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A Dictionary of Climate Change and the Environment bridges the gap
between the many disciplines encompassing climate change,
environmental economics, environmental sciences, and environmental
studies. It defines a comprehensive set of over 3700 words used
across these fields to help policy makers, students, and
professionals achieve a holistic view of environmental issues. The
dictionary also features: introductory primers to major topic
areas; recommended reading for particular topics and specific words
or concepts; and seven appendices, including a catalog of
scientific symbols, units, and conversions, as well as an expansive
listing and description of selected environmental treaties. The
extensive and accessible nature of the content renders this book an
indispensible reference for practitioners requiring an informed and
balanced description of key concepts and issues. This resource will
be extremely valuable to policy makers and professionals working on
climate change and other environmental issues, and to postgraduate
and undergraduate students in climate change and environmental
studies, as well as to academics and other practitioners working on
multidisciplinary environmental issues outside their area of
expertise.
The crisis of environmental degradation has createcharemd an
immense volume of literature which focuses on controlling
environmental problems. Economic Rights and Environmental Wrongs
goes one step further to extend and complement the current debates.
Using property rights the book examines the causes and possible
solutions to environmental and resource degradation. Written in a
non-technical, reader-friendly style the book also offers: numerous
examples and case studies an up-to-date list of world wide web
sites relevant to the subject a detailed glossary of environmental
and economic terms a guide to the literature at the end of every
chapter Economic Rights and Environmental Wrongs is an essential
supplementary text for undergraduates and postgraduates studying
environmental and natural resource management, environmental
studies, ecology, environmental science, environmental economics,
agricultural economics and geography.
Many of the world's fisheries face major challenges including
overfishing, overcapacity and low returns. Using recent
developments in microeconomic theory and with numerous case studies
and examples, this book shows how to measure efficiency,
productivity, profitability, capacity of fishing fleets and how to
improve fisheries management. The book will prove invaluable to
researchers, students and professionals interested in understanding
the problems in fisheries and how they may be overcome.
This comprehensive Dictionary is an important reference tool for
all those interested in environmental science and environmental
studies. Written in a clear and accessible style, the dictionary
includes over three thousand up-to-date entries, all accompanied by
a detailed yet straightforward definition covering all aspects of
the subject. The book also includes three primers, which will
bridge the gap between each discipline covered. These consist of
introductions to environmental economics, international
environmental problems and environmental systems, dynamics and
modelling. Another unique feature is the inclusion of an appendix
which lists and describes the world's major international
environmental agreements. This Dictionary with its primers and
appendices will prove immensely useful to all students and scholars
of environmental science and studies.
The crisis of environmental degradation has createcharemd an
immense volume of literature which focuses on controlling
environmental problems. Economic Rights and Environmental Wrongs
goes one step further to extend and complement the current debates.
Using property rights the book examines the causes and possible
solutions to environmental and resource degradation. Written in a
non-technical, reader-friendly style the book also offers: numerous
examples and case studies an up-to-date list of world wide web
sites relevant to the subject a detailed glossary of environmental
and economic terms a guide to the literature at the end of every
chapter Economic Rights and Environmental Wrongs is an essential
supplementary text for undergraduates and postgraduates studying
environmental and natural resource management, environmental
studies, ecology, environmental science, environmental economics,
agricultural economics and geography.
A Dictionary of Climate Change and the Environment bridges the gap
between the many disciplines encompassing climate change,
environmental economics, environmental sciences, and environmental
studies. It defines a comprehensive set of over 3700 words used
across these fields to help policy makers, students, and
professionals achieve a holistic view of environmental issues. The
dictionary also features: introductory primers to major topic
areas; recommended reading for particular topics and specific words
or concepts; and seven appendices, including a catalog of
scientific symbols, units, and conversions, as well as an expansive
listing and description of selected environmental treaties. The
extensive and accessible nature of the content renders this book an
indispensible reference for practitioners requiring an informed and
balanced description of key concepts and issues. This resource will
be extremely valuable to policy makers and professionals working on
climate change and other environmental issues, and to postgraduate
and undergraduate students in climate change and environmental
studies, as well as to academics and other practitioners working on
multidisciplinary environmental issues outside their area of
expertise.
Many of the world's fisheries face major challenges including
overfishing, overcapacity and low returns. Using recent
developments in microeconomic theory and with numerous case-studies
and examples, this book shows how to measure efficiency,
productivity, profitability and capacity of fishing fleets and how
to improve fisheries management. The book will prove invaluable to
researchers, students and professionals interested in understanding
the problems in fisheries and how they may be overcome.
This comprehensive Dictionary is an important reference tool for
all those interested in environmental science and environmental
studies. Written in a clear and accessible style, the dictionary
includes over three thousand up-to-date entries, all accompanied by
a detailed yet straightforward definition covering all aspects of
the subject. The book also includes three primers, which will
bridge the gap between each discipline covered. These consist of
introductions to environmental economics, international
environmental problems and environmental systems, dynamics and
modelling. Another unique feature is the inclusion of an appendix
which lists and describes the world's major international
environmental agreements. This Dictionary with its primers and
appendices will prove immensely useful to all students and scholars
of environmental science and studies.
This book examines changes and transitions in the way water is
managed in urban environments. This book originated from a joint
French-Australian initiative on water and land management held in
Montpellier, France. The book delivers practical insights into
urban water management. It links scientific insights of researchers
with the practical experiences of urban water practitioners to
understand and respond to key trends in how urban water is
supplied, treated and consumed. The 51 contributors to the volume
provide a range of insights, case studies, summaries and analyses
of urban water and from a global perspective. The first section on
water supply and sanitation includes case studies from Zimbabwe,
France and South Africa, among others. Water demand and water
economics are addressed in the second section of the book, with
chapters on long-term water demand forecasting, the social
determinants of water consumption in Australian cities, a study of
water quality and consumption in France, governance and regulation
of the urban water sector and more. The third section explores
water governance and integrated management, with chapters on water
management in Quebec, in the Rotterdam-Rijnmond urban area, in
Singapore and in Australia. The final section offers perspectives
on challenges and future uncertainties for urban water systems in
transition. Collectively, the diverse insights provide an important
step forward in response to the challenges of sustainably
delivering water safely, efficiently and equitably.
Bridging the Disciplinary Divides brings together some of the
world's leading environmental researchers in the life sciences,
physical sciences, social sciences and humanities to bridge the
disciplinary divides in understanding the environment.
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