00881nam0-22002891i-450-990003710880403321200010109282686310000371088FED01000371088(Aleph)000371088FED0100037108820000920d1994----km-y0itay50------baitay-------001yyCompetitiveness and cohesiontrends in the regionsfifth periodic report on the social and economic situation and development of the regions in the communityLuxemburgEuropean Commission1994206 pp.30 cmUnione europea361259ITUNINARICAUNIMARCBK990003710880403321F1-F4.3377025DECTSDECTSCompetitiveness and cohesion500631UNINAING0102683nam 2200577 a 450 991045686730332120200520144314.01-282-35577-597866123557760-8213-7875-9(CKB)2550000000005686(EBL)476234(OCoLC)495092286(SSID)ssj0000086182(PQKBManifestationID)11998641(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000086182(PQKBWorkID)10025165(PQKB)11360344(MiAaPQ)EBC476234(Au-PeEL)EBL476234(CaPaEBR)ebr10354183(CaONFJC)MIL235577(EXLCZ)99255000000000568620090528d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDebt relief and beyond[electronic resource] lessons learned and challenges ahead /edited by Carlos A. Primo Braga, Dörte DömelandWashington, D.C. World Bankc20091 online resource (478 p.)"This book is the outcome of a conference titled 'Debt relief and beyond: a World Bank conference on debt and development,' held in October 2008 at the World Bank in Washington, D.C."--Preface.0-8213-7874-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: Debt Relief; Boxes; Figures; Tables; Part II: Debt Sustainability; Part III: Odious Debt; Part IV: Debt Management; IndexThe history of debt relief goes back several decades. It reveals that a country's accumulation of unsustainable debt stems from such factors as deficiencies in macroeconomic management, adverse terms-of-trade shocks, and poor governance. Debt-relief initiatives have provided debt-burdened countries with the opportunity for a fresh start, but whether the benefits of debt relief can be preserved depends on transformations in a country's policies and institutions.In 1996, the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative was launched as the first comprehensive, multilateral, debt-relief frameDebt reliefDeveloping countriesElectronic books.Debt relief336.3/435091724Braga Carlos Alberto Primo1954-11722Dömeland Dörte1971-980883World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456867303321Debt relief and beyond2479397UNINA01816oam 2200529uu 450 991013089990332120170822132651.01-118-66496-5(CKB)3450000000004517(MH)000958958-9(SSID)ssj0000726649(PQKBManifestationID)11394891(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000726649(PQKBWorkID)10685273(PQKB)11183061(PPN)190081430(EXLCZ)99345000000000451719811203d1980 uy 0engtxtccrMajestic lights the aurora in science, history, and the arts /Robert H. Eather[electronic resource]Washington, D.C. American Geophysical Unionc19801 online resource (ix, 323 p. )ill. (some col.) ;Includes indexes.0-87590-215-4 Bibliography: p. 299-316.Authoritative account written for the general reader.AurorasAurorasEarth & Environmental SciencesHILCCMeteorology & ClimatologyHILCCElectronic booksAuroras.AurorasEarth & Environmental SciencesMeteorology & Climatology538/.768Eather Robert H888299DLCDLCBOOK9910130899903321Majestic lights1984536UNINAThis Record contains information from the Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset, which is provided by the Harvard Library under its Bibliographic Dataset Use Terms and includes data made available by, among others the Library of Congress05433nam 2200697Ia 450 99620599730331620230721031110.01-281-31890-697866113189010-470-69185-90-470-69117-4(CKB)1000000000410179(EBL)351452(OCoLC)437218701(SSID)ssj0000250383(PQKBManifestationID)11204731(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000250383(PQKBWorkID)10244478(PQKB)10065632(MiAaPQ)EBC351452(EXLCZ)99100000000041017920061204d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStable isotopes in ecology and environmental science[electronic resource] /edited by Robert Michener and Kate Lajtha2nd ed.Malden, MA Blackwell Pub.20071 online resource (594 p.)Ecological methods and concepts seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-4051-2680-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Stable Isotopes in Ecology and Environmental Science; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Stable isotope chemistry and measurement: a primer; Introduction; What isotopes are, what makes them distinct; Properties of ecologically useful stable isotopes; Technological advances and current trends in the ecological use of isotopes; Acknowledgments; References; 2. Sources of variation in the stable isotopic composition of plants; Introduction; Carbon isotopes; Nitrogen isotopes; Hydrogen and oxygen isotopes; Conclusions; References3. Natural 15N- and 13C-abundance as indicators of forest nitrogen status and soil carbon dynamicsIntroduction; Significance of 15N-abundance to soil carbon sequestration; Vertical changes in soil 13C-abundance and soil carbon dynamics; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 4. Soil nitrogen isotope composition; Introduction; Sources of variation in soil d15N; Patterns of soil nitrogen isotope composition; Conclusions; References; 5. Isotopic study of the biology of modern and fossil vertebrates; Introduction; Vertebrate tissues in the fossil recordControls on the isotopic composition of vertebrate tissuesPreservation of biogenic isotope compositions by vertebrate fossils; Paleobiological applications; Conclusions; A post-script on workshops and literature resources; References; 6. Isotopic tracking of migrant wildlife; Introduction; Basic principles; Marine systems; Terrestrial systems (excluding deuterium); Using deuterium patterns in precipitation; Conclusions; References; 7. Natural abundance of 15N in marine planktonic ecosystems; Introduction; Background; Isotopic variation in marine nitrogenSource delineation and isotope budgetsAnimal fractionation and food web processes; Isotopic transients in marine systems; Compound-specific nitrogen isotope analyses; Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References; 8. Stable isotope studies in marine chemoautotrophically based ecosystems: An update; Introduction; Isotopic tracing of carbon at methane seeps; Whale falls; Hydrothermal vents; Conclusions; References; 9. Stable isotope ratios as tracers in marine food webs: An update; Introduction; Methods of assessing food webs; Phytoplankton and particulate organic carbonPhytoplankton and particulate organic nitrogenMarine food webs; Stable isotopes in marine conservation biology; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 10. Stable isotope tracing of temporal and spatial variability in organic matter sources to freshwater ecosystems; Introduction; Overview of river food webs and stable isotope approaches; Stable isotope ratios of organic matter sources in stream ecosystems; C, N, and S isotopic variability and its applications in river ecology; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 11. Stable isotope tracers in watershed hydrology; IntroductionBasic concepts in watershed hydrologyThis book highlights new and emerging uses of stable isotope analysis in a variety of ecological disciplines. While the use of natural abundance isotopes in ecological research is now relatively standard, new techniques and ways of interpreting patterns are developing rapidly. The second edition of this book provides a thorough, up-to-date examination of these methods of research. As part of the Ecological Methods and Concepts series which provides the latest information on experimental techniques in ecology, this book looks at a wide range of techniques that use natural abundance isoEcological methods and concepts series.Stable isotopes in ecological researchChemistryStable isotopes in ecological research.Chemistry.577.072577.076UMW 152fstubWC 2800rvkWC 5300rvkMichener Robert H896585Lajtha Kate507053MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996205997303316Stable isotopes in ecology and environmental science2003151UNISA