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Hardcover. Agroecology not only encompasses aspects of ecology, but the ecology of sustainable food production systems, and related societal and cultural values. This book deals with this topic. Editor(s): Campbell, W. Bruce; Lopez Ortiz, Silvia. Series: Issues in Agroecology -- Present Status and Future Prospectus. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNK; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400744844
- ISBN
- 9789400744844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.57
€ 250.57
Hardcover. Incorporating case studies and empiricial analysis, this book builds an evidence-based understanding of green-growth strategies and challenges to their implementation by companies and nations. Coverage includes both success factors and obstacles to adoption. Editor(s): Vazquez Brust, Diego A.; Sarkis, Joseph. Num Pages: 342 pages, 43 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCG; KCN; RNPG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400744165
- ISBN
- 9789400744165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.37
€ 251.37
Hardback. Asserting that globalization is untenable because it does not foster equity, peace, and respect for the environment, this book deploys case studies of failed states such as Somalia and Afghanistan in advocating a new paradigm that advances global peace. Editor(s): Ballesteros, Jesus; Fernandez, Encarnacion; Talavera, Pedro. Series: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JPVH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 561.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400740198
- ISBN
- 9789400740198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Paperback. Taking Heidegger as its guiding philosophy, this book develops a much-needed philosophical foundation to the field of management as an academic discipline. It tackles two fundamental questions: 'What is a corporation?' and 'what is corporate management?' Series: Issues in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400737990
- ISBN
- 9789400737990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. This volume explores the links between women's employment and fertility in Norway and Switzerland. The discussion focuses on four main areas: living standards, family policies, labour market structures, and social norms. Series: European Studies of Population. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; JMG; KCF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 291.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400736467
- ISBN
- 9789400736467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Environmental Management Accounting and Supply Chain Management
. Ed(S): Burritt, Roger L.; Schaltegger, Stef...
Paperback. Inspired by the 2007 EMAN conference in Finland on the links between environmental management accounting and supply chain administration, this book includes research first presented there as well as independent contributions covering a range of related issues. Editor(s): Burritt, Roger L.; Schaltegger, Stefan; Bennett, Martin; Pohjola, Tuula; Csutora, Maria. Series: Eco-Efficiency in Industry & Science. Num Pages: 378 pages, 50 black & white tables, 4 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJJ; KJMV8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 611.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400736207
- ISBN
- 9789400736207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 250.48
€ 250.48
Paperback. This book promotes the core value-choices of Buddhism: happiness, peace and permanence as a new path for businesses. Unlike Western economic models, the book proposes a model of peace, permanence and personal relationship, leading to a sustainable business. Editor(s): Zsolnai, Laszlo. Series: Issues in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 228 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM1; HRE; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400736153
- ISBN
- 9789400736153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. This book offers state-of-the-art research papers from international scholars addressing interventions to support learning in the workplace. It covers workplace learning interventions, the impact of social support, or lack thereof, and collective learning. Editor(s): Poell, Rob F.; Woerkom, Marianne van. Series: Professional and Practice-Based Learning. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNP; JNRV; JNT; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400735132
- ISBN
- 9789400735132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. In 2007, Melbourne University hosted a workshop to discuss many ethical questions that International NGOs face. This book is borne of that workshop. It fully considers current challenges and dilemmas INGOs confront and offers new ideas for meeting them. Editor(s): Horton, Keith; Roche, Chris. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; J; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400731950
- ISBN
- 9789400731950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. This book presents the contributions from a workshop entitled "Electricity security in the cyber age: Managing the increasing dependence of the electricity infrastructure on ICT," which was organized in the Netherlands in May 2009. Editor(s): Lukszo, Zofia; Deconinck, Geert; Weijnen, Margot P. C. Series: Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KNBL; TGPR; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400731561
- ISBN
- 9789400731561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
The Quality of Life in Confucian Asia. From Physical Welfare to Subjec...
. Ed(S): Shin, Doh Chull; Inoguchi, Takashi
Paperback. In recent decades, East Asian nations have expanded their economies more successfully than any other region in the world. This book covers the impact that has had on its citizens, probing the dynamics and sources of citizen well-being within building nations. Editor(s): Shin, Doh Chull; Inoguchi, Takashi. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400731530
- ISBN
- 9789400731530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. This book series gathers review articles that analyze current agricultural issues and propose alternative solutions. It will help scientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politicians build a safe agriculture, energy and food system for the future. Series: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews. Num Pages: 524 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; PSAF; RNU; TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 795.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730557
- ISBN
- 9789400730557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 373.13
€ 373.13
Hardcover. This book coherently presents the current state of the art in asset management research and practice in Europe from a life cycle perspective, explains how the methods and techniques described are connected and shows how they improve the asset life cycle. Editor(s): Herder, Paulien M.; Wijnia, Ype; Van Der Lei, Telli. Series: Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400727236
- ISBN
- 9789400727236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardcover. This volume explores issues in the philosophy of science relating to biology and economics. It interrogates the concepts of mechanism and causality in these disciplines and draws careful juxtapositions between philosophical apparatus and scientific practice. Editor(s): Chao, Hsiang-Ke; Millstein, Roberta L.; Chen, Szu-Ting. Series: History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences. Num Pages: 266 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400724532
- ISBN
- 9789400724532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.70
€ 194.70
Handbook of Tourism and Quality-of-Life Research: Enhancing the Lives ...
. Ed(S): Uysal, Muzaffer; Perdue, Richard; Si...
hardcover. This book examines research that seeks to understand and measure the impact of tourism on the quality of life of residents of the host communities. It covers research relating to travelers/tourists as well as to the residents of host communities. Editor(s): Uysal, Muzaffer; Perdue, Richard; Sirgy, Joseph. Series: International Handbooks of Quality-of Life. Num Pages: 764 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 185 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 764
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400722873
- ISBN
- 9789400722873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 378.76
€ 378.76
Hardback. Unlike others on the topic, this book focuses primarily on the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), arguing that NGOs can rise above perceived legitimacy deficit to function more effectively as corporate partners than interest groups and activists. Series: Issues in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 228 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPWH; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 4223.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400722538
- ISBN
- 9789400722538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.83
€ 133.83
Hardcover. This book brings together thoughts, approaches, facts and arguments for translating the debate on green economy at the local level. It offers insights in reducing future costs and ecological scarcities. Editor(s): Simpson, Richard; Zimmermann, Monika. Series: Local Sustainability. Num Pages: 450 pages, 32 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; RNPG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400719682
- ISBN
- 9789400719682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.93
€ 131.93
Hardback. Taking Heidegger as its guiding philosophy, this book develops a much-needed philosophical foundation to the field of management as an academic discipline. It tackles two fundamental questions: 'What is a corporation?' and 'what is corporate management?' Series: Issues in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ; JNK; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400718746
- ISBN
- 9789400718746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardback. This book unites the perspective of business ethics with approaches from strategic management, economics, law, political science, and with philosophical reflections on the theory of Corporate Citizenship and New Governance. It examines an innovative topic. Editor(s): Pies, Ingo; Koslowski, Peter. Series: Ethical Economy. Num Pages: 202 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJG; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400716605
- ISBN
- 9789400716605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Hardcover. This volume explores corporate governance from three perspectives: a traditional economic, a philosophical, and an integrated business ethics perspective. It brings together the leading international researchers in the field of Business Ethics. Editor(s): Brink, Alexander. Series: Ethical Economy. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJG; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 765.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400715875
- ISBN
- 9789400715875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.15
€ 196.15
Environmental Management Accounting and Supply Chain Management
. Ed(S): Burritt, Roger L.; Schaltegger, Stef...
Hardback. Inspired by the 2007 EMAN conference in Finland on the links between environmental management accounting and supply chain administration, this book includes research first presented there as well as independent contributions covering a range of related issues. Editor(s): Burritt, Roger L.; Schaltegger, Stefan; Bennett, Martin; Pohjola, Tuula; Csutora, Maria. Series: Eco-Efficiency in Industry & Science. Num Pages: 378 pages, 50 black & white tables, 4 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV8; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400713895
- ISBN
- 9789400713895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.53
€ 251.53
Hardback. This book describes efforts in academia, government, and industry to counter food terrorism and to protect the food supply against threats; it also assesses the global food supply, production capabilities, and food availability during and after disasters. Editor(s): Hefnawy, Magdy. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. Num Pages: 254 pages, 56 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KNDF; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400710993
- ISBN
- 9789400710993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.92
€ 194.92
Hardcover. This exploration of modern logic theory focuses on its relationships with other disciplines, including new interfaces with rational choice theory, epistemology, game theory and informatics. It reflects new and ambitious developments in human reasoning. Editor(s): Benthem, Johan van; Gupta, Amitabha; Pacuit, Eric. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; KCH; PBC; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400707139
- ISBN
- 9789400707139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Hardback. This is one of the few books to analyze the systemic and the ethical mistakes that led to the financial crisis of 2008. It keeps the middle ground, while investigating the role of speculation in the formation of the crisis. Series: Issues in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFK; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400706552
- ISBN
- 9789400706552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12