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  • Planet Water

    Investing in the World's Most Valuable Resource

    by Steve Hoffmann ...
    Solving the world's water problems is proving to be one of the greatest investment opportunities of our time. Already, world water supplies are inadequate to meet demand, and the problem is going to get much worse in the years ahead. The World Bank estimates that 1.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water and about 50 percent of the world's hospital beds are populated by people who have ... Read more

    $27.00 USD

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  • Our Renewable Future

    Laying the Path for One Hundred Percent Clean Energy

    by Richard Heinberg, David Fridley ...
    One of GreenBiz's Six Best Sustainability Books of 2016The next few decades will see a profound energy transformation throughout the world. By the end of the century (and perhaps sooner), we will shift from fossil fuel dependence to rely primarily on renewable sources like solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal power. Driven by the need to avert catastrophic climate change and by the depletion of ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • The New Carbon Architecture

    Building to Cool the Climate

    by Bruce King ...
    Soak up carbon into beautiful, healthy buildings that heal the climate"Green buildings" that slash energy use and carbon emissions are all the rage, but they aren't enough. The hidden culprit is embodied carbon — the carbon emitted when materials are mined, manufactured, and transported — comprising some 10% of global emissions. With the built environment doubling by 2030, buildings are a carbon ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Tackling Climate Change through Livestock: A Global Assessment of Emissions and Mitigation Opportunities

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    As renewed international efforts are needed to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the livestock sector can contribute its part. An important emitter of greenhouse gas, it also has the potential to significantly reduce its emissions. This report provides a unique global assessment of the magnitude, the sources and pathways of emissions from different livestock production systems and supply chains. ... Read more

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  • Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

    Science and Engineering

    by M.N. Rao, Razia Sultana, Sri Harsha Kota ...
    Solid and Hazardous Waste Management: Science and Engineering presents the latest on the rapid increase in volume and types of solid and hazardous wastes that have resulted from economic growth, urbanization, and industrialization and how they have challenged national and local governments to ensure effective and sustainable management of these waste products. The book offers universal coverage of ... Read more

    $134.99 USD

  • Transition Engineering

    Building a Sustainable Future

    by Susan Krumdieck ...
    Transition Engineering: Building a Sustainable Future examines new strategies emerging in response to the mega-issues of global climate change, decline in world oil supply, scarcity of key industrial minerals, and local environmental constraints. These issues pose challenges for organizations, businesses, and communities, and engineers will need to begin developing ideas and projects to implement ... Read more

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  • Sustainable Energy Management

    by Mirjana Radovanovic, Stevan Popov, Sinisa Dodic ...
    While the last few decades have witnessed incredible leaps forward in the technology of energy production, technological innovation can only be as transformative as its implementation and management allows. The burgeoning fields of renewable, efficient and sustainable energy have moved past experimentation toward realization, necessitating the transition to more sustainable energy management ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Carbon Footprints And Food Systems: Do Current Accounting Methodologies Disadvantage Developing Countries?

    by Brenton Paul; Edwards-Jones Gareth; Jensen Michael Friis ...
    This report addresses carbon labeling schemes, a high-profile issue and one that has important economic implications for developing countries. Carbon accounting and labeling instruments are designed to present information on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from supply chains. These instruments have become an important awareness-raising channel for governments, producers, retailers and consumers to ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Cooler Smarter

    Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living

    by The Union of Concerned Scientists, Seth Shulman, Jeff Deyette, Brenda Ekwurzel, David Friedman, Margaret Mellon, John Rogers, Suzanne Shaw ...
    How can each of us live Cooler Smarter? While the routine decisions that shape our days—what to have for dinner, where to shop, how to get to work—may seem small, collectively they have a big effect on global warming. But which changes in our lifestyles might make the biggest difference to the climate? This science-based guide shows you the most effective ways to cut your own global warming ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

  • Sustainable Land Development and Restoration

    Decision Consequence Analysis

    by Kandi Brown, William L Hall, Marjorie Hall Snook, Kathleen Garvin ...
    Decision Consequence Analysis (DCA) is a framework for improving the quality of decision results. The framework is a systematic, multi-criteria quantification of uncertainties and the opportunities for managing and reducing the potential negative consequences of such uncertainties. DCA is demonstrated throughout Sustainable Land Development and Restoration for each stage of system based management ... Read more

    $119.69 USD

  • Greening Brownfields: Remediation Through Sustainable Development

    Remediation Through Sustainable Development

    by William Sarni ...
    Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Transform brownfields into green development projectsThis forward-looking resource discusses sustainable remediation methods for converting a land liability into a high-value asset. Greening Brownfields presents ... Read more

    $82.79 USD

  • Nature and the Marketplace

    Capturing The Value Of Ecosystem Services

    by Geoffrey Heal ...
    In recent years, scientists have begun to focus on the idea that healthy, functioning ecosystems provide essential services to human populations, ranging from water purification to food and medicine to climate regulation. Lacking a healthy environment, these services would have to be provided through mechanical means, at a tremendous economic and social cost.Nature and the Marketplace examines the ... Read more

    $23.09 USD