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UNINA9910459467103321 |
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Autore |
Wohl Ellen E. <1962-> |
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Titolo |
A world of rivers [[electronic resource] ] : environmental change on ten of the world's great rivers / / Ellen Wohl |
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Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2010 |
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1-282-90214-8 |
9786612902147 |
0-226-90480-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (368 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Rivers |
Nature - Effect of human beings on |
Global environmental change |
Stream health |
Stream ecology |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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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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Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. A Round River -- 2. The Amazon: Rivers of Blushing Dolphins -- 3. The Ob: Killing Grandmother -- 4. The Nile: Lifeline in the Desert -- 5. The Danube: Remnants of Beauty -- 6. The Ganges: Eternally Pure? -- 7. The Mississippi: Once and Future River -- 8. The Murray-Darling: Stumbling in the Waltz -- 9. The Congo: River That Swallows All Rivers -- 10. The Chang Jiang: Bridling a Dragon -- 11. The Mackenzie: River on the Brink -- 12. An Ebbing Flow -- Selected Bibliographic Sources -- Index |
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Far from being the serene, natural streams of yore, modern rivers have been diverted, dammed, dumped in, and dried up, all in efforts to harness their power for human needs. But these rivers have also undergone environmental change. The old adage says you can't step in the same river twice, and Ellen Wohl would agree-natural and synthetic change are so rapid on the world's great waterways that rivers are transforming and disappearing right before our eyes. A World of Rivers explores the confluence of human and environmental change on ten of |
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the great rivers of the world. Ranging from the Murray-Darling in Australia and the Yellow River in China to Central Europe's Danube and the United States' Mississippi, the book journeys down the most important rivers in all corners of the globe. Wohl shows us how pollution, such as in the Ganges and in the Ob of Siberia, has affected biodiversity in the water. But rivers are also resilient, and Wohl stresses the importance of conservation and restoration to help reverse the effects of human carelessness and hubris. What all these diverse rivers share is a critical role in shaping surrounding landscapes and biological communities, and Wohl's book ultimately makes a strong case for the need to steward positive change in the world's great rivers. |
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UNINA9910454169503321 |
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Autore |
Abouharb M. Rodwan |
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Human rights and structural adjustment / / M. Rodwan Abouharb and David Cingranelli [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 |
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1-107-17752-9 |
1-281-98226-1 |
9786611982263 |
0-511-46408-8 |
0-511-55105-3 |
0-511-46250-6 |
0-511-46482-7 |
0-511-46175-5 |
0-511-46329-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 276 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Human rights - Developing countries |
Structural adjustment (Economic policy) |
Structural adjustment (Economic policy) - Social aspects |
Economic development - Developing countries |
Economic assistance - Developing countries |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-267) and indexes. |
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pt. I. The argument. 1. Structural adjustment programs undermine human rights -- 2. Respect for human rights promotes development -- 3. Theoretical linkages between structural adjustment and repression --pt. II. Estimating the human rights effects of structural adjustment. 4. Methods -- 5. Determinants of structural adjustment lending --pt. III. Findings. 6. Economic and social rights -- 7. Civil conflict : demonstrations, riots, and rebellion -- 8. Torture, murder, disappearance and political imprisonment -- 9. Worker rights -- 10. Democracy -- pt. IV. Conclusion. 11. A rights-based approach to development. |
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'Structural adjustment' has been a central part of the development strategy for the 'third world'. Loans made by the World Bank and the IMF have been conditional on developing countries pursuing rapid economic liberalization programmes as it was believed this would strengthen their economies in the long run. M. Rodwan Abouharb and David Cingranelli argue that, conversely, structural adjustment agreements usually cause increased hardship for the poor, greater civil conflict, and more repression of human rights, therefore resulting in a lower rate of economic development. Greater exposure to structural adjustment has increased the prevalence of anti-government protests, riots and rebellion. It has led to less respect for economic and social rights, physical integrity rights, and worker rights, but more respect for democratic rights. Based on these findings, the authors recommend a human rights-based approach to economic development. |
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