1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996396466103316

Autore

J. D (John Dormer), <1636-1700.>

Titolo

Usury explain'd, or, Conscience quieted in the case of putting out mony at interest [[electronic resource] /] / by Philopenes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by D.E. ..., 1695/6

Descrizione fisica

[10], 116 p

Soggetti

Interest - England

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Errata: prelim. p. [2].

Attributed to John Dormer the Jesuit (pseud. of John Huddleston). cf. DNB.

Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910956787303321

Autore

Brown Michael I

Titolo

Redeeming REDD : policies, incentives, and social feasibility in avoided deforestation / / Michael I. Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, : Routledge, c2013

ISBN

9781136340611

1-136-34060-2

0-203-12365-4

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 p.)

Disciplina

333.75/16

Soggetti

Carbon sequestration

Deforestation - Control

Forest conservation

Forest protection

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

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms and abbreviations; Introduction; A tremendous literature to build upon; 1.Grounds for pessimism and optimism; Josephstaal and REDD; The basic controversy; Premises; Climate change urgency; What can (or cannot) be learned from past experience?; Pushback from REDD proponents on feasibility?; Housing bubbles and REDD; Why planners may be optimistic about participation; Winners and losers; REDD's evolution amidst controversy

Why REDD is seen as a solution to deforestation and forest degradationTaking into account deforestation drivers; Social feasibility: the key for moving forward; Framing REDD; How best practice language enables feasibility to be bypassed; A new social contract is needed; Intellectual inspiration; The two preconditions to success; 2.Theses and theory of change; Current gaps in REDD; Thesis #1: establishing a new social contract is imperative; Thesis #2: empowering local people is key to REDD working; The framework for a theory of change; Rights and REDD; The basic REDD appeal

Complications in implementing the initial REDD visionSystemic



challenges; Psychological explanations for REDD; Best practice and REDD; Outline for a solution; Communities can demand-drive REDD; Rationale for empowering local managers; Capitalizing on communities: subsidiarity, democraticrepresentation, tenure, and empowerment through capacity building; Strategy for approaching social feasibility in REDD; Better TMAs; Lessons from integrated conservation and development projects; Lessons from CBNRM; Ultimately it will be about bargaining zones and not carbon rights; Bargaining zones

What can economic anthropology contribute to understanding REDD?Social science expertise and process issues: engaging people in planning and decision making cannot be substituted for; How past development failure has implications for REDD; 3.REDD's path to date; Climate change debates and REDD as one proposed solution; REDD as a leading mitigation approach; What is REDD+?; REDD+ and the green economy; Why REDD is so politically expedient; Hyperbole around payments under REDD; Arguments pro and con for investing in climate change mitigation; Deforestation drivers

International demand and deforestation driversSpecies extinction, protected areas, and REDD; Poverty and REDD; What learning is being generated in the Readiness Phase?; Where conventional wisdom falls apart in REDD: Readiness Plan Idea Notes, Readiness Plans, voluntary standards, consultation, political capital; Readiness Plan Idea Notes; Readiness Plans; Weak political capital and poor R-PIN and R-P results; Norwegian oil and REDD; Other formulations for addressing the underlying problems; REDD and "green grabbing"; The conventional wisdom of carbon trading challenged

Alternative models for avoiding deforestation and sequestering carbon

Sommario/riassunto

<P>Public and private initiatives for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) have been widely endorsed by policy-makers. This book presents a major critique of the aims and policies of REDD as currently structured, particularly in terms of their social feasibility. </P>



3.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991004310937507536

Autore

Rovetta, Gerolamo

Titolo

Casta diva / Gerolamo Rovetta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano : Baldini & Castoldi, 1921

Edizione

[7. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

305 p. ; 20 cm

Disciplina

853.8

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia