Economics of specific sectors

The year 2120 may appear a long way into the future but will come quickly.

Master Healthcare Economics with Ease - Essential Reading for Healthcare ProfessionalsAre you a healthcare professional who needs to understand health economics but doesn t want to get lost in complex theories?

The constant assault of natural forces make fragile barrier islands some of the most rapidly changing locations in the world, but human activities have had enormous impact on these islands as well.

In recent decades, economically disadvantaged Americans have become more residentially segregated from other communities: they are increasingly likely to live in high-poverty neighborhoods that are spatially isolated with few civic resources.

What is an ecosystem, and why is it important that it be balanced?

As a manager or an analyst, you routinely collect and examine key performance measures to better understand your company operations and to make good decisions.

This book was written to help buyers develop a road map to negotiation success.

Collaborative consumption is a new way of living in which access is valued above ownership, experience is prized over material possessions, and "e;mine"e; becomes "e;ours,"e; allowing everyone's needs to be met with minimum waste.

Less stuff, less stress - more freedom, more joy.

"e;Canadian sustainability expert Bob Willard, whp spent 34 years with IBM, offers a punchy, practical guide to leading change in your company in The Sustainability Champion's Guidebook.

How to survive and thrive in the post-industrial ageIn response to the coming impact of peak oil, John Michael Greer helps us envision the transition from an industrial society to a sustainable ecotechnic world-not returning to the past, but creating a society that supports relatively advanced technology on a sustainable resource base.

The environmental justice literature convincingly shows that poor people and minorities live in more polluted neighborhoods than do other groups.

In recent years, factors such as sustainability, digitalization, climate change, energy transformation, social inclusion, gender parity, and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risk have been playing an increasingly important role in the process of financial transformation.

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.

Nach der Krise ist vor der Krise!

Moritz Goldner analyzes the unexplored phenomenon of patients and caregivers as innovators with respect to their own unmet medical needs in two complementary studies.

Surface Modifications of Nanocellulose: Strategies, Methods, and Applications establishes the basic framework of nanocellulose.

Mit Hilfe dieses Buches verschaffen sich Angehörige der Heilberufe (Ärzte, Heilpraktiker, Pflegekräfte, Krankenhausmitarbeiter usw.

This book will expand the body of literature on capacity-building in science and improve public understanding of the issues regarding geographical concentration of federal research funding.

This edited volume addresses the impacts of climate change on Pacific islands, and presents databases and indexes for assessing and adapting to island vulnerabilities.

Providing an in-depth case study on the emergence of social impact investing in the UK, this book develops a new perspective on financialization processes that highlights the roles of non-financial actors.

This book explores the insights that can be gained by looking at the criminal justice system from an economic point of view.

New Zealand and Australia are broadly considered to be countries in which sustainability and responsibility discourses are being pursued by governments and business alike, and in which incentives and initiatives are helping confront and overcome sustainability-related challenges.

This book, the first of two volumes, highlights the concept of financial inclusion from the Islamic perspective.

This edited collection explores the links between human capital (both in the form of health and in the form of education), demographic change, and economic growth.

This volume explores one of the most complex labour landscapes of India - the urban daily labour market.

This volume addresses different issues related to green innovation procurement as well as exploring the challenges involved in public procurement.

This book provides fundamental knowledge of theories on the circular economy and circular supply chain management.

Averting Climate Catastrophe Together addresses the necessity of meeting the Paris Agreement temperature target and explores what framework could enable climate action in an effective, efficient and equitable manner that is consistent with that goal.

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.

Why the global economy has become increasingly unstable, and how financial “de-carbonization” could break the pattern of bubble-driven wealth destruction.

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).

It is often assumed that deindustrialization is a bad thing, confined to the Global North, and caused by cheap imports from the Global South.

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 critically examines the driving forces, discourses, and conflicts surrounding Chinese investments in overseas farmland, with a specific focus on Australia.

Addressing climate change will entail major challenges for economic growth, employment, inflation, and public finances.

This book reviews the character and impacts of 'actually-existing' neoliberalism in Ireland.

It is often assumed that deindustrialization is a bad thing, confined to the Global North, and caused by cheap imports from the Global South.

Emerging Biofuels: Stationary and Mobile Applications presents a comprehensive assessment of supply chains and conversion pathways of the promising biofuels in the 21st century.

Coined in the 1970s, the term sustainable development and the ideas behind it have enjoyed varying amounts of popularity over the years.

This is the first scholarly analysis that examines the development and achievements of the American community development movement.

Since the early 1990s, governments and development agencies have become increasingly preoccupied with the pursuit of regional competitiveness.

This wide-ranging and accessible survey of poverty in America examines every important facet of the issue, from historical and socioeconomic contributors to poverty to programs, policies, and ideas crafted to reduce income inequality and poverty across the USA.