Principles for Building Resilience

Principles for Building Resilience
Author: Reinette Biggs
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2015-04-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 110708265X

Reflecting the very latest research, this book provides an in-depth review of the role of resilience in the management of social-ecological systems and the ecosystem services they provide. Leaders in the field outline seven principles for building resilience in social-ecological systems, examining how these can be applied to advance sustainability.

The Future of Tourism

The Future of Tourism
Author: Eduardo Fayos-Solà
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2018-08-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319899414

This book presents the foundations for the future of tourism in a structured and detailed format. The who-is-who of tourism intelligence has collaborated to present a definitive blueprint for tourism reflecting the role of science, market institutions, and governance in its innovation and sustainability. The book adopts a comprehensive approach, exploring recent research and the latest developments in practice to inform the reader about instruments and actions that can shape a successful future for tourism. Broad in scope, the book incorporates the perspectives of leading tourism academics, as well as the views of tourism entrepreneurs, destination managers, government officials, and civil leaders. The book is divided into three parts, the first of which addresses the scientific facets of innovation, analyzing the challenges and opportunities that technology provides for organic and disruptive developments in tourism, which will shape its future. In turn, the second part examines socio-cultural paradigms – with a view to dismantling traditional barriers to innovation. It also explores the role of heritage and the ethics of inclusiveness as drivers for sustainable tourism. The third part investigates new ways and means in governance and policy making for tourism. It introduces advances such as strategic positioning, symbiotic partnerships, and innovative management, and closes by presenting governance frameworks for an inclusive and sustainable future of tourism.

A Frequency Dictionary of Portuguese

A Frequency Dictionary of Portuguese
Author: Mark Davies
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 950
Release: 2007-11-29
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 113411091X

An invaluable tool for learners of Portuguese, this Frequency Dictionary provides a list of the 5000 most commonly used words in the language. Based on a twenty-million-word collection of Portuguese (taken from both Portuguese and Brazilian sources), which includes both written and spoken material, this dictionary provides detailed information for each of the 5000 entries, including the English equivalent, a sample sentence, and an indication of register and dialect variation. Users can access the top 5000 words either through the main frequency listing or through an alphabetical index. Throughout the frequency listing there are also thrity thematically-organized ‘boxed’ lists of the top words from a variety of key topics such as sports, weather, clothing and relations. An engaging and highly useful resource, A Frequency Dictionary of Portuguese will enable students of all levels to get the most out of their study of Portuguese vocabulary. Former CD content is now available to access at www.routledge.com/9780415419970 as support material. Designed for use by corpus and computational linguists it provides the full text in a format that researchers can process and turn into suitable lists for their own research work.

Soil Management for Sustainability

Soil Management for Sustainability
Author: R. Lal
Publisher:
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1991
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

In this book manuscripts presented originally at a World Association of Soil and Water Conservation conference held in 1989 are collected. Topics include basic processes (e.g. soil structure, soil erosion, soil compaction); management options (e.g. conservation tillage); policy issues and priorities

An Introduction to Geographical Economics

An Introduction to Geographical Economics
Author: Steven Brakman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2001-12-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521779678

The need for a better understanding of the role location plays in economic life was first and most famously made explicit by Bertil Ohlin in 1933. However it is only recently, with the development of computer packages able to handle complex systems, as well as advances in economic theory (in particular an increased understanding of returns to scale and imperfect competition), that Ohlin s vision has been met and a framework developed which explains the distribution of economic activity across space. This book is an integrated, non-mathematical, first-principles textbook presenting geographical economics to advanced students. Never avoiding advanced concepts, its emphasis is on examples, diagrams, and empirical evidence, making it the ideal starting point prior to monographic and journal material. Contains copious computer simulation exercises, available in book and electronic format to encourage learning and understanding through application. Uses case study material from North America, Europe, Africa and Australasia.

The Economics of Industrial Innovation

The Economics of Industrial Innovation
Author: Christopher Freeman
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 486
Release: 1997
Genre: Macroeconomics
ISBN: 1855670704

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Sustaining Change in Universities

Sustaining Change in Universities
Author: Burton R. Clark
Publisher: Open University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Educational change
ISBN: 9780335215911

In this work, Burton R. Clark uses case studies from 14 innovative institutions to propose a new conceptual framework offering original insights into ways of initiating and sustaining change in universities.