Geology of the Alps / / O. Adrian Pfiffner

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453452903321
• Autore: Pfiffner Othmar Adrian <1947->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: West Sussex, England : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-118-70813-X; 1-118-70811-3; 1-118-70808-3; 1-118-70810-5
• Edizione: [Revised and updated translation of Geologie der Alpen, Second edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (389 p.)
• Disciplina: 554.94/7
• Soggetti: Geology - Alps; Electronic books.
• 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: Geology of the Alps; Contents; Preface; 1The Alps in their plate tectonic framework; 1.1 Older mountain chains in Europe; 1.2 Break-up of Pangaea and opening of the Alpine Tethys; 1.3 The Alpine system in Europe; 1.4 Structure of the Alps; References; 2 The pre-Triassic Basement of the Alps; 2.1 The pre-Triassic Basement in the Black Forest and Vosges; 2.2 The pre-Triassic Basement of the External Massifs; External Massifs in the Western Alps; External Massifs in the Central Alps; External Massifs in the Eastern Alps; 2.3 The pre-Triassic Basement of the Penninic Nappes; 2.4 The pre-Triassic Basement of the Austroalpine Nappes2.5 The pre-Triassic Basement of the Southern Alps; 2.6 Palaeozoic Sediments in the Eastern and Southern Alps; The Palaeozoic in the Carnic Alps; The Palaeozoic of the Greywacke Zone; The Palaeozoic of the Innsbruck Quartz Phyllite; 2.7 The Variscan Orogen at the Close of the Palaeozoic; 2.8 Post-Variscan Sediments and Volcanics of the Permian; The North Swiss Permo-Carboniferous Trough; The Permo-Carboniferous in the Helvetic Nappe Complex; The Permo-Carboniferous in the Penninic Nappe Complex; The Permo-Carboniferous in the Austroalpine Nappe ComplexThe Permo-Carboniferous in the Southalpine Nappe System; References; 3 The Alpine Domain in the Mesozoic; 3.1 The Mesozoic Rock Suites; The European Continental Margin; Oceanic Arms between the Baltic and Africa; The Adriatic Continental Margin; 3.2 Plate Tectonic Evolution; Triassic: Epicontinental Platforms; Jurassic: Opening up of Oceanic Arms; Cretaceous: Opening and Closing of Oceanic Arms; References; 4 The Alpine Domain in the Cenozoic; 4.1 The Cenozoic Sedimentary Sequences; 4.2 Late Cretaceous and Paleogene Flyschs; 4.3 Eocene-Oligocene Flyschs4.4 Oligocene-Miocene Molasse in the Northalpine Foreland Basin; 4.5 Oligocene-Pliocene Sediments in The Po Basin; 4.6 The Jura Mountains; 4.7 Intramontane Basins; 4.8 Plutonic and Volcanic Rocks; 4.9 Tectonic and Palaeogeographical Evolution; References; 5 Tectonic Structure of the Alps; 5.1 The Western Alps; The Jura Mountains; The Subalpine Chains of the Dauphinois; The Penninic Nappes and their Contact with the Adriatic Continental Margin; 5.2 The Central Alps; The Jura Mountains; The Molasse Basin; The Helvetic Nappe System; The Penninic Nappe System; The Austroalpine Nappe SystemThe Southalpine Nappe System; 5.3 The Eastern Alps; The Molasse Basin; The Helvetic Nappe System; The Penninic Nappe System; The Austroalpine Nappe System; The Southalpine Nappe System and Dolomites; 5.4 The Deep Structure of the Alps; References; 6 Tectonic Evolution of the Alps; 6.1 Alpine Metamorphism; Regional Distribution of Alpine Metamorphism; High-Pressure Metamorphism; Temperature-Dominated Regional Metamorphism; Contact Metamorphism; 6.2 The Cretaceous Orogeny; 6.3 The Cenozoic Orogeny; 6.4 Uplift and Erosion; References; 7 The latest Steps in the Evolution of the Alps
• Sommario/riassunto: "Integrates modern research into metamorphism, structure and stratigraphy"--Provided by publisher.

Firms, boards and gender quotas [[electronic resource] ] : comparative perspectives / / edited by Fredrik Engelstad, Mari Teigen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461337403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bingley [England], : Emerald Group Pub. Ltd., 2012
• ISBN: 1-280-12062-2; 9786613524485; 1-78052-673-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Collana: Comparative social research, , 0195-6310 ; ; v. 29
• Altri autori (Persone): EngelstadFredrik; TeigenMari
• Disciplina: 305.4365; 320.98082
• Soggetti: Gender identity in the workplace; Gender mainstreaming; Electronic books.
• 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.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Gender and economic power -- pt. 2. Firms and families -- pt. 3. Gender quotas to boards of directors.
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the only volume where the recent gender quota reform in Norway and other European countries is thoroughly discussed from an economic, political and philosophical point of view. It looks at whether the economic performance of companies is influenced and analyzes why it has been embraced in some countries and rejected in others.