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Without falling into the academic dilettantism so common when addressing a cutting-edge, contemporary and fascinating topic such as that dealt with in this book, the authors aim, through the rescue of conceptual foundations and the emergence of innovations related to risk management with evaluation and management, introduce technological advances not yet applied in our country. As a result, a reflection on planning, management, processes and models for promoting environmental health and, also, assessing environmental risks to human health and ecosystems. It instigates the dialogue between scientists, planners and users of public health and sanitary engineering, which will certainly enable better social and scientific practices for both fields.
Environmental Health --- Public Health --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Análise de risco --- Política ambiental --- Saúde ambiental
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La crisis económica y las políticas de austeridad de la última década han transformado la gestión del patrimonio natural. Mientras las administraciones públicas han aplicado recortes presupuestarios y de personal que limitan su acción, han surgido nuevas estrategias procedentes de la sociedad civil, como colectivos locales, grupos ecologistas y empresas. De ahí que hoy nos encontremos ante un cambio de paradigma con importantes consecuencias socioambientales. Desde el enfoque metodológico propio de la antropología ambiental y el trabajo etnográfico, este libro plantea dos líneas de reflexión principales. Por un lado, examina cómo este modelo descentralizado y descentralizador de la conservación se implementa en distintos contextos, observando particularidades y elementos comunes que ponen en evidencia una tendencia global. Por otro, ofrece un análisis crítico de lo que significa la gestión del patrimonio natural en sí misma desde el campo de las relaciones humano-ambientales y de la conservación, apostando por nuevas perspectivas que enriquecen la comprensión de los cambios de modelo. Este recorrido por espacios naturales protegidos de Europa y Latinoamérica da las claves para repensar el presente del patrimonio natural y, sobre todo, para replantear el futuro.
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Climatic changes --- Human security. --- Political aspects. --- Social aspects. --- Non-traditional security (Human security) --- NTS (Human security) --- Security, Human --- Human rights --- Canvi climàtic --- Política ambiental --- Condicions socials
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Este libro presenta un análisis de la dimensión social,ambiental, política y jurídica de las principales fuentes de afectación sobrela fauna y flora del país, haciendo énfasis en la identificación de los sujetosinfractores o delincuentes ambientales, su relación con los grupos armados, ylos desafíos institucionales para enfrentar estas acciones a nivel nacional. Laobra se divide estratégicamente en cuatro partes: la primera se centra en lapresentación y análisis de información secundaria, los derechos de petición yentrevistas individuales a funcionarios con el fin de dimensionar los impactosambientales y desafíos institucionales por las afectaciones a la fauna y floraen el país. En la segunda, tercera y cuarta parte, se analizan seis temáticasque fueron concertadas a partir de las principales necesidades o desafíos quetienen los funcionarios públicos que llevan a cabo los operativos contra losdelitos ambientales del país, entre ellos la Fiscalía General de la Nación, laFuerza Pública, el Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Territorial, Ministeriode Defensa, la Unidad de Parques Nacionales Naturales, y los jueces, entreotros.
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This open access book introduces the function, implementation and governance of green infrastructure in Japan and other countries where lands are geologically fragile and climatologically susceptible to climate change. It proposes green infrastructure as an adaptation strategy for climate change and biodiversity conservation. In the face of climate change, dams, levees and floodways built as disaster prevention facilities do not sufficiently function against extraordinary events such as mega-floods and tsunami disasters. To prevent those disasters and loss of biodiversity in various ecosystems, we should shift from conventional hard measures to more adaptive strategies using various functions that natural and semi-natural ecosystems provide. Green infrastructure is an interconnected network of waterways, wetlands, woodlands, wildlife habitats and other natural areas that support native species, maintain natural ecological processes, sustain air and water resources and contribute to the health and quality of life for communities and people. Green infrastructure has mainly been discussed from adaptation strategy perspectives in cities and urban areas. However, to protect cities, which are generally situated at downstream lower elevations, we explore the preservation and restoration of forests at headwater basins and wetlands along rivers from a catchment perspective. In addition, the quantitative examination of flood risk, biodiversity, and social-economic benefits described in this book brings new perspectives to the discussion. The aim of this book is to accelerate the transformative changes from gray-based adaptation strategies to green- or hybrid-based strategies to adapt to climate change. The book provides essential information on the structure, function, and maintenance of green infrastructure for scientists, university students, government officers, and practitioners.
Climatic changes --- Green technology. --- Economic aspects. --- Government policy. --- Earth-friendly technology --- Environmental technology --- Technology --- Open Access --- Green infrastructure --- Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction --- Climate change --- Adaptation strategy --- Flood --- Tsunami --- Hybrid-infrastructure --- Ecotecnologia --- Canvi climàtic --- Condicions econòmiques --- Política ambiental
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This book is based on research that gives the reader a nonfiction view of how Cuba's landscape has changed since the time when Columbus first set foot on the island and encountered the Indigenous peoples who lived there in 1492 to present day. An analysis of landscape change over time is presented and that transformation from a heavily forested island to less than (currently) 18% forest cover is described. The government has established a system of protected areas and strong governmental controls over environmental policies and the manner with which the island can be built upon by foreign investors, urban expansion projects, or natural resource exploitation. Current GIS and remote sensing research of Cuba's atmosphere, physical landscape and aquatic features is provided to underscore the complex environmental structures that epitomize Cuba. The author discusses past, present and future impact factors including history, technological assessments, laws and policies, relationships with other countries and education.
Environmental law --- Nature protection --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Agriculture. Animal husbandry. Hunting. Fishery --- Geography --- landschapsecologie --- GIS (geografisch informatiesysteem) --- landbouw --- milieubeleid --- milieurecht --- Ecology. --- Environmental policy. --- Land use. --- Política ambiental --- Paisatge --- Ecologia del paisatge --- Cuba
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La Política Pública Distrital de Ruralidad (PPDR), formulada para la ciudad de Bogotá (Colombia) en 2006, fue concebida como una herramienta de gestión para el ordenamiento ambiental sostenible del territorio y la superación de la exclusión de la población, desde un enfoque de desarrollo humano. Se presenta aquí el proceso y resultados de un estudio de caso que tuvo como propósito analizar, desde dicho enfoque, la implementación de la ppdr para aportar a la compresión de los obstáculos, aciertos y nuevos retos de la inclusión del desarrollo humano en las políticas públicas ambientales. El estudio se centró en las acciones de tipo ambiental reportadas por las entidades públicas distritales, correspondientes a los periodos de gobierno 2008-2011 “Bogotá Positiva: Para Vivir Mejor” y 2012-2015 “Bogotá Humana”. El análisis de las acciones implementadas en el marco de la ppdr, evidenció que ésta ha aportado al avance en términos de desarrollo humano en la ruralidad, lo que demuestra la relevancia de generar políticas que, enfocadas en la protección de la naturaleza, promuevan a la vez el desarrollo social y económico de las poblaciones que viven en contacto directo con la misma, integrando plenamente las cuestiones de equidad en las políticas ambientales.
Environmental policy --- Environmental protection --- Desarrollo humano --- Política ambiental --- Protección del medio ambiente --- Environmental quality management --- Protection of environment --- Environmental sciences --- Applied ecology --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental quality --- Environment and state --- Environmental control --- Environmental management --- State and environment --- Environmental auditing --- Government policy --- ambiente --- desarrollo humano. --- ruralidad --- política ambiental
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This edited volume aims to widen the discussion about the diversity of human-nature relationships and valuation methods and to stimulate new perspective that are needed to build a more sustainable future, especially in face of ongoing socio-environmental changes. Conceptual and empirical approaches, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodologies have been used to highlight the importance of an integrative understanding of socio-ecological systems, where healthy ecosystems underpin the quality of life and societal activities largely drive environmental changes. Readers will obtain a comprehensive overview of the many and diverse ways the relationships between people and nature can be characterized. This includes understanding how people assign values to nature, discuss how human-nature interactions are shaped and provide examples of how these values and interactions can be systematically assessed across different land systems in Europe and beyond. This open access book is produced by internationally recognized scientists in the field but written in an accessible format to be of interest to a large audience, including prospective students, lecturers, young professionals and scientists embarking to the interdisciplinary field of socio-ecological research and environmental valuation.
Biodiversitat --- Medi ambient --- Ecologia aplicada --- Protecció --- Ecologia --- Natura --- Protecció ambiental --- Protecció mediambiental --- Protecció del medi ambient --- Ciències ambientals --- Enginyeria ambiental --- Qualitat ambiental --- Política ambiental --- Diversitat biològica --- Diversitat ecològica --- Biologia --- Heterogeneïtat ecològica --- Conservació --- Human nature interactions --- Nature's benefits to society --- Science-policy interface --- Scale and gradient analyses --- Environmental and human impacts --- Spatial planning and conservation --- Urban Geography and Urbanism --- Ecologia humana --- Efecte del clima sobre l'home --- Desenvolupament sostenible
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Soil microbiology. --- Plants --- Soil microbial ecology. --- Effect of stress on. --- Microbial ecology --- Soil ecology --- Plants, Effect of stress on --- Stress (Physiology) --- Soil micro-organisms --- Soil microorganisms --- Soils --- Microbiology --- Soil biology --- Soilborne plant diseases --- Bacteriology --- Biotecnologia microbiana --- Gestió ambiental --- Control mediambiental --- Ecogestió --- Gestió del medi ambient --- Gestió ecològica --- Gestió mediambiental --- Ciències ambientals --- Política ambiental --- Gestió de recursos naturals --- Gestió dels ecosistemes --- Sistemes de gestió mediambiental --- Biotecnologia de microorganismes --- Biotecnologia --- Microbiologia industrial --- Conversió de la biomassa
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Political planning --- Social policy --- Political planning. --- Social policy. --- Great Britain --- Great Britain. --- National planning --- State planning --- Planning in politics --- Public policy --- Anglia --- Angliyah --- Briṭanyah --- Grande-Bretagne --- Grossbritannien --- Marea Britanie --- Nagy-Britannia --- Prydain Fawr --- Royaume-Uni --- Saharātchaʻānāčhak --- Storbritannien --- United Kingdom --- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland --- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland --- Velikobritanii︠a︡ --- Wielka Brytania --- Economic policy --- Family policy --- Social history --- Planning --- Policy sciences --- Politics, Practical --- Public administration --- Northern Ireland --- Scotland --- Wales --- Law and legislation --- England and Wales --- Velikobritanii͡ --- Förenade kungariket --- Grã-Bretanha --- Igirisu --- Iso-Britannia --- Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta --- Economic History --- Política governamental. --- Planificació governamental --- Planificacio política --- Política pública --- Polítiques governamentals --- Polítiques públiques --- Programes governamentals --- Administració pública --- Planificació --- Anàlisi d'impacte (Política governamental) --- Política ambiental --- Política migratòria --- Política
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