Author: Tanel DerardPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : fr
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Book Description
Scénarios contre les discriminations
Author: Tanel DerardHigh-resolution Interpolation of Climate Scenarios for Canada Derived from General Circulation Model Simulations
Author: International Law in Disaster Scenarios
Author: Flavia Zorzi GiustinianiPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030505979
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
The book identifies the main international concepts and rules that are of special relevance in disaster settings and critically analyses how they are implemented in such contexts. It shows that, although the crucial and growing importance of disaster response has resulted in a complex framework of international obligations, it is nonetheless guided by certain general principles/values. In particular, through an in-depth analysis of sovereignty, international cooperation and solidarity, and their manifestations in disaster contexts, the book assesses the concrete scope and nature of the obligations of the state affected by the disaster, and those of the international community, respectively. Considerable attention is devoted to the applicable legal framework governing disaster response in mixed situations of disaster and armed conflict, and to the main problems and operational challenges entailed by the involvement of foreign military personnel and assets in disaster response. The book’s overall objective is to provide an authoritative overview of the development, core issues and challenges in international law with regard to disaster scenarios, and to serve as a valuable and comprehensive reference guide.
Postcoloniality
Author: Margaret A. MajumdarPublisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 9781845452520
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Postcolonial theory is one of the key issues of scholarly debates worldwide; debates, so the author argues, which are rather sterile and characterized by a repetitive reworking of old hackneyed issues, focussing on cultural questions of language and identity in particular. She explores the divergent responses to the debates on globalization.
Discrimination and Disparities
Author: Thomas SowellPublisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 1541617835
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
An enlarged edition of Thomas Sowell's brilliant examination of the origins of economic disparities Economic and other outcomes differ vastly among individuals, groups, and nations. Many explanations have been offered for the differences. Some believe that those with less fortunate outcomes are victims of genetics. Others believe that those who are less fortunate are victims of the more fortunate. Discrimination and Disparities gathers a wide array of empirical evidence to challenge the idea that different economic outcomes can be explained by any one factor, be it discrimination, exploitation, or genetics. This revised and enlarged edition also analyzes the human consequences of the prevailing social vision of these disparities and the policies based on that vision--from educational disasters to widespread crime and violence.
Islam and the Politics of Culture in Europe
Author: Frank PeterPublisher: transcript Verlag
ISBN: 3839421764
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Culture is a constant reference in debates surrounding Islam in Europe. Yet the notion of culture is commonly restricted to conceptual frames of multiculturalism where it relates to group identities, collective ways of life and recognition. This volume extends such analysis of culture by approaching it as semiotic practice which conjoins the making of subjects with the configuration of the social. Examining fields such as memory, literature, film, and Islamic art, the studies in this volume explore culture as another element in the assemblage of rationalities governing European Islam. From this perspective, the transformations of European identities can be understood as a matter of cultural practice and politics, which extend the analytical frames of political philosophy, historical legacies, normative orders and social dynamics.
IRIS.
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Motion picture plays
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Realizing women's rights to land in the law
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251304017
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
This publication provides guidance for reporting on Sustainable Development Goal Target 5.a. Progress towards this target is measured through ownership and/or control over land. This step-by-step guide on the “how” of measuring progress on indicator 5.a.2. covers the collection of information on the policy framework, the assessment of each of the proxies, and reporting.
Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Author: Canada. Parliament. Senate. Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constitutional law
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Eco-design of Buildings and Infrastructure
Author: Bruno PeuportierPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1315349558
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
The Chair on Ecodesign for buildings and infrastructures was created by ParisTech in partnership with VINCI with the aim of developing evaluation and simulation tools that integrate all ecodesign aspects (e.g. greenhouse gas emissions, impact on biodiversity, depletion of resources, etc.) and provide genuine decision-aid instruments, based on a scientific approach, to all those involved in the urban environment (i.e. designers, builders and users). The present book takes stock of five years of research under the Chair. It starts by presenting some methodological bases of ecodesign, life cycle assessments, impact studies, and methods for planning and transport. Several specific subjects are then covered, i.e. public transport, parking, road traffic, the environmental profile of building materials, building retrofits, energy management, and biodiversity. The last part of the book sets out how the knowledge and tools developed under the Chair were applied to a case study: Cité Descartes in Marne la Vallée (Ile de France). This work is aimed at urban planners, local authorities, contracting clients, architects, engineering firms, contractors, building managers, research lecturers, and anyone interested in the environmental quality of the places we live in.