Urban subsurface resources and particularly urban groundwater are vulnerable to environmental impacts, and their rational management is of major importance. In this book a multidisciplinary team of specialists and scientists presents innovative process-oriented approaches to the sustainable use of these resources. The included case studies from northwestern Switzerland describe representative e…
This open access book applies a social ecological systems (SES) lens to conservation-based development in Patagonia, bringing together authors with historical, contemporary, and future-oriented perspectives in order to increase understanding of the social and environmental implications of nature-based tourism and other forms of conservation-based territorial development. By focusing on Patagoni…
This open access book is a compilation of case studies that provide useful knowledge and lessons that derive from on-the-ground activities and contribute to policy recommendations, focusing on the relevance of social-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) to ecosystem restoration. Building on the concept of SEPLS, the Satoyama Initiative promotes landscape approaches as integrat…
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ALTHOUGH there is no historic record of the fact, yet there is every reason to believe that long before the Roman invasion the site of Chester was occupied as a stronghold by the original inhabitants. The site of Chester in early times was one well suited for the growth of a great and strong city. Its strength as well as its fitness for commerce, mainly lay in the river itself, which washed the…
THE attention of Europe has increasingly of late years been turned in the direction of Africa, and there has been an endeavour on the part of Powers, hitherto careless of colonial possessions, to secure some part of the rich continent of Africa for themselves. Thus Germany and Italy have acquired large territories in that part of the world, while England, France and Spain, especially the two fo…
'Economic Prosperity Recaptured' presents an analysis of how Finland achieved economic recovery after financial crisis and deep depression, with an emphasis on the role of public policy and the rise of high-tech industry.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.