A Planet for Life 2012 focuses on agriculture and its relation to development food and the environment. At the end of the 2000s a consensus has emerged and points to the urgent need for massive investment in the agricultural sector which is once again viewed as one of the prime engines for development and food security as well as for poverty reduction. But what exactly does this consensus cover.
While the idea of investing in agriculture is gaining ground and ...
Oceans : The New Frontier explores how human community insistently pushes the oceans’ limits, seeking to exploit all of their varied resources-minerals, fisheries, fuels and genetic material. The ocean frontier is constantly being redefined by new discoveries, technologies, national strategies, and ecological imperatives. Increasing dependence of humanity on the resources of the oceans has blurred the boundaries between the mainland and oceans.
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The twenty-first century is already an urban one. Cities are pivotal to sustainability concerns – globalization, climate change, food security, environmental protection, and innovation. Today’s urban actors, both citizens and their leaders, have a major responsibility as trustees of the future: their present actions will influence the shape and structure of cities, so that the generations to come may live healthy and contented lives.This volume ...