Education and Training for the Oil and Gas Industry: The Evolution of Four Energy Nations: Mexico, Nigeria, Brazil, and Iraq
ISBN: 9780128009741 / Angielski / Twarda / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The third book in the Getenergy Guides series, The Evolution of Four Energy Nations considers how four very different countries have evolved as oil and gas-producing nations and how the interventions of government, industry and the education and training sector have addressed workforce and skills development challenges in each of these countries. This volume will explore - in each case - the historical growth of the industry, the dynamics of the industry today and the projected direction of travel for the industry in the future. Within this context, the volume will examine... The third book in the Getenergy Guides series, The Evolution of Four Energy Nations considers how four very different countries have evolved... |
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350,97 zł |
Red Sea Geothermal Provinces
ISBN: 9781138026964 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Today, over two billion people in developing countries live without any electricity. They lead lives of misery, walking miles every day for water and firewood, just to survive. What if there was an existing, viable technology, that when developed to its highest potential could increase everyone's standard of living, cut fossil fuel demand and the resultant pollution" said Peter Meisen, President, Global Energy Network Institute in 1997. Even though energy is available, technology was not matured enough to tap this energy in the nineties. Now, with the advancement of drilling technology,... "Today, over two billion people in developing countries live without any electricity. They lead lives of misery, walking miles every day for water ... |
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585,04 zł |
Water, Peace and the Middle East: Negotiating Resources in the Jordan Basin
ISBN: 9781860640551 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Water is a key issue on the agenda of peace between Israel and its Arab neighbours. The circumstances in which Gaza gained its autonomy leaves it in a disadvantageous position with respect to water, and a deal on the hotly contested issue of the West Bank aquifers will be a protracted process.
This book brings together the work of individuals involved directly in the negotiations and experts from various disciplines who have devoted their professional lives to the study of water and its management in the Jordan Basin. It looks at the issue from many different perspectives, offers new... Water is a key issue on the agenda of peace between Israel and its Arab neighbours. The circumstances in which Gaza gained its autonomy leaves it in a...
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1055,88 zł |
Arab Water Security: Threats and Opportunities in the Gulf States
ISBN: 9781107042292 / Angielski / Twarda / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores the national security implications of the Arab Gulf states' reliance on desalination plants, and their related infrastructure. It provides the first systematic and comprehensive discussion of current and future threats to the supply of freshwater from a desalination plant, including actual and virtual attacks by terrorists, mechanical failure, contamination, sabotage by aggrieved workers, attacks relating to regional conflicts, as well as their vulnerability to natural disasters. It also provides a detailed analysis of the effects of a potential disruption to the water...
This book explores the national security implications of the Arab Gulf states' reliance on desalination plants, and their related infrastructure. It p...
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457,85 zł |
Political Economy of Development in India: Indigeneity in Transition in the State of Kerala
ISBN: 9781138844568 / Angielski / Twarda / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the Global South, indigenous people have been continuously subjected to top-down, and often violent, processes of post-colonial state and nation building. This book examines the development dilemmas of the indigenous people (adivasis) of the Indian state of Kerala. It explores the different facets of change in their lives and livelihoods in the context of modernisation under different political regimes. As part of the Indian Union, Kerala followed a development approach in tune with the Government of India with regard to indigenous communities. However, within the... In the Global South, indigenous people have been continuously subjected to top-down, and often violent, processes of post-colonial state and nation... |
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508,73 zł |
Steuerleitfaden für Immobilieninvestoren: Der ultimative Steuerratgeber für Privatinvestitionen in Wohnimmobilien
ISBN: 9780994853363 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sichern Sie sich maximale Steuervorteile durch Uberlegenes Wissen Der Autor erklArt Ihnen Schritt fUr Schritt praxiserprobte Steuerstrategien fUr vermietete Wohnimmobilien. Kompakt, verstAndlich und grUndlich.
Sichern Sie sich maximale Steuervorteile durch Uberlegenes Wissen Der Autor erklArt Ihnen Schritt fUr Schritt praxiserprobte Steuerstrategien fUr ... |
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201,47 zł |
Governing the Coastal Commons: Communities, Resilience and Transformation
ISBN: 9781138918436 / Angielski / Miękka / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Coastal communities depend on the marine environment for their livelihoods, but the common property nature of marine resources poses major challenges for the governance of such resources. Through detailed cases and consideration of broader global trends, this volume examines how coastal communities are adapting to environmental change, and the attributes of governance that foster deliberate transformations and help to build resilience of social and ecological systems. Governance here reflects how communities, societies and organizations (e.g., fisher cooperatives, government... Coastal communities depend on the marine environment for their livelihoods, but the common property nature of marine resources poses major challeng... |
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274,66 zł |
Governing the Coastal Commons: Communities, Resilience and Transformation
ISBN: 9781138915770 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Coastal communities depend on the marine environment for their livelihoods, but the common property nature of marine resources poses major challenges for the governance of such resources. Through detailed cases and consideration of broader global trends, this volume examines how coastal communities are adapting to environmental change, and the attributes of governance that foster deliberate transformations and help to build resilience of social and ecological systems. Governance here reflects how communities, societies and organizations (e.g., fisher cooperatives, government... Coastal communities depend on the marine environment for their livelihoods, but the common property nature of marine resources poses major challeng... |
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686,78 zł |
Institutional Innovation in Water Management : The Scottish Experience
ISBN: 9780415515733 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Water supply is high on the international political agenda. This study, using the Scottish experience as an examplar, shows that institutional innovation is as important if not more so than improved technology in providing water for a growing world population.
Water supply is high on the international political agenda. This study, using the Scottish experience as an examplar, shows that institutional innovat...
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111,87 zł |
George Merrick, Son of the South Wind: Visionary Creator of Coral Gables
ISBN: 9780813061511 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The reader is left breathless by the whirlwind achievements of master suburban planner and visionary George Merrick, so excellently written and documented. George Merrick, Son of the South Wind takes us on Merrick's journey through pastoral grapefruit groves to a meticulous and innovative Coral Gables and its melancholy conclusion."--Howard Kleinberg, former editor of the Miami News "At once an epic and sweeping story of the making of a place and a profoundly intimate story of a man and his dreams."--Beth Dunlop, editor of Modern Magazine "Parks brings George Merrick to...
"The reader is left breathless by the whirlwind achievements of master suburban planner and visionary George Merrick, so excellently written and docum...
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136,88 zł |
Land Divided, Land Restored: Land Reform in South Africa for the 21st Century
ISBN: 9781431409679 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Land Divided, Land Restored" is a collection of essays by leading scholars and public intellectuals that takes up the challenge of addressing land issues in ways that open up rather than close down the space for informed debate and further critical research. It explores the history of land dispossession, spatial segregation, and land use in South Africa, as well as the contemporary context for land reform, spanning the social, economic, and environmental domains. The book is illustrated with photographs from the acclaimed Iziko National Gallery exhibition, Umhlaba 1913 2013: Commemorating...
"Land Divided, Land Restored" is a collection of essays by leading scholars and public intellectuals that takes up the challenge of addressing land is...
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85,42 zł |
Property Diversity and Its Implications
ISBN: 9781138481893 / Angielski / Miękka / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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162,74 zł |
Mountain Movers: Mining, Sustainability and the Agents of Change
ISBN: 9780415711708 / Angielski / Twarda / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The products of mining are everywhere - if it wasn't grown, it was mined or drilled. But the mining industry has a chequered past. Pollution, human rights abuses, and corruption have tarnished the reputation of the industry across the globe. Over a decade ago the major mining companies embraced the concept of sustainable and equitable development and embarked on an explicit process of reform - but has the industry actually changed?
This book explores the dynamics of change-making for sustainable development in the resources sector, specifically the mining of mineral and energy resources.... The products of mining are everywhere - if it wasn't grown, it was mined or drilled. But the mining industry has a chequered past. Pollution, human ri...
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661,34 zł |
Solving the Groundwater Challenges of the 21st Century
ISBN: 9781138027473 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Groundwater is integral to many human and environmental systems but there are significant challenges in dealing with the impact of anthropogenic activities on groundwater systems. These challenges need innovative solutions. This book contains a wide range of content, from a discussion of the Australian regulatory framework for unconventional hydrocarbons, the extraction of which have the potential to significantly impact groundwater systems, to the best way to apply numerical models to help solve complex, real world problems. The impact of urbanisation on groundwater systems in the... Groundwater is integral to many human and environmental systems but there are significant challenges in dealing with the impact of anthropogenic ac... |
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483,24 zł |
Space, Power and the Commons: The struggle for alternative futures
ISBN: 9781138841680 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Across the globe, political movements opposing privatisation, enclosures, and other spatial controls are coalescing towards the idea of the 'commons'. As a result, struggles over the commons and common life are now coming to the forefront of both political activism and scholarly enquiry. This book advances academic debates concerning the spatialities of the commons and draws out the diverse materialities, temporalities, and experiences of practices of commoning. Part one, "Materialising the Commons" focuses on the performance of new geographical imaginations in spatial and... Across the globe, political movements opposing privatisation, enclosures, and other spatial controls are coalescing towards the idea of the 'common... |
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661,34 zł |
The Economics of Water Utilization in the Beet Sugar Industry
ISBN: 9781138944466 / Angielski / Twarda / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1965, this case study of the beet sugar industry undertaken by George O. G. Lof and Allen V. Kneese illustrates the economic importance of water to industry. This study delves into the history and technology of the beet sugar industry to demonstrate the economic impact of the water environment and how water waste can be reduced in other industries. This title will be of interest to students of environmental studies. Originally published in 1965, this case study of the beet sugar industry undertaken by George O. G. Lof and Allen V. Kneese illustrates the economi... |
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534,17 zł |
Wind Energy - The Facts: A Guide to the Technology, Economics and Future of Wind Power
ISBN: 9781138881266 / Angielski / Miękka / 592 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wind power is often held up as the most accessible and cost-effective route to reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and improving our energy independence, yet knowledge of what it offers is often clouded by myths and misunderstandings, which can hamper its adoption. This new book, the result of an ambitious project coordinated by the European Wind Energy Association, aims to present the facts about wind energy. It includes six sections discussing:
Wind power is often held up as the most accessible and cost-effective route to reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and improving our energy indep... |
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223,79 zł |
Agrarian Reform in Russia: The Road from Serfdom
ISBN: 9781107546233 / Angielski / Miękka / 420 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book on Russia examines historical reforms and interventions affecting agriculture and assesses their impact on the rural economy.
This book on Russia examines historical reforms and interventions affecting agriculture and assesses their impact on the rural economy.
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132,22 zł |
Land Reform in South Africa: An Uneven Transformation
ISBN: 9781442207165 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This thoughtful book explores the history and ongoing dilemmas of land use and land reform in South Africa. Including both theoretical and applied examples of the evolution of South Africa s current geography of land use, the authors provide a succinct overview of land reform and evaluate the range of policies conceived over time to redress the country s stark racial land imbalance. Drawing on compelling case studies from across South Africa, they illustrate not only the progress of land reform, but also how reforms fit within the larger historical context of racialized land use. This is the...
This thoughtful book explores the history and ongoing dilemmas of land use and land reform in South Africa. Including both theoretical and applied exa...
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449,82 zł |
The Economic Welfare and Trade Relations Implications of the 2014 Farm Bill
ISBN: 9781785605215 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Currently there is no comprehensive account accessible to undergraduate students, graduate students, economic researchers who are not specialists in the area of agricultural policy, of the economic welfare effects of the 2014 Farm Bill, passed by the US Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 7, 2014. This edited collection consists of ten essays, each on the major areas of US farm programs that describes and assesses the economic welfare impacts of the programs in those areas. The chapters involve new research, but also heavily focus on providing assessments based...
Currently there is no comprehensive account accessible to undergraduate students, graduate students, economic researchers who are not specialists in t...
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321,25 zł |