Authors:Mike Fasulo, Paul Walker,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: careers, series, environment
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2007-03-16
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 0071476113
ISBN-13: 9780071476119

Find an exciting, fulfilling career--and save the world at the same time! Our environment is in serious jeopardy and has been for a long time. The difference today is that fewer and fewer people in power are denying the fact--which means that more and more jobs are sprouting up to help solve the problem. From government to private industry, money is now being channeled into saving the environment--and there’s a place in this hot new industry for you! Careers in the Environment gives you invaluable tips for finding a job in one of the many areas that make up this diverse fi

Author: Ms. Linda Fasulo
Publisher: Yale University Press
Keywords: second, guide, insider
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 2009-06-09
List price: $17.00
ISBN-10: 0300141971
ISBN-13: 9780300141979

This completely revised edition of Linda Fasulo’s popular guide to the United Nations surveys the world body’s programs and activities, and covers key issues including human rights, climate change, counterterrorism, nuclear proliferation, peacekeeping, and UN reform.  It also offers guidelines for setting up a Model UN.   "No one knows the big picture and inner workings of the UN better than Linda Fasulo. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in international affairs."—Tom Brokaw, NBC News"With fine journalistic clarity, the author leads readers through the complex organizati

Author: Ms. Linda Fasulo
Publisher: Yale University Press
Keywords: guide, insider
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2005-03-08
List price: $18.00
ISBN-10: 0300107625
ISBN-13: 9780300107623

The United Nations increasingly finds itself at the center of world events in an age of rapid globalization. Now, more than ever, it is imperative that we understand its structure and functions. In this highly readable book, a prominent news correspondent at the UN provides a colorful introduction to its activities and goals.UN correspondent Linda Fasulo draws on her own observations as well as on the insights of other individuals who have been active in the UN, including US ambassadors Richard Holbrooke, Madeleine Albright, and John Negroponte. She explains how the UN came into existence, wha

Author: Manfredi Fasulo
Publisher: BiblioLife
Keywords: capri, isola
Number of Pages: 136
Published: 2009-01-28
List price: $19.75
ISBN-10: 1103153560
ISBN-13: 9781103153565

Authors:Mike Briggs, Mike Briggs, Stan Buck, Mike Smith,
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Keywords: icheme, revamping, mothballing, decommissioning
Number of Pages: 135
Published: 1997-01-01
List price: $110.40
ISBN-10: 0852953259
ISBN-13: 9780852953259

This guide seeks to identify the differences in thinking and action needed in decommissioning and concentrates on them. The three parts cover: Pre-project considerations, Project set-up and Project execution. IChemE, the Institution of Chemical Engineers, is the center for chemical, biochemical and process engineering professionals worldwide. We are the heart of the process community, promoting competence and a commitment to sustainable development, advancing the discipline for the benefit of society and supporting the professional development of members. Some of the areas we publish in includ

Authors:James Sutherland, Dawn Humm, Mike Chrimes, Mike Chrim
Publisher: Thomas Telford Publishing
Keywords: appraisal, background, concrete, historic
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2000-01-01
List price: $190.00
ISBN-10: 072772875X
ISBN-13: 9780727728753

Historic concrete deals predominantly with concrete in Britain, but makes reference to discoveries and works in other countries where these have influenced practice in Britain. It examines the history of reinforced and prestressed concrete and also includes chapters covering military applications of concrete and its use in tunnels, roads and pavements, water-retaining structures and dams.

Authors:Mike Calver, Alan Lymbery, Jennifer McComb, Mike Bamf
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: biology, environmental
Number of Pages: 688
Published: 2009-06-08
List price: $84.00
ISBN-10: 0521679826
ISBN-13: 9780521679824

Environmental Biology offers a fresh, problem-solving treatment of the topic for students requiring a biology background before further study in environmental science, sustainable development or environmental engineering. It begins with an environmental theme that carries through the text, using three major case studies with a regional focus. Key foundational knowledge is introduced and developed as the text progresses, with students encouraged to integrate their accumulated learning to reach solutions. A comprehensive coverage of scientific method, including field experimentation and field te