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  • The Fuelwood Trap

    A study of the SADCC region

    by Barry Munslow, Yemi Katerere, Adriaan Ferf, Phil O'Keefe ...
    Series series Energy and Infrastructure Set
    Over 60 million people live in the SADCC countries; by 2000 AD the number will be over 100 million. The vast majority, city-dwellers as well as farmers, rely on wood fuel for domestic use. Supplies are diminishing as consumption grows. The quality of life is deteriorating yet further and the environment is more and more degraded.But these phenomena are not simply the consequence of a wood shortage ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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  • An easy approach to exchange traded funds

    An introductory guide to ETFs and their investment and trading strategies

    by Stefano Calicchio ...
    What is an ETF? How does it work? Learning quickly the ETFs basics of trading has never been so easy. In this guide, you will discover all the information you need to exploit the full potential benefits of Exchange-Trade Funds, the benchmark knowledge, the choice of the relevant markets, the study of negotiation strategies, the asset allocation, and Paper Trading. This publication is the first ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Afterburn

    Society Beyond Fossil Fuels

    by Richard Heinberg ...
    Essential, visionary essays about our post-carbon futureClimate change, along with the depletion of oil, coal, and gas dictate that we will inevitably move away from our profound societal reliance on fossil fuels; but just how big a transformation will this be? While many policy-makers assume that renewable energy sources will provide an easy "plug-and-play" solution, author Richard Heinberg ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • If Only We Knew What We Know

    The Transfer of Internal Knowledge and Best Practi

    by C. Jackson Grayson, Carla O'dell ...
    While companies search the world over to benchmark best practices, vast treasure troves of knowledge and know-how remain hidden right under their noses: in the minds of their own employees, in the often unique structure of their operations, and in the written history of their organizations. Now, acclaimed productivity and quality experts Carla O'Dell and Jack Grayson explain for the first time how ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Greed, Inc.

    Why Corporations Rule the World and How We Let It Happen

    by Wade Rowland ...
    Why is it that multinational drug companies hide or falsify unfavorable results? Why do automakers knowingly sell us unsafe cars? Why is big business allowed to poison our environment-and us? Why is our food so unhealthy, with obesity growing at such an alarming rate? Why are we working such long hours and enjoying life less? This timely and important book places the blame for much of what ails ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Making the Most of the Water We Have

    The Soft Path Approach to Water Management

    Edited by David B. Brooks, Stephen Gurman, Oliver M. Brandes ...
    Based on the ‘soft path approach to the energy sector, a transition is now under way to a soft path for water. This approach starts by ensuring that ecosystem needs for water are satisfied and then undertakes a radical approach to reducing human uses of water by economic and social incentives, including open decision-making, water markets and equitable pricing, and the application of super ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • The Energy Transition

    An Overview of the True Challenge of the 21st Century

    by Vincent Petit ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    Against the backdrop of rapid advances in the energy sector, this book provides a concise overview of the complex challenges in the energy paradigm today, which revolve around the seemingly unsolvable energy equation.The author, an experienced energy professional, combines the various aspects of the energy transition into a single perspective. While highlighting a number of salient problems, he ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Biomass Assessment

    by Andrew Millington, John Townsend ...
    Series series Energy and Infrastructure Set
    Energy is an issue for everyone and nowhere more so than in the SADCC countries. But for sensible policy and planning, clear information about the extent of resources is needed.This innovative study combines the results of field assessment of biomass with advanced techniques in remote sensing by satellite to give the first comprehensive and detailed picture of biomass distribution throughout the ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Energy Investments

    An Adaptive Approach to Profiting from Uncertainties

    by Ricardo G. Barcelona ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This book examines what lies behind the uncertainties surrounding the fuel and power markets. Exploring the role of renewables and how they potentially disrupt or create opportunities, it challenges widely accepted wisdoms in investment. The author asks questions such as: Are “business as usual” strategies that favour fossil fuels the best route to future prosperity? What prospects do firms face ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Nuclear Juggernaut

    The transport of radioactive materials

    by Martin Bond ...
    Series series Energy and Infrastructure Set
    Every day throughout Britain, by road, by rail and by sea, there are large numbers of routine movements of radioactive cargo. Materials at all stages of the nuclear cycle, from uranium ore to nuclear waste, from nuclear warheads to radioactive isotopes used in medicine, are constantly on the move. In normal circumstances handling low-level material exposes workers to small doses of radiation, but ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Transport Policy and the Environment

    Six case studies

    by Kenneth Button ...
    Series series Energy and Infrastructure Set
    Transport, in particular the motor vehicle, is a major source of environmental disruption and, in the developed world, accounts for thirty percent of energy consumption. In most countries, transport policy is a major government concern, yet it is rare for decisions to be made outside a narrow set of sectoral considerations.This book, commissioned by the OECD, looks at seven countries; the UK, the ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Beyond the Woodfuel Crisis

    People, land and trees in Africa

    by Gerald Leach, Robin Mearns ...
    Series series Energy and Infrastructure Set
    People scratching a living from parched land, women walking miles for scraps of firewood are both familiar images of Africa. But, in many places, people, with the help of governments and aid agencies, are putting the land into good shape, growing more food and creating a healthy cover of trees. This book joins the �literature of hope� by looking at these advances from the viewpoint of the energy ... Read more

    $31.99 USD