Aswan High Dam Resettlement of Egyptian Nubians [[electronic resource] /] / by Thayer Scudder |
Autore | Scudder Thayer |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVII, 55 p. 10 illus., 7 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 627.8 |
Collana | SpringerBriefs on Case Studies of Sustainable Development |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development
Economic geography Environmental management Human geography Sustainable Development Economic Geography Environmental Management Human Geography |
ISBN | 981-10-1935-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Egyptian Nubian Resettlement in the Context of Global Dam-induced Resettlement -- Egyptian Nubia before the High Dam -- Old Nubia and Lake Nasser Today -- Summary -- Conclusions. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254126203321 |
Scudder Thayer | ||
Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Atlas of Ecosystem Services [[electronic resource] ] : Drivers, Risks, and Societal Responses / / edited by Matthias Schröter, Aletta Bonn, Stefan Klotz, Ralf Seppelt, Cornelia Baessler |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxx, 414 pages) |
Disciplina | 333.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental management
Ecosystems Applied ecology Environmental economics Urban ecology (Biology) Environmental Management Applied Ecology Environmental Economics Urban Ecology |
ISBN | 3-319-96229-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Forward -- Preface -- 1. The Risk to Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services: a Framework for the Ecosystem Service Atlas -- 2. The Ecosystem Service Concept: Linking Ecosystems and Human Wellbeing- 3. The Link Between Diversity, Ecosystem Functions and Ecosystem Services -- 4. Embracing Community Resilience in Ecosystem Management and Research -- 5. Risk and Uncertainty as Sources of Economic Value of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services -- 6. Taking Social Responsibility in Using Ecosystem Services Concepts: Ethical Issues of Linking Ecosystems and Human Well-Being -- 7. Introduction to Part II: Drivers and Their Risks for Ecosystems, Their Functions, and Services -- 8. Scaling Sensitivity of Drivers -- 9. The Evidence for Genetic Diversity Effects on Ecosystem Services -- 10. Using Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (DGVMs) for Projecting Ecosystem Services at Regional Scales -- 11. Remote Sensing Measurements of Forest Structure Types for Ecosystem Service Mapping -- 12. Mapping Land System Archetypes to Understand Drivers of Ecosystem Service Risks -- 13. Assessment of Soil Functions Affected by Soil Management -- 14. Mediterranean Wetlands: A Gradient from Natural Resilience to a Fragile Social-Ecosystem -- 15. Vulnerability of Ecosystem Services in Farmland Depends on Landscape Management -- 16. Provisioning Ecosystem Services at Risk: Pollination Benefits and Pollination Dependency of Cropping Systems at the Global Scale -- 17. Minimising Risks of Global Change by Enhancing Resilience of Pollinators in Agricultural Systems -- 18. Drivers of Risks for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Biogas Plants Development in Germany -- 19. European Energy Governance Landscapes: Energy-Related Pressures on Ecosystem Services -- 20. Wind Power Deployment as a Stressor for Ecosystem Services: A Comparative Case Study from Germany and Sweden -- 21. Selected Trade-Offs and Risks Associated with Land Use Transitions in Central Germany -- 22. New EU-Level Scenarios on the Future of Ecosystem Services -- 23. International Trade and Global Flows of Ecosystem Services -- 24. The Rural-to-Urban Gradient and Ecosystem Services -- 25. How to Reconcile the Ecosystem Service of Regulating the Microclimate with Urban Planning Projects on Brownfields? The Case Study Bayerischer Bahnhof in Leipzig, Germany -- 26. Urban Green Infrastructure in Support of Ecosystem Services in a Highly Dynamic South American City: A Multi-Scale Assessment on Santiago de Chile -- 27. Climate Regulation by Diverse Urban Green Spaces: Risks and Opportunities Related to Climate and Land Use Change -- 28. Climate Change as Driver for Ecosystem Services Risk and Opportunities -- 29. Capacity of Ecosystems to Degrade Anthropogenic Chemicals -- 30. Impacts of Nitrogen Deposition on Forest Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity -- 31. Ecosystem Services from Inland Waters and Their Aquatic Ecosystems -- 32. Groundwater Ecosystems and Their Services: Current Status and Potential Risks -- 33. Drinking Water Quality at Risk: A European Perspective -- 34. Pesticide Effects on Stream Ecosystems -- 35. How Good Are Bad Species? -- 36. Alien Planktonic Species in the Marine Realm: What Do They Mean for Ecosystem Services Provision? -- 37. Invasion of the Wadden Sea by the Pacific Oyster (Magallana gigas): A Risk to Ecosystem Services? -- 38. Introduction to Part III: Trade-offs and Synergies Among Ecosystem Services -- 39. Trade-Offs and Synergies Between Biodiversity Conservation and Productivity in the Context of Increasing Demands on Landscapes -- 40. Climate Change Induced Carbon Competition: Bioenergy Versus Soil Organic Matter Reproduction -- 41. Removal of Agricultural Residues from Conventional Cropping Systems -- 42. Shrinking Cities and Ecosystem Services: Opportunities, Planning, Challenges, and Risk -- 43. Spatial Patterns of Ecosystem Service Bundles in Germany -- 44. Indicators of Ecosystem Services for Policy Makers in the Netherlands -- 45. The Montérégie Connection: Understanding How Ecosystems Can Provide Resilience to the Risk of Ecosystem Service Change -- 46. Synchronized Peak Rate Years of Global Resources Use Imply Critical Trade-Offs in Appropriation of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Services -- 47. Introduction to Part IV: Societal Responses -- 48. Governance Risks in Designing Policy Responses to Manage Ecosystem Services -- 49. Policy Mixes for Sustained Ecosystem Service Provision -- 50. Societal Response, Governance, and Managing Ecosystem Service Risks -- 51. Payments for Ecosystem Services: Private and Public Funding to Avoid Risks to Ecosystem Services -- 52. The TEEB Approach for Demonstrating Societal Risks to Ecosystem Services: Taking Grassland Conservation as an Example -- 53. Urban Ecosystem Service Provision and Social-Environmental Justice in the City of Leipzig, Germany -- 54. Climate Change Impacts on Small Island States: Ecosystem Services Risks and Opportunities. 55. The Loss of Ecosystem Functions in Riverine Floodplains in Germany -- 56. Opportunity Maps for Sustainable Use of Natural Capital -- 57. Rice Ecosystem Services in South-East Asia: The LEGATO Project, Its Approaches and Main Results with a Focus on Biocontrol Services -- 58. Impacts of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services -- 59. Social Mapping of Perceived Ecosystem Service Risks: Some Thoughts from a Belgian Case Study -- 60. Ecosystem Services: Understanding Drivers, Opportunities, and Risks to Move Towards Sustainable Land Management and Governance. |
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Avoidable deaths [[electronic resource] ] : a systems failure approach to disaster risk management / / by Nibedita S. Ray-Bennett |
Autore | Ray-Bennett Nibedita S |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXVI, 112 p. 5 illus., 2 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 551 |
Collana | SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science |
Soggetto topico |
Natural disasters
Environmental management Sustainable development Social policy Sociology Natural Hazards Environmental Management Sustainable Development Social Policy Sociology, general |
ISBN | 3-319-66951-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Avoidable Deaths in Disasters -- Chapter 2. Systems Failure in Disasters -- Chapter 3. Super-Cyclone in 1999 -- Chapter 4. Cyclone Phailin in 2013 -- Chapter 5: Systems Failure Revisited. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299412103321 |
Ray-Bennett Nibedita S | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Background and Future Prospects in Life Cycle Assessment [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Walter Klöpffer |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.7 |
Collana | LCA Compendium – The Complete World of Life Cycle Assessment |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental management
Environmental sciences Renewable energy resources Sustainable development Environmental Management Environmental Science and Engineering Renewable and Green Energy Sustainable Development |
ISBN | 94-017-8697-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introducing Life Cycle Assessment and its Presentation in LCA Compendium -- The Role of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Development and Application -- The International Standards as the Constitution of Life Cycle Assessment: The ISO 14040 Series and its Offspring -- The UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative -- Life Cycle Assessment as reflected by The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment -- Strengths and Limitations of Life Cycle Assessment -- Challenges in Life Cycle Assessment: An Overview of Current Gaps and Research Needs -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910739435503321 |
Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 | ||
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Balanced Urban Development: Options and Strategies for Liveable Cities [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Basant Maheshwari, Vijay P. Singh, Bhadranie Thoradeniya |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXII, 601 p. 136 illus., 109 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 710 |
Collana | Water Science and Technology Library |
Soggetto topico |
Regional planning
Urban planning Hydrology Sustainable development Environmental management Landscape ecology Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning Hydrology/Water Resources Sustainable Development Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management Landscape Ecology |
ISBN | 3-319-28112-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I: Introduction -- 1. Balanced Urban Development: Is it a myth or reality? - Part II: Peri-Urbansation -- 2. Re-Ruralising the Urban Edge: Lessons from Europe, USA & the Global South -- 3. Nimbyism and Nature – Whose Backyard is it Anyway? - 4. Connecting Urban and Rural Futures Through Rural Design -- 5. Archaeology and Contemporary Dynamics for More Sustainable, Resilient Cities in the Peri-Urban Interface -- 6. Decontamination of Urban Run-off: Importance and Methods -- Part III: Peri-Urban Culture and Socio-Economy -- 7. Socio-economy of Peri-Urban Areas: The Case of Lisbon Metropolitan Area -- 8. Changing Economic Scenario of the Peri-Urban Area of Udaipur City, India -- 9. Community Stakeholder Viewpoints on Issues of Urbanisation along the River Ma Oya, Sri Lanka -- Part IV: Peri-Urban Landuse Planning -- 10. The role of peri-urban land use planning in resilient urban agriculture: a case study of Melbourne, Australia -- 11. Engaging Peri-Urban Landholders in Natural Resources Management.-12. Urban Farming Master Plan in Western Sydney - From Planning to Reality -- Part V: Urban Water Security -- 13. Study of urban water bodies in view of potential for micro-climatic cooling and natural purification of waste water -- 14. Groundwater Crisis in a Mega City – A Case Study of New Delhi, India -- 15. Safe Water Supply Determinants in Peri-Urban Communities of South-East Nigeria -- 16. Risks of Coal Seam and Shale Gas Extraction on Groundwater and Aquifers in Eastern Australia -- Part VI: Wastewater and Irrigation -- 17. Use of recycled water for irrigation of open spaces: Benefits and Risks -- 18. Global Experiences on Wastewater Irrigation: Challenges and Prospects -- 19. Impacts of Wastewater Reuse on Peri-Urban Agriculture: Case Study in Udaipur City, India -- Part VII: Urban Agriculture and Food Security -- 20. Urban Agriculture in Cuba: Alternative Legal Structures, Crisis and Change -- 21. High quality agricultural land in Western Australia – A new decision tool for planning -- 22. Food Efficient Planning and Design for Peri-urban Neighbourhoods -- 23. Role of Peri-urban Areas in the Food System of Kampala, Uganda -- Part VIII: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations -- 24. Climate Change Adaptation Planning with Peri-Urban Local Government in Victoria, Australia -- 25. Awareness of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation at Local Level in Punjab, Pakistan -- 26. Urbanisation, Nutrition and Food Security: A Climatological Perspective -- 27. Coastal Urban and Peri-Urban Indigenous People’s Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change -- Part IX: Legal, Policy and Institutional Challenges -- 28. Effect of Social and Institutional Fragmentation on Collective Action in Peri-urban Settings -- 29. Gentrification versus Territorialisation: The Peri-Urban Agriculture Area in Beirut -- 30. Reimagining the “Peri-Urban” in the Mega-Urban Regions of Southeast Asia -- Part X: Integrated Urban Development -- 31. Sustainability of Water Resources in Peri-urban Landscapes: Learning from the Journey of Engagement -- 32. Development of Future Management Options for the Hawkesbury River -- 33. Planning Development to Reduce Mosquito Hazard in Coastal Peri-Urban Areas: Case Studies in NSW, Australia -- 34. An Integrated Simulation and Visualisation Platform for the Design of Sustainable Urban Developments in a Peri-Urban Context -- 35. Options and Strategies for Balanced Development for Liveable Cities: An Epilogue. |
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Bamboo Expansion: Processes, Impacts, and Management [[electronic resource] /] / by Ling Zhang |
Autore | Zhang Ling |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (205 pages) |
Disciplina | 584.922 |
Soggetto topico |
Introduced organisms
Forestry Soil science Bioclimatology Biodiversity Environmental management Invasive Species Soil Science Climate Change Ecology Environmental Management |
ISBN | 981-9941-13-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Biological Invasions: factors, process, consequences and ecological impacts -- Chapter 2. Expansion of moso bamboo into adjacent ecosystems -- Chapter 3.Moso bamboo expansion and forest biodiversity -- Chapter 4. Bamboo expansion effects on litter production and stoichiometric characteristics -- Chapter 5. Moso bamboo expansion effects on soil physicochemical characteristics -- Chapter 6. Effects of moso bamboo expansion on soil carbon pools and carbon cycle -- Chapter 7. Moso bamboo expansion effects on soil nitrogen transformations and N2O emissions -- Chapter 8. Bamboo expansion and soil ecological stoichiometry -- Chapter 9. Temperature sensitivity of soil C and N cycling as affected by moso bamboo expansion -- Chapter 10. Bamboo expansion and forest carbon sequestration -- Chapter 11. Moso bamboo expansion and soil microbial PLFAs -- Chapter 12. Effects of moso bamboo expansion on soil bacterial and fungal communities. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910763599803321 |
Zhang Ling | ||
Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Barrier Dynamics and Response to Changing Climate [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Laura J. Moore, A. Brad Murray |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (395 pages) : color illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 551.423 |
Soggetto topico |
Physical geography
Climate change Coasts Geomorphology Environmental management Physical Geography Climate Change Management and Policy Coastal Sciences Climate Change Environmental Management |
ISBN | 3-319-68086-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I: Observations and Conceptual Models of Barrier Response to Changing Climate -- Runaway barrier island transgression concept: global case studies -- Drowned barriers as archives of coastal response to sea-level rise -- Barrier island and estuary co-evolution in response to Holocene climate and sea-level change: Pamlico Sound and the Outer Banks Barrier Islands, North Carolina, USA -- Abrupt increase in washover deposition along a transgressive barrier island during the late 19th century acceleration in sea-level rise -- Follets Island: A case of unprecedented change and transition from rollover to subaqueous shoals -- Role of the foredune in controlling barrier island response to sea-level rise -- Part II: Mechanisms of Barrier Response to Changing Climate -- Geometric constraints on long-term barrier migration: From simple to surprising -- Shoreface controls on barrier evolution and shoreline change -- Morphodynamics of barrier response to sea-level rise -- The role of ecomorphodynamic feedbacks and landscape couplings in influencing the response of barriers to climate change -- The role of vegetation in determining dune morphology, exposure to sea-level rise, and storm-induced coastal hazards: A U.S. Pacific Northwest perspective -- Barrier islands as coupled human-landscape systems. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299407703321 |
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
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Basic Studies in Environmental Knowledge, Technology, Evaluation, and Strategy [[electronic resource] ] : Introduction to East Asia Environmental Studies / / edited by Takayuki Shimaoka, Takahiro Kuba, Hirofumi Nakayama, Toshiyuki Fujita, Nobuhiro Horii |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tokyo : , : Springer Japan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental sciences
Environmental management Environmental monitoring Climate change Environmental Science and Engineering Environmental Management Monitoring/Environmental Analysis Climate Change Management and Policy |
ISBN | 4-431-55819-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | From the contents:Toward Sustainable Development in East Asia -- Air, Soil, and Water Pollution in East Asia -- Energy, Resource, and Waste Management in East Asia -- Environmental problems and preventive measures in East Asian Countries -- Environmental Ethics & Politics -- Measurement Technique for Quality of Atmosphere, Water and Soil -- Techniques for Improving Air Environments. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254124503321 |
Tokyo : , : Springer Japan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 | ||
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Basin futures [[electronic resource] ] : water reform in the Murray-Darling Basin / / edited by Daniel Connell and R. Quentin Grafton |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : , : ANU Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xx, 477 pages) : illustrations, maps; digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 333.730994 |
Soggetto topico |
Management
Environmental impact analysis Environmental management |
ISBN | 1-921862-25-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I. Water and the Basin --Part II. Communities --Part III. Legal issues --Part IV. Economics --Part V. Governance. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910137457403321 |
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : , : ANU Press, , [2011] | ||
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Basin futures [[electronic resource] ] : water reform in the Murray-Darling Basin / / edited by Daniel Connell and R. Quentin Grafton |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : , : ANU Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xx, 477 pages) : illustrations, maps; digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 333.730994 |
Soggetto topico |
Management
Environmental impact analysis Environmental management |
ISBN | 1-921862-25-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I. Water and the Basin --Part II. Communities --Part III. Legal issues --Part IV. Economics --Part V. Governance. |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996217051703316 |
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : , : ANU Press, , [2011] | ||
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