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UNINA9910144173403321 |
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First Amendment law review |
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Chapel Hill, N.C., : School of Law, University of North Carolina, c2003- |
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Freedom of speech - United States |
Freedom of the press - United States |
Freedom of religion - United States |
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Title from title screen (viewed July 2, 2004). |
Latest issued consulted: Vol. 7 (fall 2008) (Hein Online, viewed Apr. 1, 2009). |
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UNINA9910222236903321 |
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Autore |
White Rodney R |
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Building the ecological city / / Rodney R. White |
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Cambridge, England : , : Woodhead Publishing Limited, , 2012 |
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1-280-37242-7 |
9786610372423 |
1-85573-868-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (255 p.) |
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Woodhead Publishing in environmental management |
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City planning - Environmental aspects |
Sustainable development |
Urban ecology (Sociology) |
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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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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Front Cover; Building the Ecological City; Copyright Page; Table of |
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Contents; Preface; Acronyms; Other abbreviations; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1. Cities for the new millennium; 1.1 Cities as a metaphor for Western society; 1.2 The urban environment and human health; 1.3 The urban management challenge; 1.4 How to use this book; 1.5 Websites; 1.6 Further reading; Part II: Metabolism: how urban ecosystems work; Chapter 2. It isn't waste until you waste it; 2.1 Land use and urban metabolism; 2.2 Sources and types of solid waste; 2.3 Collection and treatment options |
2.4 Improving our management of the solid waste stream2.5 Conclusion; 2.6 Websites; 2.7 Further reading; Chapter 3. Energy and emissions to the air; 3.1 Emissions to the air; 3.2 Cities and energy; 3.3 Air masses and air movements; 3.4 Energy sources; 3.5 Energy uses; 3.6 Energy users; 3.7 Conclusion; 3.8 Websites; 3.9 Further reading; Chapter 4. Cities and the hydrological cycle; 4.1 The hydrological cycle; 4.2 Urbanisation and water use; 4.3 Urban impacts on the hydrological cycle; 4.4 Urbanisation and water management; 4.5 Climate, climate change and water supply; 4.6 Conclusion |
4.7 Websites4.8 Further reading; Part III: Pathology: what's gone wrong?; Chapter 5. Urban land: asset or liability?; 5.1 Paying for the past; 5.2 Contaminated land and urban blight; 5.3 Landfills - yesterday's solution; 5.4 Problematic building materials; 5.5 Underground storage tanks; 5.6 Subsidence; 5.7 Conclusion; 5.8 Websites; 5.9 Further reading; Chapter 6. The air we breathe and the climate we are changing; 6.1 The issues and the impacts; 6.2 The mounting cost of poor health; 6.3 Air quality management; 6.4 Regional and stratospheric impacts; 6.5 The changing climate |
6.6 Living with higher temperatures6.7 Extreme weather events; 6.8 Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the city; 6.9 Conclusion; 6.10 Websites; 6.11 Further reading; Chapter 7. The water we use and abuse; 7.1 New challenges for water management; 7.2 Water shortages; 7.3 River basin floods; 7.4 Urban floods; 7.5 Health and water quality; 7.6 The impact of climate change; 7.7 Conclusion; 7.8 Websites; 7.9 Further reading; Part IV: Health: restoring urban ecosystem health; Chapter 8. Restoring urban land to productive use; 8.1 Reducing our ecological footprint; 8.2 Reducing throughput |
8.3 Density, proximity and variety8.4 Improving the modal split; 8.5 Redevelopment and reuse of brownfields; 8.6 Energy from waste and biomass; 8.7 Naturalising urban systems; 8.8 Conservation of historic buildings and districts; 8.9 Conclusion; 8.10 Websites; 8.11 Further reading; Chapter 9. Clearing the air; 9.1 An integrated approach; 9.2 Energy conservation; 9.3 Fuel switching; 9.4 The transportation challenge; 9.5 Conclusion; 9.6 Websites; 9.7 Further reading; Chapter 10. Water - our most precious resource; 10.1 Integrated watershed planning; 10.2 Planning for climate change |
10.3 Facing the urban flood issue |
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If the modern city is a monument to anything, it is a monument to man's inefficiency. Our cities are plagued by problems of congestion, waste, and pollution that deplete natural resources, damage the environment and reduce the quality of life of citizens.The irony is, as this fascinating new study shows, that it doesn't have to be like this.Building the ecological city describes the problems we face and puts forward solutions to the question - how can we build cities that provide an acceptable standard of living for their inhabitants without depleting the ecosystems and bio-geo |
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UNINA9910821346003321 |
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Autore |
Hero Rodney E |
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Titolo |
Black-Latino Relations in U.S. National Politics : Beyond Conflict or Cooperation |
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Cambridge, : Cambridge University Press, 2013 |
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1-139-61103-8 |
1-107-23752-1 |
1-107-25491-4 |
1-139-61289-1 |
1-139-62591-8 |
1-139-34373-4 |
1-139-61661-7 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (272 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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African Americans -- Politics and government |
African Americans -- Relations with Hispanic Americans |
Hispanic Americans -- Politics and government |
United States -- Ethnic relations -- Political aspects |
African Americans - Relations with Hispanic Americans |
African Americans - Politics and government |
Hispanic Americans - Politics and government |
Gender & Ethnic Studies |
Social Sciences |
Ethnic & Race Studies |
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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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Cover; Black-Latino Relations in U.S. National Politics; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Background; The Promise of the Multiracial Coalition; The Apparent Reality; Pluralism and Black-Latino Relations; Beyond Conflict and Cooperation; Analytic Approach; Elites and "the Masses": Brief Caveats; 2 What Previous Research Tells Us |
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about Black-Latino Relations; Urban Government and Politics; Urban Case Studies; Quantitative Studies of Socioeconomic and Political Cooperation and Competition in Urban Politics |
School DistrictsUrban Education Reform; State Politics and Policy and Black-Latino Relations; Mass Attitudes Research; Blacks and Latinos' Attitudes toward Each Other; Voting Patterns and Partisanship; Similarity/Differences in Group Attitudes about Issues and Policies; Conclusion; 3 Black-Latino Relations in Congressional Testimony and the Legal Arena; Congressional Testimony; Minority Advocacy Group Activities in the Legal Process: Supreme Court Amicus Briefs; A Closer Look at Amicus Briefs: Six Illustrative Cases; Gratz v Bollinger (539 U.S. 244, 2003); Romer v. Evans (517 U.S. 620, 1996) |
Oklahoma City Schools v. Robert Dowell (498 U.S. 237, 1991)U.S. Department of Commerce v. U.S. House of Representatives (525 U.S. 326, 1999); Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio (490 U.S. 642, 1989); Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education [of Jackson, Michigan] (476 U.S. 267, 1986); Conclusion; 4 Salience and Congruence in Policy Positions; Prefatory Comments; Analyzing Salience and Congruence; Congruence - A Winning Strategy?; Conclusion; 5 Black-Latino Relations in the U.S. House of Representatives; Intergroup Relations in Congressional Voting; Analysis of Minority MCs' Voting; General Patterns |
Multivariate AnalysisClarifying the Analysis of the Intersection of Descriptive Representation and Party; Further Exploring the Links of Minority Representatives and Ideology; Conclusion; Appendix 5.1; 6 The Role of Group Interests and Ideology in Cross-Group Support; Ideology as a Bridging Mechanism; Minority Members of Congress and Their Unique Ideological Orientations; A "Conditioning Effect" and a Different Kind of Descriptive Representation?; Accounting for the Direct and Indirect Effects of Descriptive Representation; Conclusion |
7 Further Explorations of Black-Latino Relations and Policies in National PoliticsWelfare Reform; Black Advocacy Organizations; Latino Advocacy Organizations; African American and Latino Relations and Welfare Reform; Education and No Child Left Behind; African American Advocacy Organizations; Latino Advocacy Organizations; Some Instances of Collaboration, but Mostly Shared Positions with Little Interaction; Voting Rights Act Renewal; African American Advocacy Groups; Latino Advocacy Groups; Immigration; African American Advocacy Organizations; Latino Advocacy Groups; NAFTA and CAFTA; NAFTA |
African American Advocacy Organizations |
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This is the first systematic study of Black-Latino intergroup relations at the national level of United States politics. |
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