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  • Climate Mitigation in the Land Sector of the Global South

    Making it Work for People and Planet

    by Michael I. Brown ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research
    This book challenges dominant, top-down approaches to climate mitigation in the land sector, arguing that without genuine negotiation, recognized land rights, and tailored capacity building for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs), most solutions will inevitably fail or do harm.With civil society increasingly acting as a driving force for transparency and accountability around the ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Redeeming REDD

    Policies, Incentives and Social Feasibility for Avoided Deforestation

    by Michael I. Brown ...
    It is now well accepted that deforestation is a key source of greenhouse gas emissions and of climate change, with forests representing major sinks for carbon. As a result, public and private initiatives for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) have been widely endorsed by policy-makers. A key issue is the feasibility of carbon trading or other incentives to ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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  • Canadian Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy

    The Innovation Economy and Society Nexus

    by G. Bruce Doern, David Castle, Peter Phillips ...
    Canadian Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy presents new critical analysis about related developments in the field such as significantly changed concepts of peer review, merit review, the emergence of big data in the digital age, and the rise of an economy and society dominated by the internet and information.The authors scrutinize the different ways in which federal and provincial ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • Governing through Goals

    Sustainable Development Goals as Governance Innovation

    Edited by Norichika Kanie, Frank Biermann ...
    Series series Earth System Governance
    A detailed examination of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and the shift in governance strategy they represent.In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Sustainable Development Goals as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Sustainable Development Goals built on and broadened the earlier Millennium Development Goals, but they also signaled a larger ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Sustainability Standards and Global Governance

    Experiences of Emerging Economies

    Edited by Archna Negi, Jorge Antonio Pérez-Pineda, Johannes Blankenbach ...
    This open access book focuses on the issue of sustainability standards from the perspective of both global governance frameworks and emerging economies. It stems from the recognition that the accelerated pace of economic globalization has generated production and consumption patterns that are generating sustainability concerns. Sustainability standards (and regulations) are increasingly being used ... Read more

    Free

  • Corporate Social Responsibility

    Strategy, Communication, Governance

    Edited by Andreas Rasche, Mette Morsing, Jeremy Moon ...
    This upper-level textbook offers an original and up-to-date introduction to issues in corporate social responsibility (CSR) from a global perspective. Written by an international team of experts, it guides students through key themes in CSR including strategy, communication, regulation and governance. Balancing critiques of CSR with a discussion of the opportunities it creates, it includes ... Read more

    $47.59 USD

  • The World After GDP

    Politics, Business and Society in the Post Growth Era

    by Lorenzo Fioramonti ...
    GDP is much more than a simple statistic. It has become the overarching benchmark of success and a powerful ordering principle at the heart of the global economy. But the convergence of major economic, social and environmental crises has exposed the flaws of our economic system which values GDP above all else as a measure of prosperity and growth.In this provocative and inspiring new book, ... Read more

    $18.00 USD

  • The Climate Resilient Organization

    Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change and Weather Extremes

    by Andrew Griffiths, Martina K. Linnenluecke ...
    Climate change has had a significant impact globally, predominantly for those vulnerable to its influence. The first book of its kind, The Climate Resilient Organization assesses the issues that have mounted for decision-makers in the field, while providing strategies to tackle them.With a particular focus on building climate-resilient pathways for private sector organizations, the expert authors ... Read more

    $35.09 USD

  • Cooperatives at Work

    by George Cheney, Matt Noyes, Emi Do, Marcelo Vieta, Joseba Azkarraga, Charlie Michel ...
    Series series The Future of Work
    For too long, cooperatives have been considered marginal players in the global economy, and as unrealistic venues for the aspirations of new and experienced members of the labour force. This marginalization shows in business, municipal and legal discussions, and curricula, where cooperative structures are rarely mentioned, let alone presented as viable options.Cooperatives at Work presents a range ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • The Environment in Global Sustainability Governance

    Perceptions, Actors, Innovations

    by Aino Ursula Mäki, Alice Vadrot, Andreas Goldthau, Anna Kosovac, Claudia Ringler, Daniel Pejic, Daniela Kleinschmit, Ekaterina Chertkovskaya, Eva Alfredsson, Javier Gonzales-Iwanciw, Jens Marquardt, Julie Duval, Lyla Mehta, Manuel Fischer, Mareike Blum, Maria Brockhaus, Markus Kröger, Maurie Cohen, Mawa Karambiri, Miranda Schreurs, Montserrat Koloffon Rosas, Nopenyo Dabla, Paúl Cisneros, Philipp Pattberg, Sabaheta Ramcilovik-Suominen, Sabine Reinecke, Sandra Schwindenhammer, Sherilyn MacGregor, Shiney Varghese, Sofia Cordero, Sylvia Lorek ...
    Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.With Agenda 2030, the UN adopted wide-ranging Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that integrate development and environmental agendas. This book focuses on the political tensions between the environmental objectives and socio-economic aspects of sustainable development.The collection provides an introduction to interlinkages, synergies ... Read more

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  • Local Governance in Transition

    Toward Sustainable Canadian Communities

    by Mary Louise McAllister ...
    The early 2020s unleashed a perfect storm on governments worldwide. Logistical challenges never before anticipated left some communities flailing while others thrived. Epidemics, natural disasters, and economic collapses inspired innovation and creativity in many resourceful civic teams.In Local Governance in Transition, Mary Louise McAllister argues that communities wanting to thrive tomorrow ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Transparency in Global Environmental Governance

    Critical Perspectives

    Edited by Aarti Gupta, Michael Mason ...
    Series series Earth System Governance
    A critical assessment of whether transparency is a broadly transformative force in global environmental governance or plays a more limited role.Transparency—openness, secured through greater availability of information—is increasingly seen as part of the solution to a complex array of economic, political, and ethical problems in an interconnected world. The “transparency turn” in global ... Read more

    $25.99 USD