Skip to main content
Search Button
United States Kobo store Gift Cards Help

Rakuten Kobo

Wishlist

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...


Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “sten nilsson”
Skip side bar filters

  • Mountain World in Danger

    Climate change in the forests and mountains of Europe

    by Sten Nilsson, David Pitt ...
    Series series Sustainable Development Set
    The changing climate, the warming of the world and acid rain are among the greatest problems facing us at the end of the twentieth century. This book describes, for the first time, the effects of these phenomena on the high mountains and the forests of Europe. Mountains and the frozen regions (the cryosphere) not only play a major part in our climatic system, but are also central to our water ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Protecting the Atmosphere

    The Climate Change Convention and its context

    by Sten Nilsson, David Pitt ...
    Series series International Environmental Governance Set
    'The authors take us into less-known corridors of climate Realpolitik and energy power play. We are provided with the essential vocabulary to understand what is at stake and how the challenge should be tackled' Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan Global warming and the resulting climate change present one of the greatest potential threats humanity has had to face.Every country contributes to them and they ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Environmental Impacts of Waste Paper Recycling

    by Yrjo Virtanen, Sten Nilsson ...
    Public concern for the conservation of natural resources and a general awareness of the environmental consequences of waste disposal is reflected in current legislation aimed at reducing waste. Recycling is commonly cited as one of the preferred methods of waste reduction and this book summarizes a recent study of paper recycling in Europe, which investigated the entire production and disposal ... Read more

    $103.99 USD

People who read these also enjoyed

  • Weaving a Malawi Sunrise

    A Woman, A School, A People

    by Roberta Laurie ...
    Series series Wayfarer
    “When you educate a girl, you educate a nation.” —Malawian saying The women of Malawi, like many other women in developing countries, struggle to find their way out of poverty and build a better life for themselves and their families. Weaving a Malawi Sunrise tells the story of Memory Chazeza’s quest to get an education and to build a school for young women. Roberta Laurie was one of many who ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Water

    The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource

    by Marq de Villiers ...
    An award-winning, alarming account of "one of the central challenges facing civilization" ( The Washington Post Book World).Offering ecological, historical, and cultural perspectives, this "well-researched and thought-provoking book" (Minneapolis Tribune) explains how we are using, misusing, and abusing our planet's most vital resource.Reporting from hot spots as diverse as China, Las Vegas, and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Farming on the Fringe

    Peri-Urban Agriculture, Cultural Diversity and Sustainability in Sydney

    by Sarah James ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This volume offers a new perspective to debates on local food and urban sustainability presenting the long silenced voices of the small-scale farmers from the productive green fringe of Sydney’s sprawling urban jungle. Providing fresh food for the city and local employment, these culturally and linguistically diverse farmers contribute not only to Sydney’s globalizing demographic and cultural ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Planning Australia

    An Overview of Urban and Regional Planning

    by Susan Thompson, Paul Maginn ...
    Planning Australia provides a comprehensive introduction to the major issues and activities that constitute urban and regional planning in Australia today. Incorporating contemporary theory and practice, it contextualises planning in terms of its theoretical, ideological and professional foundations. The book adopts an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, underpinned by the principles of ... Read more

    $97.99 USD

  • Lawlessness and Economics

    Alternative Modes of Governance

    by Avinash K. Dixit ...
    Series series The Gorman Lectures in Economics
    How can property rights be protected and contracts be enforced in countries where the rule of law is ineffective or absent? How can firms from advanced market economies do business in such circumstances? In Lawlessness and Economics, Avinash Dixit examines the theory of private institutions that transcend or supplement weak economic governance from the state.In much of the world and through much ... Read more

    $38.19 USD

  • We Rise

    The Earth Guardians Guide to Building a Movement that Restores the Planet

    by Xiuhtezcatl Martinez ...
    Challenge the status quo, change the face of activism, and confront climate change head on with the ultimate blueprint for taking action.Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is a 16-year-old climate activist, hip-hop artist, and powerful new voice on the frontlines of a global youth-led movement. He and his group the Earth Guardians believe that today’s youth will play an important role in shaping our future. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Nuclear Energy

    An Introduction to the Concepts, Systems, and Applications of Nuclear Processes

    by Raymond L. Murray, Keith E. Holbert ...
    Nuclear Energy is one of the most popular texts ever published on basic nuclear physics, systems, and applications of nuclear energy. This newest edition continues the tradition of offering a holistic treatment of everything the undergraduate engineering student needs to know in a clear and accessible way. The book presents a comprehensive overview of radioactivity, radiation protection, nuclear ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Gender Planning and Development

    Theory, Practice and Training

    by Caroline Moser ...
    Gender planning is not an end in itself but a means by which women, through a process of empowerment, can emancipate themselves. Ultimately, its success depends on the capacity of women's organizations to confront subordination and create successful alliances which will provide constructive support in negotiating women's needs at the level of household, civil society, the state and the global ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • How Can I Stop Climate Change

    What is it and how to help

    by Friends of the Earth ...
    Don’t just sit there, do something. But what? How Can I Stop Climate Change? explains what climate change is and what you can do to stop it. Written by the experts at Friends of the Earth, it gives you the facts and figures and offers practical advice and simple solutions.What is happening and why?Learn to distinguish myth from fact and find out what the future holds, based on the scientific ... Read more

    $2.99 USD