Entering America [[electronic resource] ] : northeast Asia and Beringia before the last glacial maximum / / edited by D.B. Madsen
| Entering America [[electronic resource] ] : northeast Asia and Beringia before the last glacial maximum / / edited by D.B. Madsen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Salt Lake City, : University of Utah Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (493 p.) |
| Disciplina | 970.01/1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MadsenDavid B |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleo-Indians - Migrations
Human beings - Bering Land Bridge - Migrations Paleoecology - Asia Paleoecology - North America Human population genetics - Asia Human population genetics - North America Clovis culture |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-60781-785-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456368603321 |
| Salt Lake City, : University of Utah Press, c2004 | ||
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Entering America : northeast Asia and Beringia before the last glacial maximum / / edited by D.B. Madsen
| Entering America : northeast Asia and Beringia before the last glacial maximum / / edited by D.B. Madsen |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Salt Lake City, : University of Utah Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (493 p.) |
| Disciplina | 970.01/1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MadsenDavid B |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleo-Indians - Migrations
Human beings - Bering Land Bridge - Migrations Paleoecology - Asia Paleoecology - North America Human population genetics - Asia Human population genetics - North America Clovis culture |
| ISBN | 1-60781-785-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- CONTENTS -- 1. Colonization of the Americas before the Last Glacial Maximum:Issues and Problems -- I. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN NORTHEAST ASIA AND NORTHWESTERN NORTH AMERICA -- 2. Paleoenvironmental Conditions in Western Beringia before and during the Last Glacial Maximum -- 3. Environments of Northwestern North America before the Last Glacial Maximum -- II. THE IMPLICATIONS OF AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY FOR A PRE- OR POST-LATE GLACIAL MAXIMUM OCCUPATION OF THE NEW WORLD -- 4. Late Wisconsin Environments and Archaeological Visibility on the Northern Northwest Coast -- 5. Pre-Clovis Sites and Their Implications for Human Occupation before the Last Glacial Maximum -- 6. The Nature of Clovis Blades and Blade Cores -- III. HUMAN GENETICS AND FORAGER MOBILITY -- 7. Molecular Genetic Diversity in Siberians and Native AmericansSuggests an Early Colonization of the New World -- 8. Hunter-Gatherer Population Expansion in North Asia and the New World -- IV. THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTHEAST ASIA -- 9. Time-Space Dynamics in the Early Upper Paleolithic of Northeast Asia -- 10. Humans along the Pacific Margin of Northeast Asia before the Last Glacial Maximum: Evidence for Their Presence and Adaptations -- 11. The Search for a Clovis Progenitor in Subarctic Siberia -- V. COMMENTARY -- 12. On Possibilities, Prospecting, and Patterns: Thinking about a Pre-LGM Human Presence in the Americas -- 13. Monte Verde, Field Archaeology, and the Human Colonization of the Americas -- 14. Recapitulation: The Relative Probabilities of Late Pre-LGM or Early Post-LGM Ages for the Initial Occupation of the Americas -- References -- Contributors -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910962355003321 |
| Salt Lake City, : University of Utah Press, c2004 | ||
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Native women and land : narratives of dispossession and resurgence / / Stephanie J. Fitzgerald
| Native women and land : narratives of dispossession and resurgence / / Stephanie J. Fitzgerald |
| Autore | Fitzgerald Stephanie J. |
| Edizione | [First paperbound printing.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albuquerque, New Mexico : , : University of New Mexico Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (175 p.) |
| Disciplina | 973.04/97 |
| Soggetto topico |
Indians of North America - Land tenure
Indian women - North America - Social conditions Indian women - Political activity - North America Environmentalism - North America |
| ISBN | 0-8263-5558-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Toward a Land Narrative; Askîy / Land; 1: Removals and Long Walks; 2: "This Scrap of Earth": Louise Erdrich, Environmentalism, and the Postallotment Reservation; Nîpîy / Water; 3: "An Ancient Pact, Now Broken": Activism and Environmental Justice in Solar Storms and From the River's Edge; 4: Climate Change as Indigenous Dispossession for the Twenty-First Century: The United Houma Nation of Louisiana and the Alaska Native Villages of Kivalina and Shishmaref
Conclusion: "Idle No More": First Nations Women and Environmental StrugglesNotes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover |
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| Albuquerque, New Mexico : , : University of New Mexico Press, , 2015 | ||
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Native women and land : narratives of dispossession and resurgence / / Stephanie J. Fitzgerald
| Native women and land : narratives of dispossession and resurgence / / Stephanie J. Fitzgerald |
| Autore | Fitzgerald Stephanie J. |
| Edizione | [First paperbound printing.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albuquerque, New Mexico : , : University of New Mexico Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (175 p.) |
| Disciplina | 973.04/97 |
| Soggetto topico |
Indians of North America - Land tenure
Indian women - North America - Social conditions Indian women - Political activity - North America Environmentalism - North America |
| ISBN | 0-8263-5558-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Toward a Land Narrative; Askîy / Land; 1: Removals and Long Walks; 2: "This Scrap of Earth": Louise Erdrich, Environmentalism, and the Postallotment Reservation; Nîpîy / Water; 3: "An Ancient Pact, Now Broken": Activism and Environmental Justice in Solar Storms and From the River's Edge; 4: Climate Change as Indigenous Dispossession for the Twenty-First Century: The United Houma Nation of Louisiana and the Alaska Native Villages of Kivalina and Shishmaref
Conclusion: "Idle No More": First Nations Women and Environmental StrugglesNotes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover |
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| Albuquerque, New Mexico : , : University of New Mexico Press, , 2015 | ||
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North American environmental outlook to 2030 / / prepared by DSR Sustainability Research and Stratos Inc. for the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America
| North American environmental outlook to 2030 / / prepared by DSR Sustainability Research and Stratos Inc. for the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, Quebec, : Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (78 pages) : colour illustrations |
| Disciplina | 363.7/0097 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental quality - Forecasting
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - North America Natural resources - North America Environmental monitoring - North America Global environmental change Agriculture Air pollution Biodiversity Climate change Effects of global warming Environmental science Global warming Greenhouse gas Greenland ice sheet Intergovernmental panel on climate change |
| ISBN |
9782923358796
2923358791 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Acronyms and abbreviations -- Executive summary/Reader's guide -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Approach -- 3. Meta-forces. 3.1. Socio-political developments ; 3.2. Global environmental changes -- 4. Drivers. 4.1. Demographic patterns ; 4.2. Economic activity ; 4.3. Technology -- 5. Pressures. 5.1. Introduction ; 5.2. Resource extraction, production and use ; 5.3. Waste generation and return flows to the environment -- 6. State: changes in environmental conditions. 6.1. Introduction ; 6.2. Climate ; 6.3. Land cover and land use ; 6.4. Air quality ; 6.5. Water quality and quantity ; 6.6. Biodiversity -- 7. Impacts: how environmental change affects socio-economic conditions. 7.1. Introduction ; 7.2. Population living in areas facing severe water stress ; 7.3. Health effects of urban air pollution ; 7.4. Climate change impacts -- 8. Conclusions -- References -- Annex 1: Key studies -- Annex 2: Data tables. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Perspectives environnementales en Amérique du Nord d'ici 2030 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910693405103321 |
| Montreal, Quebec, : Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 2010 | ||
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The North American mosaic : an overview of key environmental issues / / prepared by the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation ; contributing authors, Tundi Agardy, Inés Arroyo-Quiroz, Jane Barton, Ramón Pérez Gil, Erica Phipps, Jamie Reaser, Elizabeth Shoch, Kent Thornton
| The North American mosaic : an overview of key environmental issues / / prepared by the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation ; contributing authors, Tundi Agardy, Inés Arroyo-Quiroz, Jane Barton, Ramón Pérez Gil, Erica Phipps, Jamie Reaser, Elizabeth Shoch, Kent Thornton |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, Quebec : , : Commission for Environmental Cooperation, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (62 pages) : colour illustrations, colour maps |
| Disciplina | 363.7/0097 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental policy - North America
Environmental degradation - North America Environmental indicators - North America Environmental quality - North America Biodiversity conservation - North America North america Ground-level ozone Climate change Greenhouse gas emissions North american Document est la Est la propriété Suivant les termes Ce document est Et est diffusé |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Air and atmosphere. Climate change ; Ground-level ozone ; Particulate matter ; Stratospheric ozone -- Biodiversity and ecosystems. Land use ; Oceans and coasts ; Invasive species ; Species of common conservation concern -- Pollutants. Acid deposition ; Industrial pollution and waste ; Persistent bioaccumulative toxic substances -- Water. Water quality ; Water quantity and use ; Shared water resources. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Mosaïque nord-américaine : aperçu des principaux enjeux environnementaux |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910698303603321 |
| Montreal, Quebec : , : Commission for Environmental Cooperation, , 2008 | ||
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Regional planning for a sustainable America [[electronic resource] ] : how creative programs are promoting prosperity and saving the environment / / edited by Carleton Montgomery
| Regional planning for a sustainable America [[electronic resource] ] : how creative programs are promoting prosperity and saving the environment / / edited by Carleton Montgomery |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (405 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.1/20973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MontgomeryCarleton |
| Soggetto topico |
Regional planning - North America
Natural resources conservation areas - North America Sustainable living - North America |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-86573-4
0-8135-5214-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I Mandatory Plans; 1 Regional Growth Management in the Portland Metropolitan Area; 2 Regional Planning for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area; 3 Restoring the Tahoe Region with Comprehensive Regional Planning; 4 Ontario's Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe; 5 Adirondack Park: The Great Conservation Experiment; 6 Pinelands National Reserve: Saving a Unique Ecosystem in the Nation's Most Densely Developed State; 7 Planning for Tomorrow in the Highlands of New Jersey
8 Restoration, Conservation, and Economy in the New Jersey Meadowlands 9 Changing the Land Use Paradigm to Save New York's Central Pine Barrens; 10 Cape Cod: Protecting a Land of Sand and Water; PART II Collaborative and Voluntary Planning Initiatives; 11 Integrated Planning for a Sustainable Future in Puget Sound; 12 Integrated Land Use, Transportation, and Air Quality Planning in Sacramento; 13 Envision Utah: Building Communities on Values; 14 Regional Planning in Florida; 15 Regional Planning for Livable Communities in Atlanta; 16 From the Mountains to the Sea: Maryland's Smart Growth Program 17 Raising the Bar at the Chesapeake Bay Program 18 The Political Dead Zone in Chesapeake Bay; 19 Regional Planning at a County Scale in Lancaster County,Pennsylvania; 20 Land Use and Infrastructure Planning in the Greater Philadelphia Region; 21 Regional Planning for the Delaware River; 22 Planning for Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry, and Biodiversity in Maine; PART III Society, Economics, and Regional Planning; 23 Regions for Climate Resiliency; 24 Mega-region Planning and High-Speed Rail; 25 The Economic Benefits of Regional Planning 26 Serving the Environment and Economy through Regional Planning 27 Promoting Fiscal Equity and Efficient Development Practices at the Metropolitan Scale; 28 But Where Will People Live? Regional Planning and Affordable Housing; PART IV Land Acquisition and Regional Planning; 29 Ecoregional Conservation: A Comprehensive Approach to Conserving Biodiversity; 30 Saving the Chesapeake Bay through Regional Land Conservation; 31 Creating Synergy with Regional Planning and Conservation Easements; PART V Envisioning the Region; 32 Creating a Regional Vision for Regional Planning; 33 Visioning Sacramento Conclusion: Fulfilling the Promise of Regional Planning References; Online Resources; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461680103321 |
| New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2011 | ||
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Regional planning for a sustainable America [[electronic resource] ] : how creative programs are promoting prosperity and saving the environment / / edited by Carleton Montgomery
| Regional planning for a sustainable America [[electronic resource] ] : how creative programs are promoting prosperity and saving the environment / / edited by Carleton Montgomery |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (405 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.1/20973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MontgomeryCarleton |
| Soggetto topico |
Regional planning - North America
Natural resources conservation areas - North America Sustainable living - North America |
| ISBN |
1-283-86573-4
0-8135-5214-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I Mandatory Plans; 1 Regional Growth Management in the Portland Metropolitan Area; 2 Regional Planning for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area; 3 Restoring the Tahoe Region with Comprehensive Regional Planning; 4 Ontario's Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe; 5 Adirondack Park: The Great Conservation Experiment; 6 Pinelands National Reserve: Saving a Unique Ecosystem in the Nation's Most Densely Developed State; 7 Planning for Tomorrow in the Highlands of New Jersey
8 Restoration, Conservation, and Economy in the New Jersey Meadowlands 9 Changing the Land Use Paradigm to Save New York's Central Pine Barrens; 10 Cape Cod: Protecting a Land of Sand and Water; PART II Collaborative and Voluntary Planning Initiatives; 11 Integrated Planning for a Sustainable Future in Puget Sound; 12 Integrated Land Use, Transportation, and Air Quality Planning in Sacramento; 13 Envision Utah: Building Communities on Values; 14 Regional Planning in Florida; 15 Regional Planning for Livable Communities in Atlanta; 16 From the Mountains to the Sea: Maryland's Smart Growth Program 17 Raising the Bar at the Chesapeake Bay Program 18 The Political Dead Zone in Chesapeake Bay; 19 Regional Planning at a County Scale in Lancaster County,Pennsylvania; 20 Land Use and Infrastructure Planning in the Greater Philadelphia Region; 21 Regional Planning for the Delaware River; 22 Planning for Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry, and Biodiversity in Maine; PART III Society, Economics, and Regional Planning; 23 Regions for Climate Resiliency; 24 Mega-region Planning and High-Speed Rail; 25 The Economic Benefits of Regional Planning 26 Serving the Environment and Economy through Regional Planning 27 Promoting Fiscal Equity and Efficient Development Practices at the Metropolitan Scale; 28 But Where Will People Live? Regional Planning and Affordable Housing; PART IV Land Acquisition and Regional Planning; 29 Ecoregional Conservation: A Comprehensive Approach to Conserving Biodiversity; 30 Saving the Chesapeake Bay through Regional Land Conservation; 31 Creating Synergy with Regional Planning and Conservation Easements; PART V Envisioning the Region; 32 Creating a Regional Vision for Regional Planning; 33 Visioning Sacramento Conclusion: Fulfilling the Promise of Regional Planning References; Online Resources; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789972603321 |
| New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2011 | ||
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The resistance dilemma : place-based movements and the climate crisis / / George Hoberg
| The resistance dilemma : place-based movements and the climate crisis / / George Hoberg |
| Autore | Hoberg George |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, : The MIT Press, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 363.738/7460973 |
| Collana | American and comparative environmental policy |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmentalism - North America
Environmental sociology - North America Environmental policy - North America - Citizen participation Climate change mitigation - North America Climatic changes - Government policy - North America Renewable energy sources - Environmental aspects - North America |
| ISBN |
0-262-36715-7
0-262-36716-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The grand challenge : mobilizing to address the climate crisis -- The oil sands policy regime : resource, markets, politics -- The oil sands policy regime : ideas, institutions, and environmental policies -- Keystone XL and the rise of the anti-pipeline movement -- The Northern Gateway Pipeline : the continental divide in energy politics -- Trans Mountain expansion project : the politics of structure -- After careful review of changed circumstances : the demise of Energy East / co-authored with Xavier Deschênes-Philion -- The impact of pipeline resistance -- Site C Dam and the political barriers to renewable energy -- How resistance to renewable energy infrastructure might frustrate climate solutions -- Overcoming place-based resistance to renewable energy infrastructure. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557516603321 |
Hoberg George
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| Cambridge, : The MIT Press, 2021 | ||
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