TY - BOOK AU - E. Tiezzi . . . [et al] TI - Ecosystems and sustainable development VI SN - 9781845640880 U1 - 333.7 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Boston PB - WIT Press KW - Ecology KW - Ecosystems N1 - Section 1: Ecosystems modelling Simulating water conflicts using game theoretical models for water resources management An eutrophication model for lowland river lake system Section 2: Environmental management The UN global compact: moving toward sustainable development by adopting a new paradigm Environmental monitoring during beach nourishment using relict sands Section 3: Mathematical and system modelling Mathematical modelling applied to ecosystems: the Gödel's theorem A family of models to study the growth of haloferax mediterranei in different conditions Section 4: Environmental risk Modelling arsenic transport in a river basin: a case study in Finland Pollen contamination in Acacia saligna: assessing the risks for sustainable agroforestry Section 5: Natural resource management The American forests: threats to conservation and needs for sustainable management Contributions of bio-geotextiles to sustainable development and soil conservation in developing countries: the BORASSUS project Section 6: Sustainability indicators Eco-dynamics of territorial systems: an Emergy evaluation through time An investigation on sustainability indicators of vernacular environments: the case of Cyprus Section 7: Ecological areas studies Sustainable requalification of architectural and natural resources: the coastal village of Marzamemi Phycological flora diversity in a coastal tropical ecosystem in the Northeast of Brazil Section 8: Energy and the environment Technological change dynamic and learning curve theory: application to the global energy system Efficiency analysis for the production of modern energy carriers from renewable resources and wastes Section 9: Socio economic factors The (in)validity of benefit transfer and its consequences for policy making Coastal cities - urban infrastructures Section 10: Sustainable tourism Recreational trail planning in the context of seasonality A new method for tourism carrying capacity assessment Section 11: Soil and agricultural issues Application of the SWAP model for sustainable agriculture in an arid region River water qualities and types of agricultural production - a comparison between paddy farming and intensive livestock production areas Section 12: Sustainable waste management A diagnostic model for M.S.W. landfill operation and the protection of ecosystems with a spatial multiple criteria analysis - Zakynthos Island, Greece The environmental consequences of implementation of a council directive on landfill of waste in Lithuania Section 13: Water resources Assessment of seasonal variations in stream water by principal component analysis Fostering sustainable water supply in urban and peri-urban areas of Ghana: the case of Ho Municipality ; References : p. 562 - 563 . _ Author index : p. 565 - 567 ER -