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'The alleviation of poverty and the protection of the environment
are both critical challenges for the vindication of basic human
rights for all of humankind. This relationship is however not
necessarily an easy one. While there is an inextricable link
between poverty and the degradation of the environment, a
sophisticated analysis of a problem needs to deal with those cases
where the need to increase economic opportunity for poor
communities may appear to conflict with fragile ecosystems or the
preservation of traditional practices. This collection provides the
most sustained engagement with these problems. Drawing on the
expertise of a range of distinguished authors, this book presents
the reader with an integrated global engagement with these
problems. In doing so, it represents a landmark effort towards the
creation of a coherent literature to deal with one of humankind's
most pressing challenges.' - Dennis Davis, Judge of the High Court,
South Africa This timely book explores the complex relationship
between the alleviation of poverty and the protection of the
environment. There is every reason to believe that these issues are
in many ways interdependent. However this book demonstrates that
there are situations where alleviation of poverty and the
protection of the environment appear to be in a fraught
relationship. The contributing authors illustrate that the role
played by law in this relationship, whether at the international or
national level, will vary depending on the situation and will be
more successful at pursuing environmental justice in some cases
than in others. This interdisciplinary study will appeal to
academics and students in environmental law and other environmental
disciplines, environmental policy makers and NGOs interested in
issues of poverty, environment and indigenous peoples.
Contributors: C.D. Aceves-Avila, D. Behn, K. Bubna-Litic, M.A.
Cohen, E. Couzens, J.J. Gonzalez Marquez, S. Gruber, O.F. Jauregui,
M. Kidd, Y. Le Bouthillier, P. Martin, A. Mumma, L.C. Paddock, C.G.
Pring, G.W. Pring, S. Sabzwari, D.N. Scott, D. Shelton, S.L. Smith
'The alleviation of poverty and the protection of the environment
are both critical challenges for the vindication of basic human
rights for all of humankind. This relationship is however not
necessarily an easy one. While there is an inextricable link
between poverty and the degradation of the environment, a
sophisticated analysis of a problem needs to deal with those cases
where the need to increase economic opportunity for poor
communities may appear to conflict with fragile ecosystems or the
preservation of traditional practices. This collection provides the
most sustained engagement with these problems. Drawing on the
expertise of a range of distinguished authors, this book presents
the reader with an integrated global engagement with these
problems. In doing so, it represents a landmark effort towards the
creation of a coherent literature to deal with one of humankind's
most pressing challenges.' - Dennis Davis, Judge of the High Court,
South Africa This timely book explores the complex relationship
between the alleviation of poverty and the protection of the
environment. There is every reason to believe that these issues are
in many ways interdependent. However this book demonstrates that
there are situations where alleviation of poverty and the
protection of the environment appear to be in a fraught
relationship. The contributing authors illustrate that the role
played by law in this relationship, whether at the international or
national level, will vary depending on the situation and will be
more successful at pursuing environmental justice in some cases
than in others. This interdisciplinary study will appeal to
academics and students in environmental law and other environmental
disciplines, environmental policy makers and NGOs interested in
issues of poverty, environment and indigenous peoples.
Contributors: C.D. Aceves-Avila, D. Behn, K. Bubna-Litic, M.A.
Cohen, E. Couzens, J.J. Gonzalez Marquez, S. Gruber, O.F. Jauregui,
M. Kidd, Y. Le Bouthillier, P. Martin, A. Mumma, L.C. Paddock, C.G.
Pring, G.W. Pring, S. Sabzwari, D.N. Scott, D. Shelton, S.L. Smith
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
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++++ Hog Cholera And Its Control; Issue 182 Of Bulletin (Kentucky
Agricultural Experiment Station) Robert Graham, E. W. Mumma State
University Press, 1914 Classical swine fever; Hog cholera
Composer, performer, instrument builder, teacher, and writer Gordon
Mumma has left an indelible mark on the American contemporary music
scene. A prolific composer and innovative French horn player, Mumma
is recognized for integrating advanced electronic processes into
musical structures, an approach he has termed ""Cybersonics.""
Musicologist Michelle Fillion curates a collection of Mumma's
writings, presenting revised versions of his classic pieces as well
as many unpublished works from every stage of his storied career.
Here, through words and astonishing photos, is Mumma's chronicle of
seminal events in the musical world of the twentieth century: his
cofounding the Cooperative Studio for Electronic Music; his role in
organizing the historic ONCE Festivals of Contemporary Music;
performances with the Sonic Arts Union; and working alongside John
Cage and David Tudor as a composer-musician with the Merce
Cunningham Dance Company. In addition, Mumma describes his
collaborations with composers, performers, dancers, and visual
artists ranging from Robert Ashley and Pauline Oliveros to Marcel
Duchamp and Robert Rauschenberg. Candid and insightful, Cybersonic
Arts is the eye-opening account of a broad artistic community by an
active participant and observer.
The importance of watercourses to human life and development cannot
be overemphasised. From communication, trade, agriculture and the
location of human settlements, they have played an immeasurable
role. Almost 60% of Africa lies within shared rivers and lake
basins. The Nile is shared by more than seven nations, the Zambezi
by six, and the Congo by nine. With populations on the rise, many
countries have been labeled 'water scarce' nations, and in fifteen
years it is predicted that many people on earth will be exposed to
water shortage consequences such as famine and disease. Thirteen
African nations already suffer 'water stress' and soon another
twelve will join the list unless something is done to thwart the
problem. On March 20, 2009 in Nairobi, Hekima College collaborated
with Jesuit Hakimani Centre and the French Institute for Research
in Africa (IFRA) to host the Hekima College Water Day Academic
Seminar with the theme 'Shared Waters, Shared Opportunities'. This
book is the result of critical research and presentations by
internationally renowned scholars, researchers and experts, and
students of the Institute of Peace Studies and International
Relations, Hekima College. For most of 2009 Kenya suffered severe
problems caused by flooding which took many lives and destroyed
homes and important infrastructures. It highlighted the issues of
water management and water conflicts, not only in Kenya but in
other parts of East Africa, as it was made abundantly clear that
not only scarcity of water, but excess water, incorrectly managed,
can be disastrous. This timely, scholarly book presents discussions
of the issues which underlie the major water crises in the region.
They open the debate into the water problems of Kenya and East
Africa in an effort to join the global campaign to find solutions
to these difficulties.
A comprehensive view of health issues currently plaguing Africa,
with an emphasis on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. HIV/AIDS, Illness and
African Well-Being highlights the specific health problems facing
Africa today, most particularly the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Taking a
multi-disciplinary approach, the book presents not only various
healthcrises, but also the larger historical and contemporary
contexts within which they must be understood and managed. Chapters
offering analysis of specific illness case studies, and the effects
of globalization and underdevelopmenton health, provide an
overarching context in which HIV/AIDS and other health-related
concerns can be understood. The contributions on the HIV/AIDS
pandemic grapple with the complications of national and
international policies, thesociological effects of the pandemic,
and policy options for the future. HIV/AIDS, Illness and African
Well-Being thus provides a comprehensive view of health issues
currently plaguing the continent and the many differentways that
scholars are interpreting the health outlook in Africa.
Contributors: Obijiofor Aginam, Yacouba Banhoro, Richard Beilock,
Charity Chenga, Mandi Chikombero, Kaley Creswell, Freek Cronje,
Frank N. F. Dadzie, Gabriel B. Fosu, Stephen Obeng-Manu Gyimah,
Kathryn H. Jacobsen, W. Bediako Lamouse-Smith, William N. Mkanta,
Gerald M. Mumma, Kalala Ngalamulume, Raphael Chijioke Njoku,
Cecilia S. Obeng, Iruka N. Okeke, Akpen Philip, Baffour K. Takyi,
Melissa K. Van Dyke, Sophie Wertheimer, Ellen A. S. Whitney Toyin
Falola is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the
Humanities and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the
University of Texas atAustin. Matthew M. Heaton is a PhD candidate
at the University of Texas at Austin.
Composer, performer, instrument builder, teacher, and writer Gordon
Mumma has left an indelible mark on the American contemporary music
scene. A prolific composer and innovative French horn player, Mumma
is recognized for integrating advanced electronic processes into
musical structures, an approach he has termed ""Cybersonics.""
Musicologist Michelle Fillion curates a collection of Mumma's
writings, presenting revised versions of his classic pieces as well
as many unpublished works from every stage of his storied career.
Here, through words and astonishing photos, is Mumma's chronicle of
seminal events in the musical world of the twentieth century: his
cofounding the Cooperative Studio for Electronic Music; his role in
organizing the historic ONCE Festivals of Contemporary Music;
performances with the Sonic Arts Union; and working alongside John
Cage and David Tudor as a composer-musician with the Merce
Cunningham Dance Company. In addition, Mumma describes his
collaborations with composers, performers, dancers, and visual
artists ranging from Robert Ashley and Pauline Oliveros to Marcel
Duchamp and Robert Rauschenberg. Candid and insightful, Cybersonic
Arts is the eye-opening account of a broad artistic community by an
active participant and observer.
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