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Uranium, the most atomically unstable natural element on earth, has a unique place in the global geopolitics of resources. It provides energy to millions of people and its isotopes are used to power spacecraft and in nuclear medicine. But it is also at the heart of many...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2017-07-03
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Resources
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-7%
20,38€
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Humans have become so powerful that we have disrupted the functioning of the Earth System as a whole, bringing on a new geological epoch – the Anthropocene – one in which the serene and clement conditions that allowed civilisation to flourish are disappearing and we...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2017-06-05
ePub
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19,20€
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This book presents a conceptual and practical tool for those involved directly or indirectly in the planning and management of basic provision of water supply, wastewater and stormwater services in metropolitan regions by offering insights into governance paradigms and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2017-05-09
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology
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This book analyses the performance and potential of India’s oilseed sector, identifies the major constraints facing the industry and suggests options for increasing the country’s oilseed production and productivity, taking into account the changing policy environment,...
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Springer
Parution :
2017-04-07
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This interdisciplinary book challenges current approaches to “environmental problems” that perpetuate flawed but deeply embedded cultural beliefs about the role of science and technology in society. The authors elucidate and interrogate a cultural history of solutionism...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-03-29
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This book brings together the findings of a multi-disciplinary and international research project on environmental crime in Europe, funded by the European Union (EU). “European Union Action to Fight Environmental Crime" (EFFACE) was a 40-month research project that...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-03-27
Collection :
Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology
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This book sheds new light on the complex EU-Russia relationship, by providing the first comprehensive account of the EU-Russia Energy Dialogue. The author examines why Moscow and Brussels have failed to cooperate in this crucial area of interdependence. By invoking...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-01-20
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This book explains when and how interest groups are influential in the European Parliament, which has become one of the most important lobbying venues in the EU. Yet we know little about the many ways in which interest groups and lobbyists influence parliamentary...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-12-01
Collection :
Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
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This book is a broad and detailed case study of how journalists in more than 20 countries worldwide covered the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment (AR5) reports on the state of scientific knowledge relevant to climate change. Journalism,...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-11-24
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This book examines the puzzle of why genetically modified organisms continue to be controversial despite scientific evidence declaring them safe for humans and the environment. What explains the sustained levels of resistance? Clancy analyzes the trans-Atlantic...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-11-02
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Grains - particularly maize, rice, and wheat - are the central component of most people’s diets, but we rarely stop to think about the wider role they play in national and international policy-making, as well as global issues like food security, biotechnology, and even...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2016-11-01
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Resources
ePub
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-7%
19,43€
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This book systematically deconstructs the pervasive and counter-productive discourse surrounding environmental policy. The authors argue that environmental policy problems are always framed such that conflict is inevitable—a particular project or policy must be accepted...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-10-17
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This powerful book focuses on the capacity of the American political system to respond to ecological challenges through policy perspectives, the constraints of our written Constitution, and the determination we muster to address these tests of national character. Put...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-09-16
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The Greening of Everyday Life develops a distinctive new way of talking about environmental concerns in post-industrial society. It brings together several conceptual frameworks with a diversity of case studies and practical examples of efforts to orient everyday...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-09-05
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This book deals with past legacies and emerging challenges associated with agriculture production, water and environmental management, and local and national development. It offers a critical interpretation of the tensions associated with the failures of mainstream...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-08-24
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Climate change is a pressing international political issue, for which a practical but principled solution is urgently required. Climate Justice in a Non-Ideal World aims to make normative theorising on climate justice more relevant and applicable to political realities...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-07-01
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Water. Except for air, it is the most important ingredient to all life on Earth. It surrounds us every day. We are literally bathed in it, we cook our food with it, and we need a steady stream of it in our bodies every single day just to survive. But water, and the...
Editeur :
Wiley-Scrivener
Parution :
2016-05-02
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-10%
196,95€
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The Globalization and Environment Reader features a collection of classic and cutting-edge readings that explore whether and how globalization can be made compatible with sustainable development. Offers a comprehensive collection of nearly 30 classic and cutting-edge...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2016-03-30
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-9%
32,95€
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Environmental politics has many faces and operates at multiple scales: it preoccupies individuals as well as governments, drives local agreements as well as international treaties, results in minor business changes as well as wholesale business decisions, and fluctuates...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-01-28
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Environmental politics has many faces and operates at multiple scales: it preoccupies individuals as well as governments, drives local agreements as well as international treaties, results in minor business changes as well as wholesale business decisions, and fluctuates...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-01-28
ePub
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