The environment

A harrowing journey through the past, present, and future of mining, this expertly-researched account ends on a vision for how industry can better serve the needs of humanity.

The book provides comparative information about the materialization of the 2030 Agenda in urban policy in ten countries located in Europe and Latin America.

This edited book brings together insights from scholars and practitioners from many different fields to uncover the role of the construction and real estate sectors and how they align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Environment and social responsibility are paramount for any modern business strategy, and the field of marketing is adapting itself to the new focus on sustainability.

The book offers a comparative look at the social strategies of five carnivorous social predators (four terrestrial and one marine) that make them successful hunting units.

This book summarises for the first time all relevant methodologies for type-based flood statistics, introduces the basis of flood typology and makes them accessible to the user.

Explore the Relationship between Crop and ClimateAgricultural sustainability has been gaining prominence in recent years and is now becoming the focal point of modern agriculture.

Este libro es el resultado del esfuerzo colectivo por parte de los talleristas de la séptima edición del Taller Global de Iinvestigación Aacción para Jjóvenes Aactivistas del Sur global, que se llevó a cabo entre Bogotá y el Putumayo, en Colombia, en el 2019.

This edited book provides a solid foundation for future research on cooling cities, climate change impacts on cities and urban environments, and innovative mitigation and adaptation strategies.

The Impact of Organizations: Measurement, Management and Corporate Reporting contributes to the growing debate on the importance of measuring, managing, and reporting organizations' impact in the interest of companies, stakeholders, and policymakers.

This book comprehensively covers the topics of origin and distribution, evolution and types, regional and global importance, biodiversity conservation, plant-soil interfaces, ecosystem functions and services, social-ecological systems, climate change adaptations, land degradation and restoration, grazing management and pastoral production, and sustainable future of the grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP), which is a globally unique eco-region called the "e;Roof of the World"e; because of its high elevation, "e;Third Pole on Earth"e; because of its alpine environment and the "e;Water Tower in Asia"e; because of its headwater location.

South America has one of the greatest riches in the world in terms of biodiversity.

Will we choose life for our children and the future of our planet?

This Brief discusses the translation of global environmental norms across local contexts in France.

The role of governance as a fundamental pillar of sustainability is widely recognized and confirmed by its inclusion in the main ESG issues (environmental social governance).

This book demonstrates how the philosophy of science can enhance our understanding of sustainability and the practices we use to enact it.

Climate change is one of the most significant and challenging problems we face today, and many organisations have recognised their responsibility in reducing emissions and environmental degradation and regenerating biodiversity.

Climate change is one of the most significant and challenging problems we face today, and many organisations have recognised their responsibility in reducing emissions and environmental degradation and regenerating biodiversity.

An Introduction to the Amphibians of Ecuador is the first of four volumes, which are comprehensive, well-illustrated, and authoritative works, making them invaluable to biologists, conservationists, and others.

Should national security still be our biggest priority on a burning planet?

As water becomes ever more important in a rapidly growing United States challenged by lessening firm-yield water reliability, the public needs to understand the myriads of quite different state-by-state water policies.

The ravages of climate change emerged as a central issue in the 21st century.

Als Standardwerk beschreibt das Große Handbuch der Gleisinstandhaltung in anschaulicher und komprimierter Form alle Aspekte der Gleisinstandhaltung in Theorie und Praxis.

Should white wine be chilled?

La mala calidad del aire se ha convertido en un problema reiterado de las ciudades.

This book presents the selected papers presented at the 5th International Symposium on Water Pollution and Treatment (ISWPT 2022), held during October 28-29, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand.

This book comprises selected proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Water Resources 2021 (ICWR 2021) focusing on innovations and preparations to face the water-related challenges.

This book describes everyday practices of life in changing Arctic winter conditions.

Solutions to societal and organizational problems require people from diverse fields of expertise to effectively work in team-based, collaborative environments.

The International Symposium on Electric Aviation and Autonomous Systems is a multi-disciplinary conference that presents research in the fields of aerospace, autonomous, and piloted unmanned systems.

'Waste' is generally identified as goods or material that are perceived to be mostly valueless.

ISC 2022 is dedicated to the Niti Aayog policies to promote sustainability through exchange of ideas emerging out of the academia.

This book provides an innovative approach to understanding the governance of resource communities, by showcasing how the past and present informs the future.

This book provides an innovative approach to understanding the governance of resource communities, by showcasing how the past and present informs the future.

Producing enough food is a basic human priority and a critical challenge in the face of a growing population and the deteriorating ecological health of the planet.

Earth's climate is changing.

This book covers the various aspects of nanohybrid materials and its composites for their application in treatment of toxic textiles dyes for cleaning the environment especially water and wastewater.

Environmental contamination of heavy metals is a major problem, threatening sustainable agricultural production and health of millions of people.

Now in its second edition and refreshed by a decade of new research, The Environment in World History uncovers the deep-rooted causes of interconnected climate, biodiversity, and ecological crises that have brought the environment to the top of the global political agenda in the twenty-first century.

Christian Environmentalism and Human Responsibility in the 21st Century comprises original scholarly essays and creative works exploring the implications of Christian environmentalism through literary and cultural criticism and creative reflection.

This book explores energy consumption and thermal comfort in the social housing sector in the Eastern Mediterranean basin.

This book explores the evolving relationship between fashion and transnational capitalism.

Emphasizing the voices of activists, this book's diverse contributors examine communities' common experiences with environmental injustice, how they organize to address it, and the ways in which their campaigns intersect with related movements such as Black Lives Matter and Indigenous sovereignty.

The International Symposium on Electric Aviation and Autonomous Systems is a multi-disciplinary conference that presents research in the fields of aerospace, autonomous, and piloted unmanned systems.

This book explores how genetics and the new technologies in genomics have been used for conservation of plants and animals in the Neotropics.

This book envisions the future of resilient finance and the societal value of responsible investment.