Provides information on climate change, why it is an important current issue, rising sea levels, change in the weather and in animals, probable causes, and other views of the subject.
Managing Change in Construction Projects: a knowledge-based approach offers a new perspective on construction project change by viewing the process of change management as a knowledge-intensive activi
Predictive theories of phenomena involving phase change with applications in engineering are investigated in this volume, e.g.solid-liquid phase change, volume and surface damage, and phase change inv
Organizational Change in the Human Services looks at the context of organizational change, describes how individuals and systems change, and pinpoints keys to successful change. Author Rebecca Proehl
How and why do ceramics and their production change through time? Social Change and the Evolution of Ceramic Production and Distribution in a Maya Community is a unique ethno-archaeological study that
Rudi MacKenzie continues his journey toward Nantucket, where he hopes to learn the truth behind The Change that rendered technology across the globe inoperable. But one fanatical officer in the Sword
How can we help and support people to face climate change?Engaging with Climate Change is one of the first books to explore in depth what climate change actually means to people. It brings members of
During the 1970s, accelerating change accompanied by dramatic developments in finance, technology and energy usage had a profound impact on the processes of urban development throughout the Western wo
How can we help and support people to face climate change?Engaging with Climate Change is one of the first books to explore in depth what climate change actually means to people. It brings members of
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges facing the world today. And increasingly, it's become a crucial business issue. How will you and your company respond? In Climate Change: What's Y
Rudi MacKenzie has grown up knowing that he will one day assume leadership over the survivors of the technological disaster known as the Change. But a prophecy made at his birth spoke of an even grea
This edited volume considers the extent to which the Obama presidency matched the promises of hope and change that were held out in the 2008 election. Contributors assess the character of “change” and
While change is essential to your organization's survival, it can also breed instability, stress, and even anger in your workforce. Managing in Times of Change shows you how to help managers and emplo
Geospatial Technologies and Climate Change describes various approaches from different countries on how to use geospatial technologies to help solving climate change issues. It also details how differ
This book constitutes an effort to develop a critical social science of climate change, one that posits its roots in global capitalism with its emphasis on profit-making, a treadmill of production and
The full library of 22 titles in the New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change the World series, together for the first time What makes a hero? This engaging picture-book biography series answ
Driving change is a difficult but necessary requirement for competing in today's marketplace. This guide shows how to get employees to embrace the need for change and work together to take advantage o
This compendium looks at Asian and European policies for dealing with climate change, and possible impacts on conflicts and security. It clarifies the impacts of climate change on natural resources, o
Organizations and Technical Change examines the social and managerial processes behind the adoption of new technology. Expanding on his earlier book, Managing the Adoption of New Technology, David Pre
One of the key issues in climate change is the lack of effective governance. Climate change governance should address the impact of climate variability, climate policy responses, and associated socio-
This is a book for K-12 educators (leaders and teachers) about change-change that is a result of using new technology; change in how we get information, entertain ourselves, communicate with others,
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing our nations today – but what is it? Hasn’t it always been happening? What is making it worse? Why do some people deny its happening? The concep
Movies Change Lives is a rigorous interdisciplinary examination of cinema as a vehicle for person and social transformation. Interdisciplinary scholar Tony Kashani builds a theory of humanistic trans
