The environment

This book integrates three decades of owl monkey research conducted since 1994 when the first and only book focused on the genus Aotus was published.

This two-volume set provides an extensive review of the abundant past and recent literature on the atmospheric chemistry in the Mediterranean region.

The free market underpins our economy and our way of thinking around enterprise and value, but it is also a major factor in the sustainability problems that we now live with.

Prehistoric North Americans lived on, in, and surrounded by nature.

This book looks more closely at how natural disasters impact bank activity and how banks can support economic recovery after a natural disaster.

This book represents the background of the Barind Tract of Bangladesh with the proximity of drought information, conceptual and logic of the books, history, definition and perception on drought and climate scenario and how people understand underlying causes, impacts and consequences of drought in agriculture, environment, human health and society.

This book examines lived experiences of making, inhabiting and appropriating space, in relation to the upscale commercial gentrification of the Milan Chinatown.

This volume aims to raise awareness and stimulate research on how agricultural management could help to mitigate climate change impacts, and focuses on technical progressions and innovations in climate change mitigation and adaptation.

This book presents an in-depth review of El Hierro Island, the youngest and most southwesterly volcano of the Canary Islands.

This book focuses on centrifugal disasters that impact a group of seemingly unconnected people congregated temporarily often by chance, unlike centripetal disasters that strike an extant community of people.

Ohne Kapitalismus in die ZukunftWenn wir glauben, die Welt durch nachhaltigen Konsum vor der Klimakatastrophe zu retten, betrügen wir uns selbst.

This book covers a wide range of issues related to the Thar Desert Region of Rajasthan from an integrated and sustainable development perspective.

We Are At the Edge, Not the End, of HistoryWhy did Russia invade Ukraine?

Water screw conveyors have been in use for centuries.

Marvin Giehl zeigt den im erziehungswissenschaftlichen Diskurs bislang unterrepräsentierten Konnex zwischen den ethisch motivierten Ernährungs- und Lebensformen des Vegetarismus und des Veganismus sowie deren biographischer Genese und bildungstheoretischen Überlegungen auf.

Forty years after the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, this important study examines the history, industrial uses, and harmful effects of the twelve most commonly used organochloride chemicals.

Public opinion polls consistently reveal the lack of confidence, disillusionment, and mistrust that citizens feel toward government.

Selected for The Times Best Gardening Books of the Year 2023Every garden, large or small, in a town or in the country, even one formed completely by pots, can be a living dance of lavish colours, glorious scents and pollen-rich flowers alive to the sound of bird song and the buzz of bees.

Dieses Buch zeigt die Bedeutung von Nachhaltigkeit für den Nonprofit-Sektor sowie die Herausforderungen und Ansätze für ein zukunftsfähiges Management in diesem Bereich.

It is widely held that private ownership is the preferred end state for all scarce resources.

This book is devoted to innovative structural materials for multi-materialization.

This book highlights various aspects of building construction industry based on data from field studies.

This book presents the select proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure Projects: Conception to Execution (TIPCE 2022) and emphasizes the understanding of transportation infrastructure projects being conceptualized, designed, and executed so as to bring the desired development in the focused area.

This book aims to explore how sustainability transitions can be explored in current and future cities and how research and policy approaches can be applied to change urban life as we know it, hence aligning the two thematic of urban science and future science, for achieving deep decarbonization.

This book studies poverty issues by using social work theories and methods.

This book focuses on various psycho-social and socio-physical aspects of climate change and includes a wide range of case studies.

Despite ongoing efforts to find alternatives, oil is still one of the most critical-and valuable-commodities on earth.

This three-volume encyclopedia explores the evolution of green ideology and eco-friendly practices in contemporary American culture, ranging from the creation of regional and national guidelines for green living to the publication of an increasing number of environmental blogs written from the layperson's perspective.

A must-read for anyone seeking to understand the complex issues surrounding energy generation and use, this one-of-a-kind resource clarifies everything from the basic structure of the industry to the potential-and risks-of new technologies.

This book highlights various aspects of building construction industry based on data from field studies.

This book highlights the sustainability aspects of products and processes in forest science.

This book presents the select proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure Projects: Conception to Execution (TIPCE 2022) and emphasizes the understanding of transportation infrastructure projects being conceptualized, designed, and executed so as to bring the desired development in the focused area.

This book aims to explore how sustainability transitions can be explored in current and future cities and how research and policy approaches can be applied to change urban life as we know it, hence aligning the two thematic of urban science and future science, for achieving deep decarbonization.

This book studies poverty issues by using social work theories and methods.

This book focuses on various psycho-social and socio-physical aspects of climate change and includes a wide range of case studies.

Developing an innovative approach to understanding how organized crime groups diversify into the illegal trade in natural resources, this book looks at the convergence between environmental crime and other serious crimes.

This concisely written and easy-to-read resource provides information on emerging issues and valuable historical context that enables students to better understand a broad range of environmental health topics, from pollution to infectious diseases, natural disasters, and waste management.

Climate Change in the Himalayas: Vulnerability and Resilience of Biodiversity and Forest Ecosystems explores and assesses issues affecting species survival in the rich forests of the Himalayan region.

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This book provides an overview of interdisciplinary approaches that have applied social science to research focused on issues around food, agriculture and natural resource management.

This book highlights research presented during the American Solar Energy Society's 52nd National Solar Conference (ASES SOLAR 2023) held at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Forestry Economics introduces students and practitioners to the economics of managing forests and forest enterprises.