This compact book is a guide for social workers and social work students to integrate climate resilience and adaptation into their work in order to cope with a degenerating climate and increasing vulnerability. It is a forward-looking, practical, an...Loe edasi...
Fascinating and lyrical . . . A beautifully written celebration of a lifelong passion – Stephen Venables The relationship of people with hills and mountains has been complex, rich and varied – from awe and wonder to fear and loathing, from spiritual...Loe edasi...
Addressing the big questions to advance the debate on good governance for sustainable development, this book asks: What is governance for sustainable development? What makes governance good? And what are the factors that inhibit good governance?...Loe edasi...
Addressing the big questions to advance the debate on good governance for sustainable development, this book asks: What is governance for sustainable development? What makes governance good? And what are the factors that inhibit good governance?...Loe edasi...
This book focus on the research results in macro and micro scratch mechanical tests and numerical simulations of shale, in order to provide a reference for understanding and recognizing the macroscopic mechanical properties of shale. Shale is widely...Loe edasi...
This volume offers an interdisciplinary, spatially grounded analysis of Northern Canadacentring the territories of Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, and the broader geography of Inuit Nunangatto show how climate change, infrastructure,...Loe edasi...
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of LGBTQ+ centers and organizations in urban areas, a phenomenon that began in North American and Western European cities four decades ago and now flourishes around the world....Loe edasi...
This book presents a clear, concise, and engaging discussion of critical multicultural and environmental justice education (CMEJE), elucidating what it is; why it is urgent for teaching professionals who work in urban and rural high-need contexts; a...Loe edasi...
This book is about how children become competent people who understand and can act on and even transform the world. Its novel framework of 4A agency shows how children participate in making as audience, assistant, apprentice and artisan in makerspac...Loe edasi...
This book provides an in-depth exploration of the most recent developments in sustainable engineering, emphasizing cutting-edge materials, techniques, and technologies that have paved the way to a more sustainable future. It provides readers with an...Loe edasi...
This book addresses one of the most pressing issues in contemporary food science: the valorization of food waste to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger (SDG 2), as well as of Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12). From...Loe edasi...
With increased pressure on our food systems and a growing demand for healthful options, producers seek alternative food sources to improve nutrition and mitigate food insecurity across the globe. Though often overlooked as a potential food source, a...Loe edasi...
The global blue economy is an important part of the worlds economy, providing jobs and resources to billions of people around the world. It currently faces a number of challenges, from overfishing and pollution, to climate change and ocean acidifica...Loe edasi...
This book offers contemporary insights into the intersection of sustainable development, leadership, innovation, and organizational performance within Vietnam. Featuring 25 selected papers presented at the 20th Academy of Global Business Advancement...Loe edasi...
The book explores sustainability challenges for small-scale fisheries in the Sundarbans, spanning India and Bangladesh. It highlights multidimensional vulnerability, social-ecological systems, and resilience-based management, emphasizing local res...Loe edasi...
In this vivid blend of memoir, nature writing and ecological thinking, Rebecca Tamás seeks new answers in old folk ways. Suffering from burn-out and grief both environmental and personal, Tamás sets out on a journey across the UK guided b...Loe edasi...
In April 1986 a series of explosions shook the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. Flames lit up the sky and radiation escaped to contaminate the land and poison the people for years to come. While officials tried to hush up the accident, Svetlana Alexievich...Loe edasi...
This book is presented in two volumes, focusing on the classic Lamb’s problem in seismology. It provides a systematic discussion on the relative fo...Loe edasi...
This book explores the multifaceted challenges and opportunities related to compliance with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), beginning with an analysis of municipal institutional capacities and their intrinsic link to sustainable developmen...Loe edasi...
When maps come up short and the path ahead is uncertain, how do we find our way? Visionary climate leader Katharine K. Wilkinson offers a compassionate and empowering guide to navigating from ache to action, doubt to possibility. ...Loe edasi...
Nature wants to heal, and we can help. When Earths ecosystems fall out of harmony, the damage can spiral out of control. But what if we could help nature to regain its balance? As a leading ecologist, Professor Thomas Crowther...Loe edasi...
Discover one of the Scottish Enlightenments brightest stars.Among the giants of the Scottish Enlightenment, the name of James Hutton is overlooked. Yet his Theory of the Earth revolutionised the way we think about how our planet was formed and laid...Loe edasi...
Building a Sustainable Kitchen is the thoroughly researched and realistic step-by-step guide every climate-conscious cook needs to make the heart of their home more planet-friendly. When Canadian food writer Naomi Hansen first...Loe edasi...
A radical retelling of human history through collapse from the dawn of our species to the urgent existential threats of the twenty-first century and beyond. ** FEATURED IN THE NEW BBC SERIES CIVILISATIONS: RISE AND FALL ** ** THE SUNDAY...Loe edasi...
A unique homage to the fighter aircraft that won the Battle of Britain, marrying the story of how the author built a replica Spitfire in his garden with the planes operational history....Loe edasi...
A book about finding home amidst the ancient mountains and lakes of northern Greece. A story of people, pelicans, borders and bears. A story of shelter, generosity and welcome. A stor...Loe edasi...
This book explores the foundational principles of the circular economy, promoting sustainable strategies such as reducing, reusing, recycling, and redesigning in order to extend the life cycle of consumable goods and significantly reduce waste gener...Loe edasi...
Computational methods can achieve high accuracy, process large document collections, and generate actionable policy insights. Nevertheless, energy policy remains inconsistent, and institutional fragmentation persists, excluding marginalized populati...Loe edasi...
This book explores biomass as a sustainable resource for bioenergy production and the utilization of its byproducts. It covers biomass classification, characterization, and conversion into value-added products, along with biofuel production from agr...Loe edasi...
This book offers a comprehensive and scientifically rigorous synthesis of sustainable agriculture, emphasizing its role in building resilient food systems, advancing the green economy, and addressing climate change and natural resource constraints....Loe edasi...
This book comprises the contributions of the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE) international conference which is conducted biennially across Africa, alternately with the AfricaGIS conference. It is the premier forum in...Loe edasi...
This Open Access book offers a structured approach to thinking about the future, covering local, global, and cross-sectoral perspectives. It begins by posing three fundamental questions: What futures are normatively desirable? What trajectories do c...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 03-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780197789353)
Seeds of Sovereignty provides an on-the-ground look at how Black women in the U.S., Caribbean, and Africa reclaim agency in food production and farming to improve health outcomes in their communities. The book challenges mainstream public he...Loe edasi...
This book explores how modern cities are transforming through smart technologies and circular economy principles. The opening chapters introduce the concept of the smart city, explaining digital infrastructure, data-driven decision making, and conne...Loe edasi...
Disrupting traditional notions of urban and city planning, this volume examines the intricate interplay of conflicts, the emergence of new borders for refugees and migrants, colonial legacies and postcolonial policies, and grassroots struggles for...Loe edasi...
This title, first published in 1952, addresses an urgent rural problem, whether our ancient market centres and administrative boundaries were still the effective centres and boundaries of everyday rural life, and, if not, what were. It sheds new lig...Loe edasi...
Rapid and radical changes were taking place in the countryside. Originally published in 1970, People and the Countryside discusses the legislation affecting the countryside which appeared in the late 1940s and the work of the Countryside in 1970 Con...Loe edasi...
The business case for sustainability cannot be disputed and organizations now recognize the imperative to act. With supply chains causing huge environmental and social impacts, transforming the supply base, procurement and supply chain function...Loe edasi...
The business case for sustainability cannot be disputed and organizations now recognize the imperative to act. With supply chains causing huge environmental and social impacts, transforming the supply base, procurement and supply chain function...Loe edasi...
With rising temperatures, longer summers, drought, and more wildfires occurring in the United States and Canada, there is growing interest in the impact and efficacy of Indigenous fire and cultural burning practices. Indigenous communities throughou...Loe edasi...
This book sheds light on metrics as a key element of power relations in the EU anti-poverty policy, not least because the calculative infrastructure underlying them actively shapes the distribution of power. These metric-based power dynamics are lin...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Fordham University Press, ISBN-13: 9781531513795)
Engages with the prehistory and contemporary afterlives of Laudato Si’ through critical and constructive engagement with the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences using an intersectional, anti-colonial feminist methodology....Loe edasi...
