Author : Hiroaki Suzuki
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 33,21 MB
Release : 2010-05-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 082138144X
This book is a point of departure for cities that would like to reap the many benefits of ecological and economic sustainability. It provides an analytical and operational framework that offers strategic guidance to cities on sustainable and integrated urban development.
Author : Zanagee Artis
Publisher : A Kids Book
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,7 MB
Release : 2024-03-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780241656242
Explore the impact of climate change and empower kids to be proactive to protect our world. Climate change is a topic that can be overwhelming for kids and grownups. So if you're looking for the best place to better understand the climate crisis, look no further! This book will give kids the facts about climate change, explain what the state of our planet is, how it got there, and give them hope to fight for their future. Meet A Kids Co., a new kind of media company with a collection of beautifully designed books that kickstart challenging, empowering, and important conversations for kids and their grownups. Learn more about us at akidsco.com.
Author : Ken Yeang
Publisher : Images Publishing
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 24,3 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1864703873
.Tall buildings represent a way of the future which is perceived as necessary despite being environmentally unfriendly .This book demonstrates methods to make these energy-consuming buildings as efficient as possible until a time when the world finds economically viable alternatives Ken Yeang remains one of the world's foremost experts on sustainability and the modern skyscraper. Acknowledging that the skyscraper is possibly one of the most ecologically unfriendly of all building types, he states that until an economically viable alternative is identified, it is necessary to make them as humane and as sustainable as possible. Each project is presented together with data on its climatic location, the local vegetation, plot ratio, net and gross areas."
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Page : 52 pages
File Size : 23,10 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Highway research
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Author : The Core Team
Publisher : Core Economics Education
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,34 MB
Release : 2022-07
Category :
ISBN : 9781838165666
A complete introduction to economics and the economy taught in undergraduate economics and masters courses in public policy. CORE's approach to teaching economics is student-centred and motivated by real-world problems and real-world data. The only introductory economics text to equip students to address today's pressing problems by mastering the conceptual and quantitative tools of contemporary economics. THE ECONOMY: is a new approach that integrates recent developments in economics including contract theory, strategic interaction, behavioural economics, and financial instability; challenges students to address inequality, climate change, economic instability, wealth creation and innovation, and other problems; provides a unified treatment of micro- and macroeconomics; motivates all models and concepts by evidence and real-world applications.
Author : Frank Gilliam
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 14,44 MB
Release : 2014-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0199837651
The most comprehensive existing volume of multidisciplinary research by top ecologists on the herbaceous layer of forests.
Author : Rodrigues, Susana Serrano
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 36,91 MB
Release : 2020-06-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1522598871
As the planet’s natural resources continue to be depleted, society’s environmental awareness has grown. Businesses especially are being coerced into incorporating more sustainable approaches to carrying out their activities. Organizations that develop sustainable business strategies that deliver enhanced value by radically reducing material inputs and engaging consumers on circular economy will be well-positioned for success. Mapping, Managing, and Crafting Sustainable Business Strategies for the Circular Economy is an essential reference source that discusses implementing sustainable business strategies as well as economic policies for the modern business era. Featuring research on topics such as global business, urban innovation, and cost management, this book is ideally designed for managers, operators, manufacturers, academics, practitioners, policymakers, researchers, business professionals, and students seeking coverage on utilizing natural resources in the most sustainable way.
Author : J. A. Simpson
Publisher : Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 30,49 MB
Release : 1993
Category : English language
ISBN : 0198600275
This is the third in a major series of volumes supplementing the Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. Volume 3 contains 3,000 new words and meanings from around the English-speaking world, including the UK (Citizen's Charter), North America (affluential, Clintonomics), Australia (beardie), and the West Indies (zouk). A wide variety of subjects is covered, including the sciences (buckyball, nanotechnology, Tourette syndrome), finance (junk bond, negative equity), literary theory (metafiction), computing (freeware, core dump), and sport (basho, lowball).
Author : John King
Publisher : Elsevier Inc. Chapters
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 23,14 MB
Release : 2013-11-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0128055618
Goods and services provided by forests will be needed in greater amounts in the coming decades, yet are threatened by climate change and air pollution. In this chapter, we survey the peer-reviewed literature on elevated atmospheric CO2 (eCO2) and tropospheric O3 (eO3) interaction experiments, and discuss implications of results for policy development and social welfare. We located 58 studies reporting data on physiology, biomass production, litter quality and decomposition. Studies were abundant for young and intermediate ages, but non-existent for mature forests. Most plant parameters increased with exposure to eCO2, decreased under eO3 and were often intermediate for the eCO2×eO3 interaction, though this latter treatment was not always statistically significant. Current environmental policy could make better use of existing science, but more work, especially on mature forest ecosystems, is needed in step with process-model development to better predict forest responses and guide policy for future changes in air quality and climate.
Author : Zhengji Zhang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 29,77 MB
Release : 2016-06-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3319319094
This book concerns the theoretical foundations of hydro mechanics of Pelton turbines from a viewpoint of engineering. For reference purposes all relevant flow processes and hydraulic aspects in a Pelton turbine have been analyzed completely and systematically. The analyses especially include the quantification of all possible losses existing in the Pelton turbine and the indication of most available potential for further enhancing the system efficiency. As a guideline the book therefore supports further developments of Pelton turbines with regard to their hydraulic designs and optimizations. It is thus suitable for the development and design engineers as well as those working in the field of turbo machinery. Many laws described in the book can also be directly used to simplify aspects of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) or to develop new computational methods. The well-executed examples help better understanding the related flow mechanics.
