Society - Water - Technology [[electronic resource] ] : A Critical Appraisal of Major Water Engineering Projects / / edited by Reinhard F. Hüttl, Oliver Bens, Christine Bismuth, Sebastian Hoechstetter |
Autore | Hüttl Reinhard F |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer Nature, 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 295 pages) : illustrations, charts |
Disciplina |
363.7394
363.73946 |
Collana | Water Resources Development and Management |
Soggetto topico |
Water pollution
Water-supply Environmental economics International environmental law Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution Water Industry/Water Technologies Environmental Economics International Environmental Law |
Soggetto non controllato |
Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution
Water Industry/Water Technologies Environmental Economics International Environmental Law |
ISBN | 3-319-18971-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I: Context and Objective -- Introduction: A Critical Appraisal of Major Water Engineering Projects and the Need for Interdisciplinary Approaches -- Water Ethics – Orientation for Water Conflicts as Part of Inter- and Transdisciplinary Deliberation -- Part II: Major Water Engineering Projects – Challenges, Problems, Opportunities.- Major Water Engineering Projects: Definitions, Framework Conditions, Systemic Effects -- A Global View on Future Major Water Engineering Projects -- Neglected Values of Major Water Engineering Projects: Ecosystem Services, Social Impacts and Economic Valuation -- Water Governance: A Systemic Approach -- Research in two Case Studies: Irrigation and Land Use in the Fergana Valley and Water Management in the Lower Jordan Valley -- Part III: The Fergana Valley – Uzbekistan’s Hydro-Agricultural System between Inertia and Change -- Between Multiple Transformations and Systemic Path Dependencies -- From Upscaling to Rescaling – Transforming the Fergana from Tsarist Irrigation to Water Management for an Independent Uzbekistan -- Irrigation Infrastructure in Fergana Today: Ecological Implications –Economic Necessities -- Where Water Meets Agriculture: The Ambivalent Role of the Water Users Associations -- Theory, the Market and the State: Agricultural Reforms in Post Socialist Uzbekistan between Economic Incentives and Institutional Obstacles -- Part IV: The Lower Jordan Valley – The Red Sea-Dead Sea Conveyance Project and its Complex History -- Water Resources, Cooperation and Power Asymmetries in the Water Management of the Lower Jordan Valley – The Situation Today and the Path that has led there -- Reclaiming the Dead Sea: Alternatives for Action -- Jordan’s Shadow State and Water Management: Prospects for Water Security will depend on Politics and Regional Cooperation -- Technologies, Incentives and Cost Recovery: Is there an Israeli Role Model? -- Part V: Outlook and Options for Action -- Lessons Learnt, Open Research Questions and Recommendations. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910137194703321 |
Hüttl Reinhard F | ||
Cham, : Springer Nature, 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Urbanization, biodiversity and ecosystem services : challenges and opportunities : a global assessment / / edited by Thomas Elmqvist, Michail Fragkias, Julie Goodness, Burak Güneralp, Peter J. Marcotullio, Robert I. McDonald, Susan Parnell, Maria Schewenius, Marte Sendstad, Karen C. Seto, Cathy Wilkinson |
Autore | Elmqvist Thomas |
Edizione | [First edition, 2013.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Springer Nature, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxviii, 755 pages) : colour illustrations; digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 577.56 |
Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Biology)
Urban planning City planning Sustainable development System theory International environmental law |
Soggetto non controllato |
Urban Ecology
Urbanism Sustainable Development Complex Systems Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary International Environmental Law Urban Geography and Urbanism Environmental Social Sciences Humanities and Social Sciences Biodiversity Challenges Ecosystem services Opportunities Urbanization Ecological science, the Biosphere Urban & municipal planning Sustainability Applied mathematics Interdisciplinary studies Public international law: environment |
ISBN | 94-007-7088-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. A global outlook on urbanization -- 2. History of urbanization and the missing ecology -- 3. Urbanization and global trends in biodiversity and ecosystem services -- 4. Regional assessment of Asia.- 5. Sub-regional assessment of China: Urbanization in biodiversity hotspots -- 6. Sub-regional assessment of India -- 7. Local assessment of Bangalore.- 8. Local assessment of Tokyo -- 9. Local assessment of Shanghai -- 10. Patterns and trends in urban biodiversity and landscape design -- 11. Urban ecosystem services.- 12. Shrinking cities, biodiversity and ecosystem services -- 13. Regional assessments of Europe -- 14. Regional assessment of North America -- 15. Regional assessment of Oceania -- 16. Local assessment of Istanbul: Biodiversity and ecosystem services -- 17. Local assessment of Stockholm -- 18. Local assessment of Chicago -- 19. Local assessment of New York City.-20. Local assessment of Melbourne -- 21. A synthesis of global urbanization projections -- 22. Urbanization forecasts, effects on land use, biodiversity, and ecosystem services -- 23. Regional assessment of Africa -- 24. Local assessment of Cape Town.- 25. Climate change and urban biodiversity vulnerability -- 26. Feeding cities -- 27. Urban governance of biodiversity and ecosystem services -- 28. Regional assessment of Latin America -- 29. Local assessment of Rio de Janeiro.- 30. Urban landscapes as learning arenas for biodiversity and ecosystem services management -- 31. Restoration ecology in an urbanizing world -- 32. Indicators for management of urban biodiversity and ecosystem services -- 33. Stewardship of the Biosphere in the Urban Era. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910132055903321 |
Elmqvist Thomas | ||
Springer Nature, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Urbanization, biodiversity and ecosystem services : challenges and opportunities : a global assessment / / edited by Thomas Elmqvist, Michail Fragkias, Julie Goodness, Burak Güneralp, Peter J. Marcotullio, Robert I. McDonald, Susan Parnell, Maria Schewenius, Marte Sendstad, Karen C. Seto, Cathy Wilkinson |
Autore | Elmqvist Thomas |
Edizione | [First edition, 2013.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Springer Nature, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxviii, 755 pages) : colour illustrations; digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 577.56 |
Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Biology)
Urban planning City planning Sustainable development System theory International environmental law |
Soggetto non controllato |
Urban Ecology
Urbanism Sustainable Development Complex Systems Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary International Environmental Law Urban Geography and Urbanism Environmental Social Sciences Humanities and Social Sciences Biodiversity Challenges Ecosystem services Opportunities Urbanization Ecological science, the Biosphere Urban & municipal planning Sustainability Applied mathematics Interdisciplinary studies Public international law: environment |
ISBN | 94-007-7088-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. A global outlook on urbanization -- 2. History of urbanization and the missing ecology -- 3. Urbanization and global trends in biodiversity and ecosystem services -- 4. Regional assessment of Asia.- 5. Sub-regional assessment of China: Urbanization in biodiversity hotspots -- 6. Sub-regional assessment of India -- 7. Local assessment of Bangalore.- 8. Local assessment of Tokyo -- 9. Local assessment of Shanghai -- 10. Patterns and trends in urban biodiversity and landscape design -- 11. Urban ecosystem services.- 12. Shrinking cities, biodiversity and ecosystem services -- 13. Regional assessments of Europe -- 14. Regional assessment of North America -- 15. Regional assessment of Oceania -- 16. Local assessment of Istanbul: Biodiversity and ecosystem services -- 17. Local assessment of Stockholm -- 18. Local assessment of Chicago -- 19. Local assessment of New York City.-20. Local assessment of Melbourne -- 21. A synthesis of global urbanization projections -- 22. Urbanization forecasts, effects on land use, biodiversity, and ecosystem services -- 23. Regional assessment of Africa -- 24. Local assessment of Cape Town.- 25. Climate change and urban biodiversity vulnerability -- 26. Feeding cities -- 27. Urban governance of biodiversity and ecosystem services -- 28. Regional assessment of Latin America -- 29. Local assessment of Rio de Janeiro.- 30. Urban landscapes as learning arenas for biodiversity and ecosystem services management -- 31. Restoration ecology in an urbanizing world -- 32. Indicators for management of urban biodiversity and ecosystem services -- 33. Stewardship of the Biosphere in the Urban Era. |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996198791903316 |
Elmqvist Thomas | ||
Springer Nature, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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