Download or read book Authority and Control in the Countryside written by Alain Delattre and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-11-26 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authority and Control in the Countryside looks at the economic, religious, political and cultural instruments that local and regional powers in the late antique to early medieval Mediterranean and Near East used to manage their rural hinterlands.

Download or read book Urban Water Supply and Sanitation written by Robin Turrell and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1999 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India's economic policies are aimed at increasing economic growth, improving market efficiency and competitiveness, and integrating the Indian economy with global markets. Much of the population and industrial growth is expected to occur in urban centers. Consequently, the demands on the urban water supply and sanitation sector (UWSS), will be great. 'Urban Water Supply and Sanitation' states the UWSS sector needs urgent attention both to meet these new demands and to ensure that all city-dwellers have access to basic services at reasonable costs.This book outlines the way forward which includes a discussion on institutional reform and financial reform as well an action plan.

Download or read book Terra 2008 written by Leslie Rainer and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2011-06-14 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earthen architecture constitutes one of the most diverse forms of cultural heritage and one of the most challenging to preserve. It dates from all periods and is found on all continents but is particularly prevalent in Africa, where it has been a building tradition for centuries. Sites range from ancestral cities in Mali to the palaces of Abomey in Benin, from monuments and mosques in Iran and Buddhist temples on the Silk Road to Spanish missions in California. This volume's sixty-four papers address such themes as earthen architecture in Mali, the conservation of living sites, local knowledge systems and intangible aspects, seismic and other natural forces, the conservation and management of archaeological sites, research advances, and training.

Download or read book The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Environmental Impact Assessments written by Mohamed Abdelwahab Bekhechi and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) is a procedure for evaluating the impact of proposed activities on the environment. In modern Africa, EIAs are a growing reality and a matter of law in 22 sub-Saharan African countries. This volume examines various aspects of EIA legislation in these countries, including: definitions and prescribed activities; public participation and consultation; the review process and the quality of EIA reports; monitoring and enforcement; compatibility; and transboundary issues. It highlights the role and degree of public participation for the further development of EIA law and policy.

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 Planning Connecting and Financing Cities Now written by Somik V. Lall and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2013-01-21 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This report was written by a team led by Somik V. Lall"--P. xi.

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 Syria written by Princeton University Archaeological Expeditions to Syria in 1904-1905 and 1909 and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Groundwater Dynamics in Hard Rock Aquifers written by Shakeel Ahmed and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-11-18 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the results and findings of the advanced research carried out in a pilot area with a thorough investigation of the structure and functioning of an aquifer in a granitic formation. It characterizes the hard rock aquifer system and examines its properties and behavior as well as systematically details the geophysical, geological and remote sensing applications to conceptualize such an aquifer system.

Download or read book War Trophies Or Curios written by Barry Craig and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showcases a unique and rarely seen collection of cultural objects from New Guinea. Referred to as 'war trophies' during the German possesion of New Guinea, before the takeover by Australian military forces in 1914. The Australian War Museum received the collection from the Department of Defence and later, donated it to the Melbourne Museum when they were also acknowledged as cultural objects and objects of traditional use, rather than 'war trophies' or'curios'.A description of each piece includes where it was made, its usage and cultural importance. Information about how the collection was accumulated is included along with a brief account of the WW1 German possession of New Guinea.

Download or read book Architecture and Other Arts written by Howard Crosby Butler and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Growing Greener Cities in Africa written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2012 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second Global Plan of Action addresses new challenges, such as climate change and food insecurity, as well as novel opportunities, including information, communication and molecular methodologies. It contains 18 priority activities organized in four main groups: In situ conservation and management; Ex situ conservation; Sustainable use; and Building sustainable institutional and human capacities.

Download or read book Cropping Systems Land Tenure and Social Diversity in Wenchi Ghana written by Samuel Adjei-Nsiah and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: However, there is still considerable scope for further development of these self-organised innovations.

Download or read book D veloppement d un nouvel outil simple et adaptable pour l valuation de la vuln rabilit des eaux souterraines la contamination par les pesticides synth se written by Banton, Olivier and published by Sainte-Foy, Québec : INRS-Eau pour Division du contrôle des contaminants, Conservation et protection, Région du Québec, Environnement Canada. This book was released on 1987 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Captage des Eaux Souterraines et Traitement des Eaux Us es des R sidences Isol es written by Michel Morissette and published by [Québec] : Direction des politiques d'eau, Service des eaux municipales. This book was released on 2005 with total page 181 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 La gestion durable des eaux souterraines au Canada written by Le comité d’experts sur les eaux souterraines and published by Council of Canadian Academies. This book was released on 2009 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fuites de BPC et de carburant dans le fleuve Saint-Laurent, selon le chien de garde de la pollution : La Commission de la coopération environnementale (CCE), chien de garde de l'environnement en Amérique du Nord, affirme que jusqu'à huit millions de litres de carburant diesel et jusqu'à deux tonnes de BPC, un produit dangereux, ont contaminé le Technoparc de Montréal et fuient dans le fleuve Saint [...] Parmi les conséquences de la baisse du niveau des eaux souterraines, mentionnons les coûts accrus de pompage, la détérioration de la qualité de l'eau, la diminution de l'apport vers les cours d'eau et les lacs, ainsi que l'affaissement du sol. [...] Figure 2.2 - Zones de baisse du niveau de l'eau aux États-Unis (Adaptée et reproduit avec l'autorisation de Reilly et al., 2008) Même si la base de données de l'USGS contient de l'information sur les eaux souterraines de tous les États, elle ne constitue pas une base de données exhaustive de toutes les activités de surveillance des eaux souterraines aux États-Unis. [...] Ce programme produit notamment des estimations actuelles, une analyse des tendances historiques de l'utilisation, des réserves, de la recharge et de l'émergence des eaux souterraines (analyse de bilans hydriques), des modèles informatiques de bassins hydrogéologiques régionaux, des estimations régionales des propriétés des principaux aquifères, une évaluation des réseaux existants de surveillance [...] Dans l'évaluation de l'apport des eaux souterraines nécessaire à la viabilité d'un 612 écosystème, il faut tenir compte des caractéristiques pertinentes des eaux de surface lorsque l'on fait 613 une estimation de l'écoulement des eaux souterraines dans les plans d'eau de surface et aussi 614 comprendre les besoins et les éléments de vulnérabilité de l'écosystème aquatique.