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  • Water Governance Decentralization in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Between Myth and Reality

    by Joao Mutondo, Stefano Farolfi, Ariel Dinar ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is about the process of water management decentralization in African countries, which is seen as a means of advancing river basin management at the lowest appropriate level.There are very different stages of implementing decentralization in practice. This called for research aiming to understand the following questions: (i) why do some water agencies succeed more than others? (ii) What ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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    The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming

    Edited by Paul Hawken ...
    **• New York Times bestseller •The 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming, based on meticulous research by leading scientists and policymakers around the world“At this point in time, the Drawdown book is exactly what is needed; a credible, conservative solution-by-solution narrative that we can do it. Reading it is an effective inoculation against the widespread perception of ... Read more

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  • Atmosphere of Hope

    Searching for Solutions to the Climate Crisis

    by Tim Flannery ...
    The author of the #1 bestseller, The Weather Makers, pens "a brilliant examination of where we are with climate change and where we might be able to go" (The National Observer, Vancouver).Almost two decades ago, Tim Flannery's #1 international bestseller, The Weather Makers, was one of the first books to break the topic of climate change out into the general conversation. Today, Earth's climate ... Read more

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  • Moral Ground

    Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril

    Edited by Kathleen Dean Moore, Michael P. Nelson ...
    Moral Ground brings together the testimony of over eighty visionaries-theologians and religious leaders, scientists, elected officials, business leaders, naturalists, activists, and writers-to present a diverse and compelling call to honor our individual and collective moral responsibility to our planet. In the face of environmental degradation and global climate change, scientific knowledge alone ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • When the Rivers Run Dry

    Water--The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century

    by Fred Pearce ...
    In this groundbreaking book, veteran science correspondent Fred Pearce travels to more than thirty countries to examine the current state of crucial water sources. Deftly weaving together the complicated scientific, economic, and historic dimensions of the world water crisis, he provides our most complete portrait yet of this growing danger and its ramifications for us all. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Global Food Economy

    The Battle for the Future of Farming

    by Tony Weis ...
    The Global Food Economy examines the human and ecological cost of what we eat.The current food economy is characterized by immense contradictions. Surplus 'food mountains', bountiful supermarkets, and rising levels of obesity stand in stark contrast to widespread hunger and malnutrition. Transnational companies dominate the market in food and benefit from subsidies, whilst farmers in developing ... Read more

    $28.39 USD

  • Nature as Teacher – New Principles in the Working of Nature

    Volume 2 of Renowned Environmentalist Viktor Schauberger's Eco-Technology Series

    by Viktor Schauberger ...
    Translated by Callum Coats ...
    Today we are standing helpless and perplexed. With no glimmer of improvement anywhere in sight, we feel hopelessly propelled towards a forlorn future. It is understandable therefore than an increasing number of people, sick and tired of this insane activity, are now seeking ways to return to Mother Nature. Viktor Schauberger (1885–1958) Nature as Teacher, the second volume of the Eco-Technology ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Fertile Earth – Nature's Energies in Agriculture, Soil Fertilisation and Forestry

    Volume 3 of Renowned Environmentalist Viktor Schauberger's Eco-Technology Series

    by Viktor Schauberger ...
    Translated by Callum Coats ...
    How does nature work? When one looks closely at the enormously complex web of life, it is impossible not to be caught by the wonder of how all living things – including rocks and crystals – are interconnected. Just as there is thought behind action, so there is energy behind matter. The Fertile Earth, the third volume of the Eco-Technology series which presents the original, passionate and ... Read more

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  • Permaculture and Climate Change Adaptation

    by Thomas Henfry, Gil Penha-Lopes ...
    Permaculture is a design system for sustainable human habitats and basis of a worldwide citizen-led movement present in over 100 countries.For decades, permaculture practitioners have devised creative responses to changes in local climatic conditions. In doing so, they have developed a collective knowledge and experience invaluable to global efforts to address climate change.This book seeks to ... Read more

    $4.08 USD

  • Water Scarcity, Climate Change and Conflict in the Middle East

    Securing Livelihoods, Building Peace

    by Christopher Ward, Sandra Ruckstuhl ...
    The countries that make up the MENA region display wide diversity. One of the poorest countries in the world sits alongside two of the wealthiest, whilst the region's natural resources range from immeasurable oil and gas reserves to some of the scantiest natural endowments anywhere in the world. Yet through this diversity runs a common thread: water scarcity. Now, through the impact of human ... Read more

    $38.89 USD

  • Environmental Change and Human Security in Africa and the Middle East

    Edited by Mohamed Behnassi, Katriona McGlade ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This volume brings together insights on the interactions between environmental change and human security in the Middle East and Africa. These regions face particular challenges in relation to environmental degradation, the decline of natural resources and consequent risks to current and future human security.The chapters provide topical analysis from a range of disciplines on the theory, discourse ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Water and Land Security in Drylands

    Response to Climate Change

    Edited by Mohamed Ouessar, Donald Gabriels, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Steven Evett ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book presents recent lessons learned in the context of research and development for various dryland ecosystems, focusing on water resources management, land and vegetation cover degradation and remediation, and socioeconomic aspects, as well as integrated approaches to ensuring water and land security in view of the current and predicted climate change. As water and land are the essential ... Read more

    $89.09 USD