1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465164703321

Autore

Moltz James Clay

Titolo

Crowded orbits : conflict and cooperation in space / / James Clay Moltz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Chichester, England : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-231-52817-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Disciplina

629.4/1

Soggetti

Planets - Exploration

Astronautics and state

Astronautics - International cooperation

Space law

Space security

Electronic books.

Outer space Exploration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Getting Into Orbit -- 2. The Politics of the Space Age -- 3. Civil Space: Science and Exploration -- 4. Commercial Space Developments -- 5. Military Space: Expanded Uses and New Risks -- 6. Space Diplomacy -- 7. Trends and Future Options -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Space has become increasingly crowded since the end of the Cold War, with new countries, companies, and even private citizens operating satellites and becoming spacefarers. This book offers general readers a valuable primer on space policy from an international perspective. It examines the competing themes of space competition and cooperation while providing readers with an understanding of the basics of space technology, diplomacy, commerce, science, and military applications. The recent expansion of human space activity poses new challenges to existing treaties and other governance tools for space, increasing the likelihood of conflict over a diminishing pool of beneficial locations and resources close to Earth. Drawing on more than twenty years of



experience in international space policy debates, James Clay Moltz examines possible avenues for cooperation among the growing pool of space actors, considering their shared interests in space traffic management, orbital debris control, division of the radio frequency spectrum, and the prevention of military conflict. Moltz concludes with policy recommendations for enhanced international collaboration in space situational awareness, scientific exploration, and restraining harmful military activities.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910792781003321

Autore

Myers Garth Andrew

Titolo

Disposable cities : garbage, governance and sustainable development in urban Africa / / Garth Andrew Myers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-351-94360-X

1-138-26676-0

1-315-25762-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Re-materialising cultural geography

Disciplina

307.76/096

Soggetti

Urbanization - Africa

Sustainable urban development - Africa

Refuse and refuse disposal - Africa

Urban ecology (Sociology) - Africa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2005 by Ashgate Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Toward a political ecology of African cities -- 2. The sustainable cities program and African cities -- 3. Dar es Salaam : model city for the world -- 4. The mirror that Zanzibar holds up for the world -- 5. Lusaka : the years of the rule of money -- 6. Conclusion.