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UNINA9910454034303321 |
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Titolo |
Climate change in Asia [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives on the future climate regime / / edited by Yasuko Kameyama ... [et al.] |
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New York, : United Nations University Press, c2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (297 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Climatic changes - Asia |
Climatic changes - Government policy - Asia |
Sustainable development - Environmental aspects - Asia |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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""Contents""; ""Figures and tables""; ""Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Part I The imperatives of ��beyond 2012��""; ""1 Introduction: Climate change and sustainable development in Asia""; ""Climate change: From science to politics""; ""The long-term insights of climate change""; ""Climate change and development: The policy nexus""; ""The research agenda""; ""Structure of the book""; ""Note""; ""2 Evolution of debates over the ��beyond 2012�� climate regime""; ""Introduction""; ""Evolution of debate: Three stages""; ""Conclusion"" |
""3 The long-term challenge of climate change � Possible allocations for Japan and Asian countries in 2050""""Introduction""; ""International trends on mid-to long-term targets""; ""A policy support tool and scenario-planning approach in preparation for calculating country- based emission caps""; ""Four paradigms of international political change""; ""International political change scenarios and differentiation schemes""; ""Differentiating GHG emissions: Asian challenges for 2050""; ""Conclusion and further work""; ""Notes"" |
""Part II Country studies on processes for ��beyond 2012��""""4 Development and climate change policy-making process in Bangladesh""; ""Introduction""; ""Key features of Bangladesh""; ""Key characteristics of the policy-making process""; ""National climate |
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change policy""; ""On ��beyond 2012��""; ""5 China: Policy-making process on climate change""; ""Review of existing situation""; ""On process""; ""Note""; ""6 India: Sustainable development and climate change policy contexts""; ""Introduction""; ""Poverty reduction and sustainable development policies in India"" |
""National climate policy: Conspicuous by its absence""""India and the post-2012 climate regime""; ""Climate change and sustainable development: Challenges and opportunities for India""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Notes""; ""7 Climate change policy-making process in Indonesia""; ""Country profile""; ""Indonesia and climate change""; ""Beyond 2012""; ""The way forward""; ""Note""; ""8 The ��beyond 2012�� debate in Japan""; ""Yasuko Kameyama""; ""National circumstances of Japan""; ""Sustainable development and poverty reduction: Japan�s perspective"" |
""Climate change and Japan: Greenhouse gas emissions trend and climate policy""""Japan�s decision-making process in the past""; ""Current changes in Japan�s decision-making process""; ""Future climate institutions: Debates at domestic level""; ""Future climate institutions: Japan�s view at international level""; ""Conclusion: Towards the future""; ""9 The Republic of Korea: Growing awareness at the domestic level""; ""Sungin Na""; ""Introduction""; ""National circumstances: Review of socio- economic situation""; ""Sustainable development policies of Korea""; ""Climate change policies"" |
""Climate regime beyond 2012"" |
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UNINA9910778756803321 |
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Titolo |
Risk assessment of radon in drinking water [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on the Risk Assessment of Exposure to Radon in Drinking Water, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council |
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Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1999 |
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0-309-17367-1 |
1-282-08199-3 |
9786612081996 |
0-309-52474-1 |
0-585-14360-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Drinking water - Contamination - United States |
Radon - Health aspects |
Indoor air pollution - Health aspects - United States |
Radon mitigation |
Health risk assessment - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-222) and index. |
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""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Public Summary""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Baseline Information on Indoor Radon and Radon in Water in the United States""; ""3 Transfer of Radon from Water to Indoor Air""; ""4 Dosimetry of Ingested Radon and its Associated Risk""; ""5 Dosimetry of Inhaled Radon and its Associated Risk""; ""6 Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Radon-Induced Carcinogenesis""; ""7 Defining Key Variabilities and Uncertainties""; ""8 Mitigation""; ""9 Multimedia Approach to Risk Reduction""; ""10 Research Recommendations""; ""References"" |
""Glossary""""A Behavior of Radon and its Decay Product in the Body""; ""B A Model for Diffusion of Radon Through the Stomach Wall""; ""C Water-Mitigation Techniques""; ""D Risks Associated with Disinfection By-products Formed by Water Chlorination Related to Trihalomethanes |
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(THMs)""; ""E Gamma Radiation Dose From Granular-Activated Carbon (GAC) Water Treatment Units""; ""F EPA Approach to Analyzing Uncertainty and Variability""; ""Index"" |
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UNISA996208331103316 |
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Biological invasions |
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[Dordrecht], : Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©1999- |
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[Dordrecht], : Springer |
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Biological invasions |
Invasions biologiques |
Periodicals. |
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Refereed/Peer-reviewed |
Title from contents screen (publisher's Web site, viewed Feb. 12, 2004). |
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UNINA9910346746203321 |
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Autore |
Maximilian Michel |
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Titolo |
Comparative Studies of Energy Homeostasis in Vertebrates |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (188 p.) |
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Collana |
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Frontiers Research Topics |
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A brief glimpse into new insight driving the comparative biology of energy homeostasis in vertebrates with a focus on non-mammalian vertebrates. What are the key conserved mechanisms and what aspects of feeding behavior and energy allocation are different between species? |
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