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States, Markets and Just Growth
Development in the Twenty-first Century
Series: United Nations System in the 21st Century, The
( Print: April 2003
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This publication examines the common concerns of developing countries seeking just and fair growth and at the same time highlights their special regional needs. It addresses the following topics: the...
This publication examines the common concerns of developing countries seeking just and fair growth and at the same time highlights their special regional needs. It addresses the following topics: the...
Ordos Plateau of China, The
An Endangered Environment
Series: UNU Studies on Critical Environmental Regions
( Print: January 2000
)
The Ordos Plateau of China is an account of the regional human-environmental history of the Ordos Plateau, a dryland region inhabited by Chinese farmers and Mongolian shepherds. It surveys...
The Ordos Plateau of China is an account of the regional human-environmental history of the Ordos Plateau, a dryland region inhabited by Chinese farmers and Mongolian shepherds. It surveys...
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Globalization of Human Rights, The
Series: United Nations System in the 21st Century, The
( Print: November 2003
)
The Globalization of Human Rights addresses a set of questions focusing on the justice at the national, regional, and international levels. The examination of these questions is conducted through...
The Globalization of Human Rights addresses a set of questions focusing on the justice at the national, regional, and international levels. The examination of these questions is conducted through...
Global Environment in the Twenty-first Century, The
Prospects for International Cooperation
Series: United Nations System in the 21st Century, The
( Print: April 2000
)
Environmental pollution, the growing population and the range of animal and plant species are all placing a strain on the earth, threatening human health and economic well-being. This publication...
Environmental pollution, the growing population and the range of animal and plant species are all placing a strain on the earth, threatening human health and economic well-being. This publication...
Regions at Risk
Comparisons of Threatened Environments
Series: UNU Studies on Critical Environmental Regions
( Print: February 1996
)
Nine critical environmental regions are examined through formal definitions and a detailed look into the concepts of environmental criticality and endangerment. This innovative study provides an up-to...
Nine critical environmental regions are examined through formal definitions and a detailed look into the concepts of environmental criticality and endangerment. This innovative study provides an up-to...
Amazonia
Resiliency and Dynamism of the Land and its People
Series: UNU Studies on Critical Environmental Regions
( Print: December 1997
)
The Amazon basin, site of the world's largest remaining tropical rain forest, is experiencing rapid ecological and socio-economic changes. This book examines the driving forces behind these changes...
The Amazon basin, site of the world's largest remaining tropical rain forest, is experiencing rapid ecological and socio-economic changes. This book examines the driving forces behind these changes...
In Place of the Forest
Environmental and Socio-Economic Transformation in Borneo and the Eastern Malay Peninsula
Series: UNU Studies on Critical Environmental Regions
( Print: January 1998
)
This book describes the course of the modern transformation of Borneo and the eastern side of the Malay Peninsula, an area considered to be 'environmentally critical' because of the massive...
This book describes the course of the modern transformation of Borneo and the eastern side of the Malay Peninsula, an area considered to be 'environmentally critical' because of the massive...