05492nam 2200673 450 991046007120332120200520144314.01-4863-0190-8(CKB)3710000000268260(EBL)1824714(SSID)ssj0001415899(PQKBManifestationID)11782746(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001415899(PQKBWorkID)11354438(PQKB)10778755(MiAaPQ)EBC1824714(Au-PeEL)EBL1824714(CaPaEBR)ebr10962256(OCoLC)876846499(EXLCZ)99371000000026826020141107h20142014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSustainable futures linking population, resource and the environment /editors, Jenny Goldie and Katharine BettsCollingwood, Victoria :Csiro Publishing,[2014]©20141 online resource (232 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4863-0189-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Author biographies; Introduction; 1 It's the numbers, stupid!; Endnote; References; 2 The environmental implications of population growth; Population growth in Australia; Population size, agricultural intensification and environmental impacts; The education-environment paradox; References; 3 Whither wildlife in an overpopulated world?; Introduction; Australia's human population; People and wildlife in Australia - pre-1788; People and wildlife in Australia - 1788 to the present; Direct effects of people on wildlife; Indirect effects of people on wildlife; Back to the futureConclusionsAcknowledgements; Further reading; Endnotes; References; 4 The outlook for population growth in Australia; Sources of NOM; The permanent program; Temporary migrants; Working holiday makers; Temporary migrants on 457 visas; The momentum towards higher migration; References; 5 What population growth will do to Australia's society and economy; So what are we in for over the next 80 years or so?; Food and water and energy; Security; Infrastructure and services; Economic rocks ahead; House prices; Politicians pretending not to see; Endnotes; References6 Ageing paranoia, its fictional basis and all too real costsThe importance of our population choice; Nations fear ageing more than overpopulation; Ageing is an inevitable but self-limiting feature of the demographic transition; The '3Ps': GDP = Population x Participation x Productivity; Demand and supply of labour; The real world experiment; How will we afford the pensions?; Health care is a growth industry; Depopulation dividends; The ageing crisis we are choosing; Just another Millennium Bug?; References; 7 The propaganda campaign against peaking fossil fuel productionEnergy and civilisationFuture rates of fossil fuel production; Net energy production; Threats to the fossil fuel industries and their responses; Inaccurate energy forecasts by the IEA; Climate change and fossil fuel peaks; The Australian Government's failure to address peak oil; Australia's significant and increasing fuel insecurity; References; 8 The coming radical change in mining practice; Mining is not as viable as it used to be - why?; Decreasing grade; Increase in required energy versus peak energy production; Peak total energy; The Big Picture; The writing on the wall for us allReferences9 Coal: nails in the global coffin; Endnote; References; 10 Save the soil to save the planet; Introduction; Current situation; Soils for Life focus on soil, water and vegetation; Healthy soils; Water; Vegetation; Soils for Life program; Soil advocacy; Conclusion; References; 11 Food, land and water: lessons from the Murray-Darling Basin; 12 Balancing water use for food and the environment: looking to the North based on lessons from the South; Setting the scene; Understanding the causes of environmental damage arising from agricultureIs there a case for major expansion of irrigation in northern Australia?Sustainable Futures explores the links between population growth, diminishing resources and environmental challenges, and the implications for Australia's future. Written by leaders in their field, and based on presentations from the 2013 Fenner Conference on 'Population, Resources and Climate Change', this book is a timely insight into the intertwined challenges that we currently face, and what can be done to ensure a sustainable and viable future.The book identifies the major areas of concern for Australia's future, including environmental, social and economic implications of population growSustainable developmentAustraliaPopulationEnvironmental aspectsAustraliaNatural resourcesAustraliaEnvironmental policyAustraliaElectronic books.Sustainable developmentPopulationEnvironmental aspectsNatural resourcesEnvironmental policy333.720994Goldie JennyBetts KatharineMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460071203321Sustainable futures2007145UNINA01041nam0 22002411i 450 RML023380320231121125700.020121121d1987 ||||0itac50 baitaitz01i xxxe z01nDIGESTO delle Discipline PenalisticheDiritto penaleDiritto processuale penaleDiritto penale del lavoroDiritto penale della navigazioneDiritto penale tributarioDiritto penale e processuale penale militariDiritto penale e processuale comparatiMedicina legale e criminologiaTorino Utet 1987535 p.indice 1988ITIT-0120121121IT-FR0098 Biblioteca Area Giuridico EconomicaFR0098 RML0233803Biblioteca Area Giuridico Economica 53IMP 340/DIG.1-II 53VM 0000020895 VM barcode:0001736VMA 1994092620121204 53Digesto delle discipline penalistiche62043UNICAS04052oam 2200685I 450 991078397300332120230421043652.01-134-65362-X0-429-22944-51-134-65363-81-280-11096-10-203-19472-1978661011096410.4324/9780203194720 (CKB)1000000000254238(EBL)170372(OCoLC)475877720(SSID)ssj0000284737(PQKBManifestationID)11228099(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000284737(PQKBWorkID)10261860(PQKB)11174649(MiAaPQ)EBC170372(Au-PeEL)EBL170372(CaPaEBR)ebr10062779(CaONFJC)MIL11096(OCoLC)1000441224(EXLCZ)99100000000025423820180331d1998 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrTechnology and innovation in Japan policy and management for the twenty-first century /edited by Martin Hemmert and Christian OberländerLondon ;New York :Routledge,1998.1 online resource (275 p.)Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia ;18Description based upon print version of record.0-203-28701-0 0-415-19152-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Japanese system of technology and innovation: preparing for the twenty-first century; Institutional structure and technology policy; Restructuring basic, applied and developmental research: changes in allocation of RD resources; The interaction between technology and economy: has the 'virtuous cycle' of Japan's technological innovation system collapsed?; Organization, management and business-government relations; Higher education in Japan from the perspective of RDInternationalizing Japanese science Organizational innovation in Japanese basic research: from bureaucracy to dynamic network; The Japanese business system for creation and diffusion of technological knowledge: time for change?; Reorganization of RD in Japanese manufacturing firms: preserving competitiveness for the twenty-first century; Collaborative research in Japan and the West: a case study of Britain's response to MITI's Fifth Generation Computer Initiative; Major fields of science and technologyRD in Japan's pharmaceutical industry: the biological revolution, gene therapy and public policy RD consortia in the 1990's: national competitiveness and international cooperation in the case of semiconductors; Japanese nanotechnology; Japanese RD activities in advanced materials: the case of superconductivity research; IndexThis book demonstrates that long-awaited changes to technology policy and corporate strategy are now taking place in Japan. The study also questions whether it is the programme of reform or the will and ability to implement these reforms which is new. Contributors explore the repositioning of the Japanese science and technology system on three levels:* institutional structure and technology policy* organizational and managerial changes and business-government relations* developments in key technology sectorsRoutledge studies in the growth economies of Asia ;18.Technology and stateJapanTechnologyJapanManagementTechnology and stateTechnologyManagement.338.95207Hemmert Martin1964-1518566Oberländer Christian1518567FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910783973003321Technology and innovation in Japan3756178UNINA02877nam 2200445z- 450 991022005770332120210211(CKB)3800000000216201(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/51772(oapen)doab51772(oapen)51772(EXLCZ)99380000000021620120202102d2016 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLinking Ecosystem Function to Microbial DiversityFrontiers Media SA20161 online resource (159 p.)Frontiers Research Topics2-88919-985-1 Understanding the link between microbial diversity and ecosystem processes is a fundamental goal of microbial ecologists, yet we still have a rudimentary knowledge of how changes in diversity affect nutrient cycling and energy transfer in ecosystems. Due to the complexity of the problem, many published studies on this topic have been conducted in artificial or manipulated systems. Although researchers have begun to expose some possible mechanisms using these approaches, most have not yet been able to produce conclusive results that relate directly to natural systems. The few studies that have explored the link between diversity and activity in natural systems have typically focused on specific nutrient cycles or processes, such as nitrification, denitrification, and organic carbon degradation pathways, and the microbes that mediate them. What we have learned from these studies is that there are often strong associations between the physical and chemical features of the environment, the composition of the microbial communities, and their activities, but the rules that govern these associations have not been fully elucidated. These earlier studies of microbial diversity and processes in natural systems provide a framework for additional studies to broaden our understanding of the role of microbial diversity in ecosystem function. The problem is complex, but with recent advances in sequencing technology, -omics, and in-situ measurements of ecosystem processes and their applications to microbial communities, making direct connections between ecosystem function and microbial diversity seems more tractable than ever.diversityDNRAecosystemmetacommunityMetagenomicsMethane SeepsMicrobialitesNitrificationNitrogenstable isotope probingJohn J. KellyauthAnne E. BernhardauthBOOK9910220057703321Linking Ecosystem Function to Microbial Diversity4520316UNINA