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The 2030 spike : countdown to global catastrophe / / olin Mason
| The 2030 spike : countdown to global catastrophe / / olin Mason |
| Autore | Mason Colin <1926-, > |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina |
303.49
363.7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Twenty-first century
Environmental policy Natural resources Social prediction Catastrophical, The |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-136-55510-2
1-136-55511-0 1-280-47605-2 9786610476053 1-84977-285-1 600-00-0012-X 1-4175-4255-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
THE 2030 SPIKE COUNTDOWN TO GLOBAL CATASTROPHE; Copyright; CONTENTS; About the Author; PART ONE: CRISIS MODE; Chapter 1 The Drivers; Chapter 2 Running Out Of Fuel: The Coming Energy Crunch; Chapter 3 Population And Poverty; Chapter 4 Climate: Too Hot Or Too Cold?; Chapter 5 Famines: Food And Water; Chapter 6 One World?; Chapter 7 The Fourth Horseman; PART TWO: DIRECTIONS; Chapter 8 Which Way Science?; Chapter 9 In The Genes: New Plants - And People?; Chapter 10 The Values Of The Sea; Chapter 11 Multinationals: Good Business Or Bad?; Chapter 12 The Trouble With Money
PART THREE: UPGRADING THE INDIVIDUALChapter 13 The Pursuit Of Happiness; Chapter 14 Love, Family And Freedom; Chapter 15 Habitat: The Dilemma Of The Cities; Chapter 16 Making Education Work; Chapter 17 Health And Wealth; Chapter 18 Religion: The Cement Of Society?; PART FOUR: THE NEW SOCIETY?; Chapter 19 The Mechanics Of Change; Chapter 20 Automation And Employment; Chapter 21 Travelling Less?; Chapter 22 Working Online; Chapter 23 The Information Overload; Chapter 24 The Toxic Culture; Chapter 25 Running The Show; Chapter 26 Conclusion: World To Come; Notes; Index |
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Agri-Culture : reconnecting people, land, and nature / / Jules Pretty
| Agri-Culture : reconnecting people, land, and nature / / Jules Pretty |
| Autore | Pretty Jules N. |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.76/16 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural productivity
Agriculture - Social aspects Sustainable agriculture |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-136-57211-2
1-136-57212-0 1-280-47578-1 600-00-0257-2 1-4175-2222-4 9786610475780 1-84977-042-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Agri-Culture: Reconnecting People, Land and Nature; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Glossary of Specialist Terms; Preface to a Revolution; Chapter 1: Landscapes Lost and Found; Chapter 2: Monoscapes; Chapter 3: Reality Cheques; Chapter 4: Food for All; Chapter 5: Only Reconnect; Chapter 6: The Genetics Controversy; Chapter 7: Ecological Literacy; Chapter 8: Crossing the Internal Frontiers; Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452730703321 |
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Pretty Jules N.
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| London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agri-Culture : reconnecting people, land, and nature / / Jules Pretty
| Agri-Culture : reconnecting people, land, and nature / / Jules Pretty |
| Autore | Pretty Jules N. |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.76/16 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural productivity
Agriculture - Social aspects Sustainable agriculture |
| ISBN |
1-136-57211-2
1-136-57212-0 1-280-47578-1 600-00-0257-2 1-4175-2222-4 9786610475780 1-84977-042-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Agri-Culture: Reconnecting People, Land and Nature; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Glossary of Specialist Terms; Preface to a Revolution; Chapter 1: Landscapes Lost and Found; Chapter 2: Monoscapes; Chapter 3: Reality Cheques; Chapter 4: Food for All; Chapter 5: Only Reconnect; Chapter 6: The Genetics Controversy; Chapter 7: Ecological Literacy; Chapter 8: Crossing the Internal Frontiers; Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782198403321 |
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Pretty Jules N.
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| London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agri-Culture : reconnecting people, land, and nature / / Jules Pretty
| Agri-Culture : reconnecting people, land, and nature / / Jules Pretty |
| Autore | Pretty Jules N. |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.76/16 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural productivity
Agriculture - Social aspects Sustainable agriculture |
| ISBN |
1-136-57211-2
1-136-57212-0 1-280-47578-1 600-00-0257-2 1-4175-2222-4 9786610475780 1-84977-042-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Agri-Culture: Reconnecting People, Land and Nature; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Glossary of Specialist Terms; Preface to a Revolution; Chapter 1: Landscapes Lost and Found; Chapter 2: Monoscapes; Chapter 3: Reality Cheques; Chapter 4: Food for All; Chapter 5: Only Reconnect; Chapter 6: The Genetics Controversy; Chapter 7: Ecological Literacy; Chapter 8: Crossing the Internal Frontiers; Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811830803321 |
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Pretty Jules N.
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| London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Capacity for development : new solutions to old problems / / edited by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Carlos Lopes, Khalid Malik
| Capacity for development : new solutions to old problems / / edited by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Carlos Lopes, Khalid Malik |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | viii, 284 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 338.9/009172/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Fukuda-ParrSakiko <1950->
LopesCarlos MalikKhalid <1952-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Industrial capacity - Developing countries
Infrastructure (Economics) - Developing countries Economic development projects - Developing countries Technical assistance - Developing countries Information technology - Economic aspects - Developing countries Economic development |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
600-00-0304-8
1-4175-2246-1 9786610475810 1-136-57051-9 1-280-47581-1 1-84977-065-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Capacity and development -- pt. 2. Ownership -- pt. 3. Knowledge. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454666603321 |
| Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Capacity for development : new solutions to old problems / / edited by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Carlos Lopes, Khalid Malik
| Capacity for development : new solutions to old problems / / edited by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Carlos Lopes, Khalid Malik |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | viii, 284 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 338.9/009172/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Fukuda-ParrSakiko <1950->
LopesCarlos MalikKhalid <1952-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Industrial capacity - Developing countries
Infrastructure (Economics) - Developing countries Economic development projects - Developing countries Technical assistance - Developing countries Information technology - Economic aspects - Developing countries Economic development |
| ISBN |
1-136-57050-0
600-00-0304-8 1-4175-2246-1 9786610475810 1-136-57051-9 1-280-47581-1 1-84977-065-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Capacity and development -- pt. 2. Ownership -- pt. 3. Knowledge. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778485103321 |
| Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Capacity for development : new solutions to old problems / / edited by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Carlos Lopes, Khalid Malik
| Capacity for development : new solutions to old problems / / edited by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Carlos Lopes, Khalid Malik |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | viii, 284 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 338.9/009172/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Fukuda-ParrSakiko <1950->
LopesCarlos MalikKhalid <1952-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Industrial capacity - Developing countries
Infrastructure (Economics) - Developing countries Economic development projects - Developing countries Technical assistance - Developing countries Information technology - Economic aspects - Developing countries Economic development |
| ISBN |
1-136-57050-0
600-00-0304-8 1-4175-2246-1 9786610475810 1-136-57051-9 1-280-47581-1 1-84977-065-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Capacity and development -- pt. 2. Ownership -- pt. 3. Knowledge. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910799951603321 |
| Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Capacity for development : new solutions to old problems / / edited by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Carlos Lopes, Khalid Malik
| Capacity for development : new solutions to old problems / / edited by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Carlos Lopes, Khalid Malik |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | viii, 284 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 338.9/009172/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Fukuda-ParrSakiko <1950->
LopesCarlos MalikKhalid <1952-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Industrial capacity - Developing countries
Infrastructure (Economics) - Developing countries Economic development projects - Developing countries Technical assistance - Developing countries Information technology - Economic aspects - Developing countries Economic development |
| ISBN |
1-136-57050-0
600-00-0304-8 1-4175-2246-1 9786610475810 1-136-57051-9 1-280-47581-1 1-84977-065-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Capacity and development -- pt. 2. Ownership -- pt. 3. Knowledge. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817313603321 |
| Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Capturing carbon and conserving biodiversity [[electronic resource] ] : the market approach / / edited by Ian R. Swingland
| Capturing carbon and conserving biodiversity [[electronic resource] ] : the market approach / / edited by Ian R. Swingland |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan Publications, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (393 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.72
363.738747 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SwinglandIan R <1946-> (Ian Richard) |
| Soggetto topico |
Carbon sequestration - Economic aspects
Biodiversity conservation - Economic aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
600-00-0269-6
1-4175-2223-2 9786610475889 1-136-57030-6 1-280-47588-9 1-84977-068-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Capturing Carbon and Conserving Biodiversity The Market Approach; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; About the contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms and abbreviations; Introduction; Part 1 Carbon and Climate Change; Chapter 1 Forests, carbon and global climate; Chapter 2 Changes in the use and management of forests for abating carbon emissions: issues and challenges under the Kyoto Protocol; Chapter 3 An overview of a free-market approach to climate change and conservation
Chapter 4 Potential carbon mitigation and income in developing countries from changes in use and management of agricultural and forest lands Chapter 5 The role of multilateral institutions; Chapter 6 Electricity generation: options for reduction in carbon emissions; Chapter 7 Measuring, monitoring and verification of carbon benefits for forest-based projects; Chapter 8 Understanding and managing leakage in forest-based greenhouse-gas-mitigation projects; Part 2 Environmental Services Chapter 9 The influence of land-use change and landscape dynamics on the climate system: relevance to climate-change policy beyond the radiative effect of greenhouse gases Chapter 10 Economic, biological and policy constraints on the adoption of carbon farming in temperate regions; Chapter 11 The role of sustainable agriculture and renewable-resource management in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and increasing sinkins in China and India; Chapter 12 Social capital from carbon property: creating equity for indigenous people Chapter 13 Species survival and carbon retention in commercially exploited tropical rainforest Chapter 14 Animal conservation, carbon and sustainability; Chapter 15 Collateral biodiversity benefits associated with 'free market' approaches to sustainable land use and forestry activities; Chapter 16 Developing markets for forest environmental services: an opportunity for promoting equity while securing efficiency?; Part 3 The Future Model; Chapter 17 Carbon sinks and emissions trading under the Kyoto Protocol: a legal analysis Chapter 18 Protecting terrestrial ecosystems and the climate through a global carbon market Chapter 19 designing a carbon market that protects forests in developing countries; Chapter 20 Greenhouse-gas-trading markets; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452737703321 |
| London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan Publications, 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Capturing carbon and conserving biodiversity : the market approach / / editor, Ian R. Swingland
| Capturing carbon and conserving biodiversity : the market approach / / editor, Ian R. Swingland |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, VA : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiv, 368 pages) : illustrations, color maps |
| Disciplina |
333.72
363.738747 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SwinglandIan R <1946-> (Ian Richard) |
| Soggetto topico |
Carbon sequestration - Economic aspects
Biodiversity conservation - Economic aspects |
| ISBN |
600-00-0269-6
1-4175-2223-2 9786610475889 1-136-57030-6 1-280-47588-9 1-84977-068-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Capturing Carbon and Conserving Biodiversity The Market Approach; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; About the contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms and abbreviations; Introduction; Part 1 Carbon and Climate Change; Chapter 1 Forests, carbon and global climate; Chapter 2 Changes in the use and management of forests for abating carbon emissions: issues and challenges under the Kyoto Protocol; Chapter 3 An overview of a free-market approach to climate change and conservation
Chapter 4 Potential carbon mitigation and income in developing countries from changes in use and management of agricultural and forest lands Chapter 5 The role of multilateral institutions; Chapter 6 Electricity generation: options for reduction in carbon emissions; Chapter 7 Measuring, monitoring and verification of carbon benefits for forest-based projects; Chapter 8 Understanding and managing leakage in forest-based greenhouse-gas-mitigation projects; Part 2 Environmental Services Chapter 9 The influence of land-use change and landscape dynamics on the climate system: relevance to climate-change policy beyond the radiative effect of greenhouse gases Chapter 10 Economic, biological and policy constraints on the adoption of carbon farming in temperate regions; Chapter 11 The role of sustainable agriculture and renewable-resource management in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and increasing sinkins in China and India; Chapter 12 Social capital from carbon property: creating equity for indigenous people Chapter 13 Species survival and carbon retention in commercially exploited tropical rainforest Chapter 14 Animal conservation, carbon and sustainability; Chapter 15 Collateral biodiversity benefits associated with 'free market' approaches to sustainable land use and forestry activities; Chapter 16 Developing markets for forest environmental services: an opportunity for promoting equity while securing efficiency?; Part 3 The Future Model; Chapter 17 Carbon sinks and emissions trading under the Kyoto Protocol: a legal analysis Chapter 18 Protecting terrestrial ecosystems and the climate through a global carbon market Chapter 19 designing a carbon market that protects forests in developing countries; Chapter 20 Greenhouse-gas-trading markets; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782199103321 |
| London ; ; Sterling, VA : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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