Conservation of the environment Books
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Rethinking Voluntary Approaches in Environmental
Book SynopsisVoluntary approaches, such as corporate codes of conduct, have been widely advocated as alternatives to traditional approaches to environmental regulation. Yet concern remains that companies cannot be trusted to police themselves and that many of the putative advantages of self regulation, such as reduced cost and increased flexibility, have not been realised in practice. The book systematically analyses three initiatives (environmental management systems, the Australian Greenhouse Challenge and the Australian mining industry's Code for Environmental Management) and their contribution to public environmental policy. By moving the debate away from narrow considerations of economic efficiency towards a broader framework that accounts for the multiple goals to which environmental policy needs to be directed, this book significantly enhances our understanding of the role that voluntary approaches can play in achieving environmental policy goals.The book is required reading for all those concerned with the design and implementation of modern environmental policy.Trade Review'Appealing to a wide audience. . . this book makes a worthwhile contribution to the environmental politics literature.' -- Darren McCauley, Environmental PoliticsTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Introduction 1. Introduction 2. Evaluating Environmental Policy Instruments Part II: Literature Review 3. Environmental Policy Instruments Part III: Voluntary Approaches in Australia 4. The Australian Environmental Policy Context 5. Environmental Management Systems 6. The Australian Greenhouse Challenge 7. The Australian Minerals Industry Code for Environmental Management Part IV: Synthesis and Analysis 8. Discussion Bibliography Index
£95.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Protecting Nature: Organizations and Networks in
Book SynopsisThis book offers a comparative analysis of organizations and networks involved in nature protection in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, the UK and the USA. It traces their development from their origins, more than a century ago, to the present day. Throughout this period, nature protection has remained an enduring concern to civil society and continues to be a major stream within environmentalism. However, strategies, public support, and political success vary greatly among the countries studied. Combining rich empirical evidence and theoretical analysis, the book sheds light on the important challenges nature protection faces today.Providing a detailed description of all the major nature protection organizations and networks, including overviews of their current membership, activities, and as far as available, budgets, Protecting Nature will be of great interest to lecturers and postgraduate students in social science fields, as well as researchers in the fields of environmental policy, environmental NGOs, social movements, civil society, nature management and policy. Members of nature protection, environmental and other civil society organizations who seek a better understanding of the historical development of nature protection organizations and networks, as well as the strategies employed by those organizations, will also find much to interest them in this book.Trade Review'This book makes a long overdue contribution to the ongoing debate on the role of nature protection organizations and networks. The editors have brought together eleven respected sociologists to trace and evaluate the links between nature protection organizations and society in eight European countries and the United States. Using analytical frameworks ranging from organization theory to social movements approaches, the authors describe the social networks that organizations promoting nature protection have woven, which, in turn, have helped many of them to survive and adapt to changing political and economic circumstances. Uncovering these strategies is crucial to understanding how environmental issues are being dealt with via new forms of governance today. The book will be very useful to scholars in organizational studies, social movements, environmental sociology, and environmental politics.' -- Matthias Gross, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany'By examining the evolution, role, and influence of nature protection organizations and networks in eight European countries and the United States, this book addresses a long-standing gap in comparative research on Western Environmentalism. It will appeal to all scholars and students with an interest in environmentalism, nature protection, and social movement studies.' -- Lars H. Gulbrandsen, the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, NorwayTable of ContentsContents: 1. Nature Protection in Nine Countries: A Framework for Analysis William T. Markham and C.S.A. (Kris) van Koppen 2. Nature Protection Organizations in England Christopher Rootes 3. Nature Protection Associations in France Cécilia Claeys-Mekdade and Marie Jacqué 4. Nature Protection in Germany: Persistence and Change in a Turbulent Century William T. Markham 5. Nature Protection Organizations in Italy: From Elitist Fervour to Confluence with Environmentalism Giorgio Osti 6. Dutch Nature Protection between Policy and Public C.S.A. (Kris) van Koppen 7. Trees, Ecology and Biological Diversity: Norwegian Nature Protection and Environmentalism Ørnulf Seippel 8. Nature Protection NGOs in Poland: Between Tradition, Professionalism and Radicalism Piotr Gliński and Małgorzata Koziarek 9. The Historical and Contemporary Roles of Nature Protection Organizations in Sweden Magnus Boström 10. The ‘Nature’ of Environmentalism: Nature Protection in the USA Angela G. Mertig 11. Nature Protection in Western Environmentalism: A Comparative Analysis C.S.A. (Kris) van Koppen and William T. Markham Index
£111.00
CABI Publishing Conservation of Cultural Landscape
Book SynopsisLandscape today is no longer just a cultural aspect, intended as an elitist phenomenon, but emerges as an essential element in the definition and the application of a modern approach in sustainable development. Historical locally adapted distinctive and ingenious combinations of management practices have contributed and continue to contribute tremendously to the biodiversity of the world, resulting not only in outstanding aesthetic beauty, but, in the sustained provision of multiple goods and services, food and livelihood security and quality of life. The development of policies to preserve and manage landscape resources, has to face both the degradation of cultural landscape due to socio-economic development and the need to develop appropriate methods and approaches. This book presents different methodologies developed to analyse, manage and plan landscape resources. It reports recent research findings and case studies from Europe and North America, suggesting also the revision of some orientations and views of the current policies concerning forestry, rural development and nature conservation, often contributing to degrade cultural landscapes.Table of ContentsI: Introduction: Framing the Issue – a Trans-disciplinary Reflection on Cultural Landscapes Part I: Analysis 1: The Development of a Historical and Cultural Evaluation Approach in Landscape Assessment: the Dynamic of Tuscan Landscape between 1832 and 2004 2: Cultural Landscapes in Northern Forests – Time, Space and Affiliation to the Land 3: Energy Balance and Land Use: the Making of an Agrarian Landscape from the Vantage Point of Social Metabolism (the Catalan Vallès County in 1860/1870) 4: Earth Observation Techniques and Geographic Information Systems as Tools for Assessing Land Use/Cover Changes in a Landscape Context Part II: Management 5: The Project for the Rural Landscape Park in Moscheta (Tuscany, Italy) 6: Long-term Vegetation Dynamics in Southern Scandinavia and Their Use in Managing Landscapes for Biodiversity 7: Mountain Landscape, Pastoral Management and Traditional Practices in the Northern Pyrenees (France) 8: Maintaining Cultural and Natural Biodiversity in Europe’s Economic Centre and Periphery 9: Rethinking Traditional Preservation Approaches for Managing a Forested Cultural Landscape: the Case of Marsh–Billings–Rockefeller National Historical Park’s Mount Tom Forest 10: Working Forest Landscapes: Two Case Studies from North Carolina 11: Restoration in the American National Forests: Ecological Processes and Cultural Landscapes 12: Land-use and Landscape Histories: the Role of History in Current Environmental Decisions 13: Cultural Landscape Management in Europe and Germany 14: The Restoration of Forest Landscapes through Farmland Afforestation Measures in Spain Part III: Case studies 15: Historic Landscape Restoration: Case Studies of Site Recovery in Post-industrial South Yorkshire, England 16: Comparative International Research on Agricultural Land-use History and Forest Management Practices: the Tuscan Estate of Castello di Spannocchia and Vermont’s Marsh–Billings–Rockefeller National Historical Park 17: Shaping the Landscape: Long-term Effects of the Historical Controversy about the Viennese Forest (Wienerwald) 18: Recovery and Valorization of a Historical Fruit Orchard: the Kolymbetra in the Temple Valley, Sicily
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CABI Publishing Conserving Plant Genetic Diversity in Protected
Book SynopsisConservation in protected areas has focused on preserving biodiversity of ecosystems and species, whereas conserving the genetic diversity contained within species has historically often been ignored. However, maintaining genetic diversity is fundamental to food security and the provision of raw materials and it is best preserved within plants' natural habitats. This is particularly true for wild plants that are directly related to crop species and can play a key role in providing beneficial traits, such as pest or disease resistance and yield improvement. These wild relatives are presently threatened due to processes of habitat destruction and change and methodologies have been adapted to provide in-situ conservation through the establishment of genetic reserves within the existing network of protected areas. Providing a long-awaited synthesis of these new methodologies, this book presents a practical set of management guidelines that can be used for the conservation of plant genetic diversity of crop wild relatives in protected areas.Table of Contents1: Introduction: The Integration of PGR Conservation with Protected Area Management 2: Genetic Reserve Location and Design 3: Genetic Reserve Management 4: Plant Population Monitoring Methodologies for the In Situ Genetic Conservation of CWR 5: Population and Habitat Recovery Techniques for the In Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Diversity 6: Complementing In Situ Conservation with Ex Situ Measures 7: Final Considerations for the In Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Diversity
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CABI Publishing Nature-based Tourism, Environment and Land
Book SynopsisTourism based on natural environments is a significant and growing international industry, and one that requires access to land with scenery, native plants and wildlife. In turn, land managers need money to maintain their land and its natural resources. This book looks at the economic, social and environmental consequences of nature-based tourism, and its effects on land managers. It discusses the importance of links and partnerships, as well as the conflicts between commercial tourism interests and land management agencies. Now in paperback, this book will be an essential resource for tourism students, as well as researchers and industry practitioners.Table of Contents1: The practice and politics of tourism and land management,R Buckley 2: Nature-based tourism and sustainability: issues and approaches in nature tourism, C Pickering and D Weaver 3: Sustainable tourism: world trends and challenges ahead, E Yunis, Sustainable Development of Tourism, World Organization, Capitan Haya 41,28020 Madrid, Spain 4: Private reserves: the Conservation Corporation Africa model, L Carlisle, Conservation Corporation Africa, PO Box 966, White River, 1240 South Africa 5: Applying public purpose marketing in the US to protect relationships with public land, A Watson, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Montana, USA and W Borrie, University of Montana, USA 6: The financial liability of parks managers for visitor injuries, J McDonald, Griffith University, Australia 7: Visitor fees, tour permits, and asset and risk management by parks agencies: Australian case study, R Buckley et al 8: The net economic benefits of recreation and timber production in selected new south wales native forests, J Ward, Griffith University, Australia 9: Moving nearer to heaven: growth & change in the Greater Yellowstone Region, USA, J Johnson et al, Montana State University, USA 10: Visitor impact data in a land management context, R Buckley and N King, Griffith University, Australia 11: Small recreational and tourist vessels in inshore coastal areas: a characterisation of types of impacts, J Warnken and T Byrnes, Griffith University, Australia 12: Establishing best practice environmental management: lessons from the Australian tour boat industry, T Byrnes and J Warnken 13: Impacts of nature tourism on the Mt Kosciuszko Alpine Area, Australia, C Pickering et al 14: Ecological change as a result of winter tourism: snow manipulation in the Australian Alps, C Pickering and W Hill, Griffith University, Australia 15: A method to calculate environmental sensitivity to walker trampling in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, J Whinam et al, Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Tasmania, Australia 16: Modelling potential for nature-based tourism, C Arrowsmith, RMIT University, Victoria, Australia 17: Contributions of non-consumptive wildlife tourism to conservation, K Higginbottom et al, Griffith University, Australia 18: Balancing conservation and visitation in protected areas, R Bushell, University of Western Sydney, Australia 19: Conclusions, R Buckley
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CABI Publishing Conservation Tourism
Book SynopsisThe effects of tourism on the ecology and natural environment of tourist destinations are hotly debated and research has expanded in the field of ecotourism and sustainability. This book considers the positive contributions that tourism can make to the conservation of global biodiversity by reviewing and analysing the economic and political contributions of tourism to conservation through establishment of private game and wildlife reserves, lodges and tourist facilities. Featuring 100 international case studies from private marine reserves to bird watching lodges, this book covers key topics including sources of capital and operational funding, corporate and organisational structure, marketing strategies, primary conservation outcomes and spin-off effects, links to public protected areas, future plans and global trends.Table of ContentsI: Preface 1: Introduction Part 1: Global Leaders 2: &Beyond 3: Wilderness Safaris 4: Natural Habitat Adventures 5: Last Descents Part 2: Regional Patterns 6: Asia 7: Oceania 8: Australia 9: Arctic and Antarctic 10: France and Francophone Nations 11: South and Central America 12: Southern and East Africa 13: Conclusions
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CABI Publishing Agrobiodiversity Conservation: Securing the
Book SynopsisBased on the 2010 conference 'Towards the establishment of genetic reserves for crop wild relatives and landraces in Europe', this book is the cutting edge discussion of agrobiodiversity conservation. By considering the benefits of understanding and preserving crop wild relatives and landraces, it encompasses issues as wide-ranging and topical as habitat protection, ecosystem health and food security. Focusing on Europe, but globally relevant, Agrobiodiversity Conservation is ideal for postgraduate students of conservation and environmental studies, conservation professionals, policy makers and researchers.Table of ContentsPreface: Preface Acknowledgements: Acknowledgements Part I: Genetic reserve conservation of crop wild relatives 1: Genetic reserve conservation of European crop wild relative and landrace diversity 2: In situ conservation of crop wild relatives: a strategy for identifying priority genetic reserve sites 3: Spatial and ecogeographical approaches for selecting genetic reserves in Europe 4: The challenges of modelling species distribution: a case study of wild cherry (Prunus avium L.) in Europe 5: Towards the establishment of a genetic reserve for Beta patula Aiton 6: Beta patula Aiton: genetic diversity analysis 7: Assessing Genetic Reserves in Sicily (Italy): the Brassica Wild Relatives Case Study 8: The AEGRO Brassica Case Study 9: Surveying and conserving European Avena species diversity 10: Quality standards for genetic reserve conservation of crop wild relatives 11: Conservation of biodiversity and genetic resources in semi-natural grasslands in Norway 12: Effective conservation of Medicago Crop Wild Relatives in Russia and neighbouring countries: gap analysis points the way forward 13: Towards in situ conservation of crop wild relatives in Lithuania 14: In situ conservation of Crocus cartwrightianus in Cyclades and Crete Part II: On-farm conservation of landraces 15: Landraces: importance and use in breeding and environmentally friendly agronomic systems 16: Landraces in Europe: an approach towards identifying landrace rich areas as a priority for protection 17: On-farm conservation of the forage species timothy, meadow fescue and red clover: generation of new landraces in Norway 18: On-farm conservation and participatory maize breeding in Portugal: an overview 19: Farm seed opportunities, recommendations for on farm conservation in Europe 20: Portuguese landraces: on-farm conservation, management and use 21: What's in a name: a closer look at heritage variety definition 22: On-farm conservation of plant genetic resources in Lazio Region - Italy. Implementation of the Regional Act 1st March 2000 n°15" 23: On-farm conservation in industrialized countries: a way to promote dynamic management of biodiversity within agro-ecosystems 24: A second look at the European strategic approach to conserving crop landraces Part III: Priority setting and threat assessment 25: Comparing genetic diversity within a crop and its wild progenitor: a case study for barley 26: Using neutral genetic diversity to prioritise crop wild relative populations: a Portuguese endemic case study for Dianthus cintranus subsp. barbatu 27: The challenge of in situ conservation of crop wild relatives in the biotechnology era - A case study of wild rice species 28: European crop wild relative threat assessment: knowledge gained and lessons learnt Part IV: In situ data management 29: Documentation landscape for Plant Genetic Resources - focus on in situ and on-farm 30: Crop wild relatives in Brandenburg, Germany: establishing a system for reporting and monitoring for the in situ conservation of crop wild relatives 31: Population level information management for crop wild relatives 32: Development of an in situ database inventory - on the way to a Swiss solution for forages Part V: In situ PGR conservation: policy implications and implementation 33: The role of EURISCO in promoting use of agricultural biodiversity 34: SWOT analysis of the German seed savers sector 35: Achievements of the European Native Seed Conservation Network - ENSCONET 36: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants ECPGR Working Group: objectives and achievements Part VI: Invited additional papers 37: A community divided: lessons from the conservation of crop wild relatives around the world 38: Interactive characterization of Scottish Avena strigosa schreb. landraces on the Outer Hebrides 39: Modern landrace crops: the de novo synthesis of new crop landraces 40: Ecological strategies for crop plants and their wild relatives 41: AEGIS: a regionally based approach to PGR conservation 42: European on farm conservation activities: an update from six countries 43: Current and future threats and opportunities facing European crop wild relative and landrace diversity 44: Index
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CABI Publishing Invasive Alien Plants: An Ecological Appraisal
Book SynopsisInvasive alien species are a major threat to biodiversity and ecosystems throughout the world. In India, a country with four of the world's most important 'biodiversity hotspots', the invasion of alien plants means risking a national ecological disaster with major social and economic consequences. Currently, there is insufficient information about invasive alien plants; their distribution, rate of spread and adaptability to new environments. This book reveals existing and potential invaders, evaluates the level of risk they pose to native species and suggests steps to manage spread and limit damage. Invaluable to policy-makers, this book is also required reading for researchers of invasive plants worldwide.Table of Contents1: Plant Invasion in India: an Overview Part I: Major Invasive Plants 2: Biology, Ecology and Spread of the Invasive Weed Parthenium hysterophorus in India 3: Invasive Species: Ecology and Impact of Lantana camara Invasions 4: Biology of Chromolaena odorata, Ageratina adenophora and Ageratina riparia: a Review 5: Ageratum conyzoides: an Alien Invasive Weed in India 6: Predicting the Geographial Distribution of an Invasive Species (Chromolaena odorata L. (King) & H.E. Robins) in the Indian Subcontinent under Climate Change Scenarios 7: Impacts of Cultivation of Kappaphycus alvarezii on Coral Reef Environs of the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, South-eastern India 8: Biology of Mikania micrantha H.B.K.: a Review 9: Anthemis cotula L.: a Highly Invasive Species in the Kashmir Himalaya, India 10: A Brief Appraisal of Genus Potamogeton L. in the Kashmir Valley Part II: Status, Mapping and Distribution 11: Remote Sensing of Invasive Alien Plant Species 12: Invasive Alien Weeds of the Western Ghats: Taxonomy and Distribution 13: Invasive Alien Plants in Tropical Forests of the South-eastern Ghats, India: Ecology and Management 14: Status of Alien Plant Invasions in the North-eastern Region of India 15: Invasive Alien Weeds in the Tropics: the Changing Pattern in the Herbaceous Flora of Meghalaya in North-east India 16: Invasion by Alien Macrophytes in Freshwater Ecosystems of India 17: Plant Invasions in Jammu and Kashmir State, India Part III: Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment 18: Risk Assessment for Management of Biological Invasions 19: Economics of Invasive Alien Species Part IV: Population Dynamics and Utilization 20: Population Dynamics of Invasive Alien Species of Eupatorium 21: Resource Utilization and Beneficial Aspects of Invasive Alien Weeds with Special Reference to the Western Ghats, India 22: Lantana Mulching for Soil Fertility Improvement, Soil and Water Conservation and Crop Yield Enhancement in Rainfed Rice in the Kumaun Hills Part V: Management and Legislation 23: Control of Lantana and Restoration of Biodiversity in Reserve Forests of Chandigarh: a Case Study 24: Woody, Alien and Invasive Prosopis juliflora (Swartz) D.C.: Management Dilemmas and Regulatory Issues in Gujarat
£108.90
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Global Environmental Politics
Book SynopsisThe first Handbook of original articles by leading scholars of global environmental politics, this landmark volume maps the latest theoretical and empirical research in this young and growing field. Captured here are the dynamic and energetic debates over concerns for the health of the planet and how they might best be addressed. The introductory chapters explore the intellectual trends and evolving parameters in the field of global environmental politics. They make a case for an expansive definition of the field, one that embraces an interdisciplinary literature on the connections between global politics and environmental change. The remaining chapters are divided into three broad themes - states, governance and security; capitalism, trade and corporations; and knowledge, civil societies and ethics - with each section providing a cohesive discussion of current issues. In-depth explorations are given to topics such as: global commons, renewable energy, the effectiveness of environmental cooperation, regulations and corporate standards, trade liberalization and global environmental governance, and science and environmental citizenship.A comprehensive survey of the latest research, the Handbook is a necessary reference for scholars, students and policymakers in the field of global environmental politics.Trade Review'The book's greatest strength is the range and theoretical ambition of its contributions to regime theory, governance, and international cooperation. . . Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, and faculty.' -- D.L. Feldman, ChoiceTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Global Environmental Politics: Handbook Topics and Themes Peter Dauvergne 2. Research in Global Environmental Politics: History and Trends Peter Dauvergne PART II: STATES, GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY 3. Garrett Hardin and Tragedies of Global Commons Marvin S. Soroos 4. Studying the Global Commons: Governance Without Politics? John Vogler 5. Globalization and Environmental Protection on the High Seas Elizabeth R. DeSombre 6. Renewable Energy and International Politics Ian H. Rowlands 7. Effectiveness, Capacity Development and International Environmental Cooperation Stacy D. VanDeveer 8. Why Environmental Politics Looks Different from the South Adil Najam 9. Man, The State and Nature: Rethinking Environmental Security Richard A. Matthew 10. Filthy Rich, Not Dirt Poor! How Nature Nurtures Civil Violence Indra de Soysa 11. Why is There No Unified Theory of Environmental Governance? Oran R. Young PART III: CAPITALISM, TRADE AND CORPORATIONS 12. Towards a Political Economy of Global Environmental Governance Peter Newell 13. Environmental Governance . . . or Government? The International Politics of Environmental Instruments Andrew Jordan, Rüdiger K.W. Wurzel and Anthony R. Zito 14. Environmental Regulation, Certification and Corporate Standards: A Critique Ronnie D. Lipschutz 15. Incentives Affecting Land Use Decisions of Nonindustrial Private Forest Landowners Abigail M. York, Marco A. Janssen and Elinor Ostrom 16. Green Political Economy and the Promise of the Social Economy John Barry and Graham Smith 17. Moving the Earth: Cars and the Dynamics of Environmental Politics Matthew Paterson 18. Transnational Corporations and Global Environmental Governance Jennifer Clapp 19. Environmental Policy and the Environmental Kuznets Curve: Can Developing Countries Escape the Detrimental Consequences of Economic Growth? Matthew A. Cole and Eric Neumayer 20. Trade Liberalization and Global Environmental Governance: The Potential for Conflict Kate O’Neill and William C.G. Burns 21. The Environment, Trade and International Organizations J. Samuel Barkin 22. Race to the Middle: Environmental Politics in the Mercosur Free Trade Agreement Kathryn Hochstetler PART IV: CIVIL SOCIETIES, KNOWLEDGE AND ETHICS 23. Science and Environmental Citizenship Sheila Jasanoff 24. Science and International Environmental Governance Peter M. Haas 25. Knowledge and Global Environmental Policy Marc Williams 26. Vulnerability Analysis and Environmental Governance Marybeth Long Martello 27. Growth and Fragmentation in Expert Networks: The Elusive Quest for Integrated Water Resources Management Ken Conca 28. After Nature: Environmental Politics in a Postmodern Age Paul Wapner 29. Transnational Environmental Harm, Inequity and the Cosmopolitan Response Lorraine Elliott 30. Gaia Theory: Intimations for Global Environmental Politics Karen Litfin Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Economics of Environmental Conservation, Second
Book SynopsisThis fully updated and comprehensively revised edition of a classic text concentrates on the economics of conserving the living environment. It begins by covering the ethical foundations and basic economic paradigms' essential for understanding and assessing ecological economics. General strategies for global environmental conservation, policies for government intervention, developing countries, preserving wildlife and biodiversity, open-access to and common property in natural resources, conservation of natural areas, forestry, agriculture and the environment, tourism, sustainable development and demographic change are also all covered.This second edition deals with contemporary environmental policy issues that can be expected to be of lasting concern and importance - each chapter benefiting from either the addition of substantial sections of new material, valuable explanations or updates and revisions in light of developments in theory or world events and conditions. Updated techniques of economic analysis are also introduced, explained simply, and applied as appropriate.Economics of Environmental Conservation, Second Edition is written in an engaging and accessible manner and as such will be warmly received by both specialists and non-specialists in economics. It will find a wide readership amongst academics and policymakers in the fields of ecological, environmental and natural resource economics as well as those involved in development studies, environmental management and science, and conservation ecology and biology. Particular chapters will be of interest to those in tourism studies, agriculture, wildlife management and forestry.Trade Review'Tisdell has produced one of the best books in print about the economics of environmental conservation. This volume updates the 1991 edition by discussing more current issues, theories, developments, and analytic frameworks. Tisdell masterfully weaves into many chapters insights from ecological economics - a somewhat new area of economics that cannot be ignored in informed discussions of environmental conservation. . . Tisdell writes clearly and documents each chapter extremely well. He presents a quite balanced view on policy issues, discussing pros and cons of different policies. . . Overall, an extraordinary book. Essential. Academic collections, upper-division undergraduate and up.' -- D.D. Miller, Choice'I like it a lot and would certainly recommend it to students as an excellent entry point into environmental economics. It is certainly comprehensive, covering international through to local environmental issues, developed and developing country experiences across both "green" and "brown" topics. The book is written in a highly accessible style and embodies a rigorous theoretical base on which is developed a host of practical examples of application. This reflects Tisdell's wide ranging experience as one of the "senior statesmen" of environmental economics.' -- Jeff Bennett, The Australian National University'A second edition of this book is to be warmly welcomed. The insights it offers into the sustainable use of ecological resources, especially in developing countries, are important for those coming to the study of environmental, resource or ecological economics for the first time. While the treatment of new topics such as globalization and the Environmental Kuznets Curve adds value to the original text, the inclusion of much material from the first edition helps remind us that there is a rich and long-standing literature on this topic.' -- Charles Perrings, University of York, UK'In the second edition of Economics of Environmental Conservation Clem Tisdell applies wisdom, experience and carefully developed economic theory to dozens of conservation issues. The result is a wide ranging book that skillfully employs ecological economics to analyse conservation issues drawn often from Australia and Asia and relevant in many countries. The policy options proposed to the diverse conservation issues reflect a philosophy developed during more than thirty years research. The book is a rich source of insight and inspiration for anyone analysing environmental conservation issues.' -- Ross Cullen, Lincoln University, New ZealandTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Economics and the Living Environment 2. Global Conservation Strategies and Concerns 3. Markets and Government Intervention in Environmental Conservation 4. Environmental Conservation in Developing Countries 5. Preservation of Wildlife and Genetic Diversity 6. Open-Access, Common-Property and Natural Resource Management 7. Economics of Conserving Natural Areas and Valuation Techniques 8. Forestry, Trees and Conservation 9. Agriculture and the Environment 10. Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and the Natural Environment 11. Sustainable Development and Conservation 12. Population, Economic Growth, Globalisation and Conservation: A Concluding Perspective Index LIST OF MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN CLEM TISDELL'S SECOND EDITION OF ECONOMICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION COMPARED TO 1ST EDITION ORGANISED BY CHAPTERS Chapter 1 Contains a new section on “Uncertainty, welfare and environmental issues”. Chapter 2 Has been renamed “Global conservation strategies and concerns” updated, and a new section added: “Significant differences between Caring for the Earth and the World Conservation Strateg.” Chapter 3 • A slight alteration of chapter title has been made so that it now reads: “Markets and government intervention in environmental conservation”. • A new introductory section has been added in order to place the market system within a set of social mechanisms for environmental management. This enables market mechanisms to be seen in context. Also in this new section the possibility of using market mechanisms for resource management is related to property rights and the scope for excludability on the one hand, and rivalry or competitiveness in the use of resources on the other. This is important because it specifies (classifies) the prospects for using markets to efficiently manage environmental resources. • New material is added to provide a simplified exposition of the theory of Paretian relevant and irrelevant environmental externalities. • Tradeable environmental rights are added as one mechanism for managing adverse environmental externalities. Chapter 4 • Additional illustrations and examples of issues involving environmental conservation in developing countries have been put in the text. • A final section is added to provide concluding observations on conservation in LDCs. Chapter 5 Several new sections have been added to this chapter to take account of advances in theory and changed world conditions since the 1st edition eg. the development of the total economic value concept the use of GMOs and growing globalisation. Added sections cover the following: • Total economic value and the valuation of wildlife and biodiversity; • Property rights in genetic material, GMOs, and conservation of biodiversity; and • Globalisation, market extension and genetic diversity of domesticated animals and plants. Chapter 6 • The title has been slightly changed and a clearer distinction has been made between open-access resources and communal resources. • There are links back to the property rights discussion in the first section of Chapter 3. • An extra section has been added to clarify and discuss open-access to resources and its regulation. Chapter 7 The title of this chapter has been altered somewhat to better reflect its contents. It is now entitled “Economics of conserving natural resources and valuation techniques.” Several extra sections are added, these include: • “An overview of approaches to estimating the value of non-marketed commodities”. This places the various economic valuation techniques in context. • “Some additional economic valuation techniques”. This introduces choice modelling and mixed techniques, such as the hedonic travel cost method. • “Using total economic values for social choices about resource use.” This provides a further opportunity to put economic valuation techniques in context and to follow-up the use of the total economic valuation technique introduced in Chapter 5. • “Government versus non-government provision of natural areas”. Since the 1st edition, NGOs have become increasingly involved in conservation and this section is added to assess their economic role and the rationale of their involvement. Chapter 8 A new section has been added: “Forest plantations versus natural forests: a discussion”. This addresses an important environmental issue. Chapter 9 A new section has been added entitled “Genetically modified organisms in agriculture: economic and biodiversity issues”. This has been done to keep the chapter on agriculture and the environment abreast of new developments. Chapter 10 Two sections have been added: • “Tourism, conservation and the total economic value of a natural area and economic impact and economic impact analysis”. This enables the practical implications of two different sets of economic concepts to be appreciated and provides cross links to sections in Chapters 5 and 7. • “Sustainability, ecotourism and economics”. This discusses the nature of ecotourism, its economics and whether or not it contributes to sustainability. Chapter 11 A new section has been added entitled “Capital, natural resource conversion and human welfare: further considerations”. This provides an opportunity to relate natural resources to conceptual developments in the theory of capital and provides a more in depth treatment of strong and weak conditions for sustainable development. Chapter 12 This chapter has undergone significant change. Its title is altered to “Population, economic growth, globalisation and conservation: a concluding perspective”. The sections on population levels and population growth have been revised and updated. The following new sections are added: • “Environmental Kuznets curves: do they provide grounds for environmental optimism?” The concept of the environmental Kuznets curve was not in the literature when the 1st edition was produced. • “Is economic globalisation favourable or unfavourable to environmental conservation?” Since the first edition, economic globalisation has increased in importance and the above issue has been hotly debated. Ecological economics provides some important perspectives on it. • The “Concluding remarks” section has been rewritten so as to reflect the major changes in this chapter. Apart from the above, changes have been made in most of the retained sections from the 1st edition (of which only a few have been deleted). For example, to update materials, extra references have been added. However, the essential features of the 1st edition have been retained and no important material from the 1st edition has been discarded. A critically constructive approach is retained. Clem Tisdell 8 February 2005
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Environmental Protection in China: Land-Use
Book SynopsisFaced with intensified environmental degradation and decreased agricultural land productivity, the Chinese government has sought policy interventions to reverse both of these negative trends. Among the policy instruments is the Conversion of Cropland to Forest and Grassland Program (CCFGP) that aims to change the pattern of agricultural land use in 25 provinces and autonomous regions across China. This book provides the most comprehensive assessment of the CCFGP undertaken to date. It allows the consideration of fundamental questions pertaining to the sustainability of the land use changes brought about by the CCFGP, its cost effectiveness and the prospects for policy evolution. Contributions from a wide range of economists and scientists in the book provide policymakers in the Chinese government with relevant information with which to pursue more effectively agro-environmental goals.Providing an economic assessment of land-use policy in China, this book will be of great interest to policymakers and government advisers in China, international donor agencies, and academics and students with an interest in land-use policy and environmental and natural resource economics and management.Trade Review'This is a useful book for those who are interested in institutional, economic and policy issues in China's ecosystem management, environmental protection and poverty alleviation. It is also a valuable reference book for university students who are studying environmental economics and development studies in general.' -- Yuelai Yu, Environmental Sciences'This book edited by Jeff Bennett, Xuehong Wang and Lei Zhang fills the gap in the literature admirably. . . this book will be of great interest to economists examining agro-environmental problems and solutions in China and elsewhere. The economic analyses in each of the chapters are insightful in their own right and in some cases (bioeconomic and choice modelling) employ highly innovative techniques. The success with which the economic analyses are drawn together is a testament to the well-designed research approach of the book and of the Australia-China collaborative research project on which it is based, and the study's market-based approach, the valuations and the recommendations will be useful to policymakers in China as they design and refine agro-environmental programs into the future. Of most interest will be the on-the-ground trials of the market-based instruments proposed by the authors.' -- Scott Waldron, The China JournalTable of ContentsContents: 1. Agriculture and the Environment Jeff Bennett 2. Land-Use Management in China Xuehong Wang, Hongyun Han and Jeff Bennett 3. The Conversion of Cropland to Forest and Grassland Program Jeff Bennett, Lei Zhang, Guangcui Dai, Chen Xie, Jincheng Zhao, Dan Liang, Yongwei Liang and Xuehong Wang 4. Are Farmers Better Off? Chen Xie, Jincheng Zhao, Dan Liang, Jeff Bennett, Lei Zhang, Guangcui Dai and Xuehong Wang 5. Economic Efficiency Impacts Jeff Bennett, Guangcui Dai, Jincheng Zhao, Li Jiang, Zhitao Zhang, Dan Liang and Xuehong Wang 6. Valuing Run-off Reductions Jeff Bennett, Lei Zhang, Yangwen Jia, Zuhao Zhou, Yaqin Qiu, Xuehong Wang and Zhitao Zhang 7. Non-market Values of Environmental Changes Xuehong Wang, Jeff Bennett, Chen Xie, Zhitao Zhang 8. An Overall Assessment of the CCFGP and Policy Recommendations Xuehong Wang, Jeff Bennett, Lei Zhang and Chen Xie 9. The Way Ahead Jeff Bennett and Xuehong Wang Index
£95.00
Historic England England's Coastal Heritage: A review of progress
Book SynopsisThe English Heritage Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (RCZAS) programme has produced a wealth of new information, with over 45 survey reports now completed. Alongside this, the offshore survey completed as part of the Marine Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund has increased understanding of early prehistoric coastal change, while other researchers have extended back the time scale for a human presence in England to at least 900,000 years. From a wider Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management perspective, there has been increased participation by English Heritage in Defra and Environment Agency initiatives. It is apt, now, to review what has been achieved and learnt from the RCZAS and other recent coastal historic environment studies. The book will include an introduction to the coastal historic environment, a consideration of long-term coastal change, an outline of survey, recording and characterisation methodology, a national review of the coastal historic environment and a separate discussion of regional significance, a set of research priorities for the future, and a final section considering how England’s coastal heritage should be managed in the future. The fact that climate change will impact significantly, and mostly adversely, on the coastal historic environment, gives a special urgency to this new publication. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Summary List of illustrations List of abbreviations The RCZAS reports and referencing 1. Introduction to the coastal historic environment 2. Survey, recording and characterisation in the coastal zone 3. Coastal change 4. The coastal historic environment 5. Research priorities 6. Managing England’s coastal heritage Appendix 1 Regional research priorities Bibliography Index
£60.00
Emerald Publishing Limited Nature, Knowledge and Negation
Book SynopsisThe first emphasis of the volume is on developments in the social theory of environmental issues, the environment, and the environmental crisis. The second emphasis is on the increasingly questionable possibility of shared knowledge at a time of increasing fragmentation of common frameworks, distraction from key issues, and dilution of the idea of objectivity. The thematic emphasis on environmental challenges and issues, includes one contribution on climate change, the resource crunch, and the global growth Imperative, along with critical responses by other experts in this field, and two contributions on the development of planetarian accountancy, and the ubiquity of risk in consumer societies. Further contributions address issues relating to the dialectic of selfhood, the aftermath of postmodernism, limitations inherent to feminist perspectives, the project of public sociology, the fortieth anniversary of Jurgen Habermas' classic, Knowledge and Human Interests, and the need for critical theory to rely on social research.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Introduction. Climate Change, the Resource Crunch, and The Global Growth Imperative. Social theory, climate change, and the humanity–nature relation. ‘Choose life’ not economic growth: critical social theory for people, planet and flourishing in the ‘age of nature’. Reply to my critics: Choosing life. Developing planetarian accountancy: Fabricating nature as stock, service, and system for green governmentality. Social action and catastrophe. Forty years of knowledge and human interests. Public sociology and the governance of possibility. Peirce, pragmaticism and public sociology: Translating an interpretation into praxis. The dialectic of selfhood. Under surveillance: Herbert Marcuse and the FBI. The actuality of critical theory: A reply to Dahms’ late prolegomenon. Beyond ‘feminisms’: Refocusing the women's movement through the lens of liberation. After post-modernism: Toward the recovery of theory. Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Nature, knowledge and negation. Copyright page. Editor.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd A Handbook of Globalisation and Environmental
Book Synopsis'The Handbook of Globalisation and Environmental Policy is a very important book. More than 40 experienced authors, including some of the most important international thought leaders of our time, have confronted a crucial question: How can and should national governments come to grips with the need for global action on a wide range of increasingly urgent environmental challenges that exceed their authority and capability? Through close examination of numerous case studies, a balanced perspective that takes government, business and civil society into account, and fresh interdisciplinary thinking about a range of policy tools, the Handbook offers a treasure-trove of new concepts and new perspectives. The authors conclude that by acknowledging the ongoing erosion of national sovereignty and accepting the growing need to work together in supranational forums, national governments can, in fact, increase their capacity to shape their own destiny.'- Lawrence Susskind, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US 'In an increasingly interdependent world, global forces affect both the design and effectiveness of environmental policy. This Handbook provides an unusually creative and comprehensive guide, not only to the nature of these forces and their impacts, but also to how a better understanding of these forces can provide a foundation for improving the effectiveness of environmental policy.' - Tom Tietenberg, Colby College, US In the current era of globalization, national governments are increasingly exposed to international influences that present new constraints and opportunities for domestic environmental policies. This comprehensive, revised Handbook pushes the frontiers of theoretical and empirical knowledge, and provides a state-of-the-art examination of the multifaceted effects of globalization on environmental governance. Including substantially revised as well as new contributions from leading authorities, the Handbook offers an insightful overview of recent developments at the intersection of globalization and national environmental policy. It covers themes including national regimes, trade rules, types of goods, federalism, innovation, standards, citizen-consumers, developing countries, policy networks, partnerships, and carbon trading. The Handbook's depth and scope will appeal to a broad and varied readership, across academics, students, and policy makers interested in public and private governance, environmental economics, international relations, environmental politics and law, sociology, and political science. Contributors: T. Chagas, P. Conceicao, E. Dellas, D. Esty, M. Flaherty, P. Glasbergen, E. Harkink, J. Hontelez, M. Ivanova, M. Jansen, N. Johnstone, M. Kalamova, I. Kaul, A. Keck, R. Kemp, W. Kersten, A. Kolliker, L. Kramer, D. Liefferink, A. Mol, H. Mowat, H. Opschoor, S. Ozinga, J. Pieters, D. Post, L. Soete, G. Spaargaren, B. Stigson, C. Streck, M. Toffel, N. Uludere Aragon, J. van Kasteren, P. van Seters, S. Veenman, J. Verschuuren, R. Visser, D. Vogel, K. von Moltke, M. von Unger, R. Weehuizen, F. Wijen, K. ZoetemanTrade ReviewThis is undoubtedly a useful collection of essays for environmental policy-makers and anyone interested in the relationship between national government and transnational forces. . . the collection brings together some interesting perspectives and should prove a useful complement to the existing political sociology of the environment. - -- International Sociology - Review of BooksTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: OVERVIEW 1. Globalisation and National Environmental Policy: Update and Overview Frank Wijen, Kees Zoeteman, Jan Pieters and Paul van Seters 2. Environmental Policy Stringency and Foreign Direct Investment Margarita Kalamova and Nick Johnstone 3. Collaboration of National Governments and Global Corporations in Environmental Management Kees Zoeteman and Eric Harkink 4. Globalisation, Sustainable Development, and Environmental Policies in Developing Countries Hans Opschoor PART II: NATIONAL POLICIES IN A GLOBALISED WORLD 5. Globalisation and National Incentives for Protecting Environmental Goods: Types of Goods, Trade Effects, and International Collective Action Problems Alkuin Kölliker 6. National Environmental Policies and Multilateral Trade Rules Marion Jansen and Alexander Keck 7. Towards an Effective Eco-Innovation Policy in a Globalised Setting René Kemp, Luc Soete and Rifka Weehuizen 8. Standards and the Internationalisation of Environmental Practices and Policies Jan Pieters 9. Globalisation and Crop-Protection Policy Joost van Kasteren 10. Overcoming Limitations of National Governments to Mitigate Global Environmental Distortions Kees Zoeteman and Wouter Kersten PART III: NATIONAL INFLUENCE IN SUPRANATIONAL FORUMS 11. Environmental Federalism in the European Union and the United States David Vogel, Michael Toffel, Diahanna Post and Nazli Uludere Aragon 12. The Dispersion of Authority in the European Union and its Impact on Environmental Legislation Ludwig Krämer 13. Different Countries, Different Strategies: ‘Green’ Member States Influencing EU Climate Policy Sietske Veenman and Duncan Liefferink 14. Mutual Recognition in the Testing of Chemicals through the OECD Rob Visser 15. Strategies to Prevent Illegal Logging Saskia Ozinga and Hannah Mowat 16. Financing Global Public Goods: Responding to Global Environmental Challenges Pedro Conceição and Inge Kaul 17. Globalisation and Environmental Policy Design Konrad von Moltke 18. Governments and Policy Networks: Chances, Risks, and a Missing Strategy Charlotte Streck and Eleni Dellas 19. Globalisation and Environmental Stewardship: A Global Governance Perspective Daniel Esty and Maria Ivanova PART IV: PUBLIC-PRIVATE INTERACTIONS 20. Partnerships for Sustainable Development in a Globalised World: A Reflection on Market-Oriented and Policy-Oriented Partnerships Pieter Glasbergen 21. Overcoming the Limitations of Environmental Law in a Globalised World Jonathan Verschuuren 22. Business Drivers of Sustainable Development: The Role and Influence of the WBCSD, a Global Business Network Björn Stigson and Margaret Flaherty 23. The Influence of Non-Governmental Environmental Organisations on EU Policies John Hontelez 24. The Role of Citizen-Consumers in Globalising Environmental Politics Gert Spaargaren and Arthur Mol 25. Trading with Carbon: A Global Response to a Global Challenge Moritz von Unger and Thiago Chagas Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Environmental Governance in Europe: A Comparative
Book Synopsis'This book fills an important gap in the environmental governance literature, addressing governance at a lower level of abstraction than other texts and examining how it plays out in relation to specific modes and instruments of governing. It also contributes towards governance theory-building efforts through the development of an empirically relevant analytical framework. In so doing it provides a firm underpinning for assessing whether, to what extent and in what ways there has been a transition from government towards governance in environmental policy.'- Neil Gunningham, Australian National University'Theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich, this book provides an overview of the introduction, development, and use of new policy instruments and new modes of environmental governance in the European context, taking into account both national and European Union experiences. This is a welcome addition to the field!'- Miranda Schreurs, Environmental Policy Research Centre and Free University of Berlin, GermanyEuropean governance has witnessed dramatic changes in recent decades. By assessing the use of 'new' environmental policy instruments in European Union countries including the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands and Austria, this timely book analyses whether traditional forms of top-down government have given way to less hierarchical governance instruments, which rely strongly on societal self-steering and/or market forces. The authors provide important new theoretical insights as well as fresh empirical detail on why, and in what form, these instruments are being adopted within and across different levels of governance, along with analysis of the often-overlooked interactions between the instrument types.Providing important new theoretical insights into the governance debate by combining institutionalist and policy learning/transfer approaches, this book will be invaluable for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. The analytical insights as well as a thorough empirical assessment of the use of environmental policy instruments in practice will prove essential for environmental policy specialists/practitioners.Contents: Preface Part I: Introduction 1. Environmental Policy: From Government to Governance? Part II: Context 2. Governing by Policy Instruments: Theories and Analytical Concepts 3. Changing Institutional Contexts for the Use of Policy Instruments Part III: Governing by New Instruments 4. Governing by Informational Means 5. Governing by Voluntary Means 6. Governing by Eco-taxes 7. Governing by Emissions Trading Part IV: Emerging Patterns of Governing 8. Changing Patterns of Environmental Policy Instrument Use 9. Out with the 'Old' and in with the 'New'? Governing with Policy Instruments Bibliography IndexTrade ReviewThis path-breaking book, written by three well known experts, makes an extremely valuable contribution to the study of ''new'' environmental policy instruments as well as to much wider theoretical debates about governance, policy innovation, learning and transfer. Drawing on an unrivaled comparative empirical study of five different jurisdictions, it manages to make many new points about issues that many of us thought had already been settled. --Martin Janicke, Free University of Berlin, and former deputy chair, German Advisory Council on the Environment, GermanyMuch more than a study of environmental policy instruments, this book ranges widely and authoritatively over the ''government to governance'' debate, theories of policy change, regulation, policy transfer, and policy learning. Its lessons and conclusions are relevant and timely well beyond the European context of its case studies and it will be essential reading for public policy scholars everywhere for some time to come. --Jeremy Rayner, University of Saskatchewan, CanadaThis book represents a very rare achievement in that it combines detailed and up-to-the-minute empirical analysis of environmental policy over the past four decades, with a sophisticated discussion and critique of current theoretical issues in comparative and policy studies generally. It unfolds with a keen eye towards understanding the temporal dimensions of policy dynamics both in the specific policy field examined but also in terms of testing key analytical concepts. Taken as a whole it provides the most detailed empirical assessment to date of the general ''government to governance'' hypothesis, with significant implications for policy and governance studies in general. --Michael Howlett, Simon Fraser University, Canada and National University of SingaporeTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Introduction 1. Environmental Policy: From Government to Governance? Part II: Context 2. Governing by Policy Instruments: Theories and Analytical Concepts 3. Changing Institutional Contexts for the Use of Policy Instruments Part III: Governing by New Instruments 4. Governing by Informational Means 5. Governing by Voluntary Means 6. Governing by Eco-taxes 7. Governing by Emissions Trading Part IV: Emerging Patterns of Governing 8. Changing Patterns of Environmental Policy Instrument Use 9. Out with the ‘Old’ and in with the ‘New’? Governing with Policy Instruments Bibliography Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation: The
Book SynopsisThis well-documented book analyzes the possibilities and constraints of regulatory cooperation between the EU and the US (particularly California) with a specific focus on environmental protection, food safety and agriculture, biosafety and biodiversity. Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation features eleven original essays by leading academics of regulation on both sides of the Atlantic. They explore topics such as the impact of federalism on regulatory policies both within the US and Europe, the transatlantic dynamics of water policy, climate change, pesticide and chemical regulation, and biotechnology. A primary focus of this timely study is on the shifting roles of California and the EU as regulatory leaders and ITS impact on future regulatory cooperation across the Atlantic. This informative book will appeal to graduate and postgraduate students, as well as academics and researchers in international relations, business, law and economics who are working on regulatory issues. The policy community which focuses on regulation and transatlantic regulatory relations will also find it an important resource.Trade ReviewIn this increasingly globalised regulatory environment there is a need to better understand how the world s two most active trade-blocks are cooperating especially with regard to pending complicated regulations be it REACH or the proposed revision of US TSCA. In this most timely book, Vogel and Swinnen bring together an outstanding group of scholars to help explain the delicate and important intricacies of present policy debates, making the volume essential reading for policy researchers, regulators and consultants active in the area. Ragnar Lofstedt, King's College London, UK David Vogel and Johan Swinnen have assembled a first-rate book on regulatory cooperation between the US and EU. The case studies provide detailed and nuanced analyses of policy areas from water to climate change and biotechnology, and the concluding chapters offer well-judged and balanced assessments of the regulatory challenges for future transatlantic relations. - Robert Falkner, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation represents a cutting-edge contribution to the study of economic regulation, and in particular the prospects for cooperation between the US and the EU as the world's dominant economic blocs. The authors, among the leading scholars in their fields, provide theoretically and empirically informed studies of transatlantic cooperation and conflict in areas such as the environment, climate change, food safety, and genetically modified foods, deriving provocative and compelling policy recommendations from each. The discussion of federalism, and the opportunities and constraints it presents for international cooperation, is superb. --- Mark A. Pollack, Temple University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Heddy Riss, Johan F.M. Swinnen and David Vogel PART I: FEDERALISM AND COOPERATION AT THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS 1. Legal Guidelines for Cooperation between the EU and American State Governments Daniel Farber 2. Transatlantic Environmental Regulation-making: Strengthening Cooperation between California and the EU Christina G. Hioureas and Bruce E. Cain 3. California Motor Vehicle Standards and Federalism: Lessons for the EU Ann E. Carlson PART II: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 4. Rivers of Diversity: Water Regulation in California and the EU Gabrielle Bouleau and Matt Kondolf 5. Reshaping Chemicals Policy on Two Sides of the Atlantic: The Promise of Improved Sustainability through International Collaboration Megan R. Schwarzman and Michael P. Wilson 6. Climate Change Policy in California: Balancing Markets versus Regulation Michael Hanemann and Chris Busch PART III: FOOD SAFETY AND AGRICULTURE 7. US versus EU Biotechnology Regulations and Comparative Advantage: Implications for Future Conflicts and Trade Gal Hochman, Gordon C. Rausser and David Zilberman 8. Circuits of Regulation: Transatlantic Perspectives on Persistent Organic Pollutants and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Chris Ansell and Jörg Balsiger 9. How to Get Out of the Transatlantic Regulatory Deadlock Over Genetically Modified Organisms? Alberto Alemanno PART IV: THE POTENTIAL AND LIMITS OF INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY COOPERATION 10. Food Labels and the Environment: Towards Harmonization of EU and US Organic Standards David E. Winickoff and Kendra Klein 11. EU–US Horizontal Regulatory Cooperation: Mutual Recognition of Impact Assessment? Anne C.M. Meuwese PART V: SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS 12. Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation: Conclusions and Implications Axel Marx and Jan Wouters 13. Lessons Learned and Suggestions for Improving Regulatory Cooperation between California and the EU Ian Clark Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Cost–Benefit Analysis and the Environment
Book SynopsisThis lucid, up-to-date book takes a fresh look at the application of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to environmental problems ranging from wildlife protection to global warming. Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Environment is structured into two parts. Part one provides a critical up-to-date account of the theory and practice of CBA as applied to the environment. Part two focuses on a number of specific case studies, in particular ozone damage to agricultural crops, wilderness land use, recreation and nitrate pollution. The application of CBA to the greenhouse effect is used to illustrate the limitations of the method. The book summarizes the major problems CBA faces in environmental application. This book will be highly relevant for the growing number of undergraduate and post-graduate courses in environmental economics and management, as well as being of interest both to academics researching in these areas, and to other professionals concerned with project appraisal and the environment.Trade Review'. . . a rewarding reference and an invaluable teaching text, and one which should capture students' imaginations and interests in environmental economics.'Table of ContentsPart 1: introduction - about this book, a short history of cost-benefit analysis, the structure of a cost-benefit analysis, a preview of major problem areas, Appendix 1.1 example of a CBA; the welfare foundations of CBA - consumer welfare theory, producer welfare theory, conclusions; valuing environmental goods (1) - the contingent valuation method - introduction, theoretical basis, the application of CVM, problem areas in CVM, CVM and non-use values, conclusions, Appendix 3.1 - the contingent ranking method; valuing environmental goods (2) - the hedonic pricing method - introduction, the characteristics theory of value, how the method works, problems with the HP method, conclusions; valuing environmental goods (3) - the travel cost method - introduction, the basic method, problems with the travel cost method, the hedonic travel cost model, conclusions, Appendix 5.1 - travel cost data; valuing environmental goods (4) - production function approaches - introduction, the avoided cost approach, dose-response functions, conclusions; how good are our valuation methods? - introduction, repeatability, validity, what do our value measures measure?, conclusions, Appendix 7.1 - reference operating conditions; discounting and the environment - introduction, the choice of discount rate, intergenerational transfers - equity and ethics, political choice of the social discount rate, conclusions, Appendix 8.1 - risk and the discount rate; irreversibility, ecosystem complexity, institutional capture, and sustainable development - introduction, irreversibility, ecosystem complexity, institutional capture, cost-benefit analysis and sustainable development, conclusions. Part 2: tropospheric ozone damage to agricultural crops - introduction, tropospheric ozone pollution, defining dose, deriving dose-response functions from crops, response functions in economic assessments, regional economic assessments of crop losses, economically important aspects of response functions, conclusions; costs and benefits of controlling nitrate pollution - introduction, controlling nitrate pollution - costing the policy options, the benefits of reducing nitrate pollution, conclusions.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Innovation in Environmental Policy: Economic and
Book SynopsisThis important new book is an indispensable guide to the development and implementation of environmental policy. It presents authoritative analyses and state-of-the-art summaries which will be essential both to scholars and practitioners trying to keep abreast of the most recent developments in this fast changing field.The book sheds new light on two areas of environmental policy - liability law and enforcement - which are experiencing dramatic change. It shows how economic analysis can provide useful and meaningful insights about subjects such as criminal penalties, private enforcement, liability for oil spills, tort remedies, and lender liability which have hitherto only been considered by lawyers. Drawing on the latest advances in both economics and law, it critically assesses how the most recent innovations in liability law and enforcement are actually working in practice.Trade Review'Traditional regulatory approaches to the environment have been found wanting. As environmental challenges grow and become more complex, it is imperative that we seek efficient solutions to them. Tom Tietenberg's editorship brings together the leading experts in the field in an innovative demonstration of the way forward.' -- David Pearce, University College London, UK'. . . the essays are well-written, co-ordinated, and readable. One of the book's strengths is its use of economic and legal analysis on selected environmental enforcement and liability issues. The result is many thought-provoking suggestions that realise questions about the basic goals and assumptions that underlie those policy decisions.' -- Frank F. Skillern, Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy'I highly recommend the book for everybody interested in the enforcement of environmental regulations.' -- Ing-Marie Gren, The Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Environmental Policy
Book SynopsisThis important two-volume set presents the most significant published literature on both the national and international dimensions of environmental policy. In Volume I, the articles by leading scholars in the field offer reviews of the comparative literature on national environmental policies and compare the changes in awareness of environmental issues in Europe, the US and Japan. They investigate how different countries have established the institutions to deal with environmental policy making and explore how the polices are implemented and the results they achieve. Volume II is devoted to the international scene. It reviews the theoretical research on international environmental policy, explores the politics and problems of international policymaking, examines the connections between national and international environmental policies and investigates the impact of international policy agreements on individual nations and their effectiveness. This authoritative collection will be invaluable to all students, academics, politicians and policymakers who have an interest in environmental policy.Trade Review'Wolfgang Rudig has put together a fine collection of published articles and chapters on comparative environmental policy. The two-volume collection includes well-known or oft-cited authors (L. Caldwell, L. Lundqvist, P. Knoepful, P. Haas, O. Young) but also less-known works by authors who, Rudig hopes, will now get the attention they deserve. . . any scholar of environmental policy should be delighted to have access to this collection. . . the collection is classic, well edited and excellent value for money.' -- Elizabeth Bomberg, Environmental PoliticsTable of ContentsContents: Volume I: Acknowledgements • Introduction Part I: Comparing Environmental Policies: The Research Agenda 1. Lynton K. Caldwell (1972), ‘Management of Resources and the Environment: A Problem in Administrative Coordination’ 2. David Vogel, with the assistance of Veronica Kun (1987), ‘The Comparative Study of Environmental Policy: A Review of the Literature’ 3. Peter Knoepfel, Lennart Lundqvist, Rémy Prud’homme and Peter Wagner (1987), ‘Comparing Environmental Policies: Different Styles, Similar Content’ 4. James P. Lester and Emmett N. Lombard (1990), ‘The Comparative Analysis of State Environmental Policy’ 5. Sheldon Kamieniecki and Eliz Sanasarian (1990), ‘Conducting Comparative Research on Environmental Policy’ Part II: Issue Emergence and Agenda Setting 6. Anthony Downs (1972), ‘Up and Down with Ecology – The “Issue-Attention Cycle”’ 7. William Solesbury (1976), ‘Issues and Innovations in Environmental Policy in Britain, West Germany, and California’ 8. Nicholas Watts and Geoffrey Wandesforde-Smith (1980), ‘Postmaterial Values and Environmental Policy Change’ 9. Michael R. Reich (1984), ‘Mobilizing for Environmental Policy in Italy and Japan’ 10. Kathryn Harrison and George Hoberg (1991), ‘Setting the Environmental Agenda in Canada and the United States: The Cases of Dioxin and Radon’ Part III: Creating Institutions and Making Policy 11. Lennart J. Lundqvist (1974), ‘Environmental Policies in Canada, Sweden, and the United States: A Comparative Overview’ 12. Ronald Brickman and Sheila Jasanoff (1980), ‘Concepts of Risk and Safety in Toxic Substances Regulation: A Comparison of France and the U.S.’ 13. J.J. Richardson and N.S.J. Watts (1985), ‘National Policy Styles and the Environment: Britain and West Germany Compared’ 14. Albert Weale, Timothy O’Riordan and Louise Kramme (1991), ‘Environmental Wholes, Administrative Parts’ and ‘Comparing Regulatory Transition’ 15. David Vogel (1993), ‘Representing Diffuse Interests in Environmental Policy Making’ 16. Barry Ames and Margaret E. Keck (1997–98), ‘The Politics of Sustainable Development: Environmental Policy Making in Four Brazilian States’ Part IV: Implementation and Outcomes 17. Lester Ross (1984), ‘The Implementation of Environmental Policy in China: A Comparative Perspective’ 18. Peter Knoepfel and Helmut Weidner (1986), ‘Explaining Differences in the Performance of Clean Air Policies: An International and Interregional Comparative Study’ 19. Martin Jänicke (1992), ‘Conditions for Environmental Policy Success: An International Comparison’ 20. Evan J. Ringquist (1995), ‘Is “Effective Regulation” Always Oxymoronic?: The States and Ambient Air Quality’ 21. Peter May (1995), ‘Can Cooperation Be Mandated? Implementing Intergovernmental Environmental Management in New South Wales and New Zealand’ 22. Corinne Larrue (1995), ‘The Political (Un)feasibility of Environmental Economic Instruments’ 23. Markus M.L. Crepaz (1995), ‘Explaining National Variations of Air Pollution Levels: Political Institutions and Their Impact on Environmental Policy Making’ Name Index Volume II: Part I: Inter-, Trans- and Supra-National Environmental Policy: The Research Agenda 1. Dimitris Stevis, Valerie J. Assetto and Stephen P. Mumme (1989), ‘International Environmental Politics: A Theoretical Review of the Literature’ 2. Volker von Prittwitz (1990), ‘Several Approaches to the Analysis of International Environmental Policy’ 3. Henry Buller, Philip Lowe and Andrew Flynn (1993), ‘National Responses to the Europeanisation of Environmental Policy: A Selective Review of Comparative Research 4. Steve Smith (1993), ‘Environment on the Periphery of International Relations: An Explanation’ 5. Michael Zürn (1998), ‘The Rise of International Environmental Politics: A Review of Current Research’ Part II: Supra-National Environmental Policy Making: The Institutional Dynamics 6. Oran R. Young (1989), ‘The Politics of International Regime Formation: Managing Natural Resources and the Environment’ 7. Peter M. Haas (1990), ‘Obtaining International Environmental Protection through Epistemic Consensus’ 8. Angela Liberatore (1991), ‘Problems of Transnational Policy Making: Environmental Policy in the European Community’ 9. Matthew Paterson and Michael Grubb (1992), ‘The International Politics of Climate Change’ 10. Mark Imber (1993), ‘Too Many Cooks? The Post-Rio Reform of the United Nations’ 11. Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen (1994), ‘Global Climate Protection Policy: The Limits of Scientific Advice, Part I’ and ‘Global Climate Protection Policy: The Limits of Scientific Advice, Part II’ Part III: Exploring the International-National Policy Nexus 12. Wyn Grant, William Paterson and Colin Whitston (1988), ‘The Environmental Regulation of the Chemical Industry’ 13. Andrew Hurrell (1994), ‘A Crisis of Ecological Viability? Global Environmental Change and the Nation State’ 14. Detlef Sprinz and Tapani Vaahtoranta (1994), ‘The Interest-Based Explanation of International Environmental Policy’ 15. Adrienne Heritier (1995), ‘“Leaders” and “Laggards” in European Clean Air Policy’ 16. Hugh Ward (1996), ‘Game Theory and the Politics of Global Warming: The State of Play and Beyond’ 17. J. Samuel Barkin and George E. Shambaugh (1996), ‘Common-Pool Resources and International Environmental Politics’ 18. Duncan Liefferink and Mikael Skou Andersen (1998), ‘Strategies of the “Green” Member States in EU Environmental Policy Making’ Part IV: The Impact of International Environmental Policy 19. Peter M. Haas (1989), ‘Do Regimes Matter? Epistemic Communities and Mediterranean Pollution Control’ 20. Jon Birger Skaerseth (1993), ‘The “Effectiveness” of the Mediterranean Action Plan’ 21. Brian Wynne (1993), ‘Implementation of Greenhouse Gas Reductions in the European Community: Institutional and Cultural Factors’ 22. Susana Aguilar (1993), ‘Corporatist and Statist Designs in Environmental Policy: The Contrasting Roles of Germany and Spain in the European Community Scenario’ 23. Geoffrey Pridham and Michelle Cini (1994), ‘Enforcing Environmental Standards in the European Union: Is there a Southern Problem?’ 24. Jan-Erik Lane and Svein Thore Jensen (1996), ‘States and Common Pool Resources’ 25. Katarina Eckerberg and William M. Lafferty (1997), ‘Comparative Perspectives on Evaluation and Explanation’ Name Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Valuation for Sustainable Development: Methods
Book SynopsisThis important new book develops an ecological-economics perspective on sustainability at the regional, national and international level. It explores prospects for sustainable development using methods firmly grounded in empirical reality, as well as emphasizing scientific, economic and socio-political concerns.This approach is based on the construction of non-monetary indicators for sustainability, and the application of cost-effectiveness analyses to identify robust alternatives for the achievement of specified policy norms. In calculating the requirements for sustainability the contributors attach importance to multiple criteria decision aid (MCDA) methods of analysis to evaluate the key components of sustainability and help assess the sustainability of aregional or national economic development trajectory. Case studies of water pollutants in the Bretagne region in France and greenhouse gas reduction in Europe are used to investigate resource allocation from this perspective. The contributors utilize the M3ED model - a structural economy-environment simulation model which gives a multi-sectoral representation of a national economy's production, final consumption and environmental pressures - to explore feasible economic futures. It is applied to scenarios in France to demonstrate ways that prospects for sustainability can be investigated at a national level. The contributors compare and contrast these models with the aims of more typical neoclassical modelling in their search for the most effective approaches to defining operational measures for sustainability. This book will be of great interest to academics in the field of ecological and environmental economics and to policymakers and planners in government and industry.Trade Review'The book is a useful review of the current literature on sustainable developments. . . It certainly would be useful as a reference and some chapters will be of interest to those wishing to develop models in this area. In conclusion, it is refreshing to have work of this nature presented in a book format which is readily accessible.' -- Caroline Saunders, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 'This book will interest academics in ecological and environmental economics, and policymakers and planners in industry.'– EuroabstractsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction (S. Faucheux and M. O’Connor) 2. Ecological-Economic Sustainability (M. O’Connor) 3. Weak Natural Capital Theory (S. Faucheux, E. Muir and M. O’Connor) 4. Strong Sustainability and Critical Natural Capital (J.-F. Noël and M. O’Connor) 5. Economic and Environmental Information for Sustainability (V. Boisvert, N. Holec and F.-D. Vivien) 6. Energy Measures and their Uses (S. Faucheux and M. O’Connor) 7. Methodology for Environmental Decison Support (G. Froger and G. Munda) 8. Multicriteria Decison Aid and the ‘Sustainability Tree’ (S. Faucheux, G. Froger and G. Munda) 9. Structural Economy Environment Simulation Modelling (G. Ryan, P. Méral, P. Schembri and E. Zyla) 10. Some Exploratory Scenarios Results (G. Ryan, P. Méral, P. Schembri and E. Zyla) 11. Towards a Sustainable National Income? (S. Faucheux, M. O’Connor and S. van den Hove) 12. Conclusions (S. Faucheux and M. O’Connor)
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd environmental taxes and economic welfare:
Book SynopsisThis important book examines the economic policies required to reduce carbon dioxide emissions - a major source of pollution throughout the world. It explores the likely impact of environmental taxes on income distribution and economic welfare.The authors consider a tax on domestic fuel and power and a carbon tax, and the likely adverse distribution effects of these on a population. The analysis allows for the direct and indirect effects (through inter-industry transactions) of taxes on prices and consumers' responses to these price changes. The welfare effects are also estimated for a variety of income groups. The authors then evaluate the inequality and social welfare measures and consider whether the distributional effects can be overcome by adjusting transfer payments to compensate lower-income groups. This study examines environmental taxes in Australia with methods which can be applied to other countries, some of which were specifically designed to overcome data limitation problems.Environmental Taxes and Economic Welfare will be of special interest to researchers, academics, policymakers and advisers on taxation and environmental policy.Trade Review'The book stands as a rigorous evaluation of structural changes required to achieve the Toronto Target in carbon emissions reduction, the order of magnitude of a carbon tax required, and the distributional and welfare effects of domestic fuel and carbon taxes in Australia.' -- Meredith Fowlie, Journal of Energy Literature'This book is a very important contribution to the debate about the economic implications of Australia's response to global change.'– Ian Lowe, Economic RecordTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. A Minimum Disruption Approach 3. Minimum Disruption Calculations 4. Domestic Fuel Taxation 5. Modelling Demand Responses 6. Fuel Taxation with Demand Responses 7. The Effects of a Carbon Tax 8. Measuring Welfare Changes 9. The Welfare Effects of a Carbon Tax 10. Conclusions Bibliography Index
£94.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd A guide to policies for energy conservation: The
Book SynopsisThis important new book is a practical guide to the design of policies for effective energy conservation. Drawing on a wide range of European experiences, it analyses and evaluates the weaknesses of current conservation policies. The authors advance proposals that will ensure that political, administrative and energy conservation resources are used to maximum effect. Based on original investigations of conservation policies the book examines: the use of grants and subsidies to encourage investment in the conservation of energy in domestic housing and public buildings the use of information to inform householders of their conservation options and the implications of these options the use of regulation to encourage the use of combined heating power demand-side management by utility companies institutional development as a means of engendering 'bottom-up' conservation initiatives The main lesson is that it is not the policy per se but its design and execution which dictates performance. The key variables in shaping such performance are identified and discussed.This timely book will be invaluable for those responsible for designing and implementing energy conservation policies and will be of special interest to those researching the practice of energy conservation.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Government Investment and Subsidies: Experience in Ireland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark 2. Information and Consultation: The German Experience 3. The Case of Combined Heat and Power in the European Union 4. Demand-side Management (DSM) 5. Institutional Design: Area Implementation of Energy Conservation in France 6. Summary and Conclusions Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainable
Book SynopsisThis important book highlights the conflicts between economic growth and the conservation of nature in the context of sustainable development. It places particular emphasis on biological diversity and examines possible policies for resolving conflicts which arise from the contrasting goals of conserving the natural environment and economic growth. The book opens with an overview of the challenges of economics, nature conservation and sustainable development and goes on to discuss general principles and broad policies. Case studies from China and north-east India help illustrate important economic and social principles involved in nature conservation. General issues examined include: the value of environmental and resource economics in planning sustainable development the importance of biodiversity conservation for sustainable development and for the stability and sustainability of ecological systems the impact of economic globalization and market systems on the conservation of nature priorities for the financial support of protected areas the extent to which ecotourism can be harnessed to reconcile economic utilisation of an area with nature conservation the costs and benefits of conservation financing the management of nature reserves This book will be essential reading for economists interested in the environment, ecology and development.Trade Review'. . . I found [this book] to be a terrific overview of an extremely important area. I was pleased Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainable Development came my way to review because I, for one, will use it as an important resource.'Table of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: An Overview 1. Economics, Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development: An Overview Part II: General Principles and Policies 2. Environmental and Resource Economics 3. Conservation of Biodiversity 4. Biodiversity, Stability and Sustainability 5. Does the Commercial Use of Wildlife Favour Conservation of Biodiversity? 6. Conservation, Protected Areas and the Global Economic System 7. Ranking Requests for Financial Support for Protected Areas 8. Ecotourism, Economics and the Environment Part III: Experiences and Cases from Asia 9. The Environment and Asian Economic Development 10. Economics of in situ Biodiversity Conservation in China 11. Reconciling Economic Development, Nature Conservation and Local Communities 12. Tourism Development and Conservation of Nature 13. Agricultural Pests and Protected Areas 14. Financing Nature Reserves in China 15. Sustainable Development and Biodiversity Conservation in North-east India in Context Part IV: Concluding Observations 16. Nature Conservation and Development in Retrospect Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Modelling Global Change: The Art of Integrated
Book SynopsisIntegrated assessment modelling is an active and rapidly developing field, triggered by the debate on climate change and the move towards the goal of sustainable development. This book provides an integrated approach to modelling, using a transdisciplinary approach. The author summarizes the main issues involved in the changing global system, and gives an overview of the emerging field of integrated assessment. He then presents a general discussion of the methodological principles of a multidisciplinary integrated modelling approach. Existing tools are examined and new methodological approaches are applied to various aspects of the problem of global change. The case studies focus on optimizing climate change mitigating policies, the allocation of emission rights and the the adaptive behaviour of social and biological agents. Special attention is given to the role of uncertainty, especially the subjective interpretation of uncertainties (world views), and the role of adaptive multi-agent modelling. The book concludes with a discussion on future uses of integrated assessment modelling in the global environment.Modelling Global Change will be vital to economists and scientists who have an interest in integrated assessment modelling, global modelling and decision support, environmental and ecological economists and those interested in sustainable development.Trade Review'. . . this is a book that anyone interested in integrated assessment modelling is advised to read.'Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Global Change 3. Integrated Assessment Modelling 4. Methodological Issues 5.Optimizing the Climate Change Problem 6. Global Energy Strategies 7. The Initial Allocation of Emission Rights 8. The Battle of Perspectives 9. Managing Malaria 10. Conclusions and Discussion Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd International Competitiveness and Environmental
Book SynopsisGovernment policies to reduce environmental pollution and global warming are often criticized as damaging to the economy, particularly by reducing international competitiveness. This book addresses the issue by examining many of the policies concerned, and their effects on competitiveness. It demonstrates that well-designed, market-oriented environmental policies may be expected to improve both domestic and international competitiveness.The authors dismiss the fear that environmental policies will damage competitiveness by approaching the issue from four different perspectives: the economic analysis of competitiveness; a geo-economic approach to trade and foreign investment between Europe, NAFTA and Southeast Asia; studies of the effects of environmental policies on competitiveness; and the formal modelling of carbon taxation, international competitiveness and carbon leakage. The book also includes results from a global econometric model on the potential for carbon leakage, a detailed case study of German national policies, an examination of life cycle analysis and competitiveness, and an empirical study of green product development. This book will be of great interest to academics working in the field of environmental economics and researchers involved in environmental policy.Trade Review'This is an optimistic and useful book. It succeeds in providing theoretical foundations and empirical evidence of the limited effects on competitiveness of a carbon tax properly introduced. This is an important lesson for policymakers, specially when trying to attain the Kyoto targets.' -- Maria Luisa Tamborra and Dino Pinelli, Environmental Values'The book will be of interest to academics working in the field of environmental economics and policy, and more generally to individuals with an interest in exploring beneath the surface of the one-sided rhetoric presented by business interests looking for short term economic gain.' -- G.J.K. Porter, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management'This book is an interesting read.' -- Anthony Heyes, Journal of Energy LiteratureTable of ContentsContents: Introduction (T. Barker and J. Köhler) Part I: Reviews of the Literature Part II: Macroeconomic Simulations Part III: Economic Analyses of Countries and Firms Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Ecosystems and Nature: Economics, Science and
Book SynopsisEcosystems and Nature brings together the work of leading authorities in biodiversity research. It provides readers with a broad interdisciplinary perspective on the major issues in biodiversity, including economics, natural science, management and ethics.The collection is divided into four main sections: part I introduces some fundamental scientific and socio-economic concepts and analysis in order to illustrate the complexities involved in the human-ecosystems interface; part II deals with the valuation of ecosystems with special emphasis on the main biomes, faults, wetlands, marine systems, grasslands and agriculture; part III covers the problem of value appropriation and the relevant constraints and available policy instruments; the final section focuses on the difficult ethical issues that surround utilization and conservation of biodiversity.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Biodiversity: Basic Science and Economics 1. C.S. Holling (1973), ‘Resilience and Stability of Ecological Systems’ 2. Carl Folke, C.S. Holling and Charles Perrings (1996), ‘Biological Diversity, Ecosystems, and the Human Scale’ 3. Kris H. Johnson, Kristiina A. Vogt, Heidi J. Clark, Oswald J. Schmitz and Daniel J. Vogt (1996), ‘Biodiversity and the Productivity and Stability of Ecosystems’ 4. Stuart L. Pimm, Gareth J. Russell, John L. Gittleman and Thomas M. Brooks (1995), ‘The Future of Biodiversity’ 5. Kenneth Arrow, Bert Bolin, Robert Costanza, Partha Dasgupta, Carl Folke, C.S. Holling, Bengt-Owe Jansson, Simon Levin, Karl-Göran Mäler, Charles Perrings and David Pimentel (1995), ‘Economic Growth, Carrying Capacity, and the Environment’ 6. Charles Perrings and David Pearce (1994), ‘Threshold Effects and Incentives for the Conservation of Biodiversity’ 7. Timothy M. Swanson (1994), ‘The Economics of Extinction Revisited and Revised: A Generalised Framework for the Analysis of the Problems of Endangered Species and Biodiversity Losses’ Part II: Valuing Ecosystemfunctions and Services: Demonstrating the Value of Natural Biological Capital A Overviews 8. Gail Bingham, Richard Bishop, Michael Brody, Daniel Bromley, Edwin (Toby) Clark, William Cooper, Robert Costanza, Thomas Hale, Gregory Hayden, Stephen Kellert, Richard Norgaard, Bryan Norton, John Payne, Clifford Russell and Glenn Suter (1995), ‘Issues in Ecosystem Valuation: Improving Information for Decision Making’ 9. N. Bockstael, R. Costanza, I. Strand, W. Boynton, K. Bell and L. Wainger (1995), ‘Ecological Economic Modeling and Valuation of Ecosystems’ 10. John M. Gowdy (1997), ‘The Value of Biodiversity: Markets, Society, and Ecosystems’ B Tropical and Temperate Forests 11. Ricardo Godoy, Ruben Lubowski and Anil Markandya (1993), ‘A Method for the Economic Valuation of Non-Timber Forest Products’ 12. W. Neil Adger, Katrina Brown, Raffaello Cervigni and Dominic Moran (1995), ‘Total Economic Value of Forests in Mexico’ 13. Thomas D. Crocker (1985), ‘On the Value of the Condition of a Forest Stock’ C Temperate and Tropical Wetlands 14. Edward B. Barbier (1994), ‘Valuing Environmental Functions: Tropical Wetlands’ 15. Robert Costanza, Stephen C. Farber and Judith Maxwell (1989), ‘Valuation and Management of Wetland Ecosystems’ 16. Stephen K. Swallow (1994), ‘Renewable and Nonrenewable Resource Theory Applied to Coastal Agriculture, Forest, Wetland, and Fisheries Linkages’ D Marine Resources 17. R.K. Turner, S. Subak and W.N. Adger (1996), ‘Pressures, Trends, and Impacts in Coastal Zones: Interactions Between Socioeconomic and Natural Systems’ 18. H. Jack Ruitenbeek (1994), ‘Modelling Economy-Ecology Linkages in Mangroves: Economic Evidence for Promoting Conservation in Bintuni Bay, Indonesia’ 19. John B. Loomis and Douglas M. Larson (1994), ‘Total Economic Values of Increasing Gray Whale Populations: Results from a Contingent Valuation Survey of Visitors and Households’ E Grasslands and Agriculture 20. Katrina Brown (1997), ‘Plain Tales from the Grasslands: Extraction, Value and Utilization of Biomass in Royal Bardia National Park, Nepal’ 21. Lars Drake (1992), ‘The Non-Market Value of the Swedish Agricultural Landscape’ Part III: Capturing the Value of Ecosystemfunctions and Services A Property Rights, Institutions and Policy Instruments 22. James R. Kahn and Judith A. McDonald (1995), ‘Third-World Debt and Tropical Deforestation’ 23. H. Jack Ruitenbeek (1992), ‘The Rainforest Supply Price: A Tool for Evaluating Rainforest Conservation Expenditures’ 24. Brent M. Swallow and Daniel W. Bromley (1995), ‘Institutions, Governance and Incentives in Common Property Regimes for African Rangelands’ 25. Madhav Gadgil (1992), ‘Conserving Biodiversity as if People Matter: A Case Study from India’ 26. Martin Whitby and Caroline Saunders (1996), ‘Estimating the Supply of Conservation Goods in Britain: A Comparison of the Financial Efficiency of Two Policy Instruments’ B Conservation Management Priorities, Safe Minimum Standards and Opportunity Costs 27. Dominic Moran, David Pearce and Anouk Wendelaar (1996), ‘Global Biodiversity Priorities: A Cost-Effectiveness Index for Investments’ 28. Charles Perrings and Brian Walker (1997), ‘Biodiversity, Resilience and the Control of Ecological-Economic Systems: The Case of Fire-Driven Rangelands’ 29. Andreas Hohl and Clement A. Tisdell (1993), ‘How Useful are Environmental Safety Standards in Economics? – The Example of Safe Minimum Standards for Protection of Species’ 30. Priya Shyamsundar and Randall Kramer (1997), ‘Biodiversity Conservation – At What Cost? A Study of Households in the Vicinity of Madagascar’s Mantadia National Park’ 31. Sandra S. Batie and Carl C. Mabbs-Zeno (1985), ‘Opportunity Costs of Preserving Coastal Wetlands: A Case Study of a Recreational Housing Development’ Part IV: Ethics 32. Holmes Rolston III (1985), ‘Valuing Wildlands’ 33. Bryan G. Norton (1995), ‘Evaluating Ecosystem States: Two Competing Paradigms’ 34. Talbot Page (1995), ‘Harmony and Pathology’ 35. Alan Randall (1991), ‘The Value of Biodiversity’ Name Index
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Conservation International,U.S. A Rapid Assessment of the Humid Forests of South
Book SynopsisThe Chuquisaca and Tarija regions of Bolivia cover areas of extraordinarily varied vegetation, providing one of the most dramatic shifts in flora and vegetation along the eastern Andes. However, biological information for this area has remained very limited. This text is the result of the work of an interdisciplinary team of biologists who surveyed south-central Chuquisaca in May 1995. It describes the large uninterrupted tracts of Bosque-Tucuman-Boliviano wet forest with many endemic species, but reports that the area also suffers from heavy development pressures.
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Liverpool University Press Who Cares for Planet Earth?: The CON in
Book SynopsisThe public, if consulted at all, are being asked to make decisions on incomplete and often untruthful information. Society is being conned into believing that all is well with planet Earth, that all development is sustainable, that science can rectify past mistakes and that politicians are taking the necessary steps. Nothing can be further from the truth. The planet lies haemorrhaging and poisoned by man made pollution. The destruction of natural resources continues and we are entering the extinction vortex. Zoos are being promoted as conservation backstops where endangered species can be bred when all else fails, in reality most species in zoos are not endangered and returning them to the wild is rarely successful. What is needed is a complete change of mind set, a return for example to the traditional African beliefs of co-existence not conservation.Trade Review"This book sets forth some strong opinions which will not be shared by all who read them I recommend it and hope that through debate we might make a little more progress." From the Foreword by Dr. Richard Leakey
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AU Press Alberta's Lower Athabasca Basin: Archaeology and
Book SynopsisOver the past two decades, the oil sands region of northeastern Alberta has been the site of unprecedented levels of development. Alberta’s Lower Athabasca Basin tells a fascinating story of how a catastrophic ice age flood left behind a unique landscape, one that made deposits of bitumen available for surface mining. Less well known is the discovery that this flood also produced an environment that supported perhaps the most intensive use of boreal forest resources by prehistoric Native people yet recognized in Canada. Studies undertaken to meet the conservation requirements of the Alberta Historical Resources Act have yielded a rich and varied record of prehistoric habitation and activity in the oil sands area. Evidence from between 9,500 and 5,000 years ago – the result of several major excavations – has confirmed extensive human use of the region’s resources, while important contextual information provided by key eological and palaeoenvironmental studies has deepened our understanding of how the region’s early inhabitants interacted with the landscape.Touching on various elements of this rich environmental and archaeological record, the contributors to this volume use the evidence gained through research and compliance studies to offer new insights into human and natural history. They also examine the challenges of managing this irreplaceable heritage resource in the face of ongoing development.
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George F. Thompson Preserving the Desert: A History of Joshua Tree National Park
Book SynopsisBeginning in 1872 with the establishment of Yellowstone, national parks were set aside to preserve for future generations the most spectacular and inspirational features of the country. The best representative examples were sought out of major ecosystems, such as Yosemite, geologic forms, such as the Grand Canyon, archaeological sites, such as Mesa Verde, and scenes of human events, such as Gettysburg. But one type of habitat—the desert—was overlooked until travel writers and the Automobile Age began to change Americans’ perceptions about desert landscapes.As the National Park Service began to explore the better-known Mojave and Colorado Deserts of southern California during the 1920s for a possible desert park, many agency leaders still held the same negative image of arid lands shared by many Americans—that they are hostile environments and largely useless. But one wealthy woman—Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, from Pasadena—came forward, believing in the value of the desert, and convinced President Franklin D. Roosevelt to establish a national monument that would protect the unique and iconic Joshua trees and other desert flora and fauna. Thus was Joshua Tree National Monument officially established in 1936, and when the area later was expanded in 1994, it became Joshua Tree National Park.Since 1936 the National Park Service and a growing cadre of environmentalists and recreationalists have fought to block ongoing proposals from miners, ranchers, private landowners, and real estate developers who historically have refused to accept the idea that desert might be suitable for anything other than their consumptive activities. Joshua Tree National Park, even with its often-conflicting land uses, is more popular today than ever, serving more than one million visitors per year who find the desert to be a place worthy of respect and preservation.
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University of Nevada Press Big Bend National Park: Mexico, the United
Book SynopsisKnown as a place of stark beauty, dramatic geographic dimension, and challenging desert terrain, Big Bend National Park is located in West Texas on the north bank of the Rio Grande, adjacent to the Mexican states of Coahuila and Chihuahua. Although a place of natural grandeur, the unique location of this 118-mile long, 1.5 million-acre corridor has led to many challenges between the United States and Mexico, two nations who share one ecosystem but inhabit different political worlds.Big Bend National Park explores the cultural and diplomatic history of this transborder region that was designated a national park on the US side and the site of a long-hoped-for "international peace park" on the other. Michael Welsh demonstrates the challenges faced and lessons learned by both the US and Mexico as they struggled against political and environmental vicissitudes in their attempts to realize the creation of a shared frontier.Geopolitical and environmental conflicts such as Cold War fears, immigration, the war on drugs, international water rights, and more stringent American border security measures after 9/11 all hindered relations between the two countries. But more recently, renewed cooperation and ongoing diplomatic relations have led to new developments. Mexican park personnel began assisting American officials with efforts to re-wild the American side of the river with animal species that had been eliminated, and the Obama administration relaxed some post-9/11 restrictions, allowing American visitors to cross over to the Mexican park and its nearby towns.The ambition of developing a park for peace has yet to materialize, even as individuals and their governments continue to work toward an accord. Big Bend National Park provides a greater understanding of this complex borderland and hopes to help fulfill the aspiration of creating a shared ecosystem and the dream of a park for peace.
£22.36
University of Nevada Press Saints, Sinners, and Sovereign Citizens: The
Book SynopsisThe grazing rights battle between Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and the federal government, resulting in a tense, armed standoff between Bundy's supporters and federal law enforcement officers, garnered international media attention in 2014. Saints, Sinners, and Sovereign Citizens places the Bundy conflict into the larger context of the Sagebrush Rebellion and the long struggle over the use of federal public lands in the American West. Author John L. Smith skillfully captures the drama of the Bundy legal tangle amid the current political climate. Although no shots were fired during the standoff itself, just weeks later self-proclaimed Bundy supporters murdered two Las Vegas police officers and a civilian. In Eastern Oregon, other Bundy supporters occupied the federal offices of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and one of them died in a hail of bullets.While examining the complex history of federal public land policies, Smith exposes both sides of this story. He shows that there are passionate true believers on opposite sides of the insurrection, along with government agents and politicians in Washington complicit in efforts to control public lands for their wealthy allies and campaign contributors. With the promise of billions of dollars in natural resource profits and vast tracts of environmentally sensitive lands hanging in the balance, the West's latest range war is the most important in the nation's history. This masterful exposé raises serious questions about the fate of America's public lands and the vehement arguments that are framing the debate from all sides.Trade ReviewWhat this author brings to the table is a deep understanding of Nevada history and the political rivers running through it. Unlike other writers [on this subject], he understands the state and the players as well as anyone." — Geoff Schumacher, author of Howard Hughes: Power, Paranoia and Palace Intrigue and othersTable of Contents PROLOGUE Back Road to Gold Butte PART ONE We Join the Revolution Already in Progress PART TWO You Don't Need a Reason to Start a Revolution PART THREE Ghost Dancing Through Deseret PART FOUR Saddle Born PART FIVE The Senator from Searchlight PART SIX When the Cows Come Home…to Roost EPILOGUE Lonesome Bull Selected Bibliography Acknowledgments Notes Index
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West Virginia University Press Energy Culture: Art and Theory on Oil and Beyond
Book SynopsisEnergy Culture is a provocative book about oil’s firm grip on our politics and everyday lives. It brings together essays and artwork produced in a collaborative environment to stimulate new ways of thinking and to achieve a more just and sustainable world.The original work collected in Energy Culture creatively engages energy as a social form through lively arguments and artistic research organized around three vectors of inquiry. The first maps how fossil fuels became, and continue to be, embedded in North American society, from the ideology of tar sands reclamation projects to dreams of fiber optic cables running through the Northwest Passage. The second comprises creative and artistic responses to the dominance of fossil fuels in everyday life and to the challenge of realizing new energy cultures. The final section addresses the conceptual and political challenges posed by energy transition and calls into question established views on energy. Its contributions caution against solar capitalism, explore the politics of sabotage, and imagine an energy efficient transportation system called “the switch.” Imbued with a sense of urgency and hope, Energy Culture exposes the deep imbrications of energy and culture while pointing provocatively to ways of thinking and living otherwise.Trade Review“An exemplary multidisciplinary approach to entangled questions of energy, politics, and aesthetics. Energy Culture should excite and inspire an interdisciplinary community of scholars, artists, and activists; it not only points to possible ways forward for thinking and acting, but also offers tangible, provocative examples of what our creative and critical practices might do.”- Thomas S. Davis, author of The Extinct Scene: Late Modernism and Everyday LifeTable of Contents Introduction Part I: Mapping Energy Culture Oil on Water Trespassage The Ocean and the Cloud: Material Metaphors of Hidden Infrastructure Walking Matters: A Peripatetic Rethinking of Energy Culture Several Documents Pertaining to the Cascade Energy (transition) Park Corporation Corporation (CORPCORP) Sustaining Petrocultures: On the Politics and Aesthetics of Oil Sands Reclamation Part II: Figuring Energy Culture Capitalism in the Corpse of a Whale Tilting at Windfarms: Towards a Political Ecology of Energy Humanism and the Literary Aesthetic Embodied Actants, Fossil Narratives The Energy Apparatus Aeolian Survey Anecdotal Encounters on Driveways: The Aesthetics of Oil in Northern Alberta and Newfoundland Energy Meets Telepathy Aesthetics and Materialist Consciousness Part III: The Politics of Energy Culture Rejecting Solar Capitalism The Switch Beyond Carbon Democracy: Energy, Infrastructure, and Sabotage Strike Energized Antagonisms: Thinking Beyond ‘Energy Culture’ Vortex of Light (Ice Memoriam)
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West Virginia University Press Transportation and the Culture of Climate Change: Accelerating Ride to Global Crisis
Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary collection of eleven original essays focuses on the environmental impact of transportation, which is, as Tatiana Prorokova-Konrad and Brian C. Black note in their introduction, responsible for 26 percent of global energy use. Approaching mobility not solely as a material, logistical question but as a phenomenon mediated by culture, the book interrogates popular assumptions deeply entangled with energy choices. Rethinking transportation, the contributors argue, necessarily involves fundamental understandings of consumption, freedom, and self.The essays in Transportation and the Culture of Climate Change cover an eclectic range of subject matter, from the association of bicycles with childhood to the songs of Bruce Springsteen, but are united in a central conviction: "Transport is a considerable part of our culture that is as hard to transform as it is for us to stop using fossil fuels - but we do not have an alternative.Table of Contents Introduction: Carbonization as a Choice: Environmental Ethics, Mobility, and Energy Options Tatiana Prorokova-Konrad and Brian C. Black Part I: Mobility and the Environment 1. Using Heritage and Ecological Systems Thinking to Inform Resilient Automobility Design Barry L. Stiefel 2. Bikes for Children, Cars for Adults: Postwar American Transportation Culture and the Legacy of Moving Images James Longhurst 3. E-Scooters and the Urban Micromobility Revolution Matthew C. Swanson Part II: Car Cultures 4. ""Carbolization"": Cars, Carbon Emissions, and the Global Discipline of Automobility Gordon M. Sayre 5. Hydrocarbon Enslavement and Fantasies of Freedom Patrick D. Murphy 6. Suicide Machines: Bruce Springsteen, Ballard, and Broken Heroes on a Last Chance Power Drive David LaRocca 7. Remainders of the Fossil Regime: Automobility Regression in Three Post-Apocalyptic Novels Brent Ryan Bellamy Part III: Film, Energy, and Climate Change 8. Intermodal Aesthetics and the Otherwise of Cargo Megan Hayes and Jeff Diamanti 9. Nature Guarding ""Her Treasures"" in Oil Comedies: The Case of Local Hero and Fubar: Balls to the Wall Robin L. Murray and Joseph K. Heumann 10. Boom/Bust: Tragic Logistics and Accelerationist Comedy in Petroleum Transport C. Parker Krieg 11. Trafficking in Petronormativities: At the Intersections of Petrofeminism Petrocolonialism, and Petrocapitalism Sheena Wilson Contributors Index
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West Virginia University Press Almanac for the Anthropocene: A Compendium of
Book SynopsisOriginal voices from across the solarpunk movement, which positions ingenuity, generativity, and community as ways to resist hopelessness in response to the climate crisis.Almanac for the Anthropocene collects original voices from across the solarpunk movement, which positions ingenuity, generativity, and community as beacons of resistance to the hopelessness often inspired by the climate crisis. To point toward practical implementation of the movement’s ideas, it gathers usable blueprints that bring together theory and practice. The result is a collection of interviews, recipes, exercises, DIY instructions, and more—all of it amounting to a call to create hope through action.Inspired by a commitment to the idea that there can be no environmental justice without decolonial and racial justice, Almanac for the Anthropocene unites in a single volume both academic and practical responses to environmental crisis.Table of Contents Introduction: The Situation So Far Phoebe Wagner and BrontË Christopher Wieland Part 1: Generativity Not Just Solar: Creating Our Own Powers, Stories, and Spaces BrontË Christopher Wieland 1.Solarpunk Is a Verb for Rising The Commando Jugendstil and Tales from the EV Studio 2.In Defense of Hope Margaret Killjoy 3. Feeding Imagination Giulia Lepori and Michał Krawczyk 4. A Collective Gardening Shed of Concepts for Planting Solarpunk Futures Christoph D. D. Rupprecht Part 2: Independence Building toward Autonomy: Ways of Reclaiming the Present and the Future BrontË Christopher Wieland 5. Your Mineral Footprint Gabriel Aliaga 6. Solarpunk Design Guidelines Navarre Bartz 7. How to Build a Solar-Powered Website Kris De Decker 8. Solarpunks See the World: Traversing the World without Destroying It Craig Stevenson Part 3: Community “All Organizing Is Science Fiction”: On Dreaming a Solarpunk Community Phoebe Wagner 9. Science Fiction and Disability: Engage! Petra Kuppers 10. The Urban Reef: Breaking Down Barriers between Green Spaces in Urban Environments Octavia Cade 11. The Commensal Canine Susan Haris 12. Solarpunk: The Fruitful Revolution Connor D. Louiselle Part 4: Ingenuity Solarpunk Ingenuity and DIY Projects Phoebe Wagner 13. Visible Mending: A Recipe for Beautiful and Sustainable Clothing Sari Fordham 14. Appalachian Solarpunk: Growing Trees from Seed for the Plant Revolution Vance Mullis and Joy Lew 15. Anthrocene Strategy: Foraging Michael J. DeLuca 16. Multispecies Community Garden: A More-Than-Human Design Concept Proposal 00 for Well-Being in Shrinking Cities Christoph D. D. Rupprecht, Aoi Yoshida, and Lihua Cui Conclusion: Looking Forward Phoebe Wagner and BrontË Christopher Wieland Contributors
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Association Vahatra in Antananarivo The Terrestrial Protected Areas of Madagascar –
Book SynopsisIn 1989, a book written by Martin E. Nicoll and Olivier Langrand was published on the protected areas of Madagascar, which heralded in a new era of conservation for this island nation. In the subsequent three decades, there was an important increase in inventories and studies on Madagascar’s terrestrial biota. This work led to significant changes in the systematics of Malagasy plants and animals, a large percentage unique to the island, and a notable augmentation in knowledge on Malagasy biodiversity. In addition, the considerable expansion of the protected area network, reinforcement of legal tools, and the development of new management modes and tools have contributed to a modernization of the protected area network. The purpose of these bilingual, French-English books is to present a large-scale update of information available from 98 terrestrial protected areas, various analyses to understand general trends in the conservation of these sites, and a synthesis to assess the needs for future scientific programs. Beautifully illustrated throughout with color maps, graphs, and photos, these three volumes will be an important reference for students, researchers, protected area managers, conservationists, and visiting ecotourists.
£142.50
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Green Heroes: From Buddha to Leonardo DiCaprio
Book SynopsisThis book provides an introduction into the diversity of the environmental movement through great characters in the green sector. The book describes inspiring personal achievements, and at the same time it provides readers with information regarding the history, the main directions and the ethical principles of the environmental movement. Some of the most important characters of the movement from all around the world, are included in the book. As well as the title characters, Buddha and Leonardo DiCaprio, other famous environmentalists like Albert Schweitzer, David Attenborough and Jane Goodall are discussed. Some of the less well-known but equally important environmentalists such as Chico Mendes, Bruno Manser, Henry Spira, Tom Regan or Rossano Ercolini are highlighted in the various chapters. The selection of characters represents all major branches within the green sector, ranging from medieval saints to Hollywood celebrities, from university professors to field activists, from politicians to philosophers, from ecofeminists to radicals.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Charles Darwin and the implications of evolution St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.- Environmentalism gaining momentum: Rachel Carson and ’Silent sping’ Denis Hayes and Earth Day.- Planting trees with Wangari Maathai.- In defense of rain forests: Chico Mendes and Bruno Manser Al Gore’s fight for the environment.- The strong men of environmentalism: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Steven Seagal Movie stars and activism.- Arne Naess and ’Deep ecology’.- Vandana Shiva and traditional agriculture.- Ian Kiernan, Rossano Ercolini, and Bea Johnson Pioneers of ecological economics.- The Greenpeace story Forerunners of animal advocacy Spokesmen for animals: Peter Singer, Richard Ryder, and Tom Regan.- Henry Spira, the hero of animal advocacy.- Animal advocates from Central Europe.- Albert Schweitzer: The man who loved all living beings Talking animals: The capacity of animal minds.- Primatologists Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey and Biruté Galdikas Ingrid.- Newkirk, Alex Pacheco, and PETA.- John Muir and Yosemite.- Aldo Leopold, the founding father of nature conservation.- James Lovelock and the Gaia-hypothesis.- Their symbol: The giant panda.- Scientists involved in conservation and environmentalism.- Gerald Durrell: How an amateur naturalist developed into a great conservationist Farley Mowat never cried wolf.- David Attenborough, the grand old man of natural history films Jacques-Yves Cousteau: Under the spell of the sea.- Paul Watson, the daredevil of conservation.- Epilogue.- Acknowledgements List of illustrations.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG On the Nature of Ecological Paradox
Book SynopsisThis work is a large, powerfully illustrated interdisciplinary natural sciences volume, the first of its kind to examine the critically important nature of ecological paradox, through an abundance of lenses: the biological sciences, taxonomy, archaeology, geopolitical history, comparative ethics, literature, philosophy, the history of science, human geography, population ecology, epistemology, anthropology, demographics, and futurism. The ecological paradox suggests that the human biological–and from an insular perspective, successful–struggle to exist has come at the price of isolating H. sapiens from life-sustaining ecosystem services, and far too much of the biodiversity with which we find ourselves at crisis-level odds. It is a paradox dating back thousands of years, implicating millennia of human machinations that have been utterly ruinous to biological baselines. Those metrics are examined from numerous multidisciplinary approaches in this thoroughly original work, which aids readers, particularly natural history students, who aspire to grasp the far-reaching dimensions of the Anthropocene, as it affects every facet of human experience, past, present and future, and the rest of planetary sentience.With a Preface by Dr. Gerald Wayne Clough, former Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and President Emeritus of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Foreword by Robert Gillespie, President of the non-profit, Population Communication.Table of Contents
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Urban Ecology: A Case Study of Lima City, Perú
Book SynopsisThis book emphasizes the necessity of green spaces and landscape planning to achieve a liveable city. It will more specifically enquire on how to reach a better liveability from the current conditions of Lima. This book takes on the one hand classic concepts from urban agronomy as are soil, water and plants, and on the other hand emphasizes the resources, the plant adaptations and the urban ecosystems, according to the context of Lima. Comparisons are also made to landscape concepts from other cities of the word, contemporary methods of urban landscape research are explained in perspectives of agronomy and ecology. The ecological restoration of some natural spaces of Lima are proposed and related to the food security which impacts on the sustainability of the city. Finally, it describes representative Parks of Lima and previous research projects that have allowed to improve the urban landscape. Considering the city's cultural diversity, comparisons to the mountain and rainforest areas are also made.Table of Contents
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Baccharis: From Evolutionary and Ecological
Book SynopsisThis book has a broad scope and provides a comprehensive overview of the most up-to-date knowledge of the plant genus Baccharis. The book is organized into four major topics encompassing the evolution, ecology, chemistry, as well as environmental and medical applications of the genus. This publication is a major reference for an audience of practising researchers, academics, PhD students, and other scientists in a wide-ranging collection of fields, from Sociology to Medicine to bioeconomy.Table of ContentsTable of Contents Front Matter Part I: Ecological and Evolutionary pathways Front Matter Chapter 1: The Ecological and Applied Potential of Baccharis G. Wilson Fernandes, Yumi Oki and Milton Barbosa Chapter 2: Baccharis: Diversity and Distribution Gustavo Heiden Chapter 3: The Evolution of Genetic Studies of Baccharis Patrícia de Abreu Moreira, Heloiza Navarro de Novaes, G. Wilson Fernandes Chapter 4: Intersexual Differences in Demography, Resource Investment, and Herbivory in Baccharis Evelyn M. Frazier, Jhonathan O. Silva, Mário M. Espírito-Santo, Tatiana Cornelissen and G. Wilson Fernandes Chapter 5: Multitrophic and Indirect Interactions in the Baccharis dracunculifolia System Milton Barbosa, Graziella França Monteiro and G. Wilson Fernandes Chapter 6: Endophytic Fungi of Baccharis Yumi Oki, Lucas Arantes-Garcia, Renata Maia, Michel Stórquio Belmiro, Isabela Maria Nascimento, Ary Correa Junior, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes Chapter 7: Baccharis as Nurse Plants Ramón Perea, Marta Peláez and G. Wilson Fernandes Chapter 8: Biological Invasion by Baccharis Adrián Lázaro-Lobo, Gary N. Ervin, Lidia Caño and F. Dane Panetta Part II: Structure and Chemistry of Baccharis Front Matter Chapter 9: Morpho-anatomical Characteristics of Species of Baccharis Jane Manfron Budel, Paulo Vitor Farago, Ikhlas Ahmed Khan and Vijayasankar Raman Chapter 10: Essential Oils of Baccharis: Chemical Composition and Biological Activities Jane Manfron Budel, Vijayasankar Raman, Ikhlas Ahmed Khan and Paulo Vitor Farago Chapter 11: Flavonoids of Baccharis Simone dos Santos Grecco, Deborah Pelosi Sessa and João Henrique Ghilardi Lago Chapter 12: Chemistry and Biological Activities of Phenolic Compounds from Baccharis Genus Jairo Kenupp Bastos and Caroline Arruda Chapter 13: Baccharis Terpenoid Compounds Sérgio Ricardo Ambrósio, Mário Ferreira Conceição Santos, Larissa Costa Oliveira, Ana Lúcia Bassi, Jairo Kenupp Bastos, and Rodrigo Cassio Sola Veneziani Chapter 14: Macrocyclic Trichothecenes of Baccharis Alessandra Caroline Montes Frade, Maria Beatriz de Oliveira Rabelo, Priscilla Rodrigues Valadares Campana, Rodrigo Maia de Pádua and Fernão Castro Braga Chapter 15: Livestock Intoxication by Baccharis Claudio S. L. Barros and Bruce B. Jarvis Part III: Baccharis: Applications and Innovations Front Matter Chapter 16: An Overview of the Cultural and Popular Use of Baccharis Mara Rejane Ritter, Anderson Luiz Christ, Aline de Mello Zevieski and Marina Fülber Chapter 17: CPQBA 1: First Cultivar Registered and Protected From a Brazilian Medicinal Plant Ilio Montanari Jr Chapter 18: Perspectives of Baccharis Secondary Metabolites as Sources for New Anticancer Drug Candidates Christiane Contigli, Elaine Maria de Souza-Fagundes, Warne Pedro de Andrade, Jacqueline Aparecida Takahashi, Yumi Oki and Geraldo Wilson Fernandes Chapter 19: Innovation and Knowledge of Prospective Studies on the Genus Baccharis Mariana Bonifácio Amancio, Yumi Oki, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes, Carla Rago, Aristóteles Góes-Neto, Vasco Ariston de Carvalho Azevedo Part IV: Propolis of Baccharis Chapter 20: Chemical Constituents and Antioxidant Properties of Green Propolis Shigenori Kumazawa Chapter 21: Possible Role of Propolis-derived Components in the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity and Diabetes Takanori Tsuda Chapter 22: Effects of the Green Propolis on the Immune Response José Maurício Sforcin and Marco Biagi Chapter 23: From Innovation to Market: an Analysis of the Propolis Production Chain Frederico Ivair Santiago de Oliveira, Yumi Oki, Fernando M. Resende, Patrícia Angrisano, Dian Carlos Pinheiro Rosa, Lucas Arantes-Garcia, G. Wilson Fernandes
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Springer International Publishing AG Sustainability of Southern African Ecosystems
Book SynopsisThis open access book about the sustainability of marine and terrestrial ecosystems in southern Africa provides a synthesis of the research program Science Partnerships for the Adaptation to Complex Earth System Processes (SPACES II, 2018-2022). It addresses the scientific, social, and economic issues related to climate change, its potential impacts on the various ecosystems, adaptations, and management interventions for enhancing systems resilience in Southern Africa. It is written by numerous scientists from African states and Germany and summarizes the latest research findings, which are of great relevance for a better understanding of climate change impacts, adaptations, and vulnerabilities as well as for developing management options and policy options to reduce the associated risks. This is crucial considering that the projected African population increase is exceptional. Furthermore, climate change is assumed to hit southern Africa extremely hard with a significant increase in extreme events and the frequency of severe droughts, heat waves, and flooding. Southern Africa hosts a high variety of ecosystems, which belongs to important biodiversity hotspots for unique flora and fauna. The surrounding oceans form, in turn, a bottle neck within the ocean’s global thermohaline circulation, act as a still poorly understood carbon sink and source and play an important role for fisheries as they are highly productive. Considering these important aspects, the book is an important interdisciplinary contribution to the scientific literature and will find a wide readership.The book is aimed at students, teachers, and scientists in the fields of terrestrial and marine ecology, environmental, nature and landscape planning, agriculture, environmental and resource management, biodiversity, and nature conservation, as well as scientists and representatives in specialised authorities and associations, nature conservationists, and policy makers of related disciplines.Table of Contents
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Springer International Publishing AG Plant Biodiversity Conservation in Ethiopia: A
Book SynopsisThis book covers biodiversity conservation under special consideration of the challenges in the global south with particular attention being paid to consider the existing conservation challenges in relation to the study area in Ethiopia. Key issues are addressed, such as the current and future threats to plant biodiversity in Ethiopia, as well as the single large or several small conservation approaches and which approach is feasible for Ethiopia. Furthermore, an innovative approach was developed that enhances ecological connectivity and promotes ecological restoration through community involvement. The book also covers why a systematic conservation planning approach is important and should be used in new protected area establishments, and also looks at the trends of plant ecology research over the past five decades, revealing research gaps and suggesting future research topics. Despite its focus on Ethiopian plant diversity, abundant examples were used from different continents making this book attractive to global readers. It will be of interest for policy- and decision-makers in the conservation sector, researchers interested in biodiversity, climate change, conservation and sustainable use of natural resources, and would be a valuable resource for university students.Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Anthropogenic impact on plant biodiversity.- 3. Single large or several small (sloss).- 4. Ecological connectivity.- 5. Ecological restoration.- 6. Pollination and dispersal in fragmented landscape.- 7. Plant biodiversity conservation and lost opportunities in ethiopia.- 8. The concept of potential natural vegetation (pnv).- 9. Forests, woodlands, grasslands.- 10. Strategic conservation planning (scp) approach.
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Springer International Publishing AG The Other Lepidoptera: Moth Conservation in
Book SynopsisConservation interest in moths, by far the predominant components of Lepidoptera, lags far behind that for butterflies, for which conservation practice provides many well-established lessons for extension to their near relatives. The needs of moths are at least as great, but their greater richness and variety, and far poorer documentation of diversity and biology over much of the world contribute to this lack of attention. Australia’s rich moth fauna, largely endemic and of global interest, illustrates many of the problems of developing wider interest and support for moth conservation. Numerous species (perhaps half the total fauna) are undescribed, and many are ecological specialists in restricted and vulnerable environments over small parts of the continent. Establishing their conservation status and needs whilst accepting that foundation knowledge is highly incomplete and much species-focused conservation is impracticable provides complex problems in setting priorities, based largely on wider diversity and effective advocacy. Most Australian vegetation systems, from grassland to forest and from sea-level to alpine zones, have been eroded in extent and quality since European settlement, resulting in massive habitat changes for native insects and to leave fragmented (and commonly degraded) remnants in which moths and others may persist. Recent surveys continue to increase recorded moth richness, reveal local faunal peculiarities, and indicate how assemblage changes may mirror wider environmental changes. This book is an overview of advances in documenting and interpreting moth diversity and ecology, to show how information from better-studied moth faunas can help in planning conservation of Australia’s moths through measures such as understanding the moths themselves by increased surveys and study, the factors influencing their diversity and wellbeing, and how such threats may be countered through increased coordinated conservation interest, commitment and management. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introducing moth variety and diversity.- Chapter 2: Moth ecology and conservation importance.- Chapter 3: Moth declines and the need for conservation.- Chapter 4: Causes for concern: habitat change as the major imposed threat to moths.- Chapter 5: Causes for concern: confounding threats to moths.- Chapter 6: Australia’s moths and their habitats.- Chapter 7: A closer focus: threats to Australia’s moths.- Chapter 8: Moth flagships in Australia: focus on single taxa.- Chapter 9: Conservation potential for Australia’s moths: focus on wider diversity.- Chapter 10: Bringing potential to practice: a future for Australia’s moths.
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Springer International Publishing AG Rangeland Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Book SynopsisThis open access book reviews the importance of ecological functioning within rangelands considering the complex inter-relationships of production agriculture, ecosystem services, biodiversity, and wildlife habitat. More than half of all lands worldwide, and up to 70% of the western USA, are classified as rangelands—uncultivated lands that often support grazing by domestic livestock. The rangelands of North America provide a vast array of goods and services, including significant economic benefit to local communities, while providing critical habitat for hundreds of species of fish and wildlife. This book provides compendium of recent data and synthesis from more than 100 experts in wildlife and rangeland ecology in Western North America. It provides a current and in-depth synthesis of knowledge related to wildlife ecology in rangeland ecosystems, and the tools used to manage them, to serve current and future wildlife biologists and rangeland managers in the working landscapes of the West. The book also identifies information gaps and serves as a jumping-off point for future research of wildlife in rangeland ecosystems. While the content focuses on wildlife ecology and management in rangelands of Western North America, the material has important implications for rangeland ecosystems worldwide.Table of Contents1. Introduction to Rangeland Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Part I Rangeland Ecosystems and Processes 2. Rangelands of Western North America 3. A History of North American Rangelands 4. Western Rangeland Livestock Production Systems and Grazing Management 5. Manipulation of Rangeland Wildlife Habitats 6. Role and Management of Fire in Rangelands 7. Water is Life: Importance and Management of Riparian Areas for Rangeland Wildlife 8. Rangeland Biodiversity Part II Species Accounts 9. Prairie Grouse 10. Sage-Grouse 11. Quails 12. Rangeland Songbirds 13. Wetland Birds of Rangelands 14. Avian Predators in Rangelands 15. Burrowing Rodents 16. Mesocarnivores of Western Rangelands 17. Black-tailed and Mule Deer 18. White-tailed Deer 19. Pronghorn 20. Elk 21. Feral Equids 22. Mountain Ungulates 23. American Bison 24. Large Carnivores 25. Amphibians and Reptiles 26. Insects in Grassland Ecosystems Part III Social-Ecological Considerations 27. Wildlife, Rural Communities, and the Rangeland Livelihoods they Share: Opportunities in a Diverse Economies Approach 28. Living with Predators: A 20-year Case Study in the Blackfoot River Watershed of Montana 29. A Perspective on Rangeland and Wildlife Disciplines: Similarities Over Differences 30. Future of Rangeland Wildlife in North America
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Springer International Publishing AG Managing Protected Areas: People and Places
Book SynopsisThis open access book brings together 16 specially commissioned chapters drawn from a range of different professional-practitioner and academic global perspectives on the importance of the relationship between people and green and blue spaces. It focuses on issues surrounding the importance of natural environments on public health and wellbeing, and the environmental, cultural, and social importance of green and blue spaces that can result through responsible and sustainable adaptive management processes. It explores how the Covid-19 pandemic forced reconsiderations of our relationship with these natural spaces and highlights the important impact of the pace of climate change. While not pretending to have the answers, the stimulating and imaginative contributions embrace rich perspectives drawn from backgrounds as diverse as heritage studies, tourism, conservation, geography, policy formulation, public health, environmental health, research methods, history, literature, art, and theology. Table of ContentsTable of Contents List of Contributors Chapter 1: People and Places Matter: From Theory to Practice. Introduction. Niall Finneran & Denise Hewlett with Richard Clarke Chapter 2: What does the Global Biodiversity Framework mean for protected and conserved areas? Nigel Dudley Chapter 3: Landscapes of the Romantic Sublime: the legacy of nineteenth-century artistic visions and contributions to the development of the management of natural heritage. Niall Finneran Chapter 4: Islandscapes: tourism, Covid, climate change and challenges to natural landscapes. A Caribbean perspective and view from Barbados. Niall Finneran & Tara Inniss Chapter 5: Managing heritage landscapes of cultural value: a view from the National Trust portfolio in Purbeck, southern England. Tracey Churcher & Niall Finneran Chapter 6: Between high and low tide. Participatory approaches to managing England’s coastal and riverine natural and cultural heritage: a case study from the CITIZAN initiative. Oliver Hutchinson & Niall Finneran Chapter 7: Managing a UNESCO World Heritage Site in a Post-Colonial, Post-Conflict and Post-Disaster Destination. The Case of the Haitian National History Park. Jocelyn Belfort, Hugues Séraphin & Godson Lubrun Chapter 8: Sustainable project management of green spaces, protected and conserved areas – opportunities and challenges. Malgorzata Radomska, Richard Clarke & Denise Hewlett Chapter 9: (Re)connecting with Nature: Exploring Nature Based Interventions for Psychological Health and Wellbeing. Debra Gray, Denise Hewlett, Julie Hammon & Stephanie Aburrow Chapter 10: Significant Spaces: Exploring the Health and Wellbeing Impacts of Natural Environments. Denise Hewlett, Debra Gray, Richard Gunton, Tom Munro, Sheela Agarwal, Martin Breed, Chris Skelly, Philip Weinstein, Ainara Terradillos, Natalia Lavrushkina & Danny Byrne Chapter 11: Judaism and Engagements with Nature: theology and practice. Christina Welch & Neil Amswych Chapter 12: Islam and Engagements with Nature; theology and practice. Christina Welch & Fahima B. Rahman Chapter 13: What Have we Learned from the Impact of the Pandemic on our Relationship with Nature? The Importance of Views from Home. Marco Garrido-Cumbrera & Olta Braçe Chapter 14: Impacts and Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic for Protected and Conserved Area Management. Mitali Sharma, Mariana Napolitano Ferreira, Rachel Golden Kroner & Mohammed K. S. Pasha Chapter 15: Tourism and Visitor Management in Protected Areas Post Pandemic: the English Context. Denise Hewlett, Richard Gunton, Debra Gray, Ainara Terradillos, Sheela Agarwal, Natalia Lavrushkina & Danny Byrne Chapter 16: Climate Change - Protected Areas as a Tool to Address a Global Crisis. Zachary J. Cannizzo, Elise Belle, Risa Smith, Tom Mommsen Chapter 17: The Virtual Wild: Exploring the Intersection of Virtual Reality and Natural Environments. Simone Grassini & Eleanor Ratcliffe
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Campus Verlag Living in the Plastic Age: Perspectives from
Book SynopsisA comprehensive discussion on the complex role of plastics in society-nature relationships. The anthology Living in the Plastic Age focuses on the multidimensional facets of plastics and microplastics from different disciplinary angles. Small plastic fragments (microplastics) and larger plastic waste can be found even on the remotest island. Plastic waste all over the planet is the visual footprint of humanity’s consumerism and mass production. Plastics shape the relationship between society and nature in such a profound way that we can today speak of the “Plastic Age.” This anthology aims to question the role of plastics in our society and the implications plastics have for the environment and human health. The detection of this emergent contaminant opens up a new field of scientific engagement for natural sciences on the effects of (micro-) plastics for the environment and the social sciences on new governance regimes on marine litter as well as on solution strategies to combat plastic waste. Table of Contentsnot specified
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Böden der Welt: Ein Bildatlas
Book SynopsisBöden gehören zu den wichtigsten Lebensgrundlagen der Menschheit. Sie unterscheiden sich in den verschiedenen Regionen der Erde außerordentlich stark. Dieser Bildatlas beschreibt und illustriert die Böden der Welt im Zusammenhang mit ihren Naturräumen.Grundlage ist die internationale Bodenklassifikation WRB (World Reference Base for Soil Resources) in der Neuauflage von 2006. Darin sind zahlreiche Begriffe neu bzw. schärfer definiert. Mit den Technosolen und Stagnosolen fanden zwei neue Referenzbodengruppen Aufnahme. Auch die weitere Untergliederung der Böden mit Hilfe von Qualifiern wurde deutlich verändert und erweitert. Diese zahlreichen Änderungen in der WRB von 2006 sind in die 2. Auflage des Buches eingegangen.Das Buch ist nach Ökozonen gegliedert. Für jede Ökozone werden Lage, Klima und Vegetation mit den sich daraus ergebenden bodenbildenden Faktoren beschrieben. Darauf folgen umfassende Informationen über deren repräsentative Böden: Definition der Böden, diagnostische Horizonte, Eigenschaften und Materialien, physikalische, chemische und biologische Merkmale, Vorkommen und Verbreitung, Nutzung und Gefährdung, Prozesse der Bodenbildung. Zahlreiche Diagramme zur Verbreitung der Böden, zu Profilmerkmalen und bodenbildenden Prozessen sowie viele neue Farbfotos von Bodenprofilen und -landschaften machen den Bildatlas zu einem ausgezeichneten Referenzwerk. Studierende und Lehrende sowie Entscheidungsträger werden zudem mit grundlegenden Erkenntnissen der Bodenkunde, des Bodenschutzes und der Bodenfruchtbarkeit vertraut gemacht. Bevölkerungswachstum und Bodendegradation in tropischen Gebieten, deren Böden von Natur aus nur eingeschränkt fruchtbar sind, machen die Ernährungssicherung in besonderem Maße zu einer Aufgabe der Bodenkunde.Trade ReviewAus den Rezensionen:“Das Buch beschreibt und illustriert alle Bodentypen der Erde nach der weltweit gültigen WRB-Klassifikation. Es stellt die Böden und Bodengesellschaften in ihrer naturräumlichen Verbreitung vor und liefert damit eine kompakte Übersicht für Fachleute und Studierende verschiedener Disziplinen ...“ (in: Landtechnik, Heft 3, 1.Juni 2014) “... Das Buch ist ein sehr schön bebildertes Lehrbuch und Nachschlagewerk, in dem man stundenlang blättern und sich nicht sattsehen kann an den farbenfrohen Profilen und den vielen anschaulichen Abbildungen. Jeder, der Spaß und Interesse an Böden hat, wird Gefallen an der aufwendigen Aufmachung und liebevollen Gestaltung finden, die es einem leicht macht, in die komplexen Sachverhalte der Bodengenese einzusteigen. ... Es ist darüber hinaus auch für die Lehre im Bereich der internationalen Bodenkunde unverzichtbar ...“ (Martin Jansen, in: Forstarchiv, Jg. 85,Heft 5, 2014, S. 172)“... Das Buch ist ein sehr schön bebildertes Lehrbuch und Nachschlagewerk ... Jeder, der Spaß und Interesse an Böden hat, wird Gefallen an der aufwendigen Aufmachung und liebevollen Gestaltung finden, die es einem leicht macht, in die komplexen Sachverhalte der Bodengenese einzusteigen. ... Es ist darüber hinaus auch für die Lehre im Bereich der internationalen Bodenkunde unverzichtbar.“ ( Martin Jansen, in: Forstarchiv, Jg. 85,Heft 5, S. 172, 2014)Table of ContentsVorwort zur zweiten Auflage.- Abkürzungen, Akronyme.- Einleitung und Hinweise zur Nutzung des Buches.- Horizontsymbole.- Übersicht der Böden und ökozonale Zuordnung.- A Polare und Subpolare Zone (Tundra).- A.1 Cryosole.- B Boreale Zone (Taiga, kalt-gemäßigte Zone).- B1 Histosole.- B2 Gleysole.- B3 Podzole.- B4 Albeluvisole.- B5 Stagnosole.- Bilder.- Catenen.- C Feuchte Mittelbreiten (kühl-gemäßigte Zone).- C1 Cambisole .- C2 Luvisole.- C3 Umbrisole.- Bilder.- Catenen.- D Trockene Mittelbreiten.- D1 Phaeozeme.- D2 Chernozeme.- D3 Kastanozeme.- Bilder.- Catenen.- E Winterfeuchte Subtropen.- E1 Chromic Cambisole.- E2 Chromic Luvisole.- Bilder.- Catenen.- F Immerfeuchte Subtropen (immerfeuchte, warm-gemäßigte Zone).- F1 Acrisole.- F2 Alisole.- Bilder.- Catenen.- G Trockene Subtropen und Tropen.- G1 Arenosole.- G2 Calcisole.- G3 Gypsisole.- G4 Durisole.- G5 Solonchake.- G6 Solonetze.- Bilder.- Catenen.- H Sommerfeuchte Tropen.- H1 Lixisole.- H2 Nitisole.- H3 Vertisole.- H4 Planosole.- Bilder.- Catenen.- I Immerfeuchte Tropen.- I1 Ferralsole.- I2 Plinthosole.- Bilder.- Catenen.- J Gebirgsböden.- J1 Leptosole.- J2 Regosole.- J3 Andosole.- Bilder.- Catenen.- K Weltweit verbreitete Böden.- K1 Fluvisole.- K2 Anthrosole.- K3 Technosole.- Bilder.- Catenen.- Glossar .- Diagnostische Horizonte.- Diagnostische Eigenschaften.- Diagnostische Materialien.- Qualifier.- Literatur.- Sachwortregister.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Boden und Energiewende: Trassenbau,
Book SynopsisViele Fragen zur Auswirkung der Energiewende auf die Böden und die Landwirtschaft werden beantwortet. Diese Anthologie vereint ausführliche Beiträge zur Trassenplanung, bodenkundlichen Baubegleitung, Erdverkabelung, Strombelastbarkeit von Erdkabeln und Erdwärme die im Rahmen eines Symposiums am Geozentrum Hannover referiert wurden.Table of ContentsTrassenplanung in Deutschland.- Bodenkundliche Baubegleitung -Bodenschutz beim Trassenbau.- Erdverkabelung aus Sicht der Landwirtschaft.- Das CableEarth-Verfahren zur ökologischen Bewertung und Optimierung der Strombelastbarkeit erdverlegter Energiekabel.- Erdwärme in Deutschland.- Die Rolle des Bodens bei der Nutzung oberflächennaher Erdwärme.
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