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Dispersion - Thoreau and Vegetal Thought (Hardcover): Branka Arsic Dispersion - Thoreau and Vegetal Thought (Hardcover)
Branka Arsic
R3,179 Discovery Miles 31 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Plants are silent, still, or move slowly; we do not have the sense that they accompany us, or even perceive us. But is there something that plants are telling us? Is there something about how they live and connect, how they relate to the world and other plants that can teach us about ecological thinking, about ethics and politics? Grounded in Thoreau's ecology and in contemporary plant studies, Dispersion: Thoreau and Vegetal Thought offers answers to those questions by pondering such concepts as co-dependence, the continuity of life forms, relationality, cohabitation, porousness, fragility, the openness of beings to incessant modification by other beings and phenomena, patience, waiting, slowness and receptivity.

The Application of Green Solvents in Separation Processes (Paperback): Francisco Pena Pereira, Marek Tobiszewski The Application of Green Solvents in Separation Processes (Paperback)
Francisco Pena Pereira, Marek Tobiszewski
R2,416 R2,285 Discovery Miles 22 850 Save R131 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Application of Green Solvents in Separation Processes features a logical progression of a wide range of topics and methods, beginning with an overview of green solvents, covering everything from water and organic solvents, to ionic liquids, switchable solvents, eutectic mixtures, supercritical fluids, gas-expanded solvents, and more. In addition, the book outlines green extraction techniques, such as green membrane extraction, ultrasound-assisted extraction, and surfactant-mediated extraction techniques. Green sampling and sample preparation techniques are then explored, followed by green analytical separations, including green gas and liquid capillary chromatography, counter current chromatography, supercritical fluid chromatography, capillary electrophoresis, and other electrical separations. Applications of green chemistry techniques that are relevant for a broad range of scientific and technological areas are covered, including the benefits and challenges associated with their application.

The Sour Gas, Sulfur and Acid Gas Book - Technology and Application in Sour Gas Production, Treating and Sulfur Recovery... The Sour Gas, Sulfur and Acid Gas Book - Technology and Application in Sour Gas Production, Treating and Sulfur Recovery (Hardcover)
Edward Wichert
R3,601 Discovery Miles 36 010 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
How Can A Child, Like You, Protect the Big Earth? Conservation Biology Grade 4 Children's Environment Books (Hardcover):... How Can A Child, Like You, Protect the Big Earth? Conservation Biology Grade 4 Children's Environment Books (Hardcover)
Baby Professor
R712 R631 Discovery Miles 6 310 Save R81 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Awakened Company (Paperback): Catherine R Bell The Awakened Company (Paperback)
Catherine R Bell
R505 R473 Discovery Miles 4 730 Save R32 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Sustainable City XV (Hardcover): Stavros Syngellakis The Sustainable City XV (Hardcover)
Stavros Syngellakis
R8,282 Discovery Miles 82 820 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Consisting of presented papers from the 15th International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability, the included works address various aspects of the urban environment and provide solutions leading towards sustainability. Urban areas result in a series of environmental challenges varying from the consumption of natural resources and the subsequent generation of waste and pollution, contributing to the development of social and economic imbalances. As cities continue to grow all over the world, these problems tend to become more acute and require the development of new solutions. The challenge of planning sustainable contemporary cities lies in considering the dynamics of urban systems, exchange of energy and matter, and the function and maintenance of ordered structures directly or indirectly supplied and maintained by natural systems. The task of researchers is to improve the capacity to manage human activities, pursuing welfare and prosperity in the urban environment. Any investigation or planning on a city ought to consider the relationships between the parts and their connections with the living world. The dynamics of its networks (flows of energy matter, people, goods, information and other resources) are fundamental for an understanding of the evolving nature of today’s cities. Large cities represent a fertile ground for architects, engineers, city planners, social and political scientists, and other professionals able to conceive new ideas and time them according to technological advances and human requirements. Coastal areas and coastal cities are an important area covered in this volume as they have some specific features. Their strategic location facilitates transportation and the development of related activities, but this requires the existence of large ports, with the corresponding increase in maritime and road traffic and all its inherent negative effects. This requires the development of well-planned and managed urban environments, not only for reasons of efficiency and economics but also to avoid inflicting environmental degradation that causes the deterioration of natural resources, quality of life and human health. These research papers put a focus on sustainability across the multidisciplinary components of urban planning, the challenges presented by the increasing size of cities, the number of resources required and the complexity of modern society.

The Maria Thun Biodynamic Calendar 2023, 2023 (Paperback): Titia Thun, Friedrich Thun The Maria Thun Biodynamic Calendar 2023, 2023 (Paperback)
Titia Thun, Friedrich Thun
R240 R62 Discovery Miles 620 Save R178 (74%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The original biodynamic sowing and planting calendar, now in its 61st year. The easy-to-view layout features detailed planting, tending and harvesting information to help growers maximise the yield and vitality of crops and plants. Trusted by generations of farmers and gardeners, the ultimate biodynamic calendar features: -- A clear layout making it simpler to plan what to do and when -- Space dedicated to detailed explanations of the recommended activities -- Information panels make it easy to use -- Clear headings and sections for fast look-ups -- Detailed planting, tending and harvesting information to maximise the yield and vitality of crops and plants -- Suitable for both seasoned biodynamic farmers and beginner gardeners -- Solar and lunar events, plus information on planetary aspects, are given dedicated space The calendar includes a pull-out wallchart that can be pinned up in a barn, shed or greenhouse as a handy quick reference.

Analyzing Sustainability in Peripheral, Ultra-Peripheral, and Low-Density Regions (Hardcover): Rui Alexandre Castanho Analyzing Sustainability in Peripheral, Ultra-Peripheral, and Low-Density Regions (Hardcover)
Rui Alexandre Castanho
R5,931 Discovery Miles 59 310 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In the last few years, advances in studies and research associated with the borderlands and the subsequent cross-border cooperation (CBC) have been increased and introduced all over the globe. Such advances essentially affect the cross-border strategies and policies, processes of border cooperation, and several complex border movements. Moreover, similar scenarios are encountered in ultra-peripheral and remote territories and low-density regions. There are common denominators, such as the limited land, water resources, and overexploitation of tourism, among many other factors, that make these specific territories critical case studies concerning their governance and sustainable development and growth. Analyzing Sustainability in Peripheral, Ultra-Peripheral, and Low-Density Regions investigates activities, processes, and behaviors in light of the new challenges and the desired sustainable development and growth model. It analyzes the dynamics and patterns ongoing in the peripheral, ultra-peripheral, and low-density regions regarding sustainability and the issues that may influence it. Covering topics such as glamping tourism, vegetation quality, and territorial cohesion, this premier reference source is an essential resource for government officials, business executives and managers, community leaders, environmentalists, researchers, and academicians.

Climate Change: Impacts on Environment (Hardcover): Daisy Mathews Climate Change: Impacts on Environment (Hardcover)
Daisy Mathews
R3,286 R2,976 Discovery Miles 29 760 Save R310 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Menacing Skies - Texas Weather and Stories of Survival (Hardcover): Dan Henry Menacing Skies - Texas Weather and Stories of Survival (Hardcover)
Dan Henry
R934 R812 Discovery Miles 8 120 Save R122 (13%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Emerging Pollutants - Some Strategies for the Quality Preservation of Our Environment (Hardcover): Sonia Soloneski, Marcelo L.... Emerging Pollutants - Some Strategies for the Quality Preservation of Our Environment (Hardcover)
Sonia Soloneski, Marcelo L. Larramendy
R3,051 Discovery Miles 30 510 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Reality of American Energy - The Hidden Costs of Electricity Policy (Hardcover): Ryan M. Yonk, Jordan Lofthouse, Megan... The Reality of American Energy - The Hidden Costs of Electricity Policy (Hardcover)
Ryan M. Yonk, Jordan Lofthouse, Megan Hansen
R2,070 Discovery Miles 20 700 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book dispels common myths about electricity and electricity policy and reveals how government policies manipulate energy markets, create hidden costs, and may inflict a net harm on the American people and the environment. Climate change, energy generation and use, and environmental degradation are among the most salient—and controversial—political issues today. Our country's energy future will be determined by the policymakers who enact laws that favor certain kinds of energy production while discouraging others as much as by the energy-production companies or the scientists working to reduce the environmental impact of all energy production. The Reality of American Energy: The Hidden Costs of Electricity provides rare insights into the politics and economics surrounding electricity in the United States. It identifies the economic, physical, and environmental implications of distorting energy markets to limit the use of fossil fuels while increasing renewable energy production and explains how these unseen effects of favoring renewable energy may be counterproductive to the economic interests of American citizens and to the protection of the environment. The first two chapters of the book introduce the subject of electricity policy in the United States and to enable readers to understand why policymakers do what they do. The remainder of the book examines the realities of the major electricity sources in the United States: coal, natural gas, nuclear, hydrodynamic, wind, biomass, solar, and geothermal. Each of these types of energy sources is analyzed in a dedicated chapter that explains how the electricity source works and identifies how politics and public policy shape the economic and environmental impacts associated with them.

Esteros del Ibera - The Great Wetlands of Argentina (Hardcover): Juan Ramon Diaz Colodrero Esteros del Ibera - The Great Wetlands of Argentina (Hardcover)
Juan Ramon Diaz Colodrero
R1,637 R1,362 Discovery Miles 13 620 Save R275 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A wonderland of sky, water, grass, and birdsong, the Ibera marshlands of Corrientes Province are the preeminent wildlife habitat in Argentina and a globally important natural treasure. Esteros del Ibera, a landmark volume celebrating a peerless place, invites the reader to experience this spectacle of nature. One of the largest freshwater wetlands in South America, comprising more than 2.5 million acres, the Ibera was forged from ancient geological forces and the long-ago wanderings of the mighty Parana River. Today the landscape is a locus of conservation activity including a campaign to create a new national park to protect the biodiversity of this striking region. Increasingly a destination for nature lovers, the marshlands attract birdwatchers from across the Earth, who come to see some 360 avian species that are found here. A native son of Corrientes, world-class nature photographer Juan Ramon Diaz Colodrero has spent years documenting the region's birdlife and other wild creatures. In Esteros del Ibera, his dazzling images put the reader into the heart of the Ibera's life-affirming beauty. Supporting essays by leading regional conservationists and other experts illuminate the Ibera's diverse natural communities and distinctive human culture. While the area is remarkably unspoiled, innovative conservation projects are augmenting wildlife populations and returning missing native species such as the giant anteater and the jaguar to their rightful homes in the landscape of shining waters. The Ibera presents a stark contrast to the modern world, a place where the trajectory of land health is moving toward integrity and wildness.

The Prepper's Long-Term Survival Handbook & Off Grid Living - 2-in-1 CompilationStep By Step Guide to Become Completely... The Prepper's Long-Term Survival Handbook & Off Grid Living - 2-in-1 CompilationStep By Step Guide to Become Completely Self Sufficient and Survive Any Disaster in as Little as 30 Days (Hardcover)
Small Footprint Press
R656 Discovery Miles 6 560 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Global Environment: Issues, Challenges and Concerns (Hardcover): Rosemary Charles Global Environment: Issues, Challenges and Concerns (Hardcover)
Rosemary Charles
R3,170 R2,873 Discovery Miles 28 730 Save R297 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Clean Coal Engineering Technology (Paperback, 2nd edition): Bruce G Miller Clean Coal Engineering Technology (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Bruce G Miller
R2,790 R2,635 Discovery Miles 26 350 Save R155 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Clean Coal Engineering Technology, Second Edition provides significant information on the major power generation technologies that aim to utilize coal more efficiently, and with less environmental impact. With increased coal combustion comes heightened concerns about coal's impacts on human health and climate change, so the book addresses the reduction of both carbon footprints and emissions of pollutants, such as particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and mercury. Part 1 provides an essential grounding in the history of coal use alongside coal chemical and physical characteristics, worldwide distribution, and health and environmental impacts. Part 2 introduces the fundamentals of the major coal utilization technologies and examines the anatomy of a coal-fired power plant before going on to provide an overview of clean coal technologies for advanced power generation. Next, users will find a group of chapters on emissions and carbon management that have been extensively enlarged and updated for the second edition, thus reflecting the ever-increasing importance of this area. The final section of the book focuses on clean coal technology programs around the world and the future role of coal in the energy mix. This fully revised and selectively expanded new edition is a valuable resource for professionals, including environmental, chemical, and mechanical engineers who seek an authoritative and thorough one-volume overview of the latest advances in cleaner power production from coal.

Of Pork and Potatoes (Hardcover): Bill Massey Of Pork and Potatoes (Hardcover)
Bill Massey; Edited by Phyllis Braun, Jenny Gates
R777 R693 Discovery Miles 6 930 Save R84 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Law and Policy for a New Economy - Sustainable, Just, and Democratic (Hardcover): Melissa K. Scanlan Law and Policy for a New Economy - Sustainable, Just, and Democratic (Hardcover)
Melissa K. Scanlan
R3,930 Discovery Miles 39 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The current political economic system is misaligned for meeting the global imperatives of rapidly reducing greenhouse gases and sharing wealth more equitably. This book makes the case for a new environmentalism that implements a systems change approach to reorient the economy to be more sustainable, just, and democratic. This book addresses the laws and policies needed to support the emergence of a new economy across a variety of major areas - including energy, food, common pool resources, and the shifting of investments to capitalize locally-connected and mission-driven businesses. The contributors take the approach that these challenges are much broader than setting parameters around pollution, and indeed go to the heart of the dominant global political economy. The authors also explore the values needed to transform our current economic system into a new economy supportive of ecological integrity, social justice, and vibrant democracy. Law and Policy for a New Economy: Sustainable, Just, and Democratic will be of interest to academics and scholars of environmental law, climate change, environmental studies, political ecology and environmental economics. Contributors include: S.H. Baker, D. Bollier, M. James, K.B. Jones, C.I. Magallanes, J. Orsi, J. Purdy, L. Ristino, M.K. Scanlan, L. Sheehan, J.G. Speth, J. Taub, D.R.H. Winters, M.C. Wood

Ecosystem Management (Hardcover): Jonah Martinez Ecosystem Management (Hardcover)
Jonah Martinez
R3,070 R2,785 Discovery Miles 27 850 Save R285 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Sustainable Development of Denmark in the World, 1970-2020 - A Critical Introduction (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Bo Fritzboger Sustainable Development of Denmark in the World, 1970-2020 - A Critical Introduction (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Bo Fritzboger
R3,678 Discovery Miles 36 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides a holistic overview of the history of sustainable development in Denmark over the last fifty years, covering a host of issues central to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): ending poverty; ensuring inclusive and equitable education; reducing inequality; making cities and settlements inclusive, safe and resilient; and fostering responsible production and consumption patterns, to name a few. It argues for a new framework of sustainability history, one that is truly global in outlook. As such, it explores what truly global sustainable development would look like. It considers how economic growth has been the driver for prosperity in the global north, and considers whether sustainable development and continued economic growth are irreconcilable, and what the future of sustainable development initiatives in Denmark might look like.

Lessons from a Successfully Export-Oriented, Resource-Rich Economy - Quantitative Adventures into Canada's Past... Lessons from a Successfully Export-Oriented, Resource-Rich Economy - Quantitative Adventures into Canada's Past (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Morris Altman
R2,708 Discovery Miles 27 080 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

A major theme of this book is that, contrary to what many experts believe, being endowed with a plenitude of natural resources is not a curse: rather it provides a potential advantage, if capitalized by the well-endowed economy. Much depends on the institutions that help frame the decision-making process that affects the process of growth and development. Canada is an example of a successful export-oriented economy. And, its export-orientation has been a focal point of discussion and debate, going way back to discussions of the early fur trade, the fishing industry, wheat farming, and mining and oil and gas exploration. Unlike other economies well-endowed with natural resources, Canada does not appear to be at all cursed, but rather blessed with natural resource abundance. This book, which ranges from the late seventeenth to the early twentieth century, provides insights from Canadian economic history on how such abundance can be a handmaiden of successful growth and development. From this perspective, the natural resource curse appears to be more of a 'man-made' phenomenon than anything else. This book also investigates aspects of gender inequality in Canada as well as the evolution of hours worked as it intersects with worker preferences and 'market forces'. The narratives in this book are contextualised by the construction of new or significantly revised data sets, which speaks to the importance of data construction to robust economic analysis and economic history.

The Value of a Whale - On the Illusions of Green Capitalism (Paperback): Adrienne Buller The Value of a Whale - On the Illusions of Green Capitalism (Paperback)
Adrienne Buller
R460 R412 Discovery Miles 4 120 Save R48 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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 destroyed at an unprecedented rate. We remain on course for a catastrophic 3 DegreesC of warming. What's holding us back? In this searing and insightful critique, Adrienne Buller examines the fatal biases that have shaped the response of our governing institutions to climate and environmental breakdown, and asks: are the 'solutions' being proposed really solutions? Tracing the intricate connections between financial power, economic injustice and ecological crisis, she exposes the myopic economism and market-centric thinking presently undermining a future where all life can flourish. The book examines what is wrong with mainstream climate and environmental governance, from carbon pricing and offset markets to 'green growth', the commodification of nature and the growing influence of the finance industry on environmental policy. In doing so, it exposes the self-defeating logic of a response to these challenges based on creating new opportunities for profit, and a refusal to grapple with the inequalities and injustices that have created them. Both honest and optimistic, The Value of a Whale asks us - in the face of crisis - what we really value. This book is relevant to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11, Sustainable cities and communities -- .

Examining the Vital Financial Role of SMEs in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (Hardcover): Dalila Taleb, Mohammed... Examining the Vital Financial Role of SMEs in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (Hardcover)
Dalila Taleb, Mohammed El Amine Abdelli, Afef Khalil, Asma Sghaier
R6,208 Discovery Miles 62 080 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In today's society, businesses are being pressured to play a more active role in addressing global environmental, social, and economic issues. Therefore, a considerable shift in the functional components of enterprises is required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. SMEs play a vital role in countries' socio-economic structures, and the importance of SMEs is increasingly recognized as a factor of economic stability and social cohesion. In order to ensure SMEs are appropriately utilized to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, further study is required. Examining the Vital Financial Role of SMEs in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals highlights the challenges and opportunities of using the concepts of economic sustainability to achieve sustainability goals as well as the role SMEs play in developing sustainable practices. The book also discusses how finance sustainability can be used to improve the stability of policies. Covering topics such as blockchain, corporate social responsibility, and performance management practices, this reference work is ideal for business owners, policymakers, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.

Water - Life in every drop (Hardcover): Julian Caldecott Water - Life in every drop (Hardcover)
Julian Caldecott
R863 Discovery Miles 8 630 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Paradise - One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire (Paperback): Lizzie Johnson Paradise - One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire (Paperback)
Lizzie Johnson
R461 R432 Discovery Miles 4 320 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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