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Tacconi, Luca (ed.); Mahanty, Sango (ed.); Suich, Helen (ed.) - 2010

Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) schemes at the national level. With its focus on livelihoods, the … other than carbon conservation. Drawing practical lessons for the design of activities aimed at reducing deforestation and … accessible also to non-experts in presenting the key issues faced in avoiding deforestation and benefiting livelihoods. …

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Handbook on food : demand, supply, sustainability and security

Jha, Raghbendra (ed.); Gaiha, Raghav (ed.); … - 2014

: monitoring food security in a volatile world / Derek Headey, Olivier Ecker, and Jean-Francois Trinh Tan -- 4. Food price …-applicable insights for scholars and policy analysts seeking to understand the past, present and future of food around the world …

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Responding to climate change : global experiences and the Korean perspective

Hahn, Chin Hee (ed.); Lee, Sang-hyop (ed.); … - Korea Development Institute; East West Center - 2012

This topical book explores the global experiences of responding to climate change, with perspectives from Australia, China, the European Union, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United States, as well as the International Energy Agency. The authors, internationally recognized specialists in the...

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Innovation under uncertainty : the future of carbon-free energy technologies

Bosetti, Valentina (ed.); Catenacci, Michela (ed.) - 2015

Stabilization of atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases to safe levels will require, at least in the longer term, some kind of technological revolution. This, in turn, can only be achieved through investments in the research, development and demonstration (RD&D) of carbon-free energy...

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The foundations of Islamic banking : theory, practice and education

Mohamed Ariff (ed.); Iqbal, Munawar (ed.) - 2011

After barely half a century of experience, Islamic banking has become established as a niche industry across the world …

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Local government finance : the challenges of the 21st century : second global report on decentralization and local democracy : GOLD II 2010

World Organization of United Cities and Local Governments - 2011

This book, compiled from the 2nd Global Report of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) on Decentralization and Local Democracy, analyzes the architecture of fiscal decentralization in one hundred and ten countries as well as in major metropolitan areas. In the majority of these countries,...

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International entrepreneurship in the life sciences

Jones, Marian V. (ed.); Wheeler, Colin (ed.); … - 2011

In this thought-provoking book, leading experts explore why international entrepreneurship is important to the life sciences industry. From multi-disciplinary and cross-national perspectives, they question why international entrepreneurship scholars might usefully invest interest in research...

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Handbook of sustainable development

Atkinson, Giles (ed.) - 2014 - Second edition

This timely and important Handbook takes stock of progress made in our understanding of what sustainable development actually is and how it can be measured and achieved. -- 'This Handbook demonstrates the well-established body of thinking on sustainable development which now exists, and its...

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Handbook on the entrepreneurial university

Fayolle, Alain (ed.); Redford, Dana T. (ed.) - 2014

This insightful Handbook offers a lens through which to view entrepreneurship strategy for higher education institutions, as it becomes increasingly necessary for universities to consider changing their strategies, culture and practices to become more entrepreneurial.

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China and the multinationals : international business and the entry of China into the global economy

Pearce, Robert (ed.) - 2011

. -- This timely study will be of great interest not just to those following one of the world’s key economies, but also to …

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