Nature In Castilla Y Le N
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Nature In Castilla Y Le N
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Author : Juan Carlos Blanco
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Nature In Castilla Y Le N written by Juan Carlos Blanco and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Castilla y León (Spain) categories.
Nature In Castilla Y Le N
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Author : Juan Carlos Blanco Gutiérrez
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Nature In Castilla Y Le N written by Juan Carlos Blanco Gutiérrez and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with categories.
Experiencing Nature
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Author : Antonio Barrera-Osorio
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Experiencing Nature written by Antonio Barrera-Osorio and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Science categories.
As Spain colonized the Americas during the sixteenth century, Spanish soldiers, bureaucrats, merchants, adventurers, physicians, ship pilots, and friars explored the natural world, gathered data, drew maps, and sent home specimens of America's vast resources of animals, plants, and minerals. This amassing of empirical knowledge about Spain's American possessions had two far-reaching effects. It overturned the medieval understanding of nature derived from Classical texts and helped initiate the modern scientific revolution. And it allowed Spain to commodify and control the natural resources upon which it built its American empire. In this book, Antonio Barrera-Osorio investigates how Spain's need for accurate information about its American colonies gave rise to empirical scientific practices and their institutionalization, which, he asserts, was Spain's chief contribution to the early scientific revolution. He also conclusively links empiricism to empire-building as he focuses on five areas of Spanish activity in America: the search for commodities in, and the ecological transformation of, the New World; the institutionalization of navigational and information-gathering practices at the Spanish Casa de la Contratación (House of Trade); the development of instruments and technologies for exploiting the natural resources of the Americas; the use of reports and questionnaires for gathering information; and the writing of natural histories about the Americas.
Geological Heritage And Biodiversity In Natural And Cultural Landscapes
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Author : Antonio Miguel Martínez-Graña
language : en
Publisher: MDPI
Release Date : 2021-09-10
Geological Heritage And Biodiversity In Natural And Cultural Landscapes written by Antonio Miguel Martínez-Graña and has been published by MDPI this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-10 with Science categories.
Geological Heritage has very diverse elements, both for its intrinsic nature and for its social and scientific significance. These elements have a scientific dimension (stratigraphic, geomorphological, lithological, paleontological, etc.) and a landscape dimension, both with implications for territorial management. In territorial management and planning, it is essential to carry out inventory and cataloging of places of natural and social interest to establish a comprehensive policy. The identification and valuation of the geological and biological heritage, and their interaction in the landscape should favor the conservation and preservation of this natural and historical heritage. Sustainable development implies rational use that prevents the degradation or loss of these unique environments of the natural environment as well as a dissemination and awareness of landscape resources for a better understanding and enjoyment, integrating activities of both environmental education and nature tourism.
Patrimonio Hist Rico Y Natural De Castilla Y Le N
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Author : Javier Rivera Blanco
language : es
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Patrimonio Hist Rico Y Natural De Castilla Y Le N written by Javier Rivera Blanco and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Architecture categories.
Natural Environment And Culture In The Mediterranean Region
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Author : Georges Cravins
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2009-05-05
Natural Environment And Culture In The Mediterranean Region written by Georges Cravins and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-05 with Science categories.
The largest of the world's five Mediterranean-climate regions and one of the largest archipelagos in the world, the Mediterranean Basin is located at the intersection of two major landmasses, Eurasia and Africa, which contributes to its cultural and high biodiversity. Although much of the hotspot was once covered by a dense cover of forests, the Basin has experienced intensive human development and impact on its ecosystems for at least 8000 years, significantly longer than any other hotspot. The greatest impacts have been deforestation, habitat fragmentation, intensive grazing and fires, and infrastructure development, especially on the coast, which have distinctly altered the landscape. The agricultural lands, evergreen woodlands and maquis habitats dominating the basin are the result of these disturbances over several millennia. Many of the endemic species are narrow endemics, being confined to very small areas, and thus are extremely vulnerable to the anthropogenic pressures. Probably more species have gone extinct here than in any other hotspot. At present approximately 300 million people live here and water shortages and desertification will be the serious problems in the near future. Tourism is placing a significant pressure on the coastal ecosystems. The construction of infrastructure and the direct impacts of people using and trampling sensitive dune ecosystems remains a key threat to coastal areas. In view of the valuable natural heritage there is a great need for weighing our ecological impact in order to achieve a balance between biodiversity conservation and human development and above all, how to maintain traditional rural livelihoods in a way that benefits biodiversity. The changes in the atmosphere, geomorphological processes, and most natural cycles involving a biomass of any substantial size denote the arrival of a new geological period the "Anthropocene". We the humans are actively changing the overall conditions of our existence by terraforming the earth, changing the overall patterns of basic life systems in the process of remaking our specific contexts, not least to supposedly secure our modes of life. This book is thus synthesizing knowledge from many disciplines to throw some light on the unpredictability of forthcoming changes.
The Exploitation Of Natural Resources And The Consequences
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Author : R. W. Sarsby
language : en
Publisher: Thomas Telford
Release Date : 2001
The Exploitation Of Natural Resources And The Consequences written by R. W. Sarsby and has been published by Thomas Telford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Technology & Engineering categories.
As the pressure to conserve agricultural land and green-field sites has grown it has become increasingly important to reclaim land that has been damaged by past industrial usage, e.g. areas of mining subsidence, tailings dams and lagoons. Furthermore the need to conserve primary aggregates is providing an impetus for re-use of waste materials in engineered construction.This book is the proceedings of the GREEN3, the third in a four-yearly series of international symposia that discuss aspects of geotechnical engineering intimately related to the environment.
Nature Conservation In Europe
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Author : Graham Tucker
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2023-05-31
Nature Conservation In Europe written by Graham Tucker and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-31 with Nature categories.
A detailed description and analysis of European nature conservation and its achievements, focussing on the EU and last forty years.
Cultivating Nature
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Author : Sarah R. Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2018-04-15
Cultivating Nature written by Sarah R. Hamilton and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-15 with History categories.
Winner of the 2019 Turku Book Award from the European Society for Environmental History The Albufera Natural Park, an area ten kilometers south of Valencia that is widely regarded as the birthplace of paella, has long been prized by residents and visitors alike. Since the twentieth century, the disparate visions of city dwellers, farmers, fishermen, scientists, politicians, and tourists have made this working landscape a site of ongoing conflict over environmental conservation in Europe, the future of Spain, and Valencian identity. In Cultivating Nature, Sarah Hamilton explores the Albufera’s contested lands and waters, which have supported and been transformed by human activity for a millennium, in order to understand regional, national, and global social histories. She argues that efforts to preserve biological and cultural diversity must incorporate the interests of those who live within heavily modified and long-exploited ecosystems such as the Albufera de Valencia. Shifting between local struggles and global debates, this fascinating environmental history reveals how Franco’s dictatorship, Spain’s integration with Europe, and the crisis in European agriculture have shaped the Albufera, its users, and its inhabitants.
Natural Stone And World Heritage
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Author : Dolores Pereira
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2019-01-22
Natural Stone And World Heritage written by Dolores Pereira and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-22 with Science categories.
Heritage stones are those stones that have been used for many years, even centuries, to build the historic buildings and monuments of places around the world. Some of these stones are still being used for construction, but others are no longer used, either because quarries were exhausted or closed or because architects and constructors do not know about their particularities and importance. Several scientific papers discuss many of these stones, and a number of papers are currently being prepared, but this book is the first to emphasize the importance and significance of natural stone in the construction of a city, Salamanca, recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1988. In light of this recognition, Salamanca has a duty to preserve all historic buildings that make up the city by restoring those that are starting to deteriorate centuries after their construction. This book describes the buildings, the stones (all quarried centuries ago in the surrounding area), and the stone quarries, some of them inactive for many years, but that should still allow extraction of blocks on demand to restore and replace damaged specimens in the buildings, preserving the very character that saw the city receive recognition by UNESCO in the first place. There are many other places around the world that should follow this initiative and disseminate the importance of their heritage stones. This book will be of interest to professionals and academics in Geology, Engineering, architectural and artistic work in stone, both construction and conservation, but also to the general public.