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Cities are responsible for three-quarters of the world s energy consumption. If we are to reduce our demands on the planet s resources how can we make our urban areas more energy efficient? One way ……続きを見る

Leon MacLaren (1910-1994) was a barrister, politician, philosopher and the founder of the School of Economic Science. He considered the true goal of Economics to be the discovery of the conditions w……続きを見る

In the two and a half years since the first edition appeared (April 2005), events have unfolded as predicted. Then the consensus among forecasters was that the boom in house prices would cool to an ……続きを見る

Pinpointing a flaw in prevailing economic practices that explains why so many families in the richest nation on earth are mired in poverty, homelessness, joblessness, and hunger, this study suggests……続きを見る

With growing awareness of environmental deterioration, atmospheric pollution and resource depletion, the last several decades have brought increased attention and scrutiny to global consumption leve……続きを見る

NEW VALUE PROPOSITION DESIGN A strong value proposition should get your customers interested in buying your products without requiring you to over-engineer your sales and marketing efforts. There's ……続きを見る

Phytoplasma-associated diseases are a major limiting factor in the context of the quality and productivity of many ornamental, horticultural and other economically important agricultural crops world……続きを見る

Soil fertility is the backbone of agricultural systems and plays a key role in determining food quantity and quality. In recent decades, soil fertility has decreased due to indiscriminate use of agr……続きを見る

Readers will learn: • How metals and plastics are made and what happens when they are recycled • The challenges that manufacturers face when trying to make their facilities and products less toxic a……続きを見る

Create a meaningful career restoring the planet. Ecological landscaping provides implementable solutions to many of the world's problems including career paths for a growing regenerative economy. In……続きを見る

¿Irreversible tendencia al crecimiento o excepcional boom o burbuja económica? ¿En qué situación se encuentra actualmente el Perú? Sin duda en un momento expectante de su historia, en el que se espe……続きを見る

All organizations must cope with future uncertainties. These uncertainties affect the strategic choices they make. They must commit scarce organizational resources to future outcomes which they have……続きを見る

After leaving her teacher, Don Juanito, Rebekah has to start 'Living Shamanically,' in order to rediscover her true self in the urban jungles of London. To try and answer the question: "Who Am I?" a……続きを見る

Service innovation is a concept that, for the last decade, has received increased attention both among academics as well as practitioners. However, service innovation is a multi-fragmented concept w……続きを見る

This book addresses the production practices employed in the production of food animals and animal products that enable marketers to sell a variety of products to meet consumer demand. Food animal p……続きを見る

Questo libro cerca di trattare, in 4 sezioni differenti, argomenti che sono strettamente correlati tra di loro: il risparmio energetico, la mobilità sostenibile, la gestione dei rifiuti e l'economia……続きを見る

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of how local corporate water strategies influence global water governance objectives. In various geographies, companies spearhead a quest for more susta……続きを見る

This book emphasizes how we already have the technologies available, including renewable energy and the ability to recycle most materials, to make ecological living possible and that perceived barri……続きを見る

Aimed at assisting doctoral candidates and early-career researchers and their supervisors globally, this book is the first of its type to address the challenges faced by students when proposing new ……続きを見る

Venezia e il suo polo industriale. Un insediamento produttivo, tra i maggiori ì n Europa, a ridosso della città storica e di un ecosistema lagunare unico e delicatissimo: quale rischio ambientale e ……続きを見る

Capital Cities and Urban Sustainability examines how capital cities use their unique hub resources to develop and disseminate innovative policy solutions to promote sustainability. Cities are taking……続きを見る

A comprehensive, clearly structured and readable overview of the subject, Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment has established itself as the leading introduction to EIA worldwide. This fi……続きを見る

This book examines how institutional and environmental features in neighbourhoods can contribute to social resilience, highlighting the related socio-demographic issues, as well as the infrastructur……続きを見る

Cyber risk is the second highest perceived business risk according to U.S. risk managers and corporate insurance experts. Digital assets now represent over 85% of an organization’s value. In a surve……続きを見る

Managers, employees, and customers meet in the limited space of an aircraft. They interact and encounter conflicts such as those found in other areas of the world of work. How the interaction takes ……続きを見る

One of the most urgent problems facing the world today is environmental sustainability. Current practices of pollution control, waste treatment, and environmental protection are not only hugely expe……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER #1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER Blue Ocean Shift is the essential follow up to Blue Ocean Strategy, the classic and over 4 million copy global bestseller by world-renowne……続きを見る

Foreign aid is one of the few topics in the development discourse with such an uninterrupted, yet volatile history in terms of interest and attention from academics, policymakers, and practitioners ……続きを見る

In an era of rapid climate change, this vital account of how agriculture can address major issues is an Australian story with global ramifications. Patrice is at the frontline of enormous challenges……続きを見る

The world of development thinkers and practitioners is abuzz with a new lexicon: the idea of "the nexus" between water, food, and energy which is intuitively compelling. It promises better integrati……続きを見る