8,357円 Professionals in the construction industry must respond quickly to meet the increasing pressures of heightened urban migration, and provide sustainable alternatives to resource scarcity in established cities – Smart Cities offers solutions to the demands of rising urban populations. The smartness...

9,119円 This book provides examples and suggestions for readers to understand how public investment decisions for sustainable infrastructure are made. Through detailed analysis of public investment in infrastructure over the last few decades in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Finland, the auth...

1,940円 ____________________ This ground-breaking book from award-winning author MATT WATKINSON reveals the fundamental, inseparable elements behind the success of every business. The Grid provides the mental scaffolding to help you: · Evaluate and refine product and service ideas · Reduce risk by consid...

2,427円 Everything drug cartels do to survive and prosper they’ve learnt from big business – brand value and franchising from McDonald’s, supply chain management from Walmart, diversification from Coca-Cola. Whether it’s human resourcing, R&D, corporate social responsibility, off-shoring, problems with e...

794円 This report proposes a research program to determine the suitability of Vetiver grass for slope protection and the potential of liquid soil catalysts for improving soil-bearing capacity in Cambodia. It presents the advantages of soil bioengineering for strengthening soil or slope structures and e...

9,948円 State-owned enterprises (SOEs) combine economic activities resulting from their position on the market with non-economic functions determined by the state owner. In many of the world’s major economies, SOEs play an important role, and in some, such as China, India, Russia and Brazil, they are out...

1,304円 Chinas rasanter Aufstieg spaltet die Welt zunehmend in mehrere Wirtschaftsblöcke. Die aggressive Handels- und Technologiepolitik Chinas stellt immer größere Herausforderungen an Deutschland und Europa. Aber worin gründet Chinas heutige Stellung in der Weltwirtschaft? Wie fordert uns China heute k...

11,416円 Few concepts have captured the imagination of the conflict and development community in recent years as powerfully as the idea of a 'political settlement'. At its most ambitious, 'political settlements analysis' (PSA) promises to explain why conflicts occur and states collapse, the conditions for...

9,285円 This compendium presents the papers presented in the conference 'Infrastructure Development Theory, Practice, and Policy' held on 29th and 30th April, 2021. It brings together the select papers from the conference and other contributions from experts and researchers. The compendium puts together ...

9,948円 Megaprojects, also referred to in the literature as Large Engineering Projects or Major Projects, are generally defined as large-scale investment initiatives worth 1b€/$ or more and, facing similar problems independent of the country where they are implemented and the industry they belong to. The...

794円 Infrastructure has played a critical role in Asia and the Pacific’s rapid economic growth. Roads, bridges, and power networks, among other assets, are part of people’s daily lives, and a foundation for their economic opportunity. But increasing disaster risks and climate change is forcing us to r...

1,987円 BITCOIN, CRYPTOCURRENCY, BLOCKCHAIN, NFTS, DEFI, METAVERSEー THESE WORDS DESCRIBE THE NEW INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND THE BIRTH OF RADICALLY DISRUPTIVE DIGITAL CURRENCIES. WHAT DO THEY MEAN? What do blockchain, bitcoin and cryptocurrencies mean for your financial future? Are cryptocurrencies just h...