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  • Post-Conflict Judicial Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    The False Promise of Judicial Independence

    by David Pimentel ...
    Series series Southeast European Studies
    Judicial reform became a priority for international development in the 1990s and remains central to EU enlargement conditionality today. Yet despite significant investment, there is limited empirical evidence about the effectiveness of these initiatives. This book addresses this gap through a comprehensive longitudinal study of Bosnia and Herzegovina's post-war judicial reforms.Drawing on unique ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • What Are Children Learning “About” Islam and the Middle East in Public Schools?

    Are the Students Also Being Taught to Hate America?

    by David Pimentel ...
    Wasnt school-sponsored prayer banned in 1962? Wasnt the Bible banned from public schools in 1963? Didnt the Supreme Court rule that both forms of religious expression and belief violated the US Constitution? Didnt the ACLU convince everyone that there should be no religion whatsoever promoted or supported by the public school system. Then why are Islamic prayer and Islamic religious exercises ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Food versus Fuel

    An Informed Introduction to Biofuels

    by David Pimentel, Richard Hess, Rocio Diaz-Chavez, R. H. Ravindranath, Luis B. Cortez ...
    Food versus Fuel presents a high-level introduction to the science and economics behind a well-worn debate, that will debunk myths and provide quality facts and figures for academics and practitioners in development studies, environment studies, and agricultural studies.Compiled by an internationally renowned scientist and authority, and to include perspectives from 'pro' and 'anti' biofuels ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Handbook of Energy Utilization In Agriculture

    by David Pimentel ...
    The aim of this volume is to collect and present available data, both published and unpublished, on energy use in agriculture and forestry production. Energy analyses for some sciences such as ecology are not new, but their applications to agriculture started in 1973. These analyses have grown rapidly in number and complexity. This handbook is intended for agriculturalists and others concerned ... Read more

    $400.99 USD

  • World Food, Pest Losses, And The Environment

    by David Pimentel ...
    This book focuses on current food shortages and on the impact of pests in reducing world food supplies. At present, total worldwide food losses from pests are estimated to be about 45 percent. Preharvest losses alone, from insects, plant pathogens, and weeds, are estimated at about 30 percent. Additional postharvest losses from microorganisms, insects, and rodents range from about 10 to 20 percent ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Pest Control: Cultural And Environmental Aspects

    by David Pimentel, John H. Perkins ...
    The field of pest control research, of increasing importance in a world short of food, has been plagued for many years by a variety of problems, among them (1) the instability (including pesticide resistance) of many control techniques, (2) the continuing need for improved pest management methods to increase world food supplies, and (3) the environmental and social hazards of currently used ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Applied Anatomy and Physiology for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

    by Donald R. Fuller, David E. Jenson, Jane T. Pimentel, Barbara M. Peregoy ...
    Designed to help readers make connections between foundational concepts and clinical application, Applied Anatomy and Physiology for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, 2nd Edition, integrates pathology content into the study of each system underlying speech and hearing. This unique approach ensures that students see the “big picture” while learning the basic science of anatomy and physiology ... Read more

    $120.99 USD

  • The Pesticide Question

    Environment, Economics and Ethics

    Edited by David Pimentel, Hugh Lehman ...
    Pesticides have contributed impressively to our present-day agricultural productivity, but at the same time they are at the center of serious concerns about safety, health, and the environment. Increasingly, the public wonders whether the benefits of pesticides - `the perfect red apple' - outweigh the costs of environmental pollution, human illness, and the destruction of animals and our habitat. ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Ecological Integrity

    Integrating Environment, Conservation, and Health

    Edited by David Pimentel, Laura Westra, Reed F. Noss ...
    Global Integrity Project has brought together leading scientists and thinkers from around the world to examine the combined problems of threatened and unequal human well-being, degradation of the ecosphere, and unsustainable economies. Based on the proposition that healthy, functioning ecosystems are a necessary prerequisite for both economic security and social justice, the project is built ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Global Economic and Environmental Aspects of Biofuels

    Edited by David Pimentel ...
    Biofuels and food are dependent on the same resources for production: land, water, and energy. The conjuncture of food, energy, and climate crises demands a new direction in how to harness agriculture to the joint tasks of energy-saving, emissions reduction, and food security. Global Economic and Environmental Aspects of Biofuels focuses on the all ... Read more

    $91.99 USD

  • Encyclopedia of Pest Management, Volume II

    Edited by Ph.D., David Pimentel ...
    With contributions from more than 200 esteemed international authorities and containing approximately 200 entries, the Encyclopedia of Pest Management, Volume II is a key reference for professionals in academia, industry, and government, as well as students at all levels. Containing completely new entries, this volume is designed to be regularly co ... Read more

    $905.99 USD

  • Biological Invasions

    Economic and Environmental Costs of Alien Plant, Animal, and Microbe Species, Second Edition

    Edited by David Pimentel PhD ...
    The impact of invasive species is second only to that of human population growth and associated activities as a cause of the loss of biodiversity throughout the world. In the United States, invasions of nonnative plants, animals, or microbes cause major environmental damage. The second edition of Biological Invasions: Economic and Environmental Costs of Alien Plant, Animal, and Microbe Species ... Read more

    $199.99 USD