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UNINA9910715947903321 |
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Autore |
Wilson Dave |
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Titolo |
Evapotranspiration measurements of native vegetation, Owens Valley, California, June 1986 / / edited by David H. Wilson, Robert J. Reginato, and Kenneth J. Hollett |
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Sacramento, California : , : U.S. Geological Survey, , 1992 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 83 pages) : illustrations, map |
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Collana |
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Water-resources investigations report ; ; 91-4159 |
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Evapotranspiration - California - Owens Valley - Measurement |
Water-supply - California - Owens Valley |
Vegetation and climate - California - Owens Valley |
Hydrologic cycle |
Evapotranspiration - Measurement |
Vegetation and climate |
Water-supply |
California |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Contributions from: City of Los Angeles, Department of Water and Power, Inyo County Water Department, University of Arizona, University of California, U.S. Water Conservation Laboratory." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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UNINA9910961731503321 |
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Titolo |
Challenges of african transformation : exploring through innovation approach / / edited by Mammo Munchie and Baskaran Angathevar |
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Oxford, : Africa Institute of South Africa, 2013 |
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0-7983-0349-2 |
0-7983-0350-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (234 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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aMuchieMammo |
BaskaranAngathevar |
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Disciplina |
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Economic development - Africa |
Developing countries |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface -- Contributing authors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Science and technology indicators in Africa: historical development and challenges -- Chapter 2. Building systems for innovation 'Take off' in African economies -- Chapter 3. Innovation in Africa, toward a realistic vision -- Chapter 4. Innovations systems in renewable natural resource management and sustainable agriculture: a literature review -- Chapter 5. Low-income countries and innovation studies: a review of recent literature -- Chapter 6. Human capital, R&D and endogenous occupational choice -- Chapter 7. Building systems of innovation in an African setting: the cluster initiative development approach -- Chapter 8. Are north-south technological spillovers substantial? A dynamic panel data model estimation -- Chapter 9. Where are the flags of our father? Rethinking linkages between social policies and innovation policies -- Chapter 10. Design theory of Letanta -- Chapter 11. Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A brief overview of the African economic picture reveals a paradox where the continent that has rich mineral resources, nearly a billion people and a land mass which includes the sizes of China, USA, India, Western Europe, Argentina together and still is larger than the sum of these regions is in an unacceptable state of being an object of aid, debt |
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and loans despite the vast resources both known and yet to be expolored in it for the whole post-colonial period. |
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