1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454614503321

Autore

Smol J. P (John P.)

Titolo

Pollution of lakes and rivers [[electronic resource] ] : a paleoenvironmental perspective / / John P. Smol

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008

ISBN

1-282-11632-0

9786612116322

1-4443-0757-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (400 p.)

Disciplina

363.739/4

Soggetti

Lakes

Rivers

Paleolimnology

Sediments (Geology)

Electronic books.

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 (p. [324]-361) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface to the second edition; About the author; 1 There is no substitute for water; 2 How long is long?; 3 Sediments: an ecosystem's memory; 4 Retrieving the sedimentary archive and establishing the geochronological clock: collecting and dating sediment cores; 5 Reading the records stored in sediments: the present is a key to the past; 6 The paleolimnologist's Rosetta Stone: calibrating indicators to environmental variables using surface-sediment training sets; 7 Acidification: finding the "smoking gun"; 8 Metals, technological development, and the environment

9 Persistent organic pollutants: industrially synthesized chemicals "hopping" across the planet10 Mercury - "the metal that slipped away"; 11 Eutrophication: the environmental consequences of over-fertilization; 12 Erosion: tracking the accelerated movement of material from land to water; 13 Species invasions, biomanipulations, and extirpations; 14 Greenhouse gas emissions and a changing atmosphere: tracking the effects of climatic change on water resources; 15 Ozone depletion, acid rain, and climatic warming: the problems of



multiple stressors; 16 New problems, new challenges

17 Paleolimnology: a window on the past, a key to our futureGlossary; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Now in its second edition, Pollution of Lakes and Rivers provides essential insights into present-day water quality problems from an international perspective. Explains simply and effectively how lake sediments can be used to reconstruct pollution historyIncludes over 200 additional references and a new chapter on recent climatic change and its effects on water quality and quantityTackles present-day water quality problems from an international perspectivePreviously published by Hodder Arnold PowerPoint slides of the artwork from the book a

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910796821203321

Autore

Dimitrakopoulos Dionyssis G. <1969->

Titolo

The power of the centre : central governments and the macro-implementation of EU public policy / / by Dionyssis Dimitrakopoulos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2018

©2008

ISBN

1-5261-2991-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s)

Collana

European Politics

Disciplina

320.6094

Soggetti

Public administration - European Union countries

Local government - European Union countries

Intergovernmental cooperation - European Union countries

Law - European Union countries - Interpretation and construction

Politics

Eu & European Institutions

POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General

Politics & government

Electronic books.

European Union countries Economic integration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Institutional capabilities and the dynamics of implementation -- Patterns of institutional change -- EU public procurement policy -- Transposition -- Macro-implementation -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book examines a hitherto under-researched aspect of the European Union's policy process - the extent and the nature of the involvement of central governments in the implementation of EU public policy. It discusses how the co-ordination of these institutions affects their capacity to shape the way in which the commitments that they make in Brussels are turned into concrete reality at the national level. It shows that the nature of their involvement in implementation reflects the pattern of their involvement in the formulation of EU policy. However, since implementation unfolds over long periods of time, its patterns can change over time. The author draws on empirical evidence regarding the liberalisation of public procurement to demonstrate how the institutions of central governments bring about change. Comparing the central governments of Greece, France and Britain over a twenty-five year period, the author demonstrates that - far from being the passive conduits of pressure emanating from the EU - the institutions of national central governments actively steer the implementation of EU public policy."

"This book examines a hitherto under-researched aspect of the European Union's policy process - the extent and the nature of the involvement of central governments in the implementation of EU public policy. It discusses how the co-ordination of these." --Back cover.