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“robert j diaz”

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  • Managing Ocean Environments in a Changing Climate

    Sustainability and Economic Perspectives

    by Kevin J. Noone, Robert J. Diaz, Ussif Rashid Sumaila ...
    Managing Ocean Environments in a Changing Climate summarizes the current state of several threats to the global oceans. What distinguishes this book most from previous works is that this book begins with a holistic, global-scale focus for the first several chapters and then provides an example of how this approach can be applied on a regional scale, for the Pacific region. Previous works usually ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

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  • Drawdown

    The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming

    Edited by Paul Hawken ...
    **• New York Times bestseller •The 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming, based on meticulous research by leading scientists and policymakers around the world“At this point in time, the Drawdown book is exactly what is needed; a credible, conservative solution-by-solution narrative that we can do it. Reading it is an effective inoculation against the widespread perception of ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • The Global Food Economy

    The Battle for the Future of Farming

    by Tony Weis ...
    The Global Food Economy examines the human and ecological cost of what we eat.The current food economy is characterized by immense contradictions. Surplus 'food mountains', bountiful supermarkets, and rising levels of obesity stand in stark contrast to widespread hunger and malnutrition. Transnational companies dominate the market in food and benefit from subsidies, whilst farmers in developing ... Read more

    $28.39 USD

  • Water Scarcity, Climate Change and Conflict in the Middle East

    Securing Livelihoods, Building Peace

    by Christopher Ward, Sandra Ruckstuhl ...
    The countries that make up the MENA region display wide diversity. One of the poorest countries in the world sits alongside two of the wealthiest, whilst the region's natural resources range from immeasurable oil and gas reserves to some of the scantiest natural endowments anywhere in the world. Yet through this diversity runs a common thread: water scarcity. Now, through the impact of human ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • The Aral Sea

    The Devastation and Partial Rehabilitation of a Great Lake

    Edited by Philip Micklin, Igor Plotnikov, N.V. Aladin ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The book is structured into six core parts. The first part sets the scene and explains how the use of Aral basin water resources, primarily used for irrigation, have destroyed the Aral Sea. The team explains how spheres and events interact and the related problems. Part 2 examines the social consequences of the ecological catastrophe and the affect of the Aral Sea desiccation on cultural and ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Land and Disaster Management Strategies in Asia

    Edited by Huong Ha ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book focuses on land and disaster governance in Asian countries. The Asian region has become increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters, including floods, cyclones, storms, earthquakes, drought, typhoons and tsunamis. Further, as a result of unsustainable changes being made in patterns of land use, catchment and coastal zones, increasing population density, migration patterns, and the ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Post-2020 Climate Action

    Global and Asian Perspectives

    Edited by Shinichiro Fujimori, Mikiko Kainuma, Toshihiko Masui ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book summarizes assessments of the Paris Agreement to provide an excellent introduction to this research field. The AIM/CGE (Asia-Pacific Integrated Modeling /Computable General Equilibrium) model, which is the core of AIM modeling framework, is used for the assessment.The first part focuses on global issues, presenting both short-term (a few decades) and long-term (century scale) assessments ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • Renewable Energies

    Business Outlook 2050

    Edited by Fausto Pedro García Márquez, Mayorkinos Papaelias, Alexander Karyotakis ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book provides a comprehensive overview of current renewable energy technologies and their basic principles. It also addresses the financial aspects of renewable energy projects and analyzes their profitability, covering the most relevant topics for engineers, economists, managers and scientists who are actively involved in renewable energy research and management. The authors are ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • Cross-Border Resource Management

    by Rongxing Guo ...
    Cross-Border Resource Management, Third Edition covers theoretical and analytical issues relating to cross-border resource management. This book holistically explores issues when two entities share a border, such as sovereign countries, dependent states and others, where each seeks to maximize their political and economic interests regardless of impacts on the environment. This new edition has ... Read more

    $166.49 USD

  • Quantification of Climate Variability, Adaptation and Mitigation for Agricultural Sustainability

    Edited by Claudio O. Stockle, Mukhtar Ahmed ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is a comprehensive volume dealing with climate change impacts on agriculture, and which can help guide the redesign of agricultural management and cropping systems. It includes mitigation techniques such as use of bioenergy crops, fertilizer and manure management, conservation tillage, crop rotations, cover crops and cropping intensity, irrigation, erosion control, management of drained ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Water Policy in Canada

    Problems and Possible Solutions

    by Mohammed H. Dore ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book deals with the water policy and management in Canada. It discusses various problems and risks in the fresh and drinking water supply in the second largest country in the world. Mohammed Dore argues that water is underpriced and used wastefully in Canada. In selected case studies, he illustrates the major threats from human activity to Canadian freshwaters and drinking water resources, ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Climate Change in Cyprus

    Review of the Impacts and Outline of an Adaptation Strategy

    by Theodoros Zachariadis ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book provides a concise overview of facts and projections about climate change in Cyprus and its region until the end of the 21st century. Climate change is expected to have adverse effects in Mediterranean Europe – the most serious compared to other European regions. Being an island state with a semi-arid climate in the Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus is located in a hot spot. Based on the ... Read more

    $49.49 USD