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White gold :the commercialisation of rice farming in the lower mekong basin
This open access book is about understanding the processes involved in the transformation of smallholder rice farming in the Lower Mekong Basin from a low-yielding subsistence activity to one producing the surpluses needed for national self-sufficiency and a high-value export industry. For centuries, farmers in the Basin have regarded rice as “white gold”, reflecting its centrality to their…
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- 9789811509988
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- XXVIII, 456 p. ; ill.
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- 633.18 CRA w
Ten crises:the political economy of China’s development (1949-2020)
This open access handbook, Ten Crises systematically traces the economic history of China from 1949 to 2020, unravelling the complex domestic and global factors leading to the cyclical crises identified by WEN and his research team, and examining the corresponding counteracting policies and measures by the government to resolve or defer the crises. The book offers profound insights into China…
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- 9789811604553
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- xxxii, 510p: ill..
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- 338 WEN t
Situating Women :Gender Politics and Circumstance in Fiji
Since the time of decolonisation in Fiji, women’s organisations have navigated a complex political terrain. While they have stayed true to the aim of advancing women’s status, their work has been buffeted by national political upheavals and changing global and regional directions in development policy-making. This book documents how women activists have understood and responded to these cha…
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- 9781922144157
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- 278
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- 305.4099611.GEO
Resilient urban futures
This open access book addresses the way in which urban and urbanizing regions profoundly impact and are impacted by climate change. The editors and authors show why cities must wage simultaneous battles to curb global climate change trends while adapting and transforming to address local climate impacts. This book addresses how cities develop anticipatory and long-range planning capacities for …
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- 9783030631314
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- xi, 190p. : ill.
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- 307.1216 RES r
Economic diversification in Nigeria :the politics of building a post-oil economy
Nigeria has for long been regarded as the poster child for the ‘curse’ of oil wealth. Yet despite this, Nigeria achieved strong economic growth for over a decade in the 21st century, driven largely by policy reforms in non-oil sectors. This open access book argues that Nigeria’s major development challenge is not the ‘oil curse’, but rather one of achieving economic diversification be…
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- 9781786993977
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- xiii, 313p.
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- 338.9669 ECO u
Economic diversification in Nigeria :the politics of building a post-oil economy
Nigeria has for long been regarded as the poster child for the ‘curse’ of oil wealth. Yet despite this, Nigeria achieved strong economic growth for over a decade in the 21st century, driven largely by policy reforms in non-oil sectors. This open access book argues that Nigeria’s major development challenge is not the ‘oil curse’, but rather one of achieving economic diversification be…
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- 9781786993977
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- xiii, 313p.
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- 338.9669 ECO u
Ray Tracing Gems II :Next Generation Real-Time Rendering with DXR, Vulkan, an…
This Open Access book is a must-have for anyone interested in real-time rendering. Ray tracing is the holy grail of gaming graphics, simulating the physical behavior of light to bring real-time, cinematic-quality rendering to even the most visually intense games. Ray tracing is also a fundamental algorithm used for architecture applications, visualization, sound simulation, deep learning, and m…
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- 9781484271858
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- lvi, 858 p.
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- 006.6 RAY A
Creating resilient futures :integrating disaster risk reduction, sustainable …
This excellent text recognises that efforts towards improving development outcomes must work in concert with strategies which promote planetary health and support the transition to a sustainable and climate-resilient future. — Rt Hon Helen Clark, Patron, The Helen Clark Foundation, Auckland, New Zealand. The threat multiplier of climate change is carefully used to examine best practic…
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- 9783030807917
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- xix; 257p; ill
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- 363.346 CRE S
COVID-19, The Global South And The Pandemic’s Development Impact
EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This book examines the unique implications of the pandemic in the Global South. With international contributors from a variety of disciplines, it investigates the pandemic’s effects on development, medicine, gender (in)equality and human rights among other issues. The book’s assessment offers a discourse on the ways in which the…
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- 9781529225679
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Education for Sustaining Peace through Historical Memory
‘This is a necessary exercise in deconstruction and reconstruction that challenges conventional and critical approaches to peace education. Schultze-Kraft’s new book is an impressive piece of synthesis, a personal manifesto married to a rigorous interrogation of the theoretical literature. It pushes boundaries enhancing the sustaining peace agenda. As such it deserves the critical attention…
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- 9783030936549
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- xi; 119; ill.
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- 327.1 EDU M
Civil and environmental engineering for the sustainable development goals :em…
This open access volume collects emerging issues in Environmental and Civil Engineering, originating from outstanding doctoral dissertations discussed at Politecnico di Milano in 2021. The advanced innovative insights provided are presented with reference to the relevant sustainable development goals (SDGs), hoping that scientists, technicians and decision makers will find them as a valid suppo…
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- 9783030995935
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- IX, 108p ; ill
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- 628 CIV
Sustainable mobility for island destinations
This open access book presents the findings of the CIVITAS DESTINATIONS project regarding the link between mobility and tourism in urban areas and the complications tourist destinations face in becoming more sustainable. It integrates the tourist mobility needs and the associated fluctuation impacts in the design of mobility solutions in order to enforce the accessibility, attractiveness, effic…
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- 9783030737153
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- ix; 147p; ill.
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- 388.4 SUS T
Environment and post-Soviet transformation in Kazakhstans Aral Sea region :se…
The Aral Sea is well known for its devastating regression over the second half of the twentieth century, and for its recent partial restoration. Environment and Post-Soviet Transformation in Kazakhstan’s Aral Sea Region is the first book to explore what these monumental changes have meant to those living on the sea’s shores. Following the fluctuating fortunes of the pre-Soviet, Soviet an…
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- 9781800080331
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- xx, 288p.; ill.
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- 304.209587 ENV w
Sustainable enterprise value creation :implementing stakeholder capitalism th…
This Open Access book provides a practical guide to the creation of sustainable enterprise value and implementation of the principles of stakeholder capitalism for corporate boards and management teams. The authors argue that business leadership is on the threshold of a new era driven by major shifts in technology, society, political economy and climate change. They set this transition in inter…
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- 9783030935603
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- xvii, 289p. : ill.
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- 338.927 SAM s
Sustainable energy access for communities :rethinking the energy agenda for c…
This open access book examines the transition to sustainable energy systems in emerging cities. Experts from around the world present case studies from different countries and discuss efforts were needed for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The authors look into the issue of environment vs. economics and discuss the question of whether the energy transition goa…
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- 9783030684105
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- xxiv, 170p. : ill.
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- 333.794 SUS s
Formalizing the Shadow Economy in Serbia:Policy Measures and Growth Effects
This report presents the results and recommendations of a comprehensive study of the shadow economy in Serbia prepared by the Foundation for the Advancement of Economics for the USAID Business Enabling Project (BEP). The report is based on the results of an analysis of the relevant statistical data, information obtained from the Survey on Conditions for Doing Business carried out on a sample of…
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- 9783319134376
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- 179p. : ill
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- 338.94971 FOR f
Climate of the middle
his Open Access book presents a multidisciplinary perspective to increase our understanding of climate policies that are rooted in the natural moral inclinations of people, families and firms. Which policies prevent a widening gap between higher and lower educated people? Which policy instruments are there, and how could they be used? What is the role of free entrepreneurship?
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- 9783030853228
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- ix; 71 PG; ill.
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- 363.73874 CLI c
Creative tourism in smaller communities:place, culture, and local representation
Tourists are travelling the world in greater numbers than ever before, seeking immersive cultural experiences. This massive rise of tourism has raised issues of social and cultural sustainability in the world’s global cities. At the same time, smaller cities and rural communities struggling with increasing urbanization and the loss of traditional industries could benefit from increased touris…
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- 9781773851891
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- 318 p. :ill
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- 910 KAT c
Youth suicide prevention and intervention
This open access book focuses on the public health crisis of youth suicide and provides a review of current research and prevention practices. It addresses important topics, including suicide epidemiology, suicide risk detection in school and medical settings, critical cultural considerations, and approaches to lethal means safety. This book offers cutting-edge research on emerging discoveries …
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- SpringerCham
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- xvi; 169; ill.
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- 362.280835 YOU y
The impact challenge :reframing sustainability for businesses
This book explores the role of businesses in delivering positive societal and financial outcomes as they seek to bridge the gap between short-term organizational behaviors and long-range sustainability commitments. By addressing the inevitable data challenges associated with the strategic integration of a sustainability mindset, it enables faster adoption of social, environmental and governance…
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- 9781003212225
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- xi; 162 pg.: ill.
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- 302.35 ALE t
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