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  • Multifunctional Rural Land Management

    Economics and Policies

    Edited by Floor Brouwer, C. Martijn van der Heide ...
    The increasing demand for rural land and its natural resources is creating competition and conflicts. Many interested parties, including farmers, nature conservationists, rural residents and tourists, compete for the same space. Especially in densely populated areas, agriculture, recreation, urban and suburban growth and infrastructure development exert a constant pressure on rural areas. Because ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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  • Common Wealth

    Economics for a Crowded Planet

    by Jeffrey D. Sachs ...
    “Lucid, quietly urgent, and relentlessly logical . . . this is Bigthink with a capital B.” —The New York Times Book Review“Common Wealth explains the most basic economic reckoning that the world faces.” —Al Gore, winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and former vice president of the United StatesIn Common Wealth, Jeffrey D. Sachs-one of the world's most respected economists and the author of The ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Economics

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Partha Dasgupta ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and offer solutions to them too. Combining a global approach with examples from everyday life, Partha Dasgupta describes the lives of two children who live very different lives in different parts of the world: in the Mid-West USA and in Ethiopia. He compares the obstacles facing them, and the ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Nature's Fortune

    How Business and Society Thrive by Investing in Nature

    by Mark R Tercek, Jonathan S Adams ...
    What is nature worth? The answer to this question -- which traditionally has been framed in environmental terms -- is revolutionizing the way we do business.In Nature's Fortune, Mark Tercek, CEO of The Nature Conservancy and former investment banker, and science writer Jonathan Adams argue that nature is not only the foundation of human well-being, but also the smartest commercial investment any ... Read more

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  • Creating A Sustainable And Desirable Future: Insights From 45 Global Thought Leaders

    by Robert Costanza, Ida Kubiszewski ...
    The major challenge for the current generation of mankind is to develop a shared vision of a future that is both desirable to the vast majority of humanity and ecologically sustainable. Creating a Sustainable and Desirable Future offers a broad, critical discussion on what such a future should or can be, with global perspectives written by some of the world's leading thinkers, including: Wendell ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Let Them Eat Carbon

    The Price of Failing Climate Change Policies, and How Governments and Big Business Profit From Them

    by Matthew Sinclair ...
    Climate change is big business. Much of the money so-called green policies cost us goes straight into the pockets of a bewildering range of special interests. Around the world companies are making billions out of the schemes governments have put in place saying they will curb global warming and protect us from the threat of climate change. There is little evidence that those policies are an ... Read more

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  • The Social Dimensions Of Climate Change: Equity And Vulnerability In A Warming World

    by Robin Mearns; Andrew Norton; Edward Cameron ...
    Climate change is arguably the most profound challenge facing the international community in the 21st century. It is as much a challenge for poverty reduction, growth and development as it is a global environmental issue. It could undermine or reverse progress in reducing poverty and attaining the Millenium Development Goals, thereby unraveling many of the development gains of recent decades. It ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Celebrity Advocacy and International Development

    by Dan Brockington ...
    Series series Rethinking Development
    Celebrity advocacy is a curious phenomenon. It occupies a significant proportion of the public domain, but does so without engaging particularly well with much of the public. Yet this may not matter very much. Many people at the core of advocacy, and in political and business elites, simply do not notice any lack of engagement. In these circles celebrity advocacy can be remarkably effective ... Read more

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  • The Good Life Beyond Growth

    New Perspectives

    Edited by Hartmut Rosa, Christoph Henning ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics
    Many countries have experienced a decline of economic growth for decades, an effect that was only aggravated by the recent global financial crisis. What if in the 21st century this is no longer an exception, but the general rule? Does an economy without growth necessarily bring hardship and crises, as is often assumed? Or could it be a chance for a better life? Authors have long argued that money ... Read more

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  • Water Pollution

    Economics Aspects and Research Needs

    by Allen V. Kneese ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Public agencies and industry will probably spend tens of billions of dollars on new water pollution abatement facilities in the next few decades. Added billions will be spent for the operation of new and existing facilities. How can physical science research reduce the cost of achieving objectives? And how can social science research make sure that the right objectives are being efficiently ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Reconstructing Sustainability Science

    Knowledge and action for a sustainable future

    by Thaddeus Miller ...
    Series series The Earthscan Science in Society Series
    The growing urgency, complexity and "wickedness" of sustainability problems—from climate change and biodiversity loss to ecosystem degradation and persistent poverty and inequality—present fundamental challenges to scientific knowledge production and its use. While there is little doubt that science has a crucial role to play in our ability to pursue sustainability goals, critical questions remain ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • From Ambition to Execution

    by Stefania Fabrizio, Catherine Pattillo, Adrian Peralta-Alva, Andrea Presbitero, Baoping Shang, Geneviève Verdier, Marie-Thérèse Camilleri, Kazuaki Washimi ...
    The formal launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) sets the global development agenda through 2030, placing significant emphasis on promoting social and environmental sustainability alongside economic growth and poverty reduction. Meeting the SDGs will require actions across a wide range of areas by both national governments and the international community. This paper examines the types ... Read more

    $4.99 USD