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UNINA9910452540003321 |
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Hoerber Thomas C. |
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The origins of energy and environmental policy in Europe : the beginnings of a European environmental conscience / / Thomas C. Hoerber |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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0-203-08304-0 |
1-283-89447-5 |
1-136-18272-1 |
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1 online resource (305 p.) |
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Environmental politics / Routledge research in Environmental politics ; ; v.20 |
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Environmental policy - Europe |
Energy policy - Europe |
Electronic books. |
Europe Environmental conditions |
Europe Politics and government |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; The Origins of Energy and Environmental Policy in Europe: The beginnings of a European environmental conscience; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; I Introduction; Research questions; Methodology; Meta-theory; Habermas; Gadamer; Braudel; Original integration theory; Monnet/Schuman; De Gaulle/Debré; Adenauer; Applied integration theory; Parsons; Senge; Conclusion; Timeframe; Geographical choice; Sources; National parliamentary debates; European Parliament; Council of Ministers: COREPER Reports; Commission: General Reports; Commission: Procès-Verbaux Spéciaux |
A European response to energy dependence? - OutlookII Energy and environment; Introduction; 1 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT: COAL; Energy: coal; The decline of the coal industry; Rearguard class struggle; Energy independence; Environment: coal in the 1970s; Technical research on coal; Literature review; Conclusion: coal; 2 ENERGY AND |
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ENVIRONMENT: OIL; Energy: oil; The beginnings of the oil crisis, 1973; The oil crisis; A European energy policy and the breakdown of European solidarity; Energy shortage (from 1973); Environment: oil; Environmental concerns; Literature review; Conclusion: oil |
3 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT: ATOMEnergy: atom; National nuclear fission programmes; Military collaboration; Research collaboration; Nuclear fusion; Environment: atom; Waste heat; Radiation; Nuclear accidents; Nuclear tests; Nuclear waste; Literature review; Conclusion: atom; 4 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT: CONCLUSION; Repercussions of the oil crisis; Energy mix; Energy saving (from 1973); Energy efficiency (mainly from 1973); A European energy policy; Literature review; III Environment; Introduction; Governmental structure for environmental politics; Definition of the environment |
Importance of environmental issuesPollution; Air pollution; Water pollution; Noise; Global warming; Conservation/environmental protection; Public health; European environmental policy; Waste; Recycling; Sustainable growth; Renewables; Water; Solar; Wind and other; Literature review; Environment: conclusion; IV Conclusion; The oil crisis and European integration; Britain and Europe; Literature critique; The Commission as the "brains" of the Community; Outlook; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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This book examines the development of a European environmental conscience through successive steps of European integration in energy policy. In the 1960s-70s, the world was slowly beginning to realise that environment degradation was not sustainable. With phenomena such as acid rain, it became clear that pollution did not stop at national boundaries and the European environmental conscience developed in parallel to such growing environmental concerns. The oil crisis in 1973 was a turning point in the integration process for both energy policy and environment policy, and while |
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UNINA9910810743903321 |
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Mallon Bill |
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The 1908 Olympic Games : results for all competitors in all events, with commentary / / by Bill Mallon and Ian Buchanan |
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Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Incorporated, publishers, , [2009] |
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1 online resource (537 p.) |
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Results of the early modern Olympics ; ; 5 |
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"The present work is a reprint of the library bound edition of The 1908 Olympic Games : results for all competitors in all events, with commentary, first published in 2000 by McFarland."--title page verso. |
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Cover ; Table of Contents ; Introduction ; Abbreviations and Usage Notes ; References ; 1908 Olympic Games-Background ; Notes ; Summary and Statistics ; Notes ; Archery ; Notes ; Athletics (track & Field) ; Notes ; Boxing ; Notes ; Cycling ; Notes ; Diving ; Notes ; Fencing ; Notes ; Figure Skating ; Notes ; Football (Association Football) [Soccer] ; Notes ; Gymnastics ; Notes ; Hockey (Field) ; Notes ; Jeu De Paume (Tennis [Court/Real Tennis]) ; Lacrosse ; Notes ; Motorboating ; Notes ; Polo ; Notes ; Racquets ; Notes ; Rowing & Sculling ; Notes ; Rugby Union Football ; Notes ; Shooting |
Notes Swimming ; Notes ; Tennis (Lawn) ; Notes ; Tug-of-war ; Notes ; Water Polo ; Notes ; Wrestling ; Notes ; Yachting ; Notes ; Other Sports and Events ; Notes ; Appendix I: the 1908 Olympic Program ; Appendix II: Controversies and Protests ; Appendix III: the British and American Responses to "The Battle of Shepherd's Bush" ; Appendix IV: Maps of Olympic Sites ; Appendix V: Music-"Dorando" by Irving Berlin ; Appendix Vi: Competitors (by Country) ; Notes ; Index |
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The 1908 Olympic Games were controversial. There was almost constant bickering among the American team and the British officials. Because of the controversies, the 1908 Olympics have been termed ""The Battle of Shepherd's Bush,"" referring to the site of the Olympic Stadium. Reports of the 1908 Olympics have been rare and do not for |
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instance contain full results for archery, track and field athletics, football (soccer), gymnastics, motorboating and shooting. A great deal of new information has been discovered by the authors, and this work gives complete results for all events. The information |
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