The story of N : a social history of the nitrogen cycle and the challenge of sustainability /

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The Story of N analyzes the notion of sustainability from a fresh perspective, the integration of human activities with the biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen, and provides a supportive alternative to studying sustainability through the lens of climate change and the cycling of carbon. It is the fir...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gorman, Hugh S. (Hugh Scott), 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2013.
Colección:Studies in modern science, technology, and the environment.
Temas:
Nitrogen > Environmental aspects.
Nitrogen cycle.
Sustainable development.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Azote > Aspect de l'environnement.
Cycle de l'azote.
Développement durable.
Homme > Influence sur la nature.
sustainable development.
SCIENCE > Chemistry > Organic.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The emergence of a biogeochemical cycle
  • From adaption to innovation
  • Innovation within an ecological limit
  • N and the emergence of market capitalism
  • N and the rise of science
  • Bypassing an ecological limit
  • Industrializing a biogeomical cycle
  • N in the well
  • N in the air
  • N in the law
  • N and the seeds of an ecological economy
  • Conclusion: the challenge of sustainability.

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