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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “james s shortle”
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  • Water Quality and Agriculture

    Economics and Policy for Nonpoint Source Water Pollution

    by James Shortle, Markku Ollikainen, Antti Iho ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Water pollution control has been a top environmental policy priority of the world’s most developed countries for decades, and the focus of significant regulation and public and private spending. Yet, significant water quality problems remain, and trends for some pollutants are in the wrong direction. This book addresses the economics of water pollution control and water pollution control policy in ... Read more

    $167.99 CAD

  • Land Use Problems and Conflicts

    Causes, Consequences and Solutions

    by John C. Bergstrom, Stephen J Goetz, James S. Shortle ...
    Series series Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics
    The causes, consequences and control of land use change have become topics of enormous importance in contemporary society. Not only is urban land use and sprawl a hot-button issue, but issues of rural land use have also been in the headlines. Policy makers and citizens are starting to realize that many environmental and economic issues have the question of land use at their very core.Comprising ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD

  • Fundamentals of Queueing Theory

    by John F. Shortle, James M. Thompson, Donald Gross, Carl M. Harris ...
    Series Book 399 - Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics
    The definitive guide to queueing theory and its practical applications—features numerous real-world examples of scientific, engineering, and business applicationsThoroughly updated and expanded to reflect the latest developments in the field, Fundamentals of Queueing Theory, Fifth Edition presents the statistical principles and processes involved in the analysis of the probabilistic nature of ... Read more

    $154.99 CAD

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    Risk and Response

    by Fredrich Kahrl, David Roland-Holst ...
    California is synonymous with opportunity, prosperity, and natural beauty, but climate change will certainly influence the state’s future. Changes will affect the economy, natural resources, public health, agriculture, and the livelihoods of its residents. But how big is the risk? How will Californians adapt? What will it cost? This book is the first to ask and attempt to answer these and other ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • Climate Change and Agriculture

    Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation

    by Collective ...
    Climate change is likely to have significant impacts on the agricultural sector to which farmers will have to adapt. While agriculture is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, it is also a source of carbon storage in soils. This report examines the economic and policy issues related to the impacts of climate change on agriculture and adaptation responses and to the mitigation of ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Handbook of Forest Resource Economics

    Edited by Shashi Kant, Janaki Alavalapati ...
    Series series Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
    It is increasingly recognized that the economic value of forests is not merely the production of timber. Forests provide other key ecosystem services, such as being sinks for greenhouse gases, hotspots of biodiversity, tourism and recreation. They are also vitally important in preventing soil erosion and controlling water supplies, as well as providing non-timber forest products and supporting the ... Read more

    $133.99 CAD

  • Agricultural Investment and Productivity

    Building Sustainability in East Africa

    Edited by Randall Bluffstone, Gunnar Köhlin ...
    Series series Environment for Development
    Agricultural Investment and Productivity provides a deep and systematic look at the opportunities for and constraints to investments in sustainable agriculture in East Africa, offering important insights into what works and how to analyze agricultural investments in one of the poorest regions of the world. The book critically examines the reasons behind East Africa's stagnant agricultural ... Read more

    $102.99 CAD

  • Tackling Climate Change through Livestock: A Global Assessment of Emissions and Mitigation Opportunities

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    As renewed international efforts are needed to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the livestock sector can contribute its part. An important emitter of greenhouse gas, it also has the potential to significantly reduce its emissions. This report provides a unique global assessment of the magnitude, the sources and pathways of emissions from different livestock production systems and supply chains. ... Read more

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  • Environmental Governance

    Institutions, Policies and Actions

    by Arild Vatn ...
    Environmental governance encompasses our relations to nature, spanning institutions and policies in fields such as biodiversity loss, climate change, land use and pollution. This book offers tools for the study of environmental conflicts, analyzes the current status of environmental policies and discusses why we are so far from resolving many of the issues we face. It also offers alternative ... Read more

    $59.99 CAD

  • Probability, Markov Chains, Queues, and Simulation

    The Mathematical Basis of Performance Modeling

    by William J. Stewart ...
    Probability, Markov Chains, Queues, and Simulation provides a modern and authoritative treatment of the mathematical processes that underlie performance modeling. The detailed explanations of mathematical derivations and numerous illustrative examples make this textbook readily accessible to graduate and advanced undergraduate students taking courses in which stochastic processes play a ... Read more

    $183.99 CAD

  • Climate Change and Food Systems: Global Assessments and Implications for Food Security and Trade

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    This book collects the findings of a group of scientists and economists who have taken stock of climate change impacts on food and agriculture at global and regional levels over the past two decades. The evidence presented describes how global warming will impact where and how food is produced and discusses the significant consequences for food security, health and nutrition, water scarcity and ... Read more

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  • Poverty And The Environment: Understanding Linkages At The Household Level

    by World Bank ...
    Drawing upon recent analytical work prepared inside and outside the World Bank, this report identifies key lessons concerning the linkages between poverty and the environment. With a focus on the contribution of environmental resources to household welfare, the analysis increases our understanding of how specific reforms and interventions can have an impact on the health and livelihoods of poor ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD