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  • Blue Skies, Blue Seas

    Air Pollution, Marine Plastics, and Coastal Erosion in the Middle East and North Africa

    Series series MENA Development Report
    This book documents the state of 'blue' natural capital in the Middle East and North Africa region, focussing on air pollution, marine plastics, and coastal erosion. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Blue Skies, Blue Seas

    Air Pollution, Marine Plastics, and Coastal Erosion in the Middle East and North Africa

    Series series MENA Development Report
    While economic and social indicators in many Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries have improved over the past three decades, the region’s blue natural assets—clean air, healthy seas, and coastlines—have degraded virtually everywhere. Air pollution levels in the region’s cities are among the highest in the world. Per capita marine plastic pollution is among the highest in the world; ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

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  • Common Wealth

    Economics for a Crowded Planet

    “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

  • World on the Edge

    How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse

    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

    $11.69 USD

  • This Is the Way the World Ends

    How Droughts and Die-Offs, Heat Waves and Hurricanes Are Converging on America

    by Jeff Nesbit ...
    "This is a must-read that lays out the clear and present dangers of climate change—and what we must do to avoid global catastrophe." —Rhea Suh, former president of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)Bustle 's "17 Best Nonfiction Books Coming Out in September 2018"The world itself won't end, of course. Only ours will: our livelihoods, our homes, our cultures. And we're squarely at the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Water, Peace, and War

    Confronting the Global Water Crisis

    This pioneering and authoritative study considers the profound impact of the growing global water crunch on international peace and security as well as possible ways to mitigate the crisis. Although water is essential to sustaining life and livelihoods, geostrategist Brahma Chellaney argues that it remains the world’s most underappreciated and undervalued resource. One sobering fact is that the ... Read more

    $36.49 USD

  • Bridges Over Water: Understanding Transboundary Water Conflict, Negotiation And Cooperation (Second Edition)

    Series Book 11 - World Scientific Series On Environmental And Energy Economics And Policy
    Bridges over Water places the study of transboundary water conflicts, negotiation, and cooperation in the context of various disciplines, such as international relations, international law, international negotiations, and economics. It demonstrates their application, using various quantitative approaches, such as river basin modeling, quantitative negotiation theory, and game theory. Case-studies ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Water Politics

    Governing Our Most Precious Resource

    As the world faces another water crisis, it is easy to understand why this precious and highly-disputed resource could determine the fate of entire nations. In reality, however, water conflicts rarely result in violence and more often lead to collaborative governance, however precarious.In this comprehensive and accessible text, David Feldman introduces readers to the key issues, debates, and ... Read more

    $21.00 USD

  • Sustainable Qatar

    Social, Political and Environmental Perspectives

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This open access book provides a topical overview of the key sustainability issues in Qatar, focusing on environmental sustainability from a socio-political perspective. The transition to a sustainable Qatar requires engagement with diverse areas of social-political, human, and environmental development. On the environmental aspects, the contributors address climate change, food security, water ... Read more

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  • The Nile River Basin

    Water, Agriculture, Governance and Livelihoods

    Series series Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World
    The Nile provides freshwater not only for domestic and industrial use, but also for irrigated agriculture, hydropower dams and the vast fisheries resource of the lakes of Central Africa. The Nile River Basin covers the whole Nile Basin and is based on the results of three major research projects supported by the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF). It provides unique and up-to-date insights ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • Changing The Face Of The Waters: The Promise And Challenge Of Sustainable Aquaculture

    by World Bank ...
    Increase growth, however, brings increased risk, and aquaculture now lies at a crossroads. One direction points toward the giant strides in productivity, industry concentration, and product diversification. Another direction points toward the dangers of environmental degradation and the marginalization of small fish farmers. Yet another direction invites aquaculture to champion the poor and ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Developing Sustainable Agriculture in Pakistan

    Agriculture plays a pivotal role in the economy and development of Pakistan providing food to consumers, raw materials to industries, and a market for industrial goods. Unfortunately, agricultural production is stagnant due to several barriers including a fixed cropping pattern, reliance on a few major crops, a narrow genetic pool, poor seed quality, and a changing climate. In addition, the high ... Read more

    $67.99 USD