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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782586003321

Autore

Walker Peter <1955->

Titolo

Shaping the humanitarian world [[electronic resource] /] / Peter Walker and Daniel G. Maxwell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY, : Routledge, 2009

ISBN

1-135-97743-7

1-281-89991-7

9786611899912

0-203-61453-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Collana

Routledge global institutions

Altri autori (Persone)

MaxwellDaniel G

Disciplina

341.5

341.5/84

341.584

341.67

Soggetti

Humanitarian intervention

Humanitarian assistance

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

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms and weblink guide; Introduction; 1 Origins of the international humanitarian system; 2 Mercy and manipulation in the Cold War; 3 The globalization of humanitarianism: From the end of the Cold War to the Global War on Terror; 4 States as responders and donors; 5 International organizations; 6 NGOs and private action; 7 A brave new world, a better future?; Notes; Select bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Providing a critical introduction to the notion of humanitarianism in global politics, tracing the concept from its origins to the twenty-first century, this book examines how the so called international community works in response to humanitarian crises and the systems that bind and divide them. By tracing the history on international humanitarian action from its early roots through the birth of the Red Cross to the beginning of the UN, Peter Walker and Daniel G. Maxwell examine the challenges humanitarian agencies face, from working alongside armies



and terrorists to witnessing gen

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299381903321

Titolo

Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XXV / / edited by Clemens Mensink, George Kallos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-57645-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (LIX, 609 p. 210 illus., 139 illus. in color.)

Collana

Springer Proceedings in Complexity, , 2213-8692

Disciplina

363.7392

Soggetti

Pollution

Atmospheric science

Environmental sciences - Mathematics

Environmental sciences

Physics

Graph theory

Public health

Atmospheric Science

Mathematical Applications in Environmental Science

Environmental Physics

Graph Theory

Public Health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Scientific Committee -- History of International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modelling and Its Application -- List of Participants -- Part I Aerosols in the Atmosphere.- Part II Focus on Mediterranean Aerosols.- Part III Air Quality Effects on Human Health, Ecosystems and Economy.- Part IV Interactions Between Air Quality and Climate Change.- Part V Regional and Intercontinental Modeling.- Part VI Local and Urban Scale Modelling.- Part VII Model Assessment and



Verification.- Part VIII Data Assimilation and Air Quality Forecasting -- Author Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Current developments in air pollution modelling are explored as a series of contributions from researchers at the forefront of their field. This newest contribution on air pollution modelling and its application is focused on local, urban, regional and intercontinental modelling; long term modelling and trend analysis; data assimilation and air quality forecasting; model assessment and evaluation; aerosol transformation. Additionally, this work also examines the relationship between air quality and human health and the effects of climate change on air quality. This Work is a collection of selected papers presented at the 35th International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modeling and its Application, held in Chania (Crete), Greece, Oct 3-7, 2016. The book is intended as reference material for students and professors interested in air pollution modelling at the graduate level as well as researchers and professionals involved in developing and utilizing air pollution models.