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Colloquium on Plants and Population [[electronic resource] ] : Is There Time? / / [edited by Joel E. Cohen and Nina V. Federoff]
| Colloquium on Plants and Population [[electronic resource] ] : Is There Time? / / [edited by Joel E. Cohen and Nina V. Federoff] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy of Sciences, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (112 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CohenJoel E
FedoroffNina V <1942-> (Nina Vsevolod) |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture
Food supply Biodiversity conservation |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-21037-0
9786610210374 0-309-56930-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455895903321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy of Sciences, 1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Colloquium on Plants and Population [[electronic resource] ] : Is There Time? / / [edited by Joel E. Cohen and Nina V. Federoff]
| Colloquium on Plants and Population [[electronic resource] ] : Is There Time? / / [edited by Joel E. Cohen and Nina V. Federoff] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy of Sciences, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (112 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CohenJoel E
FedoroffNina V <1942-> (Nina Vsevolod) |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture
Food supply Biodiversity conservation |
| ISBN |
1-280-21037-0
9786610210374 0-309-56930-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778646603321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy of Sciences, 1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Colloquium on Plants and Population : Is There Time? / / [edited by Joel E. Cohen and Nina V. Federoff]
| Colloquium on Plants and Population : Is There Time? / / [edited by Joel E. Cohen and Nina V. Federoff] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy of Sciences, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (112 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CohenJoel E
FedoroffNina V <1942-> (Nina Vsevolod) |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture
Food supply Biodiversity conservation |
| ISBN |
1-280-21037-0
9786610210374 0-309-56930-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
COLLOQUIUM ON PLANTS AND POPULATION: IS THERE TIME? -- Plants and Population: is there time? -- Contents -- Plants and population: Is there time? -- HISTORICAL BACKGROUND -- DEMOGRAPHIC SITUATION AND PROSPECT: THE CHALLENGE -- COLLOQUIUM GOALS AND STRUCTURE -- INSIGHTS FROM THE COLLOQUIUM -- CONCLUDING PERSPECTIVE -- World food and agriculture: Outlook for the medium and longer term -- KEY HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS -- WORLD PRODUCTION AND FOOD INSECURITY: AN UNCERTAIN LINK. -- FUTURE PROSPECTS -- CONCLUSIONS -- The growth of demand will limit output growth for food over the next quarter century -- Global and local implications of biotechnology and climate change for future food supplies -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE IFPRI-IMPACT MODEL -- III. SPECIFYING THE NONPRICE SUPPLY (AREA AND YIELD) TERMS -- IV. POLICY SCENARIOS -- V. POLICY SIMULATIONS -- VI. POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- APPENDIX: THE IFPRI-IMPACT MODEL BASE CASE -- World food trends and prospects to 2025 -- CEREAL PRODUCTION TRENDS -- THE FUTURE: CEREAL DEMAND AND SUPPLY -- CONCLUSION -- Plant genetic resources: What can they contribute toward increased crop productivity? -- THE ROLE OF THE CONSULTIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH (CGIAR) IN PRESERVING GENETIC RESOURCES -- CONTRIBUTIONS OF WHEAT GENETIC RESOURCES -- USE OF GENETIC RESOURCES IN MAIZE IMPROVEMENT -- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ISSUES RELATED TO THE UTILIZATION OF GENETIC RESOURCES -- MOLECULAR APPROACHES TO UTILIZATION OF GENETIC RESOURCES -- GENETIC RESOURCES: WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS? -- Ecological approaches and the development of "truly integrated" pest management -- INTEGRATING BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AND HOST PLANT RESISTANCE FOR CONTROL OF INSECT PESTS -- ECOLOGY OF HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS AND MICROBIAL PEST CONTROL -- CONCLUSIONS.
Ecological intensification of cereal production systems: Yield potential, soil quality, and precision agriculture -- THE NEED FOR ECOLOGICAL INTENSIFICATION -- INTENSIFICATION IN FAVORABLE AND UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTS -- YIELD POTENTIAL -- SOIL QUALITY -- PRECISION AGRICULTURE -- CONCLUSIONS -- The transition to agricultural sustainability -- SUSTAINABILITY SCENARIOS -- SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS C -- RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS -- Biotechnology: Enhancing human nutrition in developing and developed worlds -- AGRONOMIC TRAITS -- DIFFERENTIATED CROPS -- PLANTS AS FACTORIES -- Use of plant roots for phytoremediation and molecular farming -- CONCLUSIONS -- Transgenic plants for tropical regions: Some considerations about their development and their transfer to the small farmer -- From pre-Hispanic to future conservation alternatives: Lessons from Mexico -- Gardenification of tropical conserved wildlands: Multitasking, multicropping, and multiusers -- THE WILDLAND GARDEN -- THE WILDLAND YELLOW PAGES -- A TALE OF TWO FREEZERS -- BIODIVERSITY PROSPECTING -- "ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES CONTRACTS" BETWEEN THE WILDLAND GARDEN AND SOCIETY -- BE POSITIVE -- APPENDIX I -- APPENDIX II -- Global environmental impacts of agricultural expansion: The need for sustainable and efficient practices -- THE ECOLOGY OF DOUBLING CROP PRODUCTION -- ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF DOUBLING GLOBAL FOOD PRODUCTION -- AGRICULTURE AND THE LOSS OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES -- MORE OF THE SAME WILL NOT WORK -- ECOLOGICAL INSIGHTS INTO AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS AND SUSTAINABILITY -- CONCLUSIONS -- Nitrogen management and the future of food: Lessons from the management of energy and carbon -- HOW THE NITROGEN CYCLE WORKS AND HOW IT IS BEING DISRUPTED -- WHY THE INCREASE IN STOCKS OF FIXED NITROGEN IS TROUBLESOME -- LESSONS FROM CARBON AND ENERGY FOR NITROGEN AND FOOD -- CONCLUSIONS. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825410003321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy of Sciences, 1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Educating all children [[electronic resource] ] : a global agenda / / Joel E. Cohen, David E. Bloom, and Martin B. Malin, editors
| Educating all children [[electronic resource] ] : a global agenda / / Joel E. Cohen, David E. Bloom, and Martin B. Malin, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : American Academy of Arts and Sciences, : MIT Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (616 p.) |
| Disciplina | 379.2/6091724 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CohenJoel E
BloomDavid E <1955-> (David Elliot) MalinMartin B |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational equalization - Developing countries
Education - Developing countries - Finance |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-09726-1
9786612097263 0-262-27052-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; FOREWORD The Way Forward for Universal Education; INTRODUCTION Universal Basic and Secondary Education; CHAPTER 1 Measuring Global Educational Progress; CHAPTER 2 Lessons from the Past: A Comparative Socio-Historical Analysis of Primary and Secondary Education; CHAPTER 3 Political Obstacles to Expanding and Improving Schooling in Developing Countries; CHAPTER 4 Using Assessment to Improve Education in Developing Nations; CHAPTER 5 Evaluating Educational Interventions in Developing Countries
CHAPTER 6 Expanding Educational Opportunity on a Budget: Lessons from Randomized EvaluationsCHAPTER 7 Attaining Universal Primary Schooling by 2015: An Evaluation of Cost Estimates; CHAPTER 8 The Cost of Providing Universal Secondary Education in Developing Countries; CHAPTER 9 Global Educational Expansion and Socio-Economic Development: An Assessment of Findings from the Social Sciences; CHAPTER 10 Education, Health, and Development; Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454511603321 |
| Cambridge, Mass., : American Academy of Arts and Sciences, : MIT Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Educating all children : a global agenda / / Joel E. Cohen, David E. Bloom, and Martin B. Malin, editors
| Educating all children : a global agenda / / Joel E. Cohen, David E. Bloom, and Martin B. Malin, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : American Academy of Arts and Sciences, : MIT Press, ©2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (616 p.) |
| Disciplina | 379.2/6091724 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CohenJoel E
BloomDavid E <1955-> (David Elliot) MalinMartin B |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational equalization - Developing countries
Education - Developing countries - Finance |
| Soggetto non controllato |
EDUCATION/General
ECONOMICS/General |
| ISBN |
1-282-09726-1
9786612097263 0-262-27052-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; FOREWORD The Way Forward for Universal Education; INTRODUCTION Universal Basic and Secondary Education; CHAPTER 1 Measuring Global Educational Progress; CHAPTER 2 Lessons from the Past: A Comparative Socio-Historical Analysis of Primary and Secondary Education; CHAPTER 3 Political Obstacles to Expanding and Improving Schooling in Developing Countries; CHAPTER 4 Using Assessment to Improve Education in Developing Nations; CHAPTER 5 Evaluating Educational Interventions in Developing Countries
CHAPTER 6 Expanding Educational Opportunity on a Budget: Lessons from Randomized EvaluationsCHAPTER 7 Attaining Universal Primary Schooling by 2015: An Evaluation of Cost Estimates; CHAPTER 8 The Cost of Providing Universal Secondary Education in Developing Countries; CHAPTER 9 Global Educational Expansion and Socio-Economic Development: An Assessment of Findings from the Social Sciences; CHAPTER 10 Education, Health, and Development; Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782640903321 |
| Cambridge, Mass., : American Academy of Arts and Sciences, : MIT Press, ©2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Educating all children : a global agenda / / Joel E. Cohen, David E. Bloom, and Martin B. Malin, editors
| Educating all children : a global agenda / / Joel E. Cohen, David E. Bloom, and Martin B. Malin, editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : American Academy of Arts and Sciences, : MIT Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (616 p.) |
| Disciplina | 379.2/6091724 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CohenJoel E
BloomDavid E <1955-> (David Elliot) MalinMartin B |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational equalization - Developing countries
Education - Developing countries - Finance |
| ISBN |
1-282-09726-1
9786612097263 0-262-27052-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; FOREWORD The Way Forward for Universal Education; INTRODUCTION Universal Basic and Secondary Education; CHAPTER 1 Measuring Global Educational Progress; CHAPTER 2 Lessons from the Past: A Comparative Socio-Historical Analysis of Primary and Secondary Education; CHAPTER 3 Political Obstacles to Expanding and Improving Schooling in Developing Countries; CHAPTER 4 Using Assessment to Improve Education in Developing Nations; CHAPTER 5 Evaluating Educational Interventions in Developing Countries
CHAPTER 6 Expanding Educational Opportunity on a Budget: Lessons from Randomized EvaluationsCHAPTER 7 Attaining Universal Primary Schooling by 2015: An Evaluation of Cost Estimates; CHAPTER 8 The Cost of Providing Universal Secondary Education in Developing Countries; CHAPTER 9 Global Educational Expansion and Socio-Economic Development: An Assessment of Findings from the Social Sciences; CHAPTER 10 Education, Health, and Development; Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821135303321 |
| Cambridge, Mass., : American Academy of Arts and Sciences, : MIT Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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International perspectives on the goals of universal basic and secondary education / / edited by Joel E. Cohen and Martin B. Malin
| International perspectives on the goals of universal basic and secondary education / / edited by Joel E. Cohen and Martin B. Malin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 p.) |
| Disciplina | 370 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CohenJoel E
MalinMartin B |
| Collana | Routledge research in education |
| Soggetto topico |
Basic education
Education, Secondary Education - Aims and objectives |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-135-84071-7
1-135-84072-5 1-282-44421-2 9786612444210 0-203-88214-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Part I: Introduction; 1 Goals of Universal Basic and Secondary Education; Part II: Educational Goals for Tomorrow's Society; 2 Education for All, but for What?; 3 Goals of Universal Primary and Secondary Education in the 21st Century: Reviving the Spirit of Socrates; 4 What Will Be the Near-Future Goals of Education?; Part III: Educational Priorities in Poor Countries; 5 Quality Education: The Work of Optimists; 6 Achieving Education of High Quality in Islamiyya Schools of Nigeria
7 Nurturing Learning Ability: The Goals of Universal Primary and Secondary Education8 Quality, the Heart of Equity; Part IV: Empowering Children through Art and Science; 9 The dia Program: The Development of Intelligence through Art; 10 Educational Goals: Art, Science, Love, and the Importance of Binocular Vision; Part V: The Special Role of Skepticism as Universal Educational Goal; 11 What Does "Universal" Education Mean?; 12 Teaching Tolerance and Open-Minded Approaches to Understanding Sacred Texts; 13 Educating All the People for Democratic Governance: A U.S. Perspective Part VI: Educating Global Citizens14 Educating for Global Competency; 15 Education and the Globalization Paradigm; Part VII: Perspectives on Assessment and Educational Goals; 16 Evaluating Basic and Secondary Education; 17 For What Should Schools Be Held Accountable?; Part VIII: Defining Educational Quality as a Basis for Educational Policy; 18 Quality Education: A UNESCO Perspective; 19 Quality Education: What Is It, and Who Decides? Briefing Paper for a Policy Maker; 20 The Challenge of Defining a Quality Universal Education: Mapping a Common Core; Contributors; Index American Academy of Arts & Sciences |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457001303321 |
| New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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International perspectives on the goals of universal basic and secondary education / / edited by Joel E. Cohen and Martin B. Malin
| International perspectives on the goals of universal basic and secondary education / / edited by Joel E. Cohen and Martin B. Malin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 p.) |
| Disciplina | 370 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CohenJoel E
MalinMartin B |
| Collana | Routledge research in education |
| Soggetto topico |
Basic education
Education, Secondary Education - Aims and objectives |
| ISBN |
1-135-84071-7
1-135-84072-5 1-282-44421-2 9786612444210 0-203-88214-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Part I: Introduction; 1 Goals of Universal Basic and Secondary Education; Part II: Educational Goals for Tomorrow's Society; 2 Education for All, but for What?; 3 Goals of Universal Primary and Secondary Education in the 21st Century: Reviving the Spirit of Socrates; 4 What Will Be the Near-Future Goals of Education?; Part III: Educational Priorities in Poor Countries; 5 Quality Education: The Work of Optimists; 6 Achieving Education of High Quality in Islamiyya Schools of Nigeria
7 Nurturing Learning Ability: The Goals of Universal Primary and Secondary Education8 Quality, the Heart of Equity; Part IV: Empowering Children through Art and Science; 9 The dia Program: The Development of Intelligence through Art; 10 Educational Goals: Art, Science, Love, and the Importance of Binocular Vision; Part V: The Special Role of Skepticism as Universal Educational Goal; 11 What Does "Universal" Education Mean?; 12 Teaching Tolerance and Open-Minded Approaches to Understanding Sacred Texts; 13 Educating All the People for Democratic Governance: A U.S. Perspective Part VI: Educating Global Citizens14 Educating for Global Competency; 15 Education and the Globalization Paradigm; Part VII: Perspectives on Assessment and Educational Goals; 16 Evaluating Basic and Secondary Education; 17 For What Should Schools Be Held Accountable?; Part VIII: Defining Educational Quality as a Basis for Educational Policy; 18 Quality Education: A UNESCO Perspective; 19 Quality Education: What Is It, and Who Decides? Briefing Paper for a Policy Maker; 20 The Challenge of Defining a Quality Universal Education: Mapping a Common Core; Contributors; Index American Academy of Arts & Sciences |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780936803321 |
| New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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International perspectives on the goals of universal basic and secondary education / / edited by Joel E. Cohen and Martin B. Malin
| International perspectives on the goals of universal basic and secondary education / / edited by Joel E. Cohen and Martin B. Malin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 p.) |
| Disciplina | 370 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CohenJoel E
MalinMartin B |
| Collana | Routledge research in education |
| Soggetto topico |
Basic education
Education, Secondary Education - Aims and objectives |
| ISBN |
1-135-84071-7
1-135-84072-5 1-282-44421-2 9786612444210 0-203-88214-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Part I: Introduction; 1 Goals of Universal Basic and Secondary Education; Part II: Educational Goals for Tomorrow's Society; 2 Education for All, but for What?; 3 Goals of Universal Primary and Secondary Education in the 21st Century: Reviving the Spirit of Socrates; 4 What Will Be the Near-Future Goals of Education?; Part III: Educational Priorities in Poor Countries; 5 Quality Education: The Work of Optimists; 6 Achieving Education of High Quality in Islamiyya Schools of Nigeria
7 Nurturing Learning Ability: The Goals of Universal Primary and Secondary Education8 Quality, the Heart of Equity; Part IV: Empowering Children through Art and Science; 9 The dia Program: The Development of Intelligence through Art; 10 Educational Goals: Art, Science, Love, and the Importance of Binocular Vision; Part V: The Special Role of Skepticism as Universal Educational Goal; 11 What Does "Universal" Education Mean?; 12 Teaching Tolerance and Open-Minded Approaches to Understanding Sacred Texts; 13 Educating All the People for Democratic Governance: A U.S. Perspective Part VI: Educating Global Citizens14 Educating for Global Competency; 15 Education and the Globalization Paradigm; Part VII: Perspectives on Assessment and Educational Goals; 16 Evaluating Basic and Secondary Education; 17 For What Should Schools Be Held Accountable?; Part VIII: Defining Educational Quality as a Basis for Educational Policy; 18 Quality Education: A UNESCO Perspective; 19 Quality Education: What Is It, and Who Decides? Briefing Paper for a Policy Maker; 20 The Challenge of Defining a Quality Universal Education: Mapping a Common Core; Contributors; Index American Academy of Arts & Sciences |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812024403321 |
| New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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