From The Conquest Of The Desert To Sustainable Development

Author : Ilanit Ben-Dor Derimian
Publisher : LIT Verlag
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783643963901

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From the Conquest of the Desert to Sustainable Development by Ilanit Ben-Dor Derimian Pdf

The Negev desert occupies most of the territory of Israel. It has a strategic importance for the existence of the center of the country and at the same time is considered as a natural wild periphery. Since the 1920s, there was a tendency to conquer and flourish the desert, while since the 1980s, the ecological values gained importance. This manuscript reveals the relationship between man and his environment, employing texts analysis according to the ecocriticism approach. The study shows how as part of globalization processes, the status of collectivism in Israeli society was declined whereas the ability of social groups to influence the spatial identity construction has increased. Dr. Ilanit Ben-Dor Derimian, lecturer specialized in Israel and Jewish culture and history studies, member of the Research Center of Foreign Cultures, Languages and Literatures (CECILLE), University of Lille, France.

Author : Ilanit Ben-Dor Derimian
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783643913906

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From the Conquest of the Desert to Sustainable Development by Ilanit Ben-Dor Derimian Pdf

The Negev desert occupies most of the territory of Israel. It has a strategic importance for the existence of the center of the country and at the same time is considered as a natural wild periphery. Since the 1920s, there was a tendency to conquer and flourish the desert, while since the 1980s, the ecological values gained importance. This manuscript reveals the relationship between man and his environment, employing texts analysis according to the ecocriticism approach. The study shows how as part of globalization processes, the status of collectivism in Israeli society was declined whereas the ability of social groups to influence the spatial identity construction has increased.

Author : Carolyne Ryan Larson
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Conquest of the Desert, Argentina, 1879
ISBN : 9780826362070

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The Conquest of the Desert by Carolyne Ryan Larson Pdf

Winner of the 2021 Thomas McGann Book Prize from the Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies For more than one hundred years, the Conquest of the Desert (1878-1885) has marked Argentina's historical passage between eras, standing at the gateway to the nation's "Golden Age" of progress, modernity, and--most contentiously--national whiteness and the "invisibilization" of Indigenous peoples. This traditional narrative has deeply influenced the ways in which many Argentines understand their nation's history, its laws and policies, and its cultural heritage. As such, the Conquest has shaped debates about the role of Indigenous peoples within Argentina in the past and present. The Conquest of the Desert brings together scholars from across disciplines to offer an interdisciplinary examination of the Conquest and its legacies. This collection explores issues of settler colonialism, Indigenous-state relations, genocide, borderlands, and Indigenous cultures and land rights through essays that reexamine one of Argentina's most important historical periods.

Author : Edgar Sebastián Villagra
Publisher : Cuvillier Verlag
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783865374981

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Does Product Diversification Lead Sustainable Development of Smallholder Production Systems in Northern Patagonia, Argentina? by Edgar Sebastián Villagra Pdf

Author : David Sims
Publisher : I.B.Tauris
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781617973888

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Understanding Cairo by David Sims Pdf

This book moves beyond superficial generalizations about Cairo as a chaotic metropolis in the developing world into an analysis of the ways the city’s eighteen million inhabitants have, in the face of a largely neglectful government, built and shaped their own city. Using a wealth of recent studies on Greater Cairo and a deep reading of informal urban processes, the city and its recent history are portrayed and mapped: the huge, spontaneous neighborhoods; housing; traffic and transport; city government; and its people and their enterprises. The book argues that understanding a city such as Cairo is not a daunting task as long as pre-conceived notions are discarded and care is taken to apprehend available information and to assess it with a critical eye. In the case of Cairo, this approach leads to a conclusion that the city can be considered a kind of success story, in spite of everything.

Author : Yael Zerubavel
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781503607606

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Desert in the Promised Land by Yael Zerubavel Pdf

“A complex and fascinating portrait of Israel . . . .an engaging book that combines anthropology, culture, and history.” —Anita Shapira, author of Ben-Gurion: Father of Modern Israel At once an ecological phenomenon and a cultural construction, the desert has varied associations within Zionist and Israeli culture. In the Judaic textual tradition, it evokes exile and punishment, yet is also a site for origin myths, the divine presence, and sanctity. Secular Zionism developed its own spin on the duality of the desert as the romantic site of Jews’ biblical roots that inspired the Hebrew culture, and as the barren land outside the Jewish settlements in Palestine, featuring them as an oasis of order and technological progress within a symbolic desert. Yael Zerubavel tells the story of the desert from the early twentieth century to the present, shedding light on romantic-mythical associations, settlement and security concerns, environmental sympathies, and the commodifying tourist gaze. Drawing on literary narratives, educational texts, newspaper articles, tourist materials, films, popular songs, posters, photographs, and cartoons, Zerubavel reveals the complexities and contradictions that mark Israeli society’s semiotics of space in relation to the Middle East, and the central role of the “besieged island” trope in Israeli culture and politics.

Author : Arie S. Issar
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642106408

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Progressive Development by Arie S. Issar Pdf

The book is based on the results of the investigations of the authors in the semi-arid and arid regions (ASAR) of the globe. These investigations brought to the conclusion that the warming climate will cause the drying up of the water resources in these regions. In this case the principles of Sustainable Development will not be able to avert forthcoming catastrophes. These conclusions brought to the compilation of the policy of "Progressive Development", emphasising investment in the development of new water resources and changing the natural environments while advancing the local populations on the dimension of knowledge by education.

Author : Jeffrey D. Sachs
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780231173155

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The Age of Sustainable Development by Jeffrey D. Sachs Pdf

Jeffrey D. Sachs has shown himself to be one of the worldÕs most perceptive and original analysts of global development in his groundbreaking books, including The End of Poverty and Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet. Now, in this major new work he presents a compelling and practical framework for how global citizens can address the seemingly intractable worldwide problems of persistent extreme poverty, environmental degradation, and political-economic injustice. Sachs outlines the holistic way forward: sustainable development. This provocative work offers readers, students, activists, environmentalists, and policy makers the tools, metrics, and practical pathways they need to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. Far more than a rhetorical exercise, this book is designed to inform, inspire, and spur action. Based on SachsÕs twelve years as director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, his thirteen years advising the United Nations secretary-general on the Millennium Development Goals, and his recent presentation of these ideas in a popular online course, The Age of Sustainable Development is a landmark publication and a clarion call for all who care about our planet and global justice.

Author : A. M. Marinov,C. A. Brebbia
Publisher : WIT Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781845647261

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Ecosystems and Sustainable Development IX by A. M. Marinov,C. A. Brebbia Pdf

Containing papers presented at the Ninth International Conference in the well-established conference series on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development, this book originates from the work of the late Nobel laureate, Ilya Prigogine, and challenges us to develop the new science of “ecodynamics,” integrating thermodynamics, ecology and economics. It covers not only novel research related to ecological problems from all over the world, but also new emergent ideas arising from the cross fertilisation of different disciplines, including evolutionary thermodynamics and biodiversity, structures in ecosystems modelling and landscapes, mathematical models and eco-informatics, to mention but a few.The papers in the book cover such topics as: Ecosystems modelling; Natural resources management; Environmental indicators and measurements; Sustainable development and planning; Data mining applications; Energy and the environment; Soil contamination and recovery; Water resources issues; Waste management; Ecotoxicity; Ecosystems maintenance; Ecosystems and climate change; Environmental economics and benefit analysis; Recovery of damaged areas; Socio-economic areas; Environmental management; Policies and regulations; Protection and mitigation; Knowledge dissemination and internet applications; Ecological services; Innovation in ecosystems management; Landscape development and management.

Author : Frederic P. Miller,Agnes F. Vandome,John McBrewster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-18
Category : History
ISBN : 6130641834

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Conquest of the Desert by Frederic P. Miller,Agnes F. Vandome,John McBrewster Pdf

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Conquest of the Desert was a military campaign directed mainly by General Julio Argentino Roca in the 1870s, which established Argentine dominance over Patagonia, which was inhabited by indigenous peoples. Jens Andermann has noted that contemporary sources on the campaign indicate that it was genocide by the Argentine government against the indigenous tribes. Others perceive the campaign as intending to suppress specifically those groups of aboriginals that refused to submit to the white government and carried out attacks on civilian settlements. This recent argument usually summarized as Civilization or Genocide?questions whether the Conquest of the Desert was really intended to exterminate the aboriginals.

Author : Nisha Varghese
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031345562

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Natural Resource Management in the Thar Desert Region of Rajasthan by Nisha Varghese Pdf

Author : Hans Barnard,Kim Duistermaat
Publisher : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781938770586

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The History of the Peoples of the Eastern Desert by Hans Barnard,Kim Duistermaat Pdf

The last quarter century has seen extensive research on the ports of the Red Sea coast of Egypt, the road systems connecting them to the Nile, and the mines and quarries in the region. Missing has been a systematic study of the peoples of the Eastern Desert--the area between the Red Sea and the Nile Valley--in whose territories these ports, roads, mines, and quarries were located. The historical overview of the Eastern Desert in the shape of a roughly chronological narrative presented in this book fills that gap. The multidisciplinary perspective focuses on the long-term history of the region. The extensive range of topics addressed includes specific historical periods, natural resources, nomadic survival strategies, ancient textual data, and the interaction between Christian hermits and their neighbors. The breadth of perspective does not sacrifice depth, for all authors deal in some detail with the specifics of their subject matter. As a whole, this collection provides an outline of the history and sociology of the Eastern Desert unparalleled in any language for its comprehensiveness. As such, it will be the essential starting point for future research on the Eastern Desert. Includes a CD of eleven audio files with music of the Ababda Nomads, and six short videos of Ababda culture.

Author : Joginder Singh,Deepansh Sharma,Gaurav Kumar,Neeta Raj Sharma
Publisher : Springer
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811300530

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Microbial Bioprospecting for Sustainable Development by Joginder Singh,Deepansh Sharma,Gaurav Kumar,Neeta Raj Sharma Pdf

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the use of microorganisms and microbial metabolites as a future sustainable basis of agricultural, environmental and industrial developments. It provides a holistic approach to the latest advances in the utilization of various microorganism bioprospecting including their wide range of applications, traditional uses, modern practices, and designing strategies to harness their potential. In addition, it highlights advanced microbial bioremediation approaches, including genetic manipulation, metagenomics analysis and bacteriophage-based sensors for the detection of food-borne pathogens. Lastly, it elaborates on the latest advances regarding the role of microbes in the sustainable development of various industrial products.

Author : Ryan C. Edwards
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520381827

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A Carceral Ecology by Ryan C. Edwards Pdf

Closer to Antarctica than to Buenos Aires, the port town of Ushuaia, Argentina is home to a national park as well as a museum that is housed in the world’s southernmost prison. Ushuaia’s radial panopticon operated as an experimental hybrid penal colony and penitentiary from 1902 to 1947, designed to revolutionize modern prisons globally. A Carceral Ecology offers the first comprehensive study of this notorious prison and its afterlife, documenting how the Patagonian frontier and timber economy became central to ideas about labor, rehabilitation, and resource management. Mining the records of penologists, naturalists, and inmates, Ryan C. Edwards shows how discipline was tied to forest management, but also how inmates gained situated geographical knowledge and reframed debates on the regeneration of the land and the self. Bringing a new imperative to global prison studies, Edwards asks us to rethink the role of the environment in carceral practices as well as the impact of incarceration on the natural world.

Author : Jean-Yves Grosclaude,Rajendra K. Pachauri,Laurence Tubiana
Publisher : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9788179935569

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Innovation for Sustainable Development by Jean-Yves Grosclaude,Rajendra K. Pachauri,Laurence Tubiana Pdf

Innovation has become the new buzzword across the globe. International organisations, governments, corporates, academia and society see it as the answer to the major economic, social and environmental transformations challenging the models of the 20th century. Innovations are occurring worldwide and alternative solutions to the existing problems are emerging in all sectors: electric cars, organic farming, renewable energy and e-learning are good examples. These alternatives can be ascribed with qualities such as decentralized frugal, flexible, smart and democratic, virtues that are lacking in conventional models. They are attributed with the potential to meet the overall global challenges such as climate change and the growing inequalities between and within countries. What is the real potential of innovation? Does the rapid deployment of innovations lead towards a more sustainable and inclusive society? Can innovations and the emerging alternatives replace conventional models? Beyond technologies, what institutional innovations are required to support sustainable development? A Planet for Life 2014 aims to answer these questions and explore innovation in all its aspects, through a series of texts written by international experts. The objective of this book is to analyse experiences from across the world and the role of innovation in a variety of areas of development such as urbanization, agriculture and food, the mobility of people and freight, education and the provision of water and energy to all.