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  • Water: Economics, Management and Demand

    Edited by T. Franks, M. Kay, L.E.D. Smith ...
    Water is often seen as a free commodity. However, this is rarely the case as demand for water is increasing significantly across the world. This book focuses on the key roles of irrigaiton and drainage in the debate on water. Irrigation is a major player in the demand for water and already accounts for between 70-80% of the total world consumption. ... Read more

    $94.99 USD

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    by Christophe Montagnon ...
    This is a new revised and enhanced version of Cafés : terroirs et qualités published in 2003. It arose form meetings between people who study coffee growing from different angles: the plant itself, a geographical and socio-economic approach; its cultivation and processing, and agronomic and technological approach.Taking concrete examples, it analyses the relation between terroirs and qualities; it ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Water Finance

    Public Responsibilities and Private Opportunities

    by Neil S. Grigg ...
    Series Book 677 - Wiley Finance
    A detailed look at the water industry and the trends that can lead to investment opportunitiesWater has quickly grown into a big global business, with annual revenues in the United States alone reaching over $200 billion. In the years ahead, companies as well as governments must find innovative ways to address important issues within this field without sacrificing basic needs, such as safety of ... Read more

    $57.00 USD

  • Earth for Sale

    The Fight to Stop the Last Plunder of the Planet

    by Maude Barlow ...
    An urgent warning about the financialization of nature and the quiet rise of corporate control over the planet’s resourcesMost agree on the urgent need for climate action, yet we are often divided on how to stop the destruction of the natural world. Earth for Sale exposes the danger of governments giving over this responsibility to powerful private interests, namely the same energy, chemical, ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

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  • Drip Irrigation for Agriculture

    Untold Stories of Efficiency, Innovation and Development

    Edited by Jean-Philippe Venot, Marcel Kuper, Margreet Zwarteveen ...
    Series series Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management
    Initially associated with hi-tech irrigated agriculture, drip irrigation is now being used by a much wider range of farmers in emerging and developing countries. This book documents the enthusiasm, spread and use of drip irrigation systems by smallholders but also some disappointments and disillusion faced in the global South. It explores and explains under which conditions it works, for whom and ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Living territories to transform the world

    by Patrick Caron, Elodie Valette, Tom Wassenaar, Geo Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge, Vatché Papazian ...
    What resources underpin the development of a territory? What does territorial management of resources mean? What specific characteristics and opportunities does territorial organization offer for agricultural production, regulation of sectors, and services? How are territorial public policies conceived and applied? But also, what are the limits of the territorial approach? How does a territorial ... Read more

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  • Investing in Water for a Green Economy

    Services, Infrastructure, Policies and Management

    Edited by Mike Young, Christine Esau ...
    In the context of the economies of the world becoming greener, this book provides a global and interdisciplinary overview of the condition of the world’s water resources and the infrastructure used to manage it. It focuses on current social and economic costs of water provision, needs and opportunities for investment and for improving its management. It describes the large array of water policy ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Beyond Tropical Deforestation

    From Tropical Deforestation to Forest Cover Dynamics and Forest Development

    by Didier Babin ...
    Does the diagnosis of irreversible destruction of both forests and their biodiversity actually mask a wide range of patterns? Based on the results of natural and social scientists, this book attempts to answer fundamental questions such as: what is deforestation and how do we mesure it? What changes result from deforestation and how do human societies manage these changes? It explores the many and ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • White Paper on sustainable energy projects in Africa

    Best practices and lessons learnt

    by Jeremy Debreu, Claire Guibert ...
    With almost 600 million people having no access to energy in Sub-Saharan Africa, rural electrification is a major challenge for the development of the continent.This White Paper highlights 25 energy projects currently being developed in Africa. Its aims is to analyse their best practices and understand the key success factors.This eBook is offered by the Fondation Schneider Electric. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Recycling and Extended Producer Responsibility

    The European Experience

    by Rui Cunha Marques, Nuno Ferreira da Cruz ...
    An overriding value of European legislation on waste management is the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) principle. For example, all economic operators placing packaging onto the EU market are responsible for its proper management and recovery. However, in general, the collection and treatment of urban waste is the responsibility of local authorities. It has therefore been necessary to ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Dynamics and Diversity

    Soil Fertility and Farming Livelihoods in Africa

    Edited by Ian Scoones ...
    Soils are critical to agriculture and, in turn, to food supply and livelihoods. Sustainable management of soils is crucial for a large proportion of the population of Africa. Contrary to many claims, soil fertility is improved and managed successfully by small-scale farmers there. Careful studies from widely different areas reveal how closely bound up soil management is with complex social, ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Global Forest Sector Outlook 2050: Assessing Future Demand and Sources of Timber for a Sustainable Economy

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    The global threats to climate, biodiversity and a healthy environment are mainly caused by the excessive use of non-renewable materials. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and Unique Consultancy, elaborated a Global Forest Sector Outlook 2050 to assess the capacity of wood supply to support ... Read more

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