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![The Political Economy of Hurricane Katrina and Community Rebound]()
The Political Economy of Hurricane Katrina and Community Rebound
Edited by Emily Chamlee-Wright, Virgil Henry Storr
In 2005 Hurricane Katrina posed an unprecedented set of challenges to formal and informal systems of disaster response and recovery. Informed by the Virginia School of Political Economy, the contributors to this study critically examine ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Corporate Social Responsibility in the 21st Century]()
Corporate Social Responsibility in the 21st Century
Bryan Horrigan
Professor Bryan Horrigan spans subjects as diverse and topical as global corporate responsibility and governance debates, practical guidelines for responsible businesses and their professional advisers, governmental roles in corporate so...eBook:Find out more$66.36
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The Economic Growth Engine
Robert U. Ayres, Benjamin Warr
The historic link between output (GDP) growth and employment has weakened. Since there is no quantitively verifiable economic theory to explain past growth, this unique book explores the fundamental relationship between thermodynamics (p...eBook:Find out more$66.36
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Towards Effective Place Brand Management
Edited by Gregory Ashworth, Mihalis Kavaratzis
Many facets of place branding, such as identities, image, promotion or sense of place, have been around for a long time. However, the need to analyse their nature in the context of branding and to examine their relationships in detail ha...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Imitation to Innovation in China]()
Imitation to Innovation in China
Yahong Li
Following decades in which China’s approach to technology has been to imitate, the country is now transforming itself to become innovation-oriented. This pioneering study examines whether patents play a similar role in promoting innovati... -
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![Handbook on Trade and the Environment]()
Handbook on Trade and the Environment
Edited by Kevin P. Gallagher
In this comprehensive reference work, Kevin Gallagher has compiled a fresh and broad-ranging collection of expert voices commenting on the interdisciplinary field of trade and the environment. For over two decades policymakers and schola...eBook:Find out more$57.56
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![Deforestation and Climate Change]()
Deforestation and Climate Change
Edited by Valentina Bosetti, Ruben Lubowski
Deforestation and forest degradation have long been recognized as environmental problems, with concerns over conservation of natural habitats and biological diversity capturing both scientific and public attention. More recently, the deb...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Environmental Politics and Deliberative Democracy]()
Environmental Politics and Deliberative Democracy
Edited by Karin Bäckstrand, Jamil Kahn, Annica Kronsell, Eva Lövbrand
Can new modes of governance, such as public–private partnerships, stakeholder consultations and networks, promote effective environmental policy performance as well as increased deliberative and participatory quality? This book argues th...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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New Developments in Transport Planning
Edited by Chris M.J. Tampere, Francesco Viti, Lambertus H. (Ben) Immers
Traffic assignment is a set of criteria through which the demand for mobility is distributed over the links of a transport network. Over the last 30 years, Dynamic Traffic Assignment (DTA) models have been developed to support time-depen... -
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![Rural Transformations and Development – China in Context]()
Rural Transformations and Development – China in Context
Edited by Norman Long, Jingzhong Ye, Yihuan Wang
This unique book explores the varied perspectives on contemporary processes of rural transformation and policy intervention in China. The expert contributors combine a critical review of current theoretical viewpoints and global debate...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Twenty-First Century Macroeconomics]()
Twenty-First Century Macroeconomics
Edited by Jonathan M. Harris, Neva R. Goodwin
The authors and editors of this book challenge traditional assumptions about economic growth, and develop the elements of a reoriented macroeconomics that takes account both of environmental impacts and social equity. Policies including ... -
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Vulnerable Places, Vulnerable People
Edited by Jonathan A. Cook, Owen Cylke, Donald F. Larson, John D. Nash, Pamela Stedman-Edwards
While some argue that trade liberalization has raised incomes and led to environmental protection in developing countries, others claim that it generates neither poverty reduction nor sustainability. The detailed case studies in this boo...eBook:Find out more$40.00
