Tourism in National Parks and Protected Areas

Tourism in National Parks and Protected Areas
Author: Paul F. J. Eagles
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0851995896

This book describes the state of the art of tourism planning and management in national parks and protected areas. It also provides guidelines for best practice in tourism operations. Other objectives are to: Describe case studies and guidelines that contribute to conservation of biological diversity; consider the role of local communities within or near these areas; outline the development of tourism infrastructure and services; discuss visitor management; provide guidelines to enhance the quality of the tourism experience. The focus is global and the book will appeal to both academics and practitioners.

The EROS Data Center

The EROS Data Center
Author: EROS Data Center
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1975
Genre: Artificial satellites in geographical research
ISBN:

Bioterrorism and Biocrimes

Bioterrorism and Biocrimes
Author: W. Seth Carus
Publisher: The Minerva Group, Inc.
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781410100238

The working paper is divided into two main parts. The first part is a descriptive analysis of the illicit use of biological agents by criminals and terrorists. It draws on a series of case studies documented in the second part. The case studies describe every instance identifiable in open source materials in which a perpetrator used, acquired, or threatened to use a biological agent. While the inventory of cases is clearly incomplete, it provides an empirical basis for addressing a number of important questions relating to both biocrimes and bioterrorism. This material should enable policymakers concerned with bioterrorism to make more informed decisions. In the course of this project, the author has researched over 270 alleged cases involving biological agents. This includes all incidents found in open sources that allegedly occurred during the 20th Century. While the list is certainly not complete, it provides the most comprehensive existing unclassified coverage of instances of illicit use of biological agents.

Koenig and Schultz's Disaster Medicine

Koenig and Schultz's Disaster Medicine
Author: Kristi L. Koenig
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 785
Release: 2016-04-18
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1107040752

This is the definitive reference on disaster medicine, outlining areas of proficiency for health care professionals handling mass casualty crises.

Telecoupling

Telecoupling
Author: Cecilie Friis
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2019-03-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3030111059

This book presents a comprehensive exploration of the emerging concept and framework of telecoupling and how it can help create a better understanding of land-use change in a globalised world. Land-use change is increasingly characterised by a spatial disconnect between its main environmental, socioeconomic and political drivers and the main impacts and outcomes of those changes. The authors examine how this separation of the production and consumption of land-based resources is driven by population growth, urbanisation, climate change, and biodiversity and carbon conservation efforts. Identifying and fostering more sustainable, just and equitable modes of land use and intervening in unsustainable ones thus constitute substantial, almost overwhelming challenges for science and policy. This book brings together leading scholars on land-use change and sustainability to systematically discuss the relevance of telecoupling research in addressing these challenges. The book presents an overview of the telecoupling approach, reflects on a number of the most pressing issues surrounding land-use change today and discusses the agenda for advancing understanding on sustainable land-use change through interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research.

Digital Cities

Digital Cities
Author: Toru Ishida
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2003-06-26
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3540464220

On the way towards the Information Society, global networks such as the Internet, together with mobile computing, have made wide-area computing over virtual communities a reality. Digital city projects, with the goal of building platforms to support community networking, are going on worldwide. This is the first book devoted to digital cities. It is based on an international symposium held in Kyoto, Japan, in September 1999. The 34 revised full papers presented were carefully selected for inclusion in the book; they reflect the state of the art in this exciting new field of interdisciplinary research and development. The book is divided into parts on design and analysis, digital city experiments, community network experiments, applications, visualization technologies, mobile technologies, and social interaction and communityware.

New Technologies for Human Rights Law and Practice

New Technologies for Human Rights Law and Practice
Author: Molly K. Land
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2018-04-19
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1107179637

Provides a roadmap for understanding the relationship between technology and human rights law and practice. This title is also available as Open Access.