Footprints in the jungle [[electronic resource] ] : natural resource industries, infrastructure, and biodiversity conservation / / edited by Ian A. Bowles, Glenn T. Prickett ; assistant editor, Amy E. Skoczlas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.95/16/0913 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BowlesIan A
PrickettGlenn T |
Soggetto topico |
Forest management - Tropics
Forest products industry - Environmental aspects - Tropics Economic development - Environmental aspects - Tropics Forest biodiversity conservation - Tropics Rain forest conservation Rain forest ecology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4294-0220-2
1-280-53028-6 1-60256-330-6 0-19-802906-3 9786610530281 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; About the Editors; Contributors; Introduction. The Growing Footprint: Resource Extraction Investments Expand Further into the Humid Tropics; Part I: Conservation and Development in the Twenty-first-Century Tropics; 1 Biodiversity Conservation: Global Priorities, Trends, and the Outlook for the Future; 2 Private-Sector Participation in Infrastructure Development; 3 Partner or Pariah: Public Perceptions and Responses to the Extractive Industries; Part ll: Oil and Gas Development Meet Conservation
4 Reinventing the Well: Approaches to Minimizing the Environmental and Social Impact of Oil Development in the Tropics5 An Industry Perspective on Environmental and Social Issues in Oil and Gas Development: Case Studies from Indonesia and Ecuador; 6 Monitoring Impacts of Hydrocarbon Exploration in Sensitive Terrestrial Ecosystems: Perspectives from Block 78, Peru; Part III: Forests under Pressure; 7 Trade, Transnationals, and Tropical Deforestation; 8 Aracruz Celulose: A Case History 9 Stewardship of Mexico's Community Forests: Expanding Market and Policy Opportunities for Conservation and Rural Development10 Options for Conserving Biodiversity in the Context of Logging in Tropical Forests; Part IV: Mining and Conservation; 11 Biodiversity Conservation, Minerals Extraction, and Development: Toward a Realistic Partnership; 12 Mining Industry Responses to Environmental and Social Issues; 13 Evolution of Environmental Practice during Exploration at the Camp Caiman Gold Project in French Guiana 14 Conservation and Concession Contracts: Environmental Issues in Mineral Extraction AgreementsPart V: Infrastructure for Sustainable Development; 15 Rethinking Infrastructure: Approaches to Managing Development on the National and Continental Scale to Reduce Conservation Impacts; 16 Environmental and Social Considerations in the Development of the Greater Mekong Subregion's Road Network; 17 Roads and Tropical Forests: From White Lines to White Elephants; 18 Cóndor: Better Decisionmaking on Infrastructure Projects; Part VI: Conclusion Conclusion. Leave More Than Footprints: The New Corporate ResponsibilityIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465490503321 |
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Footprints in the jungle : natural resource industries, infrastructure, and biodiversity conservation / / editors, Ian A. Bowles, Glenn T. Prickett ; assistant editor, Amy E. Skoczlas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 332 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 333.95/16/0913 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BowlesIan A
PrickettGlenn T |
Soggetto topico |
Forest management - Tropics
Forest products industry - Environmental aspects - Tropics Economic development - Environmental aspects - Tropics Forest biodiversity conservation - Tropics Rain forest conservation Rain forest ecology |
ISBN |
1-4294-0220-2
1-280-53028-6 1-60256-330-6 0-19-802906-3 9786610530281 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; About the Editors; Contributors; Introduction. The Growing Footprint: Resource Extraction Investments Expand Further into the Humid Tropics; Part I: Conservation and Development in the Twenty-first-Century Tropics; 1 Biodiversity Conservation: Global Priorities, Trends, and the Outlook for the Future; 2 Private-Sector Participation in Infrastructure Development; 3 Partner or Pariah: Public Perceptions and Responses to the Extractive Industries; Part ll: Oil and Gas Development Meet Conservation
4 Reinventing the Well: Approaches to Minimizing the Environmental and Social Impact of Oil Development in the Tropics 5 An Industry Perspective on Environmental and Social Issues in Oil and Gas Development: Case Studies from Indonesia and Ecuador; 6 Monitoring Impacts of Hydrocarbon Exploration in Sensitive Terrestrial Ecosystems: Perspectives from Block 78, Peru; Part III: Forests under Pressure; 7 Trade, Transnationals, and Tropical Deforestation; 8 Aracruz Celulose: A Case History 9 Stewardship of Mexico's Community Forests: Expanding Market and Policy Opportunities for Conservation and Rural Development 10 Options for Conserving Biodiversity in the Context of Logging in Tropical Forests; Part IV: Mining and Conservation; 11 Biodiversity Conservation, Minerals Extraction, and Development: Toward a Realistic Partnership; 12 Mining Industry Responses to Environmental and Social Issues; 13 Evolution of Environmental Practice during Exploration at the Camp Caiman Gold Project in French Guiana 14 Conservation and Concession Contracts: Environmental Issues in Mineral Extraction Agreements Part V: Infrastructure for Sustainable Development; 15 Rethinking Infrastructure: Approaches to Managing Development on the National and Continental Scale to Reduce Conservation Impacts; 16 Environmental and Social Considerations in the Development of the Greater Mekong Subregion's Road Network; 17 Roads and Tropical Forests: From White Lines to White Elephants; 18 Cóndor: Better Decisionmaking on Infrastructure Projects; Part VI: Conclusion; Conclusion. Leave More Than Footprints: The New Corporate Responsibility; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792267603321 |
Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Footprints in the jungle : natural resource industries, infrastructure, and biodiversity conservation / / edited by Ian A. Bowles, Glenn T. Prickett ; assistant editor, Amy E. Skoczlas |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 332 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 333.95/16/0913 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BowlesIan A
PrickettGlenn T |
Soggetto topico |
Forest management - Tropics
Forest products industry - Environmental aspects - Tropics Economic development - Environmental aspects - Tropics Forest biodiversity conservation - Tropics Rain forest conservation Rain forest ecology |
ISBN |
1-4294-0220-2
1-280-53028-6 1-60256-330-6 0-19-802906-3 9786610530281 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; About the Editors; Contributors; Introduction. The Growing Footprint: Resource Extraction Investments Expand Further into the Humid Tropics; Part I: Conservation and Development in the Twenty-first-Century Tropics; 1 Biodiversity Conservation: Global Priorities, Trends, and the Outlook for the Future; 2 Private-Sector Participation in Infrastructure Development; 3 Partner or Pariah: Public Perceptions and Responses to the Extractive Industries; Part ll: Oil and Gas Development Meet Conservation
4 Reinventing the Well: Approaches to Minimizing the Environmental and Social Impact of Oil Development in the Tropics 5 An Industry Perspective on Environmental and Social Issues in Oil and Gas Development: Case Studies from Indonesia and Ecuador; 6 Monitoring Impacts of Hydrocarbon Exploration in Sensitive Terrestrial Ecosystems: Perspectives from Block 78, Peru; Part III: Forests under Pressure; 7 Trade, Transnationals, and Tropical Deforestation; 8 Aracruz Celulose: A Case History 9 Stewardship of Mexico's Community Forests: Expanding Market and Policy Opportunities for Conservation and Rural Development 10 Options for Conserving Biodiversity in the Context of Logging in Tropical Forests; Part IV: Mining and Conservation; 11 Biodiversity Conservation, Minerals Extraction, and Development: Toward a Realistic Partnership; 12 Mining Industry Responses to Environmental and Social Issues; 13 Evolution of Environmental Practice during Exploration at the Camp Caiman Gold Project in French Guiana 14 Conservation and Concession Contracts: Environmental Issues in Mineral Extraction Agreements Part V: Infrastructure for Sustainable Development; 15 Rethinking Infrastructure: Approaches to Managing Development on the National and Continental Scale to Reduce Conservation Impacts; 16 Environmental and Social Considerations in the Development of the Greater Mekong Subregion's Road Network; 17 Roads and Tropical Forests: From White Lines to White Elephants; 18 Cóndor: Better Decisionmaking on Infrastructure Projects; Part VI: Conclusion; Conclusion. Leave More Than Footprints: The New Corporate Responsibility; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812938303321 |
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Last stand [[electronic resource] ] : protected areas and the defense of tropical biodiversity / / edited by Randall Kramer, Carel van Schaik, Julie Johnson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.95/16/0913 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
KramerRandall A
SchaikCarel van JohnsonJulie |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity conservation - Tropics
Conservation biology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-756080-6
1-280-52795-1 9786610527953 0-19-535733-7 1-4294-1588-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors; 1. Preservation Paradigms and Tropical Rain Forests; 2. Minimizing Species Loss: The Imperative of Protection; 3. The Ecological Foundations of Biodiversity Protection; 4. The Silent Crisis: The State of Rain Forest Nature Preserves; 5. Policy and Practical Considerations in Land-Use Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation; 6. Biodiversity Politics and the Contest for Ownership of the World's Biota; 7. User Rights and Biodiversity Conservation; 8. Tropical Forest Biodiversity Protection: Who Pays and Why
9. Compensation and Economic Incentives: Reducing Pressure on Protected Areas10. Toward a New Protection Paradigm; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450831203321 |
New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Last stand [[electronic resource] ] : protected areas and the defense of tropical biodiversity / / edited by Randall Kramer, Carel van Schaik, Julie Johnson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.95/16/0913 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
KramerRandall A
SchaikCarel van JohnsonJulie |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity conservation - Tropics
Conservation biology |
ISBN |
0-19-756080-6
1-280-52795-1 9786610527953 0-19-535733-7 1-4294-1588-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors; 1. Preservation Paradigms and Tropical Rain Forests; 2. Minimizing Species Loss: The Imperative of Protection; 3. The Ecological Foundations of Biodiversity Protection; 4. The Silent Crisis: The State of Rain Forest Nature Preserves; 5. Policy and Practical Considerations in Land-Use Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation; 6. Biodiversity Politics and the Contest for Ownership of the World's Biota; 7. User Rights and Biodiversity Conservation; 8. Tropical Forest Biodiversity Protection: Who Pays and Why
9. Compensation and Economic Incentives: Reducing Pressure on Protected Areas10. Toward a New Protection Paradigm; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784715803321 |
New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Last stand : protected areas and the defense of tropical biodiversity / / edited by Randall Kramer, Carel van Schaik, Julie Johnson |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.95/16/0913 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
KramerRandall A
SchaikCarel van JohnsonJulie |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity conservation - Tropics
Conservation biology |
ISBN |
0-19-756080-6
1-280-52795-1 9786610527953 0-19-535733-7 1-4294-1588-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors; 1. Preservation Paradigms and Tropical Rain Forests; 2. Minimizing Species Loss: The Imperative of Protection; 3. The Ecological Foundations of Biodiversity Protection; 4. The Silent Crisis: The State of Rain Forest Nature Preserves; 5. Policy and Practical Considerations in Land-Use Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation; 6. Biodiversity Politics and the Contest for Ownership of the World's Biota; 7. User Rights and Biodiversity Conservation; 8. Tropical Forest Biodiversity Protection: Who Pays and Why
9. Compensation and Economic Incentives: Reducing Pressure on Protected Areas10. Toward a New Protection Paradigm; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810288203321 |
New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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