Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 8 Cost Optimization: To Free Up Resources to Fuel Commercial Growth -- Resource Allocation -- Marketing and Sales -- Design -- Production -- Delivery -- Service -- Chapter 9 Operational Excellence: Supply Chain, Distribution, Continual Improvement -- Action Plans -- Performance Management -- Tool 9.1 Team Charter -- Chapter 10 Technology: Because All Companies Are Technology Companies Today -- Machine Strategy -- Machine Posture -- Machine Culture -- BRAVE Technology -- Part IV The Financial Playbook -- Chapter 11 The Deal and Due Diligence: Iteratively -- The Deal to Be Done -- Due Diligence -- Guest Contributor Karl Bailliez -- Tool 11.1 Culture -- Tool 11.2 Negotiating -- Tool 11.3 Due Diligence Checklist -- Chapter 12 Financing the Deal: The Different Options -- Cash -- Equity -- Seller Funding or Earnout -- Debt -- Guest Contributor Aaron Darr -- Chapter 13 Further M&amp -- A: Enabling Commercial and Operational Success -- Part V The Governance Playbook -- Chapter 14 Regulatory: And the License to Play -- Guest Contributor Katherine Kirkpatrick -- Chapter 15 Financial Governance: Always Necessary -- Financial -- Business Structure and Operations -- Material Contracts -- Product and Intellectual Property -- Customer Information -- Employee Information -- Infrastructure, Physical Assets, and Real Estate -- Chapter 16 The Board: And Its Multiple Roles -- The Right Way to Divide Responsibilities Between Chair and CEO -- How to Build Mutual Respect, Trust, and Support Between CEOs and Boards per Deloitte -- Part VI The Organizational Playbook -- Chapter 17 Culture: The Underlying Root Cause of Nearly Every Merger's Success or Failure -- Brave Cultures Are Sustainable -- Design: Independence -- Produce: Stability -- Deliver: Interdependence -- Service: Flexibility -- Making It Real -- Attitude Is the Pivot Point -- Evolving Aspirations…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- The assessment of numeracy in PIAAC -- Review report -- Some new issues -- Big Ideas in mathematics -- Number sense -- Embeddedness, authenticity, numerate behaviour and practices -- Rationale for assessing numeracy in PIAAC -- Conceptual and theoretical foundations -- Developing perspectives on adult numeracy -- Common use of the term numeracy in the 2000s -- Competence versus skill -- Numerate behaviour and practices -- Theoretical developments and foundations -- Contexts and demands for numeracy -- Implications of 21st century skills and demands on numeracy needs -- The role of numeracy in adults' lives -- Numeracy in the workplace -- Work in the 21st century -- School mathematics versus everyday or workplace mathematics -- School-based perspectives on numeracy and informed civic participation -- A perspective on 21st century digital and technological implications -- Further research issues arising from the review paper -- Disposition to use mathematics -- Seeing mathematics in a numeracy situation -- Critical reflection and action -- Degree of accuracy and tolerances -- Authenticity, embeddedness and text-related reading demands -- Big Ideas in mathematics -- Towards a definition and description of numeracy for PIAAC Cycle 2 -- Full range of numeracy capabilities -- Numeracy assessment construct in PIAAC Cycle 2 -- Numeracy in the ALL survey -- Numeracy in PIAAC Cycle 1 -- Definition of numeracy for PIAAC Cycle 2 -- The major changes -- Elaboration of numerate behaviour and practices -- Enabling factors and processes -- Context/world knowledge and familiarity -- Literacy skills -- Disposition, beliefs and attitudes…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Notes -- Reférénces -- Chapitre 3 - L'enseignement : Un paysage qui change -- Introduction -- Démographie changeante de la profession -- Profil d'âge et d'expérience des enseignants et des chefs d'établissement -- Sexe des enseignants et des chefs d'établissement -- Contextes changeants de l'enseignement et de l'apprentissage -- Composition de l'effectif au sein de l'établissement et dans la classe -- Attitudes du personnel scolaire envers la diversité des élèves -- La disposition des enseignants à enseigner dans des environnements multiculturels -- Améliorer le climat de l'établissement et les environnements d'apprentissage -- Sécurité des environnements d'apprentissage des établissements -- Relations entre les enseignants et leurs élèves -- Climat de discipline dans le paysage actuel -- Climat dans l'établissement, pratiques pédagogiques et efficacité personnelle des enseignants…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Peer And Teacher Norms -- METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 School And Children: The Middle Childhood Years -- THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT -- Input-Output Analysis -- Social-System Variables -- Milieu Variables -- The Ecological Perspective -- Teacher Behaviors And Expectations -- EFFECTS OF SCHOOLING -- Achievement -- School-Related Affect -- Social Roles -- SOCIAL BACKGROUND AND SCHOOLING -- Family Influence And Educational Outcomes -- Socioeconomic Status And Achievement -- Home Environment -- Maternal Influence -- Parental Involvement -- Family And School Authority Patterns -- Family Variables And Student Personality Dimensions -- Race And Ethnicity -- SCHOOL DESEGREGATION -- Racial Attitudes And Peer Relationships -- Self-Esteem, Academic Self-Concept, And Racial Self-Identity -- Academic Achievement -- SECOND-LANGUAGE LEARNING AND BILINGUALISM -- Bilingual Instruction And Intellectual Development -- Bilingualism And Achievement -- INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACHES TO REDUCING EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY -- Open Education -- Cooperative Small-Group Instruction -- Mastery Learning -- Research Needs -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 Ecocultural Niches Of Middle Childhood: A Cross-Cultural Perspective -- WESTERN AND NON-WESTERN CULTURES -- PATTERNS OF CARETAKING OF CHILDREN -- Sibling Caretaking -- Father Roles -- Conclusion -- SELF-CONCEPTIONS AND ECOCULTURAL VARIATIONS -- Individuation And Individualism -- Private And Public Selves -- Ecocultural Origins Of Differences In Self-Regulation -- Conclusion -- TROUBLESOMENESS IN CHILDREN -- SCHOOLING AND LITERACY -- SOME COMMENTS ON METHODS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9 The Status Of Research Related To Psychopathology -- IMPLICATIONS OF RECENT RESEARCH: DISPELLING MYTHS -- Mbd/Hyperactivity/Attention Deficit Disorder -- Historical Context -- Problems Of Diagnostic Criteria…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface -- PART I: Classic Approaches -- Chapter 1: Experimental Research Methods in Consumer Psychology -- Types of Variables -- Types of Validity -- Common Mistakes -- References -- Chapter 2: Surveys, Experiments, and the Psychology of Self-Report -- Surveys and Experiments -- Answering Questions: Participants' tasks -- Reporting on Behaviors and Experiences -- Reporting on Attitudes and Preferences -- Coda -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3: Beyond the Lab: Using Data from the Field to Increase Research Validity -- How Can Researchers Provide the Most Robust Research Findings? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Written vs oral Esperanto -- 23.1 Introduction -- 23.2 Written vs spoken communication -- 23.3 Spoken and written Esperanto -- 23.4 Esperanto in computer-mediated communication -- 23.5 Some concluding remarks on Esperanto in writing and speech -- Chapter 24. Attitudes to accents -- 24.1 Introduction -- 24.2 Accents in ethnic languages…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Setting the stage for planning and delivery -- The environment -- Goal orientation -- Project planning -- Estimation -- Prioritization -- Assessing risks -- Roadmapping -- Forming the plan -- Project delivery -- Project kick-off -- Good user stories -- Removing friction -- Project problems and solutions -- You need to do more with less -- You have scope creep -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 6: Supporting Production Systems -- Creating a commitment to reliability -- Ownership mindset -- Taking pride in the work -- Making a difference -- Raising awareness of reliability -- Metrics -- Communicating metrics actively -- Communicating metrics passively -- Reliability solutions -- Service objectives -- Support documentation -- Monitoring -- Alerting -- Service interruptions -- Summary -- Further reading -- Part 3: Managing -- Chapter 7: Working Cross-Functionally -- Demonstrating cross-functional leadership -- Understanding your partners -- Aligning with partners -- Adopting a same-team attitude -- Uniting team visions -- Providing clarity on roles -- Providing an aligned structure -- Building strong relationships -- Making yourself available -- Further understanding partners -- Helping partners understand you -- Seeking and providing feedback -- Difficult partnerships -- Make your manager aware -- Lean into the relationship -- Work more defensively -- If all else fails, escalate -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 8: Communicating with Authority…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- The different teaching roles of robots -- Robots as telepresence devices for teaching and learning -- Robot effectiveness: age and learning domains -- Technical aspects of robots in education -- Attitudes of teachers -- Commercial offerings -- Future prospects…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Employee and Labor Relations -- Introduction -- Managing the Employee-Employer Relationship -- Climate and Culture: Assessing Attitudes -- Positive Employee Relations Strategies -- Employee Communication and Feedback -- Employee Handbooks -- Employee Operational Guides -- Discipline and Terminations -- Employee Discipline -- Employee Terminations -- Dispute/Grievance Resolution -- Managing Risk and Responding to Complaints -- Managing the Union Relationship -- Union Labor Law -- Union Organizing -- The Union Organizing Process -- Unfair Labor Practices (ULPs) -- The Election -- Election Bars -- Collective Bargaining -- The Rights of Employees -- Union Decertification -- Union Avoidance Strategies -- Note -- Suggested Study or Organizational Audit Activities -- Note -- Chapter 7. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Behavioral and Attitudinal Adaptation From Prolonged, Even Vicarious Contact -- Practice Theory -- The Reproduction Over Time of Discrimination Or Inclusion -- To Sustain Diversity in Organizations, the Primacy of Behavior Over Attitudes -- Organizational Conditions Stimulate Performance-Enhancing Inclusive Practices -- Individual Enculturation Into Organizations -- Enculturation Processes -- Avoiding Narrow Conformity While Gaining Individual and Collective Adaptation -- Personal-identity Socialization -- Behavioral Engagement -- Managerial Application of Knowledge on Adaptive Learning -- Notes -- 7 Merit, Accountability, and Transparency Practices to Address Equity and Performance -- Why Do Organizations Need Both Inclusive Interaction Practices and Merit and Accountability Practices? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Methadone Maintenance, Therapeutic Communities, and Outpatient Nonmethadone Programs -- Chemical Dependency Treatment -- The Medical/Criminal Idea of Treatment and the Evolution of Governmental Roles -- CONCLUSION -- 3 The Need for Treatment -- THE INDIVIDUAL DRUG HISTORY: A MODEL AND OVERVIEW -- Abstinence, Drug Types, and Normative Attitudes -- Learning and Drug Experience -- Environmental Variations -- Age of Onset Drug Sequencing -- Diagnosing Dependence and Abuse -- Recovery and Relapse -- ESTIMATING THE EXTENT OF THE NEED FOR TREATMENT -- Household Survey Data -- Criminal Justice Populations -- The Homeless Population -- Pregnant Women -- Summary -- QUANTIFYING THE CONSEQUENCES -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX 3A-ESTIMATING THE NEED FOR TREATMENT IN THE HOUSEHOLD POPULATION -- APPENDIX 3B-ESTIMATING THE NEED FOR TREATMENT AMONG ARRESTEES -- APPENDIX 3C-ESTIMATING THE COSTS OF DRUG PROBLEMS -- Drug-related Crime-Victim Losses -- Crime Control Resources -- Employee Productivity Losses -- Health Costs -- 4 Defining the Goals of Treatment -- DIVERSE INTERESTS -- REASONS FOR SEEKING TREATMENT -- CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES AND TREATMENT -- Court Referral to Treatment -- Prison and Parole Referral to Treatment -- Preliminary Conclusions about "Mandatory Treatment -- EMPLOYERS AND TREATMENT -- Employee Assistance Programs -- Drug Screening Programs -- How Employers View Drug Treatment -- AMBIVALENCE AND THE SPECTRUM OF RECOVERY -- Full, Partial, and Nonrecovery from Drug Problems -- Setting Realistic Goals -- CONCLUSION -- 5 The Effectiveness of Treatment -- METHADONE MAINTENANCE -- What Is Methadone Maintenance? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Gambia -- Chile -- Supplementation Studies of Pregnant Women in Industrialized Countries -- Canada -- Scotland -- United States -- Interpretive Summary -- FACTORS INFLUENCING ENERGY BALANCE DURING PREGNANCY -- Basal Metabolism -- Thermogenesis -- Physical Activity -- Total Daily Energy Expenditure -- Energy Balance During Pregnancy -- SUMMARY -- CLINICAL APPLICATIONS -- References -- 8 Effects of Gestational Weight Gain on Outcome in Singleton Pregnancies -- FETAL AND INFANT OUTCOMES -- Mortality -- Fetal Growth -- Importance of Birth Weight as a Pregnancy Outcome -- Heterogeneity of IUGR -- Other Methodologic Caveats -- Effects on Birth Weight (for Gestational Age) -- Effect of Weight Gain Pattern -- Effect of Weight Gain Composition -- Effects on Birth Length and Head Circumference -- Gestational Duration -- Spontaneous Abortion (Miscarriage) -- Congenital Anomalies -- MATERNAL OUTCOMES -- Maternal Mortality -- Complications of Pregnancy, Labor, and Delivery -- Lactation Performance -- Postpartum Obesity -- SUMMARY -- CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS -- References -- 9 Weight Gain in Twin Pregnancies -- MORTALITY -- BIRTH WEIGHT -- GESTATION LENGTH AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT -- MATERNAL FACTORS -- Physical Characteristics and Weight Gain -- Body Composition -- Physiologic Adaptations -- SUMMARY -- CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS -- References -- 10 Causality and Opportunities for Intervention -- THE CAUSAL PATHS -- THE EVIDENCE -- Do Nutritional Counseling, Energy Supplementation, and Maternal Attitudes Affect Energy Intake? -- Does Energy Intake Affect Gestational Weight Gain? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Indian psychology: A metatheory -- Scientific status of the metatheory -- Indian psychology: Possible hypotheses -- Basic existential hypotheses -- Hypotheses about the impact of yoga -- Hypotheses derived from specific Indian theories -- Differential hypotheses between Indian and Western psychology -- Status of the hypotheses -- Methodological issues -- Quantitative versus qualitative methods -- First-, second-, and third-person methods -- Potential problems with second-person methods -- Appreciation of Indian psychology in the West -- Conclusion -- Author's note -- Endnotes -- References -- Chapter 14: Integrating epistemology and ontology into an expanded integral approach to research -- A pluralistic epistemology -- A pluralistic ontology -- Initial integrations of Initial integrations of yogic principles and practices into research -- Further possibilities -- Additional considerations -- References -- Chapter 15: Knowing in the Indian tradition -- Indian perspectives on knowledge -- The nature of knowledge and knowing -- Types of knowledge and systems of studies -- Attitude towards knowledge -- Mind: Its nature, states and functions -- The means of knowledge -- Perception (Pratyakṣa) -- Inference (Anumāna) -- Comparison (Upamāna) -- Postulation (Arthāpatti) -- Verbal testimony (Śabda) -- Non-cognition (Anupalabdhi) -- Knowing pleasure and pain -- Realization of supreme knowledge -- Concluding comments -- References -- Chapter 16: What is knowledge? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Arguments for and Against the Commissioner's Appointment by the State Government -- Term of the Commissioner -- Powers and Functions of the Commissioner -- Functions of Municipal Corporations -- Performance of the Functions: An Appraisal -- Erosion of Their Functions -- Notes and References -- Chapter 8: Urban Local Government Personnel Administration -- Separate Personnel System -- Merits -- Demerits -- Unified Personnel System -- Merits -- Demerits -- Integrated Personnel System -- Merits -- Demerits -- Position in India -- Provincialization of Municipal Services -- Recruitment of Municipal Personnel -- Promotion of Municipal Personnel -- Training of Municipal Personnel -- Transfers -- Service Benefits -- Conduct and Discipline -- Conclusion -- Notes and References -- Chapter 9: Urban Local Government Finances -- Powers of Taxation of Local Government -- Municipal Budget -- Sources of Income of Municipal Bodies -- Local Taxes -- Octroi: Case for Its Abolition or Retention -- Property Tax -- Profession Tax -- Entertainment Tax -- Advertisement Tax -- Grants-in-Aid -- Loans -- Municipal Expenditure -- Accounting and Auditing -- Reasons for Critical Financial Condition of Urban Local Bodies -- Unjust Distribution of Revenue Sources -- Defective Budgeting -- Hesitation to Impose New Taxes -- Defective System of Grants -- Rigid Government Attitude -- Defective Accounts and Audit System -- Limited Borrowing Powers -- Faulty Tax Administration -- Poverty -- Suggestions for Augmenting Municipal Finance -- Maximum Utilization of Existing Resources -- Assignment/Sharing of Proceeds of Certain Taxes Levied by the State Government -- Commercial Undertakings -- Need for Maximum Economy -- Utilization of Resource Potential from Municipal Fees and Property -- Revolving Fund -- Municipal Finance Corporation -- Urban Development Finance Corporation -- Municipal Finance Commission…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Conclusions and tasks for the linguistic investigation of attitudes towards migration-related language issues -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Notes on contributors -- Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Influence and Public Debate -- NOTES -- 5 Common Misconceptions About Risk Communication -- EXPECTATIONS REGARDING RISK COMMUNICATION -- Communication, Conflict, and Management -- Comparing Risks -- BELIEFS ABOUT THE FUNCTIONING OF THE PROCESS -- Adequacy of the Scientific Information Base -- Agreement as to the Meaning of Existing Information -- Interpretation of Public Attitudes and Information Needs -- STEREOTYPES ABOUT INTERMEDIARIES AND RECIPIENTS -- Journalists and the News Media -- The Attraction of Decisive Answers -- NOTE -- 6 Problems of Risk Communication -- PROBLEMS DERIVING FROM THE INSTITUTIONAL AND POLITICAL SYSTEM -- Legal Considerations -- Statutory Prescriptions and Proscriptions -- Liability -- Informed Consent and Right-to-Know -- Sharing of Power -- Fragmentation -- Dispersion of Responsibility -- Incentives to Gain Leverage -- Difficulty in Determining Responsibility for Outcomes -- Imbalanced Access to Information -- Systematic Interests and Biases -- PROBLEMS OF RISK COMMUNICATORS AND RECIPIENTS -- Establishing and Recognizing Credibility -- Real or Perceived Advocacy of Unjustified Positions -- Reputation for Deceit, Misrepresentation, or Coercion -- Contradiction of Previous Positions -- Self-Serving Framing of Messages -- Contradictory Messages from Other Sources -- Professional Incompetence and Impropriety -- Legal Standing -- Justification of Communication Campaigns -- Access of Affected Parties to the Decision-Making Process -- Fair Review of Conflicting Claims -- Making Messages Understandable -- Unfamiliar Language -- Unfamiliar Magnitudes -- Insensitivity to Psychological Needs of the Recipient -- Preparing Messages with Few Data and No Time -- Responding in an Emergency -- Communicating on the Basis of Incomplete Information -- Capturing and Focusing Attention -- Stimulating Recipient Interest…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Strategic Business Management -- Systems Theory -- Systems Thinking -- Strategic Planning -- Strategic Analysis -- The Strategic Planning Process -- Strategy Formulation -- Strategy Implementation and Evaluation -- Project Management -- SHRM SCP Only -- Becoming Strategic Business Partners -- Engaging Leaders -- Evaluating HR Activities -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Chapter 6 Talent Acquisition -- Exam Notables -- The SHRM Exam Objectives -- Aligning Strategy -- Mergers and Acquisitions -- Joint Ventures -- Strategic Alliance -- Divestitures and Downturns -- Talent Planning -- The Employer Brand -- Employee Value Proposition -- Job Analysis and Descriptions -- Recruiting -- Recruiting Methods -- Selection -- Employment Interviews -- Assessment Centers -- Job Offers -- Education, Certification, and Licensing -- Negotiation Techniques -- Acculturation, Socialization, Orientation, and Onboarding -- Workforce Analytics -- SHRM SCP Only -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Chapter 7 Employee Engagement and Retention -- Exam Notables -- The SHRM Exam Objectives -- Employee Engagement -- Organizational Behavior -- Job Attitudes -- Organizational Commitment -- Job Characteristics -- The Role of Culture -- Assessing Engagement -- Positive Engagement Strategies -- Engaging a Remote Workforce -- Human Resources and the Employee Life Cycle -- Performance Management Systems -- Performance Standards -- Evaluating Performance -- Appraisals -- Positive Feedback Systems -- Evaluating Performance Management Systems -- SHRM SCP Only -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Chapter 8 Learning and Development -- Exam Notables -- The SHRM Exam Objectives -- The Learning and Development System -- Social Innovation through Learning and Development -- Knowledge Management…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover Page -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Thinking Wealthy -- Rule 1 Anybody can be wealthy - you just need to apply yourself -- Rule 2 Decide on your definition of wealth -- Rule 3 Set your objectives -- Rule 4 Keep it under your hat -- Rule 5 Most people are too lazy to be wealthy -- Rule 6 Get a reality check -- Rule 7 Understand your money beliefs and where they come from -- Rule 8 Understand that wealth is a consequence, not a reward* -- Rule 9 Decide what you want money for -- Rule 10 Understand that money begets money -- Rule 11 Calculate the net return -- Rule 12 If you see money as the solution you'll find it becomes the problem -- Rule 13 You can make lots of money, you can enjoy your job, and you can sleep nights -- Rule 14 Don't make money by being bad -- Rule 15 Money and happiness - understand their relationship -- Rule 16 Know the difference between price and value -- Rule 17 Know how the wealthy think -- Rule 18 Don't envy what others have -- Rule 19 It's harder to manage yourself than it is to manage your money -- Chapter 2 Getting Wealthy -- Rule 20 You've got to know where you are before you start -- Rule 21 You've got to have a plan -- Rule 22 Get your finances under control -- Rule 23 Insurance pays someone, and odds are it's not you -- Rule 24 Only by looking wealthy can you become wealthy -- Rule 25 Speculate to accumulate (no, this isn't gambling) -- Rule 26 Decide your attitude to risk -- Rule 27 Think through the alternatives to taking a risk -- Rule 28 If you don't trust someone, don't do business with them -- Rule 29 It's never too late to start getting wealthy -- Rule 30 Start saving young (or teach your kids this one if it's too late for you) -- Rule 31 Understand that your financial needs change at different stages of your life…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…About the author xiii -- Preface. . xv -- Acknowledgements. xix -- Prologue - Some experiences in my lifetime xxi -- Chapter 1 Introduction - setting the scene. 1 -- 1.1 Where We are Today . 1 -- 1.2 How We Got Here . 2 -- 1.3 Going from Here . . 4 -- 1.4 Some Scenarios . 4 -- 1.4.1 Fossil fuels 5 -- 1.4.2 Food. . 6 -- 1.4.3 Renewable energy - critical minerals . . 7 -- 1.4.4 Economics 7 -- 1.5 Overview of the Book . . 7 -- Chapter 2 Systems thinking . . 11 -- 2.1 Systemic Approach . 12 -- 2.2 Feedback 15 -- 2.3 Wicked Problems . 15 -- 2.4 Hyperobjects. 16 -- 2.5 The UN Sustainable Development Goals . 17 -- 2.6 Global Risks . 18 -- Chapter 3 Climate today . . 19 -- 3.1 The 1992 RIO Conference . 21 -- 3.2 Climate as Reported by IPCC in 2021 23 -- 3.3 Climate Pioneers . 26 -- 3.4 The Million-Year Perspective . 27 -- 3.5 The CO2 -- Budget 28 -- 3.6 The COP26 Agreements . 29 -- 3.7 Deforestation 31 -- 3.8 Actions Needed 34 -- Chapter 4 Global warming impacts . 35 -- 4.1 Global Impact of Climate Change . 37 -- 4.2 Weather vs Climate . 37 -- 4.3 Extreme Weather. 38 -- 4.3.1 Human-made vulnerability 42 -- 4.4 Temperature . 42 -- 4.5 Rossby Waves 45 -- 4.6 Droughts 46 -- 4.7 Air Pollution from Wildfires 47 -- 4.8 Precipitation . 48 -- 4.9 Methane 49 -- 4.10 Other Significant Greenhouse Gases 52 -- 4.10.1 Nitrous oxide . 52 -- 4.10.2 Hydrofluorocarbons . 52 -- 4.11 Climate Feedback Mechanisms . 52 -- 4.12 The Human Cost of Climate Change. 54 -- 4.13 Actions Needed 55 -- Chapter 5The water perspective . . 57 -- 5.1 How We Got Here 59 -- 5.1.1 Drinking water 59 -- 5.1.2 Sanitation 60 -- 5.1.3 Water stress 60 -- 5.2 The State of Water Resources. 60 -- 5.2.1 Water quantity 61 -- 5.2.2 Water quality . 63 -- 5.2.3 Natural disasters and water . 64 -- 5.2.4 Glacier mass loss 64 -- 5.2.5 Water supply from glaciers 65 -- 5.2.6 Sea level rise and land subsidence 66 -- 5.2.7 Predicting future water resources 67 -- 5.2.8 Water conflicts 67 -- 5.3 Energy for Water Supply and Water Treatment 68 -- 5.3.1 Source water abstraction and conveyance . 68 -- 5.3.2 Desalination . . 69 -- 5.3.3 Irrigation and groundwater use 70 -- 5.3.4 Wastewater treatment - water resource recovery . 72 -- 5.4 Water Impact on Hydropower 73 -- 5.5 Economics, Tariffs, and the Value of Water . 74 -- 5.6 Food Consumption Impact on Water 78 -- 5.6.1 Water use 78 -- 5.7 Lifestyle and Water Consumption . 79 -- 5.8 Our Attitude to Nature . . 80 -- 5.9 Actions Needed 82 -- Chapter 6 The energy perspective . 85 -- 6.1 How We Got Here . . 87 -- 6.1.1 Global energy . 87 -- 6.1.2 Electrical energy 88 -- 6.1.3 Transport 90 -- 6.2 Energy Consumption Today . . 92 -- 6.3 Climate and Energy Interactions . . 93 -- 6.4 Water Needs for Energy . 95 -- 6.5 Fossil Fuel Production - Impact on Water and Environment 97 -- 6.5.1 Tar sand operations . . 97 -- 6.5.2 Hydraulic fracturing 100 -- 6.5.3 Flaring 101 -- 6.5.4 Coal 102 -- 6.5.5 Oil accidents and oil pollution 104 -- 6.6 Biofuel Production. 106 -- 6.6.1 Water use . 107 -- 6.6.2 Burning wood 108 -- 6.7 Electric Power Production 109 -- 6.8 Hydropower 110 -- 6.8.1 Impact of reservoirs. 110 -- 6.9 Thermal Electric Power Generation Systems. 112 -- 6.9.1 Nuclear power . 113 -- 6.9.2 Fossil-fuelled power systems 115 -- 6.9.3 Water requirements . 115 -- 6.10 Carbon Capture . 117 -- 6.11 Solar and Wind Power . 119 -- 6.11.1 Energy efficiency and consumption 119 -- 6.11.2 Solar .120 -- 6.11.3 Wind power . 121 -- 6.12 Energy Storage 122 -- 6.12.1 Batteries 122 -- 6.12.2 Hydrogen .125 -- 6.13 Critical Resources for Renewable Energy 127 -- viii Water Interactions - A Systemic View -- 6.13.1 Cobalt128 -- 6.13.2 Lithium . 131 -- 6.14 Energy and Public Health. 133 -- 6.14.1 Coal and public health 135 -- 6.14.2 Biomass burning . 135 -- 6.15 Actions Needed . 135 -- Chapter 7 The food perspective . . 137 -- 7.1 Food and Climate Change 139 -- 7.1.1 Global meat production and consumption 140 -- 7.1.2 Environmental impact. 142 -- 7.2 Land Area for Food 143 -- 7.3 Food Waste. 145 -- 7.4 Water for Food 147 -- 7.4.1 Irrigation, water efficiencies, and available technologies 147 -- 7.4.2 Water quality 148 -- 7.5 Energy for Food . 149 -- 7.5.1 Irrigation 149 -- 7.5.2 Fertilizers . 150 -- 7.6 Conservation Agriculture . 152 -- 7.7 Food-Related Health . 155 -- 7.7.1 Targets for food production and consumption . 155 -- 7.7.2 Health risks factors . 156 -- 7.8 Actions Needed . 157 -- Chapter 8 Economics 159 -- 8.1 Inequalities . 160 -- 8.1.1 Climate change. 162 -- 8.1.2 Water inequalities 162 -- 8.1.3 Energy inequalities . 163 -- 8.1.4 Land use and deforestation. 163 -- 8.1.5 Food inequalities . 164 -- 8.2 Economic Consequences of Climate Change . 164 -- 8.2.1 The polluter pays principle . 165 -- 8.2.2 Paying for climate change 165 -- 8.3 Doughnut Economics 167 -- 8.3.1 Circular economics . 169 -- 8.4 Energy Subsidies 169 -- 8.5 Actions Needed . 170 -- Chapter 9 Lifestyle 173 -- 9.1 The Real Difficulty . 173 -- 9.2 Relation Between Wealth and Emissions 174 -- 9.3 Measuring National Emissions . . 176 -- 9.4 Consumption Patterns. . 177 -- 9.4.1 Apparel industry . 178 -- 9.4.2 Aviation . 179 -- 9.5 Actions . . 180 -- Chapter 10 Crisis or hope 183 -- A1 Units. 187 -- Large numbers . 187 -- Power and energy . 187 -- Mass and volume . 188 -- A2 Glossary 189 -- A3 Abbreviations 191 -- Notes 193 -- References 205 -- Index 217.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 4 Quiz -- Answers to Chapter 4 Quiz -- Chapter 5 Soothing the Rational, the Radical, and the Negative -- Systematically Solving Rational Equations -- Simplifying and Solving Proportions -- Reducing every which way but loose -- Using cross-products to solve a rational equation -- Ridding Yourself of a Radical -- Squaring both sides of a radical equation -- Calming two radicals -- Changing Negative Attitudes toward Negative Exponents -- Flipping negative exponents out of the picture -- Factoring out negatives to solve equations -- Solving Equations with Fractional Exponents -- Combining terms with fractional exponents -- Factoring fractional exponents -- Solving equations by working with fractional exponents -- Practice Questions Answers and Explanations -- Whaddya Know? …”