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  • The Case for Degrowth

    by Giorgos Kallis, Susan Paulson, Giacomo D'Alisa, Federico Demaria ...
    The relentless pursuit of economic growth is the defining characteristic of contemporary societies. Yet it benefits few and demands monstrous social and ecological sacrifice. Is there a viable alternative? How can we halt the endless quest to grow global production and consumption and instead secure socio-ecological conditions that support lives worth living for all?In this compelling book, ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Contested Waste

    Environmental conflicts and waste picker resistance in the Global South

    Edited by Federico Demaria, Daniele Vico, Lucía Fernández Gabard ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Political Ecology
    Contested Waste’ examines socio-environmental conflicts involving waste pickers in the Global South, uncovering the systemic injustices that underpin contemporary waste policies. Driven by the privatisation of waste management, these conflicts expose the “recycling paradox”: while waste pickers make critical, uncompensated contributions to sustainability, they are further excluded.This book ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • Degrowth

    A Vocabulary for a New Era

    Edited by Giacomo D'Alisa, Federico Demaria, Giorgos Kallis ...
    Degrowth is a rejection of the illusion of growth and a call to repoliticize the public debate colonized by the idiom of economism. It is a project advocating the democratically-led shrinking of production and consumption with the aim of achieving social justice and ecological sustainability.This overview of degrowth offers a comprehensive coverage of the main topics and major challenges of ... Read more

    $74.19 CAD

  • The Political Ecology of Informal Waste Recyclers in India

    Circular Economy, Green Jobs, and Poverty

    by Dr Federico Demaria, Joan Martinez-Alier ...
    Waste is increasingly a site of social conflict. The questions related to waste management are not merely technical; what, how, where, and by whom become intrinsically political questions. This book is about the power relations in recycling, from the viewpoint of political ecology and ecological economics. Informal waste recyclers are invisible for citizens and public policy. This book focuses on ... Read more

    $77.39 CAD

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  • Post Growth

    Life after Capitalism

    by Tim Jackson ...
    Winner of the 2022 Eric Zencey Prize in Ecological EconomicsCapitalism is broken. The relentless pursuit of more has delivered climate catastrophe, social inequality and financial instability – and left us ill-prepared for life in a global pandemic. Tim Jackson’s passionate and provocative book dares us to imagine a world beyond capitalism – a place where relationship and meaning take precedence ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Prosperity without Growth

    Foundations for the Economy of Tomorrow

    by Tim Jackson ...
    What can prosperity possibly mean in a world of environmental and social limits?The publication of Prosperity without Growth was a landmark in the sustainability debate. Tim Jackson’s piercing challenge to conventional economics openly questioned the most highly prized goal of politicians and economists alike: the continued pursuit of exponential economic growth. Its findings provoked controversy, ... Read more

    $48.08 CAD

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  • Global Environmental Politics

    Problems, Policy and Practice

    by Hayley Stevenson ...
    Concern about humanity's impact on the planet has never been greater, but what are the drivers of environmental change? This wide-ranging introductory textbook outlines the competing explanations of why environmental problems occur and examines the different political approaches taken to address them. Adopting a case study approach, Hayley Stevenson enables students to gain a detailed ... Read more

    $41.59 CAD

  • People and Nature

    An Introduction to Human Ecological Relations

    by Emilio F. Moran ...
    Series series Primers in Anthropology
    Now updated and expanded, People and Nature is a lively, accessible introduction to environmental anthropology that focuses on the interactions between people, culture, and nature around the world.Written by a respected scholar in environmental anthropology with a multi-disciplinary focus that also draws from geography, ecology, and environmental studiesAddresses new issues of importance, ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD

  • Gender and Climate Change: An Introduction

    by Irene Dankelman ...
    Although climate change affects everybody it is not gender neutral. It has significant social impacts and magnifies existing inequalities such as the disparity between women and men in their vulnerability and ability to cope with this global phenomenon.This new textbook, edited by one of the authors of the seminal Women and the Environment in the Third World: Alliance for the Future (1988) which ... Read more

    $79.69 CAD

  • Seeds for Diversity and Inclusion

    Agroecology and Endogenous Development

    Edited by Yoshiaki Nishikawa, Michel Pimbert ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This open access book will contribute to a more nuanced debate around seed system resilience that goes beyond the dominant dichotomous conceptualization of seed governance often characterized as traditional vs modern, subsistence vs commercial, or local vs global. While reflecting on the expanding oligopoly in the current seed system, the authors argue that such classifications limit our ability ... Read more

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  • The Citizens at Risk

    From Urban Sanitation to Sustainable Cities

    by Pedro Jacobi, Marianne Kjellen, Gordon McGranahan, Charles Surjadi, Jacob Songsor ...
    Series series Earthscan Risk in Society
    Local environments such as cities and neighbourhoods are becoming a focal point for those concerned with environmental justice and sustainability. The Citizens at Risk takes up this emerging agenda and analyses the key issues in a refreshingly simple yet sophisticated style.Taking a comparative look at cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America, the book examines: the changing nature of urban ... Read more

    $90.68 CAD

  • Self-Sufficient Agriculture

    Labour and Knowledge in Small-Scale Farming

    by Robert Tripp ...
    Low external-input technology (or LEIT) is an increasingly prominent subject in discussions of sustainable agriculture. There are growing calls for self-sufficient agriculture in an era experiencing diminishing returns from reliance upon expensive synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. There are many reasons to support strategies for low external input farming, including a concern for environmental ... Read more

    $48.08 CAD