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12 produkter
Adapting to Climate Change
Markets and the Management of an Uncertain Future
Inbunden, 2021
274 kr
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A revelatory study of how climate change will affect individual economic decisions, and the broad impact of those choices Selected by Publishers Weekly as one of its Top Ten Books in Business and Economics for Spring 2021 It is all but certain that the next century will be hotter than any we’ve …
Adapting to Climate Change
Markets and the Management of an Uncertain Future
E-bok, 2021
145 kr
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A revelatory study of how climate change will affect individual economic decisions, and the broad impact of those choicesSelected by Publishers Weekly as one of its Top Ten books in Business and Economics for Spring 2021It is all but certain that the next century will be hotter than any we''ve …
Going Remote
How the Flexible Work Economy Can Improve Our Lives and Our Cities
Inbunden, 2022
225 kr
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A leading urban economist's hopeful study of how shifts to remote work can change all of our lives for the better. As COVID-19 descended upon the country in 2020, millions of American office workers transitioned to working from home to reduce risk of infection and prevent spread of the virus. In …
Heroes and Cowards
The Social Face of War
Av Dora L. Costa, Matthew E. Kahn
Inbunden, 2008
253 kr
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When are people willing to sacrifice for the common good? What are the benefits of friendship? How do communities deal with betrayal? And what are the costs and benefits of being in a diverse community? Using the life histories of more than forty thousand Civil War soldiers, Dora Costa and Matthew …
Blue Skies over Beijing
Economic Growth and the Environment in China
Av Matthew E. Kahn, Siqi Zheng
Inbunden, 2016
392 kr
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Over the last thirty years, even as China's economy has grown by leaps and bounds, the environmental quality of its urban centers has precipitously declined due to heavy industrial output and coal consumption. The country is currently the world's largest greenhouse-gas emitter and several of the …
Blue Skies over Beijing
Economic Growth and the Environment in China
Av Matthew E. Kahn, Siqi Zheng
Häftad, 2019
281 kr
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How individuals and the government are changing life in China's polluted citiesOver the past thirty years, even as China's economy has grown by leaps and bounds, the environmental quality of its urban centers has precipitously declined due to heavy industrial output and coal consumption. The …
Green Cities
Urban Growth and the Environment
E-bok, 2007
312 kr
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What is a green city? What does it mean to say that San Francisco or Vancouver is more ""green"" than Houston or Beijing? When does urban growth lower environmental quality, and when does it yield environmental gains? How can cities deal with the environmental challenges posed by growth? These are …
Green Cities
Urban Growth and the Environment
Häftad, 2006
322 kr
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What is a green city? What does it mean to say that San Francisco or Vancouver is more ""green"" than Houston or Beijing? When does urban growth lower environmental quality, and when does it yield environmental gains? How can cities deal with the environmental challenges posed by growth? These are …
Heroes and Cowards
The Social Face of War
Av Matthew E. Kahn, Dora L. Costa
E-bok, 2010
317 kr
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When are people willing to sacrifice for the common good? What are the benefits of friendship? How do communities deal with betrayal? And what are the costs and benefits of being in a diverse community? Using the life histories of more than forty thousand Civil War soldiers, Dora Costa and Matthew …
Blue Skies over Beijing
Economic Growth and the Environment in China
Av Siqi Zheng, Matthew E. Kahn
E-bok, 2016
400 kr
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How individuals and the government are changing life in China''s polluted cities Over the past thirty years, even as China''s economy has grown by leaps and bounds, the environmental quality of its urban centers has precipitously declined due to heavy industrial output and coal consumption. The …
Unlocking the Potential of Post-Industrial Cities
Av Matthew E. Kahn, Mac McComas
Häftad, 2021
365 kr
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How can urban leaders in Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis make the smart choices that can lead their city to make a comeback?The urban centers of New York City, Seattle, and San Francisco have enjoyed tremendous economic success and population growth in recent …
Quality of Life in Urban China: Economic Growth and the Environment
Av Matthew E. Kahn, Siqi Zheng
Inbunden
1998 kr
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