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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “simone busetti”
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  • Food Loss and Waste Policy

    From Theory to Practice

    Edited by Simone Busetti, Noemi Pace ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment
    This book examines policy responses to food waste and loss, an issue of significant, global concern, with one-third of food produced for human consumption lost or wasted.Investigating food waste and loss under an interdisciplinary lens, the contributors employ a variety of methodological approaches, including quantitative and qualitative techniques, drawing on in-depth case studies and action ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Governing Metropolitan Transport

    Institutional Solutions for Policy Problems

    by Simone Busetti ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book investigates the link between institutions and public policies with specific reference to transport. It opens by examining the main arguments for the establishment of metropolitan transport authorities. The potential impacts of institutional change on the policy efficiency of institutions are then examined. Key problems for institutional designers are identified, showing how they can ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • The Political Economy of Public Sector Governance

    by Anthony Michael Bertelli ...
    In The Political Economy of Public Sector Governance, Anthony Michael Bertelli introduces core ideas in positive political theory as they apply to public management and policy. Though recent literature that mathematically models relationships between politicians and public managers provides insight into contemporary public administration, the technical way these works present information limits ... Read more

    $30.39 USD

  • Smart City

    How to Create Public and Economic Value with High Technology in Urban Space

    Edited by Renata Paola Dameri, Camille Rosenthal-Sabroux ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This book presents a comprehensive overview of the various aspects for the development of smart cities from a European perspective. It presents both theoretical concepts as well as empirical studies and cases of smart city programs and their capacity to create value for citizens. The contributions in this book are a result of an increasing interest for this topic, supported by both national ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Cities and Sustainability

    Issues and Strategic Pathways

    Edited by S. Mahendra Dev, Sudhakar Yedla ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The book addresses the sustainability of cities in the context of sustainability science and its application to the city boundary. In doing so it investigates all the components of a city on the basis of sustainability criteria. To achieve sustainability it is essential to adopt an integrated strategy that reflects all sectors within the city boundary and also address the four key normative ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Balancing Control and Flexibility in Public Budgeting

    A New Role for Rule Variability

    by Michael Di Francesco, John Alford ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This work explores how reshaping budget rules and how they are applied presents a preferred means of public sector budgeting, rather than simply implementing fewer rules. Through enhanced approaches to resource flexibility, government entities can ensure that public money is used appropriately while achieving the desired results.The authors identify public budgeting practices that inhibit ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Energy Law: An Introduction

    by Raphael J. Heffron ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    The aim of this short text is simply to introduce a reader to this topic. It is intended for a global audience and rather than being restricted to potential energy law students of a particular country. It is also written for students of other disciplines such as geographers, social scientists and engineers. It should also be engaging to those in a variety of professional practices who want an ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships

    Decision, Management and Development

    by Carlos Oliveira Cruz, Rui Cunha Marques ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Economic development and social welfare depend on the existence of effective and efficient infrastructure systems, particularly in health, energy, transportation and water, many of which are developed and managed through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). However, empirical evidence suggests some pitfalls in the use of these PPP arrangements.This book addresses these issues, focusing on mostly ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Transforming City Governments for Successful Smart Cities

    Edited by Manuel Pedro Rodríguez-Bolívar ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    There has been much attention paid to the idea of Smart Cities as researchers have sought to define and characterize the main aspects of the concept, including the role of creative industries in urban growth, the importance of social capital in urban development, and the role of urban sustainability. This book develops a critical view of the Smart City concept, the incentives and role of ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The New Industrial Policy of the European Union

    Edited by Adam A. Ambroziak ...
    Series series Contributions to Economics
    The main objective of this book has been to carry out research into the definition of industrial policy and its goals; to evaluate previously-introduced policies and instruments; and to identify the future challenges for and features of a modern EU industrial policy. A modern industrial policy is seen as a non-traditional policy towards the industrial sector, based not necessarily on only the ... Read more

    $152.09 USD

  • Public Sector Enterprises in India

    The Impact of Disinvestment and Self Obligation on Financial Performance

    by P.K. Jain, Seema Gupta, Surendra S. Yadav ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The book examines the various aspects of non-financial central public sector enterprises (PSEs) in India, for a period from 1986-87 to 2010-11. The analysis is based on all the key financial ratios; namely, profitability, efficiency, liquidity, leverage and productivity.Liberalization and globalization have caused competition in India and have lowered the profit margins. At the same time, Indian ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Valuing Detroit’s Art Museum

    A History of Fiscal Abandonment and Rescue

    by Jeffrey Abt ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book explores the perilous situation that faced the Detroit Institute of Arts during the city's bankruptcy, when creditors considered it a "nonessential asset" that might be sold to settle Detroit's debts. It presents the history of the museum in the context of the social, economic, and political development of Detroit, giving a history of the city as well as of the institution, and providing ... Read more

    $107.09 USD