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The Early Years
This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO license. The Early Years analyzes the development of Latin American and Caribbean children and makes a compelling case for government intervention in what is instinctively a family affair. Spending on effective programs for young children is an investment that, if done well, will have very high returns, while failure to implement such pro…
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- 978-1-137-53649-5
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- XXII, 262
Integrated Groundwater Management
The aim of this book is to document for the first time the dimensions and requirements of effective integrated groundwater management (IGM). Groundwater management is a formidable challenge, one that remains one of humanity’s foremost priorities. It has become a largely non-renewable resource that is overexploited in many parts of the world. In the 21st century, the issue moves from how to si…
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- 978-3-319-23576-9
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- XIII, 762
Fungal Disease in Britain and the United States 1850-2000
This book is open access under a CC BY license. The narrative of 20th-century medicine is the conquering of acute infectious diseases and the rise in chronic, degenerative diseases. The history of fungal infections does not fit this picture. This book charts the path of fungal infections from the mid 19th century to the dawn of the 21st century.
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- 978-1-137-37702-9
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- Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History
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- XIII, 225
Enabling Asia to Stabilise the Climate
This book presents good practices in Asia and ASEAN countries for effectively promoting advances in response to climate change, which can help to achieve sustainable development in Asia and around the world. As a proposal, the aim is to influence the discussions at COP 21 by providing a positive agenda with concrete actions from an Asian perspective. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1…
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- 978-981-287-826-7
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- X, 270
Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology
How can we design more sustainable industrial and urban systems that reduce environmental impacts while supporting a high quality of life for everyone? What progress has been made towards reducing resource use and waste, and what are the prospects for more resilient, material-efficient economies? What are the environmental and social impacts of global supply chains and how can they be measured …
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- 978-3-319-20571-7
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- XXI, 362
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Duale Schriftnutzung: Brailleschrift und Schwarzschrift
In diesem Open-Access-Buch werden die schriftsprachlichen Kompetenzen von Schülerinnen und Schülern mit dualer Schriftnutzung untersucht. Von einem dualen Schriftspracherwerb spricht man, wenn Kinder oder Jugendliche mit Sehbeeinträchtigung neben der Schwarzschrift auch die Brailleschrift erlernen. Vom Erwerb eines zusätzlichen Schriftmediums profitieren insbesondere Lernende mit fortschrei…
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- 978-3-658-37928-5
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Cities after crisis : reinventing neighborhood design from the ground-up
Kota-kota setelah krisis menunjukkan bagaimana urbanisme dan desain perkotaan mendefinisikan ulang kota setelah krisis kesehatan, ekonomi, dan lingkungan global selama beberapa dekade terakhir. Buku ini merinci bagaimana krisis ini telah menghasilkan visi perkotaan baru—dari desain modern avant-garde hingga estetika artistik yang menyerukan kesederhanaan dan keseharian, dari paradigma pembang…
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- 9781003130857
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- 1 online resource. (222 Pages)
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- 720.47 VAZ c
UN human rights institutions and the environment : synergies, challenges, tra…
Buku ini menyajikan analisis mendalam tentang bagaimana lembaga dan mekanisme hak asasi manusia PBB menangani perlindungan lingkungan, pembangunan berkelanjutan, dan perubahan iklim. Meskipun keterlibatan badan-badan hak asasi manusia PBB dalam menangani degradasi lingkungan dan perubahan iklim semakin meningkat, tinjauan sistematis tentang konvergensi antara hak asasi manusia dan lingkungan da…
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- 9781003128847
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- 341.2422 ATA u
Emerging Technologies
This monograph investigates a multitude of emerging technologies including 3D printing, 5G, blockchain, and many more to assess their potential for use to further humanity’s shared goal of sustainable development. Through case studies detailing how these technologies are already being used at companies worldwide, author Sinan Küfeoğlu explores how emerging technologies can be used to enhanc…
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- 978-3-031-07127-0
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- Sustainable Development Goals Series
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- XXIII, 512
Governing the Sustainable Development Goals
This open access book conceptualises the Sustainable Development Goals as epistemic infrastructures that connect numbers, networks and governing paradigms.The book approaches quantification not merely as a tool for governing, but rather as a broader epistemic system through which global public policy is produced. This book focuses on the role of international organisations in shaping and implem…
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