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UG490 .M34 2000eb
UG490
.
M34
2000eb
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0585425906
(Number (ISBN
0745312594
(Number (ISBN
1849640130
(Number (ISBN
9780585425900
(Number (ISBN
9780745312590
(Number (ISBN
9781849640138
Erroneous ISBN
0745312594
Erroneous ISBN
0745312640
Erroneous ISBN
9780745312590
Erroneous ISBN
9780745312644
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b727331
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Landmines and unexploded ordnance :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
a resource book /
First Statement of Responsibility
Rae McGrath.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Sterling, Va. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Pluto Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2000.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xxv, 256 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, maps
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-240) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Key Agencies and their Roles -- Governments of Mine-affected Countries -- The United Nations -- Non-governmental Organisations -- Commercial Demining Companies -- The Donors -- The Media -- Notes -- 1 An Introduction to Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance -- The development of landmines -- Landmines -- the problem recognised -- Characteristics of modern landmines -- Mode of Operation -- Type of Activation Mechanism -- Deployment Method -- Unexploded ordnance -- garbage of war.
Text of Note
Eradicating landmines and UXO -- responding logically -- Surveys -- Mapping -- Marking -- Minefield reduction -- Community mine awareness -- Central record keeping -- Landmine and UXO eradication -- The basics -- chickens and eggs -- Recognition -- Where to begin? -- The survey process -- Establishing the facts sequence -- The Survey Task Force -- How to conduct a Level One impact assessment -- The questionnaire -- Training the survey team -- Aims, target selection and assessment methodology -- The assessment report -- The limitations of Level One assessment.
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How to implement a Level Two survey -- Building a picture sources of information -- Establishing priorities -- Practical survey techniques -- Comparative values of Level One assessments and Level Two surveys and political influences on the process -- Notes 1-7 -- 8-11 -- 12-25 -- 26-34 -- 4.1 Eradicating Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance -- Physical eradication of landmines and UXO the process -- Manual clearance -- Electronic search -- Guide or base stick -- Safety distances and minefield management -- Clothing -- Mine probes -- Mechanisation -- Dogs -- Minefield reduction.
Text of Note
Landmines by another name -- submunitions -- What is a minefield? -- Notes 1-17 -- 18-22 -- 2 Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance -- Post-conflict Impact -- Direct impact -- The Human Body -- Vulnerability -- Landmines and community confidence -- The cultural cost -- Indirect impact -- Medical and health services -- Transport and trade -- The impact on development -- Notes 1-15 -- 3 The Survey Process -- Mine and UXO eradication -- a task for the military?? -- Financial considerations -- Risk considerations -- Cost -- Suitability to role -- The moral perspective.
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Minefield marking -- Battle area clearance -- Technique summary -- Quality assurance -- Accidents -- being prepared -- Immediate minefield drills following an accident -- Planning -- Insurance for demining operations -- Notes -- 4.2 Sustainable Management Structures for National Demining Programmes -- Contrasting approaches -- Some relevant practical management skills -- The decision-making process in management -- Key structural considerations -- Profile and oversight of national programmes -- Sustainability -- Organisational sustainability -- Structural sustainability -- Manpower sustainability.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Annotation Written by a Nobel Peace Prize co-laureate who is one of the leading voices in the anti-landmines campaign, this timely book is a comprehensive, practical guide to landmines and unexploded ordnance.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NOTE (ELECTRONIC RESOURCES)
Text of Note
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
JSTOR
Stock Number
22573/ctt18fmpgn
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Landmines and unexploded ordnance.
International Standard Book Number
0745312640
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Ammunition.
Bombs.
Land mines-- Economic aspects.
Land mines-- Safety measures.
Land mines-- Social aspects.
Ammunition.
Bombs.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- General.
Land mines-- Economic aspects.
Land mines-- Social aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- International Relations-- Arms Control.
(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
GTF
GTF
BUS092000
POL-- 001000
SOC042000
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
327
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1/743
Edition
21
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
UG490
Book number
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M34
2000eb
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
McGrath, Rae.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201213235515.0
Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))
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ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
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