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This work examines trauma, identity, security, education, and
development as issues of critical importance to peacebuilding and
social reconstruction after large-scale violence. This violence
takes the form of war, mass-killings, and genocide, as well as
structural violence that has humiliated and impoverished millions
of people across the globe. Transitional justice, leadership,
religion, and the arts are other crucial issues that are included
in this analysis of violence and its transformation. The book
explores how each issue can be independently addressed for
transformational purposes, but argues for their active
interdepdendence in order to more effectively help individuals,
communities, and societies emerge from violence and begin the
rebuilding process. Peacebuilding for Traumatized Societies
examines these issues in theoretical and practical terms through
case studies and descriptions of training and problem-solving
procedures in Rwanda, the Balkans, Colombia, and the Philippines.
Since the end of the Cold War several political agreements have
been signed in attempts to resolve longstanding conflicts in such
volatile regions as Northern Ireland, Israel-Palestine, South
Africa, and Rwanda. This is the first comprehensive volume that
examines reconciliation, justice, and coexistence in the
post-settlement context from the levels of both theory and
practice. Mohammed Abu-Nimer has brought together scholars and
practitioners who discuss questions such as: Do truth commissions
work? What are the necessary conditions for reconciliation? Can
political agreements bring reconciliation? How can indigenous
approaches be utilized in the process of reconciliation? In
addition to enhancing the developing field of peacebuilding by
engaging new research questions, this book will give lessons and
insights to policy makers and anyone interested in post-settlement
issues.
Since the end of the Cold War several political agreements have
been signed in attempts to resolve longstanding conflicts in such
volatile regions as Northern Ireland, Israel-Palestine, South
Africa, and Rwanda. This is the first comprehensive volume that
examines reconciliation, justice, and coexistence in the
post-settlement context from the levels of both theory and
practice. Mohammed Abu-Nimer has brought together scholars and
practitioners who discuss questions such as: Do truth commissions
work? What are the necessary conditions for reconciliation? Can
political agreements bring reconciliation? How can indigenous
approaches be utilized in the process of reconciliation? In
addition to enhancing the developing field of peacebuilding by
engaging new research questions, this book will give lessons and
insights to policy makers and anyone interested in post-settlement
issues.
It is a truism that the increasingly rapid movement in technology
is forcing change and shift in the norms of international law. The
149 states of the Law of the Sea Conferences of the United Nations
have been attempting to establish and develop adequate legal norms
that will take into account the need for the orderly growth and use
of the changing technological capabilities and the resulting
economic development that cannot and should not be hindered by in
adequate law. When such norms are identified and agreed by a
substantial majority of states, they are usually set out and placed
into multilateral treaties. The rules governing the resource and
non-resource allocation of the oceans and the uses ofthe oceans
have posed major difficulties for the development of international
law for many years. The Geneva Conference of 1958 building upon the
groundwork of the International Law Commission of the United
Nations shaped a rough structure for a 20th Century Law of the Seas
and for mulated the effort in four major international conventions.
But a majority of the states failed to ratify or accede to the
conventions. Even had they become effec tive as the expression of
the Law of the Seas in the second half of the 20th Cen tury, there
was one glaring area of omission: a conventional law for the waters
of mid-ocean archipelagos and archipelagic states.
Murray-Darling Basin, Australia: Its Future Management is a
much-needed text for water resources managers, water, catchment,
estuarine and coastal scientists, and aquatic ecologists. The book
first provides a summary of the Murray-Darling River system: its
hydrology, water-related ecological assets, land uses (particularly
irrigation), and its rural and regional communities; and management
within the Basin, including catchments and natural resources, water
resources, irrigation, environment, and monitoring and evaluation.
Additionally, the recent major water reforms in the Basin are
discussed, with a focus particularly on the development and
implementation of the Basin Plan. Murray-Darling Basin, Australia:
Its Future Management then provides an analysis of the next set of
policy and institutional reforms (environmental, social, cultural
and economic) needed to ensure the Basin is managed as an
integrated system (including its water resources, catchment and
estuary) capable of adapting to future changes. Six major
challenges facing the Basin are identified and discussed,
particularly within the context of predicted changes to the climate
leading to an increased frequency of drought and a hotter and dryer
future. Finally, a 'road map' or 'blueprint' to achieve more
integrated management of the Basin is provided, together with some
'key lessons' of relevance to others involved in the management of
multijurisdictional river Basins.
Decision-Making in Water Resource Policy and Management: An
Australian Perspective presents the latest information in
developing new decision-making processes. Topics covered include
key aspects of water resources planning, recent water resource
policy changes in irrigation, urban, and environmental
considerations, the evolution of a water market, a number of case
studies that provide real examples of improved decision-making,
transfer of the Australian experience overseas, and challenges for
the future. Many countries are experiencing major water scarcity
problems which will likely intensify with the continued impacts of
climate change. In response to this challenge, there is increased
worldwide focus on the development of more sustainable and
integrated water resource policies. The Australian experience over
the past three decades has led to major improvements in the
decision-making processes in water resources policy and management,
particularly in response to drought and climate change, providing a
great model on which other nations can use and adapt. This
information is essential to early to mid-career practitioners
engaged in policy, planning and operational roles in all fields of
water resource policy and management, and catchment management.
Learn to process massive real-time data streams using Storm and
Python-no Java required! About This Book * Learn to use Apache
Storm and the Python Petrel library to build distributed
applications that process large streams of data * Explore sample
applications in real-time and analyze them in the popular NoSQL
databases MongoDB and Redis * Discover how to apply software
development best practices to improve performance, productivity,
and quality in your Storm projects Who This Book Is For This book
is intended for Python developers who want to benefit from Storm's
real-time data processing capabilities. If you are new to Python,
you'll benefit from the attention to key supporting tools and
techniques such as automated testing, virtual environments, and
logging. If you're an experienced Python developer, you'll
appreciate the thorough and detailed examples What You Will Learn *
Install Storm and learn about the prerequisites * Get to know the
components of a Storm topology and how to control the flow of data
between them * Ingest Twitter data directly into Storm * Use Storm
with MongoDB and Redis * Build topologies and run them in Storm *
Use an interactive graphical debugger to debug your topology as
it's running in Storm * Test your topology components outside of
Storm * Configure your topology using YAML In Detail Big data is a
trending concept that everyone wants to learn about. With its
ability to process all kinds of data in real time, Storm is an
important addition to your big data "bag of tricks." At the same
time, Python is one of the fastest-growing programming languages
today. It has become a top choice for both data science and
everyday application development. Together, Storm and Python enable
you to build and deploy real-time big data applications quickly and
easily. You will begin with some basic command tutorials to set up
storm and learn about its configurations in detail. You will then
go through the requirement scenarios to create a Storm cluster.
Next, you'll be provided with an overview of Petrel, followed by an
example of Twitter topology and persistence using Redis and
MongoDB. Finally, you will build a production-quality Storm
topology using development best practices. Style and approach This
book takes an easy-to-follow and a practical approach to help you
understand all the concepts related to Storm and Python.
Espionage by Americans is the worst outcome of insider trust
betrayal. The Defense Personnel Security Research Center (PERSEREC)
monitors and analyses espionage by Americans in order to improve
understanding of such trust betrayal by a tiny minority of
citizens. The focus of this book is on changes and trends in
espionage by Americans since 1990, compared with two earlier cold
War periods. Findings include, offenders since 1990 are more likely
to be naturalised citizens, and to have foreign attachments,
connections, and ties, and therefore they are more likely to be
motivated to spy from divided loyalties; money has declined as a
primary motive for espionage although it is still common, and since
2000 no American is known to have received payment for spying; many
recent spies have relied on computers, electronic information
retrieval and storage, and the Internet. The most recent cases
suggest that global terrorism is influencing the crime of espionage
by Americans, and that espionage statutes need revision.
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