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International Waters of the Middle East
From Euphrates-Tigris to Nile
Häftad, 1994
565 kr
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The contributors study the three major river basins of the Middle East, and address the difficulties faced by the countries in this arid region. They make practical suggestions for a basin-wide approach to international water management. This book is intended for professionals concerned with water …
Singapore Water Story
Sustainable Development in an Urban City-state
Av Cecilia Tortajada, Yugal Kishore Joshi m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
2525 kr
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Singapore´s journey during the past 45 years is an outstanding example that, in spite of multiple hardships, pragmatic policies, clear visions, long-term planning, forward-looking strategies and political will, as well as a relentless urge to improve, can result in strong foundations for …
Singapore Water Story
Sustainable Development in an Urban City-state
Av Cecilia Tortajada, Yugal Kishore Joshi m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
724 kr
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Singapore´s journey during the past 45 years is an outstanding example that, in spite of multiple hardships, pragmatic policies, clear visions, long-term planning, forward-looking strategies and political will, as well as a relentless urge to improve, can result in strong foundations for …
Sustainability in Coffee Production
Creating Shared Value Chains in Colombia
Av Andrea Biswas-Tortajada, Asit K. Biswas
Häftad, 2018
798 kr
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Coffee, as a commodity and through its global value chains, is the focus of much interest to achieve fair trade and equitable outcomes for producers, processors and consumers. It has iconic cultural and economic significance for Colombia, which is one of the world's major coffee producers for the …
Singapore Water Story
Sustainable Development in an Urban City-state
Av Asit K. Biswas, Yugal Kishore Joshi m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
849 kr
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Singapore´s journey during the past 45 years is an outstanding example that, in spite of multiple hardships, pragmatic policies, clear visions, long-term planning, forward-looking strategies and political will, as well as a relentless urge to improve, can result in strong foundations for …
Singapore Water Story
Sustainable Development in an Urban City-state
Av Asit K. Biswas, Yugal Kishore Joshi m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
830 kr
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Singapore´s journey during the past 45 years is an outstanding example that, in spite of multiple hardships, pragmatic policies, clear visions, long-term planning, forward-looking strategies and political will, as well as a relentless urge to improve, can result in strong foundations for …
Sustainability in Coffee Production
Creating Shared Value Chains in Colombia
Av Andrea Biswas-Tortajada, Asit K. Biswas
Inbunden, 2015
2600 kr
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Coffee, as a commodity and through its global value chains, is the focus of much interest to achieve fair trade and equitable outcomes for producers, processors and consumers. It has iconic cultural and economic significance for Colombia, which is one of the world's major coffee producers for the …
Sustainability in Coffee Production
Creating Shared Value Chains in Colombia
Av Asit K. Biswas, Andrea Biswas-Tortajada
E-bok, 2015
963 kr
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Coffee, as a commodity and through its global value chains, is the focus of much interest to achieve fair trade and equitable outcomes for producers, processors and consumers. It has iconic cultural and economic significance for Colombia, which is one of the world''s major coffee producers for the …
Sustainability in Coffee Production
Creating Shared Value Chains in Colombia
Av Asit K. Biswas, Andrea Biswas-Tortajada
E-bok, 2015
963 kr
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Coffee, as a commodity and through its global value chains, is the focus of much interest to achieve fair trade and equitable outcomes for producers, processors and consumers. It has iconic cultural and economic significance for Colombia, which is one of the world''s major coffee producers for the …
Environmental Impact Assessment for Developing Countries
Av S. B. C. Agarwal, Asit K. Biswas
E-bok, 2013
783 kr
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Environmental Impact Assessment for Developing Countries is based on selected papers presented at the 1991 International Conference on Environment Impact Assessment, held at New Delhi, India. This work is organized into four parts encompassing 18 chapters. Part I provides an overview and general …
Erosion and Environment
Environmental Sciences and Applications
Av Milos Holy, Margaret R. Biswas m. fl.
E-bok, 2015
789 kr
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Erosion and Environment focuses on the disturbance of the natural soil cover that exposes the soil surface to the action of erosion agents such as the destructive effects of water and wind. The topics discussed in this book include the effects of erosion on the national economy; classification of …
Ozone Layer
Proceedings of the Meeting of Experts Designated by Governments, Intergovernmental and Nongovernmental Organizations on the Ozone Layer, Organized by the United Nations Environment Programme in Washington, DC, 1-9 March 1977
E-bok, 2013
807 kr
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The Ozone Layer contains the proceedings of the Meeting of Experts on the Ozone Layer, organized by the United Nations Environment Programme and held in Washington, DC, on March 1-9, 1977. The papers review all aspects of the ozone layer, including the potential impact of stratospheric pollution …
Integrated Rural Energy Planning
Av Asit K. Biswas, Yehia Elmahgary
E-bok, 2013
807 kr
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Integrated Rural Energy Planning presents a series of case studies and guidelines for developing integrated rural energy centers, particularly in the Third World. This text highlights technical cooperation and information flow between developing countries. This book consists of 11 chapters and …
Earth and Us
Population – Resources – Environment – Development
Av Asit K. Biswas, Mostafa Kamal Tolba
E-bok, 2013
367 kr
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Earth and Us: Population, Resources, Environment, Development is a compilation of ideas and thoughts of leading international statesmen, political leaders, economists and environmentalists, on the complex interlinkages between man and his environment. The book examines aspects of the nexus between …
Renewable Resources in Our Future
Environmental Sciences and Applications
Av Alden D. Hinckley, Margaret R. Biswas m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
359 kr
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Renewable Resources in Our Future is a collection of illustrated papers that discusses various renewable energy sources. The opening chapter discusses the concepts involved in relying solely on renewable energy, including the advantages and disadvantages. The succeeding chapters cover various …
Creating Shared Value
Impacts of Nestlé in Moga, India
Av Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
551 kr
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Nestlé’s Moga factory was set up in 1961 and comprises of the primary milk collection area for Nestlé‘s operations. Since its inception in Moga, Nestlé has been working with its milk farmers and ancillary suppliers towards improving quality and productivity. The study presented in this book …
Creating Shared Value
Impacts of Nestlé in Moga, India
Av Aishvarya Gupta, Yugal K. Joshi m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
734 kr
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Nestlé’s Moga factory was set up in 1961 and comprises of the primary milk collection area for Nestlé‘s operations. Since its inception in Moga, Nestlé has been working with its milk farmers and ancillary suppliers towards improving quality and productivity. The study presented in this book …
Water Resources of North America
Inbunden, 2003
1643 kr
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Leonardo da Vinci, the eminent Renaissance scholar and philosopher said, "water is the driver of nature". Many may have considered it to be an overstatement in the past, but at the beginning of the third millennium, no sane individual would disagree with Leonardo's view. Water is becoming an …
Water Institutions: Policies, Performance and Prospects
Av Chennat Gopalakrishnan, Cecilia Tortajada m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
1098 kr
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This study is a major first attempt to address the many issues associated with the institutional innovation in water resource management comprehensively and in depth. It is a global survey and assessment of the structure, evolution, and performance of water institutions in regional, national, and …
Water Quality Management in the Americas
Av Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
1098 kr
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Considerable attention has been given during the past few years to the water crisis that many regions of the world may face in the coming decades. While the mag- tude and the extent of the global water scarcity problems of the future should not be underestimated, a serious analysis of the current …
Water Institutions: Policies, Performance and Prospects
Av Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada m. fl.
E-bok, 2005
1342 kr
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It is being increasingly realised that water is likely to be one of the most critical resource issues for the first half of the twenty-first century. Accelerating demand for water for various uses and user groups and ineffective measures to address - ter quality decline from point and non-point …
Water Quality Management in the Americas
Av Diego J. Rodriguez, Benedito Braga m. fl.
E-bok, 2006
1342 kr
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Considerable attention has been given during the past few years to the water crisis that many regions of the world may face in the coming decades. While the mag- tude and the extent of the global water scarcity problems of the future should not be underestimated, a serious analysis of the current …
Impacts of Megaconferences on the Water Sector
Av Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada
Inbunden, 2009
1098 kr
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Since the late 1990s, megaconferences in the water-related sectors have become regular occurrences. The latest one, in Mexico City, in March 2006, is estimated to have cost a total of $205 million, and had 19,000+ participants. In spite of such huge costs and organizational efforts, not a single …
Impacts of Megaconferences on the Water Sector
Av Cecilia Tortajada, Asit K. Biswas
E-bok, 2009
1459 kr
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Since the late 1990s, megaconferences in the water-related sectors have become regular occurrences. The latest one, in Mexico City, in March 2006, is estimated to have cost a total of $205 million, and had 19,000+ participants. In spite of such huge costs and organizational efforts, not a single …
Management of Transboundary Rivers and Lakes
Av Olli Varis, Cecilia Tortajada m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
1643 kr
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Water’s role in the nature is very fundamental. As it circulates in the atmosphere, in the rivers, lakes, soil, rock, and in the oceans, it is the major conveyer of va- ous chemical substances and of energy, and it can also be called as the blood of the ecosystems of this planet. But at the same …
Management of Transboundary Rivers and Lakes
Av Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada m. fl.
E-bok, 2008
1942 kr
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Water’s role in the nature is very fundamental. As it circulates in the atmosphere, in the rivers, lakes, soil, rock, and in the oceans, it is the major conveyer of va- ous chemical substances and of energy, and it can also be called as the blood of the ecosystems of this planet. But at the same …
Water Management in 2020 and Beyond
Av Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
1098 kr
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Aragon: Forum for Global Debates on Water Water is such a scarce resource, and of such high value, that it merits profound re?ection on its future management. With this in mind, the idea emerged of org- ising a unique international summit in Aragon - because of the issue involved and because it …
Water Management in 2020 and Beyond
Av Rafael Izquierdo-Avino, Cecilia Tortajada m. fl.
E-bok, 2009
1342 kr
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Global Change: Impacts on Water and food Security
Av Claudia Ringler, Asit K. Biswas m. fl.
Inbunden, 2010
1002 kr
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In recent years, a greater level of integration of the world economy and an opening of national markets to trade has impacted virtually all areas of society. The process of globalization has the potential to generate long-term benefits for developing countries, including enhanced technology and …
Global Change: Impacts on Water and food Security
Av Sarah Cline, Asit K. Biswas m. fl.
E-bok, 2010
1342 kr
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In recent years, a greater level of integration of the world economy and an opening of national markets to trade has impacted virtually all areas of society. The process of globalization has the potential to generate long-term benefits for developing countries, including enhanced technology and …
