Sustainable Development category: 1942 books
Migration and Environmental Change in the West African Sahel
Why Capabilities and Aspirations Matter
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
The West African Sahel is predicted to be heavily affected by climate change in the future. Slow-onset environmental changes, such as increasing rainfall variability and rising temperature, are presumed to worsen the livelihood conditions and to increase the out-migration from the affected regions.
Based...
Global
An Extraordinary guide for ordinary heroes
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2017
It’s a big world out there, and it needs your help. Global poverty, social inequality. Famine, conflict and climate change. These are just some of pressing challenges we face, and why we need you to turn your passion for social justice into a global career of conscience.This extraordinary guide...
by Erica Schoenberger
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2014
We are at an environmental impasse. Many blame our personal choices about the things we consume and the way we live. This is only part of the problem. Different forms of social power - political, economic and ideological - structure the choices we have available. This book analyses how we make social...
South Asia's Hotspots
The Impact of Temperature and Precipitation Changes on Living Standards
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2018
South Asia is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Most previous studies have focused on the projected impacts of sea-level rise or extreme weather - droughts, floods, heatwaves and storm surges. This study adds to that knowledge by identifying the impacts of long-term changes in the climate...
Stranded Assets and the Environment
Risk, Resilience and Opportunity
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
Drawing on the work of leading researchers and practitioners from a range of disciplines, including economic geography, economics, economic history, finance, law, and public policy, this edited collection provides a comprehensive assessment of stranded assets and the environment, covering the fundamental...
The Start-up PUSH
A Guide for Developers, Directors and Residents Incubators, Accelerators, and Science Parks
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2018
This book explores, documents and establishes how to help founders start businesses with the collaboration of local and international resources. An incubator, accelerator or science park all have this goal but provide a variety of foci and support. At a minimum, it’s important to not only attract...
Fine corsa
Intervista su crisi e decrescita
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 23, 2016
Siamo alla chiusura di un ciclo. La società dei consumi di massa, fondata sull’illusione dell’esistenza di risorse illimitate e della crescita senza fine, è in crisi ovunque, mentre il sistema economico prosegue la sua corsa sul binario morto dello sviluppo a tutti i costi. Occorre tirare il...
A Good Life
The Story of Guy Winship and Good Return
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2018
This is the story of Guy Winship, told in his own words. Growing up in South Africa during the apartheid years, Guy joined the struggle for equality and democracy while throwing himself into improving conditions in poor communities. His work in microfinance and livelihood development in South Africa...
Vivons la ville autrement
Des villes durables où il fait bon vivre au quotidien
Language: French
Release Date: November 9, 2017
Les villes du futur ressembleront-elles au paradis sur Terre, assurant bien-être et santé à tous les citadins ?
La question peut surprendre, ville et santé n’ayant pas toujours fait bon ménage dans l’imaginaire collectif. Pourtant de Paris à Tokyo, en passant par Zurich ou – plus...
L'Innovation frugale
Comment faire mieux avec moins
Language: French
Release Date: March 20, 2015
L’Innovation frugale
Comment faire mieux avec moins
par les auteurs du best seller L’Innovation Jugaad
Préface de Paul Polman, PDG d'UNILEVER
Introduction à l'édition française : Vianney Mulliez, PDG D'AUCHAN
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by Todd Johnson, Robert Joseph Ahola
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2018
THE HEDGE is that rare story that takes a candid personal memoir and melds it into a bold portrait of self-discovery—in this case the best that science, botany and the world of business have to offer. This is Todd Johnson’s story, taken from interviews with Dr. Johnson on how a well-orchestrated...
The Orbital Perspective
Lessons in Seeing the Big Picture from a Journey of 71 Million Miles
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2015
For astronaut Ron Garan, living on the International Space Station was a powerful, transformative experience—one that he believes holds the key to solving our problems here on Earth.
On space walks and through windows, Garan was struck by the stunning beauty of the Earth from space but sobered...
Built to Last
Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2011
"This is not a book about charismatic visionary leaders. It is not about visionary product concepts or visionary products or visionary market insights. Nor is it about just having a corporate vision. This is a book about something far more important, enduring, and substantial. This is a book...
Changing Business from the Inside Out
A Tree-Hugger's Guide to Working in Corporations
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2012
The BP oil spill, the 2008 global financial collapse, and revelations of scandalous working conditions at Chinese electronics supplier Foxconn show why so many are suspicious of promises of corporate responsibility. But slowly and fitfully, corporations are changing. It’s not just because of the...