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  • Adapt

    How Humans Are Tapping into Nature's Secrets to Design and Build a Better Future

    by Amina Khan ...
    Amina Khan believes that nature does it best. In Adapt, she presents fascinating examples of how nature effortlessly solves the problems that humans attempt to solve with decades worth of the latest and greatest technologies, time, and money. Humans are animals too, and animals are incredibly good at doing more with less.If a fly's eye can see without hundreds of fancy lenses, and termite mounds ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

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  • The Veterinarians' Guide to Natural Remedies for Dogs

    Safe and Effective Alternative Treatments and Healing Techniques from the Nations Top Holistic Veterinarians

    by Martin Zucker ...
    The world of veterinary medicine is changing. People are realizing that if alternative medicine is better for them, it's better for their pets, too. Dogs are visiting acupuncturists, chiropractic doctors, and homeopaths. Still, many dog owners are unaware that such simple measures as changing their pet's diet and using vitamins, herbs, and other natural cures can help prevent or heal ailments ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Global Megatrends

    Seven Patterns of Change Shaping Our Future

    by Stefan Hajkowicz ...
    A scarcity of natural resources. The challenge to protect biodiversity and the global climate. Rapid economic growth and urbanisation in Asia and the developing world. Changing demographics and an ageing population. The impact of new digital technologies. Consumer expectations for services, experiences and social interaction. An imperative to innovate. Megatrends are gradual yet powerful ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Culture and the Question of Rights

    Forests, Coasts, and Seas in Southeast Asia

    by Marina Roseman, Stephanie Gorson Fried, Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing ...
    This collection of ethnographic and interpretive essays fundamentally alters the debate over indigenous land claims in Southeast Asia and beyond. Based on fieldwork conducted in Malaysia and Indonesia during the 1980s and 1990s, these studies explore new terrain at the intersection of environmental justice, nature conservation, cultural performance, and the politics of making and interpreting ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Human Rights and the Food Sovereignty Movement

    Reclaiming control

    by Priscilla Claeys ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment
    Our global food system is undergoing rapid change. Since the global food crisis of 2007-2008, a range of new issues have come to public attention, such as land grabbing, food prices volatility, agrofuels and climate change. Peasant social movements are trying to respond to these challenges by organizing from the local to the global to demand food sovereignty. As the transnational agrarian movement ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Soil Ecology in Northern Forests

    A Belowground View of a Changing World

    by Martin Lukac, Douglas L. Godbold ...
    Forest soils form the foundation that underpins the existence of all forests. This book encapsulates soil ecology and functioning in northern forests, focusing on the effects of human activity and climate change. The authors introduce the fundamental principles necessary for studying forest soils, and explain the functioning and mutual influence of all parts of a forest soil ecosystem. A chapter ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Baby Seeds To Big Plants: Botany for Kids | Nature for Children Edition

    by Baby Professor ...
    The first step to getting your child involved in gardening is to learn about the principles of botany. This is where this book will come in handy. As an excellent introduction to the subject, this book comes complete with pictures and texts. It has been formatted in a way that would easily capture and absorb a child's attention. Secure a copy now! ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Sustainable Entrepreneurship

    Business Success through Sustainability

    Edited by René Schmidpeter, Franz Fischler, Christina Weidinger ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    Sustainable Entrepreneurship stands for a business driven concept of sustainability which focusses on increasing both social as well as business value - so called Shared Value.This book shows why and how this unique concept has the potential to become the most recognised strategic management approach in our times. It aims to point out the opportunities that arise from putting sustainable ... Read more

    $76.49 USD

  • Bioaugmentation for Groundwater Remediation

    Edited by Hans F. Stroo, Andrea Leeson, C. Herb Ward ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This volume provides a review of the past 10 to 15 years of intensive research, development and demonstrations that have been on the forefront of developing bioaugmentation into a viable remedial technology. This volume provides both a primer on the basic microbial processes involved in bioaugmentation, as well as a thorough summary of the methodology for implementing the technology. This ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Integrated Coastal Zone Management

    Status, Challenges and Prospects

    by Frank Ahlhorn ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    An overview of the coordination of various requirements for coastal-zone use is provided in this book, offering examples and best practice. Although it focuses on European coastal zones, it also considers global and historical developments. Questions at the end of each chapter enable readers to test their understanding. ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Textiles and Clothing Sustainability

    Sustainable Fashion and Consumption

    Edited by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This is the first book to introduce and explain the concept of sustainable consumption with reference to the clothing sector. It uses various case studies to detail sustainable consumption behavior in the industry. Consumption is a key issue and is a major driver when it comes to sustainability in any industry, including clothing sector. Several studies which have highlighted the need for ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • International Regulation of Underwater Sound

    Establishing Rules and Standards to Address Ocean Noise Pollution

    by Elena McCarthy ...
    Concern over the effects of noise on marine life, particularly marine mammals, has emerged as a topic of considerable interest to both professionals and laypersons alike. The controversy has been fueled by a series of international events that suggest a relationship between man-made sound and marine mammal behavior, resulting in mass strandings and death. International Regulation of Underwater ... Read more

    $89.99 USD