The first academic textbook covering European retail fashion buying and merchandising. It provides a unique insight into best practice across the fashion industry. - Covering design, marketing, sourcing, negotiation, range planning, supply chain and stock management, it clearly integrates current op[...]
An accessible introduction to preventative management and environmental policy in the industrial economy, Material Concerns offers realistic prospects for improving the quality of life.[...]
I den här fotospäckade boken får vi följa en poplegends liv och karriär, från tiden som barnstjärna till mediehysterin kring hans turnéplaner sommaren 2009.
Michael Jackson ägde scenen, han var fjorton år när han fick sin första listetta som soloartist och albumet Thriller som[...]
Celebrating mid century graphic design with a twist of 'baroque modernism' and a dash of punk-rock confidence, Tim Biskup continues to enchant and inspire fans around the globe with the business-card-sized illustrations that fill his "Jackson 500" volumes. This fourth book in the series presents one[...]
Challenges the assumption of continued economic expansion in rich countries. This book offers an analysis of the consequences, for the planet and for people's wellbeing, of the relentless pursuit of economic growth.[...]
Is more economic growth the solution? Will it deliver prosperity and well-being for a global population projected to reach nine billion? In this explosive book, Tim Jackson, a top sustainability adviser to the UK government, makes a compelling case against continued economic growth in developed nati[...]
Vi står inför en av de största utmaningarna i modern tid.
I kölvattnet av en ekonomisk kris som tycks ropa efter ökad konsumtion måste vi försöka rädda världen undan ett kollapsande klimat. Men hur ska vi lyckas förena evig tillväxt med minskad miljöpåverkan?
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Kasvu pitää talouden pyörät pyörimässä. Kun kasvu katkeaa, yhteiskunnan vakaus järkkyy: yrityksiä menee konkurssiin, ihmiset menettävät työpaikkansa ja päädytään lamaan. Jatkuva kasvu on kuitenkin mahdotonta, sillä maapallo ja sen voimavarat ovat rajalliset. Tim Jackson hahmottelee [...]
Community action is a vital strategy in the fight against climate change and has increasingly informed government policy, academic inquiry and grassroots action since the start of this century. This timely and engaging volume explores both the promise of community-based action in tackling climate ch[...]
What are the greatest pieces of music ever composed? 'The Classic FM Hall of Fame' celebrates classical music's unique ability to stir the emotions of a listener - whether it's the haunting melodies of Gorecki's 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs' or Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas'; the passionately charged [...]