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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460335603321

Titolo

Diptera diversity [[electronic resource] ] : status, challenges and tools / / edited by Thomas Pape, Daniel Bickel, Rudolf Meier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2009

ISBN

1-282-94903-9

9786612949036

90-04-18100-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (479 p.)

Collana

Brill eBook titles

Altri autori (Persone)

PapeThomas <1960->

BickelDaniel J

MeierRudolf <1963->

Disciplina

595.77

Soggetti

Diptera - Variation

Diptera

Diptera - Geographical distribution

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

section 1. Regional diversity of Diptera -- section 2. Diptera biodiversity : case studies, ecological approaches and estimation -- section 3. Bioinformatics and Dipterian diversity.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first comprehensive synopsis of the biodiversity of Diptera, which with more than 150.000 described species contain more than one tenth of all described animal species. The first part is a review of what is already known, with treatments of all the major biogeographical regions and important archipelagoes; the second part contains case studies on open-ended taxa, Diptera as ecological indicators, and how to estimate the still unknown proportion of our fauna; and the third part discusses the digital and molecular tools needed to document the fauna. The book has an emphasis on principles and analytical approaches as well as on practical ‘how-to’ information and is intended for academicians and other professionals but with a significant outreach to students.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910963911503321

Titolo

Trade expansion through market connection : : the Central Asian markets of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, and Tajikistan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2011

ISBN

0-8213-8791-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xvi, 75 pages : illustrations, maps ; ; 26 cm

Collana

World Bank study

Disciplina

382.0958

Soggetti

Exports - Kazakhstan

Exports - Kyrgyzstan

Exports - Tajikistan

Foreign trade promotion - Kazakhstan

Foreign trade promotion - Kyrgyzstan

Foreign trade promotion - Tajikistan

Diversification in industry - Kazakhstan

Diversification in industry - Kyrgyzstan

Diversification in industry - Tajikistan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-75).

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- 1. The Need for Central Asian Countries to Diversify Their Trade -- 2. The Constraints Facing Central Asian Leading Cities -- 3. Why Agglomeration is Important: Potential of Leading Cities as Drivers of Diversification -- 4. The "How to" of Expanding Trade in Central Asia -- References.

Sommario/riassunto

Production and export diversification expose firms to domestic and international competition, which enhances productivity and ultimately drives a country's structural transformation from agriculture to industry to services. This structural transformation is accompanied by a spatial transformation seen in the increasing role of leading cities and their hinterlands in production and trade. As Central Asian countries cope with the effects of the global crisis, there is a need to think strategically about how to strengthen their export competitiveness in the medium-



to long-term. This is particularly challenging for these countries that have small domestic markets and are landlocked and relatively remote from large markets; they suffer from low domestic economic density, long distances to markets, and significant economic divisions between trading partners and major markets. The report recommends that Central Asian countries build their export-diversification policies on three spatial levels, corresponding with the framework from the 2009 World Bank World Development Report: urban (leading city), area (city-hinterland), and regional (integration with regional markets). It recommends focusing on the two leading cities - Almaty and Astana in Kazakhstan, Bishkek and Osh in the Kyrgyz Republic, and Dushanbe and Khujand in Tajikistan - connecting these leading cities with their agricultural hinterland to unleash the potential of the region's agriculture-related activities, and improving the connections between the six leading cities and major regional markets, such as China, India, Russia, and Turkey, along a north-south road corridor. Policymakers in these countries must take actions along the above three dimensions, and in parallel, to obtain results.