Environmental Economics, Hardcover

Energy is a basic prerequisite for the growth and development of national wealth. Based on primary research, Energy Economics and the Environment i...

DescriptionHow should we evaluate the ethics of procreation, especially the environmental consequences of reproductive decisions on future generati...

Reducere. The passage of the Clean Air Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1970 marked a sweeping transformation in American...

Winner of the Gold Axiom Business Book Award 2019 in the Philanthropy / Non Profit / Sustainability category. Over the past 30 years, the world has...

Reducere. DescriptionTHE ESSENTIAL HANDBOOK FOR EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY, AND HEALTH RISKS, FULLY REVISED AND UPDATEDNow in its sixth ...

Reducere. Corporations faced with proof that they are hurting people or the planet have a long history of denying evidence, blaming victims, complaining of w...

Combining the fields of evolutionary economics and the humanities, this book examines McCarthy's literary works as a significant case study demonst...

Finance is widely seen as an obstacle to a better world. Principles of Sustainable Finance explains how the financial sector can be mobilized to co...

Reducere. In more than four decades as president of The Land Institute, Wes Jackson became widely known as one of the founders of the sustainable agriculture...

In the 21st century, businesses are increasingly faced with complex, "wicked" problems--challenges with social and environmental dimensions they ca...

DescriptionAn expert on ethical leadership analyzes the complicated history of business people who tried to marry the pursuit of profits with virtu...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1968, the director of USAID coined the term "green revolution" to celebrate the new technological solutions that promised to ease hun...

This book focuses on the crucial sustainability challenge of reducing food waste at the level of consumer-society. Providing an in-depth, research-...

The world has become increasingly networked and unpredictable. Decision makers at all levels are required to manage the consequences of complexity ...

DescriptionCan we align global production and consumption systems with sustainability? Can business growth actually lead to a healthier planet? Can...

Reducere. The advice is sound; the client seems eager; and then... nothing happens Too often, this is the experience that financial professionals encounter i...

McKinsey & Company's #1 best-selling guide to corporate valuation--the fully updated seventh edition Valuation has been the foremost resource for m...

Agriculture as a social-ecological system embraces many disciplines. This book breaks through the silos of individual disciplines to bring ecologis...

Agricultural yields have increased steadily in the last half century, particularly since the Green Revolution. At the same time, inflation-adjusted...

Reducere. Business Strategy Essentials You Always Wanted To Know prepares new managers and leaders with the building blocks of business strategy. You will le...

Reducere. Throughout the world, capitalism and democracy are being challenged with great force. The world must change, but we cannot change it by throwing mo...

Reducere. As Corporate America comes under intense scrutiny from stakeholders who demand a change to the single-minded focus on shareholder profitability, an...

A complete guide to electric vehicle design, operation, and adoption This hands-on resource thoroughly explains the technologies and techniques inv...

Reducere. Climate- and ESG-competent boards are in high demand by investors and other stakeholders. In fact, climate change and other environmental, social, ...

In a long and versatile career spanning thirty-five years, Ramachandra Guha has produced a vast body of work. Each time, he has broken new ground-h...

DescriptionThe world's most forward-looking CEOs recognize the real challenge facing business today: a fundamental shift in the nature of commerce....

What does Japan's 2011 nuclear accident have in common with the 2005 flooding of New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina? This thought-provoking book pr...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Michael LenoxAuthor: Aaron ChatterjiIncreasingly, business leaders are tasked with developing new products, services, and b...

Reducere. We are in the midst of a sea-change. In years past, corporate social responsibility may have been seen as a feather in a corporation's cap but, tod...

Reducere. If we can carry in our pockets more computing power than the Apollo program needed to put a man on the moon, why can't we solve problems like clima...

Reducere. DescriptionThis book focuses on the ten essentials of facilities planning and design. It covers topics such as strategic planning, space standards,...

DescriptionMore than at any time in history, all the people in the world are linked together in a shared civilization, encompassing the entire plan...

DescriptionThis innovative text explores the unprecedented changes in the realms of politics, demography, economics, culture, knowledge, and kinshi...

Reducere. The most trusted M&A guidebook available--updated for today's extreme-risk world of business. Major financial scandals, geopolitical upheaval, tech...

Reducere. BP bought one company after another and then relentlessly fired employees and cut costs. It skipped safety procedures, pumped toxic chemicals back ...

Reducere. The environmental crisis is advancing at an unprecedented pace and scale. It will outpace us if we don't turn our attention to an even deeper conce...

Reducere. Business leaders have tremendous power to influence our society, how it operates, whether it is fair, and the extent to which it impacts the enviro...

The riveting story of the entrepreneurs and renegades fighting to bring lab-grown meat to the world. The trillion-dollar meat industry is one of ou...

How moving beyond GDP will improve well-being and sustainabilityNever before in human history have we produced so much data, and this empirical rev...

Reducere. DescriptionA unique exploration of how investors may act with deeper consideration of the meaning of money, The Purpose of Capital: Elements of Imp...

DescriptionAt the heart of developed societies lies an insatiable drive for wealth and prosperity. Yet in a world ruled by free-market economics, t...

Reducere. "We are at a crossroads: either we can try to prop up the old, broken marketing model, or we can create a new model, one that is fit for the unique...

A groundbreaking chronicle of the birth--and death--of a pair of jeans, that exposes the fractures in our global supply chains, and our relationshi...