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UNINA9910130945003321 |
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Rivers over rock : fluvial processes in Bedrock channels |
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[Place of publication not identified], : American Geophysical Union, 1998 |
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Geophysical monograph Rivers over rock |
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River channels |
Sediment transport |
Geography |
Earth & Environmental Sciences |
Physical Geography |
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Monografia |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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UNINA9910461456903321 |
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Comparative environmental politics [[electronic resource] ] : theory, practice, and prospects / / edited by Paul F. Steinberg and Stacy D. VanDeveer |
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Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2012 |
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1-280-49942-7 |
9786613594655 |
0-262-30115-6 |
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1 online resource (441 p.) |
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American and comparative environmental policy |
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SteinbergPaul F |
VanDeveerStacy D |
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Environmental policy - United States |
Comparative government - United States |
Electronic books. |
United States Environmental conditions |
United States Politics and government |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Part I. Building Bridges: Comparative Politics and the Environment; Chapter 1. Comparative Environmental Politics in a Global World; Questions Transcend Borders; Beyond "Spaceship Earth" : Engaging Complexity, Fostering Understanding; The Comparative Advantage; A Fresh Take on Global Environmental Politics; An Overview of the Book; Notes; References; Chapter 2. Bridging Archipelagos: Connecting Comparative Politics and Environmental Politics; The Comparative Politics Tradition |
Toward a Distinctive Tradition in Comparative Environmental Politics The Challenge Ahead; Notes; References; Part II. Greening States and Societies; Chapter 3. Greening the State?; A Brief History of Environmental Governance; Genesis of an Environmental State; Changing Patterns of State Activity; Greening the State; Notes; References; Chapter 4. The Globalization of Environmental Concern; The Theory of Postmaterialist Value Change; Challenges to the |
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Postmaterialist Explanation of Environmental Concern; Revising the Postmaterialist Explanation of Environmentalism; Analyses of the WVS Data Sets |
Implications for Policy Making and Social Science Theory Notes; References; Part III. Nonstate Actors and Social Mobilization; Chapter 5. The Comparative Study of Environmental Movements; Environmental Movements: A Brief Introduction; Varieties of Environmentalism; Organizational Forms, Trajectories, and Impacts: Social Movement Theory and Environmental Movements; Environmental Movements and Comparative Politics: Political Contexts and Opportunities; Comparing Environmental Movements in a Globalizing World; Future Research Agendas; Notes; References |
Chapter 6. Business-State Relations and the Environment: The Evolving Role of Corporate Social Responsibility Business-State Relations; The Domestic Origins of Corporate Social Responsibility in Advanced Industrialized Countries; Domestic Origins of Corporate Social Responsibility in Developing Countries; CSR as a Global Movement; Conclusion: From VEPs and Certification to Sustainability; Notes; References; Chapter 7. Political Parties and the "Meaning of Greening" in European Politics; Strategic and Ideological Predicaments; Explaining the Rise of Green Politics |
Conclusions: Whither the Greens? Notes; References; Part IV. Institutional Effectiveness across Political Systems; Chapter 8. Democracy and the Environment in Latin America and Eastern Europe; Thinking Theoretically about Environment and Democracy; Thinking Quantitatively about Environment and Democracy; Thinking Qualitatively about Environment and Democracy over Time: Democratization in Latin America and Eastern Europe; The Impact of Transition in Central and Eastern Europe; The Impact of Transition in Latin America; Conclusion; Notes; References |
Chapter 9. Institutional Change in Authoritarian Regimes: Water and the State in Egypt |
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UNINA9910462943403321 |
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In the shadow of a conflict [[electronic resource] ] : crisis in Zimbabwe and its effects in Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia / / edited by Bill Derman and Randi Kaarhus |
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Harare, : Weaver Press, 2013 |
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1 online resource (366 p.) |
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DermanWilliam |
KaarhusRandi |
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Electronic books. |
Zimbabwe Politics and government |
Zimbabwe Economic conditions |
Zimbabwe Social conditions |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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""Cover ""; ""Title page ""; ""Copyright page ""; ""Contents ""; ""List of Maps, Illustrations and Tables""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contributors details""; ""1. Introduction. Crisis in Zimbabwe and its Regional Effects ""; ""Introduction""; ""The Zimbabwe Context""; ""Contested Versions of Zimbabwe's Post-independence History""; ""Fast Track Land Reform""; ""Citizenship""; ""Zimbabwean Migrants""; ""National Responses to the Crises in Zimbabwe""; ""The Selection of Research Sites""; ""The Chapters of this Book""; ""Notes"" |
""2. Reflections on National Dynamics, Responses and Discourses in a Regional Context""""Introduction""; ""Zimbabwe and SADC after 2000""; ""The Tide Turns against ZANU-PF""; ""South Africa""; ""Mozambican Perspectives and Responses""; ""Zambian Perspectives and Responses""; ""Regional Responses: Common Themes and Diverse Contexts""; ""The Media""; ""Notes""; ""3. Poverty, Shelter and Opportunities""; ""Introduction ""; ""Why Leave Zimbabwe for Mozambique?""; ""Crossing the Border""; ""2008: Responses at the Peak of Political Crisis""; ""Policies and Displacement"" |
""Livelihood challenges""""The Construction of Invisibility""; ""Notes""; |
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""4. Settling for Less? Zimbabwean Farmers and Commercial Farming in Mozambique""; ""Introduction ""; ""Zimbabwean Commercial Farmers in Manica""; ""Challenges of Production""; ""Reflections on a Glaring Refusal""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes ""; ""5. Reversing the Flows of People, Skills and Goods""; ""Introduction ""; ""Historical Contexts and Exchange Flows in the Case Study Area""; ""A Remote Frontier Zone Experiencing a Green Revolution""; ""The Rise and Demise of the Chakwaedzera Association""; ""Conclusion"" |
""Notes """"6. Governing the South African/Zimbabwean Border""; ""Introduction ""; ""A New Border?""; ""Earlier History of Migrations""; ""Migration and South African Agriculture""; ""The Porous Border""; ""Border Crossings from Beitbridge to Musina""; ""Musina The frontline in the crisis of Zimbabweans entering South Africa ""; ""Lawyers for Human Rights and the Detention Centre in Musina""; ""Responding to the Post-Election Crises in Zimbabwe""; ""The Musina Showgrounds""; ""A New Policy: The Zimbabwe Documentation Project"" |
""Zimbabweans in South Africa: Xenophobia and the Stereotyping of Zimbabweans""""The Future of the Zimbabwe/South African Border""; ""Conclusions ""; ""Notes ""; ""7. Hierarchies, Violence, Gender""; ""Introduction ""; ""How and Why they Crossed""; ""Stories of the Crossing""; ""New Dimensions of Heterogeneity""; ""Typology of Situations""; ""Thematic Analysis""; ""Identity and Citizenship""; ""Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""8. Finding Shelter and Work in the Communal Areas of Limpopo""; ""Introduction ""; ""Zimbabweans in Limpopo Province"" |
""Migration into Limpopo Province: Some historical dimensions"" |
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Zimbabwe has cast a powerful regional and international shadow since it became independent in 1980 and more recently, through the crises of the first decade of the twenty-first century. The 2000's were a decade of combined political, economic and social crises in Zimbabwe following what had been a relatively successful twenty years of independence since 1980. The scale, depth and severity of the crises evolving since 2000 have been as dramatic as they have been unexpected. While there has been substantial coverage of the internal consequences of ZimbabweiÌs crises less attention has been paid to |
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