1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452843703321

Autore

Anderson Anthony B

Titolo

Applying Nature's Design [[electronic resource] ] : Corridors as a Strategy for Biodiversity Conservation

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Columbia University Press, 2006

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JenkinsClinton N

Disciplina

333.9516

Soggetti

Corridors (Ecology)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Conceptual Foundations of Corridors; 3. Corridor Design; 4. Corridor Implementation; 5. Case Studies; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The fragmenting of habitats is endangering animal populations and degrading or destroying many plant populations throughout the world. To address this problem, conservationists have increasingly turned to biological corridors, areas of land set aside to facilitate the movement of species and ecological processes. However, while hundreds of corridor initiatives are under way worldwide, there is little practical information to guide their design, location, and management. ""Applying Nature's Design"" offers a comprehensive overview of current knowledge on corridors, their design, and the



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784579703321

Autore

Livingston Julie

Titolo

Debility and the Moral Imagination in Botswana [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, IN, : Indiana University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-282-07251-X

0-253-11149-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Collana

African systems of thought Debility and the moral imagination in Botswana

Disciplina

362.1096883

968.8303

Soggetti

Asthenia

Body, Human

Health aspects

Public health

Social aspects

Social change

Social change - Health aspects - Botswana

Human body - Social aspects - Botswana

Public health - Botswana

Asthenia - Botswana

Sociology & Social History

Social Sciences

Social Conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Themes and Orientation; 1. Family Matters and Money Matters; 2. Public Health and Developing Persons; 3. Male Migration and the Pluralization of Medicine; 4. Increasing Autonomy, Entangled Therapeutics,and Hidden Wombs; 5. Postcolonial Development and Constrained Care; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Sources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In the rush to development in Botswana, and Africa more generally,                



changes in work, diet, and medical care have resulted in escalating experiences of                chronic illness, debilitating disease, and accident. Debility and the Moral                Imagination in Botswana documents how transformations wrought by colonialism,                independence, industrialization, and development have effected changes in bodily                life and perceptions of health, illness, and debility. In this intimate and powerful                book, Julie Livingston explores the l