1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910671425703321

Autore

Czarnezki Jason J.

Titolo

Everyday environmentalism : law, nature & individual behavior / / by Jason J. Czarnezki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : ELI Press, Environmental Law Institute, , 2011

©2011

ISBN

1-63459-127-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (156 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

344.73046

Soggetti

Environmental law - United States

Environmentalism - Social aspects - United States

Environmental responsibility - United States - Citizen participation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Concerning consumption -- Learning from the climate change crisis -- The carbon and waste footprints -- Food -- Sprawl -- The unforeseen costs of everyday life: the destruction of small organisms -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: examples of how regulatory tools can influence the environmental effects of everday behaviors.

Sommario/riassunto

Faced with the seemingly overwhelming prospect of global climate change and its consequences, is there anything that a person can do to make a difference? "Yes, there is!" says Jason Czarnezki. Writing as a lawyer and environmentalist, he addresses the small personal choices that individuals can make in order to have a positive effect on the natural world.  Czarnezki compellingly describes the historical and contemporary forces in the United States that have led to a culture of "convenience, consumerism, and consumption." He also investigates the individual decisions that have the worst environmental impacts, along with the ecological costs of our food choices and the environmental costs of sprawl.  Ever aware of the importance of personal choice, Czarnezki offers a thoughtful consideration of how public policy can positively affect individual behavior.--Publisher's description.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910133917803321

Autore

Mitchell Cameron Scott

Titolo

Phoenix from the ashes? : Russia's defence industrial complex and its arms exports / / Cameron Scott Mitchell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Canberra : , : ANU E Press, , [2009]

©2009

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (138 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Canberra papers on strategy and defence ; ; number 175

Disciplina

338.47

Soggetti

Weapons industry - Russia (Federation)

Russia Social conditions

Russia Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Synopsis -- About the Author -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms and Abbreviations-- List of Figures and Tables-- 1. Phoenix from the Ashes? -- 2. The Origins and the Nature of the Russian OPK -- 3. Domestic Drivers for Russian OPK Success -- 4. External Drivers for OPK Success: Arms Transfers to China -- 5. External Drivers for OPK Success: Arms Transfers to India -- 6. External Drivers for OPK Success: Emerging Markets -- 7. Conclusion -- Selected Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The continued existence of the Russian defence and arms industry (OPK) was called into question following the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991. Industry experts cited the lack of a domestic market, endemic corruption, and excess capacity within the industry as factors underpinning its predicted demise. However, the industry’s export customers in China, India and Iran during those early years became the OPK’s saving grace. Their orders introduced hard currency back into the industry and went a long way to preventing the forecasted OPK collapse. Although pessimistic predictions continued to plague the OPK throughout the 1990s, the valuable export dollars provided the OPK the breathing space it needed to claw back its competitive advantage as an arms producer. That revival has been further underpinned by a new



political commitment, various research and development initiatives, and the restoration of defence industry as a tool of Russian foreign policy. The short-term future of the Russian OPK looks promising. The rising domestic defence order is beginning to challenge the export market as the OPK’s most important customer. Meanwhile, exports will be safeguarded by continued foreign demand for niche Russian defence products. Although the long-term future of the OPK is more difficult to predict, Russia’s solid research and development foundation and successful international joint military ventures suggest that the current thriving trend in exports is likely to continue. Russia represents the next generation of affordable and rugged military equipment for the arsenals of the developing world. Coupled with Russia’s growing ability to rearm itself through higher oil prices and a more streamlined defence industry, the future of the OPK looks bright.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910709858203321

Autore

Sullivan Jane Y.

Titolo

Alternative sampling designs for the 2018 Annual Deployment Plan of the North Pacific Observer Program / / J. Sullivan and C. Faunce

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Seattle, WA : , : U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, , 2018

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (v, 30 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-AFSC ; ; 364

Soggetti

Fishery management - North Pacific Ocean - Planning

Fishery management - Economic aspects - North Pacific Ocean

Fisheries - Monitoring - North Pacific Ocean - Planning

Fisheries - Monitoring - Economic aspects - North Pacific Ocean

Fishery management - Economic aspects

Fishery management - Planning

Planning

North Pacific Ocean

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"January 2018."



Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 15-17).

4.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00043237

Autore

DZIKJA, Sergej Simonovic

Titolo

Gurzistanis vilaietis didi davtari = Prostrannij reestr giurdzjustanskogo vilajeta = Defter-i mufassal-i vilayet-i Gurgistan / [a cura di] Sergi Dzikija

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tbilisi, : Sakartvelos SSR Mecnierebata Akademiis Gamomcemloba, 1947

Descrizione fisica

v. ; 24 c

Classificazione

CAU IV A

Soggetti

GEORGIA - STORIA - FONTI TURCO-OTTOMANE

Lingua di pubblicazione

Georgiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

poss. vol. I ; In testa al front. : Sakartvelos SSR Mecnierebata Akademia = Akademija Nauk Gruzinskoj SSR