Nature Under Siege
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Under Siege
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Author : Kenneth Allan Wagner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Under Siege written by Kenneth Allan Wagner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Ecology categories.
Nature Under Siege
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Author : INIODU GEORGE-UKPONG
language : en
Publisher: Author House
Release Date : 2012-08-27
Nature Under Siege written by INIODU GEORGE-UKPONG and has been published by Author House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-27 with Political Science categories.
Expressions such as Environmental terrorism or eco-anarchy may sum up the state of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, in a bid to explain the indiscriminate cutting of pristine forests, terminal scare of wildlife and extinction of biodiversity, loss of soil fertility and fecundity of rivers, acidified atmosphere, corroded roofs, disease, conflicts, militarization, extra-judicial killing, inflation and collapse of traditional economy, poverty, prostitution, rape, death.... But embedded in the clatter of this semantic analysis are the realities of an abused environment, where uncertainty looms in daylight and grief rules the night; for well over five decades that the region has come under intense ravaging by the oil industry, the effect is evident in the physical, biological and socio-economic environments. Against the background of rich but fragile ecosystems where nature experiments with its components at will; and the picture of a consciously raped ecology, this book examines the lingering environmental crises in Nigerias oil-rich region. With appropriate use of case studies based on practical field experience, and explicit discourse on remedial measures, the book is fashioned to meet the interest of all classes of persons including students of environmental management, policy makers and stakeholders in the Niger Delta environment.
Ecocide In The Ussr
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Author : Murray Feshbach
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 1992-05-11
Ecocide In The Ussr written by Murray Feshbach and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-05-11 with Science categories.
The authors supply the first authoritative measure of the costs of the impending Soviet health situation and its political consequences, as they tell a grim tale of a failed medical system, poisoned cities, land left unfit for agriculture, and a people too weak to meet the nation's industrial and military needs.
Ecocide In The Ussr
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Author : Murray Feshbach
language : en
Publisher: Aurum Press Limited
Release Date : 1992
Ecocide In The Ussr written by Murray Feshbach and has been published by Aurum Press Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Ecology categories.
A dissection of the Soviet Union's legacy of health and environmental disaster, this book examines a former country of 103 cities - home to 70 million people - where the air is unfit to breathe and pollution fouls 75 percent of the water.
Science Under Siege
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Author : Todd Wilkinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Science Under Siege written by Todd Wilkinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Conservation biology categories.
"Exposes how entrenched political interests, beholden to industry lobbyists, are waging an all-out war to weaken key environmental laws and gut regulatory agencies, . and how deals are made giving private industry a profit at the public's expense"--Jacket.
Science Under Siege
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Author : Dick Houtman
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-05-12
Science Under Siege written by Dick Houtman and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-12 with Social Science categories.
Identifying scientism as religion’s secular counterpart, this collection studies contemporary contestations of the authority of science. These controversies suggest that what we are witnessing today is not an increase in the authority of science at the cost of religion, but a dual decline in the authorities of religion and science alike. This entails an erosion of the legitimacy of universally binding truth claims, be they religiously or scientifically informed. Approaching the issue from a cultural-sociological perspective and building on theories from the sociology of religion, the volume unearths the cultural mechanisms that account for the headwind faced by contemporary science. The empirical contributions highlight how the field of academic science has lost much of its former authority vis-à-vis competing social realms; how political and religious worldviews define particular research findings as favorites while dismissing others; and how much of today’s distrust of science is directed against scientific institutions and academic scientists rather than against science per se.
Rivers Under Siege
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Author : Jim W. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 2007
Rivers Under Siege written by Jim W. Johnson and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Nature categories.
Rivers under Siege is a wrenching firsthand account of how human interventions, often well intentioned, have wreaked havoc on West Tennessee's fragile wetlands. For more than a century, farmers and developers tried to tame the rivers as they became clogged with sand and debris, thereby increasing flooding. Building levees and changing the course of the rivers from meandering streams to straight-line channels, developers only made matters worse. Yet the response to failure was always to try to subdue nature, to dig even bigger channels and construct even more levees-an effort that reached its sorry culmination in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' massive West Tennessee Tributaries Project during the 1960s. As a result, the rivers' natural hydrology descended into chaos, devastating the plant and animal ecology of the region's wetlands. Crops and trees died from summer flooding, as much of the land turned into useless, stagnant swamps. The author was one of a small group of state waterfowl managers who saw it all happen, most sadly within the Obion-Forked Deer river system and at Reelfoot Lake. After much trial and error, Johnson and his colleagues in the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency began by the 1980s to abandon their old methods, resorting to management procedures more in line with the natural contours of the floodplains and the natural behavior of rivers. Preaching their new stewardship philosophy to anyone who might listen-their supervisors, duck hunters, conservationists, politicians, federal agencies-they were often ignored. The campaign dragged on for twenty years before an innovative and rational plan came from the Governor's Office and gained wide support. But then, too, that plan fell prey to politics, legal wrangling, self-interest, hardheadedness, and tradition. Yet, despite such heartbreaking setbacks, the author points to hopeful signs that West Tennessee's historic wetlands might yet be recovered for the benefit of all who use them and recognize their vital importance. Jim W. Johnson, now retired, was for many years a lands management biologist with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. He was responsible for the overall supervision and coordination of thirteen wildlife management areas and refuges, primarily for waterfowl, in northwest Tennessee.
Forensic Science Under Siege
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Author : Kelly Pyrek
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2010-07-27
Forensic Science Under Siege written by Kelly Pyrek and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-27 with Law categories.
Forensic science laboratories' reputations have increasingly come under fire. Incidents of tainted evidence, false reports, allegations of negligence, scientifically flawed testimony, or - worse yet - perjury in in-court testimony, have all served to cast a shadow over the forensic sciences. Instances of each are just a few of the quality-related charges made in the last few years. Forensic Science Under Siege is the first book to integrate and explain these problematic trends in forensic science. The issues are timely, and are approached from an investigatory, yet scholarly and research-driven, perspective. Leading experts are consulted and interviewed, including directors of highly visible forensic laboratories, as well as medical examiners and coroners who are commandeering the discussions related to these issues. Interviewees include Henry Lee, Richard Saferstein, Cyril Wecht, and many others. The ultimate consequences of all these pressures, as well as the future of forensic science, has yet to be determined. This book examines these challenges, while also exploring possible solutions (such as the formation of a forensic science consortium to address specific legislative issues). It is a must-read for all forensic scientists. Provides insight on the current state of forensic science, demands, and future direction as provided by leading experts in the field Consolidates the current state of standards and best-practices of labs across disciplines Discusses a controversial topic that must be addressed for political support and financial funding of forensic science to improve
Earth Under Siege
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Author : Richard P. Turco
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1997
Earth Under Siege written by Richard P. Turco and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Air categories.
Air pollution is a major problem of the modern age. This textbook, based on the author's course at UCLA, is aimed at all students (including non-science majors) interested in air pollution's causes, effects and potential solutions. Major topics covered in the work include urban air pollution, global ozone depletion, the carbon cycle and greenhouse climate change. The book includes review questions and problems at the end of each chapter.
Under Siege
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Author : Vivek Menon
language : en
Publisher: Traffic International
Release Date : 1996
Under Siege written by Vivek Menon and has been published by Traffic International this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Indian rhinoceros categories.
This reports documents the results of a study by TRAFFIC India, with the support of WWF India. The study began in 1992, and field updates continued to be received until April 1996. The report presents information on rhinoceros population, poaching and trade in and use of rhinoceros horn.