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Beyond resource wars: Scarcity, environmental degradation, and international …
Common wisdom holds that the Earth's dwindling natural resources and increasing environmental degradation will inevitably lead to inter-state conflict, and possibly even set off 'resource wars'. This book offers a different perspective on the links between environmental problems and inter-state conflict.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262295505
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- 1 online resource (xii, 335 pages) :illustrations.
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Greening the ivory tower :improving the environmental track record of univers…
Universities can teach and demonstrate environmental principles and stewardship by taking action to understand and reduce the environmental impacts of their own activities. Greening the Ivory Tower, a motivational and how-to guide for staff, faculty, and students, offers detailed "greening" strategies for those who may have little experience with institutional change or with the latest environm…
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- 0585201307
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- 1 online resource (xvii, 337 pages) : illustrations.
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Dynamic Allocation and Pricing: A Mechanism Design Approach
A new approach to dynamic allocation and pricing that blends dynamic paradigms from the operations research and management science literature with classical mechanism design methods.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262327732
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Household portfolios
Papers presented at the Conference on Household Portfolios, held in Florence, Italy, Dec. 17-18, 1999.Theoretical and empirical analysis of the structure of household portfolios.Until recently, researchers in economics and finance paid relatively little attention to household portfolios. Reasons included the tendency of most households to hold simple portfolios, the inability of the dominant as…
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- 9780262274517
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- 1 online resource (xii, 496 pages) : illustrations
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Quality and Reliability Management and Its Applications
Sebagian besar produk yang mempengaruhi kehidupan kita sehari-hari menjadi lebih kompleks. Manajemen Kualitas dan Keandalan—yang mengintegrasikan proses, kebijakan, dan prediksi keandalan dari awal siklus hidup pengembangan produk untuk memastikan kinerja dan keamanan produk tingkat tinggi—membantu perusahaan mengatasi tantangan sistem yang semakin kompleks dan proses yang tersebar luas sec…
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- 978-1-4471-6778-5
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- Reliability Engineering
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- 658.4012 PHA q
The nature of the farm :contracts, risk, and organization in agriculture
The Nature of the Farm is a theoretical and empirical study of contracts and organization in agriculture based on the transaction cost framework. Transaction costs are important in agriculture because nature (for example, seasonality, weather, pests) plays such a critical role in determining output and limiting the ability of farmers to specialize. The book develops specific models and tests th…
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- 9780262267014
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- 1 online resource (viii, 258 pages)
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Natural experiments : Ecosystem-Based Management and the Environment
This systematic assessment of seven prominent initiatives - in Texas, California, Florida and Arizona - evaluates the effectiveness of ecosystem-based management at protecting the environment. The author concludes that projects that set goals based on stakeholder collaboration are less likely to result in environmental improvement.
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 365 pages) : maps.
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Sustainability on Campus: Stories and Strategies for Change
Stories both practical and inspirational about environmental leadership on campus.These personal narratives of greening college campuses offer inspiration, motivation, and practical advice. Written by faculty, staff, administrators, and a student, from varying perspectives and reflecting divergent experiences, these stories also map the growing strength of a national movement toward environment…
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- 9780262267717
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- 1 online resource (viii, 327 pages) :illustrations.
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Knowledge Management: Classic and Contemporary Works
This book provides an introduction to the field of knowledge management. Taking a learning-centric rather than information-centric approach, it emphasizes the continuous acquisition and application of knowledge. The book is organized into three sections, each opening with a classic work from a leader in the field. The first section, Strategy, discusses the motivation for knowledge management an…
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Changing the Atmosphere: Expert Knowledge and Environmental Governance
In recent years, Earth systems science has advanced rapidly, helping to transform climate change and other planetary risks into major political issues. Changing the Atmosphere strengthens our understanding of this important link between expert knowledge and environmental governance. In so doing, it illustrates how the emerging field of science and technology studies can inform our understanding…
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- 9780262279819
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- 1 online resource (xii, 385 pages) :illustrations.
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