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  • Design for Fragility

    13 Stories of Humanitarian Architects

    by Esther Charlesworth, John Fien ...
    The demand is now urgent for architects to respond to the design and planning challenges of rebuilding cities and landscapes being destroyed by civil conflict, (un)natural disasters, political instability, and poverty. The number of people fleeing their homes and being displaced by such conflict now totals almost 100 million. Despite the massive human and physical costs of these crises, the number ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Sustainability Citizenship in Cities

    Theory and practice

    Edited by Ralph Horne, John Fien, Anitra Nelson, Beau Beza ...
    Series series Advances in Urban Sustainability
    Urban sustainability citizenship situates citizens as social change agents with an ethical and self-interested stake in living sustainably with the rest of Earth. Such citizens not only engage in sustainable household practices but respect the importance of awareness raising, discussion and debates on sustainability policies for the common good and maintenance of Earth’s ecosystems.Sustainability ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Ethical Cities

    by Brendan F.D. Barrett, Ralph Horne, John Fien ...
    Combining elements of sustainable and resilient cities agendas, together with those from social justice studies, and incorporating concerns about good governance, transparency and accountability, the book presents a coherent conceptual framework for the ethical city, in which to embed existing and new activities within cities so as to guide local action.The authors’ observations are derived from ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Environment, Education and Society in the Asia-Pacific

    Local Traditions and Global Discourses

    Edited by John Fien, Helen Sykes, David Yencken ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies
    This important book explores the interaction of global environmental discourses and local traditions and practices in twelve countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Based upon two parallel groups of studies, reviewing cultural influences in individual countries, and the attitudes of young people across the region, it has important implications for environmental policy and education. ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

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  • Environmental Security

    Approaches and Issues

    Edited by Rita Floyd, Richard Matthew ...
    Economic development, population growth and poor resource management have combined to alter the planet’s natural environment in dramatic and alarming ways. For over twenty years, considerable research and debate have focused on clarifying or disputing linkages between various forms of environmental change and various understandings of security. At one extreme lie sceptics who contend that the ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • The Econocracy

    On the Perils of Leaving Economics to the Experts

    by Joe Earle, Cahal Moran, Zach Ward-Perkins ...
    A century ago, the idea of 'the economy' didn't exist. Now economics is the supreme ideology of our time, with its own rules and language. The trouble is, most of us can't speak it.This is damaging democracy. Dangerous agendas are hidden inside mathematical wrappers; controversial policies are presented as 'proven' by the models of economic 'science'. Government is being turned over to a publicly ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

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  • Nga Tini Whetu

    Navigating Maori Futures

    by Mason Durie ...
    Nga Tini Whetu - Navigating Maori Futures brings together twenty-five papers Mason Durie has presented at national and international conferences between 2004 and 2010. It discusses Maori moving towards a future involving new technologies, alliances, economies and levels of achievement and being equipped to respond to the changes in a way that enables Maori to prosper and live in a changing world ... Read more

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  • Public Administration

    Key Issues Challenging Practitioners

    by Michael Anthony Tarallo ...
    How public affairs are run depends upon the degree of authority and control central government decides to relinquish to regional and local governments, and the extent to which it favors citizen involvement in the governing process. Public administrators do not operate in a vacuum. The context within which decision-making takes place greatly influences public administrators approach to public ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Geography for the IB Diploma Study and Revision Guide HL Core Extension

    HL Core Extension

    by Simon Oakes ...
    Exam Board: IBLevel: IBSubject: GeographyFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: Summer 2019**Stretch your students to achieve their best grade with these year round course companions; provides comprehensive content on all topics, and practice questions to support and strengthen learning.-** Develop understanding and knowledge with clear and concise coverage of... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Key Concepts in Economic Geography

    by Yuko Aoyama, Susan Hanson, James T Murphy ...
    Series series Key Concepts in Human Geography
    "A comprehensive and highly readable review of the conceptual underpinnings of economic geography. Students and professional scholars alike will find it extremely useful both as a reference manual and as an authoritative guide to the numerous theoretical debates that characterize the field."- Allen J. Scott, University of California"Guides readers skilfully through the rapidly changing field of ... Read more

    $69.29 USD

  • Consuming Cities

    The Urban Environment in the Global Economy after Rio

    by Ingemar Elander, Brendan Gleeson, Rolf Lidskog, Nicholas Low ...
    This book is about cities as engines of consumption of the world's environment, and the spread of policies to reduce their impact. It looks at these issues by examining the impact of the Rio Declaration and assesses the extent to which it has made a difference.Consuming Cities examines this impact using case studies from around the world including: the USA, Japan, Germany, the UK, China, India, ... Read more

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  • Clothing Poverty

    The Hidden World of Fast Fashion and Second-Hand Clothes

    by Andrew Brooks ...
    Have you ever stopped and wondered where your jeans came from? Who made them and where? Ever wondered where they end up after you donate them for recycling?Following a pair of jeans, Clothing Poverty takes the reader on a vivid around-the-world tour to reveal how clothes are manufactured and retailed, bringing to light how fast fashion and recycling are interconnected. Andrew Brooks shows how ... Read more

    $17.09 USD