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Food Waste Management: Solving the Wicked Problem by Elina Narvanen 9783030205607
RRP: $194.98$176.03This book focuses on the crucial sustainability challenge of reducing food waste at the level of consumer-society. Providing an in-depth, research-based overview of the multifaceted problem, it considers environmental, economic, social and ethical... -
Embedding Space in African Society: The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030 Supported by Space Applications by Annette Froehlich 9783030060398
RRP: $194.98$62.32This book provides a detailed insight into how space and its applications are embedded, and can be further embedded, into African society in support of the SDGs, while taking into account the specific features, needs, and diversity of that society... -
Limits Of Consumption by Gauri Shankar Gupta 9781910553947
RRP: $27.28$18.10Degradation of the environment and climate change are the most important challenges facing humanity. With rapidly increasing consumption, the carrying capacity of the Earth has come under tremendous pressure. Under these circumstances, it would be... -
Improving Irrigation in Asia: Sustainable Performance of an Innovative Intervention in Nepal by Elinor Ostrom 9781849801447
$168.89Improving Irrigation in Asia is based on a longitudinal study over two decades on innovative intervention for sustained performance of irrigation systems. The work identifies key factors that can help explain the performance of interventions, and... -
Sustainable Development Law in the UK: From Rhetoric to Reality? by Andrea Ross 9781849712873
RRP: $263.25$229.48Sustainable development is now widely accepted as a political objective in the UK and elsewhere but to what extent has the UK's rhetoric on sustainable development become a reality? The aim of this book is to critically examine the UK's approach to... -
Futile Progress: Technology's empty promise by Ernest Braun 9781849710008
RRP: $204.75$177.18Do new innovations and products improve our lives? Has our relentless pursuit of technological progress eliminated the blight of poverty, of inequality, of discrimination, of crime, of war? Has the advance of technology increased our happiness and led us... -
Greening International Institutions by Jacob Werksmann 9781853832444
RRP: $64.33$57.64Environmentally sustainable development has become one of the world's most urgent priorities. But countries cannot achieve it alone: it depends on international coordination and action. Greening International Institutions, the latest in a series of... -
Corporate Strategies and the Clean Development Mechanism: Developing Country Financing for Developed Country Commitments? by Soren Ender Lutken 9781847209283
$186.44This book assesses the structure of projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol. It explains why, instead of the expected bilateral structure where a company from an industrialized country invests in a project in a... -
Resilient Participation: Saving the Human Project? by Simon Bell 9781849712552
RRP: $85.78$74.96Stakeholder or public participation has become something of a modern mantra employed in all sorts of contexts to give people a voice. There are many variants on this 'participation' but traditionally they all share a desire to maximise involvement and... -
The Urban Transformation: Health, Shelter and Climate Change by Elliott D. Sclar 9781849712163
RRP: $89.68$78.25For the first time in history, half of the world's population lives in urban areas and it is expected that, by 2050, that figure will rise to above two-thirds. A large proportion of this urban growth will be taking place in the cities of the developing... -
Believing Cassandra: How to be an Optimist in a Pessimist's World by Alan AtKisson 9781849711715
RRP: $214.50$185.46A bestseller on Amazon.com within months of its first release, Alan AtKisson's debut book quickly became a modern classic of sustainability literature. Global companies, grassroots groups, university courses, government agencies, and even the US Army... -
Innovation in Environmental Policy?: Integrating the Environment for Sustainability by Andrew J. Jordan 9781848447066
RRP: $79.85$71.96Environmental Policy Integration (EPI) is an innovative policy principle designed to deliver sustainable development. This book offers an unrivalled exploration of its conceptualization and implementation, drawing upon a set of interlinked case studies... -
Social Protection in Africa by Frank Ellis 9781848443648
RRP: $79.85$71.96This timely book makes accessible to a broad audience the ideas, principles and practicalities of establishing effective social protection in Africa. It focuses on the major shift in strategy for tackling hunger and vulnerability, from emergency... -
Socially Responsible Investment in a Global Environment by Hung-Gay Fung 9781848442139
$186.44Socially responsible investment (SRI) is becoming increasingly popular and can be potentially rewarding to all parties concerned. This book discusses the opportunities, challenges, and practices of SRI in a global financial environment in a consistent... -
Wealth, Welfare and Sustainability: Advances in Measuring Sustainable Development by Kirk Hamilton 9781848441750
RRP: $68.15$61.80This important book presents fresh thinking and new results on the measurement of sustainable development. Economic theory suggests that there should be a link between future wellbeing and current wealth. This book explores this linkage under a variety... -
Sustainable Growth and Economic Development: A Case Study of Malaysia by Renuka Mahadevan 9781847203618
$196.19This book provides an insight into some of the efforts and actions taken by the rapidly developing economy of Malaysia towards its 'Vision 2020' of becoming a developed country. Renuka Mahadevan explores whether the vision can become reality and not just... -
Wasted: Counting the Costs of Global Consumption by Michael Redclift 9781844079438
RRP: $263.25$228.70Sustainable development cannot be achieved solely at the international level. Without the creation of more sustainable livelihoods, it will remain a utopian and elusive goal. Yet given the huge differences in economic development and levels of... -
Strategies for Sustainability: Asia by Jeremy Carew-Reid 9781844079414
RRP: $169.63$147.30IUCN - The World Conservation Union Founded in 1948 The World Conservation Union brings together States, government agencies and a diverse' range of non-governmental organizations in a unique world partnership: over 800 members in all, spread across... -
Caring for the Earth: A strategy for sustainable living by UNEP 9781844079360
RRP: $175.48$152.28'This is a strategy for a kind of development that provides real improvements in the quality of human life and at the same time conserves the vitality and diversity of the Earth. The goal is development that will be sustainable. Today it may seem... -
Global Environment Outlook 2000 by United Nations Environment Programme 9781844079322
RRP: $243.75$211.11'The continued poverty of the majority of the planet's inhabitants and excessive consumption by the minority are the two major causes of environmental degradation The present course is unsustainable and postponing action is no longer an option. Inspired... -
Dictionary and Introduction to Global Environmental Governance by Richard E. Saunier 9781844077519
RRP: $74.08$65.87This unique dictionary and introduction to Global Environmental Governance (GEG), written and compiled by two veterans of the international stage, provides a compilation of over 5500 terms, organizations and acronyms, drawn from hundreds of official... -
The Handbook of Environmental Policy Evaluation by Ann Crabb 9781844076185
RRP: $234.00$202.04Policy evaluation is an important and well-established part of the policy process, facilitating and feeding back to promote the ongoing effectiveness of policies that have been implemented or anticipating policies in the making. Environmental policy is a... -
Threats Without Enemies: Facing environmental insecurity by Gwyn Prins 9781844079483
RRP: $169.63$147.30The world is moving into a new era which will be dominated by a new range of threats and a new range of priorities. Already headlines tell of storms and droughts, mass emigrations, the danger of old Soviet nuclear reactors and the thinning ozone layer,... -
Mountain World in Danger: Climate change in the forests and mountains of Europe by Sten Nilsson 9781844079339
RRP: $263.25$228.70The changing climate, the warming of the world and acid rain are among the greatest problems facing us at the end of the twentieth century. This book describes, for the first time, the effects of these phenomena on the high mountains and the forests of... -
One World for One Earth: Saving the environment by Philip Sarre 9781844079384
RRP: $169.63$147.30We have only one earth, and how we choose to live in it matters. This highly readable and challenging text sets out some important topical issues that tells us we are not making a very good job of it. From the tropical rainforests to the teeming cities... -
Innovation, Economic Progress and the Quality of Life by Gerry Sweeney 9781840646030
$186.44Innovation, science and technology and the wealth gained from them make continuous media copy and yet there is a manifest imbalance in society, a paradox of more prosperity but growing exclusion. This book marks the 25th anniversary of the Six Countries... -
The Dynamics of the Eco-Efficient Economy: Environmental Regulation and Competitive Advantage by Emiel F.M. Wubben 9781840645620
$186.44Entrepreneurs and managers are increasingly aware that the environment can be both a threat and an opportunity to their current economic activities. This timely book discusses the question of environmental performance versus corporate practices and finds... -
Clan and Tribal Perspectives on Social, Economic and Environmental Sustainability: Indigenous Stories From Around the Globe by James C. Spee 9781789733662
RRP: $154.03$128.29From the Indigenous perspective, sustainability must be understood as a means of survival. In a climate of in-migration, clan and tribal communities have been forced to build sustainable solutions together to protect their sovereignty, recognition and... -
Sustainable Development Goals and Income Inequality by Peter A. G. van Bergeijk 9781788110273
$194.24This timely book documents and analyses the seriousness of growing national inequality in different regions around the world. It argues that the treatment of inequality in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is wholly insufficient due to their... -
Integral Ecology and Sustainable Business by Ove D. Jakobsen 9781787144644
RRP: $177.43$147.28This collection addresses the relationship between business, the natural environment, ethics, and spirituality. While traditional economic theory generally assumed firms maximize profits, it has long been acknowledged that other factors may be important... -
Business, Organized Labour and Climate Policy: Forging a Role at the Negotiating Table by Peter Glynn 9781786430113
$194.24Business, Organized Labour and Climate Policy examines the current lack of effective action in bridging the gap between climate change goals and governmental policies. With little published about the role of employers' organizations and trade unions in... -
The Political Economy of Sustainable Development: Policy Instruments and Market Mechanisms by Timothy Cadman 9781783474837
$205.94Since the Rio 'Earth' Summit of 1992, sustainable development has become the major policy response to tackling global environmental degradation, from climate change to loss of biodiversity and deforestation. Market instruments such as emissions trading,... -
Sustainability Science for Strong Sustainability by Tom Dedeurwaerdere 9781783474554
$170.84The dynamism of science has been catalytic for human prosperity in recent history. Conventional perspectives of the ivory tower model of modern science are, however, rivalled by the failure of humanity to tackle global crises of an economic,... -
The Essentials of Economic Sustainability by John E. Ikerd 9781565495159
$144.96The recent global financial crisis has raised widespread concern for the sustainability of the global economy. Much has been written concerning the negative impacts of economic development on natural ecosystems and civil societies. Unfortunately, few... -
Evaluating Sustainable Development in the Built Environment by Peter S. Brandon 9781405192583
RRP: $155.90$136.46The first edition was extremely well received, providing an introduction and insight to this important topic in a comprehensive yet easy to read form. It was chosen to be issued to the representatives of the organizations from the G8 and G20 countries... -
Sustainability, Green Management, and Performance of SMEs by Kiran Mehta 9783111169323
RRP: $159.90$141.02In a world facing environmental challenges and socio-economic inequalities, SMEs can drive positive change by integrating sustainability principles into their business practices. This book examines the relationship between sustainability, green... -
Fashion and Environmental Sustainability: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology by Léo-Paul Dana 9783110795202
RRP: $176.48$134.08The wide range of topics that the book covers are organised into sections reflecting a cradle to grave view of how entrepreneurial, innovative, and tech-savvy approaches can advance environmental sustainability in the fashion sector. These sections... -
Digitalization, Sustainable Development, and Industry 5.0: An Organizational Model for Twin Transitions by Bülent Akkaya 9781837531912
RRP: $165.75$138.61The business world finds itself in a state of transition, driven in tandem by the strategies of digitalization and sustainable development. A complex process, various stakeholders approach the transition with different tools. Public authorities create... -
A Global Humanities Approach to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals: Understanding Planet, People, and Prosperity by Kelly Comfort 9781032484013
RRP: $70.18$61.80- Provides students with the knowledge and understanding of how the humanities engage in broader social, political, economic and environmental dialogue- Takes students through the UN SDGs from a theoretical perspective through to practical applications-... -
Interlinkages between the Sustainable Development Goals by Ranjula Bali Swain 9781803924939
$198.14Interlinkages between the Sustainable Development Goals explores the complex relationships between the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by 193 United Nations Member States in 2015. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the...