Environmental policy and protocols Books
Rutgers University Press Risky Cities: The Physical and Fiscal Nature of
Book SynopsisOver half the world’s population lives in urban regions, and increasingly disasters are of great concern to city dwellers, policymakers, and builders. However, disaster risk is also of great interest to corporations, financiers, and investors. Risky Cities is a critical examination of global urban development, capitalism, and its relationship with environmental hazards. It is about how cities live and profit from the threat of sinkholes, garbage, and fire. Risky Cities is not simply about post-catastrophe profiteering. This book focuses on the way in which disaster capitalism has figured out ways to commodify environmental bads and manage risks. Notably, capitalist city-building results in the physical transformation of nature. This necessitates risk management strategies –such as insurance, environmental assessments, and technocratic mitigation plans. As such capitalists redistribute risk relying on short-term fixes to disaster risk rather than address long-term vulnerabilities. Trade Review"Fu offers a theoretically rich and empirically grounded analysis of how disaster capitalism and unsustainable urban development transforms environmental bads into economically valuable goods. These transformations have devastating consequences, further exacerbating social and environmental inequities in a highly urbanized and warming world. Risky Cities is essential reading for anyone with interests in urban political economy, environmental social science, and global studies." -- Andrew Jorgenson * Professor of Sociology, Boston College *"I see Risky Cities becoming the landmark work on how ‘everyday’ urban risks are produced and then commodified—and what we might do to arrest this process." -- Tim Haney * Board of Governors Research Chair in Resilience & Sustainability, Mount Royal University, Calgary *"Risky Cities is a critical examination of global urban development, capitalism, and its relationship with environmental hazards. It is about how cities live and profit from the threat of sinkholes, garbage, and fire. Risky Cities is not simply about post-catastrophe profiteering. This book focuses on the way in which disaster capitalism has figured out ways to commodify environmental bads and manage risks. Notably, capitalist city-building results in the physical transformation of nature." * ASA Environmental Sociology Section Newsletter *Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1: Living with Disaster & Capitalism Chapter 2: Sinkholes and the Risky Foundations of Cities Chapter 3: The Logistical Nightmare of Trash & Urban Nature Chapter 4: Fire, the Wildland-Urban Interface, and Feedback Loops Chapter 5: Assessing and Managing Risk Conclusion: Regenerative Urbanism References Index
£25.19
Rutgers University Press Risky Cities: The Physical and Fiscal Nature of
Book SynopsisOver half the world’s population lives in urban regions, and increasingly disasters are of great concern to city dwellers, policymakers, and builders. However, disaster risk is also of great interest to corporations, financiers, and investors. Risky Cities is a critical examination of global urban development, capitalism, and its relationship with environmental hazards. It is about how cities live and profit from the threat of sinkholes, garbage, and fire. Risky Cities is not simply about post-catastrophe profiteering. This book focuses on the way in which disaster capitalism has figured out ways to commodify environmental bads and manage risks. Notably, capitalist city-building results in the physical transformation of nature. This necessitates risk management strategies –such as insurance, environmental assessments, and technocratic mitigation plans. As such capitalists redistribute risk relying on short-term fixes to disaster risk rather than address long-term vulnerabilities. Trade Review"Fu offers a theoretically rich and empirically grounded analysis of how disaster capitalism and unsustainable urban development transforms environmental bads into economically valuable goods. These transformations have devastating consequences, further exacerbating social and environmental inequities in a highly urbanized and warming world. Risky Cities is essential reading for anyone with interests in urban political economy, environmental social science, and global studies." -- Andrew Jorgenson * Professor of Sociology, Boston College *"I see Risky Cities becoming the landmark work on how ‘everyday’ urban risks are produced and then commodified—and what we might do to arrest this process." -- Tim Haney * Board of Governors Research Chair in Resilience & Sustainability, Mount Royal University, Calgary *"Risky Cities is a critical examination of global urban development, capitalism, and its relationship with environmental hazards. It is about how cities live and profit from the threat of sinkholes, garbage, and fire. Risky Cities is not simply about post-catastrophe profiteering. This book focuses on the way in which disaster capitalism has figured out ways to commodify environmental bads and manage risks. Notably, capitalist city-building results in the physical transformation of nature." * ASA Environmental Sociology Section Newsletter *Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1: Living with Disaster & Capitalism Chapter 2: Sinkholes and the Risky Foundations of Cities Chapter 3: The Logistical Nightmare of Trash & Urban Nature Chapter 4: Fire, the Wildland-Urban Interface, and Feedback Loops Chapter 5: Assessing and Managing Risk Conclusion: Regenerative Urbanism References Index
£107.20
Rutgers University Press Building Something Better: Environmental Crises
Book SynopsisAs the turmoil of interlinked crises unfolds across the world—from climate change to growing inequality to the rise of authoritarian governments—social scientists examine what is happening and why. Can communities devise alternatives to the systems that are doing so much harm to the planet and people? Sociologists Stephanie A. Malin and Meghan Elizbeth Kallman offer a clear, accessible volume that demonstrates the ways that communities adapt in the face of crises and explains that sociology can help us understand how and why they do this challenging work. Tackling neoliberalism head-on, these communities are making big changes by crafting distributive and regenerative systems that depart from capitalist approaches. The vivid case studies presented range from activist water protectors to hemp farmers to renewable energy cooperatives led by Indigenous peoples and nations. Alongside these studies, Malin and Kallman present incisive critiques of colonialism, extractive capitalism, and neoliberalism, while demonstrating how sociology’s own disciplinary traditions have been complicit with those ideologies—and must expand beyond them. Showing that it is possible to challenge social inequality and environmental degradation by refusing to continue business-as-usual, Building Something Better offers both a call to action and a dose of hope in a time of crises.Trade Review"In Building Something Better, Malin and Kallman provide a sophisticated and nuanced explanation of the persistent and inequitable nature of environmental crises, and they introduce us to a compelling array of social movements working to create more just, sustainable communities."— Jill Harrison, author of From the Inside Out: The Fight for Environmental Justice within Government Agencies "This brave volume posits an environmental sociology that stands in for all of sociology to press for collective well-being. The authors support those who bridge the gap between scholarship and activism, and their wonderful case studies of community activism, many involving Indigenous people, merge the gritty world of organizing and with the thoughtful ideas of social science. It’s a delight to read and an important vehicle for change." — Phil Brown, Northeastern University "In Building Something Better, Malin and Kallman provide a sophisticated and nuanced explanation of the persistent and inequitable nature of environmental crises, and they introduce us to a compelling array of social movements working to create more just, sustainable communities."— Jill Harrison, author of From the Inside Out: The Fight for Environmental Justice within Government Agencies "Especially timely and germane in light of today's political, cultural, and environmental driven instabilities, Building Something Better: Environmental Crises and the Promise of Community Change is a seminal, informative, and accessibly organized and presented study that is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, college, and university library environmental economic policy collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists." — John Taylor, Midwest Book Review "This brave volume posits an environmental sociology that stands in for all of sociology to press for collective well-being. The authors support those who bridge the gap between scholarship and activism, and their wonderful case studies of community activism, many involving Indigenous people, merge the gritty world of organizing and with the thoughtful ideas of social science. It’s a delight to read and an important vehicle for change." — Phil Brown, Northeastern UniversityTable of ContentsPart I: Where We’re At And Why 1 Introduction 2 A People’s Sociology 3 Failing People and the Planet: Neoliberal Economics and the Erasure of Difference Part II: Building Better Worlds 4 Human Beings, Not Humans Buying: Trends in Modern Environmentalism, and How Communities Are Reimagining Collectives 5 Democratizing the Commons by Building Communities 6 More than the Market: Practicing Social and Ecological Regeneration 7 Conclusion: Building Something Better Acknowledgments Notes Index
£25.19
Rutgers University Press Building Something Better: Environmental Crises
Book SynopsisAs the turmoil of interlinked crises unfolds across the world—from climate change to growing inequality to the rise of authoritarian governments—social scientists examine what is happening and why. Can communities devise alternatives to the systems that are doing so much harm to the planet and people? Sociologists Stephanie A. Malin and Meghan Elizbeth Kallman offer a clear, accessible volume that demonstrates the ways that communities adapt in the face of crises and explains that sociology can help us understand how and why they do this challenging work. Tackling neoliberalism head-on, these communities are making big changes by crafting distributive and regenerative systems that depart from capitalist approaches. The vivid case studies presented range from activist water protectors to hemp farmers to renewable energy cooperatives led by Indigenous peoples and nations. Alongside these studies, Malin and Kallman present incisive critiques of colonialism, extractive capitalism, and neoliberalism, while demonstrating how sociology’s own disciplinary traditions have been complicit with those ideologies—and must expand beyond them. Showing that it is possible to challenge social inequality and environmental degradation by refusing to continue business-as-usual, Building Something Better offers both a call to action and a dose of hope in a time of crises.Trade Review"In Building Something Better, Malin and Kallman provide a sophisticated and nuanced explanation of the persistent and inequitable nature of environmental crises, and they introduce us to a compelling array of social movements working to create more just, sustainable communities." -- Jill Harrison * author of From the Inside Out: The Fight for Environmental Justice within Government Agencies *"This brave volume posits an environmental sociology that stands in for all of sociology to press for collective well-being. The authors support those who bridge the gap between scholarship and activism, and their wonderful case studies of community activism, many involving Indigenous people, merge the gritty world of organizing and with the thoughtful ideas of social science. It’s a delight to read and an important vehicle for change." -- Phil Brown * Northeastern University *"In Building Something Better, Malin and Kallman provide a sophisticated and nuanced explanation of the persistent and inequitable nature of environmental crises, and they introduce us to a compelling array of social movements working to create more just, sustainable communities." -- Jill Harrison * author of From the Inside Out: The Fight for Environmental Justice within Government Agencies *"This brave volume posits an environmental sociology that stands in for all of sociology to press for collective well-being. The authors support those who bridge the gap between scholarship and activism, and their wonderful case studies of community activism, many involving Indigenous people, merge the gritty world of organizing and with the thoughtful ideas of social science. It’s a delight to read and an important vehicle for change." -- Phil Brown * Northeastern University *"Especially timely and germane in light of today's political, cultural, and environmental driven instabilities, Building Something Better: Environmental Crises and the Promise of Community Change is a seminal, informative, and accessibly organized and presented study that is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, college, and university library environmental economic policy collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists." -- John Taylor * Midwest Book Review *Table of ContentsPart I: Where We’re At And Why1 Introduction2 A People’s Sociology3 Failing People and the Planet: Neoliberal Economics and the Erasure of DifferencePart II: Building Better Worlds4 Human Beings, Not Humans Buying: Trends in Modern Environmentalism, and How Communities Are Reimagining Collectives5 Democratizing the Commons by Building Communities6 More than the Market: Practicing Social and Ecological Regeneration7 Conclusion: Building Something BetterAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
£55.25
Rutgers University Press Flooded: Development, Democracy, and Brazil’s
Book SynopsisIn the middle of the twentieth century, governments ignored the negative effects of large-scale infrastructure projects. In recent decades, many democratic countries have continued to use dams to promote growth, but have also introduced accompanying programs to alleviate these harmful consequences of dams for local people, to reduce poverty, and to promote participatory governance. This type of dam building undoubtedly represents a step forward in responsible governing. But have these policies really worked? Flooded provides insights into the little-known effects of these approaches through a close examination of Brazil’s Belo Monte hydroelectric facility. After three decades of controversy over damming the Xingu River, a tributary of the Amazon, the dam was completed in 2019 under the left-of-center Workers’ Party, becoming the world’s fourth largest. Billions of dollars for social welfare programs accompanied construction. Nonetheless, the dam brought extensive social, political, and environmental upheaval to the region. The population soared, cost of living skyrocketed, violence spiked, pollution increased, and already overextended education and healthcare systems were strained. Nearly 40,000 people were displaced and ecosystems were significantly disrupted. Klein tells the stories of dam-affected communities, including activists, social movements, non-governmental organizations, and public defenders and public prosecutors. He details how these groups, as well as government officials and representatives from private companies, negotiated the upheaval through protests, participating in public forums for deliberation, using legal mechanisms to push for protections for the most vulnerable, and engaging in myriad other civic spaces. Flooded provides a rich ethnographic account of democracy and development in the making. In the midst of today’s climate crisis, this book showcases the challenges and opportunities of meeting increasing demands for energy in equitable ways.Trade Review"Flooded addresses the overarching question of how developing states can build critical infrastructure in a way that respects local rights and grants significant participation to those affected by the project." -- Kathryn Hochstetler * co-author of Greening Brazil: Environmental Activism in State and Society *"Flooded compellingly shows the dilemmas of 'democratic development' and the challenges posed by the increasing demand for energy at a time of climate crisis. Klein offers a thought-provoking and engaging narrative that highlights the ambivalences and contradictions of progressive governments." -- Pablo Lapegna * author of Soybeans and Power: Genetically Modified Crops, Environmental Politics, and Social Movements in Argentina *"Flooded addresses the overarching question of how developing states can build critical infrastructure in a way that respects local rights and grants significant participation to those affected by the project." -- Kathryn Hochstetler * co-author of Greening Brazil: Environmental Activism in State and Society *"Flooded compellingly shows the dilemmas of 'democratic development' and the challenges posed by the increasing demand for energy at a time of climate crisis. Klein offers a thought-provoking and engaging narrative that highlights the ambivalences and contradictions of progressive governments." -- Pablo Lapegna * author of Soybeans and Power: Genetically Modified Crops, Environmental Politics, and Social Movemen *Table of ContentsPrologue Introduction Part I: Hydropower, Resistance, and the State1 Dams and Development 2 Booms, Busts, and Collective Mobilization along the Transamazon 3 Democratic Developmentalism Part II: An Ethnography of Dam Building4 The Living Process5 The Fight for Recognition 6 The Law, Activism, and Legitimacy Conclusion AcknowledgmentsList of Abbreviations Notes Index
£107.20
Rutgers University Press Garbage in the Garden State
Book SynopsisGarbage in the Garden State is the only book to examine the history of waste management in New Jersey. The state has played a pioneering role in the overall trajectory of waste management in the US. Howell's book is unique in the way that it places the contemporary challenges of waste management into their proper historical context – for instance, why does the system for recycling seem to work so poorly? Why do we have so many landfills in New Jersey, but also simultaneously not enough landfills or incinerators? Howell acknowledges that New Jersey is sometimes imagined, particularly by non-New Jerseyans, as a giant garbage dump for New York and Philadelphia. But every place has had to struggle with the challenges of waste management. New Jersey's trash history is in fact more interesting and more important than most. New Jersey’s waste history includes intensive planning, deep-seated political conflict, organized crime, and literally every level of state and federal judiciary. It is a colorful history, to say the least, and one that includes a number of firsts with regard to recycling, comprehensive planning, and the challenging economics of trash. Trade Review"Garbage in the Garden State shines a light on a topic that has not received substantial attention. Reinforced by excellent research and an indisputable understanding of waste policy, Howell reveals the Garden State as the center of discussions and debates on the solid waste issue for years and an innovator in a number of ways.” -- Martin V. Melosi * author of The Sanitary City: Urban Infrastructure in America from Colonial Times to the Present *Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Origins of Waste Management Planning in New Jersey 3 Planning, Siting, Operating, and Financing Landfills 4 Recycle or Incinerate? 5 Limits to the System 6 Conclusions and Looking Forward Acknowledgments Notes Index
£107.20
Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Economics of Climate Change in Argentina
Book SynopsisIn this volume, the contributors discuss some of the most remarkable global warming effects in Argentina and examine policies that Latin American countries could follow to achieve their individual climate goals. Climate change is one of the most pressing issues today. However, after many years of climate negotiations, the world has failed to introduce a common global policy. Differences in countries' climate agendas have led to unsuccessful efforts. Countries willing to pursue a climate policy have sought alternative strategies to mitigate and adapt to global warming's consequences within their jurisdiction. In this context, Latin American countries' role in shaping the regional climate agenda is yet to be explored. The book covers some papers from the well-received "First Workshop on Environmental Economics and Energy" in Argentina. Using data from Argentina, the contributors analyze the effects of global warming on agricultural yields and the impact of extreme weather on human health. From a global perspective, the contributors also describe the interactions between a reduction in carbon emissions, carbon emissions intensity, and economic growth; the role that trade policies can play to reduce carbon emissions; and the paradoxes that arise from promoting renewable energies in the region. The contributors also address the relationship between sustainability and economic growth; the private sector's role in shaping policies and providing sustainable solutions; and the Latin American challenges for the next generation. The book will be of interest to policy-makers, academics, researchers, and professionals worldwide working in climate change impacts and policy. It will also appeal to a general audience interested in climate change economics, its consequences, and the steps that countries in Latin America can take to move forward.Trade Review“Readers who are not trained in quantitative research will benefit from the book because the explanations and interpretations provided by the authors are comprehensible and, in most cases, also plausible. … The book provides valuable insights and demonstrates that convincing findings on the Global South … . Social scientists trained in qualitative research will be motivated to use these findings as a starting point … .” (Sören Scholvin, European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Issue 112, 2021)Table of ContentsChapter 1) IntroductionChapter 2) The impact of extreme temperatures on mortality risks in Argentina – by Christian Garcia and Mariano Javier RabassaChapter 3) Mitigation and adaptation processes in crop yields. The case of soybeans in Argentina - by Hildegart Ahumada and Magdalena CornejoChapter 4) Beyond the Question “Is there Carbon Decoupling": Decoupling Rankings - by Mariana Conte GrandChapter 5) How could trade liberalization on environmental goods and services reduce CO2 Emissions? Decomposing Scale, Technique and Composition effects in a CGE approach - by María Priscila Ramos and Omar Osvaldo Chisari.Chapter 6) Carbon taxes and renewable energy: a discussion about the Green paradox - by María Elisa Belfiori.Chapter 7) Climate change and sustainable development goals - by María Eugenia Di Paola.Chapter 8) Climate change and Argentina: policy issues - by Carlos Gentile, Maria Elisa Belfiori and Mariano Javier Rabassa.Chapter 9) Concluding remarks - by Maria Elisa Belfiori and Mariano Javier Rabassa
£42.74
Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Politics of Bioeconomy and Sustainability: Lessons from Biofuel Governance, Policies and Production Strategies in the Emerging World
Book SynopsisThis book addresses the underexposed political dimensions of bioeconomy promotion. Who wins and who loses? How are institutions being shaped, and by whom? Drawing from experiences since the earlier days of biofuels promotion, it explores in unprecedented detail the global drive away from fossil fuels and towards a biomass-based economy.Multipurpose agriculture gains ever more traction as countries create new bio-based value chains – or, rather, value webs. Governance, in this regard, proves to be key for steering developments towards inclusive agri-food-biomass systems instead of fueling just a handful of “flex crops” ridden with social equity and other environmental issues.Based on a rich global-level analysis of bioeconomy promotion and three in-depth case studies of key emerging economies (Brazil, India and Indonesia), the book also innovatively examines sustainability politics in Global South democracies.Ultimately, this book is about finding the politics for a fairer bioeconomy in the years and decades to come.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Political Dimensions of the Bioeconomy.- Part I: Biofuels and the Emergence of a Bioeconomy World.- 2. The Contested Sustainability of Biofuels in a North-South Context.- 3. Governance: Solving or Reproducing Inequalities.- 4. International Bioeconomy Governance: Unveiling the Initial Patterns.- Part II: Biofuel Governance in Emerging Countries.- 5. Brazil Between Bioeconomy Barons and Grassroots Agroecology.- 6. India’s Bioeconomy and the Ambition over “Wastelands”.- 7. Bioeconomy in the Oil Palm Republic of Indonesia.- 8. Bioeconomy Lessons from Biofuel Policies in Emerging Countries.- 9. The Politics for a Fairer Bioeconomy.
£98.99
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Resource Management, Sustainable Development and
Book SynopsisThis book examines the relationship between natural resource management, sustainable development, and governance with case studies from India and other places covering disaster risk reduction, conflict resolution, capacity building, climate change adaptation and resilience, citizen engagement and ecological conservation. Though the studies focus mostly on cases in India, the volume discusses how governance can be employed to help develop and implement sustainable practices globally through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework. Readers will learn how to integrate concepts of resource management, sustainable development, and governance to improve human resilience to global environmental change, and to assess the proper development approaches to assist economically stressed and resource-deprived individuals. The book will be of use to graduate students and academics, policy makers, planners, and nonprofits.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Resource Management, Sustainable Development and Governance: Introduction and Overview.- Chapter 2. Bruce Mitchell: Professional Career and Contributions.- Chapter 3. Early and Modern Paradigms in Natural Resource Management: Global and Indian Experiences.- Chapter 4. Approaching the Collaborative ‘Turn’ in Water Governance: A Critical Re-Appraisal.- Chapter 5. Disaster Risk Governance and Management: An Asian Perspective.- Chapter 6. Reshaping Natural Resource Management in China.- Chapter 7. Regional Sustainable Development and Natural Resource Decision-Making in India: Methods and Implications.- Chapter 8. Rethinking Resettlement as a Development Opportunity: Need for Good Practices.- Chapter 9. Will the Water Revolution be Decentralized? Investigating the ‘Downscale’ and ‘Upscale’ Challenges of Urban Rainwater Harvesting.- Chapter 10. Rethinking Capacity Building in Water Governance: Factors Influencing Risk Interpretation and Decision-Making in Delhi.- Chapter 11. Regional Environmental Governance: An Analytical Framework for Conservation of Natural Resource Area.- Chapter 12. Groundwater Sustainability in Haryana: Challenges to Governance.- Chapter 13. Wetland Resources in the Brahmaputra Valley, Assam: Characteristics, Use and Sustainable Development.- Chapter 14. Impact of Physical Factors on Transboundary Water Management and Governance in the Kosi Basin.- Chapter 15. Governance and Management of Teesta River Water Resources: A Geopolitical Appraisal.- Chapter 16. Governance Issues for Sustainable Water Management in Rapti River Basin, Uttar Pradesh.- Chapter 17. Social Transformation, Ecosystem Services and Resource Sustainability in Nepal Hills.- Chapter 18. Determinants of Land Use Dynamics and its Ecological Implications in India: A State Level Analysis.- Chapter 19. Land Use Change and its Impact on Ecosystem Services: Food, Livelihood, and Health Security in Kumaon Himalayas.- Chapter 20. Impact of Land Use Change on Livelihood Options: A Case Study of Upper Pasolgad Watershed, Uttarakhand.- Chapter 21. Rural Livelihood and Women: Glimpses from An Indian Tribal Village.- Chapter 22. Land Degradation and Agricultural Sustainability in Kendujhar District, Odisha.- Chapter 23. Diversification of Agriculture through Medicinal Plants in Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh.- Chapter 24. Recent Sanitation Challenges and Policy Options in Developing Countries.- Chapter 25. Solid Waste Management for Environmental Sustainability in India.- Chapter 26. Social Impact Assessment of Indian Water and Allied Policies and Programs.- Chapter 27. Challenges and Opportunities towards Management of Solid Wastes in Indian Cities: Beyond the Rhetoric of Convenience.- Chapter 28. Natural Resource Evaluation for Ecotourism and Geotourism Destination in Hong Kong.- Chapter 29. Climate Change Knowledge: Comparison of People and Scientists Perception in Shimla District, Himachal Pradesh.- Chapter 30. Climate Change Modeling for Ecosystem Services: A Method for Sustainable Development in Western Himalayan District.- Chapter 31. Urban Sustainability and Governance in Delhi Metropolitan Region.- Chapter 32. Investigating the Variability in Sanitation and Sustainability Issues: Evidence from Resettlement Colonies of Delhi.- Chapter 33. Water Governance in Thiruvananthapuram City, Kerala: Existing Practices and Alternative Paradigms.- Chapter 34. Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha: People’s Attitude Towards its Conservation.- Chapter 35. Socio-Economic Development in Highway Corridor Zone of Bihar: A Case Study of Kuchai Kot-Muzaffarpur Section.- Chapter 36. Sustainable Resource Governance: Lessons for the Future.
£142.49
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Sustainable Finance: Using the Power of Money to
Book SynopsisThis book provides a detailed yet succinct overview of sustainable finance, with a specific focus on its origins, its policy focus and the practitioner dimension. With fossil fuel companies still attracting investment and subsidy across the world, the book describes how we can reverse these incentives, using the power of finance to tackle the climate and ecological crises. The world of finance is moving beyond the era of ethical investment and into a future where all financial companies will have to report the climate impact of their investments. This is the first stage towards full-scale ESG reporting (Environmental, Social and Governance). Since financial reporting depends on information provided by companies who receive investment, this has huge implications for non-financial reporting by all large companies. The timeline for these legal changes is short for what will be a transformation of financial accounting and investment. The book also covers the related issues of climate finance and the role of central and public banks in funding the transition to sustainability, and how we can ensure accountability for countries bearing the brunt of the impact from those with the largest responsibility for historic emissions. This book will enable those working in these fields to update their knowledge and skills, and brings together the author’s practical experience as an MEP with her academic insight as the first professor of green economics.Table of Contents1. Why Sustainable Finance? Why Now?.- 2. What Puts the Sustainable into Sustainable Finance.- 3. The Chequered History of Climate Finance.- 4. Sustainable Finance: The Policy Framework.- 5. Measuring and Reporting Sustainability Impacts.- 6. The Role for Central and Public Banks.
£54.99
Springer International Publishing AG Managing Protected Areas: People and Places
Book SynopsisThis open access book brings together 16 specially commissioned chapters drawn from a range of different professional-practitioner and academic global perspectives on the importance of the relationship between people and green and blue spaces. It focuses on issues surrounding the importance of natural environments on public health and wellbeing, and the environmental, cultural, and social importance of green and blue spaces that can result through responsible and sustainable adaptive management processes. It explores how the Covid-19 pandemic forced reconsiderations of our relationship with these natural spaces and highlights the important impact of the pace of climate change. While not pretending to have the answers, the stimulating and imaginative contributions embrace rich perspectives drawn from backgrounds as diverse as heritage studies, tourism, conservation, geography, policy formulation, public health, environmental health, research methods, history, literature, art, and theology. Table of ContentsTable of Contents List of Contributors Chapter 1: People and Places Matter: From Theory to Practice. Introduction. Niall Finneran & Denise Hewlett with Richard Clarke Chapter 2: What does the Global Biodiversity Framework mean for protected and conserved areas? Nigel Dudley Chapter 3: Landscapes of the Romantic Sublime: the legacy of nineteenth-century artistic visions and contributions to the development of the management of natural heritage. Niall Finneran Chapter 4: Islandscapes: tourism, Covid, climate change and challenges to natural landscapes. A Caribbean perspective and view from Barbados. Niall Finneran & Tara Inniss Chapter 5: Managing heritage landscapes of cultural value: a view from the National Trust portfolio in Purbeck, southern England. Tracey Churcher & Niall Finneran Chapter 6: Between high and low tide. Participatory approaches to managing England’s coastal and riverine natural and cultural heritage: a case study from the CITIZAN initiative. Oliver Hutchinson & Niall Finneran Chapter 7: Managing a UNESCO World Heritage Site in a Post-Colonial, Post-Conflict and Post-Disaster Destination. The Case of the Haitian National History Park. Jocelyn Belfort, Hugues Séraphin & Godson Lubrun Chapter 8: Sustainable project management of green spaces, protected and conserved areas – opportunities and challenges. Malgorzata Radomska, Richard Clarke & Denise Hewlett Chapter 9: (Re)connecting with Nature: Exploring Nature Based Interventions for Psychological Health and Wellbeing. Debra Gray, Denise Hewlett, Julie Hammon & Stephanie Aburrow Chapter 10: Significant Spaces: Exploring the Health and Wellbeing Impacts of Natural Environments. Denise Hewlett, Debra Gray, Richard Gunton, Tom Munro, Sheela Agarwal, Martin Breed, Chris Skelly, Philip Weinstein, Ainara Terradillos, Natalia Lavrushkina & Danny Byrne Chapter 11: Judaism and Engagements with Nature: theology and practice. Christina Welch & Neil Amswych Chapter 12: Islam and Engagements with Nature; theology and practice. Christina Welch & Fahima B. Rahman Chapter 13: What Have we Learned from the Impact of the Pandemic on our Relationship with Nature? The Importance of Views from Home. Marco Garrido-Cumbrera & Olta Braçe Chapter 14: Impacts and Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic for Protected and Conserved Area Management. Mitali Sharma, Mariana Napolitano Ferreira, Rachel Golden Kroner & Mohammed K. S. Pasha Chapter 15: Tourism and Visitor Management in Protected Areas Post Pandemic: the English Context. Denise Hewlett, Richard Gunton, Debra Gray, Ainara Terradillos, Sheela Agarwal, Natalia Lavrushkina & Danny Byrne Chapter 16: Climate Change - Protected Areas as a Tool to Address a Global Crisis. Zachary J. Cannizzo, Elise Belle, Risa Smith, Tom Mommsen Chapter 17: The Virtual Wild: Exploring the Intersection of Virtual Reality and Natural Environments. Simone Grassini & Eleanor Ratcliffe
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Klima-Killer Palmöl: Grenzen und Möglichkeiten
Book SynopsisPalmöl ist das billigste und beliebteste Fett in der Lebensmittel- und Kosmetikbranche. Indonesien liefert 90 Prozent des weltweit gehandelten Palmöls, hinter dessen Anbau aber eine ökologische und soziale Katastrophe steht. Im Zuge der Rodung des indonesischen Regenwaldes zugunsten des Palmöl-Geschäfts kippt zum einen das globale Klima. Zum anderen werden Indigene und Kleinfarmer von ihrem Land vertrieben. Der „Runde Tisch für nachhaltiges Palmöl“ (RSPO) wurde 2004 auf Sumatra etabliert, um die genannten Probleme zu lösen. Die Studie untersucht im Rahmen der Global-Governance-Forschung die Gründe für das Scheitern des RSPO und zeigt die Grenzen und Möglichkeiten von Private Policy Networks in der globalen Umweltpolitik auf: Verantwortlich sind „Transnationale Unternehmen“ (TNUs) und andere dominierende Akteure im Palmöl-Geschäft, aber auch schwache staatliche Rahmenbedingungen.Table of ContentsGrundlagen der Global-Governance-Perspektive.- Internationale Beziehungen.- Der RSPO in Indonesien im Global-Governance-Prozess.- Erklärung des Scheiterns des RSPO in Indonesien.- Government versus Governance.
£56.99
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Entwicklung von staatlichen Strategien zur
Book SynopsisZiel der Arbeit von Veit Ebermann ist es, den Entwicklungsprozess von staatlichen Klimaanpassungsstrategien auf Länderebene besser zu verstehen und somit das Politikergebnis und das Handeln der Akteure nachzuvollziehen. Am Beispiel des Landes Niedersachsens zeigt er auf, wie diese den politischen Prozess gestalten, steuern und beeinflussen. Im Fokus stehen die Problembeschreibung, die Politikkoordination, die Partizipation von nicht-staatlichen Akteuren und der Parteienwettbewerb als bedeutender Referenzpunkt der parteipolitischen Akteure im Party-Government-System. Der Autor weist nach, dass Machtaspekte bei der Strategieentwicklung eine zentrale Rolle spielen.Table of ContentsKlimaanpassungspolitik und staatliche Anpassungsstrategien.- Regierungspolitik zwischen Macht- und Gestaltungsrationalität.- Policy-zentrierte Ethnographie und qualitativ-interpretative Prozessanalyse.- Strategieentwicklung auf Länderebene.- Gestaltung und Steuerung der Strategieentwicklung.- Macht- und Gestaltungsfunktionen von pluralistischen Regierungsgremien.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Hightech am Ende: Über das globale Recycling von
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Wald in der Vielfalt möglicher Perspektiven: Von
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Transnationale Klima- und Energie-Governance: Die
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United Nations The sustainable development goals report 2020
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United Nations Sustainable transport, sustainable development:
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Knowledge Society and Education in the
Book SynopsisThis book explores recent trends in the knowledge-based society and education field in Asia-Pacific and discusses future challenges in the region. It presents studies on the development of scientific thought in the field on the knowledge-based society in the Pacific Circle. This book explores the theoretical framework of the knowledge-based society framed by the borders imposed by the Pacific Ocean, particularly from the perspective of the Pacific Circle Consortium (PCC), in the face of a paradigm shift to satisfy the human needs that must be preserved to guarantee economic and human conditions that future development requires. It analyzes how education relates to the knowledge society in the Asia Pacific region, and considers global issues such as environmental degradation, climate change, pollution, soil erosion, growth of the population. It discusses how these issues concerns parents, educators, civil societies and governments of the countries around the Pacific Circle. This book explores the necessity of changing the current transformative paradigm to one that ensures environmental sustainability, with the support of scientific education and research, as an issue that must be integrated into the curricula in schools at all educational levels. Table of ContentsPresentation.- Introduction.- Chapter I A Call to Examine Civic Discourse and Engagement in the Asia-Pacific in an Online World.- Chapter II Business and Training in a Knowledge-Based Economy Environment the Telmex Case.- Chapter III The Russia’s Knowledge Society.- Chapter IV China: Compatible Relations between the Development of Artificial Intelligence, Employment and Education.- Chapter V Higher Education, Knowledge Economy and Tourism Competitiveness in the APEC Area.- Chapter VI The Knowledge Based Economy in Asia and the Pacific: Links to the Sustainable Development Goals.- Chapter VII Some Reflections on the Evolution and the roll of the Environmental Education.- Epilogue The Knowledge Society in the Circle: The New Era of Education and Research in Asia and the Pacific.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore The Belt and Road Initiative Green Development
Book SynopsisThis is an Open Access book. In accordance with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it showcases 17 projects under the framework of Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). These projects cover ninefields, namely, biodiversity and ecosystem, clean energy, clean water, sustainable transportation, solid waste treatment, sustainable consumption and production, green buildings, sustainable foodproduction and corporate social responsibility. Aiming at achieving green development, these projects, in their implementation, adhere to the concept of ecological civilization, combine China’s strict environmental protection systems and international standards, and take various measures of environmental protection based on the conditions of the local environment. These measures include joint efforts with local governments, businesses and communities, optimizating of design and construction plans, strict controling over different types of pollutants, and in situ conservation of species and ecosystems.The experience and practice of these 13 projects set an example for the latecomers.Table of ContentsCongratulation massage.- Executive summary.- Chapter i: Biodiversity and Ecological Systems.- Chapter ii: Clean Energy.- Chapter iii: Clean Water.- Chapter iv: Sustainable Traffic.- Chapter v: Solid Waste Treatment.- Chapter vi: Sustainable Consumption and Production.- Chapter vii: Green Architecture.- Chapter viii: Corporate Social Responsibility.- Conclusion.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Political Economy of China’s Climate Policy
Book SynopsisThis book covers major advances in China’s climate policy over the past decade and presents theoretical approaches to climate justice and low-carbon transformation from a Chinese perspective. It analyzes the political economy of China’s climate policy, and subsequently addresses the following major aspects: carbon emissions and human rights, equity and carbon budgets, economic analysis of low-carbon transformation, economics of adaptation to climate change, and international climate regime building. Table of ContentsAn Economic Analysis of China's Climate Policy.- China’s Balance of Emissions Embodied in Trade: Approaches to Measurement and Allocating International Responsibility.- Low Carbon Transformation.- Adapting to the Carrying Capacity, Ensuring Ecological Safety.- Post-Paris Process: A Transformational Breakthrough Is Still Needed.
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