Architectural Metal Surfaces

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Architectural Metal Surfaces demonstrates techniques for achieving a variety of surface effects through the application of texture, color treatments, and lighting effects.
* Presents more than 150 illustrations.
* Helps develop realistic expectations and accurate specifications and details.
* Describes the durability and maintenance requirements of various finishes.

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Architectural Metal Surfaces
L William Zahner
Manufacturer: WILEY, JOHN @ & SONS
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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This book offers the first collected works of the poetry of Piero Heliczer, an important underground poet, filmmaker, actor (Flaming Creatures), and musician (he was present in seminal jams which evolved into the Velvet Underground) and a small press publisher (Dead Language Press). Heliczer blends abstract or atmospheric images to create an almost religious notion of poetry and life. He was a crucial but obscure figure in the art underground of the Lower East Side 1960s.

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At Last, Piero Gets Some Credit.......2002-07-25

I knew Piero Heliczer, and was shocked to hear of this death. He was a talented filmmaker, poet, writer, musician, and all around scenester back in the Warhol days, although he pretty much developed a circle of his own collaborators. If only his films were available on DVD!! In the meantime, as one of the forgotten founders of the 60s New York avantgarde movement, this book is a fitting tribute to Piero's poetic vision. Unlike some of this contemporaries, Piero wasn't particularly skillful at publicizing his works, or his contribution to experimental cinema / poetry history, which accounts in some measure for his near obscurity. But don't let that put you off; this is great work. It's nice to see that Gerard Malanga and Anselm Hollo have put this volume out. It's a beautiful job. Highly recommended.

American Poet.......2002-02-09

In the sort-of easy, surrealist, mannerism of Heliczer's work, we are simultaneously charmed and made aware of a dark undercurrent of thought that keeps us questioning his intention. His line breaks and diction do seem arbitrary at times, but his metaphors provide many interesting hooks that coalesce in the imagination long after the book has been set aside for other interests.
Ultimately, what we come away with is the idea that Heliczer has left us with a testament to his double vision, as he synthesizes late twentieth-century New York in the mindset of a medieval troubadour. Amid the sometimes sterile environment of contemporary poetry, this book provides a fruitful cathedral of new avenues for a whole new audience, giving Heliczer a rightful position among the visionary artists of the twentieth century.

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Voluntary approaches, such as corporate codes of conduct, have been widely advocated as alternatives to traditional approaches to environmental regulation. Yet concern remains that companies cannot be trusted to police themselves and that many of the putative advantages of self regulation, such as reduced cost and increased flexibility, have not been realized in practice. The book systematically analyzes three initiatives (environmental management systems, the Australian Greenhouse Challenge and the Australian mining industry's Code for Environmental Management) and their contribution to public environmental policy. By moving the debate away from narrow considerations of economic efficiency towards a broader framework that accounts for the multiple goals to which environmental policy needs to be directed, this book significantly enhances our understanding of the role that voluntary approaches can play in achieving environmental policy goals. The book is required reading for all those concerned with the design and implementation of modern environmental policy.

California's experience with a voluntary approach to reducing nitrate contamination of groundwater: the Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP). ... from: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

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California's experience with a voluntary approach to reducing nitrate contamination of groundwater: the Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP). ... from: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
Jacques Franco , Stephan Schad , and Casey Walsh Cady
Manufacturer: Soil & Water Conservation Society
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000921MBK
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, published by Soil & Water Conservation Society on March 1, 1994. The length of the article is 3441 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: California instituted the Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) to reduce nitrate contamination of groundwater in various areas. FREP initially chose three agricultural areas with high levels of nitrate contamination and a population that depends on the groundwater for drinking. The program brought together farmers, industry, researchers and the government to address the nitrate problem. The initial projects involving the Salinas Valley, the San Joaquin Valley and the Fall River Valley increased the efficiency of fertilizer application and reduced nitrate contamination to groundwater.

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Title: California's experience with a voluntary approach to reducing nitrate contamination of groundwater: the Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP). (Nutrient Management)
Author: Jacques Franco
Publication: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 1994
Publisher: Soil & Water Conservation Society
Volume: v49 Issue: n2 Page: pS76(6)

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Stakeholder participation in the design of environmental policy mixes [An article from: Ecological Economics]

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Stakeholder participation in the design of environmental policy mixes [An article from: Ecological Economics]
R. Santos , P. Antunes , G. Baptista , P. Mateus , and Mad
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000PAUSY8

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This digital document is a journal article from Ecological Economics, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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This paper presents a new approach to the development of environmental policy, relying on the combination of several instruments to achieve different objectives and on the active involvement of the stakeholders in the policy development process. The development of an innovative system of environmental policy instruments for sustainable management of pig farming in a municipality in Portugal is used to illustrate the proposed approach. The system is based on the adoption of a policy mix, combining a command and control approach, established through a regulation for the pig farming sector, with economic instruments (a sustainability fund and a tradable pig raising rights system) and voluntary approaches (an eco-label for meat products from farms with superior sustainability performance). The design of the instruments has followed a participatory and transparent approach, where the stakeholders were actively engaged in the decision making process.

The Voluntary Approach to Environmental Policy: Joint Environmental Policy-making in Europe

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The Voluntary Approach to Environmental Policy: Joint Environmental Policy-making in Europe

Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Binding: Hardcover

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Voluntary agreements and other approaches based on co-operation between public authorities and (agro) industrial polluters are rapidly gaining importance throughout Europe. This so-called Joint Environmental Policy-making (JEP) is increasingly being presented as a 'third way', alongside direct regulation through laws and the use of financial sticks and carrots in the form of eco-taxes and subsidies. Successes and failures are reported from JEP experiences in various European countries. This book seeks to evaluate these experiences. Is JEP really the panacea it is sometimes claimed to be? To what extent does JEP actually fit into different national policy systems and cultures? Is the application of JEP dependant on specific circumstances? In answering these and other questions, the book focuses on the forces and institutional conditions that are likely to promote the introduction, determine the form, and contribute to the successful functioning of JEP arrangements. Against the background of both deregulation and ecological modernization tendencies in European environmental policy, this book offers detailed analysis of JEP in three European countries (Austria, Denmark, and the Netherlands) and in three areas: industrial energy efficiency, food labelling, and package waste. The volume contributes to a better understanding of JEP in Europe and formulates policy recommendations for its successful implementation. But it also contributes to comparative environmental policy studies in providing an innovative approach.

Voluntary Approaches for Environmental Policy: Effectiveness, Efficiency and Usage in Policy Mixes

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Voluntary Approaches for Environmental Policy: Effectiveness, Efficiency and Usage in Policy Mixes
OECD. Published by : OECD Publishing
Manufacturer: Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development
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Binding: Paperback

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Do voluntary approaches deliver the expected environmental benefits? Do they help reach environmental targets in a cost-effective way? This report provides an assessment of the use of voluntary approaches building on a number of new case st

Voluntary Approaches in Climate Policy (New Horizons in Environmental Economics)

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Voluntary Approaches in Climate Policy (New Horizons in Environmental Economics)

Manufacturer: Edward Elgar Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover

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Voluntary approaches (VAs) are increasingly implemented in different countries as the main instrument in environmental policies. The authors focus on the economics of VAs, their advantages and disadvantages and how they compare with other climate policy instruments.

Voluntary Approaches in Climate Policy illustrates how corporate voluntarism can be harnessed to mitigate the climatic impact of business, and assesses the economics of VAs at the firm level and in the context of climate policies. It goes on to explore their efficiency and effectiveness, how they compare and combine with other instruments, how they impact competition and why they get adopted. Many questions are addressed and answered, such as:

• What kinds of VAs have been implemented in different countries?
• How did they perform under various economic and environmental criteria?
• What are the key factors in increasing firms' participation in VAs?
• How do VAs combine with other climate policy instruments such as carbon taxes and emissions trading?
• How could they be designed for better performance?

The book also contains an overview of VAs with a summary of each contribution, their main policy implications and suggestions for future research.

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In recent years, voluntary approaches to emission reductions have increasingly been adopted by major companies all over the world and have increasingly been supported by regulatory bodies and public administrations. Despite this world-wide effort to achieve a better environmental performance through voluntary approaches, economic analysis has somehow neglected the importance of voluntary approaches as an environmental policy instrument. This book is a first attempt to fill this gap by gathering together all major experts in the fields and by providing a detailed analysis of all main aspects characterising the design and implementation of voluntary approaches in environmental policy. The book, which is the outcome of cooperation between the École des Mines of Paris and the Fondazione ENI E. Mattei, within the EU Concerted Action on Market Based Policy Instruments for Environmental Protection, contains both theoretical analyses and case studies. The chapters of this book therefore provide a useful assessment of the main features and of the potential implementation problems of a new, important and promising environmental policy instrument.

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The Voluntary Approach to Environmental Policy : Joint Environmental Policy-making in Europe
Arthur Mol
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MUBU16

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The Voluntary Approach to Environmental Policy : Joint Environmental Policy-making in Europe
Arthur Mol
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press(UK)
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OL3LT2

Voluntary Approaches for Environmental Policy: An Assessment

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Voluntary Approaches for Environmental Policy: An Assessment
Peter Borkey , Matthieu Glachant , and Francois Leveque
Manufacturer: Organization for Economic
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ASIN: 9264171312

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The growing turbulence of today's economic life requires innovative approaches to economics. There have been recent dissident works examining both micro- and macroeconomics which call into question orthodox indicators of economic performance--such as profit and gross national product. The present work adds to such innovative economic thought by offering an indeterministic conceptualization of different levels of an economy and by elaborating a variety of stages of economic development, each with its respective measure of performance. The main conclusions arrived at in this unique work suggest that the fundamental tenets of present-day economic thought must be re-examined. * The overall scheme of measuring changes in economics based on constant prices for some base year must be redesigned in order to avoid measuring development under the guise of measuring growth; * The market price of a business has to be set on the basis of the value of its potential. * It is advisable to measure the firm's current economic performance based on the criterion which designates the gap between the firm's potential and a properly defined ideal state; * Methods of teaching business should be distinguished depending on students' expected right-brain or left-brain orientation; * It is important to realize that the subjective elements of decision-making by the leaders of an economic system or subsystem are intrinsic to indeterministic development of the economy.

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Indeterministic Economics
Aron Katsenelinboigen
Manufacturer: Praeger Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000ORFZVS

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Discover what happened to the economy after 9/11—from an insider outlook

Many Thin Companies: The Change in Customer Dealings and Managers Since September 11, 2001 is an up-to-date examination of the aftereffects of the World Trade Center bombings upon businesses nationwide. In this important text, you will learn about the efforts of several companies that were hit hard by 9/11, including Aon Corporation and PricewaterhouseCoopers. This resource will help university professors and students—as well as consultants and managers already at work—understand more clearly the current business trends and prepare them for future consequences.

Many Thin Companies looks at how the tragedy has forever altered the economy, advertising practices, and consumer behavior. The book supplies statistics and case studies for New York City commerce, the airlines industry, and several well-known companies from both before and after 9/11—revealing the patterns of growth, decline, and return. It also contains valuable information on how companies can reorganize their internal structure and distribution of funds with more effort on safety and crisis management planning.

With Many Thin Companies, you'll gain a better understanding of:

New York City's proposed budget gap-closing plan increasing security needs despite financial difficulties "The Verizon Promise"—how Verizon was able to restore service in Manhattan in one week, thanks to preparedness and sales organization communication starting over—planning new outcomes for businesses after unexpected hardships performance issues—how to take care of the employees after a crisis international marketing concerns post-September 11

Many Thin Companies: The Change in Customer Dealings and Managers Since September 11, 2001 provides a wealth of data that can be used to help prepare companies and industries for the short- and long-term consequences of 9/11. This book can help you prevent oversights and ensure that the businesses you work with are dependable to shareholders and consumers when that security is most needed.

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