Japanese government planners set out in the 1960s to build a barrage on the Nagara River, one of the last major free?owing rivers in Japan. Conceived during a period of rapid growth in the Japanese economy, the barrage was part of a national effort to ensure adequate water supplies for future economic development as well as to reduce ?oodingrisks to downstream communities. A string of lawsuits brought by groups concerned about the impact of the dam on ecological and ?sheries - sourcesresulted incostlydelays ...
Read More
Japanese government planners set out in the 1960s to build a barrage on the Nagara River, one of the last major free?owing rivers in Japan. Conceived during a period of rapid growth in the Japanese economy, the barrage was part of a national effort to ensure adequate water supplies for future economic development as well as to reduce ?oodingrisks to downstream communities. A string of lawsuits brought by groups concerned about the impact of the dam on ecological and ?sheries - sourcesresulted incostlydelays:thedamwasnotcompletedformorethan25years. The 1990s witnessed the start of a kind of biotech gold rush toward the use of genetic modi?cation (GM) as tool to develop more productive crops through the introduction of herbicide, insect and disease resistance to feed a growing world. Opponents of the rapid deployment of GM crops have raised concerns about the safety of the technology and about its socio-economic, cultural, and ethical implications. The debate over this issue divided the world - for example, the US allowed the development of GM crops to move forward and now accounts for over half the GM crops grown worldwide whereas the European Union only recently lifted a de facto moratorium imposed in 1998 and now authorises products on a case by case basis. Worldwide, the development and use of GM crops is still barely covered by a patchwork of regulations and guidelines, ranging from strict prohibition to none at all, and creating its own sets of disparities and risks.
Read Less
Add this copy of Global Risk Governance: Concept and Practice Using the to cart. $63.93, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2008 by Springer.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 900grams, ISBN: 9781402067983.
Add this copy of Global Risk Governance to cart. $127.30, new condition, Sold by discount_scientific_books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sterling Heights, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Springer.
Add this copy of Global Risk Governance to cart. $127.65, new condition, Sold by discount_scientific_books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sterling Heights, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Springer.
Add this copy of Global Risk Governance: Concept and Practice Using the to cart. $159.69, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2010 by Springer.
Add this copy of Global Risk Governance: Concept and Practice Using the to cart. $159.69, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2007 by Springer.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. Print on demand Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 370 p. Contains: Unspecified, Tables, black & white, Figures. International Risk Governance Council Bookseries, 1.
