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  • The Waste of the World

    Consumption, Economies and the Making of the Global Waste Problem

    de Nicky Gregson ...
    Despite frequent claims that waste is being reduced, consumer-reliant economies, everyday consumption and the waste industry continue to produce and demand more waste.Combining a lucid style with robust empirical and theoretical research, this book examines the root causes of the global waste problem, rather than simply the symptoms. It challenges existing waste policies, highlighting what needs ... Leer más

    $42.99 USD

  • Servicing the Middle Classes

    Class, Gender and Waged Domestic Work in Contemporary Britain

    de Nicky Gregson, Michelle Lowe ...
    Series series Routledge International Studies of Women and Place
    Servicing the Middle Classes investigates the recent rise in demand by middle class families for waged domestic labour and the consequent growth of a new `servant' class.Examining the position of nannies and cleaners, the authors explore the national socio-economic trends which have led to this new phenomenon and the profound changes this reflects in our concepts of motherhood and class and gender ... Leer más

    $54.99 USD

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  • True Wealth

    How and Why Millions of Americans Are Creating a Time-Rich, Ecologically Light, Small-Scale, High-Satisfaction Economy

    de Juliet B. Schor ...
    A groundbreaking statement about ecological decline, suggesting a radical change in how we think about consumer goods, value, and ways to live.In True Wealth , economist Juliet B. Schor rejects the sacrifice message, with the insight that social innovations and new technology can simultaneously enhance our lives and protect the planet. Schor shares examples of urban farmers, DIY renovators, and ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD

  • Pursuing Sustainability

    A Guide to the Science and Practice

    de Pamela Matson, William C. Clark, Krister Par Andersson ...
    An essential guide to sustainable development for students and practitionersSustainability is a global imperative and a scientific challenge like no other. This concise guide provides students and practitioners with a strategic framework for linking knowledge with action in the pursuit of sustainable development, and serves as an invaluable companion to more narrowly focused courses dealing with ... Leer más

    $35.99 USD

  • Transforming Cities

    New Spatial Divisions and Social Tranformation

    Edición de Nick Jewson, Susanne MacGregor ...
    This collection examines the profound transformations that have characterised cities of the advanced capitalist societies in the final decades of the 20th century. It analyses ways in which relationships of contest, conflict and cooperation are realised in and through the social and spatial forms of contemporary urban life. In particular, the essays focus on the impact of economic restructuring ... Leer más

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  • ENVIRONMENT & FOOD

    de Colin Sage ...
    Series series Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environment and Society Texts
    This timely book provides a thorough introduction to the inter-relationship of food and the environment. Its primary purpose is to bring to our attention the multiplicity of linkages and interconnections between what we eat and how this impacts on the earth’s resources. Having a better idea of the consequences of our food choices might encourage us to develop more sustainable practices of ... Leer más

    $59.99 USD

  • Trust

    How We Lost it and How to Get it Back

    de Anthony Seldon ...
    The updated edition of the bestselling title, Trust is the first serious response to the era of post-financial and political meltdown, Dr. Anthony Seldon lays out a blueprint for regaining trust within the national life. In part a wide-ranging meditation on notions of trust and responsibility in civic society, Trust is a powerful and important analysis of ten essential areas where trust in ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Infrastructures of Consumption

    Environmental Innovation in the Utility Industries

    de Elizabeth Shove, Heather Chappells, Bas Van Vliet ...
    For many years, a uniform and uncontested picture of utility system organization has endured across Europe. Provider and consumer roles have been largely taken for granted, and consumers have had little choice but to use the infrastructure of the only network provider available. Recent transformations have challenged this model. This book examines the ongoing environmental restructuring of ... Leer más

    $77.99 USD

  • No Problem Here

    Understanding Racism in Scotland

    Edición de Neil Davidson, Minna Liinpää, Maureen McBride, Satnam Virdee ...
    Does Scotland have a problem with racism?With its 'civic nationalism' and 'welcoming' attitude towards migrants and refugees, Scotland is understood to be relatively free of structural and institutional racism. As the contributors to this book show, such generalisations fail to withstand serious investigation. Their research into the historical record and contemporary reality tells a very ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Positive Development

    From Vicious Circles to Virtuous Cycles through Built Environment Design

    de Janis Birkeland ...
    Janis Birkeland presents the innovative new paradigm of 'Positive Development' in which the built environment provides greater life quality, health, amenity and safety for all without sacrificing resources or money. With a different form of design, development itself can become a 'sustainability solution'. A cornerstone of this new paradigm is the eco-retrofitting of the vast urban fabric we ... Leer más

    $73.99 USD

  • The Approaching Great Transformation

    Toward a Livable Post Carbon Economy

    de Joel Magnuson ...
    "A brave book by a smart person with a masterful command of economic theory."—Publisher's WeeklyHow should we act and think economically in the world as the era of cheap oil comes to an end? The Approaching Great Transformation begins to answer this massive question, focusing on the people and communities already at work on the transition: energy descent pioneers in the UK and the US educating ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Childcare, Choice and Class Practices

    Middle Class Parents and their Children

    de Carol Vincent, Stephen J. Ball ...
    Childcare is a topic that is frequently in the media spotlight and continues to spark heated debate in the UK and around the world. This book presents an in-depth study of childcare policy and practice, examining middle class parents’ choice of childcare within the wider contexts of social class and class fractions, social reproduction, gendered responsibilities and conceptions of ‘good’ parenting ... Leer más

    $73.99 USD