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Social Problems in Southern Europe
Edited by Francisco Entrena-Durán, Rosa M. Soriano-Miras, Ricardo Duque-Calvache
As the European Union continues to struggle to establish a common agenda on tackling social problems, this compelling book presents a set of comparative sociological studies in southern European countries from leading scholars working in...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Advanced Introduction to Sustainable Tourism
David Weaver
This critical review of sustainable tourism, from its beginnings in the late 1980s to the present, examines the pressing challenges posed by the effects of global warming and the persistence of deep poverty and social unrest in many regi...eBook:Find out more$23.16
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State Governance of Mining, Development and Sustainability
Tracy-Lynn Field
States in mineral-rich jurisdictions must promote mining as a development industry just as they must protect people and environment from the worst excesses of extractivism. State Governance of Mining, Development and Sustainability explo...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Elgar Companion to Innovation and Knowledge Creation
Edited by Harald Bathelt, Patrick Cohendet, Sebastian Henn, Laurent Simon
This unique Companion provides a comprehensive overview and critical evaluation of existing conceptualizations and new developments in innovation research. It draws on multiple perspectives of innovation, knowledge and creativity from ec...eBook:Find out more$68.76
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Advanced Introduction to Social Innovation
Frank Moulaert, Diana MacCallum
Social innovation (SI) has, in the last decade or so, become an important idea and concept in policy, practice and scholarship surrounding human development. It is often seen as an antidote to narrowly defined technological and market-or...eBook:Find out more$23.16
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![International Handbook on Responsible Innovation]()
International Handbook on Responsible Innovation
Edited by René von Schomberg, Jonathan Hankins
The Handbook constitutes a global resource for the fast growing interdisciplinary research and policy communities addressing the challenge of driving innovation towards socially desirable outcomes. This book brings together well-known au...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Multinationals, Local Capacity Building and Development
Xiaolan Fu, Owusu Essegbey, Godfred K. Frempong
Drawing on original research, Multinationals, Local Capacity Building and Development presents an extensive analysis of MNEs in Africa, taking Ghana as a case study, and broaching subject matter previously unaddressed in the field. Looki...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Evaluation of Complex Infrastructure Projects
Lasse Gerrits, Stefan Verweij
Infrastructure projects are notoriously hard to manage so it is important that society learns from the successes and mistakes made over time. However, most evaluation methods run into a conundrum: either they cover a large number of proj...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Business, Organized Labour and Climate Policy
Peter J. Glynn, Timothy Cadman, Tek N. Maraseni
This impartial study analyses the role of employer’s organisations and trade unions in climate change policy and its impacts on the labour market. The policies of government to manage greenhouse gas emissions will require business to cha...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Handbook on Transport and Development
Edited by Robin Hickman, Moshe Givoni, David Bonilla, David Banister
This Handbook provides an extensive overview of the relationships between transport and development. With 45 chapters from leading international authors, the book is organised in three main parts: urban structure and travel; transport an...eBook:Find out more$67.96
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Innovation Systems for Development
Edited by Bo Göransson, Claes Brundenius, Carlos Aguirre-Bastos
The rise and expansion of organized scientific research has led individuals to become accustomed to an unceasing delivery of new scientific results and technical improvements that resolve even seemingly unsolvable problems. This timely b...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Climate Resilient Organization
Martina K. Linnenluecke, Andrew Griffiths
Climate change has had a significant impact globally, predominantly for those vulnerable to its influence. The first book of its kind, The Climate Resilient Organization assesses the issues that have mounted for decision-makers in the fi...eBook:Find out more$39.16
