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  • Transdisciplinary Solutions for Sustainable Development

    From planetary management to stewardship

    by Mark Charlesworth ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development
    Global environmental issues such as climate change and species loss are intensifying despite our best efforts to combat them. The key reason for this is that the drivers of these problems are closely linked to the industrialism and consumerism that are promoted by governments and other organizations the world over.This innovative book identifies the key issues that block progress in sustainable ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

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  • Ten Billion

    by Stephen Emmott ...
    Deforestation. Desertification. Species extinction. Global warming. Growing threats to food and water. The driving issues of our times are the result of one huge problem: Us.As the population continues to grow, our problems will increase. And this means that every way we look at it, a planet of ten billion people is likely to be a nightmare.Stephen Emmott, a scientist whose lab is at the forefront ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Terra Nova

    The New World After Oil, Cars, and Suburbs

    by Eric W. Sanderson ...
    A look at what the American lifestyle has done to the environment—and how to move toward a better future.In the last century, three powerful forces—oil, cars, and suburbs—buoyed the American dream. Yet now, the quality of life in the United States is declining due to these same three forces. Our dependence on oil is a root cause of wars, recessions, and natural disasters. Cars consume an outsize ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Columbia River Treaty

    A Primer

    by Robert William Sandford, Deborah Harford, Dr. Jon O'Riordan ...
    Series series An RMB Manifesto
    Provocative, passionate and populist, RMB Manifestos are short and concise non-fiction books of literary, critical, and cultural studies.The Columbia River Treaty ratification in 1964 created the largest hydropower project in North America, with additional emphasis on flood protection for the United States. As the treaty approaches its 60th anniversary, and the first opportunity for modification, ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • What We Leave Behind

    by Derrick Jensen, Aric McBay ...
    What We Leave Behind is a piercing, impassioned guide to living a truly responsible life on earth. Human waste, once considered a gift to the soil, has become toxic material that has broken the essential cycle of decay and regeneration. Here, award-winning author Derrick Jensen and activist Aric McBay weave historical analysis and devastatingly beautiful prose to remind us that life—human and ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Earth Governance

    Trusteeship of the Global Commons

    by Klaus Bosselmann ...
    Series series New Horizons in Environmental and Energy Law series
    The predicament of uncontrolled growth in a finite world puts the global commons - such as oceans, atmosphere, and biosphere - at risk. So far, states have not found the means to protect what, essentially, is outside their jurisdiction. However, the jurisprudence of international law has matured to a point that makes global governance beyond state-negotiated compromises both possible and desirable ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Green Growth

    Ideology, Political Economy and the Alternatives

    Edited by Gareth Dale, Manu V. Mathai, Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira ...
    The discourse of 'green growth' has recently gained ground in environmental governance deliberations and policy proposals. It is presented as a fresh and innovative agenda centred on the deployment of engineering sophistication, managerial acumen and market mechanisms to redress the environmental and social derelictions of the existing development model.But the green growth project is deeply ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Organizing Cools the Planet

    Tools and Reflections to Navigate the Climate Crisis

    by Joshua Kahn, Hilary Moore ...
    Series series PM Pamphlet
    Organizing Cools the Planet offers a challenge to all concerned about the ecological crisis: find your frontline. This booklet weaves together stories, analysis, organizing tools, and provocative questions, to offer a snapshot of the North American Climate Justice movement and provide pathways for readers to participate in it. Authors share hard lessons learned, reflect on strategy, and grapple ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Successful Adaptation to Climate Change

    Linking Science and Policy in a Rapidly Changing World

    Edited by Susanne C. Moser, Maxwell T. Boykoff ...
    What does successful adaptation look like? This is a question we are frequently asked by planners, policy makers and other professionals charged with the task of developing and implementing adaptation strategies. While adaptation is increasingly recognized as an important climate risk management strategy, and on-the-ground adaptation planning activity is becoming more common-place, there is no ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Driving the Future

    Combating Climate Change with Cleaner, Smarter Cars

    by Margo T. Oge ...
    A distinguished expert offers a dazzling preview of the cars of the future, while exploring the science and politics behind climate change.As the director of the EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality, engineer Margo Oge was the chief architect behind the Obama administration’s landmark 2012 deal with automakers in the US market to double the fuel efficiency of their fleets to 54.5 mpg and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Reckless

    The Political Assault on the American Environment

    by Bob Deans ...
    Republicans regained control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010 at a time of unprecedented global challenge and change. Instead of devoting the next year to embracing opportunity amid turmoil, though, the lawmakers waged the worst legislative assault in history against the commonsense safeguards we all depend on to protect our environment and health. In a single calendar year, the ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Pulp Friction in Tasmania: A Review of the Environmental Assessment of Gunns' Proposed Pulp Mill

    by Fred Gale ...
    This book documents the failure of Gunns Limited, a giant wood chip exporter, to build a massive pulp mill in Tasmania, Australia. A dramatic lesson in corporate social irresponsibility, the book highlights how government-industry collusion led to serious deficiencies in the environmental assessment process, which generated a massive and so far successful campaign against the mill. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus