1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910795768803321

Autore

Golubov Nattie

Titolo

El circuito de los signos : una introducción a los estudios culturales / / Nattie Golubov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mexico City, Mexico : , : Bonilla Artigas editores, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

607-8450-36-0

1-5129-7725-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1291 pages)

Collana

Páublica texto ; ; 35

Disciplina

306.071

Soggetti

Culture - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Spagnolo

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Incluye bibliografía: páginas 231-241.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785208503321

Autore

Brighouse Harry

Titolo

Educational equality / / Harry Brighouse, Kenneth R. Howe and James Tooley ; edited by Graham Haydon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Continuum International Pub. Group, , 2010

ISBN

1-4725-4114-6

1-282-87324-5

9786612873249

1-4411-1686-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (157 p.)

Collana

Key debates in educational policy series

Disciplina

379.2/6

Soggetti

Educational equalization - Great Britain

Educational equalization - United States

Equality - Great Britain

Equality - United States

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

Series Editor's Preface - Key Debates in Education Policy Christopher Winch -- Introduction Graham Haydon -- Part I: Educational Equality and School Reform Harry Brighouse -- Part II: Educational Equality in the Shadow of the Reagan Era Kenneth R. Howe -- Part III: Moving From Educational Equality To Improving the Education of the Least Advantaged James Tooley -- Afterword Graham Haydon.

Sommario/riassunto

"Educational Equality and the New Selective Schooling by Harry Brighouse was initially published by the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain in 2000.  In this new edition, Brighouse has updated his argument, Kenneth R Howe and James Tooley have contributed counter-arguments and Graham Haydon has provided an introduction and afterword drawing the debates together. The issues debated in this new edition of Educational Equality include: What is Educational Equality? Why Does Educational Equality Matter? Is Educational Equality Possible? Educational Equality raises issues which will be of interest to all involved in educational equality, including teachers, policy makers and educationalists."--Bloomsbury Publishing.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910816858703321

Titolo

Conservation biology : voices from the tropics / / [edited by] Navjot S. Sodhi, Luke Gibson, Peter H. Raven

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., : Wiley-Blackwell, c2013

ISBN

9781118679838

1118679830

9781118679814

1118679814

9781118679807

1118679806

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SodhiNavjot S

GibsonLuke

RavenPeter H

Disciplina

333.720913

Soggetti

Nature conservation - Tropics

Conservation biology - Tropics

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 at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgments; Remembering Navjot Sodhi: An Inspiring Mentor, Scholar, and Friend; CHAPTER 1: Introduction: Giving a Voice to the Tropics; References; PART 1: From Within the Region; Section 1: Africa; CHAPTER 2: Conservation Paradigms Seen through the Eyes of Bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo; Summary; Conservation paradigms; Paradigms in wildlife species conservation; Great apes and conservation paradigms; Conservation and bonobos in DRC; Bonobos: part of a failing conservation paradigm?

Implications for conservation of bonobosBonobos and parks as a conservation paradigm; Acknowledgments; References; CHAPTER 3: Governance for Effective and Efficient Conservation in Ethiopia; Summary; Introduction; Babile Elephant Sanctuary; Nech Sar National Park; Kafta Sheraro National Park; Agricultural investment in southern



Ethiopia; Synthesis; The way forward; References; CHAPTER 4: Wildlife in Jeopardy Inside and Outside Protected Areas in Côte d'Ivoire: The Combined Effects of Disorganization, Lack of Awareness, and Institutional Weakness; Summary; Introduction

Disorganization of the conservation sector in Côte d'IvoireLack of awareness at multiple levels; Institutional weakness in the field of conservation; Conclusion and recommendations; References; CHAPTER 5: Conservation Challenges for Madagascar in the Next Decade; Summary; The State of Madagascar's Biodiversity; Conservation Progress; Threats to Madagascar's Biodiversity; Challenges; Stopping the illegal exploitation of animals; Sustaining the Expanded Protected Area Network; Reducing the destruction of natural resources; Strengthening the effectiveness of forest management

Improving Benefits Sharing and Equitable Use of Natural ResourcesEnsuring that Science Is Better Used to Support Conservation; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 6: Conservation in Mauritius and Rodrigues: Challenges and Achievements from Two Ecologically Devastated Oceanic Islands; Summary; Introduction; Daunting Conservation Challenges; Conservtion and Successes; Remaining Challenges; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; CHAPTER 7: Design and Outcomes of Community Forest Conservation Initiatives in Cross River State of Nigeria: A Foundation for REDD+?; Summary; Introduction

Context and drivers for community forestry in CRS, NigeriaDonor Interventions and Accomplishments; The DFID CRS Community Forestry Project (CRSCFP): 1999-2002; Analysis and Discussion; Project capacity; FMCs' capacity; System builders: a major prerequisite for effective and impactful community conservation projects; A Case Study on a Local Systems Builder; Conclusion and Recommendations; References; CHAPTER 8: Shades of Green: Conservation in the Developing Environment of Tanzania; Summary; Introduction; The Lake Natron Soda Ash Project; The Kitulo National Park

Arguing for Sustainable Development and Conservation

Sommario/riassunto

The late Navjot Sodhi conceived this book as a way of bringing to the forefront of our conservation planning for the tropics the views of people who were actually working and living there.  In its 31 chapters, 55 authors present their views on the conservation problems they face and how they deal with them.  Effective long term conservation in the tropics requires the full participation of local people, organizations and governments. The human population of tropical countries is expected to grow by more than 2.5 billion people over the next several decades, with expectations of