The Quest for Oil (1970) examines all aspects of the oil industry - what oil is, where it is found, how fuels are produced, transported and sold, and the ways in which the fuels are used.
The Quest for Oil (1970) examines all aspects of the oil industry - what oil is, where it is found, how fuels are produced, transported and sold, and the ways in which the fuels are used.
This report provides an analysis of Indonesia's state-owned enterprises (SOEs), explores their prominent economic and social role, and explains how further reforms can unlock their commercial and developmental potential.
Pacific economies are bouncing back as tourism recovers and infrastructure projects resume, but inflationary pressures and vulnerability to natural hazards remain downside risks.
Engagement with and between a plurality of progressive, non-neoclassical traditions is an important step in fostering a more capacious understanding of sustainability - both as a concept and as a political objective.
Carbon pricing is one of the key policy instruments available to help countries reach the goals of the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
This book discusses the theory, method, and practice of risk economics and also examines climate change and disaster's theoretical and practical implications on capital formation and accumulation in the contemporary economic system.
This book contains the first comprehensive history using extensive primary sources to trace the 1977 earthquake disaster response by the Ceausescu communist regime, contextualizing its contribution to the public risk that remains in Romania's capital Bucharest.
Diese Studie untersucht den komplexen Zusammenhang zwischen Naturkatastrophen, individuellem Verhalten - in Form von individueller Risikobereitschaft und Vertrauensniveau - und der Nachfrage nach Mikroversicherungen.
The book 'Economic Trends and Sustainable Environmental Assessment' attempts to x-ray the economic and socioeconomic activities, and cultural or behavioural aspects from the concept of sustainability by employing several related research scenarios spanning the micro-, meso-, and macro-level approaches.
Trouver un juste milieu entre la conservation ou l'utilisation durable de la biodiversit et son appauvrissement ncessite de prendre en compte tous les effets de sa destruction.
Ce rapport consacre au Mexique Slovaque evalue les progres accomplis ou a faire dans la reduction de la charge polluante, la gestion des ressources naturelles, l'integration des politiques economique et environnementale et le renforcement de la cooperation internationale.
Ce rapport consacre a la Nouvelle-Zelande evalue les progres accomplis ou a faire dans la reduction de la charge polluante, la gestion des ressources naturelles, l'integration des politiques economique et environnementale et le renforcement de la cooperation internationale.
Depuis quelques annes, Isral renforce sa politique d'environnement et devrait maintenant mettre au point un plan de croissance verte regroupant les politiques environnementale, conomique et sociale.
This comprehensive set of statistics on the environment in OECD countries provides data on the quality of air and climate, inland waters, land, forests, wildlife, and waste as well as data on pressures on the environment from energy use, transportation, industry, and agriculture.
This Environmental Performance Review of Mexico provides an independent assessment of Mexico's progress in achieving its domestic and international environmental commitments, together with policy-relevant recommendations.
Organised by issues such as climate change, air pollution, biodiversity, waste or water resources, this publication includes key environmental indicators endorsed by OECD Environment Ministers and the broader OECD Core Set of environmental indicators.
The second 'green skills' forum organised by Cedefop and the OECD-LEED in February 2014 provided an open space for discussion between researchers, policy-makers, social partners and international organisations on skills development and training needs for a greener economy.
This Environmental Performance Review of Mexico provides an independent assessment of Mexico's progress in achieving its domestic and international environmental commitments, together with policy-relevant recommendations.
Handbook of Power Electronics in Autonomous and Electric Vehicles provides advanced knowledge on autonomous systems, electric propulsion in electric vehicles, radars and sensors for autonomous systems, and relevant aspects of energy storage and battery charging.
This book argues that focusing on the green economy and green finance is essential to counteract the catastrophic, socio-economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Richtig einkaufen für eine bessere WeltIn Deutschland geben wir als Verbraucher jährlich 180 Milliarden Euro für unsere Einkäufe allein im Lebensmitteleinzelhandel aus.
Accomplishing sustainability in the agribusiness sector is a significant, yet time-sensitive, challenge, especially when balanced with the need to grow sufficient quantity and quality of food to keep the growing global population healthy.
Accomplishing sustainability in the agribusiness sector is a significant, yet time-sensitive, challenge, especially when balanced with the need to grow sufficient quantity and quality of food to keep the growing global population healthy.
