|
Showing 1 - 3 of
3 matches in All Departments
Place names tell us much about a country -- its history, its
landscape, its people, its aspirations, its self-image, The study
of place names called toponymics unlocks the stories that are in
every street name and landmark. In Singapore, the existence of
various races, cultures and languages, as well as its history of
colonization, immigration and nationalism has given rise to a
complex history of place names. But how did these places get their
names? This revised and expanded 4th edition of the book
incorporates additional information, from archival research as well
as interviews that have come to light since the last edition. Also
included are many new entries that have presented themselves as
Singapore's built environment undergoes redevelopment. Expanded by
over 100 pages.
Sustainability Matters is a compilation of some of the best
research papers by students from the National University of
Singapore's multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary graduate
programme in environmental studies, the M.Sc. in Environmental
Management [MEM]. This collection is for the period 2012/2013 and
2013/2014. Entitled Sustainability Matters: Environmental and
Climate Changes in the Asia-Pacific, this is the fifth compilation
by the programme, and comprises 18 of the best research papers
completed during this period. The papers have been edited for
brevity. They analyse the many challenges to effective
environmental management covering countries including Bangladesh,
Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and the US.
Issues examined include biodiversity conservation, environmental
impact assessments, energy, food security, sustainable business
practices, public housing, environmental education, and climate
change.The first compilation, Sustainability Matters: Environmental
Management in Asia was published in 2010 (World Scientific) and
comprised the best papers from 2001/2002 to 2006/2007. The second,
Sustainability Matters: Challenges and Opportunities in
Environmental Management in Asia was published in 2011 (Pearson),
and comprised the best papers from 2007/2008 and 2008/2009. The
third and fourth compilations (World Scientific) comprised the best
papers from the period 2009/2010 to 2011/2012.The papers are edited
by five staff members from different disciplines in the MEM
programme: Lye Lin-Heng, Victor R Savage, Kua Harn-Wei, Chou
Loke-Ming and Tan Puay-Yok.
This is a compilation of some of the best research papers of
students from the MSc (Environmental Management) programme at the
National University of Singapore from 2001-2006. They have been
edited for brevity and cover a wide range of topics encompassing
Corporate Environmental Management, the Conservation of Biological
Diversity, Land use Planning, the Marine Environment, the
Environment and Economic Development, Energy Sustainability, as
well as Urban Pollution and Waste Management. These issues are
examined in the context of different Asian countries, including
Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal,
Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. This book provides perspectives of
the many challenges that confront environmental managers, and
ventures to suggest some solutions.
|
You may like...
Catan
(16)
R1,150
R887
Discovery Miles 8 870
|