Economics

John Rees, Geoffrey J. D. Hewings, Howard Stafford, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Business & Money EconomicsGeneral...

This is an invaluable textbook for any introductory survey course on the science and policy of climate change, for both non-science majors and introductory ...

This Text Highlights The Diversity Of Political Responses To Environmental Issues, Bringing Together Over 40 Readings In Environmental Politics That Cover V...

Examines ecological patterns and processes, as a whole, through a case study of the managed forests of Ontario. Ecological landscape knowledge in this regio...

Economics Of Natural Resources ; Environmental Ideology, Politics, And Decision Making ; Ecologic Perspectives On Natural Resources ; The Human Population ;...

Weighing In takes on the "obesity epidemic," challenging many widely held assumptions about its causes and consequences. Julie Guthman examines fatness and...

Since Its Establishment In October 1945 It Has Been The Stated Aim Of The United Nations To Eliminate Hunger And Malnutrition. For The Last Three Decades Mo...

Migrancy In Context, 1890-1990 -- The Foundations Of Northern Expansion, 1920-1948 -- South African Recruiting: Crisis And Recovery, 1946-1965 -- White Labo...

Who can deny the significance of food? It has a central role in our health and pleasure as well as in our economy, politics and culture. Food in Society pro...

Planning for the management of nuclear wastes -- whatever their level of radioactivity -- is one of the most important environmental problems for all societ...

This book aims to promote the synergistic usage of advanced computational methodologies in close relationship to geospatial information across cities of dif...

Provides a sound theoretical and practical foundation for understanding the global economy in an era of shifting borders, restructuring economies, and reg...

Widely regarded as the authoritative text on development geography, this volume examines the nature and causes of global inequality and critically analyzes...

Part I. Essays On Fresh Water Issues -- An Introduction To Global Fresh Water Issues / Peter H. Gleick -- World Fresh Water Resources / Igor A. Shiklomanov ...

The Geography of the World Economy provides an in-depth and stimulating introduction to the 'globalization' of the world economy. The book offers a consider...

Development and Displacement draws together a number of emergent challenges to the practices and theories of development in the contemporary world, associat...

This book examines the impetuses for, and the features and outcomes of, economic reforms in Africa, using the case studies of seven countries, including Bur...

This is the first book to combine a discussion of post-apartheid development initiatives with an extended historical analysis of South Africa's dynamic race...

1. Introduction / Heikki Jussila And Roser Majoral -- 2. Globalization, Deregulation, Marginalization: Where Are We At The End Of The Millennium? / Walter L...

Climate change is one of the most complex, multilayered and interdisciplinary intellectual puzzles facing us today. The questions are numerous. What scien...

Revathi Subramanian. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Business & Money Processes & InfrastructureStrategic Planning

In the four years between 1881 and 1885, Canada was forged into one nation by the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Last Spike reconstructs the...

Our sharpest and most original social critic goes "undercover" as an unskilled worker to reveal the dark side of American prosperity.Millions of Americans w...

The Purpose Of This Book Is To Provide An Accessible, Yet Comprehensive, Account Of Data Science And Machine Learning. It Is Intended For Anyone Interested ...

written From A Global Perspective On Risk, Hazards, And Disasters, Introduction To International Disaster Management Provides Practitioners, Educators A...

This market leading text is written to meet the needs of the introductory course in corporate finance at the MBA level. It emphasizes the modern fundamental...

For fifty years, economists have been developing elegant theories or how markets facilitate innovation, create wealth, and allocate society's resources effi...

Chronicling the dramatic history of the Brazilian Amazon during the Second World War, Seth Garfield provides fresh perspectives on contemporary environmenta...

This text is now available in a new edition – Please see ISBN 0070919526This is a solid text that instructors can trust. It covers the core curriculum and...

A visionary new program that businesses can follow to help restore the planet. "The first important book of the 21st century. It may well revolutionize the...

Presents A Comprehensive Analysis Of The Ecological Resources And Technologies Required For Sustaining Households, Communites, Regions, And Nations. Why Wor...

In Tokyo, in Los Angeles, in Antarctica, in the Solomon Islands . . . an intelligence agent races to put all the pieces together to prevent a global catastr...

Based On Cutting-edge Research And Irrefutable Statistics, David Dreman's Revolutionary Techniques Will Benefit Professionals And Laymen Alike. Pt. I. Why C...

I've Had Some Incredible Personal Growth From This Book. The Patterns That Emerged From The Exercises Are Enlightening. I'm Finally Saying 'enough Is Enough...

How can we give data physical form?And how might those creations change the ways we experience data and the stories it can tell?Making with Data: Physical D...

This is the second edition of the immensely successful international text Poverty and Development in the 1990s. Each chapter introduces the student to a k...

The vast majority of Canadians are blissfully unaware that every man, woman and child in Canada now owes a $35,000 share of government debt and must pay th...

Two consultants examine the need for increased attention to quality in this rapidly growing and changing field. Drawing on numerous examples of successful ...

This new book brings together leading scholars from around the world to provide an international and interdisciplinary overview of twentieth-century devel...

The New Tourist: Waking Up to the Power and Perils of TravelCategories: Travel Specialty TravelBusiness Travel

in The Early 1960s America Was In A Confident Mood And Embarked On A Series Of Efforts To Solve The Problems Of Poverty, Racial Discrimination, Unemploymen...

In his best-selling Irrational Exuberance, Robert Shiller cautioned that society's obsession with the stock market was fueling the volatility that has since...

There were dozens of books about Watergate, but only All the President's Men gave readers the full story, with all the drama and nuance and exclusive repor...

Introduction: It Didn't Have To Be This Way -- Pt. 1. Warnings Ignored -- Ch. 1. A Science Of Human Action -- Ch. 2. Looking At Today And Dreading Tomorrow ...

Now more than ever before, executives and managers need to understand their larger economic context. In A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics, David Moss levera...

Short-listed for the The Isaac and Tamara Deutscher Memorial Prize. Across the world, economic recovery, growth and investment are – at best – slow. At...

From bestselling author and NYU business school professor Scott Galloway comes an urgent examination of the future of our nation - and how we got here. We a...

For years, Robert Kiyosaki has firmly believed that the best investment one can ever make is in taking the time to truly understand how one's finances work...