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SDGs in the Americas and Caribbean Region

Edited by Walter Leal Filho, Noé Aguilar-Rivera, Bruno Borsari, Paulo R. B. de Brito, Baltazar Andrade Guerra ...

Series series Reference Module Earth and Environmental Sciences
This volume provides an overview of the ways sustainable development issues as a whole, and the SDGs in particular, are perceived and practiced in a variety of countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region. It also discusses the extent to which its many socio-economic problems hinder progresses towards the pursuit of a sustainable future, and documents successful experiences from across the ... Read more

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This volume provides an overview of the ways sustainable development issues as a whole, and the SDGs in particular, are perceived and practiced in a variety of countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region. It also discusses the extent to which its many socio-economic problems hinder progresses towards the pursuit of a sustainable future, and documents successful experiences from across the
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Natural Growth Inhibitors and Phytohormones in Plants and Environment

by V. Kefeli, M.V. Kalevitch ...

This book represents the authors' lifetime dedication to the study of inhibitors and phytohormones as well as its practical applications for achieving a more sustainable agriculture. Their work focuses on the functions of various groups of active molecules, their direct effect upon plant growth, but also implications for their impact upon the surrounding environment are explored. The main idea of ... Read more

$143.99 USD

This book represents the authors' lifetime dedication to the study of inhibitors and phytohormones as well as its practical applications for achieving a more sustainable agriculture. Their work focuses on the functions of various groups of active molecules, their direct effect upon plant growth, but also implications for their impact upon the surrounding environment are explored. The main idea of
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Southeastern Grasslands

Biodiversity, Ecology, and Management

by JoVonn G. Hill, John A. Barone, Charles Allen, Brent T. Baker, Gail Barton, Patrick J. Bohlen, Elizabeth H. Boughton, Bruno Borsari, Edwin L. Bridges, Nicholas Brown0, Jolie Goldenetz Dollar1, S. Lee Echols2, Edward David Entsminger3, Thomas L. Foti4, Toby Gray5, Jeanne C. Jones6, Lisa McInnis7, Marc G. Pastorek8, Evan Peacock9, Samuel K. Riffell0, Jennifer L. Seltzer1, W.R. Seymour Jr.2, Timothy J. Schauwecker3, Jason R. Singhurst4, Reggie E. Thackston5, James W. Tomberlin6, J. Morgan Varner7, Malcolm F. Vidrine8, Matt White9, C. Theo Witsell0, Wendy B. Zomlefer1, L. Wes Burger Jr.2, Dr. John W. Guyton III3, Dr. Reed F. Noss, Ph.D.4, J. J. N. Campbell Jr.5, Dr. Raymond B. Iglay III6, Dr. Steve L. Orzell, Ph.D.7 ...

A holistic approach to analyzing distinct grassland habitats that integrates ecological, historical, and archaeological dataToday the southeastern United States is a largely rural, forested, and agricultural landscape interspersed with urban areas of development. However, two centuries ago it contained hundreds of thousands of acres of natural grasslands that stretched from Florida to Texas. Now ... Read more

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A holistic approach to analyzing distinct grassland habitats that integrates ecological, historical, and archaeological dataToday the southeastern United States is a largely rural, forested, and agricultural landscape interspersed with urban areas of development. However, two centuries ago it contained hundreds of thousands of acres of natural grasslands that stretched from Florida to Texas. Now
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Untamed Urbanisms

Edited by Adriana Allen, Andrea Lampis, Mark Swilling ...

Series series Routledge Advances in Regional Economics, Science and Policy
An electronic version of this book is available Open Access at www.tandfebooks.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license.One of the major challenges of urban development has been reconciling the way cities develop with the mounting evidence of resource depletion and the negative environmental impacts of predominantly urban-based ... Read more

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An electronic version of this book is available Open Access at www.tandfebooks.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license.One of the major challenges of urban development has been reconciling the way cities develop with the mounting evidence of resource depletion and the negative environmental impacts of predominantly urban-based
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Competitiveness And Growth In Brazilian Cities: Local Policies And Actions For Innovation

by Zhang Ming ...

The book contributes to answering the questions raised by mayors, governors, and federal government officials in Brazil: "What can cities do to improve economic performance and create jobs?" The question is approached through a review of theories and policy options for city competitiveness, preliminary benchmarking of Brazilian cities.The book concludes that to become and stay competitive, cities ... Read more

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The book contributes to answering the questions raised by mayors, governors, and federal government officials in Brazil: "What can cities do to improve economic performance and create jobs?" The question is approached through a review of theories and policy options for city competitiveness, preliminary benchmarking of Brazilian cities.The book concludes that to become and stay competitive, cities
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Innovation in Brazil

Advancing Development in the 21st Century

Edited by Elisabeth B. Reynolds, Ben Ross Schneider, Ezequiel Zylberberg ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology
Since the early 2000s, state-led and innovation-focused strategies have characterized the approach to development pursued in countries around the world, such as China, India, and South Korea. Brazil, the largest and most industrialized economy in Latin America, demonstrates both the opportunities and challenges of this approach. Over the course of nearly 20 years, the Brazilian government enacted ... Read more

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Since the early 2000s, state-led and innovation-focused strategies have characterized the approach to development pursued in countries around the world, such as China, India, and South Korea. Brazil, the largest and most industrialized economy in Latin America, demonstrates both the opportunities and challenges of this approach. Over the course of nearly 20 years, the Brazilian government enacted
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Bioeconomy and Global Inequalities

Socio-Ecological Perspectives on Biomass Sourcing and Production

Edited by Maria Backhouse, Rosa Lehmann, Kristina Lorenzen, Malte Lühmann, Janina Puder, Fabricio Rodríguez, Anne Tittor ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This open access book focuses on the meanings, agendas, as well as the local and global implications of bioeconomy and bioenergy policies in and across South America, Asia and Europe. It explores how a transition away from a fossil and towards a bio-based economic order alters, reinforces and challenges socio-ecological inequalities. The volume presents a historically informed and empirically rich ... Read more

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This open access book focuses on the meanings, agendas, as well as the local and global implications of bioeconomy and bioenergy policies in and across South America, Asia and Europe. It explores how a transition away from a fossil and towards a bio-based economic order alters, reinforces and challenges socio-ecological inequalities. The volume presents a historically informed and empirically rich
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The Drug Company Next Door

Pollution, Jobs, and Community Health in Puerto Rico

by Alexa S. Dietrich ...

"This fascinating and most timely criticalmedical anthropology study successfully binds two still emergent areas ofcontemporary anthropological research in the global world: the nature andsignificant impact of multinational pharmaceutical manufacturers on humansocial life everywhere, and the contribution of corporations to the fast-paceddegradation of our life support system, planet Earth. . . . ... Read more

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"This fascinating and most timely criticalmedical anthropology study successfully binds two still emergent areas ofcontemporary anthropological research in the global world: the nature andsignificant impact of multinational pharmaceutical manufacturers on humansocial life everywhere, and the contribution of corporations to the fast-paceddegradation of our life support system, planet Earth. . . .
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Water for Food Security and Well-being in Latin America and the Caribbean

Social and Environmental Implications for a Globalized Economy

Edited by Bárbara A. Willaarts, Alberto Garrido, M. Ramón Llamas ...

Series series Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management
This volume provides an analytical and facts-based overview on the progress achieved in water security in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region over during the last decade, and its links to regional development, food security and human well-being. Although the book takes a regional approach, covering a vast of data pertaining to most of the LAC region, some chapters focus on seven countries ... Read more

$65.99 USD

This volume provides an analytical and facts-based overview on the progress achieved in water security in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region over during the last decade, and its links to regional development, food security and human well-being. Although the book takes a regional approach, covering a vast of data pertaining to most of the LAC region, some chapters focus on seven countries
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Blue Planet Law

The Ecology of our Economic and Technological World

Edited by Maria da Glória Garcia, António Cortês ...

Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
Blue Planet Law is the global and future-oriented environmental law that is necessary to face the global environmental crisis in the Anthropocene, assuming especially the link between climate action (SDG 13) and ocean sustainability (SDG 14). This open access book focuses on means of overcoming global environmental problems such as climate change, ocean degradation and biodiversity loss and the ... Read more

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Blue Planet Law is the global and future-oriented environmental law that is necessary to face the global environmental crisis in the Anthropocene, assuming especially the link between climate action (SDG 13) and ocean sustainability (SDG 14). This open access book focuses on means of overcoming global environmental problems such as climate change, ocean degradation and biodiversity loss and the
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Brazil in the Anthropocene

Conflicts between predatory development and environmental policies

Edited by Liz-Rejane Issberner, Philippe Léna ...

Series series Routledge Environmental Humanities
Brazil is considered one of the world’s most important environmental powers. With a continental territory containing almost 70 per cent of the Amazon rainforest, along with a rich biodiversity and huge amount of natural resources, its geopolitical role in environmental decisions is crucial to ongoing global negotiations surrounding climate change.Development policies based on extraction and ... Read more

$65.99 USD

Brazil is considered one of the world’s most important environmental powers. With a continental territory containing almost 70 per cent of the Amazon rainforest, along with a rich biodiversity and huge amount of natural resources, its geopolitical role in environmental decisions is crucial to ongoing global negotiations surrounding climate change.Development policies based on extraction and
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Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Fourth Sector

Sustainable Best-Practices from Across the World

Edited by María Isabel Sánchez-Hernández, Luísa Carvalho, Conceição Rego, Maria Raquel Lucas, Adriana Noronha ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
“The fourth sector” consists of for-benefit organizations that combine market-based approaches of the private sector with the social and environmental aims of the public and non-profit sectors. This book examines successful experiences around the world in entrepreneurship in the fourth sector in recent times. The chapters also reveal the pivotal role of the public sector collaboration with private ... Read more

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“The fourth sector” consists of for-benefit organizations that combine market-based approaches of the private sector with the social and environmental aims of the public and non-profit sectors. This book examines successful experiences around the world in entrepreneurship in the fourth sector in recent times. The chapters also reveal the pivotal role of the public sector collaboration with private
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