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Environment and Health
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Year: 2020 Publisher: Frontiers Media SA

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This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact

Dynamic population models
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ISBN: 1280902566 9786610902569 1402052308 1402052294 Year: 2006 Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer,

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Dynamic Population Models is the first book to comprehensively discuss and synthesize the emerging field of dynamic modeling, i.e. the analysis and application of population models that have changing vital rates. Incorporating the latest research, it includes thorough discussions of population growth and momentum under gradual fertility declines, the impact of changes in the timing of events on fertility measures, and the complex relationship between period and cohort measures. Recently developed models for the analysis of changing mortality are examined, and generalizations of Lotka’s fixed rate stable population model are developed and applied. The book is well organized and clearly written so that it is accessible to those with only a minimal knowledge of calculus. It begins with a review of fixed rate population models, from the basic life table to multistate stable populations. The process of convergence to stability is described, and the regularities underlying change in the size and composition of any population are explored. Techniques for estimating rates from multistate population distributions are presented, and new multi-age, multistate dynamic models are developed. Building on the logical closure of demographic models and the close relationship between population stocks and flows, the book sets forth the latest approaches for capturing population change in a world experiencing profound demographic transformations.


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Methode zur Analyse von raumrelevanten Prozessen in Entwicklungsländern : Das Beispiel des Küstenraums von Benin
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ISBN: 1000024383 3866447507 Year: 2011 Publisher: Karlsruhe : Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT),

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In developing countries there is a lack of space-oriented data. This complicates the implementation of different measures in existing social, economical and ecological systems and also restricts the estimation of future risks. Since systematic and periodical surveys in the sense of a census concept are mostly unrealistic, a method is needed to produce sufficiently adequate estimations of processes by random samples and indicators.This case study aims at developing a method on the basis of the combination of the representative samples and the indicator-based approaches for analyzing space relevant socioeconomic and ecological processes in Benin. In total we identified three main processes in the coastal area of Benin: the migration into coastal zone, the environment changes (land use, climate change and natural risks) and the vulnerability of local residents.Method consisted to two types of surveys: the interrogation of responsible persons in public office (32 semi-structured interviews) and of the population groups (667 structured interviews). These groups were distinguished according to ethnicity, gender, age as well as location of the dwelling place (rural or urban zone). In total, 262 women and 405 men belonging to the ethnic groups Fon, Yoruba, Houedah, Xla, Toffinou, Wéménou and Gun were interviewed. Members of each ethnic group were grouped according to sex (men and women), marital status and age (young adults, adults and elderly persons).For the data analysis, we used the log (x+1), the analysis variance using 4 factors, the Principal Component Analysis (PCA), the Factor Analysis (AFC) and Log-linear analysis.

Mappae mundi : humans and their habitats in a long-term socio-ecological perspective : myths, maps and models
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ISBN: 9786610958764 9048505089 1280958766 1417521651 9053566554 9053565353 9781417521654 9789048505081 9789053566558 6610958769 9781280958762 9789053565353 Year: 2002 Publisher: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press,

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The interaction between humans and their natural environment today is unprecedented in its scope and complexity, and recent scholarly research attests to the need for a multidisciplinary approach to fully study it. Mappae Mundi answers this call for a scholarly synthesis, illuminating dominant social trends affecting the relationship between human societies and the environment.Contributors discuss this relationship, and analyze several different possibilities for the future. Mappae Mundi will appeal to social scientists or anyone interested in the current and future consequences of our interaction with the natural environment.


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Living earth community : multiple ways of being and knowing
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ISBN: 1783748052 1783748044 1783748036 9791036560781 Year: 2020 Publisher: Cambridge, England : Open Book Publishers,

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This book is a celebretion of the diversity of ways in which humans can relate to the world around them, and an invitation to its readers to partake in planetary coexistence. Innovative, informative, and highly accessible, this interdisciplinary anthology brings together scholars and educators across the sciences and humanities, in a collaborative effort to illuminate the different ways of being in the world and the different kinds of knowledge they entail – from the ecological knowledge of indigenous communities, to the scientific knowledge of a biologist, and the embodied knowledge communicated through storytelling. This anthology examines the interplay between Nature and Culture in the setting of our current age of ecological crisis, stressing the importance of addressing these ecological crises occurring around the planet through multiple perspectives. These perspectives are exemplified through diverse case studies – from the political and ethical implications of thinking with forests, to the capacity of storytelling to motivate action, to the worldview of the Indigenous Okanogan community in British Columbia. Living Earth Community is essential reading not only for researchers and students, but for anyone interested in the ways humans interact with the community of life on Earth, especially during this current period of environmental emergency. As with all Open Book publications, this entire book is available to read for free on the publisher’s website. Printed and digital editions, together with supplementary digital material, can also be found at www.openbookpublishers.com


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Socijalna ekologija.
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ISSN: 18490360 Year: 1992 Publisher: Zagreb : Hrvatsko sociološko društvo [i] Zavod za sociologiju Filozofskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu,

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Democracy & nature.
ISSN: 14693720 Year: 1995 Publisher: London : Carfax


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Society and culture in the Himalayas
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ISBN: 8124103089 9788124103081 Year: 1995 Publisher: New Delhi Har-Anand Publications

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Contributed articles.


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Surveys and perspectives integrating environment and society.
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ISSN: 19933800 19933819 Year: 2008 Publisher: [Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany] : Copernicus

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S.A.P.I.EN.S is a peer-reviewed, open access, multidisciplinary journal focused on sustainability. We publish critical analyses and evidence-based opinions.


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Human ecology review
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ISSN: 22040919 Year: 1994 Publisher: Bar Harbor, Me Society for Human Ecology

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