Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Problem-Solving: Concepts and Case Studies. Committee on the Applications of Ecological Theory to Environmental Problems; Commission on Life Sciences; National Research Council.

This edition examines the politics of the Earth through reference to discourses based on the argument that language matters, that the way we construct, interpret, discuss, and analyze environmental problems has all kinds of consequences. The goal is to elucidate the basic structure of the discourses that have dominated recent environmental politics, and to present their history, conflicts, and transformations. The text discusses four basic environmental discourses: environmental problem solving, limits and survival, sustainability, and green radicalism. This introduction provides an overview of the changing terms of environmental politics, questions to ask about discourses, the differences that discourses make, and the uses of discourse analysis.

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Committee on evaluation of cyclamate for carcinogenicity, committee on life sciences and national research council. Evaluation of cyclamate for carcinogenicity. National Academy Press, Washington D.C. 1985. 196 pp. £14.50

Journal of Applied Toxicology ◽

10.1002/jat.2550070119 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 73-73

Author(s):

T. Connors

Keyword(s):

Research Council ◽

Life Sciences ◽

National Research Council

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The contribution of historical aerial and satellite photos to archaeological and geo-archaeological research: case studies in Italy and Turkey

Advances in Geosciences ◽

10.5194/adgeo-24-111-2010 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 24 ◽

pp. 111-123 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

G. Scardozzi

Keyword(s):

Remote Sensing ◽

Land Use ◽

Detailed Analysis ◽

Case Studies ◽

Research Council ◽

Near East ◽

National Research Council ◽

Archaeological Research ◽

Aerial Photos ◽

And Diffusion

Abstract. The paper evidences the importance of old aerial and satellite photos of ancient topography studies, with examples concerning archaeological and geo-archaeological research conducted in Italy and Turkey, during a cooperation between the Ancient Topography, Archaeology and Remote Sensing Laboratory (AnTAReS Lab) of the Institute for Archaeological and Monumental Heritage of the Italian National Research Council (IBAM-CNR) and the Ancient Topography and Photogrammetry Laboratory (LabTAF) of Salento University. The historical aerial photos, i.e. those before the big transformations of the 1950's and 1960's, and the space photos taken in the 1960's and 1970's, particularly useful for the Near East, represent a fundamental tool for the study of the territory. In many cases, in fact, they document landscapes that have been modified by urbanization, building of large infrastructures, transformations in the land use and diffusion of mechanized agricultural methods. Only through the detailed analysis of these aerial and space photos it is possible to recover a fundamental documentation concerning the existence, the location and the layout of archaeological evidence and paleo-environmental elements otherwise lost; so, their use during research is very important for the reconstruction of the ancient topography of urban and territorial contexts.

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