This innovative new book combines environmental justice scholarship with a material ecocriticism to explore the way in which early Victorian literature (1837-1860) responded to the growing problem of environmental injustice.
This innovative new book combines environmental justice scholarship with a material ecocriticism to explore the way in which early Victorian literature (1837-1860) responded to the growing problem of environmental injustice.
This book follows environmental changes-including those caused by human actions, as well as those resulting from natural circumstances-and provides a process to manage their impact on the future.
This book traces developments in design education in India and shows the continuing impact of the Bauhaus School of design education, which formed the basis of the National Institute of Design.
This book traces developments in design education in India and shows the continuing impact of the Bauhaus School of design education, which formed the basis of the National Institute of Design.
Written to complement civil engineers' technical knowledge, this book explains the sociocultural contextual knowledge that civil engineers need if they are to be effective in their professions.
Written to complement civil engineers' technical knowledge, this book explains the sociocultural contextual knowledge that civil engineers need if they are to be effective in their professions.
Originally published in 1988 and 1990, this book asks what positive lessons can be learned from some of the developing world's success stories on population.
Originally published in 1988 and 1990, this book asks what positive lessons can be learned from some of the developing world's success stories on population.
El origen de nuestra crisis civilizatoria actual obedece a la interaccion destructiva entre la antroposfera, la tecnosfera y la biosfera, como consecuencia del impulso ciego del desarrollo tecnocientifico que nos hace vivir ingenuamente, de espaldas a la naturaleza.
This book explores the pervasive anticipation of catastrophe in contemporary society, examining how temporal expectations shape personal and collective experiences and influence our perspectives and responses.
El origen de nuestra crisis civilizatoria actual obedece a la interaccion destructiva entre la antroposfera, la tecnosfera y la biosfera, como consecuencia del impulso ciego del desarrollo tecnocientifico que nos hace vivir ingenuamente, de espaldas a la naturaleza.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Everyone should read this book' MATT HAIG'One of the most inspiring books I have ever read' YUVAL NOAH HARARI'Inspirational, compassionate and clear.
This book contains the first comprehensive history using extensive primary sources to trace the 1977 earthquake disaster response by the Ceausescu communist regime, contextualizing its contribution to the public risk that remains in Romania's capital Bucharest.
A ';brilliant' (Chicago Review of Books), ';elegantly written, and compelling' (National Review) new theory and call to action on animal rights, ethics, and law from the renowned philosopher Martha C.
Die Klimakrise bedroht nicht nur unsere Erde als Lebensgrundlage, sondern auch das psychische Wohlbefinden vieler Menschen: Mehr als zwei Drittel der 14- bis 24-Jährigen in Deutschland leiden an großer Angst vor ihr.
In the dramatic narratives that comprise The Republic of Nature, Mark Fiege reframes the canonical account of American history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurred.
This edited volume brings together international authors to explore how cities around the world are implementing their commitment towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
La Zona Intangible del Yasuní se delimitó de acuerdo a los límites de los bloques petroleros, mas no de acuerdo a las necesidades territoriales de sus habitantes.
In the present global context, some countries still face many challenges to bringing about inclusive, efficient, and environmentally sustainable development.
En un contexto donde se agudiza el cambio climatico y crece la urgencia de buscar la transformacion de paradigmas en todos los quehaceres, la identidad de la educacion ambiental (EA) esta lejos de ser un capitulo cerrado.
La situación actual de contingencia mundial ha hecho evidente la crisis civilizatoria y el camino que nos depara, si no modificamos los paradigmas con los que en la actualidad nos cimentamos como sociedad globalizada.
This book introduces green ideas to students of the social sciences, showing how society affects and is affected by nature and assessing the future of the green movement.
Taylor develops a geohistorical argument which focuses on the periods and places of modernities, offering a grounded analysis of what it is to be modern.
Development interventions often generate contradictions around questions of who benefits from development and which communities are targeted for intervention.
