Pollution and threats to the environment

Originally published in 1984.

Originally published in 1981.

Originally published in 1961.

Originally published in 1983.

Originally published in 1988.

Originally published in 1987.

This book looks at using forestry and several other innovative measures to facilitate environmental sustainability, covering an important selection of research that focuses on scientific applications and trends.

Considering the context of the present ecological and social crisis, this book takes an interdisciplinary approach to explore the relationship between globalism and localization.

Originally published in this form in 1971, the content of this book was originally part of a larger composite volume 'Water, Earth and Man' (1969) which provided a synthesis of hydrology, geomorphology and socio-economic geography.

Originally published in this form in 1971, the content of this book was originally part of a larger composite volume 'Water, Earth and Man' (1969) which provided a synthesis of hydrology, geomorphology and socio-economic geography.

This new volume addresses the burning issues of the impact of climate change, the alteration of environmental quality, and subsequent mitigation and adaptation strategies through various agroecosystem practices, primarily in agroforestry.

This book offers a solutions-based approach to climate change problems which potentially impinge on human beings within the tropics.

Originally published in 1988.

Originally published in 1980.

Originally published in 1985.

Originally published in 1990.

Originally published in 1986.

Originally published in 1984.

Originally published in 1981.

Originally published in 1961.

Originally published in 1988.

Originally published in 1987.

This book looks at using forestry and several other innovative measures to facilitate environmental sustainability, covering an important selection of research that focuses on scientific applications and trends.

Considering the context of the present ecological and social crisis, this book takes an interdisciplinary approach to explore the relationship between globalism and localization.

Originally published in this form in 1971, the content of this book was originally part of a larger composite volume 'Water, Earth and Man' (1969) which provided a synthesis of hydrology, geomorphology and socio-economic geography.

Originally published in this form in 1971, the content of this book was originally part of a larger composite volume 'Water, Earth and Man' (1969) which provided a synthesis of hydrology, geomorphology and socio-economic geography.

The accruement of crises over the last two decades, with their particular manifestations in the European context, has evoked the feeling of living in exceptional times, as captured in the recurrent claim that we live in the "e;age of anxiety.

How will global warming affect developing countries, which rely heavily on agriculture as a source of economic growth?

In 2006, a team led by the English economist Sir Nicholas Stern issued a striking report that analyzed the economic dimensions of global climate change and called for immediate collective action to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Community Responses to Disasters in the Pacific Rim presents different aspects of place-making in displacement in the Pacific Rim region.

In 1990, NASA began developing Mission to Planet Earth (MTPE), an initiative aimed at using satellites to study the planets environment from space.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was one of the first in a new wave of global multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) formed after the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment.

The narratives of disease, hygiene, developments in medicine and the growth of urban environments are fundamental to the discipline of modern history.

Despite the central importance that water has held for civilizations both ancient and modern, its social significance has made surprisingly little impact on our contemporary understanding of human history and development.

Nourished by fears of global warming and climate change, water has become an issue of international concern.

Scientists and politicians are increasingly using the language of risk to describe the climate change challenge.

The Arctic: land of ice and the six-month day; irresistible goal for explorers and adventurers; enduring source of romance and mystery - and now also a poignant and unavoidable indicator of the impact of climate change.

Mainland Southeast Asia is one of the world's key regions for trafficking of illegal goods.

The narratives of disease, hygiene, developments in medicine and the growth of urban environments are fundamental to the discipline of modern history.

Climate change is perhaps the most important issue of our time and yet despite the urgency of the problem, the measures necessary to mitigate it have not been implemented.

Scientists and politicians are increasingly using the language of risk to describe the climate change challenge.

The planet is under threat.

'It is a violent overture, like the opening notes of an opera about war, a war between humans and the land.

This volume provides a valuable platform for knowledge exchange between different disciplines and for learning from both theory and practice in the context of tourism and climate change.

The importance of Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is increasing due, in part, to recent major disasters throughout the world.

Following on from Volume 4 in this series, which looked at issues and challenges with regard to Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Volume 5 has a specific focus on Asia.

This book presents principles of animal biodiversity, its importance, sustainable utilization, and conservation.

The City is an Ecosystem maps an interdisciplinary, community-engaged response to the great ecological crises of our time-climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequality-which pose particular challenges for cities, where more than half the world's population currently live.

At the Precipice explores the question many of us have asked ourselves: What kind of world are we leaving to our children?

Written with clarity, tenacity, humor, and warmth, A Hundred Little Pieces on the End of the World attempts to find tolerable ethical positions in the face of barely tolerable events-and the real possibility of an intolerable future.