1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911098579703321

Titolo

Crop genetic resources as a global commons : challenges in international law and governance / / edited by Michael Halewood, Isabel Lopez Noriega and Selim Louafi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , [2012]

©2013

ISBN

1-136-52948-9

1-84977-681-4

1-283-86258-1

1-136-52949-7

9781849776813

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xvii, 399 p. : ill

Collana

Issues in agricultural biodiversity

Disciplina

343.07/61523

Soggetti

Germplasm resources, Plant - Law and legislation

Crops - Germplasm resources

Plant diversity conservation - Law and legislation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Setting the scene : countries' interdependence on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and the imperative of international cooperation -- pt. II. The history and design of the International Treaty's multilateral system of access and benefit-sharing -- pt. III. Critical reflections.

Sommario/riassunto

Farmers have engaged in collective systems of conservation and innovation – improving crops and sharing their reproductive materials – since the earliest plant domestications. Relatively open flows of plant germplasm attended the early spread of agriculture; they continued in the wake of (and were driven by) imperialism, colonization, emigration, trade, development assistance and climate change. As crops have moved around the world, and agricultural innovation and production systems have expanded, so too has the scope and coverage of pools of shared plant genetic resources that support those systems. The range of actors involved in their conservation and use has also increased



dramatically. This book addresses how the collective pooling and management of shared plant genetic resources for food and agriculture can be supported through laws regulating access to genetic resources and the sharing of benefits arising from their use. Since the most important recent development in the field has been the creation of the multilateral system of access and benefit-sharing under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, many of the chapters in this book will focus on the architecture and functioning of that system. The book analyzes tensions that are threatening to undermine the potential of access and benefit-sharing laws to support the collective pooling of plant genetic resources, and identifies opportunities to address those tensions in ways that could increase the scope, utility and sustainability of the global crop commons.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911137282603321

Autore

Mueller John <1958->

Titolo

Professional Ironpython : design and develop IronPython techniques / / John Paul Mueller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Indianapolis, Ind., : Wiley Pub., Inc., 2010

ISBN

9786612550669

9780470881668

0470881666

9781282550667

1282550667

9780470646892

0470646896

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (484 p.)

Collana

Wrox professional guides Professional IronPython

Disciplina

005.133

Soggetti

Python (Computer program language)

Computer programming

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

"Wrox programmer to programmer"--Cover.



Nota di contenuto

Professional IronPython; About the Author; Contents; Introduction; Part I: Introducing IronPython; Part II: Using the IronPython Language; Part III: Working with IronPython; Part IV: Advanced IronPython Topics; Appendix A: IronPython Differences with CPython; Appendix B: CPython Extensions for IronPython; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Thorough coverage of Microsoft's new dynamic programming language: IronPython IronPython is a powerful and vital part of any .NET developer's toolbox, and although it is several years old, very little literature exists on the topic. This essential resource fills that void and provides you with an in-depth understanding of IronPython. A brief introduction walks you through the installation, usage, and tools of IronPython and also explains what makes IronPython different from other programming languages. Coverage quickly moves on to explaining how to use and work with the IronPython l