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Applying GIS eBook Series

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  • Valuing Place and Purpose

    GIS for Land Administration

    Edited by Brent Jones, Keith Mann ...
    Series Book 7 - Applying GIS
    Modern land administration applies geospatial thinking to better understand and plan the proper use, conservation, and equitable use of land and property.Location intelligence is changing the way land administration works to protect and maintain appropriate land use and achieve better economic, environmental, and social benefits. The real-life stories in Valuing Place and Purpose: GIS for Land ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

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  • The Solution Revolution

    How Business, Government, and Social Enterprises Are Teaming Up to Solve Society's Toughest Problems

    by William D. Eggers, Paul Macmillan ...
    Government Alone Can’t Solve Society’s Biggest ProblemsWorld hunger. Climate change. Crumbling infrastructure. It’s clear that in today’s era of fiscal constraints and political gridlock, we can no longer turn to government alone to tackle these and other towering social problems. What’s required is a new, more collaborative and productive economic system. The Solution Revolution brings hope ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • CSR Strategies

    Corporate Social Responsibility for a Competitive Edge in Emerging Markets

    by Sri Urip ...
    Globalization has changed the nature of many markets. Previously protected local industries have been forced to become more competitive, a situation that provides both opportunities and challenges. Key among these is the challenge of implementing responsible business practices. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is widely recognized as a worthy commitment to ensure sustainable benefit for both ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • Data for the Public Good

    by Alex Howard ...
    As we move into an era of unprecedented volumes of data and computing power, the benefits aren't for business alone. Data can help citizens access government, hold it accountable and build new services to help themselves.Simply making data available is not sufficient. The use of data for the public good is being driven by a distributed community of media, nonprofits, academics and civic advocates ... Read more

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  • The Business Solution to Poverty

    Designing Products and Services for Three Billion New Customers

    by Paul Polak, Mal Warwick ...
    Right now the number of people living on $2 a day or less is more than the entire population of the world in 1950. These 2.7 billion people are not just the world’s greatest challenge—they represent an extraordinary market opportunity. By learning how to serve them ethically and effectively, businesses can earn handsome profits while helping to solve one of the world’s most intractable problems. ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Power of Resilience

    How the Best Companies Manage the Unexpected

    by Yossi Sheffi ...
    How the best companies prepare for and manage modern vulnerabilities—from cybersecurity risks to climate change: new tools, processes and organizations for developing corporate resilience.A catastrophic earthquake is followed by a tsunami that inundates the coastline, and around the globe manufacturing comes to a standstill. State-of-the-art passenger jets are grounded because of a malfunctioning ... Read more

    $36.79 CAD

  • FAO's Work on Climate Change - Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) works towards ending hunger and poverty while using precious natural resources sustainably. The fisheries and aquaculture sector makes substantial contributions to food security, livelihoods and global trade. Global production of fish and other aquatic animals continued to grow and reached 179 million tonnes in 2018, and about 59.5 ... Read more

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  • Nature-Based Solutions for Building Resilience in Towns and Cities

    Case Studies from the Greater Mekong Subregion

    by Asian Development Bank ...
    Urban populations are projected to increase from 54% to 66% of the global population by 2050, with close to 90% of the increase concentrated in Asia and Africa. Cities and towns---a growing source of greenhouse gas emissions---will need to address challenges posed by climate change. A nature-based approach in identifying climate change vulnerabilities and developing relevant adaptation options was ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Climate Change and Disaster Management

    by Ross Prizzia ...
    This book makes the case that many climate related scientists have provided data that confirm that burning fossil fuels has increased greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere, which has had a major impact on climate change. Each of the six chapters provides many references and questions for review.The first chapter emphasizes worldwide awareness of the relationship between climate change and disasters ... Read more

    $13.16 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Crypto: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review

    by Harvard Business Review, Jeff John Roberts, Omid Malekan, Molly White, Steve Glaveski ...
    Series series HBR Insights Series
    The crypto era has arrived, and business will never be the same.Real applications of crypto technology are growing exponentially: cryptocurrency payments are moving frictionlessly across borders; NFTs are generating real value for creators and consumers alike; and new blockchain-enabled business models are being built around decentralized finance and Web3. What do you and your company need to know ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Supply-Chain Survival in the Age of Globalization

    by James A. Pope ...
    The purpose of this book is to trace the history of globalization and its impact on supply chain management and to look at the problems and some of the solutions facing global supply chains in the current era. The current challenge is surviving the challenge of global competition. Good supply chain management can be a valuable tool in winning this competition. ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Water Accounting for Water Governance and Sustainable Development: White Paper

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    Interest in water accounting is based on the premise that 'We cannot plan and manage what we do not measure' – a statement that few would disagree with.Society needs more accurate information and answers to the key questions about water supply and demand. More data are needed but simply doing water measurements and assessments is not enough. Water accounting per se is of little use. But as a tool ... Read more

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