1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910288849403321

Autore

Lord, Dominique

Titolo

Safe mobility : challenges, methodology and solutions / edited by Dominique Lord, Simon Washington

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley : Esmerald, 2018

ISBN

9781786352248

Descrizione fisica

XVII, 478 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Collana

Transport and sustainability ; 11

Altri autori (Persone)

Washington, Simon

Disciplina

629.213

Locazione

FINBC

FINAG

Collocazione

13 13 06

13 E 05 14

23 15 A 13

23 15 A 14

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456487103321

Autore

Bonnet R.-M (Roger-M.)

Titolo

Surviving 1,000 centuries [[electronic resource] ] : can we do it? / / Roger-Maurice Bonnet and Lodewijk Woltjer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : Springer

Chichester, UK, : In association with Praxis, c2008

ISBN

1-282-82462-7

9786612824623

0-387-74635-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2008.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (431 p.)

Collana

Springer-Praxis books in popular science

Altri autori (Persone)

WoltjerLodewijk

Disciplina

303.49

550.112

Soggetti

Civilization - Forecasting

Forecasting

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

A Brief History of the Earth -- Cosmic Menaces -- Terrestrial Hazards -- The Changing Climate -- Climate Futures -- The Future of Survivability: Energy and Inorganic Resources -- The Future of Survivability: Water and Organic Resources -- Leaving Earth: From Dreams to Reality? -- Managing the Planet’s Future: The Crucial Role of Space -- Managing the Planet’s Future: Setting-Up the Structures -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

The circumstances that will shape the long-term future of our planet will be constrained by what is physically possible and what is not. This full color book provides a quantitative view of our civilization over the next 100,000 years, in comparison to the 40-60,000 years it took for modern humans to emerge from Africa, on the basis of contemporary scientific and technological knowledge. The evolution of the Earth’s atmosphere and the origin of water are highlighted as the most important factors for the emergence and the development of life. The authors consider both cosmic and natural hazards, pointing out that scientific information provided by satellites and communication



systems on the ground could prevent many unnecessary casualties by forward planning and the installation of elementary precautions. The Earth’s evolving climate is considered, showing how greenhouse gases have played an important role in the past climate, whereas human industrial and agricultural emissions will greatly impact our future.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910524675403321

Autore

MacPherson Ian

Titolo

Community-university research partnerships : Reflections on the Canadian social economy experience / / Peter V. Hall and Ian MacPherson, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University of Victoria Libraries, 2012

Baltimore, Maryland : , : Project Muse, , 2019

©2019

ISBN

9781550584516

1550584510

9781550584509

1550584502

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Disciplina

378.1/03

Soggetti

Communities - Research - Canada

Community and college - Canada

Education, Higher - Research - Canada

Alberta

Canada

China

Communication

Community

Conservatism

Conservative party (uk)

Cooperative

Culture

Decision-making

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa



Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library, Documents collection, and Canadian public policy collection.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: learning from the social economy community-University research partnerships / Peter Hall with Janel Smith, Aliez Kay, Rupert Downing, Ian MacPherson & Annie McKitrick -- Why staying the course is important: reflecting on the community-university relationships associated with the Canadian social economy research partnerships, 2005-2011 / Ian MacPherson & Mike Toye -- Partners in research: reflections on creating and sustaining a collaborative research network / Leslie Brown -- Proposal for evaluating the research partnership process / Denis Bussieres & Jean-Marc Fontan -- Community University research: the southern Ontario social economy research alliance / Jennifer Hann Laurie Mook, Jack Quarter & Ushnish Sengupta -- Respectful research relations: learnings from communities / Gayle Broad -- Research as engagement: rebuilding the knowledge economy of the northern Saskatchewan trappers association co-operative / Isobel M.Findlay, Clifford Ray & Maria Basualdo -- Pushing the boundaries? Community-University engagement and the British Columbia-Alberta research alliance on the social ecconomy / Karen Heisler, Mary Beckie & Sean Markey -- Researching the social economy in Canada's north: reflections on the node partnerships and processes / Chris Southcott, Valoree Walker, David Natcher, Jennifer Alsop, Tobi Jeans & Nicholas Falvo -- The academic/practitioner divide- fact or fiction? Reflections on the role of the lead staff personnel / Annie McKitrick, Stuart Wulff, Heather Acton, Denis Bussieres, Noreen Miller, Laurie Mook & Valoree Walker -- Afterword / Edward T. Jackson -- Appendices.

Sommario/riassunto

This eBook explores lessons for community-university research partnerships by reflecting on the experiences, achievements and challenges of the Canadian Social Economy Research Partnerships (CSERP). Between 2006 and 2012, the six regional nodes and the national hub of CSERP were funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to conduct research on the social economy in Canada. This provided an unprecedented level of resources and pan-Canadian experimentation within a collaborative model of engagement, knowledge creation, sectoral (self) definition and policy development through research.