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The Biofuel Delusion

The Fallacy of Large Scale Agro-Biofuels Production

By: Mario Giampietro,Kozo Mayumi

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The Biofuel Delusion

The Fallacy of Large Scale Agro-Biofuels Production

By: Mario Giampietro,Kozo Mayumi

Faced with the twin threats of peak oil and climate change, many governments have turned for an answer to the apparent panacea of biofuels. Yet, increasingly, the progressive implementation of this solution demonstrates that the promise of biofuels as a replacement to fossil fuels is in fact a mirage that, if followed, risks leaving us short of power, short of food and doing as much damage to the climate as ever -- let alone the consequent impact on biodiversity due to additional loss of habitat for agricultural production and on rural development due to the additional stress on traditional farming systems. Worse still, these risks are being ignored. In this definitive expos Mario Giampietro and Kozo Mayumi present a theoretical framework and exhaustive evidence for the case against large scale biofuel production from agricultural crops. This book will be vital, sobering reading for anyone concerned with energy or agricultural policy, or bioenergy as a complex system.

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Routledge

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1136573658

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Energy Analysis for a Sustainable Future

Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Societal and Ecosystem Metabolism

By: Mario Giampietro,Kozo Mayumi,Alevgül Şorman

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Energy Analysis for a Sustainable Future

Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Societal and Ecosystem Metabolism

By: Mario Giampietro,Kozo Mayumi,Alevgül Şorman

a theoretical and practical critique of the methods (net energy analysis and Energy Return On Investment - EROI) so far proposed to assess the quality of energy sources a critical appraisal of existing energy statistics explaining their shortcomings presents an innovative approach capable of generating flexible protocols of energy accounting (to be tailored on the specificity of different situations) across scales

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1136264019

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The Myth of Resource Efficiency

The Jevons Paradox

By: John M. Polimeni,Kozo Mayumi,Mario Giampietro,Blake Alcott

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The Myth of Resource Efficiency

The Jevons Paradox

By: John M. Polimeni,Kozo Mayumi,Mario Giampietro,Blake Alcott

The Jevons Paradox', which was first expressed in 1865 by William Stanley Jevons in relation to use of coal, states that an increase in efficiency in using a resource leads to increased use of that resource rather than to a reduction. This has subsequently been proved to apply not just to fossil fuels, but other resource use scenarios. For example, doubling the efficiency of food production per hectare over the last 50 years (due to the Green Revolution) did not solve the problem of hunger. The increase in efficiency increased production and worsened hunger because of the resulting increase in population. The implications of this in today's world are substantial. Many scientists and policymakers argue that future technological innovations will reduce consumption of resources; the Jevons Paradox explains why this may be a false hope. This is the first book to provide a historical overview of the Jevons Paradox, provide evidence for its existence and apply it to complex systems. Written and edited by world experts in the fields of economics, ecological economics, technology and the environment, it explains the myth of efficiency and explores its implications for resource usage (particularly oil). It is a must-read for policymakers, natural resource managers, academics and students concerned with the effects of efficiency on resource use.

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1317705254

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Information Medicine

The Revolutionary Cell-Reprogramming Discovery that Reverses Cancer and Degenerative Diseases

By: Ervin Laszlo,Pier Mario Biava

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Information Medicine

The Revolutionary Cell-Reprogramming Discovery that Reverses Cancer and Degenerative Diseases

By: Ervin Laszlo,Pier Mario Biava

A look at the future of medicine based on cutting-edge stem cell research • Shares Dr. Biava’s groundbreaking research on stem cell differentiation stage factors (SCDSFs) as a cellular “reprogramming” treatment for cancer and other degenerative diseases • Explains how SCDSFs restore communication between cells and the epigenetic code, the information that programs the normal function and growth of every living cell • Explores how the universe operates like a cosmic information-network and how this new scientific worldview will shape the future of healing and medicine The universe is not a mechanical system of matter--it operates like a cosmic network that runs on and is connected by information. Information “in-forms” and underlies all of the physical world, including the human body. In this book, Pier Mario Biava, M.D., and Ervin Laszlo, Ph.D., show how this “information” worldview can be applied to healing and medicine and, specifically, how it underlies a revolutionary new approach to cancer and disease treatment, one that works directly with the epigenetic code--the information that programs the function and growth of every living cell. The authors explain how tumor growth and cellular dysfunction are manifestations of disconnections in the information network of an organism. Unveiling Dr. Biava’s groundbreaking research on stem cell differentiation stage factors (SCDSFs), they explain how SCDSFs work directly as epigenetic regulators to reconnect aberrant cells to the body’s information network and reset them to their original function--in the case of cancer cells transforming them from malignant to benign, from dysfunction back to normalcy and health. Dr. Biava’s research on SCDSFs--derived from Zebrafish embryos, which have a very high percentage of proteins identical with those of human beings--has shown good success in reprogramming and inhibiting cancer cells in clinical trials with patients with advanced liver cancer, as well as success in in vitro studies with 7 different human tumor lines. SCDSFs have also shown promise in the treatment of chronic diseases such as psoriasis and neurodegenerative diseases. This research will also allow the development of new treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and multiple sclerosis. Unveiling the holistic future of medicine, the authors show how we will no longer need to approach the treatment of cancer and other degenerative diseases as a “fight,” but as a restoration of our cells’ original programming. With the advent of Information Medicine, we now have the power to program ourselves to heal.

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Simon and Schuster

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1620558238

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Defending Qualitative Research

Design, Analysis, and Textualization

By: Mario Cardano

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Defending Qualitative Research

Design, Analysis, and Textualization

By: Mario Cardano

Focussing on the phases of qualitative research which precede and follow fieldwork – design, analysis, and textualization – this book offers new theoretical tools to tackle one of the most common criticisms advanced against qualitative research: its presumed lack of rigour. Rejecting the notion of “rigour” as formulated in quantitative research and based on the theory of probability, it proposes a theoretical frame that allows combining the goals of rigour and that of creativity through the reference to theory of argumentation. As such, it will appeal to scholars and students across the social sciences with interests in qualitative research methods.

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Routledge

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0429875010

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9780429875014

Attachment Theory Applied

By: Mario Mikulincer,Phillip R. Shaver

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Attachment Theory Applied

By: Mario Mikulincer,Phillip R. Shaver

In this compelling book, prominent investigators Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver review the state of the science of attachment-based interventions in psychotherapy and beyond. They critically evaluate a range of programs that aim to strengthen parent–child, couple, and therapist–client relationships. The theoretical and empirical underpinnings of each intervention are examined, as are specific techniques used to enhance felt security and foster personal growth. The book also looks at evidence-based interventions outside the mental health domain, including programs that target teacher–student relationships and academic performance. Looking to the future, the authors discuss emerging applications of attachment theory in medicine and health care, management and organizational behavior, and group and intergroup processes.

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Guilford Publications

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1462552331

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The Brain and Behavior

By: David L. Clark,Nash N. Boutros,Mario F. Mendez

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The Brain and Behavior

By: David L. Clark,Nash N. Boutros,Mario F. Mendez

This fully updated fourth edition provides a clinical view of brain structure and function through simple drawings and clinical examples.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316646939

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Attachment in Adulthood, Second Edition

Structure, Dynamics, and Change

By: Mario Mikulincer,Phillip R. Shaver

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Attachment in Adulthood, Second Edition

Structure, Dynamics, and Change

By: Mario Mikulincer,Phillip R. Shaver

This volume shows how attachment theory, which initially focused on child development, is now being used to elucidate social functioning across the lifespan.

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1462533817

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The Jevons Paradox and the Myth of Resource Efficiency Improvements

By: Blake Alcott,Mario Giampietro,John M. Polimeni,Kozo Mayumi

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The Jevons Paradox and the Myth of Resource Efficiency Improvements

By: Blake Alcott,Mario Giampietro,John M. Polimeni,Kozo Mayumi

The Jevons Paradox?, which was first expressed in 1865 by William Stanley Jevons in relation to use of coal, states that an increase in efficiency in using a resource leads to increased use of that resource rather than to a reduction. This has subsequently been proved to apply not just to fossil fuels, but other resource use scenarios. For example, doubling the efficiency of food production per hectare over the last 50 years (due to the Green Revolution) did not solve the problem of hunger. The increase in efficiency increased production and worsened hunger because of the resulting increase in population. The implications of this in today's world are substantial. Many scientists and policymakers argue that future technological innovations will reduce consumption of resources; the Jevons Paradox explains why this may be a false hope. This is the first book to provide a historical overview of the Jevons Paradox, provide evidence for its existence and apply it to complex systems. Written and edited by world experts in the fields of economics, ecological economics, technology and the environment, it explains the myth of efficiency and explores its implications for resource usage (particularly oil). It is a must-read for policymakers, natural resource managers, academics and students concerned with the effects of efficiency on resource use.

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1849773106

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Attachment in Adulthood

Structure, Dynamics, and Change

By: Mario Mikulincer,Phillip R. Shaver

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Attachment in Adulthood

Structure, Dynamics, and Change

By: Mario Mikulincer,Phillip R. Shaver

Synthesizing a vast body of empirical research and organizing it around a comprehensive conceptual model, this book is recognized as the definitive reference on adult attachment. The authors explain how what began as a theory of child development is now used to conceptualize and study nearly all aspects of social functioning across the lifespan, including mental representations of self and others, emotion regulation, personal goals and strivings, couple relationships, caregiving, sexuality, psychopathology, psychotherapy, and organizational behavior. The origins and measurement of individual differences in adult attachment are examined, as is the question of whether and how attachment patterns can change. New to This Edition: *Reflects major advances, including hundreds of new studies. *Clarifies and extends the authors' influential model of attachment-system functioning. *Cutting-edge content on genetics and on the neural and hormonal substrates of attachment. *Increased attention to the interplay among attachment and other behavioral systems, such as caregiving and sexuality. *Expanded discussion of attachment processes in counseling and psychotherapy. *Additional coverage of leadership, group dynamics, and religion.

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1462525563

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The Metabolic Pattern of Societies

Where Economists Fall Short

By: Mario Giampietro,Kozo Mayumi,Alevgül H. Sorman

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The Metabolic Pattern of Societies

Where Economists Fall Short

By: Mario Giampietro,Kozo Mayumi,Alevgül H. Sorman

It is increasingly evident that the conventional scientific approach to economic processes and related sustainability issues is seriously flawed. No economist predicted the current planetary crisis even though the world has now undergone five severe recessions primed by dramatic increases in the price of oil. This book presents the results of more than twenty years of work aimed at developing an alternative method of analysis of the economic process and related sustainability issues: it is possible to perform an integrated and comprehensive analysis of the sustainability of socio-economic systems using indicators and variables that have been so far ignored by conventional economists. The book’s innovative approach aims to provide a better framework with which we can face the predicaments of sustainability issues. It begins by presenting practical examples of the shortcomings of conventional economic analysis and examines the systemic problems faced when trying to use quantitative analysis for governance. In providing a critical appraisal of current applications of economic narratives to the issue of sustainability, the book presents several innovative concepts required to generate a post-Newtonian approach to quantitative analysis in the Musiasem approach. An empirical section illustrates the results of an analysis of structural changes in world and EU countries. Finally, the book, using the insight gained in the theoretical and empirical analysis, exposes the dubious quality of many narratives currently used in the sustainability debate. Overall, the performance of modern economies across different hierarchical levels of organization and across different disciplinary knowledge systems is fully analyzed and a more realistic measure of happiness and well-being is devised. The book should be of interest to researchers and students looking at the issue of sustainability within a variety of disciplines.

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Routledge

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1136619933

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9781136619939

Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Agroecosystems

By: Mario Giampietro

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Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Agroecosystems

By: Mario Giampietro

Ecologists, agronomists, and others who may question the validity of current models for determining sustainable growth of agroecosystems, need a new set of analytical tools that more effectively address the complex nature of related processes. Those who challenge traditional assumptions of optimization and static factors in agricultural modeling de

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CRC Press

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0203503600

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9780203503607

Energy Analysis for a Sustainable Future

Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Societal and Ecosystem Metabolism

By: Mario Giampietro,Kozo Mayumi,Alevgül H. Şorman

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Energy Analysis for a Sustainable Future

Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Societal and Ecosystem Metabolism

By: Mario Giampietro,Kozo Mayumi,Alevgül H. Şorman

The vast majority of the countries of the world are now facing an imminent energy crisis, particularly the USA, China, India, Japan and EU countries, but also developing countries having to boost their economic growth precisely when more powerful economies will prevent them from using the limited supply of fossil energy. Despite this crisis, current protocols of energy accounting have been developed for dealing with fossil energy exclusively and are therefore not useful for the analysis of alternative energy sources. The first part of the book illustrates the weakness of existing analyses of energy problems: the science of energy was born and developed neglecting the issue of scale. The authors argue that it is necessary to adopt more complex protocols of accounting and analysis in order to generate robust energy scenarios and effective assessments of the quality of alternative energy sources. The second part of the book introduces the concept of energetic metabolism of modern societies and uses empirical results. The authors present an innovative approach – Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Societal and Ecosystem Metabolism (MuSIASEM) – capable of characterizing the quality of alternative energy sources in relation to both environmental constraints and socio-economic requirements. This method allows the metabolic pattern of a society to be described in relation to its feasibility, when looking at biophysical factors, and desirability, when looking at socio-economic factors. Addressing the issue of scale in energy analysis by cutting through the confusion found in current applications of energy analysis, this book should be of interest to researchers, students and policy makers in energy within a variety of disciplines.

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1136264000

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The Myth of Resource Efficiency

The Jevons Paradox

By: John M. Polimeni,Kozo Mayumi,Mario Giampietro,Blake Alcott

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The Myth of Resource Efficiency

The Jevons Paradox

By: John M. Polimeni,Kozo Mayumi,Mario Giampietro,Blake Alcott

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The Biofuel Delusion

The Fallacy of Large-scale Agro-biofuel Production

By: Mario Giampietro,Kozo Mayumi

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The Biofuel Delusion

The Fallacy of Large-scale Agro-biofuel Production

By: Mario Giampietro,Kozo Mayumi

First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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1844076814

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The Rightful Place of Science

Science on the Verge

By: Alice Benessia,Silvio Funtowicz,Andrea Saltelli,Mario Giampietro,Ângela Guimarães Pereira,Jerome R. Ravetz,Roger Strand,Jeroen P. van der Sluijs

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The Rightful Place of Science

Science on the Verge

By: Alice Benessia,Silvio Funtowicz,Andrea Saltelli,Mario Giampietro,Ângela Guimarães Pereira,Jerome R. Ravetz,Roger Strand,Jeroen P. van der Sluijs

A crisis looms over the scientific enterprise. Not a day passes without news of retractions, failed replications, fraudulent peer reviews, or misinformed science-based policies. The social implications are enormous, yet this crisis has remained largely uncharted-until now. In Science on the Verge, luminaries in the field of post-normal science and scientific governance focus attention on worrying fault-lines in the use of science for policymaking, and the dramatic crisis within science itself. This provocative new volume in The Rightful Place of Science also explores the concepts that need to be unlearned, and the skills that must be relearned and enhanced, if we are to restore the legitimacy and integrity of science.

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