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UNINA9910214943203321 |
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Cohen Marianne |
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Les deux visages du Sertão : Stratégies paysannes face aux sécheresses (Nordeste, Brésil) / / Marianne Cohen, Ghislaine Duqué |
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Marseille, : IRD Éditions, 2017 |
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1 online resource (388 p.) |
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DuquéGhislaine |
CohenMarianne |
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Environmental studies, Geography & Development |
Sertao |
paysannerie |
irrigation |
sécheresses |
gestion |
gestion de l’environnement |
Gestion durable |
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Dans le Nordeste du Brésil, les petits agriculteurs du Sertao semi-aride sont fragilisés par des sécheresses récurrentes. Des chercheurs français et brésiliens ont mené une recherche interdisciplinaire sur les interactions entre ces sociétés rurales et leur environnement. Un double regard - celui des sciences sociales et celui des sciences de la nature - permet d'évaluer la viabilité écologique et sociale des stratégies paysannes pour la génération d'aujourd'hui et pour celles de demain. La menace de la sécheresse est appréhendée à une échelle régionale, puis locale. Deux visages du Sertao coexistent : l'un, qualifié de « traditionnel », continue à privilégier l'élevage extensif, mais se trouve confronté à une lente dégradation des pâturages de la caatinga ; l'autre, dit « moderne », fait le choix d'une agriculture irriguée et orientée vers le marché, mais bute sur la vulnérabilité des ressources |
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en eau et des sols. Le suivi, pendant douze années, de deux groupes d'agriculteurs incarnant ces stratégies permet de comprendre et de comparer les logiques, les contradictions mais aussi les capacités d'évolution de chacun d'eux dans un contexte marqué par l'incertitude, tant climatique que socio-économique. |
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UNINA9911019737903321 |
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Autore |
Coleman Michael D. |
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Titolo |
Expert Report Writing in Toxicology |
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1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Every year throughout the world, individuals' health is damaged by their exposure to toxic chemicals at work. In most cases these problems will resolve, but many will sustain permanent damage. Whilst any justified claim for compensation requires medical and legal evidence a crucial and often controversial component of this process is the establishment of a causal link between the individual's condition and exposure to a specific chemical or substance. Causation, in terms of how a substance or substances led the claimant to his or her current plight, can be difficult to establish and the main purpose of this book, is to provide the aspiring expert report writer with a concise, practical guide that uses case histories to illuminate the process of establishing causation in occupational toxicity proceedings. In summary: A practical, accessible guide to the preparation of balanced, scientifically sound expert reports in the context of occupational toxicology. Focuses on the scientist's role in establishing a causal link between exposure to toxins and an individual's ill health. Includes real-life case histories drawn from the Author's 15 years experience in this area to illustrate |
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the principles involved. Expert Report Writing in Toxicology: Forensic, Scientific and Legal Aspects proves invaluable to scientists across a range of disciplines needing guidance as to what is expected of them in terms of the best use of their expertise and how to present their findings in a manner that is authoritative, balanced and informative. |
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