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    Reshaping the World (2021)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-05
    Description: This volume provides information and analyses to better grasp the social implications of geographical borders as well as the individuals who travel between them and those who live in border regions. Sociologists, anthropologists, philosophers, linguists, and scholars of international relations and public health are just some of the authors contributing to Rethinking Borders. The diversity in the authors’ disciplines and the topics they focus on exemplify the intricacies of borders and their manifold effects. This openness to so many schools of thought stands in contrast to the solidification of stricter borders across the globe. The contributions range from case studies of migrants’ sense of belonging and safety to theoretical discussions about migration and globalization, from empirical studies about immigrant practices and exclusionary laws to ethical concerns about the benefits of inclusion. It is timely that this collective work is published in the middle of a pandemic that has affected every single part of the world. Unprecedented border closures and stringent travel restrictions have not been enough to contain the virus entirely. As COVID-19 shows, diseases, ideas, and xenophobic and racist discourses know no borders. Plans that transcend borders are vital when dealing with global threats, such as climate change and pandemics.
    Keywords: distributive justice ; political legitimacy ; international legitimacy ; liberal theory of international relations ; immigration ; political self-determination ; territorial rights ; nationalism ; statism ; migration crisis ; ideal type ; refugees ; immigrants ; migration policy ; methodological nationalism ; nation-state ; state/anarchy model ; globalization ; epistemic ideals ; human mobility ; citizenship ; children in detention ; border policing ; illegalization ; neoliberalism ; USA ; Australia ; immigration detention ; care ; migration ; migration management ; nursing ; recruitment ; globalized labor markets ; Germany ; migration and crime ; human security ; border wall ; safest American city ; Latinos ; decolonisation ; SADC borders ; regional integration ; diversity ; superdiversity ; multiculture ; critical diversity studies ; racism ; discrimination ; diversity policies ; English name ; Chinese name ; Taiwan ; pragmalinguistics ; sociolinguistics ; naming practices ; identity ; nickname ; anti-immigration ; populism ; xenophobia ; globalists ; borders ; global health diplomacy (GHD) ; CARICOM ; public health ; health security ; epidemics ; Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) ; non-communicable diseases (NCDs) ; peace ; foreign policy ; Caribbean ; border ; homelessness ; hard drug users ; self-inflicted violence ; body without organs ; group asylum ; sovereignty ; ethics of recognition ; ethics of care ; solidarity ; Axel Honneth ; Jürgen Habermas ; mental health ; point in time ; diagnosis ; border walls ; fences ; limited migration ; open borders ; free movement ; regionalism ; localism ; thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy
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    Aquatic Insects (2022)
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    Publication Date: 2022-10-25
    Description: Insects have successfully inhabited all freshwater habitats on Earth and are often the most diverse and abundant species in streams and ponds. With a disproportionally high species richness compared to the area covered by freshwaters, aquatic insects represent a hotspot of diversity. They play crucial roles in aquatic food webs as primary consumers, detritivores, and predators, but they also represent an important food resource for aquatic and terrestrial predators. Many aquatic insect orders, such as mayflies, stoneflies, and caddisflies, include taxa that are highly sensitive to habitat alterations, reflecting the health of the overall aquatic ecosystem. This feature is exploited by many scientists and practitioners around the world for water and environment quality monitoring. Despite their importance in term of diversity, ecosystem services and bioindication, many aquatic insect species are critically endangered, mainly due to anthropogenic pressures on freshwaters and climate change. Although the research efforts on aquatic insects tremendously increased during the 21st century, much is still left undiscovered. This Special Issue addresses existing knowledge gaps and increases our understanding of taxonomic diversity and phylogeny, distribution patterns, and community ecology of aquatic insects through 15 new studies that cover most of the aquatic insect orders over a wide geographic range. In a context of rapid global biodiversity loss, accelerating the acquisition of both fundamental and applied knowledge is crucial.
    Keywords: odonate ; flight period ; checklist ; Eastern Mediterranean ; citizen science ; climate ; water quality ; functional richness ; functional specialization ; functional evenness ; impact of mining and forest fire ; aquatic insects ; conservation ; life cycle ; limnology ; mayfly ; North Africa ; rivers ; streams ; developing country ; multivariate statistics ; bioindication value ; index scores ; WQI ; HQI ; EPT ; stoneflies ; USA ; species richness ; hierarchical unit codes ; flow intermittence ; environmental variables ; aquatic macrophytes ; karst ; dragonflies ; damselflies ; anthropogenic impact ; distribution ; local extinction ; museum study ; Plecoptera ; population decline ; island biogeography ; new species ; taxonomy ; biodiversity ; colonization ; endemism ; species radiation ; diving beetles ; freshwater ; chironomid larvae ; water pollution index (WPI) ; alpha and beta diversity ; anthropogenic pressure ; taxonomic diversity ; substrate preference ; Danube ; floodplain ; gomphid nymphs ; Orientogomphus ; Thailand ; Heteroptera ; aquatic ; species compositions ; marine insects ; Hemiptera ; biogeography ; Rif ; Atlas ; Central Plateau ; Oriental Morocco ; mayflies ; phylogenomics ; phylogenetics ; systematics ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere
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    Water and Sanitation as Human Rights: Have They Strengthened Marginalized Peoples’ Claim for Access? (2022)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-01
    Description: This book investigates the impact of the United Nations General Assembly’s 2010 resolution that elevated rights to water and sanitation are stand-alone international human rights. A major goal of creating this new human right was to incentivize governments to prioritize and pursue policies to improve access to affordable, potable water to the more than 750 million people worldwide who lacked access, as well as to provide the more than 2.5 billion people with inadequate sanitation. The book’s chapters use a variety of methodological approaches including qualitative case studies and quantitative studies that draw on data from around the world. The chapters reveal how the global human right to water and sanitation was created, how it has been used in rights struggles around the world, and the extent to which it has improved access to water and sanitation for the world’s most marginalized people.
    Keywords: Cape Town Day Zero ; water rights ; water scarcity ; water-justice ; water-governance ; inequality ; South Africa ; right to water ; courts ; vulnerable groups ; UN resolutions ; water ; sanitation ; human rights ; human right to water and sanitation ; HRtWS ; natural language processing ; machine learning ; text analysis ; constitutional reform ; legal opportunity structure ; water legal framework ; socioeconomic rights ; Brazil ; Peru ; Colombia ; social movements ; political cost ; advocacy ; activism ; social movement ; socio-economic rights ; United States ; political opportunity ; coalition-building ; collective action ; human rights from below ; human rights to water and sanitation ; water access ; constitutionalisation ; norm diffusion ; opportunity structures ; impact and efficacy of human rights ; human right to water ; drinking water ; irrigation ; marginalised groups ; indigenous communities ; social and economic rights ; human rights critiques ; right to life ; right to environment ; global rights ; evolution of rights ; construction of rights ; Latin America ; South Asia ; Europe ; Africa ; USA ; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History ; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues
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    Assessing the Effects of Multiple Stressors on Aquatic Systems across Temporal and Spatial Scales: From Measurement to Management (2022)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: This book is focused on the interplay of multiple stressors in aquatic systems and its consequences for management across spatial and temporal scales. It is organized into six case studies from four continents (Europe, Oceania, Africa, and North America), each based on several different data sources (field and experimental data, historical data, literature reviews, inquiries, and expert knowledge). The case studies address the joint effects of a variety of stressors (physical and chemical barriers, hydromorphology, temperature, drought, and water quality) on a diversity of biological response indicators (fish, macroinvertebrates, and phytoplankton) and discuss the main implications for managing aquatic ecosystems more effectively.
    Keywords: agricultural land use ; antagonism ; Deleatidium ; grazer-scrapers ; large rivers ; multiple stressors ; land use ; hydromorphology ; water quality ; river-basin management ; Southeastern Europe ; global change ; nutrients ; anthropogenic pressure stressor ; interaction ; lake systems ; least-cost modeling ; longitudinal connectivity ; dissolved oxygen ; historical data ; functional distance ; migratory fish ; fish passes ; navigation weir ; fisheries management ; stressors interaction ; anthropogenic pressures ; climate change ; DPSIR ; strategic simulations ; interviews ; river systems ; Burkina Faso ; USA ; fish assemblages ; macroinvertebrate assemblages ; bird assemblages ; croplands ; rangelands ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology
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    Environmental Enrichment of Pigs (2021)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-05
    Description: Pigs have a strong motivation to explore and root. In conventional pig husbandry systems, this need is difficult to fulfil, unless adequate enrichment materials are provided. This book summarises how enrichment strategies for pigs have evolved over the last few decades in different countries and provides a vast array of possibilities to enhance the exploratory needs of pigs. The role of enrichment material on avoidance of tail biting outbreaks or as an element triggering positive emotions in pigs is also discussed.
    Keywords: QH301-705.5 ; SF1-1100 ; Q1-390 ; tail biting ; meat quality ; n/a ; animal welfare ; pig behavior ; welfare ; sows ; fattening pigs ; pig ; enrichment ; pigs ; olfactory ; positive emotions ; social interactions ; straw ; EU ; enrichment materials ; tail biting outbreak ; tail docking ; barriers to implementation ; post-weaning ; pig directive ; pig assessment ; tail damage ; mutilations ; habituation ; rope ; EU policy ; Bite-Rite ; slatted system ; China ; farming ; fattening pig ; USA ; weaners ; enrichment material ; negative emotions ; aggression ; Pig ; swine ; environmental enrichment ; social status ; garlic oil ; performance ; skin lesions ; Chromogranin-A ; veterinarian ; behaviour ; lactate ; tail injury ; thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
    Language: English
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