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    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Small-scale fisheries are a major source of food and employment around the world. Yet, many small-scale fishers work in conditions that are neither safe nor secure. Millions of them are poor, and often they are socially and politically marginalized. Macro-economic and institutional mechanisms are essential to address these poverty and vulnerability problems; however, interventions at the local ... Leer más

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    Reshaping Environments: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Sustainability in a Complex World draws together a team of specialist authors from disciplines including urban planning, social sciences, engineering and environmental science to examine the diverse influences humans have upon the natural environment. This interdisciplinary approach presents multifaceted responses for complex environmental ... Leer más

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  • Ecosystem Services – Concept, Methods and Case Studies

    Edición de Karsten Grunewald, Olaf Bastian ...
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  • Successful Agricultural Innovation in Emerging Economies

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  • Water Management in Italy

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  • Post-2020 Climate Action

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    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
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    The goal of this book is to explore disaster risk reduction (DRR), migration, climate change adaptation (CCA) and sustainable development linkages from a number of different geographical, social and natural science angles. Well-known scientists and practitioners present different perspectives regarding these inter-linkages from around the world, with theoretical discussions as well as field ... Leer más

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