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Even though the fractal approach to sustainability and organizational change management is not new, no authors so far seem to have truly attempted to use fractals as a mathematical means to map and ……続きを見る

ELITE MINDS THINK ALIKE. Discover the winning secrets of the world’s most successful people. As a top-level sport psychologist and performance consultant, Dr. Stan Beeham knows what it takes to succ……続きを見る

This Handbook presents a broad overview of the current research carried out in environmental psychology which puts into perspective quality of life and relationships with living spaces, and shows ho……続きを見る

Sustainable development is an internationally recognised objective for governments, businesses and societies. However, how the private sector engages with sustainability in a systematic way through ……続きを見る

Skill Acquisition and Training describes the building blocks of cognitive, motor, and teamwork skills, and the factors to take into account in training them. The basic processes of perception, cogni……続きを見る

Winner of the 2017 EDRA Great Places Award (Research Category) Winner of the 2017 VT ASLA Chapter Award of Excellence (Communications Category) The Renewable Energy Landscape is a definitive guide t……続きを見る

Despite decades of effort and billions of dollars spent, two thirds of people in sub-Saharan Africa still lack access to electricity, a vital pre-cursor to economic development and poverty reduction……続きを見る

Social Justice and the Power of Compassion looks at how a single person, or a small organization, working at the grassroots level can make great strides in helping the marginalized and disenfranchis……続きを見る

Cutting-edge technologies, finance, and implementation for real-world renewable energy storage applications Plan, fund, and successfully implement renewable energy storage projects using the expert ……続きを見る

Pixels use electricity, and a lot of it. If the Internet were a country, it would be the sixth largest in terms of electricity use. That’s because today’s average web page has surpassed two megabyte……続きを見る

The Ganges is one of the most complex yet fascinating river systems in the world. The basin is characterized by a high degree of heterogeneity from climatic, hydrological, geomorphological, cultural……続きを見る

Cities are the most likely actors to design and bring about lasting sustainability. An agreement among the world’s larger cities is possible, and likely a necessary but insufficient condition to ach……続きを見る

Community development is most effective and efficient when it is situated and led at the local level and considers the social behaviours, needs and worldviews of local communities. With more than ei……続きを見る

The growing global demand for food, feed and bio-based renewable material is changing the conditions for agricultural production worldwide. At the same time, revolutionary achievements in the field ……続きを見る

In business, some problems are so complex, intractable and threatening to organizationsーor entire industriesーthat they are best described as “wicked.” These problems appear to be unsolvable and th……続きを見る

Dealing with time is intimately linked to sustainability, because sustainability, at its core, involves long-term ethical claims. To live up to them, decision and policy-making has to consider long-……続きを見る

Corporations are slowly realizing the impact of their business on the environment and society. They are also facing increasing pressure from their stakeholders to follow responsible business practic……続きを見る

A provocative reassessment of the relationship between states and environmental politics in Africa From climate-related risks such as crop failure and famine to longer-term concerns about sustainabl……続きを見る

If there is one word today that is repeated in the four corners of the World, that word is undoubtedly "globalization". Customs, habits and consumer preferences have become standardized. The same so……続きを見る

Mining can have negative environmental and social impacts, but can also be responsible. However corporations have little impetus to act responsibly without being held to account by an informed and a……続きを見る

Routledge Handbook of Social and Sustainable Finance brings together an international cast of leading authorities to map out and display the disparate voices, traditions and professional communities……続きを見る

Cars, Automobility and Development in Asia explores the nexus between automobility and development in a pan-Asian comparative perspective. The book seeks to integrate the policies, production forms,……続きを見る

The concept of smart cities has become one of the most significant new lines of thinking to emerge in the social sciences in recent years, both from the research and policy angles. To date, the focu……続きを見る

"O conhecimento do engenheiro Jaime Rotstein foi um dos fatos mais relevantes em minha trajetória de vida nos últimos 10 anos. Ele é um dos mais qualificados profissionais no âmbito da Economia Físi……続きを見る

Throughout world history, what human beings ate was determined by what local producers cultivated, and what they planted was determined by seasonal cycles. After the harvest, farmers reclaimed the s……続きを見る

The impact of being part of a powerful experiential learning event can be transformative. It can alter how we see the world, how we interact with others, and how we approach our commitments. The lea……続きを見る

A study of local government and politics in China, exploring when and why local government officials comply with policy directives from above. The author draws on interviews with government official……続きを見る

This ambitious volume sets out to understand how every company impacts public health and introduces a robust model, rooted in organizational and scientific knowledge, for companies committed to maki……続きを見る

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Indian corporations following the 2013 legal mandate on corporate spending of profits for CSR. Bringing togeth……続きを見る

Engenheiro, escritor e conferencista com mais de 10 livros publicados, o autor discute temas institucionais e sócio-econômicos, como representação política, reformas no Judiciário, sistema educacion……続きを見る