Pollution and threats to the environment

This book reviews the state of agricultural climate change mitigation globally, with a focus on identifying the feasibility, opportunities and challenges for achieving mitigation among smallholder farmers.

For decades, Hermann Scheer was one of the world's leading proponents of renewable energy.

For decades, Hermann Scheer was one of the world's leading proponents of renewable energy.

There is overwhelming evidence that the climate is changing.

There is overwhelming evidence that the climate is changing.

The future of China, India and Asia's other emerging economies and their ability to take a 'low-carbon' and 'climate-resilient' development path determine the future of global carbon emissions and climate change.

The future of China, India and Asia's other emerging economies and their ability to take a 'low-carbon' and 'climate-resilient' development path determine the future of global carbon emissions and climate change.

Seasonality is a severe constraint to sustainable rural livelihoods and a driver of poverty and hunger, particularly in the tropics.

Seasonality is a severe constraint to sustainable rural livelihoods and a driver of poverty and hunger, particularly in the tropics.

What is public health?

What is public health?

Europe has a long history of managing coastal erosion through a variety of protection strategies, from the defences of the Venice lagoons to coastal land reclamation in the Netherlands.

Europe has a long history of managing coastal erosion through a variety of protection strategies, from the defences of the Venice lagoons to coastal land reclamation in the Netherlands.

Biofuels and Rural Poverty makes an original contribution to the current controversial global debate on biofuels, in particular the consequences that large-scale production of transport fuel substitutes can have on rural areas, principally in developing countries but also in some poor rural areas of developed countries.

Biofuels and Rural Poverty makes an original contribution to the current controversial global debate on biofuels, in particular the consequences that large-scale production of transport fuel substitutes can have on rural areas, principally in developing countries but also in some poor rural areas of developed countries.

In this new and highly original textbook for a range of interdisciplinary courses and degree programmes focusing on marine and coastal resource management, readers are offered an introduction to the subject matter, a broad perspective and understanding, case study applications, and a reference source.

In this new and highly original textbook for a range of interdisciplinary courses and degree programmes focusing on marine and coastal resource management, readers are offered an introduction to the subject matter, a broad perspective and understanding, case study applications, and a reference source.

Biodiversity loss in terrestrial environments associated with human activities has been appreciated as a major issue for some years now.

Biodiversity loss in terrestrial environments associated with human activities has been appreciated as a major issue for some years now.

Sustainable Forest Management provides the necessary material to educate students about forestry and the contemporary role of forests in ecosystems and society.

Sustainable Forest Management provides the necessary material to educate students about forestry and the contemporary role of forests in ecosystems and society.

In this innovative volume, the author addresses some important challenges related to the effective and equitable governance of marine protected areas (MPAs).

In this innovative volume, the author addresses some important challenges related to the effective and equitable governance of marine protected areas (MPAs).

China is becoming a rising star in global economical and political affairs.

China is becoming a rising star in global economical and political affairs.

Although strategies to prevent global warming - such as by conserving energy, relying on solar and wind power, and reducing motor vehicle use - are well-known, societies have proved unable to implement these measures with the necessary speed.

Although strategies to prevent global warming - such as by conserving energy, relying on solar and wind power, and reducing motor vehicle use - are well-known, societies have proved unable to implement these measures with the necessary speed.

This is a companion book to Earthscan's 2010 book Climate Change Adaptation and International Development.

This is a companion book to Earthscan's 2010 book Climate Change Adaptation and International Development.

It is now well accepted that deforestation is a key source of greenhouse gas emissions and of climate change, with forests representing major sinks for carbon.

It is now well accepted that deforestation is a key source of greenhouse gas emissions and of climate change, with forests representing major sinks for carbon.

This book offers a complex and problem-based analysis of the past, present, and future of smart cities in Japan's energy transition.

How are indigenous and local people faring in their dealings with mining and related industries in the first part of the 21st century?

How are indigenous and local people faring in their dealings with mining and related industries in the first part of the 21st century?

What is the answer to inspiring sustainable behaviour?

What is the answer to inspiring sustainable behaviour?

A world of 9 billion people by mid-century will demand fundamental changes in our mindsets, behaviors, cultures, and overarching paradigm.

A world of 9 billion people by mid-century will demand fundamental changes in our mindsets, behaviors, cultures, and overarching paradigm.

Low carbon technology transfer to developing countries has been both a lynchpin of, and a key stumbling block to a global deal on climate change.

Low carbon technology transfer to developing countries has been both a lynchpin of, and a key stumbling block to a global deal on climate change.

With more than half of the world's population now living in urban areas, it is vitally important that towns and cities are healthy places to live.

With more than half of the world's population now living in urban areas, it is vitally important that towns and cities are healthy places to live.

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has emerged rapidly as a crucial technological option for decarbonising electricity supply and mitigating climate change.

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has emerged rapidly as a crucial technological option for decarbonising electricity supply and mitigating climate change.

Renewable and carbon-neutral energy have been promoted as the future of energy production in the United States.

Renewable and carbon-neutral energy have been promoted as the future of energy production in the United States.

The United States produces over seventy percent of all its electricity from fossil fuels and nearly fifty percent from coal alone.

The United States produces over seventy percent of all its electricity from fossil fuels and nearly fifty percent from coal alone.

Climate change impacts are scale and context specific, and cities are likely to bear some of the greatest costs.

Climate change impacts are scale and context specific, and cities are likely to bear some of the greatest costs.