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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458233403321

Titolo

Protecting the Gulf's marine ecosystems from pollution [[electronic resource] /] / Abdulaziz H. Abuzinada ... [et al.], editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel ; ; Boston, MA, : Birkhaeuser Verlag AG, c2008

ISBN

1-281-21812-X

9786611218126

3-7643-7947-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2008.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Abu-ZinadaA. H

Disciplina

577.7535027

Soggetti

Marine pollution - Persian Gulf

Ecology - Persian Gulf

Electronic books.

Persian Gulf Environmental conditions

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

Biogeophysical setting of the Gulf -- The coastal vegetation of the western and southern Gulf — characterisation and conservation aspects -- Impact of oil pollution and increased sea surface temperatures on marine ecosystems and biota in the Gulf -- Integrated management of pollution stress in the Gulf -- Efforts of regional and international organisations in reducing levels of pollution in the Gulf -- Oil pollution preparedness in the ROPME Sea Area -- Remote Sensing: A tool for managing marine pollution in the Gulf -- Coastal pollution in Bahrain and its management -- Pollution from sea based sources -- Impacts of seawater desalination plants on the marine environment of the Gulf -- Importance of the freshwater influx from the Shatt-Al-Arab River on the Gulf marine environment -- The compensation schedule approach for the assessment of oil spill damages to marine resources of the RSA -- The impact of the Gulf War (1990 – 91) oil release upon the intertidal Gulf coast line of Saudi Arabia and subsequent recovery -- Rapid assessment indicators of oil spill recovery in salt marsh ecosystems -- Shoreline bioremediation after the 1991 Gulf War oil spill -- Evaluation of arid salt marsh restoration techniques.



Sommario/riassunto

The Gulf is endowed with valuable natural resources and a great biodiversity of plant and animal species. Sustainable living in the Gulf area is dependent upon such resources provided by the sea. Large areas of its coastal zone including important marine habitats are currently threatened by increasing stress on the Gulf ecosystem due to an accelerated coastal development during the last few years. Some of the world’s largest landfill and dredging projects are found in the coastal areas, and the world’s main crude oil shipping routes pass through the open sea. A variety of human impacts are contributing to marine pollution, such as oil, sediments, waste, thermal, chemical, and other forms of pollution. This volume reviews present sources and levels of pollution in the Gulf, assesses their causes and effects on biota and ecosystems, and identifies gaps and obstacles currently preventing an effective integrated transboundary management of the marine and coastal resources. It highlights preventive and remedial measures reducing levels of pollution and mitigating adverse impacts. The book is an important source of information for environmental managers, researchers, administrators, and decision makers, contributing towards an improved environmental management.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910793689003321

Autore

Cartagena Nelson

Titolo

La contribución de España a la teoría de la traducción : introducción al estudio y antología de textos de los siglos XIV y XV / / Nelson Cartagena

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Madrid, Spain ; ; Frankfurt am Main, Germany : , : Iberoamericana : , : Vervuert, , [2009]

©2009

ISBN

3-96456-321-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 p.)

Collana

Medievalia Hispanica ; ; 13

Disciplina

418.02094609

Soggetti

Translating and interpreting - Spain - History - To 1500

Lingua di pubblicazione

Spagnolo

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Índice -- Palabras preliminares -- Introducción -- Autores Y Textos -- Apéndices -- Referencias bibliográficas -- índice onomástico -- Ilustraciones

Sommario/riassunto

Analiza y antologa textos en los que traductores hispanos bajomedievales reflexionan sobre el acto de la traducción. Edición de un alto valor histórico por cuanto parte esencial del material recolectado permanecía inédito.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793954003321

Titolo

The construction of 'ordinariness' across media genres / / edited by Anita Fetzer, University of Augsburg, Elda Weizman, Bar-Ilan University

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

90-272-6197-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 297 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Pragmatics & beyond new series ; ; 307

Disciplina

302.23

Soggetti

Mass media and culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Departing from the premise that 'being ordinary' is brought into the discourse and brought out in the discourse and is thus an interactional achievement, the contributions to this edited volume investigate its construction, reconstruction and deconstruction in media discourse. Ordinariness is perceived as a scalar notion which is conceptualised against the background of both non-ordinariness and extra-ordinariness. The chapters address its strategic construction across media genres (public talk, Prime Minister's Questions, interview, radio call-in, commenting) and discursive activities (tweets, social media posts) as done in various languages (American English, Austrian German, British English, Chinese, French, Finnish, Hebrew and Japanese) by professional participants (e.g., politicians, journalists, scientists) and by ordinary people participating in media discourse (e.g., ordinary citizens, viewers, members of the audience). Discursive strategies used to bring about (non/extra) ordinariness include small stories, quotations, conversational style, irony, naming and addressing as well as references to the private-public interface"--