1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911076432303321

Titolo

Investigating of crime and law enforcement in the District of Columbia. Report of the Committee on the District of Columbia pursuant to S. Res. 136 as amended by S. Res. 267 (82d Congress) a resolution to investigate crime and law enforcement in the District of Columbia. June 30 (legislative day, June 27), 1952. -- Ordered to be printed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Printing Office], , 1952

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (39 pages)

Collana

Senate report / 82nd Congress, 2nd session. Senate ; ; no. 1989

[United States congressional serial set] ; ; [serial no. 11569]

Altri autori (Persone)

NeelyMatthew Mansfield <1874-1958> (Democrat (WV))

Soggetti

Legislative hearings - United States

Governmental investigations - United States

Crime prevention

Criminal law

Law enforcement

Law

Legislation

Misconduct in office

Political corruption

Organized crime

Witnesses - United States

Police

Legislative materials.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Table of contents, p. III.

Appendices, p. 25.

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FDLP item number not assigned.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911145880903321

Autore

Saunier Richard E

Titolo

Dictionary and introduction to global environmental governance / / Richard E. Saunier and Richard A. Meganck

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan, 2009

ISBN

9786612101106

9781136568053

1136568050

9781136568060

1136568069

9781282101104

1282101102

9786000013837

6000013833

9781849771009

1849771006

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (474 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MeganckRichard Albert

Disciplina

333.703

363.70526

Soggetti

Environmental responsibility - International cooperation

Environmental policy - International cooperation

Globalization - Environmental aspects

Environmental management - International cooperation

Sustainable development - Government policy

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

Front Cover; Dictionary and Introduction to Global Environmental Governance; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Biographies; Preface to the Second Edition; Foreword; Introduction; Part One: Global Environmental Governance: An Essay; Global Environmental Governance: An Essay; Part Two: A Dictionary of Selected Terms, Concepts, Jargon, Acronyms and



Abbreviations Used in Global Environmental Governance; Sources Used to Develop the Dictionary and List of Acronyms; Dictionary; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Bibliography; Appendix 1: Water - A Thematic Case Study in GEG

Appendix 2: Selected Intergovernmental Environmental AgreementsAppendix 3: Principles and Values of Global Environmental Governance; Appendix 4: Major Civil Society Alternative Agreements; Appendix 5: Documenting Governance; Appendix 6: Random Definitions

Sommario/riassunto

This unique dictionary and introduction to Global Environmental Governance (GEG), written and compiled by two veterans of the international stage, provides a compilation of over 5500 terms, organizations and acronyms, drawn from hundreds of official sources. An introductory essay frames the major issues in GEG and outlines the pitfalls of talking past one another when discussing the most critical of issues facing the planet. It challenges those who are concerned with the management of our planet and its inhabitants to understand and accept a vocabulary common to the often-opposing objectives s