NEW RELEASES
You will find here a selection of our latest publications, with the newest titles first.
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Forests, Carbon Cycle and Climate Change
Denis Loustau
Edition 2010
The results presented in this book summarize the main findings of the CARBOFOR project, which brought together 52 scientists to investigate the effects of future climate on the carbon cycle, productivity and vulnerability of French forests. Ebook available
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Les invasions biologiques, une question de natures et de sociétés
Biological Invasions, a Question of Natures and Societies
Robert Barbault, Martine Atramentowicz
Edition 2010
How can we prevent biological invasions? How can we assess the risk they represent? What can be done to control current invasions? Questions deciphered here under biological, sociological and economic approaches.
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Les géosynthétiques
Des outils pour réduire les risques de pollution et protéger l'environnement
Geosynthetics
Tolls to Reduce Risks of Pollution and Protect the Environment
Nathalie Touze-Foltz, Hugues Girard
Edition 2010
Geosynthetics are efficient tools to reduce pollution. This special issue gathers information on the new characteristics of these materials and practical recommendations for their optimal use.
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Derrière chez moi, y'a un étang
Les étangs, textes d'hier, regards d'aujourd'hui et de demain
Behind my House there is a Pond
Ponds - Yesterday's Texts, Observations of Today and Tomorrow
Roland Billard
Edition 2010
Basing himself on ancient literature, Roland Billard explains the techniques of construction and exploiting ponds and their use by past and present rural societies. Ebook available
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La gestion du trait de côte
Managing the Shoreline
Ministère de l'Écologie, de l'Énergie, du Développement durable et de la Mer
Edition 2010
This work starts by describing the coastal erosion phenomena and then offers support for decision-making and action initiatives to manage the shoreline. It describes the potential solutions and technical possibilities. Ebook available
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Métamorphoses de l'expertise
Précaution et maladies à prions
Metamorphoses of Expertise
Precaution and Prion Diseases
Céline Granjou, Marc Barbier
Edition 2010
This book offers a sociological lecture on conversions of the scientific expertise relating to the "mad cow" crisis. It explores the complexity of questions raised by changes in the recourse to science to manage the risks. Ebook available
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Penser le comportement animal
Contribution à une critique du réductionnisme
Think Animal Behaviour
Contribution to a Critique of Reductionism
Florence Burgat
Edition 2010
How to characterise behaviour? How to develop a fairer ethology, as much in terms of understanding the behaviour as of needs, of animals dominated by man? Ebook available
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Captage et stockage du CO2
Enjeux techniques et sociaux en France
CO2 Capture and Storage
Technical and Social Issues in France
Minh Ha-Duong, Naceur Chaabane
Edition 2010
This book offers a state of knowledge put together by specialists in CO2 capture and storage. It takes stock of the issues and the social acceptability of this new technology in France. Ebook available
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Innover avec les acteurs du monde rural
La recherche-action en partenariat
Innovate with the key players in farming
Partnership between research and action
Guy Faure, Pierre Gasselin, Bernard Triomphe, Ludovic Temple, Henri Hocdé
Edition 2010
This book gives the foundations of a research-action partnership in agriculture and key elements for putting such an approach into practice.
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Le temps des Syal
Techniques, vivres et territoires
Localised Food Systems - Their Hour Has Come
Techniques, foodstuffs and territories
José Muchnik, Christine de Sainte-Marie
Edition 2010
This book explores localised food systems from the original perspective of relations between technical change and regional anchoring of productive activities. Ebook available
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