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Making Urban Nature is an inspirational book of examples about nature-inclusive designing in European cities. Simultaneously utopian and pragmatic, it discusses the unique nature of urban habitats and calls for the purposeful integration of nature in the designs of buildings and urban outdoor spaces, while offering practical examples and design suggestions. Animals in the city - biotopes in the city - ecological management and policy . Stadt - Stadtplanung - Natur - Gestaltung - Design

Is an object made from bone or ivory? Was an elephant, walrus or hippo's tusk used to in the production? In this book the author illustrates how the various materials of animal origin can be recognized. All hard animal material, bones, antlers, ivory, horns, tortoise shells, whalebones and hoofs are examined. This book details the building blocks and structure; it's distinctive features and a brief history of the use of these materials from the late prehistory to the 18th century Netherlands. This resourceful book is not only useful for archaeologists and museum conservators but also for the general public with a curious mind. - Is een voorwerp gemaakt van bot of ivoor? Is er gebruik gemaakt van olifant- walrus- of nijlpaardivoor? In dit handboek wordt uiteengezet hoe men de verschillende materialen van dierlijke oorsprong kan herkennen. Alle harde dierlijke materialen - bot, gewei, ivoor, hoorn, schildpad, balein en hoef - worden behandeld. Besproken worden de opbouw en de structuur van de dierlijke materialen, de determinatiekenmerken en een beknopte geschiedenis van het gebruik van deze materialen vanaf de late prehistorie tot aan de 18e eeuw in Nederland. Een bruikbaar handboek niet alleen voor archeologen en museummedewerkers, maar ook voor kunsthistorici en verzamelaars.

Are there limits to cultural diversity? Does an animal have rights? Do we overlook the implications of stem cell technology? Do the public media have their own accountability? Does sport go together with gene therapy? Is ' global governance ' an answer on the instability of the world after 9/11? At the beginning of the 21st century, we are faced daily with these and other ethical questions. In our pluralist society, in which divergent views coexist with each other, no one ethical approach can offer us a unique vision. In Ethics - from DNA to 9/11, the authors scrutinize a number of ethical issues and help the readers arrive at their own conclusion. This is a unique title for everyone who wishes to be informed thoroughly and reliably on the way in which ethical questions are handled nowadays. With contributions from Govert den Hartogh, Guido Pennings, Michiel Korthals, Ronald Commers, Paul Cliteur, Amade M'Charek, Frans Jacobs, Hugo van den Enden, Hub Zwart, Peter Derkx, Sigrid Sterx, Rob van Es and Rik Coolsaet

The bad reputation in the social sciences of social Darwinian theories is one of the main hindrances to paying attention to ethology, the biological study of behavior. Although developments in this area of research suggest interesting implications for political science, so far, very few political scientists have dealt with these matters. First, the biological way of thinking about behavior is introduced. The object & method of ethology are dealt with, & attention is paid to the problems of function, causation, & history of behavior of animal & man. The neo-Darwinian theory of evolution, which is fundamental to ethology & to the main argument presented here, is summarized. It is concluded that morphology & behavior are both evolutionary organisms. Next, man is considered in the perspective of evolution. The belief in a rigid distinction between nature & nurture is discussed. The modern biological view that the human capacity for making culture is genetically coded is accepted. In a second part, some aspects of this biological view of behavior, relevant to political science, are discussed. From a comparison of definitions in ethology & political science, it appears that social behavior is the most important problem in both disciplines. Social scientists usually study behavior as an autonomous subject while biologists integrate their vision of behavior in the larger context of evolution. There is a fundamental similarity between ethological concepts of social behavior & some recently developed conceptions of political behavior. It is argued that relinquishing the more traditional focus of political science on state-oriented or group-centered action is an important condition.

Are there limits to cultural diversity? Does an animal have rights? Do we overlook the implications of stem cell technology? Do the public media have their own accountability? Does sport go together with gene therapy? Is ' global governance ' an answer on the instability of the world after 9/11? At the beginning of the 21st century, we are faced daily with these and other ethical questions. In our pluralist society, in which divergent views coexist with each other, no one ethical approach can offer us a unique vision. In Ethics - from DNA to 9/11, the authors scrutinize a number of ethical issues and help the readers arrive at their own conclusion. This is a unique title for everyone who wishes to be informed thoroughly and reliably on the way in which ethical questions are handled nowadays. With contributions from Govert den Hartogh, Guido Pennings, Michiel Korthals, Ronald Commers, Paul Cliteur, Amade M'Charek, Frans Jacobs, Hugo van den Enden, Hub Zwart, Peter Derkx, Sigrid Sterx, Rob van Es and Rik Coolsaet. - Zijn er grenzen aan culturele diversiteit? Heeft een dier rechten? Overzien we de implicaties van stamceltechnologie? Hebben de publieke media een eigen verantwoordelijkheid? Gaat sport samen met gentherapie? Is 'global governance' een antwoord op de instabiliteit van de wereld na 11 september 2001? Aan het begin van de 21e eeuw worden we dagelijks we geconfronteerd met deze en andere ethische vragen. In onze pluralistische maatschappij, waarin uiteenlopende opvattingen naast en tegenover elkaar bestaan, kan niet langer één ethische benadering de overhand hebben. Ethiek van DNA tot 9/11 biedt ons een handreiking. Op toegankelijke wijze laten de auteurs ons kennismaken met theoretische én toegepaste ethiek. Verschillende opvattingen worden nauwkeurig gewikt en gewogen zonder ons een visie op te dringen. Het boek biedt een praktische kijk op zeer uiteenlopende ethische kwesties en helpt de lezer bij het innemen van een eigen standpunt. Voor iedereen die zich grondig en betrouwbaar wil informeren over de manier waarop vandaag de dag met ethische vraagstukken wordt omgegaan, is dit boek onmisbaar. Met bijdragen van Govert den Hartogh, Guido Pennings, Michiel Korthals, Ronald Commers, Paul Cliteur, Amade M'Charek, Frans Jacobs, Hugo van den Enden, Hub Zwart, Peter Derkx, Sigrid Sterx, Rob van Es en Rik Coolsaet.