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Hydropolitics of dams : engineering or ecosystems? / / Mark Everard
| Hydropolitics of dams : engineering or ecosystems? / / Mark Everard |
| Autore | Everard Mark |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , ©2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | x, 309 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 333.95 |
| Soggetto topico |
Dams - Environmental aspects
Hydraulic engineering - Environmental aspects Water resources development The environment |
| ISBN |
1-350-22322-0
1-78032-543-6 1-78032-540-1 1-78032-542-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; About the author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures, table and boxes; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; one : Development, water and dams; 1 Replumbing the modern world; A brief history of dams; Different types of dam; Contested resources; The large dam revolution; The Hoover Dam era; The Vaal Dam; The Aswan High Dam; The Three Gorges Dam; The Nagarjunasagar Dam; 'Megawater'; Dams and the future; 2 Temples of the modern world; Watering the drylands; Power to the people; Inland fisheries; Stemming the floods; Other beneficial uses of dams; Multiple uses, multiple benefits.
3 Stemming the flowThe tragedy of iconic fishes; Thinking more broadly; Staunching the flow; Changes in the quality of reservoir water; Unaccounted costs; Conflicts over access to water; Changing biodiversity, changing ecosystems; Displacement of people; Alteration of water and energy use; Soils gone sour; Siltation; Draining the land; The Earth moves; Flood control; Dams and the atmosphere; Dams and disease; Strategic targets; The economics of large dams; Whose dam?; The sins of omission; 4 A changing mindset; Mitigating the problems of large dams; Movement for change; A turning tide. Continuing momentumTrust in increasingly wise governance; 5 The World Commission on Dams and beyond; The efficacy of dams; The impacts of large dams on ecosystems; The impacts of large dams on people; Broadening the debate; Alternatives to delivery of water and electricity services; The decision-making process; Strategic priorities; Taking forward the challenges; Response to Dams and Development; The UNEP Dams and Development Programme (DDP); The Beijing Declaration on Hydropower and Sustainable Development; WCD+10: revisiting the large dam controversy; 6 The state of play with dams. Public engagement in the identification of water needsOptions identification and appraisal; Dam planning; Dam operation; Environmental consequences; Social consequences; Economic consequences; Monitoring compliance and incorporating feedback in scheme improvement; Governance for sustainable water management; International drainage basins; Lessons learned; 7 Dams and ecosystem services; Ecosystem assessment; Dams and ecosystem services; Analysis of the ecosystem service impacts of large dams; Table 7.1 Ecosystem service, based on the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment classification. Taking an ecosystem services view of dam proposalsEcosystem services, dams and water sharing; 8 A new agenda for dams; The shifting politics of large dams; War and peace; The politics of technology; two : Water in the postmodern world; 9 Water in the postmodern world; Learning our way to sustainability; A new agenda for water management; Draining the communal well; Working with the flow; Shifting hydropolitics; Flowing down a new channel; 10 Managing water at landscape scale; Catchment management; Integrated Water Resource Management; Box 10.1 The four guiding 'Dublin Principles' for IWRM. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779854803321 |
Everard Mark
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| London, England : , : Zed Books, , ©2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hydropolitics of dams : engineering or ecosystems? / / Mark Everard
| Hydropolitics of dams : engineering or ecosystems? / / Mark Everard |
| Autore | Everard Mark |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , ©2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | x, 309 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 333.95 |
| Soggetto topico |
Dams - Environmental aspects
Hydraulic engineering - Environmental aspects Water resources development The environment |
| ISBN |
1-350-22322-0
1-78032-543-6 1-78032-540-1 1-78032-542-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; About the author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures, table and boxes; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; one : Development, water and dams; 1 Replumbing the modern world; A brief history of dams; Different types of dam; Contested resources; The large dam revolution; The Hoover Dam era; The Vaal Dam; The Aswan High Dam; The Three Gorges Dam; The Nagarjunasagar Dam; 'Megawater'; Dams and the future; 2 Temples of the modern world; Watering the drylands; Power to the people; Inland fisheries; Stemming the floods; Other beneficial uses of dams; Multiple uses, multiple benefits.
3 Stemming the flowThe tragedy of iconic fishes; Thinking more broadly; Staunching the flow; Changes in the quality of reservoir water; Unaccounted costs; Conflicts over access to water; Changing biodiversity, changing ecosystems; Displacement of people; Alteration of water and energy use; Soils gone sour; Siltation; Draining the land; The Earth moves; Flood control; Dams and the atmosphere; Dams and disease; Strategic targets; The economics of large dams; Whose dam?; The sins of omission; 4 A changing mindset; Mitigating the problems of large dams; Movement for change; A turning tide. Continuing momentumTrust in increasingly wise governance; 5 The World Commission on Dams and beyond; The efficacy of dams; The impacts of large dams on ecosystems; The impacts of large dams on people; Broadening the debate; Alternatives to delivery of water and electricity services; The decision-making process; Strategic priorities; Taking forward the challenges; Response to Dams and Development; The UNEP Dams and Development Programme (DDP); The Beijing Declaration on Hydropower and Sustainable Development; WCD+10: revisiting the large dam controversy; 6 The state of play with dams. Public engagement in the identification of water needsOptions identification and appraisal; Dam planning; Dam operation; Environmental consequences; Social consequences; Economic consequences; Monitoring compliance and incorporating feedback in scheme improvement; Governance for sustainable water management; International drainage basins; Lessons learned; 7 Dams and ecosystem services; Ecosystem assessment; Dams and ecosystem services; Analysis of the ecosystem service impacts of large dams; Table 7.1 Ecosystem service, based on the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment classification. Taking an ecosystem services view of dam proposalsEcosystem services, dams and water sharing; 8 A new agenda for dams; The shifting politics of large dams; War and peace; The politics of technology; two : Water in the postmodern world; 9 Water in the postmodern world; Learning our way to sustainability; A new agenda for water management; Draining the communal well; Working with the flow; Shifting hydropolitics; Flowing down a new channel; 10 Managing water at landscape scale; Catchment management; Integrated Water Resource Management; Box 10.1 The four guiding 'Dublin Principles' for IWRM. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819509903321 |
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Everard Mark
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| London, England : , : Zed Books, , ©2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Illustrated Flora of Bambusoideae in China [[electronic resource] ] : Volume 1 / / by Jun Yi Shi, Yu Xiao Zhang, De Qun Zhou, Li Sha Ma, Jun Yao
| Illustrated Flora of Bambusoideae in China [[electronic resource] ] : Volume 1 / / by Jun Yi Shi, Yu Xiao Zhang, De Qun Zhou, Li Sha Ma, Jun Yao |
| Autore | Shi Jun Yi |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (373 illus., 327 illus. in color. eReference.) |
| Disciplina | 333.95 |
| Soggetto topico |
Plants—Evolution
Plant ecology Biodiversity Plant Evolution Plant Ecology Bambú Flora Biodiversitat Ecologia vegetal |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 981-15-7884-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Melocanna -- Pseudostachyum -- Melocalamus -- Leptocanna /Neomicrocalamus -- Guadua -- Neosinocalamus -- Schizostachyum -- Cephalostachyum -- Thyrsostachys -- Bonia -- Dendrocalamopsis -- Gigantochloa -- Brachystachyum -- Hibanobambusa -- Phyllostachys -- Semiarundinaria -- Shibataea -- Bambusa -- Dendrocalamus -- Lingnania -- Indosasa -- Sinobambusa -- Chimonobambusa -- Qiongzhuea -- Morphology of Bamboos -- Geographical Distribution of Bambusoideae -- Hardiness Zones of Bambusoideae in China. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910483050103321 |
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Shi Jun Yi
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| Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Information Technologies in the Research of Biodiversity [[electronic resource] ] : Proceedings of the International Conference "Information Technologies in the Research of Biodiversity", 11–14 September, 2018, Irkutsk, Russia / / edited by Igor Bychkov, Victor Voronin
| Information Technologies in the Research of Biodiversity [[electronic resource] ] : Proceedings of the International Conference "Information Technologies in the Research of Biodiversity", 11–14 September, 2018, Irkutsk, Russia / / edited by Igor Bychkov, Victor Voronin |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (212 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.95 |
| Collana | Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences |
| Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity
Application software Geographical information systems Computer Applications Geographical Information Systems/Cartography |
| ISBN | 3-030-11720-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Global biodiversity data portals -- Information and analytical systems on biodiversity -- National data on biodiversity: the current state of digitization -- Theoretical fundaments and oraganization technologies of the information and telecommunications infrastructures -- Methods, models, software systems and Web services for the analysis of biodiversity data -- Application of remote methods in vegetation mapping and biodiversity research. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910337956303321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Injustice in Urban Sustainability : Ten Core Drivers / / Panagiota Kotsila [and four others]
| Injustice in Urban Sustainability : Ten Core Drivers / / Panagiota Kotsila [and four others] |
| Autore | Kotsila Panagiota |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified] : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (170 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.95 |
| Collana | Routledge Equity, Justice and the Sustainable City series |
| Soggetto topico | Applied ecology |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910634084303321 |
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Kotsila Panagiota
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| [Place of publication not identified] : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2023 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Insect diversity, declines and conservation in Australia / / Tim R. New
| Insect diversity, declines and conservation in Australia / / Tim R. New |
| Autore | New Tim R. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.95 |
| Collana | Fascinating Life Sciences |
| Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity
Biodiversity conservation - Australia |
| ISBN |
9783030901349
9783030901332 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- References -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction: The Reality of Insect Declines -- 1.1 Reasons for Concern -- 1.2 Assessing Insect Declines -- References -- Chapter 2: The Problems of Interpreting Changes -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Scientific Shortfalls -- 2.3 Societal Dilemmas -- 2.4 Recognition of Threatened Insect Species -- References -- Chapter 3: Assessing and Understanding Insect Diversity -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Taxonomic Approximation -- 3.3 Surrogate Taxa -- 3.4 Ecological Diversity -- References -- Chapter 4: Improving Understanding of Insect Diversity -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Understanding Species -- References -- Chapter 5: Drivers of Decline -- 5.1 Introduction: Categorising Threats -- 5.2 Understanding Habitat Change -- 5.3 Understanding Threats -- 5.4 A Geographical Pattern? -- References -- Chapter 6: Insect Conservation Need in the Southern Hemisphere -- 6.1 Insects of the Temperate Southern Hemisphere -- 6.2 Australia´s Insects and Conservation Need -- 6.3 Understanding Australia´s Insect Richness -- 6.4 Endemism -- References -- Chapter 7: Levels of Concern and Approach -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Listing for Priority -- 7.3 Extending Ecological Coverage -- 7.3.1 Bioregions -- 7.3.2 Ecological Communities -- 7.3.3 Protected Areas -- References -- Chapter 8: Defining and Countering Threats -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Pesticides and Pollution -- 8.3 Alien Species -- 8.4 Fire -- 8.5 Climate Change -- 8.5.1 Habitat Offsets -- 8.6 Overexploitation -- References -- Chapter 9: Facilitating Conservation Progress -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Increasing the Profile of Insect Conservation -- 9.3 Citizen Science in Australian Insect Conservation -- 9.4 Flagship Species -- References -- Chapter 10: A Future for Australia´s Insects -- 10.1 Introduction.
10.2 Integrating Insect Conservation in Australia -- 10.2.1 Protective Legislation -- 10.2.2 Conservation in Practice -- 10.3 Species Conservation: Lessons from Experience -- 10.3.1 Some Examples -- Odonata -- Ancient Greenling Damselfly (Hemiphlebia mirabilis) (p. 100) -- Giant Petaltail Dragonfly (Petalura gigantea) -- Plecoptera -- Mount Donna Buang Wingless Stonefly (Riekoperla darlingtoni) -- Orthoptera -- Key´s Matchstick Grasshopper (Keyacris scurra) -- Phasmatodea -- Lord Howe Island Stick Insect (Dryococelus australis) (p. 106) -- Lepidoptera -- Golden Sun-Moth (Synemon plana) (p. 91) -- Eltham Copper Butterfly (Paralucia pyrodiscus lucida) -- Bulloak Jewel Butterfly (Hypochrysops piceatus) (p. 132) -- Richmond Birdwing Butterfly (Ornithoptera richmondia) (p. 146) -- Hymenoptera -- Green or Golden Green Carpenter Bee (p. 156) -- 10.4 A Wider Agenda -- References -- Appendix -- Considerations for Insect Species Conservation -- Considerations for Wider Insect Conservation -- Considerations for Habitat Management and Threat Mitigation -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910551825003321 |
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New Tim R.
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The international journal of biodiversity science & management
| The international journal of biodiversity science & management |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Kirkmahoe, : Sapiens Publishing, [2005-2009] |
| Disciplina | 333.95 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity conservation
Biodiversity |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
| Soggetto non controllato | Ecology |
| ISSN | 1745-1590 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti |
International journal of biodiversity science and management
Int j biodiversity sci & management |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910746991503321 |
| Kirkmahoe, : Sapiens Publishing, [2005-2009] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The international journal of biodiversity science & management
| The international journal of biodiversity science & management |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Kirkmahoe, : Sapiens Publishing, [2005-2009] |
| Disciplina | 333.95 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity conservation
Biodiversity |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
| Soggetto non controllato | Ecology |
| ISSN | 1745-1590 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti |
International journal of biodiversity science and management
Int j biodiversity sci & management |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996204095303316 |
| Kirkmahoe, : Sapiens Publishing, [2005-2009] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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La biodiversità / Marcello Buiatti
| La biodiversità / Marcello Buiatti |
| Autore | BUIATTI, Marcello |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bologna : Il Mulino, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 129 p. : ill. ; 20 cm |
| Disciplina | 333.95 |
| Collana | Farsi un'idea |
| Soggetto topico | Biodiversità |
| ISBN | 978-88-15-11639-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-990002942830203316 |
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BUIATTI, Marcello
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| Bologna : Il Mulino, 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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La biodiversità : [senza la varietà delle forme viventi la vita scompare] / Marcello Buiatti
| La biodiversità : [senza la varietà delle forme viventi la vita scompare] / Marcello Buiatti |
| Autore | Buiatti, Marcello |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bologna, : il Mulino, ©2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 129 p. ; 20 cm |
| Disciplina | 333.95 |
| Collana | Farsi un'idea |
| Soggetto topico |
Biodiversita
Variabilità - Biologia |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
| Record Nr. | UNICAS-RML0302412 |
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Buiatti, Marcello
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| Bologna, : il Mulino, ©2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Cassino | ||
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