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As business risks associated with water intensify – for example risks to oeprations, supply chains and reputation – many corporate sustainability professionals are seeking practical tools to help them understand and assess these risks. Water Footprint Assessment tools developed primarily by the research sector are gaining attention in this context. However, there is debate among experts and non-experts about the merits of this approach. Water Footprint Assessment: A Business Guide is a concise and comprehensive digest of emerging concepts, tools and arguments around water footprint approaches. Specifically aimed at business audiences, this definitive short guide to the issues distils the latest in scientific and policy literature, helps sustainability leaders understand what they can, and can't do with water footprint tools, includes practical experience and case studies and outlines the pros and cons of using Water Footprint Assessment and similar approaches.
Private standards are set by the food producing industry and retailers, mainly to assure food safety and good agricultural practice. This title presents research and analysis to explore the issues surrounding smallholders, private standards, and exports from Africa.
The emergence of the digital age has transformed the way society communicates as well as disseminates information. Information Systems and Modern Society: Social Change and Global Development is a comprehensive collection of research on the emergence of information technology and its effect on society. By providing a forum for practitioners and researchers, this book aims to bring to light the advancements made throughout social changes and the application of information systems. This research provides recent techniques useful for policy makers, practitioners and students.
First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
"Turbulencias de guerras regionales y de catástrofes humanitarias azotan al mundo; millones de inmigrantes y refugiados en Europa siembran la incertidumbre en un clima de recesión y deuda en las principales economías de Europa y América Latina. Todo ello sin evocar los estados de pobreza, necesidad y miseria que azotan algunas regiones de África, Sudeste asiático y América Latina. El reciente huracán Irma que azota las islas del Caribe y de Florida demuestra los efectos destructivos del cambio climático en vidas humanas y pérdidas materiales. Si queremos comprender la construcción de la globalidad en las últimas décadas y su proyección en la economía del siglo 21 debemos refle...
A unique survey of each country in the region. It includes an extensive collection of facts, statistics, analysis and directory information in one accessible volume.
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First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.