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  • The Political Economy of Sustainable Development

    Policy Instruments and Market Mechanisms

    de Timothy Cadman, Lauren Eastwood, Federico Lopez-Casero Michaelis, Tek N. Maraseni, Jamie Pittock, Tapan Sarker ...
    Since the Rio 'Earth' Summit of 1992, sustainable development has become the major policy response to tackling global environmental degradation, from climate change to loss of biodiversity and deforestation. Market instruments such as emissions trading, payments for ecosystem services and timber certification have become the main mechanisms for financing the sustainable management of the earth's ... Leer más

    $35.99 USD

  • Ecosystem Services and Management Strategy in China

    Edición de Yiyu Chen, Beate Jessel, Bojie Fu, Xiubo Yu, Jamie Pittock ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    "Ecosystem Services and Management Strategy in China" is a two-year international cooperation project that culminated from the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development’s Task Force on Ecosystem Services and Management. It combines case studies, scenario analysis, and stakeholder consultations that focus on Chinese forest, grassland and wetland ecosystems and ... Leer más

    $89.99 USD

  • Climate, Energy and Water

    Managing Trade-offs, Seizing Opportunities

    Edición de Jamie Pittock, Karen Hussey, Stephen Dovers ...
    With the global population expected to reach nine billion by 2050, our capacity to provide enough food, water and energy relies on our understanding and management of the complex interdependencies in the climate-energy-water nexus. This book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the interdependencies between these sectors and the knock-on consequences of those interactions for other ... Leer más

    $63.99 USD

  • Federal Rivers

    Managing Water in Multi-Layered Political Systems

    Edición de Dustin E. Garrick, George R.M. Anderson, Daniel Connell, Jamie Pittock ...
    This groundbreaking book provides a comparative perspective on water management and federalism across multiple countries. Through a collection of case studies, this book explores the water management experiences and lessons learned in nine federal countries and China. The territorial division of power in federations, plus the interconnected politics at the national and regional levels, present a ... Leer más

    $35.99 USD

  • Freshwater Ecosystems in Protected Areas

    Conservation and Management

    Edición de C. Max Finlayson, Angela H. Arthington, Jamie Pittock ...
    Series series Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management
    Freshwater ecosystems have the greatest species diversity per unit area and many endangered species. This book shows that, rather than being a marginal part of terrestrial protected area management, freshwater conservation is central to sustaining biodiversity. It focuses on better practices for conserving inland aquatic ecosystems in protected areas, including rivers, wetlands, peatlands, other ... Leer más

    $76.99 USD

  • Lessons for Climate Change Adaptation from Better Management of Rivers

    Edición de Jamie Pittock ...
    Series series Climate and Development Series
    Climate change is dramatically affecting freshwater supplies, particularly in the developing world. The papers in this volume present a powerful case for and exploration of different freshwater adaptation strategies in the face of global climatic change.The volume centres on six detailed case studies, from India, China, Mexico, Brazil, the lower Danube basin and Tanzania, written by experienced ... Leer más

    $51.99 USD

  • Rivers of the Asian Highlands

    From Deep Time to the Climate Crisis

    de Ruth Gamble, Gillian G. Tan, Hongzhang Xu, Sara Beavis, Petra Maurer, Jamie Pittock, John Powers, Robert J. Wasson ...
    Series series Routledge Planetary Spaces Series
    Rivers of the Asian Highlands introduces readers to the intersecting headwaters of Asia’s eight largest rivers, focusing on the upper reaches of two river systems: the Brahmaputra’s highland tributaries in the eastern Himalayan Mountains and the Dri Chu (upper Yangzi), which descends from the Tibetan Plateau’s east through the Hengduan Mountains.This book guides its readers through these two ... Leer más

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  • Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the World

    Ecology and Conservation

    Edición de Dominick A. DellaSala ...
    While tropical rainforests have received much conservation attention and support for their protection, temperate and boreal rainforests have been largely overlooked. Yet these ecosystems are also unique, supporting rainforest communities rich in plants and wildlife and containing some of the most massive trees on Earth.Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the World brings together leading ... Leer más

    $38.99 USD

  • Marine Conservation Biology

    The Science of Maintaining the Sea's Biodiversity

    de Marine Conservation Biology Institute ...
    Humans are terrestrial animals, and our capacity to see and understand the importance and vulnerability of life in the sea has trailed our growing ability to harm it. While conservation biologists are working to address environmental problems humans have created on land, loss of marine biodiversity, including extinctions and habitat degradation, has received much less attention. At the same time, ... Leer más

    $48.29 USD

  • Tigers of the World

    The Science, Politics and Conservation of Panthera tigris

    Edición de Ronald Tilson, Philip J. Nyhus ...
    Series series Noyes Series in Animal Behavior, Ecology, Conservation, and Management
    Tigers of the World, Second Edition explores tiger biology, ecology, conservation, management, and the science and technology that make this possible. In 1988, when the first edition was published, tiger conservation was still in its infancy, and two decades later there has been a revolution not only in what is known, but how information about tigers is obtained and disseminated. In the fast ... Leer más

    $96.99 USD

  • Corridor Ecology, Second Edition

    Linking Landscapes for Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Adaptation

    de Jodi A. Hilty, Annika T.H. Keeley, William Z. Lidicker Jr., Adina M. Merenlender ...
    Migrating wildlife species across the globe face a dire predicament as their traditional migratory routes are cut off by human encroachment. Forced into smaller and smaller patches of habitat, they must compete more aggressively for dwindling food resources and territory. This is more than just an unfortunate side effect of human progress. As key species populations dwindle, ecosystems are losing ... Leer más

    $34.59 USD

  • Marine Biodiversity Conservation

    A Practical Approach

    de Keith Hiscock ...
    Series series Earthscan Oceans
    Effective marine biodiversity conservation is dependent upon a clear scientific rationale for practical interventions. This book is intended to provide knowledge and tools for marine conservation practitioners and to identify issues and mechanisms for upper-level undergraduate and Masters students. It also provides sound guidance for marine biology field course work and professionals.The main ... Leer más

    $82.99 USD