Written by a group of academics and practitioners, this guide is for construction practitioners having to manage real projects. It shows how the risk management process improves decision making in conditions of uncertainty. This new edition includes the input of the Turnbull report, as well as to introduce the concept of corporate, strategic ...
Exploring in depth such specific areas as local food taboos, methods of preparation of food dishes, statistics of protein intake, and the productivity of fisheries, Man, Fishes, and the Amazon will prove to be an important source of research, as well as an invaluable case study, for anthropologists, ichthyologists, and geographers.
Melts myths surrounding youth ministry, revitalising a passion for the work. There are seven myths that have grown up in and around ministry to young people and they are dampening the passion that is needed to excel in youth ministry. Not everyone will have been taken in by every myth, but once these myths have been melted it will give youth ...
Vividly illustrating the riches of the endangered tropical rainforests, this book stresses the significance of losing whole populations of wild crops harboring potentially valuable genes. "This splendid book does much to remind us of the most significant legacy of the tropical rainforests. As repositories of germ plasm, sources of new crops and ...
Far into the Atlantic Ocean, the outflow from the Amazon River creates a "sweet sea" of fresh water. At the river's mouth, a vast delta of river channels and marshes, floodplain and upland forests, open and scrub savannas, floating meadows, and mangrove swamps hosts an astonishingly diverse assemblage of plant and animal life. So rich is this ...
Focuses on strategic-oriented project management and identifying the role of project management in organizations. It offers a clear methodological background for managing projects. The theme of decision-making and the exploration of the strong interrelationship between strategic objectives and projects are central to the book. Emphasizes the ...
Estimates can be prepared at any stage during a project but in order to make use of an estimate it is important to consider its purpose, the stage of the project when it was prepared and the degree of risk in the project. To have any meaning, the purpose of any estimate must be linked to the stages of the project and to the data available. ...
This collection of the folklore of peasants living in the Amazon basin, who regard their environment with awe and respect, focuses on the significance of myths and legends as a message of conservation.
The Amazon basin, the world's largest remaining tropical rain forest, is experiencing rapid ecological and socio-economic changes. This book examines the forces behind these changes and considers current threats to the forests and their biodiversity. Various strategies for conserving forests and other regional resources are outlined, with an ...
Professor Blabbermouth and her assistant, the Rat, are boldly going where no rat has gone before in their shuttle, "Moon Cheese 1". The sky is clear and the moon is bright, but little do they know that they have a stowaway on board, their dastardly neighbour Doctor Doctor.
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