Environmental policy and protocols

The management of common pool resources and publicly-owned areas is fraught with difficulty.

The management of common pool resources and publicly-owned areas is fraught with difficulty.

What does it mean to live a good life in a time when the planet is overheating, the human population continues to steadily reach new peaks, oceans are turning more acidic, and fertile soils the world over are eroding at unprecedented rates?

What does it mean to live a good life in a time when the planet is overheating, the human population continues to steadily reach new peaks, oceans are turning more acidic, and fertile soils the world over are eroding at unprecedented rates?

Japan has been one of the most important international sponsors of human security, yet the concept has hitherto not been considered relevant to the Japanese domestic context.

Japan has been one of the most important international sponsors of human security, yet the concept has hitherto not been considered relevant to the Japanese domestic context.

The power of capital is the power to target our attention, mould market-ready identities, and reduce the public realm to an endless series of choices.

Few concerns preoccupy contemporary progressive thought as much as the issue of how to achieve a sustainable human society.

Few concerns preoccupy contemporary progressive thought as much as the issue of how to achieve a sustainable human society.

With different intensities, depending on the season, every morning and evening of any weekday there are the same peaks in electricity demand.

With different intensities, depending on the season, every morning and evening of any weekday there are the same peaks in electricity demand.

Humans generate millions of tons of waste every day.

Humans generate millions of tons of waste every day.

The Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental ethical principles for building a just, sustainable and peaceful global society, with ecological integrity as a major theme.

The Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental ethical principles for building a just, sustainable and peaceful global society, with ecological integrity as a major theme.

First published in 1991, this title provides a comprehensive and objective account of the basis of 'green' arguments and their social and political implications.

First published in 1991, this title provides a comprehensive and objective account of the basis of 'green' arguments and their social and political implications.

Governments all over the world are struggling with the question of how to adapt to climate change.

Governments all over the world are struggling with the question of how to adapt to climate change.

Current images of sustainability are often designed to instil fear and force change, not because we believe in it, but because we fear the consequences of inaction.

Current images of sustainability are often designed to instil fear and force change, not because we believe in it, but because we fear the consequences of inaction.

First published in 1986, this book considers the nature of international interest in Antarctica and the positions of those involved.

First published in 1986, this book considers the nature of international interest in Antarctica and the positions of those involved.

Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl explosion, disaster struck once again after a tsunami overwhelmed the considerable safety measures at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan.

Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl explosion, disaster struck once again after a tsunami overwhelmed the considerable safety measures at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan.

Why is ecofeminism still needed to address the environmental emergencies and challenges of our times?

Why is ecofeminism still needed to address the environmental emergencies and challenges of our times?

Ownership and Control of Oil examines government decisions about how much control to exert over the petroleum industry, focusing on the role of National Oil Companies in the production of crude oil since the nationalizations in the 1970s.

Ownership and Control of Oil examines government decisions about how much control to exert over the petroleum industry, focusing on the role of National Oil Companies in the production of crude oil since the nationalizations in the 1970s.

This ground-breaking collection of writings explores how progressive third parties in the U.

This ground-breaking collection of writings explores how progressive third parties in the U.

As climate change and extreme weather events increasingly threaten traditional landscapes and livelihoods of entire communities the need to study its impact on human migration and population displacement has never been greater.

As climate change and extreme weather events increasingly threaten traditional landscapes and livelihoods of entire communities the need to study its impact on human migration and population displacement has never been greater.

This book analyses the Habitats Directive; one of the most prominent piece of EU environmental legislation of the past decades.

This book analyses the Habitats Directive; one of the most prominent piece of EU environmental legislation of the past decades.

Climate change and ecological instability have the potential to disrupt human societies and their futures.

Climate change and ecological instability have the potential to disrupt human societies and their futures.

Prepared foods, for sale in streets, squares or markets, are ubiquitous around the world and throughout history.

Prepared foods, for sale in streets, squares or markets, are ubiquitous around the world and throughout history.

The idea that nature provides services to people is one of the most powerful concepts to have emerged over the last two decades.

The idea that nature provides services to people is one of the most powerful concepts to have emerged over the last two decades.

Nowhere is the connection between society and the environment more evident and potentially more harmful for the future of the world than in Asia.

Nowhere is the connection between society and the environment more evident and potentially more harmful for the future of the world than in Asia.

The chapters in this volume are peer reviewed editions of the papers presented at the 7th meeting of the Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy which was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on November 15-17, 2010.

The chapters in this volume are peer reviewed editions of the papers presented at the 7th meeting of the Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy which was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on November 15-17, 2010.

Climate change poses multiple challenges to development.

Climate change poses multiple challenges to development.

Travel journalism about natural attractions is environmental communication at the cusp of consumerism and concern.

Travel journalism about natural attractions is environmental communication at the cusp of consumerism and concern.

Sustainable communities raise questions about the compatibility of capitalism and environmentalism and how we can green our way of life in a capitalist economy that values short-term production and consumption over long-term conservation and simple living.