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UNINA9910688408603321 |
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Wilson John W (John William), <1979-> |
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Conservation biology in sub-Saharan Africa / / John W. Wilson, Richard B. Primack |
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Cambridge : , : Open Book Publishers, , [2019] |
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©2019 |
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1 online resource (696 pages) : color illustrations |
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Conservation biology - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Habitat conservation - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Wildlife conservation - Africa |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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What is Conservation Biology? Introduction to Sub-Saharan Africa What is Biodiversity? Why Should We Protect Biodiversity? The Scramble for Space Our Warming World Pollution, Overharvesting, Invasive Species, and Disease Extinction is Forever Applied Population Biology Conserving Ecosystems Preventing Extinctions Biodiversity and the Law The Importance of Protected Areas Conservation on Unprotected Lands An Agenda for the Future Appendix A. Selected Sources of Information Appendix B. Selected Environmental Organisations Appendix C. Obtaining Conservation Funding Appendix D. Environmental Calendar |
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"Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa comprehensively explores the challenges and potential solutions to key conservation issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. Easy to read, this lucid and accessible textbook includes fifteen chapters that cover a full range of conservation topics, including threats to biodiversity, environmental laws, and protected areas management, as well as related topics such as sustainability, poverty, and human-wildlife conflict. This rich resource also includes a background discussion of what conservation biology is, a wide range of theoretical approaches to the subject, and concrete examples of conservation practice in specific African contexts. Strategies are outlined to protect biodiversity whilst promoting economic |
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development in the region. Boxes covering specific themes written by scientists who live and work throughout the region are included in each chapter, together with recommended readings and suggested discussion topics. Each chapter also includes an extensive bibliography. Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa provides the most up-to-date study in the field. It is an essential resource, available on-line without charge, for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a handy guide for professionals working to stop the rapid loss of biodiversity in Sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere. Visit the 'Additional Resources' section to find out more about how to download individual chapters and images, upload material to the teaching platform that will be launched in the forthcoming months or join the textbook's discussion forum."--Publisher's website |
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UNINA9910787987803321 |
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Attewell Nadine |
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Better Britons : reproduction, national identity, and the afterlife of empire / / Nadine Attewell |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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1-4426-6707-9 |
1-4426-6706-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (337 p.) |
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Human reproduction - Government policy - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Human reproduction - Government policy - New Zealand - History - 20th century |
Human reproduction - Government policy - Australia - History - 20th century |
National characteristics, British - History - 20th century |
National characteristics, New Zealand - History - 20th century |
National characteristics, Australian - History - 20th century |
Decolonization - Great Britain - Colonies - History - 20th century |
Neuseeland |
Grossbritannien |
Australien |
New Zealand |
Great Britain |
Australia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction -- Part One: Beginnings. 1 An Island Solution: Utopian Forms and the Routing of National Identity -- 2 Whiteness for Beginners: An Australian Experiment. |
Part Two: Endings. 3 "I kept on dreaming about the sea": Foreclosure and the Aborting Woman -- 4 Apprehending Loss: Maternity at the Margins -- Envoi. |
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Better Britons charts an innovative approach to the politics of reproduction by reading an array of works and discourses that reflect on the significance of reproductive behaviours for civic, national, and racial identities. |
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