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Nature's Frontiers

Achieving Sustainability, Efficiency, and Prosperity with Natural Capital

by Richard Damania, Stephen Polasky, Mary Ruckelshaus, Jason Russ, Markus Amann, Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer, James Gerber, Peter Hawthorne, Martin Philipp Heger, Saleh Mamun, Giovanni Ruta, Rafael Schmitt, Jeffrey Smith, Adrian Vogl, Fabian Wagner, Esha Zaveri ...

Series series Environment and Sustainable Development
This report examines the use of natural capital (natural resources and services) around the world. It finds that most countries are using these resources inefficiently, and closing these efficiency gaps can address many of the world's pressing economic and environmental problems. ... Read more

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This report examines the use of natural capital (natural resources and services) around the world. It finds that most countries are using these resources inefficiently, and closing these efficiency gaps can address many of the world's pressing economic and environmental problems.
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A Maze Behind a Doubt

by Martin Orlando 2 ...

The journey continues for Johnny and his friends. Johnny and Anna and Victor and Suzy go on a long summer vacation. They find many exciting things leading to another maze. At the finish, they find a dancer. She is behind some mist and haze. ... Read more

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The journey continues for Johnny and his friends. Johnny and Anna and Victor and Suzy go on a long summer vacation. They find many exciting things leading to another maze. At the finish, they find a dancer. She is behind some mist and haze.
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Nature's Frontiers

Achieving Sustainability, Efficiency, and Prosperity with Natural Capital

by Richard Damania, Stephen Polasky, Mary Ruckelshaus, Russ, Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer, James Gerber, Peter Hawthorne, Martin Philipp Heger, Saleh Mamun, Giovanni Ruta, Rafael Schmitt, Jeffrey Smith, Adrian Vogl, Fabian Wagner ...

Series series Environment and Sustainable Development
The great expansion of economic activity since the end of World War II has caused an unprecedented rise in living standards, but it has also caused rapid changes in earth systems. Nearly all types of natural capital—the world’s stock of resources and services provided by nature—are in decline. Clean air, abundant and clean water, fertile soils, productive fisheries, dense forests, and healthy ... Read more

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The great expansion of economic activity since the end of World War II has caused an unprecedented rise in living standards, but it has also caused rapid changes in earth systems. Nearly all types of natural capital—the world’s stock of resources and services provided by nature—are in decline. Clean air, abundant and clean water, fertile soils, productive fisheries, dense forests, and healthy
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Modelling climate change impacts on agricultural systems

by Professor Claas Nendel, Dr Roland Baatz, Dr Sevim Seda Yamaç, Dr P. B. I. Akponikpe, Dr F. M. Akinseye, Dr M. Ly, Dr E. C. Timpong-Jones, Dr I. Hathie, Dr S. G. K. Adiku, Dr Michael Berg-Mohnicke0, Dr Gohar Ghazaryan1, Dr Sander Janssen2, Dr Pierre Martre3, Dr Cheryl Porter4, Dr Carlos D. Messina5, Dr Mark Cooper6, Dr Ian P. Holman7, Dr Paula A. Harrison8, Dr Jacques-Eric Bergez9, Dr Fulu Tao0, Dr Taru Palosuo1, Dr Reimund Paul Rötter2, Professor Davide Cammarano3, Dr Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Pullens4, Dr Ryan G. McGuire5, Dr Shannon M. McLaughlin6, Dr Tanisha L. Waring7, Dr Kayley D. Barnes8, Dr Sharon A. Huws9, Dr Julie Constantin0, Professor Nigel D. Scollan1, Dr Myriam Adam2, Dr Gatien Falconnier3, Dr David Berre4, Dr Katrien Descheemaeker5, Dr Juliette Lairez6, Dr Louise Leroux7, Dr Charlotte Weil8, Dr Justin A. Johnson9, Dr Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer0, Dr Philippe Debaeke1, Dr Ignacio Pérez Domínguez2, Dr Jordan Hristov3, Dr Christian Elleby4, Dr Thomas Fellmann5, Dr Andrea Toreti6, Dr Thomas Chatzopoulos7, Dr Ana Luisa Barbosa8, Dr Frank Dentener9, Dr Arnout van Soesbergen0, Dr Fiona Jones1, Dr Hélène Raynal2, Professor Mirek Trnka3, Dr Rudolf Brázdil4, Dr Lorenzo Brilli5, Dr Hannah C. von Czettritz und Neuhaus6, Dr Sergi Costafreda-Aumedes7, Dr Petr Dobrovolný8, Dr Petr Holub9, Dr Karel Klem0, Dr Matthias Kuhnert1, Dr Luisa Leolini2, Dr Sophie Plassin3, Dr Marco Moriondo4, Dr Nina Muntean5, Prof. Jørgen Eivind Olesen6, Dr Markéta Podbradská7, Dr Vera Potopová8, Dr Petr Štpánek9, Dr Otmar Urban0, Dr Peter Zander1, Professor Bruno Basso2, Dr Neville Millar3, Dr Magali Willaume4, Dr Lydia Price5, Professor Fábio R. Marin6, Dr Ivo Zution Gonçalves7, Dr Francisco J Meza8, Dr Néstor M. Riaño H.9, Dr Andrés J. Peña Q0, Dr Alexandre B. Heinneman1, Dr Nereu A. Streck2, Dr Alencar Jr Zanon3, Dr Murilo S. Vianna4, Dr Raphael Martin5, Dr Evandro H. F. Silva6, Dr Nilson A. Vieira Jr7, Dr Enli Wang8, Dr Edmar Teixeira9, Dr Bangyou Zheng0, Dr Neal Hughes1, Dr Karine Chenu2, Dr James Hunt3, Dr Afshin Ghahramani4, Dr Andries B. Potgieter5, Dr Junqi Zhu6, Dr Rogerio Cichota7, Dr Neil Huth8, Dr Soora Naresh Kumar9, Dr Bing Liu00, Dr Zi Ye01, Dr Yuan Cao02, Dr Bo Liu03, Professor Yan Zhu04, Dr Ehsan Eyshi Rezaei05, Dr Dilys MacCarthy06 ...

Climate change is a key threat to agriculture. Modelling is fundamental to assessing its potential impacts. This collection summarises the wealth of research on improving climate impact models and their use in assessing impacts on different regions.Modelling climate change impacts on agricultural systems reviews research on developing models in areas such as improving data flows, incorporating ... Read more

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Climate change is a key threat to agriculture. Modelling is fundamental to assessing its potential impacts. This collection summarises the wealth of research on improving climate impact models and their use in assessing impacts on different regions.Modelling climate change impacts on agricultural systems reviews research on developing models in areas such as improving data flows, incorporating
... Read more
Shi'ism, Resistance, And Revolution

by Martin Kramer, Shaul Bakhash, Clinton Bailey, Michael M J Fischer ...

The recent revival of interest in the Muslim world has generated numerous studies of modern Islam, most of them focusing on the Sunni majority. Shi'ism, an often stigmatized minority branch of Islam, has been discussed mainly in connection with Iran. Yet Shi'i movements have been extraordinarily effective in creating political strategies that have ... Read more

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The recent revival of interest in the Muslim world has generated numerous studies of modern Islam, most of them focusing on the Sunni majority. Shi'ism, an often stigmatized minority branch of Islam, has been discussed mainly in connection with Iran. Yet Shi'i movements have been extraordinarily effective in creating political strategies that have
... Read more
Anti-Zionism on Campus

The University, Free Speech, and BDS

by Andrew Pessin, Dan Avnon, Julien Bauer, Corinne Blackmer, Gabriel Brahm, Shlomo Dubnov, Ronnie Fraser, Janet Freedman, Larissa Benita Klazinga0, Jeffrey Kopstein1, Martin Kramer2, Philip Mendes3, Richard Millett4, Cary Nelson5, Denise Nussbaum6, Judea Pearl7, Ami Pedahzur8, Peter Keeda9, Clive Kesswer0, Jan Poddebsky1, Yaron Raviv2, David Rosen3, Tammi Rossman-Benjamin4, Jill Schneiderman5, Ernest Sternberg6, Elhanan Yakira7, Jesse Arm8, Milan Chatterjee9, Molly Horwitz0, Eliana Kohn1, Tomer Kornfeld2, Jared Samilow3, Daniel Swindell4 ...

Series series Studies in Antisemitism
Many scholars have endured the struggle against rising anti-Israel sentiments on college and university campuses worldwide. This volume of personal essays documents and analyzes the deleterious impact of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement on the most cherished Western institutions. These essays illustrate how anti-Israelism corrodes the academy and its treasured ideals of free ... Read more

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Many scholars have endured the struggle against rising anti-Israel sentiments on college and university campuses worldwide. This volume of personal essays documents and analyzes the deleterious impact of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement on the most cherished Western institutions. These essays illustrate how anti-Israelism corrodes the academy and its treasured ideals of free
... Read more
High Potential

How to Spot, Manage and Develop Talented People at Work

by Ian MacRae, Martin Reed, 2 Adrian Furnham ...

In today's competitive job market, can employers afford to spend large sums on recruitment, and then simply let talented people go?High Potential provides a practical framework for managers to create a strong, strategic vision for a high-performing, high-potential workforce.Updated to reflect more recent research in the area, the book presents an accessible guide to clearly understanding and ... Read more

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In today's competitive job market, can employers afford to spend large sums on recruitment, and then simply let talented people go?High Potential provides a practical framework for managers to create a strong, strategic vision for a high-performing, high-potential workforce.Updated to reflect more recent research in the area, the book presents an accessible guide to clearly understanding and
... Read more
Ecological Thought in German Literature and Culture

by Aaron S. Allen, Martin Bemmann, Benjamin Bühler, Nils Büttner, Jakob Christoph Heller, Richard Hölzl, Matthias Hurst, Werner Konold, Anke Kramer, Angelika Krebs, Wolfgang Lueckel, Kate Rigby, Caroline Schaumann, Jens Soentgen, Silvio Vietta, François Walter, Berbeli Wanning, Udo Weilacher, Hannes Bergthaller, Axel Goodbody, Timo Müller, Heather I. Sullivan ...

Series series Ecocritical Theory and Practice
The volume offers a survey of the contribution of German literature and culture to the evolution of ecological thought. As the field of ecocritical theory and practice is rapidly expanding towards transnational and global dimensions, it seems nevertheless necessary to consider the distinct manifestations of ecological thought in various cultures. In this sense, the volume demonstrates in twenty ... Read more

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The volume offers a survey of the contribution of German literature and culture to the evolution of ecological thought. As the field of ecocritical theory and practice is rapidly expanding towards transnational and global dimensions, it seems nevertheless necessary to consider the distinct manifestations of ecological thought in various cultures. In this sense, the volume demonstrates in twenty
... Read more
Arab Awakening and Islamic Revival

The Politics of Ideas in the Middle East

by Martin Kramer ...

Over the past decade, the political ground beneath the Middle East has shifted. Arab nationalism the political orthodoxy for most of this century has lost its grip on the imagination and allegiance of a new generation. At the same time, Islam as an ideology has spread across the region, and "Islamists" bid to capture the center of politics. Most Western scholars and experts once hailed the ... Read more

$65.99 USD

Over the past decade, the political ground beneath the Middle East has shifted. Arab nationalism the political orthodoxy for most of this century has lost its grip on the imagination and allegiance of a new generation. At the same time, Islam as an ideology has spread across the region, and "Islamists" bid to capture the center of politics. Most Western scholars and experts once hailed the
... Read more
The War on Error

Israel, Islam and the Middle East

by Martin Kramer ...

In 'The War on Error', historian and political analyst Martin Kramer presents a series of case studies, some based on pathfinding research and others on provocative analysis, that correct misinformation clouding the public's understanding of the Middle East. He also offers a forensic exploration of how misinformation arises and becomes "fact." The book is divided into five themes: Orientalism and ... Read more

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In 'The War on Error', historian and political analyst Martin Kramer presents a series of case studies, some based on pathfinding research and others on provocative analysis, that correct misinformation clouding the public's understanding of the Middle East. He also offers a forensic exploration of how misinformation arises and becomes "fact." The book is divided into five themes: Orientalism and
... Read more
How to Read More

Simple Steps to a Life-Long Habit of Enjoyable & Rewarding Reading

by Martin Udogie, Dick kramer ...

It doesnt take days or weeks or months to read a book. It takes hours. READ MORE explains how. Most people readily admit that reading books is beneficial, and wish they could read a bit more, and in some cases, a lot more. But most people also have what seem like perfectly valid excuses for not reading, chief among which are lack of time, work-load and responsibility. Yes, they all seem perfectly ... Read more

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It doesnt take days or weeks or months to read a book. It takes hours. READ MORE explains how. Most people readily admit that reading books is beneficial, and wish they could read a bit more, and in some cases, a lot more. But most people also have what seem like perfectly valid excuses for not reading, chief among which are lack of time, work-load and responsibility. Yes, they all seem perfectly
... Read more
How to Create Kind Schools

12 extraordinary projects making schools happier and helping every child fit in

by Jenny Hulme, Kidscape, Anthony Horowitz, The Mentoring and Befriending Foundation, Jill Halfpenny, The Prince's Trust, Jamie Oliver, Diversity Role Models, Charlie Condou, David Charles Manners, Friends, Families and Travellers, Achievement for All, Henry Winkler, Thrive, David Martin Domoney, The National Autistic Society, Jane Asher, Youth Dance England, Dance United, nocturn dance, 2faced dance, Linda Jasper, Carers Trust, Michael Sheen, BEAT, Jack Jacobs, NSPCC, Ade Adepitan, Janet Whitaker ...

Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Kidscape, the national charity that works to challenge and prevent bullying, this book offers readers an insight into a collection of innovative projects currently running in schools to promote inclusion, tolerance and kindness.From a gay role model to a peer mentor, a dance workshop to a gardening club, an autism ambassador to a travelling Gypsy theatre group, ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Kidscape, the national charity that works to challenge and prevent bullying, this book offers readers an insight into a collection of innovative projects currently running in schools to promote inclusion, tolerance and kindness.From a gay role model to a peer mentor, a dance workshop to a gardening club, an autism ambassador to a travelling Gypsy theatre group,
... Read more

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