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Environmentalissuescontinuedtoloomlargeinthelastdecadeofthetwentiethc- tury, especiallyenvironmentalproblemsrelatedtorisinglevelsofCO emissionsand 2 other greenhouse gases on the planet's average temperatures and, subsequently, storm patterns. Floods and droughts, in combination with unseasonably high and low temperatures became the norm rather than the exception for large expanses of Africa, Asia and Oceania. Even large areas of Europe and NorthAmerica were s- jected to recurrent floods and droughts and experienced unseasonable extremes of hot and cold temperatures associated with man-made intrusions into the natural environment. And, still, aglobalplanofactiontohaltman-relatedpatternsofdef- estation, desertification, and over-fishing of the seas has yet to come into being. At the same time, the number of regional conflicts and civil wars increased and, with them, the lives of many women, children, old people and other n- combatants were lost in these conflicts. Increasingly, regional wars and conflicts had less to do with disputes over land or other natural resources but more with the differing social, political and religious identifications of the people engaged in these conflicts. Warnings of genocide and near-genocide conditions were commonly proclaimed to the world community but, sadly, the planet's inter- tional security apparatus proved to be largely ineffective in containing many of the worst of these atrocities. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people, ev- tually millions, died while awaiting assistance from the global community to bring an end to their suffering
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monografia Rebiun36894747 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun36894747 m o d cr cn||||||||| 080226s2007 ne a ob 101 0 eng d 2007275312 GBA703977 bnb 144641286 225366952 228392184 317881318 647650823 698452704 746948081 756423176 994720557 1005803360 1035656865 1044256328 1056368970 1058063915 1060861884 1073036134 1074306070 1077268598 1087358180 1097268707 1105589938 1110934473 1162622247 1204075483 1391840023 9781402051104 1402051107 1402050992 Cloth) 9781402050992 Cloth) 6610745498 electronic bk.) 9786610745494 electronic bk.) 9781402050992 AU@ 000042135269 AU@ 000048702712 DEBSZ 430448791 NZ1 12052249 NZ1 13666511 978-1-4020-5099-2 Springer http://www.springerlink.com GW5XE eng pn GW5XE OCLCQ N$T MUQ CEF UAB DAY E7B STF OCLCQ ISOBC IDEBK OCLCO OCLCQ A7U OCLCQ OCLCF BEDGE OCLCQ COO OCLCO YDXCP AU@ EBLCP DEBSZ OCLCQ OCLCO OCL OCLCO OCLCQ TXI OCLCQ Z5A OTZ OCLCQ ESU VT2 JG0 OCLCQ U3W OCLCQ WYU ICG OCLCQ CANPU YOU LEAUB W2U CNTRU UKAHL OCLCQ WURST ZHM SFB OCLCQ OCLCO COM OCLCO OCLCQ INARC DCT LUN AUD OCLCO UKKRT HN lcco SOC 002010 bisacsh POL 038000 bisacsh SOC 022000 bisacsh 306.09182/1 22 71.41 bcl Advancing quality of life in a turbulent world edited by Richard J. Estes Dordrecht Springer 2007 Dordrecht Dordrecht Springer 1 online resource (xix, 225 pages) illustrations 1 online resource (xix, 225 pages) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Social indicators research series v. 29 Includes bibliographical references and index How does European Union enlargement affect social cohesion? Wolfgang Keck and Peter Krause. -- Promoting well-being : a British perspective Beverley A. Searle. -- Importance and satisfaction with life domains in Croatia : representative sample Ljiljana Kaliterna Lipovcan and Zvjezdana Prizmic-Larsen. -- Commuting and quality of life : the Italian case Giampaolo Nuvolati. -- An alternative measures of years of healthy life Alexandre Klementiev. -- Analyzing "sustainable wealth" indicators for evaluating the contribution of a regional industrial sector toward quality of life and sustainable development Martina Schafer and Lydia Illege. -- Fuel sources and well-being in the Marshall Islands Jagjit Singh University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus Environmentalissuescontinuedtoloomlargeinthelastdecadeofthetwentiethc- tury, especiallyenvironmentalproblemsrelatedtorisinglevelsofCO emissionsand 2 other greenhouse gases on the planet's average temperatures and, subsequently, storm patterns. Floods and droughts, in combination with unseasonably high and low temperatures became the norm rather than the exception for large expanses of Africa, Asia and Oceania. Even large areas of Europe and NorthAmerica were s- jected to recurrent floods and droughts and experienced unseasonable extremes of hot and cold temperatures associated with man-made intrusions into the natural environment. And, still, aglobalplanofactiontohaltman-relatedpatternsofdef- estation, desertification, and over-fishing of the seas has yet to come into being. At the same time, the number of regional conflicts and civil wars increased and, with them, the lives of many women, children, old people and other n- combatants were lost in these conflicts. Increasingly, regional wars and conflicts had less to do with disputes over land or other natural resources but more with the differing social, political and religious identifications of the people engaged in these conflicts. Warnings of genocide and near-genocide conditions were commonly proclaimed to the world community but, sadly, the planet's inter- tional security apparatus proved to be largely ineffective in containing many of the worst of these atrocities. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people, ev- tually millions, died while awaiting assistance from the global community to bring an end to their suffering Quality of life- Congresses Life span, Productive- Congresses Quality of life Life span, Productive Quality of Life Qualité de la vie Vie active Qualité de la vie- Congrès Vie active- Congrès quality of life. SOCIAL SCIENCE- Anthropology- Cultural. POLITICAL SCIENCE- Public Policy- Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE- Popular Culture. Sciences sociales. Sciences humaines. Life span, Productive. Quality of life. Kwaliteit van het bestaan. Welbevinden. Sociale verandering. Sociale indicatoren. Sociale aspecten. sociale wetenschappen social sciences sociologie sociology Social Sciences (General) Sociale wetenschappen (algemeen) Congress proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings. Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Estes, Richard J. International Society for Quality of Life Studies Springer e-books Springer e-books Print version Advancing quality of life in a turbulent world. Dordrecht : Springer, 2007 9781402050992 1402050992 (DLC) 2007275312 (OCoLC)77481992 Social indicators research series v. 29