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Record Nr.

UNINA9910163018303321

Titolo

Capacity development : approaches for future megacities / / Bernd Mahrin (editor)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin : , : Jovis, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

3-86859-882-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Collana

Future megacities ; ; Volume 3

Disciplina

338.90091724

Soggetti

Economic development projects - Developing countries

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 at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Preface; Index; Introduction; Capacity Development Approaches-What to Expect from this Book; Acknowledgements; How to Change Structures: Governance-related Capacity Development; The LPG Project: Collective Action for Fuel Transition among the Urban Poor; EnerKey Long-term Perspective Group (ELPG)-A Format to Introduce Long-term Thinking in Today's Decision-making; Building Local Capacities to Improve the Quality of Electricity for Agriculture and to Enhance Energy Efficiency; Mobile Learning Containers (MLC) for Improving the Qualification of Workers at Construction Sites

Training Practice and Theoretical InstructionIntegrating Street Food in a Sustainable Food Distribution System-Food Safety Training for, and with, Street Vendors; Waste Management-Practical Training and Capacity Building; On-site Construction Workshops in Iran; Wastewater Treatment-International Workshops and Online Learning Platform; Multidisciplinary Research/Design/Build Summer Schools: Alternative Solutions for a Water-scarce Future in Metropolitan Lima, Peru; Education for Sustainable Lifestyles-ESL; Training on the Way to the First Passive House in Western China

Capacity Development through Media and CounsellingTrying to Persuade Rather than to Force People: The Approach of the Handbook for Green Housing; Urban Agriculture in Casablanca-Overview of the Capacity Development Approaches; Meteorological Measurements; Complementary Digital and Printed Learning Media on Construction



Topics; Appendix; The Projects of the Programme on Future Megacities in Brief; Authors; Imprint

Sommario/riassunto

The projects in the Future Megacities programme gain valuable experiences in developing energy efficient standards and urban structures with adequate conditions to treat resources with care and avoid unnecessary emissions. To achieve the ambitious objectives, it is essential to convince and enable people to take an active part in sustainable development. This requires qualification and education efforts at different levels, with different target groups and for different topics. This volume presents several proven and evaluated capacity building measures. Proper workmanship, individual responsi

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910639989003321

Autore

Stietz Kimberly Keil

Titolo

Developmental Exposure to Environmental Contaminants

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022

ISBN

3-0365-5885-3

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (256 p.)

Soggetti

Medicine

Medical toxicology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Development provides an especially sensitive window whereby environmental contaminants can have significant and lasting effects on the morphology and function of many organs and systems. The importance of understanding developmental effects of environmental contaminants extends not only to developmental stages, but also to encompass the hypotheses of the developmental or fetal origins of adult disease. Such effects of environmental contaminants during development extend to health outcomes that can persist in adulthood, first become apparent in adulthood, or manifest in adulthood but only



after a second hit/stressor. The diverse nature of possible environmental contaminants, ranging from persistent organic pollutants to emerging contaminants of concern, along with the diverse range of health implications, including autism, diabetes, cancer, infertility, and lower urinary tract function, make understanding developmental effects of environmental contaminants an ever growing and important field of study.This Special Issue aims to explore a variety of topics in line with the aims and scope of Toxics. Specifically, topics related to the developmental effects of environmental contaminants and/or their metabolites on the molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system or organism, including mechanisms of toxicity, metabolism, risk assessment and management, as well as multiple stressor impacts in the context of aging or disease progression following developmental exposures.