David Pimentel: 8 books

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...

This book takes you on a unique journey through American history, taking time to consider the forces that shaped the development of various cities and regions, and arrives at an unexpected conclusion regarding sustainability. From the American Dream to globalization to the digital and information...

Technology and Values provides a highly useful collection of essays organized around issues related to science, technology, public health, economics, the environment, and ethical theory. The editors present effective introductions that provide background information as well as philosophical tools...

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...

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...

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...

En esta obra el ministro en retiro Genaro David Góngora Pimentel hace un recuento de su vida, en especial de su trayectoria en el Poder Judicial de la Federación. De anécdota en anécdota, va haciendo un retrato de la época que le tocó vivir y de una serie de personajes ligados al poder, desde...

Cuando se aviva el brillo de la mirada es que hemos pronunciado la palabra aventura y con ella nos llega la posibilidad de cambio y novedad. Otras veces la aventura asoma sin permiso y nos desafía movilizando la capacidad heroica que hay en nosotros. La aventura, antes que épica, es justo una idea...