Environmental management

Sustainability: Key Issues is a comprehensive introductory textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students doing courses in sustainability.

Sustainability: Key Issues is a comprehensive introductory textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students doing courses in sustainability.

The vast majority of the countries of the world are now facing an imminent energy crisis, particularly the USA, China, India, Japan and EU countries, but also developing countries having to boost their economic growth precisely when more powerful economies will prevent them from using the limited supply of fossil energy.

The vast majority of the countries of the world are now facing an imminent energy crisis, particularly the USA, China, India, Japan and EU countries, but also developing countries having to boost their economic growth precisely when more powerful economies will prevent them from using the limited supply of fossil energy.

This powerful book shows us that we are in deep denial about the magnitude of the global environmental challenges and resource constraints facing the world.

This powerful book shows us that we are in deep denial about the magnitude of the global environmental challenges and resource constraints facing the world.

Pressures for transformational change have become a regular feature of most fields of human endeavour.

Pressures for transformational change have become a regular feature of most fields of human endeavour.

Resilience is a term that is gaining currency in conservation and sustainable development, though its meaning and value in this context is yet to be defined.

Resilience is a term that is gaining currency in conservation and sustainable development, though its meaning and value in this context is yet to be defined.

Low Carbon Development: Key Issues is the first comprehensive textbook to address the interface between international development and climate change in a carbon constrained world.

Low Carbon Development: Key Issues is the first comprehensive textbook to address the interface between international development and climate change in a carbon constrained world.

This book focuses on River Basin Organizations as the key institutions for managing internationally shared water resources.

This book focuses on River Basin Organizations as the key institutions for managing internationally shared water resources.

A major challenge in studies of environmental governance is dealing with the diversity of the people involved at multiple levels - villagers, development agents, policy-makers, private resource users and others - and taking seriously their aspirations, conflicts and collaborations.

A major challenge in studies of environmental governance is dealing with the diversity of the people involved at multiple levels - villagers, development agents, policy-makers, private resource users and others - and taking seriously their aspirations, conflicts and collaborations.

This book addresses strategies for food security and sustainable agriculture in developing economies.

This book addresses strategies for food security and sustainable agriculture in developing economies.

Natural disasters in recent years have brought the study of disaster resiliency to the forefront.

Natural disasters in recent years have brought the study of disaster resiliency to the forefront.

Ecosystems and biodiversity have been degraded over decades due to human activities.

Ecosystems and biodiversity have been degraded over decades due to human activities.

Nuclear power is often characterized as a "e;green technology.

Nuclear power is often characterized as a "e;green technology.

Climate change has an impact on the ability of transboundary water management institutions to deliver on their respective mandates.

Climate change has an impact on the ability of transboundary water management institutions to deliver on their respective mandates.

This book brings together geological, biological, radical economic, technological, historical and social perspectives on peak oil and other scarce resources.

This book brings together geological, biological, radical economic, technological, historical and social perspectives on peak oil and other scarce resources.

The world increasingly relies on groundwater resources for drinking water and the provision of food for a growing population.

The world increasingly relies on groundwater resources for drinking water and the provision of food for a growing population.

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing human kind owing to the great uncertainty regarding future impacts, which affect all regions and many ecosystems.

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing human kind owing to the great uncertainty regarding future impacts, which affect all regions and many ecosystems.

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

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

The farming of animals for meat and milk confronts a stark dilemma.

The farming of animals for meat and milk confronts a stark dilemma.

Energy is at the top of the list of environmental problems facing industrial society, and is arguably the one that has been handled least successfully, in part because politicians and the public do not understand the physical technologies, while the engineers and industrialists do not understand the societal forces in which they operate.

Energy is at the top of the list of environmental problems facing industrial society, and is arguably the one that has been handled least successfully, in part because politicians and the public do not understand the physical technologies, while the engineers and industrialists do not understand the societal forces in which they operate.

Environmental and sustainability issues are currently stretched by economic concerns and policy areas such as housing and education are therefore needed more than ever to help regenerate the social and urban environment.

Environmental and sustainability issues are currently stretched by economic concerns and policy areas such as housing and education are therefore needed more than ever to help regenerate the social and urban environment.

Water is the resource that will determine the wealth, welfare, and stability of many countries in the twenty-first century.

Water is the resource that will determine the wealth, welfare, and stability of many countries in the twenty-first century.

It is an unfortunate truth that our oceans offer valuable resources that are too often used unsustainably.

Though industrialized countries are usually the ones indicted when environmental pollution is discussed, over the few last years the rate of emissions in developing countries has increased by a startling amount.

Though industrialized countries are usually the ones indicted when environmental pollution is discussed, over the few last years the rate of emissions in developing countries has increased by a startling amount.

Offering broad coverage of both basic and advanced principles and applications, Control of Heavy Metals in the Environment series provides environmental and chemical engineers with the most complete resources available on the remediation of heavy metal contaminants with an emphasis on innovative approaches.

It is an unfortunate truth that our oceans offer valuable resources that are too often used unsustainably.

This book provides empirical evidence from Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique and from different production systems of the importance of livestock as an asset to women and their participation in livestock and livestock product markets.

This book provides empirical evidence from Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique and from different production systems of the importance of livestock as an asset to women and their participation in livestock and livestock product markets.

In response to the challenges of a growing population and food security, there is an urgent need to construct a new agri-food sustainability paradigm.