Whitewash [[electronic resource] ] : The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science / / by Carey Gillam |
Autore | Gillam Carey |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : , : Imprint : Island Press, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (Approx. 270 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Environment
Agriculture Economic development—Environmental aspects Economic development Environment, general Development and Sustainability Development and Health |
ISBN |
1-64283-042-9
1-61091-833-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : A silent stalker -- What killed Jack McCall? -- An award-winning discovery -- The "roundup ready" rollout -- Weed killer for breakfast -- Under the microscope -- Spinning the science -- A poisoned paradise -- Angst in Argentina -- Uproar in Europe -- When weeds don't die, but butterflies do -- Under the influence -- Seeking solutions. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254017103321 |
Gillam Carey | ||
Washington, DC : , : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : , : Imprint : Island Press, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Why Life Matters [[electronic resource] ] : Fifty Ecosystems of the Heart and Mind / / by Michael Charles Tobias, Jane Gray Morrison |
Autore | Tobias Michael |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (404 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.7
333.72 344.046 36370561 500 570 577 |
Soggetto topico |
Ecology
Nature Adaptation (Biology) Environmental law Environmental policy Conservation biology Nature conservation Ecology Popular Science in Nature and Environment Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice Environment, general Conservation Biology/Ecology Nature Conservation |
ISBN | 3-319-07860-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part One: Nature & Human Economics -- 1) “Technology, Business and Nature: An Economic Primer on Winners and Losers” -- 2) “Women, Wall Street and Mitigating Climate Change: The Critical Importance of WOCAN” -- 3) “The New Business of Business: Evolution of Culture and the Survival of Humankind”.-4) “Wall Street After Rio: A Discussion With Calvert Investments’ Senior Sustainability Research Analyst, Ms. Ellen Kennedy" -- 5) “Investing in the End-Game: An Earth Day Post-Mortem” -- 6) “Just When You Thought You Could Bank On It” -- Part Two: The Carbon-Negative Ideal -- 7) “Super Grid” -- 8) “Ecuador’s Imperiled Paradise: One of the World’s Most Important, If Least Known Battles – A Conversation with Dr. Ivonne Baki” -- 9) “Native American Tribes Get a Seat at the Climate Table” -- 10) “Climate Shock: UC-Berkeley Scientist Dr. John Harte Puts the World On Notice” -- Part Three: Human Health and a Living Earth -- 11) “Occupy Your Diet: A Discussion About Food, Health and Kindness With Dr. Neal Barnard" -- 12) “Eating You Alive: Environmental Cancer” -- 13) Food That Might Protect Your Brain and Save Your Life: A Discussion About the Ecology of Alzheimers With Dr. Neal Barnard” -- 14) “Biological Shock-Treatment: A Discussion With ‘Deadly Monopolies’ Author Harriet A. Washington” -- 15) “Bioeconomics: A New National Blueprint” -- Part Four: Ecology and the Human Population Explosion -- 16) “Six Billion or Fifteen Billion People: A Discussion With Environmental Scientist Leon Kolankiewicz” -- 17) “A King’s Speech That Could Help Save The World: A Discussion With UC-Berkeley’s Dr. Malcolm Potts” -- 18) “Planet Under Siege: Family Planning Critics Soon to See Global Population Reach 7,000,000,000” -- 19) “China’s Demographic and Ecological Conundrum” -- Part Five: Ecological Heroes -- 20) “One Woman’s Remarkable Quest to Save Africa’s White Lion” -- 21) “A Discussion With UNOPS Luminary Ms. Maria-Noel Vaeza” -- 22) “Down To Earth: The World According to Ted Turner” -- 23) “How the Life of a Chipmunk in Michigan Came to Save Elephants and a Million Acres in Cambodia” -- 24) “Helen Clark: UNDP’s Pragmatic Visionary” -- 25) “A Jain Leader Addresses the World” -- 26) “A Discussion With Jane Goodall” -- Part Six: The State of the World -- 27) “China Declares Global State of Emergency: An Urgent Telegram from Taihu” -- 28) “Japan’s Tragedy: Global Ecological Uncertainty” -- 29) “Before the Fall: Syria’s Ecosystems” -- 30) “Sir Simon Jenkins, England’s National Trust, and the Future of Conservation in Great Britain” -- 31) “Extinction: Poachers Test the Right to Life” -- Part Seven: Animal Rights -- 32) “Compassionate Conservation: A Discussion From the Frontlines with Dr. Marc Bekoff” -- 33) “Animal Rights in China” -- 35) “Why Insects Sing: A Discussion With David Rothenberg” -- 36) “Protecting Bambi With Drones: PETA’s Ingrid Newkirk on Hunters, Horsemeat and More” -- Part Eight: Why Your Neighbor Is Important: New Strategies for a Bright Future -- 37) “The Heart of Education: A Discussion With Zoe Weil” -- 38) “Journey to the Center of the World: An Interview With Dr. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian" -- 39) “How A Single National Park Might Help Transform a Nation: Haiti’s Pic Macaya” -- 40) “Conservation International: Stemming the Tide of Environmental Crises” -- 41) “The Future of Life on Earth” -- 42) “On Parrots, Eagles and Fighting Species Extinction” -- Part Nine: Ecological Paradise? -- 43) “An Ecological Paradise in Southern India: A Discussion About the Todas With Dr. Tarun Chhabra” -- 44) “J. P. Morgan, Edward Curtis and Christopher Cardozo: An Inspired Collaboration” -- 45) “A New Natural History Blueprint for Universities: A Discussion With Graham Arader” -- 46) “God’s Country: The New Zealand Factor” -- 47) “New Territories: Artist Astrid Preston Celebrates the Earth in a Landmark Nature Exhibition” -- 48) “Lenin Moreno 2012 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Reflects on Human Welfare and the Rights of Nature” -- 49) “Nigel Brown: A New Zealand Original” -- 50) “The Last Shangri-la? A Conversation With Bhutan’s Secretary of the National Environment Commission, Dr. Ugyen Tshewang”. 51) Afterword: "A Paris Declaration on Climate Change: Humanity's Last Chance for Meaningful Action to Combat Irreversible Global Biological Disaster". . |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910298351703321 |
Tobias Michael | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Wildland Fuel Fundamentals and Applications [[electronic resource] /] / by Robert E. Keane |
Autore | Keane Robert E |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (195 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.7
570 577 628 634.9 660.6 |
Soggetto topico |
Landscape ecology
Forestry Environmental management Environmental engineering Biotechnology Conservation biology Ecology Landscape Ecology Environmental Management Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology Conservation Biology/Ecology Ecology |
ISBN | 3-319-09015-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- 2. Fuel Fundamentals -- 3. Surface and Ground Fuels -- 4. Canopy fuels -- 5. Fuel Moisture -- 6. Fuel Ecology -- 7. Fuel Classifications -- 8. Fuel Sampling.- 9. Fuel Mapping -- 10. Fuel Concepts. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910298271503321 |
Keane Robert E | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Wind and Wildlife [[electronic resource] ] : Proceedings from the Conference on Wind Energy and Wildlife Impacts, October 2012, Melbourne, Australia / / edited by Cindy Hull, Emma Bennett, Elizabeth Stark, Ian Smales, Jenny Lau, Mark Venosta |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (166 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.7
333.72 570 621.042 |
Soggetto topico |
Nature conservation
Life sciences Environmental management Renewable energy sources Nature Conservation Life Sciences, general Environmental Management Renewable and Green Energy |
ISBN | 94-017-9490-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Session 1: Investigations and assessments of new wind farms -- Predicting the weather-dependent collision risk for birds at wind farms -- Fauna collisions with wind turbines: effects and impacts, individuals and populations. What are we trying to assess? -- Wind farms and biodiversity: improving environmental risk assessments -- The use of aerial surveys for the detection of the brolga Grus rubicunda through south-west Victoria: key considerations for the wind industry -- Planning for net biodiversity gains: a case study of Hauāuru mā raki wind farm, New Zealand -- Session 2: Monitoring, mitigation and offsets -- Results and analysis of eagle studies from the Bluff Point and Studland Bay Wind Farms 2002 – 2012 -- Observations from the use of dogs to undertake carcass searches at wind facilities in Australia -- Key learnings from ten years of monitoring and management interventions at the Bluff Point and Studland Bay Wind Farms: results of a review -- Summary of panel session. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299448603321 |
Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Wind Energy and Wildlife Interactions [[electronic resource] ] : Presentations from the CWW2015 Conference / / edited by Johann Köppel |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVII, 289 p. 83 illus.) |
Disciplina | 333.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Environment
Environmental sciences Nature Renewable energy resources Animal ecology Environment, general Environmental Science and Engineering Popular Science in Nature and Environment Renewable and Green Energy Animal Ecology |
ISBN | 3-319-51272-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Red Kites and wind farms – telemetry data from the core breeding range -- Unforeseen responses of a breeding seabird to the construction of an offshore wind farm -- A large-scale, multispecies assessment of avian mortality rates at land-based wind turbines in northern Germany -- A method to assess the population-level consequences of wind energy on bird and bat species -- Bat activity at nacelle height over forest -- Bird mortality in two Dutch wind farms: effects of location, spatial design and interactions with powerlines -- Radar assisted shutdown on demand ensures zero soaring bird mortality at a wind farm located in a migratory flyway -- Mitigating bat mortality with turbine-specific curtailment algorithms: a model based approach -- Is there a State-of-the-Art to Reduce Pile-Driving Noise? -- The Challenges of Repowering in the Context of Wildlife Impacts -- Wind farms in areas of high ornithological value – conflicts, solutions, challenges: the case of Thrace, Greece -- Introducing a New Avian Sensitivity Mapping Tool to Support the Siting of Wind Farms in the Middle East and Northeast Africa -- A framework for assessing ecological and cumulative effects (FAECE) of offshore wind farms on birds, bats and marine mammals in the southern North Sea -- Wind turbines and birds in Germany – examples of current knowledge, new insights and remaining gaps -- Future research directions to reconcile wind–wildlife interactions -- Sharing Information on Environmental Effects of Wind Energy Development: WREN Hub. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910163141803321 |
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Working with indigenous knowledge [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for researchers / / Louise Grenier |
Autore | Grenier Louise |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ottawa, : International Development Research Centre, c1998 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (130 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Ethnoscience - Research
Sustainable development Indigenous peoples |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-71735-1
9786610717354 1-55250-041-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section 1: What about Indigenous Knowledge?; Section 2: Protecting Intellectual Property Rights; Section 3: Developing a Research Framework; Section 4: Data Collection; Section 5: Case Studies; Section 6: Assessing, Validating, and Experimenting with IK; Appendix 1: Sample Guidelines; Appendix 2: Glossary; Appendix 3: Acronyms and Abbreviations; References; |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456132803321 |
Grenier Louise | ||
Ottawa, : International Development Research Centre, c1998 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Working with Indigenous knowledge : a guide for researchers / / Louise Grenier |
Autore | Grenier Louise |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ottawa : , : International Development Research Centre, , 1998 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 115 pages) |
Disciplina | 333.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Ethnoscience - Research
Ethnoscience Sustainable development Indigenous peoples Technical assistance - Anthropological aspects |
ISBN |
1-280-71735-1
9786610717354 1-55250-041-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section 1: What about Indigenous Knowledge?; Section 2: Protecting Intellectual Property Rights; Section 3: Developing a Research Framework; Section 4: Data Collection; Section 5: Case Studies; Section 6: Assessing, Validating, and Experimenting with IK; Appendix 1: Sample Guidelines; Appendix 2: Glossary; Appendix 3: Acronyms and Abbreviations; References; |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780174903321 |
Grenier Louise | ||
Ottawa : , : International Development Research Centre, , 1998 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Working with Indigenous knowledge : a guide for researchers / / Louise Grenier |
Autore | Grenier Louise |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ottawa : , : International Development Research Centre, , 1998 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 115 pages) |
Disciplina | 333.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Ethnoscience - Research
Ethnoscience Sustainable development Indigenous peoples Technical assistance - Anthropological aspects |
ISBN |
1-280-71735-1
9786610717354 1-55250-041-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section 1: What about Indigenous Knowledge?; Section 2: Protecting Intellectual Property Rights; Section 3: Developing a Research Framework; Section 4: Data Collection; Section 5: Case Studies; Section 6: Assessing, Validating, and Experimenting with IK; Appendix 1: Sample Guidelines; Appendix 2: Glossary; Appendix 3: Acronyms and Abbreviations; References; |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814796803321 |
Grenier Louise | ||
Ottawa : , : International Development Research Centre, , 1998 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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World commodity profiles Industrial raw materials / / the Economist Intelligence Unit |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Economist Intelligence Unit |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina |
333.7
338.02 |
Soggetto topico |
Raw materials - Prices
Raw materials - Prices - Forecasting Commodity futures |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodicals.
Statistics. |
Soggetto non controllato | Raw materials |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti |
Economist Intelligence Unit world community profiles.
Industrial raw materials EIU world community profiles. |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996336221703316 |
London, : Economist Intelligence Unit | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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World commodity survey 1999-2000 : markets, trends and the world economic environment / general editor Philippe Chalmin ; editor Charles Prager ; with the assistance of the UNCTAD secretariat coordinators Olivier Matringe and Lamon Rutten |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Geneva, : United Nations, (, s.d.) |
Descrizione fisica | 344 p. ; 30 cm. |
Disciplina | 333.7 |
Soggetto topico | Materie prime - Commercio internazionale |
ISBN | 9211010098 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNICAS-PUV0898531 |
Geneva, : United Nations, (, s.d.) | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Cassino | ||
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