Sustainability Considerations for Procurement Tools and Capabilities: Summary of a Workshop [1 ed.] 9780309262606, 9780309262590

Sustainability, Capabilities and Human Security 3030389049, 9783030389048

Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum have made major contributions to development studies and social philosophy, yet sustaina

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Green Public Procurement Strategies for Environmental Sustainability 1522570837, 9781522570837

The worldwide consumption of resources is causing environmental damage at a rate that cannot be sustained. Apart from th

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Pathways to Urban Sustainability: A Focus on the Houston Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop [1 ed.] 9780309313476, 9780309313469

The workshop was convened to explore the region's approach to urban sustainability, with an emphasis on building th

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Developing a Framework for Measuring Community Resilience: Summary of a Workshop [1 ed.] 9780309347396, 9780309347389

The 2012 National Research Council report Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative highlighted the challenges of incre

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Public Procurement: Theory, Practices and Tools 3031184890, 9783031184895

This upper-level open access textbook uses an interdisciplinary perspective to discuss the ‘what and why’ of public proc

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Enhancing BioWatch Capabilities Through Technology and Collaboration: Proceedings of a Workshop [1 ed.] 9780309451697, 9780309451680

The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) BioWatch program aims to provide an early indication of an aeros

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Pathways to Urban Sustainability: The Atlanta Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop [1 ed.] 9780309211994, 9780309211987

The U.S. population is more than 80 percent urban. Recognizing that many metropolitan areas in the United States have be

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Knowledge-Action Systems for Seasonal to Interannual Climate Forecasting: Summary of a Workshop 0309092728, 9780309092722, 9780309544726

The National Academies' Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability hosted a workshop 'Knowledge-A

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Databases for Estimating Health Insurance Coverage for Children: A Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309162418, 9780309162401

This report summarizes the proceedings of a workshop convened in June 2010 to critically examine the various databases t

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Cost and EU Public Procurement Law: Life-Cycle Costing for Sustainability 2019025280, 2019025281, 9780367181987, 9780429060045

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