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  • Social and Ecological System Dynamics

    Characteristics, Trends, and Integration in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia

    Edited by Krystyna Stave, Goraw Goshu, Shimelis Aynalem ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is a social—ecological system description and feedback analysis of the Lake Tana Basin, the headwater catchment of the Upper Blue Nile River. This basin is an important local, national, and international resource, and concern about its sustainable development is growing at many levels. Lake Tana Basin outflows of water, sediments, nutrients, and contaminants affect water that flows ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

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  • Winner Take All

    China's Race for Resources and What It Means for the World

    by Dambisa Moyo ...
    Commodities permeate virtually every aspect of modern daily living, but for all their importance -- their breadth, their depth, their intricacies, and their central role in daily life -- few people who are not economists or traders know how commodity markets work. Almost every day, newspaper headlines and media commentators scream warnings of impending doom -- shortages of arable land, clashes ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Snake Oil

    How Fracking's False Promise of Plenty Imperils Our Future

    by Richard Heinberg ...
    The rapid spread of hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") has temporarily boosted US natural gas and oil production... and sparked a massive environmental backlash in communities across the country. The fossil fuel industry is trying to sell fracking as the biggest energy development of the century, with slick promises of American energy independence and benefits to local economies. SNAKE OIL casts a ... Read more

    $4.99 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

    $28.99 USD

  • Conflicts in Conservation

    Navigating Towards Solutions

    Edited by Stephen M. Redpath, Kevin A. Wood, Juliette C. Young, R. J. Gutiérrez ...
    Series series Ecological Reviews
    Conflicts over the conservation of biodiversity are increasing and are serious obstacles to wildlife conservation efforts worldwide. Changing patterns in land use, over-exploitation, pollution, climate change and the threat posed by invasive species all challenge the way we currently maintain and protect biodiversity - from the local management of single species to the international management of ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Ecosystem Functions and Management

    Theory and Practice

    Edited by Harpinder Sandhu ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This is the first book to provide vital information on key local ecosystems, their functions, state of health, and their role in development in an Asian context, particularly on the Indian subcontinent. It addresses six major ecosystems on the Indian subcontinent – mountain, rural, desert, forest, urban, and freshwater – and discusses their functions, how they support livelihoods and the economy, ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Coastal Zones Ecosystem Services

    From Science to Values and Decision Making

    Edited by R. Kerry Turner, Marije Schaafsma ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book applies the ‘ecosystem services’ framework to coastal environments, showing how it could facilitate an adaptive management strategy. The contributors describe a decision support system (DSS) based on the 3 Ps – pluralism, pragmatism and precaution – that leads to a more flexible, ‘learn by doing’ approach to the stewardship of coastal environments. The book lays out a “Balance Sheets ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Health and Animal Agriculture in Developing Countries

    Edited by David Zilberman, Joachim Otte, David Roland-Holst, Dirk Pfeiffer ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book provides an overview of the state of animal agriculture and present methodologies and proposals to develop policies that result in sustainable and profitable animal production that will protect human and environmental health, enhance livelihood of smallholders and meet consumer needs. The book combines lessons of the past, factual foundation to understand the present, analytical tools to ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Micro Irrigation Systems in India

    Emergence, Status and Impacts

    Edited by M. Dinesh Kumar, A. Narayanamoorthy, P K Viswanathan ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book takes stock of micro irrigation systems (MIS), the technological intervention in India’s agricultural and water management sectors, over the past couple of decades. Based on empirical research from the major agriculturally dynamic states, viz., Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, the book provides a nuanced understanding and objective assessment of ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • The Southern Energy Corridor: Turkey's Role in European Energy Security

    by Ozay Mehmet, Vedat Yorucu ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book highlights the importance of Turkey in diversifying supplies in future European energy security, focusing in particular on the rapidly emerging southern energy corridor. Turkey, by its location, occupies a key role in this corridor, fed by hydrocarbon supplies from Russian, Caspian, east Mediterranean and Arab sources.The book examines Turkey's role as a transit country (in addition to ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Joint Implementation to Curb Climate Change

    Legal and Economic Aspects

    Edited by Onno J. Kuik, Paul Peters, Nico Schrijver ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is about joint implementation. It addresses legal, economic and institutional questions which should be taken into account in setting up joint implementation projects and in developing criteria for joint implementation under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC). First, however, before going into any detail, we shall briefly sketch the background, quoting Daniel Bodansky: ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • The Curse of Natural Resources

    A Developmental Analysis in a Comparative Context

    by Sevil Acar ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book examines the paradox that resource-rich countries often struggle to manage their resources in a way that will help their economies thrive. It looks at how a country's political regime and quality of governance can determine the degree to which it benefits - or suffers - from having natural resources, shifting away from the traditional focus on economic growth data to study the complex ... Read more

    $80.99 USD