Economics of specific sectors

Tropical forests are disappearing at an unaltered pace, giving way to alternative land uses.

This work stems from the activities carried out under the European Science Foundation's Environmental Toxicology Programme and its daughter programme, Environmental Damage and its Assessment.

Das vorliegende Buch gibt einen profunden Einblick in die Bereiche des Betrieblichen Gesundheitsmanagements bei kleinen, mittleren und großen Unternehmen.

This book provides an interdisciplinary lens for exploring, assessing, and coming to new understandings of smart cities and regions, focusing on the six dimensions of sensing, awareness, learning, openness, innovation, and disruption.

This book discusses the issues of integration within food and fibre supply chains and the challenges in managing price risk.

Deregulierungen, wachsender Kostendruck und das Auftreten neuer Akteure auf dem Gesundheits markt verstärken die Dynamik für die Führung von Spitälern.

Central and Eastern European Countries are undergoing a difficult transition process with consequences for spatial development.

There is little doubt that in recent years, enterprise has been considered an essential approach in the alleviation of deprivation existing in the developed world.

Sarnikar cites evidence of frequent misconceptions of economics amongst students, graduates, and even some economists, and argues that behavioral economists are uniquely qualified to investigate causes of poor learning in economics.

Over the last several decades, many low-income mineral exporting countries have seen their per capita income decline or their standard of living stagnate.

A user's guide to economic, political, social and cultural collapse.

The Chinese government set a target to reduce China's carbon intensity by 40%-45% in 2020 at its 2005 level.

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There is a lot written on climate change from various points of view, but this is the first work that demonstrates the connection between the hunger of the poor, the deprivation of safe and healthy food on the part of those who can afford it in the wealthy countries, but still face starvation in the sense of lack of nourishment, and climate change itself.

Forests are considered the lungs of the planet, as they consume and store carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.

Large urban school systems have been the weakest link in American education, driving middle-class families into the suburbs while contributing mightily to the racial learning gap.

Ivanko and Kivirist - innkeepers, authors, and wearers of many other hats - truly walk the green talk, detailing the nitty-gritty of running a green business.

Originally published in 1987 this book presents a comprehensive survey of the global natural gas industry: it looks at the problems of supply, the pattern of demand, the economics of the industrya nd how the industry in the 1980s was being affected by changes in other energy sectors.

International observers have lauded Rwanda as an example of an African country taking control of its own development trajectory, and as a market-friendly destination for investment.

Some goods and services are normally left to the market mechanism.

Climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution of land and water, land-use changes, lack of equality and other problems at local, national and global levels represent a challenge for economics as a social science.

This reissue, first published in 1995, focuses on philosophy and social science in human ecology, and includes case studies dealing with the problems of political implementation of development plans and schemes.

This volume goes beyond a narrow conceptualization of macroeconomic stability and explores the link between socio-economic policies, structural transformation and inclusive development.

Originally published in 1987, this book is based on research concerned primarily with the Central Industrial Region.

Businesses are expected to act sustainably; it is also in both societal and their interests if businesses seek and grasp opportunities to develop more sustainable products or services.

This book examines the relationship between the property market and urban economy.

This book describes the latest microeconomic concepts and operations research (OR) techniques needed to comprehend the design and operation of power markets, as well as the actions of their agents: producers, consumers, operators, and regulators.

Drastic reduction of carbon emissions is vital if we are to avoid a catastrophe that devastates large parts of the world.

Im August 2015 begann in Frankreich ein neues energiepolitisches Kapitel: Nach jahrelangen Verhandlungen trat die transition énergétique in Kraft.

Centralized, top-down management of water resources through regulations has created unnecessary economic burdens upon users.

Our economies currently encourage excessive consumerism, weakening social ties, and depleting natural resources.

This book presents an analytic history of American energy policy, examining policy failures and how the policy process itself leads to failure.

This book deals with human factors research directed towards realizing and assessing sustainability in the built environment.

China is becoming a rising star in global economical and political affairs.

Every decision about energy involves its price and cost.

This book provides an original contribution to contemporary research surrounding the environmental, humanitarian and socio-political crises associated with contemporary capitalism.

Today, India still remains a rural agricultural country although the share of urban population has also increased but these figures do not tell the whole story.

City Politics has received praise for the clarity of its writing, careful research, and distinctive theme - that urban politics in the United States has evolved as a dynamic interaction between governmental power, private actors, and a politics of identity.

This book brings together contributions by leading scholars that systematically cover the most important ethical issues concerning nuclear energy.

This book explores a new model for addressing the central issue of environmental and other collective actions.

The supply of reliable and safe water is a key challenge for developing countries, particularly India.