Environment and Sustainability Books

New and Published Books

1. Land and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

   Edited by Jon Unruh, Rhodri Williams

   Series: Post-Conflict Peacebuilding and Natural Resource Management

   Claims to land and territory are often a cause of conflict, and land issues present some of the most contentious problems for post-conflict peacebuilding. Among the land-related problems that emerge during and after conflict are the exploitation of land-based resources in the absence of authority,...

   Published April 4th 2013 by Routledge
2. Thinking through Landscape

   By Augustin Berque

   Our attitude to nature has changed over time. This book explores the historical, literary and philosophical origins of the changes in our attitude to nature that allowed environmental catastrophes to happen. It presents a philosophical reflection on human societies’ attitude to the environment,...

   Published April 3rd 2013 by Routledge
3. Diversifying Food and Diets

   Using Agricultural Biodiversity to Improve Nutrition and Health

   Edited by Jessica Fanzo, Danny Hunter, Teresa Borelli, Federico Mattei

   Series: Issues in Agricultural Biodiversity

   Currently 925 million people are undernourished and 195 million children under five years of age are stunted. At the same time, over 1 billion people are overweight and obese in both the developed and developing world. Diseases previously associated with affluence, such as cancer, diabetes and...

   Published April 2nd 2013 by Routledge
4. Introduction to Environmental Management

   for the NEBOSH Certificate in Environmental Management

   By Brian Waters

   This endorsed handbook is directly aligned to the NEBOSH Certificate in Environmental Management, with each element of the syllabus explained in detail. Includes sample NEBOSH questions and case studies to aid learning Up to date and aligned with the revised 2012 specification Over 100 images,...

   Published April 1st 2013 by Routledge
5. Environmental Economics and Management (Routledge Revivals)

   Pollution and Natural Resources

   By Finn Førsund, Steinar Strøm

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1988, this book examines pollution and natural resources in relation to economic analysis. The section on pollution looks at areas such as the main problems in the field at the time, possible remedies and the environmental costs involved. In regards to natural resources, the book...

   Published March 31st 2013 by Routledge
6. Economics, Natural-Resource Scarcity and Development (Routledge Revivals)

   Conventional and Alternative Views

   By Edward B Barbier

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   Global warming is an increasing problem, tropical forests are being wiped out and major upper watersheds are being degraded. Using insights provided by environmentalism, ecology and thermo-dynamics, this book – first published in 1989 – outlines an economic approach to the use of natural resources...

   Published March 31st 2013 by Routledge
7. Discourses of Environmental Law and the Conceptualisation of Climate Change

   By Jo-Ann Goodie

   The complex phenomenon known as ‘the natural environment’ is a product of a variety of discourses. This book explores the emergence of different discourses of the environment – scientific, economic, political, aesthetic, moral and legal discourses – analyzing the simultaneous separateness and...

   Published March 29th 2013 by Routledge
8. The Singapore Water Story

   Sustainable Development in an Urban City-State

   By Cecilia Tortajada, Yugal Kishore Joshi, Asit K. Biswas

   Singapore´s journey during the past 45 years is an outstanding example that, in spite of multiple hardships, pragmatic policies, clear visions, long-term planning, forward-looking strategies and political will, as well as a relentless urge to improve, can result in strong foundations for...

   Published March 28th 2013 by Routledge
9. Climate Change Negotiations

   A Guide to Resolving Disputes and Facilitating Multilateral Cooperation

   Edited by Gunnar Sjöstedt, Ariel Macaspac Penetrante

   As the Kyoto Protocol limps along without the participation of the US and Australia, on-going climate negotiations are plagued by competing national and business interests that are creating stumbling blocks to success. Climate Change Negotiations: A Guide to Resolving Disputes and Facilitating...

   Published March 26th 2013 by Routledge
10. Living within a Fair Share Ecological Footprint

    Edited by Robert Vale, Brenda Vale

    According to many authorities the impact of humanity on the earth is already overshooting the earth’s capacity to supply humanity’s needs. This is an unsustainable position. This book does not focus on the problem but on the solution, by showing what it is like to live within a fair earth share...

    Published March 26th 2013 by Routledge