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Author : Bjørn Lomborg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 711 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521517218
In this book leading economists evaluate how the world can best spend money to combat the world's biggest problems.
Author : Bjørn Lomborg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 765 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107039599
A high profile thought experiment asks leading scholars to make cases for spending additional aid money to combat major world problems.
Author : Bjørn Lomborg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107435247
Every four years since 2004, the Copenhagen Consensus Center has organized and hosted a high profile thought experiment about how a hypothetical extra $75 billion of development assistance money might best be spent to solve twelve of the major crises facing the world today. Collated in this specially commissioned book, a group of more than 50 experts make their cases for investment, discussing how to combat problems ranging from armed conflicts, corruption and trade barriers, to natural disasters, hunger, education and climate change. For each case, 'Alternative Perspectives' are also included to provide a critique and make other suggestions for investment. In addition, a panel of senior economists, including four Nobel Laureates, rank the attractiveness of each policy proposal in terms of its anticipated cost-benefit ratio. This thought-provoking book opens up debate, encouraging readers to come up with their own rankings and decide which solutions are smarter than others.
Author : Peter E. Green
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0975563629
Green sets forth a global 10-step plan to halt the present environmental problems and start humanity on a road to a world that is truly worth living in.
Author : Bjørn Lomborg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781139491044
The failure of the Copenhagen climate conference in December 2009 revealed major flaws in the way the world's policy makers have attempted to prevent dangerous levels of increases in global temperatures. The expert authors in this specially commissioned collection focus on the likely costs and benefits of a very wide range of policy options, including geo-engineering, mitigation of CO2, methane and 'black carbon', expanding forest, research and development of low-carbon energy and encouraging green technology transfer. For each policy, authors outline all of the costs, benefits and likely outcomes, in fully referenced, clearly presented chapters accompanied by shorter, critical alternative perspectives. To further stimulate debate, a panel of economists, including three Nobel laureates, evaluate and rank the attractiveness of the policies. This authoritative and thought-provoking book will challenge readers to form their own conclusions about the best ways to respond to global warming.
Author : JoAnn Chirico
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Globalization
ISBN : 1506347770
KEY FEATURES: Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which recognizes a single global system and the interdependence of problems across national borders, is used as a framework that explores three broad themes - "Building Human Capital," "Incivility," and "Our Environments" Rich data in easily-understood language highlights the relationships among problems and supporting claims and shows the importance of evidence as well as how to find patterns and analyze data. Mini research exercises guide students in gathering and analyzing data from online sources such as Amnesty International and the World Bank, teaching them how important social facts and forces are measured. Opening vignettes focus on lived experiences in different regions of the world, illustrating the connection between personal problems and larger social and political forces. Critical thinking questions, requiring students to confront moral and ethical questions and to weigh evidence to form an opinion, help them to see the complexity of global issues. Examples of how civil society organizations address social problems demonstrate how citizen groups can influence governments and international organizations.
Author : Palma-Ruiz, Jesús Manuel,Saiz-Álvarez, José Manuel,Herrero-Crespo, Ángel
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781799820994
With the rise of information and communication technologies in today’s world, many regions have begun to adapt into more resource-efficient communities. Integrating technology into a region’s use of resources, also known as smart territories, is becoming a trending topic of research. Understanding the relationship between these innovative techniques and how they impact social innovation is vital when analyzing the sustainable growth of highly populated regions. The Handbook of Research on Smart Territories and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Social Innovation and Sustainable Growth is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the global practices and initiatives of smart territories as well as their impact on sustainable development in different communities. While highlighting topics such as waste management, social innovation, and digital optimization, this publication is ideally designed for civil engineers, urban planners, policymakers, economists, administrators, social scientists, business executives, researchers, educators, and students seeking current research on the development of smart territories and entrepreneurship in various environments.
Author : Bjørn Lomborg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1107679338
There are often blanket claims that the world is facing more problems than ever but there is a lack of empirical data to show where things have deteriorated or in fact improved. In this book, some of the world's leading economists discuss ten problems that have blighted human development, ranging from malnutrition, education, and climate change, to trade barriers and armed conflicts. Costs of the problems are quantified in percent of GDP, giving readers a unique opportunity to understand the development of each problem over the past century and the likely development into the middle of this century, and to compare the size of the challenges. For example: how bad was air pollution in 1900? How has it deteriorated and what about the future? Did climate change cost more than malnutrition in 2010? This pioneering initiative to provide answers to many of these questions will undoubtedly spark debate amongst a wide readership.
Author : Bjørn Lomborg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 0511902158
Bjorn Lomborg challenges world-class economists to describe the costs and benefits of a range of policies to combat global warming.
Author : Bjørn Lomborg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2004-10-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521844460
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Author : Bjørn Lomborg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006-06-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781139457200
Edited by Bjørn Lomborg, this abridged version of the highly acclaimed Global Crises, Global Solutions provides a serious yet accessible springboard for debate and discussion on the world's most serious problems, and what we can do to solve them. In a world fraught with problems and challenges, we need to gauge how to achieve the greatest good with our money. This unique book provides a rich set of dialogs examining ten of the most serious challenges facing the world today: climate change, the spread of communicable diseases, conflicts and arms proliferation, access to education, financial instability, governance and corruption, malnutrition and hunger, migration, sanitation and access to clean water, and subsidies and trade barriers. Each problem is introduced by a world-renowned expert who defines the scale of the issue and examines a range of policy options.
Author : Paul Hawken
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781524704650
• New York Times bestseller • The 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming, based on meticulous research by leading scientists and policymakers around the world “At this point in time, the Drawdown book is exactly what is needed; a credible, conservative solution-by-solution narrative that we can do it. Reading it is an effective inoculation against the widespread perception of doom that humanity cannot and will not solve the climate crisis. Reported by-effects include increased determination and a sense of grounded hope.” —Per Espen Stoknes, Author, What We Think About When We Try Not To Think About Global Warming “There’s been no real way for ordinary people to get an understanding of what they can do and what impact it can have. There remains no single, comprehensive, reliable compendium of carbon-reduction solutions across sectors. At least until now. . . . The public is hungry for this kind of practical wisdom.” —David Roberts, Vox “This is the ideal environmental sciences textbook—only it is too interesting and inspiring to be called a textbook.” —Peter Kareiva, Director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA In the face of widespread fear and apathy, an international coalition of researchers, professionals, and scientists have come together to offer a set of realistic and bold solutions to climate change. One hundred techniques and practices are described here—some are well known; some you may have never heard of. They range from clean energy to educating girls in lower-income countries to land use practices that pull carbon out of the air. The solutions exist, are economically viable, and communities throughout the world are currently enacting them with skill and determination. If deployed collectively on a global scale over the next thirty years, they represent a credible path forward, not just to slow the earth’s warming but to reach drawdown, that point in time when greenhouse gases in the atmosphere peak and begin to decline. These measures promise cascading benefits to human health, security, prosperity, and well-being—giving us every reason to see this planetary crisis as an opportunity to create a just and livable world.
Author : Bjørn Lomborg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2001-08-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781139643696
The Skeptical Environmentalist challenges widely held beliefs that the environmental situation is getting worse and worse. The author, himself a former member of Greenpeace, is critical of the way in which many environmental organisations make selective and misleading use of the scientific evidence. Using the best available statistical information from internationally recognised research institutes, Bjørn Lomborg systematically examines a range of major environmental problems that feature prominently in headline news across the world. His arguments are presented in non-technical, accessible language and are carefully backed up by over 2500 footnotes allowing readers to check sources for themselves. Concluding that there are more reasons for optimism than pessimism, Bjørn Lomborg stresses the need for clear-headed prioritisation of resources to tackle real, not imagined problems. The Skeptical Environmentalist offers readers a non-partisan stocktaking exercise that serves as a useful corrective to the more alarmist accounts favoured by campaign groups and the media.
Author : Bjorn Lomborg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108415453
An analysis of the UN's development targets up until 2030, and the case for prioritizing the most powerful investment areas.
Author : Mamta Swaroop,Sanjay Krishnaswami
Publisher : Springer
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783319142982
This seventh book in the series of Success in Academic Surgery look to sustain the field and facilitate the next generation of leaders in Academic Global Surgery. It brings together a catalogue of current knowledge, needs, and pathways to a career in the field. Academic Global Surgery involves educational, research and clinical collaborations between academic humanitarian surgeons in high-income countries (HIC), their low and middle-income country (LMIC) partners and their respective academic institutions. The goal of these collaborations is improving understanding of surgical disease, and increasing access to and capacity for surgical care in resource-poor regions. In the last few years, the rapid exchange of ideas through social media and other technologies has combined with an increasing appreciation of worldwide health disparities to put the issue of global health at the forefront of our consciousness. Although traditionally neglected within public health initiatives, surgical disease is now recognized as a major contributor to death and disability worldwide, while surgical therapy in resource-poor areas is increasingly being shown to be cost-effective. In response to this growing recognition, what began as mission trips and short-term clinical volunteerism in the developing world has evolved into a burgeoning new field with a broader scope. While the tremendous recent interest from medical students and residents in Globa l Surgery has stimulated an exponential growth of interest in this field, current surgical literature has highlighted the need for further development and delineation of this new discipline within academic surgery.