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Les Politiques De Leau A Travers Les Pratiques De Renouvellement Des Reseaux Dadduction Deau Potable Et Dassainissement
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Book Synopsis Dictionary of Building and Civil Engineering by : Don Montague
Download or read book Dictionary of Building and Civil Engineering written by Don Montague and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1996 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dual-language dictionary lists over 20,000 specialist terms in both French and English, covering architecture, building, engineering and property terms. It meets the needs of all building professionals working on projects overseas. It has been comprehensively researched and compiled to provide an invaluable reference source in an increasingly European marketplace.
Book Synopsis Water & Heritage by : Willem Willems
Download or read book Water & Heritage written by Willem Willems and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-15 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water is vital for life, and its availability has been a concern for mankind throughout the ages. Its presence has always been ascertained in a variety of ways and the development of human society everywhere is connected with various forms of water management. Man also needed to manage water to find protection from its dangers and the need for that is increasing. In the coming decades, the impact of climate change is expected to intensify floods and droughts, affect groundwater resources, raise sea levels, increase pollution and enhance the frequency and magnitude of disasters. Societies around the world are challenged to adapt to these threats to ensure water security, economic prosperity and environmental and cultural sustainability. This book deals with the heritage of water management and the use that was made of water, as well as the impact of water management on heritage. An example of the former may be an ancient irrigation system in the Filipines or in the Middle East that still functions today, while the latter may reflect the importance of maintaining groundwater levels for the preservation of organic remains on archaeological sites or of wooden piles underneath standing buildings. In either case the papers in this book reflect the dynamic nature of water, and hence the equally dynamic relation between water management and heritage. This publication follows up on a Heritage and Water conference in Amsterdam, the first of its kind. Its main purpose is to credibly present the importance and value of heritage and historical experience for water and sustainable development, and vice versa, present the importance of water management for the protection of heritage. It presents evolving insights and concepts about Water and about Heritage from a variety of disciplines, policy and public perspectives illustrated with cases studies and aims to connect decision makers with experts such as engineers, archaeologists, historians, geographers, ecologist and landscape architects
Book Synopsis Urban Water Supply and Sanitation by : Robin Turrell
Download or read book Urban Water Supply and Sanitation written by Robin Turrell and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1999 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India's economic policies are aimed at increasing economic growth, improving market efficiency and competitiveness, and integrating the Indian economy with global markets. Much of the population and industrial growth is expected to occur in urban centers. Consequently, the demands on the urban water supply and sanitation sector (UWSS), will be great. 'Urban Water Supply and Sanitation' states the UWSS sector needs urgent attention both to meet these new demands and to ensure that all city-dwellers have access to basic services at reasonable costs.This book outlines the way forward which includes a discussion on institutional reform and financial reform as well an action plan.
Book Synopsis Atoll Island States and International Law by : Lilian Yamamoto
Download or read book Atoll Island States and International Law written by Lilian Yamamoto and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-25 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Atoll Island States exist on top of what is perceived to be one of the planet's most vulnerable ecosystems: atolls. It has been predicted that an increase in the pace of sea level rise brought about by increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere will cause them to disappear, forcing their inhabitants to migrate. The present book represents a multidisciplinary legal and engineering perspective on this problem, challenging some common misconceptions regarding atolls and their vulnerability to sea-level rise. Coral islands have survived past changes in sea levels, and it is the survival of coral reefs what will be crucial for their continued existence. These islands are important for their inhabitants as they represent not only their ancestral agricultural lands and heritage, but also a source of revenue through the exploitation of the maritime areas associated with them. However, even if faced with extreme climate change, it could theoretically be possible for the richer Atoll Island States to engineer ways to prevent their main islands from disappearing, though sadly not all will have the required financial resources to do so. As islands become progressively uninhabitable their residents will be forced to settle in foreign lands, and could become stateless if the Atoll Island State ceases to be recognized as a sovereign country. However, rather than tackling this problem by entering into lengthy negotiations over new treaties, more practical solutions, encompassing bilateral negotiations or the possibility of acquiring small new territories, should be explored. This would make it possible for Atoll Island States in the future to keep some sort of international sovereign personality, which could benefit the descendents of its present day inhabitants.
Author :International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Commission on Environmental Law Publisher :IUCN ISBN 13 :9782831705248 Total Pages :226 pages Book Rating :4.7/5 (52 download)
Book Synopsis Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development by : International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Commission on Environmental Law
Download or read book Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development written by International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Commission on Environmental Law and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2000 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an updated edition of the 1995 version. In the mid-1980's, the IUCN CEL, in consultation with leading experts from around the world, began to respond to a need later identified by Agenda 21: the preparation of an integrated framework for international environmental law.
Author :International Livestock Research Institute Publisher :ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD) ISBN 13 :9789291460038 Total Pages :268 pages Book Rating :4.4/5 (6 download)
Book Synopsis Livestock Policy Analysis by : International Livestock Research Institute
Download or read book Livestock Policy Analysis written by International Livestock Research Institute and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Policy concepts; Identification of policy issues; Production systems, supply and demand; Market, price and trade policies; Marketing and distribution systems; Budget and manpower planning; Land tenure police for the livestock sector; Policy analysis report writing and communication; Livestock production and marketing in alphabeta - a case study.
Book Synopsis Climate Change Adaptation in Pacific Countries by : Walter Leal Filho
Download or read book Climate Change Adaptation in Pacific Countries written by Walter Leal Filho and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book showcases vital lessons learned from research, field projects and best practice examples with regard to climate change adaptation in countries throughout the Pacific region, a part of the planet that is particularly vulnerable to and affected by climate change.The book's primary goals are to document the wealth of experiences in the region available today, to encourage cross-sector interactions among the various stakeholders in the region, and to help transfer results to other countries and regions. Accordingly, it gathers a set of papers presented at a symposium on climate change adaptation held in Fiji in July 2016, focusing on "Fostering Resilience and Improving the Quality of Life". In these contributions, local and international experts present a variety of initiatives showing how Pacific countries are coping with the many problems associated with climate change, including initiatives in education and awareness work taking place across the region, operational aspects and their implications for policy-making, and challenges in urban and rural areas.
Book Synopsis Privatising the State by : Béatrice Hibou
Download or read book Privatising the State written by Béatrice Hibou and published by C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS. This book was released on 2004 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Privatisation is supposed to bring about the retreat of the state. But what happens when the state privatises itself and even its core functions - tax collection, internal security, customs - are auctioned to the highest bidder? Does this imply a weakening of the state? Or, rather, does it lead to a scrutiny and control? The contributors to this work examine these phenomena in the former Second and Third World (Central and Eastern Europe, China and other parts of Asia and Africa) highlighting the very different ways in which continuing state interference and privatisation are implemented. What we are witnessing, according to this study, is not the eclipse of the state under the impact of globalisation but the end of the relatively short era of the development state and its commanding role. privatisation does not necessarily lead to a weakening of state control; it leads to new, and often more informal, forms of interference and influence, and it is these that are the book's central theme.
Book Synopsis Heritage Sites of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy in the Context of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention by : Clive L. N. Ruggles
Download or read book Heritage Sites of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy in the Context of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention written by Clive L. N. Ruggles and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This joint venture between ICOMOS, the advisory body to UNESCO on cultural sites, and the International Astronomical Union is the second volume in an ongoing exploration of themes and issues relating to astronomical heritage in particular and to science and technology heritage in general. It examines a number of key questions relating to astronomical heritage sites and their potential recognition as World Heritage, attempting to identify what might constitute "outstanding universal value" in relation to astronomy. "Heritage Sites of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy--Volume 2" represents the culmination of several years' work to address some of the most challenging issues raised in the first ICOMOS-IAU Thematic Study, published in 2010. These include the recognition and preservation of the value of dark skies at both cultural and natural sites and landscapes; balancing archaeoastronomical considerations in the context of broader archaeological and cultural values; the potential for serial nominations; and management issues such as preserving the integrity of astronomical sightlines through the landscape.Its case studies are developed in greater depth than those in volume 1, and generally structured as segments of draft nomination dossiers. They include seven-stone antas (prehistoric dolmens) in Portugal and Spain, the thirteen towers of Chankillo in Peru, the astronomical timing of irrigation in Oman, Pic du Midi de Bigorre Observatory in France, Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, and Aoraki-Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve in New Zealand. A case study on Stonehenge, already a World Heritage Site, focuses on preserving the integrity of the solstitial sightlines.As for the first ICOMOS-IAU Thematic Study, a international team of authors including historians, astronomers and heritage professionals is led by Professor Clive Ruggles for the IAU and Professor Michel Cotte for ICOMOS.
Book Synopsis Nature and Culture in the Democratic Republic of Congo by :
Download or read book Nature and Culture in the Democratic Republic of Congo written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Rediscovering the Cooperative Advantage by : Johnston Birchall
Download or read book Rediscovering the Cooperative Advantage written by Johnston Birchall and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis L'eau comme fait social by : Jean-Luc Roques
Download or read book L'eau comme fait social written by Jean-Luc Roques and published by Editions L'Harmattan. This book was released on 2005-09-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ce livre propose de montrer qu'avant d'être une oeuvre de génie civil, la gestion de l'eau est surtout une construction sociale. Dimension trop souvent oubliée. Ce livre montre comment l'eau s'immisce dans les conflits d'intérêt, dans les oppositions de force, et est aussi un instrument de résistance. Sa gestion reste un objet de pouvoir sur les sujets, leurs activités et leurs imaginaires. Si partager l'eau c'est partager le pouvoir, posséder l'eau c'est aussi posséder son pouvoir.
Author :Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Publisher :Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 13 :9789251054147 Total Pages :92 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (541 download)
Book Synopsis Irrigation in Africa in Figures by : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Download or read book Irrigation in Africa in Figures written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The AQUASTAT programme was established to develop a comprehensive picture of water resources and irrigation in developing countries, and to give systematic, up-to-date and reliable information on water for agriculture and development. This report sets out an analysis of water availability and its use on the African continent and changes that have occurred over the last decade, with an emphasis on agricultural water use and management. The report includes a CD-ROM with detailed profiles on the situation in each of the 53 countries in Africa.
Book Synopsis Our Lady of Controversy by : Alicia Gaspar de Alba
Download or read book Our Lady of Controversy written by Alicia Gaspar de Alba and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Months before Alma López's digital collage Our Lady was shown at the Museum of International Folk Art in 2001, the museum began receiving angry phone calls from community activists and Catholic leaders who demanded that the image not be displayed. Protest rallies, prayer vigils, and death threats ensued, but the provocative image of la Virgen de Guadalupe (hands on hips, clad only in roses, and exalted by a bare-breasted butterfly angel) remained on exhibition. Highlighting many of the pivotal questions that have haunted the art world since the NEA debacle of 1988, the contributors to Our Lady of Controversy present diverse perspectives, ranging from definitions of art to the artist's intention, feminism, queer theory, colonialism, and Chicano nationalism. Contributors include the exhibition curator, Tey Marianna Nunn; award-winning novelist and Chicana historian Emma Pérez; and Deena González (recognized as one of the fifty most important living women historians in America). Accompanied by a bonus DVD of Alma López's I Love Lupe video that looks at the Chicana artistic tradition of reimagining la Virgen de Guadalupe, featuring a historic conversation between Yolanda López, Ester Hernández, and Alma López, Our Lady of Controversy promises to ignite important new dialogues.
Book Synopsis Dangerous Border Crossers by : Guillermo Gomez-Pena
Download or read book Dangerous Border Crossers written by Guillermo Gomez-Pena and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology of Gómez-Peña's performance chronicles, diary entries, poems, essays, and texts, sheds an extraordinary light on the life and work of this migrant provocateur.
Book Synopsis Des tuyaux et des hommes by : Gabrielle Bouleau
Download or read book Des tuyaux et des hommes written by Gabrielle Bouleau and published by Editions Quae. This book was released on 2011-12-15 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comment aller au-delà des idées reçues sur les services d'eau et leur financement, sur le principe pollueur-payeur, sur les oppositions usagers domestiques-agriculteurs ? Quelles sont les dimensions sociales, économiques et politiques en jeu en matière de réseaux d'eau ? Quel patrimoine cela représente-t-il ? Comment mieux connaître et maîtriser les coûts dans le secteur de l'eau potable et de l'assainissement ? Le développement des réseaux d'eau en France a longtemps été considéré comme un domaine réservé aux ingénieurs. Pourtant la gestion de l'eau ne se résume pas à une question d'infrastructures. L'éclairage des sciences humaines, avec ses apports en économie, sociologie et en gestion, enrichit la réflexion sur de nouveaux enjeux autour des dimensions politiques, économiques et sociales. En s'attachant à décrire l'histoire et le contexte institutionnel des services, cet ouvrage donne les clefs pour comprendre ce qui se joue dans la gestion locale de l'eau : prix de l'eau, rôle des collectivités, durabilité des services, partenariat public-privé... L'analyse abordant à la fois l'eau urbaine et l'eau agricole interpelle les frontières traditionnelles des services et permet de s'interroger sur les nouvelles solidarités à développer. Cet ouvrage intéressera tous les acteurs impliqués dans la gestion de l'eau, les décideurs, les traiteurs d'eau mais aussi les universitaires et la société civile.
Book Synopsis Manuel des Droits de l'Homme à l'Eau Potable et à l'Assainissement à l’intention des Praticiens by : Robert Bos
Download or read book Manuel des Droits de l'Homme à l'Eau Potable et à l'Assainissement à l’intention des Praticiens written by Robert Bos and published by IWA Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-15 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Le Manuel des Droits de l'Homme et à l'Eau Potable et à l'Assainissement à l’intention des Praticiens vise à: Introduire les principes et concepts contenus dans les résolutions des Nations Unies reconnaissant le Droit de l’Homme à l’Eau Potable et à l’Assainissement (DHEA)Clarifier le langage et la terminologie utilisés dans la promotion des droits de l’homme, et Fournir des conseils sur les rôles et les responsabilités de tous ceux qui contribuent à la réalisation progressive des DHEA, et sur la façon dont les principes et les actions en matière de droits humains peuvent être incorporés dans leurs fonctions essentielles. Le Manuel met en lumière les principes et critères relatifs aux droits de l’homme dans le domaine de l’eau potable et de l’assainissement. Il explique les obligations juridiques internationales en termes de politiques et de pratiques opérationnelles qui soutiendront la réalisation progressive de l’accès universel. Le Manuel introduit une perspective des droits de l’homme qui ajoutera de la valeur à la prise de décision éclairée dans les activités quotidiennes des opérateurs, des gestionnaires et des organismes de régulation. Il encourage également ses lecteurs à s’engager activement dans des dialogues nationaux pour que les droits de l’homme à l’eau potable et à l’assainissement soient traduits en politiques, lois et règlements nationaux et locaux. La création d’un tel environnement favorable n’est, en fait, que la première étape du processus de réalisation progressive. La répartition des rôles et des responsabilités est l’étape suivante, dans un cadre institutionnel et opérationnel actualisé qui permet d’appliquer une perspective des droits de l’homme au processus d’examen et de révision des fonctions essentielles des opérateurs, des prestataires de services et des organismes de régulation.
