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The Behavioral Economics of Climate Change
Adaptation Behaviors, Global Public Goods, Breakthrough Technologies, and Policy-Making
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
The Behavioral Economics of Climate Change: Adaptation Behaviors, Global Public Goods, Breakthrough Technologies, and Policy-Making shows readers how to understand mitigation strategies emerging from global warming policy discussions and the ways that changing climate conditions can alter these strategies....
Waste
A Handbook for Management
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2011
Waste: A Handbook for Management gives the broadest, most complete coverage of waste in our society. The book examines a wide range of waste streams, including:
Household waste (compostable material, paper, glass, textiles, household chemicals, plastic, water, and e-waste)
Industrial waste (metals,...
by Jeffery Burley
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2004
A combination of broad disciplinary coverage and scientific excellence, the Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences will be an indispensable addition to the library of anyone interested in forests, forestry and forest sciences. Packed with valuable insights from experts all over the world, this remarkable...
Sustainable Industrial Design and Waste Management
Cradle-to-Cradle for Sustainable Development
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2010
Sustainable Industrial Design and Waste Management was inspired by the need to have a text that enveloped awareness and solutions to the ongoing issues and concerns of waste generated from industry. The development of science and technology has increased human capacity to extract resources from nature...
by Lakshmi H. Kantha, Carol Anne Clayson
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2000
While ocean waves are the most visible example of oceanic mixing processes, this macroscale mixing process represents but one end of the spectrum of mixing processes operating in the ocean. At the scale of a typical phytoplanktoic diatom or larval fish inhabiting these seas, the most important mixing...
Handbook of Blockchain, Digital Finance, and Inclusion, Volume 2
ChinaTech, Mobile Security, and Distributed Ledger
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2017
Handbook of Blockchain, Digital Finance, and Inclusion, Volume 2: ChinaTech, Mobile Security, and Distributed Ledgeremphasizes technological developments that introduce the future of finance. Descriptions of recent innovations lay the foundations for explorations of feasible solutions for banks and...
Handbook of Blockchain, Digital Finance, and Inclusion
Cryptocurrency, FinTech, InsurTech, Regulation, ChinaTech, Mobile Security, and Distributed Ledger
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
Handbook of Digital Finance and Financial Inclusion: Cryptocurrency, FinTech, InsurTech, Regulation, ChinaTech, Mobile Security, and Distributed Ledger explores recent advances in digital banking and cryptocurrency, emphasizing mobile technology and evolving uses of cryptocurrencies as financial assets.
Contributors...
Mobilisation of Forest Bioenergy in the Boreal and Temperate Biomes
Challenges, Opportunities and Case Studies
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Mobilisation of Forest Bioenergy in the Boreal and Temperate Biomes: Challenges, Opportunities, and Case Studies features input from key international experts who identify and analyze the main opportunities and roadblocks for the implementation of sustainable forest biomass supply chains in the boreal...
Knowledge Driven Development
Private Extension and Global Lessons
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2015
Knowledge Driven Development: Private Extension and Global Lessons uses actual cases written specifically to study the role and capacity of private companies in knowledge sharing and intensification through agricultural extension. Descriptions of specific models and approaches are teased out of complex...
Bank Risk Management in Developing Economies
Addressing the Unique Challenges of Domestic Banks
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Bank Risk Management in Developing Economies: Addressing the Unique Challenges of Domestic Banks provides an up-to-date resource on how domestically-based banks in emerging economies can provide financial services for all economic sectors while also contributing to national economic development policies.
Because...
Emerging Market Bank Lending and Credit Risk Control
Evolving Strategies to Mitigate Credit Risk, Optimize Lending Portfolios, and Check Delinquent Loans
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2015
Using a framework of volatile markets Emerging Market Bank Lending and Credit Risk Control covers the theoretical and practical foundations of contemporary credit risk with implications for bank management. Drawing a direct connection between risk and its effects on credit analysis and decisions,...
The Economics and Organization of Brazilian Agriculture
Recent Evolution and Productivity Gains
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2015
The Economics and Organization of Brazilian Agriculture: Recent Evolution and Productivity Gains presents insights on Brazilian agriculture and its impressive gains in productivity and international competitiveness, also providing insightful examples for global policymakers.
In Brazil, as in...
by Robert T. Balmer
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2010
Modern Engineering Thermodynamics - Textbook with Tables Booklet offers a problem-solving approach to basic and applied engineering thermodynamics, with historical vignettes, critical thinking boxes and case studies throughout to help relate abstract concepts to actual engineering applications. It...
by Aldo V. da Rosa
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
With energy sustainability and security at the forefront of public discourse worldwide, there is a pressing need to foster an understanding of clean, safe alternative energy sources such as solar and wind power. Aldo da Rosa’s highly respected and comprehensive resource fulfills this need; it has...