Pollution and threats to the environment

European cities are contributing to the development of a more sustainable urban system that is capable of coping with economic crises, ecological challenges and social disparities in different nation-states and regions throughout Europe.

This book explores cultural sustainability and its relationships to heritage from a wide interdisciplinary perspective.

This book explores cultural sustainability and its relationships to heritage from a wide interdisciplinary perspective.

Hundreds of million tonnes of agricultural and food waste are produced each year around the world, most of which is just that, waste.

Hundreds of million tonnes of agricultural and food waste are produced each year around the world, most of which is just that, waste.

Wind power has developed rapidly in terms of the number of new wind power plants now installed in more than hundred countries around the world.

Wind power has developed rapidly in terms of the number of new wind power plants now installed in more than hundred countries around the world.

Nuclear energy leaves behind an infinitely dangerous legacy of radioactive wastes in places that are remote and polluted landscapes of risk.

Nuclear energy leaves behind an infinitely dangerous legacy of radioactive wastes in places that are remote and polluted landscapes of risk.

This book discusses renewable energy policy in oil and gas-wealthy Arab states and presents the reader with a well-informed overview of the national energy systems - both conventional and renewable.

This book discusses renewable energy policy in oil and gas-wealthy Arab states and presents the reader with a well-informed overview of the national energy systems - both conventional and renewable.

This book examines the arguments made by political actors in the creation of antagonistic discourses on climate change.

This book examines the arguments made by political actors in the creation of antagonistic discourses on climate change.

Ecomedia: Key Issues is a comprehensive textbook introducing the burgeoning field of ecomedia studies to provide an overview of the interface between environmental issues and the media globally.

Ecomedia: Key Issues is a comprehensive textbook introducing the burgeoning field of ecomedia studies to provide an overview of the interface between environmental issues and the media globally.

Projecting win-win situations, new economic opportunities, green growth and innovative partnerships, the green economy discourse has quickly gained centre stage in international environmental governance and policymaking.

Projecting win-win situations, new economic opportunities, green growth and innovative partnerships, the green economy discourse has quickly gained centre stage in international environmental governance and policymaking.

Environmental problems - particularly climate change - have become increasingly important to governments and social researchers in recent decades.

By mid-century, renewable energy must cover all of our energy supply if we are to phase out nuclear and successfully stop climate change.

The 2nd edition of An Introduction to Climate Change Economics and Policy explains the key scientific, economic and policy issues related to climate change in a completely up-to-date introduction for anyone interested, and students at all levels in various related courses, including environmental economics, international development, geography, politics and international relations.

The 2nd edition of An Introduction to Climate Change Economics and Policy explains the key scientific, economic and policy issues related to climate change in a completely up-to-date introduction for anyone interested, and students at all levels in various related courses, including environmental economics, international development, geography, politics and international relations.

Failed attempts at producing ambitious global climate commitments and instruments have made it increasingly important for nation states to deliver climate policies.

Failed attempts at producing ambitious global climate commitments and instruments have made it increasingly important for nation states to deliver climate policies.

Environmental Anthropology studies historic and present human-environment interactions.

This book is about the history, present and future of one the most important policy ideas of the modern era - that there is a single, global dangerous amount of climate change.

This book is about the history, present and future of one the most important policy ideas of the modern era - that there is a single, global dangerous amount of climate change.

This book offers the first comprehensive systematic theological reflection on arguably the most serious issue facing humanity and other creatures today.

This book offers the first comprehensive systematic theological reflection on arguably the most serious issue facing humanity and other creatures today.

The Arctic region contains large amounts of natural resources considered necessary to sustain global economic growth, so it is unsurprising that it is increasingly susceptible to political, economic, environmental, and even military conflicts.

The Arctic region contains large amounts of natural resources considered necessary to sustain global economic growth, so it is unsurprising that it is increasingly susceptible to political, economic, environmental, and even military conflicts.

Rapid changes in energy production and consumption are having major socioeconomic implications for the communities of rural America.

Rapid changes in energy production and consumption are having major socioeconomic implications for the communities of rural America.

In addition to environmental change, the structure and trends of global politics and the economy are also changing as more countries join the ranks of the world's largest economies with their resource-intensive patterns.

In addition to environmental change, the structure and trends of global politics and the economy are also changing as more countries join the ranks of the world's largest economies with their resource-intensive patterns.

The question of what to do with radioactive waste has dogged political administrations of nuclear-powered electricity-producing nations since the inception of the technology in the 1950s.

Drawing on cutting-edge research from leading scholars, this book investigates state preferences for regime creation and assesses state capacity for executing these preferences in Northeast Asia's energy domain, defined as the geographical area comprising the following countries: Russia, Mongolia, China, Japan, South Korea and North Korea.

Drawing on cutting-edge research from leading scholars, this book investigates state preferences for regime creation and assesses state capacity for executing these preferences in Northeast Asia's energy domain, defined as the geographical area comprising the following countries: Russia, Mongolia, China, Japan, South Korea and North Korea.

Household vulnerability to weather shocks and changing climatic conditions has become a major concern in developing countries.

Household vulnerability to weather shocks and changing climatic conditions has become a major concern in developing countries.

In the last thirty years, China has experienced rapid economic development and urbanisation which has resulted in high levels of environmental degradation and has put considerable pressure on the country's infrastructure and natural resources.

In the last thirty years, China has experienced rapid economic development and urbanisation which has resulted in high levels of environmental degradation and has put considerable pressure on the country's infrastructure and natural resources.

The overarching contribution of this book is a review and assessment of the current and future impacts of globalization on the world's forests.

The overarching contribution of this book is a review and assessment of the current and future impacts of globalization on the world's forests.

This book goes beyond current ways that the impact of climate change upon the city are understood.

This book goes beyond current ways that the impact of climate change upon the city are understood.

What kind of decision-making should multinationals engage in to create a sustainable company?

What kind of decision-making should multinationals engage in to create a sustainable company?

Cities are home to the most consequential current attempts at human adaptation and they provide one possible focus for the flourishing of life on this planet.

Cities are home to the most consequential current attempts at human adaptation and they provide one possible focus for the flourishing of life on this planet.

The moral values and interpretive systems of religions are crucially involved in how people imagine the challenges of sustainability and how societies mobilize to enhance ecosystem resilience and human well-being.