This book contains coverage and analytical discussion of key areas of contemporary tourism management: evaluation of the most important global trends in tourism, analysis of the impact of crucial environmental issues and their implications and the major factors affecting interna…
A dozen major global trends will mould the 21st century world. How we live, how societies are shaped and how business is carried-out will be determined by the evolution of these trends in the decades ahead. Have no doubt, each one of these twelve trends has the potential to turn…
This book reviews the global canola sector in order to identify fundamental trends resulting from the adoption of biotechnology. It examines the sector over an extended period, looking at its local origins, regional growth and international expansion; analyses public policy affe…
Gladwell onderzoekt waarom grote veranderingen in de samenleving zich vaak zo plotseling voordoen. Zoals er maar één ziek persoon nodig is om een hele epidemie te starten, zo kan één persoon of situatie voor grote veranderingen zorgen. Gladwell noemt dit 'social epidemics' en be…
Environmental awareness has undoubtedly grown over the last two decades, but the actual achievements of ecological movements have been paltry. In order to explain, and to overcome, this paradoxical situation, Postmodernism and the Environmental Crisis examines the philosophical …
Human Development is widely recognised as the overriding goal of development, yet its realization is challenged by growing inequality, macro-economic fluctuations, and recurrent financial crises. This edited collection reflects on the work of Richard Jolly and includes contribut…
Although Chinese economic growth continues strong, and although China coped very well with the recent global crisis, the Chinese economy faces many challenges, including how to sustain growth, how to rebalance the economy towards more domestic consumption, how to accommodate ris…
"In this book, one of the leading commentators in the field argues that social theory is moving in the wrong direction in its reflections on human freedom and autonomy. It has borrowed notions of 'agency' and 'choice' from everyday discourse, but increasingly it puts a misconcei…
Information Profession; Information Literacy; LIS Education; Trends; Information Retrieval; Informatrics.
This book addresses many of the factors affecting our energy use, including the availability and desirability of various fuels—especially the use of hydrogen. This edition covers new hydrogen developments in technology, oil supplies and new drilling techniques, latest informatio…
The balance of economic power is shifting. Countries that were once poor are becoming economic powerhouses. Yet poverty persists worldwide, depriving billions of people of basic necessities and the prospects of creating a better life. How are we responding to this challenge? Thi…
by Bischoff, Matthias, Chauvistré, Eric, Kleis, Constanze, Wille, Joachim
