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  • THE ADVENTURES OF TOM AND TWIIG

    by THOMAS TANNER ...
    A boy. A jungle. An extraordinary friendship.Growing up in the Peruvian Amazon, Tom's childhood is filled with exotic wildlife, hidden dangers, and the quiet wonders of life in a remote jungle village. From towering trees to mysterious rivers, every day brings a new discovery-and a new challenge.By his side is Twiig, a witty walking stick insect who speaks into his mind and becomes his closest ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Resilience Reset

    Creating Resilient Cities in the Global South

    by Aditya V. Bahadur, Thomas Tanner ...
    Drawing on evidence from urban resilience initiatives around the globe, the authors make a compelling argument for a "resilience reset", a pause and stocktake that critically examines the concepts, practices and challenges of building resilience, particularly in cities of the Global South.In turn, the book calls for the world’s cities to alter their course and "pivot" towards novel approaches to ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Climate Change and Development

    by Thomas Tanner, Leo Horn-Phathanothai ...
    Series series Routledge Perspectives on Development
    The evidence for human-induced climate change is now overwhelming, the brunt of its impacts is already being felt by poor people, and the case for urgent action is compelling. This book addresses the two greatest challenges of our time – averting catastrophic climate change and eradicating poverty – and the close interconnections between them.Climate Change and Development provides a comprehensive ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Realising the 'Triple Dividend of Resilience'

    A New Business Case for Disaster Risk Management

    Edited by Swenja Surminski, Thomas Tanner ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Why aren’t we investing more in disaster resilience, despite the rising costs of disaster events? This book argues that decision-makers in governments, businesses, households, and development agencies tend to focus on avoiding losses from disasters, and perceive the return on investment as uncertain – only realised if a somewhat unlikely disaster event actually happens.This book develops a new ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

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    The Purpose of Schools in a Changing World

    by Valerie Hannon, Amelia Peterson ...
    Every generation faces challenges, but never before have young people been so aware of theirs. Whether due to school strikes for climate change, civil war, or pandemic lockdowns, almost every child in the world has experienced the interruption of their schooling by outside forces. When the world we have taken for granted proves so unstable, it gives rise to the question: what is schooling for? ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Navigating Complexity in International Development

    by Danny Burns ...
    International development interventions often fail because development experts assume that our world is linear and straightforward when in reality it is complex, highly dynamic and unpredictable. Things rarely happen in the way that they were planned. The dominance of logical planning models in international development therefore needs to be challenged and replaced by a complexity-based ... Read more

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  • Nonmarket Strategic Management

    by Cosmina Lelia Voinea, Hans Van Kranenburg ...
    Strategic management has traditionally concerned itself with delivering objectives based on an assessment of resources and the market environment. However, there are many actors considered ‘outside’ the firm that inevitably shape the dynamics within the market. Nonmarket strategies entail social, political, and legal arrangements that reinforce or enable market strategies, providing a ... Read more

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  • Cities, Disaster Risk and Adaptation

    by Christine Wamsler ...
    Series series Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City
    Worldwide, disasters and climate change pose a serious risk to sustainable urban development, resulting in escalating human and economic costs. Consequently, city authorities and other urban actors face the challenge of integrating risk reduction and adaptation strategies into their work. However, related knowledge and expertise are still scarce and fragmented.Cities, Disaster Risk and Adaptation ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • The Climate Resilient Organization

    Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change and Weather Extremes

    by Andrew Griffiths, Martina K. Linnenluecke ...
    Climate change has had a significant impact globally, predominantly for those vulnerable to its influence. The first book of its kind, The Climate Resilient Organization assesses the issues that have mounted for decision-makers in the field, while providing strategies to tackle them.With a particular focus on building climate-resilient pathways for private sector organizations, the expert authors ... Read more

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  • Sustainability Appraisal

    A Sourcebook and Reference Guide to International Experience

    by Barry Dalal-Clayton, Barry Sadler ...
    Sustainability Appraisal is a sourcebook of the state-of-the-art of this rapidly emerging and diversifying area. It draws on a wealth of international experiences and approaches to illustrate the status and scope of Sustainability Appraisal/Assessment (SA) This comprehensive guide highlights how SA can be used to analyse and integrate the key environmental, social and economic pillars of ... Read more

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  • Routledge Handbook of Environmental Accounting

    Edited by Jan Bebbington, Carlos Larrinaga, Brendan O'Dwyer, Ian Thomson ...
    Series series Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
    This handbook showcases the broad spectrum of diverse approaches to environmental accounting which have developed during the last 30 years across the globe.The volume covers a range of physical issues such as water, carbon and biodiversity, as well as specific accounting matters such as management control, finance and audit. Moreover, seven chapters present environmental accounting issues that ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Corporate Responsibility and Sustainable Development

    Exploring the nexus of private and public interests

    Edited by Lez Rayman-Bacchus, Philip Walsh ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Sustainability and Business
    Corporate responsibility and sustainable development are two concepts that may be able to reconcile many of the big challenges facing the world; challenges such as tensions between respect for the natural environment, social justice, and economic development; the long view versus short-term imperatives and the competing priorities between developed and developing economies.This book explores the ... Read more

    $70.99 USD