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Mit Press Governing Environmental Flows: Global Challenges to Social Theory (Paperback)

Globalization and the changing role of the nation-state calls for new approaches to environmental governance and new ways to conceptualize it. Recent developments in sociology--seen in the work of John Urry Manuel Castells and others--shows how social... more

Pre-Owned Global Environmental Challenges of the Twenty-First Century: Resources Consumption and (Paperback 9780842050494) by David E Lorey

9780842050494. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 312. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 312 p. Contains: Illustrations. World Beat. The most serious environmental problems of the twenty-first century have the... more

The World Beat Series: Global Environmental Challenges of the Twenty-First Century : Resources Consumption and Sustainable Solutions (Hardcover)

The most serious environmental problems of the twenty-first century have the potential to alter the course of life on this planet. Global warming toxic waste water and air pollution acid rain and shrinking energy supplies are frightening challenges... more

Pre-Owned CO2 Rising : The World s Greatest Environmental Challenge (Paperback) 9780262515214

An introduction to the global carbon cycle and the human-caused disturbances to it that are at the heart of global warming and climate change. The most colossal environmental disturbance in human history is under way. Ever-rising levels of the potent... more

Contemporary Environmental Issues and Challenges in Era of Climate Change (Hardcover)

Over the last few decades unprecedented global population growth has led to increased demand for food and shelter. At the same time extraction of natural resources beyond the Earth s resilience capacity has had a devastating effect on ecosystems and... more

Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology: Humans at the End of the Ice Age: The Archaeology of the Pleistocene--Holocene Transition (Paperback)

Humans at the End of the Ice Age chronicles and explores the significance of the variety of cultural responses to the global environmental changes at the last glacial-interglacial boundary. Contributions address the nature and consequences of the... more

Measuring Climate Change to Inform Energy Transitions: Carbon Footprint Calculations (Hardcover)

Measuring Climate Change to Inform Energy Transitions A useful assessment tool to inform energy transition decisions in view of climate change Climate change is without question the greatest global challenge of the twenty-first century. Among its many... more

Systematics Association Special Volume: Biotic Evolution and Environmental Change in Southeast Asia (Hardcover)

The flora and fauna of Southeast Asia are exceptionally diverse. The region includes several terrestrial biodiversity hotspots and is the principal global hotspot for marine diversity but it also faces the most intense challenges of the current global... more

Routledge Environmental Humanities Subjects of Intergenerational Justice: Indigenous Philosophy the Environment and Relationships (Hardcover)

This book challenges mainstream Western IEJ (intergenerational environmental justice) in a manner that privileges indigenous philosophies and highlights the value these philosophies have for solving global environmental problems. Divided into three... more

International Environmental Governance S Protecting the Atmosphere: The Climate Change Convention and its context (Paperback)

The authors take us into less-known corridors of climate Realpolitik and energy power play. We are provided with the essential vocabulary to understand what is at stake and how the challenge should be tackled Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan Global warming... more

Challenges in Agro-Climate and Ecosystem (Hardcover)

Due to an increasing population and rapid urbanization crop production demand is high and global food security is at risk. Challenges such as rising temperatures and environmental degradation need to be addressed quickly and effectively. This book... more

NATO Challenges of Modern Society: Air Pollution Modeling and Its Application VII (Paperback)

Air pollution remains a major environmental issue despite many years of study and much legislative control. In rec nt times pollution on a global scale has become of particular concern. The gradually changing con- centration of trace gases in the... more

Integrated Regional Assessment of Global Climate Change (Hardcover)

Integrated Regional Assessment (IRA) promotes a better understanding of how regions contribute to global environmental change. This book provides a detailed treatment of the methodological challenges of IRA and a set of international examples... more

Environment and Sustainable Development (Hardcover)

Global society in the 21st century is facing challenges of improving the quality of air water soil and the environment and maintaining the ecological balance. Environmental pollution thus has become a major global concern. The modern growth of... more

Bioremediation: Green Approaches for a Clean and Sustainable Environment (Hardcover)

Environmental sustainability with rapid industrialization is one of the current major global challenges. Industries are the key drivers of the world economy. But they are also the major polluters of the environment due to the discharge of partially... more

Physiological Mechanisms and Adaptation Strategies in Plants Under Changing Environment: Volume 1 (Hardcover)

The global population is growing at an alarming rate and is anticipated to reach about 9.6 billion by the end of 2050. Addressing the problem of food scarcity for budding population vis-Ã -vis environmental changes is the main challenge plant... more

NATO Asi Series Biotechnology in the Sustainable Environment Book 54 (Hardcover)

Challenges and Opportunities in the Area of Environmental Biotechnology; G.S. Sayler. Advances in Sustainable Biotechnology: Global Trends Affecting Green Technology; D. Miller. Green Chemistry: Using Enzymes As Benign Substitutes for Synthetic... more

Springerbriefs in Space Development: Remote Sensing (Paperback)

Remote Sensing provides information on how remote sensing relates to the natural resources inventory management and monitoring as well as environmental concerns. It explains the role of this new technology in current global challenges. Remote Sensing... more

Urban Planning in Planet Earth s Tragedy of the Commons (Paperback)

Urban Planning in Planet Earth s Tragedy of the Commons explores the immediate challenges from climate change and environmental destruction. The critical problems lie in (1) the rapid growth of urban population throughout the globe (2) the global... more

Genetically Modified Crops in Asia Pacific (Hardcover)

Meeting future food needs without compromising environmental integrity is a central challenge for agriculture globally but especially for the Asia Pacific region - where 60% of the global population including some of the world s poorest live on only... more

True Green : 100 Everyday Ways You Can Contribute to a Healthier Planet (Paperback)

Global warming climate change toxic waste and more: it sometimes seems the environmental challenges we face are just too huge for individual actions to matter but they re not-and here s the proof. True Green is based on the practical experience of... more