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Book Synopsis***A Waterstones Best Books of 2022 pick***A New Scientist Book of the YearShortlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing 'Fascinating... There is something wondrous in Milman's revelation of our fragile dependency on insect life as well as its beauty and strangeness.' Guardian'Gripping and especially unnerving.' David Wallace-WellsWhen is the last time you were stung by a wasp? Or were followed by a cloud of midges? Or saw a butterfly? All these normal occurrences are becoming much rarer. A groundswell of research suggests insect numbers are in serious decline all over the world - in some places by over 90%.The Insect Crisis explores this hidden emergency, arguing that its consequences could even rival climate change. We rely on insect pollination for the bulk of our agriculture, they are a prime food source for birds and fish, and they are a key strut holding up life on Earth, especially our own. In a compelling and entertaining investigation spanning the globe, Milman speaks to the scientists and entomologists studying this catastrophe and asks why these extraordinary creatures are disappearing. Part warning, part celebration of the incredible variety of insects, this book highlights why we need to wake up to this impending environmental disaster.Trade ReviewA gripping and especially unnerving book: what happens when the bugs go? As Milman deftly illustrates, in the face of die-offs too widespread to closely track, we are rushing headlong into a precarious and uncertain future. * David Wallace-Wells, bestselling author of The Uninhabitable Earth *This beautifully written book captures the wonders of insects alongside sharing insights about the ways in which passionate and dedicated entomologists around the world gather the information to unravel the complex patterns of change in insect populations. This is both a story of insects and the inspiring people who tirelessly study and conserve them. * Professor Helen Roy, President of the Royal Entomological Society *Fascinating... If its visions are sometimes mournful, there is also something wondrous in Milman's revelation of our fragile dependency on insect life as well as its beauty and strangeness. * Guardian *Carefully researched and highly readable... [Milman's] book takes an unflinching look at the alarming decline in insect numbers and what this means for both biodiversity and humanity. * The Sunday Business Post *Gripping, sobering and important. * The New York Times *Table of Contents1: An Intricate Dance 2: Winners and Losers 3: "Zero Insect Days" 4: The Peak of the Pesticide 5: In the Teeth of the Climate Emergency 6: The Labor of Honeybees 7: A Monarch's Journey 8: The Inaction Plan 9: A Human Emergency

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Book SynopsisKnowledge is power. Get informed and choose action over despair. Everything you need to know about the earth and the life it supports - right now. From the challenges we face with global environmental, health, poverty, equality, technological, political and justice issues to the pioneering places and people making a difference to our future. With 40 simple ways to support change. 'While the hour is late, the future remains ours to make. This hugely enjoyable book is a powerful introduction to the way things are and the way things can be. Keep it by your bed.' Tim Smit, co-founder The Eden ProjectTrade Review'This book gives you all the information anyone could want about the state of the world and how to save it. Michael Norton's gripping read, filled with a wealth of facts, will arm you in any discussion, teenagers and adult alike who want to make the case for rescuing the planet. This will give you hope for what can still be done, if we all act now.' - Polly Toynbee, Guardian 'A fantastic panorama of how to right the wrongs of the world, packed full of examples of everyday people taking action and making change every day. If you ever doubted you could make a difference - read this and you'll know you can!' - Dawn Austwick, former CEO, National Lottery Community Fund 'Humankind’s body politic is being ravaged by an advanced form of necrotising fasciitis called "profit maximising neoliberalism". But the antibodies we need to see off this wasting disease are getting stronger by the day - as Fixing the Planet so eloquently makes clear.' - Jonathon Porritt, co-founder Forum for the Future 'A wonderfully accessible encyclopaedia of facts, examples and inspirations that can serve as an antidote to the fatalism that is perhaps our biggest risk today.' - Geoff Mulgan, Professor of Collective Intelligence, Public Policy and Social Innovation, University College London 'This is BRILLIANT!' - Sharla-Jaye Duncan, founder The Intrapreneurs Club 'We are standing on the edge of an industrial revolution so great in all aspects; in energy, in transport, in food and farming and within society itself, that one hundred years from now they will describe this moment as a liberation … This book is a powerful introduction to the way things were and the way things can be. Keep it by your bed.' - Tim Smit, founder of The Eden Project

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Book SynopsisIn the last fifty years our butterfly populations have declined by more than eighty per cent and butterflies are now facing the very real prospect of extinction. It is hard to remember the time when fields and meadows were full of these beautiful, delicate creatures – today we rarely catch a glimpse of the Wild Cherry Sphinx moths, Duke of Burgundy or the even once common Small Tortoiseshell butterflies. The High Brown Fritillary butterfly and the Stout Dart Moth have virtually disappeared. The eminent entomologist and award-winning author Josef H. Reichholf began studying butterflies in the late 1950s. He brings a lifetime of scientific experience and expertise to bear on one of the great environmental catastrophes of our time. He takes us on a journey into the wonderful world of butterflies - from the small nymphs that emerge from lakes in air bubbles to the trusting purple emperors drunk on toad poison - and immerses us in a world that we are in danger of losing forever. Step by step he explains the science behind this impending ecological disaster, and shows how it is linked to pesticides, over-fertilization and the intensive farming practices of the agribusiness. His book is a passionate plea for biodiversity and the protection of butterflies.Trade Review"The Disappearance of Butterflies is in many ways the fulfilment of Reichholf’s entire 50-year career."New Statesman"This is a brilliant, authoritative and iconoclastic challenge to the industrial farming that is destroying insect life. But Josef Reichholf’s lifetime of scrupulous scientific observation of butterflies and moths does not lead to despondency. He identifies overlooked solutions, from discarding fertiliser to embracing disorder and greening cities. And he reveals more of the miraculous biology of butterflies and moths, and their marvellous relationships with a whole web of life – including us." Patrick Barkham, author of The Butterly Isles “This engaging book, based on personal observations of the author and a broad reading of the literature, celebrates the wonderful diversity of butterflies and moths, and laments their ongoing decline in response to loss of natural habitat and intense agricultural practices. Reichholf introduces the reader to the general biology of Lepidoptera, as well as highlighting the special adaptations of some groups to their particular, and sometimes peculiar, ways of life. The second part of the book addresses the decline of butterflies and moths, why this should matter to us, and what we can do about it. Among its surprises are the roles of urban areas as refuges for some species. Reichholf makes the case that diversity is important and worth conserving, both for the functioning of the natural environment and for the pleasure we humans derive from nature.”Robert E. Ricklefs, University of Missouri-St. Louis“The beauty, individuality and unique characteristics of butterflies and moths are brought to life in the first half of this authoritative book. The pages filled with a lifetime of personal experiences, scientific research and case studies. But it is the second half that really captured my imagination. Addressing the devastating decline of lepidoptera, Reichholf outlines why this should matter to us and what we can do about it. With striking insight into why over fertilisation, industrial agriculture and habitat degradation are crippling for biodiversity, the author offers hope through a range of solutions.”Lindsey Chapman, Discover Wildlife"Fascinating"Visions for Sustainability“Eloquent, detailed, expertly organized and presented, The Disappearance of Butterflies is a definitive study that will have immense value to students, scientists, and the general public alike.”Midwest Book Review“The Disappearance of Butterflies is an important creation. It is partly a poignant catalogue of loss, and partly a celebration of the wonder of butterflies and moths.”The London Naturalist“An important book”Antenna

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe Best Wine Books of 2018 "Mr. Goode is succinct and clear about how . . . various flaws are expressed in wines. This can be helpful to any wine lover who knows when a wine is not right, but doesn’t know exactly what is wrong." -- Eric Asimov * New York Times *"At the exit of Flawless you will smell wine differently than before. And if the purpose of science and scientific popularization is to increase the well-being and the competence of all of us, the only thing I can say to you - in the hope of a sudden translation in Italian - is to read carefully this wonderful, unmissable, essential book." * Vinix *"This accessible work should fill numerous knowledge gaps for many readers . . . .This is far from being a dry technical tome. . . . The chapter titles are unambiguous and make quick dips into the book easy enough. Each chapter starts with a list of questions and answers: What is It? What is its flavor impact? What causes it? Is it always bad? How can it be prevented? These are then fleshed out in the subsequent prose. The coherency of organization along with a lighter writing style means a cover-to-cover read is not out of the question...Flawless is compact enough to easily transport as a mobile resource or a (admittedly geeky) travel read.” * Wine Searcher *"Very close to being required reading on a touchy set of subjects, and while not exactly an easy read, it’s digestible for both the consumer and those on the inside of the wine biz.” * 1 Wine Dude *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. The Chronology of Wine Faults 3. Brettanomyces 4. Oxidation 5. Volatile Acidity 6. Reduction and Volatile Sulfur Compounds 7. Musty Taints: Cork Taint and Its Relatives 8. Smoke Taint 9. Geosmin 10. Eucalyptus Taint 11. Light Damage 12. Heat Damage 13. Greenness in Wine and Ladybug Taint 14. Mousiness 15. Faults of Malolactic Fermentation 16. Laboratory Testing for Wine Faults 17. Conclusions Notes Index

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Book Synopsis** Winner of Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2015 **We live in epoch-making times. The changes we humans have made in recent decades have altered our world beyond anything it has experienced in its 4.6 billion-year history. As a result, our planet is said to be crossing into the Anthropocene the Age of Humans. Gaia Vince decided to travel the world at the start of this new age to see what life is really like for the people on the frontline of the planet we've made. From artificial glaciers in the Himalayas to painted mountains in Peru, electrified reefs in the Maldives to garbage islands in the Caribbean, Gaia found people doing the most extraordinary things to solve the problems that we ourselves have created. These stories show what the Anthropocene means for all of us and they illuminate how we might engineer Earth for our future.Trade ReviewA heroic and important work -- Bryan Appleyard * Sunday Times *An excellent book... Vince writes with great freshness and vigour, and her stories are hard to stop reading * Daily Telegraph *It holds a mirror up to humanity and says: look what you have done to the world, the only world you will ever have... in every sense a good book, as well as a compelling read * Guardian *A masterpiece... a wondrous, remarkable, but heart-rending story * Ecologist *A masterpiece... a wondrous, remarkable, but heart-rending story * Ecologist *A story of optimism about how 10 billion people can in future live together and prosper... Fresh and unencumbered, Vince glides from ecology to economics, politics to philosophy, seeing it all through the people she meets * New Scientist *

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Book SynopsisThis thoroughly revised and updated fourth edition of The Sustainable Urban Development Reader combines classic and contemporary readings to provide a broad introduction to the topic that is accessible to general and undergraduate audiences.The Reader begins by tracing the roots of the sustainable development concept in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries through classic readings. It then explores dimensions of urban sustainability, including land use and urban design, transportation, ecological planning and restoration, energy and materials use, economic development, social and environmental justice, and green architecture and building. Additional sections cover tools for sustainable development, sustainable development internationally, visions of sustainable community, and case studies from around the world.The Sustainable Urban Development Reader remains unique in presenting a broad array of sustainable city readings, each with a concise introductTrade ReviewThere is no other book that does exactly the same thing – a reader with excerpts from both historic milestones in the sustainability literature to current writings that cover trends in urban sustainability. Ola Johansson. University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, USI appreciate the global perspective. Ola Johansson. University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, USIntellectual depth is a strength –the intellectual history is important here and well covered. The inclusion of teaching materials and the expansion of such materials in the proposed 4th edition would be a huge asset. Professor Robert O. Vos, University of Southern California, Dornsife, USMany topics are covered. It is difficult to find a textbook that isn’t too focused on a narrow aspect of urban sustainability, or one specific region of the world. Many perspectives are represented, both historical and contemporary, Jennifer Rogalsky, State University of New York Geneseo, USI think the biggest strength is the combination of classic and contemporary readings.Professor Carlos E. Restrepo, NYU, Wagner, USTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Origins of the Sustainability Concept 2. Dimensions of Urban SustainabilityAddressing the Climate CrisisProviding Sustainable MobilityManaging Land and Designing Places Restoring Ecosystems and Greening the CityEnsuring Affordable Housing and InclusionPromoting Social and Environmental Justice Rethinking Economic Development and CapitalismBuilding Green Creating Healthy Environments and Food Systems Envisioning Healthy Democracy 3. Tools for Sustainability Planning 4. Urban Sustainability in the Developing World 5. Visions of Sustainable Community 6. Sustainability Planning Pedagogy 7. Class Exercises 8. Examples of Urban Sustainability

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Book SynopsisFrom the forests of Yellowstone to the steppes of the Haut-Var, the French philosopher and environmentalist Baptiste Morizot invites us to develop a different relationship to nature: to become detectives of nature and to follow the footprints of the many wonderful and extraordinary animals with which we share the Earth. By deciphering and interpreting an animal’s footprints and other signs, we gradually discover not only which animal it is, but the animal’s motives too. Through this kind of ‘philosophical tracking’, we come to see the world from the animal’s point of view, to learn to live in this world from the perspective of another species. We begin to let go of our anthropocentric point of view and to recapture the kind of perspective that our ancestors once had when they had no choice but to adopt an animal point of view if they wanted to survive. In short, by following animal trails, we learn how to pay increased attention to the living world around us and how to cohabit this world with others, thereby enriching our understanding of other species, of the world we share with them and of ourselves.Trade Review"Morizot practises an entirely new genre of experimental philosophy: he shuns thought experiments, seeking instead to experience how non-human animals perceive the world by looking for traces of their actions and, eventually, encountering some of them. Tracking wolves in the Alps, bears in Yellowstone or snow leopards in Kyrgyzstan is not for him the mere hobby of a nature-lover; it is a deeply philosophical exercise: it means experiencing the world from the point of view of other animals, hence partially transforming one’s body into theirs so as to imagine what it is to inhabit a place from a non-human perspective."—Philippe Descola, author of Beyond Nature and Culture "[A]n impressive work of philosophy written in a beautifully lyrical form. Part memoir, travelogue, and science writing, the book's structure is almost novelistic with a strong narrative voice, characterization, compelling plot, and literary elements."—Leonardo Reviews "On the Animal Trail announces the original voice of Baptiste Morizot and his careful and exacting attention to all places the living world finds expression."—Environmental PhilosophyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface by Vinciane Despret Preamble: Enforesting oneself Chapter One: The signs of the wolf Chapter Two: A single bear standing erect Chapter Three: The patience of the panther Chapter Four: The discreet art of tracking Chapter Five: Lombric cosmology Chapter Six: The origin of investigationNotesCredits

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Book Synopsis***SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2022******SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL CHRISTOPHER BLAND PRIZE 2022***'Fascinating... timely, understandable and informative' Forbes Ours is the age of global warming. Rising sea levels, extreme weather, forest fires. Dire warnings are everywhere, so why has it taken so long for the crisis to be recognised?Here, for the first time, climate scientist Peter Stott reveals the bitter fight to get international recognition for what, among scientists, has been known for decades: human activity causes climate change. Across continents and against the efforts of sceptical governments, prominent climate change deniers and shadowy lobbyists, Hot Air is the urgent story of how the science was developed, how it has been repeatedly sabotaged and why humanity hasn't a second to spare in the fight to halt climate change.Trade ReviewFascinating... This timely, understandable and informative book is a clarion call to all of us * Forbes *Hot Air is a compelling indictment of the people and organisations that, for whatever reason, refuse to accept the evidence of human-induced global warming. The scientific case for this has been clear for more than thirty years. It is disappointing that there is still a need for this book, but gratifying to find such a clear exposition of the science and the politics. The most important book you are likely to see this year. * John Gribbin *Illuminating... eminently readable * Irish Times *Jaw-dropping... an invaluable record of how climate scientists have fought deep pocketed lobby groups. * New Statesman *Hot Air provides a deep insight into the nasty, iniquitous, and nefarious tactics used to deny the reality of climate change. Peter Stott's first-hand account brilliantly documents the 30-year war against climate scientists in the name of fossil fuels, political expedience, and climate denial. * Prof. Mark Maslin, author of How to Save Our Planet *A rare and gripping insight into the drama behind the UN's landmark science reports shaping how the world responds to rising temperatures. With the feel of a past-faced thriller, Peter Stott takes the reader on a tense and sometimes painful journey through battles with climate deniers and oil-rich powers. It's a book that reveals the exhilarating triumphs and personal challenges of the researchers discovering how our planet is changing. * David Shukman, science editor BBC News *Peter Stott has been a key figure both in demonstrating the strength of climate science and in fighting the climate deniers, and Hot Air is a thrilling, enthralling and, yes, enraging account of his years at the heart of the most important battle of our time. * Rowan Hooper, author of How To Spend A Trillion Dollars *A riveting despatch from the frontline of the fight against climate change. Essential reading for anyone interested in the greatest threat human society has ever faced. * Michael McCarthy, former Environment Editor, The Independent, and author of The Moth Snowstorm *Gripping, urgent and human... Stott provides a unique 'eye-of-the-storm' perspective on the story of the century. * Leo Hickman, director of Carbon Brief *In today's world climate scientists don't just do science. As Peter Stott reveals in this extraordinary story, over recent years climatologists have also had to do battle with fossil fuel-financed deniers with a dark and dangerous agenda -- that of blocking international action to tackle the most pressing crisis of our times, global planetary heating. * Mark Lynas, author of Six Degrees *This important book lays out many of the stories behind the most important science in human history: the effort to prove, against the well-funded denialists and vested interests, that the planet was heating, that humans were responsible, and that we better take swift action. If there are historians around someday to tell this epic story in all its complexity, they will lean heavily on this account. * Bill McKibben, author of Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out? *An invaluable record of how climate scientists have fought deep pocketed lobby groups. * The New Statesman *Table of Contents1: Fingerprinting the climate 2: Confronted by denial 3: Strengthening the science 4: Ambushed by power 5: In harm's way 6: Very likely due 7: Court of opinion 8: Stolen emails 9: Mounting devastation 10: False balance 11: Citizen power 12: Change is coming

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Book Synopsis"The beautiful rolling hills and coastlines are for all of us. Together, we can reimagine the British countryside (and all it represents) and make space so that everyone is welcomed." Gathering brings together essays by women of colour across the UK writing about their relationships with nature, in a genre long-dominated by male, white, middle-class writers. In redressing this imbalance, this moving collection considers climate justice, neurodiversity, mental health, academia, inherited histories, colonialism, whiteness, music, hiking and so much more. These personal, creative, and fierce essays will broaden both conversations and horizons about our living world, encouraging readers to consider their own experience with nature and their place within it.

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Book SynopsisIn every part of the globe, in every pocket of the sea, in ancient ground beneath your feet, up tall mountains you can’t see, in stones, in plants, in birds and beasts, lie nature’s secret stories.  This beautiful field-guide explores the histories and mysteries hidden in the wild, just waiting to be shared.   Readers are invited on a journey around our wonderful world, through wild forests, over mountains high, to the bottom of our oceans and the earth beneath us. Each chapter investigates a different environment, and within, the pages tell the secret stories of the animals, plants, and natural phenomena of these habitats. Some secrets tell us of links between species, or unusual adaptations and features, others tell us how nature has evolved, and many hold the keys to understanding our planet’s past.   Readers will come away with a

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"For both professionals and amateurs, the volume offers valuable information about and stunning pictures of these intriguing animals. From an academic perspective, the educational value of Snakes of the World is unsurpassed."---J. Whitfield Gibbons, The Quarterly Review of Biology"This book is a veritable tour de force."---David Gascoigne, Travels with Birds"[Clear] and copiously illustrated."---J. Burger, Choice"You will learn about constrictors and venomous species and myriad more oddball offerings in this interesting book."---Geoff Carpentier, North Durham Nature"[This book] provides a valuable glimpse into this fascinating facet of herpetology, and I hope this reference will excite a new generation of naturalists to become explorers of our wonderful planet."---Howard O. Clark Jr., Sonoran Herpetologist"I learnt much from the text, and appreciated seeing many beautiful images of snake species I had not seen before. That this was all brought together in one relatively small volume is a credit to the author and publishers, and so I strongly recommend [this book]. Finally, I very much hope that this book increases understanding and appreciation of these wonderful creatures."---Christopher McInerny, Herpetological Bulletin"A superb book in its scope. It is an invaluable and welcomed reference guide to this intriguing group of reptiles and deserving of a place on not only every herpetologist’s bookshelf but also on that of anyone interested in these beautiful, fascinating and, in many cases, endangered creatures."---David Wareham, British Naturalists Association

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Book SynopsisEurope where the sun dares scarce appear For freezing meteors and congealed cold.' - Christopher Marlowe In this innovative and compelling work of environmental history, Philipp Blom chronicles the great climate crisis of the 1600s, a crisis that would transform the entire social and political fabric of Europe. While hints of a crisis appeared as early as the 1570s, by the end of the sixteenth century the temperature plummeted so drastically that Mediterranean harbours were covered with ice, birds literally dropped out of the sky, and ‘frost fairs’ were erected on a frozen Thames – with kiosks, taverns, and even brothels that become a semi-permanent part of the city. Recounting the deep legacy and sweeping consequences of this ‘Little Ice Age’, acclaimed historian Philipp Blom reveals how the European landscape had ineradicably changed by the mid-seventeenth century. While apocalyptic weather patterns destroyed entire harvests and incited mass migrations, Blom brilliantly shows how they also gave rise to the growth of European cities, the appearance of early capitalism, and the vigorous stirrings of the Enlightenment. A sweeping examination of how a society responds to profound and unexpected change, Nature’s Mutiny will transform the way we think about climate change in the twenty-first century and beyond.Trade ReviewA book that skilfully creates a historical panorama, in such a gripping and thrillingly informative way that it’s a joy. * Giessener Allgemeine Zeitung *An exciting history book, and an educational one. * Stern *A case study that connects the birth of the modern world with the climate change of the time. A fascinating panorama of a whole era. * Freie Presse *An imposing panorama of politics, economics and intellectual history ... [Blom] has written an informative history of the early modern age, which also prompts us to think about the connections between climate and innovation. * Deutschlandfunk Andruck *“Drawing on rich sources, including diaries, letters, account ledgers, paintings, and religious sermons as well as data gleaned by climate historians and scientists, journalist and translator Blom creates a vivid picture of the European landscape during the Little Ice Age and of social, political, and cultural changes that may have been accelerated by climate change ... An absorbing and revealing portrait of profound natural disaster. * Kirkus Reviews *A sweeping story, embracing developments in economics and science, philosophy and exploration, religion and politics. Blom delivers much of his argument through compressed, beautifully clear life sketches of prominent men. […] Blom’s hypothesis is forceful, and has the potential to be both frightening and, if you hold it up to the light at just the right angle, a little optimistic. The idea can be put like this: climate change changes everything -- John Lanchester * New Yorker *Lively . . . an eye-catchingly grand thesis * Sunday Times *Provocative . . . lively and intelligent * Literary Review *Table of ContentsUnit - 1: PROLOGUE: Winter Landscape Chapter - 1: Life without Money Chapter - 2: The Great Experiment Unit - 2: "GOD HAS ABANDONED US": Europe, 1570-1600 Chapter - 3: A Monk on the Run Chapter - 4: God’s Wind and Waves Chapter - 5: Harsh Frosts and Burning Sun Chapter - 6: A Time of Confusion and a Fiery Mountain Chapter - 7: Pilgrims and Their Hunger Chapter - 8: Truth and Wine Chapter - 9: Wine in Vienna Chapter - 10: The Lights Go Out Chapter - 11: Witches and Spoiled Harvests Chapter - 12: The Truth in the Stars Chapter - 13: Doctor Faustus Chapter - 14: Infinite Worlds Chapter - 15: The Tower of Books Unit - 3: THE AGE OF IRON Chapter - 16: Hortus Botanicus Chapter - 17: Revolutionary Places Chapter - 18: The City Devours Its Children Chapter - 19: The Magic of Green Cheese Chapter - 20: The Great Transformation Chapter - 21: A Picture of the World Chapter - 22: Idle Talk and Fabrications Chapter - 23: A Warning and a Call to Repent Chapter - 24: Tears Too Plentiful to Count Chapter - 25: The Revolution of the Barrel of a Musket Chapter - 26: Sell More to Strangers Chapter - 27: The State as Machine Chapter - 28: A Profitable Trade Chapter - 29: The Curse of Silver Chapter - 30: Officer, Retired Chapter - 31: The Subversive Republic of Letters Chapter - 32: Germanus incredibilis Chapter - 33: Virtue in the Drowning Cell Chapter - 34: Leviathan Chapter - 35: An Inventory of Morality Unit - 4: ON COMETS AND OTHER CELESTIAL LIGHTS Chapter - 36: The Madness of Crowds Chapter - 37: The Antichrist Chapter - 38: The Messiah and the Whore Chapter - 39: The Fair on the Ice Chapter - 40: The Face of Change Chapter - 41: The Price of Change Chapter - 42: Tapissier du roi Chapter - 43: The Public Sphere and the Vices of Bees Chapter - 44: The Floating Reverend Unit - 5: EPILOGUE: Supplement to The Fable of the Bees Chapter - 45: Songbirds, Wood Lice, and Corals Chapter - 46: Freedom and Luxury Chapter - 47: Inherited Compromises Chapter - 48: New Metaphors Chapter - 49: The Theology of the Market Chapter - 50: The Market and the Fortress Acknowledgements - i: Acknowledgments Section - ii: Notes Section - iii: Bibliography Section - iiii: Illustration Credits Index - v: Index

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Book SynopsisWangari Muta Maathai was born in Nyeri, Kenya, in 1940. She is the founder of the Green Belt Movement, which, through networks of rural women, has planted over 30 million trees across Kenya since 1977. In 2002, she was elected to Kenya's Parliament in the first free elections in a generation, and served as Deputy Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 in recognition of her campaigns for democracy and environmental reform during the dictatorship of Daniel arap Moi. She died in 2011.Trade ReviewWangari Maathai's memoir is direct, honest, and beautifully written - a gripping account of modern Africa's trials and triumphs, a universal story of courage, persistence, and success against great odds in a noble cause -- Bill ClintonRenowned and admired throughout her native Kenya and across Africa for her pioneering struggle against deforestation and for women's rights and democracy, selfless and steadfast, Ms. Maathai has been a champion of the environment, of women, of Africa, and of anyone concerned about our future security -- Kofi AnnanWangari Maathai is a prophet for our time and Unbowed is a call to arms for all of us who feel that the planet is overwhelmed by careless, corrupt or violent leadership. I have long suspected that the voice to lead us forward would come out of Africa, and it has - a voice of humor, sense, strength and compassion. Read this book and pass it on -- Alexandra FullerWangari Maathai is the rare leader who knows how to create independence, not dependence. On the page as in person, her example makes each of us a little stronger, wiser and braver than we ever thought we could be * Gloria Steinem *Compelling. . . A striking reminder that the peace award, more than any other Nobel honor, recognizes success achieved through tremendous adversity * The Seattle Times *

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Book Synopsis‘Deep adaptation’ refers to the personal and collective changes that might help us to prepare for – and live with – a climate-influenced breakdown or collapse of our societies. It is a framework for responding to the terrifying realization of increasing disruption by committing ourselves to reducing suffering while saving more of society and the natural world. This is the first book to show how professionals across different sectors are beginning to incorporate the acceptance of likely or unfolding societal breakdown into their work and lives. They do not assume that our current economic, social and political systems can be made resilient in the face of climate change but, instead, they demonstrate the caring and creative ways that people are responding to the most difficult realization with which humanity may ever have to come to terms. Edited by the originator of the concept of deep adaptation, Jem Bendell, and a leading climate activist and strategist, Rupert Read, this book is the essential introduction to the concept, practice and emerging global movement of Deep Adaptation to climate chaos.Trade Review“The authors of this book have courage to recognise the reality of our time and face the uncomfortable facts of climate calamity. The theme of this book is indeed scary. But it’s full of bright ideas for how to transmute both fear and difficulty into kind and wise ways of living and working. The thinkers, academics and activists who have contributed to this book embody the wisdom to adapt to this unprecedented catastrophe. They also show the practical ways and means to live and act with the imagination and resilience. Not everyone would agree to these radical ideas but everyone needs to know about them. So, I recommend this book to all.”Satish Kumar, Editor Emeritus Resurgence & Ecologist and Founder, Schumacher College“This book is the “red pill” of our times, offering neither certainty nor confirmation of any story you may be holding about where we are heading in the face of so many colliding crises. What it does offer is togetherness in our insecurity and frameworks in our unknowing for coming to terms with and making sense of these times. I look forward to both “deep adaptation” and “collapsology” entering mainstream discourse, so that we might then imagine creating together, as our current paradigm crumbles.”Gail Bradbrook, co-founder, Extinction Rebellion“The contributors are unafraid to challenge conventional wisdom on the climate crisis and go against the grain with a provocative assessment of what we are now able to achieve and where we should focus our efforts.”Ecologist“Collapse followed by transformation is a common way that complex systems evolve. Perhaps collapse of our high consumption, climate-destabilising society can lead to transformation towards a brighter human future. The Deep Adaptation framework outlined in this book is a helpful way to seek that transformation.”Professor Will Steffen, Australian National University Climate Change Institute“In this book I am joined by scholars from around the world who seek to be present to the suffering and difficulties of our time. Please turn toward these ideas, not away, to find your own path in a turbulent future.”Joanna Macy, author of A Wild Love for the World“Deep Adaptation is only the beginning – it is one in which we expand our thinking and open ourselves to the possibility of a completely new emergent paradigm, as yet unknown. That fills me with curious hope.”Maddy Harland, Permaculture Magazine“riveting”Times Literary Supplement“Lucid, productive, and necessary… Bendell succeeds in distilling a terrifying future into a series of questions that invite people into conversation. By doing so, he gives us a language to speak the unthinkable.”SalonTable of ContentsIntroduction: what now the limits are breached?Jem Bendell and Rupert ReadPart I: The Predicament1. The scientific case of global over-heating and the root of denial2. Deep Adaptation: a map for navigating climate tragedyJem Bendell3. The reasons for anticipating collapsePablo Servigne, Raphaël Stevens, Gauthier Chapelle, Daniel RodaryPart II: Shifts in Being4. Climate Psychology and its Relevance to Deep AdaptationAdrian Tait5. Deeper implications of societal collapse: co-liberation from the ideology of e-s-c-a-p-e.Jem Bendell6. Unconscious addictions: mapping common responses to climate change and potential climate collapseRene Suša, Sharon Stein, Vanessa Andreotti, Tereza ajkova, Dino Siwek, and the Gesturing Towards Decolonial Collective7. Facilitating Deep Adaptation - enabling more loving conversations about our predicamentKatie Carr and Jem Bendell8. The Great Turning: Reconnecting through CollapseSean Kelly and Joanna MacyPart III: Shifts in Doing9. Leadership and management in a context of deep adaptationJonathan Gosling10. What Matters Most? Deep Education Conversations in a Climate of Change and ComplexityCharlotte Von Bulow and Charlotte Simpson11. Riding two horses: The future of politics and activism, as we face potential eco-driven societal collapseRupert Read12. Relocalisation as Deep AdaptationMatthew Slater and Skeena RathorConcluding the Beginning of Deep AdaptationJem Bendell and Rupert Read

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"An American Birding Association Best Bird Book of the Year""A very fine book, meeting all the established criteria for a successful modern field guide, and in many instances exceeding them."---David M. Gascoigne, Travels With Birds"This book is a MUST have for anyone birding Costa Rica!"---Ian Paulsen, The Birdbooker Report"Lavishly and beautiful[ly] illustrated."---Geoff Carpentier, North Durham Nature"An exemplary field guide and a rich source of information on Costa Rican birds. . . . We anticipate that it will become the guide of choice for many years to come."---Luke Owen Frishkoff & Evan Matthew, Journal of Field Ornithology"Costa Rica has long been a popular birding destination, and over time access to sites and our knowledge of the birds there has increased significantly. The authors have used all of that knowledge to produce an excellent, lightweight guide that will undoubtedly become the go-to guide for visitors to this wonderful country."---Frank Lambert, Frank Lambert Birding"The paintings are so elegant. . . . An impressive work."---Rebecca Minardi, American Birding Association

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Book SynopsisWith over fifty patents to his name and innumerable awards and accolades, James Lovelock was a distinguished and original thinker, widely recognized by the international scientific community. In this inspiring book, republished in the year of his 100th birthday, Lovelock tells his life story, from his first steps as a scientist to his work with organisations as diverse as NASA, Shell and the Marine Biological Association. Homage to Gaia describes the years of travel and work that led to his crucial scientific breakthroughs in environmental awareness, uncovering how CFCs impact on the ozone layer and creating the concept of Gaia, the theory that the Earth is a self-regulating system. Written in a sharp and energetic style, James Lovelock's book will entertain and inspire anyone interested in science or the creative spirit beyond his legacy.Trade ReviewThere is much more than science in this book ... This is ultimately an uplifting book about the way life ought to be, both at a personal and at a global level * Sunday Times *His 'Gaia hypothesis' is certainly heroic, with all the illusion-busting potential of Gallileo's or Einstein's theories * Independent *The scientist who, more than any other alive today, has changed the way we think of the earth and our place on it -- John Gray * New Statesman *Daring, exciting, original * Scientific American *Lovelock writes beautifully ... Only a genius thinks of the obvious, and Lovelock deserves to be described as a genius * New Scientist *The breath-taking sweep of his central idea - that the earth is a living, self-regulating organism - poses the most dramatic challenge to scientists, politicians, and environmentalists. -- Jonathon PorrittLovelock will go down in history as the scientist who changed our view of the Earth -- John Graya man as inventive and ingenious as he is lively and unorthodox * Scientific American *

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Book SynopsisLonglisted for the Wainwright PrizeShortlisted for the Richard Jeffries AwardThe story of one woman''s passion for glaciersAs one of the world''s leading glaciologists, Professor Jemma Wadham has devoted her career to the glaciers that cover one-tenth of the Earth''s land surface. Today, however, these ''ice rivers'' are in peril. High up in the Alps, Andes and Himalaya, once-indomitable glaciers are retreating; in Antarctica, meanwhile, thinning ice sheets are releasing meltwater to sensitive marine foodwebs, and may be unlocking vast quantities of methane stored deep beneath them. The potential consequences for humanity are almost unfathomable.Jemma''s first encounter with a glacier, as a student, sparked her love of these icy landscapes. There is nowhere on Earth she feels more alive. Whether abseiling down crevasses, skidooing across frozen fjords, exploring ice caverns, or dodging polar bears - for a glaciologist, it''s all iTrade ReviewIce Rivers is a remarkable book. For those of us who have had the privilege of scrambling across glaciers around the world, this work will bring back sharp memories of their otherworldly beauty. For those who haven't, this is the perfect introduction into a crucial and vanishing part of our planet. Jemma Wadham works to understand, to bear witness, and to protect - it's hard to imagine a more fully human undertaking -- Bill McKibben, author of The End of NatureA compelling warning about the realities of climate change... Also a highly readable memoir -- Best Books of 2021 * Sunday Times *

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Book SynopsisModern Geography has come a long way from its historical roots in exploring foreign lands, and simply mapping and naming the regions of the world. Spanning both physical and human Geography, the discipline today is unique as a subject which can bridge the divide between the sciences and the humanities, and between the environment and our society. Using wide-ranging examples from global warming and oil, to urbanization and ethnicity, this Very Short Introduction paints a broad picture of the current state of Geography, its subject matter, concepts and methods, and its strengths and controversies. The book''s conclusion is no less than a manifesto for Geography''s future.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewMatthews and Herbert's book is written- as befits the VSI series- in an accessible prose style and is peppered with attractive and understandable images, graphs and tables. * geographical. *The authors make an honest effort to represent the wide and diverse range of proffesional geographers' interests. * Geographical, *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Geography: the World is our stage ; 2. The physical dimension: our natural environments ; 3. The human dimension: people in their places ; 4. Geography as a whole: the common ground ; 5. How geographers work ; 6. Geography's present and future ; References ; Further reading ; Index

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an introduction to spatial planning in the Netherlands. It explores the academic underpinnings of the discipline and its practical implications, making use of insights on planning practices from the Netherlands. As an academic book with relevance for spatial planning teaching and practice, the relation between planning practice and planning as an academic discipline are discussed. A key analytical concept is introduced to discuss the different dimensions of planning: the planning triangle. This framework helps to bridge the strategic and conceptual elements of planning with its realization. The object, process, and context of planning and its relations are discussed. The core of the academic discipline and profession of spatial planning entails looking (far) into the future, stimulating discussion, formulating a desired future direction through an informal and collective planning process, and then formalizing and placing current action into that future pers

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 About This Book 2 Foolish Assumptions 3 Icons Used in This Book 4 How This Book Is Organized 4 Part 1: Linear Is Out, Circular Is In: An Economic Revolution 4 Part 2: Rethinking Business for a Circular Economy 5 Part 3: Rethinking Material Lifecycles — The Circular Perspective 5 Part 4: Redesigning the Future to Be Circular 5 Part 5: Creating a Circular Economy for All 6 Part 6: The Part of Tens 6 Beyond the Book 6 Where to Go from Here 7 Part 1: Linear Is Out, Circular Is In: An Economic Revolution 9 Chapter 1: Rejecting Waste, Rethinking Materials, and Redesigning the World 11 Rejecting the Idea of Waste 12 Waste as a driver of the economy 13 Waste as a resource 13 Rethinking Material Lifecycles 16 Take, make, and waste 17 Making technical materials circular 17 Making biological materials circular 18 Upcycling versus downcycling 19 Redesigning the Future to Be Circular 19 Food production 20 Circular businesses, products, and clothing 20 A circular economy for all 22 Chapter 2: What’s Wrong with Being Linear, Anyway? 23 We’re Taking the Wrong Stuff 25 We’re not importing this stuff from space 27 Everyone keeps having kids 28 We don’t have as much as we thought 30 It all revolves around oil 31 We’re Making the Wrong Stuff 31 You’re buying trash 32 Even kids can build with blocks 33 Trying to recycle the unrecyclable 33 We’re using materials that are bad for us 34 We’re Wasting the Wrong Stuff 34 It all comes at a big cost 34 We’re running out of room 35 It’s expensive to throw things away 35 The debt collector is knocking at the door 35 Change Is Really Hard, We Know 36 If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it 36 Taking risks 37 Chapter 3: A Growing Demand for a Circular Economy 41 The Drive to Make Money 44 Redefining risk and liability 44 Innovating to attract new customers 46 The Drive to Be Healthier 46 Lifestyles that foster health and sustainability 46 Wellness as a priority 47 The Drive to Be in Compliance 47 Environmental, social, and corporate governance 48 Corporate social responsibility (CSR) 49 Climate and shareholders 50 A Larger Drive Toward Deep Sustainability 50 This has been brewing for a while 51 Precedents 51 Looking to the future 54 Chapter 4: From Linear To Circular: What You Need To Know 57 So Much Chaos: Understanding Entropy 58 Externalized costs 59 Linear versus circular: A hilarious-yet-depressing comparison 60 Borrow from nature, not from the future 64 Waste = Food: Redefining Disposal 66 All materials have another use 68 Product stewardship 69 Building Resilience Through Diversity: Redefining Strength 71 Responding to disruption 72 Takes a lickin’ and keeps on tickin’ 73 Durability and reparability policies 74 Part 2: Rethinking Business For a Circular Economy 77 Chapter 5: Identifying Your Business Opportunities 79 Exploring the Benefits of Going Circular 79 Exploiting the profit opportunities 80 Reducing volatility and ensuring greater supply chain security 81 Managing the new demand for business services 81 Improving customer interaction and loyalty 83 Rethinking the Business Model 85 Building new types of capital 86 Rethinking money as the only medium of exchange 87 Reflecting the true cost of products 87 Embracing diversity 89 Rethinking your supply chain 89 Designing for the future 90 Examining Business from a Global Perspective 91 Chapter 6: Rethinking the Conventional Business Model 95 Rethinking How We Look at Cost 98 The hidden cost of procurement 100 The hidden impact of transportation 104 The hidden burden of inventory 104 The hidden secrets of quality 105 Maximizing Your Value Proposition to Customers 105 Becoming a mission-driven company 106 Safeguarding your workers 107 Greenwashing 107 Turning Obstacles into Opportunities 108 Listening to customers 109 Creating unspoken demand 110 Rethinking old assumptions 110 Bending linear into loops 111 Thinking of businesses as a system 112 Chapter 7: Exploring the Essentials of a Circular Business Model 113 The Six Rs: Your New Circularity Mantra 114 Refuse: Say no to what you don’t need 114 Reduce: Use less for longer 115 Reuse and remanufacture: Extend product life 116 Repurpose: Find other uses 116 Recycle: Return materials for rebirth 116 Rot: Return it to the soil 117 Developing a Circular Business Structure: The Bones of the Operation 117 Identifying potential material loops 118 Considering innovative business models 118 Who’s at the table? Engaging your stakeholders 120 Developing a message 121 Benchmarking and improvement 122 Chapter 8: ’Round and ’Round: Making Your Products Circular 127 Managing Material Lifecycle Performance 128 Designing products for reuse 129 Designing products to be remanufactured 130 Designing products for recycling 130 Making Your Product Lifecycle Smarter 131 Creating effective and serviceable products 132 Being flexible 132 Seeking collaborators and partners 133 How It All Comes Together 134 Everything is circular first 134 Everything is transparent 135 Chapter 9: From Trash to Treasure: Converting Waste into Products 139 Seeing Why the Circular Economy Is All About Retaining Value 140 Stop Being Linear: It’s a Waste of Time 144 Why Buy Waste When You Can Sell It? 145 Selling your old stuff 147 Starting your own business 149 Troubleshooting a Wasteful Product Lifecycle 152 Where the wild things are 153 Signed, sealed, delivered 153 Waste not, want not 154 Being a sustainable shopper 154 Finding value in the ugly 155 Part 3: Rethinking Material Lifecycles: The Circular Perspective 163 Chapter 10: Understanding the Circular Material Lifecycle 165 Viewing the Entire Spectrum of Environmental Impact 166 Defining degenerative lifecycles 167 Defining sustainable lifecycles 167 Defining regenerative lifecycles 168 Understanding the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Butterfly Diagram 169 Examining the circular economy’s structure: The bones of the operation 169 Renewables flow management: Harnessing biological cycles 171 Stock management: Optimizing technical cycles 172 Promoting environmental restoration: Investing now to obtain even more later 175 Chapter 11: Analyzing Material Lifecycle Processes 179 Looking at Material Processes 181 Fostering transparency 183 Instituting chemical management 183 Rewarding innovation 184 The Lifecycle Principles: Identifying Where Change Can Happen 184 Preserving natural capital 185 Enhancing the usefulness of products, components, and raw materials 186 Developing effective systems that minimize negative externalities 187 Looking at Opportunities for Optimization 187 Refusing the new: Reusing the old 188 Employing the remaining factor: Remanufacturing 189 Biochemical extraction for the win 190 Chapter 12: Improving the Material Lifecycle 195 Improving How Material Lifecycles Function 196 Looking at Materials in a New Way 198 Getting to know your lifecycle 199 Refuse before you reduce, reuse, and recycle 200 Examining Operations in a New Way 201 Looking at human capital 201 You can be everywhere 201 Connecting Sourcing, Suppliers, and Customers 202 Chapter 13: It All Comes Down to Selecting the Right Materials 207 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Exploring Materials 208 Oil or Plastics — They’re Really Much the Same Thing 208 What’s Harder than Rock? Metals 212 Paper Products and Cardboard 214 Through the Looking Glass 217 And Everything In-Between 218 Identifying Hazardous Materials 219 Red list materials 220 Red list material alternatives 221 Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) 221 Sourcing, Ethics, and Standards 222 Understanding strategic sourcing 222 Establishing ethics 223 Exploring certifications and standards 223 Chapter 14: Circular Materials, Products, and Packaging 227 Redesigning Materials and Products: The Transition from Linear to Circular 228 “Less bad” does not equal “good” 228 Planning for material reincarnation 230 How To Keep Materials In Use Forever 231 Why things break 232 From planned obsolescence to planned permanence 232 Shipping Global versus Producing Local 234 Building a regional economy: A shipping substitute 235 You’ve got to be shipping me 238 Permanent packaging 239 Part 4: Redesigning the Future to Be Circular 245 Chapter 15: The Circular Economy of Food Production 247 Examining the Two Ways of Producing Food 248 Investigating the Hidden Costs of Agriculture 249 Food waste: Expending money, time, and resources unnecessarily 250 Environmental degeneration: Damaging the planet with increasing speed 252 Permaculture to the Rescue 252 Following nature’s lead: Permaculture design principles 253 Taking a look at permaculture management zones 256 Chapter 16: Circularity for Design 259 Redesigning Design 260 Understanding circular design 260 Designing out waste 263 Keeping products and materials in use 264 Regenerating natural systems 264 Recognizing the Problems Designers Face 265 We’re being overtaken by trash 265 We’re running out of materials 265 We’re choking on carbon 266 Creating a Framework for Circular Design 267 Applying the ReSOLVE framework to buildings 268 Layers of useful life 269 Putting the pieces together 271 Chapter 17: Circular Economy for Builders, Makers, and Manufacturers 275 Assessing a Building’s Lifecycle 276 Defining construction and demolition debris 276 Gauging the economic opportunities of C&D waste 277 Measuring C&D waste impact 277 Defining lifecycle impacts 279 Identifying human health hazards and promoting transparency 280 People, planet and profit 280 Selecting Appropriate Building Products 283 Sourcing responsibly 284 Something stinks 285 We All Embody Carbon 287 The human’s relationship to carbon 288 The building’s relationship to carbon 290 Operational carbon 290 Embodied carbon 291 Carbon influences on building design 293 Straight from the Open Source 294 Recognizing the benefit 294 Looking at open source in action 295 Chapter 18: The Circular Economy for Fashion and Clothing 297 Sewing Together the Issue: Where Fashion Is and Where It’s Headed 298 Fashion = Waste + Pollution 299 The current trajectory to catastrophe 302 Making It Circular: A Future Forecast for Fashion 303 The Phase Out phase 304 Redesigning how clothes are used 305 Optimizing collection and recycling 306 Relying on renewable resources 307 Comparing Common Fashion Fabrics 310 Plastic 311 Plants 313 Animals 314 Part 5: Creating A Circular Economy For All 317 Chapter 19: Understanding an Individual’s Circular Opportunities 319 Looking at the Food You Eat 320 Sourcing 320 Managing food waste 321 Sizing Up the Products You Buy 327 Recycling: The last resort 327 Selecting products with reuse potential 328 Evaluating the House You Live In 328 Considering lifecycle costs 329 Building better 329 Thinking About the Way You Commute 331 Be car-less for once 331 Choose more efficient options 332 Revisiting the Way You Work 332 Promoting telecommuting and teleconferencing 332 Managing office supplies 333 Chapter 20: Creating a Career in the Circular Economy 335 Looking at the Future of Jobs 336 Jobs that are central to the circular economy 338 Jobs that are enabling the circular economy 338 Jobs that are indirectly related to the circular economy 339 Skills required for a circular economy 341 Where to Go for More Education 341 Earning certifications 341 Earning degrees and diplomas 342 Chapter 21: A Global Vision of a Circular Economy 345 Seeing What a Circular Community Looks Like 346 Sourcing community resources and aid 347 Looking at food management 348 Eyeing transportation 349 Seeing What a Circular University Looks Like 350 Learning from living laboratories 351 Insisting on data visibility 352 Seeing What a Circular Restaurant and Brewery Look Like 353 Fostering effective and efficient sourcing and prep 354 Revising service standards 355 Viewing waste as a resource 356 Part 6: The Part of Tens 359 Chapter 22: Ten Questions to Ask About Your Material Lifecycle 361 Where Did This Material Come From? 362 What Are the By-Products of Harvesting This Material? 362 What Are the By-Products of Manufacturing This Material? 362 How Is the Material Delivered? 363 How Is the Material Installed? 364 How Is the Material Maintained, Powered, or Operated? 364 How Healthy Are the Materials? 364 What Can We Do with These Materials After We’re Done with Them? 365 What Can Be Done to Extend, Prolong, or Maintain the Material? 366 What Can We Do to Encourage the Reuse, Refurbishment, Redistribution, or Remanufacture of the Material? 366 Chapter 23: Ten Questions to Foster Innovative Thinking 367 How Can We Make This Product Redundant? 368 How Can We Rethink How This Product Is Used? 369 How Can We Reduce the Resources or Materials Used? 369 In What Ways Can This Product Be Reused by Another Consumer? 369 In What Ways Can This Product Be More Easily Maintained and Repaired? 370 In What Ways Can This Product Be Restored or Kept Up-to-Date? 370 How Can Discarded Parts Be Remade into a New Version of the Same Product? 370 How Can Discarded Parts Be Remade Into a New Product? 371 In What Ways Can We Recycle These Materials into Quality Products? 371 How Can We Dispose of This Material in a Manner That Recovers Energy? 371 Chapter 24: Ten Questions to Ask about Your Supply Chain 373 What Drives Your Product Design? 374 What Are Your Users’ Needs? 374 Will Your Customers Access or Will They Own Your Product? 375 Who Are Your Partners? 376 What Materials Are Required? 377 How Will You Produce Your Product? 377 How Will Users Receive Your Product? 378 How Will You Support the Repair and Maintenance of Your Product? 379 What Refurbishment Options Will You Offer for Your Product? 379 How Will You Reclaim Your Product at Its End of Life? 380 Chapter 25: Ten Questions That Reveal How Much Your Waste Is Costing You 381 What Labor Costs Are Tied to Waste Disposal? 382 What Is the Real Cost of Waste Disposal? 382 What Is the Impact on Human Health? 383 How Does Waste Impact Ecosystem Services? 383 What Is the Innate Value of Waste? 384 How Much Raw Material Is Required to Offset Waste? 385 What Are the Indirect Costs of Waste? 385 How Much Does Poor Efficiency Cost? 386 What Natural Resources Are Required for Waste? 386 What Waste Remediation Will Be Required? 387 Index 389

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Book SynopsisThis is a reprint of ISBN 978-0-901-35743-4Widely acknowledged as the one stop summary of health and safety fundamentals, Principles covers law, safety technology, occupational health and hygiene and safety management techniques. Originally written by the late international health and safety expert Allan St John Holt, this new edition has been comprehensively updated by Allan's colleague Jim Allen. The book is designed as a concise, accessible introduction to health and safety basics and includes revision notes and a wide range of references. It is a first class resource for NEBOSH Certificate students. Table of Contents1. Safety management techniques, 2. Workplaces and work equipment, 3. Occupational health and hygiene, 4. Law

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Book SynopsisA biography of the strangest molecule in the universe. Alok Jha takes the most every day of subjects - water - and explodes it into a story that takes us from the Big Bang to the latest developments of modern scienceTrade ReviewIt delights again and again because, as in all the best science writing, the tale is stranger and more curious than one could ever imagine - GuardianOne of the brightest young science writers around . . . He belongs to a select band of science communicators, and knows his science at a deep level and can put it across. - The Independent

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Book SynopsisOne of 'the best new books on eco-living' Sunday TimesLitter on our streets, plastics in our seas, overflowing landfill, fatbergs... Do you know where your rubbish ends up? We are all responsible for the waste we make and we can make simple changes to live more planet-friendly lives.Expert environmental campaigner Martin Dorey looks at what we recycle, what we bin, what we take to the tip - plastics, food, clothing, electricals and furniture - where it goes and what it really does to our planet. Martin offers simple, impactful ways – #2minutesolutions – to cut down your waste and why they make a big difference.You can help save the planet. It only takes 2 minutes.

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Book SynopsisDiscover the wonder of bees (and other stripey insects) and how to help them survive. In this little book of bees, wasps, hoverflies and more, discover the easy ways to make your gardens, window boxes and pots insect havens. Rewild your garden with plants for bees and honeybees - simple acts of kindness to save the planet. Expert Nicola Bradbear, from Bees for Development charity, shows you how and why it's so important.There are lots of fun things you can do to make a big difference.With every book sold, proceeds will be donated to Bees for Development (www.beesfordevelopment.org)

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Book SynopsisLONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZEThe collected writings from one of the nation's most celebrated nature writers.'Barkham is an outstanding author.'CHRIS PACKHAM'Wonder-filled . . . A treat. Patrick knows how to tell a good story, and that combination of kindness, wonder and good fortune that seems to be present in his own life shines through.'CAUGHT BY THE RIVERWhat is happening to nature?What are we as a species doing about it?What have we learned?Wild Green Wonders paints a portrait of contemporary wildlife, bearing witness to the many changes imposed upon the planet and the challenges lying ahead for the future of nature.From peregrine falcons nesting by the Thames to a conversation with Sir David Attenborough; from protests against the HS2 railway to an encounter with Britain's last lion tamer, this collection - drawn from twenty years' worth of Patrick Barkham's writing for the Guardian - forms a joyful, fascinating and enlightening chronicle of one of the nation's most celebrated nature writers.'Outstanding nature journalism.' HORATIO CLARE'A heralded nature writer.' THE TIMES'A lovely, fluid writer.' DAILY MAILTrade Review'Outstanding nature journalism.' - Horatio Clare'Barkham is a fantastic author.' - Chris Packham

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Book Synopsis'Brilliant' -- Matt HaigIn 2016, Isabel Hardman's mind, in her own words, 'stopped working' as she fell prey to severe depression and anxiety. She took time off on long-term sick leave and despite several relapses has returned to work with a much improved ability to cope. She has since become one of the UK's most prominent public voices on mental health.She credits her better health to her passion for exercise, nature and the great outdoors - from horse-riding and botany to cold-water swimming and running. In The Natural Health Service, she draws on her own personal experience, interviews with mental illness sufferers and psychologists, and the latest research to examine what role wildlife and exercise can play in helping anyone cope with mental illness. Straight-talking, thoroughly-researched, and compassionate, this important and often funny book will fascinate anyone touched by a mental health condition, whether themselves or through the experiences of a loved-one.Trade ReviewBrilliant, clear-eyed and convincing. * Matt Haig *An impassioned case for integrating nature and outdoor exercise into mental health treatment. * New Statesman *A wise, compassionate, timely and beautifully written book. Isabel is formidably brave and open about her health struggles. * Andrew Marr *A manifesto that, right now, feels sorely needed. * The Times *A remarkable, fact-packed, warm and important book. If you're after an honest, no-bullshit, un-woowoo blueprintabout how to improve your mental health through engaging with the natural world, this is for you. * India Knight *Robustly argued... Elation comes in many forms: an unexpected orchid in a Glasgow car park, a shy kingfisher by the Thames, and Penny Black, a headstrong pony in Wimbledon. * Kate Kellaway, Observer *[Hardman] argues a passionate and persuasive case that a closer connection with nature would be good for us all. * Daily Mail *A vigorous case for nature as the great healer we have overlooked. * Financial Times *Hardman is a precise, lucid writer, never afraid to offer well-argued opinion but always careful to delineate it from factual reporting... The Natural Health Service is rich in interesting and unusual details. * The Critic *A compelling and passionately argued case that healthy bodies and minds need nature. * The Lancet *A really uplifting book. Amid the vivid depictions of depression and PTSD there is a joy in these pages as Isabel explains what the natural world has given to her, and can give to all of us. Hardman shows there is so much we can do to help ourselves just by looking at the world around us, exploring and enjoying its beauty, variety, life-giving, life-enhancing, mood-changing power. * Alastair Campbell *Brave and thoroughly researched. * Bella Mackie, author of Jog On *Extraordinary. I wish everyone with a mental illness, and all those supporting them, would read this book. I believe it could help to revolutionise the way we think about, and even treat, mental health issues. * Jonny Benjamin MBE *Absorbing and life-affirming... Isabel's journey of discovery through her own mental illness contains lessons for us all. Simply a must read. * Rachel Cullen, author of Running For My Life *Table of Contents0: Madness and Orchidelirium 1: Why We Need Nature 2: Sowing the Seeds of Sanity 3: Obsessing About Nature 4: Walking the Black Dog 5: Racing Out of the Darkness 6: Cold Water That Warms the Soul 7: All Creatures Great and Sane 8: Does It Really Work? 9: The Natural Health Service: A Manifesto

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Book Synopsis"A treasure-trove of brilliant ideas and easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions" – Adam Henson, BBC One's Countryfile In our current era of pandemic and environmental crisis, self-sufficiency is a means of taking control of our lives and safeguarding for the future – and this new, fully updated edition of the sustainability classic will help every householder do just that. You’ll find all the practical information and expert guidance you need on every aspect of self-sufficiency, from gardening and baking through health, beauty and cleaning to foraging and livestock, whatever your needs, circumstances and resources. This means that the gardening chapter, for example, is appropriate both for people with an urban back yard or a more substantial plot of land. Written in a down-to-earth, engaging and often amusing style, and charmingly illustrated with line drawings, the book will appeal to anyone who wants to be more creative, resourceful and independent, who wants to rediscover their inner hunter-gatherer, to single people as much as to large families, and to parents looking to equip their children with basic life skills.Trade Review"A treasure-trove of brilliant ideas and easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions."- Adam Henson, BBC One’s Countryfile"The book captures Simon and Debbie’s passion for food, and the land it comes from."- Gary Rhodes, OBEIn a world obsessed by innovation and technology, he’s discovered that our path to salvation is rooted in the simplicity of the past.- David Kennard, author of A Shepherd’s Watch and Channel 4’s Mist: Sheepdog Tales"The proof is in the pudding, and I can testify that Simon’s bacon is delicious. Therefore he is clearly doing something right!"- Tom Hodgkinson, Sunday Telegraph"I just love the philosophy which they bring to Hidden Valley Pigs and now through this wonderful book, which is all about great, local food and its relationship with the land."- Michael Caines, MBE, two-star Michelin chef“Self sufficiency is all about having a go … Simon has actually been there and done that’ so this book is essential reading if you are planning your idyllic future or actually living it now.”- Dick Strawbridge

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Book SynopsisThis handy guide is brimming with quick tips, life hacks and budget-friendly tricks to help you reduce your carbon footprint and live more sustainably An eco-friendly lifestyle is expensive and time-consuming, right? Wrong! There are countless ways to make green choices that don’t take a toll on your time, your bank balance or the planet. This book is your one-stop guide to living a more sustainable lifestyle. Whether you need tips on conserving energy or reducing food waste, or you want to give your home a makeover without impacting the planet, these pages include everything you need to get started. You will find: Clever life hacks to make reducing your carbon footprint that bit easier Simple tips to help you make planet-friendly choices in everyday life Smart advice for eco-living on a budget Inspiration for eco-friendly crafts and DIY projects It’s more important than ever to do our bit for the environment, and Planet-Friendly Hacks will help you live life to the full without costing the earth.

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Book SynopsisA highly personal account of time spent in nature and the life-affirming benefits it brings. An introduction to the main habitats found in Galloway and its wildlife.

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Book SynopsisThe permaculture classic that launched a new movement in edible, wildlife-friendly gardening! The Permaculture Garden shows you how to transform a yard or even the smallest space into a highly productive garden that works in harmony with nature. Learn how to: * Plan your garden layout for easy access and minimum labour * Save energy on unnecessary chores like digging and weeding with techniques like mulching and growing ground covers * Save money by using upcycled containers to create a beautiful space * Use successional cropping to produce year-round harvests and build healthy soil * Choose the best plants for different sites and enjoy the benefits of plant communities * Reduce your impact by saving energy and harvesting water * Discourage pests and diseases without using chemicals. Gardening expert and world-class permaculture teacher, Graham Bell, offers a wealth of practical advice including planning a garden from a bare plot, designing raised beds, creating ponds and streams, building terraces on slopes, constructing greenhouses and providing special areas for children or animals. Whether you are looking for just a few improvements or the beginnings of self-sufficiency, you can become a positive changemaker in your own back yard with this lively, practical guide.Trade ReviewThe Permaculture Garden is an excellent book about actually putting it all into practice in your back garden. It contains excellent species lists for useful plants for a wide range of situations. The first chapter is a kind of philosophical treatise on why to garden, and is littered with beautiful quotes from literature about the joy of gardening. This book is crammed with useful ideas. Rob Hopkins, Co-founder of the Transition Movement

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Book SynopsisWe are in the midst of a worldwide waste epidemic, where the average person in the UK throws away their own body weight in rubbish every seven weeks. The figure looks even worse at national level with the UK producing more than 100 million tonnes of waste every year. We all know the importance of reducing our environmental footprint, but the prospect of going green can seem daunting. Six Weeks to Zero Waste is both an accessible and aspirational programme to eliminate waste - and it goes beyond plastic. In this book, TV presenter turned eco blogger, Kate Arnell, will help you on your path to rubbish-free living, with the principles of the 5 Rs (refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle and rot). From cutting down on food waste and decluttering, to making homemade health and beauty products, you'll soon be on your way to a zero-waste lifestyle.

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Book SynopsisThis CIGRE green book begins by addressing the specification and provision of communication services in the context of operational applications for electrical power utilities, before subsequently providing guidelines on the deployment or transformation of networks to deliver these specific communication services. Lastly, it demonstrates how these networks and their services can be monitored, operated, and maintained to ensure that the requisite high level of service quality is consistently achieved.Table of ContentsPART 1 - OPERATIONAL APPLICATIONS AND THEIR COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS 1. Operational Applications in the Power Delivery System 2. Substation-to-Substation Applications 3. Substation-to-Central Platform Applications 4. Inter-platform Applications 5. Office-to-Field Applications 6. Distribution Applications PART 2 - PROVISIONING OF UTILITY-GRADE COMMUNICATION SERVICES 1. Service Provisioning, Quality of Service and SLA 2. Service specification attributes (time, loss, throughput, dependability, security, cost) 3. Building and Adjusting Service Level Agreements – the Service Catalog <4. Service Provisioning Models and their impact on the Delivery Process PART 3 - DELIVERY OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES IN THE UTILITY ENVIRONMENT 1. Introduction 2. Communication Service Delivery Architecture 3. Service Interfacing at the Access Point 4. Time Synchronization at User-to-Network Interface 5. Circuit and Packet Conversions at the Service Access Point 6. Modeling the Service Delivery Process 7. Managing the Delivered Communication Service 8. Meeting Service Quality at a Packet Switched Access Point 9. Integrating Service Delivery for IT and OT Communications Part 4 - DEPLOYING RELIABLE AND SECURE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURES 1. Introduction 2. An Overview on Network Technologies 3. Hierarchical and Overlay Architectures 4. Revisiting the Process Model – Upstream Management 5. Telecom Network Asset Ownership 6. Planning Network Transformations and Migrations 7. Cyber-secure and Disaster-resistant Communications Part 5 - MAINTAINING NETWORK OPERATION IN NORMAL AND DISASTER SITUATIONS 1. Introduction 2. Reasons for a Formal Approach to O&M 3. O&M Scope, Process and Organization 4. Managing Faults and Anomalies 5. Incident Management and Work Assignment 6. Configuration and Change Management 7. Quality and Performance Monitoring 8. Telecom O&M Communications and Field Worker Support

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Book Synopsis“We are buried beneath mountains of fast-accumulating data. In such circumstances, this book, rather than adding to the data load, aims to offer real understanding.” —James LovelockHuman beings are extraordinary creatures. Intelligent, agile, and curious, we have adapted and invented our way to becoming the most important species on the planet. So great is the extent of our influence, that many speak of a new geological era, the Anthropocene, an age defined by human-induced change to the blue and green globe we call home.Our lofty status comes with responsibility as much as possibility: How should we approach our present and future? What knowledge should we carry with us? Conceived by James Lovelock (1919–2022), inventor of the Gaia theory, this illustrated essay collection brings together an all-star lineup of thinkers and scientists to offer essential understanding about who we are, how we live, and where we might be going.Much as the Gaia theory considers our Earth as an integrated whole of living systems, The Earth and I encourages holistic understanding. Across 12 chapters, we take in both the intricate details and immense structures of our species and our planet, from our ever-expanding universe to our minuscule but mighty cells. We see stellar explosions and the layers of life beneath our feet, delve into the neuroscience of decision-making, get to grips with our climate, and contemplate our increasing intimacy with technology.The book’s world-class contributors include quantum physicist Lisa Randall, Astronomer Royal Martin Rees, Pulitzer Prize–winning biologist Edward O. Wilson, and Nobel Prize–winning neuroscientist Eric Kandel. With lively illustrations from British artist Jack Hudson, the result is an inspiration for curious minds young and old, and a trusted tool kit for an informed and enlightened future.Trade Review“…a beautiful, handy explainer on the evolution of the planet.” * Wired.com *

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Book SynopsisA Times and Sunday Times Book of the YearPeer into the secret, silent world of the freshwater fish and explore evolution of the art and industry of fishing in Britain''s rivers and streams.From cunning Neolithic traps, intricate Roman nets and quarrellous Victorian societies to the evolution of angling and eventual gentrification of river access, this history spans thousands of years and ends with a poignant call to protect the underwater world from the horrors of industrial fishing and farming.Meanwhile, another thread of the narrative weaves in the lives of the fishes themselves: the incredible struggles of the Atlantic salmon and secretive eel; the pike, a lean and camouflaged predator; the carp, huge and stately, begetter of obsessions; the exquisite spotted brown trout and its silver cousin, the grayling.Lives built on and around fishing have largely faded from Britain, but fishermen and conservationists are working tirelessly to prevent the same fate befalling the fishes.Trade ReviewA Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year ‘Tom Fort’s wonderful social history of angling is the ideal book for fish fanciers … A wonderful and unsnobbish social history of angling by a master fisherman’ Max Hastings, Sunday Times ‘His writings cover a wide range of subjects … he therefore brings to this book a more practised pen than most angling writers bring to theirs’ Literary Review ‘Casting Shadows is a beautifully written, unexpectedly humorous and fastidiously researched expression of gratitude for creatures and for a sport. Fort recreates vivid vignettes of moments in angling’s heritage with novelistic flourish’ Patrick Galbraith, The Times ‘Tom Fort’s Casting Shadows … offers garrulous witness to a fine passion … [Fort] is a sort of aquatic anthropologist, an angler with an infectious curiosity about all things fishy … The aroma of wonder seeps through his sentences. Buried beneath the anecdote and the arcana is the poignancy of the fisherman’s encounter with nature … A plea for attention to the radiant world’ London Review of Books ‘Tom Fort … leads us into all sorts of fishy places, with their delightful sights and smells, and introduces us to rough-hewn, fishy characters – and we love it … His writing must give any fisherman nostalgic thoughts. Equally, any non-fisherman will surely be enticed by the scenes he depicts, and amazed by the facts of history and natural history he reveals’ Oldie ‘Marvellous’ Jeremy Paxman, Saga Magazine ‘An essential antidote to a modern world’ Fly Fishing & Fly Tying magazine ‘The ideal book for lock-down … Thought-provoking … intelligent and well researched … You will not be disappointed’ Journal of the Piscatorial Society Praise for Tom Fort‘This is a captivating study…Tom Fort is incapable of writing a dull sentence'Financial Times ‘A fascinating, beautifully written and deeply peculiar book’ New Scientist

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Book SynopsisThe Inclusive Housing Design Guide is a revised and updated edition of the seminal Habinteg Housing Design Guide first published in 2002. The guide provides a brief and advice for all those involved in the design and delivery of Habinteg developments, informing new build technical standards and employers' requirements for accessible homes.This new guide takes into account updated reference standards, specifically addressing M4(2) and M4(3) of UK building regulations. The proposed guide will provide the rationale for, specifications and technical guidance on how to deliver accessible and inclusive housing that is flexible and adaptable to changing needs.With invaluable advice, insights, explanations and illustrations, it is an essential guide on how to deliver housing that is functional, inclusive and meets the changing needs of people of all ages.

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Book SynopsisDo you know how to design for a circular economy? A truly sustainable, circular economy is both a robust and viable option for architecture. Through 24 inspirational case studies, interviews and essays, this book is an accessible and practical guide to how architects can move from a linear economy towards a circular economy. This atlas to sustainable, closed-loop systems takes the reader on a journey through four distinct steps (Recycle, Reuse, Reduce, Circular Economy) that show how they can dramatically reduce the negative impact humans have on the planet. It gives architects the skills and knowledge to navigate through the emerging fields of resource management towards a true Circular Economy. Each step is supplemented with an in-depth interview with an expert who is successfully tacking one or more of the challenges facing all designers today. If we change our behaviour, we enable humanity to work with nature rather than against it. Be part of the change.

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Book SynopsisWhat if our civilization were to collapse? Not many centuries into the future, but in our own lifetimes? Most people recognize that we face huge challenges today, from climate change and its potentially catastrophic consequences to a plethora of socio-political problems, but we find it hard to face up to the very real possibility that these crises could produce a collapse of our entire civilization. Yet we now have a great deal of evidence to suggest that we are up against growing systemic instabilities that pose a serious threat to the capacity of human populations to maintain themselves in a sustainable environment.In this important book, Pablo Servigne and Raphaël Stevens confront these issues head-on. They examine the scientific evidence and show how its findings, often presented in a detached and abstract way, are connected to people’s ordinary experiences – joining the dots, as it were, between the Anthropocene and our everyday lives. In so doing they provide a valuable guide that will help everyone make sense of the new and potentially catastrophic situation in which we now find ourselves. Today, utopia has changed sides: it is the utopians who believe that everything can continue as before, while realists put their energy into making a transition and building local resilience. Collapse is the horizon of our generation. But collapse is not the end – it’s the beginning of our future. We will reinvent new ways of living in the world and being attentive to ourselves, to other human beings and to all our fellow creatures.Trade Review"An explosive book that everyone should buy and read as soon as possible."L'Obs "This is not the kind of book you can read and put down with a shrug of the shoulders: it is a book that will overwhelm you." Canard Enchainé "This is an important book. The authors avoid apocalyptic scaremongering but present compelling arguments to show that our society is increasingly vulnerable to insidious but potentially devastating setbacks – and that, because our world is now so interconnected, any collapse would cascade globally. It will leave readers deeply anxious about where we are heading. But it deserves a wide readership among all concerned citizens – and, even more, among those who can influence policy."Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and former Master of Trinity College, Cambridge "It's high time and a cause for rejoicing that this matter-of-fact, warm-blooded guide to societal collapse is now available in English. The sane, comprehensive clarity brought by Pablo Servigne and Raphaël Stevens will, I expect, liberate much practical ingenuity in the US and other countries. Four decades developing the Work That Reconnects and Deep Ecology Work around the world has taught me that confronting together our fears and losses with open eyes generates solidarity and collective intelligence."Joanna Macy, co-author of Coming Back to Life: The Updated Guide to The Work That Reconnects "If this crisis has taken most of us by surprise, French researchers Pablo Servigne and Raphael Stevens…can claim to have seen it, or something like it, coming. In their book, How Everything Can Collapse, they suggest civilisation is now vulnerable to a complete breakdown, and that the interconnectedness of modern societies makes that prospect more, not less, likely… today’s pandemic and its economic fallout confirm the authors’ arguments."The Australian "There's a tragic irony that this momentous book, which must have been written well before the coronavirus struck, is published precisely at this time."Morning Star"Prophetic"Bookforum"Whether you are just grappling with the need to think about the future for yourself and your family or are personally obsessed by dark scenarios for humanity and the earth, I highly recommend How Everything Can Collapse, even if the title (in English at least) might deter those who continue to relax in the soothing water of techno-optimism."David Holmgren, co-originator of permaculture"Fascinating… a refreshingly intellectual point of view, if not necessary a salve to the fears we read and see and feel every day."TechCrunch

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Book SynopsisA David and Goliath battle for truth A specialist in GM foods and pesticides, the biologist Gilles-Éric Seralini has studied their toxicity and effects on people's health for many years. In September 2012, for the first time in a major scientific journal (Food and Chemical Toxicology), he published a study showing the effect on the liver and kidneys of two of Monsanto's flagship products: Roundup weedkiller and the GM foods created to absorb it. Images from the study of tumor-ridden rats fed with GM foods and Roundup went viral. The study was a PR disaster for Monsanto. The multinational soon bounced back and did everything in its power to cover up the study—leaning on the publishers to retract the findings. Monsanto began a series of smear campaigns to discredit Seralini and fellow researchers and intimidate their supporters, while pumping out their own collection of fake research findings and testimonies. These practices were met with huge suspicion, but there was no concrete evidence until, in 2017, Monsanto was ordered to publish tens of thousands of confidential documents in a class-action lawsuit presented by thousands of individuals afflicted with serious illnesses from their use of Roundup. The "Monsanto Papers" that were produced subsequently proved the company’s cynical attempts at a cover-up as well as its fraudulent practices. Gilles-Éric Seralini and Jérôme Douzelet delved into the documents and discovered how, in the pursuit of its own short term economic interests, Monsanto used sophisticated methods of deceit to bypass legislation devised to protect millions of people. Seralini and Douzelet discovered how Monsanto managed to provide phony assessments to conceal the poisons its products contain, thus deceiving the public authorities and the scientific and medical communities. Trade Review“Monsanto knew for decades that glyphosate-based herbicides cause cancer and a lethal coterie of other devastating illnesses. Rather than warning consumers and customers, Monsanto massaged the science, defrauded regulators, bribed prominent researchers, captured and corrupted the EPA pesticide division, and systematically lied to the global public that its deadly herbicide was safe. Roundup degraded public health, impoverished our soils, extirpated species, obliterated small farmers, and deprived the public of their fundamental civil right of informed consent. Monsanto made a special project of discrediting and destroying scientists, advocates, and reformers who exposed its corrupt coverup. The most prominent among these was heroic French toxicologist Gilles-Éric Seralini. In 2018, I was fortunate enough to be a part of the legal team that finally brought Monsanto to justice. We relied heavily on Dr. Seralini’s research and counsel to achieve this victory.”—Robert F. Kennedy Jr., founder of Waterkeeper Alliance, founder, chairman of the board, and chief legal counsel for Children’s Health Defense, and counsel to Morgan & Morgan “The bravest man I have ever met. The truth always comes to light eventually. Thank you, Gilles-Éric.”—Frédérick Lemarchand, professor of sociology, University Caen Normandy “Written by one of the most published scientists in the domain, quoted 55,952 times in the ‘Monsanto Papers,’ this laser-sharp analysis shows how the agribusiness pesticide giant poisoned public regulations, research, and democracy.”—Louise Vandelac, PhD, Department of Sociology and Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Québec in Montreal "An essential contribution to understand the manipulation of science in the service of profit maximization, by one of the main players in the debate." —Olivier De Schutter, former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food "David against Goliath, such is the disproportionate fight of Gilles-Éric Seralini against the ‘Hydra Monsanto,’ an emblematic victory on a planetary scale, where courage and probity triumph!"—Philippe Desbrosses, author, farmer, doctor of science in environment. “The demonstration of Professor Seralini, rigorously supported by his great culture in human sciences, allows him not to confuse science and technoscience.”—Yves Dupont, PhD, researcher in human sciences “The work of Professor Seralini is of prime importance; it is a glimmer of hope coming from a certain science at the service of Humanity and Life on earth.”—Claude Gruffat, Member of the European Parliament “I have had the chance to work on several occasions with Professor Gilles-Éric Seralini, a world specialist in pesticides and genetically modified organisms. His meticulous work, his expertise and his complete testimonies have served us to denounce numerous abuses or frauds by international companies, making possible to develop European legislation on pesticides always in the direction of greater protection of health and the environment, and to successfully support various appeals before the French courts and even before the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECHR). The expertise of an independent researcher and whistleblower like Professor Seralini is invaluable, rare, and beneficial for safeguarding the general interest and health in the face of financial interests.”—Maître Guillaume Tumerelle, lawyer specializing in rural law, France “The Monsanto Papers provides an insider’s account of how corporate power is used to destroy a scientific career when a multinational cannot control the experimental evidence of its unsafe herbicide. Seralini’s account is a ‘David and Goliath’ story that reveals the corruption of a regulatory system, the conflicts of interest among corrupted toxicologists, and the battle between scientific truth against a company’s billion-dollar product.”—Sheldon Krimsky, Lenore Stern Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences at Tufts University, author of Conflicts of Interest in Science “Monsanto’s response to Dr. Seralini’s work on the toxicity of one of its products demonstrates how far corporations will go in corrupting science for profit.”—Leemon McHenry, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at California State University, Northridge and medical ethics consultant to the Baum, Hedlund law firm

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Book SynopsisThe study of the Quaternary ice age has revolutionized ideas about Earth system change and the pace of landscape and ecosystem dynamics. The Ice Age: A Very Short Introduction looks at evidence from the continents, the oceans, and the ice core records, and the human stories behind it all. Jamie Woodward examines the remarkable environmental shifts that took place during the Great Ice Age of the Quaternary Period. He explores the evolution of ideas, evaluates the contributions of the leading players in the great debates, and presents some of the ingenious methods that have been used to retrieve information about the recent geological past.In an era of warming climate, the study of the ice age past is now more important than ever. This book examines the wonders of the Quaternary ice age - to show how ice age landscapes and ecosystems were repeatedly and rapidly transformed as plants, animals, and humans reorganized their worlds. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Trade ReviewWoodward's book tells a remarkable story in a succinct yet comprehensive way... The historical development of ideas relating to Ice Ages has always fascinated me and will no doubt enthral the general readership for which it is intended. * John A Matthews, The Holocene *I very much enjoy delving into the A Very Short Introduction series for a short, but not too short, summary of a subject. The Ice Age is another in this extensive series published by Oxford University Press. There are more than 350 volumes in the series and they aim to provide a 'stimulating and accessible' way into a new subject. * Weather *For me, this is just the right approach. Science is not just facts, but it is also people, blind alleys, prejudices... and egos. Taken together, this is a heady mixture which has been expertly stirred together. * Geological Journal *This is a quite delightful book, in every way. It is well written. It is stacked with new research, something that is not easy for such a 'well-worn' topic, and not a word is wasted. It also includes a large number of cameos that enhance our understanding of Quaternary Science. * Proceedings of the Geologists's Association *Well written, engaging, and accessible. * Geographical Journal *The idea of the Ice Age is now entirely conventional, but it's an idea that took centuries to extract from the evidence around us. As Jamie Woodward's book shows, there was plenty of physics involved in developing the story. * IOPscience *This is a truly comprehensive, highly accessible, and entertaining biography of Ice Age research. * Climatica *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. The Quaternary Ice Age ; 2. Erratic Boulders and the Diluvium ; 3. Monster Glaciers ; 4. Die Eiszeit ; 5. 1840 ; 6. Ice sheets or icebergs ; 7. Glacials, interglacials, and celestial cycles ; 8. Deep ocean sediments and dating the past ; 9. Ice cores, abrupt climate shifts, and ecosystem change ; Epilogue ; Further reading

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Book SynopsisWhat does it mean for the future of the planet when one of the world’s most durable authoritarian governance systems pursues “ecological civilization”? Despite its staggering pollution and colossal appetite for resources, China exemplifies a model of state-led environmentalism which concentrates decisive political, economic, and epistemic power under centralized leadership. On the face of it, China seems to embody hope for a radical new approach to environmental governance. In this thought-provoking book, Yifei Li and Judith Shapiro probe the concrete mechanisms of China’s coercive environmentalism to show how ‘going green’ helps the state to further other agendas such as citizen surveillance and geopolitical influence. Through top-down initiatives, regulations, and campaigns to mitigate pollution and environmental degradation, the Chinese authorities also promote control over the behavior of individuals and enterprises, pacification of borderlands, and expansion of Chinese power and influence along the Belt and Road and even into the global commons. Given the limited time that remains to mitigate climate change and protect millions of species from extinction, we need to consider whether a green authoritarianism can show us the way. This book explores both its promises and risks.Trade Review“A clearly written, comprehensive and timely volume, China Goes Green will help students, researchers, and the general public understand how to think about China’s ’authoritarian environmentalism’ — or more accurately, as Li and Shapiro argue — ‘environmental authoritarianism’ under Xi Jinping. A concise guide to a very important issue.”Emily Yeh, University of Colorado Boulder “China Goes Green brilliantly redefines our understanding of modern Chinese governance, dismantling a simplified portrait and illuminating the force, and the flaws, of the centralized approach that some officials call the ‘era of coercion.’ These insights are vital to understanding not only China’s environmental policy but also its handling of public-health emergencies and other issues of urgent global interest.” Evan Osnos, author of Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth and Faith in the New China“Even as someone well versed in this material, I learned a great deal from this impressive text. I would absolutely use it with my students.”Matto Mildenberger, University of California, Santa Barbara“Faith in the capacity of western forms of governance to meet the rising challenges of the Anthropocene is waning. Many find in China's brand of authoritarian environmentalism an appealing alternative. But can the appeal of this alternative withstand close scrutiny? Without denying or downplaying China's environmental achievements, Li and Shapiro subject China's environmental record to a systematic assessment. The result is a sobering account of what the authors describe as environmental authoritarianism in contrast to authoritarian environmentalism. An important argument that is particularly timely at this moment.”Oran Young, University of California, Santa Barbara‘Li and Shapiro trenchantly explore environmentalism as an element of China’s deepening and globalizing authoritarianism, while also showing that a measure of citizen involvement, or “supervision by the masses,” is required for such projects to succeed. Through nuanced case studies from urban air quality to reforestation, China Goes Green inspires us to focus on the relationship between sustainability and freedom – an endangered species in our increasingly illiberal world.’Jesse Ribot, American University “China Goes Green: Coercive Environmentalism for a Troubled Planet is a nuanced account of what China has done so far, and what lessons the world can learn from the authoritarian tone of environmentalism in China.”The Earthbound Report“broad and deep, well documented and clear”Asian Review of Books “an important work that recasts the trade-offs of tackling catastrophic climate change.”Journal of Political Ecology “Highly recommended for China scholars, those interested in the impact of China's growing global role, and everyone looking to understand how much coercion is necessary in environmental politics.”Jessica C. Teets, Governance “a deeply perceptive book”Mahesh Rangarajan, The Telegraph India “timely…a deep exploration of the environmental governance system under China’s characteristic authoritarian regime.”International Journal of Asian Studies“[A]n in-depth analysis of the Chinese approach to solving environmental issues.”Europe-Asia Studies"(a) remarkable and long overdue book... its enormous strength is its comprehensive and well-balanced combination of ambitious theorizing and hard empirics." The China Quarterly

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