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Building a resilient and sustainable agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
What are the challenges and action points for agricultural sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa? This collection of papers offers technical analyses, policy recommendations and an overview of success stories to date. Each carefully selected paper provides valuable insights for improved policy making and defines relevant strategic priorities on Africa’s sustainable transformation process, whic…
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- 9783319762227
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- xxviii, 302p. : ill.
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- 338.1 BUI b
Ethics dumping : case studies from north-south research collaborations
This book provides original, up-to-date case studies of “ethics dumping” that were largely facilitated by loopholes in the ethics governance of low and middle-income countries. It is instructive even to experienced researchers since it provides a voice to vulnerable populations from the forementioned countries. Ensuring the ethical conduct of North-South collaborations in research is a proc…
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- 9783319647319
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- xiii, 134p. : ill.
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- 174.9 ETH e
Handbook of life course health development
This handbook synthesizes and analyzes the growing knowledge base on life course health development (LCHD) from the prenatal period through emerging adulthood, with implications for clinical practice and public health. It presents LCHD as an innovative field with a sound theoretical framework for understanding wellness and disease from a lifespan perspective, replacing previous medical, biopsyc…
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- 9783319471433
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- xxiv, 664p. : ill.
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- 362.1 HAN h
Biofuels and sustainability : holistic perspectives for policy-making
This open access book presents a comprehensive analysis of biofuel use strategies from an interdisciplinary perspective using sustainability science. This interdisciplinary perspective (social science-natural science) means that the strategies and policy options proposed will have significant impacts on the economy and society alike. Biofuels are expected to contribute to reducing greenhouse ga…
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- 9784431548959
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- vi, 265p. : ill.
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- 338.927 BIO b
Sago palm : multiple contributions to food security and sustainable livelihoods
This book addresses a wide variety of events and technologies concerning the sago palm, ranging from its botanical characteristics, culture and use to social conditions in the places where it is grown, in order to provide a record of research findings and to benefit society. It discusses various subjects, including the sago palm and related species; differentiation of species of starch-producin…
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- 9789811052699
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- xiii, 330p. : ill.
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- 634.974 SAG s
RESTART sustainable business model innovation
Taking the business model as point of departure, this open access book explores how companies and organizations can contribute to a more sustainable future by designing innovative models that are both sustainable and profitable. Based upon years of research, it draws together theoretical foundations and existing literature on the topic of sustainable business alongside case studies and practica…
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- 9783319919713
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- xxiii, 253p. : ill.
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- 338.927 JOR r
Designing sustainable technologies, products and policies : from science to i…
This open access book provides insight into the implementation of Life Cycle approaches along the entire business value chain, supporting environmental, social and economic sustainability related to the development of industrial technologies, products, services and policies; and the development and management of smart agricultural systems, smart mobility systems, urban infrastructures and energ…
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- 9783319669816
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- xiv, 520p. : ill.
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- 338.927 DES d
The ecological scarcity method for the European Union : a Volkswagen research…
This report transfers the Ecological Scarcity Method (ESM) to the EU and its 28 member states. It provides a powerful tool for unbiased environmental assessments in enterprises and surveys the current impacts and the targets published by environmental authorities, specifically the European Environment Agency. ESM assesses environmental impacts of manufacturing sites and production processes. De…
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- 9783658195069
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- xiv, 93p. : ill.
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- 333.714094 AHB e
The EU and China in African authoritarian regimes : domestic politics and gov…
This open access book analyses the domestic politics of African dominant party regimes, most notably African governments’ survival strategies, to explain their variance of opinions and responses towards the reforming policies of the EU. The author discredits the widespread assumption that the growing presence of China in Africa has made the EU’s task of supporting governance reforms difficu…
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- 9783319635910
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- xvi, 261p. : ill.
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- 341.2422096 HAC e
Asian century... on a knife-edge : a 360 degree analysis of Asia's recent eco…
This book delves into the widely held belief that the 21st century will be the "Asian Century" by examining the Asia's rapid economic development in the post-war era and the challenges it faces in forging ahead of world leaders in the West. The impact of the current turbulent global political climate on Asia is critically analyzed, employing a holistic and multidisciplinary approach, combini…
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- 9789811071829
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- xi, 335p. : ill.
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- 320.95 WES a
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