Environmental management

This book advocates a more thoughtful approach to urban water management.

This book focuses on analysing how legal systems set the terms for interactions between human beings and plants.

To understand modern principles of sustainable management and the conservation of wildlife species requires intimate knowledge about demography, animal behavior, and ecosystem dynamics.

The richer countries spend about US$165 billion yearly on overseas aid, mainly to keep human development going.

World trade in agriculture, with its massive subsidies, restrictive barriers, international collaboration and competition, and the livelihoods of millions of farmers worldwide at stake, is an emotive subject that often provokes heated debate.

Globally rainforests are under threat on numerous fronts, including clearing for agriculture, harvesting for timber and urban expansion.

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The discovery, just forty years ago, of vast oil and gas reserves in the Southwestern part of Norway, and more recently in the Arctic High North region, created an economic titan and posed a vast array of challenges for both the Norwegian government and the residents of this area.

There is a rapidly growing interest in, and demand for, non-timber forest products (NTFPs).

Land use decisions in karst terrains can have immediate and serious impacts on the local landscape and groundwater resources.

This book focuses on a monograph published in 2017 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), discussing its carcinogen hazard classification of four pesticides:  parathion, malathion, diazinon, and tetrachlorvinphos as well as the herbicide glyphosate.

The diverse developments in textile research of the last decade, along with the increased recognition of the importance of textile studies in adjacent fields, now merit a dedicated, full-length publication entitled "e;Ancient Textile Production from an Interdisciplinary Perspective: Humanities and Natural Sciences Interwoven for our Understanding of Textiles"e;.

Bringing together contributions from diplomats, UN agency officials, lawyers and academics, this book provides insight into the evolution of international environmental law, diplomacy and negotiating techniques.

This volume comprehensively covers soil microbial processes that regulate the flux of greenhouse gasses (GHG) from agricultural soils, in an effort to address how GHG regulating microbes can be used to mitigate harmful climate change impacts on agriculture.

Essentials of Toxicology for Health Protection is ideal as both a course book for students and a handbook for field professionals involved in responding to chemical incidents and local environmental concerns.

Originally published in 1986.

This edited volume defines and compares central aspects of governance and management related to urban open spaces (UOSs) such as long-term management, combined governance and management and strategic management of UOSs.

UNESCO Biosphere Reserves (BRs) are designated areas in geographical regions of global socio-ecological significance.

Marine extremes, as they are conceived of in this volume, encompass environments, activities, events and impacts.

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play an increasingly prominent role in addressing complex environmental issues such as climate change, persistent bio-accumulative pollutants, and the conservation of biodiversity.

This edited collection assesses governance in forestry programmes and projects, including REDD+ governance.

This book is an important guide for individuals seeking to develop and grow their leadership skills in the wildlife conservation sector, across varied disciplines such as environmental management, conservation biology, and ecotourism.

One of the most striking and persistent ways humans dominate Earth is by changing land-cover as we settle a region.

This thought-provoking, accessible book critically examines the dominant food regime on its own terms, by seriously asking whether we can afford cheap food and by exploring what exactly cheap food affords us.

Not since the 19th century has the future of the countryside been such a focus of political and public attention, nor of profound uncertainty and anguished debate.

The assessment of the ecological integrity of running waters is a prerequisite to an understanding of the effects of human alterations.

Micronutrient research has been an important component of the soil fertility and plant nutrition program in Pakistan since the identification of zinc deficiency in rice in 1969.

Africa is endowed with rich land and water resources, which significantly contribute to the development of many economies on the continent.

Northern Tanzania is an important and diverse ecological and cultural region with many protected lands.

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This book presents an analysis of climate change and agricultural laws in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa in order to determine whether they adequately addressed the concept of agricultural adaptation.

Written by one of the world's leading scholars in the field, this book provides a unique perspective on the connections between energy justice and human rights.

Without energy, there is no well-functioning economy, besides facing social risks.

The concept of food and nutrition security has evolved and risen to the top of the international policy agenda over the last decade.

The wind power business has grown from a niche sector within the energy industry to a global industry that attracts substantial investment.

This book is intended for use by natural resource managers and scientists, and students in the fields of natural resource management, ecology, and conservation biology, who are confronted with complex and difficult decision making problems.

This book, as a part of a series of CERES publications, provides a multi-regional and cross-sectoral analysis of food and water security, especially in the era of climate risks, biodiversity loss, pressure on scarce resources, especially land and water, increasing global population, and changing dietary preferences.

A comprehensive tour d'horizon of the debate on the environment and security, focusing on the various policy options for building peace and preventing environmental conflict.

Humans generate millions of tons of waste every day.

This book presents a collection of research papers and case studies from leading experts in the field.

Greenland and the International Politics of a Changing Arctic examines the international politics of semi-independent Greenland in a changing and increasingly globalised Arctic.

Developments in Economic Geology, 11: Geology of Tin Deposits focuses on the principles, methodologies, and approaches involved in the study of the geology of tin deposits.

This encyclopedia is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of reference for sustainability in business and management.

This 800-page premier book on energy focuses on energy sources, utilizations, legislations and sustainability as it relates to a state, a province, or a country, or a community within a state.

Great Wines and Great Writers are a Wonderful Blend“Guides to the wide world of wine are many but this is the first book on the market to pair books with wine by an author who is a preeminent expert on both.

Water is the key to human civilization.

The global drug trade and its associated violence, corruption, and human suffering create global problems that include political and military conflicts, ethnic minority human rights violations, and stresses on economic development.

This book provides insight into the hydrology, ecosystem services and management of water resources in the Parana River basin, including the importance of water to the socio-economic development of the countries within the watershed.