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Tourism in Destination Communities (Hardcover): Shalini Singh, Dallen J. Timothy, Ross Dowling Tourism in Destination Communities (Hardcover)
Shalini Singh, Dallen J. Timothy, Ross Dowling
R2,574 Discovery Miles 25 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

As a result of the ongoing growth in the tourism industry, many destinations around the world are undergoing transformations. New destinations are being "discovered" in regions previously ignored, as people search for regions that are yet unspoiled by the ravages of mass tourism. At the same time, traditional destinations are experiencing rapid environmental, socio-cultural and economic modifications. These changes have the most effect on the destination community - the location where tourists spend their time and money, and influence development or degradation of the local environment."Tourism in Destination Communities" describes both the positive and negative effects of tourism on the destination community. The chapters are divided into three sections which address the relationship between tourism and the destination community, the various impacts of tourism on the destination community and the challenges and opportunities for destination communities. Each chapter contains brief case studies and empirical examples.

Negotiating Environmental Agreements in Europe - Critical Factors for Success (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Marc Declercq Negotiating Environmental Agreements in Europe - Critical Factors for Success (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Marc Declercq
R4,136 Discovery Miles 41 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book aims to further advance analysis on Negotiated Environmental Agreements (NEAs) in a multi-disciplinary and co-ordinated way. The authors advocate increased use of NEAs as policy instruments to deal with environmental problems.The book analyses, both theoretically and through the example of existing European agreements, the critical factors that can influence the performance of a negotiated environmental agreement. Negotiating Environmental Agreements in Europe contains 12 case studies analysing 12 different negotiated agreements in European countries. These are analysed comparatively in order to examine to what extent the different hypotheses postulated in the book are valid. Policymakers, environmental economists and researchers as well as NGOs and representatives of industries affected by NEAs will all find this book of immense interest and worth.

The Thoreau You Don't Know - The Father of Nature Writers on the Importance of Cities, Finance, and Fooling Around... The Thoreau You Don't Know - The Father of Nature Writers on the Importance of Cities, Finance, and Fooling Around (Paperback)
Robert Sullivan
R449 R373 Discovery Miles 3 730 Save R76 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A "New York Times" Editors' Choice

Most readers think they know Henry David Thoreau: the solitary curmudgeon with the shack out in the woods. In this delightfully engaging book, Robert Sullivan gives us the Thoreau we "don't" know: the gregarious adventurer, the guy who liked to go camping with friends (even if they sometimes accidentally burned the woods down). Here is no lonely eccentric but a man who danced and sang, who worked throughout his short life at the family pencil-making business, who moved into his parents' house after leaving Walden Pond and always paid his father rent. Passionate yet whimsical, "The Thoreau You Don't Know" asks us to cast off our misconceptions as we reexamine our everyday relationship with the natural world and one another.

Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers, Forest Conservation and Climate Change (Hardcover): Silvia Irawan, Luca Tacconi Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers, Forest Conservation and Climate Change (Hardcover)
Silvia Irawan, Luca Tacconi
R2,815 Discovery Miles 28 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With forests now enshrined in the Paris climate agreement, REDD+ initiatives and low emission development strategies (LEDS) will need insights like the ones provided in this timely and important volume to make a difference on the ground. The book draws on the perspectives of government officials from multiple sectors and at multiple levels to present a rich analysis of the economics, conditionalities and accountabilities for the design of intergovernmental fiscal transfers aimed at forest conservation - in competition with the income and jobs generated by natural resource exploitation. I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking practical ways forward on climate mitigation.' - Anne M. Larson, Center for International Forestry Research, PeruIntergovernmental fiscal transfers (IFTs) are an innovative way to create incentives for local public actors to support conservation. This book contributes to the debate about how to conserve tropical forests by implementing mechanisms for reducing deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+). With Indonesia as a case study, the authors adopt an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on political science, economics, and public policy. They consider the theoretical justification, as well as the wider political and administrative context for developing the design of IFTs for conservation. Students and scholars looking at conservation, ecological economics, decentralisation, forest policy and climate change will find this book to be of interest. It will also be of considerable use to policy-makers and practitioners working on forest policy, particularly those implementing REDD+.

Tide Lines - A Photographic Record of Louisiana's Disappearing Coast (Hardcover): Ben Depp, Monique Verdin Tide Lines - A Photographic Record of Louisiana's Disappearing Coast (Hardcover)
Ben Depp, Monique Verdin
R1,080 R803 Discovery Miles 8 030 Save R277 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In Tide Lines: A Photographic Record of Louisiana's Disappearing Coast, Ben Depp's photographs capture the beauty, complexity, and rapid destruction of south Louisiana. Once formed by sediment deposited by the Mississippi River, the Louisiana coast is now quickly eroding. Two thousand square miles of wetlands have returned to open water over the past eighty years. Depp's photographs communicate weather and seasonal changes-like the shifting high-water line, color temperature, and softness of light. A careful observer will notice coastal flora and distinguish living cypress trees from those that have been killed by saltwater intrusion, or see the patterns made by wave energy on barrier island beaches and sediment carried through freshwater diversions from the Mississippi River. With a powered paraglider, Depp flies between ten and ten thousand feet above the ground. He spends hours in the air, camera in hand, waiting for the brief moments when the first rays of sunlight mix with cool predawn light and illuminate forms in the grass, or when evening light sculpts fragments of marsh and geometric patterns of human enterprise-canals, oil platforms, pipelines, and roads. Featuring an introduction by Monique Verdin and over fifty color images, Tide Lines is an intense bird's-eye survey that depicts south Louisiana from an unfamiliar perspective, prompting the viewer to reconsider the value of this vanishing, otherworldly landscape.

Global Environmental Protection through Trade - A Systematic Approach to Extraterritoriality (Hardcover): Barbara Cooreman Global Environmental Protection through Trade - A Systematic Approach to Extraterritoriality (Hardcover)
Barbara Cooreman
R3,473 Discovery Miles 34 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Despite an increasing global awareness of environmental concerns, setting internationally binding and ambitious commitments has proven exceedingly complex. As states are seeking alternative methods to support global environmental protection, this book takes a closer look at the possibility of using national trade measures that make market access conditional on the environmental impact of the production process abroad. Inspired by accepted practice in other fields of law, Barbara Cooreman illustrates that the extraterritorial character of these environmental trade measures is not necessarily inconsistent with WTO law by proposing an extraterritoriality decision tree for trade measures targeting foreign production processes. Identifying key challenges through varied case studies, the author demonstrates that states can indeed use their market to further environmental progress, when the state's environment is affected and where a minimum level of international legal support exists for the environmental concern at issue. The book shows that current WTO laws leave more room for action than often thought and concludes that WTO law is no excuse for environmental inaction. Practical and comparative, this book will appeal to scholars of both environmental and trade law. It also offers a valuable tool to aid judges and lawmakers alike in determining the lawfulness of a measure.

Somatic Embryogenesis in Ornamentals and Its Applications (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Abdul Mujib Somatic Embryogenesis in Ornamentals and Its Applications (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Abdul Mujib
R4,878 R3,833 Discovery Miles 38 330 Save R1,045 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is a unique process by means of which a vegetative/somatic plant cell transforms into an embryo. This in vitro embryogeny has immense fundamental and practical applications. The SE process is complex and is controlled by a variety of external and internal triggers. This book compiles the latest advances in embryogenesis research on ornamentals and discusses the importance of embryogenic cultures/tissues in raising transgenic crops. The technique of cryopreservation in the protection of ornamental genetic resources is discussed using embryogenic culture/embryo as the tissue of choice, and the respective roles of the genotype, plant growth regulator, environment and other regulating factors in embryogenesis are discussed. The book also focuses on comparative biochemical and physiological differences during the acquisition and development of embryos. The importance of plant proteome and functional genomics as a source of markers is highlighted, and special attention is paid to genes / gene homologues (SERC) in characterizing embryogenesis. Lastly, the book examines the involvement of auxin polar transport and other molecular networks regulating gene expression.

Grass-Fed Beef for a Post-Pandemic World - How Regenerative Grazing Can Restore Soils and Stabilize the Climate (Paperback):... Grass-Fed Beef for a Post-Pandemic World - How Regenerative Grazing Can Restore Soils and Stabilize the Climate (Paperback)
Ridge Shinn, Lynne Pledger; Foreword by Gabe Brown
R446 Discovery Miles 4 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How can we learn from previous food production mistakes and pave a way for producing sustainable, nutritious, local meat? The Covid-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerabilities of our globalised food system and highlighted the desperate need for local and regional supplies of healthy meat. We must replace industrial feed models, which are responsible for significant climate emissions, nitrogen pollution and animal suffering. Grass-Fed Beef for a Post-Pandemic World outlines a hopeful path out of our broken food system via regional networks of regeneratively produced meat. In 2017, Ridge Shinn and Lynne Pledger went to market with Big Picture Beef, a company that partners with farmers across the northeastern United States to provide high-quality, 100% grass-fed beef. Their model has increased participating farmers' access to wholesale markets, and their holistic grazing management techniques offer multiple benefits for the health and wellbeing of consumers, the environment and livestock. In Grass Fed-Beef for a Post-Pandemic World, you'll find information assembled from the fields of ecology, climate science, nutrition and animal welfare, along with stories from Ridge's travels as a consultant on farms all over the world. You'll discover how regenerative grazing can: restore degraded farmland protect against droughts and floods increase biodiversity combat climate change by reducing emissions and sequestering carbon contribute to regional economic development produce nutrient-dense, healthy meat for consumers Grass-Fed Beef for a Post-Pandemic World is not just for beef producers, but for anyone wondering how our farmers can raise cattle while caring for the local and global environment.

Legacy of Luna (Paperback): Julia Butterfly Hill Legacy of Luna (Paperback)
Julia Butterfly Hill
R438 R369 Discovery Miles 3 690 Save R69 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Down from the Mountain - The Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear (Paperback): Bryce Andrews Down from the Mountain - The Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear (Paperback)
Bryce Andrews
R420 R348 Discovery Miles 3 480 Save R72 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Creating Africas Struggles Over Nature, Conservation and Land (Paperback): Knut G Nustad Creating Africas Struggles Over Nature, Conservation and Land (Paperback)
Knut G Nustad
R125 R98 Discovery Miles 980 Save R27 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

In Africa, conflicts between protected areas for fauna and flora and their surrounding human populations continue despite years spent trying to find an accommodation between the needs of both parties. Creating Africas investigates the roots of the current conservation boom, demonstrates that it is part of a struggle over definitions of realities, and examines the global effects of this struggle. Knut Nustad discusses the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in South Africa: the iSimangaliso (St Lucia) Wetland Park. Here, conservation interests are pitted against those of industrial forestry, commercial farming, and the local communities struggling to have their land returned to them. They all seek to define and create their own realities but do so with very different resources at their disposal. These realities are treated not as different representations but rather as multiple, often competing, realities that involve a wide range of actors, both human and non-human. The book argues that to avoid being accused of neo-colonial land grabbing, the conservation lobby will need to find a way of imagining nature and protection that includes people.

The Political Economy of Low Carbon Transformation - Breaking the habits of capitalism (Hardcover): Harold Wilhite The Political Economy of Low Carbon Transformation - Breaking the habits of capitalism (Hardcover)
Harold Wilhite
R4,345 Discovery Miles 43 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Deep reductions in energy use and carbon emissions will not be possible within political economies that are driven by the capitalist imperatives of growth, commodification and individualization. As such, it has now become necessary to understand the relationship between capitalism and the emergence of high energy habits. Using the examples of home energy, transport and food, The Political Economy of Low Carbon Transformation articulates the relationship between the politics of economic expansion and the formation of high-energy habits at the level of family and household. The book elaborates a theory of habit and how it can contribute to this relationship. It critiques mainstream green economy and green energy prescriptions for low carbon transformation that take economic growth for granted and ignore habits formed in a material world designed and built for high energy use. The book explores the growing number of communities around the world that are engaged in collaborative efforts to reform their community and household habits in ways that are less environmentally intrusive. It assesses their potential to make an impact on national and urban low carbon political agendas. The book is aimed at a large and growing interdisciplinary audience interested in the relationship between political economy, consumption and sustainability.

The Man Who Planted Trees (Paperback, 20th Anniversary Edition): Jean Giono The Man Who Planted Trees (Paperback, 20th Anniversary Edition)
Jean Giono; Illustrated by Michael McCurdy; Foreword by Wangari Maathai; Afterword by Norma Goodrich, Andy Lipkis
R257 R205 Discovery Miles 2 050 Save R52 (20%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Twenty years ago Chelsea Green published the first trade edition of The Man Who Planted Trees, a timeless eco-fable about what one person can do to restore the earth. The hero of the story, Elzeard Bouffier, spent his life planting one hundred acorns a day in a desolate, barren section of Provence in the south of France. The result was a total transformation of the landscape-from one devoid of life, with miserable, contentious inhabitants, to one filled with the scent of flowers, the songs of birds, and fresh, flowing water.

Since our first publication, the book has sold over a quarter of a million copies and inspired countless numbers of people around the world to take action and plant trees. On National Arbor Day, April 29, 2005, Chelsea Green released a special twentieth anniversary edition with a new foreword by Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the African Green Belt Movement.

Wild Places, Volume 6 (Hardcover): Sarah Baxter Wild Places, Volume 6 (Hardcover)
Sarah Baxter; Illustrated by Amy Grimes
R463 R338 Discovery Miles 3 380 Save R125 (27%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Get back to nature and explore sites unspoilt by humankind with the latest addition to the Inspired Traveller's Guide series. We humans don't just love wild places. We need them; we need their scale, their breath, their drama and enigma. Wild places can be a balm and a solace; an escape or a returning; a best friend; an inner cleanse. And they can remind us of our unimportance in the world. Travel writer Sarah Baxter presents 25 untameable natural wonders that reveal the curious story of our wild planet and why we need to protect it. Despite all the advances of human civilisation, we've yet to come up with anything to rival the majesty of Lapland's snow-capped mountain summits, the haunting song of humpback whales in a Namibian paradise or the epic sculptural forms of Utah's vast Canyonlands. Escape to each of these unforgettable sites and more with Wild Places, an insightful and stunningly illustrated guide to all Mother Nature has to offer. Discover spectacular and little-known gems with visits to... Great Dismal Swamp, USA Canyonlands, USA Great Bear Rainforest, Canada Cenotes, Mexico Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Kaieteur Falls, Guyana South Georgia, Atlantic Ocean Ennerdale, England Strumble Head, Wales St Kilda, Scotland Camargue, France Sapmi, Lapland, Sweden Green Belt, Germany Wadden Sea, Netherlands Stromboli, Italy Las Medulas, Spain Coa Valley, Portugal Skeleton Coast, Namibia Erg Chigaga, Morocco Kinabatangan, Malaysia Mount Siguniang, China Raja Ampat, Indonesia Gangkar Puensum, Bhutan Wilpena Pound, Australia Wahipounamu, New Zealand This is the perfect title for anyone who is fascinated by the marvels of the natural world. For more wanderlust-filled adventures, discover and collect the complete Inspired Traveller's Guide series: Artistic Places, Spiritual Places, Literary Places, Hidden Places and Mystical Places.

The Responsible Traveller - A Practical Guide to Reducing Your Environmental and Social Impact, Embracing Sustainable Tourism... The Responsible Traveller - A Practical Guide to Reducing Your Environmental and Social Impact, Embracing Sustainable Tourism and Travelling the World With a Conscience (Paperback)
Karen Edwards
R182 Discovery Miles 1 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Responsible Traveller is your ticket to sustainable and ethical travel. This pocket-sized book provides the knowledge and tools that can help you to explore the world with a lighter footprint. Whether you travel out of curiosity, to find respite, to remind yourself of how vast and wonderful our planet is, or in search of life-shaping adventures, having the freedom to explore can be exhilarating and hugely rewarding. However we owe it to the people, cultures, ecosystems and wildlife that we encounter along the way to travel with respect; to preserve our beautiful world for generations to come. The Responsible Traveller will show you how to make actionable changes that result in more thoughtful and adventurous travels, while also doing our very best for Planet Earth. Through case studies and storytelling, you'll learn about the environmental and social effects of tourism and gain a deeper understanding of cultural sensitivity. And through simple, achievable tips and practical lifestyle changes, you'll discover how you can make an almighty difference in reducing your impact. Empowered with this information, perhaps your next adventure will be inspired by consideration, understanding and compassion.

Global Environmental Governance, Technology and Politics - The Anthropocene Gap (Paperback): Victor Galaz Global Environmental Governance, Technology and Politics - The Anthropocene Gap (Paperback)
Victor Galaz
R819 Discovery Miles 8 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

We live on an increasingly human-dominated planet. Our impact on the Earth has become so huge that researchers now suggest that it merits its own geological epoch - the 'Anthropocene' - the age of humans. Combining theory development and case studies of 'planetary boundaries', emerging infectious diseases, financial markets and geoengineering, this groundbreaking book explores the 'Anthropocene Gap' otherwise known as society's current failure to address the most profound environmental challenges of our times. What are the political and institutional implications of this new epoch? And what are some novel ways to analyze the complicated interplay between institutions, Earth system complexity and technology? This book offers one of the first explorations of political and institutional dimensions of the Anthropocene concept by providing a novel combination of institutional analysis along with insights from Earth system sciences. It provides an exploration of the role of technology for global environmental governance and defines a new agenda for political science analysis in the Anthropocene. Offering the first summary of the planetary boundaries debate, this cutting edge book will be of great interest to researchers concerned in the interplay between politics, technology, and global environmental change, and those interested in the debate surrounding the Anthropocene and 'planetary boundaries'. Contents: Foreword. The 'Anthropocene Gap' 1. Planetary Terra Incognita 2. Governance and Complexity 3. Earth System Complexity 4. Epidemics and Supernetworks 5. Engineering the Planet 6. Financial Markets, Robots and Ecosystems 7. Bridging the 'Anthropocene Gap' Epilogue: Back to London via the Baltic Sea References Index

Clean & Green - 101 Hints and Tips for a More Eco-Friendly Home (Hardcover): Nancy Birtwhistle Clean & Green - 101 Hints and Tips for a More Eco-Friendly Home (Hardcover)
Nancy Birtwhistle; Foreword by Emma Mitchell
R456 R371 Discovery Miles 3 710 Save R85 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Simple swaps and innovative ideas for cleaning and maintaining your home that won't cost the Earth. Learn how easy it is to make simple swaps in your cleaning and tidying methods for a more eco-friendly home, with helpful tips from bestselling author and Great British Bake Off winner Nancy Birtwhistle. This beautifully illustrated black and white guide with 101 hints and sustainable, natural cleaning tips and hacks will help you take small steps that have a massive positive environmental impact. In Clean & Green, Nancy shares the simple recipes and methods she has developed since making a conscious effort to live more sustainably, many of which are faster and easier than the go-to products and methods most of us use now. From everyday cleaning and laundry tips to zero-effort oven cleaner and guidance on removing tricky stains from clothing and furniture, these economical, practical methods are perfect for anyone looking to reduce their use of plastic and throwaway products. Nancy shares her tried-and-tested recipes for all-purpose cleaners, replacements for harmful chemicals that will keep both your home and the planet clean and green for future generations. 'The book I've waited all my life for' - Kirstie Allsopp

Natural Capitalism - Creating The Next Industrial Revolution (Paperback): Paul Hawken, Amory B. Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins Natural Capitalism - Creating The Next Industrial Revolution (Paperback)
Paul Hawken, Amory B. Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins
R542 R477 Discovery Miles 4 770 Save R65 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The world of business is changing—fast. The prevailing model for creating wealth—which has its roots in the industrial revolution and which dominated the last century—no longer applies. Natural Capitalism introduces an alternative, a new paradigm. Praised by business and political leaders as well as economists and environmentalists around the globe, this groundbreaking book reveals how tomorrow's most successful global businesses will draw profit from their own environmental responsibility.

Say No to Plastic - 101 Easy Ways to Use Less Plastic (Paperback): Harriet Dyer Say No to Plastic - 101 Easy Ways to Use Less Plastic (Paperback)
Harriet Dyer 1
R213 R159 Discovery Miles 1 590 Save R54 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

We've reached an environmental crisis point with plastic, and it's time to take action. But is it possible to make positive changes without radically changing your lifestyle? Absolutely! This practical book suggests eco-friendly alternatives to plastic, including budget options, high-street substitutes and DIY ideas to help you drastically reduce your plastic consumption. With 101 simple ways to use less plastic, you'll find it easy to take the first step and make a difference.

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
R695 R574 Discovery Miles 5 740 Save R121 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Brown Pelican (Paperback): Rien Fertel Brown Pelican (Paperback)
Rien Fertel
R547 R446 Discovery Miles 4 460 Save R101 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this compelling book, Rien Fertel tells the story of humanity's complicated and often brutal relationship with the brown pelican over the past century. This beloved bird with the mythically bottomless belly-to say nothing of its prodigious pouch-has been deemed a living fossil and the most dinosaur-like of creatures. The pelican adorns the Louisiana state flag, serves as a religious icon of sacrifice, and stars in the famous parting shot of Jurassic Park, but, most significantly, spotlights our tenuous connection with the environment in which it flies, feeds, and roosts-the coastal United States. In 1903, Theodore Roosevelt inaugurated the first national wildlife refuge at Pelican Island, Florida, in order to rescue the brown pelican, among other species, from the plume trade. Despite such protections, the ubiquity of synthetic "agents of death," most notably DDT, in the mid-twentieth century sent the brown pelican to the list of endangered species. By the mid-1960s, not one viable pelican nest remained in all of Louisiana. Authorities declared the state bird locally extinct. Conservation efforts-including an outlandish but well-planned birdnapping-saved the brown pelican, generating one of the great success stories in animal preservation. However, the brown pelican is once again under threat, particularly along Louisiana's coast, due to land loss and rising seas. For centuries, artists and writers have portrayed the pelican as a bird that pierces its breast to feed its young, symbolizing saintly piety. Today, the brown pelican gives itself in other ways, sacrificed both by and for the environment as a bellwether bird-an indicator species portending potential disasters that await. Brown Pelican combines history and first-person narrative to complicate, deconstruct, and reassemble our vision of the bird, the natural world, and ourselves.

Environmental Sociology (Paperback, 4th edition): John Hannigan Environmental Sociology (Paperback, 4th edition)
John Hannigan
R1,129 Discovery Miles 11 290 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

John Hannigan's definitive textbook offers a distinctive, balanced coverage of environmental issues, policies and action. This revised fourth edition has been expanded and fully updated to explore contemporary developments and issues within global environmental sociology. Environmental Sociology reconciles Hannigan's widely cited model of the social construction of environmental problems and controversies, which states that incipient environmental issues must be identified, researched, promoted and persuasively argued in the form of "claims", with an environmental justice perspective that stresses inequality and threats to local communities. For example, this new edition explores the interconnections between indigenous communities and environmental activists via a study of the difficult relationship between Aboriginal people and environmentalists in Australia. The updated fourth edition also discusses new direct action protest groups, such as Extinction Rebellion, who have reframed the discourse around the "climate emergency" using apocalyptic language and imagery. Environmental Sociology also signposts exciting new directions for future research. The fourth edition re-interrogates the classical roots of environmental theory with a focus of the work of Alexander von Humboldt. Hannigan also asserts the need for environmental sociologists to turn their attention to "The Forgotten Ocean", arguing that the discipline should incorporate cutting-edge concepts such as marine justice, striated space and volumetrics. Environmental Sociology is a key text for students and researchers in environmental studies, political ecology, social geography and environmental sociology.

Valuing Ecosystem Services - Methodological Issues and Case Studies (Hardcover): K.N. Ninan Valuing Ecosystem Services - Methodological Issues and Case Studies (Hardcover)
K.N. Ninan
R4,374 Discovery Miles 43 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Conserving biodiversity and ecosystem services is critical to promoting human welfare and sustainable development. Valuing Ecosystem Services: Methodological Issues And Case Studies presents the latest research on valuing ecosystem services and case studies by leading experts from around the world. This thought provoking book draws together prominent international authorities to discuss the key methodological issues and challenges in valuing ecosystem services. Covering a cross-section of ecosystems and services in different sites, countries and regions, and presenting state of the art surveys of studies on valuation of forest and coastal ecosystems and pollination services, the collection presents essential case studies that value ecosystem services and experiences with operationalizing valuation into policy. Providing a unique blueprint for moving the science and practice of ecosystem services valuation forward, this timely book will be of special interest to academics, policy makers and professionals working in ecological economics, natural resources, forestry and conservation. Contributors: G. Atkinson, I.J. Bateman, D.M. Bauer, P. van Beukering, L. Brander, N.D Burgess, F. Casey, H. Chang, D. Cooley, R. Costanza, V. Dujon, D. Ervin, C. Fezzi, A. Ghermandi, D. Gordon, E. Granek, G. Guannel, D. Immerzeel, M. Inoue, A. Jenkins, R. Jindal, J. Kerr, A.Kontoleon, R. Kramer, T. Kroeger, A. Lesser, J. Loomis, G.M. Mace, E.Y. Mohammed, S. Morse-Jones, B.C. Murray, K.N. Ninan, P.A.L.D. Nunes, L. Pendleton, L. Richardson, V. Shandas, R.D. Simpson, P.C. Sutton, C. Tisdell, R. K. Turner, T. Vegh, J.A. Yeakley, K. Yoshida

The Little Book of Going Green - An Introduction to Climate Change and How We Can Reduce Our Carbon Footprint (Paperback):... The Little Book of Going Green - An Introduction to Climate Change and How We Can Reduce Our Carbon Footprint (Paperback)
Harriet Dyer
R213 R159 Discovery Miles 1 590 Save R54 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Little Book of Going Green aims to shed light on the ways humans are harming the environment, from pollution and deforestation to industrial production and farming methods. Filled with facts, theories and tips on how we can do our bit for the planet, this is your one-stop guide to making every aspect of your life earth-friendly.

Environmental Governance - Institutions, Policies and Actions (Hardcover): Arild Vatn Environmental Governance - Institutions, Policies and Actions (Hardcover)
Arild Vatn
R4,150 Discovery Miles 41 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Environmental governance encompasses our relations to nature, spanning institutions and policies in fields such as biodiversity loss, climate change, land use and pollution. This book offers tools for the study of environmental conflicts, analyzes the current status of environmental policies and discusses why we are so far from resolving many of the issues we face. It also offers alternative directions for future environmental governance. Key features include: - an interdisciplinary and integrated approach - an overview of the field of environmental governance - a focus both on local and global challenges and policies - the positioning of environmental governance within the wider field of economic policy and development. This book will be ideal for interdisciplinary masters programs in environmental studies and environmental policy and management. It will also be of great value to practitioners in the field exploring alternative solutions for governance of environmental resources.

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