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Petroleum Development and Environmental Conflict in Aotearoa New Zealand: Texas of the South Pacific examines the circumstances under which environmental opposition to state policies to promote oil and gas development has led to far-reaching changes in institutional relations between the state and civil society.

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Petroleum Development and Environmental Conflict in Aotearoa New Zealand: Texas of the South Pacific examines the circumstances under which environmental opposition to state policies to promote oil and gas development has led to far-reaching changes in institutional relations between the state and civil society.

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Serves as a reminder of what needs to be done - and what can be done - to keep Planet Earth alive.

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Vast changes in U.S. environmental policy from the New Deal through the Reagan administration have occurred that shed light on the nature of the American regulatory state.

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Because of economic, environmental and political abuses, we are not using our land and natural resources in the most ecologically enlightened ways. This book outlines a new national policy for land use and provides a new legal, political and ethical justification for the proposed policies.

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Much of the literature devoted to impact assessment has focused on it as a technique or set of techniques, or on the environmental impact statement as a legal procedural requirement.

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This text employs comparative analysis to explain the conservation policy process in the countries of Argentina, Chile and Costa Rica. Case studies and examples of important policy decisions for conservation issues are employed to illustrate variations in the policy process in each country.

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Shows that the overall dynamical behavior of populations must be understood in terms of the behavior of individuals. The author contends that further progress in population ecology requires taking into account individual differences other than sex, age, and taxonomic affiliation - unequal access to resources, for instance.

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Aiming to encourage the exchange of ideas among scientists involved in the management of fisheries, wildlife, forest stands, and pest control, this work presents a general framework for modeling populations that reproduce seasonally and that have age or stage structure as an essential component of management strategy.

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Looks at poverty proneness of female-headed households and the effectiveness of developmental policies implemented in rural India.

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Provides a fresh perspective on the Palestinian-Israeli water conflict. This work is suitable for researchers, professionals and policy makers involved with the politics of the Middle East and with water conflict more generally.

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Presenting the Palestinian-Israeli water conflict, this book aims to show the conflict to be much deeply entrenched and reveal how existing tactics to control water are leading away from peace and towards continued domination and a squandering of this useful resource. It also exposes the hidden dynamics of water conflict around the world.

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Conservation organizations capture peoples hearts and minds to encourage them to care about and act for the future of the global environment. This guide provides practical information for how, with limited resources, conservation staff can gather data that improves the effectiveness of their programs and activities.

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In 1984, the Conference on Environmental Quality, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Science Foundation convened a series of panel meetings to discuss long-term environmental issues.

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With a focus on the dynamic motivating power of metaphorical images, this unique investigation of space exploration rhetoric will interest space enthusiasts, as well as those who study rhetorical criticism, political communication, political science, and space programs.

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Describes the network of water temples that managed the flow of irrigation water in the name of the Goddess of the Crater Lake. Using the techniques of ecological simulation modeling, this book argues that the system of temple rituals is not only a reflection of utilitarian constraints but also a basic ingredient in organization of production.

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The development and use of nuclear power in the United States has become stalemated. This volume, therefore, examines the dynamics of nuclear waste disposal policy. The volume provides a comprehensive view of the complex environment in which nuclear waste disposal policy develops.

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Provides corporate executives with easily accessed data and analyses of the theory of environmental management systems, and in doing so covers the major environmental concerns worrying corporate America.

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The use of public lands in the western United States has become the focus of international, national, and regional debate.

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An analysis of the public policymaking process and wildlife conservation issues which utilizes a conceptual framework and in-depth evaluation of practical issues in wildlife management and stresses the importance of the human dimension and calls for knowledgeable public involvement.

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