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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “george nwangwu”
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  • Public Private Partnerships in Nigeria

    by George Nwangwu ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This first major book on Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in Nigeria explores the legal, policy and strategic issues involved in the structuring and execution of PPP projects in Nigeria. The book goes beyond the toolkit approach of other available resources to blend the theoretical analysis of concepts with practical step-by-step guides for consummating projects. The book adopts a ... Read more

    $128.99 CAD

  • Africa's Energy Transition

    Pathways from Dependence to Leadership

    by George Anachebe Nwangwu ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book examines the critical challenges and opportunities surrounding climate change and the energy transition in Africa. While many Africans prioritize pressing concerns such as food scarcity, economic development, and unemployment, the book argues that the continent remains particularly vulnerable to climate-related impacts. Erratic weather patterns and extreme events exacerbate existing ... Read more

    $154.19 CAD

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  • The End of Growth

    Adapting to Our New Economic Reality

    by Richard Heinberg ...
    Economics has failed us ... but there is life after growth!Economists insist that recovery is at hand, yet unemployment remains high, real estate values continue to sink, and governments stagger under record deficits. The End of Growth proposes a startling diagnosis: humanity has reached a fundamental turning point in its economic history. The expansionary trajectory of industrial civilization ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • The Green New Deal

    Why the Fossil Fuel Civilization Will Collapse by 2028, and the Bold Economic Plan to Save Life on Earth

    by Jeremy Rifkin ...
    New York Times–Bestselling Author: The renowned economic theorist explains how America can—and must—create a post-fossil fuel culture to survive.We can't keep doing business as usual. Facing a global emergency, a younger generation has spearheaded a national conversation around a Green New Deal—a movement with the potential to revolutionize society. But while the Green New Deal has become a ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The End of Growth

    Adapting to Our New Economic Reality

    by Richard Heinberg ...
    Economists insist that recovery is at hand, yet unemployment remains high, real estate values continue to drop, and governments stagger under record deficits. The End of Growth proposes a startling diagnosis: humanity has reached a fundamental turning point in its economic history. The expansionary trajectory of industrial civilization is colliding with non-negotiable, natural limits. Richard ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Reinventing Prosperity

    Managing Economic Growth to Reduce Unemployment, Inequality, and Climate Change

    by Graeme Maxton, Jorgen Randers ...
    "An important contribution to the global debate about growth, equality, climate change, and the path to a viable human future." —David Korten, international bestselling author of When Corporations Rule the WorldThe biggest challenges facing human wellbeing today—widening income inequality, continuing global poverty, and environmental degradation—may be simple to solve in theory. But, because we ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Africa First!

    Igniting a Growth Revolution

    by Jakkie Cilliers ...
    What stops Africa, with its abundant natural resources, from capitalising on its boundless potential? Well-known Africa analyst Jakkie Cilliers uses 11 scenarios to unpack, in concrete terms, how the continent can ignite a growth revolution that will take millions out of poverty and into employment.Africa urgently needs much more rapid economic growth. Cilliers identifi es and models fundamental ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Empowering the Great Energy Transition

    Policy for a Low-Carbon Future

    by Scott Valentine, Benjamin Sovacool, Marilyn Brown ...
    At a time when climate-change deniers hold the reins of power in the United States and international greenhouse gas negotiations continue at a slow crawl, what options are available to cities, companies, and consumers around the world who seek a cleaner future? Scott Victor Valentine, Marilyn A. Brown, and Benjamin K. Sovacool explore developments and strategies that will help fast-track the ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

    Technology, Incentives, Behavior

    Edited by Fereidoon Sioshansi ...
    The complexity of carbon reduction and economic sustainability is significantly complicated by competing aspects of socioeconomic practices as well as legislative, regulatory, and scientific requirements and protocols. An easy to read and understand guide, Sioshansi, along with an international group of contributors, moves through the maze of carbon reduction methods and technologies, providing ... Read more

    $88.79 CAD

  • The Geopolitics of the Global Energy Transition

    Edited by Manfred Hafner, Simone Tagliapietra ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    The world is currently undergoing an historic energy transition, driven by increasingly stringent decarbonisation policies and rapid advances in low-carbon technologies. The large-scale shift to low-carbon energy is disrupting the global energy system, impacting whole economies, and changing the political dynamics within and between countries.This open access book, written by leading energy ... Read more

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  • Sustainable Futures

    An Agenda for Action

    by Raphael Kaplinsky ...
    Long before the pandemic, economies across the world were in trouble, with growth slowing across the board. This downturn coincided with growing inequality and social exclusion. Rising political dissatisfaction with ruling elites fuelled the rise of populism. Add to this the alarming environmental emergency and few can deny we live in a time of multiple sustainability crises.While this conclusion ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

  • Good to Green

    Managing Business Risks and Opportunities in the Age of Environmental Awareness

    by John-David Phyper, Paul MacLean ...
    The business world is undergoing dramatic change that is driven by tough new legislation, expanded market based incentives and increased consumer awareness of environmental issues (e.g., hazard ingredients in products, alternative energy, reduction in greenhouse gases). This is forcing companies to reassess the life cycle of their products and the efficiency of their supply chains. Environmental ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD