of rivers on the continents of Europe and North America in the modern age. The contributors examine the impact of rivers on humans and, conversely, the impact of humans on rivers.
Regulation of the lower Aller river
Short lived industries caused long term changes to the river Aller.
Regions: