Population, land use, and environment [[electronic resource] ] : research directions / / Panel on New Research on Population and the Environment, Barbara Entwisle and Paul C. Stern, editors ; Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change Center for Economics, Governance, and International Studies Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | xiv, 321 p. : ill., maps (some col.) |
Disciplina | 304.2 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
EntwisleBarbara
SternPaul C. <1944-> |
Soggetto topico |
Population - Environmental aspects
Land use - Environmental aspects Human ecology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-74220-8
9786610742202 0-309-55030-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454379603321 |
Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Population, land use, and environment [[electronic resource] ] : research directions / / Panel on New Research on Population and the Environment, Barbara Entwisle and Paul C. Stern, editors ; Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change Center for Economics, Governance, and International Studies Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | xiv, 321 p. : ill., maps (some col.) |
Disciplina | 304.2 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
EntwisleBarbara
SternPaul C. <1944-> |
Soggetto topico |
Population - Environmental aspects
Land use - Environmental aspects Human ecology |
ISBN |
0-309-16493-1
1-280-74220-8 9786610742202 0-309-55030-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782038703321 |
Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Population, land use, and environment : research directions / / Panel on New Research on Population and the Environment, Barbara Entwisle and Paul C. Stern, editors ; Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change Center for Economics, Governance, and International Studies Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | xiv, 321 p. : ill., maps (some col.) |
Disciplina | 304.2 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
EntwisleBarbara
SternPaul C. <1944-> |
Soggetto topico |
Population - Environmental aspects
Land use - Environmental aspects Human ecology |
ISBN |
0-309-16493-1
1-280-74220-8 9786610742202 0-309-55030-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | FrontMatter -- Preface -- Contents -- PART I--PANEL REPORT -- Executive Summary -- 1 The State of Knowledge -- 2 Recommended Research Directions -- References -- PART II--PAPERS -- 3 Global and Case-Based Modeling of Population and Land Use Change--Günther Fischer and Brian C. O'Neill -- 4 Population and Environment in the U.S. Great Plains--Myron P. Gutmann, William J. Parton, Geoff Cunfer, and Ingrid C. Burke -- 5 Population and Environment in Amazônia: Landscape and Household Dynamics--Emilio F. Moran, Eduardo S. Brondízio, and Leah K. VanWey -- 6 Population Change and Landscape Dynamics: The Nang Rong, Thailand, Studies--Stephen J. Walsh, Ronald R. Rindfuss, Pramote Prasartkul, Barbara Entwisle, and Aphichat Chamratrithirong -- 7 The Urban Ecology of Metropolitan Phoenix: A Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Study--Charles L. Redman -- 8 Economies, Societies, and Landscapes in Transition: Examples from the Pearl River Delta, China, and the Red River Delta, Vietnam--Karen C. Seto -- 9 Beyond Population Size: Examining Intricate Interactions Among Population Structure, Land Use, and Environment in Wolong Nature Reserve, China--Jianguo Liu, Li An, Sandra S. Batie, Scott L. Bearer, Xiaodong Chen, Richard E. Groop, Guangming He, Zai Liang, -- 10 People, Land Use, and Environment in the Yaqui Valley, Sonora, Mexico--Pamela Matson, Amy L. Luers, Karen C. Seto, Rosamond L. Naylor, and Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio -- 11 Patterns of Urban Land Use as Assessed by Satellite Imagery: An Application to Cairo, Egypt--John R. Weeks, Dennis P. Larson, and Debbie L. Fugate -- 12 A Review of 10 Years of Work on Economic Growth and Population Change in Rural India--Andrew Foster -- Appendix About the Contributors -- PLATES. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827572303321 |
Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Re-drawing boundaries : work, households, and gender in China / / edited by Barbara Entwisle and Gail E. Henderson |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.4/133/0951 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
EntwisleBarbara
HendersonGail <1949-> |
Soggetto topico |
Labor - China
Sex discrimination in employment - China |
ISBN |
0-520-92382-0
1-59734-856-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Work and Household in Chinese Culture: Historical Perspectives; 2. Re-Drawing the Boundaries of Work; 3. What Is Work? Comparative Perspectives from the Social Sciences; 4. The Changing Meanings of Work in China; 5. Local Meanings of Gender and Work in Rural Shaanxi in the 1950's; 6. Iron Girls Revisited: Gender and the Politics of Work in the Cultural Revolution, 1966 -76; 7. Wage and Job Inequalities in the Working Lives of Men and Women in Tianjin; 8. Gender Differentials in Economic Success: Rural China in 1991
9. The Perils of Assessing Trends in Gender Inequality in China 10. The Interplay of Gender, Space, and Work in China's Floating Population; 11. Interconnections among Gender, Work, and Migration; 12. Migration, Gender, and Labor Force in Hubei Province, 1985-1990; 13. Gendered Migration and the Migration of Genders in Contemporary China; 14. Reconfiguring Shanghai Households; 15. Household Economies in Transitional Times; 16. Understanding the Social Inequality System and Family and Household Dynamics in China; Conclusion: Re-Drawing Boundaries; Glossary of Chinese Terms; References ContributorsIndex |
Altri titoli varianti | Redrawing boundaries |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454567803321 |
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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