Land and Resource Scarcity: Capitalism, Struggle and Well-Being in a World Without Fossil Fuels
ISBN: 9780415630610 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume brings together geological, biological, radical economic, technological, historical, and social perspectives on peak oil and other scarce resources. The contributors argue that these scarcities will put an end to the capitalist system as we know it and alternatives must be created.
This volume brings together geological, biological, radical economic, technological, historical, and social perspectives on peak oil and other scarce ...
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The Grazing Land Ecosystems of the African Sahel
ISBN: 9783642744594 / Angielski / Miękka / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This comprehensive survey comprises a documentation of the climatic and geological factors and an analysis of the natural plant communities of the sahelian ecosystems. Moreover, studies of the land-use and livestock production systems, and the primary and secondary productivity of the Sahel are presented, taking into account the various physical, biological, societal, political and economic factors influencing or constricting their development. The principles, methods and possible data interpretation for the monitoring of ecosystems are discussed, supplemented by a case study in Senegal. The...
This comprehensive survey comprises a documentation of the climatic and geological factors and an analysis of the natural plant communities of the sah...
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390,87 zł |
Estuarine Water Quality Management: Monitoring, Modelling and Research
ISBN: 9783642754159 / Angielski / Miękka / 478 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. All over the world, the awareness of the increasing pollution of rivers, estuaries and the sea with its associated impact on these ecosystems, its effect on organisms, food-chains, water supply and finally on man himself is growing. Estuaries form a link between the limnetic and marine environments, characterized by a variety of complex processes. Most of these phenomena are not yet sufficiently understood, making efficient water quality management a difficult task. The volume has two main objectives: to present the latest information on current estuarine research and to elaborate...
All over the world, the awareness of the increasing pollution of rivers, estuaries and the sea with its associated impact on these ecosystems, its eff...
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A History of Fishing
ISBN: 9783642774133 / Angielski / Miękka / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Described here are the origin and general trends in the development of fishing from the earliest times up to the present in various parts of the world. The techniques applied and the economic and social problems involved are covered. Fishing methods have not changed much since the Stone Age, but continuous technical improvements like the construction of sea-worthy ships, more efficient gear, and finally mechanization of fishing have led to enormous development and a high fish production, of now 100 million tons per year. Extensive utilization has caused heavy overexploitation of the resources...
Described here are the origin and general trends in the development of fishing from the earliest times up to the present in various parts of the world...
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547,24 zł |
Visions and Strategies in European Integration: A North European Perspective
ISBN: 9783642781803 / Angielski / Miękka / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first years of the 90s have witnessed thorough political and economic changes in northern Europe. The long period of strong political separation between east and west and the less strong economic separation between the northern and southern sides of the Baltic Sea seemed to be replaced by far-reaching integration. There is no doubt that further integration will have additional impacts on the regional patterns in northern Europe. The amplitude and composition of these changes are difficult to project. In this volume a number of scholars in regional science and related disciplines...
The first years of the 90s have witnessed thorough political and economic changes in northern Europe. The long period of strong political separation b...
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Towards an Ecologically Sustainable Growth Society: Physical Foundations, Economic Transitions, and Political Constraints
ISBN: 9783642787447 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book combines three disciplines - economics, physics and international business policy - in an attempt to answer the important questions whether sustainable development is possible and how it might be achieved. On the one hand, the concept of sustainability is subject to physical laws, on the other, it implies economic efficiency which is ecologically sustainable - the authors speak of "ecoefficiency." Most importantly, the main economic actors in the field of cost efficient allocation must work together. Hence, international business policy operating on a global level must keep open the...
This book combines three disciplines - economics, physics and international business policy - in an attempt to answer the important questions whether ...
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195,42 zł |
Biotechnologie -- Gentechnik: Eine Chance Für Neue Industrien
ISBN: 9783642793882 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 712 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Allgemein werden den neuen Biotechnologien hohe Marktpotentiale eingeraumt. Umstritten sind jedoch die realen Wachstumschancen und die Zeitpunkte, zu denen biotechnologische Produkte der neuen Generation signifikante Marktanteile erreichen werden. Welche Chancen bestehen fur die Etablierung neuer Industrien in diesem Bereich? Wie ist der Stand der Entwicklung tatsachlich? Welche Rolle spielt die Gentechnik wirklich?
Die vorliegende Studie versucht, auf diese Fragen eine Antwort zu geben. In einer umfassenden Analyse werden die Potentiale der neuen Biotechnologie und der Stand der... Allgemein werden den neuen Biotechnologien hohe Marktpotentiale eingeraumt. Umstritten sind jedoch die realen Wachstumschancen und die Zeitpunkte, zu ...
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219,19 zł |
Stoffstromanalysen: In Ökobilanzen Und Öko-Audits
ISBN: 9783642797941 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Das Buch bietet praktische Unterstutzung bei der Erstellung von Umweltbetriebsbilanzen und Produktokobilanzen im Rahmen eines Oko-Audits. Praxisbeispiele mit konkreten Ergebnissen erleichtern den Einstieg in die Thematik."
Das Buch bietet praktische Unterstutzung bei der Erstellung von Umweltbetriebsbilanzen und Produktokobilanzen im Rahmen eines Oko-Audits. Praxisbeispi...
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255,70 zł |
Der Einstieg Ins Öko-Audit Für Mittelständische Betriebe: Durch Modulares Umweltmanagement
ISBN: 9783642800795 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 223 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Das modulare Umweltmanagement (MUM) ist vor allem fur die mittelstandische Industrie ein ideales Verfahren zum sukzessiven Aufbau eines betrieblichen Umweltmanagements. In seiner zukunftsweisenden Perspektive kann es stufenweise und uberschaubar in ein Umwelt-Audit munden. Das stufenweise Vorgehen ermoglicht dabei eine Adaption an die jeweiligen Gegebenheiten eines Betriebes und erlaubt zudem durch fortwahrende Ruckubertragung und Kontrolle der Ergebnisse eine standige Optimierung des Gesamtprozesses.
Das modulare Umweltmanagement (MUM) ist vor allem fur die mittelstandische Industrie ein ideales Verfahren zum sukzessiven Aufbau eines betrieblichen ...
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Global Environmental Security: From Protection to Prevention
ISBN: 9783642801549 / Angielski / Miękka / 261 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Z. Sonoda It is my great honour to declare the opening of the 2nd IBM Japan International Symposium on 'The Global Environment'. It is especially my honour, on behalf of IBM Japan, to welcome all of you most distinguished experts of the world. Historically, IBM Japan has maintained a strong interest in the protection of the global environment, not only as a member of the industrial community, but also as a member of the global community where environmental disruption has become more and more significant and of common concern. In 1990, we held the first environmental symposium on 'Global...
Z. Sonoda It is my great honour to declare the opening of the 2nd IBM Japan International Symposium on 'The Global Environment'. It is especially my h...
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390,87 zł |
OPEC and the Price of Petroleum: Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Evidence
ISBN: 9783642839283 / Angielski / Miękka / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 1. 1. Oil price fluctuations and their impact on economic performance Drastic oil price fluctuations have been a major characteristic of the world petroleum market since the beginning of the seventies. The oil crises of 1973n4 and 1979/80 were followed by a dramatic drop of the oil price during the first two quarters of 1986. Starting from a level less than 2 $ per barrel in 1972, the spot market price of Arabian Light crude oil increased to some 35 $ in 1980, then slowly decreased, and finally fell to 13 $ in 1986 (annual averages). If monthly data are considered, the peaks of the oil price...
1. 1. Oil price fluctuations and their impact on economic performance Drastic oil price fluctuations have been a major characteristic of the world pet...
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Social Costs of Energy: Present Status and Future Trends
ISBN: 9783642851223 / Angielski / Miękka / 430 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Although present day politics seems to be preoccupied with questions of economic growth and full employment, the basic environmental problems stemming from the interactions of the economic sphere with global, regional and local environments persist and will have an even greater impact in the future. If economy and ecology are not reconciled in the years to come, mankind will not have a sustainable future on Earth. The typical negation of environmental problems in times of economic crisis is partially due to the fact that environmental and health damages of economic activities are neither...
Although present day politics seems to be preoccupied with questions of economic growth and full employment, the basic environmental problems stemming...
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Handbuch Der Metallmärkte: Erzvorkommen, Metallgewinnung, Metallverwendung, Preisbildung Handelsregelungen
ISBN: 9783642961977 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Seit mehr als 5000 Jahren macht sich der Mensch die Metalle nutzbar. Heute ist eine Industriegesellschaft unmittelbar abhlingig von der VerfUgbarkeit metallischer Roh stoffe, da die meisten Investitions- und Konsumgiiter Metalle in den verschiedensten Formen enthalten. Wie unentbehrlich die Metalle fiir den derzeitigen Lebensstandard sind, lliBt sich an der Herstellung eines Autos verdeutlichen: Jeder mittlere Pkw von 900 kg Leergewicht enthlilt groBenordnungsmliBig 400 kg GuBstahl, 100 kg GuBeisen, 100 kg vergiiteten Stahl mit Legierungsbestandteilen Nickel, Mangan, Molybdlin, Vana dium,...
Seit mehr als 5000 Jahren macht sich der Mensch die Metalle nutzbar. Heute ist eine Industriegesellschaft unmittelbar abhlingig von der VerfUgbarkeit ...
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The Domestic Politics of Foreign Aid
ISBN: 9780415656955 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In spite of shared rhetorical commitments to tackling poverty worldwide, donors have varied considerably in their use of aid as an instrument for global poverty reduction. This book explains varied donor priorities by examining how societal actors, governmental actors, and the institutions that regulate their interactions influence development policy choices. The Domestic Politics of Foreign Aid challenges explanations for donor generosity that identify humanitarian values, partisan politics, and welfare state institutions as key determinants of aid-giving patterns. It explains how the...
In spite of shared rhetorical commitments to tackling poverty worldwide, donors have varied considerably in their use of aid as an instrument for glob...
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741,99 zł |
Sustainable Capitalism and the Pursuit of Well-Being
ISBN: 9780415662819 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sustainable development is the central challenge of the 21st Century. How can human civilization continue to develop without destroying the natural systems on which it depends?Environmentalists tell us that capitalism is the problem because it feeds our self-interest. They tell us that we have to restrain ourselves and only consume what the Earth can sustain. Or governments must tell us what we can and cannot buy. This book uses the science of complex systems to explain why governments cannot deliver sustainability or happiness and how self-interest can be used to make society sustainable.... Sustainable development is the central challenge of the 21st Century. How can human civilization continue to develop without destroying the natural... |
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716,40 zł |
Common Pools of Genetic Resources: Equity and Innovation in International Biodiversity Law
ISBN: 9780415537674 / Angielski / Twarda / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) strives for the sustainable and equitable utilization of genetic resources, with the ultimate goal of conserving biodiversity. The CBD and the Nagoya Protocol which has since been elaborated suggest a bilateral model for access to genetic resources and the sharing of benefits from their utilization. There is concern that the bilateral exchange "genetic resource for benefit sharing" could have disappointing results because providers are left out of the process of research and development, benefits are difficult to be traced to sources, and... The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) strives for the sustainable and equitable utilization of genetic resources, with the ultimate goal of ... |
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Reducing Urban Poverty in the Global South
ISBN: 9780415624626 / Angielski / Twarda / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Urban areas in the Global South now house most of the world's urban population and are projected to house almost all its increase between now and 2030. There is a growing recognition that the scale of urban poverty has been overlooked - and that it is increasing both in numbers and in the proportion of the world's poor population that live and work in urban areas. This is the first book to review the effectiveness of different approaches to reducing urban poverty in the Global South. It describes and discusses the different ways in which national and local... Urban areas in the Global South now house most of the world's urban population and are projected to house almost all its increase between now and 2... |
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665,24 zł |
Global Governance of Genetic Resources: Access and Benefit Sharing After the Nagoya Protocol
ISBN: 9780415656252 / Angielski / Twarda / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book analyses the status and prospects of the global governance of Access Benefit Sharing (ABS) in the aftermath of 2010 s Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The CBD s initial 1992 framework of global ABS governance established the objective of sharing the benefits arising from the use of genetic resources fairly between countries and communities. Since then, ABS has been a contested issue in international politics not least due to the failure of effective implementation of the original CBD framework. The Nagoya Protocol therefore aims to improve and... This book analyses the status and prospects of the global governance of Access Benefit Sharing (ABS) in the aftermath of 2010 s Nagoya Protocol to ... |
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716,40 zł |
Concepts and Values in Biodiversity
ISBN: 9780415660570 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Biodiversity may refer to the diversity of genes, species or ecosystems in general. These varying concepts of biodiversity occasionally lead to conflicts among researchers and policy makers, as each of them require a customized type of protection strategy. This book addresses the questions surrounding the merits of conserving an existing situation, evolutionary development or the intentional substitution of one genome, species or ecosystem for another. Any practical steps towards the protection of biodiversity demand a definition of that which is to be protected and, in turn, the... Biodiversity may refer to the diversity of genes, species or ecosystems in general. These varying concepts of biodiversity occasionally lead to con... |
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767,58 zł |
Culture, Politics and Climate Change: How Information Shapes our Common Future
ISBN: 9780415661485 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Focusing on cultural values and norms as they are translated into politics and policy outcomes, this book presents a unique contribution in combining research from varied disciplines and from both the developed and developing world. This collection draws from multiple perspectives to present an overview of the knowledge related to our current understanding of climate change politics and culture. It is divided into four sections - Culture and Values, Communication and Media, Politics and Policy, and Future Directions in Climate Politics Scholarship - each followed by a commentary... Focusing on cultural values and norms as they are translated into politics and policy outcomes, this book presents a unique contribution in combini... |
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665,24 zł |