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  • Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Forestry

    Edited by Alark Saxena, Alder Keleman Saxena, Jeffrey Chow, Josep Maria Serra-Díaz ...
    Series series Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
    The Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Forestry offers a comprehensive, global exploration of current practices, foundational concepts, and emerging trends in sustainable forest management, while also reflecting on the critical role of sustainable forestry in promoting the well-being of both people and the planet.Modern forest management must transcend the traditional focus on sustainable yields to ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

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  • Music in American Religious Experience

    Edited by Philip V. Bohlman, Edith Blumhofer, Maria Chow ...
    Since the appearance of The Bay Psalm Book in 1640, music has served as a defining factor for American religious experience and has been of fundamental importance in the development of American identity and psyche. The essays in this long-awaited volume explore the diverse ways in which music shapes the distinctive presence of religion in the United States and address the fullness of music's ... Read more

    $52.99 CAD

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  • 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

  • Sustainable Futures in Southern Africa’s Mountains

    Multiple Perspectives on an Emerging City

    Edited by Andrea Membretti, Sue Jean Taylor, Jess L. Delves ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access book presents multiple disciplinary perspectives on the challenges and opportunities for sustainable development in the South African mountain city of Phuthaditjhaba. These challenges are embedded in the complex environmental, socio-cultural and political contexts of the region. Established as the capital of the QwaQwa ‘homeland’ under Grand Apartheid, this city is now home to ... Read more

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  • Routledge Handbook of Ecosystem Services

    Edited by Marion Potschin, Roy Haines-Young, Robert Fish, R. Kerry Turner ...
    Series series Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
    The idea that nature provides services to people is one of the most powerful concepts to have emerged over the last two decades. It is shaping our understanding of the role that biodiverse ecosystems play in the environment and their benefits for humankind. As a result, there is a growing interest in operational and methodological issues surrounding ecosystem services amongst environmental ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities

    A Global Assessment

    Edited by Thomas Elmqvist, Michail Fragkias, Julie Goodness, Burak Güneralp, Peter J. Marcotullio, Robert I. McDonald, Susan Parnell, Maria Schewenius, Marte Sendstad, Karen C. Seto, Cathy Wilkinson ...
    Urbanization is a global phenomenon and the book emphasizes that this is not just a social-technological process. It is also a social-ecological process where cities are places for nature, and where cities also are dependent on, and have impacts on, the biosphere at different scales from local to global. The book is a global assessment and delivers four main conclusions:Urban areas are expanding ... Read more

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  • Changing Tides

    Climate Action and Justice in India

    Edited by Anjal Prakash, Marcella D’Souza ...
    Series series Public Policy in India
    This book explores climate action and justice in India, a country which has been facing extreme climate events and complex sociopolitical challenges arising from climate change. It offers diverse perspectives and insights into India's evolving climate landscape, policies, grassroots initiatives, and response to climate vulnerability and inequality.The book scrutinises policy efficacy, addresses ... Read more

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  • African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation

    by Walter Leal Filho ...
    Series series Reference Module Earth and Environmental Sciences
    This open access book discusses current thinking and presents the main issues and challenges associated with climate change in Africa. It introduces evidences from studies and projects which show how climate change adaptation is being - and may continue to be successfully implemented in African countries. Thanks to its scope and wide range of themes surrounding climate change, the ambition is that ... Read more

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  • Farming with Nature

    The Science and Practice of Ecoagriculture

    Edited by Sara J. Scherr, Jeffrey A. McNeely ...
    A growing body of evidence shows that agricultural landscapes can be managed not only to produce crops but also to support biodiversity and promote ecosystem health. Innovative farmers and scientists, as well as indigenous land managers, are developing diverse types of “ecoagriculture” landscapes to generate cobenefits for production, biodiversity, and local people.Farming with Nature offers a ... Read more

    $65.99 CAD

  • Routledge Handbook of Climate Change Impacts on Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

    Edited by Victoria Reyes-García ...
    Series series Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
    This Handbook examines the diverse ways in which climate change impacts Indigenous Peoples and local communities and considers their response to these changes.While there is well-established evidence that the climate of the Earth is changing, the scarcity of instrumental data oftentimes challenges scientists’ ability to detect such impacts in remote and marginalized areas of the world or in areas ... Read more

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  • The Economics of Non-Human Animals

    Revaluing Life for a Liveable Planet

    Edited by Nicoletta Batini ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This Open Access volume sheds light on the economic role and true value of non-human animals' in the global economy. Animals have been a pillar of human prosperity since the dawn of civilization. From early hunting and domestication to their roles in agriculture, science, transportation, wars, and entertainment, animals have shaped our world. Today, their contributions span from providing food and ... Read more

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  • Ecosystem Services in Agricultural and Urban Landscapes

    Edited by Stephen Wratten, Ross Cullen, Robert Costanza, Harpinder Sandhu ...
    Ecosystem services are the resources and processes supplied by natural ecosystems which benefit humankind (for example, pollination of crops by insects, or water filtration by wetlands). They underpin life on earth, provide major inputs to many economic sectors and support our lifestyles. Agricultural and urban areas are by far the largest users of ecosystems and their services and (for the first ... Read more

    $108.99 CAD