1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464102503321

Autore

Wallin Börje

Titolo

The Adlard Coles book of radar / / Börje Wallin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] : , : Adlard Coles Nautical, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

1-4081-5122-7

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (94 p. ) : col. ill

Disciplina

623.8504

Soggetti

Radar

Electronics in navigation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Sommario/riassunto

This book's highly practical approach complements the radar owner's manual, and will enable users to make the most of this extremely valuable, but notoriously tricky to operate, navigation tool.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910512170603321

Autore

Williams Stephen J

Titolo

Sustainability and the New Economics : Synthesising Ecological Economics and Modern Monetary Theory

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2022

©2022

ISBN

9783030787950

9783030787943

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (342 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

TaylorRod

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- References -- Part I: The Current Mess -- Chapter 2: The Earth System, the Great Acceleration and the Anthropocene -- 2.1 What Is the Earth System? -- 2.2 The Great Acceleration -- 2.3 The Anthropocene -- 2.4 Climate Change -- 2.5 Planetary Boundaries -- 2.6 Future Trajectories of the Earth System -- References -- Chapter 3: Australia's Natural Environment: A Warning for the World -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Australia: An Historical Perspective -- 3.3 Australia: Current Perspective -- 3.4 Drivers of Environmental Change -- 3.5 Human Overpopulation -- 3.6 Terrestrial Environments -- 3.7 Freshwater and Marine Environments -- 3.8 Ecological Sustainability - Is It Possible? -- 3.9 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Climate Change and Human Health -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Climate Change, the Anthropocene, and Human Development -- 4.3 Coal, Air Pollution and Health in Australia -- 4.4 Climate Change and Health -- 4.4.1 Classifying the Health Effects of Climate Change, Including Mental Health -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: How Sustainable Are the UN Sustainable Development Goals? -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Development Based on Growth and Debt, 1980-2015 -- 5.3 SDGs Retain the Growth Strategy -- 5.4 SDG2: 'Safe, Nutritious and Sufficient Food' -- 5.5 SDG11, SDG9: Urban Development, Infrastructure and Industry -- 5.6 SDG12: Sustainable Production and Consumption



-- 5.7 SDG8: 'Sustainable Economic Growth'? -- 5.8 Problems of Population and Affluence -- 5.9 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: How We Got Here -- Chapter 6: The Evolution of Neoliberalism -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 What is Neoliberalism? -- 6.3 The Rise of Neoliberalism in the 1970s -- 6.4 Hard Neoliberalism -- 6.5 Soft Neoliberalism -- 6.6 The Crises of the Twenty-First Century -- 6.7 Political Implications.

6.8 Concluding Comments: The Way Forward -- References -- Chapter 7: Population Growth -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Expanding the Resource Base -- 7.3 Early Environmental Concerns -- 7.4 The Global Problem -- 7.5 Population or Consumption? -- 7.6 Climate Change as 'The Great Educator'? -- 7.7 Australian Environmental Organisations -- 7.8 The Harsh Reality of 2020 Meets Delusions of Limitless Futures -- References -- Chapter 8: A Brief History of The Limits to Growth Debate -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The Club of Rome and The Limits to Growth -- 8.3 Reactions from Economics and Science -- 8.4 Attack from Activist Economists -- 8.5 New Approaches to Limits -- 8.6 Assessments of The Limits to Growth vs. Real World Outcomes -- 8.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: The Role of the Fossil Fuel Industry -- 9.1 Fossil Fuels: The Foundation of Exponential Population and Economic Growth -- 9.2 Global Fossil Fuel Evolution -- 9.3 Australian Fossil Fuel Evolution -- 9.4 Power and Political Influence -- 9.5 The Climate Change Nemesis -- 9.6 Corrupting the Market -- 9.7 The Australian Response: Ratcheting Climate Ambition Ever Downwards -- 9.8 From Hard to Soft Denial -- 9.9 Conclusion: Facing the Climate Emergency -- References -- Chapter 10: Economic Failures of the IPCC Process -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Nobel Oblige -- 10.3 The Scientific Assessment -- 10.3.1 Reading Catastrophe and Seeing Utopia -- 10.3.2 Drowning Scientists with Economists -- 10.3.3 Equating Climate with Weather -- 10.3.4 Equating Time with Space -- 10.3.5 Trivial Estimates of Serious Damages -- 10.4 The Failure of Peer Review -- 10.5 Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Designing a Safe and Prosperous Future -- Chapter 11: An Introduction to Ecological Economics: Principles, Indicators, and Policy -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Principles of Ecological Economics.

11.3 Principles in More Detail -- 11.3.1 The Economy is Embedded in Society, and Society is Embedded in the Biophysical World -- 11.3.2 The Purpose of the Economy is to Maximise Collective Wellbeing -- 11.3.3 Other Aspects of Wellbeing -- 11.3.3.1 Natural Capital (Natural Wealth) -- 11.3.3.2 Population Size -- 11.3.3.3 Health and Education -- 11.3.3.4 Human-Made Capital (Human-Made Wealth) -- 11.3.3.5 Trophic Diversity -- 11.3.3.6 Law and Governance -- 11.3.3.7 Shuffling Financial Assets (Virtual Wealth) Does Not Equate to Generating Real Wealth -- 11.3.3.8 International Relations -- 11.3.4 Sustainability, Distribution, and Allocation -- 11.3.5 Nations Should Strive for Maximum Self-Sufficiency -- 11.3.6 Internationalisation and Globalisation -- 11.3.7 Thermodynamics, Biocapacity and Throughput -- 11.3.8 Global Resource Throughput Should be Less Than the Planet's Biophysical Capacity -- 11.3.9 Continuous Absolute Decoupling is a Dangerous Myth -- 11.3.10 The Optimal Size of an Economy is Where Net Benefits are Maximised -- 11.3.11 Some Countries Will Need to Implement Degrowth Policies -- 11.3.12 Population Size Matters -- 11.3.13 Humankind Needs to Respect the Ecological Limits of the Planet or Face Collapse -- 11.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Energy Systems for Sustainable Prosperity -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Global Strategy for Cutting GHG Emissions from Energy -- 12.3 Energy Efficiency and Conservation -- 12.3.1



Distinguishing Conservation from Efficiency -- 12.3.2 Energy Conversion Efficiency -- 12.3.3 Rebound -- 12.4 Renewable Energy: Current Status -- 12.5 Real Barriers and Myths -- 12.5.1 Vested Interests Are Resisting the Transition -- 12.5.2 The Base-Load Myth -- 12.5.3 The EROI Myth -- 12.5.4 Consumption-The Real Problem -- 12.6 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13: Climate Change Litigation and Human Rights.

13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Climate Change Litigation -- 13.2.1 Obstacles -- 13.2.2 Climate Change Litigation in Australia: The Rocky Hill Decision -- 13.3 International Law, Human Rights and Public Decision-Making -- 13.3.1 International Law and Climate Change -- 13.3.2 The Influence of International Law on Domestic Decision-Making -- 13.3.3 International Law in Australian Litigation -- 13.4 Corporations and Climate Change: Holding Emitters Accountable -- 13.4.1 Tortious Actions -- 13.4.2 Corporations Law: Financial Disclosure -- 13.4.3 Corporations Law: Directors' Duties -- 13.5 Conclusion -- Chapter 14: Paying for a Green New Deal: An Introduction to Modern Monetary Theory -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Mainstream Macroeconomics in a Nutshell -- 14.3 The MMT Paradigm Shift -- 14.4 The Role of Private Banks -- 14.5 The National Government's Budget -- 14.6 Government Deficits and Debt -- 14.7 What a Prudent Monetary-Sovereign Government Should Do -- 14.8 A Government Job Guarantee Scheme -- 14.9 Paying for a Green New Deal -- References -- Chapter 15: Conclusion and Policy Options -- 15.1 Herman Daly's Policies -- 15.2 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) -- 15.3 Alliance of World Scientists -- 15.4 Other Policy Priorities Worth Considering -- 15.4.1 General -- 15.4.2 Agriculture-Forestry -- 15.4.3 Corporations -- 15.4.4 Education -- 15.4.5 Energy -- 15.4.6 Governance -- 15.4.7 Mining -- 15.4.8 Trade -- References -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: Timeline of Key Events from the Big Bang -- Appendix 2: Glossary of Financial Terms -- Appendix 3: Glossary of General Economic Terms -- Appendix 4.



3.

Record Nr.

UNICAMPANIAVAN0037762

Autore

Carbonara, Pasquale

Titolo

1: Composizione degli edifici : Sezione 1: La casa di abitazione ; Sezione 2: Gli edifici di abitazione collettiva / Pasquale Carbonara

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Torino, : Utet, 1992

ISBN

88-02-02949-0

Edizione

[Rist]

Descrizione fisica

VII, 940 p. : ill. ; 27 cm

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia