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The Circular Economy (for regular people): How to Live Sustainably by Claire Potter
RRP: $25.71$15.88Looking to live a life that goes beyond 'sustainability'? Welcome to the circular economy.But what it is exactly? Taking inspiration from nature, the circular economy is a series of interconnecting systems that make everyday life more sustainable. Plus,... -
Local Is Our Future: Steps to an Economics of Happiness by Helena Norberg-Hodge
RRP: $18.85$12.69From a renowned pioneer of the anti-globalization movement, a primer on working towards a localized world From disappearing livelihoods to financial instability, from climate chaos to an epidemic of depression, we face crises on a number of seemingly... -
Staying Alive by Vandana Shiva 9781623170516
RRP: $24.00$17.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623170516Author Vandana ShivaFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Frog LtdPublisher Frog LtdWeight(grams) 397gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 153mm * 17mm -
A People's Green New Deal by Max Ajl
RRP: $25.71$16.81'Hands-down the best book yet on the Green New Deal' - Jason Hickel The idea of a Green New Deal was launched into popular consciousness by US Congressperson Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2018. It has become a watchword in the current era of global... -
Growth for Good: Reshaping Capitalism to Save Humanity from Climate Catastrophe by Alessio Terzi
RRP: $42.80$33.41A Foreign Affairs Best Book of the YearFrom the front lines of economics and policymaking, a compelling case that economic growth is a force for good and a blueprint for enrolling it in the fight against climate change.Economic growth is wrecking the... -
Citizen Coke: The Making of Coca-Cola Capitalism by Bartow J. Elmore 9780393353341
RRP: $25.71$22.35By examining "the real thing" ingredient by ingredient, this brilliant history shows how Coke used a strategy of outsourcing and leveraged free public resources, market muscle, and lobbying power to build a global empire on the sale of sugary water. Coke... -
The Political Ecology of Climate Change Adaptation: Livelihoods, agrarian change and the conflicts of development by Marcus Taylor 9781138237346
RRP: $82.32$71.72This book provides the first systematic critique of the concept of climate change adaptation within the field of international development. Drawing on a reworked political ecology framework, it argues that climate is not something 'out there' that we... -
Power: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival by Richard Heinberg
RRP: $30.86$21.78Impeccably researched and masterfully written, this book explains how and why humanity is driving itself off the cliff. - Dahr Jamail, author, The End of Ice Weaving together findings from a wide range of disciplines, Power traces how four key elements... -
Circular Economy and the Law: Bringing Justice into the Frame by Feja Lesniewska
RRP: $89.18$77.51This book explores the role of law and policy in circular economy transitions and their impacts on justice, including on distributional equity and recognition and procedural rights, especially for people already marginalised under the current dominant... -
Degrowth: A Vocabulary for a New Era by Giacomo D'Alisa
RRP: $65.16$57.26Degrowth is a rejection of the illusion of growth and a call to repoliticize the public debate colonized by the idiom of economism. It is a project advocating the democratically-led shrinking of production and consumption with the aim of achieving social... -
The Blue Commons: The Political Economy of the Sea by Guy Standing
RRP: $37.74$26.79A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST ECONOMICS BOOK OF 2022 'A landmark book... The Blue Commons is at once a brilliant synthesis, a searing analysis, and an inspiring call to action.' - David Bollier'With remarkable erudition, passion and lyricism, Guy Standing... -
The Green Start-up: An Essential Toolkit for the Budding Eco-Entrepreneur by Juliet Davenport
RRP: $29.14$19.01MAKE YOUR BUSINESS BETTER FOR THE PLANETThe Green Start-Up is an essential toolkit for the modern-day entrepreneur. As issues around climate change and environmental impact become more urgent, businesses and start-ups must work harder then every before... -
Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming by McKenzie Funk
RRP: $37.72$25.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143126591Author McKenzie FunkFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 288g -
The Anthropocene: The Human Era and How it Shapes Our Planet by Christian Schwagerl
RRP: $25.71$23.91More than a decade ago, Nobel Prize-winning atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen first suggested that we were now living in the "Anthropocene," a new geological epoch in which human dominance of biological, chemical and geological processes on Earth was... -
Exploring Degrowth: A Critical Guide by Vincent Liegey
RRP: $32.57$21.87A sense of urgency pervades global environmentalism, and the degrowth movement is bursting into the mainstream. As climate catastrophe looms closer, people are eager to learn what degrowth is about, and whether we can save the planet by changing how we... -
Winner Take All: China's Race For Resources and What It Means For Us by Dambisa Moyo
RRP: $18.85$13.33Our planet's resources are running out. The media bombards us with constant warnings of impending shortages of fossil fuels, minerals, arable land, and water and the political Armageddon that will result as insatiable global demand far outstrips supply... -
On Competition: Updated and Expanded Edition by Michael E. Porter
RRP: $51.46$38.11For the past two decades, Michael Porter's work has towered over the field of competitive strategy. On Competition, Updated and Expanded Edition brings together more than a dozen of Porter's landmark articles from the Harvard Business Review. Five are... -
2052: A Global Forecast for the Next Forty Years by Jorgen Randers
RRP: $34.31$23.59With clarity, conscience, and courage, global-systems pioneer Jorgen Randers and his distinguished contributors map the forces that will shape the next four decades. Forty years ago, The Limits to Growth study addressed the grand question of how... -
The Commoner's Catalog for Changemaking: Tools for the Transitions Ahead by David Bollier
RRP: $25.71$16.81The Commoner's Catalog for Changemaking was born of a simple realization: The world we have inherited is no longer working. The future of the planet and civilization as we know it are threatened, and the cries heard during the pandemic and Black Lives... -
Capitalism in the Web of Life: Ecology and the Accumulation of Capital by Jason W. Moore
RRP: $34.29$28.99Finance. Climate. Food. Work. How are the crises of the twenty-first century connected? In Capitalism in the Web of Life, Jason W. Moore argues that the sources of today's global turbulence have a common cause: capitalism as a way of organizing nature,... -
Renewable Energy Finance: Funding The Future Of Energy by Charles W Donovan 9781786348623
RRP: $94.34$83.07Foreword by Lord Browne of MadingleyReviews of the First Edition:'The entire text is quite readable and can be moved through with relative ease. This reviewer heartily recommends that, regardless of your background, you read this book to really get a... -
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate by Naomi Klein 9781451697391
RRP: $34.29$22.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451697391Author Naomi KleinFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm... -
The Green New Deal: Why the Fossil Fuel Civilization Will Collapse by 2028, and the Bold Economic Plan to Save Life on Earth by Jeremy Rifkin
RRP: $36.00$33.64While the Green New Deal has become a lightning rod in the political sphere, there is a parallel movement emerging within the business community that will shake the very foundation of the global economy in coming years. The key sectors that make up the... -
Economies of Recycling: The Global Transformation of Materials, Values and Social Relations by Catherine Alexander 9781780321943
RRP: $41.15$40.82For some, recycling is a big business; for others a moralised way of engaging with the world. But, for many, this is a dangerous way of earning a living. With scrap now being the largest export category from the US to China, the sheer scale of this... -
Making Peace with the Earth by Vandana Shiva 9780745333762
RRP: $34.29$22.90'One of the world's most prominent radical scientists', Vandana Shiva demolishes the myths propagated by corporate globalisation in its pursuit of profit and power, revealing the devastating environmental impact of corporate capitalism. Shiva argues... -
Jam Tomorrow?: Why time really matters in economics by Charles Crowson 9781915635624
RRP: $29.14$24.19Over 100 years ago, Einstein changed the way we understood time from being a fixed measurement to a relative one which, rather than being 'correct' as it had been before, was now 'proper' to the body concerned. While physics, especially at the quantum... -
Take Back the Economy: An Ethical Guide for Transforming Our Communities by J. K. Gibson-Graham
RRP: $29.14$25.28In the wake of economic crisis on a global scale, more and more people are reconsidering their role in the economy and wondering what they can do to make it work better for humanity and the planet. In this innovative book, J. K. Gibson-Graham, Jenny... -
Smart Solutions to Climate Change: Comparing Costs and Benefits by Bjorn Lomborg
RRP: $53.16$34.97The failure of the Copenhagen climate conference in December 2009 revealed major flaws in the way the world's policymakers have attempted to prevent dangerous levels of increases in global temperatures. The expert authors in this specially commissioned... -
A Course in Environmental Economics: Theory, Policy, and Practice by Daniel J. Phaneuf
RRP: $108.05$95.80This unique graduate textbook offers a compelling narrative of the growing field of environmental economics that integrates theory, policy, and empirical topics. Daniel J. Phaneuf and Till Requate present both traditional and emerging perspectives,... -
Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Roll Back Global Warming by Paul Hawken
RRP: $30.86$30.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143130444Author Paul HawkenFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Klimat: Russia in the Age of Climate Change by Thane Gustafson
RRP: $59.95$47.43A discerning analysis of the future effects of climate change on Russia, the major power most dependent on the fossil fuel economy.Russia will be one of the countries most affected by climate change. No major power is more economically dependent on the... -
The Biosphere and the Bioregion: Essential Writings of Peter Berg by Cheryll Glotfelty
RRP: $65.16$57.26Bioregionalism asks us to reimagine ourselves and the places where we live in ecological terms and to harmonize human activities with the natural systems that sustain life. As one of the originators of the concept of bioregionalism, Peter Berg... -
Introduction to Environmental Economics by Nick Hanley
RRP: $106.33$99.80Clearly written, global in approach, and theoretically broad-minded, this text is an ideal introduction to environmental economics. Assuming no prior knowledge of economics, the international author team introduces fundamental economic concepts as... -
The Environmentalism of the Poor: A Study of Ecological Conflicts and Valuation by Juan Martinez-Alier 9781843764861
RRP: $82.25$73.72The Environmentalism of the Poor has the explicit intention of helping to establish two emerging fields of study - political ecology and ecological economics - whilst also investigating the relations between them.The book analyses several manifestations... -
Biological Extinction: New Perspectives by Partha Dasgupta 9781108711814
RRP: $63.45$46.43The rapidly increasing human pressure on the biosphere is pushing biodiversity into the sixth mass extinction event in the history of life on Earth. The organisms being exterminated are integral working parts of our planet's life support system, and... -
The Plundered Planet: How to Reconcile Prosperity With Nature by Paul Collier
RRP: $18.85$13.33In The Plundered Planet: How to Reconcile Prosperity with Nature Paul Collier proposes a radical and often counter-intuitive rethink of international policy in order to combat global poverty and environmental devastation. How can we help poorer... -
Economics of the Environment: Selected Readings, Seventh Edition by Robert N. Stavins
RRP: $89.11$81.39Economics of the Environment, Seventh Edition is a compendium of the best, most timely articles by a dream team of environmental economists, together with an original introductory chapter by the editor.Now in its seventh edition, Economics of the... -
Developmental Environmentalism: State Ambition and Creative Destruction in East Asia’s Green Energy Transition by Elizabeth Thurbon 9780192898500
RRP: $51.46$47.34Why has East Asia emerged as the global leader in green energy industries but - until recently - lagged on carbon emission reduction? What is new and distinctive about East Asia's approach to the green energy transition? And what does this approach mean... -
Burn Out: The Endgame for Fossil Fuels by Dieter Helm
RRP: $24.00$21.01An energy revolution is under way with far-reaching consequences for nations, companies, and the way we address climate change Low oil prices are sending shockwaves through the global economy, and longtime industry observer Dieter Helm explains how this... -
Routledge Handbook of Environmental Accounting by Jan Bebbington 9780367724900
RRP: $68.59$60.14This handbook showcases the broad spectrum of diverse approaches to environmental accounting which have developed during the last 30 years across the globe.The volume covers a range of physical issues such as water, carbon and biodiversity, as well as...