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UNINA9910786477303321 |
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Autore |
Grumbine R. Edward |
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Titolo |
Ghost bears [[electronic resource] ] : exploring the biodiversity crisis / / R. Edward Grumbine ; foreword by Michael SouleĢ |
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Washington, D.C., : Island Press, c1992 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (317 p.) |
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Biodiversity conservation - Philosophy |
Environmental ethics |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Union Institute). |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Ch. 1: Boundary Marking: An Introduction""; ""Ch. 2: The Biology of Thinking Like a Mountain""; ""Defining Biodiversity""; ""The Advent of Conservation Biology""; ""The Quest for Viable Populations""; ""The Decline of Nature Reserves""; ""Effects of Habitat Fragmentation""; ""Natural Disturbances and Patchy Landscapes""; ""Greater Ecosystems and Biological Corridors""; ""A New Ecological Image of Nature""; ""Ch. 3: Ghost Bears""; ""Grizzly Bears in North America""; ""The Bear Mother Myth"" |
""Grizzlies in the North Cascades""""Grizzly Bear Recovery""; ""Decisions for the Future""; ""Ch. 4: Laws on the Land""; ""The Limits of Legal Preservation""; ""The Endangered Species Act and Biodiversity""; ""The National Forest Management Act""; ""National Forest Planning""; ""The Mount Baker-Snoqualmie Forest Plan""; ""Challenging the Forest Service in Wisconsin""; ""Forest Plans and the Courts""; ""A National Biodiversity Protection Act""; ""Legislation for Ancient Forests""; ""The Future of Legislative Reform""; ""Ch. 5: The Landscape of Management""; ""What Is a Resource?"" |
""The Origins of Public Land Management and the Rise of the Forest Service""""Rivalry with the Park Service""; ""Wise-Use Today""; ""The Story of the Northern Spotted Owl""; ""The Genesis of Ecosystem Management""; ""Ecosystem Management in Practice: Lessons From Yellowstone and the North Cascades""; ""Federal Agencies and Public |
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Participation""; ""Reforming the Landscape of Management""; ""Ch. 6: Ecosystem Management for Native Diversity""; ""Ecosystem-Management Goals""; ""Outlining a Model of Ecosystem Management""; ""Land Managers in Support of Biodiversity"" |
""Passing an Engangered Ecosystems Act""""Protecting Biodiversity on State and Private Lands""; ""Scientists and Advocacy""; ""Biodiversity and Civic Responsibility""; ""Ch. 7: Resources, Ecosystems, Place""; ""The Council of All Beings""; ""Ecosystem Management for the Ecological Self""; ""The Fallacy of Ecosystem Management""; ""Dwelling in the Commons: A Map for the Future""; ""The Promise of the Biodiversity Crisis""; ""Notes""; ""Glossary""; ""Index"" |
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UNINA9910812128703321 |
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Titolo |
HIV/AIDS in Russia and Eurasia . Volume 1 / / edited by Judyth L. Twigg ; foreword by Strobe Talbott |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 |
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1-281-36290-5 |
9786611362904 |
0-230-60339-4 |
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[1st ed. 2006.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (238 p.) |
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HIV/AIDS in Russia and Eurasia ; ; 1 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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AIDS (Disease) - Russia (Federation) |
AIDS (Disease) - Eurasia |
HIV infections - Russia (Federation) |
HIV infections - Eurasia |
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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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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Foreword; Introduction; 1 The Early Days of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the Former Soviet Union; 2 Russian Politics and HIV/AIDS: The Institutional and Leadership Sources of an Inadequate Policy; 3 NGOs and HIV in Russia: Lessons from a Unique Case Study; 4 The Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS in Russia: Current Trends and Perspectives; 5 Has the Window of |
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