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Dynamic Shipping and Port Development in the Globalized Economy : Volume 2: Emerging Trends in Ports

Lee, Paul T.-W. (ed.); Cullinane, Kevin (ed.) - 2016

This two volume book presents an in-depth analysis of many of the most important issues facing today's shipping and … port sectors. Volume 2 of Dynamic Shipping and Port Development in the Globalized Economy focuses on the emerging trends in …This two volume book presents an in-depth analysis of many of the most important issues facing today's shipping and …

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Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement – A Global Assessment for Sustainable Development

Nkonya, Ephraim (ed.); Mirzabaev, Alisher (ed.); … - 2016 - 1st ed. 2016

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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Global Business in Local Culture : The Impact of Embedded Multinational Enterprises

Aerni, Philipp - 2018

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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A Theory of Sustainable Sociocultural and Economic Development

Rabie, Mohamed - 2016

This book argues that development is a comprehensive societal process with two key elements: economic restructuring and sociocultural transformation. While either of these elements alone can initiate change, a strong development plan needs to address both in order to succeed

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Tourism Management, Marketing, and Development : Performance, Strategies, and Sustainability

Mariani, Marcello M. (ed.); Czakon, Wojciech (ed.); … - 2016

Tourism Management, Marketing, and Development recognizes the relevance of tourism and tourism activities as major economic drivers, with a specific focus on the role of destination management and marketing, performance and strategies, and sustainability

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Inclusive Innovation for Sustainable Development : Theory and Practice

Agola, Nathaniel O. (ed.); Hunter, Alan (ed.) - 2016

Employing a three-dimensional approach, this book discusses inclusive innovation for socio-economic growth and development, and the implications for human security within the context of developing and emerging economies. Focusing on a new and innovative area of research, Inclusive Innovation for...

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Balanced Urban Development: Options and Strategies for Liveable Cities

Maheshwari, Basant (ed.); Singh, Vijay P. (ed.); … - International Conference on Peri-Urban Landscapes: … - 2016

This book provides a unique synthesis of concepts and tools to examine natural resource, socio-economic, legal, policy and institutional issues that are important for managing urban growth into the future. The book will particularly help the reader to understand the current issues and challenges...

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Sustainable Industrialization in Africa : Toward a New Development Agenda

Sampath, Padmashree Gehl (ed.); … - 2016

Sustainable Industrialization in Africa explores the issues that confront development policy in the context of the MDGs and the post-2015 development agenda from an African perspective. The book argues that development is an ultimate outcome of sustainable, equitable industrialization, and that...

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ICT for the Next Five Billion People : Information and Communication for Sustainable Development

Picot, Arnold - 2010

industrialized parts of the world. However, if we want to improve the quality of life of the world population with the help of access …

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International Entrepreneurship : Innovative Solutions for a Fragile Planet

Samli, A. Coskun - 2009

Despite the accelerating pace of globalization, it is impossible to ignore the marginalization of the developing world …

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