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8. Storm Warnings: The Role of Anthropology in Adapting to Sea-Level Rise in Southwestern Bangladesh
written by Timothy Finan, 1947-; in Anthropology and Climate Change (London, England: Routledge (Publisher), 2016, originally published 2009), 175-185
The first edition of Anthropology and Climate Change (2009) pioneered the study of climate change through the lens of anthropology, covering the relation between human cultures and the environment from prehistoric times to the present. This second, heavily revised edition brings the material on this rapidly changi...
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8. Storm Warnings: The Role of Anthropology in Adapting to Sea-Level Rise in Southwestern Bangladesh
written by Timothy Finan, 1947-; in Anthropology and Climate Change (London, England: Routledge (Publisher), 2016, originally published 2009), 175-185
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The first edition of Anthropology and Climate Change (2009) pioneered the study of climate change through the lens of anthropology, covering the relation between human cultures and the environment from prehistoric times to the present. This second, heavily revised edition brings the material on this rapidly changing field completely up to date, with major scholars from around the world mapping out trajectories of research and issuing specific cal...
The first edition of Anthropology and Climate Change (2009) pioneered the study of climate change through the lens of anthropology, covering the relation between human cultures and the environment from prehistoric times to the present. This second, heavily revised edition brings the material on this rapidly changing field completely up to date, with major scholars from around the world mapping out trajectories of research and issuing specific calls for action. The new edition introduces new “foundational” chapters—laying out what anthropologists know about climate change today, new theoretical and practical perspectives, insights gleaned from sociology, and international efforts to study and curb climate change—making the volume a perfect introductory textbook; presents a series of case studies—both new case studies and old ones updated and viewed with fresh eyes—with the specific purpose of assessing climate trends;
provides a close look at how climate change is affecting livelihoods, especially in the context of economic globalization and the migration of youth from rural to urban areas;
expands coverage to England, the Amazon, the Marshall Islands, Tanzania, and Ethiopia;
re-examines the conclusions and recommendations of the first volume, refining our knowledge of what we do and do not know about climate change and what we can do to adapt.
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Global Issues
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Chapter
Author / Creator
Timothy Finan, 1947-
Date Published / Released
2009, 2016
Publisher
Routledge (Publisher)
Topic / Theme
Climate Change - Context and Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Climate change, Floods, Fisheries, Ecology, Anthropology, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2009 Taylor & Francis
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1. The tributyltin debate: ocean transportation versus seafood harvesting
written by Stephen J. De Mora, fl. 1990; in Tributyltin: Case Study of an Environmental Contaminant, Cambridge Environmental Chemistry Series, 8 (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2009, originally published 1996), 1-20
This authoritative study brings together a wide variety of disciplines to illustrate the general principles in identifying and quantifying an environmental toxin, elucidating deleterious biological consequences, and the legal framework that can invoke mitigation via regulation. It has wide appeal for undergraduate...
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written by Stephen J. De Mora, fl. 1990; in Tributyltin: Case Study of an Environmental Contaminant, Cambridge Environmental Chemistry Series, 8 (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2009, originally published 1996), 1-20
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This authoritative study brings together a wide variety of disciplines to illustrate the general principles in identifying and quantifying an environmental toxin, elucidating deleterious biological consequences, and the legal framework that can invoke mitigation via regulation. It has wide appeal for undergraduate courses in environmental science, chemistry, marine ecology and environmental law.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Chapter
Author / Creator
Stephen J. De Mora, fl. 1990
Date Published / Released
1996, 2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Series
Cambridge Environmental Chemistry Series
Topic / Theme
Environmental law, Aquatic ecology, Water pollution, Fisheries, Pesticides, Law, Ecology, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996
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Climate Variability, Climate Change and Fisheries
edited by Michael H. Glantz, fl. 1992 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2005, originally published 1992), 460 page(s)
As we approach the end of the twentieth century, public and scientific attention is focusing increasingly on the detection and assessment of changes in our environment. This unique volume addresses the potential implications of global warming for fisheries and the societies which depend on them.
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edited by Michael H. Glantz, fl. 1992 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2005, originally published 1992), 460 page(s)
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As we approach the end of the twentieth century, public and scientific attention is focusing increasingly on the detection and assessment of changes in our environment. This unique volume addresses the potential implications of global warming for fisheries and the societies which depend on them.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Michael H. Glantz, fl. 1992
Date Published / Released
1992, 2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Topic / Theme
Climate Change - Context and Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Fisheries, Climate change, Sociology, Ecology, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992
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10. Fish population as an ecosystem component and economic object in the Aral Sea basin
written by Iliya Zholdasova, fl. 1999; in Creeping Environmental Problems and Sustainable Development in the Aral Sea Basin (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2004, originally published 1999), 204-224
This multidisciplinary 1999 book comprehensively describes one of the worst human-made environmental catastrophes of the twentieth century: the slow onset of incremental changes which affected the Aral Sea region and its peoples. It provides an important example of how to approach such disasters for students and r...
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written by Iliya Zholdasova, fl. 1999; in Creeping Environmental Problems and Sustainable Development in the Aral Sea Basin (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2004, originally published 1999), 204-224
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This multidisciplinary 1999 book comprehensively describes one of the worst human-made environmental catastrophes of the twentieth century: the slow onset of incremental changes which affected the Aral Sea region and its peoples. It provides an important example of how to approach such disasters for students and researchers of environmental studies, global change, political science and history.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Chapter
Author / Creator
Iliya Zholdasova, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
1999, 2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Topic / Theme
Aral Sea, Water resources development, Environmental disasters, Lakes, Fisheries, Fish (Animal), Ecology, Northern Uzbek, Russians, Kazakh, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1999
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Transcript of Proceedings, re: Environmental Protection Agency Public Hearing on DDT, Vol. 32, October 29, 1971
written by United States. Environmental Protection Agency, in Records of the Environmental Protection Agency, 1944 - 2006 (RG412). Landmark Litigation Case Files, 1971 - 1974 (A1 38), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1971), in Environmental Protection Agency Public Hearing on DDT, Vol. 32 , 161 page(s)
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written by United States. Environmental Protection Agency, in Records of the Environmental Protection Agency, 1944 - 2006 (RG412). Landmark Litigation Case Files, 1971 - 1974 (A1 38), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1971), in Environmental Protection Agency Public Hearing on DDT, Vol. 32 , 161 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1971
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Series
Environmental Protection Agency Public Hearing on DDT
Topic / Theme
DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane), Environmental policy, Fisheries, Water pollution, Pesticides, Ecology, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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(1973) , 1 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1973
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Photograph
Topic / Theme
Hudson River, Artisanal fishing, Ecology, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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9 The economic impact of climate change on the US commercial fishing industry
written by John Gates, fl. 1999, James E. Neumann, fl. 1999, Angelique Knapp, fl. 1999 and Marla Markowski-Lindsay, fl. 1999; in The Impact of Climate Change on the United States Economy (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2004, originally published 1999), 237-266
This book applies advanced new economics methodologies to assess possible impacts of climate change on the US economy: agriculture, timber, coastal resources, energy expenditure, fishing, outdoor recreation. It improves our understanding of key issues raised in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports...
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written by John Gates, fl. 1999, James E. Neumann, fl. 1999, Angelique Knapp, fl. 1999 and Marla Markowski-Lindsay, fl. 1999; in The Impact of Climate Change on the United States Economy (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2004, originally published 1999), 237-266
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This book applies advanced new economics methodologies to assess possible impacts of climate change on the US economy: agriculture, timber, coastal resources, energy expenditure, fishing, outdoor recreation. It improves our understanding of key issues raised in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports, and will serve as an important reference for the scientific, economic, and policy community.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Chapter
Author / Creator
John Gates, fl. 1999, James E. Neumann, fl. 1999, Angelique Knapp, fl. 1999, Marla Markowski-Lindsay, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
1999, 2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Topic / Theme
Climate Change - Context and Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Environmental management, Climate change, Environmental impact analysis, Fisheries, Ecology, Economics, Americans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © Electric Power Research Institute 1999
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The Turbot War: Canada, Spain and Conflict over the North Atlantic Fishery
written by J. Samuel Barkin, fl. 2000 and Elizabeth R. DeSombre, 1966-, in Institute for the Study of Diplomacy Case Study Program, Case 254 (District of Columbia: Georgetown University. School of Foreign Service. Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, 2000), 12 page(s)
The 1995 dispute between Spain and Canada over Northwest Atlantic fisheries conservation, popularly dubbed ‘The Turbot War,’ brought the first military confrontation of any kind between Canada and Spain. This dispute is striking in that it involves the use of force over the issue of environmental management, g...
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written by J. Samuel Barkin, fl. 2000 and Elizabeth R. DeSombre, 1966-, in Institute for the Study of Diplomacy Case Study Program, Case 254 (District of Columbia: Georgetown University. School of Foreign Service. Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, 2000), 12 page(s)
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The 1995 dispute between Spain and Canada over Northwest Atlantic fisheries conservation, popularly dubbed ‘The Turbot War,’ brought the first military confrontation of any kind between Canada and Spain. This dispute is striking in that it involves the use of force over the issue of environmental management, generally thought to be an issue with a high degree of international cooperation. This case study explores several facets of environment...
The 1995 dispute between Spain and Canada over Northwest Atlantic fisheries conservation, popularly dubbed ‘The Turbot War,’ brought the first military confrontation of any kind between Canada and Spain. This dispute is striking in that it involves the use of force over the issue of environmental management, generally thought to be an issue with a high degree of international cooperation. This case study explores several facets of environmental management, international law, and the relationship between domestic and international politics. It challenges the conventional wisdom that environmental management issues are win-win situations that simply involve coordination to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes, or the assumption that actors have common interests when facing environmental destruction. As such, the study can serve as an example of conflict over environmental resources, of the process of negotiations and renegotiation of international agreements, and the role of unilateral action in international politics.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Case study
Author / Creator
J. Samuel Barkin, fl. 2000, Elizabeth R. DeSombre, 1966-
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Georgetown University. School of Foreign Service. Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
Series
Institute for the Study of Diplomacy Case Study Program
Topic / Theme
International laws, Wildlife conservation, Fisheries, Law, Ecology, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2000 The Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
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Development, Fisheries, Flood Control, and Pollution Abatement
written by Joseph F. Zimmerman, 1928-; in Interstate Water Compacts: Intergovernmental Efforts to Manage America's Water Resources (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2012), 77-108
Examines intergovernmental efforts within the United States to manage the nation’s water supply. Long taken for granted, water resources are rapidly becoming a contentious issue within American politics. Continuing population growth and rapid development, coupled with environmental events such as droughts, have...
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written by Joseph F. Zimmerman, 1928-; in Interstate Water Compacts: Intergovernmental Efforts to Manage America's Water Resources (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2012), 77-108
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Examines intergovernmental efforts within the United States to manage the nation’s water supply. Long taken for granted, water resources are rapidly becoming a contentious issue within American politics. Continuing population growth and rapid development, coupled with environmental events such as droughts, have led to increasing water shortages in sections of the nation. In Interstate Water Compacts author Joseph F. Zimmerman highlights the gro...
Examines intergovernmental efforts within the United States to manage the nation’s water supply. Long taken for granted, water resources are rapidly becoming a contentious issue within American politics. Continuing population growth and rapid development, coupled with environmental events such as droughts, have led to increasing water shortages in sections of the nation. In Interstate Water Compacts author Joseph F. Zimmerman highlights the growing importance of water issues within the United States and a device that has been instrumental in facilitating interstate cooperation to solve water-related problems: the interstate compact. This groundbreaking work is the first to devote itself exclusively to interstate and federal-interstate compacts pertaining to controversies including the abatement of water pollution, apportionment of river waters, economic development, flood control, inland fisheries, marine fisheries, and restoration to rivers of anadromous fish, such as salmon and shad. The process for entering into interstate and federal-interstate compacts is explained in detail, as is the exercise of original jurisdiction by the US Supreme Court to resolve intractable interstate controversies involving interpretation of provisions of compacts, water apportionment, and water pollution abatement. Zimmerman concludes by calling for the President, Congress, governors, state legislatures, and local governments to devote more attention and resources to finding solutions for water-related problems. “…a well-researched, detailed reference of interstate compacts with an emphasis on water-related compacts. The text’s strength is in its detailed description of the legal justification of interstate compacts and their role in horizontal federalism and intergovernmental relations … worth a read for any student of federalism looking to gain knowledge in this subfield of federalism.” — Publius “Zimmerman provides a thorough description of the use of interstate compacts and other intergovernmental efforts to manage water resources … Readers who want well-documented source material on the role of interstate compacts, with particular attention to water-related agreements, will find this book valuable.” — CHOICE Joseph F. Zimmerman is Professor of Political Science at the University at Albany, State University of New York. His many books include Horizontal Federalism: Interstate Relations; Interstate Cooperation, Second Edition: Compacts and Administrative Agreements; and State-Local Governmental Interactions, all published by SUNY Press.
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Global Issues
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Chapter
Author / Creator
Joseph F. Zimmerman, 1928-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
State University of New York Press
Topic / Theme
Laws and legislation, Government policy, Water resources development, Fisheries, Water pollution, Floods, Ecology, Law, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Natural Resource Management, Volume 11, The Politics of Industrial Agriculture
written by Nicholas Hildyard, fl. 1992 and Tracey Clunies-Ross, 1959-, in Natural Resource Management, Volume 11 (London, England: Routledge (Publisher), 2009, originally published 1992), 173 page(s)
In the last forty years, agriculture in the industrialised countries has undergone a revolution. That has dramatically increased yields, but it has also led to extensive rural depopulation; widespread degradation of the environment; contamination of food with agrochemicals and bacteria; more routine maltreatment o...
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written by Nicholas Hildyard, fl. 1992 and Tracey Clunies-Ross, 1959-, in Natural Resource Management, Volume 11 (London, England: Routledge (Publisher), 2009, originally published 1992), 173 page(s)
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In the last forty years, agriculture in the industrialised countries has undergone a revolution. That has dramatically increased yields, but it has also led to extensive rural depopulation; widespread degradation of the environment; contamination of food with agrochemicals and bacteria; more routine maltreatment of farm animals; and the undermining of Third World economies and livelihoods through unfair trading systems. Confronted by mounting evi...
In the last forty years, agriculture in the industrialised countries has undergone a revolution. That has dramatically increased yields, but it has also led to extensive rural depopulation; widespread degradation of the environment; contamination of food with agrochemicals and bacteria; more routine maltreatment of farm animals; and the undermining of Third World economies and livelihoods through unfair trading systems. Confronted by mounting evidence of environmental harm and social impacts, mainstream agronomistis and policy-makers have debatedly recognized the need for change.
'Sustainable agriculture' has become the buzz phrase. But that can mean different things to different people. We have to ask: sustainable agriculture for whom? Whose interests are benefiting? And whose are suffering? At issue is the question of power – of who controls the land and what it produces. Most of the changes currently under discussion will actually strengthen the status quo and the underlying causes of the damage. The result will be greater intensification of farming, environmental destruction, and inequality. There are no simple off-the-shelf alternatives to industrial agriculture. There are, however, groups throughout the world who have contributed to this report and who are working together on a new approach. An agriculture that, in Wendell Berry's words, 'depletes neither soil nor people.'
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Nicholas Hildyard, fl. 1992, Tracey Clunies-Ross, 1959-
Date Published / Released
1992, 2009
Publisher
Routledge (Publisher)
Series
Natural Resource Management
Topic / Theme
Sustainable agriculture, Natural resources, Politics, International relations, International laws, Ecology, Politics & Policy, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1992 Ecosystems Ltd.
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