Analysis of global change assessments [[electronic resource] ] : lessons learned / / Committee on Analysis of Global Change Assessments, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division of Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (197 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.6 |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes
Global temperature changes Global environmental change |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-96908-3
9786610969081 0-309-10545-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Diversity of Assessments and Their Potential Contributions""; ""3 Major Challenges to Achieving an Effective Assessment Process""; ""4 Case Studies of Global Change Assessments""; ""5 Advice for Effective Assessments""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""A Statement of Task""; ""B U.S. Global Change Research Act of 1990 Public Law 101-606 [S.169]""; ""C Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Products""
""D Climate Change Science Program Guidelines for Producing Its Synthesis and Assessment Products""""E Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""F Acronyms"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451753003321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Analysis of global change assessments [[electronic resource] ] : lessons learned / / Committee on Analysis of Global Change Assessments, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division of Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (197 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.6 |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes
Global temperature changes Global environmental change |
ISBN |
0-309-17912-2
1-280-96908-3 9786610969081 0-309-10545-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Diversity of Assessments and Their Potential Contributions""; ""3 Major Challenges to Achieving an Effective Assessment Process""; ""4 Case Studies of Global Change Assessments""; ""5 Advice for Effective Assessments""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""A Statement of Task""; ""B U.S. Global Change Research Act of 1990 Public Law 101-606 [S.169]""; ""C Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Products""
""D Climate Change Science Program Guidelines for Producing Its Synthesis and Assessment Products""""E Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""F Acronyms"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778386703321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Analysis of global change assessments [[electronic resource] ] : lessons learned / / Committee on Analysis of Global Change Assessments, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division of Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (197 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.6 |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes
Global temperature changes Global environmental change |
ISBN |
0-309-17912-2
1-280-96908-3 9786610969081 0-309-10545-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Diversity of Assessments and Their Potential Contributions""; ""3 Major Challenges to Achieving an Effective Assessment Process""; ""4 Case Studies of Global Change Assessments""; ""5 Advice for Effective Assessments""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""A Statement of Task""; ""B U.S. Global Change Research Act of 1990 Public Law 101-606 [S.169]""; ""C Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Products""
""D Climate Change Science Program Guidelines for Producing Its Synthesis and Assessment Products""""E Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""F Acronyms"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808827903321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007 | ||
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Andamento delle precipitazioni a Bologna dal 1813 al 1942 / Anna Capra |
Autore | Capra, Anna |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bologna : Tipografia Mareggiani, 1952 |
Descrizione fisica | 24 p. ; 26 cm |
Disciplina | 551.6 |
Collana | Pubblicazioni presso il Centro Studi per la geografia Fisica. Ricerche sulle variazioni storiche del clima italiano / Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche. Centro di Studi per la Geografia Fisica ; 11 |
Soggetto topico | Precipitazioni - Bologna |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991002487079707536 |
Capra, Anna | ||
Bologna : Tipografia Mareggiani, 1952 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Andiamo verso un nuovo diluvio? : il clima della terra sta cambiando / Bruno Martinis |
Autore | MARTINIS, Bruno |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bari : Dedalo, c1990 |
Descrizione fisica | 207 p. : ill. ; 21 cm |
Disciplina | 551.6 |
Collana | Nuova biblioteca Dedalo |
Soggetto topico | Clima -- variazioni -- saggi |
ISBN | 88-220-6104-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Record Nr. | UNISA-990002736640203316 |
MARTINIS, Bruno | ||
Bari : Dedalo, c1990 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Animals' Influence on the Landscape and Ecological Importance [[electronic resource] ] : Natives, Newcomers, Homecomers / / by Friedrich-Karl Holtmeier |
Autore | Holtmeier Friedrich-Karl |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (547 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.7
500 550 551.6 |
Soggetto topico |
Environment
Physical geography Climate change Popular works Earth sciences Life sciences Environment, general Physical Geography Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Popular Science, general Earth Sciences, general Life Sciences, general |
ISBN | 94-017-9294-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1 Introduction -- 2 Animals’ Functional Role in the Landscape -- 3. Selected Landscapes under the Influence of Wild Herbivorous Mammals -- 4 Keystone Species -- 5 Introductions and Re-Introductions of Animals -- 6 Animals in Landscape Management and Nature Conservation -- 7 Potential Effects of Climate Change on Animal-Habitat Interactions -- 8 Epilogue -- 9 References -- 10 Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299443203321 |
Holtmeier Friedrich-Karl | ||
Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Annual report on actions to address climate change (2018) / / edited by Fuzhan Xie and Yaming Liu |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gateway East, Singapore : , : Springer, , [2023] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 pages) |
Disciplina | 551.6 |
Collana | Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China's Development Path |
Soggetto topico | Climatic changes |
ISBN | 981-19-6422-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- 1 Ten Years of Actions on Climate Change Have Paid Off -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Progress in Scientific Understanding of Climate Change -- 1.2.1 Changes and Impacts of the Global Climate System -- 1.2.2 Climate Change in China and the Impacts -- 1.2.3 China's Scientific and Technological Endeavors Have Deepened Response Actions -- 1.3 International Climate Process and International Governance -- 1.3.1 Climate Negotiation Process from Copenhagen to Post-Paris -- 1.3.2 Engagement of Non-state Actors -- 1.3.3 Development and Changes of the International Climate Governance System -- 1.4 China's Policies and Actions on Climate Change -- 1.4.1 Concept Innovation -- 1.4.2 Target Setting -- 1.4.3 Policy Actions -- 1.4.4 China's Contributions to International Climate Governance -- 1.5 Ten-Year Statistical Analysis of Green Book of Climate Change -- 1.6 Concluding Remarks -- 2 Effectiveness Assessment on Low-Carbon City Construction in China -- 2.1 Developing the Assessment Index System for Low-Carbon City Construction -- 2.2 Results of the Assessment on Low-Carbon City Construction -- 2.2.1 Assessment from the Perspective of Macrolevel -- 2.2.2 Assessment from the Perspective of Geographical Locations -- 2.2.3 Assessment from the Perspective of City Clusters -- 2.2.4 Assessment from the Perspective of City Classification -- 2.2.5 Assessment on Municipalities Directly Under the Central Government and Provincial Capitals (Capitals) -- 2.3 Conclusions and Recommendations -- 2.3.1 Conclusions -- 2.3.2 Recommendations -- 3 Opportunities and Challenges for China to Lead Global Climate Governance Against the Backdrop of De-globalization -- 3.1 Background -- 3.2 New Situations and Challenges of Global Climate Governance.
3.2.1 The United States, Britain, and Other Western Countries Began to Adjust Their Strategies, with the Intention to Reconstruct a New International Governance System Exclusively Beneficial to Them Through De-globalization -- 3.2.2 The U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement Greatly Undermined the Confidence in International Climate Governance, Leaving the International Climate Governance System Severely Tested -- 3.2.3 Insufficient Implementation of Developed Countries Caused Obvious Gaps in Emissions, Climate Finance, and Technology Transfer, Making It More Difficult to Meet the Long-Term Goal of the Paris Agreement -- 3.3 China's Opportunities and Challenges -- 3.3.1 International Climate Governance is the Vanguard and Outpost of the Dispute Between De-globalization Led by the United States and Re-globalization Advocated by China -- 3.3.2 Tackling Climate Change Provides an Opportunity for China to Promote the Reform of the Global Governance System and to Build a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind -- 3.3.3 As Climate Change has Left Significant Direct and Indirect Impacts in a Wide Range of Fields, It Has Become a Grey Rhino for China to Achieve the Goal of Building a Great Socialist Country and to Maintain Its Overall National Security. It Is an Inherent Demand for China to Proactively Tackle Climate Change -- 3.4 China's Action Pathways and Objectives -- 3.4.1 It Is Imperative For China to Take Climate Change as an Important Strategic Fulcrum for Sticking to Globalization, to Continue to Proactively Lead and Promote the Implementation of the Paris Agreement, to Integrate the Belt and Road Initiative and South-South Cooperation Closely with Actions on Climate Change, and to Take an Active Part in Promoting Global Cooperation and Pragmatic Actions on Climate Change. 3.4.2 It Is Imperative for China to Speed Up the Studies and Formulation of Objectives, Pathways, and Measures for China's Medium and Long-Term Low-Emission Development Strategies, and Coordinate and Strengthen the Target Orientation and Implementation Efficacy of Emissions Reduction and Low-Carbon Development with Climate Change as an Important Driving Force -- 3.4.3 It Is Imperative for China to Reconcile the Global Goal of the Paris Agreement and the Goal of Realizing Socialist Modernization in the New Era, and to Study and Phase in Strategic Goals for China's Low-Carbon Development -- 3.5 Conclusions -- 4 Reflections and Recommendations on China's Solutions to Climate Change in the Talanoa Dialogue -- 4.1 The Role of the Talanoa Dialogue in Global Climate Governance -- 4.2 Main Activities and Recent Development of the Talanoa Dialogue -- 4.3 Recommendations on China's Solutions to Climate Change in the Talanoa Dialogue -- 4.3.1 Where Are We Now?-We Have Entered a New Era of Global Climate Governance -- 4.3.2 Where Do We Want to Go?-We Are Going to Build a Clean and Beautiful World -- 4.3.3 How Do We Get There?-We Are Going to Build a Community of Shared Future to Tackle Climate Change -- 5 Towards a Climate Resilience Society: Challenges and Prospects -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Global Climate Risk and Response -- 5.2.1 Changes in Climate Systems -- 5.2.2 Effects of Climate Change -- 5.2.3 Future Climate Risk -- 5.3 Promoting Sustainable Economic and Social Development with Equal Emphasis on Adapting to and Mitigating Climate Change -- 5.3.1 Balancing the Goals of the Paris Agreement -- 5.3.2 Challenges to Adaptation -- 5.3.3 China's Efforts -- 5.3.4 Future Prospects -- 5.4 Conclusion -- 6 New Changes in Global Climate Governance and the Rise of Non-governmental Organizations -- 6.1 NGOs in Global Climate Governance. 6.2 The Status of NGOs and Post-Paris Agreement negotiations -- 6.3 Non-governmental Organizations Serve Global Climate Governance -- 6.4 Chinese Civil Climate Change Action Network and Global Climate Governance -- 7 Development Trends, Possible Impacts, and Countermeasures of the Powering Past Coal Alliance -- 7.1 The Background and Objectives of Establishing the Powering Past Coal Alliance -- 7.2 Analysis of Relevant Policies of the Main Members of Powering Past Coal -- 7.2.1 United Kingdom -- 7.2.2 European Union -- 7.2.3 Canada -- 7.2.4 United States -- 7.2.5 Least Developed Countries and Small Island Countries -- 7.3 Possible Impacts of Powering Past Coal on Global Energy Transition -- 7.3.1 Influence of Powering Past Coal is Limited -- 7.3.2 Starting the Global Process of Coal Phase-Out is in Line with the General Trend of the Green and Low-Carbon Transition -- 7.3.3 The Process of Coal Phase-Out May Accelerate in the Future -- 7.3.4 Where Should Powering Past Coal Work Towards? -- 7.4 Possible Impact of Powering Past Coal on China and China's Countermeasures -- 7.4.1 The Prominent Status of China as a Coal Power Superpower -- 7.4.2 Initial Results Have Been Made in the Policies on Controlling the Total Amount of Coal, and Greater Effort Should Be Made in the Future. -- 7.4.3 China Faces Growing Risks in Overseas Construction and Investment of Coal-Fired Power Plants -- 7.4.4 China's Countermeasures -- 8 The Status Quo, Problems and Strategic Countermeasures of South-South Cooperation on Climate Change -- 8.1 The Status Quo and Problems of South-South Cooperation on Climate Change -- 8.1.1 The Status Quo of South-South Cooperation on Climate Change -- 8.1.2 China's Achievements in South-South Cooperation on Climate Change -- 8.1.3 China's Main Problems and Obstacles in South-South Cooperation on Climate Change. 8.2 Demand Analysis of Climate Change Within the Framework of South-South Cooperation -- 8.2.1 Demand Analysis by Country -- 8.2.2 Demand Analysis by Field -- 8.3 Future Development Trends of South-South Cooperation on Climate Change -- 8.3.1 International Situations -- 8.3.2 Domestic Situations -- 8.3.3 The Judgement of Future Development Trends of South-South Cooperation on Climate Change -- 8.4 China's Strategic Positioning and Deployment of South-South Cooperation on Climate Change -- 8.4.1 Strategic Positioning -- 8.4.2 Strategic Deployment -- 9 The Evolution of the Rule-Based System for Global Climate Governance Based on Science and Practices -- 9.1 The Rule-Based System for Global Climate Governance Has Been Established and Updated on the Basis of Scientific Researches and Assessments -- 9.2 The Long-Term Goal of Tackling Climate Change Based on Scientific Assessments on Climate Change and the Setting of Political Games -- 9.3 The Evolution of the Rule-Based System for Global Climate Governance Based on Practical Experience -- 9.3.1 International Rules, Practices, and Evolution of Climate Change Mitigation -- 9.3.2 International Rules and Practices Conducive to Compliance -- 9.4 Outlook for the Evolution of the Rule-Based System for Global Climate Governance -- 10 The International Progress of Making Concerted Efforts to Promote Climate Action and Sustainable Development -- 10.1 The Association Between Sustainable Development and International Progress in Climate Change -- 10.1.1 The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has Promoted Climate Action of Countries Around the World -- 10.1.2 The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has Promoted the Sustainable Development of Countries Around the World -- 10.2 The Association Between Climate Action and Sustainable Development Measures Taken by Developing Countries. 10.2.1 The Focus of Climate Action in Developing Countries is Closely Associated with the Realization of the Sustainable Development Goals. |
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Gateway East, Singapore : , : Springer, , [2023] | ||
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Applied climatology : principles and practice / edited by Russell D. Thompson and Allen Perry |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; New York : Routledge, 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | xxiii, 352 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm |
Disciplina | 551.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
Thompson, Russell D.
Perry, Allen Howard |
Soggetto topico |
Climatology
Climatic changes |
ISBN | 041514101X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991002028119707536 |
London ; New York : Routledge, 1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Applied Geomorphology and Contemporary Issues [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Sujit Mandal, Ramkrishna Maiti, Michael Nones, Heinz R. Beckedahl |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (703 pages) |
Disciplina | 551.6 |
Collana | Geography of the Physical Environment |
Soggetto topico |
Geomorphology
Physical geography Human ecology - Study and teaching Environmental management Engineering geology Physical Geography Environmental Studies Environmental Management Geoengineering Canvi climàtic Geomorfologia climàtica |
Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
ISBN | 3-031-04532-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Section I: Climate Change and Rivers Response -- Large-scale sediment transport modelling: development, application, and insights -- An Appraisal to Anthropogeomorphology of the Chel River basin, Outer Eastern Himalayas and foreland, West Bengal, India -- Channel Migration Vulnerability in the Kaljani River basin of Eastern India -- Exploring change of river morphology and water quality in the stone mine areas of Dwarka River Basin, Eastern India -- An attempt to forecast seasonal precipitation in the Comahue River basins (Argentina) to increase productivity performance in the region -- Channel Instability in Upper Tidal Regime of Bhagirathi-Hugli River, India -- The pattern of extreme precipitation and river-runoff from gauge data in Eastern Nepal -- Climate change and its impact on catchment linkage and connectivity -- Inter-decadal variability of precipitation patterns increasing the runoff intensity in Lower reach of Shilabati River basin, West Bengal -- Section II: Land degradation, Resource Depletion and Livelihood Challenges -- Are the badlands of Tapi Basin in Deccan Trap Region of India “Vanishing Landscape -- Soil Piping: Problems and Prospects -- Role of LU & LC types on the spatial distribution of Arsenic contaminated tube wells of Purbasthali I & II Blocks of Burdwan District, West Bengal, India -- Forecasting the danger of the forest fire season in north-west Patagonia, Argentina -- Quantifying the Spatio-seasonal Water Balance and Land Surface Temperature Interface in Chandrabhaga River Basin, Eastern India -- Application of ensemble machine learning models to assess the sub-regional groundwater potentiality: a GIS-based approach -- Enhancement of natural and technogenic soils through sustainable soil amelioration products for a reduction of aeolian and fluvial translocation processes -- Assessment of land use and land cover change in the Purulia district, India using LANDSAT data -- "Prioritization of Watershed Developmental Plan by the Identification of Soil Erosion Prone Areas using USLE & RUSLE Methods for Sahibi Sub-Watershed of Rajasthan and Haryana state, India" -- Estimation of soil erosion using Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) Model in Subarnarekha River Basin, India -- Land Cover Changes in Green Patches and its Impact on Carbon Sequestration in an Urban System, India -- Review on Sustainable Groundwater Development and Management Strategies Associated with the Largest Alluvial Multi-Aquifer Systems of Indo-Gangetic Basin in India -- Section III: Large Dams and River Systems -- Predicting the distribution of farm dams in rural South Africa using GIS and remote sensing -- Large Dams, Upstream Responses, and Riverbank Erosion: Experience -- Section IV: Climate Change, Geomorphic Hazards and human livelihood -- Climate Change and Human Performance: Assessment of Physiological Strain in Male Paddy Cultivators in Hooghly, West Bengal, India -- Study on Climate change and its impact on coastal habitats with special reference to ecosystem vulnerability of the Odisha coastline, India -- The Millennium Flood of the Upper Ganga Delta, West Bengal, India: A Remote Sensing Based Study -- Tropical Cyclone: A Natural Disaster with special reference to Amphan -- Observed changes in the precipitation regime in the Argentinean Patagonia and their geographical implication -- An assessment of severe storms, their impacts and social vulnerability in coastal areas: A case study of General Pueyrredon, Argentina -- Modelling and mapping landslide susceptibility of Darjeeling Himalaya using geospatial technology -- Climate change induced coastal hazards and community vulnerability in Indian Sundarban -- Sea-level changes along Bangladesh coast: how much we know about it? -- Assessing channel migration, bank erosion vulnerability and suitable human habitation sites in the Torsa River Basin of Eastern India using AHP model and geospatial technology.-Spatiotemporal Assessment of Drought Intensity and Trend Along With Change Point: A Study on Bankura District, West Bengal, India -- Landslide susceptibility assessment and management using advanced hybrid machine learning algorithms in Darjeeling Himalaya, India -- Predicting the landslide susceptibility in Eastern Sikkim Himalayan region, India using Boosted Regression Tree and REPTree machine learning techniques -- An Exploratory Analysis of Mountaineering Risk Estimation among the mountaineers in Indian Himalaya. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910591042403321 |
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ars Docendi et Scribendi: Essays in honour of Johan Scott |
Autore | Edited by the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | : Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (243 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.6 |
Soggetto topico | Climatic changes |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Ars Docendi et Scribendi |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910404140703321 |
Edited by the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria | ||
: Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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