Bridging Scales and Knowledge Systems [[electronic resource] ] : Concepts and Applications in Ecosystem Assessment : A Contribution to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment |
Autore | Reid Walter V |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : Island Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (362 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.95 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BerkesFikret
WilbanksThomas J |
Soggetto topico |
Ecosystem management
Human ecology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-59726-840-2
1-4356-0642-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""About Island Press""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyrights Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Ch. 1: Introduction""; ""BRIDGING SCALES""; ""Ch. 2: How Scale Matters: Some Concepts and Findings""; ""Ch. 3: The Politics of Scale in Environmental Assessments""; ""Ch. 4: Assessing Ecosystem Services at Different Scales in the Portugal Millennium Ecosystem Assessment""; ""Ch. 5: A Synthesis of Data and Methods across Scales to Connect Local Policy Decisions to Regional Environmental Conditions: The Case of the Cascadia Scorecard""
""Ch. 6: Scales of Governance in Carbon Sinks: Global Priorities and Local Realities""""BRIDGING KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS""; ""Ch. 7: What Counts as Local Knowledge in Global Environmental Assessments and Conventions?""; ""Ch. 8: Bridging the Gap or Crossing a Bridge? Indigenous Knowledge and the Language of Law and Policy""; ""Ch. 9: Mobilizing Knowledge for Integrated Ecosyetem Assessments""; ""CASE STUDIES""; ""Ch. 10: Keep it Simple and Be Relevant: The First Ten Years of the Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Co-op"" ""Ch. 11: Cosmovisions and Environmental Governance: The case of In Situ Conservation of Native Cultivated Plants and Their Wild Relatives in Peru""""Ch. 12: Harmonizing Traditional and Scientific Knowledge Systems in Rainfall Prediction and Utilization""; ""Ch. 13: Managing People's Knowledge: An Indian Case Study of Building Bridges from Local to Global and from Oral to Scientific Knowledge""; ""Ch. 14: Barriers to Local-level Ecosystem Assessment and Participatory Management in Brazil""; ""Appendix to Ch. 14: Cases of Participatory Fisheries Management in Brazil"" ""Ch. 15: Integrating Epistemologies through Scenarios""""SYNTHESIS""; ""Ch. 16: The Politics of Bridging Scales and Epistemologies: Science and Democracy in Global Environmental Governance""; ""Ch. 17: Conclusions: Bridging Scales and Knowledge Systems""; ""Notes""; ""List of Authors""; ""Index"" |
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Bridging Scales and Knowledge Systems [[electronic resource] ] : Concepts and Applications in Ecosystem Assessment : A Contribution to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment |
Autore | Reid Walter V |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : Island Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (362 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.95 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BerkesFikret
WilbanksThomas J |
Soggetto topico |
Ecosystem management
Human ecology |
ISBN |
1-59726-840-2
1-4356-0642-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""About Island Press""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyrights Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Ch. 1: Introduction""; ""BRIDGING SCALES""; ""Ch. 2: How Scale Matters: Some Concepts and Findings""; ""Ch. 3: The Politics of Scale in Environmental Assessments""; ""Ch. 4: Assessing Ecosystem Services at Different Scales in the Portugal Millennium Ecosystem Assessment""; ""Ch. 5: A Synthesis of Data and Methods across Scales to Connect Local Policy Decisions to Regional Environmental Conditions: The Case of the Cascadia Scorecard""
""Ch. 6: Scales of Governance in Carbon Sinks: Global Priorities and Local Realities""""BRIDGING KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS""; ""Ch. 7: What Counts as Local Knowledge in Global Environmental Assessments and Conventions?""; ""Ch. 8: Bridging the Gap or Crossing a Bridge? Indigenous Knowledge and the Language of Law and Policy""; ""Ch. 9: Mobilizing Knowledge for Integrated Ecosyetem Assessments""; ""CASE STUDIES""; ""Ch. 10: Keep it Simple and Be Relevant: The First Ten Years of the Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Co-op"" ""Ch. 11: Cosmovisions and Environmental Governance: The case of In Situ Conservation of Native Cultivated Plants and Their Wild Relatives in Peru""""Ch. 12: Harmonizing Traditional and Scientific Knowledge Systems in Rainfall Prediction and Utilization""; ""Ch. 13: Managing People's Knowledge: An Indian Case Study of Building Bridges from Local to Global and from Oral to Scientific Knowledge""; ""Ch. 14: Barriers to Local-level Ecosystem Assessment and Participatory Management in Brazil""; ""Appendix to Ch. 14: Cases of Participatory Fisheries Management in Brazil"" ""Ch. 15: Integrating Epistemologies through Scenarios""""SYNTHESIS""; ""Ch. 16: The Politics of Bridging Scales and Epistemologies: Science and Democracy in Global Environmental Governance""; ""Ch. 17: Conclusions: Bridging Scales and Knowledge Systems""; ""Notes""; ""List of Authors""; ""Index"" |
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Bridging Scales and Knowledge Systems : Concepts and Applications in Ecosystem Assessment : A Contribution to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment |
Autore | Reid Walter V |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : Island Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (362 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.95 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BerkesFikret
WilbanksThomas J |
Soggetto topico |
Ecosystem management
Human ecology |
ISBN |
1-59726-840-2
1-4356-0642-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""About Island Press""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyrights Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Ch. 1: Introduction""; ""BRIDGING SCALES""; ""Ch. 2: How Scale Matters: Some Concepts and Findings""; ""Ch. 3: The Politics of Scale in Environmental Assessments""; ""Ch. 4: Assessing Ecosystem Services at Different Scales in the Portugal Millennium Ecosystem Assessment""; ""Ch. 5: A Synthesis of Data and Methods across Scales to Connect Local Policy Decisions to Regional Environmental Conditions: The Case of the Cascadia Scorecard""
""Ch. 6: Scales of Governance in Carbon Sinks: Global Priorities and Local Realities""""BRIDGING KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS""; ""Ch. 7: What Counts as Local Knowledge in Global Environmental Assessments and Conventions?""; ""Ch. 8: Bridging the Gap or Crossing a Bridge? Indigenous Knowledge and the Language of Law and Policy""; ""Ch. 9: Mobilizing Knowledge for Integrated Ecosyetem Assessments""; ""CASE STUDIES""; ""Ch. 10: Keep it Simple and Be Relevant: The First Ten Years of the Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Co-op"" ""Ch. 11: Cosmovisions and Environmental Governance: The case of In Situ Conservation of Native Cultivated Plants and Their Wild Relatives in Peru""""Ch. 12: Harmonizing Traditional and Scientific Knowledge Systems in Rainfall Prediction and Utilization""; ""Ch. 13: Managing People's Knowledge: An Indian Case Study of Building Bridges from Local to Global and from Oral to Scientific Knowledge""; ""Ch. 14: Barriers to Local-level Ecosystem Assessment and Participatory Management in Brazil""; ""Appendix to Ch. 14: Cases of Participatory Fisheries Management in Brazil"" ""Ch. 15: Integrating Epistemologies through Scenarios""""SYNTHESIS""; ""Ch. 16: The Politics of Bridging Scales and Epistemologies: Science and Democracy in Global Environmental Governance""; ""Ch. 17: Conclusions: Bridging Scales and Knowledge Systems""; ""Notes""; ""List of Authors""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828571803321 |
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Climate Change and Energy Supply and Use : Technical Report for the U.S. Department of Energy in Support of the National Climate Assessment / / edited by Thomas J. Wilbanks |
Autore | Wilbanks Thomas J. |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : , : Imprint : Island Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (89 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts, tables |
Disciplina | 333.791/1 |
Collana | NCA Regional Input Reports |
Soggetto topico |
Climate change
Fossil fuels Energy systems Renewable energy resources Climate Change Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture) Energy Systems Renewable and Green Energy |
ISBN | 1-61091-553-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction -- ch. 2 Background -- A. The Development of the Report -- 1).Overview -- 2).Approach -- 3).NCA guidance -- 4).Assessment findings -- B. The Scope of the Report -- C. Emerging Trends and Contexts for Climate Change Implications for Energy Systems -- ch. 3 Climate Change Implications For Us Energy Supply And Use -- A. Implications of Climate Change for Energy Use -- 1).Projections of energy consumption -- 2).Impacts of climate change on building energy consumption -- 3).Factors affecting heating and cooling besides climate: demography -- 4).Water heating and cooling in buildings and industry -- 5).Electricity demand for water pumping and treatment -- 6).Energy demand in other industries -- 7).Impacts of adaptation and mitigation actions -- 8).Conclusions -- 9).Assessment findings -- B. Implications of Climate Change for Energy Production and Supply -- 1).Oil and gas production and supply -- 2).Thermal electric power plant supply -- 3).Renewable energy potentials -- 4).Toward an integrated perspective -- 5).Indirect impacts of climate change on energy systems -- C. Assessment Findings -- ch. 4 Implications For Future Risk Management Strategies -- A. Management Strategies -- B. Approaches That Support Risk Management -- C. Tools That Will Be Useful -- D. Issues to Be Resolved -- E. Assessment Findings -- ch. 5 Knowledge, Uncertainties, And Research Gaps -- A. The Landscape of Needs for Knowledge -- B. Gaps In Knowledge -- C. An Example of a Need for Improved Capacities -- D. Assessment Findings -- ch. 6 Toward A Continuing Assessment: Developing The Capacities For National Monitoring, Evaluation, And Informing Decisions About Energy Supply And Use Issues -- A. Toward a Partnership Approach -- B. Challenges in Developing Self-Sustaining Science-Based Assessments -- C. Assessment Findings. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299555803321 |
Wilbanks Thomas J.
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Climate Change and Infrastructure, Urban Systems, and Vulnerabilities : Technical Report for the U.S. Department of Energy in Support of the National Climate Assessment / / edited by Thomas J. Wilbanks, Steven J. Fernandez |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : , : Imprint : Island Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (111 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 551.6 |
Collana | NCA Regional Input Reports |
Soggetto topico |
Climate change
Urban planning City planning Building—Superintendence Construction industry—Management Construction superintendence Climate Change Urbanism Construction Management Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts |
ISBN | 1-61091-556-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 BACKGROUND -- 3 FRAMING CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATIONS FOR INFRASTRUCTURES AND URBAN SYSTEM -- 4 URBAN SYSTEMS AS PLACE-BASED FOCI FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INTERACTIONS -- 5 IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES -- 6 KNOWLEDGE, UNCERTAINTIES, AND RESEARCH GAPS -- 7 DEVELOPING A SELF-SUSTAINED CONTINUING CAPACITY FOR MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND INFORMING DECISIONS. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910298362103321 |
Washington, DC : , : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : , : Imprint : Island Press, , 2014 | ||
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Effects of climate change on energy production and use in the United States [[electronic resource] /] / report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research; authors: Thomas J. Wilbanks...[and others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : U.S. Climate Change Science Program, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | xiim 144 pages : digital, PDF file |
Altri autori (Persone) | WilbanksThomas J |
Collana | U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and assessment product |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - United States
Global warming - United States Energy policy - United States Power resources - United States |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910698303303321 |
Washington, DC : , : U.S. Climate Change Science Program, , 2007 | ||
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The geographical dimensions of terrorism / / edited by Susan L. Cutter, Douglas B. Richardson, and Thomas J. Wilbanks |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.3/2 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CutterSusan L
RichardsonDouglas <1950-> WilbanksThomas J |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism
Terrorism - Prevention Terrorism - Risk assessment Geography |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-317-79384-6
1-315-81087-5 1-317-79385-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Issue Boxes; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Changing Landscape of Fear; Chapter 2 Societal Responses to Threats; Introduction; 2.1 Public Health, Law Enforcement, and Hazards Management; 2.2 Urban Vulnerability to Terrorism as Hazard; 2.3 Emergency Preparedness and Response- Lessons Learned from 9/11; 2.4 Transborder Disaster Management; Chapter 3 Understanding the Root Causes of Terrorism; Introduction; 3.1 The Space of Terror
3.2 Geographies of Inclusion/Exclusion3.3 Drug Production, Commerce, and Terrorism; 3.4 Insurrections; Chapter 4 Geospatial Data and Technologies in Times of Crises; Introduction; 4.1 The Need for a National Spatial Data Infrastructure; 4.2 Remote Sensing Imagery for Emergency Management; 4.3 Geospatial Data in Emergencies; 4.4 Data Modeling for Emergencies; 4.5 Intelligent Emergency Response Systems; 4.6 Geographic Management Systems for Homeland Security; Chapter 5 Vulnerability of Lifelines, the Built Environment, and People; Introduction; 5.1 Critical Infrastructure 5.2 Energy Systems and Infrastructures5.3 Transportation and Communication Lifelines Disruption; 5.4 Economic Assessment of Unexpected Events; 5.5 Estimating Populations at Risk; 5.6 Recreating Secure Spaces; Chapter 6 Bioterrorism; Introduction; 6.1 Understanding Biological Warfare; 6.2 Bioweaponry and Agroterrorism; 6.3 Spatial Surveillance of and Response to Biological Threats; Chapter 7 Building a Safer but Open Society; Introduction; 7.1 Openness versus Security of Geographic Information; 7.2 GeoSecurity; Chapter 8 A Research and Action Agenda; Epilogue; Notes; References; Contributors Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464235303321 |
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
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The geographical dimensions of terrorism / / edited by Susan L. Cutter, Douglas B. Richardson, and Thomas J. Wilbanks |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.3/2 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CutterSusan L
RichardsonDouglas <1950-> WilbanksThomas J |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism
Terrorism - Prevention Terrorism - Risk assessment Geography |
ISBN |
1-317-79384-6
1-315-81087-5 1-317-79385-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Issue Boxes; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Changing Landscape of Fear; Chapter 2 Societal Responses to Threats; Introduction; 2.1 Public Health, Law Enforcement, and Hazards Management; 2.2 Urban Vulnerability to Terrorism as Hazard; 2.3 Emergency Preparedness and Response- Lessons Learned from 9/11; 2.4 Transborder Disaster Management; Chapter 3 Understanding the Root Causes of Terrorism; Introduction; 3.1 The Space of Terror
3.2 Geographies of Inclusion/Exclusion3.3 Drug Production, Commerce, and Terrorism; 3.4 Insurrections; Chapter 4 Geospatial Data and Technologies in Times of Crises; Introduction; 4.1 The Need for a National Spatial Data Infrastructure; 4.2 Remote Sensing Imagery for Emergency Management; 4.3 Geospatial Data in Emergencies; 4.4 Data Modeling for Emergencies; 4.5 Intelligent Emergency Response Systems; 4.6 Geographic Management Systems for Homeland Security; Chapter 5 Vulnerability of Lifelines, the Built Environment, and People; Introduction; 5.1 Critical Infrastructure 5.2 Energy Systems and Infrastructures5.3 Transportation and Communication Lifelines Disruption; 5.4 Economic Assessment of Unexpected Events; 5.5 Estimating Populations at Risk; 5.6 Recreating Secure Spaces; Chapter 6 Bioterrorism; Introduction; 6.1 Understanding Biological Warfare; 6.2 Bioweaponry and Agroterrorism; 6.3 Spatial Surveillance of and Response to Biological Threats; Chapter 7 Building a Safer but Open Society; Introduction; 7.1 Openness versus Security of Geographic Information; 7.2 GeoSecurity; Chapter 8 A Research and Action Agenda; Epilogue; Notes; References; Contributors Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787718803321 |
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
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The geographical dimensions of terrorism / / edited by Susan L. Cutter, Douglas B. Richardson, and Thomas J. Wilbanks |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
Disciplina |
363.3/2
363.32 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CutterSusan L
RichardsonDouglas <1950-> WilbanksThomas J |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism
Terrorism - Prevention Terrorism - Risk assessment Geography |
ISBN |
1-317-79384-6
1-315-81087-5 1-317-79385-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Issue Boxes; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Changing Landscape of Fear; Chapter 2 Societal Responses to Threats; Introduction; 2.1 Public Health, Law Enforcement, and Hazards Management; 2.2 Urban Vulnerability to Terrorism as Hazard; 2.3 Emergency Preparedness and Response- Lessons Learned from 9/11; 2.4 Transborder Disaster Management; Chapter 3 Understanding the Root Causes of Terrorism; Introduction; 3.1 The Space of Terror
3.2 Geographies of Inclusion/Exclusion3.3 Drug Production, Commerce, and Terrorism; 3.4 Insurrections; Chapter 4 Geospatial Data and Technologies in Times of Crises; Introduction; 4.1 The Need for a National Spatial Data Infrastructure; 4.2 Remote Sensing Imagery for Emergency Management; 4.3 Geospatial Data in Emergencies; 4.4 Data Modeling for Emergencies; 4.5 Intelligent Emergency Response Systems; 4.6 Geographic Management Systems for Homeland Security; Chapter 5 Vulnerability of Lifelines, the Built Environment, and People; Introduction; 5.1 Critical Infrastructure 5.2 Energy Systems and Infrastructures5.3 Transportation and Communication Lifelines Disruption; 5.4 Economic Assessment of Unexpected Events; 5.5 Estimating Populations at Risk; 5.6 Recreating Secure Spaces; Chapter 6 Bioterrorism; Introduction; 6.1 Understanding Biological Warfare; 6.2 Bioweaponry and Agroterrorism; 6.3 Spatial Surveillance of and Response to Biological Threats; Chapter 7 Building a Safer but Open Society; Introduction; 7.1 Openness versus Security of Geographic Information; 7.2 GeoSecurity; Chapter 8 A Research and Action Agenda; Epilogue; Notes; References; Contributors Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818134503321 |
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