Assembling the Archipelago: Heritage in Energy Transitions and Climate Action / Marilena Mela
| Assembling the Archipelago: Heritage in Energy Transitions and Climate Action / Marilena Mela |
| Autore | Mela Marilena |
| Edizione | [1 ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2025 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico |
Nature / Essays
Architecture / Landscape Nature Architecture |
| ISBN |
1-04-042711-1
1-04-042706-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911028777903321 |
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Changing Deserts : Integrating People and their Environment
| Changing Deserts : Integrating People and their Environment |
| Autore | Mol Lisa |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | The White Horse Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (350 pages) |
| Disciplina | 910.9154 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SternbergTroy |
| Soggetto topico |
Nature / Essays
Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / Deserts History / Essays Nature |
| ISBN |
9781912186310
1912186314 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Illustrations and Tables -- Foreword. Troy Sternberg and Lisa Mol -- 1. Introduction. Andrew Goudie -- Part I. CHANGING ENVIRONMENT -- 2. Shedding light on the past: records of past conditions in the Namib Desert and the use of luminescence dating. Abi Stone -- 3. Soil organic carbon and soil respiration in deserts: Examples from the Kalahari. Andrew D. Thomas, Stephen R. Hoon, Helen Mairs and Andrew J. Dougill -- 4. Hominin evolutionary history in the Arabian Desert and the Thar Desert. Michael D. Petraglia, Huw Groucutt and James Blinkhorn -- 5. Can carbon finance enhance desert afforestation and serve smallholders' needs? Henri Rueff and Moshe Schwartz -- PART II. CHANGING PEOPLE -- 6. 'Saharan waterscapes': Traditional knowledge and historical depth of water management in the Akakus Mountains (SW Libya). Savino di Lernia, Isabella Massamba N'siala and Andrea Zerboni -- 7. Karez versus tubewell irrigation: Comparative social acceptability and practicality of sustainable groundw ater development in Balochistan, Pakistan. Daanish Mustafa and Usman Qazi -- 8. Living off uncertainty: The intelligent animal production of dryland pastoralists. Saverio Krätli and Nikolaus Schareika -- 9. Authenticity in the desert landscapes of Oman: The Jiddat-il-Harasiis, Oman. Dawn Chatty -- 10. Pristine wilderness, participatory archaeology and the custodianship of heritage in Mursiland. Marcus W. R. Brittain and Timothy A. R. Clack -- Part III. CHANGING PROBLEMS -- 11. Conserving history in changing arid environments: A geomorphological approach. Lisa Mol and Heather Viles -- 12. Water in the desert: Applying Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) lessons for climate change in arid lands. Katherine Crowley and Ilan Kelman -- 13. Hazard impact on desert environments. Troy Sternberg.
14. Knowledge systems have not served the drylands well: Reflections on stakeholder interactions. Michael Mortimore -- 15. Human-environment interactions: The invasion of Prosopis Juliflora in the drylands of Northeast Ethiopia. Simone Rettberg and Detlef Müller-Mahn -- CONCLUSIONS -- 16. Desert diversity and challenges. David S.G. Thomas -- Index. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Changing Deserts |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910552749803321 |
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| The White Horse Press, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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