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Smallholder Tree Growing for Rural Development and Environmental Services

Recent history reveals both that the large-scale reforestation projects of the 20th century have often been less successful ...

Smart buildings : technology and the design of the built environment / Ron Bakker

Explores how buildings and spaces are designed, built, used, and better understood through technology. A practical guide ...

Social Development in the World Bank Essays in Honor of Michael M. Cernea

This book honors the work of Michael Cernea, who was the World Bank’s first professional sociologist, by taking on and ...

Social Exclusion in Later Life Interdisciplinary and Policy Perspectives

Drawing on interdisciplinary, cross-national perspectives, this open access book contributes to the development of a coherent ...

Social Multi-Criteria Evaluation for a Sustainable Economy

The real world is characterized by deep complexity. May be a rather unremarkable observation, yet it has important implications ...

Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles for Agri-Food Systems Transformation

This book is the result of an expert panel convened by the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and Nature Sustainability. ...

Soil Biological Fertility

This book presents a comprehensive scientific overview of the components and processes that underpin the biological characteristics ...

Spatial Planning for a Sustainable Singapore

The book is intended to be a landmark publication to showcase Singapore academics’ and practising planners’ work and ...

Status and Dynamics of Forests in Germany

This book presents the scientific findings of this study for Germany, including the major challenges with regard to the future ...

Strategic Closed-Loop Supply Chain Management

Closed loops depict supply chains for which Original Equipement Manufacturer reintegrate their returned products into their ...

Strategic Human Resource Development in Practice : Leveraging Talent for Sustained Performance in the Digital Age of AI / Lyle Yorks

Examines human resource development (HRD) strategy as a learning process, connecting learning and adult development with ...

Sustainability Impact Assessment of Land Use Changes

There are many reasons why strategic intelligence is required to support policy decisions. These primarily stem from the ...

Sustainability Standards and Global Governance Experiences of Emerging Economies

This book focuses on the issue of sustainability standards from the perspective of both global governance frameworks and ...

Sustainability and Diversity of Forest Ecosystems : An Interdisciplinary Approach

Biodiversity is decreasing at the fastest rate in the history of the earth, largely as a result of human activity. The sustainable ...

Sustainability in Manufacturing

This book is a kind of final report on Sfb 281 results gained in 12 years of research on sustainability in manufacturing ...

Sustainable Building Design: Principles and Practice / Miles Keeping, David Shiers

Offers detailed, environmentally sound design solutions to a wide range of building engineering challenges. The text uses ...

Sustainable City Regions: Space, Place and Governance

This book records observations of 12 dynamically changing regional cities in Asia, Europe and the United States. The form ...

Sustainable Civil Engineering : Principles and Applications / Varinder S. Kanwar, Sanjay Kumar Shukla, Siby John

Covers several aspects of sustainable applications including clean technologies, climate change and its effects, sustainable ...

Sustainable Commodity Use : Its Governance, Legal Framework, and Future Regulatory Instruments

This book examines the governance and legal landscape of the global commodity sector. For that purpose, the author conceptualises ...

Sustainable Construction in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution / Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke, Clinton Aigbavboa, Seyi S. Stephen, Wellington Didibhuku Thwala

Provides readers with an understanding of various concepts, benefits, and practices that the adoption of Fourth Industrial ...

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