Sustainable program management
The world is undergoing major transitions due to three driving forces-population changes, climate changes, and energy resource constraints-making it essential for us to move toward sustainability in the implementation of projects and programs as well as our everyday life. Real sustainability exists...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, NJ :
CRC Press
2014.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | Best Practices and Advances in Program Management Series
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628553706719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Contents; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1: Overlay Concept and Structure for Sustainability; Chapter 2: Sustainability Definitions and Concepts; Chapter 3: Sustainable Development; Chapter 4: Rules and Sustaining the Commons; Chapter 5: Overview: Population and Demographics Overlay; Chapter 6: Introduction to Demographics; Chapter 7: World Population; Chapter 8: United States Population; Chapter 9: World Age Distribution and Sustainability; Chapter 10: Population Policies and Dilemmas: Sustainability of the Population
- Chapter 11: Climate Change:Introduction and DefinitionsChapter 12: History and Background of the Science; Chapter 13: Greenhouse Effect; Chapter 14: Climate Change Overlays; Chapter 15: Mitigation Planning for a Warmer Future; Chapter 16: Energy Constraint Overlay; Chapter 17: Nonrenewable Energy: Coal; Chapter 18: Nonrenewable Energy: Liquid Fuels; Chapter 19: Nonrenewable Energy: Natural Gas; Chapter 20: Nuclear Energy and Sustainability; Chapter 21: Renewable Energy Sources: Introduction; Chapter 22: Solar Power; Chapter 23: Wind Energy; Chapter 24: Geothermal Energy
- Chapter 25: Biomass EnergyChapter 26: Hydropower Systems; Chapter 27: Pathways toward a Sustainable System; Chapter 28: Sustainability Policies; Glossary; Bibliography; Back Cover
