Cambio climático: lecciones de y para ciudades de américa latina

Cambio climático: lecciones de y para ciudades de américa latina

Author: Nail, Silvie

Publisher: U. Externado de Colombia

Published: 2016-07-25

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9587724798

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Desde la publicación del quinto informe de Evaluación del lPCC en 2014, la influencia humana sobre el clima está claramente establecida así como los efectos negativos de nuestras actividades sobre el cambio climático. Los países en vía de desarrollo son los más sensibles a sus efectos, por varias razones: sus economías dependen mucho de sectores vulnerables al clima, tales como la agricultura, la forestaria y la energía hidroeléctrica. Además, por razones económicas, son menos capaces de hacer frente a los impactos de unas condiciones climáticas extremas. En el mundo, las poblaciones más expuestas al impacto del cambio ambiental son las que viven en las ciudades. En América Latina y el Caribe, una región muy expuesta a los efectos del cambio climático por su situación geográfica, las ciudades concentran alrededor del 80% de la población, mucho más que el promedio mundial. Allí, aproximadamente el 90% de las actividades económicas se manejan en las ciudades y, como en las demás urbes del mundo, se emite la mayor parte de los gases de efecto invernadero. En este contexto, el propósito de esta obra colectiva multidisciplinaria es observar ciudades a distintas escalas en toda América Latina, para analizar tanto sus problemáticas específicas como las buenas prácticas que se desarrollan en muchas ciudades, sea que provengan de las políticas públicas (top-down) o de la sociedad civil (bottom-up). Los 25 capítulos, en inglés o en español, escritos por cerca de 60 especialistas del mundo, resaltan retos comunes, obstáculos por superar, experiencias, a veces soluciones. Ante todo, dan pistas para compartir, aprender, transferir y seguir mejorando las respuestas, en América Latina y más allá. Son muchas las razones para preocuparse, pero existen razones para tener esperanza, también. La obra demuestra que el conocimiento científico existe, pero que falta difundirlo mucho más y de manera eficaz para así educar e informar a todas las partes interesadas, desde la ciudadanía hasta los políticos. Este es el momento de la acción, y esta obra aspira a constituirse en un instrumento para desarrollar políticas realmente eficaces para mitigar y adaptarse al cambio climático.


Atlas of Ecosystem Services

Atlas of Ecosystem Services

Author: Matthias Schröter

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-01-31

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 3319962299

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This book aims to identify, present and discuss key driving forces and pressures on ecosystem services. Ecosystem services are the contributions that ecosystems provide to human well-being. The scope of this atlas is on identifying solutions and lessons to be applied across science, policy and practice. The atlas will address different components of ecosystem services, assess risks and vulnerabilities, and outline governance and management opportunities. The atlas will therefore attract a wide audience, both from policy and practice and from different scientific disciplines. The emphasis will be on ecosystems in Europe, as the available data on service provision is best developed for this region and recognizes the strengths of the contributing authors. Ecosystems of regions outside Europe will be covered where possible.


The Green City

The Green City

Author: Jürgen Breuste

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-01-04

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 3662639769

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This textbook on the Green City examines urban nature as an ideal, provider of services and conceptual urban design approach. It answers important contemporary questions that arise about the ecological and cultural interactions, development and structure, and ecological performance of urban nature worldwide. The book explains what urban nature is, how it came to be, and how it evolved in the context of the natural and cultural conditions of its sites. It also describes what constitutes urban biodiversity and the role of differentiated urban nature in the Green City concept. Theories of urban development and ecology are linked to practical applications of urban planning and illustrated with many case studies and examples. The great potentials of urban nature are shown in detail. In order to cope with or mitigate problems in the city, a targeted urban nature management adapted to the specific conditions of the different types of urban nature is needed, which includes nature conservation as well as nature design, always keeping in mind the relation to the urban dwellers. The textbook is especially addressed to students and teachers of urban planning, ecology, geography, social sciences as well as practitioners of urban design and nature conservation. This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Die Grüne Stadt by Jürgen Breuste, published by Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature in 2019. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done by the author primarily in terms of content and scientific terms, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation but without loss of messages. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors.


Handbook of Sustainability Science and Research

Handbook of Sustainability Science and Research

Author: Walter Leal Filho

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-10-03

Total Pages: 976

ISBN-13: 3319630075

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This multidisciplinary handbook explores concrete case studies which illustrate how sustainability science and research can contribute to the realization of the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It contains contributions from sustainability researchers from across the world.


The Politics of Street Trees

The Politics of Street Trees

Author: Jan Woudstra

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-03-18

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 1000556492

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This book focuses on the politics of street trees and the institutions, actors and processes that govern their planning, planting and maintenance. This is an innovative approach which is particularly important in the context of mounting environmental and societal challenges and reveals a huge amount about the nature of modern life, social change and political conflict. The work first provides different historical perspectives on street trees and politics, celebrating diversity in different cultures. A second section discusses street tree values, policy and management, addressing more contemporary issues of their significance and contribution to our environment, both physically and philosophically. It explores cultural idiosyncrasies and those from the point of view of political economy, particularly challenging the neo-liberal perspectives that continue to dominate political narratives. The final section provides case studies of community engagement, civil action and governance. International case studies bring together contrasting approaches in areas with diverging political directions or intentions, the constraints of laws and the importance of people power. By pursuing an interdisciplinary approach this book produces an information base for academics, practitioners, politicians and activists alike, thus contributing to a fairer political debate that helps to promote more democratic environments that are sustainable, equitable, comfortable and healthier.


Disrupción tecnológica, transformación y sociedad

Disrupción tecnológica, transformación y sociedad

Author: Juan Carlos Henao

Publisher: Universidad Externado

Published: 2021-06-01

Total Pages: 903

ISBN-13: 9587906047

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La tercera edición de la colección "Así habla el Externado" examina el impacto que las tecnologías disruptivas y la transformación digital están teniendo sobre el conjunto de la sociedad, bajo una lente humanista e interdisciplinar, propia de nuestra institución. La Cuarta Revolución Industrial (4RI), que ha permeado todos los campos de la actividad humana y la sociedad, ofrece la inmensa oportunidad de reducir las brechas de conocimiento e ingreso económico y generar progreso social y democrático, pero puede también tener el efecto contrario. El lector y la lectora encontrarán en estos cuatro tomos reflexiones valiosas, en sus 74escritos, para comprender en todo su alcance estas innovaciones y poder contribuir así a la construcción de realidades cada vez más incluyentes y participativas. Este tomo III, titulado "Derecho, innovación y tecnología: fundamentos para una Lex Informático", tiene por objeto responder la siguiente pregunta: ¿de qué manera las nuevas tecnologías y la economía colaborativa están transformando el derecho, sus principios e instituciones? Para ello, el presente volumen estudia en detalle las promesas, retos y problemas jurídicos suscitados por la aplicación de la inteligencia artificial, el Big Data, el Blockchain y el loT en distintos ámbitos del derecho público y privado. Los diferentes capítulos presentan debates en torno a la forma en que dichas tecnologías vienen afectando profundamente al mundo del derecho, con el fin de construir un marco conceptual que no solo sirva de base para sostener una discusión académica sólidamente fundamentada sobre estos temas, sino también para despejar las dudas jurídicas que pueden existir con el fin de facilitar y acelerar el desarrollo e implementación práctica de estas tecnologías, así como de contribuir a orientar la agenda académica sobre estos asuntos en América Latina.


Non-governmental organizations and the sustainability of small and medium-sized enterprises in Peru

Non-governmental organizations and the sustainability of small and medium-sized enterprises in Peru

Author: Walter V. Castro Aponte

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2023-09-04

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 9086867839

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This book provides a better understanding of the changing roles of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in promoting sustainability of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Peru. The book focuses on the domains of organic production, business social responsibility and sustainable production. The innovative study uses a combination of network and discourse analyses to identify the main patterns and shifts in the roles of NGOs in order to deal with sustainability and the market. Two major contemporary sociological theories - ecological modernization theory and network society theory - are applied to frame the analysis. The in-depth analysis of international networks of NGOs operating in Peru provide valuable inputs in terms of changes in network and discourse patterns, and consequently, changing roles for NGOs. Remarkably, social movement, liberal market and sustainability viewpoints are generating new networks and new discourses, with a prominent position of national and international NGOs vis-à-vis SMEs, and in absence of the national state. Next to the usual 'watchdog' roles, NGOs are developing roles of 'helper' in order to answer to the market needs of SMEs. The analyses challenges Castells scheme of space of flows versus space of place and suggests considering in ecological modernization theory both ecological rationality and social rationality in order to advance environmental governance of SMEs in developing countries, particularly in Latin America.


Uncertain Regional Urbanism in Venezuela

Uncertain Regional Urbanism in Venezuela

Author: Fabio Capra Ribeiro

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-11-02

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1000203301

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Uncertain Regional Urbanism in Venezuela explores the changes cities face when they become metropolises, forming expanding regions which create both potential and problems within settlements. To do so, it focuses on three metropolitan areas located in Venezuela’s Center-North region: Caracas, Maracay and Valencia, designated as "Camava." Considering three core topics, government and territorial administration, infrastructure and environment, as well as looking at the reciprocal impact, this book describes and analyzes the determinant variables that characterize the phenomenon of regional urbanization in this area and in the wider Global South. It includes documentary research, semi-structured interviews and Delphi methodology, involving a total of forty experts from different disciplines to build a comprehensive outlook on the situation. This book presents a broader understanding of the region to encourage a more sustainable and knowledge-based development plan, moving away from the exploitation of natural resources, with six future-oriented scenarios to consider. This is a much-needed study in the urban regions of Venezuela, which will be of interest to academics and researchers in Latin American studies, the Global South, architecture and planning.


The State of Latin American and Caribbean Cities 2012

The State of Latin American and Caribbean Cities 2012

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Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13:

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"With 80% of its population living in cities, Latin America and the Caribbean is the most urbanized region on the planet. Located here are some of the largest and bes-known cities, like Mexico City, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Bogota, Lima and Santiago. The region also boasts hundreds of smaller cities that stand out because of their dynamism and creativity. This edition of State of Latin American and Caribbean cities presents teh current situation of the region's urban world, including the demographic, economic, social, environmental, urban and institutional conditions in which cities are developing." -- p.4 of cover.