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Despite its great importance, there are surprisingly few economic studies of the impact of climate on agriculture and how agriculture can adapt under a variety of conditions. This book examines 22 countries across four continents, including both developed and developing economies. It provides...
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pt. I. Climate justice -- pt. II. Expanding the scope of the climate change legal regimes -- pt. III. The clean …
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linked to the concepts of ethics, equity and climate change such as economics, morality, politics, rights and law, philosophy …
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world, the Research Handbook on Accounting and Ethics discusses the ethical considerations involved in each of the major … of services provided by accountants today. Providing an overview of contemporary accounting and ethics issues around the … effectiveness of anti-corruption agencies in Africa, and accounting ethics education in Hong Kong and Macau. It also proposes new …
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Since the late 1980s and early 1990s, national governments have introduced a range of policy measures designed to steer their economies along a more sustainable path. Yet how are we to know how successful these have been? This significant new book discusses the ways in which sustainable...
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This unique book provides cutting-edge knowledge and analyses of the consequences that climate change will have for sustainable development and poverty reduction within the context of global development
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"Reforestation and avoiding deforestation are methods of harnessing nature to tackle global warming - the greatest challenge facing humankind. In this book, Colin Hunt deals comprehensively with the present and future role of forests in climate change policy and practice. The author provides...
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Climate change tends to increase the frequency and intensity of weather-related disasters, which puts many people at risk. Economic, social and environmental impacts further increase vulnerability to disasters and tend to set back development, destroy livelihoods, and increase disparity...
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. The economics and regulation of power transmission and distribution : the developed world case / Lullit Getachew and Mark … N. Lowry -- 23. The market structure of the power transmission and distribution industry in the developed world / Lullit …
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This insightful book explores the issue of sustainable development in its more operative and applied sense. Although a great deal of research has addressed potential interpretations and definitions of sustainable development, much of this work is too abstract to offer policy-makers and...
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