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Global Plastic Pollution and its Regulation - History, Trends, Perspectives (Hardcover): Gerry Nagtzaam, Geert Van Calster,... Global Plastic Pollution and its Regulation - History, Trends, Perspectives (Hardcover)
Gerry Nagtzaam, Geert Van Calster, Steven Kourabas, Elena Karataeva
R3,477 Discovery Miles 34 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Addressing one of the most pressing environmental issues, this topical book carefully inspects the current extent of the plastic pollution crisis and observes contemporary approaches to its regulation. By adopting a strong interdisciplinary approach, the book fully encapsulates the key challenges and solutions surrounding this globally applicable problem. Through critical analysis, this insightful book methodically identifies the faults in existing efforts to tackle the problem of plastic pollution such as often-fragmented regulation tactics, proposing potential approaches to policy reform. It utilises stakeholder analysis to offer a study of key participants such as governments and industries and comprehensively surveys the ongoing nature of this provocative issue. This comprehensive book will be crucial for students and scholars of law, economics, politics, and environmental studies endeavouring to further understand the multi dimensional issue of global plastic pollution. It will additionally be valuable for policy and decision-makers seeking to understand the challenges involved in environmental policy regulation.

Handbook on Planning and Power (Hardcover): Michael Gunder, Kristina Grange, Tanja Winkler Handbook on Planning and Power (Hardcover)
Michael Gunder, Kristina Grange, Tanja Winkler
R5,982 Discovery Miles 59 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Drawing on research from diverse thinkers in urban planning and the built environment, this Handbook articulates the cutting edge of contemporary understandings about power and its impact on planning. It identifies the current state of knowledge about planning and power, as well as emerging trajectories within this field of research. This comprehensive Handbook examines power relations in late capitalism and provides normative suggestions on how power might be utilised in planning. Chapters analyse the work of fundamental theoretical thinkers, including Marx, Foucault, Deleuze, and Lacan, as well as the history and practice of abolitionist housing justice in the United States, feminist and queer perspectives on planning and power, and the emerging autonomous Smart City. It demonstrates the effects of power within planning and the ways in which individuals, communities, and organisations are shaped and impacted positively and negatively by its practices. With case studies from a range of different geopolitical regions, this stimulating Handbook will be essential reading for students and scholars of architecture, community development, geography, urban and regional planning, urban design, and urban studies. It will also be beneficial for practitioners of planning and the built environment.

Kinders se Slange van Suid-Afrika (Afrikaans, Paperback): Johan Marais Kinders se Slange van Suid-Afrika (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Johan Marais
R170 R136 Discovery Miles 1 360 Save R34 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Ontmoet 36 van Suider-Afrika se mees algemene en interessante slange in hierdie lewendige en boeiende kindergids. Ontdek die besondere kenmerkende gewoontes van slange – waar hulle woon, hoe hulle jag, watter gevare hulle bedreig, en hoe hulle hulself beskerm. Meer as 250 bekoorlike foto’s ondersteun die teks. ’n Volledige inleiding tot heelwat kenmerke van die gedrag van slange ontsluit die betowerende wêreld van hierdie wydverspreide reptiele.

The Rise and Reign of the Mammals - A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us (Hardcover): Steve Brusatte The Rise and Reign of the Mammals - A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us (Hardcover)
Steve Brusatte
R710 R607 Discovery Miles 6 070 Save R103 (15%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'Steve Brusatte, the author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, brings mammals out from the shadow of their more showy predecessors in a beautifully written book that . . . makes the case for them as creatures who are just as engaging as dinosaurs.' - The Sunday Times, 'Best Books For Summer' 'In this terrific new book, Steve Brusatte . . . brings well-known extinct species, the sabre-toothed tigers and the woolly mammoths, thrillingly back to life' - The Times The passing of the age of the dinosaurs allowed mammals to become ascendant. But mammals have a much deeper history. They - or, more precisely, we - originated around the same time as the dinosaurs, over 200 million years ago; mammal roots lie even further back, some 325 million years. Over these immense stretches of geological time, mammals developed their trademark features: hair, keen senses of smell and hearing, big brains and sharp intelligence, fast growth and warm-blooded metabolism, a distinctive line-up of teeth (canines, incisors, premolars, molars), mammary glands that mothers use to nourish their babies with milk, qualities that have underlain their success story. Out of this long and rich evolutionary history came the mammals of today, including our own species and our closest cousins. But today's 6,000 mammal species - the egg-laying monotremes including the platypus, marsupials such as kangaroos and koalas that raise their tiny babies in pouches, and placentals like us, who give birth to well-developed young - are simply the few survivors of a once verdant family tree, which has been pruned both by time and mass extinctions. In The Rise and Reign of the Mammals, palaeontologist Steve Brusatte weaves together the history and evolution of our mammal forebears with stories of the scientists whose fieldwork and discoveries underlie our knowledge, both of iconic mammals like the mammoths and sabre-toothed tigers of which we have all heard, and of fascinating species that few of us are aware of. For what we see today is but a very limited range of the mammals that have existed; in this fascinating and ground-breaking book, Steve Brusatte tells their - and our - story.

Handbook on Energy Justice (Hardcover): Stefan Bouzarovski, Sara Fuller, Tony G. Reames Handbook on Energy Justice (Hardcover)
Stefan Bouzarovski, Sara Fuller, Tony G. Reames
R5,387 Discovery Miles 53 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Offering a unique and critical perspective on energy justice, this Handbook delves into an emerging field of inquiry encapsulating multiple strands of scholarship on energy systems. Covering key topics including generation, transmission, distribution and demand, it explores fundamental questions surrounding policy, climate change, security and social movements. The Handbook illuminates the rapidly expanding and diversifying scholarly domains where energy justice has developed to date. Chapters provide an overview on energy justice issues across a range of socio-technical and political contexts, including differences along lines of race, gender, age, geography, housing, socio-economic status and infrastructure. The Handbook further incorporates non-Western perspectives to expand the transitional vocabulary and frameworks of energy justice. Grounded in empirically rich case studies from across the world to support nuanced framings, situated methods and informed policy, this Handbook will be of interest to students of development, human geography, environmental policy and politics. It will also be useful to practitioners working in international organisations and agencies working in development and the environment.

Sacred Nature - How we can recover our bond with the natural world (Paperback): Karen Armstrong Sacred Nature - How we can recover our bond with the natural world (Paperback)
Karen Armstrong
R295 R231 Discovery Miles 2 310 Save R64 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

'A rich and subtle exploration of the sacredness of nature, filled with a timeless wisdom and deep humanity' Guardian In this hugely powerful book, Karen Armstrong argues that it isn't enough to change our behaviour to avert environmental catastrophe - we must rekindle our spiritual bond with the natural world. From gratitude and compassion to sacrifice and non-violence, Armstrong draws themes from the world's religious traditions to offer practical steps to reconnect you with nature. Speaking to anyone interested in our relationship with nature, worried about environmental destruction, or searching for new actions to save our planet, Sacred Nature will uncover the most profound connections between humans and the natural world. 'A lamentation in the key of Greta Thunberg, with undertones of Carl Jung' Wall Street Journal 'Warm and witty... a challenge to think differently in the face of climate change' Tablet 'Karen Armstrong is one of the handful of wise and supremely commentators on religion' Alain de Botton

North Woods (Hardcover): Daniel Mason North Woods (Hardcover)
Daniel Mason
R536 R442 Discovery Miles 4 420 Save R94 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'A monumental achievement . . . I loved it' Maggie O'Farrell A SINGLE HOUSE DEEP IN THE WOODS OF NEW ENGLAND. OVER 400 YEARS, IT WILL BE HOME TO a young Puritan couple on the run, an English soldier with a dream, inseparable twin sisters, a lovelorn painter, a lusty beetle, a desperate mother, a haunted son, a ruthless conman, and a stalking panther. Buried secrets and inevitable fates. Madness, dreams and hope. Everything, and everyone, are intricately connected. The dark, raucous, beautiful past is very much alive. Exhilarating, daring and playful, North Woods will change the way you see the world. 'Ambitious, alive, and lush with generosity . . . an immersive sprint through time' Tess Gunty

Research Handbook on Ethical Consumption - Contemporary Research in Responsible and Sustainable Consumer Behaviour (Hardcover):... Research Handbook on Ethical Consumption - Contemporary Research in Responsible and Sustainable Consumer Behaviour (Hardcover)
Marylyn Carrigan, Victoria K. Wells, Karolos A. Papadas
R5,833 Discovery Miles 58 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Presenting a contemporary reflection on ethical and sustainable consumption, this insightful Research Handbook explores the challenges and complexities of living an ethical and sustainable life, and for the researchers who study them. Featuring cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research from authors with unique perspectives and expert insights, this Research Handbook takes a deeper look at the past, present, and future of ethical and sustainable consumption. Chapters explore, among other topics, sustainable solutions to improve responsible seafood consumption, modern slavery, edible insects and the future of planet-friendly proteins, and the influence of austerity in normalising sustainable consumption. Additionally, the Research Handbook analyses consumer engagement with sustainability labelling in the food industry and the role of shared e-micromobility in sustainable transportation. Empirical and conceptual in its approach, the Research Handbook provides significant managerial implications and reviews the compelling questions in ethical and sustainable consumption research. With contemporary reflections on ethical and sustainable consumption, this interdisciplinary Research Handbook will be essential reading for students and scholars across business management, economics, geography, environmental sociology and marketing.

True Raiders - The Untold Story of the 1909 Expedition to Find the Legendary Ark of the Covenant (Paperback): Brad Ricca True Raiders - The Untold Story of the 1909 Expedition to Find the Legendary Ark of the Covenant (Paperback)
Brad Ricca
R503 R419 Discovery Miles 4 190 Save R84 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Malaysia, Modernity and the Multimedia Super Corridor - A critical geography of intelligent landscapes (Paperback, New Ed): Tim... Malaysia, Modernity and the Multimedia Super Corridor - A critical geography of intelligent landscapes (Paperback, New Ed)
Tim Bunnell
R1,063 R910 Discovery Miles 9 100 Save R153 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Based on fieldwork in Malaysia, this book provides a critical examination of the country's main urban region. The study first provides a theoretical reworking of geographies of modernity and details the emergence of a globally-oriented, 'high-tech' stage of national development. The Multimedia Super Corridor is framed in terms of a political vision of a 'fully developed' Malaysia before the author traces an imagined trajectory through surrounding landscapes in the late 1990s. As the first book length giving an academic analysis of the development of Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan Area and the construction of the Multimedia Super Corridor, this work offers a situated, contextual account which will appeal to all those with research interests in Asian Urban Studies and Asian Sociology.

Environmental and Natural Resources Economics - Theory, Policy and the Sustainable Society (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Sahan T.... Environmental and Natural Resources Economics - Theory, Policy and the Sustainable Society (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Sahan T. M. Dissanayake, Steven Hackett
R5,707 Discovery Miles 57 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This new edition of "Environmental and Natural Resources Economics" provides an accessible yet rigorous treatment of the subject, including the economics of sustainability. The new edition has been updated extensively throughout. A new chapter has been added on fisheries economics and policy, and the chapter on global climate change has been substantially rewritten to incorporate new scientific information and evolving public policy. Many new figures and tables have been added, and the glossary has also been expanded. Readers will appreciate the balanced and accessible coverage, and the integration of economics with science and public policy.

Accord relatif au transport international de marchandises dangereuses par la route (ADR) - en vigueur le 1er janvier 2023... Accord relatif au transport international de marchandises dangereuses par la route (ADR) - en vigueur le 1er janvier 2023 (Paperback)
United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe
R5,811 Discovery Miles 58 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Regularly amended and updated since its entry into force, this agreement contains the conditions under which dangerous goods may be carried internationally. This revised version is based on amendments applicable as from 1 January 2023.

A Life on Our Planet - My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future (Paperback): David Attenborough A Life on Our Planet - My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future (Paperback)
David Attenborough
R240 R192 Discovery Miles 1 920 Save R48 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

With a new afterword, Why You Are Here: A speech on the opening of the COP26 climate summit As a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion. The tragedy of our time has been happening all around us, barely noticeable from day to day - the loss of our planet's wild places, its biodiversity. I have been witness to this decline. A Life on Our Planet contains my witness statement, and my vision for the future - the story of how we came to make this, our greatest mistake, and how, if we act now, we can yet put it right. We have the opportunity to create the perfect home for ourselves and restore the wonderful world we inherited. All we need is the will do so.

Handbook on the Economics of Renewable Energy (Hardcover): Pablo del Río, Mario Ragwitz Handbook on the Economics of Renewable Energy (Hardcover)
Pablo del Río, Mario Ragwitz
R6,426 Discovery Miles 64 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Renewable energy technologies produce many measurable benefits, such as a clear reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. However, it is also apparent that these methods of energy production come with costs. Discussing renewable energy developments within an economic context, this pertinent Handbook provides a comprehensive view of the present and future dimensions of renewable energy use. Divided into six authoritative parts, the Handbook employs economic evaluation to provide an analysis of the benefits and costs of renewable energy, allowing authors to extrapolate potential policy changes. Chapters address the conceptual, methodological and empirical dimensions of renewable energy, providing a broad coverage of key topics while maintaining a clear policy-oriented philosophy. With a structured application of energy economics to renewable energy issues, this enlightening Handbook will be beneficial for environmental and energy policy makers. It will also be an interesting read for academics within such fields as policy regulation, energy economics and environmental economics.

Marvellous Map of Great British Place Names (Sheet map, folded): Marvellous Map of Great British Place Names (Sheet map, folded)
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R426 Discovery Miles 4 260 Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Handbook of Transdisciplinarity: Global Perspectives (Hardcover): Roderick J. Lawrence Handbook of Transdisciplinarity: Global Perspectives (Hardcover)
Roderick J. Lawrence
R7,615 Discovery Miles 76 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This expansive Handbook guides readers through a multi-layered landscape of the interpretations and uses of transdisciplinary thinking and practices worldwide. It advances understanding of the strengths and limits of transdisciplinary research in the context of societal power relations, institutional structures and social inequalities. Original chapters from 116 scholars and experts in 27 countries create a multi-cultural constellation of conceptual and methodological approaches to transdisciplinary research, teaching, training and community projects, showcasing the diversity and plurality of transdisciplinary contributions. Framed through the core themes of thinking, doing and being, this Handbook thoroughly reviews key topics including philosophies and theories, research and practice, education and training and financial and institutional resources with examples from innovative transdisciplinary global projects. Inclusive in its approach, this Handbook will be an ideal resource for public and private domain professionals wishing to explore collaborative working practices. Scholars looking for a better understanding of transdisciplinarity and how it differs from interdisciplinarity will find the case studies illustrative and informative.

Fen, Bog and Swamp - A Short History of Peatland Destruction and its Role in the Climate Crisis (Hardcover): Annie Proulx Fen, Bog and Swamp - A Short History of Peatland Destruction and its Role in the Climate Crisis (Hardcover)
Annie Proulx
R381 Discovery Miles 3 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week 'A subject that could not be more important. A compact classic!' Bill McKibben 'I learned something new - and found something amazing - on every page' Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See From Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx - whose novels are infused with her knowledge and deep concern for the earth - comes an urgent and riveting history of wetlands, their ecological role and how the loss of them threatens the planet. Fens, bogs, swamps and marine estuaries are the earth's most desirable and dependable resources, and in four illuminating parts Proulx documents the emergence of their systemic destruction in the pursuit of profit and the consequent release of their stored carbon. Wide-ranging and idiosyncratic, Proulx's explanation of wetlands takes readers to the fens of sixteenth-century England, Canada's Hudson Bay Lowlands, Russia's Great Vasyugan Mire and America's Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and introduces the nineteenth-century explorers who launched the ravaging of the Amazon rainforest. Proulx was born in the 1930s, a time, as she says, when 'in the ever-continuing name of progress, Western countries busily raped their own and other countries of minerals, timber, fish and wildlife.' Fen, Bog & Swamp is both a revelatory history and an urgent plea for wetland reclamation from a writer whose passionate devotion to observing and preserving the environment is on glorious display. 'Magnificent, bringing to life hitherto overlooked habitats' Guardian 'Proulx's sparkling book will open your eyes to humanity's reckless trashing of wetlands' Telegraph 'A haunting tribute ... Proulx's poetic description of these places, and peat itself, is a pleasure to read' Financial Times

The Star Builders - Nuclear Fusion and the Race to Power the Planet (Paperback): Arthur Turrell The Star Builders - Nuclear Fusion and the Race to Power the Planet (Paperback)
Arthur Turrell
R466 R385 Discovery Miles 3 850 Save R81 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Food Security - Availability, Income and Productivity (Hardcover): William A. Kerr Food Security - Availability, Income and Productivity (Hardcover)
William A. Kerr
R2,730 Discovery Miles 27 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

As the world population increases, food security is a major global issue. This book provides an in-depth examination of the three necessary conditions for the achievement of food security: (1) availability of food; (2) adequate incomes and (3) increasing agricultural productivity. The author draws lessons from history, explores these three conditions and discusses the prospect of feeding an expected nine billion people in 2050. The author discusses the major factors inhibiting food being available and explores how these constraints can be lifted. First, the book describes conditions necessary for food to be truly, consistently available. Second, adequate incomes and programs such as food stamps and foodbanks are explored. Third, the drivers of increasing agricultural productivity are examined. Agricultural economists and scientists, food policy practitioners in government and international organizations and food aid NGOs, and students of agriculture and public policy will find Food Security as thought-provoking as it is informative.

M: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (Hardcover): John M. Hartwick M: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (Hardcover)
John M. Hartwick; Edited by C. Henry
R2,566 Discovery Miles 25 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Concerns about sustainability have brought environmental economics to the foreground. These volumes are particularly concerned with issues relating to the long-term depletion of non-renewable resources.

Quantum City (Paperback): Ayssar Arida Quantum City (Paperback)
Ayssar Arida
R1,273 Discovery Miles 12 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Quantum City explores the metaphorical relationships between quantum theory, urban design and the concept of the city, with a very serious aim: to radically change the way the urban realm is both experienced and designed.Using the terminology and themes of quantum theory and the 'new physics', the author draws the reader into an intriguing discussion of the principles, practices and operations of urbanism. This new language offers the missing interface between the different disciplines of the city, and promises to be a potent metaphor for the development of various theories for the 21st century city.Challenging traditional approaches to the theory of cities, this thought-provoking book will be enjoyed by both design professionals and anyone interested in the city, its history and culture.

I Had to Survive - How a Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives (Paperback): Roberto Canessa, Pablo Vierci I Had to Survive - How a Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives (Paperback)
Roberto Canessa, Pablo Vierci
R517 R426 Discovery Miles 4 260 Save R91 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Management and Mitigation of Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa - Input for Mineral Beneficiation in Africa (Paperback):... Management and Mitigation of Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa - Input for Mineral Beneficiation in Africa (Paperback)
Munyaradzi Mujuru, S Mutanga
R438 R342 Discovery Miles 3 420 Save R96 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days
Sustainable Communities in Europe (Paperback): William M. Lafferty Sustainable Communities in Europe (Paperback)
William M. Lafferty
R1,473 Discovery Miles 14 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* Comparative research on action to achieve local sustainable development in 11 European countries* The most broad-based and systematic study of Local Agenda 21 ever produced* Invaluable case studies and analysis for the future on achieving local sustainabilityThe book presents detailed comparative research into the implementation in 11 European countries of Local Agenda 21 - the action plan for sustainable development at community level. Overviews of implementation in each country are accompanied by analysis of positive and negative changes, as well as a comparative analysis with high academic and policy relevance. Numerous practical examples are included of best cases and crucial 'barriers. Highly relevant for preparations for the Earth Summit planned for 2002, the volume is directly relevant to political scientists and sociologists working on political change and governance issues.

The Rise of Algorithmic Society and the Strategic Role of Arts and Culture (Hardcover): Luciana Lazzeretti The Rise of Algorithmic Society and the Strategic Role of Arts and Culture (Hardcover)
Luciana Lazzeretti
R2,129 Discovery Miles 21 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Illustrating the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the changes it has generated in the economy, society and culture, this expansive book continues the debate concerning the digital revolution and the rise of the algorithmic society. Examining technological, economic and social transformations, and the role played by culture in terms of risks and new opportunities, Luciana Lazzeretti expertly reviews the issues surrounding the economics of innovation and the interaction with culture, creativity and local development to establish a future agenda for research. Commencing with a historical overview, Lazzeretti discusses how culture and creativity allow us to face the challenges of the new digital revolution and provides insightful antidotes to the risks generated by the rise and evolution of an algorithmic society. The key elements of the art of imagination and human intelligence are examined together with their mutual interactions and relationship with AI as they continue to remain intertwined. With a contemporary approach, this invaluable book will be an excellent resource for researchers and scholars interested in cultural economy and digitalization of cultural heritage. It will also be of interest to professionals who want to develop competencies relating to new technologies and the role of cultural organizations in the digital revolution.

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