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The Toyota Way by Jeffrey K Liker Publisher Comments "This book will give you an understanding of what has made Toyota successful and some practical ideas that you can use to develop your own approach to business."--Gary Convis, Managing Office of Toyota Fewer man-hours. Less inventory. The highest quality... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Toyota Way Fieldbook: A Practical Guide for Implementing Toyota's 4Ps by Jeffrey K. Liker Publisher Comments Jeffrey K. Liker, the author of the bestselling The Toyota Way, is Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering and cofounder and Director of the Japan Technology Management Program at the University of Michigan. His work has appeared in The... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Trade Paper
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Believing Cassandra by Alan Atkisson Synopsis A bestseller on Amazon.com within months of its first release, Alan AtKisson's debut book quickly became a modern classic of sustainability literature. Global companies, grassroots groups, university courses, government agencies, and even the US Army... (read more) Your price: $36.75 New - Trade Paper
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Street Smart Sustainability by David Mager Publisher Comments Go Green While Making GreenYou already know why your company should go green. This comprehensive guide tells you how to do it profitably. It details every step of the process-from getting employee buy-in and conducting a current sustainability audit to... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $15.04 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Food Security, Nutrition and Sustainability by Geoffrey (edt) Lawrence Publisher Comments As the threats of food insecurity loom ever larger, the world faces the sad irony of food shortages in the global South alongside a purported 'obesity epidemic' in the global North. The twin issues of food production and food access are of particular... (read more) Your price: $119.25 New - Hardcover
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State of the World: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society (State of the World) by Worldwatch Institute Publisher Comments Since September 11, 2001, many governments have reasserted the centrality of traditional, military-focused security. Yet the aftermath of the ensuing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq underlines once more that lasting security is not found in soldiers... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Environmental Dilemmas: Ethical Decision Making by Robert Mugerauer Publisher Comments Because many people and ecosystems share_or constitute_any given place, they all have a stake in the outcome of what any of us do in regard to environmental problems. It is not surprising that issues are hotly contested given the many divergent interests,... (read more) List Price $44.95 Your price: $43.26 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Standards and Audits for Ethics Management Systems: The European Perspective (Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy) by Josef Wieland Publisher Comments Today's management is faced with the new task of implementing and dealing with standardised ethics management systems and values programs. It is a widely accepted fact that these have to be designed individually and firm specific, if they are to be a... (read more) Your price: $189.50 New - Trade Paper
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Sustainable Development in Mineral Economies by Richard Auty Publisher Comments The mineral economies are an important group of developing countries which have suffered a "resource curse" over the past 20 years--showing a poorer performance than resource-deficient neighbors. This book draws upon case-studies and analysis of nine... (read more) Your price: $178.95 New - Hardcover
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Developing a Plan for the Planet by Ian Chambers Publisher Comments The scale of the global issues we are facing today: unsustainable population growth; climate change; energy supplies; water and food supplies; planeat sustainability and biodiversity; extreme poverty; global health; universal education; conflict... (read more) List Price $94.95 Your price: $91.39 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Comparative Environmental Law & Policy #2: Environmental Regulation Through Financial Organisations, Comparative Perspectives on the Industrial by Benjamin J. Richardson Publisher Comments Environmental Regulation through Financial Organisations examines in the industrialised nations the emerging role of banks, insurers and institutional investors as organisations for articulating and strengthening environmental law and policy. Taking a... (read more) Your price: $193.50 New - Hardcover
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Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere (2ND 10 Edition) by Robert Cox Publisher Comments The Second Edition of Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere remains the only comprehensive introduction to the growing field of environmental communication. This groundbreaking book focuses on the role that human communication plays in... (read more) List Price $61.95 Your price: $44.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Conservation of Great Plains Ecosystems: Current Science, Future Options by Stanley R. Johnson Publisher Comments This text provides a rare combination of a thorough understanding of banking and lending with an innovative scholarly explanation of the concept of stewardship found in accounting, corporate governance, environmental strategy and Christian social ethics.... (read more) List Price $309.00 Your price: $297.41 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Secure From Rash Assault (99 Edition) by James Winter Publisher Comments An Assessment of the damage inflicted on the land and landscape of Britain during the "era of steam." Concentrates on the technological limits and sociocultural restraints on industrialists, engineers, land exploiters, and others with the capacity for... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $15.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Urban Environment and Infrastructure: Toward Livable Cities by Anthony G. Bigio Publisher Comments The "brown agenda," or urban environmental issues, became an important part of the international policy agenda following the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. Urban environmental issues continue to remain a... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $13.30 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Power of Sustainable Thinking: How to Create a Positive Future for the Climate, the Planet, Your Organization and Your Life by Bob Doppelt Publisher Comments The future will be powered by sustainable thinking in business, organizations, governments and everyday life. This revolutionary book tackles climate change, sustainability and life success by starting with your mind. It provides proven staged-based... (read more) Your price: $30.50 New - Trade Paper
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Environmental Sociology: From Analysis to Action by Leslie King Synopsis Environmental Sociology, intended for use in Environmental Sociology courses, uses sociological methods and perspectives to analyze key environmental issues. The reader is organized like an introduction to sociology reader, and comprised of readings that... (read more) Your price: $119.50 New - Hardcover
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Feeding a World Population of More Than Eight Billion People: A Challenge to Science by J. C. Waterlow Publisher Comments Since the 1960s, breakthroughs in agriculture have made it possible to satisfy the world's increasing requirements for food. Can this trend continue over the next thirty years when the world population is projected to exceed eight billion? This book... (read more) Your price: $150.25 New - Hardcover
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Manufacturing Process Technology; Proceedings; 5V. by Zhengyi Jiang Et Al Publisher Comments This five-volume set collects peer-reviewed papers from an April 2011 conference, highlighting new advances and research results in manufacturing science and engineering. The conference brought together researchers, engineers, and scientists from more... (read more) List Price $690.00 Your price: $462.30 New - Trade Paper
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The Limits to Growth Revisited by Ugo Bardi Publisher Comments “The Limits to Growth” (Meadows, 1972) generated unprecedented controversy with its predictions of the eventual collapse of the world's economies. First hailed as a great advance in science, “The Limits to Growth” was subsequently rejected and... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $48.08 Google eBooks - Electronic
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