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  • Environment, Incentives and the Common Market

    Edited by Jan L. de Vries, Herman R.J. Vollebergh, F.J. Dietz ...
    Series Book 4 - Environment & Policy
    Although economists have long advocated the use of economic instruments in the implementation of environmental policy, they have only recently gained acceptance. There is a growing consensus within the European Union that both Member States and the environment would benefit from the use of such incentive-based economic instruments.Environment, Incentives and the Common Market has been written by ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

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    How Fracking's False Promise of Plenty Imperils Our Future

    by Richard Heinberg ...
    The rapid spread of hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") has temporarily boosted US natural gas and oil production... and sparked a massive environmental backlash in communities across the country. The fossil fuel industry is trying to sell fracking as the biggest energy development of the century, with slick promises of American energy independence and benefits to local economies. SNAKE OIL casts a ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Nature's Fortune

    How Business and Society Thrive by Investing in Nature

    by Mark R Tercek, Jonathan S Adams ...
    What is nature worth? The answer to this question -- which traditionally has been framed in environmental terms -- is revolutionizing the way we do business.In Nature's Fortune, Mark Tercek, CEO of The Nature Conservancy and former investment banker, and science writer Jonathan Adams argue that nature is not only the foundation of human well-being, but also the smartest commercial investment any ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Principles for Building Resilience

    Sustaining Ecosystem Services in Social-Ecological Systems

    Edited by Reinette Biggs, Maja Schlüter, Michael L. Schoon ...
    As both the societies and the world in which we live face increasingly rapid and turbulent changes, the concept of resilience has become an active and important research area. Reflecting the very latest research, this book provides a critical review of the ways in which resilience of social-ecological systems, and the ecosystem services they provide, can be enhanced. With contributions from ... Read more

    $69.99 CAD

  • Successful Agricultural Innovation in Emerging Economies

    New Genetic Technologies for Global Food Production

    Edited by David J. Bennett, Richard C. Jennings ...
    World population is forecast to grow from 7 to 9 billion by 2050, 1 in 6 is already hungry and food production must increase by 70-100% if it is to feed this growing population. No single solution will solve this problem but recent developments in the genetic technologies of plant breeding can help to increase agricultural efficiencies and save people from hunger in a sustainable manner, ... Read more

    $68.99 CAD

  • Life Cycle Design

    A Manual for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

    Edited by Siegfried Behrendt, Christine Jasch, Maria C. Peneda, Hans van Weenen ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Small and medium-sized enterprises can serve as promising cradles for challenging ideas and pioneering initiatives. That is exactly what is required in order to make progress towards sustainable levels and patterns of production and consumption. Of all the continents of the world, Europe is most likely to lead the way towards a more sustainable relation with the environment. Having been the cradle ... Read more

    $98.99 CAD

  • Water Scarcity, Climate Change and Conflict in the Middle East

    Securing Livelihoods, Building Peace

    by Christopher Ward, Sandra Ruckstuhl ...
    The countries that make up the MENA region display wide diversity. One of the poorest countries in the world sits alongside two of the wealthiest, whilst the region's natural resources range from immeasurable oil and gas reserves to some of the scantiest natural endowments anywhere in the world. Yet through this diversity runs a common thread: water scarcity. Now, through the impact of human ... Read more

    $50.99 CAD

  • Coastal Zones Ecosystem Services

    From Science to Values and Decision Making

    Edited by R. Kerry Turner, Marije Schaafsma ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book applies the ‘ecosystem services’ framework to coastal environments, showing how it could facilitate an adaptive management strategy. The contributors describe a decision support system (DSS) based on the 3 Ps – pluralism, pragmatism and precaution – that leads to a more flexible, ‘learn by doing’ approach to the stewardship of coastal environments. The book lays out a “Balance Sheets ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Comparative Evaluations of Innovative Fisheries Management

    Global Experiences and European Prospects

    Edited by Kjellrun Hiis Hauge, Douglas Clyde Wilson ...
    Comparative Evaluations of Innovative Fisheries Management begins with a look at four places outside the European Union known for innovative management: New Zealand, Nova Scotia, Alaska and Iceland. Then the focus shifts to the success criteria related to specific disciplines including biological and social robustness, economic efficiency and impacts on management costs. Hypotheses are tested ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • Conservation of the Biological Diversity as a Prerequisite for Sustainable Development in the Black Sea Region

    Edited by M. Uppenbrink, V. Kotlyakov, V. Metreveli ...
    Series Book 46 - NATO Science Partnership Subseries
    This volume is a collection of reports presented at the International NATO Advanced Research Workshop Conservation of the Biological Diversity as a Prerequisite for Sustainaible Development of the Black Sea Region. The seminar was held at Batumi - Kobuleti, Georgia, on the Black Sea during October 5 -12, 1996 with participants from the countries of the Black Sea Region -Georgia, Russia, the ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Continuous Cover Forestry

    Edited by Timo Pukkala, Klaus Gadow ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Although the majority of the world’s forest ecosystems are dominated by uneven-sized multi-species stands, forest management practice and theory has focused on the development of plantation monocultures to maximize the supply of timber at low cost. Societal expectations are changing, however, and uneven-aged multi-species ecosystems, selectively managed as Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF), are ... Read more

    $307.99 CAD

  • Indian Water Policy at the Crossroads: Resources, Technology and Reforms

    Edited by Vishal Narain, Annasamy Narayanamoorthy ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book reviews and analyzes emerging challenges in water policy, governance and institutions in India. Recent times have seen the contours of water policy shaped by new discourses and narratives; there has been a pluralization of the state and a changing balance of power among the actors who influence the formulation of water policy. Discourses on gender mainstreaming and Integrated Water ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD