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Regulating energy and natural resources

Table of Contents: “…Roggenkamp The European electricity and gas regulatory forums / Leigh Hancher and Iñigo Del Guayo State-company relations in offshore oil exploitation : regulatory and contractual analyses / Terence Daintith Efficiency and environmental sustainability : using market mechanisms for water resources regulation in Australia / Lee Godden Voluntary approaches and formal regulation : climate change and Canada's energy sector / Alastair R. …”

Resource economics : an economic approach to natural resource and environmental policy / by Bergstrom, John C.

Table of Contents: “…The economics of air, land, and water resource use and policy ch. 16. The control of polluting emissions : how can we protect the environment and people from air pollution? …”

Participation of local government authorities and the performance of integrated water resources management in Tanzania: a case study of little Ruaha river, Iringa district by Muginya, David M.

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Towards sustainable environment in Tanzania /

Wetland environments : a global perspective by Aber James S.

Table of Contents: “…Wetland environments: A global perspective; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I; 1: Wetland overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 How much and where; 1.3 Wetland trends; 1.4 Wetland preservation and protection; 1.5 Wetland science; 1.6 Book approach and outline; 1.7 Summary; 2: Wetland criteria; 2.1 Definitions; 2.2 Water; 2.3 Soil; 2.4 Vegetation; 2.5 Wetland classification; 2.6 Peatland; 2.7 Anthropogenic dimensions of wetlands; 2.8 Summary; 3: Methods in wetland research; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Remote sensing; 3.2.1 Image resolution and interpretability; 3.2.2 Wetland image interpretation. 5.3 Hydric soil criteria5.4 Mineral and organic hydric soils; 5.5 Submerged wetland substrates; 5.6 Summary; 6: Wetland vegetation; 6.1 Plant adaptations; 6.1.1 Structural adaptations; 6.1.2 Biochemical adaptations; 6.2 Ecological categories; 6.2.1 Shoreline plants; 6.2.2 Emergent plants; 6.2.3 Floating plants; 6.2.4 Submerged plants; 6.2.5 Plant zonation; 6.3 Indicator categories; 6.4 Plant hardiness zones; 6.5 Invasive plant species; 6.6 Summary; 7: Wetland wildlife; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Wetland invertebrates; 7.2.1 Insects; 7.2.2 Mosquitos; 7.2.3 Corals; 7.3 Wetland vertebrates. 7.3.1 Amphibians7.3.2 Reptiles; 7.3.3 Birds; 7.3.4 Mammals; 7.4 Invasive animal species; 7.5 Summary; Part III; 8: Wetland change; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Hydroseral succession; 8.3 Sea-level change and crustal movements; 8.3.1 Glacial eustasy; 8.3.2 Glacial isostasy; 8.3.3 Complicated responses; 8.3.4 Modern sea-level rise; 8.4 Climate change; 8.4.1 Climate basics; 8.4.2 Climate and wetlands; 8.5 Fire; 8.6 Summary; 9: Wetlands through time; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Coal; 9.2.1 Paleozoic coal; 9.2.2 Cretaceous-Tertiary coal and lignite; 9.3 Amber; 9.4 Pleistocene and Holocene wetlands. 9.4.1 Nordic region9.4.2 North America; 9.4.3 Tropics and Antarctica; 9.4.4 Holocene climate and early man; 9.5 Summary; 10: Environmental cycles and feedback; 10.1 Biogeochemical cycles; 10.1.1 Wetland elements; 10.1.2 Nitrogen; 10.1.3 Phosphorus, potassium and sulfur; 10.2 Carbon cycle; 10.2.1 Carbon reservoirs; 10.2.2 Carbon balance; 10.2.3 Carbon gases and climatic feedback; 10.3 Fossil fuels; 10.3.1 Fossil-fuel consumption; 10.3.2 Coal mining and acid rain; 10.3.3 Estonian oil shale; 10.4 Human experiment; 10.5 Summary; Part IV; 11: Wetland services, resources and valuation…”

Business law by Keenan, Denis

Table of Contents: “…413 (1) Why do Consumers need Protection? 414 (1) Consumer Protection Institutions 414 (5) Different Approaches to Consumer Protection 419 (3) Consumer Protection Case Study - Package Holidays 422 (6) Enforcing Consumer Rights 428 (2) Self-Test Questions/Activities 430 (1) Specimen Examination Questions 430 (1) Website References 431 (4) PART 4 BUSINESS RESOURCES Business Property 435 (34) Learning Objectives 435 (1) Generally 435 (1) Fixtures and Fittings 435 (1) The Lease 436 (1) Pure Personalty and Chattels Real 436 (1) Pure Personalty - Choses in Possession and Choses in Action 437 (1) Easements and Profits 437 (1) Securities 438 (1) A Licence 438 (1) Access to land 439 (1) Restrictive Covenants 440 (1) Legal Estates in Land 441 (2) The Rights and Duties of an Occupier of Land 443 (3) Intellectual Property and its Protection 446 (12) Data Protection 458 (6) Computer Misuse 464 (1) Freedom of Information 464 (1) Self-Test Questions/Activities 465 (1) Specimen Examination Questions 466 (1) Website References 466 (3) Employing Labour 469 (120) Learning Objectives 469 (1) Employer and Employee 469 (2) Independent Contractors - Self-Employment 471 (1) The Contract of Employment 472 (8) The Contract of Employment: Special Situations 480 (3) Rights and Duties of the Parties to the Contract 483 (6) Family-Friendly Provisions 489 (32) Health and Safety at Work 521 (18) Discrimination 539 (17) Disability Discrimination 556 (4) Termination of the Contract of Employment 560 (12) Discriminatory Dismissal 572 (1) Redundancy 572 (5) Other Methods of Termination of the Contract of Service 577 (6) Rights and Remedies on Dismissal 583 (3) Self-Test Questions/Activities 586 (1) Specimen Examination Questions 587 (1) Website References 588 (1)…”

Biodiversity in a changing climate : linking science and management in conservation /