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Book Mobility and Worker Adaptation to Economic Change in the United States

Download or read book Mobility and Worker Adaptation to Economic Change in the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Climate Change and Human Mobility

Download or read book Climate Change and Human Mobility written by Kirsten Hastrup and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-23 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The greatest single impact of climate change could be on human migration', stated the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1990. Since then there has been considerable concern about the large-scale population movements that might take place because of climate change. This book examines emerging patterns of human mobility in relation to climate change, drawing on a multidisciplinary approach including anthropology and geography. It addresses both larger, general questions and concrete local cases, where the link between climate change and human mobility is manifest and demands attention - empirically, analytically and conceptually. Among the cases explored are both historical and contemporary instances of migration in response to climate change, and together they illustrate the necessity of analyzing new patterns of movement, historic cultural images and regulation practices in the wake of new global processes.

Book Mobility and Woker Adaptation to Economic Change in the United States   Revised

Download or read book Mobility and Woker Adaptation to Economic Change in the United States Revised written by United States. Department of Labor, 1913- Office of Manpower, Automation and Training and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Routledge Handbook of Environmental Displacement and Migration

Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Environmental Displacement and Migration written by Robert McLeman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last twenty years have seen a rapid increase in scholarly activity and publications dedicated to environmental migration and displacement, and the field has now reached a point in terms of profile, complexity, and sheer volume of reporting that a general review and assessment of existing knowledge and future research priorities is warranted. So far, such a product does not exist. The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Displacement and Migration provides a state-of-the-science review of research on how environmental variability and change influence current and future global migration patterns and, in some instances, trigger large-scale population displacements. Drawing together contributions from leading researchers in the field, this compendium will become a go-to guide for established and newly interested scholars, for government and policymaking entities, and for students and their instructors. It explains theoretical, conceptual, and empirical developments that have been made in recent years; describes their origins and connections to broader topics including migration research, development studies, and international public policy and law; and highlights emerging areas where new and/or additional research and reflection are warranted. The structure and the nature of the book allow the reader to quickly find a concise review relevant to conducting research or developing policy on particular topics, and to obtain a broad, reliable survey of what is presently known about the subject.

Book Mobility and Adaptation

Download or read book Mobility and Adaptation written by Shirley Powell and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until now archaeologists have been capable of little more than speculation concerning the extent of human mobility in the pre­historic Southwest. According to George J. Gumerman in his Foreword to this book, however, "Shirley Powell's study has changed that. Using a combination of archaeological and ethnological data she has been able to demonstrate that certain periods on Black Mesa in Northeastern Arizona are charac­terized by great mobility while at other times the Mesa had a more sedentary population. She has taken the question of seasonality in occupation from the realm of speculation to that of testable hypothesis." Powell's major concern throughout this study is with behavior variability. Specifically she addresses the adequacy of "behavioral in­terpretations of material culture patterns for the Black Mesa region of northeastern Ari­zona." She notes that sometimes the descrip­tions from which explanations of variability are based are misleading or incorrect. Exam­ining the relationships "among environment, subsistence, and mobility strategies," she emphasizes the role of seasonability in site locational strategies. Using data derived from ethnographic and ethnoarchaeological sources, she develops a model of subsis­tence/settlement interrelationships, which she tests by using "material culture remains from prehistoric sites."

Book Punjabi Immigrant Mobility In the United States

Download or read book Punjabi Immigrant Mobility In the United States written by Diditi Mitra and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-11-09 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did so many Punjabi immigrants come to find themselves behind the wheels of so many New York City taxi cabs, and what do their stories have to teach us about how immigrants must navigate life in a new society? Diditi Mitra analyzes how race and class influence settlement patterns in the United States, based on her extensive interviews with 59 Punjabi taxi drivers, organizers of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, laywers who represent drivers in taxi courts, owners of taxi fleets, and an official of the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission. What emerges is an unprecedented exploration into how society shapes the 'choices' made by immigrants as they adapt to America.

Book Mobility Capability

Download or read book Mobility Capability written by Tamara Kirsten Uhlenbroek Last and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mobility and Worker Adaptation to Economic Change in the United States

Download or read book Mobility and Worker Adaptation to Economic Change in the United States written by Herman Travis and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mobility and Worker Adaptation to Economic Change in United States

Download or read book Mobility and Worker Adaptation to Economic Change in United States written by Herman Travis and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mobility and Worker Adaptation to Economic Change in the United States

Download or read book Mobility and Worker Adaptation to Economic Change in the United States written by Herman Travis and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Climate Change Adaptation

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lisa Dale
  • Publisher : Columbia University Press
  • Release : 2022-07-05
  • ISBN : 0231552971
  • Pages : 240 pages

Download or read book Climate Change Adaptation written by Lisa Dale and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change policy has typically emphasized mitigation, calling for reducing emissions and shifting away from fossil fuels. Yet while these efforts have floundered, floods, wildfires, droughts, and other disasters are becoming more frequent and potent. As the risks escalate, we must ask how to adapt to a changing climate. How might farmers modify their practices to maximize food security? Can coastal cities protect their infrastructure from rising seas? Are there strategic ways for developing countries to combine climate resilience with economic growth and poverty reduction? For people and societies around the world, these questions are not theoretical: adaptation is already underway. This book offers a concise overview of climate adaptation governance. In clear, accessible language, Lisa Dale describes key strategies that governments, communities, and the private sector are now deploying. She presents the theory and practice that underlie climate adaptation efforts at local and global scales, providing illuminating case studies that foreground the problems facing developing countries. Dale analyzes the effectiveness of a range of policy interventions, drawing out principles of good governance and discussing how practitioners can navigate complex tradeoffs. She emphasizes equity and inclusion, considering how climate adaptation policy can account for the needs of historically disadvantaged groups. Written for a wide audience, this book is an invaluable introduction for all readers interested in how societies can meet the challenges of an altered climate.

Book Humans on the Move

    Book Details:
  • Author : Grant Dawson
  • Publisher : BRILL
  • Release : 2021-12-06
  • ISBN : 9004298886
  • Pages : 253 pages

Download or read book Humans on the Move written by Grant Dawson and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Human Mobility and Climate Change, Grant Dawson and Rachel Laut examine the sufficiency of legal frameworks to address human movement relating to climate change impacts and the progressive transition to a more adaptive approach.

Book Climate Action Report

Download or read book Climate Action Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Adaptation of Women to Residential Mobility

Download or read book The Adaptation of Women to Residential Mobility written by Ronald J. McAllister and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mobility and Migration in Indigenous Amazonia

Download or read book Mobility and Migration in Indigenous Amazonia written by Miguel N. Alexiades and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrary to ingrained academic and public assumptions, wherein indigenous lowland South American societies are viewed as the product of historical emplacement and spatial stasis, there is widespread evidence to suggest that migration and displacement have been the norm, and not the exception. This original and thought-provoking collection of case studies examines some of the ways in which migration, and the concomitant processes of ecological and social change, have shaped and continue to shape human-environment relations in Amazonia. Drawing on a wide range of historical time frames (from pre-conquest times to the present) and ethnographic contexts, different chapters examine the complex and important links between migration and the classification, management, and domestication of plants and landscapes, as well as the incorporation and transformation of environmental knowledge, practices, ideologies and identities.