Climate Change, Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods in Developing Countries [[electronic resource] /] / by Keshav Lall Maharjan, Niraj Prakash Joshi |
Autore | Maharjan Keshav Lall |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tokyo : , : Springer Japan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (184 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.73874 |
Collana | Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research |
Soggetto topico |
Climate change
Agriculture Regional planning Urban planning Climate Change Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning |
ISBN | 4-431-54343-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Background information on climate change and agriculture -- Global scenario of greenhouse gas emission -- Effects of climate change on plant and animal physiology -- Agriculture in international climate change negotiations -- Cost and opportunities from mitigation and adaptation in agriculture -- Methodologies to assess the impact of climate change in agriculture -- Effects of climate change on regional agriculture production, food price and food insecurity -- Climate change in Nepalese context: Impacts, mitigation issues, and relation with poverty -- Effect of climate variables on yield of major food-crops in Nepal: A time-series analysis -- Community perceptions of climate change and its impacts. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910437942503321 |
Maharjan Keshav Lall | ||
Tokyo : , : Springer Japan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 | ||
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Climate of the Southeast United States [[electronic resource] ] : Variability, Change, Impacts, and Vulnerability / / edited by Keith T. Ingram, Kirstin Dow, Lynne Carter, Julie Anderson |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : , : Imprint : Island Press, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (358 p.) |
Disciplina | 577.27 |
Collana | NCA Regional Input Reports |
Soggetto topico |
Climate change
Agriculture Urban planning City planning Environmental health Climate Change Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Climate Change Management and Policy Urbanism Environmental Health |
ISBN | 1-61091-509-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Climate Change in the Southeast USA: Executive Summary -- 2. Climate of the Southeast USA: Past, Present and Future -- 3. Human Health and Climate Change in the Southeast USA -- 4. Energy Production, Use, and Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Southeast USA -- 5. Climate Interactions with the Built Environment in the Southeast USA -- 6. Climate Change and Transportation in the Southeast USA -- 7. Agriculture and Climate Change in the Southeast USA -- 8. Forests and Climate Change in the Southeast USA -- 9. Effects of Climate Change on Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Southeast USA -- 10. Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Water Resources in the Southeast USA -- 11. The Effects of Climate Change on Natural Ecosystems of the Southeast USA -- 12. Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases in the Southeast USA -- 13. Climate Adaptations in the Southeast USA -- 14. Southeast USA Regional Climate Extension, Outreach, Education and Training. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910437944303321 |
Washington, DC : , : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : , : Imprint : Island Press, , 2013 | ||
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Coastal Change, Ocean Conservation and Resilient Communities / / edited by Marcha Johnson, Amanda Bayley |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XI, 168 p. 93 illus., 90 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 577 |
Soggetto topico |
Conservation biology
Ecology Regional planning Urban planning Coasts Urban ecology (Biology) Climate change Landscape ecology Conservation Biology/Ecology Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning Coastal Sciences Urban Ecology Climate Change Management and Policy Landscape Ecology |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Foreword -- Introduction -- Traditional Cultures Editorial: Mobility and Innovation in Traditional Coastal Cultures -- Designing the Edge Editorial -- Literature Review: Principles & Practices of Coastal Adaptation in the Era of Climate Change -- Case Study: Hunts Point, the Brooklyn Greenway, and the East Shore of Staten Island -- Case Study: Seahurst and Percival -- Case Study: Jamaica Bay Fringe, Restoring Upland Habitats at an Urban Shoreline -- Case Study: Establishing Ecological Trajectory and Design Solutions for the Ash Creek Estuary -- Plan for the Future: Marine Organism and Shore Adaptations, Lessons for Planning Coastal Cities -- Plan for the Future: Advancing Eco-Engineering Through Science, Conceptual Design and Community Resilience Building -- Protect the Ocean, Protect Ourselves -- Concluding Statement. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155304603321 |
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 | ||
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Communities and Livelihood Strategies in Developing Countries [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Keshav Lall Maharjan |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tokyo : , : Springer Japan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.72091724 |
Soggetto topico |
Regional planning
Urban planning Climate change Sustainable development Agriculture Quality of life Natural disasters Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Sustainable Development Quality of Life Research Natural Hazards |
ISBN | 4-431-54774-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Communities and Livelihood Strategies: An Overview -- Climate Change Impact on Revenue of Major Food Crops in Ghana: Structural Ricardian Cross-Sectional Analysis -- Climate Variables and their Impacts on Yield of Food Crops in Makwanpur and Ilam District of Nepal -- Adoption of Improved Rice Varieties in the Tarai Region of Nepal -- Effects of Environmental Factors on Cattle Milk Production among Smallholder Households in Ala-Buka, Kyrgyzstan -- Farmer’s Perception on Impact of Organic Farming on Yield and Income of Vegetables: A Case Study in Kathmandu Valley and Chitwan District of Nepal -- Riverbed Vegetable Farming for Enhancing Livelihoods of People: A Case Study in the Tarai Region of Nepal -- Income Generation through People’s Participation: Kitchen Gardening Practices of Three Marginalized bagdi Villages in Bangladesh -- Post Mount Merapi Eruption Recovery of Smallholder Dairy Farming: A Case Study of Disaster Management in Indonesia -- Capacity of Rural Institutions in Implementing Decentralized Development in Indonesia: Case of Three Villages in Purbalingga District, Central Java Province. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910298363103321 |
Tokyo : , : Springer Japan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 | ||
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Community Quality-of-Life Indicators: Best Cases VI [[electronic resource] /] / edited by M. Joseph Sirgy, Rhonda Phillips, Don Rahtz |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (291 p.) |
Disciplina | 306 |
Collana | Community Quality-of-Life Indicators, Best Cases |
Soggetto topico |
Quality of life
Regional planning Urban planning Quality of Life Research Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning |
ISBN | 94-007-6501-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Chapter 1: The Influence of Quality-of-Life Research on Quality-of-Life: CLIQ Case Studies from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Heidi Atwood -- Chapter 2: Regional Indicators of Well-Being: The Case of France; Florence Jany-Catrice -- Chapter 3: Understanding Glasgow: Developing a New Set of Health and Wellbeing Indicators for Use within a City; Bruce Whyte and Andrew Lyon -- Chapter 4: The Monitoring System on Quality of Life of the City of Porto; Luis Delfim Santos and Isabel Martins.-Chapter 5: State Level Applications: Developing a Policy Support and Public Awareness Indicator Project; Rhonda Phillips, Hee Kyung Sung, and Andrea Whitsett.-Chapter 6: Partnerships Across Campuses and Throughout Communities: Community Engaged Research in California’s Central San Joaquin Valley; Simon Weffer, James Mullooly, Dari Sylvester, Robin DeLugan, and Marcia Hernandez.-Chapter 7: Measuring Quality of Life in Border Cities: The Border Observatory Project in the US-Mexico Border Region; Devon McAslan, Mihir Prakash, David Pijawka, Subhrajit Guhathakurta, and Edward Sadalla -- Chapter 8: The Fox River Region Leading Indicators for Excellence: The Benefits and Challenges of Regional Collaboration; Lora Warner and Ashley Heath -- Chapter 9: Bridging Environmental Sustainability and Quality of Life in Metropolitan Atlanta’s Urban Communities; Susannah Lee and Subhrajit Guhathakurta -- Chapter 10: Building a “Quality in Work” Index in Spain; Jordi López-Tamayo, Vicente Royuela and Jordi Suriñach. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910438347403321 |
Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 | ||
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Community Wayfinding: Pathways to Understanding / / edited by Rebecca H. Hunter, Lynda A. Anderson, Basia L. Belza |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIV, 282 p. 57 illus.) |
Disciplina |
613
614 |
Soggetto topico |
Public health
Human geography Regional planning Urban planning City planning Community psychology Environmental psychology Public Health Human Geography Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning Urbanism Community and Environmental Psychology |
ISBN | 3-319-31072-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | PART I: Foundations of Wayfinding: 1: Introduction to Community Wayfinding: Rebecca H. Hunter, Lynda A. Anderson, Basia Belza -- 2: Human Wayfinding: Integration of Mind and Body: Anna E. Vandenberg -- PART II: The Community Environment and Wayfinding: 3: The Space Syntax of Intelligible Communities: John Peponis -- 4: Legibility and Continuity in the Built Environment: Michael R. King and Elise de Jong -- 5: Design for All Users: Jon A. Sanford -- 6: The Challenge of Wayfinfing in Health Care Environments: Per Mollerup -- Part III: Tools and Technology: 7: Maps in the Head and Tools in the Hand: Wayfinding and Navigation in a Spatially Enabled Society: Toru Ishikawa -- 8: Maps to Apps: Evaluating Wayfinding Technology: Sean P. Mullen, Daniel E. Palac and Lucinda L. Bryant -- 9: Wayfinding, Mobility, and Technology for an Aging Society: Marlon Maus, David A. Lindeman and William A Satariano -- Part IV: Practice and Policy: 10: Promoting Walking via Ease of Wayfinding: Chanam Lee -- 11: Bridging the Gap: Increasing Access Through Training and Technology: Rachel Beyerle and Julie E. Dupree -- 12: Transportation Systems and Wayfinding: Edward R. Stollof -- 13: The Role of Advocacy: Scott Bricker -- Part V: Integrative Perspectives: 14 Linking Wayfinding and Wayfaring: Ditte Bendix Lanng and Ole B. Jensen -- 15: The Journey Forward: Rebecca H. Hunter, Steven P. Hooker and Daniela B. Friedman -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254545103321 |
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 | ||
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Community-Based Urban Development [[electronic resource] ] : Evolving Urban Paradigms in Singapore and Seoul / / by Im Sik Cho, Blaž Križnik |
Autore | Cho Im Sik |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXIII, 152 p. 31 illus., 26 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 710 |
Collana | Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements |
Soggetto topico |
Regional planning
Urban planning Architecture Sustainable development Physical geography Climate change Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning Cities, Countries, Regions Sustainable Development Physical Geography Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts |
ISBN | 981-10-1987-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- City and the developmental state -- Neoliberalization and neo-developmental city -- Emerging community-based urban development -- Conclusion: Towards community-driven urban development (what we learned). |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155527803321 |
Cho Im Sik | ||
Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 | ||
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A Comparative Political Ecology of Exurbia : Planning, Environmental Management, and Landscape Change / / edited by Laura E. Taylor, Patrick T. Hurley |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XV, 310 p. 74 illus., 69 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 333.72 |
Soggetto topico |
Nature conservation
Regional planning Urban planning Urban ecology (Biology) Human geography Nature Conservation Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning Urban Ecology Human Geography |
ISBN | 3-319-29462-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Part 1: Control of exurban nature -- Control of exurban nature -- Four legs good, two legs bad? Exurban migration and environmental change -- Exurbanites as environmental stewards (or not): The bioregional planning potential of classifying rural residential land use by management style in Sydney’s exurbs -- A Tale of Two Snoqualmies: Political Ecology of Exurban Development in the Cascade Foothills -- Part 2: Competing rural capitalisms -- Old West versus New West, Exurban Sprawl and High Value Agriculture: Competing or Compatible Capitalisms? -- Symbolic capital, moral economies, and land use conflict: Examining contested ecologies in the exurban landscape -- Contesting the "middle place:" Environmental imaginaries and the gentrified working landscape -- Part 3: Science: knowledge/power Panther Politics -- Part 4: Corporate politics and state control of the exurban vision -- “In the real-estate business whether we admit it or not”: Timber and exurban Development in Central Oregon -- Making Hilton Head: Memory, race, and the environment along the South Carolina coast -- Index. |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 | ||
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Completing Our Streets [[electronic resource] ] : The Transition to Safe and Inclusive Transportation Networks / / by Barbara McCann |
Autore | McCann Barbara |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : , : Imprint : Island Press, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
Disciplina | 388.411 |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development
Urban planning City planning Regional planning Sustainable Development Urbanism Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning |
ISBN |
1-61091-431-7
1-61091-432-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Why We Build Incomplete Streets -- 2. How the Complete Streets Movement Succeeds -- 3. Closing the Gap between Policy and Practice -- 4. Process over Projects: Changing How Decisions Are Made -- 5. Looking for Every Opportunity -- 6. Practitioners as Champions -- 7. Answering a Loaded Question: How Much Do Complete Streets Cost? -- 8. The Balancing Act: Setting Priorities for Different Users -- 9. Expanding Complete Streets -- Appendix A. Case Study Finder -- Appendix B. Complete Streets Resources -- Endnotes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910437936903321 |
McCann Barbara | ||
Washington, DC : , : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : , : Imprint : Island Press, , 2013 | ||
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Complexity, Cognition, Urban Planning and Design : Post-Proceedings of the 2nd Delft International Conference / / edited by Juval Portugali, Egbert Stolk |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (331 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.1216 |
Collana | Springer Proceedings in Complexity |
Soggetto topico |
Regional economics
Spatial economics Urban geography Computational complexity Urban planning City planning Regional/Spatial Science Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns) Complexity Urbanism |
ISBN | 3-319-32653-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Part I: Complexity, Cognition and Cities -- 1. What makes cities complex? -- 2. Evolving a Plan: Design and Planning with Complexity -- 3. Self-organization and design as complementary pair -- 4. Cultivating complexity: The need for a shift in cognition -- 5. The fourth sustainability, creativity: Statistical associations and credible mechanism -- 6. Design thinking as principles for the structure of creative cities -- Part II: On Termites, Rats and Cities -- 7. Swarm cognition and swarm construction. Lessons from a social insect master builder -- 8. Physical, Behavioral, and Spatiotemporal Perspectives of Home in Humans and other Animals -- Part III: Complexity, Cognition and Planning -- 9. Framing the Planning Game: A cognitive understanding of the planner’s rationale in a differentiated world -- 10. Global scale predictions of cities in urban and in cognitive planning -- 11. Emotional cognition and urban planning -- Part IV: Complexity, Cognition and Design -- 12. A Complexity-Cognitive view on Scale in Urban Design -- 13. Lines: Orderly and Messy. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254892803321 |
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 | ||
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