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  • The Blue Economy in African Coastal Communities, Volume I

    Economic Resilience, Climate Change Mitigation, and Practical Policymaking

    Edited by Alhassan Abdul-Wakeel Karakara, Georgina Yaa Oduro, James Atta Peprah, Jacob Nunoo, Denis Worlanyo Aheto ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book, the first of two volumes, offers a comprehensive guide to the blue economy and the economic activity of African coastal communities. It brings together a broad range of topics, from local policymaking to marine conservation activities, that enable sustainable growth within African marine economies. The requirements for sustainable development in Africa are outlined, with a particular ... Read more

    $231.99 CAD

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  • Disaster Management: Global Challenges and Local Solutions

    by Rajib Shaw ...
    We are becoming increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters. Disaster Management is therefore an important topic for all—from high school students to researchers. Disaster data in recent years show increasing trends in physical, social and economic impacts. While a global perspective of disaster management is necessary, it is also important to emphasize local solutions. This book targets some of ... Read more

    $46.52 CAD

  • FAO's Work on Climate Change - Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) works towards ending hunger and poverty while using precious natural resources sustainably. The fisheries and aquaculture sector makes substantial contributions to food security, livelihoods and global trade. Global production of fish and other aquatic animals continued to grow and reached 179 million tonnes in 2018, and about 59.5 ... Read more

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  • Land Tenure Security and Sustainable Development

    Edited by Margaret B. Holland, Yuta J. Masuda, Brian E. Robinson ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This open access book presents a nuanced and accessible synthesis of the relationship between land tenure security and sustainable development. Contributing authors have collectively worked for decades on land tenure as connected with conservation and development across all major regions of the globe. The first section of this volume is intended as a standalone primer on land tenure security and ... Read more

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  • Disaster Management

    International Lessons in Risk Reduction, Response and Recovery

    Edited by Alejandro Lopez-Carresi, Maureen Fordham, Ben Wisner, Ilan Kelman, Jc Gaillard ...
    There is a perennial gap between theory and practice, between academia and active professionals in the field of disaster management. This gap means that valuable lessons are not learned and people die or suffer as a result. This book opens a dialogue between theory and practice. It offers vital lessons to practitioners from scholarship on natural hazards, disaster risk management and reduction and ... Read more

    $112.99 CAD

  • Sustainable Fishery Systems

    by Anthony Charles ...
    SUSTAINABLE FISHERY SYSTEMSAn up-to-date and interdisciplinary guide to sustainable fisheriesFisheries, whether small-scale or large-scale, are filled with complexity and uncertainty. Making the right decisions to successfully manage fisheries for sustainability and resilience requires a systems approach — including both natural and human elements, and their many interactions. To understand ... Read more

    $209.99 CAD

  • Handbook Of Disaster Risk Reduction & Management: Climate Change And Natural Disasters

    by Christian N Madu, Chu-hua Kuei ...
    Climate change is increasingly of great concern to the world community. The earth has witnessed the buildup of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere, changes in biodiversity, and more occurrences of natural disasters. Recently, scientists have begun to shift their emphasis away from curbing carbon dioxide emission to adapting to carbon dioxide emission. The increase in natural disasters around ... Read more

    $259.99 CAD

  • Malaysia’s Leap Into the Future

    The Building Blocks Towards Balanced Development

    Edited by Rajah Rasiah, Kamal Salih, Cheong Kee Cheok ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book presents the future development of Malaysia. It puts together building blocks to achieve a better future. These blocks are poverty and income inequality, population, demography and urbanization, growth and technological progress, education, human capital and skills, finance, labor, the environment, and health care. It examines the reasons for the decline in the agricultural sector with ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia

    Progress, Challenges, and Issues

    Edited by Riyanti Djalante, Matthias Garschagen, Frank Thomalla, Rajib Shaw ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is a unique, transdisciplinary summary of the state of the art of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Indonesia. It provides a comprehensive overview of disaster risk governance across all levels and multiple actors including diverse perspectives from practitioners and researchers on the challenges and progress of DRR in Indonesia. The book includes novel and emerging topics such as the ... Read more

    $218.99 CAD

  • The Caribbean Blue Economy

    Edited by Peter Clegg, Robin Mahon, Patrick McConney, Hazel A. Oxenford ...
    Series series Europa Regional Perspectives
    The Blue Economy is emerging on the global scene as a powerful and persuasive new concept for sustainable development based on economic activities associated with the ocean. Several regions globally have adopted this concept at national and regional levels, including the Caribbean. Given the complex, multisectoral and multilevel nature of the Blue Economy, it is clear that different approaches ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Hyogo Framework for Action and Urban Disaster Resilience

    Edited by Yuki Matsuoka, Rajib Shaw ...
    Series Book 16 - Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management
    We live in a world which continues to experience dramatic suffering and loss of life due to natural hazard. The disaster paradigm has accelerated efforts towards resilience building, particularly since the adoption of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA), a ten year plan to build the resilience of nations and communities to disasters Urban areas present complexity and interconnectivity of various ... Read more

    $203.99 CAD

  • Science, Information, and Policy Interface for Effective Coastal and Ocean Management

    Edited by Bertrum H. MacDonald, Suzuette S. Soomai, Elizabeth M. De Santo, Peter G. Wells ...
    This book provides a timely analysis of the role that information-particularly scientific information-plays in the policy-making and decision-making processes in coastal and ocean management. It includes contributions from global experts in marine environmental science, marine policy, fisheries, public policy and administration, resource management ... Read more

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