Pearce's effort would serve as a frightful chapter on water mismanagement in a much needed "Black Book of Development". Its only, minor fault is being structured as a compilation of various types of errors, lacking a bit of a "big picture" behind.
Obviously a bit outdated, after 31 years, but also quite unfocused. Farb chose an overwhelmingly large topic, and the result is often too simplified for the reader who already acquainted with evolution and anthropology. It can still work as a comprehensive introduction for the neophyte.
Splendido libro sulla nascita della scienza nel periodo ellenistico: data la mia "fissa" era ovvio che lo interpretassi, mentre lo divoravo, in chiave di picco delle risorse e dinamica dei sistemi. Ho quindi scritto un breve articolo di riflessioni da autodidatta (non ho praticamente alcuna pr
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Splendido libro sulla nascita della scienza nel periodo ellenistico: data la mia "fissa" era ovvio che lo interpretassi, mentre lo divoravo, in chiave di picco delle risorse e dinamica dei sistemi. Ho quindi scritto un breve articolo di riflessioni da autodidatta (non ho praticamente alcuna preparazione accademica in materia) e l'ho sottoposto ai curatori del blog di ASPO Italia, l'Associazione per lo studio del picco del petrolio il cui operato seguo ormai da qualche anno. L'hanno giudicato interessante (il che mi onora) e pubblicato qui: http://aspoitalia.blogspot.com/2008/12/la-rivoluzione-d…
Winne deserves praise for his commitment, but the book lies between an unorganized collection of stories and a political program to help the poor people of the USA with palliative solutions without really questioning the source of the unjust gap. I think it lacks the broad view of hunger and poverty
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Winne deserves praise for his commitment, but the book lies between an unorganized collection of stories and a political program to help the poor people of the USA with palliative solutions without really questioning the source of the unjust gap. I think it lacks the broad view of hunger and poverty outside the core of the Empire, in the provinces of the so-called Third World: without any reference to that, any work on these problems can't be convincing and complete.
When the Rivers Run Dry
Pearce's effort would serve as a frightful chapter on water mismanagement in a much needed "Black Book of Development". Its only, minor fault is being structured as a compilation of various types of errors, lacking a bit of a "big picture" behind.
Decrescita o barbarie
Scaricato (legalmente, è Creative Commons) in versione e-book qui: http://forum.simplicissimus.it/downloads/?sa=view;down=106
Humankind
Obviously a bit outdated, after 31 years, but also quite unfocused. Farb chose an overwhelmingly large topic, and the result is often too simplified for the reader who already acquainted with evolution and anthropology. It can still work as a comprehensive introduction for the neophyte.
La rivoluzione dimenticata
Splendido libro sulla nascita della scienza nel periodo ellenistico: data la mia "fissa" era ovvio che lo interpretassi, mentre lo divoravo, in chiave di picco delle risorse e dinamica dei sistemi.continue)
Ho quindi scritto un breve articolo di riflessioni da autodidatta (non ho praticamente alcuna pr ... (
Splendido libro sulla nascita della scienza nel periodo ellenistico: data la mia "fissa" era ovvio che lo interpretassi, mentre lo divoravo, in chiave di picco delle risorse e dinamica dei sistemi.
Ho quindi scritto un breve articolo di riflessioni da autodidatta (non ho praticamente alcuna preparazione accademica in materia) e l'ho sottoposto ai curatori del blog di ASPO Italia, l'Associazione per lo studio del picco del petrolio il cui operato seguo ormai da qualche anno.
L'hanno giudicato interessante (il che mi onora) e pubblicato qui:
http://aspoitalia.blogspot.com/2008/12/la-rivoluzione-d…
Closing the Food Gap
Winne deserves praise for his commitment, but the book lies between an unorganized collection of stories and a political program to help the poor people of the USA with palliative solutions without really questioning the source of the unjust gap. I think it lacks the broad view of hunger and poverty ... (continue)
Winne deserves praise for his commitment, but the book lies between an unorganized collection of stories and a political program to help the poor people of the USA with palliative solutions without really questioning the source of the unjust gap. I think it lacks the broad view of hunger and poverty outside the core of the Empire, in the provinces of the so-called Third World: without any reference to that, any work on these problems can't be convincing and complete.