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Psychological and ecological research has eroded the foundation of mainstream economics, and a new approach is needed rather than an adaptation of existing theory. The most promising new approach is doughnut economics (DE), version 2.0 of the discipline of economics for the 21st century that presents economics as an embedded discipline between the social foundation and the ecosystem with a focus on the disciplinary boundaries. The study of neu...

Left brain dominance is presented in chapter 1 as a biological cause of stress characterised by rivalry, over-consumption and psychosomatic diseases, a contemproary threat to the whole ecosystem. Classic economic man as taught to students of economics disregard this problem. Formal education is insufficient to solve it. Chapter 2 is a health technology assessment of meditation as a broad-spectered means of de-stressing reducing blood pressure,...

This book allows anyone to identify all species of the limited, but very interesting Egyptian butterfly fauna. All the species are illustrated in full colour. Though written in a non-technical language, it is fully in accord with the most up-to-date scientific knowledge. Much emphasis is made on linking the butterflies to the various ecological zones in the country, as well as to the important influence of migration to the total fauna. 8 colou...

This book summarizes the available knowledge about the West African butterflieswhich number almost 1, 500, in many cases with several subspecies. Its taxonomy and nomenclature are completely up-to-date. The book is by far the most in-depth treatment of any regional butterfly fauna in tropical Africa. An overview of the ecology and biogeography of the region is given in the introductory chapters and their affinities with those of Africa and the...

Has the pastoral vision, so central to American history and culture, survived the twentieth century? Enduring Pastoral traces and analyzes the development of the middle landscape by examining the historical construction of a variety of private and public places in the Tennessee Valley. Moving from the aesthetically sculpted grounds of the Biltmore Estate and the environmental transformation undertaken by the Tennessee Valley Authority, to the...