This book covers the current escalation of social problems related to the unstable political situation, economic crisis, as well as growing problems related to the state of the natural environment (existential climate crisis; pollution of land, oceans, and the atmosphere; severe declines in biodiversity) which requires a new rethinking of the sustainable tourism paradigm, in relation to the realities of the modern world, based on the practices observed in the tourist services sector.
This book argues for a twofold transformation to mitigate environmental catastrophe, avert war and overcome poverty and authoritarianism: a struggle for democratic, peace-oriented, social and ecological changes within the framework of a post-neoliberal, but still bourgeois-capitalist society, and a drive towards entry-level projects aimed at a great transformation beyond capitalism.
'A sledgehammer of a book putting to bed all the cynicism and misinformation around a condition that affects so many hidden, brilliant people' Professor Tanya Byron'Laugh out loud funny and deeply validating - every person who thinks ADHD isn't real should read this book' Leanne Maskell, author of ADHD: An A to ZNobody should spend their life feeling defective.
Ponds and pools are a common feature of our landscape - there are at least ten times as many ponds as lakes in the UK - and they are also important wildlife habitats.
Impact Investing for a Sustainable Planet guides investors in supporting entrepreneurs to scale business models which maximize positive impact outcomes, including climate- and nature-based solutions.
Written by an outstanding group of contributors, this book examines the function and structure of coastal lagoonal ecosystems and the natural and anthropogenic drivers of change that affect them, most notably nutrient over-enrichment from coastal watersheds and airsheds.
In the last two decades since publication of the first edition, substantial advancements have been made in the science, the need for transdisciplinary approaches to coral reef protection greater than ever before.
This book is presented in two volumes, featuring peer-reviewed research papers from the 7th International Conference on Green Technology and Sustainable Development (GTSD), held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from July 25 to 26, 2024.
With the rapid increase of population, industrialization, urbanization, and the abuse of science and technology, environmental problems have showed an explosive development trend.
El libro nos habla a nosotros, seres de hoy, quienes nos resistimos a una existencia impersonal atrapados en una ciencia racional, lógica, analítica, explicativa, abstracta, aséptica, teórica, lineal, sucesiva y secuencial.
In The Ends of Research Tom Ozden-Schilling explores the afterlives of several research initiatives that emerged in the wake of the "e;War in the Woods,"e; a period of anti-logging blockades in Canada in the late twentieth century.
This volume engages with the work of Heidegger to argue that the modern environmental crisis is fundamentally a crisis of understanding Life, resulting from the symbolic codification of the world from the Logos of Greek philosophy to the rationality of the modern world and resulting in a metaphysics that privileges ontological thinking on the "e;question of being"e; over the environmental question and the concern for the conditions of life.
To meet the challenge of global environmental degradation activists have tackled clear and concrete problems such as carbon emissions and climate change, the ruination of ecosystems and habitat, the precipitous loss of biodiversity, and many other unhappy consequences of irresponsible human behaviour.
Esta guía —el tercer producto de una colección de materiales para favorecer prácticas formativas, impulsada por la maestría en Educación Ambiental de la Universidad de Guadalajara— ofrece herramientas prácticas para enriquecer la planificación de talleres educativos sobre educación ambiental.
A practical introduction to growing and enjoying mushrooms at homeCultivating your own mushrooms is simple and satisfying once you've mastered a few basics.
This book presents specific case studies of climate finance in the Arctic and examines how the green revolution could be a game changer in this sensitive region.
Provides a comprehensive overview of the contemporary issues which have influenced consumer behaviour, such as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, online marketing and purchasing, as well as the use of loyalty schemes Addresses the need to understand consumer attitudes to new technologies and sustainability issues in agricultural production, welfare issues in livestock production and fair trade products Considers the regional, cultural and generational factors which can influence consumer purchasing behaviour, including geographic location, gender and age
Ce livre, destiné aux chercheurs comme aux praticiens réflexifs des métiers de l’accompagnement, s’attache à explorer ces moments d’étrangeté où la vie ordinaire apparait comme un rêve, alors même que surgit quelque chose d’inespéré, encore informe, mais porteur de résonances à l’échelle de l’existence entière de cette personne-là, forcément singulière.
This book offers lucid treatment of fundamental concepts related to potential applications and prospects of different membranes for wastewater decontamination by removing heavy metals.
Die zunehmende Relevanz von ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) in der finanzwirtschaftlichen Forschung und Praxis wird angetrieben durch Wesentlichkeit, Investorennachfrage und Regulatorik.
The book focuses on the ecology of the most important infectious diseases of wild avian hosts, especially those with high morbidity and mortality rates.
By drawing on a broad range of disciplinary backgrounds, this book illustrates the immense complexities of Svalbard as a place, point of reference, or social concept.
This book presents specific case studies of climate finance in the Arctic and examines how the green revolution could be a game changer in this sensitive region.
