Organised as a dialogue between nature and design, this book explores design ideas, opportunities, visions and practices through relating and uncovering experience of the natural world. Presented as an edited collection of 25 wide-ranging short chapters, the book explores the possibility of new…
Paperback – 2019-10-22
Routledge
Common Sense in Environmental Management examines common sense not in theory, but in practice. Jonathan Woolley argues that common sense as a concept is rooted in English experiences of landscape and land management and examines it ethnographically - unveiling common sense as key to understanding…
Hardback – 2019-10-21
Routledge
As the largest non-governmental preservation association in the world, the National Trust for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (the National Trust) is arguably one of the most influential organizations of its kind. As such, it provides particularly useful case studies for examining the process…
Hardback – 2019-10-18
Routledge
Heritage, Culture and Identity
Models now drive much of the research in climate science, economics, molecular biology, and several other fields in the natural and social sciences. Yet how models work as tools of forecasting, representation, and explanation remains unclear, inviting closer philosophical analysis. In this book,…
Paperback – 2019-10-15
Routledge
This is the first book to consider the intersections of sport, international development and environmental sustainability. It explores the tensions between sport’s potential contribution to the environment and its rather poor record to date. Bringing together a diverse group of scholars who…
Hardback – 2019-10-15
Routledge
Routledge Studies in Sport Development
The book starts with an overview of the role of cities in climate change and environmental pollution worldwide followed by concept description of Smart Cities and expected features, focusing on green technology innovation. This book explores the energy management strategies to minimize the need for…
Hardback – 2019-10-15
CRC Press
Unexpected and extreme natural hazards resulting from the Earth's natural processes can be harmful to humans. As a result, powerful approaches have been developed to apply advanced machine learning and big data methods for extracting relevant patterns, high performance computing, and data…
Hardback – 2019-10-15
CRC Press
This book reviews the frameworks and implementation of marine, fishery and coastal laws and policies in Chile, Mexico and Peru. Chile, Mexico and Peru share biodiverse coastal and marine environments which are being affected by unregulated and informal developments, and thus share similar…
Hardback – 2019-10-15
Routledge
Earthscan Oceans
It’s widely accepted that our environment is in crisis. Less widely recognized is that three quarters of environmental damage is due to cities – the places where most of us live. As this powerful new book elucidates, global sustainability is therefore directly dependent on urban design. In Living…
Paperback – 2019-10-14
Routledge
This volume explores the many and deep connections between the widespread rise of authoritarian leaders and populist politics in recent years, and the domain of environmental politics and governance – how environments are known, valued, and managed; for whose benefit; and with what outcomes. The…
Hardback – 2019-10-10
Routledge
The development of Nigeria's oil industry is examined comprehensively in this book, originally published in 1984. It charts the changing course of her economy and examines the dramatic effect oil has had on Nigeria's domestic and international policies. Oil has enabled her to command a powerful…
Paperback – 2019-10-09
Routledge
Routledge Library Editions: Energy Economics
Originally published in 1985, this volume examines the determinants of transport energy consumption and discusses policies which could modify rising transport energy consumption while still providing the transport services necessary for economic development. The first part of the volume…
Paperback – 2019-10-09
Routledge
Routledge Library Editions: Energy Economics