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A world without soil : the past, present, and precarious future of the Earth beneath our feet
A scientist's manifesto addressing a soil loss crisis accelerated by poor conservation practices and climate change.
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A World Without Soil
A scientist's manifesto addressing a soil loss crisis
accelerated by poor conservation practices and climate
change This book by celebrated biologist Jo Handelsman
lays bare the complex connections among climate change, soil
erosion, food and water security, and drug discovery. Humans depend
on soil for 95 percent of global food production, yet let it erode
at unsustainable rates. In the United States, China, and India,
vast tracts of farmland will be barren of topsoil within this
century. The combination of intensifying erosion caused by climate
change and the increasing food needs of a growing world population
is creating a desperate need for solutions to this crisis. Writing
for a nonspecialist audience, Jo Handelsman celebrates the
capacities of soil and explores the soil-related challenges of the
near future. She begins by telling soil's origin story, explains
how it erodes and the subsequent repercussions worldwide, and
offers solutions. She considers lessons learned from indigenous
people who have sustainably farmed the same land for thousands of
years, practices developed for large-scale agriculture, and
proposals using technology and policy initiatives.
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Controversies in Science and Technology
Discusses the issues surrounding several current scientific debates, including food policy, ecosystem management, chemical health, and infrastructure.
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Family-friendly policies and practices in academe
This volume discusses why faculty and administrators of academe should care about implementing family-friendly policies and practices, as well as how they can advocate for policy changes. In section one, the book's focus is on empirical studies that demonstrate the need for innovative programs and policies for faculty at colleges and universities. These pieces explore issues such as the value of work/life programs for employee retention, the need for a variety of family support policies including elder care, and the influence of workplace culture on the use of existing policies. Section two includes case studies of the process of formulating family-friendly policies and their adoption at a variety of universities. The subjects of these chapters include use of the Family and Medical Leave Act, the enactment of a parental leave policy, the development of a unique \"life cycle professorship program,\" and strategies used to implement new policies. The case study chapters provide descriptions of the identification of faculty and staff needs and the process of policy development as well as advice to faculty and administrators who seek to develop similar policies at their institutions.
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