Everything you know about the Civil War is wrong - History On the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, Americans are engaged in new debates over what it was about. Southern revisionists have long tried to claim it wasn’t about slavery, but rather “Northern aggression” – which is a tough sell since they seceded from the Union despite Lincoln’s attempts at compromise on slavery, and then attacked the federal Fort Sumter in South Carolina. That would be Southern aggression, by any standard. But there’s still room for smart revisionism. Whether or not you accept that premise – more on that later – Goldfield shows definitively that Northern evangelical Protestants were the moral force behind the war, and once they turned it into a religious question, a matter of good v. evil, political compromise was impossible. Still, though nativism was widespread in the North, and within the Republican Party (which absorbed some old Know-Nothing and nativist Whig party remnants), abolitionism remained at the party’s fringe. I wish.
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment - Journal An International Journal for Scientific Research on the Interaction Between Agroecosystems and the Environment Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment publishes scientific articles dealing with the interface between agroecosystems and the natural environment, specifically how agriculture influences the environment and how changes in that environment impact agroecosystems. Preference is given to papers from experimental and observational research at the field, system or landscape level, from studies that enhance our understanding of processes using data-based biophysical modelling, and papers that bridge scientific disciplines and integrate knowledge. All papers should be placed in an international or wide comparative context. The focus is on the following areas:• Biological and physical characteristics and dynamics of agroecosystems.• Ecology, diversity and sustainability of agricultural systems.• Relationships between agroecosystems and... Read more Hide full Aims & Scope
Water | Georgetown University Press The battles of yesterday were fought over land. Those of today are over energy. But the battles of tomorrow may be over water. Nowhere is that danger greater than in water-distressed Asia. Water stress is set to become Asia's defining crisis of the twenty-first century, creating obstacles to continued rapid economic growth, stoking interstate tensions over shared resources, exacerbating long-time territorial disputes, and imposing further hardships on the poor. Asia is home to many of the world's great rivers and lakes, but its huge population and exploding economic and agricultural demand for water make it the most water-scarce continent on a per capita basis. Water: Asia's New Battleground is a pioneering study of Asia's murky water politics and the relationships between fresh water, peace, and security. Brahma Chellaney, one of India's leading strategic thinkers and analysts, is a professor at the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi. Reviews "A formidable interdisciplinary book.
Environmental Engineering Science Overview Environmental Engineering Science is the authoritative peer-reviewed journal publishing state-of-the-art studies of innovative solutions to problems in air, water, and land contamination and waste disposal. Published monthly online, the Journal features applications of environmental engineering and scientific discoveries, policy issues, environmental economics, and sustainable development. Environmental Engineering Science coverage includes: Climate change Complex and adaptive systems Contaminant fate and transport Environmental risk assessment and management Environmental sensors Green technologies Industrial ecology Sustainability Environmental policy Energy and environment Environmental Engineering Science is under the editorial leadership of Editor-in-Chief Domenico Grasso, PhD, PE, DEE , The University of Vermont, and other leading investigators. Audience: Environmental engineers; environmental scientists; water, pollution, and toxicology specialists; among others
Roger Pielke Jr | FiveBooks Tell me why we’ve got Human Impacts on Weather and Climate. Actually, that is a book that’s co-authored by my father, and in my book, The Climate Fix, the first chapter is entitled Dinner Table Climate Science and I explain how growing up I was taught all sorts of things by my father, who was a leading atmospheric scientist, and his colleague, Bill Cotton. They worked together at Colorado State for several decades and they have written this book that provides a thorough and comprehensive look at human influences on the climate system, which includes carbon dioxide but goes far beyond just carbon dioxide. If people want to understand the issue of climate change it’s important to understand the diversity of influences that people have on the climate system. You could point to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Survey, but that’s a monumental tome that is not really written for the layperson. We have monumental tomes on the site. I would have a hard time reading it. Yes. Right.
Environmental Justice Overview Environmental Justice is the essential peer-reviewed journal that explores the equitable treatment of all people, especially minority and low-income populations, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. Published bimonthly, Environmental Justice covers the adverse and disparate health impact and environmental burden that affects marginalized populations all over the world. Environmental Justice coverage includes: Human health and the environment Science, technology, and the environment Land use and urban planning Public policy Environmental history Legal history as it pertains to environmental justice Sociology and anthropology of environmental health disparities Grassroots initiatives Audience: Social justice advocates, public health and public policy officials, industry leaders, environmental planners, ethicists, attorneys, legislators, among others
War of the words "We are all philosophers here where I am, and we debate among other things the question of where it is that we live. On that issue I am a liberal. I live in the interstice yes, but I live in both the city and the city." The closing lines of China Miéville's The City and the City (2009) could serve as a summary of the present state of what used to be called science fiction. Fusing elements from works of fantasy and the pulp literature of horror that descends from H P Lovecraft, much of Miéville's earlier work was set in an alternative world, a highly coloured realm far removed from any in which human beings have ever lived. Reading this book, you realise how much of human life - your own and that of others - passes by unseen. Throughout much of the 20th century, writers imagined alternative worlds in order to enlarge the sense of what was possible. Science fiction pursues an inquiry into what it means to be human. The best-known works of post-apocalyptic fiction are no different.
Sustainability: The Journal of Record Overview Sustainability: The Journal of Record speaks to the needs and interests of the rapidly growing community of professionals committed to advancing one of the major imperatives of this young century— preservation and sustainability of global resources. A major voice in the sustainability community, the Journal documents the implementation of sustainability programs in higher education and business, and provides the central forum for academic institutions, the business community, foundations, government agencies, and leaders of green-collar endeavors to share and learn about one another’s progress and programs. Sustainability ultimately fosters collaborations among all stakeholders for attaining mutually supportive objectives. Sustainability coverage includes: Sustainability: The Journal of Record is under the editorial leadership of Jamie Devereaux , and other leading investigators. Society Affiliation In Collaboration with Indexed/Abstracted in:
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