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Grassroots Environmental Governance: Community engagements with industry by Leah S. Horowitz 9781138123021
RRP: $263.25$228.70Grassroots movements can pose serious challenges to both governments and corporations. However, grassroots actors possess a variety of motivations, and their visions of development may evolve in complex ways. Meanwhile, their relative powerlessness... -
Harnessing the Power of Collective Learning: Feedback, accountability and constituent voice in rural development by Roy Steiner 9781138121119
RRP: $263.25$229.48What were new ideas 30 years ago, such as the concepts of participatory development and systems thinking, are now accepted norms in international development circles. The majority of professionals engaged in rural development accept the proposition that... -
Pragmatic Justifications for the Sustainable City: Acting in the common place by Meg Holden 9781138121102
RRP: $263.25$228.70What can justice and sustainability mean, pragmatically speaking, in today's cities? Can justice be the basis on which the practices of city building rely? Can this recognition constitute sustainability in city building, from a pragmatic perspective?... -
Joint Fact-Finding in Urban Planning and Environmental Disputes by Masahiro Matsuura 9781138120174
RRP: $263.25$228.70The days of rationalist scientific management and deference to official data are behind us. The credibility of experts and the information they provide are regularly challenged; officials are routinely provided with conflicting sets of facts as they plan... -
Global Bioethics: An introduction by Henk Ten Have 9781138124097
RRP: $263.25$228.70The panorama of bioethical problems is different today. Patients travel to Thailand for fast surgery; commercial surrogate mothers in India deliver babies to parents in rich countries; organs, body parts and tissues are trafficked from East to Western... -
Organizational Perspectives on Environmental Migration by Kerstin Rosenow-Williams 9781138104204
RRP: $85.78$74.96Over the past decade, international organizations (IOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have increasingly focused their efforts on the plight of environmental migrants in both industrialized and developing countries. However, to date very few... -
Climate Change Adaptation and Food Supply Chain Management by Ari Paloviita 9781138104167
RRP: $93.58$81.53The success of the entire food supply chain depends on the prosperity of farms and local communities. The direct climate change risks faced by the agricultural sector are therefore also risks to businesses and food supply chains. Hence the importance of... -
Financial Inclusion for Poverty Alleviation: Issues and Case Studies for Sustainable Development by Essam Yassin Mohammed 9781138102750
RRP: $263.25$229.48More than one billion people still live below the poverty line - most of them in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Financial inclusion is a major issue, as more than three-quarters of the numbers of poor and disadvantaged women and men do not have... -
Managing Organizations for Sustainable Development in Emerging Countries by Angappa Gunasekaran 9781138058972
RRP: $56.53$49.71Managing Organizations for Sustainable Development in Emerging Countries focuses on the main challenges and opportunities of managing firms and emerging economies in the light of sustainable development. One of the key questions of sustainable... -
Democratic Accountability and International Human Development: Regimes, institutions and resources by Kamran Ali Afzal 9781138057210
RRP: $77.98$68.37Scholars and policymakers have long known that there is a strong link between human development and spending on key areas such as education and health. However, many states still neglect these considerations in favour of competing priorities, such as... -
Towards the Ethics of a Green Future (Open Access): The Theory and Practice of Human Rights for Future People by Marcus Duwell 9781138069312
RRP: $263.25$229.48What are our obligations towards future generations who stand to be harmed by the impact of today's environmental crises? This book explores ecological sustainability as a human rights issue and examines what our long-term responsibilities might be. ... -
The Two Degrees Dangerous Limit for Climate Change: Public Understanding and Decision Making by Christopher Shaw 9781138069107
RRP: $85.78$74.96This book is about the history, present and future of one the most important policy ideas of the modern era - that there is a single, global dangerous amount of climate change. That dangerous amount of climate change is imagined as two degrees centigrade... -
Information and Communication Technologies for Sustainable Tourism by Alisha Ali 9781138081734
RRP: $89.68$79.03Sustainable development is a highly topical issue and is of critical importance to tourism as the environment is of utmost importance for the continued development and prosperity of the industry. There have been numerous texts written on sustainable... -
Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism as Motors for Development: Case Studies from Developing Regions of the World by Willy Legrand 9781138081505
RRP: $89.68$79.03It is now widely agreed that the climate is changing, global resources are diminishing and biodiversity is suffering. Developing countries - many of them considered by the World Tourism Organization to be 'Top Emerging Tourism Destinations' (UNWTO, 2009)... -
Peak Energy Demand and Demand Side Response by Jacopo Torriti 9781138064942
RRP: $77.98$68.37With different intensities, depending on the season, every morning and evening of any weekday there are the same peaks in electricity demand. Peaks can bring about significantly negative environmental and economic impacts. Demand Side Response is a... -
The Politics of Sustainability: Philosophical perspectives by Dieter Birnbacher 9781138064348
RRP: $77.98$68.37Responsibility for future generations is easily postulated in the abstract but it is much more difficult to set it to work in the concrete. It requires some changes in individual and institutional attitudes that are in opposition to what has been called... -
Civil Society Sustainability: New challenges in organisational legitimacy, credibility, and viability by Brian Pratt 9781138063570
RRP: $169.63$147.30This publication focuses on the challenges faced by civil society to remain sustainable in response to major changes in the global political, economic and social environment. Academics and practitioners from all over the world have contributed original... -
Disaster Research: Multidisciplinary and International Perspectives by Morten Thanning Vendelo 9781138051614
RRP: $77.98$68.37Given the tendency of books on disasters to predominantly focus on strong geophysical or descriptive perspectives and in-depth accounts of particular catastrophes, Disaster Research provides a much-needed multidisciplinary perspective of the area. This... -
Children and the Geography of Violence: Why Space and Place Matter by Sheridan Bartlett 9781138040854
RRP: $263.25$228.70Violence sabotages development, both children's development and the development of the communities and neighbourhoods they rely on. There is abundant evidence of the deep and lasting harm that can be done. Violence breaks bodies and minds and exerts an... -
Sustainability in the Gulf: Challenges and Opportunities by Elie Azar 9781138040687
RRP: $263.25$229.48Sustainability is a topic of great interest today, particularly for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, which have witnessed very rapid economic and demographic growth over the past decade. The observed growth has led to unsustainable... -
Social Terrains of Mine Closure in the Philippines by March Minerva Chaloping 9781138038776
RRP: $107.23$93.05The current discourse on mine closure is informed predominantly by industry and corporate perspectives and predicated by experiences of mainly mining companies that are based in developed countries where necessary planning frameworks and regulatory... -
The Politics of Energy Security: Critical Security Studies, New Materialism and Governmentality by Johannes Kester 9781138037472
RRP: $263.25$229.48Energy security is known for its 'slippery' nature and subsequent broad range of definitions. Instead of another attempt to grasp its essence, this book offers a critical reflection that problematizes the use of energy security itself. After a short... -
Art, Culture and International Development: Humanizing social transformation by John Clammer 9781138024717
RRP: $263.25$228.70Culture is not simply an explanation of last resort, but is itself a rich, multifaceted and contested concept and set of practices that needs to be expanded, appreciated and applied in fresh ways if it is to be both valued in itself and to be of use in... -
Business Sustainability in Asia: Compliance, Performance, and Integrated Reporting and Assurance by Zabihollah Rezaee 9781119502319
RRP: $146.25$128.23Get familiar with business sustainability in Asia Business Sustainability in Asia offers 12 chapters that cover different aspects of business sustainability with a keen focus on its implications in Asia. Anyone who is involved with business... -
Urban Sustainability and River Restoration: Green and Blue Infrastructure by Katia Perini 9781119244967
RRP: $159.80$139.76Urban Sustainability and River Restoration: Green and Blue Infrastructure considers the integration of green and blue infrastructure in cities as a strategy useful for acting on causes and effects of environmental and ecological issues. River restoration... -
Building Urban Resilience through Change of Use by Sara J. Wilkinson 9781119231424
RRP: $200.75$174.56Describes all aspects of sustainable conversion adaptation of existing buildings and provides solutions for making urban settlements resilient to climate change This comprehensive book explores the potential to change the character of cities with... -
Green Roof Retrofit: Building Urban Resilience by Sara J. Wilkinson 9781119055570
RRP: $150.05$130.71A deep understanding of the implications of green roof retrofit is required amongst students and practitioners to make the decisions and take the actions needed to mitigate climate changes. Green Roof Retrofit: building urban resilience illustrates the... -
Retrofitting Cities for Tomorrow's World by Malcolm Eames 9781119007210
$188.72A groundbreaking exploration of the most promising new ideas for creating the sustainable cities of tomorrow The culmination of a four-year collaborative research project undertaken by leading UK universities, in partnership with city authorities,... -
The Water Sensitive City by Gary Grant 9781118897669
RRP: $122.75$106.16This book advocates a more thoughtful approach to urban water management. The approach involves reducing water consumption, harvesting rainwater, recycling rainwater and adopting Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) where surface water is not sent... -
Corporate Sustainability: Integrating Performance and Reporting by Anne Brockett 9781118122365
RRP: $112.13$72.17Invaluable guidance for complete integration of sustainability into reporting and performance management systems Global businesses are under close scrutiny from lawmakers, regulators, and their diverse stakeholders to focus on sustainability and accept... -
Natural Resources, Tourism and Community Livelihoods in Southern Africa: Challenges of Sustainable Development by Moren T. Stone 9781032085173
RRP: $77.98$68.37This book examines the connections between natural resources, tourism and community livelihood practices in Southern Africa, highlighting the successes and constraints experienced over the last 50 years. Questioning how natural resources, tourism and... -
Nature of the Miracle Years: Conservation in West Germany, 1945-1975 by Sandra Chaney 9780857458407
RRP: $54.50$44.03After 1945, those responsible for conservation in Germany resumed their work with a relatively high degree of continuity as far as laws and personnel were concerned. Yet conservationists soon found they had little choice but to modernize their views and... -
Virtualism, Governance and Practice: Vision and Execution in Environmental Conservation by James G. Carrier 9780857458124
RRP: $54.50$44.03Many people investigating the operation of large-scale environmentalist organizations see signs of power, knowledge and governance in their policies and projects. This collection indicates that such an analysis appears to be justified from one... -
Landscape, Process and Power: Re-evaluating Traditional Environmental Knowledge by Serena Heckler 9780857456137
RRP: $54.50$44.03...presents an excellent overview of the study of traditional environmental knowledge (TEK) and the directions in which it has evolved in recent years...Individually but especially together, the contributors of this volume do a fine job at providing a... -
Environmental Organizations in Modern Germany: Hardy Survivors in the Twentieth Century and Beyond by William T. Markham 9780857451729
RRP: $62.30$51.48"This narrative of the rise and repeated adaptation of the German environmental movement to a variety of social and political contexts is a fascinating one...Ultimately, Markham's sociological analysis of German nature protection organizations... -
Global Trends in Land Tenure Reform: Gender Impacts by Caroline S. Archambault 9780815394068
RRP: $89.68$79.03This book explores the gendered dimensions of recent land governance transformations across the globe in the wake of unprecedented pressures on land and natural resources. These complex contemporary forces are reconfiguring livelihoods and impacting... -
Facilitating the Resettlement and Rights of Climate Refugees: An Argument for Developing Existing Principles and Practices by Avidan Kent 9780815386315
RRP: $263.25$228.70One of the most significant impacts of climate change is migration. Yet, to date, climate-induced migrants are falling within what has been defined by some as a 'protection gap'. This book addresses this issue, first by identifying precisely where the... -
The Anthropocene Debate and Political Science by Thomas Hickmann 9780815386148
RRP: $263.25$228.70Anthropocene has become an environmental buzzword. It denotes a new geological epoch that is human-dominated. As mounting scientific evidence reveals, humankind has fundamentally altered atmospheric, geological, hydrological, biospheric, and other Earth... -
A Cultural History of Climate Change by Tom Bristow 9780815355892
RRP: $93.58$81.53Charting innovative directions in the environmental humanities, this book examines the cultural history of climate change under three broad headings: history, writing and politics. Climate change compels us to rethink many of our traditional means of... -
Agriculture and the Rural Economy in Pakistan: Issues, Outlooks, and Policy Priorities by David J. Spielman 9780812249378
$120.90Historically, agriculture has been crucial to Pakistan's economic growth and development and remains so even today. The sector employs almost half of the country's labor force, supplies key inputs to the country's manufacturing sector, generates a...