1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910788000603321

Autore

Abraham Akampurira

Titolo

Sustainable development and the environment : an aspect of development / / Akampurira Abraham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hamburg, Germany : , : Anchor Academic Publishing, , 2014

©2013

ISBN

3-95489-653-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (50 p.)

Disciplina

338.9270943

Soggetti

Sustainable development - Germany

Environmental policy - Social aspects

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.

Nota di contenuto

Sustainable Development and the Environment: An Aspect of Development; Table of Contents; Chapter one; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 Purpose of the study; 1.3. Definitions; 1.4 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; Chapter two; 2.1 Causes of environmental degradation; Chapter three; 3.0 Impact of environment Mismanagement; Chapter four; Environmental Management; 4.1 Sustainable agriculture; 4.2 Mixed Farming; 4.3. Multiple Cropping; 4.4. Water management; 4.5 Management of forest resources; 4.6 Improved health for a sustainable development; 4.7. Environmental management: principles from quantum theory

4.8. Other parameters for sustainable developmentChapter Five; 5.0 Recommendations; Chapter six; 6.0 Conclusion; Acronyms; References

Sommario/riassunto

The survival of man depends on the physical environment. The use of the environment has increased in order to satisfy the needs of men. Therefore, human negligence and collective actions for economic gains have put the environment at a disadvantage.Many of the natural ecosystems have been interfered. This has been through encroachment on forest reserves, degradation of wetlands, uncontrollable expansion of agricultural land leading to soil erosion and soil exhaustion, overgrazing and burning of grasslands leading to bear soils that are susceptible to erosion agents. A sustainable situation occ



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910958135803321

Autore

Macalister John <1956->

Titolo

Case Studies in Language Curriculum Design : Concepts and Approaches in Action Around the World

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013

ISBN

1-283-10583-7

9786613105837

1-136-94420-6

0-203-84785-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series

Altri autori (Persone)

NationI.S.P

Disciplina

428.2/4071

428.24071

Soggetti

English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers

English language --Study and teaching --Foreign speakers

English teachers - Training of

English teachers --Training of

English language - Foreign speakers - Study and teaching

English

Languages & Literatures

English Language

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Case Studies in Language Curriculum Design Concepts and Approaches in Action Around the World; Copyright; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 A Survival Language Learning Syllabus for Foreign Travel; 3 Design Meeting Context: A General English Course for Burmese Adults; 4 Designing English Language Courses for Omani Students; 5 My Ideal Vocabulary Teaching Course; 6 Opening The Door to International Communication: Peruvian Officials and Apec; 7 Helping Skilled Migrants into Employment: The Workplace Communication Program

8 The Blended Language Learning Course in Taiwan: Issues and Challenges of Instructional Design9 Designing the Assessment of a



University Esol Course; 10 Refreshing a Writing Course: The Role of Evaluation; 11 Localizing Spanish in the Ann Arbor Languages Partnership: Developing and Using a "Teachable" Curriculum; 12 Learning to Teach Spanish: Identifying, Inducting, and Supporting Apprentice Teachers in the Ann Arbor Languages Partnership; 13 Negotiated Syllabuses: Do You Want to?; 14 Enhancing Consumerist Literacy Practices in an Urbanizing Community

15 The Teacher as Intermediary between National Curriculum and Classroom16 Developing a Blogwriting Program at a Japanese University; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Case studies are a powerful pedagogical tool for illuminating constructs and models in real-life contexts. Covering a wide range of teaching-learning contexts and offering in-depth analyses of ESL/ELT language curriculum design issues, this casebook is distinctive and unique in that each case draws on and is clearly linked to a single model presented in Nation and Macalister's Language Curriculum Design (www.routledge.com/9780415806060), giving the book a high degree of coherence. A short commentary by the editors after each case highlights features of note and/or issues arising fr



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910917172003321

Autore

Jorm Anthony

Titolo

Expert Consensus in Science / / by Anthony Jorm

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2025

ISBN

9789819792221

9819792223

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 pages)

Disciplina

501.9

Soggetti

Science - Social aspects

Expertise

Science - Philosophy

Science in popular culture

Communication in science

Science and Technology Studies

Expertise Studies

Sociology of Science

Philosophy of Science

Public Understanding of Science

Science Communication

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: The Controversy over Expert Consensus in Science -- Chapter 2: Consensus Pervades Scientific Processes -- Chapter 3: Expert Consensus to Establish Scientific Truths -- Chapter 4: Spontaneous and Deliberative Processes to Reach Consensus -- Chapter 5: Expert Consensus to Guide Practice and Policy -- Chapter 6: Expert Consensus on Research Methods -- Chapter 7: Specifying “Experts” and “Consensus” -- Chapter 8: Methods for Determining Deliberative Consensus -- Chapter 9: How Wisdom-of-Crowds Research Can Help Improve Deliberative Consensus Methods -- Chapter 10: Towards a “Wisdom of Scientific Crowds” -- Chapter 11: Using Expert Consensus to Persuade the Public.



Sommario/riassunto

This Open Access book shows how expert consensus pervades all areas of science. It explores, in particular, the role of consensus in establishing scientific truth, in guiding professional practice and policy and agreeing on what are acceptable scientific methodologies. For some scientific issues, a consensus forms spontaneously among scientists working on a topic, while for others, where the issues are complex, a formal deliberative consensus process is commonly needed. Deliberative consensus processes are becoming more important as scientists increasingly deal with complex multi-disciplinary issues of policy importance such as climate change due to human activity. While deliberative consensus processes are commonly used, they often lead to criticism from consensus skeptics. The book argues that deliberative consensus processes in science can be improved and proposes a number of realistic ways forward, ending with a discussion of whether communicating the scientific consensus on a topic is a good way to persuade the public. Anthony Jorm is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Melbourne and National Health & Medical Research Council Leadership Fellow. His research focuses on building the community’s capacity for prevention and early intervention with mental disorders. He has particular methodological expertise in the use of the Delphi consensus method in health research. He is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Mental Health & Prevention. He is the co-founder and Director of the not-for-profit organization Mental Health First Aid International.