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Sobre: José Galindo (ed.), Mexico in Focus. Political, Environmental and Social Issues, Nova Publishers, New York, 2015, 430 pp.

Sobre: José Galindo (ed.), Mexico in Focus. Political, Environmental and Social Issues, Nova Publishers, New York, 2015, 430 pp.

World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation, Second Edition, Volume Three: Ecological Issues and Environmental Impacts covers global issues relating to our seas, including a biological description of the coast and continental shelf waters, the development and use of the coast, landfills and their effects, pollutant discharges over time, the effects of over-fishing, and the management methods and techniques used to ensure continued ecosystem functioning. The relative importance of water-borne and airborne routes differ in different parts of the world is explored, along with extensive coverage of major habitats and species groups, governmental, education and legal issues, fisheries effects, remote sensing, climate change and management. This book is an invaluable, worldwide reference source for students and researchers concerned with marine environmental science, fisheries, oceanography and engineering and coastal zone development

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of boxes -- List of contributors -- Foreword -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The purpose of this book -- 2 Measuring the size of countries -- 3 Data on small states -- 4 Trade -- 5 Finance -- 6 Regulatory frameworks and structural reform -- 7 Social and political aspects -- 8 Environmental concerns -- 9 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Appendix 1 -- PART I: Trade -- 1. Opportunities and challenges for small economies in global value chains -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Small economies -- 3 Opportunities and challenges -- 4 Integration of small economies in goods value chains -- 5 Integration of small economies in services value chains -- 6 Policy challenges for small economies with GVCs -- 7 Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 2. Trade openness, volatility and governance -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature review -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Estimation results -- 5 Conclusions and implications -- Notes -- References -- 3. Trade, fiscal and welfare considerations of the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement: a CARICOM perspective -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature review -- 3 Methods -- 4 Results -- 5 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 4. The effects of structural reforms on economic growth in the Caribbean small states -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Stylized facts on structural reforms in the Caribbean -- 3 Literature review on structural reforms -- 4 Measuring the impact of reforms: methodology and indices -- 5 Model specification, methodology and results -- 6 Other considerations: institutional quality -- 7 Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 Long-run estimates for institutional quality and growth -- Appendix 4: the institutional quality in the Caribbean, 1996-2013 -- References

Sobre: José Galindo (ed.), Mexico in Focus. Political, Environmental and Social Issues, Nova Publishers, New York, 2015, 430 pp.

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and is freely available to read online. Crises pose an immediate risk to life, health, and the environment and require urgent action. The publics use of social media has important implications for contingency policies and practices. Social media have the potential for risk reduction and preventive interaction with the public. This book is about how different communicators - whether crisis managers, first responders, journalists, or private citizens and disaster victims - have used social media to communicate about risks and crises. It is also about how these very different actors can play a crucial role in mitigating or preventing crises. How can they use social media to strengthen their own and the publics awareness and understanding of crises when they unfold? How can they use social media to promote resilience during crises and the ability to deal with the after-effects? Chapters address such questions by presenting new research-based knowledge on social media use during different crises: the terrorist attacks in Norway on 22 July 2011; the central European floods in Austria in 2013; and the West African Ebola-outbreak in 2014. The collection also presents research on the development of a tool for gathering social media information, based on a user-centered design. Social Media use in Crisis and Risk Communication' presents cutting-edge research on the use of social media in crisis communication and reporting. It gives recommendations about how different crisis communicators (information officers, crisis managers, journalists) can improve their ability to gather information, communicate and raise peoples crisis awareness by using social media.

Intro -- Title page -- Table of Contents -- Copyright -- Contributors -- Introduction to World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation -- Acknowledgments, and the Maps -- Chapter 1: The Mangrove Ecosystem -- Abstract -- 1.1 Mangrove Goods and Services -- 1.2 Threats -- 1.3 Management and Conservation -- 1.4 Economic Instruments to Promote Mangrove Management and Conservation -- 1.5 International Policy Tools -- 1.6 Addressing Knowledge and Data Gaps -- 1.7 Looking Back and Moving Forward -- Chapter 2: Global Status of Coral Reefs: In Combination, Disturbances and Stressors Become Ratchets -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- 2.1 Overview of the Status of Coral Reefs -- 2.2 Consequences of Historical Context -- 2.3 Rapid Recovery of Coral Communities -- 2.4 Reef Systems Lose Resilience as Disturbances Increase in Frequency and Duration -- 2.5 As Disturbances and Stresses Evolve From Events to Trends, the Production of Larvae Decreases -- 2.6 Multiple Feedbacks Affecting Recruitment Compound Declines in Rates of Reef Recovery -- 2.7 Lengthening of Reef Recovery Times -- 2.8 Increased Global Rate of Terrestrial Runoff Can Benefit Plankton-Based Food Webs, But Not Coral Reefs -- 2.9 CO2 Can Cause Not Only Seawater Warming and Acidification, But Also Stratification -- 2.10 Many Species of Corals May Not Go Extinct -- 2.11 Reef Accretion Will Lose to Bioerosion and Most Ecosystem Goods and Services Will Become Degraded -- 2.12 Conclusions -- Chapter 3: Status and Trends for the World's Kelp Forests -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- 3.1 Kelps: Ocean Trees -- 3.2 Phylogeography and Distribution -- 3.3 Threats Facing Global Kelp Forests -- 3.4 Trajectories of Kelp Forests Globally -- 3.5 The Future of Kelp Forests -- 3.6 Conclusion -- Chapter 4: Salt Marshes: Their Role in Our Society and Threats Posed to Their Existence -- Abstract -- Acknowledgment

Formation and maintenance of an African easterly wave mesoscale convective system in 2004 over East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula / Yuh-Lang Lin, James Spinks and Bo-Wen Shen -- The prospect of the Sahara Solar Energy Research Centre in Algeria as the first state of the Sahara Solar Breeder Initiative and a proposal for the second stage / A. Boudghene Stambouli, M.T. Benmessaoud, S. Flazi, S. Yamaguchi, K. Itaka, M. Sumiya and H. Koinuma -- Digital politics in North Africa : possibilities to reverse subversion / Ibrahim Saleh

Provides information from numerous fields of knowledge relevant to the study of environmental issues, including biology, geology, anthropology, demographics, genetics, and engineering, and explains the interrelationships of these issues.

Market Intelligence Report ; Electric vehicles do not directly emit CO2. However, the generation of electricity to charge their Li-ion batteries does. More importantly, though, the manufacturing of Li-ion batteries has considerable environmental and societal impact. On one hand, manufacturing processes are highly energy-intensive, which leads to CO2 emissions and negative environmental impacts. On the other hand, batteries contain raw materials such as cobalt, lithium, manganese, graphite, and nickel, of which the mining and processing entail a negative impact on both local societies and ecosystems. Mining operations for cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo have often been accused of using artisanal miners and child labour, while leaks of toxic chemicals f rom lithium mines in Tibet have caused the deterioration of local fauna. Considering the global increase in battery demand, these issues are only expected to increase, should nothing change. Solutions are being developed. Pyro, hydro, and other, innovative recycling processes are being further developed and upscaled, which could partly replace raw material mining. Although up to now just around 5% of all Li-ion batteries (f rom smaller devices such as laptops or cell phones) are recycled or reused, the volume of larger EV batteries that is expected to reach their end of life in the next few years is expected to change this trend, as recycling of larger batteries – with higher content in valuable materials – is predicted to make recycling f inancially attractive. In addition, new battery technologies with low or no content of "troublesome" raw materials are being developed, such as the cobalt-f ree battery developed in COBRA . This market intelligence report aims to highlight the main environmental and social impacts of Li-ion batteries, as well as technologies and measures to reduce them. ; Objectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::12 - Producció i Consum Responsables ; Objectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::12 - Producció i Consum Responsables::12.2 - Per a 2030, assolir la gestió sostenible i l'ús eficient dels recursos naturals ; Objectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::12 - Producció i Consum Responsables::12.4 - Per a 2020, aconseguir la gestió ecològicament racional dels productes químics i de tots els residus al llarg del seu cicle de vida, de conformitat amb els marcs internacionals convinguts, i reduir-ne de manera significativa l'alliberament a l'atmosfera, a l'aigua i al sòl a fi de minimitzar-ne els efectes adversos sobre la salut humana i el medi ambient ; Preprint