environmental impact

Environmental indicators and agricultural policy

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The book contains edited and revised versions of 16 selected papers presented at the workshop 'Towards operationalization of the effects of CAP on environment, landscape and nature: exploration of indicator needs' held in Wageningen in April 1997. It reviews, from a European per…

Environmental indicators and agricultural policy

by Brouwer, Floor, Crabtree, Bob

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The book contains edited and revised versions of 16 selected papers presented at the workshop 'Towards operationalization of the effects of CAP on environment, landscape and nature: exploration of indicator needs' held in Wageningen in April 1997. It reviews, from a European per…

CAP regimes and the European countryside: prospects for integration between agricultural, r…

by Lowe, Philip, Brouwer, Floor

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"The objectives of this book are to review assessments made on the environmental effects of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and to judge the contribution of agricultural policy to environmental quality in the European Union. It focuses on the role of agricultural policy in …

Criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management

by Raison, R. John, (Robert John), Brown, A. G., (Alan Gordon), Flinn, David W.

fromIUFRO research series

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There is increasing pressure on the forestry industry to adopt sustainable practices. This book reviews thinking about scientifically based indicators, and sustainable management of natural forests and plantations.

Responsible marine aquaculture

by Stickney, Robert R., McVey, James P.

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This book contains 17 chapters. Topics covered are: management of marine aquaculture: the sustainability challenge; marine mammals and aquaculture: conflicts and potential resolutions; recreational fishing and aquaculture: throwing a line into the pond; aquaculture: opportunity …

Strategic management in tourism

by Moutinho, Luiz

fromCabi Ser

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This book contains coverage and analytical discussion of key areas of contemporary tourism management: evaluation of the most important global trends in tourism, analysis of the impact of crucial environmental issues and their implications and the major factors affecting interna…

The impact of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases on forest ecosystems: report no. 3 of the IUFRO Task Force on Environme…

by Karnosky, David, IUFRO Task Force on Environmental Change

fromIUFRO research series

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This book provides a review, written by international forest scientists, of what is known about the impact of elevated CO2 and other greenhouse gases, on forest ecosystems.

Tourism and development in mountain regions

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This book discusses the importance of mountain regions and the precariousness of mountain tourism in the context of ecosystem and cultural conservation. 14 case studies from around the world of mountain tourism coexisting with environmental sustainability and community well-bein…

Tourism and development in Mountain Regions

by Godde, Pamela M., Price, Martin F., Zimmermann, Friedrich M.

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This text discusses the importance of mountain regions, and the precariousness of mountain tourism in the context of ecosystem and cultural conservation. Case studies of mountain tourism existing along with environmental sustainability and community well-being are included.

The growth of cities in Europe has historically been driven by increasing urban populations. However, today, even where there is little or no population pressure, a variety of factors are still driving urban sprawl. These are rooted in the desire to realise new lifestyles in sub…

Urban sprawl in Europe: the urban challenge

by European Environment Agency

fromEEA report

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The growth of cities in Europe has historically been driven by increasing urban populations. However, today, even where there is little or no population pressure, a variety of factors are still driving urban sprawl. These are rooted in the desire to realise new lifestyles in sub…

Drowned and damned: colonial capitalism and flood control in Eastern …

by D'Souza, Rohan

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The volume explores the idea and practice of flood control and argues that this is a part of a political agenda, deeply implicated in the social, economic, and political calculations of capitalism in general and colonialism in particular. It argues for a comprehensive reconsider…

Sensing changes: technologies, environments, and the everyday, 195…

by Parr, Joy

fromNature, history, society series

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Our bodies are archives of sensory knowledge and laboratories in which to retool our senses and practices in response to changing circumstances. If global environmental changes continue at an unsettling pace, how will we make sense of the cascade of new normals, where the air, …

Making sense of intractable environmental conflicts: frames and cases

by Lewicki, Roy J., Elliott, Michael, Gray, Barbara

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