A Century of Innovation

A Century of Innovation
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Publisher : 3m Company
Total Pages : 246
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ISBN-10 : PSU:000049940053
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Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis A Century of Innovation by : 3M Company

A compilation of 3M voices, memories, facts and experiences from the company's first 100 years.

Technology and Global Change

Technology and Global Change
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 468
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ISBN-10 : 0521543320
ISBN-13 : 9780521543323
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Technology and Global Change by : Arnulf Grübler

This is the first book to comprehensibly describe how technology has shaped society and the environment over the last 200 years. It will be useful for researchers, as a textbook for graduate students, for people engaged in long-term policy planning in industry and government, for environmental activists, and for the wider public interested in history, technology, or environmental issues.

Crying Out for Change

Crying Out for Change
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Publisher : World Bank Publications
Total Pages : 342
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ISBN-10 : 0195216024
ISBN-13 : 9780195216028
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Crying Out for Change by : Deepa Narayan-Parker

A multi-country research initiative to understand poverty from the eyes of the poor, the Voices of the Poor project was undertaken to inform the World Bank's activities and the upcoming World Development Report 2000/01. The research findings are being published in three books: "Can Anyone Hear Us?" gathers the voices of over 40,000 poor women and men in 50 countries from the World Bank's participatory poverty assessments (Deepa Narayan, Raj Patel, Kai Schafft, Anne Rademacher, and Sarah Koch-Schulte, authors). "Crying Out for Change" pulls together new field work conducted in 1999 in 23 countries (Deepa Narayan, Robert Chambers, Meera Shah, and Patti Petesch, authors). "From Many Lands" offers regional patterns and country case-studies (Deepa Narayan and Patti Petesch, editors). Voices of the Poor marks the first time such an exercise has been undertaken in so many developing countries and transition economies around the world. It provides a unique and detailed picture of the life of the poor and explains the constraints poor people face to escape from poverty in a way that more traditional survey techniques do not capture well. Each of the three volumes demonstrates the importance of voice and power in poor people's definition of poverty. Voices of the Poor concludes that we need to expand our conventional views of poverty which focus on income expenditure, education, and health to include measures of voice and empowerment.

Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Management Options

Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Management Options
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Publisher : CRC Press
Total Pages : 494
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ISBN-10 : 9781466572751
ISBN-13 : 1466572752
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Management Options by : James M. Vose

Forest land managers face the challenges of preparing their forests for the impacts of climate change. However, climate change adds a new dimension to the task of developing and testing science-based management options to deal with the effects of stressors on forest ecosystems in the southern United States. The large spatial scale and complex interactions make traditional experimental approaches difficult. Yet, the current progression of climate change science offers new insights from recent syntheses, models, and experiments, providing enough information to start planning now for a future that will likely include an increase in disturbances and rapid changes in forest conditions. Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Management Options: A Guide for Natural Resource Managers in Southern Forest Ecosystems provides a comprehensive analysis of forest management options to guide natural resource management in the face of future climate change. Topics include potential climate change impacts on wildfire, insects, diseases, and invasives, and how these in turn might affect the values of southern forests that include timber, fiber, and carbon; water quality and quantity; species and habitats; and recreation. The book also considers southern forest carbon sequestration, vulnerability to biological threats, and migration of native tree populations due to climate change. This book utilizes the most relevant science and brings together science experts and land managers from various disciplines and regions throughout the south to combine science, models, and on-the-ground experience to develop management options. Providing a link between current management actions and future management options that would anticipate a changing climate, the authors hope to ensure a broader range of options for managing southern forests and protecting their values in the future.

Good Strategy Bad Strategy

Good Strategy Bad Strategy
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Publisher : Currency
Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 9780307886231
ISBN-13 : 0307886239
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Good Strategy Bad Strategy by : Richard Rumelt

Good Strategy/Bad Strategy clarifies the muddled thinking underlying too many strategies and provides a clear way to create and implement a powerful action-oriented strategy for the real world. Developing and implementing a strategy is the central task of a leader. A good strategy is a specific and coherent response to—and approach for—overcoming the obstacles to progress. A good strategy works by harnessing and applying power where it will have the greatest effect. Yet, Rumelt shows that there has been a growing and unfortunate tendency to equate Mom-and-apple-pie values, fluffy packages of buzzwords, motivational slogans, and financial goals with “strategy.” In Good Strategy/Bad Strategy, he debunks these elements of “bad strategy” and awakens an understanding of the power of a “good strategy.” He introduces nine sources of power—ranging from using leverage to effectively focusing on growth—that are eye-opening yet pragmatic tools that can easily be put to work on Monday morning, and uses fascinating examples from business, nonprofit, and military affairs to bring its original and pragmatic ideas to life. The detailed examples range from Apple to General Motors, from the two Iraq wars to Afghanistan, from a small local market to Wal-Mart, from Nvidia to Silicon Graphics, from the Getty Trust to the Los Angeles Unified School District, from Cisco Systems to Paccar, and from Global Crossing to the 2007–08 financial crisis. Reflecting an astonishing grasp and integration of economics, finance, technology, history, and the brilliance and foibles of the human character, Good Strategy/Bad Strategy stems from Rumelt’s decades of digging beyond the superficial to address hard questions with honesty and integrity.

Can Anyone Hear Us?

Can Anyone Hear Us?
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 364
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X004420802
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis Can Anyone Hear Us? by : Deepa Narayan-Parker

"Voices of the Poor" provides a unique and detailed picture of the life of the poor and explains the constraints poor people face to escape from poverty in a way that more traditional survey techniques do not capture well. Each of the three volumes demonstrates the importance of voice and power in poor people's definition of poverty. 'Voices of the Poor' concludes that we need to expand our conventional views of poverty which focus on income expenditure, education, and health to include measures of voice and empowerment.

Hydropolitics in the Developing World

Hydropolitics in the Developing World
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Publisher : IWMI
Total Pages : 137
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ISBN-10 : 9780620295192
ISBN-13 : 0620295198
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Hydropolitics in the Developing World by : Anthony Turton

Bringing contributions by a variety of authors together in one volume is part of an attempt to show that hydropolitics is a growing discipline in its own right. The prevailing definition of hydropolitics is widened to include the elements of scale and range. This is illustrated through a focus on theoretical and legal issues, case studies from Southern Africa and a proposed research agenda. The book is an important addition to the literature on hydropolitics.

United States Geological Survey Yearbook

United States Geological Survey Yearbook
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 156
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000066232269
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Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis United States Geological Survey Yearbook by : Geological Survey (U.S.)

Reservoir Fish Habitat Management

Reservoir Fish Habitat Management
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 0692798722
ISBN-13 : 9780692798720
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Reservoir Fish Habitat Management by : Leandro Miranda

Water and Conflict: Incorporating Peacebuilding Into Water Development

Water and Conflict: Incorporating Peacebuilding Into Water Development
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Publisher : Catholic Relief Services
Total Pages : 149
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ISBN-10 : 9781614920298
ISBN-13 : 161492029X
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis Water and Conflict: Incorporating Peacebuilding Into Water Development by : Jason Gehrig

Water is a simple but necessary part of life. Yet much of the world's population lacks adequate clean water, either because of physical scarcity or because they are denied equitable access to water resources. Such conditions inevitably breed conflict. Water-related violence is common in many parts of the world and is generally expected to increase in the years ahead.This document is intended to assist water development practitioners, civil society peacebuilders and human rights advocates seeking to integrate water and peacebuilding in their work. The purpose is twofold: to furnish a conceptual framework for understanding problems of scarcity and equity, and to provide practical guidance and tools for action.The text distills an extensive literature on water, conflict, and cooperation produced in recent years by researchers and development practitioners. Case studies and reflections are included to keep theory grounded in reality.