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Atlas of global change risk of population and economic systems
This book is open access and illustrates the spatial distribution of the global change risk of population and economic systems with the maps of environment, global climate change, global population and economic systems, and global change risk. The risks of global change are mapped at 0.25 degree grid unit. The risk results and their contribution rates of the world at national level are unpreced…
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- 9789811666919
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- XXII, 278 p
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- 363.73874 SHI a
Indian agriculture towards 2030 : pathways for enhancing farmers' income, nut…
This open access book brings together varying perspectives for transformational change needed in India’s agriculture and allied sectors. Stressing the need of thinking for a post-Green Revolution future, the book promotes approaching this change through eight broad areas, indicating the policy shifts needed to meet the challenges for the coming decade (2021-2030). The book comprises of ten…
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- Ed. 1
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- 9789811907630
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- XV, 311
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- 338.1854 Ind
Using evidence in policy and practice : lessons from Africa
This book asks how governments in Africa can use evidence to improve their policies and programmes, and ultimately, to achieve positive change for their citizens. Looking at different evidence sources across a range of contexts, the book brings policy makers and researchers together to uncover what does and doesn’t work and why. Case studies are drawn from five countries and the ECOWAS (west …
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- 9781003007043
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- xxvi + 254 p
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- 320.6096 USI u
Root, tuber and banana food system innovations : value creation for inclusive…
This open access book describes recent innovations in food systems based on root, tuber and banana crops in developing countries. These innovations respond to many of the challenges facing these vital crops, linked to their vegetative seed and bulky and perishable produce. The innovations create value, food, jobs and new sources of income while improving the wellbeing and quality of life of the…
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- 9783030920227
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- XXXV, 561 p
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- 633.091724 THI r
Making sense of the future
Making Sense of the Future integrates the latest thinking in Future Studies with the author’s expertise in world history, economics, interdisciplinary studies, knowledge organization, and political activism. The book takes a systems approach that recognizes the complexity of our world. It begins by suggesting a set of goals for human societies and identifying innovative strategies for achievi…
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- 9781003186854
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- xiv + 193 p
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- 303.49 RIC m
Energy Justice Across Borders
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. We must find new and innovative ways of conceptualizing transboundary energy issues, of embedding concerns of ethics or justice into energy policy, and of operationalizing response to them. This book stems from the emergent gap; the need for comparative approaches to energy justice, and for those that consider ethical traditions that go beyon…
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- Ed. 1
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- 9783030240219
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- XIV, 305
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- 333.79 Ene
Leveraging data science for global health
This open access book explores ways to leverage information technology and machine learning to combat disease and promote health, especially in resource-constrained settings. It focuses on digital disease surveillance through the application of machine learning to non-traditional data sources. Developing countries are uniquely prone to large-scale emerging infectious disease outbreaks due to di…
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- 9783030479947
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- XII, 475 p
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- 362.10285 LEO l
Revisiting migrant networks : migrants and their descendants in labour markets
This open access book provides new conceptualisations on the networks of migrants and their descendants in accessing the labour market. Although references to social networks are common in discussions of migration, simplified ideas of co-ethnic networks often obscure the reality, for example confounding ties with co-ethnics and ‘strong ties’. This open access book addresses key questions ab…
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- 9783030949723
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- VIII, 236 p
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- 304.82 ELI r
Next generation supply chains : a roadmap for research and innovation
This open access book explores supply chains strategies to help companies face challenges such as societal emergency, digitalization, climate changes and scarcity of resources. The book identifies industrial scenarios for the next decade based on the analysis of trends at social, economic, environmental technological and political level, and examines how they may impact on supply chain processe…
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- 9783030635053
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- XVI, 290 p
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- 658.5 ROS n
Celebrity bromances : constructing, interpreting and utilising personas
This comprehensive work presents a thorough exploration of celebrity “bromances,” interrogating how bromances are portrayed in media and consumed by audiences to examine themes of celebrity persona, performativity and authenticity. The authors examine how the performance of intimate male friendships functions within broadly “Western” celebrity culture from thr…
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- 9781003093329
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- xviii + 140 p
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- -
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- 791.430280811 LAM c
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