Economics of specific sectors

The world has still to emerge fully from the housing-triggered Global Financial Crisis, but housing crises are not new.

This book presents both updated and new measurements on water resources from selective pilot areas form the Middle East.

The first edition of this book looked at the emergence of 'ecopreneurs' - environmental entrepreneurs gaining competitive advantage for their firms through understanding and utilising green issues.

This is a pioneering study which should serve as a model for future research and will to a wide audience' Dharam Ghai, Director United Nations Research Institute for Social Development Structural Adjustment and the Environment (Earthscan, 1992) was the first book to fully examine the effects of 'structural adjustment programmes the economic reform policies required by the World Bank and IMF as part of their lending operations with borrowing countries.

In the panorama of studies related to the ability of lands to support both natural processes and agricultural production activities, this research introduces a still unexplored or under-studied theme which is that of the relationship between urban sprawl in its various forms and land quality.

This book has the purpose of providing the "e;state of the arts"e; concerning bio-economic modelling dealing with agricultural systems.

In this book, compelling case studies show how past crises have reshaped regulation, and how policy-makers can learn from crises in the future.

It has become apparent that the market diffusion of systems using new and renewable sources of energy such as solar systems, wind energy converters etc.

This book explores the ongoing transition of China's economy by examining how its healthcare industry is growing and changing.

Urban transport systems worldwide are faced by a multitude of challenges.

In recent years, improving efficiency in healthcare facilities in general, and in hospitals specifically, has become increasingly important.

Discover farming techniques that will decrease soil erosion and costs!

This book provides an insightful and critical assessment of the state of Canadian water governance and policy.

Since the beginning of the Obama Administration, conservative politicians have railed against the President's "e;War on Coal.

The evolution of inequality and its causes are of crucial importance to all scholars working in the social sciences.

This book explores the trajectories and structures of Latin American welfare states using a typology developed through conceptual and historical analyses of social protection systems in Latin America.

Few countries have achieved social development, which requires simultaneously securing market and social incorporation (good jobs and access to social services).

Two major trends are currently challenging the sustainability of human civilization: extreme inequality and the ecological crisis.

Representing the first book on the topic, this work offers the reader an introduction to the Japanese systems for health technology assessment (HTA) officially introduced by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in 2016.

In modern society, we tend to have faith in technology.

This book makes an important contribution to the existing literature on European social democracy in the wake of the 2008 financial crash and ensuing recession.

This book analyses the unprecedented economic and social challenges to human civilization from the perspective of Buddhist philosophy.

Nonpoint-source pollution (NPSP) poses a special challenge to society's ability to manage its collective environmental good - especially surface and groundwater quality.

During the 1980s the Marshallian concept of industrial district (ID) became widely popular due to the resurgence of interest in the reasons that make the agglomeration of specialised industries a territorial phenomenon worth being analysed.

This book analyses the processes through which the modern forms of large fortunes are amassed.

How knowing the extreme risks of climate change can help us prepare for an uncertain futureIf you had a 10 percent chance of having a fatal car accident, you'd take necessary precautions.

This book critically explores how the water-energy-food nexus can be used as an organising framework to address environmental degradation and promote sustainable development.

The Soviet Economy on the Brink of Reform (1988) is a collection of essays in honour of Alec Nove and covers such topics as Leon Trotsky, Navrozov, Soviet Investment criteria, Soviet Agricultural, and economic politics under Andropov and Chernenko.

Macroeconomic policies have devastating effects on the environment.

Der Klimadienstleister-Guide zeigt Ihnen, wie Unternehmen die richtige Beratung für den Klimaschutz finden.

This book explores the concept of livable cities, where people enjoy living and being, and examines indicators of citizens' well-being in relation to the urban environment.

This book focuses on the innovative and more critical management approach adopted in the PA (Public Administration) in order to identify and describe the main models and instruments to economically evaluate the decision making process in accordance to the specific conditions such as efficiency, effectiveness, cost and equity.

Supporting Children and Their Families Facing Health Inequities in Canada fills an urgent national need to analyze disparities among vulnerable populations, where socio-economic and cultural factors compromise health and create barriers.

This book is unique and original, constituting a pioneering study in the use of spatial economics and related analytical approaches to Brazil's Cerrado agricultural development and the formation of agro-industrial value chains.

This book presents the concept of healthcare facilities management performance measurement (HCFMPM) using Ghana as a case study.

The book provides an overview on national policies and regulations related to water resource management in the Middle East and North African countries (MENA), where water scarcity problems are critical.

American food aid to foreigners long has been the most visible-and most popular-means of providing humanitarian aid to millions of hungry people confronted by war, terrorism and natural cataclysms and the resulting threat-often the reality-of famine and death.

In the modern Western world, we tend to be insured by the state or for-profit insurers.

In this challenging and highly original book, the author tackles the dynamic relationships between physical nature and societies over time.

This book provides insights into commercial and residential real estate markets in one of the world's fastest growing regions: South Asia.

The strict conversation of financial capital allows accountants to preserve capitalism in its current form.

Independent, scientifically based, integrated, policy-relevant analysis of current and emerging energy issues for specialists and policymakers in academia, industry, government.

This edited volume portrays marketplaces from a mobility perspective as dynamic and open entities consisting of flows of people, goods and ideas.

This book consists of chapters based on selected papers presented at the EcoDesign2015 symposium (9th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing).