Sustainable Development Strategies: Engineering, Culture and Economics (Roy Mousumi)(Paperback)

Transition Engineering: Building a Sustainable Future (Krumdieck Susan)(Paperback)

Transition Engineering: Building a Sustainable Future examines new strategies emerging in response to the mega-issues of global climate change, decline in world oil supply, scarcity of key industrial minerals, and local environmental constraints. These issues pose challenges for organizations,

Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2017: From World Development Indicators (World Bank)(Paperback)

The Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2017 uses maps, charts and analysis to illustrate, trends, challenges and measurement issues related to each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The Atlas primarily draws on World Development Indicators (WDI) - the World Bank's compilation of

Africa Sustainable Development Report 2018: Towards a Transformed and Resilient Continent (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

The Africa Sustainable Development Report 2018 reviews Africa's performance on five goals, and related targets and indicators of the 2030 Agenda, taking into account their correspondence with Agenda 2063. The report uses the latest data from international sources to track performance and highlight

Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) Strategies for Sustainable Development (Castanho Rui Alexandre)(Paperback)

Provides relevant theoretical frameworks and trends in border area dynamics as well as cross-border cooperation's influence on sustainable development. The book includes coverage of topics such as CBC in insular territories, biodiversity policy, and sustainable planning and

Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development (Scoones Ian (Research Fellow Institute of Development Studies (IDS)))(Paperback / softback)

Governing Through Goals: Sustainable Development Goals as Governance Innovation (Kanie Norichika)(Paperback)

A detailed examination of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and the shift in governance strategy they represent.In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Sustainable Development Goals as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Sustainable Development

Brain Development and School: Practical Classroom Strategies to Help Pupils Develop Executive Function (Guy Pat)(Paperback)

Brain Development and School offers a range of practical classroom strategies to help pupils develop their executive function. Packed with useful tips that are grounded in theory, it examines how to support aspects of children's executive functioning that can affect their school life; including

Global Approaches to Sustainability Through Learning and Education (Al-Sartawi Abdalmuttaleb M. a. Musleh)(Pevná vazba)

Provides a greater understanding of sustainable development and fosters a culture of sustainability through learning and education. The book highlights a range of topics such as ethics, game-based learning, and knowledge

Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainable Growth: Opportunities and Challenges (Asgary Nader H.)(Paperback)

Entrepreneurship and innovation play a vital role in fostering sustainable development. Advances in technology and communications have both transformed the process of business as well as strengthened the role of entrepreneurship in developed and developing countries. This important book is the

Sustainable Destination Branding and Marketing: Strategies for Tourism Development (Sharma Anukrati)(Pevná vazba)

Destination branding and marketing form the backbone of tourism industry growth, but it is increasingly important that the strategies employed consider and promote sustainable solutions. This book provides a comprehensive set of tools and techniques for branding and marketing for sustainable

To Be a Water Protector: The Rise of the Wiindigoo Slayers (LaDuke Winona)(Paperback)

Winona LaDuke is a leader in cultural-based sustainable development strategies, renewable energy, sustainable food systems and Indigenous rights. Her new book, To Be a Water Protector: Rise of the Wiindigoo Slayers, is an expansive, provocative engagement with issues that have been central to her

Routledge International Handbook of Sustainable Development (Redclift Michael)(Paperback)

This Handbook gives a comprehensive, international and cutting-edge overview of Sustainable Development. It integrates the key imperatives of sustainable development, namely institutional, environmental, social and economic, and calls for greater participation, social cohesion, justice and

Environment, Health and Sustainable Development, 2nd Edition (Hutchinson)(Paperback)

Longstanding evidence of the links between the environment, development and human health has led to a recognition of the need for public health policy to address sustainable development in low, middle and high income countries. One of the great challenges for public health practitioners is to

Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management (Anderson David A.)(Paperback)

The tools of environmental economics guide policymakers as they weigh development against nature, present against future, and certain benefits against uncertain consequences. The policies and research findings explained in this textbook are relevant to decisions made daily by individuals, firms,

Systems Design and Engineering: Facilitating Multidisciplinary Development Projects (Bonnema G. Maarten)(Paperback)

As its name implies, the aim of Systems Design and Engineering: Facilitating Multidisciplinary Development Projects is to help systems engineers develop the skills and thought processes needed to successfully develop and implement engineered systems. Such expertise typically does not come through

Essentials of Development Economics, Third Edition (Lybbert Travis J.)(Paperback)

Written to provide students with the critical tools and approaches used by development economists, Essentials of Development Economics represents an alternative approach to traditional textbooks on the subject. Compact and less expensive than other textbooks for undergraduate development economics

The Culture of Design (Julier Guy)(Paperback)

What is the social impact of design? How do culture and economics shape the objects and spaces we take for granted? How do design objects, designers, producers and consumers interrelate to create experience? How do new networks of communication and technology change the design process? Thoroughly

Blended Coaching: Skills and Strategies to Support Principal Development (Bloom Gary S.)(Paperback)

Support new and veteran principals through coaching-based professional development! How can a coach support a school leader in mastering the professional and emotional challenges of school leadership in a manner that has a positive impact on students? This book provides practical skills and

The Age of Sustainable Development (Sachs Jeffrey D.)(Paperback)

Jeffrey D. Sachs is one of the world's most perceptive and original analysts of global development. In this major new work he presents a compelling and practical framework for how global citizens can use a holistic way forward to address the seemingly intractable worldwide problems of persistent

An Introduction to Sustainable Development (Elliott Jennifer)(Paperback)

This fourth edition has been comprehensively rewritten and updated to provide a concise, well illustrated and accessible introduction to the characteristics, challenges and opportunities of sustainable development with particular reference to developing countries. The contested nature of

Child and Adolescent Development in Cultural Context (Lansford Jennifer E.)(Paperback)

Human development doesn't occur in a vacuum. Rather, it is deeply rooted in, and affected by, culture. This textbook examines how culture affects several domains of development, including cognition, emotion, sociolinguistics, peer relationships, family relationships, and more. The chapters

Concepts in Submarine Design (Burcher Roy)(Paperback)

This book shows how the engineering and architectural aspects of submarine design relate to each other, and describes the operational performance required of a vessel. The authors explain concepts of hydrodynamics, structure, powering and dynamics, in addition to architectural considerations that

Natural Resource Conflicts and Sustainable Development (Olsson E. Gunilla Almered)(Paperback)

Providing both a theoretical background and practical examples of natural resource conflict, this volume explores the pressures on natural resources leading to scarcity and conflict. It is shown that the causes and driving forces behind natural resource conflicts are diverse, complex and often

Prospecting Ocean (Hessler Stefanie)(Paperback)

Investigating the entanglement of industry, politics, culture, and economics at the frontier of ocean excavations through an innovative union of art and science.The oceans are crucial to the planet's well-being. They help regulate the global carbon cycle, support the resilience of ecosystems, and