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Building Resilient Cities in China: The Nexus between Planning and Science [[electronic resource] ] : Selected Papers from the 7th International Association for China Planning Conference, Shanghai, China, June 29 – July 1, 2013 / / edited by Xueming Chen, Qisheng Pan
| Building Resilient Cities in China: The Nexus between Planning and Science [[electronic resource] ] : Selected Papers from the 7th International Association for China Planning Conference, Shanghai, China, June 29 – July 1, 2013 / / edited by Xueming Chen, Qisheng Pan |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (386 p.) |
| Disciplina |
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304.2 333.709 710 910285 |
| Collana | GeoJournal Library |
| Soggetto topico |
Human geography
Regional planning Urban planning Environmental geography Geographical information systems Human Geography Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning Environmental Geography Geographical Information Systems/Cartography |
| ISBN | 3-319-14145-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Empirical Research on Global Value Chain and Industrial Structure Upgrading of Shanghai Putuo District; Bian Huixia -- Chapter 2: Spatial and Social Assessment of Chinese Urban Neighborhoods undergoing Change: A Case Study of a Large Scale Resettlement Neighborhood in South Jiangsu Province; Ying Chang, Jing Lu and Xiaonan Zhang -- Chapter 3: The Unprecedented Age Wave and Challenged Fixed-Route and Specialized Transportation Services: The Case of Richmond, Virginia; Xueming Chen -- Chapter 4: Resilient Planning Frame for Building Resilient Cities; Zhiduan Chen and Baoxing Qiu -- Chapter 5: Analysis on the Impact of Shanghai Human Resource Structural Changes on the Tourism Enterprises; Gong Wei -- Chapter 6: The Construction of the Neighborhood Unit System of Flood Control and Drainage Based on Landscape Infrastructure; Guan Shaoping and Zhang Xi -- Chapter 7: Community Life Regression under the Background of Rapid Urbanization; Guo Liang and Li Min -- Chapter 8: Addressing Social Revitalization in Conservation of Historic Quarters in China: A Social Capital Initiated Urban Conservation Approach; Han Jie, Wang Liangliang and Heng Chyekiang -- Chapter 9: The Strategies Research of Open Space Planning under the Goal of Building Resilient City; Yuwei Hu Jianyun Huang -- Chapter 10: A People’s Atlas of Muncie: Citizen Representations of Urban Space; Junfeng Jiao, Steven M. Radil , Jenna Harbin and Yuan Li -- Chapter 11: The Ecological Impact of the Korean Saemaul (New Rural Community) Movement, 1970-1979; Chung Ho Kim -- Chapter 12: The Analysis of Two Increases and Two Reductions Policy of Shanghai; Liao Yu-qing and Huang Jian-yun -- Chapter 13: Facade Renovation and Utilizing Ways in the Historical Commercial Streets: Rigid Planning at the Compound Level Needed in Pingyao Ancient City in China; Chenchen Li, Jie Yin and Yang Lei -- Chapter 14: Method Exploration of Sensitive Public Space System Planning in Urban Newly Areas on the Viewpoint of Systematology: A Case Study of Urban Design of Bali Lake District in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi, China; Mengchen Li and Ying Lin -- Chapter 15: Analysis of Framework and Optimization of the Urban Natural Landscape System (UNLS): Case Research of Eco-efficiency of UNLS in Tianjin, China; Pengbo Li, Jun Wu, Yan Jiang and Lei Meng -- Chapter 16: Study on the Indicator System of Eco-regional Development Planning for Shanghai Chongming Island; Liu Mingxing, Zeng Gang -- Chapter 17: A New Thinking of the Urbanization Route in Forest Ecological Function Regions: The Case of Shen-Nongjia; Liu Yun, Chang Lili and Liu Ying -- Chapter 18: Quantitative Study of Housing Price based on Huff Model and Hedonic Method; Yuan Li, Lang He, Junfeng Jiao and Guoqiang Shen -- Chapter 19: Develop A GIS Based Risk Model to Evaluate the Economic Resilience of Houston Neighborhoods for the Next Oil Bust; Pan Qisheng and Zhai Dong -- Chapter 20: Storm Preparedness: A Case Study of Delaware County, Indiana; Timothy R. Phelps, Junfeng Jiao and Yuan Li -- Chapter 21: Research on the Quality and Level of Urbanization in the Baoshan District, Shanghai; Shan Shuang -- Chapter 22: The “Policy-projects Districts” Model of New Urban Area Development in China and Its Analysis; Wang Jin-Bai -- Chapter 23: A Study on Transportation Space Improvement and Adaptation in Old Downtown Area of Middle and Small Size Cities: A Case Study for Changxing County, Huzhou; Wen Jie and Huang Jianyun -- Chapter 24: Constructure and Update of Point of Interest (POI) in Urban Open Space: A Case Study of Assessment and Reform of POI in Water Park Tianjin, China; Jun Wu, Naiwen An, Pengbo Li and Min Zhang -- Chapter 25: Comparison of Two Approaches for Evacuation Plan with Multiple Exits; Xie Jun, Wan Qing, Zhang Chi and Li Xiang -- Chapter 26: Study of Urban Patterns Optimization Employing CFD Method: A Case Study of Chenjiazhen Experimental Ecological Community, Chongming, Shanghai; Chao Liu, Peng Xu, Weizhen Chen, Liang Zhang and Weilin Li -- Chapter 27: Assessing Public-Sector Transportation Finance and Planning in Urban China; Jiawen Yang and Chuanglin Fang -- Chapter 28: Rational Traffic Dispersion: Take the Example of No Left Turn in the Rush Hours along Renmin Road in Suzhou City; Yao Yangyang -- Chapter 29: Problems and Redevelopment Strategy for Old Industrial Area: After an Accident in Nanjing’s Mai-Gao-Qiao Area; Xin Yi -- Chapter 30: Analysis of the Planning Mode of Resilient Urban Space Structure; Zhou Min, Lin Kaixuan and Huang Yaping -- Chapter 31: The Impact of Building Control on Urban Planning and Building Management in Hong Kong; Han Zou and Charlie Q.L.Xue. |
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Climate Risk in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : Adaptation and Resilience / / edited by Declan Conway, Katharine Vincent
| Climate Risk in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : Adaptation and Resilience / / edited by Declan Conway, Katharine Vincent |
| Autore | Conway Declan |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Springer Nature, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXIII, 168 p. 14 illus., 12 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 333.709 |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Risk assessment - Africa
Climate change mitigation - Africa Environmental geography Climatic changes Economic development - Environmental aspects Environmental Geography Environment Studies Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Climate Change Development and Sustainability |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Environmental Geography
Environment Studies Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Climate Change Development and Sustainability Environmental Studies Environmental Sciences Earth System Sciences Development Studies climate risk climate adaptation climate resilience co-production Future Climate For Africa Climate services sustainable development Climate-resilient development Agro-meteorology Hydropower in Africa renewable energy urban planning climate education Open Access Development & environmental geography Society & Social Sciences The environment Sustainability |
| ISBN | 3-030-61160-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ; ch 1. Key issues and progress in understanding climate risk in Africa / Declan Conway, Katharine Vincent -- ; ch 2. Climate information – towards transparent distillation / Christopher Jack, John Marsham, David P. Rowell, Richard Jones -- ; ch 3. Co-production : learning from contexts / Katharine Vincent, Anna Steynor, Alice McClure, Emma Visman, Katinka Lund Waagsaether, Suzanne Carter, Neha Mittal -- ; ch 4. Decision-making heuristics for managing climate-related risks: introducing Equity to the FREE framework / Camilla Audia, Emma Visman, Gino Fox, Emmah Mwangi, Mary Kilavi, Mark Arango, Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Dominic Kniveton -- ; ch 5. Creating useful and usable weather and climate information: insights from Participatory Scenario Planning in Malawi / Dorothy Tembo-Nhlema, Katharine Vincent, Rebecka Henriksson -- ; ch 6. High stakes decisions under uncertainty: dams, development and climate change in the Rufiji River basin / Christian Siderius, Robel Geressu, Martin C. Todd, Seshagiri Rao Kolusu, Julien J. Harou, Japhet J. Kashaigili, Declan Conway -- ; ch 7. Integrating climate risks into strategic urban planning in Lusaka, Zambia / Anna Taylor, Gilbert Siame, Brenda Mwalukanga -- ; ch 8. Supporting climate-resilient planning at national and district level: A pathway to multi-stakeholder decision-making in Uganda / Rosalind J. Cornforth, Celia Petty Grady Walker -- ; ch 9. Conversations about climate risk, adaptation and resilience in Africa / Declan Conway, Katharine Vincent. |
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A companion to environmental geography [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Noel Castree ... [et al.]
| A companion to environmental geography [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Noel Castree ... [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (604 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.709 |
| Collana | Blackwell companions to geography |
| Soggetto topico | Environmental geography |
| ISBN |
1-282-02621-6
1-78034-210-1 9786612026218 1-4051-9792-7 1-4443-0572-7 1-4443-0573-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction : making sense of environmental geography / Noel Castree, David Demeritt and Diana Liverman -- Pt. I. Concepts -- 2. Nature / Bruce Braun -- 3. Sustainability / Becky Mansfield -- 4. Biodiversity / Karl S. Zimmerer -- 5. Complexity, chaos and emergence / Steven M. Manson -- 6. Uncertainty and risk / James D. Brown and Sarah L. Damery -- 7. Scale / Nathan F. Sayre -- 8. Vulnerability and resilience to environmental change : ecological and social perspectives / W. Neil Adger and Katrina Brown -- 9. Commodification / Scott Prudham -- Pt. II. Approaches -- 10. Earth-system science / John Wainwright -- 11. Land change (systems) science / B.L. Turner II -- 12. Ecology : natural and political / Matthew D. Turner -- 13. Quaternary geography and the human past / Jamie Woodward -- 14. Environmental history / Georgina H. Endfield -- 15. Landscape, culture and regional studies : connecting the dots / Kenneth R. Olwig -- 16. Marxist political economy and the environment / George Henderson -- 18. After nature : entangled worlds / Owain Jones -- Pt. III. Practices -- 19. Remote sensing and Earth observation / Heiko Balzter -- 20. Modelling and simulation / George L.W. Perry -- 21. Integrated assessment / James Tansey -- 22. Ethnography / Kevin St. Martin and Marianna Pavlovskaya -- 23. Analysing environmental discourses and representations / Tom Mels -- 24. Deliberative and participatory approaches in environmental geography / Jason Chilvers -- Pt. IV. Topics -- 25. Ecosystem prediction and management / Robert A. Francis -- 26. Environment and development / Tom Perreault -- 27. Natural hazards / Daanish Mustafa -- 28. Environmental governance / Gavin Bridge and Tom Perreault -- 29. Commons / James McCarthy -- 30. Water / Karen Bakker -- 31. Energy transformations and geographic research / Scott Jiusto -- 32. Food and agriculture in a globalising world / Richard Le Heron -- 33. Environment and health / Hilda E. Kurtz and Karen E. Smoyer-Tomic. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910146104903321 |
| Chichester, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 | ||
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Deltas in the Anthropocene / / edited by Robert J. Nicholls, W. Neil Adger, Craig W. Hutton, Susan E. Hanson
| Deltas in the Anthropocene / / edited by Robert J. Nicholls, W. Neil Adger, Craig W. Hutton, Susan E. Hanson |
| Autore | Nicholls Robert J |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer Nature, 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXXIII, 282 p. 55 illus., 52 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 333.709 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental geography
Environment Economic development—Environmental aspects Environmental management |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Geography
Environmental geography Environment Economic development—Environmental aspects Environmental management |
| ISBN | 3-030-23517-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Delta challenges and trade-offs from the Holocene to the Anthropocene -- 2. Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta, Bangladesh and India: A transnational mega-delta -- 3. The Mahanadi Delta: A rapidly developing delta in India -- 4. The Volta Delta, Ghana: challenges in an African setting -- 5. Fluvial sediment supply and relative sea-level rise -- 6. Hotspots of present and future risk within deltas; hazards, exposure and vulnerability -- 7. Where people live and move in deltas -- 8. Delta economics and sustainability -- 9. Adapting to change: People and policies -- 10. Choices: Future trade-offs and plausible pathways -- 11. Sustainable deltas in the Anthropocene. |
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| Cham, : Springer Nature, 2020 | ||
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Disaster Relief Aid [[electronic resource] ] : Changes and Challenges / / by Bimal Kanti Paul
| Disaster Relief Aid [[electronic resource] ] : Changes and Challenges / / by Bimal Kanti Paul |
| Autore | Paul Bimal Kanti |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXX, 262 p. 7 illus.) |
| Disciplina | 333.709 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental geography
Environment Environmental management Sustainable development Environmental policy Environmental sociology Environmental Geography Environment Studies Environmental Management Sustainable Development Environmental Politics Environmental Sociology |
| ISBN |
9783030084189
3-319-77282-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Channeling Disaster Aid: Process and Problems -- Chapter 3: Disaster Relief Provision -- Chapter 4: Response to and Emergency Relief Efforts for the Selected Disasters -- Chapter 5: Convergence Phenomenon -- Chapter 6: Conclusion. |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 | ||
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Ecosystem Services for Well-Being in Deltas [[electronic resource] ] : Integrated Assessment for Policy Analysis / / edited by Robert J. Nicholls, Craig W. Hutton, W. Neil Adger, Susan E. Hanson, Md. Munsur Rahman, Mashfiqus Salehin
| Ecosystem Services for Well-Being in Deltas [[electronic resource] ] : Integrated Assessment for Policy Analysis / / edited by Robert J. Nicholls, Craig W. Hutton, W. Neil Adger, Susan E. Hanson, Md. Munsur Rahman, Mashfiqus Salehin |
| Autore | Md. Munsur Rahman |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Palgrave Macmillan, 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (L, 593 p. 147 illus., 1 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 333.709 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental geography
Environmental policy Environmental management Sustainable development Natural resources Environmental Geography Environmental Policy Environmental Management Sustainable Development Natural Resources |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Natural resource management
Regional climate change in South Asia Governance of ecosystem services Bangladesh and sea-level rise research Ecosystem services Coastal management Sustainable development Environmental management |
| ISBN | 3-319-71093-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Section 1: Research Highlights and Framework -- 1. Ecosystem Services, Well-Being and Deltas: Current Knowledge and Understanding; W. Neil Adger et al. -- 2. Ecosystem Services Linked to Livelihoods and Well-Being in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta; Helen Adams, W. Neil Adger and Robert J. Nicholls -- 3. An Integrated Approach Providing Scientific and Policy Relevant Insights for South-West Bangladesh; Robert J Nicholls et al. -- 4. Integrative Analysis for the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta, Bangladesh; Robert J Nicholls et al. -- Section 2: Present Status of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta -- 5. Recent Trends in Ecosystem Services in Coastal Bangladesh; John A Dearing and Sarwar Hossain -- 6. Governance of Ecosystem Services Across Scales in Bangladesh ; Andrew Allan and Michelle Lim -- 7. Health, Livelihood and Well-Being in the Coastal Delta of Bangladesh; Mofizur Rahman and Sate Ahmad -- 8. Floods and the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta; Anisul Haque and Robert J Nicholls -- Section 3: Scenarios for Policy Analysis -- 9. Integrating Science and Policy Using Stakeholder-Engaged Scenarios; Emily J Barbour et al. -- 10. Incorporating Stakeholder Perspectives in Scenario Development; Andrew Allan, Michelle Lim and Emily J Barbour -- 11. Regional Climate Change over South Asia; John Caesar and Tamara Janes -- 12. Future Scenarios of Economic Development; Alistair Hunt -- Section 4: Observations and Potential Trends -- 13. Biophysical Modelling of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Catchment; Paul G Whitehead -- 14. Marine Dynamics and Productivity in the Bay of Bengal; Susan Kay, John Caesar and Tamara Janes -- 15. A Sustainable Future Supply of Fluvial Sediment for the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta; Stephen E Darby et al. -- 16. Present and Future Fluvial, Tidal and Storm Surge Flooding in Coastal Bangladesh; Anisul Haque, Susan Kay and Robert J Nicholls -- 17. Modelling Tidal River Salinity in Coastal Bangladesh; Lucy Bricheno and Judtih Wold -- 18. Mechanisms and Drivers of Soil Salinity in Coastal Bangladesh; Mashfiqus Salehin et al. -- 19. Population Dynamics in the South-West of Bangladesh; Sylvia Szabo, Sate Ahmad and W Neil Adger -- 20. Land Cover and Land Use Analysis in Coastal Bangladesh;Anirban Mukhopadhyay et al. -- 21. Social, Economic and Environmental Dimensions and Drivers of Poverty in South-West Coastal Bangladesh; Fiifi Amoako Johnson and Craig W Hutton -- 22. Defining Social-Ecological Systems in South-West Bangladesh; Helen Adams et al. -- 23. Characterising Associations Between Poverty and Ecosystem Services; Helen Adams et al. -- Section 5: Present and Future Ecosystem Services -- 24. Prospects for Agriculture under Climate Change and Soil Salinisation; Derek Clarke et al. -- 25. Marine Ecosystems and Fisheries: Trends and Prospect; Manuel Barange et al. -- 26. Dynamics of the Sundarbans Mangroves in Bangladesh Under Climate Change; Anirban Mukhopadhyay et al. -- 27. Hypertension and Malnutrition as Health Outcomes Related to Ecosystem Services; Ali Ahmed et al. Section 6: Integration and Dissemination -- 28. Integrative Analysis Spplying the Delta Dynamic Integrated Emulator Model in South-West Coastal Bangladesh; Attila N. Lázár et al. -- 29. Communicating Integrated Analysis Research Findings; Mashrekur Rahman and Munsur Rahman. |
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| Palgrave Macmillan, 2018 | ||
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Environment and History [[electronic resource] ] : The taming of nature in the USA and South Africa
| Environment and History [[electronic resource] ] : The taming of nature in the USA and South Africa |
| Autore | Beinart William |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (133 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.709
333.9/13/0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | CoatesPeter A. <1957-> |
| Collana | Historical Connections |
| Soggetto topico |
History
Man Nature |
| ISBN |
0-203-29578-1
0-203-13355-2 1-134-82251-0 81-7835-601-5 1-280-32819-3 1-134-82253-7 1-134-82254-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of maps; Series editors' preface; Preface; The nature of environmental history: the United States and South Africa compared; The comparison; The frontier environment; Hunting and animals: from game to wildlife; Settler hunting; Hunting controls; The fall and rise of trees: forests, felling and forestry; Trees and people; Forestry and conservation; Agriculture: exploitation unlimited and limited; The conservationist state; Nature reserves and national parks: revaluing and renaturing the wild; Biocentrism and park politics
From conservation to environmentalism and beyondRace, environmentalism and social inequality; Postscript: taming the wild; Index |
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Environmental Change and the Social Response in the Amur River Basin [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Shigeko Haruyama, Takayuki Shiraiwa
| Environmental Change and the Social Response in the Amur River Basin [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Shigeko Haruyama, Takayuki Shiraiwa |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tokyo : , : Springer Japan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (266 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.709
551.41 551.48 910 |
| Collana | International Perspectives in Geography, AJG Library |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental geography
Hydrology Geomorphology Environmental Geography Hydrology/Water Resources |
| ISBN | 4-431-55245-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Amur Region of Russia - Natural Resources, Population and Economy -- Land-cover Change and Climate Change Analysis of the Amur River Basin Using Remote Sensing Data -- Wetland and Flooding in the Amur River Basin -- Changes in Wetland and Floodplain Sedimentation Processes in the Middle Reach of the Amur River Basin -- Water Chemistry of the Middle Amur River -- Droughts in North Eurasia and Climate Warming: Regional Changes and Consequences -- Geographical Information System for the Amur River Basin -- Characteristics of Irrigation and Drainage Development on the Sanjiang Plain: A Case Study of State Farms -- Developments of Sino-Russo Timber Trade in the Amur River Basin, with Special Reference to the Transition Period during 1995–2005 -- Development Process of Timber Harvesting in the Khabarovsk Region, Russian Federation -- Land-Use Dynamics in the Amur River Basin in the 20th Century: Main Tendencies, Driving Forces and Environmental Consequences. |
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Environmental Crime and Collaborative State Intervention [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rob White, Grant Pink
| Environmental Crime and Collaborative State Intervention [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rob White, Grant Pink |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 333.709 |
| Collana | Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental geography
Crime—Sociological aspects Environmental sociology Nature conservation Environmental policy Criminology Environmental Geography Crime and Society Environmental Sociology Nature Conservation Environmental Politics Criminology and Criminal Justice, general |
| ISBN |
9781786841506
1-78684-150-9 1-137-56257-9 9781349559817 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Environmental Crime and Collaborative State Intervention; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Tables; Figures; Foreword; Stages in the development of collaborative networks; (1) A forum for learning; (2) Collaboration around processes; (3) Collaboration around environmental problems/risks; (4) Protecting the planet; Notes; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Part I: The Role of Collaboration in Combating Environmental Crime; 1: Collaboration in Combating Environmental Crime - Making it Matter; Responding to transnational environmental crime
What is collaboration and what does it look like?Collaboration in practice; Horizontal collaboration; Vertical collaboration; Diagonal collaboration; Challenges and opportunities; Conclusion; References; 2: International Compliance and Enforcement Networks: The Critical Role of Collaboration in Environmental Protection; Introduction; History of INECE; Network phases and corresponding approaches to collaboration; Precursor activities: bilateral collaboration (1985-1989); Early activities: multilateral collaboration and international commitments (1990-1995) Expanded activities: expanded collaboration (1995-2005)Expanding reach and support: collaboration to build capacity (2005-2015); International cooperation on monitoring, reporting, and verification mechanisms in emissions trading; Enforcement cooperation at seaports; Enforcement of EIA requirements; Collaboration: the future (2015 and beyond); Collaboration: lessons learned; The importance of establishing, maintaining, and then collaborating through networks; The importance of assessing networks to ensure they are effective and meeting needs; The importance of maintaining momentum; Conclusion NotesReferences; 3: Capacity Building and Collaboration: Enforcement Training to Build Capacity that Ensures Environmental Protection; How training helps build enforcement capacity; Institutional capacity; Physical capacity; Programmatic capacity; Intellectual capacity; Minimum requirements for job performance should drive capacity building; Environmental enforcement training in the United States; Environmental enforcement training and environmental enforcement networks; International capacity building; Institutional collaboration between the USEPA and Chile's SMA; Challenges and solutions ConclusionNotes; References; Part II: The Role of Institutions in Collaboration; 4: Interagency Collaboration and Combating Wildlife Crime; Introduction; Combating wildlife crime: a view from a customs perspective; External factors; Powers and authority; Adequate training; Appropriate legislation; Drawing international attention to wildlife crime; Conclusion; Notes; References; 5: Organisational Consortiums: The International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC); Background; Wildlife crime - a multifaceted challenge An identified need for strengthened and broadened strategies to combat wildlife crime |
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| London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 | ||
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Environmental Geography of South Asia [[electronic resource] ] : Contributions Toward a Future Earth Initiative / / edited by R.B. Singh, Pawel Prokop
| Environmental Geography of South Asia [[electronic resource] ] : Contributions Toward a Future Earth Initiative / / edited by R.B. Singh, Pawel Prokop |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tokyo : , : Springer Japan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (349 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.709 |
| Collana | Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental geography
Natural disasters Environmental Geography Natural Hazards |
| ISBN | 4-431-55741-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Disaster Mitigation and Management and Importance of Earth Observation -- Exclusionary Urbanisation in South Asia -- Prioritizing Watersheds for Sustainable Development in Swan Catchment Area, Himachal Pradesh, India -- Deglaciation and Impact of Extreme Rainfalls on Recent Relief Transformation of the Upper Pindari Valley – The Kumaun Himalaya, India -- Riverbeds Level Changes in the Margin and Foreland of the Darjeeling Himalaya During the Years with a Normal Monsoon Rainfall -- Bio climate of the Andaman Islands and Its Impact on the Lives of the Native and Non-native Populations of the Archipelago -- Spatial and Temporal Variations of Rainfall in the Southern Part of the Meghalaya Plateau -- Rainfall Structure for Cherrapunjee and Mawsynram in Northeast India -- Land Use and Land Cover Changes in the Area with the Highest Rainfall in the World (Meghalaya Plateau, India) - Causes and Implications -- Maximum Flow and Maximum Specific Flow in a Small Catchment Affected by an Extreme Rainfall Near Cherrapunjee in Northeast India -- Altitudinal Zonation of Floral Biodiversity and its Conservation Pattern in Mizoram, North-East India -- The Distribution and Management of Forests in Arunachal Pradesh, India -- Institutional Dimensions and Changing Role of Forest Management Governance in Dehradun Valley -- Organic Agriculture from the Perspective of Small Farmers' Livelihood Strategies: Two Cases from Central and South India -- Integrated Coastal Zone Management in North Kanara Coast -- Anthropogenic and Environmental Disturbance Factors in the Annapurna Conservation Area of Nepal -- Mangrove Iversity Across Salinity Gradient in Negombo Estuary-Sri Lanka -- Nepal: Urban Environment Analysis -- Fighting Floods for Survival: Experiences of Suf-fering People in Bangladesh. |
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