Sustainability

Auf dem Weg vom Holozän ins aufkommende Zeitalter des Anthropozäns zeichnen sich essenzielle und existenzielle Herausforderungen für die Menschheit ab.

We are becoming increasingly aware and engaged in environmental issues, but it's not always clear what the solutions are and how we can do our bit.

Best New Books on Space 2024 - Forbes'Rarely is a non-fiction book about science this engaging' - ForbesWhy darkness is so important - to plants, to animals, and to ourselves - and why we must protect it all costs.

Auf dem Weg vom Holozän ins aufkommende Zeitalter des Anthropozäns zeichnen sich essenzielle und existenzielle Herausforderungen für die Menschheit ab.

Looking to live a life that goes beyond 'sustainability'?

Es geht um die Erfahrung einer Frau - die sich auf dem Autismus-Spektrum bei 300 befindet - einen IQ von 120 hat, aber von der Welt nicht wahrgenommen wird.

Gardening for Everyone is a sustainable guide to growing vegetables in five simple steps: planning, building, planting, tending and harvesting.

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Con fundamento en conocimientos sólidos y amplia, coherente, bien fundamentada argumentación el autor de este libro, doctor Diego Uribe Vargas en colaboración con el profesor German Rodríguez Chacón, formulan conclusiones pausibles sobre el papel que ya ahora, y con seguridad en el futuro, corresponderá a la Antártida en las tareas de promover el esclarecimiento de las incógnitas cognocitivas y en la de crear los conocimientos científicos requeridos para captar y comprender las causas implicadas en la ocurrencia de problemas ambientales.

Without a sense of meaning we lose drive, focus and direction.

La Tierra está cada vez más contaminada.

"Narran los historiadores, que cuando los conquistadores españoles llegaron al valle geográfico del río Cauca, se toparon con la Laguna de aguas grandes, lugar en donde las comunidades indígenas realizaban actividades de pesca, y cuyo paisaje era de una belleza incomparable.

'A handy reference for newcomers and experienced gardeners alike.

The Sustainable Design Book updates the reader on the latest products and developments in the field of green design, and features 265 of the most exciting new products around.

In a world where we're bombarded with advice on going green, authors Mark Townsend and David Glick take a refreshing line and tell us how NOT to go green.

Este libro justifica las razones que sustentan el uso de métodos estadísticos vislumbrados como una forma de presentar e interpretar grandes volúmenes de información de forma resumida y con validez científica.

There's simply no limit to the sins people will commit for a tasty meal.

The Sustainable Diet is a timely and practical guide to a healthy planet and a healthy you, complete with 100 nutritious and delicious recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

'In this enlightening guide to container gardening, Ann Treneman comprehensively dispels the notion that growing plants in a pot is in any way a second-best option.

Alysia Vasey's earliest memories are of walking alongside her grandfather as they explored the West Yorkshire moors that they called home.

Con esta publicación la Universidad Javeriana y la Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Seccional del Caribe, quieren contribuir al desarrollo de un proceso de crítica constructiva de las políticas públicas, dirigidas a detener y revertir los procesos de deterioro del medio ambiente y los recursos naturales costeros.

An inspiring and approachable tip-filled guide to changing your habits, living more sustainably, and taking action, by Greenpeace ambassador Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter movies)Go Gently is a practical guide for sustainability at home that offers simple, tangible steps towards reducing our environmental impact by looking at what we consume and the waste we create, as well as how to take action for environmental change.

'An inspirational and motivational must-read, packed with practical tips to push for positive change' Zanna van DijkThe climate is changing, so why aren't we?

'Farmacy food is what we have all been waiting for.

This sustainable travel handbook inspires readers to explore our fascinating planet without causing it further harm.

ARE YOU READY TO CHANGE THE WORLD?

Recycling is good, isn t it?

Este libro nos entrega cinco resultados de investigaciones sobre los pilares básicos de nuestra sociedad: el ambiente, la virtualización, los derechos, la educación y la empresa.

Im Ersten Band geht es um einen Hackerangriff auf die weltweite Energieversorgung.

Este manual está dirigido a los estudiantes de pregrado y posgrado de disciplinas relacionadas con el diseño del hábitat, interesados en adquirir un conocimiento introductorio sobre el uso de herramientas digitales en los procesos de diseño enfocados hacia la sostenibilidad.

The Sustainable Governance Indicators (SGI) 2011 make up the second and latest edition of this major study, and they build upon the work of the successful and widely acknowledged first edition, from 2009.

Since the first Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, many states have been looking for a new concept of economic and social progress.

Es handelt sich hier um die Lebensgeschichte einer heute sechzigjährigen Frau.

Despite the limiting effects of growing interdependencies in a globalized world, national governments still have a considerably broad scope of action when it comes to ensuring sustainable policy outcomes.

Plastikfrei leben: Nachhaltigkeit im Alltag leicht gemacht für eine grüne Zukunft (Zero Waste Lifestyle Guide mit praktischen Tipps und Tricks für ein plastikfreies Leben)Willkommen in der aufregenden Welt des plastikfreien Lebens und der Nachhaltigkeit!

Eco-envolventes identifica el límite de una construcción con el entorno: fachadas y cubiertas son vistos como un sistema donde todas sus partes co-accionan.

How can politics, economy and society become more sustainable and socially just?

"e;Climate Change: 2023"e; is like a treasure map, leading us on an adventure to understand and fight climate change.

La cuestión del desarrollo local ha comenzado a ser enriquecida con diversas miradas, incluyendo aspectos particulares de la realidad cotidiana.

Diese Sonderausgabe enthält beide bisher erschienenen Bücher über die Klimaaktivistin Jule.

Wir befinden uns im Jahr 2050.

Based on interviews with members of grassroots organisations, media and government institutions, Green Politics in China is an in-depth account of the novel ways Chinese society is responding to its environmental crisis, using examples rarely captured in Western media or academia.

Today's generation has borrowed from the future by grabbing prosperity now and imposing the cost on the next generation.

In this book, Sharon Amos explains how to design and create a beautiful garden for little or no money, offering tips on bartering for clippings, getting a bargain at garage sales or neighbourhood fairs, digging up suckers or adapting wild species and controlling them in a garden environment.

Urban Sustainability and Justice presents an innovative yet practical approach to incorporate equity and social justice into sustainable development in urban areas, in line with the commitments of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda.

Save Energy and Cut Your Bills offers you straightforward and achievable strategies for reducing your energy bills and living a more environmentally aware life.

Does small mean less?