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UNINA9910780315203321 |
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Agricultural technologies and tropical deforestation / / editors, A. Angelsen, D. Kaimowitz |
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New York : , : CABI Pub., , 2001 |
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1-281-90479-1 |
9786611904791 |
0-85199-899-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 422 pages) : illustrations, map |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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AngelsenArild |
KaimowitzDavid |
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Soggetti |
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Deforestation - Tropics |
Deforestation - Control - Tropics |
Agriculture - Technology transfer - Tropics |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Based on papers presented at a workshop held in Turrialba, Costa Rica, Mar. 11-13, 1999. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Agricultural Technologies and Tropical Deforestation; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction: the Role of Agricultural Technologies in Tropical Deforestation; 2 Technological Change and Deforestation: a Theoretical Overview; 3 The Transition from Deforestation to Reforestation in Europe; 4 Did a Green Revolution Restore the Forests of the American South?; 5 A general Equilibrium Analysis of Technology, Migration and Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon; 6 Will Intensifying Pasture Management in Latin America Protect Forests - or Is It the Other Way Round? |
7 Intensified Small-scale Livestock Systems in the Western Brazilian Amazon 8 Technological Progress versus Economic Policy as Tools to Control Deforestation: the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica; 9 Land Use, Agricultural Technology and Deforestation among Settlers in the Ecuadorean Amazon; 10 Ecuador Goes Bananas: Incremental Technological Change and Forest Loss; 11 Soybean Technology and the Loss of Natural Vegetation in Brazil and Bolivia; 12 Kudzu-improved |
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Fallows in the Peruvian Amazon; 13 Ambiguous Effects of Policy Reforms on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in Africa |
14 A century of Technological Change and Deforestation in the Miombo Woodlands of Northern Zambia 15 Livestock Disease Control and the Changing Landscapes of South-west Ethiopia; 16 Tree Crops as Deforesstation and Reforestation Agents: the Case of Cocoa in Côte d'Ivoire and Sulawesi; 17 Agricultural and Deforestation in Tropical Asia: and Analytical Framework; 18 Deforestation, Irrigation, Employment and Cautious Optimism in Southern Palawan, the Philippines; 19 Agricultural Development Policies and Land Expansion in a Southern Philippine Watershed |
20 The Impact of Rubber on the Forest Landscape in Borneo 21 Agricultural Technology and Forests: a Recapitulation; 22 Policy Recommendations; Index |
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This text has been developed from a workshop on ""Technological Change in Agriculture and Tropical Deforestation"" organized by the Center for International Forestry Research and held in Costa Rica in March, 1999. It explores how intensification of agriculture affects tropical deforestation. |
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UNINA9910349444803321 |
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Bioactive Ceramides in Health and Disease : Intertwined Roles of Enigmatic Lipids / / edited by Johnny Stiban |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
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[1st ed. 2019.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XII, 153 p. 31 illus., 14 illus. in color.) |
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Collana |
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Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, , 0065-2598 ; ; 1159 |
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Molecular biology |
Lipids |
Cancer - Research |
Biomedical engineering |
Molecular Medicine |
Lipidology |
Cancer Research |
Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface -- About the Editor -- Introduction: Enigmas of Sphingolipids -- Prokaryotic and Mitochondrial Lipids: A Survey of Evolutionary Origins -- Ceramide Channels -- A Stroll Down the CerS Lane -- The Role of Ceramide 1-Phosphate in Inflammation, Cellular Proliferation, and Wound Healing -- Ceramide Domains in Health and Disease: a Biophysical Perspective -- Sphingolipids as Biomarkers of Disease -- Inflammatory Ocular Diseases and Sphingolipid Signaling -- Index. |
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This book is about the various roles of bioactive ceramides and other sphingolipids in cellular biology. The enigmatic biophysical and biochemical properties of ceramides and their propensity to influence membranes whether as rafts or protein-permeable channels are heavily discussed. Metabolism of ceramides and their metabolites is also focused with ceramide synthase family of proteins being a target of extensive review. Ceramide 1-phosphate and other sphingolipids are |
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also presented in cellular physiology and pathophysiology. Prokaryotic origins of mitochondria at the level of membranes and the occurrence of apoptosis in bacteria are presented. Many aspects of ceramide and sphingolipid biology are addressed in this book. Its focus is the metabolism of ceramide in normal and diseased states and the biophysical and biochemical mechanisms governing the bioactivity of these molecules. Sphingolipid research has surged over the past thirty years and this book gathers the recent findings of various aspects of sphingolipid biochemistry. World-renowned scientists from the field of lipid biology, specifically sphingolipid biochemistry, were gathered to write this book. Scholars from most continents of the globe committed to write diligently about their expertise and the newest findings in the relevant fields. This book came to fruition after almost a year and a half of laborious preparation and diligent writings. This book is targeted to the experienced reader who is looking to read about the various aspects of bioactive ceramide signaling, as well as to the newcomer into the field, as the topics are explained in concise yet very informative manner. The authors and editor wish all readers a pleasant time reading this volume, and are adamant that this book will meet all expectations. . |
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