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  • Risk and Resilience in the Era of Climate Change

    by Vinod Thomas ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book presents essential insights on the interaction between rising risks and raising the bar for resilience during the climate crisis. Its timeliness lies in applying important findings on risk and resilience to runaway climate change. When risk and resilience are brought together in the context of climate catastrophes, three key messages emerge.The first is that accounting for the root ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Risk and Resilience in the Era of Climate Change

    by Vinod Thomas ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book presents essential insights on the interaction between rising risks and raising the bar for resilience during the climate crisis. Its timeliness lies in applying important findings on risk and resilience to runaway climate change. When risk and resilience are brought together in the context of climate catastrophes, three key messages emerge.The first is that accounting for the root ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Economic Evaluation of Sustainable Development

    by Vinod Thomas, Namrata Chindarkar ...
    This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book presents methods to evaluate sustainable development using economic tools. The focus on sustainable development takes the reader beyond economic growth to encompass inclusion, environmental stewardship and good governance.Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a framework for outcomes. In illustrating the SDGs, the book employs ... Read more

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  • Climate Change and Natural Disasters

    Transforming Economies and Policies for a Sustainable Future

    by Vinod Thomas ...
    The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781351527927*, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license*The start of the new millennium will be remembered for deadly climate-related disasters - the great floods in Thailand in 2011, Super Storm Sandy in the United States in 2012, and Typhoon Haiyan ... Read more

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  • Multilateral Banks and the Development Process

    Vital Links in the Results Chain

    by Vinod Thomas, Xubei Luo ...
    A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. When the links in the chain represent development projects, if individual projects fail to achieve their purpose, the development program's effectiveness is compromised. When the chain's links are strong and well-connected, the results are improved for the sector, country, and region. The role of multilateral banks is crucial; they inform the impact ... Read more

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    On the Illusions of Green Capitalism

    by Adrienne Buller ...
    Public understanding of, and outcry over, the dire state of the climate and environment is greater than ever before. Parties across the political spectrum claim to be climate leaders, and overt denial is on the way out. Yet when it comes to slowing the course of the climate and nature crises, despite a growing number of pledges, policies and summits, little ever seems to change. Nature is being ... Read more

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  • True Wealth

    How and Why Millions of Americans Are Creating a Time-Rich, Ecologically Light, Small-Scale, High-Satisfaction Economy

    by Juliet B. Schor ...
    A groundbreaking statement about ecological decline, suggesting a radical change in how we think about consumer goods, value, and ways to live.In True Wealth , economist Juliet B. Schor rejects the sacrifice message, with the insight that social innovations and new technology can simultaneously enhance our lives and protect the planet. Schor shares examples of urban farmers, DIY renovators, and ... Read more

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  • Five Times Faster

    Rethinking the Science, Economics, and Diplomacy of Climate Change

    by Simon Sharpe ...
    We need to act five times faster to avoid dangerous climate change. As Greenland melts, Australia burns, and greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, we think we know who the villains are: oil companies, consumerism, weak political leaders. But what if the real blocks to progress are the ideas and institutions that are supposed to be helping us? Five Times Faster is an inside story from Simon ... Read more

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  • The Spirit of Green

    The Economics of Collisions and Contagions in a Crowded World

    by William D. Nordhaus ...
    From a Nobel Prize–winning pioneer in environmental economics, an innovative account of how and why “green thinking” could cure many of the world’s most serious problems—from global warming to pandemicsSolving the world’s biggest problems—from climate catastrophe and pandemics to wildfires and corporate malfeasance—requires, more than anything else, coming up with new ways to manage the powerful ... Read more

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  • The Resilience Imperative

    Cooperative Transitions to a Steady-State Economy

    by Michael Lewis, Pat Conaty ...
    "[The authors] argue that with more integration and cooperation between businesses, governments and communities, a more sustainable economy is possible." — The Environmental MagazineWe find ourselves between a rock and a hot place—compelled by the intertwined forces of peak oil and climate change to reinvent our economic life at a much more local and regional scale. The Resilience Imperative ... Read more

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  • An Introduction to Sustainable Development

    by Peter P. Rogers, Kazi F. Jalal, John A. Boyd ...
    This volume is the most comprehensive textbook on sustainable development. It has been developed with students and professionals from around the world specifically for those who need a thorough grounding in the subject. Coverage includes: background to sustainable development and global environmental issues; measurement and sustainability indicators; environmental assessment, management and policy ... Read more

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  • Geography for the IB Diploma Study and Revision Guide SL and HL Core

    SL and HL Core

    by Simon Oakes ...
    Exam Board: IBLevel: IBSubject: GeographyFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: Summer 2019Stretch your students to achieve their best grade with these year round course companions; provides comprehensive content on all topics, and practice questions to support and strengthen learning.- Develop understanding and knowledge with... ... Read more

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