Ecological Economics: Sustainability in Practice (Shmelev Stanislav E.)(Pevná vazba)

Ecological Economics: Sustainability in Practice (Shmelev Stanislav E.)(Pevná vazba)

This book presents the state of the art in ecological economics. It details cutting edge methods used in sustainability research and contains practical case studies focused on renewables, biodiversity, waste management and sustainable

Ecological Economics: Principles and Applications (Daly Herman E.)(Pevná vazba)

In its first edition, this book helped to define the emerging field of ecological economics. This new edition surveys the field today. It incorporates all of the latest research findings and grounds economic inquiry in a more robust understanding of human needs and behavior. Humans and ecological

Pursuing Sustainability: A Guide to the Science and Practice (Matson Pamela)(Pevná vazba)

An essential guide to sustainable development for students and practitioners Sustainability is a global imperative and a scientific challenge like no other. This concise guide provides students and practitioners with a strategic framework for linking knowledge with action in the pursuit of

Health Economics (Phelps Charles E.)(Pevná vazba)

Can we really use economic thinking to understand our health care system? Health Economics, now in its sixth edition, not only shows how this is done, but also provides the tools to analyze the economic behavior of patients and providers in health care markets.Health Economics combines current

Essentials of Economic Sustainability (Ikerd John E.)(Pevná vazba)

Addresses the basic principles and concepts essential to economic sustainability. Some of these concepts are capitalist, some are socialistic, and others are general principles validated by philosophy or common sense. What results is a synthesis: something that is neither capitalist nor socialist

Beautiful Economics: A Guide to Gentle World Domination (Collinge Howard)(Pevná vazba)

A handbook for rebooting the world with a new economic narrative that combines ecological, philosophical and entrepreneurial wisdom. What if we could all become rich in Life Dollars, a currency that gives value to all the things that make life rich, sustainable and worth living. What if our economy

Handbook of Analytical Studies in Islamic Finance and Economics(Pevná vazba)

Agricultural Resilience: Perspectives from Ecology and Economics (Gardner Sarah M.)(Pevná vazba)

Agriculture as a social-ecological system embraces many disciplines. This book breaks through the silos of individual disciplines to bring ecologists and economists together to consider agriculture through the lens of resilience. It explores the economic, environmental and social uncertainties that

Sustainability, Stakeholder Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility (Dorobantu Sinziana)(Pevná vazba)

Scholarly interest in the areas of sustainability, stakeholder relations and corporate social responsibility (CSR) has increased considerably in recent years. In this volume, we take a step back to consider the fundamental questions that underlie and tie research across these areas together. The

Leading a Board: Chairs' Practices Across Europe (Shekshnia Stanislav)(Pevná vazba)

This book represents the first cross-country study of the work of board chairs in Europe. It focuses on what board leaders actually do, rather than what they should do, and elaborates on a conceptual contingency framework for understanding chairs' work in Europe. In this second edition, 18 experts

Sustainability in Luxury Fashion Business (Lo Chris K. y.)(Pevná vazba)

Chapter 1. Opening: Sustainability and Luxury Brands (Chris K.Y. Lo).- Chapter 2. Sufficient Desire: The Discourse of Sustainable Luxury (Katie Baker Jones).- Chapter 3. The Marketing of Sustainability and CSR Initiatives by Luxury Brands: Cultural Indicators, Call to Action, and Framework

Ecological Models and Data in R (Bolker Benjamin M.)(Pevná vazba)

Ecological Models and Data in R is the first truly practical introduction to modern statistical methods for ecology. In step-by-step detail, the book teaches ecology graduate students and researchers everything they need to know in order to use maximum likelihood, information-theoretic, and

Sport Entrepreneurship: An Economic, Social and Sustainability Perspective (Ratten Vanessa)(Pevná vazba)

This book is the first of its kind to focus on the role of economics, social issues and sustainability in terms of sport entrepreneurship, thereby paving the way for both a monetary and social perspective of the subject. Ratten focuses on sport entrepreneurship from multiple levels of analysis

Contemporary Issues in Business, Economics and Finance (Grima Simon)(Pevná vazba)

This special edition of Contemporary Studies in Economics and Financial Analysis offers a selection of carefully curated chapters from invited participants in the International Applied Social Science Congress 4-6 April 2019. In these chapters, expert authors tackle issues across a variety of

Energy Economics and the Environment: Conservation, Preservation and Sustainability (Ltd Sage Publications Pvt)(Pevná vazba)

Energy is a basic prerequisite for the growth and development of national wealth. Based on primary research, Energy Economics and the Environment integrates a network of diverse disciplines to provide a theoretical and practical understanding of the constantly neglected challenges associated with

Sustainability Marketing: New Directions and Practices (Sharma Rishi Raj)(Pevná vazba)

With changing business needs and increased levels of consumer awareness concerning social and ecological issues, organisations need to realign their profitability strategies in order to demonstrate their engagement with sustainable practices. Sustainability Marketing: New directions and practices

Econometric Methods with Applications in Business and Economics (Heij Christiaan)(Pevná vazba)

Applied work in business and economics often require a solid understanding of econometric methods to support decision making. This book provides this, encouraging an active engagement with these methods by means of examples and exercises, so that the student develops a working understanding and

Games, Strategies, and Decision Making (Harrington Jr Joseph E.)(Pevná vazba)

Written for majors courses in economics, business, political science, and international relations, but accessible to students across the undergraduate spectrum, Joseph Harrington's innovative textbook makes the tools and applications of game theory and strategic reasoning both fascinating and easy

New Developments in Islamic Economics: Examples from Southeast Asia (Ab Rahman Asmak)(Pevná vazba)

New Developments in Islamic Economics: Examples from Southeast Asia investigates the latest developments in a vibrant and fast-moving area of practical financial and economic study. This book is primarily focused on Malaysian contexts, while also presenting perspectives from Indonesia and

Ecological Buildings: New Strategies for Sustainable Architecture (Lucas Dorian)(Pevná vazba)

In contrast to a decade ago, when ecological architecture was considered a luxury, it has now become essentially impossible to build without considering sustainability issues. Aspects of ecological balance have become an important part in the planning and construction process. In recent years, a

Hammer Guns - In theory and practice (Hadoke Diggory)(Pevná vazba)

Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radar: Concepts and Practice (Jansing E. David)(Pevná vazba)

Economics for the Common Good (Tirole Jean)(Pevná vazba)

From Nobel Prize-winning economist Jean Tirole, a bold new agenda for the role of economics in society When Jean Tirole won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Economics, he suddenly found himself being stopped in the street by complete strangers and asked to comment on issues of the day, no matter how distant

Recent Developments in the Economics of Sport(Pevná vazba)

Some extend sports economics into new areas such as the measurement of the overall US sports economy, the economic underdevelopment of sports in developing countries and the global trade in sports