1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910446326303321

Titolo

Global pesticide resistance in arthropods / / edited by M.E. Whalon, D. Mota-Sanchez, R.M. Hollingworth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; ; Cambridge, Mass., : CABI, c2008

ISBN

1-281-37589-6

9786611375898

1-84593-379-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WhalonMark Edward <1948->

Mota-SanchezD <1960-> (David)

HollingworthRobert M. <1939->

Disciplina

632/.65

Soggetti

Arthropod pests - Insecticide resistance

Arthropod pests - Control

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

Contents; Contributing Authors; Introduction; 1. Analysis of Global Pesticide Resistance in Arthropods; 2. Documentation of Pesticide Resistance in Arthropods; 3. The Biochemical and Molecular Genetic Basis of Resistance to Pesticides in Arthropods; 4. Assessing the Risk of the Evolution of Resistance to Pesticides Using Spatially Complex Simulation Models; 5. Pesticide and Transgenic Plant Resistance Management in the Field; 6. The Politics of Resistance Management: Working Towards Pesticide Resistance Management Globally; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Focusing specifically on arthropods, this book provides a comprehensive review of relevant issues in pesticide resistance. It includes listings and references to documented reports of resistance from around the world, as well as discussions on the mechanisms and evolution of resistance and management techniques.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910971764303321

Autore

Hoeschele Wolfgang

Titolo

The economics of abundance : a political economy of freedom, equity, and sustainability / / Wolfgang Hoeschele

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-61589-4

1-317-03466-X

1-317-03465-1

1-283-14881-1

9786613148810

0-566-08941-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (259 p.)

Collana

Gower green economics and sustainable growth series

Disciplina

338.5/21

Soggetti

Scarcity

Supply and demand

Environmental economics

Sustainable development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Gower book"--cover.

First published 2010 by Gower Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The production of scarcity -- pt. 2. Paths towards abundance.

Sommario/riassunto

The author argues that, by analyzing how scarcity-generating institutions work and then reforming or dismantling them, we can enhance individual freedom and support entrepreneurial initiative, and at the same time make progress toward social justice and environmental sustainability by reducing demands on vital resources. This vision would enable activists in many fields (social justice, civil liberties, and environmental protection), as well as many entrepreneurs and other members of civil society to work together much more effectively, make it more difficult to portray all these groups as dis