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Physical Education:Essential Issues

Physical Education:Essential Issues

Ken Green and Kenneth Hardman

(2004)

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Abstract

'For any student of physical education, Physical Education provides an excellent springboard from which to explore theoretical aspects of their subject. The list of authors reads like a -who's who- of PE and the extensive list of references provides opportunities to investigate areas of interest in more depth' - John Matthews, Chief Executive, PEA UK. Aimed at students of physical education and sport in schools, this book consists of a collection of essential readings, covering a breadth of salient and enduring themes, as well as contemporary issues. Many of the authors are distinguished figures who have, over the last two decades, made substantial and distinctive contributions to our understanding of the process of physical education.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Acknowledgement viii
Introduction xi
1. Brief History of Charcoal 1
1.1 General background 1
1.2 Charcoal in Brazil 2
2. The Charcoal-based Industrial Sector 6
2.1 Main features of the iron and steel industry 6
2.2 Overall charcoal consumption in the pig-iron and other
industrial sectors 8
3. Raw Material for Charcoal Production: From Native Forests
to Forest Plantations 10
3.1 History of forest plantations 10
3.2 Silvicultural aspects 13
3.3 Eucalyptus varieties and wood densities 14
3.4 Seedling generation and planting methods 15
3.5 Tree spacing and cutting age 15
3.6 Biodiversity preservation and insect control 16
3.7 Yields 17
3.8 Afforestation programmes for charcoal production in Minas
Gerais 18
3.9 Socio-economic factors 20
3.10 Legal aspects of afforestation 21
4. Technical Aspects of Charcoal Production 22
4.1 Fundamentals 22
4.2 Charcoal-making technology 23
4.3 Masonry kilns in commercial charcoal production 24
4.4 Material balance and charcoal yield 27
4.5 Charcoal versus coke 29
5. Charcoal Production Costs 31
6. The Future Challenge: The Need for Sustainable and Rational
Use of Native Forests 35
6.1 Carajas 35
6.2 The sustainable forest management concept 37
6.3 Sustainable Forest Management Project of 'Fazenda'
Descoberta 39
7. Environmental Factors in Charcoal Production and Use 44
7.1 General aspects 44
7.2 Coke versus charcoal 44
7.3 The CO2 factor 47
8. General Perspectives 48
8.1 General considerations 48
8.2 Research and development needs 50
8.2.1 Forestry 51
8.2.2 Charcoal production 51
8.3 By-products recovery 52
9. Summary and Conclusions 56
9.1 Charcoal production 56
9.2 Charcoal costs 57
9.3 Sustainable Forestry Management Projects (SFMPs) 58
9.4 Environment 58
10. References 61