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Libros de: Earthscan Publications Ltd.

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  • The Polycentric Metropolis

    The Polycentric Metropolis

    Hall, Peter Pain, Kathryn

    Earthscan Publications Ltd. (2009)

    valoración

    • EAN: 9781844077472
    • Páginas: 248
    • Fecha de edición: 2009

    pvp.99,50 €

    Disponible entre 11 y 20 dias

    A new 21st century urban phenomenon is emerging: the networked polycentric mega-city region. Developed around one or more cities of global status, it is characterized by a cluster of cities and towns, physically separate but ...

  • The Economical Environmentalist "My Attempt To Live a Low-Carbon Life And What It Cost"

    The Economical Environmentalist "My Attempt To Live a Low-Carbon Life And What It Cost"
     My Attempt To Live a Low-Carbon Life And What It Cost

    Prashant, Vaze

    Earthscan Publications Ltd. (2009)

    valoración

    • EAN: 9781844078080
    • Páginas: 336
    • Fecha de edición: 2009

    pvp.21,85 €

    Disponible entre 11 y 20 dias

    Reducing your carbon emissions in an economic down-turn can be challenging, but saving the planet doesn't have to cost you more. Tough economic times need not relegate concerns for the planet to the back burner. ...

  • A Theory Of Intergenerational Justice

    A Theory Of Intergenerational Justice

    Tremmel, Joerg Chet

    Earthscan Publications Ltd. (2009)

    valoración

    • EAN: 9781844078264
    • Páginas: 256
    • Fecha de edición: 2009

    pvp.94,65 €

    Disponible entre 11 y 20 dias

    The appeal to 'our obligations to future generations' is one of the most forceful, emotional and effective arguments available to politicians and citizens and is the cornerstone of all modern policies aimed at sustainable development. ...

  • Climate Change "Financing Global Forests - The Eliasch Review"

    Climate Change "Financing Global Forests - The Eliasch Review"
     Financing Global Forests - The Eliasch Review

    Eliasch, Johan

    Earthscan Publications Ltd. (2008)

    valoración

    • EAN: 9781844077731
    • Páginas: 240
    • Fecha de edición: 2008

    pvp.36,35 €

    Disponible entre 11 y 20 dias

    This title describes economic and policy drivers of deforestation. It emphasises the role of international finance in protecting global forests. It includes new modelling and analysis of the economic impact of deforestation. "Climate Change: Financing ...

  • The Skeptical Economist "Revealing The Ethics Inside Economics"

    The Skeptical Economist "Revealing The Ethics Inside Economics"
     Revealing The Ethics Inside Economics

    Aldred, Jonathan

    Earthscan Publications Ltd. (2009)

    valoración

    • EAN: 9781844077052
    • Páginas: 281
    • Fecha de edición: 2009

    pvp.36,35 €

    Disponible entre 11 y 20 dias

    "The Skeptical Economist" rejects the story told by many other recent popular economics books: it shows that economics is not an agreed body of knowledge or an objective, quantitative science. In reality, economics is built ...

  • Adapting Cities To Climate Change "Understanding And Addressing The Development Challenges"

    Adapting Cities To Climate Change "Understanding And Addressing The Development Challenges"
     Understanding And Addressing The Development Challenges

    Bicknell, Jane

    Earthscan Publications Ltd. (2009)

    valoración

    • EAN: 9781844077465
    • Páginas: 236
    • Fecha de edición: 2009

    pvp.36,35 €

    Disponible entre 11 y 20 dias

    This volume brings together, for the first time, a wide-ranging and detailed body of information identifying and assessing risk, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in urban cities in low- and middle-income countries. Framed by ...

  • The Business Guide To Sustainability "Practical Strategies And Tools For Organizations"

    The Business Guide To Sustainability "Practical Strategies And Tools For Organizations"
     Practical Strategies And Tools For Organizations

    Hitchcock, Darcy

    Earthscan Publications Ltd. (2009)

    valoración

    • EAN: 9781844077663
    • Páginas: 320
    • Fecha de edición: 2009

    pvp.43,60 €

    Disponible entre 11 y 20 dias

    First edition is winner of Choice Magazine - Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007. Sustainability promises both reduced environmental impacts and real cash savings for any organization - be it a business, non-profit/NGO or government department. ...

  • The Tolerability Of Risk "A New Framework For Risk Management"

    The Tolerability Of Risk "A New Framework For Risk Management"
     A New Framework For Risk Management

    Bouder, Frederic

    Earthscan Publications Ltd. (2009)

    valoración

    • EAN: 9781844076093
    • Páginas: 176
    • Fecha de edición: 2009

    pvp.43,60 €

    Disponible entre 11 y 20 dias

    This book provides a historical and topical perspective on the alternative concept of 'Tolerability of Risk' and its concrete regulatory applications. Written by leading academics and risk practitioners from industry and government, "The Tolerability of ...

  • Conservation And Biodiversity Banking "A Guide To Setting Up And Running Biodiversity Credit Trading Sy"

    Conservation And Biodiversity Banking "A Guide To Setting Up And Running Biodiversity Credit Trading Sy"
     A Guide To Setting Up And Running Biodiversity Credit Trading Sy

    Carroll, Nathaniel

    Earthscan Publications Ltd. (2009)

    valoración

    • EAN: 9781844078141
    • Páginas: 320
    • Fecha de edición: 2009

    pvp.50,65 €

    Disponible entre 11 y 20 dias

    The conservation of biodiversity is now big business. Whether called conservation banking, species banking, habitat banking, biodiversity banking, biodiversity offsets, compensatory mitigation or ecological footprint offsetting, the idea of financially valuing biodiversity and using the ...

  • Planning For Climate Change "Strategies For Mitigation And Adaptation For Spatial Planners"

    Planning For Climate Change "Strategies For Mitigation And Adaptation For Spatial Planners"
     Strategies For Mitigation And Adaptation For Spatial Planners

    Davoudi, Simin

    Earthscan Publications Ltd. (2009)

    valoración

    • EAN: 9781844076628
    • Páginas: 384
    • Fecha de edición: 2009

    pvp.72,75 €

    Disponible entre 11 y 20 dias

    Climate change is changing the context of planning and shaping its priorities. It has strengthened the environmental dimension of spatial planning and has become a new rationale for coordinating actions and integrating different policy priorities. ...

  • The New Economics "A Bigger Picture"

    The New Economics "A Bigger Picture"
     A Bigger Picture

    Boyle, David

    Earthscan Publications Ltd. (2009)

    valoración

    • EAN: 9781844076758
    • Páginas: 160
    • Fecha de edición: 2009

    pvp.24,75 €

    Disponible entre 11 y 20 dias

    Economics sometimes seems to be stacked against social, environmental and individual well-being. But it doesn't have to be like this. A new approach to economics - deriving as much from Ruskin and Schumacher as from ...

  • The Atlas Of Water "Mapping The World'S Most Critical Resource"

    The Atlas Of Water "Mapping The World'S Most Critical Resource"
     Mapping The World'S Most Critical Resource

    Black, Maggie

    Earthscan Publications Ltd. (2009)

    valoración

    • EAN: 9781844078271
    • Páginas: 128
    • Fecha de edición: 2009

    pvp.18,90 €

    Disponible entre 11 y 20 dias

    The planet's finite supply of fresh water is under such pressure that soon it may be the most valuable commodity on earth. The new edition of this crucial and timely atlas shows water distribution worldwide, ...

  • The Biofuel Delusion "The Fallacy Of Large Scale Agro-Biofuels Production"

    The Biofuel Delusion "The Fallacy Of Large Scale Agro-Biofuels Production"
     The Fallacy Of Large Scale Agro-Biofuels Production

    Mayumi, Kozo

    Earthscan Publications Ltd. (2009)

    valoración

    • EAN: 9781844076819
    • Páginas: 256
    • Fecha de edición: 2009

    pvp.72,75 €

    Disponible entre 11 y 20 dias

    Faced with the twin threats of peak oil and climate change, many governments have turned for an answer to the apparent panacea of biofuels. Yet, increasingly, the progressive implementation of this solution demonstrates that the ...

  • Tourism Development And The Environment: Beyond Sustainability?

    Tourism Development And The Environment: Beyond Sustainability?

    Sharpley, Richard

    Earthscan Publications Ltd. (2009)

    valoración

    • EAN: 9781844077335
    • Páginas: 192
    • Fecha de edición: 2009

    pvp.33,40 €

    Disponible entre 11 y 20 dias

    "Tourism Development and the Environment: Beyond Sustainability?" is the first in the new Earthscan series "Tourism, Environment and Development". The purpose of this book is twofold. Primarily, it challenges the sustainable tourism development paradigm that ...

  • The Health Practitioner S Guide To Climate Change "Diagnosis And Cure"

    The Health Practitioner S Guide To Climate Change "Diagnosis And Cure"
     Diagnosis And Cure

    Griffiths, Jenny

    Earthscan Publications Ltd. (2009)

    valoración

    • EAN: 9781844077298
    • Páginas: 256
    • Fecha de edición: 2009

    pvp.27,65 €

    Disponible entre 11 y 20 dias

    There are enormous health benefits from tackling climate change. This book provides an introduction to the links between climate change and health and provides practical guidance for health students and practitioners from all sectors. The ...

  • Hydrogen Energy "Economic And Social Challenges"

    Hydrogen Energy "Economic And Social Challenges"
     Economic And Social Challenges

    Ekins, Paul

    Earthscan Publications Ltd. (2009)

    valoración

    • EAN: 9781844076802
    • Páginas: 272
    • Fecha de edición: 2009

    pvp.72,75 €

    Disponible entre 11 y 20 dias

    Hydrogen energy has the potential to make a major contribution to the resolution of pressing social and environmental problems such as carbon emissions, energy security and local air pollution. Yet why isn't the global energy ...

  • An Introduction To The Human Development And Capability Approach "Freedom And Agency"

    An Introduction To The Human Development And Capability Approach "Freedom And Agency"
     Freedom And Agency

    Deneulin, Severine

    Earthscan Publications Ltd. (2009)

    valoración

    • EAN: 9781844078066
    • Páginas: 320
    • Fecha de edición: 2009

    pvp.36,35 €

    Disponible entre 11 y 20 dias

    Since the publication of "Nobel Laureate", Amartya Sen's flagship book "Development as Freedom", development has been redefined in terms of human capability and opportunity. This approach has come to underpin the United Nations Development Programme's ...

  • Carbon Markets. An International Business Guide.

    Carbon Markets. An International Business Guide.

    Brohe, Arnaud Eyre, Nick Howarth, Nicholas

    Earthscan Publications Ltd. (2009)

    valoración

    • EAN: 9781844077274
    • Páginas: 307
    • Fecha de edición: 2009

    pvp.39,20 €

    Disponible entre 11 y 20 dias

    This book is the most comprehensive and accessible guide to understanding the opportunities offered by regulated and voluntary carbon markets for tackling climate change. Coverage of this book includes: an overview of the problem of ...

  • The Myth Of Resource Efficiency. The Jevons Paradox.

    The Myth Of Resource Efficiency. The Jevons Paradox.

    Alcott, Blake Giampietro, Mario Mayumi, Kozo Polimeni, John M.

    Earthscan Publications Ltd. (2009)

    valoración

    • EAN: 9781844078134
    • Páginas: 184
    • Fecha de edición: 2009

    pvp.33,70 €

    Disponible entre 11 y 20 dias

    'The Jevons Paradox', which was first expressed in 1865 by William Stanley Jevons in relation to use of coal, states that an increase in efficiency in using a resource leads to increased use of that ...

  • Climate Change. The Science, Impacts And Solutions.

    Climate Change. The Science, Impacts And Solutions.

    Pittock, A. Barrie

    Earthscan Publications Ltd. (2009)

    valoración

    • EAN: 9781844076482
    • Páginas: 350
    • Fecha de edición: 2009

    pvp.27,00 €

    Disponible entre 11 y 20 dias

    In this second edition, leading climate researcher Barrie Pittock revisits the effects that global warming is having on our planet, in light of ever-changing scientific research. Pittock covers all approaches to the science and possible ...