Download or read book The European Landscape Convention written by Michael Jones and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-02-09 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important and insightful book provides, for the first time, a broad presentation of ongoing research into public participation in landscape conservation, management and planning, following the 2000 European Landscape Convention which came into force in 2004. The book examines both the theory of participation and what lessons can be learnt from specific European examples. It explores in what manner and to what extent the provisions for participation in the European Landscape Convention have been followed up and implemented. It also presents and compares different experiences of participation in selected countries from northern, southern, eastern and western Europe, and provides a critical examination of public participation in practice. However, while the book’s focus is necessarily on Europe, many of the conclusions drawn are of global relevance. The book provides a valuable reference for researchers and advanced students in landscape policies and management, as well as for professionals and others interested in land-use planning and environmental management.

Download or read book Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development written by International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Commission on Environmental Law and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2000 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an updated edition of the 1995 version. In the mid-1980's, the IUCN CEL, in consultation with leading experts from around the world, began to respond to a need later identified by Agenda 21: the preparation of an integrated framework for international environmental law.

Download or read book Water Heritage written by Willem Willems and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-15 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water is vital for life, and its availability has been a concern for mankind throughout the ages. Its presence has always been ascertained in a variety of ways and the development of human society everywhere is connected with various forms of water management. Man also needed to manage water to find protection from its dangers and the need for that is increasing. In the coming decades, the impact of climate change is expected to intensify floods and droughts, affect groundwater resources, raise sea levels, increase pollution and enhance the frequency and magnitude of disasters. Societies around the world are challenged to adapt to these threats to ensure water security, economic prosperity and environmental and cultural sustainability. This book deals with the heritage of water management and the use that was made of water, as well as the impact of water management on heritage. An example of the former may be an ancient irrigation system in the Filipines or in the Middle East that still functions today, while the latter may reflect the importance of maintaining groundwater levels for the preservation of organic remains on archaeological sites or of wooden piles underneath standing buildings. In either case the papers in this book reflect the dynamic nature of water, and hence the equally dynamic relation between water management and heritage. This publication follows up on a Heritage and Water conference in Amsterdam, the first of its kind. Its main purpose is to credibly present the importance and value of heritage and historical experience for water and sustainable development, and vice versa, present the importance of water management for the protection of heritage. It presents evolving insights and concepts about Water and about Heritage from a variety of disciplines, policy and public perspectives illustrated with cases studies and aims to connect decision makers with experts such as engineers, archaeologists, historians, geographers, ecologist and landscape architects

Download or read book A Frequency Dictionary of French written by Deryle Lonsdale and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-03-25 with total page 974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Frequency Dictionary of French is an invaluable tool for all learners of French, providing a list of the 5000 most frequently used words in the language. Based on a 23-million-word corpus of French which includes written and spoken material both from France and overseas, this dictionary provides the user with detailed information for each of the 5000 entries, including English equivalents, a sample sentence, its English translation, usage statistics, and an indication of register variation. Users can access the top 5000 words either through the main frequency listing or through an alphabetical index. Throughout the frequency listing there are thematically-organized lists of the top words from a variety of key topics such as sports, weather, clothing, and family terms. An engaging and highly useful resource, the Frequency Dictionary of French will enable students of all levels to get the most out of their study of French vocabulary. Former CD content is now available to access at www.routledge.com/9780415775311 as support material. Designed for use by corpus and computational linguists it provides the full text in a format that researchers can process and turn into suitable lists for their own research work. Deryle Lonsdale is Associate Professor in the Linguistics and English Language Department at Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah). Yvon Le Bras is Associate Professor of French and Department Chair of the French and Italian Department at Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah).

Download or read book Traditional Mediterranean Architecture written by Amin Maalouf and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Crying Out for Change written by Deepa Narayan-Parker and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2000 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A multi-country research initiative to understand poverty from the eyes of the poor, the Voices of the Poor project was undertaken to inform the World Bank's activities and the upcoming World Development Report 2000/01. The research findings are being published in three books: "Can Anyone Hear Us?" gathers the voices of over 40,000 poor women and men in 50 countries from the World Bank's participatory poverty assessments (Deepa Narayan, Raj Patel, Kai Schafft, Anne Rademacher, and Sarah Koch-Schulte, authors). "Crying Out for Change" pulls together new field work conducted in 1999 in 23 countries (Deepa Narayan, Robert Chambers, Meera Shah, and Patti Petesch, authors). "From Many Lands" offers regional patterns and country case-studies (Deepa Narayan and Patti Petesch, editors). Voices of the Poor marks the first time such an exercise has been undertaken in so many developing countries and transition economies around the world. It provides a unique and detailed picture of the life of the poor and explains the constraints poor people face to escape from poverty in a way that more traditional survey techniques do not capture well. Each of the three volumes demonstrates the importance of voice and power in poor people's definition of poverty. Voices of the Poor concludes that we need to expand our conventional views of poverty which focus on income expenditure, education, and health to include measures of voice and empowerment.

Download or read book Heritage Sites of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy in the Context of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention written by Clive L. N. Ruggles and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This joint venture between ICOMOS, the advisory body to UNESCO on cultural sites, and the International Astronomical Union is the second volume in an ongoing exploration of themes and issues relating to astronomical heritage in particular and to science and technology heritage in general. It examines a number of key questions relating to astronomical heritage sites and their potential recognition as World Heritage, attempting to identify what might constitute "outstanding universal value" in relation to astronomy. "Heritage Sites of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy--Volume 2" represents the culmination of several years' work to address some of the most challenging issues raised in the first ICOMOS-IAU Thematic Study, published in 2010. These include the recognition and preservation of the value of dark skies at both cultural and natural sites and landscapes; balancing archaeoastronomical considerations in the context of broader archaeological and cultural values; the potential for serial nominations; and management issues such as preserving the integrity of astronomical sightlines through the landscape.Its case studies are developed in greater depth than those in volume 1, and generally structured as segments of draft nomination dossiers. They include seven-stone antas (prehistoric dolmens) in Portugal and Spain, the thirteen towers of Chankillo in Peru, the astronomical timing of irrigation in Oman, Pic du Midi de Bigorre Observatory in France, Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, and Aoraki-Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve in New Zealand. A case study on Stonehenge, already a World Heritage Site, focuses on preserving the integrity of the solstitial sightlines.As for the first ICOMOS-IAU Thematic Study, a international team of authors including historians, astronomers and heritage professionals is led by Professor Clive Ruggles for the IAU and Professor Michel Cotte for ICOMOS.

Download or read book Gharial Conservation in Nepal written by Tirtha Man Maskey and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Analyzing Activity Areas written by Susan Kent and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Saints of the Atlas written by Ernest Gellner and published by ACLS History E-Book Project. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Gestion de l eau written by Alexandre Brun and published by PUQ. This book was released on 2012-02-06T00:00:00-05:00 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La gestion de l’eau par bassin versant est désormais le pivot des politiques de l’eau en Amérique du Nord et en Europe. L’objectif est de faciliter la négociation entre les acteurs locaux à l’échelle du bassin, afin de limiter les problèmes d’eau et les conflits d’usages en particulier entre amont et aval.L’enjeu n’est pas mince puisque l’attractivité des territoires est subordonnée à la disponibilité en eau potable ou encore à la réduction du risque d’inondation. Autrement dit, c’est la pérennité du système « eau-territoire » qui est menacée car la surexploitation de la ressource et l’aménagement irrationnel de l’espace ont provoqué une crise de l’eau sans précédent. La mise en œuvre de la gestion de l’eau par bassin est cependant chaotique et soulève des interrogations. Ce livre, principalement destiné aux étudiants, présente l’intérêt et les limites de ce « modèle » de gestion. Il offre un aperçu de la complexité de l’architecture institutionnelle des politiques territoriales de l’eau nord américaine et européenne.

Download or read book Politiques de l eau written by Alexandre Brun and published by PUQ. This book was released on 2011-04-22T00:00:00-04:00 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Les principes sur lesquels reposent les politiques de l'eau ne sont pas mis en application ou sont fondamentalement inadéquats par rapport aux problèmes que doivent résoudre les gestionnaires. Cet ouvrage a pour objectif de revenir sur chacun de ces principes, en les définissant et en étudiant leur déclinaison à plusieurs échelles en différentes régions du monde. Il s'agit de porter le débat, non pas sur le bien fondé des axes des politiques de l'eau, mais précisément sur l'intérêt et les limites des principes qui les gouvernent.

Download or read book Gouvernance et partage de l eau written by Maryvonne Bodiguel and published by PU Rennes. This book was released on 2007 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: L'idée de gouvernance peut-elle être française ? S'il y a quelque espoir de l'apprivoiser à notre culture, quelles en sont les conditions, les méthodes à mettre en œuvre? Qui veut promouvoir les méthodes de gouvernance dans nos processus de décision ? L'Union européenne, l'État, les collectivités locales, les citoyens ?Y a-t-il une demande pressante, une attente diffuse ? Comment s'expriment-elles ? Y a-t-il un besoin perceptible des groupes sociaux, directement ou indirectement, témoigné par des faits de société ? Telles sont les questions qui ont innervé ce travail de réflexion autour de l'analyse d'un schéma d'aménagement de gestion des eaux et de sa mise en œuvre dans le bassin versant de Grand-Lieu en réponse à la loi sur l'eau de 1992. Ces différentes questions sont posées dans des champs disciplinaires complémentaires : droit, sociologie, géographie, histoire. Cette transversalité des approches est apparue des plus fructueuses pour saisir les rouages sociopolitiques qui président à la création d'un mode de gestion de l'eau, ressource essentielle pour tous. Cette recherche a été réalisée dans le cadre du Programme Environnement Vie et Société (PEVS) du CNRS et s'inscrit dans les travaux pluridisciplinaires menés par un ensemble de laboratoires et d'universités sur le bassin de la Loire (Zone Atelier Loire du CNRS).