Environmental economics Books
Oxford University Press Human WellBeing and the Natural Environment
Book SynopsisIn Human Well-Being and the Natural Environment, Partha Dasgupta explores ways to measure the quality of life. Although the problem pervades a number of academic disciplines, it is not confined to the academic realm. International organizations regularly publish cross-country estimates of the quality of life, journalists and commentators publicize them, and national governments are obliged to take note of them. Today, quality-of-life indices broker political arguments and together form a coin that even helps purchase economic and social policy.It is therefore ironic that indices of human well-being in current use are notably insensitive to our dependence on the natural environment, both at a moment in time and across generations. Moreover, international discussions on economic development in poor regions all too frequently ignore the natural resource base. In developing quality-of-life measures, Professor Dasgupta pays particular attention to the natural environment, illustrating how iTrade ReviewPartha Dasgupta is a very highly regarded economic theorist, and this book shows why. Dasgupta writes more clearly, and in a more acessible manner than most highly regarded economic theorists ... this book has much to recommend it ... elegant and incisive analysis. * Journal of Public Policy *A very interesting and stimulating book. * Journal of Economics *Exemplary exposition of the environment's role in fostering socio-economic advance as part of human well-being ... enlightening from start to finish. * Nature *Building on his classic magnum opus ... Partha Dasgupta has joined this rethink in an intellectually rich, thought-provoking and occasionally metaphysical work. His new book probes many issues beyond those that might be anticipated from the title and confirms his position as one of the most exciting economic thinkers today ... we can ask why so many feel we need reforms in ethical behaviour to ensure sustainability. Dasgupta touches on some of the framework needed to answer this question. More is needed. If anyone is going to supply it is is likely to be Dasgupta. * Times Higher Education Supplement *Concepts like GDP focus on easily measurable things, whilst omitting ecosystem services and other environmental factors on which life ultimately depends. Partha Dasgupta is a seminal figure in his discipline, taking on the difficult, yet hugely important, task of trying meaningfully to measure ''quality of life''. This book will, I hope, set the tone for the new millennium, melding conventional economic concepts, ecological and environmental science, and a great deal of plain commonsense. Read it. * Lord Robert May, University of Oxford *Table of ContentsSummary and Guide ; Introduction: Means and Ends ; PROLOGUE ; 1. The Notion of Well-Being ; *1 Ordering Social States ; 2. Why Measure Well-Being? ; 3. Constituents and Determinants of Well-Being ; PROLOGUE ; 4. Theory ; 5. Current Quality of Life in Poor Countries ; PROLOGUE ; 6. Intergenerational Well-Being ; *6 Intergenerational Conflicts ; 7. Economic Institutions and the Natural Environment ; 8. Valuing Goods ; 9. Wealth and Well-Being ; PROLOGUE ; 10. Policy Reforms ; 11. Discounting Future Consumption: How and Why ; 12. Institutional Responses to Policy Change ; PROLOGUE ; 13. Some Views ; 14. Classical Utilitarianism and the Genesis Problem ; *14 Numbers and Well-Being under Classical Utilitarianism ; 15. Actual versus Potential Lives ; *15 Generation-Relative Utilitarianism ; Appendix
£105.00
Oxford University Press, USA Industrial Transformation in the Developing World
Book Synopsis''Grow first, clean up later'' environmental strategies in the developing economies of East Asia - China, Korea, and Taiwan in Northeast Asia and Indonesia, Malaysia, the Phillippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam in Southeast Asia - pose a critical regional and global sustainability challenge in this area of continuing rapid urban-based industrial growth. It is the most polluted region in the world.Whilst being at the leading edge of the processes of urbanization, industrialization, and globalization these economies are in the midst, not at the end, of their urban-industrial transformations. During the next 25 years urban populations in the region are expected roughly to double, and most of the industrial capital stock that will be on the ground by 2030 has not yet been built. Given East Asia''s growing size in the world''s economy and ecology, and its increasingly polluted environment, this looming urban-industrial transformation is both a challenge and an opportunity. Unless steps are taken now to make this transformation more sustainable, East Asia''s, and the world''s, environmental future is likely to deteriorate seriously.Using detailed case studies and rigorous empirical analyses Rock and Angel, leading experts in this field, show that East Asian governments have found institutionally unique ways to overcome the sustainability challenge. As a result of these findings, they demonstrate how even low income economies in the rest of the world can use regulatory polices, industrial policies, and an openness to trade and foreign investment that will increase the competitiveness of their firms whilst improving their environmental performance, thus proving an important antidote to those who argue that poor countries cannot afford to clean up their environment whilst their economies remain under-developed.Table of Contents1. East Asia's Sustainability Challenge ; 2. Late Industrialization and Technological Capabilities Building ; 3. Policy Integration: From Technology Upgrading to Industrial Environmental Improvement ; 4. The Role of Environmental Regulatory Agencies in Sustainability: Korea and Indonesia ; 5. Globalization, Opennes to Trade and Investment, Technology Transfer and Technology and the Environment: The Cement Industry in East Asia ; 6. Win-Win Environmental Intensity or Technique Effects and Technological Learning: Evidence from Siam City Cement ; 7. Impact of Multinational Corporations' Firm-Based Environmental Standards on Subsidiaries and their Suppliers: Evidence from Motorola-Penang ; 8. Global Standards and the Environmental Performance of Industry ; 9. Implications for other Industrializing Economies ; 10. Prospects for Policy Integration in Low Income Economies ; 11. Bibliography
£145.00
Oxford University Press Gender and Green Governance
Book SynopsisEconomists studying environmental collective action and green governance have paid little attention to gender. Research on gender and green governance in other disciplines has focused mainly on women''s near absence from forestry institutions. This interdisciplinary book turns that focus on its head to ask: what if women were present in these institutions? What difference would that make? Would women''s inclusion in forest governance - undeniably important for equity - also affect decisions on forest use and outcomes for conservation and subsistence? Are women''s interests in forests different from men''s? Would women''s presence lead to better forests and more equitable access? Does it matter which class of women governs? And how large a presence of women would make an impact? Answers to these questions can prove foundational for effective environmental governance. Yet they have hardly been empirically investigated. In an analysis that is conceptually sophisticated and statistically rTrade ReviewGender and Green Governance is a magisterial work of astounding erudition. While resplendent with field interviews and statistical tables, its ultimate significance is as a thought-provoking examination of political institutionswhat makes them legitimate, efficient, inclusive, representative and stable over time. * Studies in Indian Politics *Gender and Green Governance will rightly be acknowledged as a classic not just in environmental studies, but in studies of development, governance, public action and public service delivery more broadly ... It is a rigorous, engaged and deeply serious exploration of the conditions under which the greater involvement of women in forest management committees improves the quality of environmental (or green) governance ... it is a landmark text. * Stuart Corbridge, The Journal of Development Studies *[A] tour de force ... rigorous, insightful and broad-ranging ... The book is innovative at more levels than one can list. * Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Indian Express *An impressive study of women and community forestry in India and Nepal. * Nancy Folbre, The New York Times *Path-breaking...an immense contribution not only to ecological economics but also to political science, rural sociology, and energy studies...a landmark contribution with depth and insight. * Joan Martinez-Alier, Economic and Political Weekly *An immense, novel contribution to the literature and a milestone in the ongoing debate on forest governance, gender, rural energy and political economy...exceptional. * Kanchana Wickramasinghe, South Asia Economic Journal *A timely reminder of the need for broad-based "Green Governance" which is inclusive of women. While focused on the forestry sector, the book very convincingly establishes the principle of community participation in management, conservation and sustainable use of dwindling natural resources. * Khawar Mumtaz, The Friday Times *Bina Agarwal has crafted a book of central importance in today's world. Both women and their connections with forests have been under-represented in the field, in academic research, and in policy. With analytical rigour and originality, Agarwal bridges these major gaps in our understanding of the difference women can make, when they are actively involved in forest governance. * Elinor Ostrom, Nobel Laureate in Economics 2009 *Beautifully written and soundly argued, this book makes an outstanding contribution to the fields of both environmental economics and governance. Drawing on over a decade of fieldwork in India and Nepal, and eschewing easy generalizations, Bina Agarwal offers a richly layered and insightful treatment of the effects of women's presence in local bodies governing village forests. * Jean-Philippe Platteau, University of Namur and co-author of Halting Degradation of Natural Resources *A nuanced analysis that demonstrates the value of mixed-methods approaches ... an important book. * Ruth Meinzein-Dick, Feminist Economics *Cutting across areas of economics, environmental studies, political economy, gender studies, local green governance and public policy, this book needs to be read by all...this is a book for the people. * Manju Chellani, Indian Journal of Gender Studies *Table of ContentsPART 1: THE POTENTIAL OF PRESENCE; PART 2: THE IMPACT OF PRESENCE; PART 3: BEYOND PRESENCE
£47.60
Oxford University Press Environmental Economics
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The University of Chicago Press Accelerating Energy Innovation Insights from
Book SynopsisAccelerating energy innovation could be an important part of an effective response to the threat of climate change. This book explores the role that public and private policy have played in enabling - and sustaining - swift innovation in a variety of industries, from agriculture and the life sciences to information technology.
£94.05
The University of Chicago Press Wetlands of the American Midwest A Historical
Book SynopsisExamines literary evidence and government and scientific documents to uncover the history of changing attitudes towards wetlands in the American Midwest. This text charts the changes brought about in scientific research agendas, government policies, and farmers' strategies for managing their land.Table of ContentsList of figures List of tables Preface 1: Changing Attitudes 2: Physical Characteristics of Wet Prairies and Bogs 3: Native American Occupation 4: Early Nineteenth-century Views of Wetlands 5: Landowners, Cattlemen, Railroads, and Tenants on Wet Prairies 6: Draining and Agricultural Change on Wet Prairies 7: Occupying, Draining, and Abandoning Northern Bogs and Swamps 8: Utilizing and Conserving Wet Prairies since 1930 9: Changing Wetland Images and Values Bibliography Index
£38.00
The University of Chicago Press Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy
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The University of Chicago Press The Intended and Unintended Effects of US
Book SynopsisUsing economic models and empirical analysis, this title examines a range of agricultural and biofuel policy issues with regard to their effects on American agricultural and agrarian insurance markets.
£94.05
Palgrave MacMillan UK Learning from Wind Power Governance Societal and Policy Perspectives on Sustainable Energy Energy Climate and the Environment
Book SynopsisBringing together contributions from leading researchers, this volume reflects on the political, institutional and social factors that have shaped the recent expansion of wind energy, and to consider what lessons this experience may provide for the future expansion of other renewable technologies.Trade Review'What the book does well is to identify and disucss several barriers to making wind projects more acceptable for communities and environmental groups...Learning from Wind Power is an accessible and weighty contribution to the field.' - Ralitsa Hiteva, Sustainable Consumption Institute and School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester, Environment and PlanningTable of ContentsWind Power: Towards a Sustainable Energy Future?; C.Warren , R.Cowell , G.Ellis , P.A.Strachan & J.Szarka PART I: GOVERNANCE AND POLICY LEARNING Wind Power: Opportunities, Limits and Challenges; D.Elliott Wind Power Policy in Germany and the UK; V.Lauber Wind Power and Spatial Planning in the UK; S.Power & R.Cowell From Laggard to World Leader: the United Kingdom's Adoption of MarineWind Energy; S.Jay Planning with the Missing Masses: Innovative Wind Power Planning in France; A.Nadai PART II: SOCIETAL ENGAGEMENT WITH WIND POWER The Misdirected Opposition to Wind Energy; M.J.Pasqualletti The Social Experience of Noise from Wind Farms; C.Haggett Navigating a Minefield? Wind Power and Local Community BenefitFunds; P.A.Strachan & D.Jones Fostering Public Engagement in Wind Energy Development: the Role of Intermediaries and Community Benefits; P.Devine-Wright Social Acceptance of Wind Energy Projects: Learning from Trans-national Experience; S.Huber , R.Hobarty & G.Ellis Drawing Lessons from Wind Power for Future Sustainable Energy; J.Szarka , G.Ellis , R.Cowell , P.A.Strachan & C.Warren
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Palgrave Macmillan Towards an Integrated Paradigm in Heterodox Economics Alternative Approaches to the Current EcoSocial Crises
Book SynopsisThe human imprint on the biosphere has become so pronounced in recent years that there has been talk of a new geological era, the 'Anthropocene'. Gathering contributions from some of the world's foremost heterodox economists, this book explores the new economic directionsandparadigmsthat are required to respond to this crisis.Table of ContentsThe Integration of Social, Ecological and Economic Knowledge; C. Spash The Fog of Economics; R. Ayres New Narratives for Sustainability: The Red Pill for Economists; M. Giampietro & K. Mayumi Social Metabolism, Environmental Cost-Shifting and Valuation Languages; J. Martinez-Alier Meanings and Significance of Property with Reference to Today's Three Major Eco-Institutional Crises; R. Steppacher & J. Gerber An Institutional and Evolutionary Critique of Natural Capital; L. Krall & J. Gowdy From Utilitarianism to Evolution in Ecological Economics; G. Hodgson Economics: The Dismal Science? S. Marglin Moving from a Failed Growth Economy to a Steady-State Economy; H. Daly Global Poverty and Financial Crisis: Are We Trapped in an Obsolete Economic Order? D. Bromley
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Palgrave Macmillan The Third Industrial Revolution
Book SynopsisThe Third Industrial Revolution is an insider's account of the next great economic era, including a look into the personalities and players - heads of state, global CEOs, social entrepreneurs, and NGOs - who are pioneering its implementation around the world.Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I: THE THIRD INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION The Real Economic Crisis Everyone Missed A New Narrative Turning Theory to Practice PART II: LATERAL POWER Distributed Capitalism Beyond Right and Left From Globalization to Continentalization PART III: THE COLLABORATIVE AGE Retiring Adam Smith A Classroom Makeover Morphing from the Industrial to the Collaborative Era
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Columbia University Press The Wealth of Nature
Book SynopsisDemonstrates that the claim that neoclassical economics is a science comparable to the physical sciences is totally bogus and that our failure to recognize and deal with this fact constitutes the greatest single barrier to the timely resolution of the crisis in the global environment.Trade ReviewOf inputs, outputs, and invisible hands: a prolegomenon to a future economics that takes environmental costs fully into account... there's a new accountant in town, and he's counting megawatts and felled forests. Kirkus Reviews This well-annotated, scholarly treatment of a dense subject is written in a lively style. Publisher's Weekly The Wealth of Nature makes a convincing case that there is no logic in assuming that neoclassical economics can account for the environmental impacts of economic activities or indeed find economic solutions to environmental problems... The book has already been acclaimed as 'an important book on a critical issue' that will help readers to understand the weakness of much of the argument that surrounds conventional economic thinking. -- J. N. R. Jeffers International Journal of Sustainable Development A valuable and very timely book, one that should be read by anyone interested in economics and ecology in our rapidly changing global economy. -- Dale Toweill Science Books & Films ...effective introductions to vitally important topics notoriously difficult to do justice to... -- Zoe Young Times Literary Supplement (Economics) The connections he makes between economies and the natural sciences are as fascintating as they are inspired. His ideas are unique, packed with substance, and bundled together with persuasive arguments. -- Todd Wellnitz Ecology This author is to be applauded for...initiating what should be a new conciliatory dialogue on economics and the environment -- Christopher P. Dunn Quarterly Review of BiologyTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Spaceship Earth: Homo economicus and the Environmental Crisis 2. The Not So Worldly Philosophers: Metaphysics, Newtonian Physics, and Classical Economics 3. The Emperor Has No Clothes: The Neoclassical Economists and Mid-Nineteenth Century Physics 4. No Free Lunch: Mainstream Economics and Globalization 5. A Green Thumb on the Invisible Hand: Environmental Economics 6. Schisms, Heresies, and Keeping the Faith: Ecological Economics 7. The Real Economy in Biology: Emergence and a New View of Order 8. The Real Economy in Physics: Cosmic Connections 9. Toward a New Theory of Economics: The Costs of Doing Business in the Global Environment 10. The Ceremony of Innocence: Science, Ethics, and the Environmental Crisis
£44.00
Columbia University Press Economic Risks of Climate Change
Book SynopsisA landmark, data-driven assessment for decision makers intent on insuring their interests against climate change.Trade ReviewPoints the way toward a new era in climate-risk analysis... [T]he authors not only provide a basis for rational judgments by policy makers but also open a new avenue toward progressive improvement in our understanding of risk. -- From the opening commentary by Michael Oppenheimer, Princeton University Solid scholarship shows that we can improve the economy through wise use of our knowledge of climate change and energy. Better quantifying the uncertainties and near-certainties will help guide wise policies. Economic Risks of Climate Change: An American Prospectus is an important step forward. -- Richard Alley, Pennsylvania State University, author of Earth: The Operators' Manual This report has changed my understanding of what climate change means for the United States, providing incredibly detailed visibility into regional changes in climate and their economic consequences to specific sectors. Given its unique ability to touch home for so many, I suspect the study will ultimately be considered a landmark contribution in our understanding of this complex and vital subject. -- From the opening commentary by Michael Greenstone, University of Chicago This report is a careful, very timely and fundamentally important contribution... Its legacy should be continued research to assess and, where possible, quantify those impacts that cannot now be avoided, and which must be adapted to, as well as to gain a better grasp of just how huge the risks of unmanaged climate change are likely to be, even for a superpower. -- From the opening commentary by Lord Nicholas Stern and Bob Ward, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the EnvironmentTable of ContentsForeword, by Michael R. Bloomberg, Henry M. Paulson Jr., and Thomas F. Steyer Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction Part 1. America's Climate Future Opening Commentary, by Michael Oppenheimer 2. What We Know 3. What Comes Next 4. U.S. Climate Projections Part 2. Assessing the Impact of America's Changing Climate Opening Commentary, by Michael Greenstone 5. An Evidence-Based Approach 6. Agriculture 7. Labor 8. Health 9. Crime 10. Energy 11. Coastal Communities Part 3. Pricing Climate Risk Opening Commentary, by Geoffrey Heal 12. From Impacts to Economics 13. Direct Costs and Benefits 14. Macroeconomic Effects 15. Valuing Risk and Inequality Part 4. Unquantified Impacts Opening Commentary, by Nicholas Stern and Bob Ward 16. What We Miss 17. Water 18. Forests 19. Tourism 20. National Security Part 5. Insights for Climate-Risk Management Opening Commentary, by Karen Fisher-Vanden 21. Mitigation 22. Adaptation Technical Appendixes Appendix A. Physical Climate Projections Appendix B. Climate Impacts Appendix C. Detailed Sectoral Models Appendix D. Integrated Economic Analysis Appendix E. Valuing Risk and Unequal Impacts References About the Authors Index
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Columbia University Press Capital and the Common Good
Book SynopsisRevolutionizing the way we approach international development, poverty, disease, and disaster relief.Trade ReviewCapital and the Common Good shows we are living in a time where financial tools can expand to solve some of the world's most vexing problems. This book is packed with information and inspiration. -- Robert J. Shiller, Nobel Laureate in Economics Georgia Levenson Keohane weaves together case studies from around the globe that illustrate the immense potential of market mechanisms to more effectively use public, philanthropic, and private sector funds to address the world's seismic challenges. Capital and the Common Good should be read by policy makers, philanthropic funders, and private investors alike-anyone looking for practical approaches to improve outcomes on the pressing issues of our day, from climate change to public health to economic inequality to urban revitalization. -- Robert E. Rubin, cochairman of the Council on Foreign Relations and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Development assistance and philanthropy are vital resources in the campaign to solve the world's big developmental and social issues. But they are not enough. There has never been a greater need for innovative finance to meet the scale of economic and social disparities. In this exceptional work, Keohane shows us how we can make capitalism work better for all. -- Philippe Douste-Blazy, under-secretary-general and special adviser on innovative financing for development, United Nations Keohane shows how market-based solutions can be applied to some of our most pressing global challenges through public-private partnerships. She does an excellent job of bridging the world of academia, finance, philanthropy, and policy, providing examples of some of the most impactful partnerships. -- Sonal Shah, executive director, Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation With the wave of some visible hands, innovative financiers are turning their skills and tools to poverty, global health, and climate change. Keohane dives into this work with relish, detail, and insight-guiding us deftly through the complex world of impact investing. -- Sheryl WuDunn, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author of A Path Appears and Half the Sky Keohane is an engaging writer, a strong storyteller, an incisive and expansive thinker, and has, in this book, provided an unprecedented collection of innovative finance approaches for social impact. -- Ben Mangan, executive director, Center for Social Sector Leadership, Haas School of Business, Berkeley [Capital and the Common Good] shows that finance can be, and often is, allied with the interests of the public good. -- Brenda Jubin Investing.com An enlightening choice, the likely audience of which is finance and economic development professionals. Library Journal An impressively written, organized and presented study... A critically important and seminal work of exceptional scholarship that is unreservedly recommended, especially for community and academic library Contemporary Economics collections and supplemental studies reading lists. Midwest Book Review Ms. Keohane has many ideas that could do much good and could conceivably be pursued much further under a business-oriented president. -- Robert J. Shiller New York Times: Upshot Immensely informative, easily readable, and definitive... This is definitely a must-read for anyone wishing to undertand the background and efects of innovative financing... Essential. CHOICETable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Innovative Finance and the Visible Hand 1. REDD Forests, Green Bonds, and the Price of Carbon 2. Health: Medicine for Market Failure 3. Financial Inclusion and Access to Capital 4. Toward a New Disaster Finance: Redefining Risk, Response, and Resilience 5. Innovative Finance in Communities Across the United States Conclusion: Financing the Future: The Lessons of Innovative Finance and the TIES That Bind Epilogue: The Road Ahead Notes Index
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Columbia University Press Confronting the Climate Challenge
Book SynopsisConfronting the Climate Challenge presents a unique framework for evaluating the impacts of U.S. climate-policy options. Lawrence Goulder and Marc Hafstead demonstrate that these policies—if designed correctly—not only can reduce emissions at low cost but also can avoid burdening low-income households or especially vulnerable industries.Trade ReviewCurbing greenhouse gases is one of the most challenging issues we face. While the benefits are potentially huge, developing policies to keep costs down is urgent. Goulder and Hafstead's well-written and accessible book carefully explains the issue and evaluates the main policy proposals. It is a must read for anyone interested in the details of climate mitigation. I strongly recommend it. -- Robert Mendelsohn, Yale UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsI: Introduction And Analytical Background1. Introduction2. Climate Policy, Fiscal Interactions, and Economic OutcomesII: The Model’s Structure, Inputs, and Baseline Output3. Structure of the E3 Model4. Data, Parameters, and the Reference Case PathIII: Policy Approaches And Outcomes5. Two Approaches to Carbon Dioxide Emissions Pricing: A Carbon Tax and a Cap-And-Trade System6. Alternatives to Emissions Pricing: A Clean Energy Standard and a Gasoline Tax Increase7. Distribution of Policy Impacts Across Industries and HouseholdsIV: Conclusions8. Key InsightsAppendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DNotesReferencesIndex
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Columbia University Press What Really Counts
Book SynopsisWhat Really Counts is an essential, firsthand story of the promise and challenges of accounting for social, economic, and environmental benefits. Ronald Colman recounts two decades of working with three governments to adopt measures capable of quantifying factors that GDP overlooks.Trade ReviewThis moving firsthand saga explains why brilliant solutions so often languish on the periphery of public policy. What Really Counts is the compelling and inspiring story of a life dedicated to promoting holistic progress measures. It charts a practical and painfully learned path to the saner sustainable future we all need. -- Jigmi Y. Thinley, former prime minister of BhutanWhat Really Counts is a fantastic journey on a topic that should be at the core of the transformation of our economies and societies. We urgently need this perspective, especially after our COVID-19 shutdowns, to take our world onto a sustainable development path. -- Enrico Giovannini, Italian minister for sustainable infrastructures and mobility and former OECD chief statisticianRonald Colman is an unstoppable pioneer recognizing the need to “measure what you treasure.” His roadmap, built on creating a Genuine Progress Index in Canada and on his many years working with the government of Bhutan, is a must-read for anyone interested in building a future that works for all. A page-turner! -- Mathis Wackernagel, cocreator of the Ecological Footprint and cofounder of the Global Footprint NetworkUnique, important, compelling, and timely, What Really Counts gets below the surface of what keeps our misguided reliance on GDP in place. Colman uncovers the political forces and vested interests involved with GDP measures and how they work together to stifle meaningful change toward a sustainable well-being economy and planet. -- Robert Costanza, University College London, cofounder of the field of ecological economicsI had the pleasure of working with Ronald Colman on the establishment of GPI Atlantic. He worked tirelessly on this mission in Nova Scotia and Bhutan, producing first-class, thoroughly researched reports that push for political change on levels from local to international. This book is timely and readable in its understanding measures of progress in terms of social and intergenerational equity. -- Hans Messinger, former director of industry measures, Statistics CanadaTable of ContentsA Note to Readers: Coronavirus—a Turning Point for Humanity?Prologue1. The Magic Number2. Counting What Matters3. A Nova Scotia Start4. The New Measures in Action5. Scaling Up6. Challenges Behind the Scenes7. Genuine Progress Meets Politics8. A New Zealand Interlude9. Invitation to Bhutan10. (Mis)Measuring Gross National Happiness11. Educating for Gross National Happiness12. The Gap Between Words and Action13. A “New Economic Paradigm” for the World14. Can Genuine Progress Really Happen?15. Forging a New EconomyAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
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Columbia University Press Environmentally Sustainable Growth
Book SynopsisThis book offers a positive vision of an environmentally sustainable future and lays out the steps ahead as we make the transition. Steven Cohen explores the causes of environmental degradation and examines what sustainability looks like in practice.Trade ReviewAs a preeminent scholar of environmental science and policy, Steven Cohen is uniquely qualified to assess the major question of this extraordinary book: ‘How do we realistically get from the current economic paradigm to one that permits economic growth while protecting the planet’s ecosystems?’ With rigor and nuance, he analyzes the challenges, assesses the competing ideological positions, and proposes pragmatic responses that can help us achieve a growing economy within the limits of environmental sustainability. His levelheaded and well-founded evaluations provide workable responses to the competing economic and environmental forces that face society. I salute his optimistic outlook and urge that stakeholders at all levels heed his carefully balanced recommendations. -- Michael M. Crow, president and professor of science and technology policy, Arizona State UniversityEnvironmentally Sustainable Growth offers a comprehensive yet digestible approach to building a sustainable future. Cohen’s deep expertise working in the field of environmental sustainability shines through in this book. He synthesizes several decades of knowledge while incorporating timely lessons and examples that illustrate his pragmatic approach. These lessons include strategic investments in infrastructure, technology, industrial processes, political processes, and organizational capacity, which are all necessary for overcoming the barriers we face in achieving a sustainable future. Anyone interested in understanding how to minimize the impacts of human consumption and production on environmental health without sacrificing the vibrancy of our economy should read Environmentally Sustainable Growth. -- Tanya Heikkila, codirector of the Center for Policy and Democracy, University of Colorado DenverEnvironmentally Sustainable Growth offers an ambitious framework and road map for how societies can transform themselves to become more sustainable. An original and significant contribution to the literature on sustainable development. -- Sheldon Kamieniecki, dean emeritus, Division of Social Sciences at the University of California, Santa CruzCohen does a marvelous job of illustrating case examples, drawing on years of research on environmental sustainability, stressing especially those issues most relevant to younger generations. Libraries with collections on environmental studies, the sciences, and natural resource policy and management should have a copy of this text. Highly recommended. * Choice Reviews *Highly recommended. * American Library Association (ALA) *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Defining and Understanding Environmental Sustainability2. The Current State of Environmental Degradation3. The Fundamental Causes of Environmental Degradation4. A Strategy for Reducing Pollution and Growing a Renewable Resource-Based Economy5. Building Public Sector Infrastructure to Support Environmental Sustainability6. Changing the Politics and Communication of Environmental SustainabilityConclusion: The Long Transition to Environmental Sustainability Is Already UnderwayIndex
£80.00
Columbia University Press Environmentally Sustainable Growth
Book SynopsisThis book offers a positive vision of an environmentally sustainable future and lays out the steps ahead as we make the transition. Steven Cohen explores the causes of environmental degradation and examines what sustainability looks like in practice.Trade ReviewAs a preeminent scholar of environmental science and policy, Steven Cohen is uniquely qualified to assess the major question of this extraordinary book: ‘How do we realistically get from the current economic paradigm to one that permits economic growth while protecting the planet’s ecosystems?’ With rigor and nuance, he analyzes the challenges, assesses the competing ideological positions, and proposes pragmatic responses that can help us achieve a growing economy within the limits of environmental sustainability. His levelheaded and well-founded evaluations provide workable responses to the competing economic and environmental forces that face society. I salute his optimistic outlook and urge that stakeholders at all levels heed his carefully balanced recommendations. -- Michael M. Crow, president and professor of science and technology policy, Arizona State UniversityEnvironmentally Sustainable Growth offers a comprehensive yet digestible approach to building a sustainable future. Cohen’s deep expertise working in the field of environmental sustainability shines through in this book. He synthesizes several decades of knowledge while incorporating timely lessons and examples that illustrate his pragmatic approach. These lessons include strategic investments in infrastructure, technology, industrial processes, political processes, and organizational capacity, which are all necessary for overcoming the barriers we face in achieving a sustainable future. Anyone interested in understanding how to minimize the impacts of human consumption and production on environmental health without sacrificing the vibrancy of our economy should read Environmentally Sustainable Growth. -- Tanya Heikkila, codirector of the Center for Policy and Democracy, University of Colorado DenverEnvironmentally Sustainable Growth offers an ambitious framework and road map for how societies can transform themselves to become more sustainable. An original and significant contribution to the literature on sustainable development. -- Sheldon Kamieniecki, dean emeritus, Division of Social Sciences at the University of California, Santa CruzCohen does a marvelous job of illustrating case examples, drawing on years of research on environmental sustainability, stressing especially those issues most relevant to younger generations. Libraries with collections on environmental studies, the sciences, and natural resource policy and management should have a copy of this text. Highly recommended. * Choice Reviews *Highly recommended. * American Library Association (ALA) *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Defining and Understanding Environmental Sustainability2. The Current State of Environmental Degradation3. The Fundamental Causes of Environmental Degradation4. A Strategy for Reducing Pollution and Growing a Renewable Resource-Based Economy5. Building Public Sector Infrastructure to Support Environmental Sustainability6. Changing the Politics and Communication of Environmental SustainabilityConclusion: The Long Transition to Environmental Sustainability Is Already UnderwayIndex
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Penguin Books Ltd The Blue Commons Rescuing the Economy of the Sea
Book SynopsisA FINANCIAL TIMES BEST ECONOMICS BOOK OF 2022 ''A landmark book... The Blue Commons is at once a brilliant synthesis, a searing analysis, and an inspiring call to action.'' - David Bollier''With remarkable erudition, passion and lyricism, Guy Standing commands the reader to wake up to the threat posed by rentier capitalism''s violent policies for extraction, exploitation and depletion of that which is both common to us all, but also vital to our survival: the sea and all within it.'' - Ann Pettifor ''Shines a bright light on the economy of the oceans, directing us brilliantly towards where a sustainable future lies.'' - Danny Dorling''This is a powerful, visionary book - essential reading for all who yearn for a better world.'' - Jason HickelThe sea provides more than half the oxygen we breathe, food for billions of people and livelihoods for hundreds of millions. But giant corporations are plundering the world''s oceans, ai
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Penguin Books Ltd The Blue Commons
Book SynopsisA FINANCIAL TIMES BEST ECONOMICS BOOK OF 2022 ''A landmark book... The Blue Commons is at once a brilliant synthesis, a searing analysis, and an inspiring call to action.'' - David Bollier''With remarkable erudition, passion and lyricism, Guy Standing commands the reader to wake up to the threat posed by rentier capitalism''s violent policies for extraction, exploitation and depletion of that which is both common to us all, but also vital to our survival: the sea and all within it.'' - Ann Pettifor ''Shines a bright light on the economy of the oceans, directing us brilliantly towards where a sustainable future lies.'' - Danny Dorling''This is a powerful, visionary book - essential reading for all who yearn for a better world.'' - Jason HickelThe sea provides more than half the oxygen we breathe, food for billions of people and livelihoods for hundreds of millions. But giant corporations are plundering the world''s oceans, aided by global finance and complicit states, following the neoliberal maxim of Blue Growth. The situation is dire: rampant exploitation and corruption now drive all aspects of the ocean economy, destroying communities, intensifying inequalities, and driving fish populations and other ocean life towards extinction.The Blue Commons is an urgent call for change, from a campaigning economist responsible for some of the most innovative solutions to inequality of recent times. From large nations bullying smaller nations into giving up eco-friendly fishing policies to the profiteering by the Crown Estate in commandeering much of the British seabed, the scale of the global problem is synthesised here for the first time, as well as a toolkit for all of us to rise up and tackle it.The oceans have been left out of calls for a Green New Deal but must be at the centre of the fight against climate change. How do we do it? By building a Blue Commons alternative: a transformative worldview and new set of proposals that prioritise the historic rights of local communities, the wellbeing of all people and, with it, the health of our oceans.Trade ReviewIn this landmark book, Guy Standing not only documents how state-corporate collusion is destroying fragile ocean ecosystems, fisheries, and coastal communities. He explains how degrowth economics and fishery commons could restore the 'Blue Commons-Wealth' that belongs to all of us. The Blue Commons is at once a brilliant synthesis, a searing analysis, and an inspiring call to action -- David Bollier * author of The Commoner’s Catalog for Changemaking *Shines a bright light on the economy of the oceans, directing us brilliantly towards where a sustainable future lies -- Danny DorlingGuy Standing writes with remarkable erudition, but also with passion and lyricism about the Blue Commons. He commands the reader to wake up to the threat posed by rentier capitalism's violent policies for extraction, exploitation and depletion of that which is both common to us all, but also vital to our survival: the sea and all within it. He offers radical and hopeful alternatives to the dominant economics for 'making a killing' from the commodification of nature - giving hope to the dedicated stewards of the seas - fishers and 'blue commoners' - but also to his readers -- Ann PettiforAs capital sets its sights on the seas, our planet's final frontier, the struggle for the commons becomes all the more urgent. This is a powerful, visionary book - essential reading for all who yearn for a better world -- Jason HickelA powerful indictment of all that has gone wrong with contemporary oceanic governance, and an inspiring account of how it can be put right. Guy Standing shows how local communities can turn the tide on neoliberal excess and put a vibrant and inclusive politics in its place -- Chris ArmstrongLooking out of my window at the radiant blue of the Aegean Sea, I surrender to the dream of a near future where Guy Standing's Blue Commons proposals have been implemented - an indispensable blue section of any genuine Green New Deal. It is a good dream, one that deserves a shot at infecting our sad reality -- Yanis VaroufakisStanding makes an urgent case for a new politics of the ocean . . . For anyone who has watched a David Attenborough documentary and wished it made a clearer appeal for a change in ocean governance, this is the book for you -- India Bourke * New Statesman *
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Penguin Books Ltd Speed Scale
Book Synopsis#1 bestselling author and acclaimed venture capitalist John Doerr reveals a sweeping action plan to conquer humanity''s greatest challenge: climate change.In 2006, John Doerr was moved by Al Gore''s An Inconvenient Truth and a challenge from his teenage daughter: Dad, your generation created this problem. You better fix it. Since then, Doerr has searched for solutions to this existential problem-as an investor, an advocate and a philanthropist. Fifteen years later, despite breakthroughs in batteries, electric vehicles, plant-based proteins and solar and wind power, global warming continues to get worse. Its impact is all around us: droughts, floods, wildfires, the melting of the polar ice caps. Our world is squarely in a climate crisis and on the brink of a climate disaster. Yet despite our state of emergency, climate change has yet to be tackled with the urgency and ambition it demands. More than ever, we need a clear course of action. Fueled Trade ReviewThis book is a critical blueprint for anyone looking to take concrete steps to reach net-zero emissions. Unlike many who simply issue ambiguous long-dated pledges to help solve the climate crisis, John Doerr understands the urgent need to ACT quickly and decisively. With Speed & Scale, he combines his extensive experience as a legendary technology expert and investor with his tried-and-true management methods to put forward a clear, detailed, and comprehensive plan for climate action exactly when we need it most. * Al Gore, former U.S. Vice President *John Doerr is the world's leading mind on turning truly audacious goals into objectives and key results. In this culminating contribution, he performs an inspired act of world leadership: plying his craft to create a comprehensive plan to tackle one of the most vexing challenges in human history. * Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and Built to Last *With personal insight and visionary foresight, Doerr provides us with a practical guide for both public and private sector participation in decarbonizing the global economy, a task as challenging as it is urgent. * Christiana Figueres, former executive secretary of the UN Climate Change Convention *Speed & Scale is critical reading for anyone who wants to take action on the most important issue of our time: climate change. It's a challenge that feels impossible to solve, but Doerr outlines a clear path forward and how we can get involved to make an impact. * Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube *A practical path inthe fight against climate change...Doerr approaches the problem as a hard-nosed businessman who sees an opportunity, creates a plan, and organizes resources before moving ahead. Using this approach and prose that is superior to many similar books, the author crafts a specific, comprehensible description of the elements that contribute to climate change and what needs to be done...Throughout, readers are guided by ingenious illustrations and often startling facts. * Kirkus *John Doerr is a man with a plan for our planet - and boy do we need one. Keep away if you don't think commerce can play a creative role... or don't want deep dive analytics from someone who is always measuring what matters. He matters. * Bono *A brilliant, unputdownable treatise to focus attention on the most important problem of our times. * Business Standard *Immaculately researched [and] eminently readable. -- Jon Swarz * MarketWatch *A clear, accessible and actionable plan...the single best guide to thinking about climate policy. -- Fareed Zakaria * The Washington Post *
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Penguin Books Ltd The Carbon Almanac
Book SynopsisWhen it comes to the climate, we don''t need more marketing or anxiety. We need established facts and a plan for collective action.The climate is the fundamental issue of our time, yet it seems we can barely agree on what is really going on, let alone what needs to be done. We urgently need facts, not opinions. Insights, not statistics.The Carbon Almanac is a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between hundreds of writers, researchers, thinkers, and leaders that focuses on what we know, what has come before, and what might happen next. With thousands of data points, articles and charts explaining carbon''s impact on everything in our society, from our the economy to extreme weather events, it is the definitive source for facts and the basis for a global movement to fight climate change. This book isn''t what the oil companies, marketers, activists, or politicians want you to believe. This is what''s really happening, right now. Our planet is in trTrade ReviewA valuable tool in fighting the (mis)information wars that are part of a strategy to dilute, confuse and diminish the climate change narrative. A valuable, timely and important book. Buy it and give it to your children and relevant policy makers too. -- Simon Cocking * Irish Tech News *
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Penguin Books Ltd Winner Take All
Book SynopsisDambisa Moyo is the critically acclaimed author of How The West Was Lost and Dead Aid. She was chosen as one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2009. She holds a PhD in Economics from Oxford University and a Masters from Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, and has worked at the World Bank and Goldman Sachs. She was born and raised in Lusaka, Zambia.Trade ReviewIf Moyo's calculations are correct, we are in big trouble - which makes the central premise of her book all the more arresting...It's not hard to see why Moyo is such a hit as a public intellectual -- Decca Aitkenhead * Guardian *Written to clarify important global questions, this book deserves a wide audience * Kirkus Reviews *With Winner Take All, Dambisa Moyo offers a timely and provocative answer to two crucial questions: How are China's leaders rushing to meet their country's exploding demand for energy, and what does this mean for the rest of us? It's a recipe for conflict-and at a crucial moment for the future of the global economy -- Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group and author of 'The End of the Free Market'For anyone longing to make sense of tectonic, eco-political shifts occurring in the commodities market, Winner Takes All is a fascinating and important book. By focusing her razor-sharp mind on China's central role in the new commodities rush, Moyo sheds light on and makes sense of a profound and dramatic moment in our history. Her book is a must-read -- Peter Munk, Chairman and Founder, Barrick Gold Corporation[Praise for How The West Was Lost] Moyo is a very serious lady indeed -- Dominic Lawson * The Times *Moyo's diagnosis of the recent disasters in financial markets is succinct and sophisticated...I applaud her brave alarum -- Paul Collier * The Observer *
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MIT Press Ltd Greening the Global Economy
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MIT Press Ltd The Localization Reader Adapting to the Coming
Book SynopsisReadings that point the way to a peaceful, democratic, and ecologically resilient transition to an era of localization, limits, and societal opportunities.Energy supplies are tightening. Persistent pollutants are accumulating. Food security is declining. There is no going back to the days of reckless consumption, but there is a possibility—already being realized in communities across North America and around the world—of localizing, of living well as we learn to live well within immutable constraints. This book maps the transition to a more localized world.Society is shifting from the centrifugal forces of globalization (cheap and abundant raw materials and energy, intensive commercialization, concentrated economic and political power) to the centripetal forces of localization: distributed authority and leadership, sustainable use of nearby natural resources, community self-reliance and cohesion (with crucial regional, national, and international dimensions
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MIT Press Ltd Natural Resources as Capital MIT Press The MIT
Book SynopsisAn introduction to the concepts and tools of natural resource economics, including dynamic models, market failures, and institutional remedies.This introduction to natural resource economics treats resources as a type of capital; their management is an investment problem requiring forward-looking behavior within a dynamic setting. Market failures are widespread, often associated with incomplete or nonexistent property rights, complicated by policy failures. The book covers standard resource economics topics, including both the Hotelling model for nonrenewable resources and models for renewable resources. The book also includes some topics in environmental economics that overlap with natural resource economics, including climate change.The text emphasizes skills and intuition needed to think about dynamic models and institutional remedies in the presence of both market and policy failures. It presents the nuts and bolts of resource economics as applied to nonrenewable r
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MIT Press Ltd NatureMade Economy
Book SynopsisAn exploration of the economization of the ocean through the small modifications that enable great transformations of nature.The ocean is the site of an ongoing transformation that is aimed at creating new economic opportunities and prosperity. In Nature-Made Economy, Kristin Asdal and Tone Huse explore how the ocean has been harnessed to become a space of capital investment and innovation, and how living nature is wrested into the economy even as nature, in turn, resists, adapts to, or changes the economy. The authors’ innovative methodological and conceptual approaches examine the economy by focusing on surprising and numerous “little tools”—such as maps and policy documents, quality patrols, and dietary requirements for the enhancement of species’ biological propensities—that value, direct, reorder, accomplish, and sometimes fail to serve our ends, but also add up to great change.Throughout Nature-Made Economy,
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MIT Press The Ecology Politic
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MIT Press Ltd Comparative Environmental Politics Theory
Book SynopsisCombining the theoretical tools of comparative politics with the substantive concerns of environmental policy, experts explore responses to environmental problems across nations and political systemsHow do different societies respond politically to environmental problems around the globe? Answering this question requires systematic, cross-national comparisons of political institutions, regulatory styles, and state-society relations. The field of comparative environmental politics approaches this task by bringing the theoretical tools of comparative politics to bear on the substantive concerns of environmental policy. This book outlines a comparative environmental politics framework and applies it to concrete, real-world problems of politics and environmental management.After a comprehensive review of the literature exploring domestic environmental politics around the world, the book provides a sample of major currents within the field, showing how environmental politic
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Yale University Press Water 4.0
Book SynopsisThe little-known story of the systems that bring us our drinking water, how they were developed, the problems they are facing, and how they will be reinvented Turn on the faucet, and water pours out. Pull out the drain plug, and the dirty water disappears. Most of us give little thought to the hidden systems that bring us water and take it away when we're done with it. But these underappreciated marvels of engineering face an array of challenges that cannot be solved without a fundamental change to our relationship with water, David Sedlak explains in this enlightening book. To make informed decisions about the future, we need to understand the three revolutions in urban water systems that have occurred over the past 2,500 years and the technologies that will remake the system. The author starts by describing Water 1.0, the early Roman aqueducts, fountains, and sewers that made dense urban living feasible. He then details the development of drinking water and sewage treatment systemsthe second and third revolutions in urban water. He offers an insider's look at current systems that rely on reservoirs, underground pipe networks, treatment plants, and storm sewers to provide water that is safe to drink, before addressing how these water systems will have to be reinvented. For everyone who cares about reliable, clean, abundant water, this book is essential reading.Trade Review“Sedlak . . . has contributed a gem to the growing shelf of books on the emerging crisis surrounding water. . . . An erudite romp through two millennia of water and sanitation practice and technology.”—Margaret Catley-Carlson, NatureRecipient of the National Water Research Institute’s Clarke Prize in 2014Winner of the 2014 American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence in the Engineering & Technology category“David Sedlak offers a clear window into the past and a positive vision of the future for one of our most precious resources: drinking water. Using tools of history, engineering, and story-telling, he gives us hope that society will continue to find new and innovative ways of providing this precious resource for all.”—Peter Gleick, editor of The World’s Water series“Water 4.0 captures an important story of the evolution of our current urban systems as well as discussing future options that are being researched today.”—Michael C. Kavanaugh, principal, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc., and member, National Academy of Engineering“One of the great failings of the academic world is that we rarely attempt to inform the public in any detail about our research. Water 4.0 presents an interesting and informative approach to educating the public on an abbreviated history of water.”—William J. Cooper, University of California, Irvine“By translating a serious and essential topic into something more catchy and fascinating than a whodunit novel, David Sedlak has provided us with an intriguing history of human water use. Packed with riveting stories and examples, the book helps us appreciate from where we have come and where we need to go.”—Mathis Wackernagel, Global Footprint Network“If you’ve ever wondered where your tap water comes from—and what’s still in it when you drink—Sedlak’s deeply-informed historical narrative provides the answers. Water 4.0 offers the clearest vision yet of how we’ll get our water in the future.”—Steven Solomon, author of Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, & Civilization“Sedlak . . . has contributed a gem to the growing shelf of books on the emerging crisis surrounding water. . . . An erudite romp through two millennia of water and sanitation practice and technology.”—Margaret Catley-Carlson, Nature -- Margaret Catley-Carlson * Nature *
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Yale University Press The Green State in Africa
Book SynopsisA provocative reassessment of the relationship between states and environmental politics in AfricaTrade Review“The Green State in Africa contributes immensely to African studies. Death offers us an alternative theoretical conception of the African state and politics, and effectively links environmentalism to state transformation.”—Maano Ramutsindela, author of Transfrontier Conservation in Africa: At the Confluence of Capital, Politics, and Nature -- Maano Ramutsindela“Carl Death takes the study of the green state in a refreshing new direction by bringing the very different circumstances of colonial and post-colonial green states in Africa into a critical dialogue with the mostly western-centric scholarship on this topic. Such a debate is long overdue!”—Robyn Eckersley, author of The Green State -- Robyn Eckersley“This book is a must read—it clearly shows that the environment is not a secondary concern for African states; it draws together apparently disparate debates on green states and African states for the first time, to produce an engaging and highly original analysis.”—Rosaleen Duffy, author of Nature Crime: How We’re Getting Conservation Wrong -- Rosaleen Duffy“In The Green States in Africa Carl Death has presented one of the strongest and most convincing arguments for understanding the nature of the state in Africa and beyond, through the environmental politics lens.”—Thembela Kepe, University of Toronto -- Thembela Kepe“The Green State in Africa offers a radical reading of global environmental politics hinged upon the centrality of the African state to ‘green politics and governance.’ This well-crafted book brilliantly presents an innovative, state-centric theorization of environmental politics in Africa, exploring its transformative potential and significance in the struggle for a just, equitable, and environmentally sustainable world.”—Cyril Obi, Social Science Research Council, New York -- Cyril Obi“This is an original study that contributes much to international relations, state theory, green politics, and the possibilities of thinking much more carefully about sustainable modes of rule in the future both in Africa and elsewhere.”—Simon Dalby, Wilfrid Laurier University -- Simon Dalby“The Green State in Africa is highly important because it is unique in its overview and discussion of environmental governance in Africa.”—Peter Oosterveer, Wageningen University -- Peter OosterveerWinner of the 2018 Harold and Margaret Sprout Award, given by the Environmental Studies Section of the International Studies Association -- Harold and Margaret Sprout Award * International Studies Association *
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Yale University Press Prosperity in the FossilFree Economy
Book SynopsisA blueprint for creating sustainable businesses, emphasizing the power and potential of cooperative modelsTrade Review“If we are going to transform our energy systems at the pace physics requires, nothing could be more important than replacing turbo-charged hyper-individualistic capitalism with some of the cooperative schemes explored in this revealing book."—Bill McKibben, author Deep Economy “Melissa Scanlan's pioneering book begins with a powerful vision and then shows us how to achieve it, highlighting the cooperative and other alternative business forms as we navigate big transitions ahead.”—Gus Speth, co-editor of The New Systems Reader and author of Red Sky at Morning “Combining a critique of current business law with her deep understanding of environmental law, Melissa Scanlan successfully argues that cooperative business structures can and should be looked to as a route for social entrepreneurs.”—Dana Brakman Reiser, Brooklyn Law School “Melissa Scanlan powerfully demonstrates that new principles are needed—and are eminently practical and possible—to move beyond the ecologically destructive and inequality generating economic structures of our challenged era.”—Gar Alperovitz, author What Then Must We Do? and CoFounder, The Democracy Collaborative “At a time when calls for a democratic, sustainable, and equitable economy grow ever louder, this book challenges corporations to shift away from maximizing profits for shareholders, and provides best practices and proposals to promote this change.”—Alexandre Peñalver i Cabré, University of Barcelona
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Elsevier Science MidLatitude Slope Deposits Cover Beds
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Subdued mountains of Central Europe 3. Cover beds with interbedded/intercalated loess-like slope deposits 4. Influence of cover beds on soils 5. Influence of cover beds on slope hydrology 6. Geotechnical properties of periglacial cover beds 7. Transferring the concept of cover beds 8. Laser granulometry of cover beds and separating process regimes by end-member modelling 9. Relative dating with cover beds 10. Provenance of cover-bed eolian matter using U-Pb dating of detrital zircons 11. Conclusions
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Environmental Economics In Theory and Practice
Book SynopsisNICK HANLEY is Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of Stirling, UK.JASON F. SHOGREN is Stroock Distinguished Professor of Natural Resource Conservation and Management at the University of Wyoming, USA. BEN WHITE is Profesor and Head of the School of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Western Australia, Australia.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Natural Resources and the Environment Economics
Book SynopsisNatural Resources and the Environment: Economics, Law, Politics, and Institutions provides a new approach to the study of environmental and natural resource economics. It augments current contributions from the fields of public choice, law, and economics, and the burgeoning field of what used to be called the New Institutional Economics, to describe, explain, and interpret how these new developments have been applied to better understand the economics of natural resources and the environment. This textbook takes a multi-disciplinary approach, which is essential for understanding complex environmental problems, and examines the issue from not only an economic perspective, but also taking into account law, politics, and institutions. In doing so, it provides students with a realistic understanding of how environmental policy is created and presents a comprehensive examination of real-world environmental policy. The book provides a comprehensive coverage of key issues, Trade ReviewClimate Change, Biodiversity, Population Growth, Endangered Species, Depleted Fisheries, Overharvest of Tropical Forests. These are the environmental and resource issues of the day, but confronting them typically is presented in a far too simplistic and often moralistic manner. The problems are far more complex. Mark Kanazawa provides an important and critically-needed overview of key issues that must be understood, Trade Offs. All policies, even good ones, involve trade offs and something must be given up to accomplish environmental objectives. Incentives. Unless there are proper incentives to reduce pollution or protect biodiversity, it will not happen. How do we get such incentives? Institutions, such as property rights--private, communal, or the opposite, open access, determine the long-term incentives people face in resource use. Public Choice. Government policies are designed and implemented by lobby groups, politicians, bureaucrats. When do they act to provide environmental public goods in a least cost manner? There is really no other volume that addresses these points and ties them together effectively for a more positive understanding of the choices faced and the responses provided. Mark Kanazawa has provided a valuable service in "Natural Resources and the Environment: Economics, Law, Politics, and Institutions". — Gary Libecap, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Corporate Environmental Management, UC Santa Barbara Kanazawa masterfully uses the concepts from the social sciences and law to tackle the problems that we face in managing natural resources and the environment. Both students and scholars will benefit from the analysis demonstrating that as a society we face economic and political trade-offs which is why solving our environmental problems is so difficult. — Lee J. Alston, Professor of Economics, Indiana University, Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic ResearchI’ve been searching for a textbook that studies environmental issues with an approach that blends neoclassical economics with institutional analysis and public choice. This is it! Dr. Kanazawa’s book is an excellent and accessible guide for understanding the pressing management and conservation challenges of today. — Dominic Parker, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-MadisonThis text develops a synthetic conceptual perspective from microeconomics, institutional analysis, and public choice, and then uses this paradigm to help readers understand topical environmental and natural resource policy issues. The text is well organized; the presentational style, lucid and engaging. The pedagogical craftsmanship, unique perspective, and topical range make this work an outstanding contribution. — Kerry Krutilla, Professor of Public Policy, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental AffairsThe title Natural Resources and the Environment: Economics, Law, Politics, and Institutions accurately encompasses the ambitious goal of this book, namely integrating sound economic analysis with a wide range of approaches and concerns. Kanazawa pulls it off in a superb fashion, explaining well the analytical tools of economics and then using those tools to shed important insights on a variety of environmental issues. The result is a textbook that, because of its range of coverage and analytical rigor, can be used for a wide variety of classes. — P. J. Hill, Professor of Economics Emeritus, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois“Climate Change, Biodiversity, Population Growth, Endangered Species, Depleted Fisheries, Overharvest of Tropical Forests. These are the environmental and resource issues of the day, but confronting them typically is presented in a far too simplistic and often moralistic manner. The problems are far more complex. Mark Kanazawa provides an important and critically-needed overview of key issues that must be understood, Trade Offs. All policies, even good ones, involve trade offs and something must be given up to accomplish environmental objectives. Incentives. Unless there are proper incentives to reduce pollution or protect biodiversity, it will not happen. How do we get such incentives? Institutions, such as property rights – private, communal, or the opposite, open access, determine the long-term incentives people face in resource use. Public Choice. Government policies are designed and implemented by lobby groups, politicians, bureaucrats. When do they act to provide environmental public goods in a least cost manner? There is really no other volume that addresses these points and ties them together effectively for a more positive understanding of the choices faced and the responses provided. Mark Kanazawa has provided a valuable service in Natural Resources and the Environment: Economics, Law, Politics, and Institutions.”Gary Libecap, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Corporate Environmental Management, UC Santa Barbara“Kanazawa masterfully uses the concepts from the social sciences and law to tackle the problems that we face in managing natural resources and the environment. Both students and scholars will benefit from the analysis demonstrating that as a society we face economic and political tradeoffs which is why solving our environmental problems is so difficult.”Lee J. Alston, Professor of Economics, Indiana University, Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research“I’ve been searching for a textbook that studies environmental issues with an approach that blends neoclassical economics with institutional analysis and public choice. This is it! Dr. Kanazawa’s book is an excellent and accessible guide for understanding the pressing management and conservation challenges of today.”Dominic Parker, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison“This text develops a synthetic conceptual perspective from microeconomics, institutional analysis, and public choice, and then uses this paradigm to help readers understand topical environmental and natural resource policy issues. The text is well organized; the presentational style, lucid and engaging. The pedagogical craftsmanship, unique perspective, and topical range make this work an outstanding contribution.”Kerry Krutilla, Professor of Public Policy, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs“The title Natural Resources and the Environment: Economics, Law, Politics, and Institutions accurately encompasses the ambitious goal of this book, namely integrating sound economic analysis with a wide range of approaches and concerns. Kanazawa pulls it off in a superb fashion, explaining well the analytical tools of economics and then using those tools to shed important insights on a variety of environmental issues. The result is a textbook that, because of its range of coverage and analytical rigor, can be used for a wide variety of classes.”P. J. Hill, Professor of Economics Emeritus, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IllinoisTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. A mini-course in basic economic theory 3. Valuation 4. Institutions, property rights, and transaction costs 5. Common-pool resources 6. Public choice and the politics of environmental policy 7. Population 8. Fossil fuel energy 9. Climate change 10. Air and water quality 11. Energy conservation and energy efficiency 12. Renewable energy 13. Agriculture 14. Water resources 15. Fisheries 16. Forests and deforestation 17. Wildlife, endangered species, and biodiversity 18. Conclusion: Institutional environmental economics
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Taylor & Francis Agribusiness Management
Book SynopsisThis sixth edition of Agribusiness Management provides students and managers with a fundamental understanding of the key concepts needed to successfully manage agribusinesses in a rapidly changing, high-tech, consumer-oriented, and uncertain world.The text uses four specific approaches to help readers develop and enhance their capabilities as agribusiness managers. First, it offers a contemporary focus that reflects the issues that agribusiness managers face today and are likely to face tomorrow. Second, the book presents conceptual material in a pragmatic way with illustrations and examples that will help the reader understand how a specific concept works in practice. Third, the book has a decision-making emphasis, providing contemporary tools that readers will find useful when making decisions in the contemporary business environment. Finally, Agribusiness Management offers a pertinent set of discussion questions and case studies that will allow the reader to Trade Review"Through six improvements and additions, Agribusiness Management has become the gold standard for training the next generation of agribusiness professionals." – Jayson Lusk, Distinguished Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, USA."The sixth edition of Agribusiness Management is as relevant today as it was in its first edition which debuted almost 40 years ago." – Michael Boland, Koller Professor and Director, Food Industry Center, University of Minnesota, USA.Table of ContentsPART 1. Agribusiness Management: Scope, Functions, and Tasks 1. The Business of Agribusiness 2. Managing the Agribusiness 3. Economics for Agribusiness Managers PART 2. Agribusiness Management: Organization and Context 4. The Organization of an Agribusiness 5. International Agribusiness PART 3. Marketing Management for Agribusiness 6. Strategic Market Planning 7. The Marketing Mix 8. Marketing Decision Tools for Agribusiness PART 4. Financial Management for Agribusiness 9. Understanding Financial Statements 10. Analyzing Financial Statements 11. Financing the Agribusiness 12. Tools for Evaluating Operating Decisions 13. Tools for Evaluating Investment Decisions PART 5. Operations Management for Agribusiness 14. Production Planning and Management 15. Supply Chain Management for Agribusiness PART 6. Human Resource Management for Agribusiness 16. Managing Organizational Structure 17. Managing Human Resources in Agribusiness End. Glossary
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Brief History of Pollution
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1994, this book links the distant past with the urgent problems of today, taking the reader on a literary and scientific tour of global pollution from pre-history to the post-industrial age. Ancient problems such as lead poisoning in Rome and water pollution in Mesopotamia provide the background to a discussion of modern catastrophes including the hole in the ozone layer, climate change and the global drinking water crisis. The book chronicles 800 years of pollution in London, charts the growth of environmental activism and spotlights the rise of the consumer society as the driving force behind today's malaise. Table of Contents1. A Brief History of Pollution 2. The City as Source of Pollution 3. Why Care? Pollution, Nature and Ethics 4. The First Consumer Revolution 5. Water Pollution and Chemical Contamination 6. The Poisoned Atmosphere 7. An All Consuming Passion 8. Energy and Survival 9. Pollution in the Making: The Example of Asia 10. The Politics of Pollution
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Taylor & Francis Children Citizenship and Environment
Book SynopsisIn this significantly revised second edition of Bronwyn Haywardâs acclaimed book Children Citizenship and Environment, she examines how students, with teachers, parents, and other activists, can learn to take effective action to confront the complex drivers of the current climate crisis including: economic and social injustice, colonialism and racism. The global school strikes demand adults, governments, and businesses take far-reaching action in response to our climate crisis. The school strikes also remind us why this important youthful activism urgently needs the support of all generations. The #SchoolStrike edition of Children Citizenship and Environment includes all new contributions by youth, indigenous and disability activists, researchers and educators: Raven Cretney, Mehedi Hasan, Sylvia Nissen, Jocelyn Papprill, Kate Prendergast, Kera Sherwood Oâ Regan, Mia Sutherland, Amanda Thomas, Sara Tolbert, Sarah Thomson, Josiah Tualamali'i, and Amelia Woods.Trade Review"Bronwyn Hayward captures the struggles of a generation whose present and future is threatened by climate change and other interrelated crises. Her call for more democratic processes highlights the need for deep social transformations, and her SEEDS citizenship model provides us with an actionable framework for nurturing political agency in support a vision of communitarian ecological citizenship. This revised #SchoolStrike edition presents a powerful perspective on youth activism and a growing movement that is committed to equity and social justice." – Professor Karen O’Brien, University of Oslo, Norway"Writing this during the Covid-19 pandemic is a salutary reminder of the importance of books like the second edition of Bronwyn Hayward's Children Citizenship and Environment. Amidst our current crisis Hayward's book is a source of hope. Hope in our young people and the next generation rising to the challenge and opportunities for transformation created by the planetary emergency. 'Hope is the thing with feathers' the poet Emily Dickinson noted. But hope is also the child standing with a poster demanding climate action now, as Hayward's timely and important book tells us." – John Barry, Professor of Green Political Economy, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland"Bronwyn Hayward is the rare political scientist who listens to the political views of those who are too young to vote. In Children Citizenship and Environment #SchoolStrike Edition she shares the civic and environmental concerns of children and adolescents and urges us to expand our political imagination, see the connections between ecological and social crises, and embrace the values of a new generation of moral and political activists." – Professor Constance A. Flanagan, Vaughan Bascom Professor of Women, Family, and Community, School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA."This new edition of Bronwyn Hayward’s pathfinding text is an all-too-rare thing: serious scholarship that is seriously useful. The book’s communitarian approach to ecological citizenship gives clear pointers for adult allies, teachers and parents that can help them support young people who are having to make sense of an unprecedented body of challenges. Faced with a chaotic climate, natural disasters, the threats of terrorism and pandemics, young people need and deserve support in developing the skills that will allow them to negotiate paths to a better future. The book points to ways of supporting the development of more engaged and effective young citizens in these precarious times. In a nice modelling of the approach she advocates, the voices of children and young adults of Hayward’s own community of Christchurch, New Zealand, direct the book’s argument. The vision of an inter-dependent ecological and citizenship education offers an energetic and purposeful way of renewing our democracy. The suggested recipe of imagination, creativity and courage offers glimpses of a far better future." – Professor Joe Smith, Director at UK Royal Geographic Society, UK.Praise for the 1st edition of Children, Citizenship and Environment‘Bronwyn Hayward's magisterial book reminds us that it's not just the biosphere that is threatened through environmental degradation, but our children's imaginations as well, and hence all our future hopes. As we won't achieve sustainable human wellbeing within a flourishing biosphere without citizens who both care about sustainability and are able to act on their concerns, we need to take children seriously as political actors. Bronwyn Hayward argues that, because we cannot live sustainably when social structures and decision-making are unjust, we need to nurture young people as citizens if they are to address the wide-ranging problems we've created: dangerous environmental change, growing social inequality, an unsustainable global economy, and weakening democracies. This wonderful book should be read by all those who think today's childhoods are fine, or who think that children are unfit for democratic involvement, or that we'll get anywhere through individual action – and also by those who already understand the issues, and the importance of children's involvement in their resolution, as they will be re-inspired; in other words, by everyone.’ – William Scott, University of Bath, UK and President, UK National Association for Environmental Education‘This book is a glorious testament to fortitude, to brilliant scholarship, to the wonderful voices of children's engagement, and to real hope that the future can indeed be secure. Our job is to make it so. Bronwyn Hayward shows how we can do this through the enlightened and patient voices of tomorrow's sustainable citizens.’ – Tim O'Riordan, University of East Anglia, UK‘Bronwyn Hayward's creative masterpiece describes how we can escape the last 20 years of neo-liberal thinking and its toxic impact on our precious children today and in the future.’ – Susan St John, University of Auckland and NZ Child Poverty Action Group spokesperson‘A thoughtful and scholarly investigation of how we can create the conditions for children to become confident, participating ecological citizens, capable of collective imagination and action for a better world. There can be no more important task for the future.’ – Jeanette Fitzsimons, Co-Leader of the New Zealand Green Party and Member of Parliament 1995–2009‘Bronwyn Hayward provides a timely, thoughtful and constructive contribution to an important area of work: understanding how children can develop environmental citizenship. The generation growing up today need to be given the skills and opportunities to engage in shaping their future, rather than be expected to inherit the decisions made by adults now. Hayward makes a strong argument for community collaboration and creative imagination as some of the key ingredients.’ – Lucy Stone, climate change advisor, UNICEF, UK‘In this inspiring book Bronwyn Hayward explains how children have been left out of the political process or included in only token ways, and the potential cost of this to society. She describes how children can learn to be citizens by engaging in democratic decision-making processes in their local environments. Including children in decision-making benefits the whole of society in unexpected ways. The book is compelling reading for all those interested in the future of democracy and of the environment.’ – Russell Wills, New Zealand Children's Commissioner‘This book challenges the myths that our kids don't care about what we do as a society and where we are headed. Bronwyn Hayward shows, with alacrity and sensitivity, exactly how the new generation might determine the future. Thought-provoking, controversial and inspiring.’ – David Shearer, Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party 'written with passion and energy … conveys its thesis with great power' - Gary Clemitshaw, British Journal of Educational Studies 'a thoughtful, powerful and timely case' - Nancy Erbstein, Children, Youth and Environments 'This scholarly masterpiece … is a book full of hope that we can reunite and re-structure politics so that it is one of collective thinking, critical reasoning, compassion and reliance on each other to maintain a sustainable world. I implore everyone to read it; it is inspirational and above all crucially instructional in how we can mould the social handprint of future generations for an environmentally friendly world' – Jessica Richardson, Sherkin Comment 'Hayward takes an unequivocal stance, urging readers to adopt new practices which will better serve both children and the environment […] I recommend the book as vital reading for all who care for the next generation, the future of democracy and the planet.'Bronwyn E. Wood, Faculty of Education, Victoria University of Wellington, in New Zealand Geographer 'Hayward directs policymakers to shift the focus away from aging Baby Boomers and back to the world’s children who are most severely impacted by environmental injustice. Written in an academic style with many references to previous studies, this book must be read slowly and thoughtfully. However, the ideas presented will be worth the effort.' – Green Teacher 'This book is a gem. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines including psychology, political science, sociology and developmental economics, Bronwyn Hayward shows respect for children’s thinking and contributes to the debates about how to create processes for human flourishing. Children and the environment are clearly at the centre of her thinking and the book will delight child advocates and environmentalists. But it would be a mistake to pigeonhole this book as only a book for child advocates. It is not. Bronwyn uses children’s frames of reference embedding in multi-disciplinary theory to show adults some paths to creating sustainable development. Through her scholarship and thoughtful approach to understanding children’s worlds, she adds a different frame onto seemingly intractable problems of inequality, climate change and democratic participation in wealthy nations.' - New Zealand Sociology 'Children, Citizenship and Environment – Nurturing a democratic imagination in a changing world – is a powerful book in terms of the positions presented, questions asked and observations it makes, particularly since they are linked to actual studies involving children. There are many unique and mind-opening thoughts in this book about society today that question the essence of citizenship, how it is taught, learned and expressed.' - Jeff Thurston, Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon "Bronwyn Hayward captures the struggles of a generation whose present and future is threatened by climate change and other interrelated crises. Her call for more democratic processes highlights the need for deep social transformations, and her SEEDS citizenship model provides us with an actionable framework for nurturing political agency in support a vision of communitarian ecological citizenship. This revised #SchoolStrike edition presents a powerful perspective on youth activism and a growing movement that is committed to equity and social justice." – Professor Karen O’Brien, University of Oslo, Norway"Writing this during the Covid-19 pandemic is a salutary reminder of the importance of books like the second edition of Bronwyn Hayward's Children Citizenship and Environment. Amidst our current crisis Hayward's book is a source of hope. Hope in our young people and the next generation rising to the challenge and opportunities for transformation created by the planetary emergency. 'Hope is the thing with feathers' the poet Emily Dickinson noted. But hope is also the child standing with a poster demanding climate action now, as Hayward's timely and important book tells us." – John Barry, Professor of Green Political Economy, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland"Bronwyn Hayward is the rare political scientist who listens to the political views of those who are too young to vote. In Children Citizenship and Environment #SchoolStrike Edition she shares the civic and environmental concerns of children and adolescents and urges us to expand our political imagination, see the connections between ecological and social crises, and embrace the values of a new generation of moral and political activists." – Professor Constance A. Flanagan, Vaughan Bascom Professor of Women, Family, and Community, School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. "This new edition of Bronwyn Hayward’s pathfinding text is an all-too-rare thing: serious scholarship that is seriously useful. The book’s communitarian approach to ecological citizenship gives clear pointers for adult allies, teachers and parents that can help them support young people who are having to make sense of an unprecedented body of challenges. Faced with a chaotic climate, natural disasters, the threats of terrorism and pandemics, young people need and deserve support in developing the skills that will allow them to negotiate paths to a better future. The book points to ways of supporting the development of more engaged and effective young citizens in these precarious times. In a nice modelling of the approach she advocates, the voices of children and young adults of Hayward’s own community of Christchurch, New Zealand, direct the book’s argument. The vision of an inter-dependent ecological and citizenship education offers an energetic and purposeful way of renewing our democracy. The suggested recipe of imagination, creativity and courage offers glimpses of a far better future." – Professor Joe Smith, Director at UK Royal Geographic Society, UK.Praise for the 1st edition of Children, Citizenship and Environment‘Bronwyn Hayward's magisterial book reminds us that it's not just the biosphere that is threatened through environmental degradation, but our children's imaginations as well, and hence all our future hopes. As we won't achieve sustainable human wellbeing within a flourishing biosphere without citizens who both care about sustainability and are able to act on their concerns, we need to take children seriously as political actors. Bronwyn Hayward argues that, because we cannot live sustainably when social structures and decision-making are unjust, we need to nurture young people as citizens if they are to address the wide-ranging problems we've created: dangerous environmental change, growing social inequality, an unsustainable global economy, and weakening democracies. This wonderful book should be read by all those who think today's childhoods are fine, or who think that children are unfit for democratic involvement, or that we'll get anywhere through individual action – and also by those who already understand the issues, and the importance of children's involvement in their resolution, as they will be re-inspired; in other words, by everyone.’ – William Scott, University of Bath, UK and President, UK National Association for Environmental Education‘This book is a glorious testament to fortitude, to brilliant scholarship, to the wonderful voices of children's engagement, and to real hope that the future can indeed be secure. Our job is to make it so. Bronwyn Hayward shows how we can do this through the enlightened and patient voices of tomorrow's sustainable citizens.’ – Tim O'Riordan, University of East Anglia, UK‘Bronwyn Hayward's creative masterpiece describes how we can escape the last 20 years of neo-liberal thinking and its toxic impact on our precious children today and in the future.’ – Susan St John, University of Auckland and NZ Child Poverty Action Group spokesperson‘A thoughtful and scholarly investigation of how we can create the conditions for children to become confident, participating ecological citizens, capable of collective imagination and action for a better world. There can be no more important task for the future.’ – Jeanette Fitzsimons, Co-Leader of the New Zealand Green Party and Member of Parliament 1995–2009‘Bronwyn Hayward provides a timely, thoughtful and constructive contribution to an important area of work: understanding how children can develop environmental citizenship. The generation growing up today need to be given the skills and opportunities to engage in shaping their future, rather than be expected to inherit the decisions made by adults now. Hayward makes a strong argument for community collaboration and creative imagination as some of the key ingredients.’ – Lucy Stone, climate change advisor, UNICEF, UK‘In this inspiring book Bronwyn Hayward explains how children have been left out of the political process or included in only token ways, and the potential cost of this to society. She describes how children can learn to be citizens by engaging in democratic decision-making processes in their local environments. Including children in decision-making benefits the whole of society in unexpected ways. The book is compelling reading for all those interested in the future of democracy and of the environment.’ – Russell Wills, New Zealand Children's Commissioner‘This book challenges the myths that our kids don't care about what we do as a society and where we are headed. Bronwyn Hayward shows, with alacrity and sensitivity, exactly how the new generation might determine the future. Thought-provoking, controversial and inspiring.’ – David Shearer, Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party'written with passion and energy … conveys its thesis with great power' - Gary Clemitshaw, British Journal of Educational Studies'a thoughtful, powerful and timely case' - Nancy Erbstein, Children, Youth and Environments'This scholarly masterpiece … is a book full of hope that we can reunite and re-structure politics so that it is one of collective thinking, critical reasoning, compassion and reliance on each other to maintain a sustainable world. I implore everyone to read it; it is inspirational and above all crucially instructional in how we can mould the social handprint of future generations for an environmentally friendly world' – Jessica Richardson, Sherkin Comment'Hayward takes an unequivocal stance, urging readers to adopt new practices which will better serve both children and the environment […] I recommend the book as vital reading for all who care for the next generation, the future of democracy and the planet.' Bronwyn E. Wood, Faculty of Education, Victoria University of Wellington, in New Zealand Geographer'Hayward directs policymakers to shift the focus away from aging Baby Boomers and back to the world’s children who are most severely impacted by environmental injustice. Written in an academic style with many references to previous studies, this book must be read slowly and thoughtfully. However, the ideas presented will be worth the effort.' – Green Teacher'This book is a gem. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines including psychology, political science, sociology and developmental economics, Bronwyn Hayward shows respect for children’s thinking and contributes to the debates about how to create processes for human flourishing. Children and the environment are clearly at the centre of her thinking and the book will delight child advocates and environmentalists. But it would be a mistake to pigeonhole this book as only a book for child advocates. It is not. Bronwyn uses children’s frames of reference embedding in multi-disciplinary theory to show adults some paths to creating sustainable development. Through her scholarship and thoughtful approach to understanding children’s worlds, she adds a different frame onto seemingly intractable problems of inequality, climate change and democratic participation in wealthy nations.' - New Zealand Sociology'Children, Citizenship and Environment – Nurturing a democratic imagination in a changing world – is a powerful book in terms of the positions presented, questions asked and observations it makes, particularly since they are linked to actual studies involving children. There are many unique and mind-opening thoughts in this book about society today that question the essence of citizenship, how it is taught, learned and expressed.' - Jeff Thurston, Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon Table of Contents1. Supporting the #SchoolStrike generation 2. Neoliberalism and children’s everyday citizenship: ‘bowling with a sponsor’ or ‘DIY activism’? with Sylvia Nissen and Kate Prendergast 3. Growing greener citizens? SMART, FEARS or SEEDS citizenship? 4. Social agency: Learning how to make a difference with others 5. Environmental education for a chaotic climate 6. Embedded justice: learning about ecological rights and responsibilities 7. Decentered deliberation: can we strengthen democratic listening? 8. The social handprint, self transcendence and critical hope
£31.34
Taylor & Francis Ltd Herman Dalys Economics for a Full World
Book SynopsisAs the first biography of Professor Herman Daly, this book provides an in-depth account of one of the leading thinkers and most widely read writers on economics, environment and sustainability.Herman Daly's economics for a full world, based on his steady-state economics, has been widely acknowledged through numerous prestigious international awards and prizes. Drawing on extensive interviews with Daly and in-depth analysis of his publications and debates, Peter Victor presents a unique insight into Daly's life from childhood to the present day, describing his intellectual development, inspirations and influence. Much of the book is devoted to a comprehensive account of Daly's foundational contributions to ecological economics. It describes how his insights and proposals have been received by economists and non-economists and the extraordinary relevance of Daly's full world economics to solving the economic problems of today and tomorrow. Innovative and timely, this booTrade Review"No one has made a larger contribution than Herman Daly to what an economics for today’s "full world" needs to encompass, and how to make the transition to a steady state of sustainable wellbeing for humans and the rest of nature. Peter Victor’s biography is compelling and truly inspirational." Robert Costanza, Vice-Chancellor’s Chair in Public Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University, Australia"Vibrant, timely and thoroughly accessible, Peter Victor’s elegant new biography charts the life and work of a genuine radical. Daly's steady-state economics marked a turning point in economic thinking with revolutionary implications. From polio survivor to World Bank advisor, Victor paints a sympathetic and long overdue portrait of an extraordinary man with extraordinary ideas."Tim Jackson, Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity and Professor of Sustainable Development, University of Surrey, UK"How appropriate to see a biography of one path-breaking Ecological Economist written by another! Peter Victor clearly explains Herman Daly’s contributions, showing how innovative and prescient Daly’s insights have proven to be. The personal stories that ground this book help make it an accessible entry-point into ways of considering the most challenging questions of our time. Patricia E. (Ellie) Perkins, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada"A profound and captivating account of the life and ideas of Herman Daly, one of the founders of ecological economics. For Daly the economy is a subsystem of the biosphere, where economic efficiency is secondary to ecological sustainability, growth is subordinate to development, and scale and entropy rule supreme." Atif Kubursi, Department of Economics, McMaster University, Canada"I do not think it is too strong a statement to say that he should be awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. His work is that meaningful and important." Elizabeth Troutt, Department of Economics, University of Manitoba, Canada"He is one of the clearest and most succinct thinkers and writers to whom I have been exposed to, posing issues of great complexity with enormous skill and simplicity." Peter May, Institute of Economics, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil"Herman was instrumental in shaping my views on all the work that I now do… Truly a kind, gentle man of enormous courage and wisdom. I revere him and cherish the times I have had with him. He deserves the Nobel, but so much more." L.Hunter Lovins, President of Natural Capitalism Solutions, Longmont, Colorado, USA"Looking for alternative approaches to the economics of natural resources, I found a light in Herman Daly’s publications."Alejandra Saravia, Researcher and Assistant Professor, Universidad Mayor de San Simon, Cochabamba, Bolivia"Herman deserves a biography as he has inspired so many who question an endless growth economy!"Haydn Washington, Environmental scientist, writer and activist, PANGEA Research Unit, UNSW, Australia"He deserves to be recognized as one of the great economists of our time."Anders Hayden, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University, Canada"This man is a giant in an age of midgets. The best of the kind of southern gentlemen. A visionary in an age blinded by its own arrogance; drunk on a superficial idea of progress. We should all thank god for sending this man among us."Peter Brown, Professor, Bieler School of Environment/Natural Resource Sciences/Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Canada"As a snooty physical scientist, I dismissed economics as shallow. Daly has converted me to appreciating how deep a subject it is." Robert Herendeen, Gund Affiliate, Adjunct Professor, Rubenstein School for the Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, USA"Peter Victor's biography of Herman Daly is a worthy read for all who have been influenced by Daly's ideas. It will remind readers which parts of their own thinking can be traced back to the writings of this pioneer." Brett D. Dolter in Ecological Economics, Volume 200, October 2022Table of Contents1. Out of Texas 2. Herman the Economist 3. Philosophy, Ethics and Religion 4. Economics as a Life Science 5. Scale, Distribution, Allocation 6. Measuring the Economy 7. What’s Wrong with Economic Growth? 8. Steady-State Economics 9. In Defense of the Steady-State Economy 10. Heterodox Critiques of the Steady-State Economy 11. Population, Migration and Immigration 12. Money and Banking 13. Globalization, Internationalization and Free Trade
£35.14
CRC Press Plastic Pollution
Book Synopsis
£31.34
Taylor & Francis Ltd Routledge Handbook of Environmental Accounting
Book SynopsisThis handbook showcases the broad spectrum of diverse approaches to environmental accounting which have developed during the last 30 years across the globe.The volume covers a range of physical issues such as water, carbon and biodiversity, as well as specific accounting matters such as management control, finance and audit. Moreover, seven chapters present environmental accounting issues that arise in the regions of Africa, Asia, Europe, MENA, North America, the Pacific and South America. The handbook also highlights future challenges in all the topic areas addressed as well as introducing new topics, such as links between environmental accounting and the circular economy, and the issues associated with animal rights. Edited by leading scholars in the area and with key contributions from across the discipline, and covering a diverse range of perspectives and locations, the volume is divided into five key parts: Part 1: Framing the issues Part 2: Financial accoTrade Review'This long-awaited handbook provides a comprehensive insight and overview of environmental accounting, written by some of the most distinguished researchers in the field. It is a helpful resource for students, lecturers and practitioners who wish to understand accounting theories, methods and approaches to analyse and antagonise global environmental crisis.'Tobias Viere, Professor at the Institute for Industrial Ecology, Pforzheim University Business School, Germany'Humanity affects the natural environment in ways that threaten its own existence and wellbeing. The incentives embedded in our systems of organization and governance, supported by accountants, perpetuate and exaggerate these effects. This important book, authored and edited by the who’s who of environmental accounting, examines these issues and is a must-read for scholars, students, practitioners, and policymakers who are interested in forming a better understanding and making a difference.'Charl de Villiers, Professor of Accounting, The University of Auckland, New Zealand'Finally, a comprehensive account of environmental accounting at an organizational level! This handbook covers its history, lessons learned, current practices on all continents, and future challenges.'Ståle Navrud, Professor of Environmental Economics, School of Economics and Business, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NorwayTable of ContentsPart 1: Framing the Issues 1. Curating Environmental Accounting Knowledge 2. The Foundations of Environmental Accounting 3. Theorising Environmental Accounting and Reporting 4. Before Research Methods Comes "Methodising": Implications for Environmental Accounting Research 5. The Accounting Profession’s Environmental Accounting and Reporting Thought Leadership 6. Environmental Accounting and 21st-Century Sustainability Governance Part 2: Financial Accounting and Reporting 7. Financial Accounting and the Natural Environment 8. Stand-Alone and Integrated Reporting 9. Assurance Services for Sustainability Reporting and Beyond 10. Norm Development in Environmental Reporting 11. Shareholder Activism and the Environment 12. Financial Markets and Environmental Information Part 3: Management Accounting 13. Strategic Environmental Management Accounting 14. Designing Eco-Controls for Multi-Objective Organizations 15. Materials and Energy Accounting 16. Externalities and Decision-Making 17. Designing Environmental Impact-Valuation Assemblages for Sustainable Decision-Making 18. Accounting for Circularity Part 4: Global and Local Perspectives 19. Africa, From the Past to the Present: Moving the Critical Environmental Accounting Research on Africa Forward 20. Environmental Accounting and Reporting Practices in Asian Countries 21. Europe 22. Environmental Accounting and Reporting: Evidence from the MENA Region 23. The North American Environmental Accounting Research Landscape 24. The Pacific Region 25. Towards an Accounting of Socio-Environmental Conflicts in South America Part 5: Thematic Topics in Environmental Accounting 26. Carbon 27. Water 28. Biodiversity 29. Accounting for Animal Rights
£39.89
Taylor & Francis Multinational Business and Transnational Regions
Book SynopsisMultinational Enterprise and Transnational Regions offers an innovative approach to the study of the history of transnational economic regions. The Rhine valley is such a region comprising the cities and areas along the Rhine river and its tributaries. The transition from coal to oil that unfolded between 1945 and 1973 rapidly transformed the region, shattering some of the old river-based connections and creating new ones with the introduction of large-scale cross-border oil pipelines. Multinational enterprises shaped these new regional connections but divergent national government responses gave rise to differentiated development in different parts of the Rhine valley. Multinational Enterprise and Transnational Regions argues that processes of regional change should be understood from transnational interconnections rather than from local or national perspectives. This book uses a transnational business history methodology to tease out the regionâs transformation and to circumvent the national bias in public sources. It will be of relevance to academics and researchers with an interest in regional and transnational European history, international business, environmental history, and business history, as well as practitioners interested in the oil industry, energy and energy history, business history and international business, and associated disciplines.Trade Review"A unique multi-national study in economic policy which breaks out of the national constraints of much business history work." –Kevin Tennent, University of York, UK"This book will appeal to a range of readers interested in business, economic, and energy history, as well as those who wish to better understand the nuances and tensions of postwar Europe's infrastructural integration." - Nicholas Ostrum, EuropeNowTable of ContentsIntroductionTransnational economic regions: capturing an illusive phenomenonResurrecting the Rhine as an economic regionEnergy transition in the Rhine region Part I Regional transformation — Energy transition in the Rhine regionChapter 1 The post-war reconstruction and the rise of oil, 1945-19511.1 Introduction1.2 The question of energy in post-war Western Europe 1.3 The impact of the Allied occupation on the Ruhr coal industry1.4 The Allied refining program: restarting the hydrogenation plants1.5 The case of Union Kraftstoff1.6 The geographical consequences of the Allied occupation1.7 ConclusionChapter 2 Oil unbounded: The Coal Crisis of 1957-82.1 Introduction2.2 The competition between coal and oil, 1950-19552.3 The rise of fuel oil and the 1958 coal crisis2.4 Stemming the tide: attempts to limit the rise of fuel oil2.5 ConclusionChapter 3 The growth of chemical clusters in the Rhine region, 1960-733.1 Introduction3.2 The Rhine-Ruhr refineries3.3 Deutsche Shell and Union Kraftstoff, 1951-19583.4 The Rhineland refinery of Deutsche Shell3.5 The post-war transition of the chemical industry3.6 An oil and petrochemical cluster in the Rhine-Ruhr area3.7 Effect of the transition on transport demand in the hinterland3.8 ConclusionsPart II Regional connections — From Rhine to pipelineChapter 4 Pipelines: The national approach, 1955-64.1 Introduction4.2 A pipeline to the Rhine-Ruhr area4.3 Rotterdam competing with Wilhelmshaven4.4 Wilhelmshaven: "the best deep water port in Europe"?4.5 ConclusionsChapter 5 The trans-European pipeline: The transnational approach: 1956-85.1 Introduction 5.2 From national to transnational: the trans-European pipeline plan5.3 Further complications 5.4 France, oil and the Cold War5.5 Endgame: The failure of the trans-European pipeline5.6 Why the trans-European pipeline never materialised 5.7 ConclusionChapter 6 Expanding transnational connections, 1959-736.1 Introduction6.2 The hydrocarbon hub: The Rotterdam port between 1950 and 1973 6.3 The expansion of the Rotterdam-Rhine pipeline, 1965-1968 6.4 The Rhine-Main pipeline, 1965-1971 6.5 Integrating chemical clusters in the Rhine basin, 1965-736.6 The Rotterdam-Antwerp pipeline, 1967-19696.7 ConclusionChapter 7 Transnational connections in the Rhine region: Evidence from transport flows7.1 Introduction7.2 Gateway to the Rhine? Rotterdam from transitopolis to industrial port7.3 Oil flows in the Rhine region: The impact of pipelines7.4 Transnational connections 7.5 ConclusionChapter 8 Conclusion
£37.99
Taylor & Francis Corporate Strategy and Sustainability
Book SynopsisCorporate Strategy and Sustainability is a substantially updated, detailed overview of sustainability issues for business and economics students. Built to teach the evolution of the history of sustainability practices, this edition has expanded coverage of social sustainability issues, non-Western perspectives and sustainable supply chains. Rich in cases, these too have been updated to demonstrate best practice and the practical application of theory. Extensive discussions of tools show how incorporate sustainability issues apply to strategic decision making. The book accentuates the value and importance of a strong sustainability approach in an age of climate change emergency. This textbook is an ideal companion to instructors and students of sustainability in business, economics and management.
£34.19
Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Sustainable Markets for Sustainable Business
Book SynopsisAround the world the focus is on the relationship between ethics and governance codes and how widely this should be interpreted. Sustainability has three main accepted dimensions: economic growth, social responsibility, and environmental protection. It is a truly multidimensional and multidisciplinary concept, and one which directly affects the risks and opportunities for markets and businesses. In three distinct parts, Sustainable Markets for Sustainable Business explores the relationship between markets and business and sustainable development, as well as issues such as climate change, pollution, land degradation and biodiversity loss. Firstly the authors, all experts from around the world, consider a variety of theoretical issues concerned with sustainability in the new environment. In Part Two the emphasis is on looking at these issues in the market and business practice under various guises. Although every chapter contains discussion and recommended solutions, the final part specTrade Review’Professor Aras has tackled the very timely subject of business sustainability. She has put together a global perspective that presents best practices, discusses the role of businesses and markets, and provides examples of innovative approaches. The book will be a valuable resource not only for scholars but also for the wider business community and policy makers.’ Reena Aggarwal, Georgetown Center for Financial Markets and Policy, USA ’This work demonstrates the multi-dimensional elements of sustainability, moving beyond conceptions of sustainable enterprise and industry, to ask fundamental questions regarding the sustainability of markets. Can markets be made to work towards sustainable development rather than environmental destruction? The book highlights how new modes of regulation, governance, incentives and strategic thinking are essential to reformulate the fundamental objectives and operations of economic endeavour towards sustainable goals.’ Thomas Clarke, University of Technology, Sydney, AustraliaTable of ContentsPart 1 Theoretical Perspectives and Current Issues: Causality and interaction: sustainable markets and sustainable business. The need for a theoretical reexamination of sustainability in economics and business. The relationship between sustainable markets and sustainable development. Part 2 Corporate and Market Approaches: The corporate world and sustainability: eco-efficiency and the doxic shareholder value. The role of small and medium-sized enterprises in sustainable development. The governance mindset: is sustainability a board issue? Sustainability issues in corporate social responsibility and strategy: sustainable or temporary competitive advantage in today's dynamic environment? Part 3 Future Perspectives and Solutions: Systemic crises in global markets: in search of regulatory and sustainable solutions. Disclosure of corporate environmental, social and governance data: toward effective and sustainable systems. What is sustainable: the need for sufficient reporting and its accounting implications. The future perspectives: what do we need for market and business sustainability?
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Alfred A. Knopf How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
Book Synopsis#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical—and accessible—plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and finance, he has focused on what must be done in order to stop the planet''s slide to certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only explains why we need to work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases, but also details what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal.He gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face. Drawing on his understanding of innovation and what it takes to get new ideas into the market, he describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions, where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively, where breakthrough technologies are needed, and who is working on these essential innovations. Finally, he lays out a concrete, practical plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions—suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt, but what we as individuals can do to keep our government, our employers, and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise.As Bill Gates makes clear, achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do, but if we follow the plan he sets out here, it is a goal firmly within our reach.
£20.82
WW Norton & Co A River Lost The Life and Death of the Columbia
Book Synopsis"Superbly reported and written with clarity, insight, and great skill." —Washington Post Book WorldTrade Review"A hard-nosed, clear-eyed, tough-minded dispatch on the sort of contentious subject that is almost always distorted by ideology or obscured by a fog of sentiment . . . . A precise and brave book." -- Hal Espen - New York Times Book Review
£13.29
WW Norton & Co Citizen Coke
Book Synopsis"Citizen Coke demostrate[s] a complete lack of understanding about…the Coca-Cola system—past and present." —Ted Ryan, the Coca-Cola CompanyTrade Review"[Elmore offers] unaccustomed perspectives on a company whose leading product is a household name around the globe…I doubt the Coca-Cola Co. will much like it." -- Marc Levinson - Wall Street Journal"What Elmore does best is analyze how Coke takes advantage of global public works and government interventions to boost its place in world markets…Citizen Coke began as a dissertation, and its points are lucid and logically presented; the language is accessible, and punchy chapter endings propel the story." -- Beth Macy - New York Times Book Review"As the soda wars heat up, this book is an indispensable resource." -- Michael Pollan"Coca-Cola is one of the most powerful economic institutions of our time, but its social and ecological impacts remain understudied. Now, in the hands of a talented young historian, corporate capitalism gets the attention it deserves in a careful dissection of the material underpinnings of the world’s most valuable brand. Citizen Coke will cause you to drink less and think more." -- Ted Steinberg, author of Gotham Unbound: The Ecological History of Greater New York"Citizen Coke is a brilliant analysis of Coke’s empire in ecological, economic, and social terms. It allows us to see the contours of an economy based on partnerships between governments and corporations like Coca-Cola. It makes us conscious of the giant ecological footprint of the Real Thing, which impacts the real lives of real people. If you want a deeper understanding of our world today, read Citizen Coke." -- Vandana Shiva, author of Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply"A fascinating, thought-provoking approach to Coca-Cola history through the drink’s primary ingredients—water, sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, coca leaf, caffeine—and the glass, plastic, and aluminum that contain them." -- Mark Pendergrast, author of For God, Country & Coca-Cola
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