51 results for "21st Century Global Challenges" between $5.00 and $150.00

More than half-way through the first decade of the 21st century, it is has become apparent that human-kind faces multiple challenges any one of which could be “civilization ending.” These are Nuclear Proliferation, Global Warming/Radical Climate Change, and Fossil Fuel Depletion/Energy Resource Conflict. All "3" are inextricably linked. The author outlines these challenges demonstating how they are inter-related and provides recommendations for a way forward.

Pages: 408, Paperback, Princeton University Press

Water. It is essential to all life. In developed countries, turn on a faucet and water flows with seemingly unending abundance. For those who have adequate access, water is so basic it's easy to forget its importance. As the world's population increases, tensions between nations which share rivers is growing. How to equitably share such a vital yet finite resource? Sandra Postel predicts that the increasing competition for water will prove a major influence in global affairs in the 21st century.

Description Table of Contents Author Bios This text provides comprehensive coverage of traditional management theory, focusing on meeting the challenges inherent in the dynamic, global environment of business.Pamela S. Lewis is a Professor of Management and Dean of the McColl School of Business at Queens College in Charlotte, NC Stephen H. Goodman is an Associate Professor of Management at the University of Central Florida Patricia M. Fandt is a Professor of Management and the founding director...

Water. It is essential to all life. In developed countries, turn on a faucet and water flows with seemingly unending abundance. For those who have adequate access, water is so basic it's easy to forget its importance. As the world's population increases, tensions between nations which share rivers is growing. How to equitably share such a vital yet finite resource? Sandra Postel predicts that the increasing competition for water will prove a major influence in global affairs in the 21st century.

Description Table of Contents Author Bios This book is the second edition of the bestselling new entry into the principles of management market of the last decade. Providing comprehensive coverage of traditional management theory, it focuses on meeting the challenges inherent to the dynamic, global environment of business. The applications orientation provides an opportunity to apply and understand a wide variety of real-world situations. This text helps students develop an understanding of the...

This seven-page undergraduate paper proposes a Solution for Global Warming or Air Pollution. Global warming is a condition whereby the whole world is facing a significant change in its temperature, which is on a rise for some time now. This condition is dangerous as rising temperatures means increased health hazards. This happens due to the presence of increased quantity of carbon dioxide in the air. 7 pgs. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

In this groundbreaking manifesto, Galloway vividly paints the new global landscape where megaprojects, sustainability, infrastructure security, and multicultural work teams pose challenges for which engineers may be unprepared. With businesslike brevity, she lays out nontechnical areas in which engineers must become proficient: globalization, communication, ethics and professionalism, diversity, and leadership. Galloway contends that the existing system for educating engineers must change, and she...

World events, political upheavals, technological developments, and scientific breakthroughs are moving at a breathtaking pace, providing significant challenges to the conservation movement. In order to help IUCN keep up with changing conditions and important developments in the global conservation agenda, twelve Interaction Sessions were scheduled at the 2nd World Conservation Congress to discuss topics as varied as Environment and Security, Forests for life, and the Ecological limits of climate...

The chapters in this volume deal with timely issues regarding democracy in theory and in practice in today's globalized world. Authored by leading political philosophers of our time, they appear here for the first time. The essays challenge and defend assumptions about the role of democracy as a viable political and legal institution in response to globalization, keeping in focus the role of rights at the normative foundations of democracy in a pluralistic world. Through an examination of key topics...

Are you an engineer or a researcher developing Rfid systems? Are you a manager considering deploying RFID-based applications? If so, this book is for you. Covering modern RFID systems, the challenges to RFID implementation are addressed using specific Industrial Research examples and common Integration issues. The primary focus is on answering questions surrounding building scalable global Internet-based RFID networks. Key Topics include RFID data management, RFID data Processing and integration...

Future pension provision is highly controversial; it juxtaposes the challenges of old age security with the exigencies of global finance. Clearly, demography, finance and public accountability are crucial to current political debate. But there are other important issues. The problems of paying for the retirement of the baby boom generation has exposed profound differences in the advanced economies in terms of their financial institutions and infrastructure. Pension security has been re-conceptualized...

Super-fast computers, high-resolution imaging, and space-age robotics-such are the weapons needed to fight today's medical challenges. This three-part series provides insight into globally rampant diseases and the healthcare technology being developed to combat them. 3-D animation and dynamic videography guide viewers through these advances-including new equipment for diagnosis and treatment; medicines with improved performance and fewer side effects; and therapies that help patients cope with their...

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Historical Context for Global Health Diplomacy Development. Domestic Process to Ensure Policy Consistency for Health. Role of Global Health Diplomacy in Light of a Multitude of Actors. Characteristics of Global Level Policy and the Importance of Health. Instruments and Fora that can be Used to Negotiate for Health. Role of the Military in Global Health Diplomacy. Future Direction and Research Agenda for Global Health Diplomacy.

This title is being sold in the downloadable VitalBook™ format. Bilingual Education in the 21st Century examines languages and bilingualism as individual and societal phenomena, presents program types, variables, and policies in bilingual education, and concludes by looking at practices, especially pedagogies and assessments. This thought-provoking work is an ideal textbook for future teachers as well as providing a fresh view of the subject for school administrators and policy makers. This title...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of Drucker's new book. The book is critically evaluated. Bibliography lists 2 sources.