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Paperback, 192 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2005-10-13


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    Climate changes can trigger events that lead to mass migration, hunger, and even famine. Rather than focus on the impacts that result from climatic fluctuations, the authors look at the underlying conditions that cause social vulnerability. Once we understand why individuals, households, nations, and regions are vulnerable, and how they have buffered themselves against climatic and environmental shifts, then present and future vulnerability can be redressed. By using case studies from across the globe, the authors explore past experiences with climate variability, and the likely effects of--and the possible policy responses to--the types of climatic events that global warming might bring....

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Hardcover, 206 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 1996-04-26


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    Recent extraordinary and far-reaching events have transformed our world. The disintegration of the Communist Bloc has reconfigured international relationships, while the ending of apartheid symbolizes human commitment to unity. AIDS ravages developing countries, and it also has reshaped scientific research and cultural attitudes towards sexuality. The revolution in genetic medicine has coincided with increased rights for minorities and women. A growing awareness of our environment may cause millennial celebrations to be overshadowed by forecasts of ecological catastrophe. In this groundbreaking new book, eight renowned experts present their view of our changing world, their energetic commitment to improvement reverberating throughout. These powerful essays will inspire any reader to acquire a deeper understanding of the challenges confronting modern society....

Authors: Ken Ducatel.
Hardcover, 336 pages
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication Date: 2000-02


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    For four decades now, information and communication technologies have been seen as principal drivers of socio-economic change. Recent developments in the OInformation SocietyO have raised concerns about the effects of these technologies on the everyday lives of citizens. This volume examines a wide range of issues at stake in the European Union, from employment and the labor market, to the domestication of technologies in households, to larger implications for political processes and democracy. Extending comparisons to other industrialized countries, it demonstrates that the Information Society is far too diverse and rich to be typified in simplistic dichotomies such as information OhavesO and Ohave notsO and that simple upbeat or pessimistic responses to the new technologies are surely false messengers for the future. This book helps broaden and inform communication technology debates worldwide and will be of interest to academics, students, industrialists, policymakers, and anyone who wishes to better understand the impacts of the new Information Society in Europe and beyond....

Authors: Jeffrey M Gimble.
Paperback, 186 pages
Publisher: Academic Press
Publication Date: 2004-09-29
Edition: 1

Reviews :

    The book deals with both the abstract and practical aspects of moving from a univerisity laboratory to a position in the biotech industry. Each chapter lists common and unique features to evaluate breaking down complex decisions into manageable elements. Several sections provide "how to" guides for the preparation of manuscripts, patents, grants, and internal company documents.

*Written by an experienced academician and successful biotechnology entrepreneur
*Reviews the basic tools taught in a traditional university
*Identifies new ways these these tools will be used in the corporate world
*Details the 'nuts and bolts' necessary to negotiate a successful position in the biotech industry...

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Hardcover, 303 pages
Publisher: Tycooly Intl
Publication Date: 1987-07

Authors: H. E Everman.
Unknown Binding, 86 pages
Publisher: s.n.]
Publication Date: 1980

Authors: Corey Leisseig.
Hardcover, 150 pages
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2001-10-19
Edition: 1

Reviews :

    The automobile presented opportunities for early twentieth century Mississippians to change their patterns of work and leisure, and to alter the foundations of their society, family, church and school. This book investigates the depth of those changes brought about by the automobile....

Authors: John T. Cumbler.
Hardcover, 160 pages
Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr
Publication Date: 1982-08

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Paperback, 281 pages
Publisher: United Nations Educational
Publication Date: 1987-06

Authors: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Paperback, 80 pages
Publisher: Organization for Economic
Publication Date: 1983-05