...Deforestation of Tropical Rainforests Gabriel Corbeil ENV/GEO 120 March 20, 2015 Introduction: Tropical rainforests represent an important percentage of the globes biodiversity. This ecosystem is estimated to house 50% of all plant, insect and animal life. Covering less than 7% of Earth’s surface, it nonetheless is attributed with producing 20% of our oxygen supply. This unique biome arcs like a green arrow along the equatorial line. Its primary locations are South America, Central Africa and South-East Asia. Each region is facing varying degrees of serious deforestation. The result being widespread loss of humid tropical forest “Between 1990 and 1997, 5.8 ± 1.4 million hectares of humid tropical forest were lost each year, with a further 2.3 ± 0.7 million hectares of forest visibly degraded.” (Achard et al. 2002) The heart of the problem lies beneath a tangled mess of socio-economic growth resulting in massive deforestation chiefly for the land. Commercial farmers using the land for cattle, soybeans, palm oil and monoculture tree farms take advantage of loose government regulations. The most common tactic for land for forest removal is “slash and burn” where existing vegetation is cut down and burned for fertilizer. This technique has major impacts on multiple cycles key to forest health. Most notably the hydrological cycle, the nitrogen cycle and the carbon cycle. If this trend continues there will be major changes in precipitation and air quality, both locally and globally...
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...Credit Risk Management Ken Brown Peter Moles CR-A2-engb 1/2012 (1044) This course text is part of the learning content for this Edinburgh Business School course. In addition to this printed course text, you should also have access to the course website in this subject, which will provide you with more learning content, the Profiler software and past examination questions and answers. The content of this course text is updated from time to time, and all changes are reflected in the version of the text that appears on the accompanying website at http://coursewebsites.ebsglobal.net/. Most updates are minor, and examination questions will avoid any new or significantly altered material for two years following publication of the relevant material on the website. You can check the version of the course text via the version release number to be found on the front page of the text, and compare this to the version number of the latest PDF version of the text on the website. If you are studying this course as part of a tutored programme, you should contact your Centre for further information on any changes. Full terms and conditions that apply to students on any of the Edinburgh Business School courses are available on the website www.ebsglobal.net, and should have been notified to you either by Edinburgh Business School or by the centre or regional partner through whom you purchased your course. If this is not the case, please contact Edinburgh Business School at the address below:...
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...largest spirits company in India’s branded spirits market with more than 43% market share. With 112.2 million cases in sales in FY11, the company surpassed Diageo Plc to become the largest spirits company in the world. United Spirits has a very strong and wide portfolio of spirits with 21 of its brands selling more than a million cases a year. The company enjoys a strong 59% market share for its first line brands in India. United Spirits has a well established manufacturing and distribution footprint comprising of 37 owned manufacturing units, 57 contract manufacturing tie-ups and distribution network covering almost 98% of the sales channel in India. The company has grown rapidly over the years through several acquisitions and greenfield expansion. Acquisition of Shaw Wallace in 2005 (second largest player at that time in India) and Whyte & Mackay (fourth largest scotch maker in the world) have been the two most significant in-organic investments so far. Grading Positives The company’s key strengths include a) its strong market position in the Indian alcoholic beverages industry supported by leadership position across segments, wide product portfolio and well established brands. With the industry being highly regulated and governed by restrictions across...
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...La Marca Como Ventaja Competitiva. Caso BMW 2 La Marca Como Ventaja Competitiva. Caso BMW A mis padres por ser lo mejor que me ha pasado en la vida… 3 La Marca Como Ventaja Competitiva. Caso BMW La Marca Como Ventaja Competitiva Caso BMW Javier Píriz http://www.elrincondelpublicista.com http://javierpiriz.posterous.com http://www.javierpiriz.com @javierpiriz 2009 4 La Marca Como Ventaja Competitiva. Caso BMW Introducción… Pág. 8 I. La marca 1.1. Concepto y Características de la Marca… Pág. 22 1.1.1. Concepto de Marca… Pág. 22 1.1.2. Formas de Asociatividad… Pág. 28 1.1.3. Características de la Marca…Pág. 30 1.2. Tipología de Marca… Pág. 34 1.3. La Marca como Método Mnemotécnico… Pág. 42 1.4. Identidad de Marca… Pág. 47 1.5. Imagen de Marca… Pág. 55 1.6. El Valor de las Marcas en la Actualidad… Pág. 64 II. Branding 2.1. 2.2. Concepto de Branding… Pág. 70 El Valor de Marca… Pág. 80 2.2.1. Definición y Perspectivas de Análisis… Pág. 81 2.2.2. Estimación del Valor de Marca… Pág. 86 2.3. Posicionamiento… Pág. 91 2.3.1. Definición de Posicionamiento… Pág. 91 2.3.2. Estrategias de Posicionamiento… Pág. 94 5 La Marca Como Ventaja Competitiva. Caso BMW 2.3.3. Tipos de Ventajas Competitivas… Pág. 98 2.4. 2.5. Estrategias de Marca… Pág. 102 Las 22 Leyes Inmutables del Branding… Pág. 109 III. La Marca Como Ventaja Competitiva. Caso BMW 3.1. Historia de la Marca…Pág. 116 3.1.1. Historia… Pág. 116 3.1.2. Situación en España a partir de 1990…...
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...Heat Wave - Richard Castle file:///C:/Users/zainab/Downloads/Richard.Castle_Nikki.Heat.01_Hea... 1 of 110 05-05-2013 19:50 Heat Wave - Richard Castle file:///C:/Users/zainab/Downloads/Richard.Castle_Nikki.Heat.01_Hea... Heat Wave Richard Castle 2 of 110 05-05-2013 19:50 Heat Wave - Richard Castle file:///C:/Users/zainab/Downloads/Richard.Castle_Nikki.Heat.01_Hea... To the extraordinary KB and all my friends at the 12th 3 of 110 05-05-2013 19:50 Heat Wave - Richard Castle file:///C:/Users/zainab/Downloads/Richard.Castle_Nikki.Heat.01_Hea... Contents One It was always the same for her when she arrived… Two Nikki Heat’s footsteps echoed back at her off the concrete… Three Heat and Rook trailed two steps behind Noah Paxton as… Four Nikki didn’t go home following the movie after all. She… Five There is very little chance of a high-speed pursuit on… Six Nikki stepped into the rooftop bar of the Soho House… Seven Even as she stood frozen in her hallway, Nikki’s first… Eight When Detective Heat nosed the Crown Vic out of underground… Nine Nikki Heat’s apartment building was not the Guilford. It was… Ten Nikki led him wordlessly into her bedroom and set the… Eleven Thirty minutes later, Detective Heat stepped off the Guilford’s elevator… Twelve The three detectives and Rook maintained a tense silence as… Thirteen In the precinct interrogation room, the biker, Brian Daniels, seemed… Fourteen Raley came back into the bullpen dangling...
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