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31 produkter
Island Futures
Conservation and Development Across the Asia-Pacific Region
Av Godfrey Baldacchino, Daniel Niles
Inbunden, 2011
1098 kr
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Islands face one of the most pressing issues of our time: how to balance ecological integrity with economic development and collective quality of life, including the need for social and conservation space. Islands are sites of rich and varied human and ecological diversity, but they are also often …
Dilemma of Boundaries
Toward a New Concept of Catchment
Av Makoto Taniguchi, Makoto Taniguchi m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
1098 kr
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Water circulates continuously and seamlessly on Earth with little regard for the boundaries we draw. There are natural boundaries as between land and ocean and surface and subsurface environments, as well as human or demographic boundaries between nations, cultures, and religions. Although …
Island Futures
Conservation and Development Across the Asia-Pacific Region
Av Godfrey Baldacchino, Daniel Niles
Häftad, 2013
1230 kr
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Islands face one of the most pressing issues of our time: how to balance ecological integrity with economic development and collective quality of life, including the need for social and conservation space. Islands are sites of rich and varied human and ecological diversity, but they are also often …
Cultures of Water Management
Av Hiroshi Nawata, Makoto Taniguchi
Inbunden, 2028
2288 kr
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This book assesses the importance of the cultural dimensions of water management, which differ from one region of the world to another, from humid Southeast Asia to arid parts of the Middle East and Africa. Water is a vital resource, and water circulation brings invaluable benefits in many ways. …
Dilemma of Boundaries
Toward a New Concept of Catchment
Av Makoto Taniguchi, Takayuki Shiraiwa
Häftad, 2014
1434 kr
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Water circulates continuously and seamlessly on Earth with little regard for the boundaries we draw. There are natural boundaries as between land and ocean and surface and subsurface environments, as well as human or demographic boundaries between nations, cultures, and religions. Although …
Social-Ecological Systems in Transition
Inbunden, 2014
1098 kr
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This book presents an overview of current knowledge about social–ecological systems (SESs), a productive new field dedicated to understanding the relationships between human society and nature. To make the reader aware of how SESs are necessary to maintain our society, the book begins with a broad …
Groundwater as a Key for Adaptation to Changing Climate and Society
Av Makoto Taniguchi, Tetsuya Hiyama
Inbunden, 2014
1098 kr
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The book presents an overview of recent advances in knowledge related to the assessment and management of groundwater resources, giving special attention to the uncertainties related to climate change and variability. While proposing strategies of groundwater management as adaptation, alternative …
Groundwater as a Key for Adaptation to Changing Climate and Society
Av Makoto Taniguchi, Tetsuya Hiyama
Häftad, 2016
1098 kr
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The book presents an overview of recent advances in knowledge related to the assessment and management of groundwater resources, giving special attention to the uncertainties related to climate change and variability. While proposing strategies of groundwater management as adaptation, alternative …
Social-Ecological Systems in Transition
Häftad, 2016
1098 kr
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This book presents an overview of current knowledge about social–ecological systems (SESs), a productive new field dedicated to understanding the relationships between human society and nature. To make the reader aware of how SESs are necessary to maintain our society, the book begins with a broad …
Living in the Megacity: Towards Sustainable Urban Environments
Av Shin Muramatsu, Terry G. McGee m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
1752 kr
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This book tackles the challenging issues raised by the growth of large megacities from diverse perspectives and approaches. The central question raised by the growth of megacities is what effect their growth will have on the ability of the global population to live in sustainable, livable, and safe …
Global Warming and Human - Nature Dimension in Northern Eurasia
Av Tetsuya Hiyama, Hiroki Takakura
Inbunden, 2017
1534 kr
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This book describes the current environmental changes due to global warming in northern Eurasia, especially focusing on eastern Siberia. Spring flooding, ice-jam movements, and monitoring using remote sensing are included. Additionally, current reindeer herding of indigenous peoples in Siberia and …
Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Human-Environmental Security in the Asia-Pacific Ring of Fire
Av Aiko Endo, Tomohiro Oh
Inbunden, 2018
1752 kr
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This book highlights the water-energy-food nexus as one of the most important and fundamental global environmental issues facing the world. Climate and social changes are putting increased pressure on water, energy and food resources. As water is the central aspect within this cluster, the book …
Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Human-Environmental Security in the Asia-Pacific Ring of Fire
Av Aiko Endo, Tomohiro Oh
Häftad, 2019
1752 kr
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This book highlights the water-energy-food nexus as one of the most important and fundamental global environmental issues facing the world. Climate and social changes are putting increased pressure on water, energy and food resources. As water is the central aspect within this cluster, the book …
Global Warming and Human - Nature Dimension in Northern Eurasia
Av Tetsuya Hiyama, Hiroki Takakura
Häftad, 2019
1098 kr
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This book describes the current environmental changes due to global warming in northern Eurasia, especially focusing on eastern Siberia. Spring flooding, ice-jam movements, and monitoring using remote sensing are included. Additionally, current reindeer herding of indigenous peoples in Siberia and …
Sanitation Triangle
Socio-Culture, Health and Materials
Av Taro Yamauchi, Seiji Nakao m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
569 kr
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This open access book deals with global sanitation, where SDG 6.2 sets a target of enabling access to sanitation services for all, but has not yet been achieved in low- and middle-income countries. The transition from the United Nations MDGs to the SDGs requires more consideration based on the …
Sanitation Triangle
Socio-Culture, Health and Materials
Av Taro Yamauchi, Seiji Nakao m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
457 kr
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This open access book deals with global sanitation, where SDG 6.2 sets a target of enabling access to sanitation services for all, but has not yet been achieved in low- and middle-income countries. The transition from the United Nations MDGs to the SDGs requires more consideration based on the …
Economics of Sustainable Agriculture
Inbunden, 2025
2188 kr
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Fertilizers are indispensable for agricultural production. Chemical fertilizers have significantly improved agricultural productivity. However, the excessive use of fertilizers has caused serious nitrogen pollution. What is the reason of a lack of progress in addressing nitrogen pollution? What is …
Economics of Sustainable Agriculture
Häftad, 2026
2188 kr
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Fertilizers are indispensable for agricultural production. Chemical fertilizers have significantly improved agricultural productivity. However, the excessive use of fertilizers has caused serious nitrogen pollution. What is the reason of a lack of progress in addressing nitrogen pollution? What is …
Local Governance of Peatland Restoration in Riau, Indonesia
A Transdisciplinary Analysis
Av Masaaki Okamoto, Takamasa Osawa m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
390 kr
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This open access book is one in a series of four volumes introducing peatland conservation and restoration in Indonesia. It focuses on local governance, in particular on regional and local perspectives in Riau, the most peat-destructed province of Indonesia. The book fills a vital gap in the …
Local Governance of Peatland Restoration in Riau, Indonesia
A Transdisciplinary Analysis
Av Masaaki Okamoto, Takamasa Osawa m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
302 kr
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This open access book is one in a series of four volumes introducing peatland conservation and restoration in Indonesia. It focuses on local governance, in particular on regional and local perspectives in Riau, the most peat-destructed province of Indonesia. The book fills a vital gap in the …
Vulnerability and Transformation of Indonesian Peatlands
Av Kosuke Mizuno, Osamu Kozan m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
552 kr
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This open access book deals with restoring degraded peatlands to help mitigate global warming, to which SDG 15 and SDG 13 are directly related. The book analyzes peatland degradation and restoration of the Indonesian peatland ecosystem through the integrated lens of resilience, vulnerability, …
Vulnerability and Transformation of Indonesian Peatlands
Av Kosuke Mizuno, Osamu Kozan m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
443 kr
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This open access book deals with restoring degraded peatlands to help mitigate global warming, to which SDG 15 and SDG 13 are directly related. The book analyzes peatland degradation and restoration of the Indonesian peatland ecosystem through the integrated lens of resilience, vulnerability, …
Field Guide to Climate Anxiety
How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet
Inbunden, 2023
477 kr
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ENGDrawing on a decade of experience leading and teaching in college environmental studies programs, Sarah Jaquette Ray has created an “existential tool kit” for the climate generation. Combining insights from psychology, sociology, social movements, mindfulness, and the environmental humanities, …
Polar Shift
The Arctic Sustained
Inbunden, 2023
487 kr
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ENGPolar Shift addresses how to sustain the Arctic's richness, beauty, and local and global value. Its core describes programs specifically created to protect this region: the great inventory of law, policy, and civil society activity targeting sustainability of the region. It presents the Arctic’s …
Irrationality of Capitalism and Climate Change
Prospects for an Alternative Future
Av Andrew Kolin
Inbunden, 2024
477 kr
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ENG: The overwhelming scientific evidence indicates that planet Earth is in the process of undergoing dramatic climate change, which threatens to undermine the quality of life around the world. Irrationality of Capitalism and Climate Change demonstrates how the roots of humanity's assault on the …
Energy of Russia
Hydrocarbon Culture and Climate Change
Inbunden, 2024
487 kr
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ENGThis timely book analyses the status of hydrocarbon energy in Russia as both a saleable commodity and as a source of societal and political power. Through empirical studies in domestic and foreign policy contexts, Veli-Pekka Tykkynen explores the development of a hydrocarbon culture in Russia …
Earth Repair
A Transatlantic History Of Environmental Restoration
Av Marcus Hall
Inbunden, 2024
736 kr
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ENG:The project of repairing and healing a damaged earth has a long and fascinating past. Natural resource managers today call this pursuit restoration, renaturing or perhaps rewilding, but its main activities have taken many forms over the last century. The reader joins the great environmental …
No More Fossils
Inbunden, 2025
487 kr
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В книге «Прощайте, ископаемые!» Доминик Бойер рассказывает историю становления цивилизации через призму отношения человечества к природным богатствам. По мнению автора, в разные эпохи главными ресурсами считались сахар, уголь и нефть. Автор показывает, какие факторы привязывают нас к гибельному …
Reimagining Sustainable Cities
Strategies for Designing More Ecological, Healthy, and Equitable Communities
Av Stephen M. Wheeler, Christina D. Rosan
Inbunden, 2025
619 kr
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ENG:What would it take to make urban places greener, more affordable, more equitable, and healthier for everyone? In recent years, cities have stepped up efforts to address climate and sustainability crises. But progress has not been fast enough or gone deep enough. If communities are to thrive in …
Love in a Time of Slaughters
Human-Animal Stories Against Genocide and Extinction
Av Susan McHugh
Inbunden, 2025
486 kr
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От романов коренных народов и аниме до арт-инсталляций и докладов комиссий по установлению истины: в своей книге Сюзан Мак-Хью рассматривает спектр современных художественных нарративов, в которых геноцид и вымирание стирают межвидовые границы. Автор анализирует эти материалы, чтобы найти случаи, …
