Economics of specific sectors

Given the underlying topography, the scenery over most of Britain has been created largely by human activities.

We live in the age of big companies where rising levels of power are concentrated in the hands of a few.

#1 bestselling author and acclaimed venture capitalist John Doerr reveals a sweeping action plan to conquer humanity's greatest challenge: climate change.

Learn about species, environments, ecosystems and biodiversity in The Ecology Book.

Statistics and data for the non-specialist*The Collins Academic Skills Series - winner of the ELTon 2014 Innovation in Learner Resources Award.

Renowned industrial expert Geoffrey Owen analyses the complex reasons behind the delayed modernisation of British industry.

Although a range of program and policy responses to youth gangs exist, most are largely based on suppression, implemented by the police or other criminal justice agencies.

Social Work and Human Rights has become a standard text highlighting the role of social work in protecting the rights of vulnerable populations.

A handy, quick-reference guide to thousands of difficult-to-remember or difficult-to-find facts, now in ebook format.

The wealth derived from natural resources can have a tremendous impact on the economics and politics of producing countries.

Virtually all large-scale damage to the global environment is caused by economic activities, and the vast majority of economic planners in both business and government coordinate these activities on the basis of guidelines and prescriptions from neoclassical economic theory.

Community-based forest management (CBFM) is a model of forest management in which a community takes part in decision making and implementation, and monitoring of activities affecting the natural resources around them.

In recent decades there has been a shift in focus from psychological and social problems-what might be called the "e;dark side"e; of humanity-to human well-being and flourishing.

In the latest addition to the New Naturalist series, Ian Newton explores bird populations and what causes their fluctuation - food supplies, competitors, predators, parasites, pathogens and human activity.

If environmental protection is costly, how much should we spend on pollution control?

First published in 1997 and now available as an ebook.

A book to put the Midlands back on the map.

City planning is a practice and a profession.

A rich account of the impact of the Second World War on the lives of people living in the farms and villages of Britain.

Our planet's resources are running out.

Only our limited idea of money is keeping us poor.

Written with an economist's brain and a soccer writer's skill, Soccernomics applies high-powered analytical tools to everyday soccer topicsSoccernomics is a revolutionary new way of looking at soccer that has helped to change the way the sport is played.

A trio of experts on high-tech business strategy and innovation reveal the principles that have made platform businesses the most valuable firms in the world and the first trillion-dollar companies.

Winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2012, the world's leading prize for popular science writing.

Winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2012, the world's leading prize for popular science writing.

From the 'Wired' and 'New York Times Magazine' contributor, a brilliant examination into how the internet is profoundly changing the way we think.

In this practical guide TV farmer Jimmy Doherty imparts his experience and ideas to show you how to achieve the self-sufficient lifestyle and add to your life whether growing for your own pleasure - or profit!

The first book to tell the inside story of the battle for control over the future of music and how technology is ripping up the traditional rules of business.

A hard-hitting expose of the overwork culture and modern management techniques that seduce millions of people to hand over the best part of their lives to their employer.

This latest volume in the New Naturalist series provides a comprehensive study of wildlife conservation in Britain, concentrating on events in the last 30 years.

A Michael Moore for the Dot.

A' NO LOGO' for the net Generation - a no-holes barred story of the battle for the control of the internet, that reads like a thriller.

Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011.

Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2022Football has always measured success by what you win, but only in the last twenty years have clubs started to think about how you win.

How much do you know about what really goes on at your local supermarket?

In this fascinating follow-up to the bestselling Information is Beautiful and Knowledge is Beautiful, the king of infographics David McCandless uses spectacular visuals to give us all a bit of good news.

On the way to a show in Skipton, in North Yorkshire, I noticed a road sign to a town called Keighley.

In the 20th century humanity consumed products faster than ever, but this way of living is no longer sustainable.

We are bombarded with images of poverty, terrorism, war and collapsing states.

An elegant demolition of the supermarket miracle, this book charts the impact that supermarkets have had on every aspect of our lives and culture.

A counter-blast to the bashing of capitalism and a fresh and bold re-evaluation of the fundamentals that turn genius into hard currency.

'Bad Science' hilariously exposed the tricks that quacks and journalists use to distort science, becoming a 400,000 copy bestseller.

Rainforests are rapidly being cleared in the humid tropics to keep pace with food demands, economic needs, and population growth.

There has been a lot of discussion among policymakers, particularly within the Clinton Administration, about how to make U.

How can the United States meet demands for agricultural production while solving the broader range of environmental problems attributed to farming practices?

This book responds to a congressional request to evaluated criteria by which land is acquired under the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

This volume describes one of the most extensive grassland ecosystems and the efforts of Chinese scientists to understand it.

Rangelands comprise between 40 and 50 percent of all U.