Energy Systems and Sustainability (Everett Bob (The Open University))(Paperback / softback)

Energy Systems and Sustainability (Everett Bob (The Open University))(Paperback / softback)

Energy Systems and Sustainability provides an exploration of the economic, social, environmental, and policy issues raised by current systems of energy use, as well as describing their key physical and engineering features.From an overview of the historical evolution of the world's energy systems,

Introduction to Sustainable Tourism (Coghlan Alexandra (Associate Professor in tourism Griffith University Queensland Australia))(Paperback / softback)

A comprehensive and realistic look at integrating sustainability into tourism.It adopts a systems-perspective and combines theoretical and applied knowledge with a scaffolded learning approach to take a comprehensive look at practical management tools, certifications and innovation to implementing

Global Financial Accounting and Reporting - Principles and Analysis (Walton Peter (Emeritus Professor at the Open University))(Paperback / softback)

Don't Sleep, There are Snakes - Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle (Everett Daniel (Dean of Arts and Sciences at Bentley University))(Paperback / softback)

Language - The Cultural Tool (Everett Daniel (Dean of Arts and Sciences at Bentley University))(Paperback / softback)

Fusing adventure, anthropology, linguistics and psychology, and drawing on Everett's pioneering research with the Amazonian Pirahas, this book argues that language is embedded within - and is inseparable from - its specific culture. It presents the controversial idea that language is not an innate

Open Conformal Systems and Perturbations of Transfer Operators (Pollicott Mark)(Paperback)

The focus of this book is on open conformal dynamical systems corresponding to the escape of a point through an open Euclidean ball. The ultimate goal is to understand the asymptotic behavior of the escape rate as the radius of the ball tends to zero. In the case of hyperbolic conformal systems

Nuclear Energy: An Introduction to the Concepts, Systems, and Applications of Nuclear Processes (Murray Raymond)(Paperback)

Nuclear Energy: An Introduction to the Concepts, Systems, and Applications of Nuclear Processes, Eighth Edition, provides essential information on basic nuclear physics, systems and the applications of nuclear energy. It comprehensively covers Basic Concepts, Radiation and Its Uses, and Nuclear

Open Knowledge Institutions: Reinventing Universities (Montgomery Lucy)(Paperback)

The future of the university as an open knowledge institution that institutionalizes diversity and contributes to a common resource of knowledge: a manifesto. In this book, a diverse group of authors--including open access pioneers, science communicators, scholars, researchers, and university

Rural Sustainability: A Complex Systems Approach to Policy Analysis (Tian Qing)(Paperback)

This volume applies the science of complexity to study coupled human-environment systems (CHES) and integrates ideas from the social sciences of climate change into a study of rural development amid flooding and urbanization in the Poyang Lake Region (PLR) of China. Author Qing Tian operationalizes

Energy Systems: A Very Short Introduction (Jenkins Nick)(Paperback)

Modern societies require energy systems to provide energy for cooking, heating, transport, and materials processing, as well as for electricity generation. Energy systems include the primary fuel, its conversion, and transport to the point of use. In many cases this primary fuel is still a fossil

Accountability, Social Responsibility and Sustainability: Accounting for Society and the Environment (Gray Rob)(Paperback / softback)

The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat (Woodward Bob)(Paperback)

The mysterious source who helped Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein break open the Watergate scandal in 1972 remained hidden for thirty-three years. In The Secret Man, Woodward tells the story of his long, complex relationship with W. Mark Felt, the enigmatic former No. 2 man in the FBI who helped end

Fundamentals of Lighting (Winchip Susan (Professor Emerita Illinois State University USA))(Paperback / softback)

Fundamentals of Lighting, 2nd Edition emphasizes the sustainability characteristics of daylighting and electrical lighting and has an almost entirely new art program with over 300 photographs of global interiors and new lighting

Strategy - An International Perspective (de Wit Bob (Professor of Strategic Leadership at Nyenrode Business University The Netherlands.))(Paperback / softback)

The Circular Economy Handbook: Realizing the Circular Advantage (Lacy Peter)(Paperback)

Can we align global production and consumption systems with sustainability? Can business growth actually lead to a healthier planet? Can companies innovate through the circular economy to create competitive advantage and genuine impact? Waste to Wealth proved that the emerging circular economy

Computer Networks - A Systems Approach (Peterson Larry L. (Open Networking Foundation))(Paperback / softback)

Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, Sixth Edition explores the key principles of computer networking, using real world examples from network and protocol design. Using the Internet as the primary example, this best-selling classic textbook explains various protocols and networking technologies

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

There Is No Dog (Rosoff Meg)(Paperback / softback)

In the beginning there was Bob. And Bob created the heavens and the earth and the beasts of the field and the creatures of the sea, and twenty-five million other species including lots and lots of gorgeous girls. And all of this, he created in just six days. Six days! Congratulations, Bob! No

Business and Sustainability (Blowfield Michael)(Paperback)

Climate change, the resource constrained economy, and sustainability in general are amongst the hottest and most problematic topics in contemporary business today. Increasingly, new enterprises are being established to address key twenty-first century environmental challenges, incumbent industries

Corporate Criminal - Why Corporations Must Be Abolished (Tombs Steve (The Open University UK))(Paperback / softback)

Drawing upon a wide range of sources of empirical evidence, historical analysis and theoretical argument, this book shows beyond any doubt that the private, profit-making, corporation is a habitual and routine offender. The book dissects the myth that the corporation can be a rational, responsible,

Building Reuse: Sustainability, Preservation, and the Value of Design (Merlino Kathryn Rogers)(Paperback)

The construction and operation of buildings is responsible for 41 percent of all primary energy use and 48 percent of all carbon emissions, and the impact of the demolition and removal of an older building can greatly diminish the advantages of adding green technologies to new construction. In

Food and Sustainability (Behrens Paul)(Paperback)

Food and Sustainability is the first text on this topic to consistently and coherently bring together important concepts from different disciplines to introduce students to a common challenge: food sustainability. The book explores the issues related to our growing demand for food from the

Green Development: Environment and Sustainability in a Developing World (Adams Bill)(Paperback)

The concept of sustainability lies at the core of the challenge of environment and development, and the way governments, business and environmental groups respond to it. Green Development provides a clear and coherent analysis of sustainable development in both theory and practice. Green

Oxford Scene - A view of the University and City (Andrews Chris)(Paperback / softback)

A book of colour photographs showing the University City of Oxford: Colleges, buildings, life and