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Civil Disobedience and Other Essays (Hardcover): Henry David Thoreau Civil Disobedience and Other Essays (Hardcover)
Henry David Thoreau
R616 R559 Discovery Miles 5 590 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
CSR and Climate Change Implications for Multinational Enterprises (Hardcover): John R McIntyre, Silvester Ivanaj, Vera Ivanaj CSR and Climate Change Implications for Multinational Enterprises (Hardcover)
John R McIntyre, Silvester Ivanaj, Vera Ivanaj
R3,888 Discovery Miles 38 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Climate change is one of the most salient challenges expressed in the seventeen interconnected UN Sustainable Development Goals. A greater impetus has emerged in recent years for larger corporations to assume a pivotal role in framing the issues of climate change-focused policy, ensuring environmental sustainability across the value chain and in leading by example with best implementation practices. This collection of leading-edge research addresses the fast-evolving role of multinational enterprises as agents of change in standard development and as diffusers of innovation in solving sustainability problems. CSR and Climate Change Implications for Multinational Enterprises presents a unique lens to address generic issues and how they manifest and find resolution in various industry sectors, from the perspective of different disciplines ranging from logistics to finance to ethics. Contributors from the United States, Europe and emerging economies offer contrasting views on how corporate social governance best addresses the sustainability implications of climate change, seeking innovative ways to incorporate environmental stewardship in policy design and operational firm-level concerns. This is a critical resource for both researchers and practitioners, as well as policy-makers who focus on sustainability in the corporate contexts. It serves as a fresh reference for graduate level students and academics concerned with global corporate governance in the evolving context of multinationality.

Handbook of Green Economics (Paperback): Sevil Acar, Erinc Yeldan Handbook of Green Economics (Paperback)
Sevil Acar, Erinc Yeldan
R2,180 Discovery Miles 21 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Handbook of Green Economics reveals the breadth and depth of advanced research on sustainability and growth, also identifying opportunities for future developments. Through its multidimensional examination, it demonstrates how overarching concepts, such as green growth, low carbon economy, circular economy and others work together. Some chapters reflect on different discourses on the green economy, including pro-growth perspectives and transformative approaches that entail de-growth. Others argue that green policies can spark economic innovation, particularly in developing and emerging market economies. Part literature summary, part analysis and part argument, this book shows how the right conditions can stimulate economic growth while achieving environmental sustainability. This book will be a valuable resource for graduate students and academic researchers whose focus is on the green economy. With an increasing interest in the topic among researchers and policymakers, users will find different theoretical perspectives and explore policy implications in this growing subject area.

From Workshop to Waste Magnet - Environmental Inequality in the Philadelphia Region (Hardcover): Diane Sicotte From Workshop to Waste Magnet - Environmental Inequality in the Philadelphia Region (Hardcover)
Diane Sicotte
R3,262 Discovery Miles 32 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Like many industrialized regions, the Philadelphia metro area contains pockets of environmental degradation: neighborhoods littered with abandoned waste sites, polluting factories, and smoke-belching incinerators. However, other neighborhoods within and around the city are relatively pristine. This eye-opening book reveals that such environmental inequalities did not occur by chance, but were instead the result of specific policy decisions that served to exacerbate endemic classism and racism. From Workshop to Waste Magnet presents Philadelphia's environmental history as a bracing case study in mismanagement and injustice. Sociologist Diane Sicotte digs deep into the city's past as a titan of American manufacturing to trace how only a few communities came to host nearly all of the area's polluting and waste disposal land uses. By examining the complex interactions among economic decline, federal regulations, local politics, and shifting ethnic demographics, she not only dissects what went wrong in Philadelphia but also identifies lessons for environmental justice activism today. Sicotte's research tallies both the environmental and social costs of industrial pollution, exposing the devastation that occurs when mass quantities of society's wastes mix with toxic levels of systemic racism and economic inequality. From Workshop to Waste Magnet is a compelling read for anyone concerned with the health of America's cities and the people who live in them.

Outbreaks, Epidemics, & Pandemics - Including the Worldwide COVID- 19 Pandemic (Hardcover, Outbreaks, Epidemics, & Pandemics... Outbreaks, Epidemics, & Pandemics - Including the Worldwide COVID- 19 Pandemic (Hardcover, Outbreaks, Epidemics, & Pandemics ed.)
Carole Marsh
R881 Discovery Miles 8 810 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Predicting Future Oceans - Sustainability of Ocean and Human Systems Amidst Global Environmental Change (Paperback): William... Predicting Future Oceans - Sustainability of Ocean and Human Systems Amidst Global Environmental Change (Paperback)
William Cheung, Yoshitaka Ota, Andres Cisneros-Montemayor
R3,646 Discovery Miles 36 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Predicting Future Oceans: Sustainability of Ocean and Human Systems Amidst Global Environmental Change provides a synthesis of our knowledge of the future state of the oceans. The editors undertake the challenge of integrating diverse perspectives-from oceanography to anthropology-to exhibit the changes in ecological conditions and their socioeconomic implications. Each contributing author provides a novel perspective, with the book as a whole collating scholarly understandings of future oceans and coastal communities across the world. The diverse perspectives, syntheses and state-of-the-art natural and social sciences contributions are led by past and current research fellows and principal investigators of the Nereus Program network. This includes members at 17 leading research institutes, addressing themes such as oceanography, biodiversity, fisheries, mariculture production, economics, pollution, public health and marine policy. This book is a comprehensive resource for senior undergraduate and postgraduate readers studying social and natural science, as well as practitioners working in the field of natural resources management and marine conservation.

Performance on Behalf of the Environment (Hardcover): Richard D. Besel, Jnan A. Blau Performance on Behalf of the Environment (Hardcover)
Richard D. Besel, Jnan A. Blau; Contributions by Alison Bodkin, Jason Del Gandio, Julia Handschuh, …
R2,859 Discovery Miles 28 590 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Human degradation of the environment has been documented by scholars across a range of disciplines: the global temperature of the planet continues to rise, abandoned industrial sites stain once vibrant communities, and questions about the purity of our water and foods linger. In the shadow of these material conditions, concerned citizens have reacted by issuing critiques against careless consumerism and excessive lifestyles. Their hope is to illustrate and inspire alternative ways of living. As part of such efforts and activism, some have turned to performance as a means to investigate matters further, pose challenges and questions, and enact new ways of being and thinking in a globalized world. Performance on Behalf of the Environment is a collection of essays from a diverse group of scholars that explore critically the strengths, limitations, and processes of what can be termed environmental performances.

Blue Dharma - A Responsibility Called Earth - A Journey of Discovery - Sustainable Lifestyle for Human Well-being (Hardcover):... Blue Dharma - A Responsibility Called Earth - A Journey of Discovery - Sustainable Lifestyle for Human Well-being (Hardcover)
Rajendra Kumar
R894 Discovery Miles 8 940 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Nebraska Sweet Beets - A History of Sugar Valley (Hardcover): Lawrence Gibbs Nebraska Sweet Beets - A History of Sugar Valley (Hardcover)
Lawrence Gibbs
R749 Discovery Miles 7 490 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Resource Economics - An Economic Approach to Natural Resource and Environmental Policy, Fourth Edition (Paperback, 4th... Resource Economics - An Economic Approach to Natural Resource and Environmental Policy, Fourth Edition (Paperback, 4th edition)
John C. Bergstrom, Alan Randall
R1,655 Discovery Miles 16 550 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

'I joined this amazing journey about 30 years ago. I benefited from all the theories, principles, and approaches offered in this book to explore the natural resource and environmental issues on the other side of the world. It makes me an enthusiastic and pragmatic teacher and researcher. In addition to rearranging and rewriting certain chapters, the fourth edition comprises new chapters on climate change which reflect our future challenges. Such knowledge deserves continuously passing to our future generations and equipping more students as an effective doer in resolving complex natural resources issues.' - Pei-Ing Wu, National Taiwan University, TaiwanResource Economics engages students and practitioners in natural resource and environmental issues from both local and global standpoints. The Fourth edition of this approachable but rigorous text provides a new focus on risk and uncertainty as well as new applications that address the effect of new energy technologies on scarcity and climate change mitigation and adaptation, while preserving and systematically updating the approach and key features that drew many thousands of readers to the first three editions. More comprehensive than its competitors, this new edition frames issues and policies from resource scarcity and basic ecology to welfare criteria, property rights, and environmental ethics. Necessary economic, policy, and management concepts and tools are provided, along with applications to a variety of real-world problems. Also included are substantial treatments of new energy technologies, including fracking for oil and natural gas, solar and wind energy, and chapter length analyses of air quality, land markets and use, water resources, climate change, and sustainability. Primarily a textbook, this teaching tool is perfect for undergraduate and graduate students alike who are studying natural resource and environmental economics, as well as sustainability. Additionally, natural resource, environmental policy, and management decision-makers in the private and public sectors will find the content of this book useful for guiding real-world management and policy decisions. Academic, government, and NGO researchers will also find this to be a valuable resource.

Air Pollution - Monitoring, Quantification and Removal of Gases and Particles (Hardcover): Jorge Del Real Olvera Air Pollution - Monitoring, Quantification and Removal of Gases and Particles (Hardcover)
Jorge Del Real Olvera
R3,332 Discovery Miles 33 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Crowell Hilaka and the Richfield Heritage Preserve (Hardcover): Lynn Scholle Richardson Crowell Hilaka and the Richfield Heritage Preserve (Hardcover)
Lynn Scholle Richardson
R744 Discovery Miles 7 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Like There's No Tomorrow - Climate Crisis, Eco-Anxiety and God (Paperback): Frances Ward Like There's No Tomorrow - Climate Crisis, Eco-Anxiety and God (Paperback)
Frances Ward
R434 Discovery Miles 4 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Advances in Geophysics, Volume 60 - Recent Advances in Seismology (Hardcover): Cedric Schmelzbach Advances in Geophysics, Volume 60 - Recent Advances in Seismology (Hardcover)
Cedric Schmelzbach
R6,097 R5,100 Discovery Miles 51 000 Save R997 (16%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Advances in Geophysics, Volume 60, the latest release in this highly-respected publication in the field of geophysics, contains new chapters on a variety of topics, including Marchenko imaging, Fiber-optic sensing and distributed acoustic sensing, Diffractions, and Time-lapse interferometry across scales.

Handbook of Accounting and Sustainability (Hardcover): Carol A. Adams Handbook of Accounting and Sustainability (Hardcover)
Carol A. Adams
R6,263 Discovery Miles 62 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This Handbook provides a comprehensive study of research, practice and policy at the nexus of accounting and sustainability, or sustainable development. Internationally renowned accounting academics in the field offer critical discussions of the topic to stimulate debate as the future policy infrastructure is formed. Chapters explain key drivers of developments at the nexus, critique those developments, summarise the findings of research on key themes in the field, and suggest areas for further research, offering evidence-based practice and policy solutions. The Handbook sets the scene by exploring accounting, power, social justice and unsustainability, before moving on to appraise the role of enterprise value-based integrated reporting in (un)sustainable development. It further analyses contemporary issues in the field, including climate change-related disclosures, accounting for greenhouse gases and emissions trading schemes. The thorough coverage of key issues in accounting and sustainability, and the analysis of research literature in the Handbook will make this a critical read for accounting and business researchers and students. It is an invigorating guide for policymakers and policy influencers, accounting professionals and business leaders looking to move forward in a more sustainable way.

Sustainability Challenges in the Wine Industry (Hardcover): Bartolome Marco-Lajara, Armand Gilinsky, Javier Martinez Falco,... Sustainability Challenges in the Wine Industry (Hardcover)
Bartolome Marco-Lajara, Armand Gilinsky, Javier Martinez Falco, Eduardo Sanchez Garcia
R7,907 Discovery Miles 79 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the wine industry, sustainability is an extremely important issue for two main reasons: Firstly, the industry faces serious threats as a consequence of climate change, as well as water and energy scarcity. Secondly, proper sustainable management of wineries can mean obtaining a competitive advantage by allowing them to increase market share and organizational innovation processes. In this sense, previous work has shown that customers tend to select wines that have been developed following sustainable practices, despite not knowing what this means in practice. Sustainability Challenges in the Wine Industry serves as a guide for study, reflection, and critique to understand sustainability in the wine industry in its triple aspect (economic, social, and environmental). The book sheds light on the new trends and challenges of the wine industry, making it a must-read for academicians and managers who want to deepen their knowledge of the wine industry as well as its link with sustainability. Covering key topics such as wine tourism, green innovation, and consumer behavior, this premier reference source is ideal for industry professionals, business owners, managers, entrepreneurs, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 157 (Hardcover): Donald L. Sparks Advances in Agronomy, Volume 157 (Hardcover)
Donald L. Sparks
R5,964 R4,992 Discovery Miles 49 920 Save R972 (16%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 157, continues to be recognized as a leading reference and first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. Each volume contains an eclectic group of reviews by leading scientists throughout the world. As always, the subjects covered are rich, varied, and exemplary of the abundant subject matter addressed by this long-running serial.

Climate Change - the Shiny Object in the Room: It's Not What You Think You Know, It's What You Need to Know!... Climate Change - the Shiny Object in the Room: It's Not What You Think You Know, It's What You Need to Know! (Hardcover)
Richard Jones
R1,858 Discovery Miles 18 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Patterns of Small Mammal Species Diversity in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest - Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca (Hardcover): Gustavo... Patterns of Small Mammal Species Diversity in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest - Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca (Hardcover)
Gustavo Fonseca
R2,280 Discovery Miles 22 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Solar Driven Green Hydrogen Generation and Storage (Paperback): Rohit Srivastava, Jayeeta Chattopadhyay, Diogo M.F. Santos Solar Driven Green Hydrogen Generation and Storage (Paperback)
Rohit Srivastava, Jayeeta Chattopadhyay, Diogo M.F. Santos
R3,956 Discovery Miles 39 560 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Solar Driven Green Hydrogen Generation and Storage presents the latest research and technologies in hydrogen generation through solar energy. With in-depth coverage of three key topics, the book discusses green hydrogen technologies, solid hydrogen storage, and the applications of hydrogen energy. The book begins with a deep dive into photoelectrochemical water splitting, examining different catalysts such as polymer-based catalysts and blue-titania catalysts. Subsequent chapters then analyze hydrogen production techniques, including photobiological, thermochemical and biomass gasification methods. After reviewing key hydrogen storage technologies, the book finishes with a summary on the applications of hydrogen in various industry sectors. This is an essential resource for students, researchers and engineers interested in renewable energy, hydrogen production and energy storage.

The Impact of Nanoparticles on Agriculture and Soil (Paperback): Nar Singh Chauhan, Sarvajeet Singh Gill The Impact of Nanoparticles on Agriculture and Soil (Paperback)
Nar Singh Chauhan, Sarvajeet Singh Gill
R4,173 Discovery Miles 41 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Impact of Nanoparticles on Agriculture and Soil, part of the Nanomaterials-Plant Interaction series, contributes the most recent insights into understanding the cellular interactions of nanoparticles in an agricultural setting, focusing on current applications and means of evaluating future prospects. In order to ensure and improve the biosafety of nanoparticles, it is a primary concern to understand cellular bioprocess like nanomaterial's cellular uptake and their influence on cellular structural, functional and genetic components. This book addresses these and other important aspects in detail along with showcasing their applications in the area of agriculture. With an international team of authors, and experienced editors, this book will be valuable to those working to understand and advance nanoscience to benefit agricultural production and human and environmental welfare. In-depth knowledge of these bioprocess will enable researchers to engineer nanomaterials for enhanced biosafety.

Tax Law and the Environment - A Multidisciplinary and Worldwide Perspective (Hardcover): Roberta F. Mann, Tracey M. Roberts Tax Law and the Environment - A Multidisciplinary and Worldwide Perspective (Hardcover)
Roberta F. Mann, Tracey M. Roberts; Contributions by Mikael Skou Andersen, Rodolfo Salassa Boix, Terry Dinan, …
R3,048 Discovery Miles 30 480 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Tax Law and the Environment: A Multidisciplinary and Worldwide Perspective takes a multidisciplinary approach to explore the ways how tax policy can is used solve environmental problems throughout the world, using a multi-jurisdictional and multidisciplinary approach. Environmental taxation involves using taxes to impose a cost on environmentally harmful activities or tax subsidies to provide preferred tax treatment to more sustainable alternatives to those harmful activities. This book provides a detailed analysis of environmental taxation, with examples from around the world. As the extraction, processing and use of energy use resources is has been a major cause of environmental harm, this book explores the taxation and subsidization of both fossil fuels and renewable energy. Its analysis of the past, present, and future potential of environmental taxation will help policymakers move economies toward sustainability, as well as and informing students, academics, and citizens about tax solutions for pressing environmental issues.

Sustainable Energy Policies and Technology (Hardcover): Stavros Syngellakis Sustainable Energy Policies and Technology (Hardcover)
Stavros Syngellakis
R2,111 Discovery Miles 21 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Energy policies and management are of primary importance to achieve the development of sustainability and need to be consistent with recent advances in energy production and distribution. Progressing from an economy mainly focussed on hydrocarbons to one taking advantage of sustainable renewable energy resources requires considerable scientific research, as well as the development of new engineering systems. Energy fuels the world’s economy. Diminishing resources and severe environmental effects resulting from the continuous use of fossil fuels has motivated an increasing amount of interest in renewable energy resources and the search for sustainable energy policies. Key difficulties to overcome often originate from the conversion of renewable energies (wind, solar, etc.) to useful forms (electricity, heat, fuel) at an acceptable cost, including impacts on the environment as well as in the integration of these resources into the existing infrastructure. A wide range of topics are covered by the works contained in this book. The collaboration of varied disciplines are involved in order to arrive at optimum solutions, including studies of materials, energy networks, new energy resources, storage solutions, waste to energy systems, smart grids and many others.

Buying and Selling the Environment - How to Design and Implement a PES Scheme (Paperback): Gabriela Scheufele, Jeff Bennett Buying and Selling the Environment - How to Design and Implement a PES Scheme (Paperback)
Gabriela Scheufele, Jeff Bennett
R2,729 Discovery Miles 27 290 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Buying and Selling the Environment: How to Design and Implement a PES Scheme provides a guide to the design and implementation of PES schemes that 'mimic' market processes, including three key elements: the estimation of the demand for environmental services, an understanding of the costs of supply, and how to predict the productivity of actions taken. This book will act as an instructional manual for practitioners, policymakers and their advisors in government and non-government organizations. Users will find a step-by-step demonstration based on firsthand experiences gained through a PES application at two case study sites. Finally, the book presents research in applied economics and bio-physical modeling.

Win-Win Survival Handbook - All-Hazards Safety and Future Space Colonization (Hardcover) (Hardcover): Marshall Masters Win-Win Survival Handbook - All-Hazards Safety and Future Space Colonization (Hardcover) (Hardcover)
Marshall Masters
R1,507 R1,265 Discovery Miles 12 650 Save R242 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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