International environmental treaties and the rights of indigenous peoples in Australia : Australian and international environment agreements
Aborigènes ; Australie ; Droit international ; Droits de l'homme ; Environnement ; Gestion des ressources ; Législation ; Protection de la nature
Aborigines ; Australia ; Environment ; Human rights ; International laws ; Legislation ; Nature conservation ; Resource management
The purpose of the paper is to describe some of the developments in international environmental law and their effect on domestic policy as it relates to indigenous peoples. These peoples have been inadequately represented in the international
environmental negotiations. The World Heritage and the Biodiversity Conventions are mentioned in detail. Many indigenous peoples do not perceive or accept the relevance of international treaties or agreements to their day lives.
Japanese internal migration pattern and industrial restructuring in the latter half of the 1980s
Industrial restructuring ; Industry ; Internal migration ; Japan
The purpose of this paper is to clarify the relationship between Japanese internal migration pattern and industrial restructuring in the latter half of the 1980s. The A. indicates 3 important points.
Australia and international treaties: population : Australian and international environment agreements
Attitude ; Australia ; Behaviour ; Economic aid ; International relations ; Man-environment relations ; North-South relations ; Population ; Population policy ; Population pressure
The paper presents an overview of Australia's international involvement in population issues and suggests that until recently Australia had played a minor political role in international population initiatives. It is surprising because Australia has
International co-operation on climate change and Australia's role : Australian and international environment agreements
This paper outlines aspects of policy developmment on greenhouse at the international level, Australia's role in that develoment, and the contributuion of Australian geographers. The paper touches on many of the complex issues and debates that have
Desertification, drought and landscare: Australia's role in an International Convention to combat desertification : Australian and international environment agreements
Accord international ; Action anthropique ; Australie ; Changement global ; Domaine aride ; Déboisement ; Désertification ; Environnement ; Irrigation ; Sécheresse ; Utilisation du sol
Arid area ; Australia ; Deforestation ; Desertification ; Drought ; Environment ; Global change ; Human impact ; International agreement ; Irrigation ; Land use
This paper presents the first systematic analysis of quartz internal weathering. This study demonstrates that internal weathering is ubiquitous in quartz. Internal weathering is measured in terms of porosity, which represents mass loss from
the quartz grain, hence silica lost through dissolution. Finally, some of the broader geomorphic implications of internal weathering are discussed, with a focus on the production of detrital quartz, the dissolution of silica, the evolution of weathering
Accord international ; Commerce international ; Droit international ; GATT ; Libre-échange ; Libéralisation ; Marché mondial ; Organisation internationale ; Politique commerciale ; Réglementation ; Système monétaire ; Théorie économique
Economic theory ; Free trade ; International agreement ; International laws ; International organization ; International trade ; Liberalisation ; Monetary system ; Regulation ; Trade policy ; World market
L'A. s'efforce de dégager les sources et le sens de la récente mutation du système commercial international. La première partie examine les dimensions institutionnelles et doctrinales de cette restructuration, et la situe dans le contexte du
Capital ; Commerce international ; Ordre économique mondial ; Politique économique ; Relations internationales
Capital ; Economic policy ; International relations ; International trade ; World economic order
L'A. présente l'évolution des relations économiques internationales depuis la dernière guerre mondiale ainsi que la situation actuelle. Il insiste particulièrement sur les barrières nationales, l'ordre économique international, la politique
The International system of units and its use in geography and related disciplines
The International system of units (SI) is here described, together with historical background and precise instructions on SI practice. American students normally still do not learn them in school. - (DWG)
Immigration and internal migration flight from US metropolitan areas: toward a new demographic balkanisation
Demographic change ; Ethnic community ; Internal migration ; International migration ; Migratory flow ; Socio-economic system ; Town ; United States of America ; Urban immigration
and internal migration patterns appear to exacerbe the differences by contributing to a demographic balkanisation. A migration classification of states and metropolitan areas is made (period 1985-90).
Biodiversity: international efforts by Australia and Australians, and the implications for domestic program implementation : Australian and international environment agreements
For modern illustration of the manner in which Australia participates at the international and national levels in conservation treaty negotiation and implementation, this paper will focus on the processes that brought into legal existence
Elite ; International migration ; Internationalization ; Italians ; Labour migration ; Skilled labour ; United States of America
During the last few decades the international mobility of graduates and skilled individual has reached significant levels. In Italy, the phenomenon differs according to the various stages of economic performance and internationalisation
The probable future of the European East-West international migration
Europe ; Immigration policy ; International migration ; Methodology
elected results of a Delphi research on international migration between Central/Eastern and Western European countries, 70 scholars, especially sociologists, economists, geographers and demographers dealing with the topic of migration, from all over
Small place, big money: the Cayman Islands and the international financial system
Capitalism ; Finance ; Financial market ; Financial services ; International economy ; West Indies
Etude du centre financier offshore et analyse géographique de la nouvelle donne économique liée aux changements du système financier et du capitalisme international. Contexte de l'évolution des pratiques bancaires internationales et de concurrence
Accord commercial ; Commerce international ; Coopération économique ; Déréglementation ; Libéralisation ; Nouvelle-Zélande ; Politique commerciale
Deregulation ; Economic cooperation ; International trade ; Liberalisation ; New Zealand ; Trade agreement ; Trade policy
The changes in New Zealand's international trading relationships are discussed against the backdrop of evolving international agreements. In considering the nature of these globalising processes, emphasis is placed upon the growing alliance between