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  • Beyond Climate Fixes

    From Public Controversy to System Change

    by Les Levidow ...
    Political elites have been evading the causes of climate change through deceptive fixes. Their market-type instruments such as carbon trading aim to incentivise technological innovation which will supposedly decarbonize or replace dominant high-carbon systems. In practice this techno-market framework has perpetuated climate change and social injustices, thus provoking public controversy. Using ... Read more

    $38.69 USD

  • Mapping Environmental Sustainability

    Reflecting on Systemic Practices for Participatory Research

    by Simon Bell, Ray Ison, Kevin Collins, Natalie Foster, Chris Blackmore, Rachel Slater, Geraud de Ville, Ryan Benjamin, Rebecca Xavier, Grace Albert, Elisa Bignante, Deirdre Jafferally, Lakeram Haynes, Jay Mistry, Andrea Berardi, Dave Wield, Les Levidow, Martin Reynolds ...
    While there is growing interest in participatory research to address issues around environmental sustainability, the focus of analysis tends to be on the results or products of the research rather than the processes involved. Addressing this gap, the authors draw on their experience of specific mapping techniques, based on different systemic concepts and theories, that have helped facilitate, ... Read more

    $47.69 USD

  • GM Food on Trial

    Testing European Democracy

    by Les Levidow, Susan Carr ...
    Series series Genetics and Society
    Europe was told that it had no choice but to accept agbiotech, yet this imperative was turned into a test of democratic accountability for societal choices. Since the late 1990s, European public controversy has kept the agri-biotech industry and its promoters on the defensive. As some opponents and regulators alike have declared, ‘GM food/crops are on trial’. Suspicion of their guilt has been ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • Governing the Transatlantic Conflict over Agricultural Biotechnology

    Contending Coalitions, Trade Liberalisation and Standard Setting

    by Joseph Murphy, Les Levidow ...
    Series series Genetics and Society
    Delays in approving genetically modified crops and foods in the European Union have led to a high profile trade conflict with the United States. This book analyses the EU-US conflict and uses it as a case study to explore the governance of new technologies.The transatlantic conflict over GM crops and food has been widely attributed to regulatory differences that divide the EU and the US. Going ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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  • The Case for Degrowth

    by Giorgos Kallis, Susan Paulson, Giacomo D'Alisa, Federico Demaria ...
    The relentless pursuit of economic growth is the defining characteristic of contemporary societies. Yet it benefits few and demands monstrous social and ecological sacrifice. Is there a viable alternative? How can we halt the endless quest to grow global production and consumption and instead secure socio-ecological conditions that support lives worth living for all?In this compelling book, ... Read more

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  • True Wealth

    How and Why Millions of Americans Are Creating a Time-Rich, Ecologically Light, Small-Scale, High-Satisfaction Economy

    by Juliet B. Schor ...
    A groundbreaking statement about ecological decline, suggesting a radical change in how we think about consumer goods, value, and ways to live.In True Wealth , economist Juliet B. Schor rejects the sacrifice message, with the insight that social innovations and new technology can simultaneously enhance our lives and protect the planet. Schor shares examples of urban farmers, DIY renovators, and ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Organizational Behaviour

    People, Process, Work and Human Resource Management

    by Raisa Arvinen-Muondo, Stephen J Perkins ...
    There is a large body of shared knowledge between the study of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management but despite the crossover, they are often treated as very distinct disciplines. Written by a team of experts across both fields, Organizational Behaviour bridges the gap between OB and HRM, with an emphasis on inter-cultural and cross-cultural perspectives of organizational ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • How To Get A Phd: A Handbook For Students And Their Supervisors

    by Estelle Phillips, Derek.S. Pugh, Colin Johnson ...
    How to Get a PhD is the market leading, classic book for PhD students and their supervisors. ... Read more

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  • Global Environmental Politics

    Problems, Policy and Practice

    by Hayley Stevenson ...
    Concern about humanity's impact on the planet has never been greater, but what are the drivers of environmental change? This wide-ranging introductory textbook outlines the competing explanations of why environmental problems occur and examines the different political approaches taken to address them. Adopting a case study approach, Hayley Stevenson enables students to gain a detailed ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

  • Leading Public Design

    Discovering Human-Centred Governance

    by Christian Bason ...
    This powerful new book provides a clear framework for understanding and learning an emerging management practice, leading public design.Drawing on more than a decade of work on public sector innovation, Christian Bason uses his extensive practical experience and research conducted among public managers in the UK, the US, Australia, Finland and Denmark to explore how public organisations can be ... Read more

    $35.09 USD

  • Pursuing Sustainability

    A Guide to the Science and Practice

    by Pamela Matson, William C. Clark, Krister Par Andersson ...
    An essential guide to sustainable development for students and practitionersSustainability is a global imperative and a scientific challenge like no other. This concise guide provides students and practitioners with a strategic framework for linking knowledge with action in the pursuit of sustainable development, and serves as an invaluable companion to more narrowly focused courses dealing with ... Read more

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