Environmental Science

This major annual publication is an authoritative state-of-the-art survey of current issues in environmental and resource economics written by the leading academics in the field.The discipline of environmental and resource economics has undergone a rapid...

In the current era of globalisation, national governments are increasingly exposed to international influences which can present many new constraints and opportunities for domestic environmental policies. This comprehensive Handbook pushes the frontiers...

This book explores the making of international social science, and the parts which academics, policymakers and research managers play in creating European social environmental research. The authors present and analyse a complex picture of overlapping...

This important new book is an extensive, yet concise overview which critically surveys the application of economic valuation techniques to environmental problems in less developed countries. The authors argue that economic valuation has just as important...

This comprehensive volume provides an indispensable analysis of the development of agricultural policy in Western Europe and the United States.After providing a background to agricultural policy in the two regions, the authors focus on specific issues...

In this classic book, originally published in 1968 by University of Toronto Press, John Dales proposed a new policy instrument for tackling pollution problems, namely 'markets in pollution rights'. Dales was one of the first economists to put forward...

The siting of locally obnoxious but nationally relevant and necessary facilities such as sewage treatment plants, landfills, dams and nuclear power stations is an important issue in public policy planning. In view of the negative externalities such as...

This significant book investigates the political economy of environmental policy in Europe with a careful analysis of how EU directives are realised in the member states. The authors explore this issue through a comparative evaluation of the...

Does free trade contribute to the deterioration of the environment?This important book offers a fresh look at the trade-environment debate from a political-economic perspective. It provides an extensive analysis of the environmental consequences of free...

The crisis of environmental degradation has createcharemd an immense volume of literature which focuses on controlling environmental problems. Economic Rights and Environmental Wrongs goes one step further to extend and complement the current debates. ...

Contaminated land policy is a key concern of governments and policy makers across the globe, yet discussion has traditionally focused on the particular experience of the United States. This major new book develops a framework for assessing laws and...

What is the appropriate design for environmental regulation? Gert Tinggaard Svendsen sheds new light on the appropriate mix of economic instruments to implement environmental regulation in the context of the world-wide attempts to abate CO2 emissions...

The ozone layer is threatened by chemical emissions, the climate is endangered from fossil fuels and deforestation, and global biodiversity is being lost by reason of thousands of years of habitat conversions. Global environmental problems arise out of...

This book provides a comparative overview of the environmental and resource problems experienced in the Nordic and Baltic regions. It considers policies to combat environmental challenges and evaluates future economic growth and economic integration...

Although many books focus on law and economics, and environmental economics, this is one of the first to combine the two topics in a fully integrated and comprehensive manner. The authors successfully bridge the gap between the disciplines of...

This book cleverly integrates the research on welfare measurement and social accounting in imperfect market economies. In their previously acclaimed volume, Welfare Measurement, Sustainability and Green National Accounting, the authors focused on the...

Modern and professional communication is required to realise the goal of sustainability in society. This book develops a theoretical and empirical framework, integrating interdisciplinary perspectives from communications theory, psychology, sociology,...

The effective removal of dyes from aqueous waste is an important issue for many industrialized countries. The traditional treatment methods used to remove dyes from wastewater have certain disadvantages such as incomplete dye removal, high reagent and...

The book identifies the specific ethical aspects of sustainability and develops ethical tools to analyze them. It also provides a methodological framework to integrate ethical and scientific analyses of sustainability issues, and explores the notion of a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781560726425Author Slavtcho RakovskyFormat HardbackPage Count 358Imprint Nova BiomedicalPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 25g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782831710860Author Nigel DudleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 86Imprint Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature et de ses...

Utilizing environmental archival materials from the UK, State, Science and the Skies presents a groundbreaking historical account of the development of a state science of atmospheric pollution. Offers the most extensive historical and geographical...

Philosophy applied to environmental issuesPhilosophy applied to environmental issuesAbout the AuthorDonald Scherer is Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University.Reviews"This book contains admirable examples of applied philosophy with solid...

Utilizing environmental archival materials from the UK, State, Science and the Skies presents a groundbreaking historical account of the development of a state science of atmospheric pollution. Offers the most extensive historical and geographical...

Completely revised throughout, and including five new chapters, this second edition of Environmental Politics and Policy provides an updated review and synthesis of the political science literature on the subject of environmental politics and policy...

Describes the health hazards of radon, explains how to measure radon levels in the home, and offers advice on making one's home safe.Book InformationISBN 9780231067485Author Douglas BrookinsFormat HardbackPage Count 229Imprint Columbia University...

Industrialization to achieve economic development has resulted in global environmental degradation. While the impacts of industrial activity on the natural environment are a major concern in developed countries, much less is known about these impacts in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998924403Author Sean BaumgartenFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint San Francisco Estuary InstitutePublisher San Francisco Estuary InstituteWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780156005395Author Sam BinghamFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton MifflinWeight(grams) 472gDimensions(mm) 215mm * 144mm...

Northern Canada's distinctive landscapes, its complex social relations and the contested place of the North in contemporary political, military, scientific and economic affairs have fueled recent scholarly discussion. At the same time, both the media and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780990898573Author Julie BeagleFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint San Francisco Estuary InstitutePublisher San Francisco Estuary InstituteWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991383887Author Howard JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Senesis WordPublisher Senesis WordWeight(grams) 304g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780990898535Author Julie BeagleFormat PaperbackImprint San Francisco Estuary InstitutePublisher San Francisco Estuary InstituteWeight(grams) 259g

Global warming and population growth have resulted in an increase in the intensity of natural and anthropogenic stressors. Investigating the complex nature of environmental problems requires the integration of different environmental processes across...

This is the fifth in a series of volumes published by UWI Press exploring how geographical and cognate research is being applied to address key environmental problems in the Caribbean region. Global Change and the Caribbean highlights how current...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780990898580Author Scott DusterhoffFormat PaperbackImprint San Francisco Estuary InstitutePublisher San Francisco Estuary InstituteWeight(grams) 191g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984950300Author Noreen Khan-MayberryFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Nkm ConsultingPublisher Nkm ConsultingWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780873864343Author Rebecca StarkFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint January Productions, IncorporatedPublisher January Productions,...

In The Cemeteries of New Orleans, Peter B. Dedek reveals the origins and evolution of the Crescent City's world-famous necropolises, exploring both their distinctive architecture and their cultural impact. Drawing on a fascinating body of research, Dedek...

In Nebraska, as in many states across the nation, factory farms housing tens of thousands of hogs have altered the physical, cultural, and economic landscape, and have generated complex and deeply divisive conflicts among family farmers,...