Agribusiness and primary industries

Over the last decade the concept of clustering has become a central idea for analyzing the competitiveness of nations, industries and firms.

As urban populations rise rapidly and concerns about food security increase, interest in urban agriculture has been renewed in both developed and developing countries.

The book covers chapters ranging from introduction to recent technological challenges, case studies of energy-efficient buildings with policy and awareness issues, fundamentals and present status along with research updates and future aspects on topics focusing on energy-efficient construction, materialsProvides comprehensive information on energy efficient buildings including policy and energy audit aspects with case studies Examines application of PCMs in passive heating and cooling in buildings; role of active TES and energy saving potential

The world relies on very few crop and animal species for agriculture and to supply its food needs.

This two-volume collection analyses the evolution of wine production in European regions across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

There is enormous current interest in urban food systems, with a wide array of policies and initiatives intended to increase food security, decrease ecological impacts and improve public health.

This edited volume evaluates recent EU quality policy, focusing on the structure, governance, technical specifications and performances - economic, environmental and social - of Food Quality Schemes (FQS) in the European Union and South East Asia.

This book performs a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis to examine the current food crisis and how it relates to the use of crops for energy.

Soil is a vital support system for all life forms, and is directly or indirectly exposed to various pollutants and harmful chemicals.

Almost 3000 lives have been lost in the UK construction industry over the last twenty-five years, in addition to those seriously injured or made ill.

For most of the twentieth century, tin was the site of new forms of international regulation which became a model for other commodities.

Design and Construction of Concrete Floors outlines the key principles needed for the production of a good floor which can be relied on to not only support and restrain other parts of the building, but also to meet the needs of the user.

Marking a crucial point in the sharing of research, this cutting-edge text spearheads advances in cross-industry expertise.

Biotechnology and the Politics of Plants explores the mysterious phenomenon of 'apomixis', the ability of certain plants to 'self-clone', and its potential as a revolutionary tool for agriculture and enhancing food security, that may soon be a reality.

Biotechnology and the Politics of Plants explores the mysterious phenomenon of 'apomixis', the ability of certain plants to 'self-clone', and its potential as a revolutionary tool for agriculture and enhancing food security, that may soon be a reality.

This book adopts a human ecology approach to present an overview of the biological responses to social, political, economic, cultural and environmental changes that affected human populations in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, since the Classic Maya Period.

This book focuses on probiotics and gut microbiota, as well as their roles in alleviating the toxicity of various environmental pollutants, presenting the latest research findings and explaining advanced research methods and tools.

Nine chapters by a group of authors run from site investigation to assessment, repair, thermal response, structural types, and joints and substructures.

This book presents a collection of ten empirical studies on Iran's sustainable agriculture and agribusiness, grouped into three domains: agricultural prices and commodity market analysis; risk management and climate change; and natural resources and environmental economics.

A food system comprises the entire range of actors and interlinked activities related to food production, processing, distribution, marketing and trade, preparation, consumption, and disposal.

The story of the last generation of British miners: fathers and sons, brothers and comrades, big hitters and broken men, strikers and scabs.

This book provides new insights into combining economic theory and ethics, and how to formulate policies to combat the roots of poverty.

This book covers a wide range of topics relating to the health and wellbeing of the construction workforce.

This volume provides a unique collection of contributions addressing both the 'too much' and 'too little' sides of the nitrogen story.

This book presents a study of cooperatives as a two-layer entrepreneurial model, and analyzes cooperative enterprises.

This two-volume book provides an important overview to EU economic and policy issues related to the development of the bioeconomy.

This two-volume book provides an important overview to EU economic and policy issues related to the development of the bioeconomy.

'Jha is the right scholar and economist to take readers through the development of the Indian economy.

Written by an internationally-recognized team of natural gas industry experts, the fourth edition of Handbook of Natural Gas Transmission and Processing is a unique, well-researched, and comprehensive work on the design and operation aspects of natural gas transmission and processing.

As the popularity of coffee and coffee shops has grown worldwide in recent years, so has another trend-globalization, which has greatly affected growers and distributors.

Through a systematic introduction of Confucius as a historical figure, a spiritual leader, a philosopher, a political reformer, an educator, and a person, this book offers a comprehensive, lucid, and in-depth articulation of Confucius and his teachings for Western students.

Embark on a transformative journey through uncharted realms of research and industry with the first book of the "e;Cannabis Innovations"e; series.

The intellectual legacy of Confucianism has loomed large in efforts to understand China's past, present, and future.

This is the first complete, one-volume English translation of the ancient Chinese text Xunzi, one of the most extensive, sophisticated, and elegant works in the tradition of Confucian thought.

Is Confucianism a religion?

How the I Ching became one of the most widely read and influential books in the worldThe I Ching originated in China as a divination manual more than three thousand years ago.

Salinity is one of the acute problems causing enormous yield loss in many regions of the world.

Agribusiness becomes a most important sector of developing countries due global opportunities of trade.

This book offers an assessment of the performance, impact, and welfare implications of the world's largest employment guarantee programme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).

Climate change poses unprecedented challenges to plant growth, biodiversity, and productivity, necessitating innovative strategies for sustainability.

Mushroom Biotechnology: Developments and Applications is a comprehensive book to provide a better understanding of the main interactions between biological, chemical and physical factors directly involved in biotechnological procedures of using mushrooms as bioremediation tools, high nutritive food sources, and as biological helpers in healing serious diseases of the human body.

Advanced Algorithms for Mineral and Hydrocarbon Exploration Using Synthetic Aperture Radar is a research- and practically-based reference that bridges the gap between the remote sensing industry and the mineral and hydrocarbon exploration industry.

This book provides an interdisciplinary and comprehensible introduction to bioeconomy.

Citrus is one of the most popular fruits around the world, and can be successfully cultivated in more than 140 countries.

The demand for comparable, long-term, high quality data on forest ecosystems' status and changes is increasing at the international and global level.

Eco-Friendly Technology for Postharvest Produce Quality presents the scope of emerging eco-friendly technologies to maintain the postharvest quality of fresh produce in terms of safety and nutrition.

This reference presents a comprehensive description of flow through porous media and solutions to pressure diffusion problems in homogenous, layered, and heterogeneous reservoirs.

Nickel Sulfide Ores and Impact Melts: Origin of the Sudbury Igneous Complex presents a current state of understanding on the geology and ore deposits of the Sudbury Igneous Complex in Ontario, Canada.

This publication reviews the practices and policies of Internet Plus agriculture business models in the People's Republic of China (PRC).

This study identifies and analyses the methods, achievements, and constraints of the socialist agricultural policy of post-revolutionary Ethiopia.