Offers an introduction to the way in which botanical evidence is identified, collected and analysed in criminal cases. This book intends to show how useful simple collection methods and standard plant analysis can be in the course of such investigations. It is written for those who have no formal ba[...]

Explores alternative ways to study agricultural sustainability, applying complex systems theory to actual cases. This book recognizes the changing dynamics of the multiple processes and cross-relations within an environment, and proposes an analysis of agroecosystems than that which can be provided [...]