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This damning account of the forces that have hijacked progress on climate change shares a bold vision of what it will take, politically and economically, to face the existential threat of global warming head-on.In the past few years, it has become impossible (for most)...
Editeur :
Bold Type Books
Parution :
2021-04-20
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This book addresses the underexposed political dimensions of bioeconomy promotion. Who wins and who loses? How are institutions being shaped, and by whom? Drawing from experiences since the earlier days of biofuels promotion, it explores in unprecedented detail the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-04-15
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This book comprehensively describes the history of Gatineau Park, from the first proposals for a “national park” in the early 1900s to the governance issues in the present period, and it highlights the issues concerning the planning and governance of this unique...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-03-22
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Winner of the 2022 Eric Zencey Prize in Ecological Economics Capitalism is broken. The relentless pursuit of more has delivered climate catastrophe, social inequality and financial instability – and left us ill-prepared for life in a global pandemic. Tim Jackson’s...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2021-03-09
ePub
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This book covers critical debates on policies, markets and emerging issues that shape renewable energy transition in the Asian region, which is fast becoming an epicenter of the global energy consumption. The chapters focus on domestic policies, geopolitics, technology...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2021-02-12
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This book shows the growing phenomenon and the broad impact of socio-environmental conflicts in the grassroots communities—farmers, fishermen and urban poor—in Indonesia, as the effects of government’s development strategies based on neoliberal and New Public Management...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-01-29
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Shortlisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year awardA renowned climate scientist shows how fossil fuel companies have waged a thirty-year campaign to deflect blame and responsibility and delay action on climate change, and offers a battle plan for how we can...
Editeur :
PublicAffairs
Parution :
2021-01-12
ePub
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12,99€
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This book explores violence against the environment within the broad scope of transnational environmental crime (TEC): its extent, perpetrators, and responses. TEC has become one of the greatest threats to environmental and human security today, as well as a lucrative...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-12-01
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The critical situation in which our planet finds itself is no longer in doubt. Some things are already collapsing while others are beginning to do so, increasing the possibility of a global catastrophe that would mean the end of the world as we know it. As individuals,...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2020-11-18
ePub
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This book explores local content policies and their role in natural resource management within the realm of energy justice. Based on several country case studies it discusses the role of regional integration for such policies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Energy justice has...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-11-02
Collection :
Energy, Climate and the Environment
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Sustainability is one of the buzzwords of our times and a key imperative for economic growth, technological development, social equity, and environmental quality. But what does it really mean and how is it being implemented around the world? In this clear-eyed book,...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2020-10-22
Collection :
Short Introductions
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The book considers the challenge of poverty and deterioration of the ecological environment in China, particularly in rural areas. Examining key factors such as the overuse of natural resources and the loss of biodiversity in the face of an expanding population...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-10-19
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This book explores the role which policy networks and particularly advocacy coalitions play in EU energy policy, and the factors that account for their policy success. It captures the often neglected interaction between public and private actors in EU energy security...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-10-16
Collection :
Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
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For decades, the world’s governments have struggled to move from talk to action on climate. Many now hope that growing public concern will lead to greater policy ambition, but the most widely promoted strategy to address the climate crisis – the use of market-based...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2020-10-06
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In an era of big data and smart cities, this book is an innovative and creative contribution to our understanding of urban energy use. Societies have basic data needs to develop an understanding of energy flows for planning energy sustainability. However, this data is...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-09-25
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EXPAND YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AFFECTS BUSINESS, THE ECONOMY, AND YOUR LIFE WITH THIS ESSENTIAL RESOURCE Environmental Policy: An Economic Perspective offers readers a comprehensive examination of the ever-broadening scope and impact of...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2020-09-09
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Rivers are a vital component of ecology-the earth's hydrological cycle depends on them. However, across the world, rivers are under stress and even in crisis. With rising populations, the demand for river water is increasing. Many rivers fail to reach the sea because of...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-08-15
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Wie sozial gerecht ist Wohnraum? Sollen Mieter, die in nicht gut gedämmten Wohnungen leben, dafür zahlen, dass sie aufgrund dessen mehr Energie verbrauchen und höhere Energiekosten haben? Müssen externalisierte Kosten der Energiegewinnung und -verteilung nicht zukünftig...
Editeur :
Springer Vieweg
Parution :
2020-07-01
Collection :
essentials
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Sustainable investments, although not yet working under a comprehensive regulatory framework, represent a growing, worldwide phenomenon. Such growth reflects the renewed public and private interest in environmental issues such as climate change, poverty and financial...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-07-01
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This book examines the political themes and policy perspectives related to, and influencing, climate change adaptation. It provides an informed primer on the politics of adaptation, a topic largely overlooked in the current scholarship and literature, and addresses...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2020-06-29
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