International Perspectives in Environmental Education

International Perspectives in Environmental Education
Author: Walter Leal Filho
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2004
Genre: Environmental education
ISBN:

This book aims at introducing readers to the different ways in which environmental education is viewed and perceived on an international basis. It is one of the outcomes of the First World Environmental Education Congress (FWEEC) held in Espinho, Portugal, on 20th-24th May, 2003. FWEEC gathered 282 participants from 38 countries, offering an international platform for educators, scientists, researchers, scholars, politicians, technicians, activists, the media and teachers to present and debate key issues in environmental education world wide. It includes many of the papers delivered in the Congress and a few additional ones, in an attempt to both document international experiences and promote them to a wide audience. This publication is meant to pave the ground for the UN International Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) by addressing one of the oldest and yet one of the most pressing needs in environmental education today: the need to document experiences and promote good practice. This book will be useful to those undertaking research, practical projects and doing works - on the ground in both formal and non-formal teaching. The extensive body of information and knowledge gathered by the authors will be helpful to both researchers and practitioners, contributing towards developing their capacity so that they may become even better at what they do."

Women’s Lived Experiences of the Gender Gap

Women’s Lived Experiences of the Gender Gap
Author: Angela Fitzgerald
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2021-06-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9811611742

This book explores gender inequity and the gender gap from a range of perspectives including historical, motherhood, professional life and diversity. Using a narrative approach, the book shares diverse experiences and perspectives of the gender gap and the pervasive impact it has. Through authors' in-depth insights and critical analysis, each chapter addresses the gender gap by providing a nuanced understanding of the impact of the particular lens. It shares a holistic understanding of lived experiences of gender inequity. The book offers interdisciplinary insights into current political, social, economic and cultural impacts on women and their lived experiences of inequity. It provides multiple voices from across the world and draws on narrative approaches to sharing evidence-based insights. It includes further insights and critique of each chapter to widen the perspectives shared as the gender gap is explored and provide rigorous discussion about what possibilities and challenges are inherent in the proposed solutions as well as offering new ones. Chapter 10 and chapter 11 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Cantor's Dilemma

Cantor's Dilemma
Author: Carl Djerassi
Publisher: Doubleday
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2012-11-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307819086

When Professor Isidore Cantor reveals his latest breakthrough in cancer research, his promising research fellow, Dr. Jeremiah Stafford, has only to conduct the experiment and win Cantor the Nobel prize. But how far will Stafford go to guarantee the results? Carl Djerassi draws from his career as a world-famous scientist to describe the fierce competition driving scientific superstars in this gripping novel.

Tapirs

Tapirs
Author: Daniel M. Brooks
Publisher: IUCN
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1997
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9782831704227

Descended from a long and ancient lineage, tapirs are important tropical forest seed dispersers. However, today, all species of tapirs are threatened to various degrees by habitat destruction and hunting. This action plan was written with wildlife biologists, ecologists, administrators, educators and local conservation officials in mind and is aimed at those countries with tapir populations. It provides a brief natural history of each species and its objective is to aid in their conservation by catalyzing conservation action. In addition, it is hoped that the contents of the plan will stimulate further research into this fascinating group of animals.

La Traducción Literaria en la Época Contemporánea

La Traducción Literaria en la Época Contemporánea
Author: Assumpta Camps
Publisher: Peter Lang
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2008
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9783631563595

Los 32 artículos de este volumen se ocupan de la traducción literaria a la lengua española y otras lenguas románicas. Las exposiciones fueron sostenidas durante la Conferencia Internacional «Traducción e Intercambio Cultural en la Época de la Globalización», que tuvo lugar en el mayo de 2006 en la Facultad de Filología de la Universidad de Barcelona. La Conferencia fue organizada por el grupo de investigación del CRET «Traducción e interculturalidad», de la Universidad de Barcelona. El «Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia» español ha tenido a bien financiar tanto la Conferencia como la antología dentro del marco del Proyecto de Investigación BFF2003-002216.

The Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries

The Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries
Author: Gabriella Bianchi
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2008
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1845934148

"Sustainable use of aquatic ecosystems is high on regional, national and international agendas and central to the implementation of international agreements on biological diversity, responsible fisheries and fish stock management. Since 2001, when political commitments were made to implement the ecosystem approach, countries have begun to incorporate ecosystem considerations into their fisheries management and have met with varied success." "The Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries covers both theoretical andapplied aspects of sustainable management, with a particular emphasis on reviewing concepts and addressing implementation issues in the form of case studies from around the world. Personal experiences are considered from diverse backgrounds and discuss the constraints encountered, strategies identified and best practices to facilitate further implementation."--BOOK JACKET.

Indigenous Amazonia, Regional Development and Territorial Dynamics

Indigenous Amazonia, Regional Development and Territorial Dynamics
Author: Walter Leal Filho
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 435
Release: 2020-08-04
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3030291537

This book brings together a valuable collection of case studies and conceptual approaches that outline the present state of Amazonia in the 21st century. The many problems are described and the benefits, as well as the achievements of regional development are also discussed. The book focuses on three themes for discussion and recommendations: indigenous peoples, their home (the forest), and the way(s) to protect and sustain their natural home (biodiversity conservation). Using these three themes this volume offers a comprehensive critical review of the facts that have been the reality of Amazonia and fills a gap in the literature.The book will appeal to scholars, professors and practitioners. An outstanding group of experienced researchers and individuals with detailed knowledge of the proposed themes have produced chapters on an array of inter-related issues to demonstrate the current situation and future prospects of Amazonia. Issues investigated and debated include: territorial management; indigenous territoriality and land demarcation; ethnodevelopment; indigenous higher education and capacity building; natural resource appropriation; food security and traditional knowledge; megadevelopmental projects; indigenous acculturation; modernization of Amazonia and its regional integration; anthropogenic interventions; protected areas and conservation; political ecology; postcolonial issues, and the sustainability of Amazonia.

Racial Subordination in Latin America

Racial Subordination in Latin America
Author: Tanya Katerí Hernández
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2013
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1107024862

There are approximately 150 million people of African descent in Latin America yet Afro-descendants have been consistently marginalized as undesirable elements of the society. Latin America has nevertheless long prided itself on its absence of U.S.-styled state-mandated Jim Crow racial segregation laws. This book disrupts the traditional narrative of Latin America's legally benign racial past by comprehensively examining the existence of customary laws of racial regulation and the historic complicity of Latin American states in erecting and sustaining racial hierarchies. Tanya Katerí Hernández is the first author to consider the salience of the customary law of race regulation for the contemporary development of racial equality laws across the region. Therefore, the book has a particular relevance for the contemporary U.S. racial context in which Jim Crow laws have long been abolished and a "post-racial" rhetoric undermines the commitment to racial equality laws and policies amidst a backdrop of continued inequality.

Handbook of Rural Studies

Handbook of Rural Studies
Author: Paul Cloke
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 538
Release: 2006-01-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780761973324

'This is a unique interpretation of rural issues that will become essential reference for students, scholars, politicians, developers and rural activists...' - Imre Kovach, President, European Society for Rural Sociology, Research director, Institute for Political Sciences, Budapest