Author: HERRERO DOMINGO, RICARDO
Publisher: Ediciones Paraninfo, S.A.
ISBN: 8428341788
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : es
Pages : 176
Book Description
En toda organización resulta fundamental e imprescindible comunicarse, ya sea con personas dentro de la propia organización o fuera de ella. Esta comunicación puede ser tanto oral como escrita y para dominarla es esencial conocer cuáles son las características básicas de dichos procesos de intercambio de información.;Por otra parte, y gracias a los equipos informáticos, hoy por hoy gran parte de las comunicaciones empresariales se realizan a través de soportes informáticos, de ahí la necesidad de saber cuáles son esos soportes y cómo funcionan. Se ha modificado sustancialmente esta unidad en lo que se refiere al correo electrónico y al procesador de textos, actualizando los contenidos a la versión 2016 de las aplicaciones de Microsoft Office.;Todos estos aspectos son abordados de manera sencilla y con un enfoque práctico y didáctico en esta obra. Para afianzar los conocimientos que se van presentando a lo largo del libro, los autores han decidido incorporar una completa selección de actividades resueltas que enriquecen la exposición de conceptos y contribuyen a una mejor asimilación de los mismos. Además, se han añadido nuevas y más completas actividades para que el alumno pueda “aprender haciendo”.;Asimismo, el libro se adecúa exactamente a las exigencias curriculares y normativas definidas y desarrolladas en el RD 645/2011 de 9 de mayo que regula los contenidos necesarios para la obtención del certificado de profesionalidad ADGG0408 O peraciones auxiliares de servicios administrativos generales de la familia de Administración y gestión. Responde fielmente al currículo de la unidad formativa a la que hace referencia el título, se integra en el módulo formativo titulado Operaciones básicas de comunicación, esencial para cuantos se forman en este ámbito y desempeñan o aspiran a desempeñar puestos de trabajo vinculados a este entorno profesional.;Incluye una nueva y más completa propuesta de actividades.
Comunicación oral y escrita en la empresa - Microsoft Office 2016
Author: HERRERO DOMINGO, RICARDO
Publisher: Ediciones Paraninfo, S.A.
ISBN: 8428341788
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : es
Pages : 176
Book Description
En toda organización resulta fundamental e imprescindible comunicarse, ya sea con personas dentro de la propia organización o fuera de ella. Esta comunicación puede ser tanto oral como escrita y para dominarla es esencial conocer cuáles son las características básicas de dichos procesos de intercambio de información.;Por otra parte, y gracias a los equipos informáticos, hoy por hoy gran parte de las comunicaciones empresariales se realizan a través de soportes informáticos, de ahí la necesidad de saber cuáles son esos soportes y cómo funcionan. Se ha modificado sustancialmente esta unidad en lo que se refiere al correo electrónico y al procesador de textos, actualizando los contenidos a la versión 2016 de las aplicaciones de Microsoft Office.;Todos estos aspectos son abordados de manera sencilla y con un enfoque práctico y didáctico en esta obra. Para afianzar los conocimientos que se van presentando a lo largo del libro, los autores han decidido incorporar una completa selección de actividades resueltas que enriquecen la exposición de conceptos y contribuyen a una mejor asimilación de los mismos. Además, se han añadido nuevas y más completas actividades para que el alumno pueda “aprender haciendo”.;Asimismo, el libro se adecúa exactamente a las exigencias curriculares y normativas definidas y desarrolladas en el RD 645/2011 de 9 de mayo que regula los contenidos necesarios para la obtención del certificado de profesionalidad ADGG0408 O peraciones auxiliares de servicios administrativos generales de la familia de Administración y gestión. Responde fielmente al currículo de la unidad formativa a la que hace referencia el título, se integra en el módulo formativo titulado Operaciones básicas de comunicación, esencial para cuantos se forman en este ámbito y desempeñan o aspiran a desempeñar puestos de trabajo vinculados a este entorno profesional.;Incluye una nueva y más completa propuesta de actividades.
Publisher: Ediciones Paraninfo, S.A.
ISBN: 8428341788
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : es
Pages : 176
Book Description
En toda organización resulta fundamental e imprescindible comunicarse, ya sea con personas dentro de la propia organización o fuera de ella. Esta comunicación puede ser tanto oral como escrita y para dominarla es esencial conocer cuáles son las características básicas de dichos procesos de intercambio de información.;Por otra parte, y gracias a los equipos informáticos, hoy por hoy gran parte de las comunicaciones empresariales se realizan a través de soportes informáticos, de ahí la necesidad de saber cuáles son esos soportes y cómo funcionan. Se ha modificado sustancialmente esta unidad en lo que se refiere al correo electrónico y al procesador de textos, actualizando los contenidos a la versión 2016 de las aplicaciones de Microsoft Office.;Todos estos aspectos son abordados de manera sencilla y con un enfoque práctico y didáctico en esta obra. Para afianzar los conocimientos que se van presentando a lo largo del libro, los autores han decidido incorporar una completa selección de actividades resueltas que enriquecen la exposición de conceptos y contribuyen a una mejor asimilación de los mismos. Además, se han añadido nuevas y más completas actividades para que el alumno pueda “aprender haciendo”.;Asimismo, el libro se adecúa exactamente a las exigencias curriculares y normativas definidas y desarrolladas en el RD 645/2011 de 9 de mayo que regula los contenidos necesarios para la obtención del certificado de profesionalidad ADGG0408 O peraciones auxiliares de servicios administrativos generales de la familia de Administración y gestión. Responde fielmente al currículo de la unidad formativa a la que hace referencia el título, se integra en el módulo formativo titulado Operaciones básicas de comunicación, esencial para cuantos se forman en este ámbito y desempeñan o aspiran a desempeñar puestos de trabajo vinculados a este entorno profesional.;Incluye una nueva y más completa propuesta de actividades.
Comunicación oral y escrita en la empresa - Outlook y Microsoft Word 2007
Author: HERRERO DOMINGO, RICARDO
Publisher: Ediciones Paraninfo, S.A.
ISBN: 842832767X
Category : Education
Languages : es
Pages : 140
Book Description
En toda organización resulta fundamental e imprescindible comunicarse, ya sea con personas dentro de la propia organización o fuera de ella. Esta comunicación puede ser tanto oral como escrita y para dominarla es esencial conocer cuáles son las características básicas de dichos procesos de intercambio de información.;Por otra parte, y gracias a los equipos informáticos, hoy por hoy gran parte de las comunicaciones empresariales se realizan a través de soportes informáticos, de ahí la necesidad de saber cuáles son esos soportes y cómo funcionan.;Todos estos aspectos son abordados de manera sencilla y con un enfoque práctico y didáctico en esta obra, y ello prestando especial atención al uso del correo electrónico y procesador de textos también en su versión 2007. Para afianzar los conocimientos que se van presentando a lo largo del libro, los autores han decidido incorporar una completa selección de actividades resueltas que enriquecen la exposición de conceptos y contribuyen a una mejor asimilación de los mismos.;Asimismo, el libro se adecúa exactamente a las exigencias curriculares y normativas definidas y desarrolladas en el RD 645/2011 de 9 de mayo que regula los contenidos necesarios para la obtención de diversos certificados de profesionalidad en la familia profesional de Administración y gestión. Responde fielmente al currículo de la unidad formativa a la que hace referencia el título, se integra en el módulo formativo titulado Operaciones básicas de comunicación, esencial para cuantos se forman en este ámbito y desempeñan o aspiran a desempeñar puestos de trabajo vinculados a este entorno profesional.
Publisher: Ediciones Paraninfo, S.A.
ISBN: 842832767X
Category : Education
Languages : es
Pages : 140
Book Description
En toda organización resulta fundamental e imprescindible comunicarse, ya sea con personas dentro de la propia organización o fuera de ella. Esta comunicación puede ser tanto oral como escrita y para dominarla es esencial conocer cuáles son las características básicas de dichos procesos de intercambio de información.;Por otra parte, y gracias a los equipos informáticos, hoy por hoy gran parte de las comunicaciones empresariales se realizan a través de soportes informáticos, de ahí la necesidad de saber cuáles son esos soportes y cómo funcionan.;Todos estos aspectos son abordados de manera sencilla y con un enfoque práctico y didáctico en esta obra, y ello prestando especial atención al uso del correo electrónico y procesador de textos también en su versión 2007. Para afianzar los conocimientos que se van presentando a lo largo del libro, los autores han decidido incorporar una completa selección de actividades resueltas que enriquecen la exposición de conceptos y contribuyen a una mejor asimilación de los mismos.;Asimismo, el libro se adecúa exactamente a las exigencias curriculares y normativas definidas y desarrolladas en el RD 645/2011 de 9 de mayo que regula los contenidos necesarios para la obtención de diversos certificados de profesionalidad en la familia profesional de Administración y gestión. Responde fielmente al currículo de la unidad formativa a la que hace referencia el título, se integra en el módulo formativo titulado Operaciones básicas de comunicación, esencial para cuantos se forman en este ámbito y desempeñan o aspiran a desempeñar puestos de trabajo vinculados a este entorno profesional.
A Web-Based Approach to Measure Skill Mismatches and Skills Profiles for a Developing Country:
Author: Jeisson Arley Cárdenas Rubio
Publisher: Editorial Universidad del Rosario
ISBN: 9587845455
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
"Several interdisciplinary studies highlight imperfect information as a possible explanation of skill mismatches, which in turn has implications for unemployment and informality rates. Despite information failures and their consequences, countries like Colombia (where informality and unemployment rates are high) lack a proper labour market information system to identify skill mismatches and employer skill requirements. One reason for this absence is the cost of collecting labour market data. Recently, the potential use of online job portals as a source of labour market information has gained the attention of researchers and policymakers, since these portals can provide quick and relatively low-cost data collection. As such, these portals could be of use for Colombia. However, debates continue about the efficacy of this use, particularly concerning the robustness of the collected data. This book implements a novel mixed-methods approach (such as web scraping, text mining, machine learning, etc.) to investigate to what extent a web-based model of skill mismatches can be developed for Colombia. The main contribution of this book is demonstrating that, with the proper techniques, job portals can be a robust source of labour market information. In doing so, it also contributes to current knowledge by developing a conceptual and methodological approach to identify skills, occupations, and skill mismatches using online job advertisements, which would otherwise be too complex to be collected and analysed via other means. By applying this novel methodology, this study provides new empirical data on the extent and nature of skill mismatches in Colombia for a considerable set of non-agricultural occupations in the urban and formal economy. Moreover, this information can be used as a complement to household surveys to monitor potential skill shortages. Thus, the findings are useful for policymakers, statisticians, and education and training providers, among others."
Publisher: Editorial Universidad del Rosario
ISBN: 9587845455
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
"Several interdisciplinary studies highlight imperfect information as a possible explanation of skill mismatches, which in turn has implications for unemployment and informality rates. Despite information failures and their consequences, countries like Colombia (where informality and unemployment rates are high) lack a proper labour market information system to identify skill mismatches and employer skill requirements. One reason for this absence is the cost of collecting labour market data. Recently, the potential use of online job portals as a source of labour market information has gained the attention of researchers and policymakers, since these portals can provide quick and relatively low-cost data collection. As such, these portals could be of use for Colombia. However, debates continue about the efficacy of this use, particularly concerning the robustness of the collected data. This book implements a novel mixed-methods approach (such as web scraping, text mining, machine learning, etc.) to investigate to what extent a web-based model of skill mismatches can be developed for Colombia. The main contribution of this book is demonstrating that, with the proper techniques, job portals can be a robust source of labour market information. In doing so, it also contributes to current knowledge by developing a conceptual and methodological approach to identify skills, occupations, and skill mismatches using online job advertisements, which would otherwise be too complex to be collected and analysed via other means. By applying this novel methodology, this study provides new empirical data on the extent and nature of skill mismatches in Colombia for a considerable set of non-agricultural occupations in the urban and formal economy. Moreover, this information can be used as a complement to household surveys to monitor potential skill shortages. Thus, the findings are useful for policymakers, statisticians, and education and training providers, among others."
Innovating with Concept Mapping
Author: Alberto Cañas
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 331945501X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Concept Mapping, CMC 2016, held in Tallinn, Estonia, in September 2016. The 25 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 135 submissions. The papers address issues such as facilitation of learning; eliciting, capturing, archiving, and using “expert” knowledge; planning instruction; assessment of “deep” understandings; research planning; collaborative knowledge modeling; creation of “knowledge portfolios”; curriculum design; eLearning, and administrative and strategic planning and monitoring.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 331945501X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Concept Mapping, CMC 2016, held in Tallinn, Estonia, in September 2016. The 25 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 135 submissions. The papers address issues such as facilitation of learning; eliciting, capturing, archiving, and using “expert” knowledge; planning instruction; assessment of “deep” understandings; research planning; collaborative knowledge modeling; creation of “knowledge portfolios”; curriculum design; eLearning, and administrative and strategic planning and monitoring.
The Book of Daniel
Author: E.L. Doctorow
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0307762955
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The central figure of this novel is a young man whose parents were executed for conspiring to steal atomic secrets for Russia. His name is Daniel Isaacson, and as the story opens, his parents have been dead for many years. He has had a long time to adjust to their deaths. He has not adjusted. Out of the shambles of his childhood, he has constructed a new life—marriage to an adoring girl who gives him a son of his own, and a career in scholarship. It is a life that enrages him. In the silence of the library at Columbia University, where he is supposedly writing a Ph.D. dissertation, Daniel composes something quite different. It is a confession of his most intimate relationships—with his wife, his foster parents, and his kid sister Susan, whose own radicalism so reproaches him. It is a book of memories: riding a bus with his parents to the ill-fated Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill; watching the FBI take his father away; appearing with Susan at rallies protesting their parents’ innocence; visiting his mother and father in the Death House. It is a book of investigation: transcribing Daniel’s interviews with people who knew his parents, or who knew about them; and logging his strange researches and discoveries in the library stacks. It is a book of judgments of everyone involved in the case—lawyers, police, informers, friends, and the Isaacson family itself. It is a book rich in characters, from elderly grand- mothers of immigrant culture, to covert radicals of the McCarthy era, to hippie marchers on the Pen-tagon. It is a book that spans the quarter-century of American life since World War II. It is a book about the nature of Left politics in this country—its sacrificial rites, its peculiar cruelties, its humility, its bitterness. It is a book about some of the beautiful and terrible feelings of childhood. It is about the nature of guilt and innocence, and about the relations of people to nations. It is The Book of Daniel.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0307762955
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The central figure of this novel is a young man whose parents were executed for conspiring to steal atomic secrets for Russia. His name is Daniel Isaacson, and as the story opens, his parents have been dead for many years. He has had a long time to adjust to their deaths. He has not adjusted. Out of the shambles of his childhood, he has constructed a new life—marriage to an adoring girl who gives him a son of his own, and a career in scholarship. It is a life that enrages him. In the silence of the library at Columbia University, where he is supposedly writing a Ph.D. dissertation, Daniel composes something quite different. It is a confession of his most intimate relationships—with his wife, his foster parents, and his kid sister Susan, whose own radicalism so reproaches him. It is a book of memories: riding a bus with his parents to the ill-fated Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill; watching the FBI take his father away; appearing with Susan at rallies protesting their parents’ innocence; visiting his mother and father in the Death House. It is a book of investigation: transcribing Daniel’s interviews with people who knew his parents, or who knew about them; and logging his strange researches and discoveries in the library stacks. It is a book of judgments of everyone involved in the case—lawyers, police, informers, friends, and the Isaacson family itself. It is a book rich in characters, from elderly grand- mothers of immigrant culture, to covert radicals of the McCarthy era, to hippie marchers on the Pen-tagon. It is a book that spans the quarter-century of American life since World War II. It is a book about the nature of Left politics in this country—its sacrificial rites, its peculiar cruelties, its humility, its bitterness. It is a book about some of the beautiful and terrible feelings of childhood. It is about the nature of guilt and innocence, and about the relations of people to nations. It is The Book of Daniel.
Developments and Advances in Defense and Security
Author: Álvaro Rocha
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319786059
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
This book includes a selection of articles from The 2018 Multidisciplinary International Conference of Research Applied to Defense and Security (MICRADS’18), held in Salinas, Peninsula de Santa Elena, Ecuador, from April 18 to 20, 2018. MICRADS is an international forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, results, experiences and concerns in the various areas of defense and security, together with their technological development and applications. The main topics covered are: Information and Communication Technology in Education; Computer Vision in Military Applications; Engineering Analysis and Signal Processing; Cybersecurity and Cyberdefense; Maritime Security and Safety; Strategy, Geopolitics and Oceanopolitics; Defense planning; Leadership (e-leadership); Defense Economics; Defense Logistics; Health Informatics in Military Applications; Simulation in Military Applications; Computer Networks, Mobility and Pervasive Systems; Military Marketing; Military Physical Training; Assistive Devices and Wearable Technology; Naval and Military Engineering; Weapons and Combat Systems; Operational Oceanography. The book is aimed at all those dealing with defense and security issues, including practitioners, researchers and teachers as well as undergraduate, graduate, master’s and doctorate students.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319786059
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
This book includes a selection of articles from The 2018 Multidisciplinary International Conference of Research Applied to Defense and Security (MICRADS’18), held in Salinas, Peninsula de Santa Elena, Ecuador, from April 18 to 20, 2018. MICRADS is an international forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, results, experiences and concerns in the various areas of defense and security, together with their technological development and applications. The main topics covered are: Information and Communication Technology in Education; Computer Vision in Military Applications; Engineering Analysis and Signal Processing; Cybersecurity and Cyberdefense; Maritime Security and Safety; Strategy, Geopolitics and Oceanopolitics; Defense planning; Leadership (e-leadership); Defense Economics; Defense Logistics; Health Informatics in Military Applications; Simulation in Military Applications; Computer Networks, Mobility and Pervasive Systems; Military Marketing; Military Physical Training; Assistive Devices and Wearable Technology; Naval and Military Engineering; Weapons and Combat Systems; Operational Oceanography. The book is aimed at all those dealing with defense and security issues, including practitioners, researchers and teachers as well as undergraduate, graduate, master’s and doctorate students.
Accessible EPUB 3
Author: Matt Garrish
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN: 1449329322
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Although the digital revolution has made content available to more people than print books ever could, ebooks are still only as accessible as the foundation they’re built on—and all too often the foundation is weak. But that’s changing. With the introduction of EPUB 3, publishers now have the means to create a single rich data source for audiences of all reading abilities. Through practical tips and examples, Accessible EPUB 3 takes you inside the EPUB 3 format and explores how you can enrich and enhance content for all readers. Author Matt Garrish demystifies the process of making content easier to access, demonstrating how accessible practices are intertwined with standard content best practices. Among many techniques, this guide will teach you how to: Add structure and meaning to your publications to make them more usable by accessible technologies Tailor EPUB Navigation Documents for readers requiring either full or reduced navigation Create media overlays to synchronize human narration with text display Improve text-to-speech playback by adding SSML, PLS lexicons, and CSS3 Speech functionality
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN: 1449329322
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Although the digital revolution has made content available to more people than print books ever could, ebooks are still only as accessible as the foundation they’re built on—and all too often the foundation is weak. But that’s changing. With the introduction of EPUB 3, publishers now have the means to create a single rich data source for audiences of all reading abilities. Through practical tips and examples, Accessible EPUB 3 takes you inside the EPUB 3 format and explores how you can enrich and enhance content for all readers. Author Matt Garrish demystifies the process of making content easier to access, demonstrating how accessible practices are intertwined with standard content best practices. Among many techniques, this guide will teach you how to: Add structure and meaning to your publications to make them more usable by accessible technologies Tailor EPUB Navigation Documents for readers requiring either full or reduced navigation Create media overlays to synchronize human narration with text display Improve text-to-speech playback by adding SSML, PLS lexicons, and CSS3 Speech functionality
Human-Computer Interaction
Author: Pablo H. Ruiz
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 303037386X
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 451
Book Description
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 5th Iberoamerican Workshop on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI-Collab 2019, held in Puebla, Mexico, in June 2019. The 31 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 55 submissions. The papers describe models, design patterns, implementations, evaluations of existing applications, and systemic reviews; all of which are very important aspects within HCI.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 303037386X
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 451
Book Description
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 5th Iberoamerican Workshop on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI-Collab 2019, held in Puebla, Mexico, in June 2019. The 31 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 55 submissions. The papers describe models, design patterns, implementations, evaluations of existing applications, and systemic reviews; all of which are very important aspects within HCI.
Advances in Emerging Trends and Technologies
Author: Miguel Botto-Tobar
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9783030320324
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Advances in Emerging Trends and Technologies (ICAETT 2019), held in Quito, Ecuador, on 29–31 May 2019, jointly organized by Universidad Tecnológica Israel, Universidad Técnica del Norte, and Instituto Tecnológico Superior Rumiñahui, and supported by SNOTRA. ICAETT 2019 brought together top researchers and practitioners working in different domains of computer science to share their expertise and to discuss future developments and potential collaborations. Presenting high-quality, peer-reviewed papers, the book discusses the following topics: Technology Trends Electronics Intelligent Systems Machine Vision Communication Security e-Learning e-Business e-Government and e-Participation
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9783030320324
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Advances in Emerging Trends and Technologies (ICAETT 2019), held in Quito, Ecuador, on 29–31 May 2019, jointly organized by Universidad Tecnológica Israel, Universidad Técnica del Norte, and Instituto Tecnológico Superior Rumiñahui, and supported by SNOTRA. ICAETT 2019 brought together top researchers and practitioners working in different domains of computer science to share their expertise and to discuss future developments and potential collaborations. Presenting high-quality, peer-reviewed papers, the book discusses the following topics: Technology Trends Electronics Intelligent Systems Machine Vision Communication Security e-Learning e-Business e-Government and e-Participation
Boundaries
Author: Christine E. Gudorf
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
ISBN: 1589016858
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
In this expanded and revised edition of a fresh and original case-study textbook on environmental ethics, Christine Gudorf and James Huchingson continue to explore the line that separates the current state of the environment from what it should be in the future. Boundaries begins with a lucid overview of the field, highlighting the key developments and theories in the environmental movement. Specific cases offer a rich and diverse range of situations from around the globe, from saving the forests of Java and the use of pesticides in developing countries to restoring degraded ecosystems in Nebraska. With an emphasis on the concrete circumstances of particular localities, the studies continue to focus on the dilemmas and struggles of individuals and communities who face daunting decisions with serious consequences. This second edition features extensive updates and revisions, along with four new cases: one on water privatization, one on governmental efforts to mitigate global climate change, and two on the obstacles that teachers of environmental ethics encounter in the classroom. Boundaries also includes an appendix for teachers that describes how to use the cases in the classroom.
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
ISBN: 1589016858
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
In this expanded and revised edition of a fresh and original case-study textbook on environmental ethics, Christine Gudorf and James Huchingson continue to explore the line that separates the current state of the environment from what it should be in the future. Boundaries begins with a lucid overview of the field, highlighting the key developments and theories in the environmental movement. Specific cases offer a rich and diverse range of situations from around the globe, from saving the forests of Java and the use of pesticides in developing countries to restoring degraded ecosystems in Nebraska. With an emphasis on the concrete circumstances of particular localities, the studies continue to focus on the dilemmas and struggles of individuals and communities who face daunting decisions with serious consequences. This second edition features extensive updates and revisions, along with four new cases: one on water privatization, one on governmental efforts to mitigate global climate change, and two on the obstacles that teachers of environmental ethics encounter in the classroom. Boundaries also includes an appendix for teachers that describes how to use the cases in the classroom.