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This volume deals with land degradation, which is occurring in almost all terrestrial biomes and agro-ecologies, in both low and high income countries and is stretching to about 30% of the total global land area. About three billion people reside in these degraded lands. However, the impact of...
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Energy policies play a pivotal part in helping countries achieve their sustainable development goals. Further, energy is one of the critical raw materials in companies’ production processes. Therefore, ensuring a steady energy supply is essential to increasing production; otherwise, countries...
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This book examines the impact of multinational enterprises (MNEs) on local economies, and presents selected case studies of MNEs operating in low income countries. By balancing external social and environmental costs against its corresponding benefits, the book demonstrates that MNEs can have a...
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This book examines the need for greater legal coherence within international trade negotiations between the European Union (EU) and external trade relations. An introspective analysis of EU trade law and policy is presented that highlights the complex issue of EU unity. A particular focus is...
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Introduction -- Prospects for Island Studies -- Island as Safe Havens: Thinking about Security and Safety o Gåhan …/Guam -- Island Studies & US Militarism of the Pacific -- Island Studies in the Academy: The State of This Interdisciplinary Field … -- The Perspective of Cultural Heritage/Cultural Landscape in Critical Island Studies -- The Possibilities of Phylogenetic …
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1. Introduction -- 2. Economic Development, Sustainable Development and Agriculture -- 3. Sustainability of Agricultural Systems -- 4. Challenges of Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Countries -- 5. Challenges of Sustainable Agricultural Development in High-Income Countries -- 6. Pathways to...
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Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Danish Shipping -- Chapter 3. Hafnia Tankers -- Chapter 4. Norden -- Chapter 5 … early years of the new millennium, the Danish shipping industry has changed dramatically since the turn of the century. This … their study. Together, the five chapters unveil patterns in the development of Danish shipping which are historical and, at …
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sustainability of the world’s shipping industry. This book examines competition and collaboration between shipping companies, and …Section 1: Maritime Informatics as a better glue -- The Origins of Maritime Informatics -- Shipping: A Self … future of shipping - collaboration through digital data sharing -- Section 2: Maritime Informatics and Decision Making …
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fair world? Starting from influential thinkers driving a never-ending evaluation of development discourse - incorporating …
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