1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910483055503321

Titolo

Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert A. Meyers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2012

ISBN

1-4419-0851-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2012.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (5790 illus., 3613 illus. in color. eReference.)

Disciplina

503

Soggetti

Sustainable development

Engineering

Energy

Pollution

Chemistry

Medicine

Sustainable Development

Engineering, general

Energy, general

Pollution, general

Chemistry/Food Science, general

Medicine/Public Health, general

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Air Pollution Sources, Statistics and Health Effects: Animal Breeding and Genetics for Food Production -- Batteries: Climate Change Mitigation -- Climate Change Modeling Methodology: Crop Science and Technology, Earth System Monitoring (Global Earth Observation System), Ecological Systems -- Electric, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Vehicles -- Environmental Radioactivity and Ecotoxicology of Radioactive Substances -- Environmental Toxicology: Fossil Fuels, Fossil Fuel Electric Power Stations, Fresh Water Resources, Water Purification and Desalinization -- Fuel Cells Science and Technology: Geoenvironmental Engineering, Geothermal Power Stations -- Green Chemistry and Chemical Engineering: Hazardous Waste Characterization and Disposal,



Hydrogen Production Science and Technology, Infectious Diseases Science and Technology, Intelligent Vehicles Technology, Mass Transit Science and Technology -- Nuclear Energy: Ocean Energy, Ocean Farming and Sustainable Aquaculture Science and Technology -- Oceans and Human Health, Photovoltaics -- Renewable Energy From Biomass -- Soil and Groundwater Pollution and Remediation -- Solar Radiation (Solar Insolation): Solar Thermal Energy, Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling, Sustainable Built Environment -- Sustainable Landscape Design and Green Roof Science and Technology -- Transgenic Livestock for Food Production -- Transport and Fate of Chemicals in the Environment: Transport Electrical Transmission Systems and Smart Grids, Waste to Energy, Wind Power.

Sommario/riassunto

The Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology (ESST) addresses the grand challenge for science and engineering today. It provides unprecedented, peer-reviewed coverage in more than 550 separate entries comprising 38 topical sections. ESST establishes a foundation for the many sustainability and policy evaluations being performed in institutions worldwide. An indispensable resource for scientists and engineers in developing new technologies and for applying existing technologies to sustainability, the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology is presented at the university and professional level needed for scientists, engineers, and their students to support real progress in sustainability science and technology. Although the emphasis is on science and technology rather than policy, the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology is also a comprehensive and authoritative resource for policy makers who want to understand the scope of research and development and how these bottom-up innovations map on to the sustainability challenge.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910878990903321

Autore

Raymo James M

Titolo

The Demography of Remarriage in Japan / / by James M. Raymo, Erika Teramoto, Shohei Yoda, Miho Iwasawa, Setsuya Fukuda

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

981-9748-98-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (78 pages)

Collana

Population Studies of Japan, , 2198-2732

Altri autori (Persone)

TeramotoErika

YodaShohei

IwasawaMiho

FukudaSetsuya

Disciplina

304.6

Soggetti

Demography

Population

Fertility, Human

Sociology

Social groups

Population and Demography

Fertility

Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Remarriage Trends and Correlates -- Remarriage and Subsequent Outcomes -- Previous Research on Remarriage in Japan -- Insights from Vital Statistics data -- Insights from the National Fertility Surveys -- Insights from the National Survey of Households with Children.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides the first comprehensive demographic overview of remarriage in Japan. Despite the fact that nearly one in five marriages in Japan now involves at least one formerly married spouse, very little is known about the nature of remarriages and how they differ from first marriages. One important focus of this book is to examine fertility intentions and outcomes in remarriages and to compare them with marriages in which both partners are in their first marriage. It is well known that low rates of first marriage contribute to Japan’s very low



total fertility rate (TFR), but there is currently no theoretical or empirical basis for understanding how levels and patterns of remarriage are related to the TFR. To understand trends and patterns of remarriage in Japan, the book begins with an overview of the voluminous research literature on remarriage in the USA and other Western countries. This overview consists of a summary of trends and theoretical frameworks for understanding remarriage and is followed by a summary of existing research on correlates of remarriage and outcomes associated with higher-order marriages. Of particular importance is the attention paid to stepfamily fertility and the extent to which remarriage is associated with overall levels of fertility. An important contribution of this book is its presentation of basic descriptive information about levels and correlates of remarriage in Japan. These descriptive analyses are based on published data in the vital statistics reports and individual-level data from the National Fertility Surveys conducted by the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research and the National Survey of Households with Children conducted by the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training.