
Rainforest Tourism, Conservation and Management: Challenges for Sustainable Development
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Globally rainforests are under threat on numerous fronts, including clearing for agriculture,...

Ramie Fibre: Part II: Physical Fibre Properties. A Critical Appreciation of Recent Developments
S.N. Pandey and X.M. Tao
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This monograph critically reviews recent research work and developments in physical and related...

Recruiting and Retaining Lawyers: Innovative Strategies to Attract, Develop and Retain Legal Talent
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The competition for talent that leading experts started to describe in the 1990s has now become a...

Ancient Irrigation Systems of the Aral Sea Area: The History Origin and Development of Irrigated Agriculture
B.V. Adrianov, Maurizio Tosi and Simone Mantellini
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Ancient Irrigation Systems in the Aral Sea Area , is the English translation of Boris Vasilevich...

Environmental Justice and Land Use Conflict: The Governance of Mineral and Gas Resource Development
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Conflict over the extraction of coal and gas resources has rapidly escalated in communities...

Action Research for Climate Change Adaptation: Developing and Applying Knowledge for Governance
Arwin van Buuren, Jasper Eshuis and Mathijs van Vliet
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Governments all over the world are struggling with the question of how to adapt to climate change....

Conservation and Development in Cambodia: Exploring Frontiers of Change in Nature, State and Society
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Written by leading authorities from Australasia, Europe and North America, this book examines the...

Energy, Resources and Welfare: Exploration of Social Frameworks for Sustainable Development
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Bent Sorensen, one of the world's leading experts in the field of renewable energy systems, explores...