Water Asset Management in Times of Climate Change and Digital Transformation

In this book, climate change and digital transformation are explored as key strategic drivers for the contemporary practices of water utility companies. These drivers seem to be separate, but clearly, they are not. The recent weather anomalies in water stressed countries are discussed, which have been breaking records and become an elevated risk to water assets. In parallel, the book examine…

Unearthing Politics

This book examines an important socio-political challenge to the ruling party regime in Vietnam. Vietnam has been the subject of substantial controversy and challenge to the Vietnamese party regime since market reform in the 1980s, especially since the controversy over bauxite mining in the late 2000. Using the environmental dimensions of this problem to highlight a confluence of trends disrupt…

Environmental Impacts of Shale Gas Development in China

This book features a comprehensive analysis of the development of shale gas resources in China, with a focus on the potential environmental impacts that may result. China has the world’s largest shale gas resources, which it is keen to develop to alleviate air pollution and successfully transition to a low-carbon energy future. However, one significant obstacle standing between the ambition a…

Political Ecology

This book offers a conceptual framework for the critical understanding of the present socio-environmental conflicts. It reflects on the evolution of subject and thought, a shift in environmental thinking triggered by the development of eco-territorial conflicts and the social responses given to the environmental question. Bringing together 40 years of the authors writing and research, the book …

Drought and Water Scarcity in the UK

This book presents a social science perspective on drought and water scarcity in the UK. It puts forward a narrative of how different stakeholders manage drought and water scarcity, how they generate and manage knowledge and how power relationships between stakeholders shape drought and water scarcity management. The book begins with an analysis and critique of all water resources management pl…

Quiet Activism

This book focuses on the potential and possibilities for socially innovative responses to the climate emergency at the local scale. Climate change has intensified the need for communities to find creative and meaningful ways to address the sustainability of their environments. The authors focus on the creative and collaborative ways local- scale climate action reflects the extra-ordinary measur…

Environment and Development

This book provides a comprehensive overview of emerging challenges facing different social groups, policy-makers and the international community related to economic growth, social development and environmental change, social inclusion and regional development. The book undertakes a critical assessment of the tensions associated with the failures of mainstream regulatory approaches and impacts o…

From Economic to Energy Transition

This book examines energy transition issues within the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region. The European Union is aiming for an almost complete decarbonization of its energy sector by 2050. However, the path towards a carbon-free economy is full of challenges that must be solved by individual EU members. Across 18 chapters, leading researchers explore challenges related to energy transiti…

Hope and Courage in the Climate Crisis

As the risks of the climate crisis continue to grow, so too do the challenges of facing a harsh climate future with honesty and courage; justice and compassion; meaning and purpose. Hope and Courage in the Climate Crisis explores diverse sources of learning and wisdom –from climate scientists and activists; philosophers and social theorists; Indigenous cultures and ways of life; faith b…

Paul J. Crutzen and the Anthropocene: A New Epoch in Earth’s History

This book outlines the development and perspectives of the Anthropocene concept by Paul J. Crutzen and his colleagues from its inception to its implications for the sciences, humanities, society and politics. The main text consists primarily of articles from peer-reviewed scientific journals and other scholarly sources. It comprises selected articles on the Anthropocene published by Paul J. …

Understanding the Energy Transition

The transformation of the dominant model of centralized energy production from fossil fuels to renewable energies is at the center of the public and scientific debate, as well as the subject of national and European policies, as it is connected to highly topical issues such as climate change, emissions reduction and natural disasters, security of supply and sustainability of the current economi…

Europeanization of Environmental Policies and their Limitations

This book offers a window into the mechanisms that drive events when countries with poor track records in environmental protection and low administrative capacity, join an organisation with ambitious environmental regulatory regimes, which include some of the highest environmental protections standards in the world. This book examines the institutional building capacity in Romania after two …

Brazil-India Renewable Energy Cooperation

The book is a study of the cooperation of Brazil and India on renewable energy. It is based on a research project on the energy sector of both the countries. It discusses the agreements in the energy sector between the two countries and the renewable energy policies developed in four decades. A scientific and technological mapping, a brief study of competitiveness and a primary research were ca…

Agroecology Now!

This open access book develops a framework for advancing agroecology transformations focusing on power, politics and governance. It explores the potential of agroecology as a sustainable and socially just alternative to today’s dominant food regime. Agroecology is an ecological approach to farming that addresses climate change and biodiversity loss while contributing to the Sustainable Develo…

The New Context for International Relations: GLOBAL ECOPOLITICS

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ISBN/ISSN

0-87872-165-7

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x, 283 p.; 23 cm.

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382.1 Pir n

Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk

This book is a part of ICL new book series “ICL Contribution to Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction” founded in 2019. Peer-reviewed papers submitted to the Fifth World Landslide Forum were published in six volumes of this book series. This book contains the followings: • Five keynote lectures • Recent development in physical modeling of landslides • Recent development in numeri…

Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk

This book is a part of ICL new book series “ICL Contribution to Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction” founded in 2019. Peer-reviewed papers submitted to the Fifth World Landslide Forum were published in six volumes of this book series. This book contains the followings: • Keynotes • Landslide detection, recognition and mapping • Landslide susceptibility assessment and modelling …

Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk

This book is a part of ICL new book series “ICL Contribution to Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction” founded in 2019. Peer-reviewed papers submitted to the Fifth World Landslide Forum were published in six volumes of this book series. This book contains the followings: Part I with topics is mainly about landslides and earthquakes; landslide dams and outburst floods; catastrophic large-scal…

Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk

This book is a part of ICL new book series “ICL Contribution to Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction” founded in 2019. Peer-reviewed papers submitted to the Fifth World Landslide Forum were published in six volumes of this book series. This book contains the followings: • One theme lecture and one keynote lecture • Monitoring and remote sensing for landslide risk mitigation, includin…

Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk

This book is a part of ICL new book series “ICL Contribution to Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction” founded in 2019. Peer-reviewed papers submitted to the Fifth World Landslide Forum were published in six volumes of this book series. This book contains the followings: • Four Forum lectures and one award paper • Sendai Landslide Partnerships, Kyoto Landslide Commitment, and Internat…

PRECAUTION, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND PREVENTIVE PUBLIC POLICY

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ISBN/ISSN

M1-55963-331-X

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xiii, 150 p. ; 24 cm

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363.756 Pre p

ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES

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ISBN/ISSN

978-0415145091

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vii, 233 hlm; 23 cm

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Call Number

179.1 One e

ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS, THIRD EDITION

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3rd

ISBN/ISSN

0-673-46328-1

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xxvi, 678 p., ill., 23 cm.

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333.7 Tie e

FUTURES BY DESIGN THE PRACTICE OF ECOLOGICAL PLANNING

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ISBN/ISSN

0-85881-139-1

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viii, 79 p.; 23 cm.

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338.9 Abe f

POPULATION-ENVIRONMENT DYNAMICS: Ideas and Observations

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ISBN/ISSN

0-472-10395-4

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xv, 251 p. 24 cm

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304.2 Nes p

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY, SECOND EDITION

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Cost benefit analysis and environmental problems.

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ISBN/ISSN

0-566-00267-1

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viii, 200 p.: ill. ; 23 cm.

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301.31 Abe c

ECOLOGY and the POLITICS of SCARCITY

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ISBN/ISSN

0-7167-0481-1

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xi, 303 p.; ill.; 23 cm.

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301.31 Oph e

LIVING IN THE ENVIRONMENT SEVENTH EDITION

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7

ISBN/ISSN

0-534-16560-5

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xvi, 723 p, : ill. ; 28 cm

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363.7 Mil l 1992

ENERGY, the ENVIRONMENT, and PUBLIC POLICY; ISSUES FOR THE 1990S

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1

ISBN/ISSN

0-275-93719-4

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ix, 220 p. ; 24 cm

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Call Number

363.7056 Ene e 1991