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Districts, Documentation, and Population in Rupert's Land (1740-1840) / / by Aaron James Henry
| Districts, Documentation, and Population in Rupert's Land (1740-1840) / / by Aaron James Henry |
| Autore | Henry Aaron James |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (147 pages) |
| Disciplina |
971.00497
304.2097 |
| Soggetto topico |
Political sociology
Human geography America - History Sociology, Urban Political Sociology Human Geography History of the Americas Urban Sociology |
| ISBN |
9783030327309
3030327302 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Observational Practices in Natural History: Conducts and Technical Registers (1700-1798) -- Chapter 3 Hudson's Bay Company's The Right of Seizure, the Fort, and the Preconditions of District-Inspection -- Chapter 4 The Codification of Natural History: Observation to Inspection -- Chapter 5 District Space and Production Labour -- Chapter 6 Conclusion: District Space. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910370041403321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2020 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hindu Kush-Himalaya Watersheds Downhill: Landscape Ecology and Conservation Perspectives / / edited by Ganga Ram Regmi, Falk Huettmann
| Hindu Kush-Himalaya Watersheds Downhill: Landscape Ecology and Conservation Perspectives / / edited by Ganga Ram Regmi, Falk Huettmann |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (890 pages) |
| Disciplina | 304.2097 |
| Soggetto topico |
Landscape ecology
Environmental management Conservation biology Ecology Political science Spirituality Landscape Ecology Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management Conservation Biology/Ecology Governance and Government Conques hidrogràfiques Ecologia del paisatge Protecció ambiental |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-36275-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Part 1 Landscapes -- Mountain Landscapes and Watersheds of the Hindu-Kush Himalaya (HKH) and their Biogeography: A descriptive overview and introduction for 18 nations in the Anthropocene -- HKH in the global and climate context: Major weather systems, monsoon, Asian Brown Cloud (ABC) and global connections -- From the mountains and glaciers down to the rivers to the estuaries and oceans: A tale of 18 rivers -- HKH in the global and marine context: Major estuaries, 2 billion people and global food security -- A view from space on Poyang Lake: What we can already see and what it means -- Poyang Lake: A local view downstream from the Hindu Kush Himalaya. The Future of Biodiversity in the Changing Watersheds of Kashmir Himalaya, Pakistan: Conservation Challenges and Opportunities -- Towards a Landscape Perspective of Diseases in Plants: An Overview and Review of a Critical but Overlooked Ecology Issue in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region -- Change of Hindu Kush Himalaya region through photo monitoring -- Paper parks in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region -- Forestry Management in Nepal: An example and a review of growth & yield -- Part 2 Concepts, Cultures, Religions and the Mind -- What it is like to be a land-locked nation: Examples from Nepal and Bhutan -- Ethnobiology and indigenous regimes in the conservation of species, watersheds, and landscapes: Experiences and evidences from the Hindu Kush-Himalayan nations for a global application -- Spirituality beats it all: A quick overview, self-organization and great value of (indigenous) religions: 2,000 years later -- The terror of your mind: Fear, Anxiety, inherent Chaos and Self-doubt in Himalaya expeditions and research -- Part 3 Real-world Policy, Conservation Management of Wildlife, Habitat, and Biodiversity Data -- The relevance and role of Mid-elevation for conservation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: A Nepal example -- Nature and landscape governance in royal times: Experiences from the Shah and Rana regimes in Nepal re-assembled from literature and interview data -- Urban Ecology in shops and housing: An example of culture, religion and how (nesting) Barn Swallows, House and Tree Swallows create for a lively human-wildlife link at the commercial interface -- Pallas’s Cat in Annapurna, Nepal: What we know thus far and what is to come -- Status of otters in Nepal: A link with ancient waterways and people -- Wildlife Diplomacy and Gifting in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya region: A chronological history and opinion of Nepalese literates -- Birds of Nepal: their status and conservation especially with regards to watershed perspectives -- A governance analysis of the snow leopard, its habitat and data: Who owns charismatic animals and who drives and uses the agenda for what?- The Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP): Towards a success story in landscape feature and watershed conservation management -- The forgotten species and their data: Museums in Nepal and examples -- A rather short story of the GIS data layers in HKH -- A pollination, insect and IUCN view: Ecological Services matter the most -- Sarus Cranes and Stork species hotspots from geo-referenced rapid assessments in Lumbini: Holy species and religious attitudes drive entire ecological communities and services for the benefit of a nation -- Part 4 Very Serious Problems in the HKH nations -- A ‘global change’ eulogy, sermons and obituaries: Everest, the models, the reality, the governmental mis-behavior, associated institutional terror and the global abuse of the Hindu Kush-Himalaya region -- The gods are angry: A first-hand account and an experience of the earthquake in hindsight -- Hydrodams: Death by over 500 cuts and blockages virtually build without Impact Assessment -- Hydrodams again: Lost Dolphins, expensive Gharials, cut Fish migration, and energy for non-sustainable mining and societies abroad fueling non-democratric governance and industry -- Persistent evidence for a dramatic decline in Langurs in Nepal, and likely elsewhere, too -- Snow Leopards in 2100?- The fate of the great woodpeckers and hornbills in Nepal: No big trees, no life -- Poaching and illegal Trade of Wildlife: What do the media say for the Nepali-Chinese and Nepali-Indian border?- Looking at Road and Railroad Development Data in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya: Rock-solid impacts created by Globalization, The World Bank and its affiliates, as well as by the Great Himalaya Trail -- Why do some many Nepalis, medical doctors, CEOs and Hedge Fund Managers get sick or die on Everest (Sagarmatha, Chomolungma) ? A review and indicators that capitalism went awful while searching human dignity and itself -- Part 5 A fresh look and successful templates for HKH: Business as usual is dead -- Small and effective NGOs as a role model for bigger success: The Global Primate Network (now ‘Third Pole Conservancy’) -- When Micro drives the Macro: A fresh look at disease and their massive contributions in the Himalaya -- What Mining has in stock down river for Mongolia and beyond: A personal assessment of watersheds and rivers -- Good Citizen Science experience downstream of Everest: The Koshi Birding Club -- Citizen Science experience: Green Youth Club promoting Cranes in Lumbini region -- When governments cannot do it anymore and capitalism, neoliberal policies and globalization get imposed without democracy: Self-organization beyond E. Ostrom -- Quo Vadis the Hindu Kush-Himalaya Realistic Sustainable Development horror scenarios while climate change, human increase and global conservation decay rise further?- Index. . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910409692903321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Shrinking the earth : the rise and decline of American abundance / / Donald Worster
| Shrinking the earth : the rise and decline of American abundance / / Donald Worster |
| Autore | Worster Donald |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.2097 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human ecology - North America - History
Nature - Effect of human beings on |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-19-984496-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460793403321 |
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Worster Donald
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| New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Shrinking the earth : the rise and decline of American abundance / / Donald Worster
| Shrinking the earth : the rise and decline of American abundance / / Donald Worster |
| Autore | Worster Donald |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.2097 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human ecology - North America - History
Nature - Effect of human beings on |
| ISBN |
0-19-026503-5
0-19-984496-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue: Gatsby's green light -- Second earth. The discovery of natural abundance -- Many revolutions follow -- Ultimately, stability -- Nantucket Island -- After the frontier. The watershed -- Land of coal and steel -- The resourceful state -- Imperial valley -- Planet of limits. Plunder and plenty -- The wolf at the door -- Earth's boundaries -- Athabasca River -- Epilogue: life on a pale blue dot. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797721403321 |
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Worster Donald
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| New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Shrinking the earth : the rise and decline of American abundance / / Donald Worster
| Shrinking the earth : the rise and decline of American abundance / / Donald Worster |
| Autore | Worster Donald |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.2097 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human ecology - North America - History
Nature - Effect of human beings on |
| ISBN |
0-19-026503-5
0-19-984496-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue: Gatsby's green light -- Second earth. The discovery of natural abundance -- Many revolutions follow -- Ultimately, stability -- Nantucket Island -- After the frontier. The watershed -- Land of coal and steel -- The resourceful state -- Imperial valley -- Planet of limits. Plunder and plenty -- The wolf at the door -- Earth's boundaries -- Athabasca River -- Epilogue: life on a pale blue dot. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816188903321 |
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Worster Donald
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| New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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