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Book Medell  n  environment urbanism society

Download or read book Medell n environment urbanism society written by Michel Hermelin Arbaux and published by Universidad EAFIT. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent times what has become known as "the case of Medellín " has generated a growing interest in the international community. These urban transformation that Medellín has experimented have become a focus of attention and reference for experts in many fields, around the world. The book ́Medellin: Environment, Urbanism and Society ́, that now published the Center for Urban and Environmental Studies, Urbam, of EAFIT University is a testimony of the value given by our culture to the accomplishments of the city, to the idea of the public sphere and the growing relationship between the technical sphere and the political sphere, understood in the broad sense as a form of disciplinary knowledge and construction of civil society. This book brings together a knowledge of the city from multiple perspectives; knowledge that is, without any doubt, impressive for its extension and profoundity, as well as for its capacity to combine objective data with conceptual reflections about the scope and impact of the different perspectives concerning the theme of urban transformation and the different actors that have participated in such processes. The book weaves a broad net over the city, its history and development, adopting a multidisciplinary vision. I think that this will be the first step in creating a speech that might finally liberate itself from the strict disciplinary boundaries, building a trans-disciplinary perspective that can amplify the urban dimension of the city. This is the beginning of a profound and complex reflection that is, at the same time, a project of knowledge and an instrument of action and participation.

Book Gesti  n y Contaminaci  n de recursos h  dricos

Download or read book Gesti n y Contaminaci n de recursos h dricos written by Antonio Pulido Bosch and published by Universidad Almería. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Las regiones semiáridas tienen problemas de escasez de agua, agravados por la contaminación. Este libro recoge experiencias de expertos en el dominio de la gestión de las aguas en regiones áridas y semiáridas, con ejemplos sobre Libia o el SW de Estados Unidos. Se analizan la problemática almeriense y el ejemplo paradigmático del abastecimiento a Murcia. La simulación numérica de la contaminación de acuíferos, o un interesante enfoque del agua en la minería, completan una obra de consulta obligada para los especialistas.

Book The Politics of Extraction

Download or read book The Politics of Extraction written by Maiah Jaskoski and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the face of new extraction, communities in Latin America's hydrocarbon and mining regions use participatory institutions powerfully. In some cases, communities act within the formal participatory spaces, while in others, they organized "around" or "in reaction to" the institutions, using participatory procedures as focal points for escalating conflict. Communities select their strategies in response to the participatory challenges they confront. Those challenges are associated with contestation over the boundaries that determine access to participatory institutions. Contestation over the line between subnational authority vis-à-vis central-state jurisdictions heightens communities' challenge of initiating a participatory process. Disagreement over the territorial delineation of communities impacted by planned extraction creates for formally non-impacted communities the challenge of gaining inclusion in participatory events. Finally, disputes over the boundary that sets representatives of an affected community apart from the community at large intensify the community's challenge of conveying a position on extraction. This analysis of thirty major extractive conflicts in Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru in the 2000s and 2010s examines community uses of public hearings built into environmental licensing, state-led prior consultations with native communities, and local popular consultations, or referenda"--

Book Actas del     Congreso Geol  gico Argentino

Download or read book Actas del Congreso Geol gico Argentino written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Anuario

Download or read book Anuario written by Liga de Defensa del Medio Ambiente (Bolivia) and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Canteras escuelas en Iberoamerica

Download or read book Canteras escuelas en Iberoamerica written by Roberto C. Villas Bôas and published by CYTED-CETEM. This book was released on 2001 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Extractive Sector and Civil Society

Download or read book Extractive Sector and Civil Society written by Flavia Milano and published by Inter-American Development Bank. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 4% of Latin America and the Caribbean’s GDP comes from the extractive sector. This figure is equivalent to the amount generated by agriculture in the same region. An effective engagement between governments, companies, and civil society is required to propel sustainable development. With this regional diagnosis of countries rich in natural resources like Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and the Dominican Republic, the IDB seeks to shed light on best practices among stakeholders of the extractive sectors. It focuses in actions of information, dialogues, consultations, collaborations, and partnerships that are driving development in the region. From the findings of the diagnosis, 3 roadmaps were drafted, to guide the stakeholders in strengthening their engagement.

Book The North American Mosaic

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  • Author : Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Montréal, Québec). Secretariat
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  • Release : 2001
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  • Pages : 240 pages

Download or read book The North American Mosaic written by Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Montréal, Québec). Secretariat and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The North American Mosaic has four overarching features. First, it is, to the extent feasible, based on comparable information on the status and trends of major indicators of the state of the environment in Canada,Mexico, and the United States. Second, the report confirms that these three countries together make up an incredibly complex, dynamic, and interconnected ecosystem in which humans play a dominant and decisive role. Third, the report raises important and sometimes disquieting questions concerning the sustainability of some current trends. Finally, the report is a reminder that our economic, social, and physical well-being are utterly dependent on the life-sustaining services provided by nature. This report emphasizes the importance of developing mutually compatible economic, social, and environmental goals and policies across the three-country region.

Book Global Environmental Constitutionalism

Download or read book Global Environmental Constitutionalism written by James R. May and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflecting a global trend, scores of countries have affirmed that their citizens are entitled to healthy air, water, and land and that their constitution should guarantee certain environmental rights. This book examines the increasing recognition that the environment is a proper subject for protection in constitutional texts and for vindication by constitutional courts. This phenomenon, which the authors call environmental constitutionalism, represents the confluence of constitutional law, international law, human rights, and environmental law. National apex and constitutional courts are exhibiting a growing interest in environmental rights, and as courts become more aware of what their peers are doing, this momentum is likely to increase. This book explains why such provisions came into being, how they are expressed, and the extent to which they have been, and might be, enforced judicially. It is a singular resource for evaluating the content of and hope for constitutional environmental rights.

Book Quaestio

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  • Author :
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  • Release : 2003
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 694 pages

Download or read book Quaestio written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Process Mineralogy

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  • Author : Megan Becker
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  • Release : 2016-12-01
  • ISBN : 9781742721712
  • Pages : 492 pages

Download or read book Process Mineralogy written by Megan Becker and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Medio ambiente y desarrollo sostenible en la actividad minera

Download or read book Medio ambiente y desarrollo sostenible en la actividad minera written by Juan Carlos Henao and published by U. Externado de Colombia. This book was released on 2016-02-17 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La investigación cubre algunos de los aspectos más sensibles de la tensa relación ente la protección del medio ambiente y la actividad minera, en el marco general de la obra Minería y desarrollo. El análisis comienza por reconocer los múltiples conflictos que dicha relación sugiere, y ahonda en el estudio de los instrumentos que el ordenamiento jurídico ha desarrollado ya sea para prevenir las consecuencias negativas derivadas del desarrollo de la actividad minera o para definir las consecuencias de la acción antijurídica. Del mismo modo, este texto estudia desde múltiples perspectivas la forma como se han transformado los instrumentos económicos, financieros, de mercado y fiscales ante la necesidad de salvaguardar el patrimonio natural. Así las cosas, el estudio de la actividad minera, como el lector podrá reconocer a lo largo de este texto, se realiza sobre la base de dos pilares fundamentales a saber: el medio ambiente y el desarrollo sostenible. El primero, entendido de conformidad con lo determinado por la Ley 23 de 1973 y por el Decreto ley 2811 de 1974, es decir, como un patrimonio común cuyo mejoramiento y conservación son actividades de utilidad pública e interés social que exigen la participación del Estado y de los particulares. El segundo, el desarrollo sostenible, es entendido desde la concepción basal propuesta por el informe “Nuestro Futuro Común” como aquel que permite la satisfacción de las necesidades presentes sin comprometer la de las futuras generaciones. Sobre estas bases desarrollaremos algunas reflexiones preliminares que permitirán comprender el contexto de la obra.

Book Freshwater Governance for the 21st Century

Download or read book Freshwater Governance for the 21st Century written by Eiman Karar and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-24 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this book is to broadly illustrate the key aspects of water governance, mapping the spectrum of decision-making from techno-centric and eco-centric approaches, to hybrid concepts and people-centric approaches. Topics covered include the challenges for water-governance models, the polycentric model, the integration challenge, water in the decision-making hierarchy, and the rise of water-sensitive design, while also taking into account interdependencies between stakeholders, as well as the issue of scale. The book’s content is presented in an integrated and comprehensive format, building on detailed case studies from around the world and the authors’ working experiences in the water sector. Combining essential insights with accessible, non-technical language, it offers a valuable resource for academics, technicians and policy-makers alike.

Book Environmental Governance in Latin America

Download or read book Environmental Governance in Latin America written by Fabio De Castro and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-03-24 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC-BY license. The multiple purposes of nature – livelihood for communities, revenues for states, commodities for companies, and biodiversity for conservationists – have turned environmental governance in Latin America into a highly contested arena. In such a resource-rich region, unequal power relations, conflicting priorities, and trade-offs among multiple goals have led to a myriad of contrasting initiatives that are reshaping social relations and rural territories. This edited collection addresses these tensions by unpacking environmental governance as a complex process of formulating and contesting values, procedures and practices shaping the access, control and use of natural resources. Contributors from various fields address the challenges, limitations, and possibilities for a more sustainable, equal, and fair development. In this book, environmental governance is seen as an overarching concept defining the dynamic and multi-layered repertoire of society-nature interactions, where images of nature and discourses on the use of natural resources are mediated by contextual processes at multiple scales.