The European Landscape Convention

The European Landscape Convention
Author: Michael Jones
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2011-02-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9048199328

This important and insightful book provides, for the first time, a broad presentation of ongoing research into public participation in landscape conservation, management and planning, following the 2000 European Landscape Convention which came into force in 2004. The book examines both the theory of participation and what lessons can be learnt from specific European examples. It explores in what manner and to what extent the provisions for participation in the European Landscape Convention have been followed up and implemented. It also presents and compares different experiences of participation in selected countries from northern, southern, eastern and western Europe, and provides a critical examination of public participation in practice. However, while the book’s focus is necessarily on Europe, many of the conclusions drawn are of global relevance. The book provides a valuable reference for researchers and advanced students in landscape policies and management, as well as for professionals and others interested in land-use planning and environmental management.

Introduction to Boolean Algebras

Introduction to Boolean Algebras
Author: Steven Givant
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 589
Release: 2008-12-10
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0387684360

This book is an informal though systematic series of lectures on Boolean algebras. It contains background chapters on topology and continuous functions and includes hundreds of exercises as well as a solutions manual.

Night Noise Guidelines for Europe

Night Noise Guidelines for Europe
Author: Charlotte Hurtley
Publisher: WHO Regional Office Europe
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2009
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9289041730

The WHO Regional Office for Europe set up a working group of experts to provide scientific advice to the Member States for the development of future legislation and policy action in the area of assessment and control of night noise exposure. The working group reviewed available scientific evidence on the health effects of night noise, and derived health-based guideline values. In December 2006, the working group and stakeholders from industry, government and nongovernmental organizations reviewed and reached general agreement on the guideline values and key texts for the final document of the "Night noise guidelines for Europe". Considering the scientific evidence on the thresholds of night noise exposure indicated by "Lnight,outside" [L suffix night,outside] as defined in the Environmental Noise Directive (2002/49/EC), an Lnight, outside of 40 dB should be the target of the night noise guideline (NNG) to protect the public, including the most vulnerable groups such as children, the chronically ill and the elderly. "Lnight,outside" value of 55 dB is recommended as an interim target for the countries where the NNG cannot be achieved in the short term for various reasons, and where policy-makers choose to adopt a stepwise approach. These guidelines are applicable to the Member States of the European Region, and may be considered as an extension to, as well as an update of, the previous WHO "Guidelines for community noise" (1999). [Ed.]

Windfarm Visualisation

Windfarm Visualisation
Author: Alan MacDonald
Publisher:
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2012
Genre: Electronic book
ISBN: 9781849950534

Demystifies the extreme complexity and confusion which currently surrounds the visualisation of wind energy developments. Brings together all the disciplines and scientific elements which provide the basis for understanding how we see and interpret visual representations.

Gray World, Green Heart

Gray World, Green Heart
Author: Robert L. Thayer
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 376
Release: 1997-03-14
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780471178453

1994 WINNER —PRESIDENT'S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE American Society of Landscape Architects Gray World, Green Heart "This book is about our common landscape surroundings —national, regional, community, and personal —our technological dependence, and our essential bond with the Earth, and with the changing meanings and values we are assigning these realms. It is also about hope and action —hope that we can develop a new vocabulary to make our immediate landscapes not only symbolic of a solution, but part of the actual solution itself." —Robert L. Thayer, Jr. "I was knocked out by this book. It's the first book about the twenty-first century landscape of the United States. It's certainly the first book by a landscape architect that people from many other disciplines are going to read and be moved by, cultural geographers and urbanists and others." —Tony Hiss, author The Experience of Place ". . . in a different league than what most landscape architects write. This is the kind of book that will filter down—it will take a long time, but it will eventually have an impact. It articulates issues in a way that we can take action on them." —Randy Hester, ASLA Professor of Landscape Architecture University of California, Berkeley

1997 ASHRAE Handbook

1997 ASHRAE Handbook
Author: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1997
Genre: Air conditioning
ISBN: 9781883413453

Energy Technology Perspectives 2010

Energy Technology Perspectives 2010
Author: International Energy Agency
Publisher: Organization for Economic Co-Operation & Development
Total Pages: 720
Release: 2010
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This 2010 edition of Energy Technology Perspectives examines the extent to which an energy technology revolution is taking place, the key technologies that are emerging, the costs and benefits of these technologies, and policies needed to foster their use. ETP 2010 presents updated scenarios from the present to 2050 that show which new technologies will be most important in key sectors and in different regions of the world. It highlights the importance of finance to achieve change, examines the implications of the scenarios for energy security and looks at how to accelerate the deployment of low-carbon technologies in major developing countries. It presents roadmaps and transition pathways for spurring deployment of the most important clean technologies and for overcoming existing barriers. With extensive data, projections and analysis, Energy Technology Perspectives 2010 provides decision makers with the detailed information and insights needed to accelerate the switch to a more secure, low-carbon energy future.

World Heritage and Sustainable Development

World Heritage and Sustainable Development
Author: Peter Bille Larsen
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2018-07-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1351608886

In 2015, the General Assembly of State Parties to the World Heritage Convention passed a ground-breaking Sustainable Development policy that seeks to bring the World Heritage system into line with the UN’s sustainable development agenda (UNESCO 2015). World Heritage and Sustainable Development provides a broad overview of the process that brought about the new policy and the implications of its enactment. The book is divided into four parts. Part I puts the policy in its historical and theoretical context, and Part II offers an analysis of the four policy dimensions on which the policy is based – environmental sustainability, inclusive social development, inclusive economic development and the fostering of peace and security. Part III presents perspectives from IUCN, ICOMOS and ICCROM – the three Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee, and Part IV offers ‘case study’ perspectives on the practical implications of the policy. Contributions come from a wide range of experienced heritage professionals and practitioners who offer both ‘inside’ perspectives on the evolution of the policy and ‘outside’ perspectives on its implications. Combined, they present and analyse the main ideas, debates and implications of the policy change. This book is key reading for all heritage professionals interested in developing a better understanding of the new Sustainable Development policy. It is also essential reading for scholars and students working in the area.

Managing Environmental Disputes

Managing Environmental Disputes
Author: Pieter Glasbergen
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1995-06-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780792336259

The concept of sustainable development is a source of inspiration for many, who see it as a call to cooperative action. In practice, however, policies intended to further this goal often generate conflicts of interest. The ensuing disputes occur among governmental organizations, but disputes also arise between public authorities, private interest groups, and the environmental movement. In the opinion of the authors, the fact that environmental policy can provoke such conflict may be attributed largely to decision making procedures in our society. Accordingly, the authors are convinced that a new approach to managing environmental disputes is needed in order to deal effectively with environmental problems. Indeed, this book presents a viable alternative, which is called network management.