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Fueling Up: The Economic Implications of America's Oil and Gas Boom
New drilling techniques for oil and natural gas are propelling an energy production renaissance in the United States. As the US economy struggles to emerge from the Great Recession, many see the boom as a possible source of economic salvation that could reduce unemployment and revitalize American ma... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2013 -
Fueling Up: The Economic Implications of America's Oil and Gas Boom
New drilling techniques for oil and natural gas are propelling an energy production renaissance in the United States. As the US economy struggles to emerge from the Great Recession, many see the boom as a possible source of economic salvation that could reduce unemployment and revitalize American ma... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2013 -
The Trouble with Higher Education: A Critical Examination of our Universities
The Trouble with Higher Education is a powerful and topical critique of the Higher Education system in the UK, with relevance to countries with similar systems. Based on the authors’ experiences that span over 30+ years of fieldwork, the issues discussed focus on the problems facing the principle r... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2010 -
Economic Risks of Climate Change
Climate change threatens the economy of the United States through increased flooding and storm damage, climate-driven changes in crop yields, disruptions in labor productivity, crime, and public health and heat-related strains on energy systems. Combining current data with state-of-the-art climate m... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2015 -
Economic Risks of Climate Change: An American Prospectus
by Paul Wilson • Solomon Hsiang • Robert Kopp • Trevor Houser • Kate Larsen • Robert Muir-Wood • Shashank Mohan • Michael Delgado • Amir Jina • Michael Mastrandrea • D. J. Rasmussen • James RisingClimate change threatens the economy of the United States in myriad ways, including increased flooding and storm damage, altered crop yields, lost labor productivity, higher crime, reshaped public-health patterns, and strained energy systems, among many other effects. Combining the latest climate mo... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2015 -
Transforming the Quality of Life for People with Dementia through Contact with the Natural World: Fresh Air on My Face
by Malcolm Goldsmith • Claire Craig • John Killick • Caren Price-Hunt • Brian Hennell • David G Mcnair • June Hennell • Johanna M. Wigg • Trevor Jarvis • Lynda Hughes • Simone De Bruin • Javier Sánchez Merina • Jane Gilliard • Rachael Litherland • Marcus Fellows • Daniel R. George • Peter J. Whitehouse • Neil Mapes • Mary Marshall • Brett Joseph • James Mckillop • Manjit Kaur Nijjar • Lorraine Robertson • Marie-José Enders-SlegersThis important book simply but persuasively demonstrates why we should provide the opportunities for people with dementia to experience the great outdoors. It also gives a voice to people with dementia who have felt the benefit of getting closer to nature. The contributors explore many different way... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2012