GLOBAL WARMING THE COMPLETE BRIEFING JOHN HOUGHTON Co-Chairman of the Scientific Assessment Working Group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS REPRINTED 1999 PART I Introduction to the First Edition It is only during the last thirty years or so that human activities have been of such a kind or on a …
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2010 Diary week 16 Book Review Volcanic eruptions, global warming, climate change, weather extremes This week there will be a break in book reviews on gardening, farming and food production to move on to books dealing with volcanic eruptions, global warming, climate change, weather extremes. Global Warming: The Complete Briefing provides the basic information required …
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FOREST FARMING TOWARDS A SOLUTION TO PROBLEMS OF WORLD HUNGER AND CONSERVATION J. SHOLTO DOUGLAS & ROBERT A de J. HART INTERMEDIATE TECHNOLOGY PUBLICATIONS REPRINTED 1985 Foreword by E. F. Schumacher Ten years ago I received a book with the title Tree Crops – A Permanent Agriculture, by J. Russell Smith that made sense because …
2010 Diary week 15 The garden With the warm weather following recent rain the grass has grown rapidly and needs continually attention. I have found the strimmer to be the most practical tool for keeping the property tidy. I have also been planting seeds and transplanting purchased plants – tomatoes, peppers and egg plants. Book …
FOOD FROM DRYLAND GARDENS AN ECOLOGICAL, NUTRITIONAL, AND SOCIAL APPROACH TO SMALL-SCALE HOUSEHOLD FOOD PRODUCTION DAVID A. CLEVELAND & DANIELA SOLERI CENTER FOR PEOPLE, FOOD & ENVIRONMENT 1991 Preface by James P. Grant, Executive Director, UNICEF Household gardens are an important part of the indigenous agricultural production system in almost all developing countries. For …
2010 Diary week 14 Gardening The weather has turned warm. We have been planting purchased plants and seeds ready for later transplanting. Book Review Last week Pillar of Sand: Can the Irrigation Miracle Last? pointed out that between 1951 and 1985, Israel expanded its irrigated area fivefold with only a threefold increase in water use. …
Its been a wonderful and full two weeks with several exhibits opening in different places. On March 24th we had the opening of the Byzantine Ceramics Exhibit in the new cultural center of Toumba in Thessaloniki. This exhibit was in conjunction with a group of Byzantine Iconographers and so vice mayor Mr. Gakis was present …
2010 Diary week 13 The garden Pruning of olive trees was completed this week. Rather than burn the prunings I used as much as possible for fire wood and kindling and composted the remainder. We bought a new chipper and turned a mountain of olive cuttings into wonderful mulch for the garden. It is …
PILLAR OF SAND CAN THE IRRIGATION MIRACLE LAST? SANDRA POSTEL NORTON/WORLDWATCH BOOKS 1999 Preface by Sandra Pastel March 1999 The key challenge has been clear: How can we meet growing human needs for water without destroying the health of rives, lakes, and other aquatic systems that we depend on and that provide so many …
2010 Diary week 13 The garden Pruning of olive trees was completed this week. Rather than burn the prunings I used as much as possible for fire wood and kindling and composted the remainder. Book Review Pillar of Sand: Can the Irrigation Miracle Last? points out that “water scarcity is now the single biggest threat …
