Environmental policy and protocols

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is unprecedented not only in its size but also in the use of chemical dispersants and controlled burns to remove the oil.

Many economic models exist to estimate the cost and effectiveness of different policies for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Of all the outputs of forests, water may be the most important.

Of all the outputs of forests, water may be the most important.

This book is the sixth volume in the series Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals, and includes AEGLs for chemicals such as ammonia, nickel carbonyl and phosphine, among others.

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Our future depends on our collective ability to become effective stewards of the global commons - the climate, ice, land, ocean, fresh water, forests, soils and rich diversity of life.

Combining innovative social theory with ongoing policy discussions on climate change, this book analyzes past and present efforts at challenging global poverty through reforming the dynamics of worldwide agricultural production.

An intimate and candid account of our national parks and their strengths, vulnerabilities, and essential role in American life Part memoir, part critique, and paean to the value of national parks, American Covenant distills the experience and insights from two long careers in conservation.

An examination of the struggle to conserve biodiversity in urban regions, told through the story of the threatened coastal California gnatcatcherThe story of the rare coastal California gnatcatcher is a parable for understanding the larger ongoing struggle to conserve biodiversity in regions confronted with intensifying urban development.

In the third edition of this definitive book, Richard N.

An urgent and timely story of the contentious politics of incorporating environmental justice into global climate change policy   Although the science of climate change is clear, policy decisions about how to respond to its effects remain contentious.

A practical, bipartisan call to action from the world’s leading thinkers on the environment and sustainability   Sustainability has emerged as a global priority over the past several years.

A pointed argument that cities-not nation-states-can and must take the lead in fighting climate changeClimate change is the most urgent challenge we face in an interdependent world where independent nations have grown increasingly unable to cooperate effectively on sustainability.

A highly regarded academic and former policy analyst and consultant charts the forty-year history of neoliberalism, environmental governance, and resource rights in Madagascar Since the 1970s, the U.

Proving Grounds brings together a wide range of scholars across disciplines and geographical borders to deepen our understanding of the environmental impact that the U.

Winner of the 2022 Frank Bonilla Book Award, sponsored by the Puerto Rican Studies AssociationWinner of the 2022 Gregory Bateson Book Prize, sponsored by the Society for Cultural AnthropologyBrings to life Afro-Puerto Rican womens creative struggles for environmental justiceWhen Hurricanes Irma and Mara made landfall in Puerto Rico in September 2017, their destructive force further devastated an archipelago already pummeled by economic austerity, political upheaval, and environmental calamities.

Using the lens of nutrition security and equity for the living beings and living systems of the planet, Nutrition Security for Planetary Health takes an integrated, systems approach that not only delineates the antecedents of the multifaceted environmental crises-but offers solutions including the extensive co-benefits of whole plant foods nutrition as the foundational dietary pattern for improving planetary health.

How the environmental provisions in US preferential trade agreements affect both the environmental policies of trading partners and the effectiveness of multilateral environmental agreements.

An examination of Latino/a immigrant farmers as they transition from farmworkers to farm owners that offers a new perspective on racial inequity and sustainable farming.

An overview of recycling as an activity and a process, following different materials through the waste stream.

The hidden material histories of music.

An examination of why government agencies allow environmental injustices to persist.

The growth of the global meat industry and the implications for climate change, food insecurity, workers'' rights, the treatment of animals, and other issues.

A provocative argument that eating meat is not what made humans human and that the future is not necessarily carnivorous.

How the US Environmental Protection Agency designed the governance of risk and forged its legitimacy over the course of four decades.

A textbook that introduces integrated, sustainable design of urban infrastructures, drawing on civil engineering, environmental engineering, urban planning, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer science.

A comparative examination of domestic climate politics that offers a theory for cross-national differences in domestic climate policymaking.

A concise overview of carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS), a promising but overlooked climate change mitigation pathway.

A brief foray into a moral thicket, exploring why we should protect nature despite tsunamis, malaria, bird flu, cancer, killer asteroids, and tofu.

How integrating cognitive theories and international relations scholarship can yield valuable insights into the effectiveness of climate negotiations.

Key topics in the ongoing evolution of environmental governance, with new and updated material.

Prominent scholars and practitioners consider the role of global environmental politics in the face of increasing environmental stress.

A program for building a global clean energy economy while expanding job opportunities and economic well-being.

An account of German environmentalism that shows the influence of the past on today''s environmental decisions.

An argument that the commons is neither tragedy nor paradise but can be a way to understand environmental sustainability.

An updated investigation of alternate pathways for American environmental policymaking made necessary by legislative gridlock.

This book makes an argument for the legal role and responsibility of sovereign states in the trusteeship of the Earth.

Failing Forward documents the global rise of neoliberal conservation as a response to biodiversity loss and unpacks how this approach has managed to fail forward over time despite its ineffectiveness.

In China, the weather has changed.

What do rising temperatures and increasing extreme weather events mean for military readiness?

Wind energy is often portrayed as a panacea for the environmental and political ills brought on by an overreliance on fossil fuels, but this characterization may ignore the impact wind farms have on the regions that host them.

Wind energy is often portrayed as a panacea for the environmental and political ills brought on by an overreliance on fossil fuels, but this characterization may ignore the impact wind farms have on the regions that host them.

Today's global media sustains a potent new environmental consciousness.

This new volume draws from provocative discussions on the urban social contract among policy makers, researchers, public intellectuals, and citizens at the 2015 UIC Urban Forum.

Motivated by a deeply rooted sense of place and community, Appalachian women have long fought against the damaging effects of industrialization.

This penetrating work culls key concepts from grassroots activism to hold critical social theory accountable to the needs, ideas, and organizational practices of the global justice movement.