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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Gorman, Hugh S. (Hugh Scott), 1957-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2013.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Cycle de l'azote.
Sustainable development.
Nitrogen > Environmental aspects.
Nitrogen cycle.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
SCIENCE > Chemistry > Organic.
sustainable development.
Homme > Influence sur la nature.
Developpement durable.
Azote > Aspect de l'environnement.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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