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Author:   Hugh S. Gorman
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.513kg
ISBN:  

9780813554389

ISBN 10:   0813554381
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   24 January 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Gorman has written an extremely readable natural and human history and a compelling account of the foundations of science that continue to reshape our view of what is possible in the natural future of our planet. --Chris Young author of The Environment and Science: Social Impact and Interaction (03/01/2012)

Hugh Gorman has written a wonderfully accessible study that uses the history of the nitrogen cycle to explore the concept of sustainability and to make recommendations for the integration of ecological limits into market decisions. <br>--Joel Tarr Carnegie Mellon University (07/11/2012)

"""This is a profound book about humans, the biogeochemical cycles of the planet, science and technology, market capitalism, ecological limits, and government regulatory processes, all illustrated through the history of our relationship with nitrogen and the nitrogen cycle. This is an important book."" * Wildlife Activist * ""Gorman has written an extremely readable natural and human history and a compelling account of the foundations of science that continue to reshape our view of what is possible in the natural future of our planet."" -- Chris Young * author of The Environment and Science: Social Impact and Interaction * ""Hugh Gorman has written a wonderfully accessible study that uses the history of the nitrogen cycle to explore the concept of sustainability and to make recommendations for the integration of ecological limits into market decisions."" -- Joel Tarr * Carnegie Mellon University * ""The Story of N provides a narrative framework on which to hang the disparate histories of modern environmental thought. Gorman combines scientificsummary with historical context, using both to inform contemporary policy discussion ... This is a book that does real work."" * Technology and Culture * ""For those who struggle to find works that explain and utilize science effectively when discussing social themes, this book will be an excellent resource."" * Journal of World History *"

""This is a profound book about humans, the biogeochemical cycles of the planet, science and technology, market capitalism, ecological limits, and government regulatory processes, all illustrated through the history of our relationship with nitrogen and the nitrogen cycle. This is an important book."" * Wildlife Activist * ""Gorman has written an extremely readable natural and human history and a compelling account of the foundations of science that continue to reshape our view of what is possible in the natural future of our planet."" -- Chris Young * author of The Environment and Science: Social Impact and Interaction * ""Hugh Gorman has written a wonderfully accessible study that uses the history of the nitrogen cycle to explore the concept of sustainability and to make recommendations for the integration of ecological limits into market decisions."" -- Joel Tarr * Carnegie Mellon University * ""The Story of N provides a narrative framework on which to hang the disparate histories of modern environmental thought. Gorman combines scientificsummary with historical context, using both to inform contemporary policy discussion ... This is a book that does real work."" * Technology and Culture * ""For those who struggle to find works that explain and utilize science effectively when discussing social themes, this book will be an excellent resource."" * Journal of World History *

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HUGH S. GORMAN teaches in the energy and environmental policy graduate program at Michigan Technological University. He is the author of Redefining Efficiency: Pollution Concerns, Regulatory Mechanisms, and Technological Change in the U.S. Petroleum Industry.

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