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846134
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Gorman, Hugh S., (Hugh Scott),1957-
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The story of N : : a social history of the nitrogen cycle and the challenge of sustainability /\ Hugh S. Gorman.
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| Publication Statement
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New Brunswick, N.J. :: Rutgers University Press,, ©2013.
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| Series Statement
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Studies in modern science, technology, and the environment
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1 online resource (xiii, 241 pages)
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| ISBN
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081355439X
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: 1299733352
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: 1461934923
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: 9780813554396
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: 9781299733350
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: 9781461934929
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0813554381
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9780813554389
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-233) and index.
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| Contents
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The emergence of a biogeochemical cycle -- From adaption to innovation -- Innovation within an ecological limit -- N and the emergence of market capitalism -- N and the rise of science -- Bypassing an ecological limit -- Industrializing a biogeomical cycle -- N in the well -- N in the air -- N in the law -- N and the seeds of an ecological economy -- Conclusion: the challenge of sustainability.
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The Story of N analyzes the notion of sustainability from a fresh perspective, the integration of human activities with the biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen, and provides a supportive alternative to studying sustainability through the lens of climate change and the cycling of carbon. It is the first book to examine the social processes by which industrial societies learned to bypass a fundamental ecological limit and, later, began addressing the resulting concerns by establishing limits of t.
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Nature-- Effect of human beings on.
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Nitrogen cycle.
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Nitrogen-- Environmental aspects.
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Sustainable development.
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Cycle de l'azote.
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Nature-- Effect of human beings on.
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NATURE-- Environmental Conservation Protection.
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Nitrogen cycle.
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Nitrogen-- Environmental aspects.
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SCIENCE-- Chemistry-- Organic.
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Sustainable development.
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| Dewey Classification
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547/.64
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TD196.N55G67 2013eb
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43.01bcl
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43.01.bcl
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43.47bcl
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43.47.bcl
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