economic development

Provides an overview of the industry, focusing on land use, commodity production, contribution to the country's GDP, and potential careers in the industry.

Learn tips for creating a sustainable community, discover how to build green space, explore green collar opportunities and more. In this episode, a guide to urban greening through urban planning, community gardens, forestry and agriculture is presented.

Examines the controversies arising from the opportunities being created for energy resources in the Arctic, due to global warming.

An introduction to the law of supply and demand, discussing what it is, how it impacts communities and provides a brief look at shortage and scarcity.

Supply and demand is an economic relationships. When the supply of an item increases, the demand decreases and vice versa. In this book, readers learn about different factors, such as seasons and popularity, that affect the demand of a good. Real-world examples of supply and demand are also presented, including facts devoted to pandemic-era impacts. Colorful and clear graphics, such as maps, charts, and infographics, give readers an alternative to text-heavy sources. Action-based activities leave students with a better understanding for how supply and demand works in the economy. This book also includes a glossary, index, suggested reading and websites, and a bibliography.

Argues that the source of economic progress, including the rise in living standards; improvements in nutrition, housing, clothing, and health; and a reduction in labor, drudgery, famine, and disease; can be found in the technological creativity of the past.

Examines history's most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times ahead will likely be radically different from those in recent memory.

Provides an overview of the industry, focusing on land use, commodity production, contribution to the country's GDP, and potential careers in the industry.

Supply and Demand introduces readers to the concept of supply and demand using familiar examples, such as shopping and holidays.

"This book will convince you that everything you think about climate change is wrong--and points the way toward making the world a vastly better, if slightly warmer, place for us all"--OCLC.