ilość książek w kategorii: 8407
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Ready for Anything: Designing Resilience for a Transforming World
ISBN: 9781908009470 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tony Hodgson's new book - Ready for Anything - offers a clear and honest look at the state of the world today. It introduces The World System Model as a new and holistic way to gain an understanding of our particular predicament - and The IFF World Game as a quick and effective way of involving others in the exercise. It goes on to examine the kind of resilient and adaptive solutions that can be most helpful to us - whether they are applied at the level of the school, the city or the Earth. Since so many of us (both human and other beings) have to live on this planet together, it sets out our...
Tony Hodgson's new book - Ready for Anything - offers a clear and honest look at the state of the world today. It introduces The World System Model as...
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75,66 |
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Maori and the Environment
ISBN: 9781869694029 / Angielski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The New Zealand environment has been allowed to deteriorate, but it is not too late to undo the damage. This book advocates the adoption of the kaupapa of kaitiakitanga (guardianship) to preserve what is left and to restore the lakes, streams, rivers, wetlands, and foreshore of New Zealand.
The New Zealand environment has been allowed to deteriorate, but it is not too late to undo the damage. This book advocates the adoption of the kaupap...
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131,65 |
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We Do Know How: A Buyer-Led Approach to Creating Jobs for the Poor
ISBN: 9780983245117 / Angielski / Miękka / 520 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Riordan offers fresh thinking on how to do international development work. He combines that thinking with practical guidance on what to do--and perhaps just as importantly--what not to do on the ground.
Riordan offers fresh thinking on how to do international development work. He combines that thinking with practical guidance on what to do--and perhap...
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128,07 |
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Makers of the Environment: Building resilience into our world one model at a time. BIM of the Book about Information!
ISBN: 9780979569968 / Angielski / Miękka / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Makers of the Environment is an information model. Some might call it a building information model, but book information model is probably more accurate. Makers represents the complexity and power of information modeling technologies and processes within what has up to now been a linear media. The ability to interact with everything in the built environment is the most compelling aspect of the information that surrounds us. Easily using the distributed, multidimensional tools and processes that connect data from multiple sources is not a dream...people are doing it today. Collaborative...
Makers of the Environment is an information model. Some might call it a building information model, but book information model is probably more accura...
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139,87 |
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Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship
ISBN: 9781847200372 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In recent years our understanding of corporate sustainability has moved from exploitation to exploration, from corporate environmental management to sustainable entrepreneurship, and from efficiency to innovation. Yet current trends indicate the need for radical innovation via entrepreneurial start-ups or new ventures within existing corporations despite difficulties with the financing and marketing of such efforts. Presenting both conceptual and empirical research, this fascinating book addresses how we can combine environmental and social sustainability with economic sustainability in order...
In recent years our understanding of corporate sustainability has moved from exploitation to exploration, from corporate environmental management to s...
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667,49 |
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Sustainability Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Approach
ISBN: 9780230355248 / Angielski / Twarda / 335 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sustainability Analysis provides a detailed exploration of current environmental thinking from a variety of perspectives, including institutional and psychological angles. Primarily focusing on macroeconomic policies and green national accounting, this book provides a strong basis for further study in sustainable development.
Sustainability Analysis provides a detailed exploration of current environmental thinking from a variety of perspectives, including institutional and ...
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403,47 |
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Investing in Water for a Green Economy: Services, Infrastructure, Policies and Management
ISBN: 9780415501255 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the context of the economies of the world becoming greener, this book provides a global and interdisciplinary overview of the condition of the world s water resources and the infrastructure used to manage it. It focuses on current social and economic costs of water provision, needs and opportunities for investment and for improving its management. It describes the large array of water policy challenges facing the world, including the Millennium Development Goals for clean water and sanitation, and shows how these might be met. There is a mixture of global overviews, reviews of specific... In the context of the economies of the world becoming greener, this book provides a global and interdisciplinary overview of the condition of the w... |
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707,28 |
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Sustainable Farm Forestry in the Tropics: Social and Economic Analysis and Policy
ISBN: 9781840647204 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There has been an increased awareness of the need to establish and maintain small-scale forestry in tropical countries. This is due to concerns over continued deforestation, as well as the long-term environmental and economic resources these plantations can contribute if managed successfully. This book examines the constraints that limit the development of small-scale forestry in tropical environments and how they can be overcome.
There has been an increased awareness of the need to establish and maintain small-scale forestry in tropical countries. This is due to concerns over c...
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605,87 |
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Human Behavior & the Corporate Social Responsibility of Firm Leaders
ISBN: 9781608768349 / Angielski / Miękka / 62 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Economic analysis typically attributes differences in corporate social responsibility (CSR) between firms to either, differences in beliefs concerning what companies should do, or differences in the 'objective' situations faced by firms. This title explores the causes for the observed differences in CSR between firms.
Economic analysis typically attributes differences in corporate social responsibility (CSR) between firms to either, differences in beliefs concerning...
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302,37 |
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Encyclopedia of Environmental Research: 2 Volume Set
ISBN: 9781617619274 / Angielski / Twarda / 1862 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Presents important research advances in the study of environmental research, as well as grassland biodiversity, agricultural runoff, biodiversity hotspots, estuaries, freshwater ecosystems and conservation of natural resources. This book discusses such topics as: sustainable waste management; carbon sequestration in soil; and, more.
Presents important research advances in the study of environmental research, as well as grassland biodiversity, agricultural runoff, biodiversity hots...
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1838,88 |
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Sustainable ICTs and Management Systems for Green Computing
ISBN: 9781466618398 / Angielski / Twarda / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One way to reduce the greenhouse gas from IT is green computing, which is the practice of designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing of computers, servers, and associated subsystems for reducing the use of hazardous materials, maximizing energy efficiency, and promoting the recyclability or biodegradability of products. Sustainable ICTs and Management Systems for Green Computing focuses on information technology using sustainable green computing to reduce energy and resources used. While there are a wide variety of green computing topics, this book is a collection of IT articles using...
One way to reduce the greenhouse gas from IT is green computing, which is the practice of designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing of computers,...
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912,47 |
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Energy-Aware Systems and Networking for Sustainable Initiatives
ISBN: 9781466618428 / Angielski / Twarda / 468 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is more important than ever to be concerned with energy related efforts, especially on what we as individuals can do now to help protect our future. With research coming out left and right on sustainable initiatives, we can only hope that future generations will benefit greatly from the efforts of today's researchers. Energy-Aware Systems and Networking for Sustainable Initiatives covers a great variety of topics such as materials, environment, electronics, and computing. This title is a vital source of information detailing the latest architectures, frameworks, methodologies, and research...
It is more important than ever to be concerned with energy related efforts, especially on what we as individuals can do now to help protect our future...
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912,47 |
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Going Green in China: Policy & Potential
ISBN: 9781621006916 / Angielski / Twarda / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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692,59 |
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Partnerships for Sustainable Development in Small States
ISBN: 9781849290647 / Angielski / Miękka / 50 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Partnerships for Sustainable Development in Small States examines measures through which small states can work together with the international community to strengthen their ability to pursue economic and social development. Due to their size and vulnerability, national practices alone would leave these countries unable to cope with the pressing challenges they face in areas such as climate change, sustainable manufacturing and renewable energy technologies. In chapter one, development planning specialist Cletus I Springer examines the scope for effective partnerships and reviews the progress...
Partnerships for Sustainable Development in Small States examines measures through which small states can work together with the international communi...
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121,95 |
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The Urban Transformation : Health, Shelter and Climate Change
ISBN: 9781849712156 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For the first time in history, half of the world's population lives in urban areas and it is expected that, by 2050, that figure will rise to above two-thirds. A large proportion of this urban growth will be taking place in the cities of the developing world, where the provision of adequate health, shelter, water and sanitation and climate change adaptation efforts for rapidly-growing urban populations will be an urgent priority. This transition to an urban world could be a negative transformation; but, if well-planned, it could also offer an unprecedented opportunity to improve the lives of...
For the first time in history, half of the world's population lives in urban areas and it is expected that, by 2050, that figure will rise to above tw...
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878,00 |
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The Cultural Analysis Kit for Trainers and Facilitators: A toolkit to start the process of organizational evaluation and renewal
ISBN: 9781888475135 / Angielski / Miękka / 24 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The kit is a system for recording the attitudes and beliefs that people exhibit within an organization. It is designed to be incorporated into a larger program about organizational culture, change management or team building. The instrument is based upon the ranking of 19 statements that give a perspective of how a culture functions, and can be completed and scored in 10 to 12 minutes. What it does: * It is a vehicle to start the process of organizational evaluation and improvement. * It can enable a facilitator to make comparisons among various departments and functions. What it does NOT do:...
The kit is a system for recording the attitudes and beliefs that people exhibit within an organization. It is designed to be incorporated into a large...
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196,10 |
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The Troubled Rhetoric and Communication of Climate Change: The Argumentative Situation
ISBN: 9781138064331 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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253,60 |
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Peak Energy Demand and Demand Side Response
ISBN: 9781138064942 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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214,58 |
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Sustainability in a Digital World: New Opportunities Through New Technologies
ISBN: 9783319546025 / Angielski / Twarda / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. More than 20 leading thinkers from the fields of digitalization, strategic management, sustainability and organizational development share clearly structured insights on the latest developments, advances and remaining challenges concerning the role of sustainability in an increasingly digital world.
More than 20 leading thinkers from the fields of digitalization, strategic management, sustainability and organizational development share clearly str...
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302,60 |
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The China Environment Yearbook, Volume 5: State of Change: Environmental Governance and Citizens' Rights
ISBN: 9789004183025 / Angielski / Twarda / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the annual publication of the China Environment Yearbook by Friends of Nature, China's environmental situation is revealed through the eyes of civil society. In this fifth volume, key issues affecting China's environment in the year 2009 are explored through five main themes: Public Policy, Litigation, Pollution and Health, Consumption, and Ecological Protection. The year 2009 began with the global financial crisis and ended with the frustration of the climate change conference in Copenhagen. In this context, issues surrounding citizens' rights and the state's responsibility are...
With the annual publication of the China Environment Yearbook by Friends of Nature, China's environmental situation is revealed through the eye...
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617,60 |