Over the past several decades, civil and ethnic wars have undermined prospects for economic and political development, destabilized entire regions of the globe, and left millions dead.
Drawing on over two decades of research in and on China and on extensive reviews of current scholarship, China: The Basics introduces readers to the key aspects of Chinese society, culture, and politics.
Threat Multiplier takes us onto the battlefield and inside the Pentagon to show how the US military is confronting the biggest security risk in global history: climate change.
Threat Multiplier takes us onto the battlefield and inside the Pentagon to show how the US military is confronting the biggest security risk in global history: climate change.
The shocking story of how PFAS, the ';forever chemicals' found in everyday household products, poisoned an entire nationPoisoning the Well draws on original, shoe-leather reporting in four highly contaminated towns and damning documents from the polluters' own files to trace an ugly history of corporate greed and devastated human lives.
The shocking story of how PFAS, the ';forever chemicals' found in everyday household products, poisoned an entire nationPoisoning the Well draws on original, shoe-leather reporting in four highly contaminated towns and damning documents from the polluters' own files to trace an ugly history of corporate greed and devastated human lives.
Imagine one day you receive a letter in the mail that informs you that a large energy company is planning to build a massive pipeline through your property.
Imagine one day you receive a letter in the mail that informs you that a large energy company is planning to build a massive pipeline through your property.
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2020 im Fachbereich Politik - Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte, Note: 2,0, Universitat Hamburg (Fakultat fur Wirtschafts- und Sozialwisssenschaften), Veranstaltung: Okologische Politische Theorie, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit untersucht, wie die Beziehung der menschlichen zur nicht-menschlichen Natur umgestaltet werden soll, um Probleme, die eine Mischform aus naturlichen und menschlichen Einflussen sind, besser losen zu konnen.
Este libro aborda la cuestion energetica en la Argentina, con especial atencion a la explotacion de hidrocarburos no convencionales en Vaca Muerta y a la expansion de la frontera fosil hacia el mar Argentino.
Para la salud ambiental es indispensable el cuidado del ambiente, del cual los seres humanos hacen parte y deben proteger, tal y como lo establece el Papa Francisco en su enciclica Laudato si: sobre el cuidado de la casa comun.
Pese a ser la herramienta mas importante para prevenir el dano al medio ambiente, el licenciamiento ambiental colombiano no incluye de manera especifica un analisis de los impactos sobre los derechos humanos establecidos en las normas internacionales, la Constitucion y la jurisprudencia constitucional.
Este estudio pretende aportar soluciones que incidan en el diseno e implementacion de mejores politicas publicas y brindar elementos para fortalecer y transformar la accion de las instituciones encargadas del cuidado de las zonas semiaridas.
Now in its sixth edition and more crucial than ever, Psychology for Sustainability applies psychological science to environmental problems that manifest when human behavior disrupts and degrades natural systems.
Marcel Hänggi, Journalist, Buchautor und Initiator der Gletscher-Initiative, zeigt in Weil es Recht ist, wie die Schweizer Bundesverfassung unter ökologischen Gesichtspunkten zu revidieren wäre.
Die mächtigen Gegner einer lebenswerten ZukunftDeutschland ist abhängig vom Öl und Gas autoritärer Regime – sonst blieben viele Heizungen im Winter kalt, Autos ständen still und so manches Produkt wäre nicht verfügbar.
'A curious-minded and subtle intervention in the politics of the countryside' Sunday Times'Galbraith spent three years investigating the truth about rural Britain and how we treat it.
'Jaw-dropping' The Economist'A mind-altering and unforgettable read' Adam Tooze'If you wish to know how the world really works, read this book' Misha GlennyA globe-trotting investigation into the catastrophic reality of the multi-billion-dollar global garbage trade.
WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION 2025A WATERSTONES AND GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF 2024'Both dynamite and medicine' AMY-JANE BEER'Timely and rousing' THE TIMES________________________________The lie of the land: that Britain's landowners care for the countryside.
"e;Web of Climate"e; unravels the complexities of Earth's changing climate, revealing the interconnectedness of rising temperatures, extreme weather, and melting glaciers.
En los últimos años la extrema derecha ha hecho todo lo posible por acelerar el calentamiento global, incluso un presidente estadounidense que lo considera un engaño ha eliminado los límites a la producción de combustibles fósiles.
How the subtle but significant consequences of a hotter planet have already begunfrom lower test scores to higher crime ratesand how we might tackle them todayIt's hard not to feel anxious about the problem of climate change, especially if we think of it as an impending planetary catastrophe.
How the subtle but significant consequences of a hotter planet have already begunfrom lower test scores to higher crime ratesand how we might tackle them todayIt's hard not to feel anxious about the problem of climate change, especially if we think of it as an impending planetary catastrophe.
Gemeinsam mit Expertinnen und Experten haben wir, Abgeordnete der CDU-Landtagsfraktion in Rheinland-Pfalz, auch im Jahr 2023 wieder 20 Plädoyers für einen nachhaltigen und sozialen Markt zusammengestellt.
Political strategies for tackling climate change and other ';long problems' that span generationsClimate change and its consequences unfold over many generations.
Empfehlung in der Kategorie »Das politische Buch 2020« der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung»Wer wirklich wissen will, warum das alles nicht so läuft mit Energiewende und Klimaschutz, der kaufe und lese dieses Buch.
A ';brilliant' (Chicago Review of Books), ';elegantly written, and compelling' (National Review) new theory and call to action on animal rights, ethics, and law from the renowned philosopher Martha C.
Co-Winner of the Senior Book Prize, American Ethnological SocietyWhat the struggle over the Indonesian rainforests can teach us about the social frictions that shape the world around usRubbing two sticks together produces heat and light while one stick alone is just a stick.
