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This book assesses how various institutional, policy and managerial options can enhance nature tourism's contribution to the 'triple bottom line'. There are win-win outcomes but also trade offs betwee

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Woolf details here the ways in which English men and women first became seriously aware of and interested in their own and the world's past. Previous works have focused exclusively on the writings of

Every manager is responsible for cost and performance management in one form or another. This book provides an unbiased survey and explanation of the cost and performance management approaches and met

The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) is the best-selling and most trusted leadership tool of its generation. Developed by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, the third edition of this celebrated instrume

Six essays reflect the views of mostly Swiss language scholars on the present situation pertaining to languages in Switzerland amid fears that the country would not be able to maintain its identify wi

An April-to-May 1999 conference in Sussex, England drew British and Asian co-authors, researchers, and graduate students from a number of social scientists to appreciate and further White's work. Afte

Cultural Writing. Native American Studies. Latino / Latina Studies. Middle Eastern Studies. Asian Studies. This collection of articles is the outcome of an international gathering of indigenous and ot

A case study that uses a new technique for comparing the locational advantages of different regions for a set of strongly interrelated industrial activities.

Pacific Asia has witnessed arguably the most dynamic economic growth and social transformation in the world since 1945. Inspired by the example of Japan, a number of high performing economies have eme

Pacific Asia has witnessed arguably the most dynamic economic growth and social transformation in the world since 1945. Inspired by the example of Japan, a number of high performing economies have eme

Explore new frontiers in Alzheimer's support systems! When Congress authorized the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Grants to States program in 1990, no one knew how effective the program would prov

Knowledge is the buzzword of the age. But whose knowledge is being referred to? This remarkable collection reveals the manifest inappropriateness of Western institutional and policy models in many loc

Knowledge is the buzzword of the age. But whose knowledge is being referred to? This remarkable collection reveals the manifest inappropriateness of Western institutional and policy models in many loc

This book investigates the contemporary situation of women in India by focusing on four broad domains: the cultural, the social, the political and the economic. The writers argue that despite apparent

This book investigates the contemporary situation of women in India by focusing on four broad domains: the cultural, the social, the political and the economic. The writers argue that despite apparent

The articles in this volume have been selected on the basis of their readability, accessibility, and brevity. They include not only highly influential papers which have had an outstanding impact on th

The impact of intellectual property rights on the rights of local communities, consumers and the environment has become a major source of controversy. This is especially so after the TRIPS Agreement i

In the past decade, combinatorial and high throughput experimental methods have revolutionized the pharmaceutical industry, allowing researchers to conduct more experiments in a week than was previou

The impact of intellectual property rights on the rights of local communities, consumers and the environment has become a major source of controversy. This is especially so after the TRIPS Agreement i

Acquire the tools you need to become a market-driven organization With the increase in competition for government and private funding, volunteers, and ways of getting their message out to the peop

Few books have had such an impact on their own generation as did Eminent Victorians, which exposed the hypocrisy of the Victorian era by deflating the legends surrounding four of its most notable figu

Learn how to apply robust application design to your J2EE projectsThere are a number of best practices you need to consider to build highly effective J2EE components and integrate them into applicatio

What is this book about? The results of using J2EE in practice are often disappointing: applications are often slow, unduly complex, and take too long to develop. Rod Johnson believes that the proble

在資訊流與市場變動劇烈的時代，《Sixty Trends in Sixty Minutes》為企業提供快速洞察未來的指南。作者 Sam Hill 以簡潔筆法歸納六十個將影響行銷與品牌發展的主要趨勢，說明如何區辨短期風潮與深層變革。書中探討都市化、全球網絡、人口結構與消費心理的變化，並提供領導者實用工具，協助團隊舉辦趨勢分析工作坊。全書視野開闊、語氣務實，適合企業決策者、行銷主管與創新從業者閱讀。A showcase of the sixty trends that will have the biggest impact on business in the next decadeIn Sixty Trends in Sixty Minutes (A Brandweek Book), top marketer Sam Hill, author of the bestselling Radical Marketing, highlights the trends that will have the biggest impact on marketing, brand management, and product development within the next decade. He separates the momentary fads from the lasting movements and reveals why trends matter, where they come from, and how to exploit them. He also describes the ten factors that will influence current trends and trends to come, such as exponential population growth, urbanization, interconnectedness, and the decreasing role of work in our lives. With these valuable insights in hand, business leaders will learn how to differentiate their product on

In this definitive history, a key figure in the People's Campaign in Kerala provides a unique insider's account of one of the world's most extensive and successful experiments in decentralization. Lau