Sustainability Books

Book SynopsisEnvironmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) is an important and often obligatory part of proposing or launching any development project. Delivering a successful ESIA needs not only an understanding of the theory but also a detailed knowledge of the methods for carrying out the processes required. Riki Therivel and Graham Wood bring together the latest advice on best practicefrom experienced practitioners to ensure an ESIA is carried out effectively and efficiently. This new edition: explains how an ESIA works and how it should be carried out demonstrates the links between socio-economic, cultural, environmentaland ecological systems and assessments incorporates the World Bank's IFC performance standards, and best practice examples from developing as well as developed countries includes new chapters on emerging ESIA topics such as climate change, ecosystem services, cultural impacts, resource efficiency, land acquisition and invoTrade Review“This book is a blockbuster reference work. It is a one-stop shop for all you need to know on the concepts, issues, steps and methods of ESIA across an array of themes. It will be an essential source for practitioners, decision-makers and academics around the world.”Barry Dalal-Clayton, Director, Environment and Development Services (EDS) – International“Written by top experts in the field, this book constitutes an important resource for people who need to understand the process and products of environmental impact assessment. Both technical approaches and conceptual challenges are described in a way that novice readers can understand, but that experienced practitioners will also appreciate.” Marla Orenstein, President, IAIA “This is the ultimate cross-cutting international resource to understand how to design and carry out impact assessment for virtually any environmental or social component.”Angus Morrison-Saunders, Associate Professor in Environmental Assessment, Murdoch University, AustraliaTable of Contents1 Introduction 2 Water 3 Soils, land and geology 4 Air 5 Climate and climate change 6 Ecology 7 Coastal ecology and geomorphology 8 Ecosystem services 9 Noise 10 Transport 11 Landscape and visual 12 Cultural heritage 13 Socio-economic impacts 1: Overview and economic impacts 14 Socio-economic impacts 2: Social impacts 15 Land acquisition, resettlement and livelihoods 16 Health 17 Resource efficiency 18 Risk and risk assessment 19 Cumulative effects 20 Environmental and social management plans

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Book SynopsisARE YOU READY TO CHANGE THE WORLD?365 WAYS TO SAVE THE PLANET is a full year's worth of daily wisdom, carefully selected to inspire you to take the urgent action our very existence desperately needs. You'll find actions and challenges, surprising facts about the climate crisis, templates for writing to political representatives, scientific explanations of important concepts, popular misconceptions about sustainability, and much more. 365 WAYS TO SAVE THE PLANET goes way beyond predictable sustainability advice about how to recycle. Here you'll discover the small stuff you can do every day to change the world. Because when you get the little things right, the big things follow.

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Book SynopsisPermaculture design has been the bedrock of the growth of the worldwide network of Ecovillages since the mid 1990s. A well-developed set of educational programmes has evolved too. This book takes as its basis the well-known Permaculture Design Course.This invaluable source book brings together everything students on such courses need to know about Ecovillage design. Starting with a historical survey of the tradition of intentional community, the book covers topics ranging from the size of community, gardening and farming, building and technology, to economics, and tools for helping communities to grow and develop.Additionally, the guide features a number of richly observed Ecovillage case-studies with photographs, alongside lots of tips for facilitators and self-study groups.This comprehensive book will also be of interest to those wishing to contribute to the founding and building of Ecovillage communities for a sustainable future.Trade ReviewPraise for Jan Bang's previous books on Ecovillages and Eco-communities:'A comprehensive review for those who seek to initiate an ecovillage or for those in existing community who seek a transformation to a more sustainable way of life.'-- International Communal Studies Association Bulletin'The book has a clear and anecdotal style, and the details of the worldwide communities keep you inspired.'-- Clean Slate: The Practical Journal of Sustainable Living'A useful guide if you are considering planning or even joining an ecovillage.'-- Building for a Future: The Independent Journal for Green Building'A comprehensive guide to the principles and practice of sustainable communities.'-- Scientific and Medical Network Review'Part life testimony, part textbook for all kinds of sustainable living. An important snapshot of how community life has evolved since the communes of the 1970s. Life-affirming.'-- Camphill Correspondence'Jan Bang clearly has hands-on experience. This is a veritable source book.'-- New View'This book weaves together permaculture and ecovillage design as coherent strategies for sustainable living and is full of practical hands-on information as well as inspiration and insight.'-- Permaculture'Takes an inspiring, serious look at sustainability in alternative communities across the world, Food for thought for anyone wanting to rationalise their carbon footprint.'-- Wave Magazine'Practical in its approach and with a critical eye, the book paints a vivid picture of a variety of communal lives. For those of us not living in communities, it gives an excellent introduction to the problems faced and the joy in overcoming them.'-- Living Lighty'If you are part of a community, are thinking of establishing one or just wondered what makes a successful one work, this book will guide you through the thorny issues and how they can be dealt with. An invaluable handbook.'-- Juno Magazine'A candid, inspiring and practical book - essential reading.'-- Positive News

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Book SynopsisThe Anthropocene is an authoritative desk-top reference work for students of geography, the environment and sustainability. Through a series of 101 interconnected questions and answers spanning ten thematic sections, the book provides a comprehensive survey of humankind's impact on the global environment from the Late Stone Age to the present day. Unrivalled in scope, the book distills the latest research findings and scholarship across a remarkable range of topics concerning the evolving human–environment relationship. These include the broad history of human-induced changes in the environmental conditions of the planet; the major human impacts on the Earth and their consequences; and the different causes and rationales applied to understanding these environmental changes. All questions are answered succinctly and rigorously and draw on a wealth of contemporary evidence and scientific theories. The book is colour illustrated throughout, answers are fully cross-referenced and further readings are suggested for those wishing to delve deeper. For anyone seeking to understand the human-induced changes to our planet and the challenges these pose for sustainability, this book is an invaluable resource. It provides a masterly presentation of the human footprint on the Earth system.Trade ReviewAn encyclopedic tour de force! Turner answers the major questions that educated people wonder about and gives accessible short and long answers to each one of them. Will be immensely useful to students, professionals and the public for years to come. -- Emilio F. Moran, John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor, Center for Global Change and Earth Observations and Department of Geography, Michigan State UniversityThis book offers a highly accessible and balanced review of the key facts, concepts and ideas that are essential to understand today’s global environmental crisis in all its dimensions. The author, a leading scholar on human–environment interactions, shares his multidisciplinary insights by combining scientific rigour, an engaging style, and didactic figures. This book, full of wisdom, should be kept at your elbow. -- Eric Lambin, Professor, Stanford University, USA & University of Louvain, BelgiumTurner’s book is absolutely stunning in its breadth and rigour while simultaneously being immensely readable. As soon as I picked it up, I was drawn in to reading answer after answer – I didn’t want to put it down! This will be my go-to reference for teaching about human impact on the environment through time and across space. -- Elena M. Bennett, Canada Research Chair in Sustainability Science, Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill UniversityAn authoritative guide to the Anthropocene that readily puts a broad range of information at your fingertips, while prompting deeper exploration of this complex topic as you find one question leads to another and then another in a book filled with thoughtful answers. -- Glen MacDonald, Distinguished Professor, Endowed Chair in California & The American West, Department of Geography, UCLAHow to navigate through the Anthropocene in the pursuit of sustainability is humanity’s ultimate challenge. Smart choices call out for holistic understanding of the complex adaptive system emerging from the interactions between nature and society. Most of us understand some little part of the whole. Turner’s remarkable book lets us fill in other parts of the big picture that we most need to get on with our work. It does so through the brilliant device of posing 101 of the most important questions that arise in explorations of the Anthropocene, and then providing short, balanced, and accessible syntheses of what scholars have come up with as answers. -- William C. Clark, Harvey Brooks Research Professor of International Science, Public Policy and Human Development, Harvard UniversityBillie Turner's new book helps us understand the nature of the Anthropocene reality and the profound challenges it presents for civilization. Highly recommended. -- Carl Folke, Professor, Stockholm Resilience Institute, Stockholm UniversityIn this time of unprecedented planetary change, the Anthropocene, the sheer multitude and complexity of human-caused environmental problems can feel bewildering. From global climate disruption to the biodiversity crisis to an ocean filling up with plastic, the sheer novelty and diversity of global environmental changes can leave one with far more questions than answers. Now, thanks to Billie Turner, a founder of sustainability science with nearly half a century of experience studying and teaching social-environmental change, we have a place to go for answers that get to the bottom of the most challenging questions of the Anthropocene. How did we get here, where we are going, and what have we learned in shaping this human age? Is a sustainable human future even possible on a planet we are so rapidly changing? Whatever your questions are, this book’s enumerated question and answer format provides unique opportunities to both explore the big picture of Earth’s transformation by humanity and to drill down into the details and original source materials that back it all up with solid science. This is a book that should be on the desktops of everyone interested in human transformation of this planet. -- Erle Ellis, Professor of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and author of The Anthropocene: A Very Short IntroductionBy providing concise answers to complex questions, The Anthropocene allows students to explore and understand the complex human–environment relationships that shape our changing environment. The eminent Billie Turner makes state-of-the-art knowledge accessible in short chapters covering a diversity of concepts, topics and issues, while suggestions for further reading guide the reader to sources to deepen their understanding. -- Marc Metzger, Personal Chair of Environment and Society, School of Geosciences, University of EdinburghThis is a comprehensive and authoritative volume that’s a must-have for anyone interested in understanding the state of the planet and our collective role in shaping current conditions. I especially appreciate that Turner takes a complex issue – the Anthropocene – and breaks it into easily digestible components that’s interesting to read. This will be in the canon of human–environment interactions and should be on everyone’s bookshelves. -- Karen C. Seto, Frederick C. Hixon Professor of Geography and Urbanization Science, Yale School of the Environment, Yale UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction Section I The Anthropocene and the Earth System: foundational concepts Section II The emergence of the Anthropocene Section III Human changes to the land surface/lithosphere Section IV Human changes to the hydrosphere Section V Human changes to the atmosphere Section VI Human changes to life in the biosphere Section VII The human causes of the Anthropocene Section VIII Understanding our relationship with nature Section IX Sustainability in the Anthropocene

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Book SynopsisRobert Walker provides a critical examination of the promise and reality of SDG1, the United Nations’ Social Development Goal designed, among other things, to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030. The author’s message is stark: there is little chance of success. Although the need for a collective and coordinated response is clear, global and national systems of governance are currently incapable of an adequate response. While the critique is formidable, the book seeks to identify reforms necessary to meaningfully increase the likelihood of meeting SDG1’s goals. These include reshaping international institutions so that they give greater voice to governments in the developing world, facilitating enhanced modes of participatory governance, and increasing democratic accountability at a global level. Evidence is drawn throughout from a systematic review of international best practice supplemented by more detailed strategic case-studies, including from China.Trade ReviewRobert Walker has a top command of the disciplines he practices. Yet, unlike many academics, he took the risk of considering as co-researchers people who endure dire poverty and practitioners from several countries, confronting his own thoughts with theirs on equal footing for several years. The relevance of the knowledge he produces has been magnified through this very demanding process. His book is a must read for NGOs involved in fighting poverty and promoting human rights. -- Xavier Godinot, Research Director, ATD Fourth WorldRobert Walker provides an illuminating, wide-ranging and thorough critical analysis of SDG1 and a global world order that has failed to show the political will necessary to end poverty. Offering some hope, he points the way to a very different world order that enshrines the principle that ‘poverty needs be no more’ -- Baroness Lister, Emeritus Professor of Social Policy, Loughborough UniversityTable of Contents1. SDG1 and the nature of poverty 2. Progress to 2015 3. The origins of SDG1 4. Progress since 2015 5. The impact of Covid-19 6. Tackling the root causes of poverty 7. Global governance and its limitations 8. Relying on we the people 9. Towards a moral world order 10. A postscript

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Book Synopsis"Some plants are inherently rare, while others become rare through our actions."Rare Plants explores what makes the world's most uncommon plants so exceptional, and by what means they have become so scarce. From highlands to jungles, many of our most extraordinary plants are vanishing at shocking rates, and this exquisitely illustrated book explores 40 of these mysterious species.Featuring stunning archive images and expert insight from the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Rare Plants explores both the beauty and necessity of our endangered plant life.Table of ContentsIncludes: Adansonia grandidieri, Aloe vera, Brugmansia arborea, Clianthus puniceus, Dracaena draco, Eucalyptus, Fritillaria meleagris, Genista tinctoria, Iris sofarana, Jacaranda mimosifolia, Lotus maculatus, Paphiopedalum bellatulum, Quercus Robur and more.

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Book SynopsisThe question of ownership is the critical fault line of our times. During the pandemic this issue has only become more divisive. Since March 2020 we have witnessed the extraordinary growth of asset manager capitalism and the explosive concentration of wealth within the hands of the already super-rich. This new oligarchy controls every part of our social and economics lives.In the face of crisis, the authors warn that mere redistribution within current forms of ownership is not enough; our goal must be to go beyond the limits of the current system, dominated by private enclosure and unequal ownership. Only by reimagining how our economy is owned and by whom can we address the crises of our time - from the fallout of the pandemic to ecological collapse - at their roots.Building from this insight, the authors argue the systemic change we need hinges on a new era of democratic ownership: a reinvention of the firm as a vehicle for collective endeavour and meeting social needs. Against the new oligarchy of the platform giants, a digital commons that uses our data for collective good, not private profit. In place of environmental devastation, a new agenda of decommodification - of both nature and needs - with a Green New Deal and collective stewardship of the planet's natural wealth. Together, these proposals offer a road map to owning the future, and building a better world.Trade ReviewHowever queasily anxious it makes the political class, the question of who should own what in our economy still hangs in the air, unanswered. This pacy and accessible book unpacks the issues and offers solutions with a welcome dash of imagination and optimism. -- Aditya Chakrabortty, Senior Economics Commentator, The GuardianOwning the Future offers a vision for a future beyond capitalism. It will require nothing less than a radical democratization of ownership. An ambitious book that should inspire many to help workout the details of a much needed transition. -- Katharina Pistor, author of The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and InequalityAmid a growing divide between those who own assets and those who don't, Owning the Future offers an essential guide to the shifting landscape of property, politics, and power today, from the enclosure of knowledge in vaccine IP to the outsized power of massive asset managers. Seamlessly blending social theory and case studies, Adrienne Buller and Mathew Lawrence lucidly diagnose the pathologies of private ownership across a range of sectors - housing, data, ecosystems - and make a powerful case for the necessity of public and democratic alternatives. -- Alyssa Battistoni, co-author of A Planet to WinA must-have guide for anyone interested in reimagining ownership in our age of compounding crises. Lawrence and Buller map out how we can escape from a world of escalating competition over dwindling assets towards a future where the inherent value of every person is recognised. Read this if you want to maintain any hope in a different vision of the twenty-first century. -- Kojo Koram, author of Uncommon WealthBuller and Lawrence imagine a world where corporates are democratized, the stock market loses its power, and the state invests in a common fund for citizens and makes real and substantial investments in decarbonization. This is no fever dream. It is a well-reasoned plan of action and far more possible than we think. -- Mark Blyth, author of Austerity: The History of a Dangerous IdeaYou will finish this gripping book equipped with the tools to rethink what property means, ready to reimagine and transform ownership so that we can effectively redistribute power, decommodify the provision of essential goods and services, and expand the meaning of the commons. A powerful exposé of how, together, we can own the future on an habitable planet. -- Isabelle Ferreras, author of Firms as Political EntitiesPraise for Planet on Fire * : *This clear and incisive book starts from the immensely important insight that we cannot understand climate breakdown outside of the capitalist social relations that produced it. Planet on Fire reminds us that climate breakdown is intimately linked to all the overlapping crises humanity faces - from the rise of the far right, to growing socioeconomic inequality, to the COVID-19 pandemic - and that ecosocialism is the only route to an equal and sustainable world. -- Grace BlakeleyEloquent, clear-sighted and erudite... an important analysis of the interlocking political and economic forces driving us towards ecological catastrophe, and a credible route-map towards an alternative -- Will DaviesOffers blueprints, rally-points for energies, and chronicles of useful pasts for a decarbonized future. In the end, the climate crisis, they remind us, is not about individual morality or scientific authority but power and politics. This is a handbook for the fights to come. -- Quinn SlobodianThe authors' vision of the path to climate justice is an antidote to disaster politics in so many ways, not least because it is both fair and unexpectedly luxurious. Each page is absolutely brimming with ideas as they meticulously take us through every important sector of the economy and reveal carefully thought through recommendations for reform. By focusing on power and who wields it they correctly identify the levers for change and who must now be empowered to push them. -- Michelle Meagher

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Book SynopsisThis open access book emphasizes that procuring goods at the expense of the environment and those who live there is no longer acceptable. Fortunately, there is now an unstoppable force, created by a collective of diverse stakeholders, driving the sustainability agenda. A company’s sustainability standards can only truly be as good as those along its entire supply chain. The purpose of this book is to encourage and inspire companies on their journey to transform into responsible and sustainable businesses by addressing the supply chain, which reflects a significant part of a company’s expenses and thus Table of ContentsPart I: Setting the Scene.- 1. The Challenge of Our Lifetime.- 2. Make a Difference.- Part II: From Ambition to Impact.- 3. Develop Purpose, Ambition Level, and Strategy.- 4. Anchor Sustainability into the Operating Model.- 5. Set Category Work and Suppliers in Motion.- 6. Create a Movement and Drive Transformation.- 7. Outlook 2030 and Conclusion.- 8. Sustainability in Action: Interviews with Experts.

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Book SynopsisThis first hands-on guide to ISO-compliant Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) makes this powerful tool immediately accessible to both professionals and students. Following a general introduction on the philosophy and purpose of LCA, the reader is taken through all the stages of a complete LCA analysis, with each step exemplified by real-life data from a major LCA project on beverage packaging. Measures as carbon and water footprint, based on the most recent international standards and definitions, are addressed. Written by two pioneers of LCA, this practical volume is targeted at first-time LCA users but equally makes a much-valued reference for more experienced practitioners. From the content: * Goal and Scope Definition * Life Cycle Inventory Analysis * Life Cycle Impact Assessment * Interpretation, Reporting and Critical Review * From LCA to Sustainability Assessment and more.Trade Review'The textbook is divided into six chapters and is both very readable, as well as comprehensive. For those who wish to teach from it, extensive and quite up-to-date references are included.' (David Hunkeler 2016)Table of ContentsPreface xi 1 Introduction 1 1.1 What Is Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)? 1 1.1.1 Definition and Limitations 1 1.1.2 Life Cycle of a Product 2 1.1.3 Functional Unit 3 1.1.4 LCA as System Analysis 4 1.1.5 LCA and Operational Input–Output Analysis (Gate-to-Gate) 5 1.2 History 6 1.2.1 Early LCAs 6 1.2.2 Environmental Policy Background 7 1.2.3 Energy Analysis 8 1.2.4 The 1980s 8 1.2.5 The Role of SETAC 9 1.3 The Structure of LCA 10 1.3.1 Structure According to SETAC 10 1.3.2 Structure of LCA According to ISO 11 1.3.3 Valuation – a Separate Phase? 12 1.4 Standardisation of LCA 14 1.4.1 Process of Formation 14 1.4.2 Status Quo 16 1.5 Literature and Information on LCA 17 References 18 2 Goal and Scope Definition 27 2.1 Goal Definition 27 2.2 Scope 28 2.2.1 Product System 28 2.2.2 Technical System Boundary 29 2.2.2.1 Cut-Off Criteria 29 2.2.2.2 Demarcation towards System Surrounding 32 2.2.3 Geographical System Boundary 34 2.2.4 Temporal System Boundary/Time Horizon 35 2.2.5 The Functional Unit 37 2.2.5.1 Definition of a Suitable Functional Unit and a Reference Flow 37 2.2.5.2 Impairment Factors on Comparison – Negligible Added Value 40 2.2.5.3 Procedure for Non-negligible Added Value 41 2.2.6 Data Availability and Depth of Study 43 2.2.7 Further Definitions 44 2.2.7.1 Type of Impact Assessment 44 2.2.7.2 Valuation (Weighting), Assumptions and Notions of Value 45 2.2.7.3 Critical Review 46 2.2.8 Further Definitions to the Scope 47 2.3 Illustration of the Component ‘Definition of Goal and Scope’ Using an Example of Practice 47 2.3.1 Goal Definition 48 2.3.2 Scope 50 2.3.2.1 Product Systems 50 2.3.2.2 Technical System Boundaries and Cut-Off Criteria 53 2.3.2.3 Demarcation to the System Surrounding 53 2.3.2.4 Geographical System Boundary 54 2.3.2.5 Temporal System Boundary 55 2.3.2.6 Functional Unit and Reference Flow 55 2.3.2.7 Data Availability and Depth of Study 55 2.3.2.8 Type of Life Cycle Impact Assessment 56 2.3.2.9 Methods of Interpretation 57 2.3.2.10 Critical Review 57 References 57 3 Life Cycle Inventory Analysis 63 3.1 Basics 63 3.1.1 Scientific Principles 63 3.1.2 Literature on Fundamentals of the Inventory Analysis 64 3.1.3 The Unit Process as the Smallest Cell of LCI 65 3.1.3.1 Integration into the System Flow Chart 65 3.1.3.2 Balancing 67 3.1.4 Flow Charts 69 3.1.5 Reference Values 72 3.2 Energy Analysis 74 3.2.1 Introduction 74 3.2.2 Cumulative Energy Demand (CED) 77 3.2.2.1 Definition 77 3.2.2.2 Partial Amounts 77 3.2.2.3 Balancing Boundaries 79 3.2.3 Energy Content of Inflammable Materials 81 3.2.3.1 Fossil Fuels 81 3.2.3.2 Quantification 81 3.2.3.3 Infrastructure 84 3.2.4 Supply of Electricity 85 3.2.5 Transports 88 3.3 Allocation 92 3.3.1 Fundamentals of Allocation 92 3.3.2 Allocation by the Example of Co-production 92 3.3.2.1 Definition of Co-production 92 3.3.2.2 ‘Fair’ Allocation? 93 3.3.2.3 Proposed Solutions 98 3.3.2.4 Further Approaches to the Allocation of Co-products 101 3.3.2.5 System Expansion 102 3.3.3 Allocation and Recycling in Closed-Loops and Re-use 105 3.3.4 Allocation and Recycling for Open-Loop Recycling (COLR) 107 3.3.4.1 Definition of the Problem 107 3.3.4.2 Allocation per Equal Parts 109 3.3.4.3 Cut-off Rule 111 3.3.4.4 Overall Load to System B 113 3.3.5 Allocation within Waste-LCAs 113 3.3.5.1 Modelling of Waste Disposal of a Product 114 3.3.5.2 Comparison of Different Options of Waste Disposal 116 3.3.6 Summary on Allocation 117 3.4 Procurement, Origin and Quality of Data 118 3.4.1 Refining the System Flow Chart and Preparing Data Procurement 118 3.4.2 Procurement of Specific Data 119 3.4.3 Generic Data and Partial LCIs 127 3.4.3.1 Which Data are ‘Generic’? 127 3.4.3.2 Reports, Publications, Web Sites 129 3.4.3.3 Purchasable Data Bases and Software Systems 131 3.4.4 Estimations 132 3.4.5 Data Quality and Documentation 133 3.5 Data Aggregation and Units 134 3.6 Presentation of Inventory Results 136 3.7 Illustration of the Inventory Phase by an Example 137 3.7.1 Differentiated Description of the Examined Product Systems 138 3.7.1.1 Materials in the Product System 138 3.7.1.2 Mass Flows of the Product after Use Phase 140 3.7.1.3 Handling of Sorting Residues and Mixed Plastics Fraction 142 3.7.1.4 Recovery of Transport Packaging 143 3.7.2 Analysis of Production, Recovery Technologies and Other Relevant Processes of the Production System 143 3.7.2.1 Production Procedures of the Materials 143 3.7.2.2 Production by Materials 146 3.7.2.3 Distribution 148 3.7.2.4 Collection and Sorting of Used Packaging 148 3.7.2.5 Recovery Technologies (Recycling) 149 3.7.2.6 Recycling of Transport Packagings 151 3.7.2.7 Transportation by Truck 152 3.7.2.8 Electricity Supply 152 3.7.3 Elaboration of a Differentiated System Flow Chart with Reference Flows 153 3.7.4 Allocation 153 3.7.4.1 Definition of Allocation Rules on Process Level 153 3.7.4.2 Definition of Allocation Rules on System Level for Open-Loop Recycling 157 3.7.5 Modelling of the System 157 3.7.6 Calculation of the Life Cycle Inventory 158 3.7.6.1 Input 159 3.7.6.2 Output 165 References 170 4 Life Cycle Impact Assessment 181 4.1 Basic Principle of Life Cycle Impact Assessment 181 4.2 Method of Critical Volumes 183 4.2.1 Interpretation 184 4.2.2 Criticism 185 4.3 Structure of Impact Assessment according to ISO 14040 and 14044 187 4.3.1 Mandatory and Optional Elements 187 4.3.2 Mandatory Elements 187 4.3.2.1 Selection of Impact Categories – Indicators and Characterisation Factors 187 4.3.2.2 Classification 190 4.3.2.3 Characterisation 191 4.3.3 Optional Elements of LCIA 192 4.3.3.1 Normalisation 192 4.3.3.2 Grouping 197 4.3.3.3 Weighting 200 4.3.3.4 Additional Analysis of Data Quality 201 4.4 Method of Impact Categories (Environmental Problem Fields) 201 4.4.1 Introduction 201 4.4.2 First (‘Historical’) Lists of the Environmental Problem Fields 202 4.4.3 Stressor-Effect Relationships and Indicators 206 4.4.3.1 Hierarchy of Impacts 207 4.4.3.2 Potential versus Actual Impacts 209 4.5 Impact Categories, Impact Indicators and Characterisation Factors 212 4.5.1 Input-Related Impact Categories 212 4.5.1.1 Overview 212 4.5.1.2 Consumption of Abiotic Resources 214 4.5.1.3 Cumulative Energy and Exergy Demand 220 4.5.1.4 Consumption of Biotic Resources 222 4.5.1.5 Use of (Fresh) Water 224 4.5.1.6 Land Use 227 4.5.2 Output-Based Impact Categories (Global and Regional Impacts) 233 4.5.2.1 Overview 233 4.5.2.2 Climate Change 234 4.5.2.3 Stratospheric Ozone Depletion 240 4.5.2.4 Formation of Photo Oxidants (Summer Smog) 246 4.5.2.5 Acidification 254 4.5.2.6 Eutrophication 261 4.5.3 Toxicity-Related Impact Categories 268 4.5.3.1 Introduction 268 4.5.3.2 Human Toxicity 269 4.5.3.3 Ecotoxicity 279 4.5.3.4 Concluding Remark on the Toxicity Categories 285 4.5.4 Nuisances by Chemical and Physical Emissions 286 4.5.4.1 Introduction 286 4.5.4.2 Smell 286 4.5.4.3 Noise 287 4.5.5 Accidents and Radioactivity 289 4.5.5.1 Casualties 289 4.5.5.2 Radioactivity 290 4.6 Illustration of the Phase Impact Assessment by Practical Example 291 4.6.1 Selection of Impact Categories – Indicators and Characterisation Factors 293 4.6.1.1 (Greenhouse) Global Warming Potential 294 4.6.1.2 Photo-Oxidant Formation (Photo Smog or Summer Smog Potential) 295 4.6.1.3 Eutrophication Potential 296 4.6.1.4 Acidification Potential 297 4.6.1.5 Resource Demand 298 4.6.2 Classification 300 4.6.3 Characterisation 300 4.6.4 Normalisation 305 4.6.5 Grouping 310 4.6.6 Weighting 311 References 311 5 Life Cycle Interpretation, Reporting and Critical Review 329 5.1 Development and Rank of the Interpretation Phase 329 5.2 The Phase Interpretation According to ISO 331 5.2.1 Interpretation in ISO 14040 331 5.2.2 Interpretation in ISO 14044 331 5.2.3 Identification of Significant Issues 332 5.2.4 Evaluation 333 5.3 Techniques for Result Analysis 334 5.3.1 Scientific Background 334 5.3.2 Mathematical Methods 335 5.3.3 Non-numerical Methods 338 5.4 Reporting 338 5.5 Critical Review 340 5.5.1 Outlook 342 5.6 Illustration of the Component Interpretation Using an Example of Practice 343 5.6.1 Comparison Based on Impact Indicator Results 343 5.6.2 Comparison Based on Normalisation Results 344 5.6.3 Sectoral Analysis 344 5.6.4 Completeness, Consistency and Data Quality 346 5.6.5 Significance of Differences 347 5.6.6 Sensitivity Analyses 348 5.6.7 Restrictions 350 5.6.8 Conclusions and Recommendations 351 5.6.9 Critical Review 351 References 352 6 From LCA to Sustainability Assessment 357 6.1 Sustainability 357 6.2 The Three Dimensions of Sustainability 358 6.3 State of the Art of Methods 361 6.3.1 Life Cycle Assessment – LCA 361 6.3.2 Life Cycle Costing – LCC 364 6.3.3 Product-Related Social Life Cycle Assessment – SLCA 366 6.4 One Life Cycle Assessment or Three? 368 6.4.1 Option 1 368 6.4.2 Option 2 369 6.5 Conclusions 370 References 371 Appendix A Solution of Exercises 375 Appendix B Standard Report Sheet of Electricity Mix Germany (UBA 2000, Materials p. 179ff) Historic example, only for illustrative purposes 381 Acronyms/Abbreviations 385 Index 391

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Book SynopsisLife cycle assessment (LCA) is internationally accepted as a core topic in the field of environmental management in various industries for obtaining a complete picture of the environmental impacts of products or processes. In contrast to other types of environmental management tools or sustainability assessment methods, LCA methodologies take a holistic approach to include all relevant processes starting from the extraction of natural resources to various manufacturing stages that lead to the final product.Following an evidence-approach, LCA is underpinned by quantitative methodologies to study real-world problems and uncover 'hidden' impacts beyond the conventional boundary of a single-stage manufacturing system, to develop sustainable strategies that consider regional or global production chains.This book offers multi-disciplinary perspectives of new LCA developments and applications, spanning from data variability to ecosystem services, plus the evaluation of the net greenhouse gas from Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) methods and waste management. Perspectives of green chemistry principles via LCA, combined with life cycle atom economy approaches are explored. Industrial symbiosis concepts, LCA as an Entrepreneurial Tool for Business Management and Green Innovations, and blockchain-enabled LCA are also presented.

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Book SynopsisThis book covers the entire spectrum of green diesel and their applications in existing CI engines. This book discusses how a green diesel is a better fuel than biodiesel and petrodiesel and more suitable fuels for sustainable future development. The book begins with a concise overview of the fundamentals of the green diesel properties, preparation, and characterization of green diesel using hydroprocessing technology. The book covers recent developments in the domain of green diesel derived particularly from the second-/third-generation feedstocks. Various topics covered in this book include the catalysts involved in the processing of green diesel, characterization of the products as per ASTM/EN protocols. In addition, the book also illustrates characteristic features of green diesel and how it is different from biodiesel and petrodiesel. Other chapters cover performance and emission characteristics of green diesel in CI engines and techno-economic analysis. Moreover, the current status of green diesel industries is also incorporated. This book is of particular interest to graduate students and academic or industrial researchers/professionals working in the area of green diesel/green energy, bioenergy and mechanical, automobile, and chemical engineering. This book makes a forceful foundation for the establishment of green diesel refineries/biorefineries for a sustainable, cleaner, and greener future.Table of ContentsIntroduction/Origin of Green Diesel.- Feedstocks For Green Diesel.- Catalytic Materials for Green Diesel Production.- Green Diesel Production by Hydroprocessing Technology.- Commercial Green Diesel Production under Hydroprocessing Technology using Solid-based Heterogeneous Catalysts.- Green Diesel: Integrated Production processes, Future perspectives and Techno-economic feasibility.- Technological advancements in the production of green diesel from biomass.

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Book SynopsisBeautiful and comprehensive, Vegetables is a must-have for all gardeners, by acclaimed authors Roger Phillips and Martyn Rix. 'Remarkable . . . I have learnt so much' - Financial TimesWhether you are a complete novice or an experienced gardener, Vegetables contains a stunning array of produce, in full colour photography, that can be grown in gardens of all sizes, allotments and even in windowsill pots. The book features over 500 vegetables that can be cultivated in a temperate climate, from the familiar carrot and spinach to the exotic jicama and sacred lotus.Revised and updated, this is an indispensable guide for growers, the authoritative text contains fascinating details of the history and development of each species and information on characteristics, cultivation, when to harvest, and pests and diseases – as well as tips for cooking the more unusual varieties.Trade ReviewRemarkable . . . I have learnt so much from the new edition -- Robin Lane Fox, Financial Times

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Book SynopsisPaul Randle is co-founder of the Sustainable Marketing Compass and CEO of Pickle Consulting Ltd based in Berkshire, UK. He has worked with global brands like Microsoft, BSI, Philips, VISA, Omicom and Dentsu. Alexis Eyre is co-founder of the Sustainable Marketing Compass, and co-founder of Sustainists. Based in Hampshire, UK, she has worked on all three sides of the marketing triangle - agency, client and media owner side - and has spoken at the Business Green NetZero Festival.Both assess on the Sustainable Marketing, Media and Creative course at the Cambridge University Institute for Sustainability Leadership.Trade Review"I love this book! A pointed evisceration of a marketing industry that's helped put us on the 'Highway to Hell'. A Big Idea to help turn the sector from climate destroyer to climate champion. And, crucially, a practical route map for everyone in the sector to turn this dream into day-to-day reality." * Mike Barry, Sustainable Change Agent, Former Director of Sustainable Business M&S *"This book is a blueprint for saving marketing as a profession in our chaotic times. Marketing has become synonymous with over-consumption, but as this book so clearly articulates there's another destiny possible, in which marketing makes sustainable solutions not just possible, but desirable. Every marketer must read this book or be left behind as sustainability skills become a 'must have' on every resume." * Solitaire Townsend, Chief Solutionist, Co-Founder of Futerra and author of The Solutionists *"The Sustainable Marketing Compass helps to embed sustainability at the heart of the business. An essential part of the arsenal for marketers who want to move away from extractive value creation to one where people, planet and prosperity thrive, interdependently, together." * Rupen Desai, CMO & Venture Partner at Una Terra. *"Sustainable Marketing provides the guiding light and framework for marketers to reorient their mindset and actions to a new standard of marketing that enables long-term well-being for all and makes businesses flourish. It will propel them into rapid action and meaningful storytelling, accelerating their commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. As a result of reading this book, marketers will know they are doing the most meaningful work of their careers - for the sake of the planet and society, their organisation and their loved ones. Brilliantly written, researched and referenced, it's the new authority for the future of marketing." * Madeleine Cooper, CEO & Founder, Flourish *"Essential reading for a new generation of marketeers motivated to rediscover the meta-purpose of marketing - long-term wellbeing for all. Randle and Eyre analyze the current state and impacts of marketing, highlighting the flaws of conventional approaches and proposing a new role and mindset. Critically they provide the frameworks and practical tools needed to create true value for business and consumers alike." * Anna Lungley, Chief Sustainability Officer, dentsu *"It's usually outsiders and 'activists' that call for things to change. But when insiders start to do this, you know things are serious. As seasoned marketing professionals Alexis and Paul are the leaders the marketing profession will come to thank. They have laid it all out ­- the stark reality of marketing's current relationship to our climate and ecological emergency and a hopeful, solution-based focus to use our powers differently. If you work in marketing and want to look back at this moment with pride, this is the book to read right now." * Jonathan Wise, Co-Founder, Purpose Disruptors *"An essential handbook that offers frontline marketers, hope and practical guidance, via measurable frameworks, enabling sustainable marketing to become a reality, and a genuine force for societal good. An outstanding achievement." * Mary Keane-Dawson, Chair, British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) *"This book takes the reader through a journey - providing important context, clarity on core concepts (this area can be overwhelming on the technical front) and necessary agitation. But it doesn't leave you hanging... it then goes on to provide an approach that will help marketing know where to start and then where to go next. This will be the book that will be referred to in academic and industry circles in the future, a seminal guide to reframing marketing for a new era." * Deb Caldow, Global Sustainability Marketing Director, Diageo *"All businesses need certainty. If there is one thing that is certain in the next decade, it is that every business and every marketer will need to confront the reality of climate change. Business as usual is gone. Every marketer will be working in this new reality. It is both a huge threat and a generational opportunity. Alexis and Paul's incredibly researched book is essential reading for every marketer, not just those currently engaged in sustainability. It will make sense of the chaos, help future proof your career and set you on a path to be on the right side of history!" * Jake Dubbins, Co-founder, Conscious Advertising Network *"This is as broad ranging as it is beautifully written." * Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman, Ogilvy UK *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: An introduction to sustainability; Chapter - 01: Getting ready for the journey; Chapter - 02: An introduction to sustainability; Chapter - 03: Deciphering the world of sustainability; Chapter - 04: Marketing and the environmentalist movement; Section - TWO: The role of marketing; Chapter - 05: The great acceleration and the golden era of marketing; Chapter - 06: The sustainable impacts of marketing; Chapter - 07: The role of marketing – the ‘engine of growth’?; Chapter - 08: The mindset of marketing; Chapter - 09: The current state of marketing; Section - 10: The need for a new role for marketing; Section - THREE: The tools for sustainable marketing; Section - 11: The origins, objectives and introduction to the sustainable marketing compass; Section - 12: Embedding sustainability at the heart; Section - 13: Strategic foundations; Section - 14: Activation pillars; Section - FOUR: Building sustainable marketing capability; Section - 15: The sustainable data universe; Section - 16: Capability development and the parallels to digital transformation; Section - 17: Your personal resilience journey; Section - 18: Call to action;

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Book SynopsisJeffrey D. Sachs turns to world history to shed light on how we can meet the challenges and opportunities of the twenty-first century. He takes readers through a series of seven distinct waves of technological and institutional change, starting with early modern humans and ending with reflections on today’s globalization.Trade ReviewSachs has produced a masterpiece—its scope is breathtaking, its insights stimulating, and its conceptual innovation pathbreaking. For those seeking a story about where humanity has come from and is going to, his book is a story with many lessons and hopes for the future. At once clear-headed and opinionated, he provides a roadmap for what we could and should do for our grandchildren. A wonderful book. -- Gordon L. Clark, University of OxfordThis romp through world history, by the famous economist Jeffrey Sachs, summarizes most of what you really need to know about the history of the last 70,000 years. Buy just this one book: it will let you throw away dozens of specialized books that you already own! -- Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human SocietiesUnderstanding history can help steer the future, yet economic history is too often missing from the economics curricula. Sachs goes directly against this trend by providing a tour de force historical account on how humans, technology, and nature have interacted over the last 72,000 years! Key to the book’s message is that while technological progress has been exponential, our ability to benefit from it has always depended on the ways in which people have chosen to organize themselves. Today this means that while digital technologies provide endless possibilities, public policy and corporate governance decisions are key to determining who benefits. Sustainable and inclusive development will depend on our concrete forms of democratic participation, ethical standards, and the ability to create public spheres that allow us all to flourish. A must-read! -- Mariana Mazzucato, University College LondonSachs has produced a brilliant, yet remarkably short, book on the biggest challenges now confronting humanity. He provides a compelling account of how geography, technology, and institutions have combined to shape globalization over 70,000 years, in seven distinct ages. Then he explains what humanity now has to do if it is to escape the environmental, social, and geopolitical calamities that its own staggering successes have brought so close. This book is essential reading. -- Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial TimesAs my special advisor on the Sustainable Development Goals, Jeffrey Sachs consistently emphasized that the world can achieve sustainable development only through bold and forward-looking cooperation on a global scale. In his new panoramic history of globalization, Sachs shows why the imperative of peaceful cooperation is more crucial than ever. Our very survival as a species requires that we understand our common fate. This book will help us to reach that shared understanding. -- Ban Ki-moon, former Secretary-General of the United NationsThe Ages of Globalization provides an unparalleled explanation of human development. This lucidly written book is a must read for anyone interested in how humanity has evolved and the root causes of the challenges we face today. Jeff Sachs's magisterial and engaging book provides profound perspectives on human history, offering urgently needed insights to make sense of the present and offer an essential guide to our future. -- Ian Goldin, author of Age of Discovery: Navigating the Storms of Our Second RenaissanceEconomics is rediscovering historical perspectives, and thus its own roots. The result, in Jeffrey Sachs’s masterful hands, is eye-opening and refreshing. The Ages of Globalization is a tour de force through many millennia of human history, discerning patterns that help us understand in new ways our contemporary dilemmas. While the story he tells provides many reasons to be pessimistic about our future, Sachs also restores a sense of possibility with his steadfast refusal to think in ahistorical categories and his urgent plea to embrace the possibilities of the human condition. An important and empowering book. -- Sven Beckert, coeditor of American Capitalism: New HistoriesThis dazzling book makes an invaluable contribution to the debate about the future of globalization by brilliantly summarizing humanity’s existential challenges and providing bold ideas for ensuring our survival. Sachs makes a persuasive argument that applying the concept of sustainable development must be today’s essential mission. His thoughtful proposals for reforming key international institutions, starting with the UN, merit particular attention. The Ages of Globalization is required reading for our times. -- Vuk Jeremić, former president of the United Nations General AssemblyIn this erudite yet accessible book, Jeffrey D. Sachs traces the history of modern humans from our migration from Africa some 70,000 years ago to today. In a pathbreaking account, he shows how geography, technology, and institutions drive change. His analysis is indispensable for understanding current global predicaments. A tour de force. -- Prasannan Parthasarathi, Boston CollegeAs it comes from Jeffrey D. Sachs, I had expected this book to be analytical, punchy, and readable, and so it is. But it is a pleasure to be able to report that it is also a book by a superstar economist that takes both history and geography seriously and that allows the past, with all its complexities and contingencies, to speak for itself. Impressively broad in both temporal and geographical scope, this is a masterpiece of concision and a great introduction to global economic history. -- Kevin O’Rourke, author of A Short History of Brexit: From Brentry to BackstopAt a time when the foundations of the world economic order are being challenged, we must rely on the knowledge accumulated throughout history to make wiser choices for the future of our societies. In The Ages of Globalization, Jeffrey Sachs offers a superb and unique historical and analytical framework for understanding the process of globalization, highlighting its dynamic nature and addressing its social and economic implications. From the Paleolithic Age to the current digital age, this book examines the interplay of geography, technology, and institutions to achieve a comprehensive explanation of how globalization emerges and evolves. Analysts, policy makers, social and political leaders, interested citizens, and anyone concerned with the future of the global economy can draw invaluable lessons from this book. -- Felipe Larraín B., former minister of finance of ChileThe Ages of Globalization is not just a book for the modern citizen. It is an essential survival kit for the twenty-first century. At the same time that humanity was amassing wealth, it was also creating the means of its own destruction. Now we are facing forces none of us can counter alone, such as climate change and environmental degradation. Sachs’s call for action resonates with vigor and urgency. With this book, we can better explore, learn, and act. -- Miroslav Lajčák, minister of foreign and European affairs of the Slovak RepublicFew scholars have the breadth of knowledge with which to cogently weave insights from such wide-ranging fields such as agronomy, economics, archaeology, anthropology, and engineering to recount the layered story of how globalization and development unfolded. As always, Sachs is a treat to read. -- Gordon McCord, University of California, San DiegoAn authoritative account of our “shared,” increasingly interdependent human journey. * Kirkus Reviews *This masterful history of the human experience of global interconnectedness begins in the Paleolithic Age and ends in today’s COVID-19 pandemic. Sachs makes a powerful case that the globalizing forces creating our increasingly interdependent world are deeply rooted in the human condition and that they are forces—for better and worse—that are here to stay. -- G. John Ikenberry * Foreign Affairs *Sachs wears his own extensive reading lightly. He’s a very clear writer, too, and the book has some lovely (colour) charts and maps. -- Diane Coyle * The Enlightened Economist *Sachs writes in simple, clean prose that most students and general readers should find accessible. This is no small feat considering the massiveness of the topics and the brevity of the book. * Middle Ground Journal *Table of Contents1. Seven Ages of Globalization2. The Paleolithic Age (70,000–10,000 BCE)3. The Neolithic Age (10,000–3000 BCE)4. The Equestrian Age (3000–1000 BCE)5. The Classical Age (1000 BCE –1500 CE)6. The Ocean Age (1500–1800)7. The Industrial Age (1800–2000)8. The Digital Age (Twenty-First Century)9. Guiding Globalization in the Twenty-First CenturyAcknowledgmentsData AppendixNotesFurther ReadingsBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisNo dig organic gardening saves time and work. It requires an annual dressing of compost to help accelerate the improvement in soil structure and leads to higher fertility and less weeds. No dig experts, Charles Dowding and Stephanie Hafferty, explain how to set up a no dig garden. They describe how to: Make compost, enrich soil, harvest and prepare food and make natural beauty and clean ing products and garden preparations. These approaches work as well in small spaces as in large gardens. The Authors' combined experience gives you ways of growing, preparing and storing the plants you grow for many uses, including delicious vegetable feasts and many recipes and ideas for increasing self reliance, saving money, living sustainably and enjoying the pleasure of growing your own food, year round. Charles' advice is distilled from 35 years of growing vegetables intensively and efficiently; he is the acknowledged no dig guru and salad expert both in the UK and internationally. Stephanie, a kitchen gardener, grows in her small, productive home garden and allotment, and creates no dig gardens for restaurants and private estates.She presents truly delicious seasonal recipes, made from the vegetables anyone can grow. She also explains how to use common plants you can grow and forage for to make handmade preparation for the home and garden.

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Book SynopsisThe astonishing reality of living without our most important resource: money. 'An inspiring and entertaining guide to escaping the money trap and reconnecting with reality.' Paul Kingsnorth, author of Real England Imagine a year living without spending money... Former businessman Mark Boyle undertook this extraordinary challenge and recounts the amazing adventure it led him on. Going back to basics and following his own strict rules, Mark learned ingenious ways to eliminate his bills and discovered that friendship has no price. Encountering seasonal foods, solar panels, skill-swapping schemes, caravans, compost toilets, and – the unthinkable – a cash-free Christmas, Boyle puts the fun into frugality and offers some great tips for economical (and environmentally friendly) living. A testament to Mark’s astounding determination, this witty and thought-provoking book will make you reevaluate what is most precious in life.Trade Review‘Essential and enjoyable reading. The fascinating story of an important social experiment, told with humility, insight and great humour.’ —Chris Cleave, author of Everyone Brave is Forgiven'An inspiring and entertaining guide to escaping the money trap and reconnecting with reality.' —Paul Kingsnorth, author of Real England: The Battle Against the Bland'An inspiring, hair-raising journey into a world which most of us can only begin to imagine. Fearless and funny, Boyle’s descriptions of simple living and its unexpected repercussions are guaranteed to make you smile.' —Kate Aydin'Whether you think him brave or foolhardy, his book contains cogent ideas and practical tips that, post-credit crunch, you many no longer be able to ignore.' —Waterstones'It’s difficult not to admire the philosophy, and the infectious home-spun and passionate tone!' —Benedict Allen - Survivalist and author of The Faber Book of Exploration

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Book SynopsisTrue Colors, written by Keith Recker, presents the work and vision of 26 natural dye artists from around the world, opening a window into their culture, their lives, and the power of colour. The artist’s stories are organized by colour and begin with white, traveling through the spectrum to blues, purples, reds, pinks, golds, arriving at varying hues of green. The colours are as extraordinary as the artists themselves: Handmade paper dyed with indigo in Ghana. Rare greens from a fungus-infested plant that grows in the Peruvian jungle. Blues that adorned ancient Briton warriors rediscovered in a Norwich studio. Purples from shellfish collected along the western coast of Mexico. Vivid coral dyes obtained from mushrooms foraged in northern California. New to this paperback edition is a chapter about Heartwear, a collaborative of artists and fashion designers who have created and supported indigo-dyeing projects from Benin to Morocco to India and beyond. Natural pigments aren’t limited to cloth dyeing. They find their way into ceramic tile, glassware, pottery, artists’ paints and pastels, all explored in Recker’s lyrical narrative. Keith Recker is the perfect person to collect and share these timeless stories. His years of global travel, working with artisan groups and individuals as well as connecting them to influential designers in the fashion and interiors industries, put this book right on trend. Gorgeous, carefully curated photography connects the colours to ancient traditions and to the artists. True Colors provides an immersive visual experience and an inspiring travelogue of personal stories and practical information.

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Book SynopsisGardening for Everyone is a sustainable guide to growing vegetables in five simple steps: planning, building, planting, tending and harvesting. With the same wisdom and stunning aesthetic as Simply Living Well, Julia''s beautiful new book is a guide to creating and growing a garden simply and sustainably with profiles of essential vegetables and herbs, ecological tips, and fun and creative projects.Growing food in your backyard (or even on a porch or windowsill!) is one of the simplest and most rewarding ways to nourish yourself, be self-sufficient and connect with nature in a hands-on way. Here sustainability expert Julia Watkins shares everything you need to know to grow your own vegetables, fruits and herbs, as well as wildflowers and other beneficial companion plants.The book covers all the nuts and bolts of creating and caring for your garden - planning, building, planting, tending and harvesting - followed by a deeper dive into the plants Trade ReviewJam-packed with beautiful colourful photographs and helpful tips, this is just right for aspiring eco-friendly gardeners * Publishers Weekly *

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Book SynopsisWhether you would like to learn how to build a bird box, dig a hedgehog tunnel or implement broader environmental changes in your community, this practical guide to saving our most endangered species will teach you how you can help on an individual, local and national level.Focusing on thirty of our most loved and most at risk' inhabitants, this uplifting and hopeful book will give naturalists of any age the tools to respond to the SOS calls heard from their garden, local park and beyond.Featured species include: Hedgehog Shrill Carder Bee Red Squirrel Skylark Puffin Barn Owl Seahorse Bottle-nose Dolphin

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Book SynopsisThe only book to successfully integrate social, economic and environmental considerations with an accessible, quantitative approach to energy science.Energy Science introduces the latest energy technologies, explaining the physical principles underlying technology and discussing their environmental, economic, and social impacts. With a focus on the transition from fossil fuels to low-carbon sources of energy, the text enables students to evaluate the key sources of energy available, and introduces potential solutions to the energy problems facing us today.A core text in the field, Energy Science is full of topical case studies and examples using current data to highlight the practical application of relevant theory. Discussion questions throughout the text encourage the development of deep critical thinking skills, ensuring that students are properly equipped to approach the energy challenges that lie ahead.Digital formats and resources The book is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources: The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks Online resources include multiple choice questions and further reading links for students to enhance their understanding, and, for registered adopters, a solutions manual, PowerPoint slides, figures and tables from the book Available now: comprehensive author updates for summer 2023 include discussion of the main developments in the subject since publicationTrade ReviewReview from previous edition This is an excellent introduction to the physics behind energy production. It is easy to follow and provides helpful examples and case studies. * Dr Martin Wilding, Aberystwyth University *The most comprehensive book I have seen that covers the fundamentals of energy science in detail whilst still providing enough bigger picture content to be highly relevant to all readers. * Dr Simon Smart, University of Queensland *A very comprehensive textbook that covers the scientific principles behind the multitude of technologies we use to produce energy today. * Dr Alan Dunbar, University of Sheffield *Table of Contents1: An introduction to energy science 2: Essentials of thermal, chemical, and fluid energy 3: Energy from fossil fuels 4: Bioenergy 5: Solar thermal and geothermal energy 6: Hydropower, tidal power, and wave power 7: Wind power 8: Photovoltaics 9: Nuclear power 10: Electricity and energy storage 11: Energy demand in buildings, industry, and transport 12: Energy and society: making the transition from fossil fuels to renewables

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Book SynopsisThe Environmental Impact of Cities assesses the environmental impact that comes from cities and their inhabitants, demonstrating that our current political and economic systems are not environmentally sustainable because they are designed for endless growth in a system which is finite. It is already well documented that political, economic and social forces are capable of shaping cities and their expansion, retraction, gentrification, re-population, industrialisation or de-industrialisation. However, the links between these political and economic forces and the environmental impact they have on urban areas have yet to be numerically presented. As a result, it is not clear how our cities are affecting the environment, meaning it is currently impossible to relate their economic, political and social systems to their environmental performance. This book examines a broad selection of cities covering a wide range of political systems, geography, cultural backgrounds and pTable of ContentsPart 1: The Impact of Cities 1. The Cities 2. Calculating the Ecological Footprint 3. Food 4. Energy 5. Transport 6. Consumer goods 7. The built environment 8. Urban Policies Part 2:Influences on living in cities 9. Environmental death by democracy 10. Capitalism 11. Population—the elephant in the room 12. The internet 13. Icons in the cities 14. Pandemic 15. Living in cities

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Book SynopsisNext Generation Safety Leadership illustrates practical applications that bring theory to life through case studies and stories from the author's years of experience in high-risk industries. The book provides safety leaders and their organisations with a compelling case for change. A key predictor of safety performance is trust, and its associated components of integrity, ability and benevolence (care). The next generation of safety leaders will take the profession forward by creating trust and psychological safety. The book provides safety leaders with actionable goals to enable positive change and translates academic languages into practical applications. It leaves the reader with a clear strategy to move forward in developing a safety plan and utilizes stories, humor, and case studies set in high-risk industries. Written primarily for the safety community and can be used to influence day to day safety operations in high-risk organisations.Table of Contents1: Trust: The Currency of Leadership 2: ‘Zero Harm’ and Other Platitudes 3: BBS (aka Behavioral Bull S..t!) 4: Organizational Values or Company Platitudes? 5: What’s Your Story? Building trust through Self Disclosure6: Mind your language!7. Your team has the answers, do you have the questions? 8. Don’t shoot the messenger! Making it safe to share bad news 9. Responding after an incident10. Doing Safety Differently: From Compliance to Care

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Book SynopsisJoin sustainability enthusiast and climate activist Sam Bentley as he shares the hopeful developments combating climate change!Do you feel like climate change is just getting worse and there''s nothing you can do to stop it? Good news?there are tons of efforts already underway to save our planet, and we''d love for you to join the fight.Good News, Planet Earth! is your go-to guide to learn all about the amazing sustainable developments that are happening worldwide to combat global warming, pollution, deforestation, the use of wasteful products, and threats to our diverse wildlife.Inside you''ll find: 25 chapters covering ocean-cleanup innovations, composting initiatives, animal rights activism, efforts to greenify public spaces, solar power advancements, public transportation solutions, and more! 100 actionable steps you can take to fight climate change and live more sustainably!An uplifting and informative call to action for any environmentally conscious individual, Good News, Planet Earth! is the small but mighty book that might just help save the world!Trade Review"Readers will find practical suggestions and first steps for getting involved, numerous references and resources, and most importantly, hope."—Booklist

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Book SynopsisThe 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) embody the collective aspirations of the worldâs peoples: peace, freedom, development and sustainability. The challenges associated with the struggle for attainment of these goals and objectives are as diverse and complex as the variety of human societies, national conditions and natural ecosystems worldwide. The problems to be addressed range from extreme poverty and pandemics to racism and refugee crises. Some of the best strategies and solutions to these problems emerged from unlikely places, ranging from the corporate boardrooms and halls of administration to the fields of civic engagement and the vortices of crises. Often, a single person is the dauntless driving force behind these innovative programs and courageous experiments that made all the difference to the poorest and most disadvantaged social groups. Somehow, they were able to turn the abstract goals and principles of sustainability into concrete programs and effective action.Trade Review"This book makes the vital connection between the Global Goals and local initiatives by highlighting the work of champions across a variety of contexts. In doing so, it inspires and informs the social innovator in each of us."Daniel LeClair, CEO of the Global Business School Network. Formerly served as EVP, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, and COO of AACSB-International."The global champions in sustainable development featured in this fascinating book offer tremendous inspiration for business and other leaders to engage their entrepreneurial spirit, and partnering capacities to create innovative and contextually-adjusted solutions to the most pressing global challenges of today. Showcasing the power of proactive and passionate approaches to the advancement of the SDGs, the book is inviting each of us, from current leaders to future generations coming out from responsible management education, to engage and contribute to a better world. Let us respond. The Earth is one, and we are so many!"Yolanda Kakabadse, Former President of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Former President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and Former Minister of Environment of Ecuador. Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter One: What does it Mean to Be a Latin family? Achievements on Sustainability of the Multi-Latina Grupo Familia Chapter Two: Champions of Sustainable Development in Africa: Challenges, Successes and Lessons Learned in Nigeria Chapter Three: Global Champions of Water and Sanitation for All Chapter Four: Making Sustainability Work in Plantation Agriculture: The Story of a Sustainability Champion in the Tea Industry in Sri Lanka Chapter Five: Among the Poorest of the Poor: Tauhid's Sustainability Approach in Northern Bangladesh Chapter Six: A Good Cup of Coffee from EcoCafe Haiti Chapter Seven: M is For Malala Chapter Eight: Role of Participatory Community Education in Ireland Chapter Nine: Men as Gender Allies: Verizon's Craig Silliman and Walmart's Alan Bryan Chapter Ten: Champions of Sustainable Development: The University for the Common Good and Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing in Bangladesh Chapter Eleven: Paths to Empowerment: A Case Study of Local Sustainability from Rural Nicaragua Chapter Twelve: Poverty Eradication and Political Engagement: A Case of Sustainable Entrepreneurship in China Chapter Thirteen: Global Champions of Sustainable Development: Uana Refugees Program: An Opportunity to Start Over Concluding Remarks

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Book SynopsisLegacy answers one of the most important questions faces us today. What would an economy look like if it were to be sustainable and hence leave the next generation with the capabilities to choose how to live their lives, having addressed the great environmental challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss?Trade Review'This is a powerful argument for valuing future generations which means saving and investing now so as to live sustainably.' David Willetts, President of the Resolution Foundation and author of The Pinch'This is a hugely important book from a powerful thinker and writer. We are living with crumbling infrastructures, decaying social fabrics, excessive pollution and mass biodiversity loss. Our economies are not sustainable. Sir Dieter's sharp observation is that 'what is not sustainable will not be sustained'. Legacy clearly and potently charts a course from dystopia to utopia. If you care about the fate of humanity, you should read this book and recommend it to others.' Cameron Hepburn, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford'Dieter Helm does not pull his punches in this forthright and powerful book. What is unsustainable can, he insists, not be sustained. To avoid disaster, we must transform how we live. Above all, we must all pay for the maintenance of core natural assets, instead of living well off their destruction. This will demand radical changes in how we live our lives, individually and collectively. Some will assert that the revolution he seeks is impossible. Helm counters that it is inescapable.' Martin Wolf, Financial Times'Helm of Oxford university puts forward a passionate case for moving to a sustainable economy based on the principle that each generation bequeaths a stock of capital - physical and, far more important, natural - as good as what it inherited. To make this approach operational, we should embrace the twin ideas of 'polluter pays' and the 'precautionary principle'. Helm argues that implementing such ideas requires a concept of citizenship. Unfortunately, the challenges of making this idea work globally are daunting.' Martin Wolf, Financial Times - Best Economics Books of 2023'A revolutionary work in several senses.' Edward Lucas, The TimesTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The next generation; 3. Taking precautions, building resilience; 4. The capitals; 5. Sustainable accounting and the balance sheet; 6. Polluter pays; 7. Public goods and zero marginal costs; 8. Sustainable consumption, deficits and debt; 9. Social justice; 10. Delivering the system plans; 11. A new constitution; 12. Conclusions: it could go either way.

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Book SynopsisThis book is packed with bright ideas and practical projects for children aged 4-11 to raise environmental awareness and prompt discussion about climate change. Encouraging children to take charge right from the start, the activities range from creating recycled kites, windsocks, and garden decorations, to upcycling old t-shirts, building minibeast hotels and designing campaigns to eliminate single-use plastics from school. Some can be completed outdoors and some indoors, with each page including photos of the activity in action, plus details of the resources required and steps needed. As well as the main activity, extension ideas are provided, so there is plenty to fill each session. The tried-and-tested activities are themed in three main areas: Eco-friendly practice Recycling and upcycling Connecting with the natural worldWhether you run an eco-club, a craft club or you simply want to facilitate activities on a sustainability theme with childreTrade ReviewEco activities for the present, helping children to learn and be aware for their future. Designed for children, but also tried and tested on them too, and they always say it as it is!Julian Thomas, Headteacher of Georgeham Primary School, the UK's first 'plastic free' schoolI absolutely LOVED this book, the activities are so simple and easy to follow, they make use of ordinary, everyday materials, they promote eco-conscious thinking, and each activity comes with a "Why" - kids love to ask "WHY?"! The most inspiring activity book I have come across by far! (My favourite activity is number 36!).Isobel Mary Champion, Parenting CoachThis book is full of fantastic ideas to support and engage children of all ages and stages in becoming ‘sustainability heroes’ and making a difference to our world in the process. Each page is bursting with activities that are both engaging and easy for supporting adults to set up and manage. Each activity supports the development of critical thinking skills and empowers learners to see that they are never too small to make a difference. An amazing addition to any teacher, parent, or carers wish list.Ashley Forrester, Principal Teacher of ASN, SEND TeacherThis is the book our school has been waiting for! Our pupils recognise themselves as Eco warriors and work in partnership with national organisations to counteract the effects of climate change but what are the things that we can do daily in school and at home that enhances our understanding of these issues? Full of simple and useful activities that not only develop deeper understanding but also fires curiosity and creativity. I can see our children, staff and families adapting so many of these wonderful ideas and adding to them too. Thank you just isn't enough for a Eco small book that will make a huge impact.Sharifa Lee, HeadteacherYou would be hard pushed to find a more practical and easy to access book to enhance your outdoor teaching and learning. Every teacher should buy a copy for inspiration on how to deliver wonderful outdoor learning. It is perfectly timed for the eco agenda schools are heavily investing in and the book is full of wonderful ideas that will support teaching, stir up the creative juices and really get teachers inspired about their curriculum. 100% a must buy. Vivien Watson, Headteacher and Local Leader of Education, Hookstone Chase Primary SchoolTable of ContentsForewordIntroduction Part 1: Eco-friendly practicePart 2: Recycling and upcyclingPart 3: Connect with the natural worldConclusion

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Book SynopsisImpact Investing for a Sustainable Planet guides investors in supporting entrepreneurs to scale business models which maximize positive impact outcomes, including climate- and nature-based solutions. EcoEnterprises Fund is a long-standing leader in the impact investing industry, which helps advance sustainable entrepreneurial ventures and promote environmental stewardship in Latin America. Following on from their previous book, Portfolio for the Planet, Tammy E. Newmark and Michele A. Pena take stock of EcoEnterprises Fund's processes and partnerships over two decades and three impact funds. They detail the unique strategies employed by the Fund to invest in expanding sectors such as regenerative agriculture, agroforestry, bio-innovation, and climate tech. Close analysis of the investment processes and company engagements offers practical takeaways, ranging from tips on structuring transactions to guidance on enhancing companies' environmental and social managTable of Contents1. Introduction – Two decades of monumental shifts 2. Evolution of EcoEnterprises Fund: From proof to convention. 3. Nature-based solutions: Path to a sustainable future 4. Management of a portfolio at scale 5. Catalyzing enduring sustainable businesses 6. Impact investing for the next generation

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Book SynopsisWhat can prosperity possibly mean in a world of environmental and social limits?The publication of Prosperity without Growth was a landmark in the sustainability debate. Tim Jackson's piercing challenge to conventional economics openly questioned the most highly prized goal of politicians and economists alike: the continued pursuit of exponential economic growth. Its findings provoked controversy, inspired debate and led to a new wave of research building on its arguments and conclusions.This substantially revised and re-written edition updates those arguments and considerably expands upon them. Jackson demonstrates that building a post-growth' economy is a precise, definable and meaningful task. Starting from clear first principles, he sets out the dimensions of that task: the nature of enterprise; the quality of our working lives; the structure of investment; and the role of the money supply. He shows how the economy of tomorrow Trade Review‘It is hard to improve a classic, but Jackson has done it… a clearly written yet scholarly union of moral vision with solid economics.’ — Herman Daly, University of Maryland, USA‘I remember exactly where I was when I first read Prosperity Without Growth. It cut through the intellectual clamour with clarity, courage — and hope.’ — Naomi Klein, Author of This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate‘An excellent critical review of mainstream academic thoughts on poverty in the contemporary global system; a convincing illustration of the shortcomings of these thoughts on the case of Canada’ — Samir Amin, Professor of Political Economy, Director of Third World Forum and Chair of World Forum For Alternatives, Egypt‘With much of the world in turmoil, calling for higher economic growth is every politician’s comfort blanket of choice. But Tim Jackson compellingly urges those politicians to give up their comfort blanket, to re-think our continuing dependence on economic growth, and to start preparing – urgently – for a world where such growth is no longer viable as its environmental cost massively exceeds its benefits. Prosperity Without Growth remains the single most important book addressing this most critical of contemporary challenges.’ — Jonathon Porritt, Founder Director of Forum for the Future, UK. ‘Tim Jackson's Prosperity without Growth systematises and renders tangible an essential project few believed to be practical: recovering the dream of shared prosperity and human development through decoupling it from the bandwagon of growth. Essential reading for those refusing to succumb to a dystopic future.’ — Yanis Varoufakis, DiEM25 co-founder and Professor of Economics, University of Athens, Greece. ‘Tim Jackson has brought his ground-breaking book bang up to date and substantially deepened its arguments. This extensively revised edition sets out more clearly than ever the dimensions of a new and different economics – working for people, planet and prosperity. There isn’t a better exposition out there of why and how we need to move beyond growth.’ — Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton, Pavilion and a member of the Green Party, UK. 'One of the most important essays of our generation: both visionary and realistic, rooted in careful research and setting out difficult but achievable goals, it gives what we so badly need - an alternative to passivity, short-term selfishness and cynicism.' — Dr Rowan Williams, The Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge University and was the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, UK. ‘This challenge to the prevailing growth-based economic paradigm confronts an inescapable dilemma: how to reconcile "our aspirations for the good life with the limitations and constraints of a finite planet." Its thoughtful and penetrating critique is enriched by an outline of credible programs to achieve this end. A very valuable contribution to urgent concerns that cannot be ignored.’ — Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor & Professor of Linguistics, MIT, USA. ‘Tim Jackson spearheads the obvious truth that GDP growth is not necessary in order to achieve higher well-being in the rich world. Government intervention can produce the desired result, namely full employment, less inequity and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.’ — Jorgen Randers, author of "2052 – A Global Forecast for the Next Forty Years"(2012) and co-author of "One Percent is Enough. Managing economic growth to reduce unemployment, inequity and greenhouse gas emissions." (2016)"Tim Jackson’s revised second edition of his Prosperity without Growth continues to provide a stimulating and accessible account of the issues facing the planet, an assessment of how we’re dealing with the problems, and the kinds of solutions that are necessary for us to be able to continue to live and thrive here." --Jonathan Warner, Quest University, CanadaTable of ContentsForeword to the first edition Prologue to the second edition1 The Limits to Growth 2 Prosperity Lost 3 Redefining Prosperity 4 The Dilemma of Growth 5 The Myth of Decoupling 6 The ‘Iron Cage’ of Consumerism 7 Flourishing – Within Limits 8 Foundations for the Economy of Tomorrow 9 Towards a ‘Post-growth’ Macroeconomics 10 The Progressive State11 A Lasting Prosperity

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Book SynopsisA detailed, step-by-step guide to successfully altering and repairing ready-made apparel that will help you achieve the perfect fit and extend the life of your clothing.Whether you are interested in tailoring your wardrobe, starting a business, or learning a skill that will save you money and the planet, you''ll find what you need through illustrated step-by-step projects and no-nonsense videos. You''ll learn to make alterations to your ready-made clothing, including a variety of hemming techniques and taking in/ letting out seams, and repair methods to fix zippers, tears, and holes. There are also detailed guidelines on more complex techniques, including adjusting suit jacket sleeves, reshaping necklines and even fixing backpacks, tents and bags.Trade ReviewChelsey's passion for teaching comes through vividly in this book. Her knowledge of various alteration techniques will aid anyone learning to sew or complete clothing alterations. There is a growing trend to reduce textile waste by altering or repairing the clothing that would otherwise end up in a landfill. If you would like to contribute to that trend then this book is step one for you. * Sara Holden, Owner, Altered Ego, LLC, USA. *A long-awaited and very welcome addition to my shelf. Chelsey Byrd Lewallen does a masterful job of providing the depth and the detail of repairs, without making assumptions of the reader’s skill level or ability, making this an incredibly accessible text for all levels. * Sarah Mosher, Assistant Professor of Costume Design and Technology in Theatre Arts, Baylor University, USA *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. How to Use this Book and Tools of the Trade How to Use this Book Tools of the Trade Types of Pins Types of Rulers Marking Tools Needles Thread Machines Pressing/ Ironing Hardware and Tools 2. Working with Alterations, Repairs and Clients Before you get started The Bare Necessities Sewing Space The Deluxe Sewing Space Step Two: The Logistics of Clothing Alterations and Repairs Finding the Problem Step Three: Working with clients Identifying fabric Fiber Content Structure: Wovens, Knits, and Nonwovens 3. Bottom Hems Shortening Measuring Pants, Shorts, Skirts and Dresses for Hemming Serge and Blind Hem Three Methods: Blind Hemming Machine, Home Machine Blind Hem, or Hand Stitch Twice Turn Hem Cadet Cut Hem Knitwear Coverstitch Hem Knitwear Faux Coverstitch using a Twin Needle Twice-Turned Hem On Eveningwear and Formalwear Napkin Roll Hem Hand Stitch Hems: Cross Stitch, Vertical Hem Stitch, Prick/ Pick Stitch Cross Stitch Vertical Hem Stitch Prick/ Pick Stitch Lengthening Bottom Hems: Maxing Out Adding Fabric Bias Tape Adding Fabric Adding Lace 4. Top Hems Knitwear Coverstitch Knitwear Faux Coverstitch using a Twin Needle Shirttail Hem Lined Suit Jacket Hem Unlined Suit Jacket Hems Maxing Out Seam Allowance Lengthening Suit Jacket Hems 5. Taking in Bottoms Back Gap Waistbands: Using Elastic Side Seams/ Outseams & Inseam Tips Sample Measurement Table Inseams Darts/Pleats/ Tucks Ease/ Gathers Taking in a Skirt or Pant with a Side Zipper Side Seams Inseams Waistbands: Using Seam Allowance, Elastic, or Gussets Waistbands: Using Seam Allowance Waistbands: Using Elastic Waistbands: Using Gussets/ Farbic Panels 6. Letting Out Bottoms Side Seams Inseams Waistbands: Using Seam Allowance, Elastic, or Gussets Waistbands: Using Seam Allowance 7. Jeans Taking in the Center Back/ Back Gap: Jeans Jeans Hem with Option to Distress Original Jean Hem Taking in the Outseams/ Inseams 8. Taking in Tops Side Seams Princess Seams/ Darts on Front Top Pleats/ Tucks Boned Bodices in Formalwear 9. Letting Out Tops Side Seams Panels Boned Bodices in Formalwear 10. Sleeves, Shoulders and Armscyes When to Say “No!” Taking up Shoulders Taking in Sleeves or Sleeves and Side Seams Lined Suit Jacket Sleeve Hems Button Down Shirt Cuffs and Plackets 11. Crotch Seams How to Measure Crotch Seams Taking in Crotch Seams Letting out Crotch Seams Adding Gussets 12. Necklines and Collars Collar/ Neckline Types Reshaping Necklines Collar Adjustments 13. Repairs Buttons How to Sew on a Button that has Fallen off or is Loose on a Garment two and Four-Hole Button Shank Button Decorative Patches/ Visible Mending Iron-On Patches Stitch Witchery/ Fusible Bonding Patches About Darning Machine Darning Hand Darning Zippers Anatomy of a Zipper Types of Zippers When to Replace a Zipper When to Fix a Zipper/ Replace a Zipper Head Replacing a Zipper Head on Non-Separating/Closed/ Closed at Both Ends/ Continuous Zippers Replacing a Zipper Head on for Separating Zippers When to Replace a Zipper Head When to Say No Linings Replacing or Rethreading Drawstrings Hook and Loop Tape Resources Glossary Acknowledgements Index

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Book SynopsisClever, easy-to-follow tips for a fun and sustainable Christmas In the run-up to Christmas, it is all too easy to get overwhelmed by the rush to buy last-minute presents or feel pressurised into buying far more food than you can ever eat. At the same time, you know that tonnes of plastic will be making their way into landfill as a result of unwanted gifts or broken baubles. Not to mention the miles and miles of wrapping paper. If you’re ready for a change this December, then Green Christmas is here to help you bring the focus back to happiness and togetherness. So, slow down, take a breath and approach the season as you should: merrily. Every chapter in this book is brimming with tips to help you seek out sustainable but beautiful alternatives for the things you no longer feel you need, and come up with fun things to do with the people you care about. Once you start the journey of creating your own advent calendar, upcycling a novelty jumper or learning the art of furoshiki gift-wrapping, you’ll be beaming like a child at, well ... Christmas. It’s all about little changes that will bring you joy, year after year. The planet will thank you too!

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Book SynopsisHave I told you I'm vegan yet?Who is this book for? It’s for vegans, people who want to know about vegans, vegetarians who dabble in the dark arts of soya milk, meat-reducers and full carnivores looking to take the piss out of vegans. What's in this book?Answers to questions like: 'What is a vegan, wait, I don't eat gluten, am I a vegan?!'; pie charts to show how much conversation time with non-vegans will focus on how you're getting your protein; useful recipes and advice (such as how to work on your smugface); inspirational(ish) quotes and much more.What isn’t in this book? Arguments for or against veganism; it’s obvious that you should be vegan and here is how to do it. How to Vegan is the hilarious new book from the infographic genius Stephen Wildish, author of How to Swear and How to Adult.

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Book SynopsisExamines the political and economic factors that determine how climate change is portrayed and perceived, and frames environmental problems in a social and behavioural context.Table of ContentsPart 1: The State of the World 1. Setting the Context 2. The State of the World 3. Implications of COVID-19 Part 2: The Process of Change 4. Preparing for Change 5. Effective Government Intervention 6. The Energy Transition 7. Moving Away from Growth and Profit 8. Factors Critical to Successful Change 9. Barriers to Change 10. Perceptions and Reality Part 3: The Call to Action 11. The Great Transition 12. Action Plans for Governments 13. Personal Accountability 14. A New Political Movement 15. Can We Make It?

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Book SynopsisAn inspiring and approachable tip-filled guide to changing your habits, living more sustainably, and taking action, by Greenpeace ambassador Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter movies)Go Gently is a practical guide for sustainability at home that offers simple, tangible steps towards reducing our environmental impact by looking at what we consume and the waste we create, as well as how to take action for environmental change. The title reflects Bonnie's belief that the best way to change our planet and ourselves is through a gentle approach, rather than a judgmental one. This is a book of do's rather than don'ts. Going through every room in her home, Bonnie helps us assess which products are sustainable, and offers alternatives for those that are not. She shares recipes to avoid food waste, homemade self-care products to avoid packaging, small space friendly gardening ideas and a template for creating your own compost system. Finally, there are exercises and meditation prompts to keep you energised, as well as tips on how to get involved in wider community activism.Trade ReviewThe impacts of the climate crisis can feel overwhelming and daunting. Bonnie's approach to explaining the moment we are in now, coupled with concrete strategies that we can take to make our planet a sustainable place, reminds us that there is hope! Environmental Activism lives in each of us and Bonnie has provided the roadmap in Go Gently. * Ebony Twilley Martin, Co-Executive Director Greenpeace USA *

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Book SynopsisA powerful argument that our current path toward progress, based on continual economic expansion and inefficient use of resources, runs contrary to three foundational scientific laws. In this compelling, cogently argued, and acclaimed book, Tom Wessels demonstrates how our current path toward progress, based on continual economic expansion and inefficient use of resources, runs contrary to three foundational scientific laws that govern all complex natural systems. It is a myth, he contends, that progress depends on a growing economy. Wessels explains his theory with his three laws of sustainability: the law of limits to growth; the second law of thermodynamics, which exposes the dangers of increased energy consumption; and the law of self-organization, which results in the marvelous diversity of such highly evolved systems as the human body and complex ecosystems. Wessels argues that these laws, scientifically proven to sustain life in its myriad forms, have been cast aside since the eighteenth century, first by Western economists, political pragmatists, and governments attracted by the idea of unlimited growth, and more recently by a global economy dominated by large corporations, in which consolidation and oversimplification have created large-scale inefficiencies in both material and energy usage. Wessels makes scientific theory readily accessible by offering examples of how the laws of sustainability function in the complex systems we can observe in the natural world around us. Demonstrating that all environmental problems have their source in a disregard for the laws of sustainability, he concludes with an impassioned argument for cultural change. This new edition has a new preface wherein the author regards The Myth of Progress as his most important work. It has been in constant demand since it was first published in 2006. Trade Review“Wessels is a tried-and-true master of nature writing. . . . [He] argues deftly that due to the limits of material resources, the finitude of time itself and the laws which govern the states in which energy can be captured, transferred or lost, we simply cannot expect to progress for no other reason than progress itself. We must have a moral underpinning that grounds and informs our interactions, both economic and interpersonal, within the world we inhabit.” * Monadnock Ledger-Transcript *“This is an impassioned, critical, and bold book. Wessels is guided by his overwhelming sense that the laws of sustainability demand respect, understanding, and interpretation, and unless we educate ourselves about their full complexity and truth, we will do irreparable damage to the landscapes we love.” * Northern Woodlands *Table of ContentsPreface to the Revised EditionAcknowledgmentsPrologueIntroduction1.The Myth of Control: Complex versus Linear Systems2.The Myth of Growth: Limits and Sustainability3.The Myth of Energy: The Second Law of Thermodynamics4.The Myth of the Free Market: The Loss of Diversity, Democracy, and Economic Resiliency5.The Myth of Progress: A Need for Cultural ChangeEpilogue: From Consumption to ConnectionGlossary of Scientific TermsIndex

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Book Synopsis** One of Refinery29's Essential Books For Surviving 2022 **How to spot greenwashing, stop consuming and demand a more sustainable future.Climate change is now a mainstream conversation topic, and yet every week our recycling piles are still overflowing and we're faced with a steady stream of brands trying to persuade us to buy their eco-friendly products in our quest to live sustainably.For too long, corporations have shifted the eco-responsibility onto us, the consumers. It's time to push back and demand change.In Buy Better, Consume Less, #EthicalHour founder Sian Conway-Wood provides practical tips on how to stop consuming, advice on how to see through corporations' greenwashing, and steps to hold them accountable. In doing so we can create demand for sustainability in supply chains, and put pressure on decision makers to implement systemic change that puts people and planet above profit.

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Book SynopsisWe are the only species that uses fire. It has determined how we have made our home on this planet and it has propelled us to the role of the dominant species in the biosphere. But at the heart of contemporary climate change is the process of combustion. Simon Dalby explores what a life without burning things might look like, and how we might get there. Fires make the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is heating the planet, melting the ice sheets, changing weather patterns and making wildfires worse. Our civilization is burning things, especially fossil fuels, at prodigious rates. So much so that we are now heading towards a future “Hothouse Earth” with a climate that is very different from what humans have known so far. By focusing on fire and our partial control over one key physical force in the earth system, that of combustion, Simon Dalby is able to ask important and interesting questions about us as humans, including different ways of thinking about how we live, and how we might do so differently in the future. Simply put, there is now far too much “firepower” loose in the world and we need to think much harder about how to live together in ways that don’t require burning stuff to do so.Trade ReviewPyromania explores how we have reached the limit of the planet's natural resources and how we could stop burning up the atmosphere and using it as a free dumping ground for pollutants from fossil fuel. Fire, once an important element to human life, is now possibly our most relevant threat. -- Mia Funk, The Creative ProcessSimon Dalby gives us a radically new approach to the global problem of global heating and climate breakdown. Focusing on the human relationship with fire over time, he shows how our tardy response to the disastrously rapid burning of fossil carbon is forcing us to come to terms with the downside of that relationship. Essential reading. -- Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies, Bradford UniversityIn this remarkable tour de force, Simon Dalby convincingly shows how humanity's drive to exploit fire, in all its forms, has shaped world history and is transforming the planet – in an increasingly destructive fashion. The intensive combustion of fossil fuels, he argues, has enabled the rise of our modern, high-tech civilization, but now threatens to ravage our world unless we rapidly decrease our reliance on those very fuels. Sweeping in its scope and relevance, indisputable in its conclusions, Pyromania is an urgent plea for human and planetary transformation. -- Michael T. Klare, Professor Emeritus of Peace and World Security Studies, Hampshire College, AmherstIn 1954 the anthropologist and essayist Loren Eiselely wrote, ‘Man's long adventure with knowledge has, to a very marked degree, been a climb up the heat ladder ... and he is himself a flame – a great, roaring, wasteful furnace devouring irreplaceable substances of the earth’. In Pyromania, Simon Dalby builds brilliantly on Eiseley’s sketch, laying out the threats posed by humanity’s unbridled 'firepower' and offering a compelling call for a post-combustion path to progress. -- Andrew Revkin, author of The Burning Season: The Murder of Chico MendesThe world is burning but our international politics are ill-suited to firefighting. In this challenging yet accessible book, Dalby analyses the new geopolitics of the fire age, pinpointing the urgent action needed to cure the modern world of pyromania. -- Jo Sharp, Professor of Geography, University of St Andrews and Geographer Royal of ScotlandTable of ContentsIntroduction: A World on Fire 1. The Problem of Firepower 2. Fire History and the Making of the Modern World 3. Rethinking Firepower and Geopolitics 4. Shaping the Future: A World After Firepower Conclusion: Join the Fire Department!

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Book Synopsis'Fast paced and energetic' Financial Times'Punchy, provocative and wonderfully readable' - David Shukman'Eye-popping and essential' - Rowan Hooper'A must-read' - Peter Stott Have you heard that you should plant trees to save the planet? Or buy carbon offsets when you fly? Or recycle plastic? Go vegan? Or not have children? What if all these actions were a distraction, no matter how well-intentioned?In this provocative manifesto, Assaad Razzouk shows that for too long our ideas about what's best for the environment have been unfocused and distracted, trying to go in too many directions and concentrating on individual behaviour. While some of these things can be useful, they are dwarfed by one big thing that simply has to happen very soon if we're to avoid major environmental breakdown: curtailing the activities of the fossil fuel industry.Full of counter-intuitive statistics and positive suggestions for individual and collective action, this ingenious book will change how you view the climate crisis.Trade ReviewFast paced and energetic, this is a very readable book with myriad interesting facts... ultimately it is successful in forcing us to focus more sharply on the bigger picture * Financial Times *A real breath of fresh air. Punchy, provocative and wonderfully readable. Assaad Razzouk not only shares his knowledge and experience, he also allows his impatience to shine through. The result is exactly the kind of no-nonsense clarity that's too often lacking in the climate agenda. * David Shukman, former BBC News Science Editor *If you're in any doubt about the duplicity, the obfuscation and the lies - just the sheer extent of the fight being waged by Big Oil to keep us hooked on fossil fuels - Assaad Razzouk's eye-popping and essential book will sort you out. * Rowan Hooper, Podcast Editor, New Scientist *Saving the Planet Without the Bullshit is a refreshing and provocative look at what needs to happen to overcome the climate crisis. A must-read for anyone concerned about avoiding the climate catastrophe. * Peter Stott, author of Hot Air *Beautifully written and very approachable. Saving the Planet Without the Bullshit covers many of the key issues facing the world with an easy comprehensibility and substantial research. * Chris Goodall, author of What We Need to Do Now: For a Zero Carbon Future *Table of Contents1: Plastic Is Your New Diet 2: Who Put Palm Oil in My Toothpaste? 3: The Fashion Show at the End of the World 4: Your Cat Doesn't Need to Eat Fish 5: Your Fresh Air Is Asphyxiating You 6: We Don't Have Time to Overthrow Capitalism 7: Hydrogen Makes Up 70 Per Cent of the Universe; I Didn't Know That Either 8: Nuclear Power Is So Over 9: Stinky Gas 10: Never Buy Carbon Offsets for Anything, Especially Your Car Gasoline 11: Please Don't Plant Trees 12: Have as Many Babies as You Like 13: Ride a Bicycle, Save the World 14: Fly Without Guilt 15: A Luxury Cruise Liner Is a Stinking Floating Dumpster 16: The Nasty Ninety 17: The Social Media Axis of Evil 18: Dial Down That Air Conditioning, But Not Too Much 19: Going Vegan to Go Green? Don't Bother 20: Drive Electric Shamelessly - the Green Energy Revolution Is Here 21: Green Bonds Do More Harm Than Good 22: Tinker, Lawyer, Banker, Fry 23: The ESG Con 24: Don't Worry (At All) About Bitcoin's Energy Use 25: Love Thy Insect 26: The Royal Baby Versus Biodiversity 27: Sue the Bastards 28: It's Raining Renewable Energy

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Book SynopsisThe energy transition has begun. To succeed - to replace fossil fuels with wind and solar power - that process must be fair. Otherwise, mounting popular protest against wind farms will prolong carbon pollution and deepen the climate crisis. David Hughes examines that anti-industrial, anti-corporate resistance, drawing insights from a Spanish village surrounded by turbines. In the lives of these neighbours - freighted with centuries of exploitation - clean power and social justice fit together only awkwardly. Proposals for a green economy, the Green New Deal, or Europe's Green Deal require more effort. We must rethink aesthetics, livelihood, property, and, most essentially, the private nature of wind resources. Ultimately, the energy transition will be public and just, or it may not be at allTrade ReviewDavid Hughes it doing some of the most innovative thinking and writing about energy democracy in the world. The movements for climate justice are in his debt. -- Naomi Klein, author of This Changes EverythingNo task is more crucial than building out renewable energy around the world--but it can't happen at the speed it must unless communities embrace windmills and solar panels. And as this frank, straightforward and clarifying book makes clear, that will happen if and when we have a real stake in these assets. The author's proposals are ambitious but also modest and logical, and they are deeply grounded in real life observation--this is a book to be reckoned with. -- Bill McKibben, author The End of NatureHow do we conjure hope in these times of climate breakdown? In Who Owns the Wind? David McDermott Hughes shows that a climate-stabilizing energy revolution must socialize renewables so that wind power comes to be equated with social justice rather than private gain. McDermott Hughes takes readers to a small town in Spain where wind is abundant, and where citizens rose up against privately-owned, corporate wind power, stymieing energy transition. To head off such resistance, McDermott Hughes advocates for a "socialism of the wind." Who Owns the Wind? shows that we will win fossil fuel abolition only if we succeed in transforming renewable power into a common resource, one that tangibly benefits and enfranchises the communities where turbines and other infrastructure is located. McDermott Hughes's book should be required reading for all energy democracy advocates and environmental justice activists. -- Ashley Dawson, author of Extreme CitiesUntil reading David Hughes' exquisitely written yet hard-hitting and crusading book, I hadn't realized how much hangs on the wind-and on who will own it. From one angle it is an eco-socialist manifesto, pushing its message with an unswerving passion: build millions of wind turbines, yes, but the people must own the wind. From another, it is a sumptuous volume that sparkles with moments of almost synaesthetic beauty-while reading it you feel the Andalusian wind brush your skin...Ultimately, the author finds sparks of hope among his ethnographic and literary subjects: the individuals and the picaresque traditions of southern Spain. For those who would like our planet to remain habitable, this is a must-read. -- Gareth DaleEloquent and incisive, this is an important contribution to climate change discourse. * Publishers Weekly *As radical as the most ambitious of the green revolution's plans. -- Anna Aslanyan * Times Literary Supplement *Fascinating, highly revealing and sometimes poetic ... a joy to read. -- Gabriel Carlyle * Peace News *David Hughes provides a nuanced and complex assessment of the perils and promises of developing renewable energy. Who Owns the Wind? is a joy to read, connecting large scale global forces with the lives and stories of individuals. This is a work full of insight, critical analysis, and even a modicum of hope. -- Richard YorkWho Owns the Wind provides a fantastic account of a tense relationship between a wind farm and a 200-person village...The anthropologist's narration is rich and smooth, carefully untangling the reasons behind the inhabitant's varying postures toward the wind farm and reflecting on where these stances fit in the urgent need for a transition to clean energy. -- Paola Velasco-Herrejón * Journal of Agrarian Change *

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Book SynopsisTo advance the subject of design one has to engage in the activity of designing. Sustainable by Design offers a compelling and innovative, design-centred approach that explores both the meaning and practice of sustainable design. Walker explores the design process in the context of sustainability, and challenges conventional ways of defining, designing and producing functional objects. He discusses the personal design process, tacit knowledge, ephemeral design, experimental design, and the relationship between intellectual design criteria, physical expression and aesthetic experience. This book will introduce vital concepts to students and will inspire designers by providing a well-articulated basis for understanding the complexity and potential of sustainable design, and extolling the contribution of design to the creation of a more meaningful material culture.Trade Review'Definitely to be on the booklist of any product design course' Professor Jack Ingram, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design 'A fascinating book that takes the reader on a journey that is both diverse and full of surprise' Jonathan Chapman, Senior Lecturer, University of Brighton 'A sensitive, thought-provoking book that explores fresh possibilities.' Alastair Fuad-Luke, sustainable design facilitator, lecturer, writer and maker 'Sustainable by Design is a key addition to the ... bookshelf' Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design, UCCA 'At once inspiring and informative ... It offers designers, students, and practitioners alike a journey into the heart of design through philosophical questioning of place, time, materiality, self, society, and meaning, without sacrificing the practical concerns regarding the transition from models of consumption to sustainability. The sophistication of the exploration cannot be overstated and should be required reading for students of design. Summing Up: Highly recommended.' Choice 'With beautiful images to back up his words, Walker tutors, suggests and inspires...this book is a must for students and designers, its thoughtful approach also makes it an interesting read for anyone who's excited by the current shift of play.' Sally White, Resource, 2008. 'Walker presents an investigation of sustainable desgign that is at once inspiring and informative...The sophistication of the exploration cannot be overstated and should be required reading for students of design.' L. Farooque, CHOICE‘This book delves into the mindset and philosophy that should drive sustainable design and not just token gestures in product innovation like 100% recyclable eco efficiency labels, although every little helps. Walker takes you on a journey from the enlightenment period to modern day consumerism and shows how our perception of time, place and aesthetic norms affect our ecosphere. His analysis is deep, insightful and regularly refers to case studies and his own experimentation… Overall this is an inspiring book for design students, academics and professionals. I couldn’t recommend it highly enough and will endeavour to educate myself further on sustainable theory and practice.’ - Alex KimberTable of ContentsIntroduction * Rethinking Material Culture * Sustainable Development in Context * Design Process and Sustainable Development * Enduring Artefacts and Sustainable Solutions * Reassessing 'Good' Design * Design, Sustainability and the Human Spirit * Fashion and Sustainability * The Application of Theory * Tacit Knowledge in Design * Reframing Design for Sustainability * Time and Design * Creating Objects in a Saturated Culture * Ephemeral Objects for Sustainability * Intellectual and Aesthetic Understandings of Design * Bibliography * Index

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Book Synopsis�This thoughtful and original study throws important critical light on the dominant orthodoxies about sustainable development, and suggests a radically new direction. Foster argues compellingly that present approaches embody floating standards and bad faith, trapping societies into inaction. I suspect this is a seminal piece of work.� Professor Robin Grove-White, former Chair of Greenpeace UK �We all have a nagging concern that what international corporations and governments term 'sustainable' is not sustainable at all. John Foster�s clear and beautifully written text shows the deep flaws in current approaches and proposes a reassessment of what true sustainability really implies.� Chris Goodall, Chair of Dynmark International and author of How to Live a Low-Carbon Life �This comprehensive and yet very readable book will go a long way towards puncturing some of the glib environmentalisms of our moment, and perhaps towards helping us imagine deeper and more thoroughgoing alternatives that might actually work!� Bill McKibben, author of Deep Economy and The End of Nature 'Brilliantly and ironically written, this book shades a bright light on most foggy areas around the concept of sustainability. Those fastidious obscure points do not fit properly in the reassuring technical solutions to Climate Change. Foster puts a name on those shapeless shadows that inevitably induce the sensation of something being wrong.' Italian Insider Sustainable development thinking got environmental issues onto the agenda but it may now be stopping us from taking serious action on climate change and other crucial planetary issues. Sustainable development�s attempted deal between present and future will always collapse under the pressure of �now� because the needs of the present always win out. Inevitably, this means movable targets and action that will always fall short of what we need. Ultimately, sustainable development is the pursuit of a mirage, the politics of never getting there. To escape the illusion, we must break through to a new way of understanding sustainability by focusing on the deep needs of the present, not slippery obligations to the future. Rising to the carbon challenge now, not trying to micro-manage the longer term. Looking to the science for orders of magnitude and direction, not a gameplan. Harnessing the short-term dynamics of capitalism to the cause of learning our way forward. This book outlines an alternative to the mainstream and offers the kind of bold new thinking on energy usage, governance, education and the role of enterprise that we need to win the coming war on climate change.Trade Review'A radical and challenging work.' Network ReviewTable of ContentsPreface: Sustainability, Mirage and Reality * Part I: What‘s Wrong with Sustainable Development? * The Sustainability Horizon * Pursuing the Mirage * Mirage Politics * Part II: Deep Sustainability * Shifting the Focus * Life Goes On * Part III: Greening Our Luck * Making the Break: The Carbon Framework * Widening Our Options * The Politics of Reality * Index

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Book SynopsisFossil fuels may be keeping the world running, but they're also destroying the planet. What viable alternatives do we have, and what technological breakthroughs are on the horizon? In this brilliantly wide-ranging, one-stop guide WIRED journalist Nicole Kobie outlines the environmental threats we face through our reliance on carbon-based energy, and considers whether and when sustainable energy can take its place. She looks at the major technologies currently available - solar, wind and geothermal among them - explaining how they work and what potential they possess. She shows how electricity supply is being transformed by advances in storage and distribution. She assesses how each form of energy is being adapted to serve our industrial and domestic needs. And she addresses the fundamental question: can the world's energy supply become fully sustainable within the next decade?

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Book SynopsisThis unique resource offers new ideas, stories, creative activities and methods for people working in conservation, outdoor learning, environmental education, youthwork, business training, sustainability, health, social and economic change. It shows how to encourage pro-environmental behaviour with diverse participants: from organisation consultants and employees, to families, youth and children. The stories and their exploration engage people with nature in profound ways. The book describes how this engagement enhances participants' emotional literacy and resilience, builds community, raises awareness of inter-species communication and helps people to create a sustainable future together. Its innovative techniques establish connections between place and sustainability. Facilitators can adapt all of this to their own situation.

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Book SynopsisThis Open Access book on Ocean Governance examines sustainability challenges facing our oceans today. The book is organized into three sections: knowledge systems, policy foundations and thematic analyses. The knowledge produced in the book was catalyzed by the scientific outcomes within the European-funded Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) network “Ocean Governance for Sustainability – Challenges, Options and the Role of Science”. This network brings together scientists, policy-makers and civil society representatives from 28 nation states to cooperate on ocean governance research. This book offers a compilation of new research material including focused case studies, broad policy syntheses and reflective chapters on the history and current status of knowledge production systems on ocean governance. New research material is presented, although some chapters draw on secondary sources. The book starts with synthetic review chapters from the editors, outlining past and present knowledge systems, addressing how and why ocean governance for sustainability is where it currently stands with critical reflections on existing narratives, path dependencies and colonialist histories. This is followed by chapters addressing, synthesizing and analyzing different legal and policy frameworks for ocean governance both regionally and internationally. At the core of the book are the thematic analyses, which provide focused case studies with detailed contextual information in support of different ocean governance challenges and sustainability pathways around the world. The book concludes with a chapter explicitly targeting students, researchers and policy-makers with key take-away messages compiled by the editors.Table of ContentsPart 1. Knowledge Systems.- Chapter 1. Introduction – Ocean Governance for Sustainability (Partelow et al.).- Chapter 2. How do we know the Ocean (Hornidge & Partelow).- Chapter 3. Managing fish or governing fisheries stakeholders? An historical recount of Fisheries Governance in the last Century (a South American Case) (Barragán et al.).- Chapter 4. Post-War Reconnaissance of Japanese Fishery and Ocean Science and its Contribution to the Development of U.S. Scientific Programs: 1947-1954 (Finley, Carmel).- Part 2: Policy foundations.- Chapter 5. Ocean governance from the perspective of the law of the sea: an inquiry into the past, present and future, with an emphasis on fisheries, area-based management and international seabed mineral resources. (Singh et al.).- Chapter 6. International Fisheries Law: Past to Future.- Chapter 7. Legal aspects of the sustainable exploitation of marine energy and mineral resources (present/future) (Willemez, Alix).- Chapter 8. Making Marine Spatial Planning Matter (Flannery, Wesley).- Chapter 9. Marine and Coastal Governance: Lessons from Current Practice of Managing Land Sea Interactions and Marine and Coastal Governance in EU Member States (Lawlor and Depellegrin).- Chapter 10. Developing progressive marine biodiversity indicators to support the functions of area-based management tools for the sustainable use of oceans: case studies from European territorial waters (Kaymaz, Ipek).- Chapter 11. Ocean Governance in An Era of Climate Change: Protecting Living Marine Resources on the Sea Bed – the Need for an Integrated Approach (Borg, Simone).- Chapter 12. The diverse legal and regulatory framework for marine policy in the North Atlantic – A case of a never-ending “horrendogram” or an opportunity for convergence? (Calado, Helena et al.).- Part 3. Thematic Analyses.- Chapter 13. Assembling the seabed: Pan-European and interdisciplinary advances in understanding seabed mining (Chen et al.).- Chapter 14. Societal transformations and governance challenges of coastal small-scale fisheries in the Northern Baltic Sea (Salmi, Pekka & Svels, Kristina).- Chapter 15. Marine Governance as a process of reflexive institutionalization? The case of Arctic Shipping (Van Tatenhove). Chapter 16. The plastic bag habit on Bali: From Banana Leaf Wrappings to Reusable Bags (Schlüter et al.). Chapter 17. Market initiatives of small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean: innovation in support of sustainable blue economy (Penca, Jerneja & Said, Alicia).- Chapter 18. Towards Just and Sustainable Blue Futures: Small‐Scale Fisher Movements and Food Sovereignty (Ertör et al.).- Chapter 19. Ocean acidification as governance challenge in the Mediterranean Sea (Bernadsek et al.).- Chapter 20. Futuring the terra-aqueous: Reading alternative urbanities from the Java Sea (Siriwardane- de Zoysa et al.). Chapter 21. Moving forward on Ocean Governance: Key messages for students, researchers and policy-makers (Hornidge, Hadjimichael, Partelow).

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Book SynopsisSimplify and planet-proof your beauty routine and dresser with Sustainable Beauty. Featuring all the eco-friendly practical information and guidance you need, plus over 20 step-by-step projects and tutorials to start making your own zero-waste beauty products. Written by leading authority and make up artist to the stars Justine Jenkins.Table of ContentsIntroduction Conscious Consumption Defining sustainable beauty What’s in a label? The ethical buyer Vegan and vegetarian beauty Our Beautiful Planet Recyclable, biodegradable and compostable: the differences Repurposing your packaging The Sustainable Self Natural and organic Creating sustainable beauty Skincare Bodycare Haircare Mindful Make-up Face Eyes Lips The mindful make-up tool kit Beauty larder Beauty tool shed Conclusion Animal derived ingredients Index Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisSimon Smiles was a Group Managing Director at UBS and the Chief Investment Officer for Ultra High Net Worth Clients, where he established and ran the wealth management sustainable and impact investing teams. An IIF Future Leader, WEF Young Global Leader and member of the Milken Institute's Young Leaders Circle, he appeared regularly in global financial media speaking about sustainability and investments. Before moving to Zurich, he worked in Sydney and Hong Kong and earned a PhD in economics from the Australian National University. James Purcell is the Group Head of Sustainable Frameworks at Credit Suisse. He and his team coordinate the firm's approach to sustainable investing and lending. Previously, he was the Group Head of Sustainable, Thematic and Impact Investing at Quintet Private Bank, a privately held bank operating out of 50 cities across Europe. Earlier in his career he was a managing director at UBS, where he spent more than a decade in roles based in London, HTrade Review"A thoughtful and visionary book authored by two of the most established leaders in sustainable investing. It is insightful and inspiring while witty and entertaining. A must-read!" * Mirjam Staub-Bisang, Country Manager, BlackRock Switzerland *"A compelling read for those interested in sustainable investing and how it can be implemented in practice." * Axel A. Weber, Former President, Deutsche Bundesbank *"A refreshing change from theoretical papers. The authors are seasoned practitioners." * Mark Haefele, Chief Investment Officer, UBS Global Wealth Management *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: What is sustainable investing?; Chapter - 02: Sustainable data and ESG ratings; Chapter - 03: Sustainable public equity markets; Chapter - 04: Sustainable public debt markets; Chapter - 05: Sustainable private markets; Chapter - 06: Themes and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; Chapter - 07: Sustainable multi-asset portfolios; Chapter - 08: Conclusion;

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the inaugural Architecture Book of the Year Award, Technical Category""A rare opportunity to look closer at modernists’ environmental ethics and not just their aesthetics — and a timely reference for our worsening climate crisis."---Diana Budds, Curbed"The premise of [Modern Architecture and Climate] is this: The battle for the supremacy of air conditioning above all other solutions for climate mitigation was, in fact, a battle . . . [it] spanned continents, political ideologies, and architectural discourses…What makes Barber’s book so interesting is not only the meticulous documentation of…climate-control alternatives and their practitioners, but the tension between their goals and their underlying ideologies. . . . The lesson from Barber’s book is not to replicate the conditions that begat yesterday’s missed opportunities, but to change them for the better."---Kate Wagner, The Architect’s Newspaper"It’s easy to think of Modernism as inseparable from air conditioning, simply because we are surrounded by so much of it that is. A valuable reminder that this wasn’t always the case is provided in Daniel A. Barber’s Modern Architecture and Climate: Design Before Air Conditioning, which outlines the story of the febrile, flexible, and often-forgotten early experiments in climate control."---Anthony Paletta, Metropolis"[Modern Architecture and Climate] offers . . . the most comprehensive and concise corrective to the reigning histories of Modernism that have tended to exclude, or at least consider only superficially, environmental context."---Russell Fortmeyer, Architectural Record"[An] erudite work…Heavily illustrated and deeply researched. . . . Academics, urban planners, and environmental designers will most appreciate this thought-provoking and detailed volume." * Publishers Weekly *"Modern Architecture and Climate is a fresh and original history that chronicles the intense research undertaken by designers to adapt modernist architecture to various climate conditions, as modernism’s political and aesthetic influence reached across the globe. . . . Barber’s work is a welcome addition to the history of architectural modernism, and is particularly pertinent in our current circumstances. It demonstrates the profound impact that our expectations of a uniform interior have had on the planet we share. But its examples also offer an inspiring model for challenging assumptions about the role of building form in mitigating climate extremes."---Javier Zeller, Canadian Architect"Barber's book is not simply a technological history, but ultimately also an impassioned lament for our collective carbon footprint as planetary temperatures increase…Architects, engineers, and students interested in systematic and environmentally friendly approaches to indoor cooling will find inspiration in Modern Architecture and Climate….In a time of an airborne pandemic, Modern Architecture and Climate, with its rigorous examination of open interiors, airflow, and ventilation, will serve well those readers who have the grit to absorb the author's intensive approach and sobering message."---Paul Glassman, ARLIS/NA Reviews"[Daniel] Barber’s thorough account, written in the distanced expert voice of a historian, shines when it dispels established beliefs . . . [Modern Architecture and Climate] does an excellent job of documenting the subjects it cover."---Ross Wienert, Rice Design Alliance"[An] exhaustively researched book . . . [in Modern Architecture and Climate] Barber makes a well-supported argument that through the propagation of this very specific set of cultural and Modern Architecture and Climate comfort ideals, modern architecture became an instrument for globalization, economic development, and postwar colonialism."---Kristin Schuster, Texas Architect Magazine"I’ve waited years for a book like this… What Modern Architecture and Climate suggests is an alternative reckoning with modernism’s legacy—its ideas, strategies, and practitioners. With the urgency of our global climate crisis, many of these concerns are once again central…Barber’s book points us in the right direction." * Arris *"Daniel Barber's historical narrative is fascinating and holds many useful lessons for a contemporary audience."---Brian Ford, The Plan Journal"Richly illustrated. . . . For the academic and the architect, this valuable volume encourages more careful consideration of climatic modernism as both history and limit. It is thought-provoking, giving us pause to consider the passionate attempts that architects have made to mediate their environment. The tales gathered here trace a lineage that situates design within the planetary. . . . Barber’s constant and learned skepticism warns us to maintain an informed but critical distance from the pursuit of immediate comfort."---Hannah Le Roux, Journal for the Society of Architectural Historians"A thoroughly researched and superbly illustrated discussion of some of the most important connections between architecture and technology in the twentieth century, essential reading for anyone interested in the discourse around modern architecture in the light of current challenges."---Florian Urban, Architectural History"[A] deeply researched and richly illustrated volume. . . . [Modern Architecture and Climate] takes the material mediation of local climate through architecture as its path and sheds light on some of the (built and written) genealogies of questions pertaining to thermal comfort, solar heating, and passive cooling."---Anna-Maria Meister, Isis: A Journal of the History of Science Society"This is a vitally important work of historical scholarship. . . . a landmark study."---Marcus Colla, German History"Modern Architecture and Climate is theoretically and visually rich, with many wonderful full-page illustrations that allow the reader to pick apart the layouts and diagrams of many mid-century publications and buildings. It is also an optimistic book, one that shows that the homogenous airconditioned interior wasn’t an inevitability, and still need not be."---Daniel J. Ryan, Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review

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