While most construction management books are project based, this book looks at management principles and techniques applied to the day-to-day problems facing a business in the construction industry.
Ecosystem Health: Principles and Practice Ecosystem Health presents information to help the environmental sciences community further understand the relationships between ecosystem health and human health.
This topical and exciting textbook describes fisheries exploitation, biology, conservation and management, and reflects many recent and important changes in fisheries science.
Clothing that is not purchased or worn is not fashion (to paraphrase Armani) Knowledge of marketing is essential to help ensure success and reduce the risk of failure in fashion.
The global economic crisis of 2008 was precipitated by a housing market crash, thus highlighting the destabilizing influence of the property cycle upon the wider economy.
Adopting a 'global value chain' approach, Value Chain Struggles investigates the impact of new trading arrangements in the coffee and tea sectors on the lives and in the communities of growers in South India.
Readers of this book will encounter peasants and farmers who struggle at home and traverse national borders to challenge the World Trade Organization and other powerful global institutions.
Defective construction work, whether the result of inadequate design, faulty workmanship or poor materials or some combination of these failings is a frequent cause of legal disputes.
Liquidated damages and extensions of time are complex subjects, frequently forming the basis of contract claims made under the standard building and civil engineering contracts.
SEAFOOD Ecolabelling Principles and Practice Edited by Trevor Ward and Bruce Phillips In recent years there have been some major developments and a greatly increased recognition of the importance of more sustainable and environmentally-friendly fishing and fish-farming methods.
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Save Energy and Cut Your Bills offers you straightforward and achievable strategies for reducing your energy bills and living a more environmentally aware life.
Get Your Articles Published is a practical step-by-step guide offering you the information you to learn about the market, requirements, practicalities and skills needed to write on a freelance basis for magazines, it covers all major genres from mainstream and lifestyle through to more specialised subject areas.
Over its twenty years with president and CEO Rick George at the helm, Suncor Energy went from being Canada's "e;unluckiest oil company"e; to a stock market darling and the second-largest publicly traded corporation in the country.
En el título que aquí nos reúne arropamos la noción de ecología editorial como un préstamo conceptual de otras disciplinas que reconocen a la ecología, grosso modo, como el estudio de la interrelación de los orga-nismos vivos con los diversos ecosistemas, considerando factores como el clima, el suelo, los recursos, otras poblaciones, otros otros.
Russia is one of the world's largest hydrocarbon resource holders, producers, and exporters, but it is undergoing an uncertain economic and energy transition.
Volumes 3 and 4 of the The Encyclopedia of More Great Popular Song Recordings provides the stories behind approximately 1,700 more of the greatest song recordings in the history of the music industry, from 1890 to today.
This book provides a comprehensive and impartial overview of the state of American journalism and news-gathering in the 21st century, with a special focus on the rise-and meaning-of "e;fake news.
The Everything Guide to Writing Copy is a step-by-step guide to writing effective copy for a variety of media including print, web, radio, trade journals, and much more.
Judaism has survived for four millennia, and many of its customs, laws, and traditions have remained exactly the same today as in the days of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Nationally-recognized test expert Norman Hall reveals his proven test-taking methods and winning strategies guaranteed to produce a score of 80 to 100% on your written exam!