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Full-Text Articles in Life Sciences
Retrofitting The Suburban Garden: Morphologies And Some Elements Of Sustainability Potential Of Two Australian Residential Suburbs Compared, Sumita Ghosh, Lesley M. Head
Retrofitting The Suburban Garden: Morphologies And Some Elements Of Sustainability Potential Of Two Australian Residential Suburbs Compared, Sumita Ghosh, Lesley M. Head
Lesley Head
No abstract provided.
Interview With Adam Boesel, Green Micro Gym, 2011 (Audio), Adam Boesel
Interview With Adam Boesel, Green Micro Gym, 2011 (Audio), Adam Boesel
All Sustainability History Project Oral Histories
Interview of Adam Boesel by Teresa Celestine at Green Micro Gym Portland, Oregon on July 29th, 2011.
The interview index is available for download.
Leading Innovation: Creating A Culture Of Sustainability Presentation, Connie I. Reimers-Hild
Leading Innovation: Creating A Culture Of Sustainability Presentation, Connie I. Reimers-Hild
Kimmel Education and Research Center: Presentations and White Papers
This presentation focuses on elements of leading sustainable innovation in organizations by using Dr. Connie's 5 Rays of Innovation: Calibrate, Collaborate, Create, Communicate and Celebrate
Sustainable Food: New York Organic Dairy Market Conditions And Recommendations For Policy Reform, Dylan H. Hawkins
Sustainable Food: New York Organic Dairy Market Conditions And Recommendations For Policy Reform, Dylan H. Hawkins
Honors Theses
This paper questions the sustainability of the American dairy industry through an examination of the current organic milk industry of New York State, with special attention paid to three interests: consumer welfare, farmer welfare, and the environment. Many consumers envision an agrarian ideal of grazing cows on pasture when they think of a dairy farm; milk-marketing companies often perpetuate this image. Unfortunately, most dairy cows in America do not enjoy such idyllic lives. History shows that consolidation of the American food system has led to major transformations in dairy farming. As a result, consumers have had limited access to high …
Farmers Motivations To Practice Sustainable Agriculture, Kimberly A. Floeser
Farmers Motivations To Practice Sustainable Agriculture, Kimberly A. Floeser
Honors Theses
An increasing awareness of human and environmental health issues and the destruction of family farms and rural communities have caused a significant change in the way many farmers, consumers, and policy‐makers are thinking about and relating to food, the results of which can be seen largely in the growth of the organic and sustainable food industry. This paper attempts to examine and explain farmers’ attitudes towards sustainable agriculture, and their motivations to use sustainable methods of production. A survey was distributed to 533 farms that are members of the Northeast Organic Food Association of New York (NOFA‐NY). The data obtained …
We Can Grow It: Reporting On Women In Agriculture In India, Belize And The U.S., Colleen Stewart
We Can Grow It: Reporting On Women In Agriculture In India, Belize And The U.S., Colleen Stewart
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Women produce more than half of the world’s food, according to the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization. This aligns with the Chinese proverb– “Women Hold up Half the Sky.” As the role of women in agriculture increases in the developed and developing world, female economic activity in agriculture serves as a beacon for poverty reduction, increased food security, and environmental sustainability. In the United States, there has been a 30-percent increase in the number of female-run farms in the U.S. since 2002 and women, now the largest “minority” group in agriculture in the U.S., operate approximately 300,000 farms throughout the …
Designing A School Garden Space That Emphasizes Children's Wants And Uses Permaculture Design Methods, Mikhaela Mullins
Designing A School Garden Space That Emphasizes Children's Wants And Uses Permaculture Design Methods, Mikhaela Mullins
Department of Environmental Studies: Undergraduate Student Theses
A case study was organized at Saratoga Elementary school in Lincoln, Nebraska to obtain data on what children desire in a garden space. To collect this data a school garden space was constructed and an after school garden club was implemented. Students who participated in the after school garden club partook in the study by drawing their ideal garden. Elements that the subjects drew were identified and categorized into ‘highly desired’ and ‘somewhat desired’.
These elements were then incorporated into a proposed garden design plan for Saratoga. The proposal plan uses Permaculture design methods to emphasize sustainability.
Leading Innovation: Creating A Culture Of Sustainability, Connie I. Reimers-Hild
Leading Innovation: Creating A Culture Of Sustainability, Connie I. Reimers-Hild
Kimmel Education and Research Center: Presentations and White Papers
Objectives of the Leading Innovation Session taught by Dr. Connie:
1) Introduce Concepts of Innovation
2) Understand Interrelatedness between Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation
3) Generate New Ideas for Your Business, Organization or Community!
Can Ecosystem-Based Deep-Sea Fishing Be Sustained?, Les Watling, R L. Haedrich, J Devine, J Drazen, M R. Dunn, M Gianni, K Baker, G Cailliet, I Figueiredo, P M. Kyne, G Menezes, F Neat, A Orlov, P Duran, J A. Perez, J A. Ardon, J Bezaury, C Revenga, C Nouvian
Can Ecosystem-Based Deep-Sea Fishing Be Sustained?, Les Watling, R L. Haedrich, J Devine, J Drazen, M R. Dunn, M Gianni, K Baker, G Cailliet, I Figueiredo, P M. Kyne, G Menezes, F Neat, A Orlov, P Duran, J A. Perez, J A. Ardon, J Bezaury, C Revenga, C Nouvian
Marine Sciences Faculty Scholarship
Can there ever be a truly sustainable deep-sea fishery and if
so, where and under what conditions? Ecosystembased
fisheries management requires that this question be
addressed such that habitat, bycatch species, and targeted
fish populations are considered together within an ecosystem
context.
To this end, we convened the first workshop to develop an
ecosystem approach to deep-sea fisheries and to ask whether
deep-sea species could be fished sustainably. The workshop
participants were able to integrate bycatch information into
their framework but found it more difficult to integrate other
ecosystem indicators such as habitat characteristics.
(First two paragraphs from the Executive …
Greening Rural Festivals: Ecology, Sustainability And Human-Nature Relations, Christopher R. Gibson, C Wong
Greening Rural Festivals: Ecology, Sustainability And Human-Nature Relations, Christopher R. Gibson, C Wong
Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)
No abstract provided.
Stability, Sustainability, And Catastrophe: Applying Resilience Thinking To U.S. Agriculture, Gigi M. Berardi, Rebekah Paci-Green, Bryant Hammond
Stability, Sustainability, And Catastrophe: Applying Resilience Thinking To U.S. Agriculture, Gigi M. Berardi, Rebekah Paci-Green, Bryant Hammond
Environmental Studies Faculty and Staff Publications
Resilience is closely related to notions of sustainability, but emphasizes unpredictable, dynamic environments. As conceptualized in engineering, hazards management, and ecology literature, part of resilience is adaptive capacity, the ability to react effectively to change over time in order to maintain a desirable system state. Agricultural policy has had the effect of undermining such adaptive capacity with its emphasis on stabilization. Using a resilience framework and Hurricane Katrina as an analogy, we suggest that the emphasis on stability and efficiency degrades agricultural system resilience in two ways: through reduced diversity in size and type of production, as well …
Green Roots 2011 Annual Report, Lawrence University
Green Roots 2011 Annual Report, Lawrence University
Green Roots
With guiding principles established in the first year, the committee continued its review of university operations in the eight following areas; Water, Food, Buildings, Curriculum, Energy, Waste and Recycling, and Transportation. Within each of these areas the committee worked to identify and prioritize opportunities. In our efforts to coordinate sustainability efforts and to publicize them, we present all activities of which we are aware in each of the focus areas.
It’S Growing Season For Maine’S Food System, Deborah Felder
It’S Growing Season For Maine’S Food System, Deborah Felder
Maine Policy Review
In the introduction to this special issue, guest editor Deb Felder lays out the elements of a sustainable food system. She notes that the increased interest in more ecologically sustainable, safe, humane, and economical community-supported food systems has “put Maine in the forefront of the food movement.”
Building A Sustainable Seafood System For Maine, Robin Alden
Building A Sustainable Seafood System For Maine, Robin Alden
Maine Policy Review
In this article, Robin Alden notes that Maine could have one of the premier marine food systems in the world. However, that means adequate stewardship of the Gulf of Maine ecosystem and diversifying the fishing industry beyond lobster by creating innovative public policy and a food system that supports community fishing.
Resource, Environment And Energy Considerations For Maine Food Security In 2050 And Beyond, Amanda Beal, John Jemison
Resource, Environment And Energy Considerations For Maine Food Security In 2050 And Beyond, Amanda Beal, John Jemison
Maine Policy Review
This article discusses some of the expensive “externalities” produced by industrial agriculture and fishing. These include impaired watershed quality, soil degradation, pollution, reduction in biodiversity, and impacts on human health. The article also includes a discussion of transgenic crops and how these relate to sustainable agriculture