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“brian richter”

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  • Chasing Water

    A Guide for Moving from Scarcity to Sustainability

    by Brian Richter ...
    Water scarcity is spreading and intensifying in many regions of the world, with dire consequences for local communities, economies, and freshwater ecosystems. Current approaches tend to rely on policies crafted at the state or national level, which on their own have proved insufficient to arrest water scarcity. To be durable and effective, water plans must be informed by the culture, economics, ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • Rivers for Life

    Managing Water For People And Nature

    by Sandra Postel, Brian Richter, The Nature Conservancy ...
    The conventional approach to river protection has focused on water quality and maintaining some "minimum" flow that was thought necessary to ensure the viability of a river. In recent years, however, scientific research has underscored the idea that the ecological health of a river system depends not on a minimum amount of water at any one time but on the naturally variable quantity and timing of ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

  • Water for the Environment

    From Policy and Science to Implementation and Management

    Edited by Avril Horne, Angus Webb, Michael Stewardson, Brian Richter, Mike Acreman ...
    Water for the Environment: From Policy and Science to Implementation and Management provides a holistic view of environmental water management, offering clear links across disciplines that allow water managers to face mounting challenges. The book highlights current challenges and potential solutions, helping define the future direction for environmental water management. In addition, it includes ... Read more

    $157.49 USD

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    Suncor, the Oil Sands and the Future of Energy

    by John Lawrence Reynolds, Richard George ...
    Over its twenty years with president and CEO Rick George at the helm, Suncor Energy went from being Canada’s “unluckiest oil company” to a stock market darling and the second-largest publicly traded corporation in the country. Both a contrarian and an optimist, George often made multibillion-dollar moves despite deep skepticism within the industry. His $2.8-billion expansion into the oil sands ... Read more

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  • The Responsible Company

    What We've Learned from Patagonia's First 40 Years

    by Yvon Chouinard, Vincent Stanley ...
    The Responsible Company, by Yvon Chouinard, founder and owner of Patagonia, and Vincent Stanley, co-editor of its Footprint Chronicles, draw on the their 40 years' experience at Patagonia and knowledge of current efforts by other companies to articulate the elements of responsible business for our time.Patagonia, named by Fortune in 2007 as the coolest company on the planet, has earned a ... Read more

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  • Climate of Hope

    How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet

    by Michael Bloomberg, Carl Pope ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former head of the Sierra Club Carl Pope comes a manifesto on how the benefits of taking action on climate change are concrete, immediate, and immense. They explore climate change solutions that will make the world healthier and more prosperous, aiming to begin a new type of conversation on the issue that will spur bolder action by cities, ... Read more

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  • More Good News

    Real Solutions to the Global Eco-Crisis

    by David Suzuki, Holly Dressel ...
    In this edition of their bestseller, the sequel to the best-selling Good News for a Change, authors David Suzuki and Holly Dressel provide the latest inspiring stories about individuals, groups, and businesses that are making real change in the world. More Good News features the most up-to-date information about critical subjects, such as energy and the economy, not covered in the previous edition ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Coming Famine

    The Global Food Crisis and What We Can Do to Avoid It

    by Julian Cribb ...
    In The Coming Famine, Julian Cribb lays out a vivid picture of impending planetary crisis--a global food shortage that threatens to hit by mid-century--that would dwarf any in our previous experience. Cribb's comprehensive assessment describes a dangerous confluence of shortages--of water, land, energy, technology, and knowledge--combined with the increased demand created by population and ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • World on the Edge

    How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse

    by Lester R. Brown ...
    In this urgent time, World on the Edge calls out the pivotal environmental issues and how to solve them now.We are in a race between political and natural tipping points. Can we close coal-fired power plants fast enough to save the Greenland ice sheet and avoid catastrophic sea level rise? Can we raise water productivity fast enough to halt the depletion of aquifers and avoid water-driven food ... Read more

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  • Coping with Water Scarcity: An Action Framework for Agriculture and Food Security

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    This report aims to provide a conceptual framework to address food security under conditions of water scarcity in agriculture. It has been prepared by a team of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the framework of the project "Coping with water scarcity: the role of agriculture", and has been discussed at an Expert Consultation meeting organized in FAO, Rome in ... Read more

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  • Thriving Beyond Sustainability

    Pathways to a Resilient Society

    by Andres R. Edwards ...
    Every fifteen seconds on our Earth, a child dies from waterborne disease. Three times an hour, another species becomes extinct. Each day we consume eighty-five million barrels of oil and pump twenty-three million tons of carbon dioxide into an already warming atmosphere. But against this bleak backdrop, beacons of hope shine from thousands of large and small initiatives taking place everywhere ... Read more

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  • Good News for a Change

    How Everyday People are Helping the Planet

    by David Suzuki, Holly Dressel ...
    We all know the bad news. Every day, along with all the bulletins on social upheavals and terrorist attacks, we read reports of another animal species on the brink of extinction, of how our ocean fisheries are collapsing, and of the damage industrial development is wreaking on our soil, air and water. We drive bigger cars, eat pesticide-sprayed, genetically altered foods and consume so much energy ... Read more

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