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“stephen dovers”

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  • Ten Commitments

    Reshaping the Lucky Country's Environment

    Edited by David Lindenmayer, Stephen Dovers, Molly Harriss Olson, Steve Morton ...
    In Ten Commitments: Reshaping the Lucky Country’s Environment, leading environmental thinkers in Australia have written provocative chapters on environmental issues facing the nation. Each chapter includes 10 key issues that must be urgently addressed to improve Australia’s environment. The book is organised by ecosystem, by sector and by cross-cutting themes. Topics include: deserts, rangelands, ... Read more

    $18.69 USD

  • The Handbook of Disaster and Emergency Policies and Institutions

    by John Handmer, Stephen Dovers ...
    Disasters both natural and human-induced are leading to spiralling costs in terms of human lives, lost livelihoods and damaged assets and businesses. Yet these consequences and the financial and human crises that follow catastrophes can often be traced to policies unsuited to the emerging scales of the problems they confront, and the lack of institutional capacity to implement planning and ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Climate, Energy and Water

    Managing Trade-offs, Seizing Opportunities

    Edited by Jamie Pittock, Karen Hussey, Stephen Dovers ...
    With the global population expected to reach nine billion by 2050, our capacity to provide enough food, water and energy relies on our understanding and management of the complex interdependencies in the climate-energy-water nexus. This book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the interdependencies between these sectors and the knock-on consequences of those interactions for other ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • Australia Burning

    Fire Ecology, Policy and Management Issues

    Edited by Geoffrey Cary, David Lindenmayer, Stephen Dovers ...
    The phenomenon of fire in the Australian landscape traverses many interests and disciplines. At a national level, there is an urgent need for the integration of both the natural and social sciences in the formulation of public policy. With contributions from 30 leading experts, Australia Burning draws together these issues, under the themes: *Ecology and the environment *Fire behaviour and fire ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Ten Commitments Revisited

    Securing Australia's Future Environment

    Edited by Steve Morton, David Lindenmayer, Stephen Dovers ...
    What are the 10 key issues that must be addressed urgently to improve Australia's environment? In this follow up to the highly successful book Ten Commitments: Reshaping the Lucky Country's Environment, Australia’s leading environmental thinkers have written provocative chapters on what must be done to tackle Australia's environmental problems – in terms of policies, on-ground actions and research ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Handbook of Disaster Policies and Institutions

    Improving Emergency Management and Climate Change Adaptation

    by John Handmer, Stephen Dovers ...
    Disasters both natural and human-induced are leading to spiralling costs in terms of human lives, lost livelihoods and damaged assets and businesses. Yet these consequences and the financial and human crises that follow catastrophes can often be traced to policies unsuited to the emerging scales of the problems they confront, and the lack of institutional capacity to implement planning and ... Read more

    $91.99 USD

  • Managing Water for Australia

    The Social and Institutional Challenges

    Edited by Karen Hussey, Stephen Dovers ...
    Australian water policy and management are undergoing rapid and immense change in response to drought, technological advances, climate change and demographic and economic shifts. The National Water Initiative and the 2007 Australian Government water policy statements propose a fundamental shift in how Australians will use and manage water in the future. The implementation of the national water ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Natural Resources and Environmental Justice

    Australian Perspectives

    Edited by Sonia Graham, Anna Lukasiewicz, Stephen Dovers, Libby Robin, Jennifer McKay, Steven Schilizzi ...
    Environmental management involves making decisions about the governance of natural resources such as water, minerals or land, which are inherently decisions about what is just or fair. Yet, there is little emphasis on justice in environmental management research or practical guidance on how to achieve fairness and equity in environmental governance and public policy. This results in social ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

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  • Practical Conservation Biology

    by David Lindenmayer, Mark Burgman ...
    Practical Conservation Biology covers the complete array of topics that are central to conservation biology and natural resource management, thus providing the essential framework for under-graduate and post-graduate courses in these subject areas. Written by two of the world’s leading environment experts, it is a ‘must have’ reference for environment professionals in government, non-government ... Read more

    $50.39 USD

  • Reducing the Impacts of Development on Wildlife

    by James Gleeson, Deborah Gleeson ...
    The rapidly increasing number of threatened flora and fauna species worldwide is one of the chief problems confronting environmental professionals today. This problem is largely due to the impact humans have had on land use through development (e.g. agricultural, residential, industrial, infrastructure and mining developments). The requirement for developers to implement measures to reduce the ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Quarterly Essay 9 Beautiful Lies

    Population and Environment in Australia

    by Tim Flannery ...
    Series Book 9 - Quarterly Essay
    In the first Quarterly Essay of 2003, Tim Flannery launches an attack on the various lies that we tell ourselves about our resources, our past and our future. The lie of terra nullius that made us ignore the Aborigines' knowledge of the environment. The lie of the Snowy Mountains Scheme that did untold damage to our river system for the sake of white immigration. The lie that rushing to preserve ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Sustainability Assessment

    Criteria and Processes

    by Bob Gibson, Selma Hassan, James Tansey ...
    Sustainability assessment is now emerging as a more transparent, comprehensive, integrated and far-sighted approach to decision making. Its basic demand is that all significant undertakings must make a positive contribution to sustainability. To apply this test, decision makers need criteria based on the core requirements of sustainability and the particularities of the context. As well, they need ... Read more

    $70.99 USD