Degree Department

478 Matching Results

Results open in a new window/tab.

GEO Year Book 2004/5: An Overview of Our Changing Environment (open access)

GEO Year Book 2004/5: An Overview of Our Changing Environment

This publication discusses global environmental efforts, successes, and setbacks of 2004.
Date: 2005
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
GEO Year Book 2006: An Overview of Our Changing Environment (open access)

GEO Year Book 2006: An Overview of Our Changing Environment

This publication describes major global environmental issues and policy decisions during 2006.
Date: 2006
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
GEO Year Book 2007: An Overview of Our Changing Environment (open access)

GEO Year Book 2007: An Overview of Our Changing Environment

This publication is an overview of major global environmental issues and policy decisions during the course of 2007.
Date: 2007
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The North Texan, Volume 56, Number 2, Summer 2006 (open access)

The North Texan, Volume 56, Number 2, Summer 2006

The North Texan magazine includes articles and notes about UNT students, faculty, and alumni activities.
Date: Summer 2006
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Trade Issues (open access)

China-U.S. Trade Issues

This report discusses the U.S.-China economic relationship and China's rapid expansion as a global economic market, both with respect to the current global economic crisis. It also examines major U.S.-China trade issues and related legislation.
Date: June 3, 2009
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Trade Issues (open access)

China-U.S. Trade Issues

U.S.-China economic ties have expanded substantially over the past three decades. With a huge population and a rapidly expanding economy, China is a potentially huge market for U.S. exporters. However, bilateral economic relations have become strained over a number of issues, which this report discusses at length. The current global economic crisis could further challenge China-U.S. economic ties. Several Members of Congress have urged the Obama Administration to take a more assertive approach in dealing with Chinese economic practices.
Date: June 23, 2009
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Human Rights in China: Trends and Policy Implications (open access)

Human Rights in China: Trends and Policy Implications

Human rights has long been a principal area of U.S. concern in its relations with the People's Republic of China (PRC). Policy makers are at odds regarding whether or not the U.S. policy of engagement with China has produced meaningful political reform. This report analyzes China's mixed record on human rights - major human rights problems, new human rights legislation, and the development of civil society, legal awareness, and social and political activism. This report discusses major areas of interest but does not provide an exhaustive account of all human rights abuses or related incidents.
Date: July 13, 2009
Creator: Lum, Thomas & Fischer, Hannah
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Human Rights in China: Trends and Policy Implications (open access)

Human Rights in China: Trends and Policy Implications

This report analyzes China's mixed record on human rights -- major human rights problems, new human rights legislation, and the development of civil society, legal awareness, and social and political activism. This report discusses major areas of interest but does not provide an exhaustive account of all human rights abuses or related incidents.
Date: June 12, 2009
Creator: Lum, Thomas & Fischer, Hannah
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) (open access)

The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)

This report discusses the increasing international pressure on Iran to curb its nuclear program and how that pressure discourages foreign firms from investing in Iran's energy sector, hindering Iran's efforts to expand oil production. This report discusses the history and progress of the formal U.S. effort to curb energy investment in Iran, which began with the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) in 1996. This report also discusses U.S. concerns that other nations, e.g., U.S. allies, Russia, and China, are not as strict with their economic sanctions against Iran, and how U.S. policymakers are combating this reticence with various pieces of legislation.
Date: June 4, 2009
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China and the Global Financial Crisis: Implications for the United States (open access)

China and the Global Financial Crisis: Implications for the United States

This report discusses the economy of China and how it is has been affected by the recent economic downturn. China has recently enjoyed one of the world's fastest-growing economies and has been a major contributor to world economic growth, but several Chinese industries have been hard by the crisis, and millions of workers have been laid off. This report explores this issue in brief, including what actions the Chinese government is taking to combat the problem, as well as what actions China may take to assist in stabilizing the U.S. economy.
Date: June 3, 2009
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China's Currency: A Summary of the Economic Issues (open access)

China's Currency: A Summary of the Economic Issues

This report explores various aspects of the Chinese economy, including specific policies that some Members of Congress consider a form of currency manipulation, the U.S.-China economic relationship, and the state of the Chinese economy with respect to the current global economic crisis.
Date: June 17, 2009
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M. & Labonte, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Taiwan's Political Status: Historical Background and Ongoing Implications (open access)

Taiwan's Political Status: Historical Background and Ongoing Implications

This report, intended as a background overview, briefly summarizes U.S. political history with Taiwan and discusses the complications it has for current U.S. policy and for congressional actions.
Date: June 4, 2009
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guam: U.S. Defense Deployments (open access)

Guam: U.S. Defense Deployments

The United States military has been building up forces on the U.S. territory of Guam to increase deterrence and power projection for possible responses to crises and disasters, counter-terrorism, and contingencies in support of South Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, or elsewhere in Asia. But the defense buildup on Guam is moderate. China has concerns about the defense buildup. Guam's role has increased with plans to withdraw some U.S. forces from Japan and South Korea. This report describes in brief detail the various cooperative efforts, including financial efforts, undertaken by the U.S. and the above nations.
Date: May 22, 2009
Creator: Kan, Shirley A. & Niksch, Larry A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Funded Assistance Programs in China (open access)

U.S.-Funded Assistance Programs in China

This report explores the United States' relationship with the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the context of law and civil society programs that promote democratic change in China, discussions of human rights, and public diplomacy programs. This report explores in particular the economics of said relationship, including U.S.-funded programs to promote democratic-leaning policy changes. This report also discusses the opinions of analysts and other experts who both defend and oppose such efforts.
Date: April 24, 2009
Creator: Lum, Thomas
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy (open access)

China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy

The bilateral relationship between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China (PRC) is vitally important, touching on a wide range of areas including, among others, economic policy, security, foreign relations, and human rights. This report addresses relevant policy questions in current U.S.-China relations, discusses trends and key legislation in the current Congress, and provides a chronology of developments and high-level exchanges.
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Beijing National Stadium

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
The close detail of the building shows the entrance on the west side and some signage in Chinese and English.
Date: 2003/2008
Creator: Herzog & de Meuron
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Beijing National Stadium

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
The view shows the detail of the steel structure.
Date: 2003/2008
Creator: Herzog & de Meuron
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Beijing National Stadium

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Detail of the meeting of several steel structural pieces meet the ground.
Date: 2003/2008
Creator: Herzog & de Meuron
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Beijing National Stadium

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
An interior view shows the massive steel structural beams.
Date: 2003/2008
Creator: Herzog & de Meuron
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Beijing National Stadium

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interior stairs and massive structural beams are shown in this view of the Olympic stadium.
Date: 2003/2008
Creator: Herzog & de Meuron
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Beijing National Stadium

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
An interior view shows a staircase and structural portions on the exterior but on the interior side of the exterior beams of the Olympic stadium.
Date: 2003/2008
Creator: Herzog & de Meuron
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Beijing National Stadium

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
This view shows the detail of the structural beams that form the bird's nest look of the building.
Date: 2003/2008
Creator: Herzog & de Meuron
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Beijing National Stadium

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
A close view of a hanging lamp.
Date: 2003/2008
Creator: Herzog & de Meuron
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Beijing National Stadium

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Stadium seating underneath the overhang is shown in this view.
Date: 2003/2008
Creator: Herzog & de Meuron
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library