1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461802603321

Titolo

Collaborative governance of tropical landscapes / / edited by Carol J. Pierce Colfer and Jean-Laurent Pfund

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-52087-7

9786613833327

1-84977-560-5

1-136-53796-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (303 p.)

Collana

Earthscan forest library

Altri autori (Persone)

ColferCarol J. Pierce

PfundJean-Laurent

Disciplina

333.70913

Soggetti

Forest management - Tropics

Landscape protection - Tropics

Sustainable forestry - Tropics

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

Cover; Collaborative Governance of Tropical Landscapes; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1An Introduction to Five TropicalLandscapes, their People andtheir Governance; 2The Governance of TropicalForested Landscapes; 3Role of the District Government inDirecting Landscape Dynamicsand People's Futures:Lessons Learnt from BungoDistrict, in Jambi Province; 4Information Flows, Decisionmakingand Social Acceptability inDisplacement Processes

5Changing Landscapes,Transforming Institutions:Local Management of NaturalResources in the East UsambaraMountains, Tanzania6Traditional Use of ForestFragments in Manompana,Madagascar; 7The Role of Wild Speciesin the Governance of TropicalForested Landscapes; 8Governance and NTFP Chains inthe Takamanda-Mone Landscape,Cameroon; 9A Dozen Indicatorsfor Assessing Governancein Forested Landscapes; 10Minefields in CollaborativeGovernance; 11The Essential Taskof



'Muddling Through' toBetter Landscape Governance; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a novel approach to governance relating to biodiversity and human well-being in complex tropical landscapes, including forests and protected areas.  It focuses attention at the interface between communities and the landscape level, building on interdisciplinary research conducted in five countries (Cameroon, Indonesia, Laos, Madagascar and Tanzania).  In each country, the research was set within the framework of a major national policy thrust.  The book improves our understanding of and ability to manage complex landscapes---mosaics of differing land uses---in a more adaptiv

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778345703321

Titolo

A chronology of European security & defence, 1945-2007

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-383-03527-X

1-281-14929-2

0-19-156625-X

1-4356-1804-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 383 pages)

Classificazione

355.02

Altri autori (Persone)

Lindley-FrenchJulian

Soggetti

National security - Europe

Sikkerhedspolitik

Forsvarspolitik

Europa

Electronic Books

Europe Defenses

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 (p. [361]-362) index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; About the Author; How the Chronology Works; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; PART 1: 1945-1949 The Formative Years;



PART 2: 1950-1959 The Long Haul; PART 3: 1960-1969 The Dawn of Reason; PART 4: 1970-1979 The Lukewarm Peace; PART 5: 1980-1989 Countdown to Freedom; PART 6: 1990-1999 The Strategic Vacation; PART 7: 2000-2007 A Brave New Century?; Sources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A unique and essential source of reference for all those with an interest in European defence and security over the last 60 years. An extensively annotated chronology, the book carefully places every key event in context, explaining what happened, where, when, and why. - ;A Chronology of European Security and Defence 1945-2006 is a unique and authoritative source of reference for all those with an interest in European defence and security over the last 60 years. An extensively annotated chronology, the book offers a blow-by-blow account of the events that have shaped the Europe of today.