Social impact of environmental issues

This book is the first of its kind to examine the role of great powers in the international politics of climate change.

This book is the first of its kind to examine the role of great powers in the international politics of climate change.

Flocks of birds, schools of fish and swarms of locusts display amazing forms of collective motion, while huge numbers of glow worms can emit light signals with almost unbelievable synchronization.

Flocks of birds, schools of fish and swarms of locusts display amazing forms of collective motion, while huge numbers of glow worms can emit light signals with almost unbelievable synchronization.

This novel, transdisciplinary work explains how perturbations (defined as strong disturbances or deviations to a system) can affect the population dynamics of social animals, including ourselves.

This book traces the evolution of environmental principles from their origins as vague political slogans reflecting fears about environmental hazards to their embodiment in enforceable laws.

This book traces the evolution of environmental principles from their origins as vague political slogans reflecting fears about environmental hazards to their embodiment in enforceable laws.

Half a century ago, on 16 December 1966, the UN General Assembly adopted the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

Half a century ago, on 16 December 1966, the UN General Assembly adopted the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

This book applies a justice framework to analysis of the actual and potential role of international law with respect to people on the move in the context of anthropogenic climate change.

This book applies a justice framework to analysis of the actual and potential role of international law with respect to people on the move in the context of anthropogenic climate change.

The world is faced with significant and interrelated challenges in the 21st century which threaten human rights in a number of ways.

The world is faced with significant and interrelated challenges in the 21st century which threaten human rights in a number of ways.

The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) remains the cornerstone of global ocean governance.

The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) remains the cornerstone of global ocean governance.

The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) remains the cornerstone of global ocean governance.

The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) remains the cornerstone of global ocean governance.

Climate change is poised to threaten, disrupt, and transform human life, and the social, economic, and political institutions that structure it.

Climate change is poised to threaten, disrupt, and transform human life, and the social, economic, and political institutions that structure it.

Environmental law is the law concerned with environmental problems.

Environmental law is the law concerned with environmental problems.

To address climate change fairly, many conflicting claims over natural resources must be balanced against one another.

To address climate change fairly, many conflicting claims over natural resources must be balanced against one another.

Climate change presents an unprecedented global challenge, and impacts upon a wide range of human economic activity.

Climate change presents an unprecedented global challenge, and impacts upon a wide range of human economic activity.

Displacement caused by climate change is an area of growing concern.

Displacement caused by climate change is an area of growing concern.

Every year, billions of dollars of environmental aid flow from the rich governments of the North to the poor governments of the South.

During evolution, there have been several major changes in the way that genetic information is organized and transmitted from one generation to the next.

Our daily news bulletins bring us tales of the wonder of science, from Mars rovers and intelligent robots to developments in cancer treatment, and yet often the emphasis is on the potential threats posed by science.

Geography in America at the Dawn of the 21st Century surveys American geographers' current research in their specialty areas and tracks trends and innovations in the many subfields of geography.

The rise of environmentalism has been one of the more remarkable developments in the politics of western societies in recent decades.

Every year, billions of dollars of environmental aid flow from the rich governments of the North to the poor governments of the South.

As the Earth's oil supply runs out, and the effects of climate change threaten nations and their populations, the search for carbon-neutral sources of energy becomes more important and increasingly urgent.

Human Evolution provides a comprehensive overview of hominid evolution, synthesising data and approaches from fields as diverse as physical anthropology, evolutionary biology, molecular biology, genetics, archaeology, psychology and philosophy.

The relentless exploitation and unsustainable use of wildlife, whether for food, medicine or other uses, is a key concern for conservationists worldwide.

The twin categories of the state and nature collectively embody some of the most fundamental reference points around which our lives and thinking are organized.

Why do people living in different areas vote in different ways?

Set at the intersection of political theory and environmental politics, yet with broad engagement across the environmental social sciences and humanities, The Oxford Handbook of Environmental Political Theory, defines, illustrates, and challenges the field of environmental political theory (EPT).

Set at the intersection of political theory and environmental politics, yet with broad engagement across the environmental social sciences and humanities, The Oxford Handbook of Environmental Political Theory, defines, illustrates, and challenges the field of environmental political theory (EPT).

Climate change presents one of the greatest challenges of our time, and has become one of the defining issues of the twenty-first century.

Climate change presents one of the greatest challenges of our time, and has become one of the defining issues of the twenty-first century.

Ecology and Power in the Age of Empire provides the first wide-ranging environmental history of the heyday of European imperialism, from the late nineteenth century to the end of the colonial era.

Ecology and Power in the Age of Empire provides the first wide-ranging environmental history of the heyday of European imperialism, from the late nineteenth century to the end of the colonial era.

India is killing the Ganges, and the Ganges in turn is killing India.

India is killing the Ganges, and the Ganges in turn is killing India.

How can we guarantee a right to life or a right to health without also guaranteeing a decent environment in which to exercise these rights?

How can we guarantee a right to life or a right to health without also guaranteeing a decent environment in which to exercise these rights?

For over half a century, food policy has mapped a path for progress based upon a belief that the right mix of investment, scientific input, and human skills could unleash a surge in productive capacity which would resolve humanity's food-related health and welfare problems.

How did the Seregenti become an internationally renowned African conservation site and one of the most iconic destinations for a safari?