Robert C. Brears – författare & böcker

Financing Water Security and Green Growth

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

1 049 kr

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Financing Water Security and Green Growth offers a comprehensive overview of the innovative financial instruments and approaches available to implement water security and green growth initiatives at various scales and in different contexts. Robert C. Brears explores the use of a variety of public, private, and blended finance models to create climate-resilient water supplies, reduce water-energy-food nexus pressures, encourage water conservation and efficiency, and increase water reliability. He examines how these methods can decrease the costs and pollution associated with wastewater disposal, utilize natural processes to improve water quality, manage water quantity by restoring the hydrologic function of the landscape, and improve overall water governance. The book also provides in-depth case studies of the innovative application of financing tools to achieve water security and green growth in various locations of differing climates, lifestyles, and income levels, and identifies best practices.

The Circular Economy and Liveable Cities

AvRobert C. Brears

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

463 kr

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A practical and interdisciplinary guide to creating liveable, circular economy cities. Practical strategies enhance the book's theoretical exploration of circular economies, providing a solution-oriented perspective on creating more resilient, environmentally sustainable and liveable cities. The chapter authors offer interdisciplinary perspectives on the transformative potential of circular economies when incorporating ecological and social aspects with innovative technologies. The topics covered range from sustainable agriculture and water management to renewable energy and environmental justice. Case studies of cities from around the world promote effective best practices in circular economy implementations across diverse cities, including Tokyo, Singapore, New York, Vancouver, Sydney, the Hague, Barcelona, and Stockholm. This book introduces and discusses the 5R framework - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Restore, Recover - as a guiding principle, elaborating its applications across various urban sectors. This book is indispensable for advanced students, researchers, city planners, and policymakers working in urban planning and sustainable development.

The Circular Economy and Liveable Cities

AvRobert C. Brears

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

1 034 kr

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A practical and interdisciplinary guide to creating liveable, circular economy cities. Practical strategies enhance the book's theoretical exploration of circular economies, providing a solution-oriented perspective on creating more resilient, environmentally sustainable and liveable cities. The chapter authors offer interdisciplinary perspectives on the transformative potential of circular economies when incorporating ecological and social aspects with innovative technologies. The topics covered range from sustainable agriculture and water management to renewable energy and environmental justice. Case studies of cities from around the world promote effective best practices in circular economy implementations across diverse cities, including Tokyo, Singapore, New York, Vancouver, Sydney, the Hague, Barcelona, and Stockholm. This book introduces and discusses the 5R framework - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Restore, Recover - as a guiding principle, elaborating its applications across various urban sectors. This book is indispensable for advanced students, researchers, city planners, and policymakers working in urban planning and sustainable development.

Nature-Based Solutions to 21st Century Challenges

AvRobert C. Brears

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

588 kr

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Fully revised and updated, this second edition provides a systematic review of nature-based solutions and their potential to address current environmental challenges.With growing recognition of the need to work with ecosystems to address global environmental challenges there is now a move towards nature-based solutions, which involve utilizing nature’s ecosystem to solve societal challenges while providing multiple co-benefits. This book systematically reviews nature-based solutions from a public policy angle, assessing policy developments which encourage the implementation of nature-based solutions to address societal challenges while simultaneously providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits. This expanded second edition delves deeper into how these solutions can foster sustainable development, enhance human well-being, and conserve biodiversity. With new case studies from the Global North and Global South, the book offers fresh insights into policy implementations and innovative approaches. Highlighting recent advancements in technology, such as AI, and policy frameworks, it provides a critical analysis of nature-based solutions' effectiveness in various contexts, including urban and rural environments. The book also explores emerging trends, such as the integration of traditional knowledge and community-led initiatives, enhancing its relevance for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners. This edition is not only a valuable resource for understanding the current landscape but also a guide for future sustainable strategies, emphasizing the importance of collaborative efforts in tackling environmental challenges. The book concludes by providing a best practice guide for those aiming to turn societal challenges into opportunities.This book will be of great interest to policymakers, practitioners, and researchers involved in nature-based solutions, sustainable urban planning, environmental management, and sustainable development generally.

Nature-Based Solutions to 21st Century Challenges

AvRobert C. Brears

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

2 151 kr

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Fully revised and updated, this second edition provides a systematic review of nature-based solutions and their potential to address current environmental challenges.With growing recognition of the need to work with ecosystems to address global environmental challenges there is now a move towards nature-based solutions, which involve utilizing nature’s ecosystem to solve societal challenges while providing multiple co-benefits. This book systematically reviews nature-based solutions from a public policy angle, assessing policy developments which encourage the implementation of nature-based solutions to address societal challenges while simultaneously providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits. This expanded second edition delves deeper into how these solutions can foster sustainable development, enhance human well-being, and conserve biodiversity. With new case studies from the Global North and Global South, the book offers fresh insights into policy implementations and innovative approaches. Highlighting recent advancements in technology, such as AI, and policy frameworks, it provides a critical analysis of nature-based solutions' effectiveness in various contexts, including urban and rural environments. The book also explores emerging trends, such as the integration of traditional knowledge and community-led initiatives, enhancing its relevance for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners. This edition is not only a valuable resource for understanding the current landscape but also a guide for future sustainable strategies, emphasizing the importance of collaborative efforts in tackling environmental challenges. The book concludes by providing a best practice guide for those aiming to turn societal challenges into opportunities.This book will be of great interest to policymakers, practitioners, and researchers involved in nature-based solutions, sustainable urban planning, environmental management, and sustainable development generally.

Urban Water Security

AvRobert C. Brears

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

1 201 kr

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Urban Water SecurityIn the twenty-first century, the world has seen an unprecedented migration of people from rural to urban areas. With the global demand for water projected to outstrip supply in the coming decades, cities will likely face water insecurity as a result of climate change and the various impacts of urbanisation. Traditionally, urban water managers have relied on large-scale, supply-side infrastructural projects to meet increased demands for water; however, these projects are environmentally, economically and politically costly. Urban Water Security argues that cities need to transition from supply-side to demand-side management to achieve urban water security. Urban Water Security provides readers with a series of in-depth case studies of leading developed cities, of differing climates, incomes and lifestyles from around the world, that have used demand management tools to modify the attitudes and behaviour of water users in an attempt to achieve urban water security.Readership: Town and regional planners, water conservation managers and policymakers, international companies and organisations with large water footprints, environmental and water NGOs, researchers, graduate and undergraduate students.

Regional Water Security

AvRobert C. Brears

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

1 564 kr

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REGIONAL WATER SECURITY Regional Water Security provides new research on policy innovations that promote the application of demand management and green infrastructure (GI) in managing water resources across regions sustainably. In particular, with regional water security around the world at risk from climatic and non-climatic challenges impacting water quantity and water quality, this book, in addition to providing examples of demand management and GI being implemented in various locations globally, contains in-depth case studies that illustrate how regions, of differing climates, lifestyles, and income levels, have implemented policy innovations that promote the application of demand management and GI to achieve regional water security for humans while protecting and restoring the natural environment.Regional Water Security will be of interest to regional water resource managers, town and regional planners, resource conservation managers, policymakers, international companies, and organizations as well as environmental NGOs, researchers, and graduate and undergraduate students.

Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

AvRobert C. Brears

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

1 082 kr

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This book argues that a variety of policies will be required to create synergies between the water-energy-food nexus sectors while reducing trade-offs in the development of a green economy.

Blue and Green Cities

The Role of Blue-Green Infrastructure in Managing Urban Water Resources

AvRobert C. Brears

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

1 297 kr

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This book offers new research on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably.

Regenerative Agriculture

A Global Climate Solutions Insight on Building Soil Health, Reducing Emissions, Improving Resilience, and Restoring Ecosystems

Robert C. Brears – författare

Financing Water Security and Green Growth

The Circular Economy and Liveable Cities

The Circular Economy and Liveable Cities

Nature-Based Solutions to 21st Century Challenges

Nature-Based Solutions to 21st Century Challenges

Urban Water Security

Regional Water Security

Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

Blue and Green Cities

Regenerative Agriculture

Artificial Intelligence and Climate Change

Circular Food Economy

Climate Change and the Blue Economy

Urban Bioeconomy

Nature Bonds

Climate Change and Natural Capital

Small Modular Reactors: A Global Climate Solutions Insight on Emissions Reduction, Low-Carbon Development, Clean Energy Transition, Sustainable Infras

Water and Health

Urban Waterfronts

Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem-Climate Nexus

Food Security and Sustainable Development

Energy Security and Sustainable Development

Circular Blue Economy

Circular Energy Economy for a Sustainable Future

Circular Economy Data

Nature Positive Economy

Financing Green Infrastructure

Sustainable Finance for Ecosystem Restoration

Plastic Waste Crisis

AI and the Circular Economy