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  • Rethinking Water and Energy for a Sustainable Future

    by Yulia Ermolaeva, Robert C. Brears, Anna Minakova, Pius Siakwah, Obodai Torto ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book adopts a multidisciplinary approach to explore the intricate relationship between water, energy, and societal well-being. It combines environmental, economic, social, and technological perspectives to comprehensively analyse water's crucial role in energy generation and its essential function in supporting life. This book highlights the need for integrated strategies to address water ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • The Palgrave Handbook of Environmental Policy and Law

    by Robert C. Brears, Jade Lindley ...
    Series series Reference Module Business, Economics and Social Sciences
    The Palgrave Handbook of Environmental Policy and Lawprovides readers with information on developments in the two fields of environmental policy and environmental law in both developed and developing countries. In particular, the Handbook analyses policies and statutes used at the local, regional, national, and international level in locations of differing climates, governance, and levels of ... Read more

    $404.99 USD

  • Revolutionizing Cityscapes: Urban Bioswales Guide, Stormwater Management, Sustainable City Development

    by Robert C. Brears ...
    Revolutionizing cityscapes is no small feat, but this comprehensive guide sets out to demystify the complex world of urban bioswales, stormwater management, and sustainable city development. From exploring innovative techniques to understanding compliance with international standards, "Revolutionizing Cityscapes" is a must-read for urban planners, environmentalists, policymakers, and anyone ... Read more

    $12.71 USD

  • Nature-Based Solutions to 21st Century Challenges

    by Robert C. Brears ...
    Fully revised and updated, this second edition provides a systematic review of nature-based solutions and their potential to address current environmental challenges.With growing recognition of the need to work with ecosystems to address global environmental challenges there is now a move towards nature-based solutions, which involve utilizing nature’s ecosystem to solve societal challenges while ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • The Circular Economy and Liveable Cities

    Edited by Robert C. Brears ...
    A practical and interdisciplinary guide to creating liveable, circular economy cities. Practical strategies enhance the book's theoretical exploration of circular economies, providing a solution-oriented perspective on creating more resilient, environmentally sustainable and liveable cities. The chapter authors offer interdisciplinary perspectives on the transformative potential of circular ... Read more

    $45.09 USD

  • Blue and Green Cities

    The Role of Blue-Green Infrastructure in Managing Urban Water Resources

    by Robert C. Brears ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book offers new research on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably. The author argues that urban water managers have traditionally relied on grey infrastructural solutions to mitigate risks with numerous economic and environmental consequences. Brears explores the role urban water managers have in implementing ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

    by Robert C. Brears ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book argues that a variety of policies will be required to create synergies between the water-energy-food nexus sectors while reducing trade-offs in the development of a green economy. Despite rising demand for water, energy and food globally, the governance of water-energy-food sectors has generally remained separate with limited attention placed on the interactions that exist between them ... Read more

    $161.99 USD

  • Financing Water Security and Green Growth

    by Robert C. Brears ...
    Financing Water Security and Green Growth offers a comprehensive overview of the innovative financial instruments and approaches available to implement water security and green growth initiatives at various scales and in different contexts. Robert C. Brears explores the use of a variety of public, private, and blended finance models to create climate-resilient water supplies, reduce water-energy ... Read more

    $76.49 USD

  • The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures

    Edited by Robert C. Brears ...
    Series series Reference Module Earth and Environmental Sciences
    While urban settlements are the drivers of the global economy and centres of learning, culture, and innovation and nations rely on competitive dynamic regions for their economic, social, and environmental objectives, urban centres and regions face a myriad of challenges that impact the ways in which people live and work, create wealth, and interact and connect with places. Rapid urbanisation is ... Read more

    $1,259.99 USD

  • Developing the Blue Economy

    by Robert C. Brears ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Traditionally, the ocean economy is viewed solely as a mechanism for economic growth. In this business-as-usual approach, large-scale industrial economies have developed the ocean economy through the exploitation of maritime and marine resources, often without consideration of how those activities impact the future health or productivity of those same resources. This has led to aquatic ecosystems ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

  • Financing Nature-Based Solutions

    Exploring Public, Private, and Blended Finance Models and Case Studies

    by Robert C. Brears ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This book presents new research on innovative financial instruments and approaches available to implement nature-based solutions (NBS) at various scales and in different contexts. Despite knowledge of the multiple benefits NBS provide, a key barrier to their wide-spread adoption is a lack of knowledge over their financing, in particular, who should pay for an NBS and how it can be financed. The ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Blue and Green Cities

    The Role of Blue-Green Infrastructure in Managing Urban Water Resources

    by Robert C. Brears ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    A completely revised and updated new edition of this successful book focused on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably. Since the first edition published, nature-based solutions in general and blue-green infrastructure, in particular, have become a more recognised solution to various societal challenges, including ... Read more

    $152.99 USD