The environment Books

Book SynopsisWide-ranging coverage includes information on subjects such as activist movements, agriculture and horticulture, air pollution, alien species and species migration, biodiversity, botany, climate and weather, extinct and endangered species, fish and fishing, genetic engineering and iotechnology, land use and development, noise pollution, oceanography, and population growth.

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Book SynopsisThe record of human impact on world environments is undeniable; scholarship has shown that the ecosystems we live in today are structured by human behavior. Equally undeniable is the fact that events such as war, disaster, disease, or economic decay have, at various times throughout history, led to the human abandonment of particular environments. What happens to a human-structured environment when the way people use it suddenly changes? In Questioning Rebound, authors Emily Lena Jones and Jacob L. Fisher explore the archaeological record of a time when the human footprint on the land abruptly shifted: the period immediately following European contact in the Americas. During this time of disease-driven mortality, genocide, incarceration, and forced labor of Indigenous peoples, American landscapes changed in fundamental ways, producing short-lived ecosystems that later became the basis of myths about the American environments.Questioning Rebound explores the record and the causes of environmental change during the post-Columbian period, featuring case studies throughout the Americas. While both the record for and the apparent causes of the changes in the human footprint vary, the record of post- Columbian environmental change consistently reflects the environmental impacts of past social upheaval.Trade ReviewQuestioning Rebound considers the environmental implications of rebound through an excellent assortment of case studies and reviews from various regions across the Americas. This book makes an important contribution to the field and relates well to other scholarship regarding Americanist archaeology as a whole."—Suzanne E. Pilaar Birch, University of GeorgiaTable of Contents List of Figures List of Tables 1. Questioning Rebound: Placing the Protohistoric in the Context of Anthropogenic Environmental Change Jacob L. Fisher and Emily Lena Jones 2. The “Pristine Myth,” Post-Columbian Environmental Rebound, and Multicausality Emily Lena Jones 3. Apocalypse Then: Searching for Faunal Rebound in the Post-Contact West Indies Christina M. Giovas 4. Animales Salvaje y DomÉsticos: The Environmental Consequences of Spanish Colonization in the Maya Region Asia Alsgaard and Emily Lena Jones 5. Late Holocene Environmental Rebound in Northwest Patagonia: Zooarchaeological, Stable Isotope, Radiocarbon, and Ancient DNA Evidence Gustavo Neme, Cinthia Abbona, Adolfo Gil, Clara Otaola, Jeff A. Johnson, Lisa Nagaoka, and Steve Wolverton 6. Rebound of Fire Regimes in the Dry Forests and Woodlands of the Southwest U.S.A., AD1200–1900 Christopher I. Roos, Thomas W. Swetnam, and Matthew J. Liebmann 7. The Evidence for Wildlife Irruptions in Protohistoric California Jacob L. Fisher 8. Ecological Shifts and Anthropogenic Burning in Central California, AD1250–2000 Anna Klimaszewski-Patterson 9. Environmental Rebound and the Disruption of Indigenous Land Management following European Colonization of Southern New England Elic M. Weitzel 10. Disease, Social Injustice, and Historical Ecology: Reflections on Archaeology and Environmental Rebounds Torben Rick References List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThe story of Tasmania’s most controversial forestry giant, the corruption that gave it power and the forces that brought it down.At its peak, Gunns Ltd had a market value of $1 billion, was listed on the ASX 200, was the largest employer in the state of Tasmania and was its largest private landowner. Most of its profits came from woodchipping, mainly from clear-felled old-growth forests. A pulp mill in Tasmania’s Tamar Valley was central to its expansion plans. Gunns’ collapse in 2012 was a major national news story, as was the arrest of its CEO for insider trading.Quentin Beresford illuminates for the first time the dark corners of the Gunns empire and how it was embedded in an anti-democratic and corrupt system of power supported by both main parties, business and unions. Simmering opposition to Gunns and all it stood for ramped up into an environmental campaign not seen since the Franklin Dam protests.Fearless and forensic in its analysis, the book shows that Tasmania’s decades-long quest to industrialise nature fails every time.Trade Review'This is a tale that needed telling. It is an important case history in environmental campaigning and a must-read for anyone interested in fairness and transparency in government.' - Geoffrey Cousins AM, businessman and president of the Australian Conservation Foundation

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Book SynopsisThe documentaries produced by the National Film Board of Canada, an institution profoundly woven into Canada’s cultural fabric, not only influenced cinematic language, but their stunning portrayals of the landscape shaped our perception of the environment and our place in it. Screening Nature and Nation examines how Canadians have engaged with these films and how the depictions of the land and its people have reflected the prevailing attitudes of the times. In the years following the establishment of the NFB in 1939, author Michael Clemens demonstrates how production practices often supported the views of the government regarding the uses and limits of the environment. But, like most institutions, the films evolved, and by the beginning of the 1960s NFB documentaries began to express much broader social concerns. Certain filmmakers began to use their cameras as a means of challenging the dominant modes of thinking about the environment—not as a resource to be exploited but as a dynamic ecosystem. Films were produced that privileged Indigenous perspectives by focusing on the physical, cultural, and spiritual lives of the nation’s first people, offering audiences a glimpse into a social history they may have known little about. Many of the seminal films created in the 1960s and 1970s by the National Film Board of Canada would go on to be adored by audiences world-wide for their portrayal of the landscape and indigenous culture, as well as inspiring a burgeoning environmental activist movement.

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Book SynopsisPoplars and willows form an important component of forestry and agricultural systems, providing a wide range of wood and non-wood products. This book synthesizes research on poplars and willows, providing a practical worldwide overview and guide to their basic characteristics, cultivation and use, issues, problems and trends. Prominence is given to environmental benefits and the importance of poplar and willow cultivation in meeting the needs of people and communities, sustainable livelihoods, land use and development.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Poplars and Willows of the World, with Emphasis on Silviculturally Important Species 3: Ecology and Physiology of Poplars and Willows 4: The Domestication and Conservation of Populus and Salix Genetic Resources 5: Operational Poplar and Willow Culture 6: Environmental Applications of Poplars and Willows 7: Abiotic Stresses 8: Diseases of Poplars and Willows 9: Insect and Other Pests of Poplars and Willows 10: Properties, Processing and Utilization 11: Markets, Trends and Outlook 12: Poplars and Willows for Rural Livelihoods and Sustainable Development 13: Epilogue

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Book SynopsisIf you're interested in the cutting-edge of the very best thinking on economics and the environment, it's right here. Boyce has done a masterful job integrating issues of equity and ecological thinking into economics, and presenting deep and important ideas accessibly with the latest research to back them up. Not just recommended, but essential.'- Juliet Schor, Boston College, US and author of True Wealth: How and Why Millions of Americans are Creating a Time-rich, Ecologically-light, Small-scale, High-satisfaction Economy'A colleague of mine puts it best: when thinking about the fundamentals of the economy and the environment, there is Pigou, Coase, and Boyce. Boyce adds to traditional economics the critical understanding that social power is a determinant of the extent and spatial scale of environmental degradation. In these essays, on subjects ranging from housing and credit markets to agriculture and globalization, Boyce mixes a data-driven picture of unequal environmental protection with a keen and useful discussion of the many forms of social power that can help right the scales.'- Eban Goodstein, Bard College, USThis fascinating volume has at its heart a simple but powerful premise: that a clean and safe environment is not a commodity to be allocated on the basis of purchasing power, nor a privilege to be allocated through political power, but rather a basic human right. Building upon this premise, James K. Boyce explores the many ways in which economics can be refashioned into an instrument for advancing human well-being and environmental health.Comprising a decade's worth of essays written since the publication of the author's pathbreaking book, The Political Economy of the Environment (2002), this volume discusses a number of diverse environmental issues through an economist's lens. Topics covered include environmental justice, disaster response, globalization and the environment, industrial toxins and other pollutants, cap-and-dividend climate policies, and agricultural biodiversity.The first economics book to explore the idea that the environment belongs in equal measure to us all, this pioneering volume will hold great interest for students, professors and researchers of both economics and environmental studies.Contents: 1. The Environment as Our Common Heritage 2. Is Inequality Bad for the Environment? 3. In the Wake of the Storm: Disasters and Environmental Justice 4. Justice in the Air: Tracking America's Industrial Toxics 5. Where Credit is Due 6. Cap and Dividend: Carbon Revenue as Common Wealth 7. A Chinese Sky Trust 8. A Future for Small Farms 9. Globalization and Our Environmental Future IndexTrade Review'If you're interested in the cutting-edge of the very best thinking on economics and the environment, it's right here. Boyce has done a masterful job integrating issues of equity and ecological thinking into economics, and presenting deep and important ideas accessibly with the latest research to back them up. Not just recommended, but essential.' - Juliet Schor, Boston College, US and author of True Wealth: How and Why Millions of Americans are Creating a Time-rich, Ecologically-light, Small-scale, High-satisfaction Economy 'A colleague of mine puts it best: when thinking about the fundamentals of the economy and the environment, there is Pigou, Coase, and Boyce. Boyce adds to traditional economics the critical understanding that social power is a determinant of the extent and spatial scale of environmental degradation. In these essays, on subjects ranging from housing and credit markets to agriculture and globalization, Boyce mixes a data-driven picture of unequal environmental protection with a keen and useful discussion of the many forms of social power that can help right the scales.' --- Eban Goodstein, Bard College, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Environment as Our Common Heritage 2. Is Inequality Bad for the Environment? 3. In the Wake of the Storm: Disasters and Environmental Justice 4. Justice in the Air: Tracking America’s Industrial Toxics 5. Where Credit is Due 6. Cap and Dividend: Carbon Revenue as Common Wealth 7. A Chinese Sky Trust 8. A Future for Small Farms 9. Globalization and Our Environmental Future Index

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Book SynopsisThe Arctic ice cap is melting and scientists are uncertain about how this will affect ecosystems. At the same time, the Arctic is the object of heated political discussion. Who shall extract the oil when the ice disappears? How are marine delimitation lines established? Who will control the new sea routes that are opening up? Who actually owns the Arctic? This volume, edited by a leading academic in the field, brings together some of the most authoritative journal articles on Arctic politics publishes since the end of the Cold War. The articles discuss circumpolar and regional Arctic governance, including the claim that a ‘scramble for the Arctic’ is underway.Along with an original introduction by Professor Hønneland, this collection will be of interest to academics, researchers and students with an interest in the politics of the arctic.Trade Review‘This is a timely and much needed volume that provides the reader with easy access to a wide selection of academic and semi-academic work that has served to set the tone and direction of the international debate on Arctic affairs over the last two decades.’ -- Alf Håkon Hoel, Havforskningsinstituttet, NorwayTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Geir Hønneland The First Arctic Wave PART I THE END OF THE COLD WAR 1. Oran R. Young (1985), ‘The Age of the Arctic’ 2. Clive Archer (1988), ‘General Features of Political Development and Possibilities for Cooperation in the Arctic’ 3. Olav Schram Stokke (1990), ‘The Northern Environment: Is Cooperation Coming?’ 4. J. Enno Harders (1987), ‘In Quest of an Arctic Legal Regime: Marine Regionalism – A Concept of International Law Evaluated’ 5. Alexei Yu Roginko and Matthew J. LaMourie (1992), ‘Emerging Marine Environmental Protection Strategies for the Arctic’ 6. David D. Caron (1993), ‘Toward an Arctic Environmental Regime’ PART II CIRCUMPOLAR COOPERATION 7. Robert L. Friedheim (1988), ‘The Regime of the Arctic - Distributional or Integrative Bargaining?’ 8. David Scrivener (1999), ‘Arctic Environmental Cooperation in Transition’ 9. Oran R. Young (2002), ‘Can the Arctic Council and the Northern Forum Find Common Ground?’ 10. Oran R. Young (2005), ‘Governing the Arctic: From Cold War Theater to Mosaic of Cooperation’ 11. Lassi Heininen and Heather N. Nicol (2007), ‘The Importance of Northern Dimension Foreign Policies in the Geopolitics of the Circumpolar North’ 12. Carina Keskitalo (2007), ‘International Region-Building: Development of the Arctic as an International Region’ 13. Elana Wilson (2007), ‘Arctic Unity, Arctic Difference: Mapping the Reach of Northern Discourses’ 14. Njord Wegge (2011), ‘The Political Order in the Arctic: Power Structures, Regimes and Influence’ 15. Torbjørn Pedersen (2012), ‘Debates over the Role of the Arctic Council’ PART III REGIONAL COOPERATION 16. Christopher Kirkey (1995), ‘Smoothing Troubled Waters: The 1988 Canada–United States Arctic Co-operation Agreement’ 17. Kristian Åtland (2008), ‘Mikhail Gorbachev, the Murmansk Initiative, and the Desecuritization of Interstate Relations in the Arctic’ 18. Iver B. Neumann (1994), ‘A Region-Building Approach to Northern Europe’ 19. Geir Hønneland (1998), ‘Identity Formation in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region’ 20. Sergei Medvedev (2001), ‘[the_blank_space] Glenn Gould, Finland, Russia and the North’ 21. Pami Aalto, Simon Dalby and Vilho Harle (2003), ‘The Critical Geopolitics of Northern Europe: Identity Politics Unlimited’ 22. Christopher S. Browning (2003), ‘The Region-Building Approach Revisited: The Continued Othering of Russia in Discourses of Region-Building in the European North’ 23. Geir Hønneland (2010), ‘East–West Collaboration in the European North’ 24. Tore Henriksen and Geir Ulfstein (2011), ‘Maritime Delimitation in the Arctic: The Barents Sea Treaty’ THE SECOND ARCTIC WAVE PART IV THE “SCRAMBLE” FOR THE ARCTIC 25. Scott G. Borgerson (2008), ‘Arctic Meltdown: The Economic and Security Implications of Global Warming’ 26. Margaret Blunden (2009), ‘The New Problem of Arctic Stability’ 27. Charles K. Ebinger and Evie Zambetakis (2009), ‘The Geopolitics of Arctic Melt’ 28. Adriana Craciun (2009), ‘The Scramble for the Arctic’ 29. Elizabeth Elliot-Meisel (2009), ‘Politics, Pride, and Precedent: The United States and Canada in the Northwest Passage’ 30. Klaus Dodds (2010), ‘Flag Planting and Finger Pointing: The Law of the Sea, the Arctic and the Political Geographies of the Outer Continental Shelf’ 31. Ian G. Brosnan, Thomas M. Leschine and Edward L. Miles (2011), ‘Cooperation or Conflict in a Changing Arctic’ 32. Timo Koivurova (2011), ‘The Actions of the Arctic States Respecting the Continental Shelf: A Reflective Essay’ 33. Younkyoo Kim and Stephen Blank (2011), ‘The Arctic: A New Issue on Asia’s Security Agenda’ 34. Margaret Blunden (2012), ‘Geopolitics and the Northern Sea Route’ 35. Nong Hong (2012), ‘The Energy Factor in the Arctic Dispute: A Pathway to Conflict or Cooperation?’ 36. Torbjørn Pedersen (2006), ‘The Svalbard Continental Shelf Controversy: Legal Disputes and Political Rivalries’ PART V NEW ARCTIC GOVERNANCE 37. Olav Schram Stokke (2006), ‘A Legal Regime for the Arctic? Interplay with the Law of the Sea Convention’ 38. Donald Rothwell (2008), ‘The Arctic in International Affairs: Time for a New Regime?’ 39. Oran R. Young (2009), ‘Whither the Arctic? Conflict or Cooperation in the Circumpolar North’ 40. Timo Koivurova (2010), ‘Limits and Possibilities of the Arctic Council in a Rapidly Changing Scene of Arctic Governance’ 41. Oran R. Young (2010), ‘Arctic Governance - Pathways to the Future’ 42. Olav Schram Stokke (2011), ‘Environmental Security in the Arctic: The Case for Multilevel Governance’ 43. Oran R. Young (2011), ‘If an Arctic Treaty is not the Solution, What is the Alternative?’ 44. Shih-Ming Kao, Nathaniel S. Pearre and Jeremy Firestone (2012), ‘Adoption of the Arctic Search and Rescue Agreement: A Shift of the Arctic Regime toward a Hard Law Basis?’

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Book SynopsisIf you're interested in the cutting-edge of the very best thinking on economics and the environment, it's right here. Boyce has done a masterful job integrating issues of equity and ecological thinking into economics, and presenting deep and important ideas accessibly with the latest research to back them up. Not just recommended, but essential.'- Juliet Schor, Boston College, US and author of True Wealth: How and Why Millions of Americans are Creating a Time-rich, Ecologically-light, Small-scale, High-satisfaction Economy'A colleague of mine puts it best: when thinking about the fundamentals of the economy and the environment, there is Pigou, Coase, and Boyce. Boyce adds to traditional economics the critical understanding that social power is a determinant of the extent and spatial scale of environmental degradation. In these essays, on subjects ranging from housing and credit markets to agriculture and globalization, Boyce mixes a data-driven picture of unequal environmental protection with a keen and useful discussion of the many forms of social power that can help right the scales.'- Eban Goodstein, Bard College, USThis fascinating volume has at its heart a simple but powerful premise: that a clean and safe environment is not a commodity to be allocated on the basis of purchasing power, nor a privilege to be allocated through political power, but rather a basic human right. Building upon this premise, James K. Boyce explores the many ways in which economics can be refashioned into an instrument for advancing human well-being and environmental health.Comprising a decade's worth of essays written since the publication of the author's pathbreaking book, The Political Economy of the Environment (2002), this volume discusses a number of diverse environmental issues through an economist's lens. Topics covered include environmental justice, disaster response, globalization and the environment, industrial toxins and other pollutants, cap-and-dividend climate policies, and agricultural biodiversity.The first economics book to explore the idea that the environment belongs in equal measure to us all, this pioneering volume will hold great interest for students, professors and researchers of both economics and environmental studies.Contents: 1. The Environment as Our Common Heritage 2. Is Inequality Bad for the Environment? 3. In the Wake of the Storm: Disasters and Environmental Justice 4. Justice in the Air: Tracking America's Industrial Toxics 5. Where Credit is Due 6. Cap and Dividend: Carbon Revenue as Common Wealth 7. A Chinese Sky Trust 8. A Future for Small Farms 9. Globalization and Our Environmental Future IndexTrade Review'If you're interested in the cutting-edge of the very best thinking on economics and the environment, it's right here. Boyce has done a masterful job integrating issues of equity and ecological thinking into economics, and presenting deep and important ideas accessibly with the latest research to back them up. Not just recommended, but essential.' - Juliet Schor, Boston College, US and author of True Wealth: How and Why Millions of Americans are Creating a Time-rich, Ecologically-light, Small-scale, High-satisfaction Economy 'A colleague of mine puts it best: when thinking about the fundamentals of the economy and the environment, there is Pigou, Coase, and Boyce. Boyce adds to traditional economics the critical understanding that social power is a determinant of the extent and spatial scale of environmental degradation. In these essays, on subjects ranging from housing and credit markets to agriculture and globalization, Boyce mixes a data-driven picture of unequal environmental protection with a keen and useful discussion of the many forms of social power that can help right the scales.' --- Eban Goodstein, Bard College, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Environment as Our Common Heritage 2. Is Inequality Bad for the Environment? 3. In the Wake of the Storm: Disasters and Environmental Justice 4. Justice in the Air: Tracking America’s Industrial Toxics 5. Where Credit is Due 6. Cap and Dividend: Carbon Revenue as Common Wealth 7. A Chinese Sky Trust 8. A Future for Small Farms 9. Globalization and Our Environmental Future Index

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Book SynopsisThe editors of this volume bring together an impressive cast of scholars on the critical relationship of democracy and governance in sustainable development. It offers an outstanding and timely contribution to the literatures in sustainability, political science, and comparative environmental politics.'- Daniel J. Fiorino, American University, US'This very timely and important collection draws together some of the world's leading thinkers on environment and development to debate one of the most important issues of our time: sustainable development. They very usefully remind us all that in order to be politically sustainable, the sustainability transition will have to find a way to maximise policy synergies in a democratically legitimate manner.'- Andy Jordan, University of East Anglia, UKThis insightful book deals with governance of the environment and sustainable development. The contributors explore the difficulties developed countries are experiencing in coming to terms with environmental limits and the resultant challenges to the democratic polity. They engage with different dimensions of the governance challenge including norms, public attitudes, citizen engagement, political conflict, policy design, and implementation, and with a range of environmental problems such as climate change, biodiversity/nature protection, and water management. The book concludes with an essay by William Lafferty that explores the flawed character of the contemporary democratic polity and offers his reflections on possible pathways to reform.This book will interest researchers, academics, and graduate students in environmental politics and public policy. It is ideal for use as supplementary reading in a wide range of university courses, while NGOs and policy-makers will also find it of considerable value.Contributors: C. Aall, S. Baker, E. Bomberg, H.T.A. Bressers, P.-O. Busch, F.H.J.M. Coenen, K. Eckerberg, H. Jörgens, W.M. Lafferty, O. Langhelle, L.J. Lundqvist, J. Meadowcroft, G. Mullally, M. Narodoslawsky, A. Ruud, M.A. SchreursTrade Review‘The editors of this volume bring together an impressive cast of scholars on the critical relationship of democracy and governance in sustainable development. It offers an outstanding and timely contribution to the literatures in sustainability, political science, and comparative environmental politics.’ -- Daniel J. Fiorino, American University, US‘This very timely and important collection draws together some of the world’s leading thinkers on environment and development to debate one of the most important issues of our time: sustainable development. They very usefully remind us all that in order to be politically sustainable, the sustainability transition will have to find a way to maximise policy synergies in a democratically legitimate manner.’ -- Andy Jordan, University of East Anglia, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Governance, Democracy and Sustainable Development: Moving Beyond the Impasse James Meadowcroft, Oluf Langhelle and Audun Ruud 2. A Changing Energy Resource Base and the Re-invention of the Region Michael Narodoslawsky 3. Trends, Drivers and Dilemmas in the Transition Towards Sustainable Water Management Frans H.J.M. Coenen and Hans T.A. Bressers 4. Local Participation and Learning in Nature Protection: A Swedish Success Story Katarina Eckerberg 5. Early Experiences of Local Climate Change Adaptation in Norwegian Society Carlo Aall 6. ‘Think Globally, Act Locally!’ But What on Earth Can Local Governments Do About Global Climate Change? Lennart J. Lundqvist 7. Moving Beyond the Impasse: Climate Change Activism in the US and the EU Elizabeth Bomberg 8. Governance and Participation for Sustainable Development in Ireland: ‘Not So Different After All?’ Gerard Mullally 9. Measuring What? National Interpretations of Sustainable Development – The Case of Norway Oluf Langhelle and Audun Ruud 10. Breaking the Impasse on Global Environmental Protection Miranda A. Schreurs 11. Governance by Diffusion: Exploring a New Mechanism of International Policy Coordination Per-Olof Busch and Helge Jörgens 12. Climate Change, the Common Good and the Promotion of Sustainable Development Susan Baker 13. Pushing the Boundaries: Governance for Sustainable Development and a Politics of Limits James Meadowcroft 14. Governance for Sustainable Development: The Impasse of Dysfunctional Democracy William M. Lafferty Index

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to the topical and methodological breadth and diversity of the interdisciplinary field of environmental studies. The chapters, each written by leading experts in the field, illustrate cutting-edge quantitative, qualitative and mixed methodologies used in environmental studies research. The Handbook will make an ideal primary or supplemental textbook for graduate research and methods courses. It will also be an excellent resource for environmental studies students, faculty and researchers.'- Robin Leichenko, Rutgers University, US'Usually a book with a title like this is bought by libraries, used occasionally by desperate researchers seeking a new analysis tool. This book is not like that - although between the covers you will find everything need for such emergencies. Rather this is a walk through magic and mystery of environmental science, from cultural aspects to green economy, virtual water to the latest in gaming. Buy and use it for emergencies by all means, but it's a great read too!'- Peter Bridgewater, Centre for Museums and Heritage, The Australian National University'An up-to-date collection of methods and applications for analyzing environmental problems ranging from energy return on energy invested to international trade in virtual water and much else. The book will be of both academic and practical value to ecological economists, geographers, and environmental scientists. Highly recommended.'- Herman E. Daly, University of Maryland, USThis Handbook presents methods to advance the understanding of interdependencies between the well-being of human societies and the performance of their biophysical environment. It showcases applications to material and energy use; urbanization and technological transition; economic growth and social vulnerabilities; development and governance of social and industrial networks; and the role of history, culture, and science itself in carrying out analysis and guiding policy as well as the role of theory, data, and models in guiding decisions.Unique features include:- in-depth presentation of methods and applications in environmental studies- diverse examples of research methods complemented by a wide geographic and thematic range of applications- a careful balance between a review of the state of the art in environmental studies and an exploration of new developments in research methods and applications- strong emphasis on historic, social, and cultural issues together with the life sciences needed to fully assess environmental change- accessibility to a wide readership.Academics and students interested in broadening their knowledge of methods and applications in environmental studies will find this book to be a valuable resource. It will also be of great use to practitioners in environmental agencies looking to gain an insight into particular research methods.Contributors: L. Alçada-Almeida, P. Antunes, E.B. Barbier, A.M.Bassi, C.R. Binder, R. Boyd, L.K. Campbell, J.J.T. Connolly, C. Court, L.C. Dias, A. Drachen, K. Feng, D.R. Fisher, H. Folmer, H. Ghadimi, B. Gill, S. Gößling-Reisemann, C.A.S. Hall, D. Hardy, C. Hartefeld, K. Hubacek, M.E. Ibarrarán, R. Jackson, H.W. Kua, S. Locke, M. Olazabal, M. Paolisso, M. Patterson, M. Popp, D. Reckien, M. Ruth, R. Santos, R. Schoell, J. Schubert, L. Shi, S. Silva, H. Smith, K. Stave, E.S. Svendsen, C. Taiapa, D.S.K. Thomas, P. Von Mouche, N. Videira, J. Zhu, T. ZimmermannTrade Review‘This Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to the topical and methodological breadth and diversity of the interdisciplinary field of environmental studies. The chapters, each written by leading experts in the field, illustrate cutting-edge quantitative, qualitative and mixed methodologies used in environmental studies research. The Handbook will make an ideal primary or supplemental textbook for graduate research and methods courses. It will also be an excellent resource for environmental studies students, faculty and researchers.’ -- Robin Leichenko, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, US‘Usually a book with a title like this is bought by libraries, used occasionally by desperate researchers seeking a new analysis tool. This book is not like that – although between the covers you will find everything need for such emergencies. Rather this is a walk through magic and mystery of environmental science, from cultural aspects to green economy, virtual water to the latest in gaming. Buy and use it for emergencies by all means, but it’s a great read too!’ -- Peter Bridgewater, Centre for Museums and Heritage, The Australian National University‘An up-to-date collection of methods and applications for analyzing environmental problems ranging from energy return on energy invested to international trade in virtual water and much else. The book will be of both academic and practical value to ecological economists, geographers, and environmental scientists. Highly recommended.’ -- Herman Daly, University of Maryland, College Park, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I: UNDERSTANDING AND SHAPING THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 1. An Introduction to Methods and Applications in Environmental Studies Matthias Ruth 2. Public Meanings of Science and the Environment Simon Locke 3. Cross-Cultural Environmental Research Processes, Principles and Methods – Coastal Examples from Aotearoa/New Zealand Derrylea Hardy, Murray Patterson, Huhana Smith and Caine Taiapa 4. Understanding Culture and Environment Dynamics Using Cultural Consensus Analysis Michael Paolisso 5. Mixed Methods Analysis of Urban Environmental Stewardship Networks James J.T. Connolly, Erika S. Svendsen, Dana R. Fisher and Lindsay K. Campbell 6. The Structured Mental Model Approach Claudia R. Binder, Regina Schoell and Monika Popp 7. Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping: Applications to Urban Environmental Decision-making Marta Olazabal and Diana Reckien 8. Action Research for Coherently Integrated Sustainability Policy Design and Implementation Harn Wei Kua PART II: MODELING RESOURCE USE, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE PROVISION, PRODUCTION AND EMISSIONS IN THEORY AND PRACTICE 9. Energy Return on Investment (EROI) and its Implications for Long-term Prosperity Charles A.S. Hall 10. A Multi-region Input-output Analysis of Global Virtual Water Flows Kuishuang Feng and Klaus Hubacek 11. Dynamic Product-centric MFA Till Zimmermann and Stefan Gößling-Reisemann 12. Network Analysis of Industrial Ecosystems Junming Zhu and Lei Shi 13. Linking Environmental and Economic Frameworks to Model Technology Transitions Randall Jackson, Christa Court and Hodjat Gahdimi 14. System Dynamics for Environmental Application Krystyna Stave 15. Using Participatory System Dynamics in Environmental and Sustainability Dialogues Paula Antunes, Krystyna Stave, Nuno Videira and Rui Santos 16. Analyzing Green Growth: Integrating Models to Assess Green Economy: Methods and Application to Mexico María Eugenia Ibarrarán, Andrea M. Bassi and Roy Boyd 17. Valuing Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems for Storm Protection Edward B. Barbier 18. Are Cities Really Smart? The Environmental Impact of Urban and Rural Municipalities According to Different Methodological Perspectives Johannes Schubert and Bernhard Gill 19. Vulnerability Assessments Deborah S.K.Thomas 20. Multi-criteria Environmental Performance Assessment with an Additive Model Luís C. Dias , Sandra Silva and Luís Alçada-Almeida 21. Gaming on Environmental Issues Casper Harteveld and Anders Drachen 22. Nash Equilibria of Transboundary Pollution Games Henk Folmer and Pierre van Mouche Index

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Book SynopsisThe topics discussed in the Handbook on the Economics of Natural Resources are essential for those looking to understand how best to use and conserve the resources that form the foundation for human well-being. The expert contributors to this Handbook provide insightful solutions to many of the problems that growing populations now face.Organized into four fundamental parts, this book sketches the likely developments in the field of natural resource economics and paves the way for new thinking in the areas of:- nonrenewable resources- modeling of biological resources- conservation of biological resources- water resources.A key source of the most important research in the field, this important book will be of interest to graduate students, instructors and scholars in natural resource economics.Contributors: H.J. Albers, G.S. Amacher, R.M. Auty, E.B. Barbier, O. Bayasgalan, A. Bhaduri, R. Boadway, E.C. Edwards, E.P. Fenichel, G. Gaudet, S. Gopalakrishnan, R.Q. Grafton, R. Griffin, R. Halvorsen, J.M. Hartwick, M. Herrmann, D. Holland, M. Keen, Y. Kuwayama, P. Lasserre, R. Laxminarayan, D.F. Layton, G.D.Libecap, J. Livernois, S.C. Newbold, S. Olmstead, E.J.Z. Robinson, S.W. Salant, J. Siikamäki, H. Thille, S. WheelerTrade Review'This book is essential reading for anyone who wishes to know how the field of Natural Resource Economics - broadly defined - has progressed over the past 20 years, and where it is headed in the future. It is an excellent collection of papers on the subject.' --Maureen Cropper, University of Maryland, College Park and Resources for the Future'With contributions by leading scholars in the field, this book surveys key concepts, methodologies and results from the important field of natural resource economics. The chapters are rigorous and sophisticated, but at the same time accessible to anyone with some graduate-level training in economics. They include both theoretical presentations and real-world discussions that tie the theory to critical resource challenges facing the world today. I highly recommend this either as a textbook for a graduate class in natural resource economics or as a key resource for anyone wanting an overview of state-of-the-art scholarship in this field.' --Kathleen Segerson, University of ConnecticutTable of ContentsContents: PART I NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES 1. Basic Economics of Nonrenewable Resource Use John M. Hartwick 2. The Hotelling Model with Multiple Demands Gérard Gaudet and Stephen W. Salant 3. Empirical Evidence on the Theory of Nonrenewable Resource Economics John Livernois and Henry Thille 4. The Taxation of Nonrenewable Natural Resources Gérard Gaudet and Pierre Lasserre 5. Rent Taxes and Royalties in Designing Fiscal Regimes for Nonrenewable Resources Robin Boadway and Michael Keen 6. The Political Basis of the Resource Curse Richard M. Auty PART II MODELING OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES 7. Bioeconomics: Nature as Capital Eli P. Fenichel, Sathya Gopalakrishnan and Onon Bayasgalan 8. The Forest Harvesting Problem: Have We Reached the Limit of Our Understanding? Gregory S. Amacher 9. Biological Resistance Ramanan Laxminarayan and Markus Herrmann PART III CONSERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES 10. Structuring Rights and Privileges in Catch Share Systems Daniel Holland 11. Spatial Economics of Forest Conservation Heidi J. Albers and Elizabeth J.Z. Robinson 12. Ecosystem Services Edward B. Barbier 13. Conservation Prioritization Using Reserve Site Selection Methods Stephen C. Newbold and Juha Siikamaki PART IV WATER RESOURCES 14. Water Economics R. Quentin Grafton and Sarah Wheeler 15. Water Rate Policy: Prescription and Practice Ronald Griffin 16. Water Institutions and the Law of One Price Eric C. Edwards and Gary D. Libecap 17. Water Quality and Economics: Willingness to Pay, Efficiency, Cost-effectiveness, and New Research Frontiers Yusuke Kuwayama and Sheila Olmstead 18. Transboundary Water Issues Edward B. Barbier and Anik Bhaduri Index

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Book SynopsisThe economic protection of the quality of the environment took shape properly in the middle of the 20th Century when various economic instruments were proposed to policymakers. Today, protecting the environment is essential, as evidenced in the rise in temperatures, the melting of the icecaps, the disappearance of animal species, etc. Moreover, with recent advances in other disciplines (notably in psychology), economists are turning more and more towards non-monetary forms of incentive. However, questions concerning the effectiveness of these forms arise.Incentives and Environmental Policies deals with the role of the economy in protecting the environment by revisiting traditional economic instruments and pursuing an advanced consideration of the role of new forms of incentive. It appears that, in order to strive towards the best possible environmental quality, policymakers will have to take into account the future of many combinations of socially acceptable incentives.Table of ContentsForeword ix Introduction xviiBenjamin OUVRARD and Anne STENGER Chapter 1 The History of Incentives in Environmental Economics 1Nathalie BERTA 1.1 From Pigou to the origins of the concept of externality 3 1.2 Coase theorem 5 1.3 The emergence of environmental externalities in the 1960s 8 1.4 The rift between theory and practice: regulation versus incentive 10 1.5 In search of second-best solutions 13 1.5.1 The emergence of the idea 13 1.5.2 “Least-cost” theorems 17 1.6 Conclusion 20 1.7 References 22 Chapter 2 Environmental Incentives Over Time: From the First Forms of Regulation to the Recognition of Cognitive Biases 25Phu NGUYEN-VAN and Thi Kim Cuong PHAM 2.1 The first forms of environmental regulation 27 2.1.1 Pigovian taxes 27 2.1.2 Externality market 33 2.1.3 Regulatory standards 37 2.2 Different incentives, varying effectiveness 40 2.3 The recent consideration of cognitive biases affecting environmental decisions 43 2.4 References 45 Chapter 3 Environmental Regulation through Nudges 47Benjamin OUVRARD and Anne STENGER 3.1 A look back at the concept of the nudge 48 3.1.1 Cognitive biases and environmental decisions 49 3.1.2 A more detailed exploration of the “nudge” concept 50 3.1.3 Some examples of nudges 51 3.2 Green nudges in the field, in the laboratory and in theory 53 3.2.1 Energy conservation and the conservation of natural resources 53 3.2.2 Green nudges in the laboratory 56 3.2.3 Only good results? 57 3.2.4 Premises of theoretical models 59 3.3 Interesting results, but ethical problems 64 3.3.1 Criticism focusing on manipulation 64 3.3.2 Criticism of the paternalistic aspect of nudges 67 3.3.3 Respect of freedoms and environmental regulation: the impossible choice? 68 3.4 Conclusion 69 3.5 References 70 Chapter 4 Incentives, Prosocial Motivations, and Pro-environmental Public Policies: A Reflection Illustrated by the Waste Management Policy in France 77Cécile BAZART and Rustam ROMANIUC 4.1 Heterogeneous determinants of motivation 80 4.1.1 Internal motivations versus external motivations 80 4.1.2 Social interactions 84 4.2 Waste prevention instruments in France 86 4.2.1 Regulatory motivations 86 4.2.2 The nature of preventative instruments 88 4.3 Tax versus reward: a European perspective 93 4.4 Conclusions and practical implications for heterogeneous determinants of motivation 95 4.5 References 97 Chapter 5 Toward an Endogenization of Incentives? The Role of Education 103Magali JAOUL-GRAMMARE 5.1 Introduction: the global mobilization for the environment 103 5.2 The theoretical mechanisms on which pro-environmental education is based 105 5.2.1 Factors influencing environmental behavior: motivations and incentives 106 5.2.2 Theoretical models 110 5.3 Concrete educational measures implemented 117 5.3.1 Education relative to the environment (ERE) 118 5.3.2 Education in sustainable development (ESD) 123 5.3.3 ESD at the international level 126 5.4 What are the results? Evaluations 128 5.4.1 Limoges regional education authority ESD investigation 129 5.4.2 The MGEN investigation 130 5.5 Conclusion: possible improvements for more effective ESD; the necessity of feedback and efforts at permanence within educational mechanisms 131 5.6 References 132 Conclusion 139Benjamin OUVRARD and Anne STENGER List of Authors 141 Index 143

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Book SynopsisJapan is one of those countries most often affected by powerful natural hazards: earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, typhoons, heavy rains, heavy snowfall, tornadoes, etc. The Archipelago is considered a very advanced country in terms of forecasting, prevention and management of natural disasters. A detailed analysis of the reality of recent years is however necessary. In the run-up to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, among others, a publication on the subject will inform a large number of people wanting to know more about the risks of natural disasters in Japan.Table of ContentsForeword xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction xv Part 1. Hazards, Risks and Disasters 1 Chapter 1. From Hazard to Disaster 3 1.1. Hazard, vulnerability and risk 3 1.2. Disaster 4 Chapter 2. Earth and Fire 7 2.1. Earthquakes 7 2.1.1. Japan, principal seismic country 8 2.1.2. The effects of earthquakes 9 2.2. Volcanoes 13 2.2.1. Japan, principal volcanic country 14 2.2.2. Volcanic risks 16 2.2.3. The benefits of volcanoes 17 Chapter 3. Air and Water 21 3.1. Strong winds 21 3.1.1. Typhoons, spring winds and tornados 22 3.1.2. Risks related to wind 24 3.1.3. The benefits of wind 24 3.2. Rainfall and snowfall 25 3.2.1. Intense rains and flood risk 25 3.2.2. Snow 31 3.3. Heat waves 33 3.3.1. The heat island phenomenon 33 3.3.2. Damage related to heat 34 Part 2. Risk Management 37 Chapter 4. Disaster Prevention 39 4.1. Concepts related to disaster prevention 39 4.2. Laws, plans and budgets 40 4.3. Business continuity plans 43 Chapter 5. Risk Mitigation 45 5.1. Hazard-proof buildings and residences 45 5.1.1. In modern Japan 45 5.1.2. The present day 46 5.2. Securing critical infrastructure 51 5.2.1. A predominantly overhead electrical grid 52 5.2.2. The gas distribution network 53 5.2.3. A water distribution system that is difficult to replace 54 5.2.4. Securing shinkansen high-speed lines 54 5.3. The battle against fires 56 5.3.1. A variable risk 56 5.3.2. Tokyo: a giant tinderbox 58 5.3.3. Taking into account the risk of factory fires 59 5.4. The fight against flooding 59 5.4.1. The fight against coastal flooding 59 5.4.2. The fight against flood rains 64 5.5. The fight against mass movements 66 5.6. The fight against heat islands 67 5.7. The safety of nuclear power plants 69 5.7.1. Establishing new regulations 70 5.7.2. Confronting volcanic eruptions 71 5.7.3. Facing earthquake shocks and tsunamis 72 5.7.4. Facing heavy rains 73 Chapter 6. Disaster Preparedness 75 6.1. Prevention maps and signage 76 6.2. Protection measures and storage 80 6.3. Training, exercises and commemorations 82 6.3.1. School education on disaster prevention 82 6.3.2. Education on disaster prevention for everyone 84 6.3.3. Commemorations 87 6.4. Risk awareness 88 6.4.1. Among Japanese people 88 6.4.2. Among foreigners 89 Chapter 7. Prediction, Monitoring, Warning and Preventive Evacuation 91 7.1. Long-term forecasting 91 7.1.1. Forecasting earthquakes: an impossible dream? 91 7.1.2. Eruptions: limited forecasting 93 7.1.3. The long-term forecasting of meteorological phenomena 95 7.2. Monitoring and short-term forecasting 96 7.2.1. Meteorological monitoring and forecasting 97 7.2.2. Monitoring waterways 98 7.2.3. Monitoring mass movements 99 7.2.4. The detection of seismic and tsunami waves 99 7.2.5. Monitoring volcanic activity 100 7.3. Warnings 102 7.3.1. Earthquake warnings 102 7.3.2. Tsunami warnings 104 7.3.3. Warning in case of volcanic eruption 105 7.3.4. Warnings in case of meteorological phenomena 107 7.3.5. The new emergency warning system 109 7.4. Preventive evacuation 111 7.4.1. Before a violent earthquake 111 7.4.2. Hesitation to evacuate after a violent earthquake in anticipation of tsunami or a fire 112 7.4.3. In case of risk of intense rainfall: to evacuate or not to evacuate? 114 7.4.4. Evacuating in the face of volcanic dangers 116 7.4.5. People requiring special attention 119 7.4.6. Relocation 120 Part 3. Disaster Management 121 Chapter 8. Crisis Management 123 8.1. Mobilization of the authorities . . . . . 124 8.1.1. Crisis management centers 124 8.1.2. Mobilization of rescue teams 125 8.1.3. Management of dead bodies 133 8.2. Mobilization of residents 135 8.2.1. Neighborhood communities and local associations 135 8.2.2. The actions of volunteers 136 8.3. The circulation of information 137 8.3.1. Social networks 137 8.3.2. Rumors 138 8.3.3. Media coverage 140 8.4. Evacuation 143 8.4.1. The initial period in the evacuation centers 144 8.4.2. Mental health 145 8.4.3. Temporary care of non-residents 146 Chapter 9. Restoration and Reconstruction 149 9.1. Rebuilding the lives of disaster victims 149 9.1.1. Life in evacuation centers 149 9.1.2. Security in devastated areas 151 9.1.3. Settlement in temporary housing 152 9.1.4. Prolonged stays in temporary housing 154 9.1.5. Financial tools for reconstructing the lives of disaster victims 155 9.1.6. Moral and psychological support 158 9.2. Restoration and reconstruction of infrastructure 160 9.2.1. Responsibilities and financing 161 9.2.2. Waste management 162 9.2.3. Restoration of vital infrastructure 164 9.2.4. Restoration of public institutions: the example of schools 168 9.2.5. Restoration of businesses 168 9.2.6. Managing reconstruction costs 169 9.3. Demographic and economic development 170 9.4. Political consequences 172 9.5. Memory 173 Conclusion 177 Appendix 179 References 183 Index 203

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Book SynopsisThe great deltas of the globe have been threatened for several decades but their decline now appears to be inevitable; they are receding and losing the fertility that supports their tens of millions of inhabitants. Our deltas are victims of the dramatic deterioration in the volume of continental sediment brought by rivers to the oceans.By nature, deltas are fragile eco- and geological organisms. For centuries, they have been subject to human actions in the Mediterranean and European world, and today a deep crisis is affecting the great tropical deltas. A chapter is also devoted to concerns facing the Mississippi, an “aging delta of the new world”.Sedimentary Crisis at the Global Scale 2 discusses possible strategies to protect the deltas of the world – or at least adapt them and their dependencies to the changes they face. Several models are possible, including comprehensive protection (such as in the Netherlands) and cautious and respectful opening to the forces of the oceans in an environment-first perspective.Table of ContentsIntroduction ix Chapter 1 Deltas: Young, Fragile and Threatened Environments 1 1.1 Long-term construction of deltas: general mechanisms 2 1.1.1 Processes and basic forms 2 1.1.2 Dynamics of construction and redistribution in progress 2 1.1.3 Young and unstable areas 5 1.2 Some of the Earth’s last great natural deltas: two deltas in the Arctic 8 1.2.1 The Lena Delta 8 1.2.2 The Mackenzie Delta 9 1.3 The Earth’s deltas: what is their current situation in the face of terrestrial and marine constraints? 11 1.3.1 The rise in sea levels 11 1.3.2 Sedimentary exhaustion of continents 13 1.3.3 Extraction of resources and accelerated subsidence of deltas 15 1.4 Subsiding deltas in Southeast Asia 16 1.4.1 An example of a young, mainly rural delta, the Huang-He 16 1.4.2 Urbanized deltas in Southeast Asia 16 1.5 Conclusion 25 Chapter 2 Old Societies and Deltaic Crises 27 2.1 Some vulnerable deltas in the Holocene during the long and medium terms 27 2.1.1 The Nile Delta, a condensed version of the history of the African climate 28 2.1.2 The lower Huang-He and its delta: a Holocene metamorphosis under anthropological control 29 2.1.3 The Rhône Delta during the Holocene: fluvial branches and the coastline record the history of its climate and society 35 2.2 The Rhine and the Meuse Deltas: from complete control of fluvial and marine waters to attempts at restoration to a natural state 36 2.2.1 The fight against fluvial floods 36 2.2.2 Hydraulic works and environmental objectives in the dyked zone 39 2.2.3 What kind of compatibility or synergy takes place between fluvial restoration and protection against flooding? 41 2.2.4 Defense of the Netherlands against the sea 42 2.3 Contemporary imbalances in the Old World 47 2.3.1 A delta with a reprieve: the Nile Delta 47 2.3.2 The Rhône Delta: changes in the basin and the delta 52 2.3.3 The Ebro Delta: alone against the sea 54 2.3.4 The delta of the Po plain: historical dispersion of weak points 57 2.3.5 The Danube Delta: still room for hope 59 2.4 Conclusion 61 Chapter 3 Tropical Deltas in Crisis, Between Open and Closed Formations 63 3.1 A delta that is both open and alive: the Ganges and Brahmaputra Delta 63 3.1.1 Rivers and a delta 64 3.1.2 The Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna plain, the most populated and the poorest on Earth 65 3.2 The Mekong Delta in a suspended status 78 3.2.1 A technical machine, constantly more complex 78 3.2.2 Extremely worrying emerging factors 87 3.2.3 What will be the management choices in the future? Giving preference to the scale of the basin 95 3.3 The Niger Delta: unlimited exploitation of black gold 97 3.3.1 The deltaic zone 97 3.3.2 The effects of the extraction of hydrocarbons on the environment 98 3.3.3 Serious social and political stakes at play 101 3.4 The Indus Delta, dramatically dried out 103 3.4.1 The delta and its coast 103 3.4.2 The deleterious effects of dams on water and sediment fluxes 103 3.4.3 A serious environmental, economic and social crisis 104 3.5 The Ayeyarwady, initial symptoms of imbalance? 106 3.5.1 Burma, a country on the cusp of development 106 3.5.2 The Ayeyarwady, an enormous conveyor belt 107 3.5.3 The delta: crisis or stability? 107 3.6 Conclusion 109 Chapter 4 The Aging Delta of a Country in the New World, the Mississippi 111 4.1 New Orleans: an “inevitable city on an impossible site” 111 4.1.1 “Discovering” the river 111 4.1.2 At the origins of New Orleans 112 4.1.3 An area with serious issues at stake 113 4.2 Floods and protection of the lower Mississippi valley and the delta since 1717 116 4.2.1 Initial protections 116 4.2.2 The beginning of generalized protections 117 4.2.3 The 1927 flood in the Mississippi valley 118 4.2.4 The Jadwin plan (1928) 119 4.2.5 Current protection elements 120 4.3 The “deltas” in the lower Mississippi valley, from wilderness to the current crisis 120 4.4 The Mississippi Delta stricto sensu: a natural zone in crisis 124 4.4.1 Flow and landscape dynamics 124 4.4.2 The Atchafalaya and its deltaic lobes 127 4.4.3 The conversion of delta marshes into free water and coastal regression 129 4.5 Hurricanes and their effects on the Mississippi Delta 132 4.5.1 Hurricane Katrina 132 4.5.2 What does the future hold for New Orleans? 134 4.6 Sediments in the Mississippi and equilibrium of the delta 137 4.6.1 Simply a reduction in inputs or a sediment deficit? 137 4.6.2 The rise in sea levels and climate change 138 4.6.3 Reconstruction of the marshes 138 4.6.4 Sedimentary management of deltaic branches and the future of the marshes 139 4.6.5 Coastal protection plan 140 4.7 Conclusion 141 Chapter 5 What Strategies Can Help Overcome the Delta Crisis? 143 5.1 Delta dynamics: contrasting budgets on a global scale 143 5.1.1 The progress of analytical approaches adds complexity to the understanding of deltas on a global scale 143 5.1.2 The unforeseen effects of scientific choices 145 5.1.3 Open, vulnerable systems 147 5.2 Some control logic for rivers and deltas 148 5.2.1 Situations involving crises and knowledge 148 5.2.2 Contemporary hydraulic engineering pitted against the dynamics of economic domination 149 5.2.3 Scientific knowledge at the service of policies on rivers and on their deltas: the case of the Mekong 151 5.2.4 Avatars and tribulations of geopolitics 153 5.2.5 Expert appraisal and conquest of engineering markets on deltaic land 154 5.3 What sustainability is there for deltas in the 21st Century? Comparative approaches 158 5.3.1 The typology of deltas as a function of the changes expected in the risk profile 158 5.3.2 Typology of deltas as a function of their energy consumption 159 5.3.3 The degree of vulnerability or the relative vulnerability of deltas to current changes 160 5.3.4 The notion of the tipping point of a delta and of the socioeconomic system 161 5.4 Actions at the scale of the continental fluvial system to rebalance the deltaic systems 162 5.4.1 Implementation of actions of sedimentary management 162 5.4.2 Establishment of current and future sediment budgets 165 5.5 The actions developed in the deltaic system in response to crisis situations 166 5.5.1 Structural solutions: dykes and fluvial levees 166 5.5.2 Some solutions for correction of the sedimentary deficit of deltaic plains 169 5.5.3 The sustainable solutions 171 Conclusion 177 Glossary 179 References 185 Index of Place Names 205 Index of Common Words 211

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Book SynopsisDue to its particular characteristics, the Mediterranean Sea is often viewed as a microcosm of the World Ocean. Its proportionally-reduced dimensions and peculiar hydrological circulation render it susceptible to environmental and climatic constraints, which are rapidly evolving. The Mediterranean is therefore an ideal site to examine, in order to better understand a number of key oceanographic phenomena. This is especially true of the Ligurian Sea where, due to its geology, oceanic conditions are found close to the coast. As such, 30 years ago, an offshore time-series site provided a fresh impetus to a long history of marine biology research, which has generated a very important body of data and knowledge. This is the first volume, in a two-volume series, that summarizes this research. Across these two books, the reader will find 13 chapters that examine the geology, physics, chemistry and biology of the Ligurian Sea ? always with the goal of providing key elements of oceanography in a changing world.Table of ContentsPreface ix Chapter 1. The Development of Knowledge of the Ligurian Sea 1Paul NIVAL 1.1. The first naturalists on the shores of the Ligurian Sea 1 1.2. Vertical structure of the Mediterranean and hydrodynamics 4 1.3. Flow rate of the Ligurian Current 8 1.4. Mesoscale structures in the Ligurian Sea: hydrodynamic front and the search for spatial precision 9 1.5. The seabed and living species 11 1.6. Study of chemical substances in the Ligurian Sea 12 1.7. Towards a synoptic vision of the Ligurian Sea.Remote sensing 13 1.8. Towards continuous observation and environmental monitoring 15 1.9. References 16 Chapter 2. The Ligurian Basin: A Geomorphologic and Geological Background 27Jean MASCLE, Sébastien MIGEON and Virginie HASSOUN 2.1. Introduction 27 2.2. Geographic and geological boundaries 27 2.3. Origin and geological evolution of the Ligurian basin and of its margins: a brief review 29 2.3.1. Birth of the Ligurian basin 29 2.3.2. Creation and evolution of the Ligurian Sea continental margins 32 2.4. Morphology of the Ligurian Sea 35 2.4.1. General morphology 35 2.4.2. Submarine canyons 37 2.5. Sedimentary cover and sedimentary processes 38 2.5.1. Evolution of the sedimentary cover 38 2.5.2. Prevailing sedimentary mechanisms 41 2.6. A few concluding remarks 45 2.7. References 47 Chapter 3. Physical Oceanography of the Ligurian Sea 49Louis PRIEUR, Fabrizio D’ORTENZIO, Vincent TAILLANDIER and Pierre TESTOR 3.1. Introduction 49 3.2. Circulation patterns from large scale to frontal dynamics 50 3.3. Observation time series: sentinel of the Mediterranean Sea 64 3.4. Discussion and conclusion 72 3.5. References 74 Chapter 4. The Carbonate System in the Ligurian Sea 79Laurent COPPOLA, Jacqueline BOUTIN, Jean-Pierre GATTUSO, Dominique LEFEVRE and Nicolas METZL 4.1. Introduction 79 4.2. Distribution of the carbonate system in the Ligurian Sea 83 4.3. The seasonal cycle in surface water 85 4.4. Long-term changes in the carbonate system and acidification 89 4.4.1. Surface trends 89 4.4.2. Interior trends 92 4.5. Changes in the carbonate system in the Ligurian Sea in the Mediterranean Sea and global contexts 95 4.6. Conclusion 97 4.7. Acknowledgments 97 4.8. References 98 Chapter 5. Emission Sources, Fluxes and Spatiotemporal Distribution of Nutritive Resources 105Christophe MIGON, Orens PASQUERON DE FOMMERVAULT and Fayçal KESSOURI 5.1. Introduction 105 5.2. What is required for biological development? 106 5.3. Sources of nutrients 110 5.3.1. External sources 110 5.3.2. Inputs from deep layers 117 5.3.3. Budgets 118 5.4. Seasonal patterns 119 5.5. Spatial distribution 121 5.6. Chemical limitation of primary production 122 5.6.1. The Redfield model 122 5.6.2. Peculiarity of N:P molar ratios in the Ligurian area 123 5.6.3. Model of P-limitation 125 5.7. Decadal trends and possible consequences for regional productivity 127 5.8. Concluding remarks 129 5.9. References 129 Chapter 6. Primary Production in the Ligurian Sea 139Nicolas MAYOT, Paul NIVAL and Marina LEVY 6.1. Annual cycle of phytoplankton biomass, production and community structure in the Ligurian Sea 139 6.1.1. Regional context of the area 139 6.1.2. The diversity of phytoplankton species: the base of community ecology 142 6.1.3. Phytoplankton community structure 146 6.2. From the influence of small spatiotemporal features to the interannual and long-term variability 150 6.3. Modeling the impact of the physics on phytoplankton growth and distribution 152 6.4. References 154 Chapter 7. Pelagic Viruses, Bacteria and Archaea 165Markus WEINBAUER and Branko VELIMIROV 7.1. Background 165 7.1.1. Microbial food webs 166 7.1.2. Microbe-mediated ecosystem functions and biogeochemical cycles 167 7.2. Study sites 168 7.3. Diel variability of micro-organisms 168 7.4. Seasonal variability of micro-organisms 170 7.5. Variability of micro-organisms: sunlight versus dark ocean 172 7.6. Effect of episodic events on micro-organisms: upwelling and aerosols 174 7.6.1. Upwelling 174 7.6.2. Sahara dust aerosols 175 7.6.3. Volcano ash aerosols 177 7.6.4. Black carbon-rich aerosols 178 7.6.5. Conclusions 179 7.7. Effect of turbulence on micro-organisms 180 7.8. Effect of global warming and ocean acidification on micro-organisms 180 7.9. Effect of P-limitation on micro-organisms 181 7.10. Effect of viral lysis and flagellate grazing on prokaryotic diversity and growth 182 7.11. Nanobacteria, ultramicrobacteria and starvation forms 184 7.12. Microbial diversity hypothesis 185 7.13. Horizontal gene transfer 185 7.14. Acknowledgments 186 7.15. References 186 Acronyms 193 Glossary 197 List of Authors 215 Index 217 Summary of Volume 2 219

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Book SynopsisThe legitimacy of environmental policies is an issue of increasing concern for analysts. Ecological stakes are deemed to be global, but global public decisions are rare and implemented with difficulty. Dissensus prevails on environmental ethics and there is little evidence of any greening of policy tools. The global framing of the environment fails to account for how people relate to the ecological realities which surround them. Rather than placing the environment at a distance, Politicization of Ecological Issues advocates for building legitimacy from people’s perceptions of singular forms and patterns in their environment. Based on scholarly literature in political ecology and empirical cases of water policy in Europe, the book shows how the qualification of environmental realities has been politicized and translated into motives for public action. Similarly, it argues that theoretical debates addressing the ecological crisis are not only dealing with ideas, but rather advocating for specific environmental forms that are deemed to be motives of hope or worry.Table of ContentsIntroduction vii Chapter 1. How Can We Study Environmental Policies? 1 1.1. Interests and limits of an approach to the environment through policy instruments 2 1.2. Defining the environment 6 1.3. Perception of environmental forms and motives 8 1.4. Perception of institutions in the environment 15 1.5. Emerging environmental policy issues 20 Chapter 2. Politicization and Institutionalization of the Environment 23 2.1. Environmental motives between singularity and generality 23 2.2. Putting motives into politics by greening 26 2.3. Frames of environmental forms: the contributions of political ecology 31 2.4. Stabilization of patterns by co-production 41 2.5. A framework for analyzing the politics of environmental motives 43 Chapter 3. Stabilized Motives of Freshwater Quality Control in Europe 49 3.1. The environmental motives of freshwater control policy 50 3.1.1. Self-purification and the sacrificed river, motives for authorizing polluting discharges 53 3.1.2. Fish mortality, a conservative motive for banning pollution 59 3.1.3. Trout, an ambiguous motive between liberalism and nationalism 65 3.1.4. Migratory fish as a motive for banning dams 70 3.1.5. Eutrophication, a European motive 75 3.2. Use of environmental motives in political work 79 3.2.1. Adjustment of political work to the consistency of the environmental motives of the water police 81 3.2.2. Plurality of ontologies of environmental motives in water policing 82 3.2.3. Modalities for implementing the environmental motives of the water quality control in politics 85 Chapter 4. Motives Under Discussion in Two Water Agencies 89 4.1. The water agencies model 92 4.2. Two water agencies as reflected by their institutional and environmental motives 99 4.2.1. Policy divisions between Seine-Normandie and Rhône-Méditerranée and Corse 100 4.2.2. Containment or generalization of the motive for cash flow constraint 103 4.2.3. The crystallization of the Rhône River motive 109 4.2.4. The politicization of the Paris conurbation’s motive 113 4.3. Use of motives in political work in both agencies 117 Chapter 5. Motives for Anticipating the Ecological Crisis 123 5.1. The theory of ecological modernization and its motives 124 5.2. The forum for political ideas on the ecological crisis 130 5.2.1. Mapping of the intellectual forum in sociology and political science on the ecological crisis 131 5.2.2. Forum dynamics 134 5.3. The Anthropocene motive 137 Conclusion 143 References 159 Index 185

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Book SynopsisWhere the environment is concerned, regardless of scale, the logic of the Native American hummingbird which �does its part� should prevail. To act independently of others is indeed the sine qua non of the global shift towards a regenerative economy of humanity and ecosystems, expurgating the pervading pollution (particularly from oil use). Small- and medium-sized enterprises, which this book especially targets, do not need disproportionately-sized study facilities in order to reduce their impact on global warming. Climatic Impact of Activities provides valuable methodological and practical support for establishing a complete and reliable diagnosis of the greenhouse effect, and for planning the corresponding corrective actions. This book guides the reader step by step in developing an informed emissions assessment with realistic and advanced case studies, in full compliance with official methodological recommendations.Table of ContentsForeword ix Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction xvii Chapter 1. Overview of the Scientific Basis for the Greenhouse Effect and Geocycles 1 1.1. Greenhouse effect 1 1.2. The additional criteria of the emissions in the atmosphere 3 1.2.1. The carbon geocycle 3 1.2.2. The water geocycle 9 1.3. Answers to exercises in Chapter 1 11 Chapter 2. General Methodology for Quantification of a Climate Footprint 15 2.1. Description of the problem 15 2.2. Identification of the greenhouse gases to be included 15 2.3. Quantification of the impact of greenhouse gases on the climate: radiative forcing 17 2.4. Quantification of the relative climate impact: the Global Warming Potential 18 2.5. Climate impact of gases in relation to their quantity: the emission factor of greenhouse gases 23 2.6. Impact of greenhouse gas emission processes on the climate: the emissions factor of any material 23 2.7. Impact of an activity on the climate: generalization of the characterization of flows 25 2.8. Answers to the exercises in Chapter 2 27 Chapter 3. Quantification of the Climate Footprint of an Organization: Methodology of the Balance of Emissions 33 3.1. The various methods 33 3.2. The broad-spectrum greenhouse gas emission balance 34 3.3. The system at hand: processes and flows 38 3.4. Data harvesting 39 3.5. The case of the regulatory greenhouse gas emission balance in France 40 3.6. Answers to the exercises in Chapter 3 43 Chapter 4. Calculation of Emissions 47 4.1. Emissions due to the use of energy 47 4.2. Other direct emissions (excluding energy) 49 4.3. Emissions due to manufacturing of inputs 49 4.4. Emissions due to transport of merchandise 50 4.4.1. Road transport 50 4.4.2. Non-road transport 61 4.5. Emissions due to movements of people 61 4.6. Emissions due to waste treatment 62 4.7. Emissions due to the production of tangible assets 66 4.8. Emissions due to the use of products 68 4.9. Emissions due to the end of life of products 72 4.10. Calculation of uncertainties 73 4.10.1. Emissions due to the incineration of plastic waste (see section 6.1.3.7.3) 76 4.10.2. Emissions due to transportation of sawdust supplies (see section 6.1.3.5.2) 77 4.11. Answers to the exercises in Chapter 4 79 Chapter 5. Results Analysis 81 5.1. Recommended actions 81 5.2. Interpreting balances 81 5.3. Carbon dashboard 83 5.4. Answer to the exercise in Chapter 5 84 Chapter 6. Case Studies 85 6.1. Case study 1: brickworks 86 6.1.1. Description of the activity and challenge in the exercise 86 6.1.2. Activity data and emissions factors 87 6.1.3. Calculation of emissions 97 6.1.4. Recap of the quantification of emissions 117 6.1.5. Recommendations 118 6.2. Case study 2: vineyard 126 6.2.1. Description of the activity 126 6.2.2. Challenge in this exercise 126 6.2.3. Specifications about the activity and questions 127 6.2.4. Activity data 127 6.2.5. Answer to case study 2: winemaking industry 132 6.3. Case study 3: factory for production of animal feed 137 6.3.1. Description of the activity 137 6.3.2. Challenge in this exercise 139 6.3.3. Specific activity data 139 6.3.4. Answer to case study 3: factory for production of animal feed 140 Conclusion 163 Appendices 165 Appendix 1. For a Physical Economy 167 Appendix 2. Explanation of the Calculation Methods for Emissions due to Transport of Merchandise 183 Appendix 3. Accounting of Emissions due to the Production of Fixed Assets 191 Appendix 4. Emissions Related to Journeys Made Between the Brickworks and Employees’ Places of Residence: Analysis of Sensitivity to Calculation Hypotheses (Case Study 1) 203 References 209 Index 217

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Book SynopsisThis book is aimed at companies, researchers, consultants, consumers, students and any interested public interested in the subject, the reflections and practices of the circular economy. As part of the draft law on the circular economy in France, the authors (researchers and experts) analyze the data and the reflections and base their arguments on real examples in order to propose solutions and recommendations for a green economy. It gives an updated overview of the reflections and practices around the circular economy. The book is divided into three parts: - The company and its functions, innovative business models - The institutional, legislative and normative framework - Some sectors of activity with the prism of the circular economyTable of ContentsForeword xiiiFrançois-Michel LAMBERT Introduction xviiKaren DELCHET-COCHET Part 1. The Circular Economy, Between Framework and Stakes 1 Chapter 1. The Circular Economy: Historical Perspective and Contemporary Issues 3Franck AGGERI 1.1. Introduction 3 1.2. From the origins of the reflections on the circular economy to its inclusion on the public agenda 4 1.2.1. The reasons for the enthusiasm 5 1.2.2. Circular economy as a new rational utopia 7 1.3. Is the circular economy really a new practice? 8 1.3.1. Circular economy, mode 1 8 1.3.2. Circular economy, mode 2 9 1.4. Obstacles to the circular transition to mode 2 10 1.4.1. Local value creation 11 1.4.2. The need for a new industrial policy 11 1.5. References 12 Chapter 2. The Circular Economy and Lifecycle 13Christian BRODHAG 2.1. Resources 14 2.2. Environmental context 16 2.2.1. The global question 18 2.3. Methods to address the circular economy 20 2.3.1. Historical background: from industrial ecology to circular economy 20 2.3.2. The lifecycle approach 20 2.3.3. Eco-design 22 2.4. Political and normative processes 22 2.4.1. The European and French approaches. 22 2.4.2. ISO standardization 24 2.5. Conclusion 25 2.6. References 26 Chapter 3. Circular Economy: Transformation of the Labor Market and Change in Human Resources Management Practices 29David MORIEZ 3.1. Introduction 29 3.2. The circular economy, labor market and jobs 31 3.2.1. The circular economy: a response to the regionalization of unemployment 32 3.2.2. The circular economy: a response to structural unemployment 35 3.2.3. The circular economy: “green jobs” and “greening jobs” 36 3.3. The circular economy and human resources management practices 38 3.3.1. Green human resources management (green HRM) 38 3.3.2. Green human resources management practices39 3.4. Conclusion 41 3.5. Appendix 1 42 3.6. Appendix 2 43 3.7. Appendix 3 47 3.8. References 48 Chapter 4. The Role of Education in the Ecological and Circular Transition: Current Situation and Prospects 53Dominique BONET FERNANDEZ 4.1. Introduction 53 4.2. Findings and challenges for universities and companies 54 4.2.1. Multidisciplinary challenges, requiring a review of training courses 55 4.2.2. The companies and universities concerned 55 4.3. How to meet the skills and training needs of the circular economy? 56 4.3.1. From Green Plan to education for sustainable development 56 4.3.2. A wide range of skills 57 4.3.3. Towards new practices 57 4.4. An initiative provided by the French Virtual University for Environment and Sustainable Development 60 4.5. The proposed 2019 law on the generalization of education on issues related to the preservation of the environment and biological diversity and climate change within the framework of global boundaries 61 4.6. Legislative proposals to be closely monitored 62 4.7. Conclusion 64 4.8. References 65 Chapter 5. Boosting the Circular Economy through Proximity: The New Competences of Local Authorities 67Karine FABRE and Alexis POKROVSKY 5.1. What scale for proximity? 68 5.2. Understanding the territorial levels: sharing of competences in the context of waste management 70 5.2.1. Historical expertise in waste management acquired by municipalities 70 5.2.2. Territorial tiering of competences 71 5.3. The levers for steering the circular economy 74 5.3.1. An increasingly environmentally oriented public procurement 75 5.3.2. Some examples of public practices or policies: between responsible purchasing and waste reduction at source 76 5.4. Conclusion 77 5.5. References 77 Part 2. Circular Economy: A Few Tools and Approaches 79 Chapter 6. Example of a Pioneering Approach to the Circular Economy: Cradle to Cradle 81Anne DE BÉTHENCOURT 6.1. The origins of Cradle to Cradle 82 6.1.1. Thus, Cradle to Cradle was born82 6.1.2. The founding principle: design differently and “upcycle” to create “positive loops” 83 6.1.3. Counter false good ideas 85 6.2. Creating resilient models 85 6.2.1. High-performance business models 85 6.2.2. The material passport, a key factor in traceability 86 6.2.3. Promoting the abundance of renewable energies 86 6.2.4. A recognized approach 86 6.2.5. A demanding approach 87 6.3. Some examples of C2C certified products 88 6.3.1. Carpets 88 6.3.2. Buildings 88 6.3.3. Fashion 89 6.3.4. Cleaning products 90 6.4. Conclusion 91 6.5. References 91 Chapter 7. From the Circular Economy to Industrial and Territorial Ecology Approaches: What Modes of Governance to Ensure their Sustainability? 93Valérie FERNANDES 7.1. Introduction 93 7.2. Leverages and obstacles to the sustainability of ITE approaches: findings and analysis 94 7.2.1. Circular economy and ITE approaches: definition and key elements 94 7.2.2. Success factors and obstacles to the sustainability of ITE approaches 96 7.3. The modes of governance of ITE approaches 99 7.3.1. Key elements 99 7.3.2. The modes of governance of ITE approaches 100 7.4. Articulation of ITE approaches on the same territory: the example of the La Rochelle territory 102 7.4.1. Presentation of the three approaches 102 7.4.2. Challenges, risks and opportunities 104 7.5. Conclusion 108 7.6. References 108 Chapter 8. Sharing Economy, a Driving Force of the Circular Economy? 111Catherine LEJEALLE 8.1. Introduction 111 8.2. Web 2.0 disrupts consumption practices 112 8.2.1. Arguments over definitions 112 8.2.2. Mapping the sharing economy 114 8.3. The circular economy in Moore’s chasm 115 8.3.1. The pillars of the circular economy and the role of consumption 115 8.3.2. Adoption of the circular economy: consumer behavior 116 8.3.3. Moore’s chasm to cross 117 8.4. The uses of the sharing economy 118 8.4.1. Motivations 118 8.4.2. Percolation of uses 120 8.5. Conclusion 121 8.6. References 122 Chapter 9. The Circular Economy from the Perspective of Voluntary Standardization 125Anne BENADY, Melodie MERENDA and Mérylle AUBRUN 9.1. Why and how has voluntary standardization appropriated the concept of the circular economy? 125 9.1.1. A need expressed by economic actors 125 9.1.2. Towards an ISO standard 128 9.2. The main principles of the XP X30-901 standard 129 9.2.1. Structure and content of the reference framework 130 9.3. The circular economy project management standard, a suitable tool for evaluating, enhancing and improving projects 133 9.3.1. Towards a “Circular Economic Assessment” 133 9.3.2. First feedback from users 134 9.4. References 135 Part 3. Activity Sectors through the Prism of the Circular Economy 137 Chapter 10. Circular Economy and Construction 139Vincent AUGISEAU 10.1. Introduction 139 10.2. Global environmental issues related to construction 139 10.3. Sixteen elements of definition 141 10.3.1. Three principles of the circular economy according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation 143 10.3.2. Definitions from the six levers for a transition to a circular economy according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation 144 10.3.3. Definitions according to a strategy similar to an R scale 145 10.3.4. Definitions according to the stages of a building’s lifecycle 146 10.3.5. Definitions of the circular economy close to that of sustainable development 147 10.3.6. Cross-referenced analysis of definitions 148 10.4. Policies and projects aiming to apply the concept of the circular economy to construction 148 10.4.1. Policies 148 10.4.2. Research and development projects 149 10.4.3. Construction and urban development projects 150 10.5. Four main limitations 150 10.5.1. An uncertain delimitation of the scope of the circular economy between waste management and sustainable development 151 10.5.2. Low consideration of the territorial context 152 10.5.3. A scale for the application of the circular economy concept that is too narrow 153 10.5.4. Insufficient coordination between the circular economy and spatial planning 153 10.6. Conclusion 154 10.7. References 154 Chapter 11. Understanding the Concept of Waste to Avoid its Production 159Yvon PESQUEUX 11.1. Introduction 159 11.2. Waste defined as that which crosses a boundary 161 11.3. The ambiguity of waste 163 11.4. Institutional definitions of waste 164 11.5. Lifecycle analysis 169 11.6. Conclusion: arguing about boundaries 171 11.7. References 173 Chapter 12. When Fashion Brands Try to Adopt a Circular Economy 175Bénédicte BOURCIER-BÉQUAERT, Karen DELCHET-COCHET and Valérie FERNANDES 12.1. Introduction 175 12.2. State of play 177 12.2.1. The circular economy: main principles and application in companies 177 12.2.2. CE in textile companies in France: a waste-based approach 179 12.3. Methodology 182 12.4. Results 183 12.4.1. There is a collector and… a collector 183 12.4.2. A still partial implementation of the CE 184 12.5. The limits of the actions implemented 187 12.6. Conclusion 189 12.7. References 190 Chapter 13. The Circular Economy and Packaging: Challenges and Avenues for Reflection 193François CABARET 13.1. Division function 195 13.1.1. Bulk goods 196 13.1.2. The sale in unit packaging 197 13.1.3. Sales in the so-called family or “giant” promotional packaging 197 13.2. Protection function 197 13.3. Marketing and communication functions 200 13.4. Service functions 201 13.5. Reflection points 202 13.6. Conclusion 202 13.7. References 203 Chapter 14. The Circular Economy and Toy Sector 205Karen DELCHET-COCHET and Coralie DAMAY 14.1. The toy sector between impact and innovation 206 14.1.1. The main characteristics of the toy sector 206 14.1.2. The circular economy in the toy sector: a lifecycle perspective 208 14.2. A toy is more than “just a product” 213 14.2.1. Toys, the company’s flagship products 213 14.2.2. A brief historical return 214 14.2.3. The role of the toy in educating the future consumer? 215 14.2.4. Toys and environmental education 215 14.2.5. The toy, a role to be redefined 216 14.3. To conclude: proposals for rethinking our relationship with toys 218 14.4. References 219 Postface 223Jean-Louis BERGEY List of Authors 227 Index 229

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Book SynopsisDue to its particular characteristics, the Mediterranean Sea is often viewed as a microcosm of the World Ocean. Its proportionally-reduced dimensions and peculiar hydrological circulation render it susceptible to environmental and climatic constraints, which are rapidly evolving. The Mediterranean is therefore an ideal site to examine, in order to better understand a number of key oceanographic phenomena. This is especially true of the Ligurian Sea where, due to its geology, oceanic conditions are found close to the coast. As such, 30 years ago, an offshore time-series site provided a fresh impetus to a long history of marine biology research, which has generated a very important body of data and knowledge. This is the second volume, in a two-volume series, that summarizes this research. Across these two books, the reader will find 13 chapters that examine the geology, physics, chemistry and biology of the Ligurian Sea ? always with the goal of providing key elements of oceanography in a changing world.Table of ContentsPreface ix Chapter 1. Dissolved Organic Carbon Dynamics in the Ligurian Sea 1Chiara SANTINELLI 1.1. Introduction 1 1.1.1. Why dissolved organic carbon? 1 1.1.2. Why dissolved organic carbon in the Ligurian Sea? 3 1.2. Dissolved organic carbon vertical distribution in the Ligurian Sea 5 1.3. Dissolved organic carbon temporal variability at the DYFAMED station 8 1.3.1. Seasonal variability in the upper 50 m 10 1.3.2. Dissolved organic carbon stocks (0–50 m) 12 1.4. Dissolved organic carbon surface distribution 12 1.5. Chromophoric dissolved organic matter 15 1.6. Carbon export to depth 16 1.6.1. Winter mixing 16 1.6.2. Deep-water formation 17 1.6.3. Particulate organic carbon export 19 1.7. Dissolved organic carbon stocks and fluxes 20 1.8. Main remarks and future directions 22 1.9. Acknowledgements 24 1.10. References 24 Chapter 2. Dynamics and Export of Particulate Organic Carbon (POC) 31Beat GASSER, Scott W. FOWLER and Juan-Carlos MIQUEL 2.1. Historical developments of POC flux studies 31 2.2. POC in the Ligurian Sea 35 2.2.1. Carbon biogeochemistry 35 2.2.2. Export flux, key contributors and processes 42 2.2.3. Modeling POC dynamics 52 2.3. Present status of POC flux and dynamics in the Ligurian Sea 54 2.4. References 57 Chapter 3. Zooplankton I. Micro- and Mesozooplankton 67John DOLAN and Virginie RAYBAUD 3.1. Introduction 67 3.1.1. Defining plankton and the different categories of plankton 67 3.1.2. Problems with the label zooplankton 71 3.2. Ligurian zooplankton 73 3.2.1. Introduction to microzooplankton and mesozooplankton 73 3.2.2. Sampling 75 3.3. The ciliate Strombidium sulcatum and the microzooplankton of the Ligurian Sea 78 3.3.1. Strombidium sulcatum 78 3.3.2. Characteristics of the Ligurian Sea assemblages of ciliates 80 3.3.3. Seasonal cycles of abundance of ciliates in coastal water 82 3.3.4. Near-shore to off-shore abundance gradient of ciliates 83 3.3.5. Seasonal variability in abundance of ciliates in off-shore waters and the depth gradient 84 3.3.6. Non-ciliate components of the microzooplankton of the Ligurian Sea 86 3.4. The mesozooplankton of the Ligurian Sea and the copepod Centropages typicus as a case study 89 3.4.1. Presentation of mesozooplankton and ecological role 89 3.4.2. Characteristics of the Ligurian Sea assemblages of crustacean zooplankton 91 3.4.3. Centropages typicus, a dominant copepod species in the Ligurian Sea 95 3.5. References 99 Chapter 4. Zooplankton II. Macroplankton and Long-Term Series 109Paul NIVAL, Fabien LOMBARD, Janine CUZIN, Jacqueline GOY and Lars STEMMANN 4.1. Macroplankton: the large planktonic animals 109 4.1.1. Overview of the size class 109 4.1.2. Mollusks (Gastropoda) 110 4.1.3. Annelids 112 4.1.4. Chaetognaths 113 4.1.5. Planktonic prochordates – tunicates 114 4.1.6. Cnidarians 119 4.1.7. Ctenophores 124 4.2. Micronekton 126 4.2.1. Euphausiids 126 4.2.2. Other micronekton species 129 4.3. Zooplankton long-term series 131 4.3.1. Introduction 131 4.3.2. Zooplankton temporal trends in the Bay of Villefranche-sur-Mer as an indicator of Ligurian Sea dynamics 132 4.3.3. From local variability in plankton to global understanding and plankton community forecasts 136 4.4. References 136 Chapter 5. Climate Change Effects on the Ligurian Sea Pelagic Ecosystem. What About Top Pelagic Predators? 147Maurizio WÜRTZ and Jean-Marc FROMENTIN 5.1. Introduction 147 5.2. Top pelagic predators in the Ligurian Sea. What about species and what we know about their responses to local climate change? 148 5.2.1. Squids 149 5.2.2. Bony fishes 152 5.2.3. Sharks and rays 159 5.2.4. Sea turtles 161 5.2.5. Marine mammals 162 5.3. Conclusion 164 5.4. Acknowledgments 165 5.5. References 166 Chapter 6. A Biogeochemical Approach to Contamination of the Ligurian Sea 175Daniel COSSA, Scott W. FOWLER, Christophe MIGON, Lars-Éric HEIMBÜRGER-BOAVIDA and Aurélie DUFOUR 6.1. Introduction 175 6.2. Trace metal contamination 177 6.2.1. Impact of atmospheric deposition 177 6.2.2. Mercury 179 6.2.3. Tributyltin (TBT) 184 6.3. Radionuclides fluxes 185 6.4. Organic chemical contaminants 189 6.5. Contamination of the LS in the context of the global change 193 6.6. Acknowledgments 198 6.7. References 199 Conclusion and Perspectives 207 Acronyms 221 Glossary 225 List of Authors 243 Index 245 Summary of Volume 1 247

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Book SynopsisThe growing field of political education through environmental issues is organized around processes, which reach beyond the formal ones found in academic disciplines and national curricula into informal processes (such as social mobilization) and nonformal processes (such as those found in various international educational recommendations). Using theoretical approaches from the fields of political philosophy and the social sciences, this book develops a simultaneously conceptual and analytical framework for the political in educational content involving environmental issues. This framework is then used to empirically analyze educational content on sustainable development formulated by UNESCO, as well as the Tunisian curriculum. The theoretical and empirical studies carried out in this book lead to proposed curriculum tags for political education through environmental issues, with the intent of opening this field to inclusion in the didactics of curriculum research.Table of ContentsForeword ix Introduction xiii Chapter 1. The Political Trend in Environmental Issues 1 1.1. Politics, the political and depoliticization 1 1.2. The political and the anti-political 2 1.3. Environmental and development issues (EDIs) between the political and anti-political or politics and depoliticization: what are the trends? 3 1.3.1. Issues of environmental politics and environmental change 3 1.3.2. Environmental ethical issues 6 1.3.3. Sustainable development issues 8 1.3.4. Agrifood issues 9 1.3.5. Issues concerning environmental technology and environmental management 11 1.3.6. Issues of transitioning to sustainability 13 1.4. Conclusion 17 Chapter 2. The Political Potential of Environmental Issues 19 2.1. The regulatory categories of political life 19 2.1.1. Political philosophy approaches 19 2.1.2. Political science approaches 21 2.1.3. Educational approaches 22 2.2. The regulatory categories of political life in situations involving environmental and development issues 24 2.2.1. Environmental literacy 24 2.2.2. Ecological citizenship 26 2.2.3. Environmental deliberation 31 2.2.4. Environmental collective action 35 2.3. Conclusion 37 Chapter 3. Political Learning and Socialization in Teaching Environmental Issues 39 3.1. Educational purposes and projects: sociological, pedagogical and didactic approaches 39 3.1.1. Educational purposes and social functions of school: the sociological approach 39 3.1.2. Educational purposes and regulation of the teaching and learning process: the pedagogy of learning approach 40 3.1.3. Educational purposes and effectiveness of teaching and learning: the curricular didactic approach 41 3.1.4. Educational purposes of socialization 41 3.2. Evolution of the contributions of didactic research for the educational purposes of socialization 44 3.2.1. Sciences education and disciplinary cognitive socialization 44 3.2.2. Education for scientific uncertainty and critical cognitive socialization 45 3.2.3. Eco-citizenship education and political socialization 46 3.2.4. Education for sustainable development (ESD) and democratic socialization 46 3.3. Teaching of environmental and development issues and political learning: integrating socialization purposes 47 3.3.1. Ecoliteracy learning 49 3.3.2. Deliberative learning 51 3.3.3. Learning through social roles in a community of eco-citizens and political socialization 53 3.3.4. Learning in collective educational action regimes 55 3.4. Conclusion 57 Chapter 4. Methodological Considerations 59 4.1. Case study methodology 59 4.2. Selection of case studies 60 4.2.1. UNESCO’s “Education for Sustainable Development Goals”: a prototype case in non-formal education 60 4.2.2. EDIs in the Tunisian curriculum: a representative case in formal education 61 4.3. Defining the analytical criteria 63 4.3.1. Criteria of the documentary analysis for selecting EDIs in prescribed curricula in Tunisia 63 4.3.2. Criteria for analyzing the political trend 64 4.3.3. Criteria for analyzing the political potential of EDIs 65 4.3.4. Criteria for the analysis of potentialities for socialization in terms of political learning 67 4.4. Procedure for data collection and analysis 69 4.4.1. Thematic content analysis 70 4.4.2. Direct observation 74 4.4.3. Interviews 76 4.5. Defining the research quality criteria 77 4.5.1. Strategies for increasing internal validity 78 4.5.2. Techniques to ensure reliability 79 Chapter 5. The Political within “Education for Sustainable Development Goals” 81 5.1. Analysis of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 81 5.1.1. The political/anti-political trend 81 5.1.2. Political potential 83 5.1.3. Conclusion 85 5.2. Analysis of the content of “Education for SDGs” 86 5.2.1. The political/anti-political trend 86 5.2.2. Political potential 88 5.2.3. The potentialities for socialization in terms of political learning 89 5.2.4. Conclusion 91 Chapter 6. The Political within the Tunisian Curriculum 93 6.1. Secondary school curriculum analysis 93 6.1.1. The prescribed curriculum 93 6.1.2. Potential curriculum 97 6.1.3. The produced curriculum 100 6.2. Analysis of the undergraduate curriculum: the bachelor’s degree in environmental protection 104 6.2.1. Prescribed curriculum 104 6.2.2. The produced curriculum 111 Conclusion 117 Appendices 129 Appendix 1. Interviews: Guides and Help Lists 131 Appendix 2. Report on Political Elements in the SDG 2030 Agenda and in the Contents of “Education for 2030 SDGs” 137 Appendix 3. Report on political elements in the Tunisian Curriculum 147 Glossary 177 References 183 Index 199

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding marine pollution and the contamination of coastal environments requires knowledge from a variety of scientific fields. Marine Environmental Quality promotes a multidisciplinary approach to investigations, drawing on not only natural sciences, but also applied mathematics and social sciences.The investigations in this book focus on both organic and inorganic pollutants, firstly in a study conducted in the city of La Rochelle, on the North Atlantic French coast, then expanding the areas under examination to regions of English and Portuguese waters and, lastly, to the Mediterranean Sea. The improvement such research can bring to biomarkers, models and experiments enables equal progress in the quality of seawater in ports and protected areas of coastal regions.The eight chapters of Marine Environmental Quality present many aspects of this research, including experiments with floating barriers, water governance in various areas, sampling sites and sentinel species that act as biomarkers in harbors. Also covered are environmental commitments, both international and local, the risk that marine contamination poses to human health, experimental designs for interactions with microplastics and a study biomonitoring the juveniles of sentinel species. Such results will bring many benefits, to human health, to economic inclusion and to regional development.Table of ContentsPreface xiFrédéric MUTTIN and Hélène THOMAS Chapter 1. Oil Spill Boom Strategy for Local Authorities Facing Coastal and Harbor Pollutions: A Survey of the European Research Project ISDAMP+ 1Frédéric MUTTIN and Rose CAMPBELL 1.1. Introduction 1 1.1.1. Challenge 2 1.1.2. Problem 2 1.1.3. Project partners 3 1.2. Coastal hydrodynamic model 4 1.3. Boom structural analysis model 5 1.4. Hydrodynamic and structural models coupling 6 1.5. Full-scale experiments 7 1.5.1. Falmouth 8 1.5.2. Lisbon 10 1.5.3. Rochefort 12 1.5.4. La Rochelle Chef de Baie 13 1.6. Conclusion 16 1.7. Acknowledgments 17 1.8. References 17 Chapter 2. Governance and Public Policies of Coastal Water Quality in the Pertuis Charentais 21lice MAZEAUD, François BÉNITEZ, Anaïs RIDEL, Arno BRINGER, Christine PLUMEJEAUD, Pascal BRUNELLO, Adélaïde LEREBOURS, Yann RABUTEAU and Hélène THOMAS 2.1. Fragmented management of coastal waters 23 2.1.1. The coastline: in-between integrated water management policies 24 2.1.2. Coastal waters: controlled and regulated according to their uses 27 2.2. The difficulty of publicizing coastal water quality 30 2.2.1. The “controlled publicity” of coastal water quality and the consequences on shellfish production in the Pertuis Charentais 31 2.2.2. The quality assessment of variable-geometry coastal waters 34 2.3. The Marine Protected Area: going towards a more coherent management of the “Sea–Land” interface? 37 2.4. Conclusion 38 2.5. References 39 Chapter 3. Comparative Biomarkers Study in Two Scallop Organs to Establish Guidelines for Evaluating French Atlantic Coastline Water Quality 41Marine Paomia BREITWIESER, Marine BARBARIN, Valérie HUET, Emmanuel DUBILLOT, Marianne GRABER and Hélène THOMAS 3.1. Introduction 41 3.2. Materials and methods 42 3.2.1. Study sites and sampling collection 42 3.2.2. Biochemical analysis 44 3.2.3. Data treatments 45 3.3. Results 45 3.3.1. Superoxide dismutase 47 3.3.2. Glutathione S-transferase 47 3.3.3. Malonyldialdehyde 47 3.3.4. Laccase 48 3.4. Discussion 48 3.5. Conclusion 50 3.6. Funding and acknowledgments 50 3.7. References 51 Chapter 4. Tracer Study and Mimachlamys varia Bivalve Tools, a Multidisciplinary Guideline to Assess Environmental Quality in the La Rochelle Harbor Over Three Years 55Marine Paomia BREITWIESER, Benoit SIMON-BOUHET, Jean-Rémy HUGUET, Valérie HUET, Carine CHURLAUD, Marine BARBARIN, Angélique FONTANAUD and Hélène THOMAS 4.1. Introduction 55 4.2. Materials and methods 58 4.2.1. Field collection and tissue sampling 58 4.2.2. Tracer study of hydrodynamic processes in the harbor area 59 4.2.3. Trace elements and biomarkers of effect analyses 60 4.2.4. Biochemical biomarkers of exposure analysis 61 4.2.5. Data analysis 62 4.3. Results 63 4.3.1. Trace elements and biomarkers of effect analyses 63 4.3.2. Biochemical biomarkers of exposure analysis 67 4.3.3. Relationship between biomarkers of exposure (e.g. SOD, GST, laccase, MDA) and effect (e.g. heavy metals) 71 4.4. Discussion 73 4.4.1. Bioaccumulation 73 4.4.2. Health 77 4.4.3. Tracer study in the bay of La Rochelle 79 4.5. Conclusion 83 4.6. Funding and acknowledgments 84 4.7. References 84 Chapter 5. ISDAMP Project Dissemination and Continuation for Local Authorities’ Oil Spill Preparedness 89Frédéric MUTTIN and Rose CAMPBELL 5.1. Introduction 89 5.2. Project results 90 5.3. Project audiences 93 5.3.1. International institutions 93 5.3.2. National Contact Points 94 5.3.3. Atlantic Arc regional authorities 95 5.3.4. Local authorities in La Rochelle 96 5.3.5. Discussion 98 5.4. Project continuation 98 5.5. Conclusion 101 5.6. Acknowledgments 101 5.7. References 101 Chapter 6. Environmental Quality of Coastal Areas in the Mediterranean Sea and Potential Risks to Human Health 103Marion PILLET, Michel MARENGO, Sylvie GOBERT, Pierre LEJEUNE, Michèle LEDUC, Lovina FULLGRABE, Stéphane LE FLOCH and Hélène THOMAS 6.1. Introduction 103 6.1.1. Chemical pollution in coastal marine areas 103 6.1.2. Bioindicators in marine coastal water 105 6.1.3. Biomarkers used to monitor pollution 106 6.2. Situation in the Mediterranean Sea 108 6.2.1. Characteristics of the Mediterranean system 108 6.2.2. Contamination at the lower trophic levels 110 6.3. Mussel biomonitoring in the Mediterranean Sea 111 6.3.1. Biomonitoring of mussels 111 6.3.2. Trace element contamination of mussels in the Mediterranean Sea 112 6.3.3. Organic contamination of mussels in the Mediterranean Sea 114 6.3.4. Physiological functions affected by pollution 117 6.4. Potential human risk assessment 118 6.4.1. Seafood, potential risks and benefits for human health 118 6.4.2. Potential risks associated with mussel consumption 119 6.5. Perspectives in North Corsica ports 122 6.5.1. Multibiomarker approach 122 6.5.2. The case of harbor areas 123 6.5.3. The QUAMPO project 123 6.7. Acknowledgments 124 6.8. References 124 Chapter 7. Possible Interactions Between Environmental Microplastics, Copepods (Tigriopus brevicornis) and Oysters (Crassostrea gigas) in the Pertuis Charentais Sea 145Arno BRINGER, Emmanuel DUBILLOT, Grégoire PRUNIER and Hélène THOMAS 7.1. Introduction 146 7.2. Materials and methods 147 7.2.1. Study area 147 7.2.2. Experimental design 148 7.2.3. Sampling and observation methods 150 7.3. Results and discussions on the presence of copepods in seawater and in oysters 150 7.4. General conclusion and perspectives 153 7.5. References 153 Chapter 8. Health Assessment of Juvenile Scallops in the La Rochelle Harbor 157Marine Paomia BREITWIESER, Marine BARBARIN, Angélique FONTANAUD and Hélène THOMAS 8.1. Introduction 157 8.2. Assessment methods of the health status of marine bivalves 158 8.2.1. Sampling sites and caging transplantation procedure 158 8.2.2. Water physicochemical assessments 159 8.2.3. Trace element assessments 159 8.2.4. Biomarker assessments 159 8.2.5. Statistical analysis 160 8.3. Results and discussion on the health status of juvenile scallops 161 8.3.1. Water physical variables 161 8.3.2. Health biomarker assessments 162 8.3.3. Heavy metals 167 8.3.4. Principal components analysis 171 8.4. References 173 List of Authors 177 Index 181

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Book SynopsisEconomies around the world have arrived at a critical juncture: to continue to grow fuelled by fossil fuels and exacerbate climate change, or to move towards more sustainable, greener, growth. Choosing the latter is shown to help address climate change, as well as present new economic opportunities. This Handbook provides a deeper understanding of the concept of green growth, and highlights key lessons from the experience of green transformations across the world following a decade of ambitious stimulus packages and green reforms. With comprehensive chapters from key researchers in the field drawn from across the globe, the Handbook on Green Growth offers up to date and original analysis of the many facets of the phenomenon of green growth. Is economic growth desirable? When can economic growth and environmental policies work together? What are the key factors that will achieve green growth? What will be the multiple impacts of green growth? And, what have been the experiences of economies that have undertaken a green transformation? This Handbook will be a key resource for students and academics interested in economics, environmental and ecological studies, as well as for those specialising in environmental policy. It will also be a valuable tool for policy makers concerned about the dual objectives of stimulating economic growth and addressing environmental damage.Trade Review'While strong opinions often dominate the debate on economic growth versus the environment, this Handbook gives an honest evaluation of conflicting evidence and theories. It provides a splendidly rich variety of interpretations of the green growth idea. The thoughtful extrapolations of historical cases and suggestions for future policies towards the transition to a greener economy - with or without growth - make us aware that green growth is at the heart of the world economy's future.' --Sjak Smulders, Tilburg University, the Netherlands'Providing a clear introduction and varied country overviews, this accessible book is of relevance to both the general reader and the more technical specialist. Written without jargon this book demonstrates that economists can tackle real world problems in simple prose. In a clear and accessible style, this edited volume brings together cutting-edge analysis from some of the leading green economy thinkers. The book covers both more conceptual insights and applied country studies ranging from Europe, the US, Asia and Africa. It rightfully highlights China for its massive national success in switching to low carbon energy, whilst continuing to export dirty coal technology, financing 30% of the world s coal plants under development. Ultimately the book ends with an interesting series of chapters that explore the links between green growth and the knowledge economy.' --Paul Steele, International Institute for Environment and Development'The global economy stands at a critical juncture: the policy choices we make right now will determine whether or not humanity stands a chance of halting climate change. This Handbook is a vital reminder that ''green'' and ''growth'' can and must go together - we just need the right combination of integrated economic and environmental policies. It maps out the major questions, opportunities and challenges that we face in our efforts to follow a ''green growth'' path, and is therefore a critical and timely contribution for policy makers who are trying to make environmentally-friendly growth a success.' --Angel Gurría, Secretary-General, OECDTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Roger Fouquet PART I. THE GROWTH STRATEGY 1. Policies for green growth versus policies for no growth: a matter of timing Richard G. Lipsey 2. The Limits to Green Growth Peter A. Victor and Martin Sers 3. Green “Agrowth” – the Next Development Stage of Rich Countries Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh and Stefan Drews PART II. THE POTENTIAL FOR GREEN GROWTH AND ITS IMPACTS 4. Path-Dependence, Innovation and the Economics of Climate Change Philippe Aghion, Cameron Hepburn, Alex Teytelboym and Dimitri Zenghelis 5. Long-Term Productivity Growth and the Environment Alex Bowen 6. The Challenge of Decoupling Economic Expansion and Environmentally Damaging Energy Uses: Can Energy Efficiency Actions Deliver Cleaner Economic Expansion? Karen Turner and Antonios Katris 7. Targeted Technology Strategies for Low-Carbon Economic Growth: Linking Bottom-Up and Top-Down Assessments Ian Sue Wing and Govinda Timilsina 8. Inclusive Labour Markets for Green Growth Alex Bowen PART III. THE DRIVERS OF GREEN GROWTH 9. Growth, Structural Transformation, and the New Global Agenda: What this means for China and the World Ehtisham Ahmad, Isabella Neuweg and Nicholas Stern 10. Climate Change Policy, Innovation and Growth Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Ralf Martin and Samuela Bassi 11. Financing Green Growth Gregor Semieniuk and Mariana Mazzucato 12. Green Startups and Local Knowledge Bases: Newborn suppliers of energy-related technologies in Italian Provinces Alessandra Colombelli and Francesco Quatraro 13. Addressing the Political Economy of Green Industrial Policy with Economic Geography Maria Carvalho PART IV. GREEN TRANSFORMATIONS 14. The Green Growth Economy as an Engine of Development: The Case of China John A. Mathews 15. Green Growth in South Korea Jae-Seung Lee 16. Reforming Energy Policy in India: Assessing the Options Ian Parry, Victor Mylonas and Nate Vernon 17. Green Transformations and State Bureaucracy in the Global South Markus Lederer, Linda Wallbott and Frauke Urban 18. Economic Transformation and Green Growth for African Economies Russel Bishop and Milan Brahmbhatt PART V. BEYOND GREEN GROWTH 19. Transitioning to Smart Green Growth: Lessons from History Carlota Perez 20. The Invisible Hand and the Weightless Economy Danny Quah 21. The Transition from a Fossil-Fuel Economy to a Knowledge Economy Roger Fouquet and Ralph Hippe Index

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Book SynopsisNatural landscapes are intricately tied to human health and well-being. While contemporary lifestyles have caused people to feel disconnected from the natural environment, this relationship is now recognized as vitally important, with landscapes increasingly valued for their stress-reduction, aesthetic, and restorative benefits. Providing an overview of the history, theoretical concepts, and individual and societal implications of human connection to natural landscapes, this book considers natural landscapes' role as an antidote to our modern, predominantly urban society. It also delivers: - A robust, research-backed overview of the intersections between natural landscapes and human health; - A compendium of applications such as nature-based therapies, urban greenspaces, and adventure-based programming that promote health within specific populations of society and individuals; - Due consideration of crucial factors that can adversely affect health and landscape, such as climate change. Of critical importance as we continue to define the role that natural landscapes will play for future generations, this book should be required reading for policy makers, urban planners and industry practitioners. It provides a thorough grounding in understanding the intersections between health and natural landscapes, and will be a valuable resource for academicians and students from a broad range of disciplines including public health, leisure and tourism, environmental sciences, and geography.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Natural Landscapes and Human Health: An Introduction and Overview Chapter 2: Human Perceptions of Nature Chapter 3: Natural Landscapes and the Health Crisis Chapter 4: Theories and Concepts: Linking Landscapes and Health Chapter 5: Outcomes, Benefits, and Opportunities: Western Research Trends Chapter 6: Applications: Facilitating Healthy Connections with Nature Chapter 7: Connecting with Landscapes: Intentional Access to Green Space Chapter 8: Conclusions and Desired Future: Take a Park, Not a Pill

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Book SynopsisThe Anthropocene refers to all societies’ current era of environmental challenges. For the social sciences, the Anthropocene represents a historical “moment” with huge potential: it offers people new ways of considering the human condition, as well as how they interact with the rest of the living world and with the planet on all levels. At the turn of the 21st century, the idea of the Anthropocene burst onto the older, diverse and varied scene of risk studies.This “new geological era”, which is entirely created by humanity, went on to revive our understanding of environmental issues, as well as the analysis of the social and political problems that constitute risk situations.Drawing together contributions from specialists in social sciences concerning risks and the environment, Risks and the Anthropocene explores the advantages that the idea of the Anthropocene can offer in understanding risks and their management, as well as the limitations it presents.Table of ContentsPart 1. Toward Unprecedented Risks?.1. Coastal Risks: Coastlines Always Under Pressure, Catherine Meur-Ferec.2. Forest Fires in the Anthropocene: Issues of Scale, Christine Bouisset.3. Urban Climate: Agenda and Perspectives of a Climate Risk, Julia Hidalgo.Part 2. Recompositions for the Study and Management of Risks?4. Permanence and Specificities of Risks and Their Management in the Anthropocene Era, Patrick Pigeon.5. The International World of Disasters: Beyond Reflexivity, Surpassing Naturalism?, Sandrine Revet.6. The Difficult Birth of the Risk Society and the Relegation of Social Sciences, Pascale Metzger and Julien Rebotier.Part 3. What Consequences for a Changing Modernity?.7. Understanding the Political Fabric and Effects of Ensemble Flood Forecasts in Europe, Sébastien Nobert, Kristian Krieger and Florian Pappenberger.8. Toward a New Security Deal? Reflexive Modernity, a Complex Turn and Shift to Uncertainty, Magali Reghezza-Zitt.9. The Imperative of Practical Wisdom in the Face of Anthropocene Emergencies: The Case of Climate Change, Florent Champy.

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Book SynopsisNatural history collections have recently acquired an unprecedented place of importance in scientific research. Originally created in the context of systematics and taxonomy, they are now proving to be fundamental for answering various scientific and societal questions that are as significant as they are current.Natural History Collections in the Science of the 21st Century presents a wide range of questions and answers raised by the study of collections. The billions of specimens that have been collected from all around the world over more than two centuries provide us with information that is vital in our quest for knowledge about the Earth, the universe, the diversity of life and the history of humankind.These collections also provide valuable reference points from the past to help us understand the nature and dynamics of global change today. Their physical permanence is the best guarantee we have of a return to data and to information sources in the context of open science.Table of ContentsForeword xvii Bruno DAVID Acknowledgments xxi Roseli PELLENS Chapter 1 Natural History Collections: An Essential Resource for Science in the 21st Century 1 Roseli PELLENS 1.1 Collections in early 21st century science 2 1.2 New explorations because of the magnitude and diversity of the collections’ data 3 1.3 Research using and driving the constitution of natural history collections 5 1.3.1 Being able to return to the object: one of the major contributions of natural history collections 6 1.3.2 Collections at the heart of highly innovative research thanks to new technologies 7 1.3.3 A resource for global change research 8 1.3.4 Designing the science of the future based on collections 9 1.4 References 11 Chapter 2 Natural History Collections: An Ancient Concept in a Present and Future Perspective 13 Philippe GRANDCOLAS 2.1 Introduction 14 2.2 A tribute to curiosity and coupling with classifications 14 2.3 The structuring of our thoughts and actions by an ancient concept 16 2.4 Collections: more than species catalogues 18 2.5 Big Data collections in space and time 19 2.6 What future is there for the use of collections? 20 2.7 Conclusion 22 2.8 References 22 Chapter 3 Louis XIV’s Blue Gems: Exceptional Rediscoveries at the French National Museum of Natural History 27 François FARGES 3.1 Introduction 29 3.2 A scientific investigation of color 31 3.3 The digital decoding of the creative genius of the royal gem cutter 32 3.4 Epilogue: toward a renaissance 35 3.5 References 36 Chapter 4. Rediscovering Human Mummies: Unpublished data on the Chachapoya Mummy Exhibited at the Musée de l’Homme 37 Aline THOMAS, Arnaud ANSART, Christophe BOU, Jean-Bernard HUCHET, Véronique LABORDE, Samuel MERIGEAUD and Éloïse QUETEL 4.1 Introduction 38 4.1.1 The Muséum’s collection of human mummies 38 4.1.2 Origin, discovery, donation and exhibition: a brief history of the mummy 40 4.2 Materials and methods 43 4.2.1 The MNHN-HA-30187 mummy: position of the body, measurements and external appearance 43 4.2.2 Medical imaging protocol and technique 45 4.2.3 Protocol for experimental reproduction of trepanation 45 4.3 Results 46 4.3.1 Basic biological identity 46 4.3.2 Osteo-dental status 47 4.3.3 Internal organs 48 4.3.4 Archeoentomology 50 4.3.5 Cranial trepanation: location, size and mode of operation 52 4.4 Discussion 54 4.4.1 Identity of the deceased and health status 54 4.4.2 Treatment of the corpse and embalming 55 4.4.3 Chronology of mortuary gestures 56 4.5 Conclusion 58 4.6 References 59 Chapter 5 Reconstructing the History of Human Populations: A Challenge for Biological Anthropology 63 Martin FRIESS and Manon GALLAND 5.1 Introduction 63 5.1.1 How human remains have also become scientific objects 63 5.1.2 The MNHN biological anthropology collection 64 5.1.3 Cranial morphology as an indication of biocultural processes 65 5.2 Cranial morphology and settlement history 66 5.2.1 A new look at the diversity of Native Americans 69 5.3 Cranial morphology and adaptation to the environment 71 5.3.1 Cranial diversity beyond randomness 73 5.4 The importance of cranial collection for the advancement of research in biological anthropology 75 5.5 References 76 Chapter 6 The Discovery of New Metal-Hyperaccumulating Plant Species in Herbaria 79 Vanessa R. INVERNÓN, Romane TISSERAND, Pierre JOUANNAIS, Dulce M. NAVARRETE GUTIÉRREZ, Serge MULLER, Yohan PILLON, Guillaume ECHEVARRIA and Sylvain MERLOT 6.1 Metal-hyperaccumulating plants 80 6.2 The screening of herbarium collections: from atomic absorption to X-ray fluorescence 83 6.3 The discovery of new metal-hyperaccumulating plants at the MNHN herbarium 85 6.3.1 The interest of the MNHN herbarium for the research of metal-hyperaccumulating plants 85 6.3.2 From the herbarium to the field: new nickel hyperaccumulators in the genus Orthion 87 6.3.3 Rinorea multivenosa, the first zinc hyperaccumulating species discovered in the Amazon basin 88 6.3.4 A large number of manganese hyperaccumulating species to be discovered 90 6.4 Conclusion 91 6.5 Acknowledgments 92 6.6 References 92 Chapter 7 Fossil Crustaceans in the Light of New Technologies 95 Sylvain CHARBONNIER and Marie-Béatrice FOREL 7.1 Introduction 96 7.2 Fossil crustaceans 96 7.3 The radiation of fossil crustaceans 98 7.3.1 Revealing characters with UV light (yellow fluorescence) 98 7.3.2 Revealing characters with green light (green–orange fluorescence) 99 7.3.3 X-ray radiography 100 7.4 Exceptional preservation of fossil crustaceans 102 7.5 Ostracods and paleogeography at the end of the Paleozoic 105 7.6 References 105 Chapter 8 The “Cyanobacteria and Microalgae” Collection in the Time of “-omics” 109 Sébastien DUPERRON, Charlotte DUVAL, Sahima HAMLAOUI, Katia COMTE, Claude YÉPRÉMIAN and Cécile BERNARD 8.1 Introduction 109 8.2 A living collection supported by research 111 8.3 New uses of the collection in basic research 114 8.3.1 Polyphasic identification and taxonomy of cyanobacteria and microalgae 114 8.3.2 Contribution to the evolutionary sciences 114 8.3.3 Contribution to the study of interactions between organisms 115 8.4 Enhancing the value of biological resources through the search for innovative bioactive molecules 116 8.5 Expertise in environmental diagnosis 118 8.6 The living collection of cyanobacteria and microalgae of today and tomorrow 119 8.7 References 121 Chapter 9 The Collection of Cryopreserved Cells and Tissues of Vertebrates: Methods and Application 125 Michèle GERBAULT-SEUREAU and Bernard DUTRILLAUX 9.1 Introduction 126 9.2 History of the collection 126 9.3 Can all living beings be cryopreserved? 127 9.3.1 Collection, culture and freezing 128 9.4 Current applications 130 9.5 Current composition of the bank 133 9.6 Perspectives 136 9.7 References 137 Chapter 10 Herbaria, the Last Resort for Extinct Plant Species 139 Serge MULLER, Valérie PRIOLET, Éric BADEL and Stéphane BUORD 10.1 Context and objectives 140 10.2 Proposed approach and protocol 141 10.3 First results 142 10.3.1. Selection of target species and identification of affine species 142 10.3.2 Assessment of the viability of available seeds 145 10.3.3. Cultivation experiments on affine species of the target species 149 10.4 Discussion and conclusion 152 10.5 Acknowledgments 154 10.6 References 154 Chapter 11 Ocean Cores, Climate Archives 159 Eva MORENO and Annachiara BARTOLINI 11.1 Introduction 160 11.2 The MNHN’s oceanic collection 160 11.3 Development of core drilling techniques 161 11.4 Ocean cores: archives of past climate variability 163 11.5 Climate proxies 164 11.5.1 Temperature proxies 165 11.5.2 Proxies of salinity 169 11.5.3 Paleo-pH proxies and carbonate ion concentration 170 11.6 Analytical techniques 171 11.7 Conclusion 172 11.8 References 173 Chapter 12 Clarifying the Radiocarbon Calibration Curve for Ancient Egypt: The Wager of Herbaria 177 Anita QUILES, Vanessa R. INVERNÓN, Lucile BECK, Emmanuelle DELQUE-KOLIC, Myriam GAUDEUL, Serge MULLER and Germinal ROUHAN 12.1 Introduction 178 12.2 Carbon-14 (14 C) dating and Egyptian chronology 179 12.2.1 The challenge of calibration 179 12.2.2 Chronology of ancient Egypt: contribution of 14 C and historic debates 181 12.3 Specificities of the Egyptian landscape and the objective of the project 182 12.4 The flora of Egypt in the MNHN Herbarium 184 12.5 Analytical and statistical challenges 186 12.5.1 Selection of herbarium specimens 187 12.5.2 Preliminary results of 14 C dating 187 12.6 Conclusion 190 12.7 References 191 Chapter 13 Herbaria, a Window into the Evolutionary History of Crop Pathogens 195 Lionel GAGNEVIN, Adrien RIEUX, Jean-Michel LETT, Philippe ROUMAGNAC, Boris SZUREK, Paola CAMPOS, Claudia BAIDER, Myriam GAUDEUL and Nathalie BECKER 13.1 Epidemics, emergences and re-emergences 196 13.2 Development of agriculture, domestication of cultivated plants and their diseases 197 13.3 Molecular biology and genomics as a tool for studying phytopathogenic micro-organisms 199 13.4 Contributions of the herbarium samples 199 13.4.1 Direct evidence 200 13.4.2 Molecular analyses 201 13.5 How to explore a herbarium 203 13.6 Characteristics of old nucleic acids and their treatment 205 13.6.1 The particular case of viral nucleic acids 206 13.7. Xanthomonas citri pv. citri and its emergence in the Indian Ocean 208 13.8 Emergence and evolutionary history of plant pathogenic viruses: the geminivirus model 209 13.8.1 Case of a species complex responsible for an emerging disease 210 13.8.2 Case of a cryptic geminivirus 211 13.9 Discussion 212 13.10 Acknowledgments and funding 213 13.11 References 213 Chapter 14 The Yellow-Legged Asian Hornet: Prediction of the Risk of Invasion and the Study of its Color Variations 219 Claire VILLEMANT, Quentin ROME and Adrien PERRARD 14.1 Introduction 220 14.2 Vespa velutina: some elements of taxonomy and biology 222 14.2.1 A species: 13 colored forms 222 14.2.2 One nest per year 223 14.2.3 Insectivore, but not exclusively 223 14.3 Sampling of specimens 224 14.4. The origin of invasive lineages of V. velutina in France and Korea 225 14.4.1 The history of the invasion explained by genetics 225 14.4.2. A single queen at the origin of the invasive lineage in France .. 226 14.5 Expansion risks in Europe and worldwide 226 14.5.1 Data and methods for inferring range and predicting invasion risk 226 14.5.2 Strong expansion in Europe and the Northern Hemisphere 227 14.6 Origin of color and shape variations 229 14.6.1 The importance of collection specimens 229 14.6.2 Discordance between genetic lineages and colored forms 231 14.7 Conclusion 232 14.8 References 233 Chapter 15 Exploring Temporal Changes in the Composition of Macroalgal Communities by Using Collections 235 Marine ROBUCHON, Éric FEUNTEUN, Romain JULLIARD, Florence ROUSSEAU and Line Le GALL 15.1 On the constitution of macroalgal collections 236 15.1.1 Large seaweeds 236 15.1.2 Algal herbaria 236 15.1.3 Data associated with the herbaria 237 15.1.4 Specimens and scientific evidence 237 15.1.5 The herbarium of the Dinard maritime laboratory 239 15.2 Exploring temporal changes in species distribution 239 15.2.1 Perspectives for exploring temporal changes in species distribution 245 15.3 Exploring temporal changes in community composition 246 15.3.1 Example of the study of the Dinard Herbarium 246 15.3.2 Perspectives for exploring temporal changes in community composition 247 15.4 Conclusion: sampling and analysis strategies for the future 248 15.5 References 249 Chapter 16 Herbaria, Witnesses of the Stakes of Biodiversity Conservation and the Impacts of Global Changes 251 Serge MULLER, Vanessa R. INVERNÓN and Germinal ROUHAN 16.1 Introduction 252 16.2 Evaluation of the floristic richness and conservation issues of territories 254 16.3 Studies of introduction pathways and colonization of invasive exotic plants and pathogens 257 16.4 Analysis of the impact of pollution and changes in air quality 259 16.5 Study of phenological changes in flora as a result of climate change 260 16.6 Conclusion 262 16.7 References 263 Chapter 17 Digital Photography In Natura in Zoology: More Biology in Natural History Collections? 271 Romain GARROUSTE 17.1 Images and collections for comparative biology 272 17.2 Accelerating the process of the incomplete inventory of life 274 17.3 Why more biology in natural history collections? 277 17.4 Images in the natural sciences: a collection like any other? 280 17.5 The Hemiptera of France: an exemplary iconography 282 17.6 Trait databases, query automation and bio-inspiration 282 17.7 Conclusion: a new challenge for natural history 284 17.8 References 285 Chapter 18 The Use of Large Natural History Datasets to Respond to Current Scientific and Societal Issues 289 Anne-Christine MONNET, Thomas HAEVERMANS, Anne-Sophie ARCHAMBEAU, Philippe GRANDCOLAS and Roseli PELLENS 18.1 Introduction 289 18.2 Making data available: a revolution 290 18.3 Challenges for data providers 293 18.3.1 Reading labels or directories 293 18.3.2 Structure of the information related to the specimens 294 18.3.3 The taxonomic framework: moving information 295 18.3.4 The importance of tracing the source of data 296 18.4 The role of access portals 296 18.4.1 The provision standards 297 18.5 The importance of scientific analysis design in appropriating the specificities of data from collections 299 18.5.1 Detecting the biases in collection data: advantages and opportunities for scientific analyses 299 18.5.2 Toward a good balance between the question and the available data 300 18.5.3 Playing the advantage of multiple spatial scales 301 18.6 Moving from raw data to sorted data that can be used for scientific analyses 301 18.6.1 From open data to open science, a responsibility for the traceability of data and operations 303 18.6.2 Toward a necessary reorganization of collaborative work 304 18.7 Conclusion 306 18.8 References 307 Chapter 19 Is There a Need for Biocultural Collections? State of the Art and Perspectives 311 Serge BAHUCHET 19.1 Introduction 311 19.2 Origin of these collections 312 19.2.1 Ethnobotany 312 19.2.2 Ethnology 313 19.3 Collection principles and the function of collections 313 19.3.1 The role of objects in “Maussian” ethnology 313 19.3.2 Ethnobotanical collections 315 19.3.3 Biocultural collections 317 19.4 Principles for the articulation of sets 319 19.5 Description of the collections 324 19.5.1 Ethnobiological specimens 325 19.5.2 Objects and artifacts 329 19.6 What changes? 332 19.7 References 334 Chapter 20 Why Preserve? 337 Véronique ROUCHON 20.1 The museum’s collections: between study and heritage 338 20.2 Disrupting the equilibrium 339 20.3 Preparation and storage 342 20.4 The main principles of conservation 346 20.5 The main principles of conservation being undermined 347 20.6 Multiple values 349 20.7 The scientific value of the collections 351 20.8 Conclusion 357 20.9 References 357 Chapter 21. Collections for Scientific Research in the 21st Century and Beyond 359 Roseli PELLENS 21.1 Collections in the quest for knowledge 359 21.2 Three main kinds of new uses for collections 360 21.2.1 Enriching the life sciences, human sciences and the sciences of the universe with new technologies 360 21.2.2 A pool of information on the environment 360 21.2.3 The era of digital data 362 21.3 Lessons from these new uses 362 21.3.1 The importance of richness and diversity 363 21.3.2 Information at the heart of new research 363 21.3.3 Good conservation and good practices 365 21.3.4 The importance of sets 366 21.4 Collections in 21st century science and beyond 367 21.5 Conclusion 367 21.6 References 369 List of Authors 373 Index 381

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Book SynopsisThe idea of socioecosystems answers the growing need to understand, in the context of the Anthropocene, how adaptive processes interact, and how that interplay results in the coevolution of living beings. Studying socioecosystems means taking into account the diversity of temporal and physical scales in order to grasp how ecological, social and economic forces are interwoven. Based on these drivers, the complex dynamics that determine the habitability of the Earth emerge. This book analyzes, through concrete cases from regional socioecosystems on several continents, how research action has provided answers to problems related to agriculture, health and the conservation of biodiversity. It demonstrates that these undertakings could not have succeeded without the combined efforts of the communities of living beings and objects, the community of knowledge and the communities of action. These examples are accompanied by a reflection on the conditions that make it possible to bring this research to completion.Table of ContentsForeword: The Knowledge Community at the Service of Communities xiArnaud MACÉ Preface xixPatrick GIRAUDOUX Chapter 1. Agricultural Changes and Population Outbreaks of Grassland Voles 1Patrick GIRAUDOUX 1.1. Introduction 2 1.2. The European Common Agricultural Policy and its national implementation, voles and their predators 4 1.2.1. Establishment of practices and landscape 4 1.2.2. Which measurement tools for which observations? 6 1.2.3. Landscapes and practices 7 1.2.4. Synchronies 10 1.2.5. Predation 12 1.2.6. Bacteria and other vole parasites 16 1.3. Controlling outbreaks and their consequences: from correlations to action 18 1.3.1. Rodenticide treatments as a quasi-experiment 18 1.3.2. The toolkit 20 1.3.3. Anthropology to the rescue of the application 25 1.3.4. The status and contribution of models 28 1.3.5. Conceptual models 28 1.3.6. Quantitative models 30 1.3.7. Toward new questions 33 1.4. What methodological lessons can be drawn from this experience? 35 1.5. Acknowledgments 43 1.6. References 43 Chapter 2. The Pollution of a River: A Sociological Investigation of Knowledge and Expertise 51Simon CALLA 2.1. Introduction 51 2.2. Different types of knowledge to qualify the situation 55 2.2.1. At the water’s edge, indexical knowledge 55 2.2.2. In the laboratories, scientific knowledge 60 2.2.3. In the administrations, legal knowledge 65 2.3. Several groups of scientists investigating the same situation 70 2.3.1. The construction of the content of expert reports 70 2.3.2. The cohabitation of two groups of experts 73 2.3.3. River advocates and experts 76 2.4. Conclusion 81 2.5. References 83 Chapter 3. Farm Environment, Raw Milk and Immunity: A "Field" Study of Tolerance Learning 87Dominique Angèle VUITTON, Jean-Jacques LAPLANTE and Amandine DIVARET-CHAUVEAU 3.1. Introduction: from farm disease to farm protection, a rural environmental story 88 3.2. Atopic allergic diseases: multifactorial, multidisciplinary and, paradoxically, not very rural 90 3.3. The increasing prevalence of atopic allergic diseases in the population of developed countries: an enigma of the second half of the 20th century 92 3.4. The role of the farm environment in protecting children from atopic allergic diseases 96 3.4.1. Observations from cross-sectional epidemiological studies 96 3.4.2. Farm life: a protective factor against the occurrence of allergic diseases? 98 3.5. Setting up the PASTURE cohort in Germany, Austria, Finland, Switzerland and Franche-Comté 102 3.5.1. Protection against allergic diseases by the farm environment: a confirmation 107 3.5.2. Exposure to animals and the farm microbial ecosystem 108 3.5.3. Consumption of raw milk and dairy products and exposure to the microbial ecosystem of raw milk 112 3.5.4. Dietary diversification in the first year of life and cheese consumption 116 3.6. At the crossroads: assessment and avenues still to be explored by the PASTURE cohort 117 3.6.1. The scientific achievements of nearly 20 years of the PASTURE adventure 118 3.6.2. Intestinal microbiota: the missing link? First results from the PASTURE study 119 3.6.3. Debates on the "benefit-risk" ratio and the possible contribution of the human and social sciences 120 3.7. Acknowledgments 125 3.8. References 126 Chapter 4. Ecology of Echinococcus multilocularis Transmission 137Patrick GIRAUDOUX, Dominique Angèle VUITTON and Philip Simon CRAIG 4.1. Introduction 138 4.2. The Jura transmission system 140 4.2.1. Seasonality and microfoci in rodents 140 4.2.2. Vole outbreaks and distribution of human cases 142 4.2.3. Infection in definitive hosts 143 4.2.4. Conclusion 145 4.3. Ecology of Echinococcus multilocularis transmission in China and Kyrgyzstan 146 4.3.1. The background 146 4.3.2. Transmission and biodiversity on a continental scale 148 4.3.3. The Tibetan plateau 150 4.4. The mountains of southern Gansu and Ningxia 155 4.4.1. Gansu 155 4.4.2. Ningxia 162 4.5. Alpine meadows from Altai to Pamir 164 4.6. Conclusion 165 4.7. Acknowledgment 172 4.8. References 172 Chapter 5. "Indigenous" Views of the Disease and Risks Associated with Alveolar Echinococcosis 181Dominique JACQUES-JOUVENOT 5.1. Introduction 181 5.2. Building scientific cooperation 184 5.3. Collaborating: working with others 186 5.4. Indigenous visions of social reality 189 5.5. Lessons learned allow us to think differently about prevention 192 5.6. Proximity to a sick person reinforces preventive behavior 195 5.7. References 198 Chapter 6. Conservation of the Black-and-White Snub-nosed Monkey 201Eve AFONSO, Cécile CALLOU, Céline CLAUZEL, Patrick GIRAUDOUX and Li LI 6.1. Introduction 201 6.2. Historical context and issues 202 6.3. Habitat connectivity and population genetics 207 6.4. In search of lost place names 213 6.5. Animal tourism: what are the consequences for the black-and-white snub-nosed monkey? 219 6.5.1. Ecotourism feeding sites: ready-to-see animals 220 6.5.2. Ecotourism in Xiangguqing: what are the consequences for the black-and-white snub-nosed monkey? 221 6.5.3. Genetic consequences of human intervention 223 6.5.4. Feeding sites: hotspots of parasitic transmission? 226 6.6. References 230 Chapter 7. Cholera in Africa, from Fatalism to the Hope of Elimination: The Story of the Revolt Against a Status Quo 235Didier BOMPANGUE 7.1. How can we engage in a collective approach to actionresearch in health? 236 7.2. The first years of the fight against cholera and the disillusionment of humanitarianism 241 7.3. From unpredictable to predictable cholera 251 7.3.1. A metapopulation mode of operation linked to the Great Lakes 255 7.3.2. Seasonality of cholera epidemics in lake areas 257 7.3.3. The role of lake areas in the persistence of cholera epidemics 260 7.3.4. Other determinants 262 7.3.5. The other face of cholera 264 7.4. Toward the elimination of cholera and the discovery of governance issues 265 7.5. References 271 Conclusion: Cooperation at Work: Sociology of a Scientific Standpoint 273Dominique JACQUES-JOUVENOT and Simon CALLA List of Authors 295 Index 297

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Book SynopsisThe recent progress in analytical methods, aided by bringing in a wide range of other disciplines, opens up the study to a broader field, which means that biogeography now goes far beyond a simple description of the distribution of living species on Earth.Originating with Alexander von Humboldt, biogeography is a discipline in which ecologists and evolutionists aim to understand the way that living species are organized in connection with their environments. Today, as we face major challenges such as global warming, massive species extinction and devastating pandemics, biogeography offers hypotheses and explanations that may help to provide solutions.This book presents as wide an overview as possible of the different fields that biogeography interacts with. Sixteen authors from all over the world offer different approaches based on their specific areas of knowledge and experience; thus, we intend to illustrate the vast number of diverse aspects covered by biogeography.Table of ContentsPreface xiEric GUILBERT Chapter 1 Origins of Biogeography: A Personal Perspective 1Malte C EBACH 1.1 Introduction: a history of scientific practice 1 1.1.1 What is biogeography? 2 1.2 A history of phyto- and zoogeographical classification 2 1.2.1 Terminology 2 1.2.2 How classification works 3 1.2.3 Botanical geography versus the geography of plants 7 1.2.4 Zoogeography: a search for natural regions 12 1.3 Ecology versus taxonomy: populations not species 17 1.4 Conclusion 22 1.5 References 22 Chapter 2 Analytical Approaches in Biogeography: Advances and Challenges 27Isabel SANMARTÍN 2.1 Introduction 27 2.2 From narrative dispersal accounts to event-based methods (EBM) 27 2.2.1 Parsimony-based tree fitting 29 2.2.2 Dispersal–vicariance analysis 31 2.3 From parsimony-based to semiparametric approaches 34 2.4 A new revolution: parametric approaches in biogeography 38 2.4.1 Ancestral range versus single state models: DEC and BIB 41 2.4.2 Extending the DEC and BIB models 47 2.5 Expanding parametric models 49 2.5.1 Time-heterogeneous models 49 2.5.2 Diversification-dependent models 50 2.5.3 Ecology-integrative models 51 2.6 Population-level and individual-based models 52 2.7 References 53 Chapter 3 Phylogeography 59Inessa VOET and Violaine NICOLAS 3.1 Introduction 59 3.2 The early days of phylogeography: cytoplasmic genomes and qualitative post hoc explanations of historical processes 61 3.3 Statistical phylogeography 63 3.4 Comparative phylogeography 67 3.5 Integrative studies 69 3.5.1 Integration of ecological niche modeling in phylogeographic studies 69 3.5.2 Integration of life-history traits in phylogeographic studies 73 3.6 Conclusion 76 3.7 References 76 Chapter 4 Geophysical Biogeography 81Laurent HUSSON and Pierre SEPULCHRE 4.1 Introduction 81 4.2 Geophysical biogeography at large 82 4.2.1 Present day 82 4.2.2 The dynamic Earth: continental drift 84 4.2.3 Continental drift and climate 87 4.2.4 The fast pace of mass extinctions 90 4.3 Geophysical biogeography at regional scale 92 4.3.1 Mountain belts and rifts 95 4.3.2 Epeirogenies, dynamic topography 99 4.3.3 Glacial cycles 100 4.4 Conclusions 104 4.5 References 105 Chapter 5 Island Biogeography 115Julia SCHMACK and Matthew BIDDICK 5.1 The equilibrium theory of island biogeography 116 5.2 Insularity and the evolution of emblematic biotas 120 5.3 Island biogeography in the Anthropocene 123 5.3.1 Biological invasions 124 5.3.2 Anthropogenic climate change 127 5.4 References 128 Chapter 6 Cave Biogeography 143Arnaud FAILLE 6.1 Physical characteristics of subterranean environments 143 6.2 Diversity and adaptations of the cave fauna 144 6.2.1 Underground evolution 144 6.2.2 Diversity 145 6.3 Vicariance and dispersal shape the global distribution patterns of cave animals 148 6.3.1 Disjunct distributions and the relictual status of cave biota 148 6.3.2 Colonization of the subterranean environment: reassessing biogeographic hypotheses 152 6.4 Perspectives in subterranean biogeography 154 6.5 Acknowledgments 156 6.6 References 156 Chapter 7 Soil Bacterial Biogeography at the Scale of France 165Battle KARIMI and Lionel RANJARD 7.1 Introduction 165 7.2 Soil bacterial communities 166 7.2.1 Abundance, diversity and role 166 7.2.2 Molecular tools to characterize bacterial communities 167 7.2.3 Genesis of microbial biogeography 168 7.3 Soil survey networks around the world 169 7.3.1 The French Monitoring Network of Soil Quality 170 7.4 Bacterial alpha- and beta-diversity at the national scale 172 7.4.1 Bacterial alpha-diversity 172 7.4.2 The bacterial taxa–area relationship 173 7.5 Spatial distribution and ecological attributes of bacterial taxa at a large scale 176 7.6 Large-scale bacterial co-occurrence networks (also called Bacteriosociology) 179 7.7 Do large-scale bacterial habitats exist? 181 7.8 Biogeography at the service of environmental diagnosis 185 7.9 Conclusion perspectives 186 7.10 References 187 Chapter 8 Fungal Biogeography 193Tarquin NETHERWAY and Mohammad BAHRAM 8.1 Introduction 193 8.2 Fungal evolutionary history 195 8.3 Biogeographic patterns 196 8.3.1 Distance-decay of similarity and species area relationship 197 8.3.2 Latitudinal diversity patterns 198 8.3.3 Altitudinal diversity patterns 199 8.4 Functional and interactional biogeography of fungi 199 8.4.1 Functional biogeography of fungi 200 8.4.2 Interactional biogeography of fungi and plants 201 8.4.3 Interactional biogeography of fungi and animals 205 8.4.4 Interactional biogeography of fungi and bacteria 206 8.5 Fungal biogeography under global environmental change 207 8.6 The role of citizen science in the study of fungal biogeography 208 8.7 Future directions 208 8.8 References 209 Chapter 9 Freshwater Biogeography in a Nutshell 219Anthi OIKONOMOU 9.1 Introduction 219 9.2 Freshwater hotspots and patterns in species richness 220 9.2.1 Latitudinal gradient in species richness 220 9.2.2 Geography, environment and biogeographical history 221 9.2.3 Species–area relationship (SAR) 223 9.2.4 Community assembly in freshwater 224 9.2.5 Local scale 225 9.2.6 Metacommunity concept 227 9.2.7 Beta diversity 230 9.3 Conclusion 232 9.4 Acknowledgments 232 9.5 References 233 Chapter 10 Marine Biogeography 245Jorge GARCÍA MOLINOS and Irene D ALABIA 10.1 Introduction 245 10.2 Diversification in the oceans 247 10.3 Diversity gradients in the oceans 253 10.3.1 Latitudinal diversity gradients 253 10.3.2 Bathymetric diversity gradients 258 10.3.3 Compositional diversity gradients 259 10.3.4 Functional and phylogenetic diversity gradients 260 10.4 Conclusions 263 10.5 References 264 Chapter 11 Biogeography of Diseases 275Jesús OLIVERO 11.1 Introduction 275 11.1.1 The need of disease mapping for management and prevention policies 275 11.1.2 Hypotheses on which biogeography sustains the analysis of infectious diseases 276 11.2 Do microbes have their own biogeography? 277 11.3 Historical biogeography and disease 279 11.4 Disease distribution patterns 281 11.5 Disease distribution modeling 282 11.5.1 Mechanistic versus empirical modeling 282 11.5.2 The search for risk factors in time and space 283 11.5.3 Pathogeography: addressing the multifaceted analysis in disease mapping 289 11.6 Concluding remarks 292 11.7 Acknowledgements 293 11.8 References 293 Chapter 12 Biogeography and Climate Change 303Luisa Maria DIELE-VIEGAS 12.1 Climate change 303 12.1.1 Drivers of climate change 305 12.1.2 Observed changes in the climate system 305 12.1.3 Future projections of global climate change 307 12.2 Impacts of climate change on biodiversity 308 12.2.1 Recent impacts 309 12.2.2 Future impacts 311 12.3 References 313 Chapter 13 Conservation Biogeography: Our Place in the World 321Brett R RIDDLE 13.1 The emergence of conservation biogeography 321 13.2 Milestones in the development of conservation biogeography 322 13.3 The purview of conservation biogeography: claimed and examined 325 13.4 Has conservation biogeography provided unique contributions to biodiversity conservation? 329 13.5 Future directions 330 13.6 References 331 List of Authors 335 Index 337

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Book SynopsisGlobalization, Urbanization, and Sustainability: What Can We Do? provides students with an introduction to the multifaceted nature of civilization and its impact on our environment. The text explores the intricate interplay between globalization, urbanization, and sustainability, and examines the environmental and health impacts of modern society, including climate change, resource consumption, and waste.The book's nine chapters focus on a distinct aspect of globalization, urbanization, and sustainability, including historical perspectives on urbanism and trade, economic fundamentals of global capitalism, world financial and trade institutions, demography, poverty and economic development, public health, and steps individuals can take to preserve our world and act as good stewards of the earth.Designed to foster a critical awareness of the costs associated with modern systems of production and inspire sustainable solutions, Globalization, Urbanization, and Sustainability is an exceptional resource for courses and programs in environmental studies, urban planning, international studies, economics, public health and sustainability.

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Book SynopsisReviewing over 50 years of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) policy-making and implementation around the world, this thought-provoking Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the current research surrounding EIA. Presenting new trends in law and policy-making, it highlights best practices in the application of technology to impact prediction and management, procedural efficiency, decision-making and public participation. In addition to explaining the practicalities of the EIA process, chapters delve deep into EIA’s decision-making stages and methods, revealing the causes of, and solutions to, recurrent issues. Contributions from leading scholars analyse case studies from Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, and North and South America to provide a truly global picture of EIA implementation. Critically examining the laws, policies and procedures involved in these case studies, this Handbook concludes by highlighting new ideas, trends and methods in the field. With a global scope, the illustrative case studies and critical evaluations will prove a useful resource for students and scholars of environmental and management studies and law. Exploring how to implement best practices, it will prove invaluable to EIA practitioners, including consultants, developers and regulators, offering inspiration and guidance for policy reforms.Trade Review‘Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment provides the reader with an overview of EIA in many countries. The research is literature-based. As in many books which are multi-authored, the chapters vary in terms of the style of writing and readability. The various authors are non-lawyers. They provide a broad and non-legalistic approach to environmental assessment, over a wide range of areas. The book will prove a valuable research tool to those wishing to explore environmental assessment globally, beyond the confines of project regulation.’ -- Francis McManus, Scottish Planning and Environmental Law‘This Handbook marks 50 years of Environmental Impact Assessment practice, addressing contemporary issues in an innovative and engaging manner. It captures the state of the art provided by a diverse group of theorists and practitioners drawn from all around the world, before outlining possible directions for the next 50 years.’ -- Angus Morrison-Saunders, Edith Cowan University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: PART I CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS AND EVOLVING ROLES 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment 2 Alberto Fonseca 2 NEPA in the United States: death by extremism or redesign of a more useful tool? 28 Michael R. Greenberg and Stuart Shapiro 3 Impact assessment in the post-COVID-19 world: the growing role of health impact assessment 47 Mirko S. Winkler, Adithya Pradyumna, Francesca Viliani and Astrid M. Knoblauch 4 Integrated impact assessment: coming out of the shadows? 66 Richard K. Morgan PART II STAGES AND METHODS 5 Influence of EIA on project planning and design: exploring the gap between best and actual practice 86 Claire Gronow 6 The theory and practice of scoping: delivering proportionate EIA reports 111 Urmila Jha-Thakur, Fatemeh Khosravi and David Hoare 7 The benefits and perils of digital and automated technologies: impact assessment methods in the fourth industrial revolution 126 Alberto Fonseca 8 A new agenda for significance determination in EIA: promoting community-based determination processes to counterbalance technocratic approaches 146 Sara Bjørn Aaen, Ivar Lyhne and Helle Nedergaard Nielsen 9 Artificial intelligence solutions for environmental and social impact assessments 163 Atiyah Curmally, Blaise W. Sandwidi and Aditi Jagtiani 10 Mitigating climate change through impact assessments: critical reflections from Canadian policy reform 178 Karine Péloffy, Nicholas Zrinyi and Rosa Galvez 11 Follow-up: post-decision learning in EIA 198 John Glasson PART III IMPROVING GOVERNANCE AND DECISION-MAKING 12 Uncertainty in EIA 220 Sanne Vammen Larsen 13 Trade-offs in impact assessment design and implementation 233 Robert B. Gibson and Alberto Fonseca 14 Heuristics and bias in assessing the social impacts of energy projects 258 Douglas L. Bessette 15 Rightful resistance and activism through EIAs in Chile 270 Rajiv Maher and Diego Gálvez Pino 16 Indigenous Peoples and impact assessment 285 Philippe Hanna, Cássio Ingles de Sousa and Tumanako Fa’aui 17 Trends in EIA effectiveness research 303 John J. Loomis and Mauricio Dziedzic PART IV GLOBAL PRACTICE 18 EIA best practice in Africa 320 Luke Sandham, Francois Retief and Reece Alberts 19 EIA in Finland: the influence of international norms on the founding and evolution of national impact assessment systems 337 Timo Koivurova, Katri-Maaria Kyllönen and Krittika Singh 20 EIA in Canada: strengthening follow-up, monitoring and evaluation 352 Patricia Fitzpatrick and J. Byron Williams 21 EIA in Japan: the benefits of early public participation 366 Tetsuya Kamijo 22 Environmental impact assessment in Brazil: a review of its rise (and fall?) 383 Luis E. Sánchez and Carla Grigoletto Duarte 23 EIA in China: evolution and challenges 404 He Xu, Yiting Yang, Huanzhi Wang and Xueyan Guo PART V LOOKING FORWARD 24 The importance of leadership in impact assessment 423 Ross Marshall and Maria Partidário 25 Epilogue (The future of impact prediction: what to expect from EIA in the next 50 years?) 441 Alberto Fonseca Index

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Book SynopsisSDG14 - Life Below Water: Towards Sustainable Management of Our Oceans describes the dependence of human beings on shore and marine resources and highlights how oceanic life sustains the livelihoods of people living in coastal areas, affects global economy and plays a significant role for making earth habitable. Chapters give accounts of human interventions on oceanic life and demonstrate the various ways in which the sustainability of the oceanic system is threatened. Looking to sustainable management and protection of marine and coastal ecosystems, chapters investigate best practices initiated in different countries, address issues such as overfishing and the legal framework for conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources. Concise Guides to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals comprises 17 short books, each examining one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The series provides an integrated assessment of the SDGs from economic, legal, social, environmental and cultural perspectives.Table of ContentsChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Oceans and Sustainable Development Chapter 3. Sustainable Management and Protection of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Chapter 4. Marine Pollution Chapter 5. Marine Biodiversity and Development in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Chapter 6. Legal Framework for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Oceans Chapter 7. The Road Ahead

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Book SynopsisEconomies around the world have arrived at a critical juncture: to continue to grow fuelled by fossil fuels and exacerbate climate change, or to move towards more sustainable, greener, growth. Choosing the latter is shown to help address climate change, as well as present new economic opportunities. This Handbook provides a deeper understanding of the concept of green growth, and highlights key lessons from the experience of green transformations across the world following a decade of ambitious stimulus packages and green reforms. With comprehensive chapters from key researchers in the field drawn from across the globe, the Handbook on Green Growth offers up to date and original analysis of the many facets of the phenomenon of green growth. Is economic growth desirable? When can economic growth and environmental policies work together? What are the key factors that will achieve green growth? What will be the multiple impacts of green growth? And, what have been the experiences of economies that have undertaken a green transformation? This Handbook will be a key resource for students and academics interested in economics, environmental and ecological studies, as well as for those specialising in environmental policy. It will also be a valuable tool for policy makers concerned about the dual objectives of stimulating economic growth and addressing environmental damage.Trade Review'While strong opinions often dominate the debate on economic growth versus the environment, this Handbook gives an honest evaluation of conflicting evidence and theories. It provides a splendidly rich variety of interpretations of the green growth idea. The thoughtful extrapolations of historical cases and suggestions for future policies towards the transition to a greener economy - with or without growth - make us aware that green growth is at the heart of the world economy's future.' --Sjak Smulders, Tilburg University, the Netherlands'Providing a clear introduction and varied country overviews, this accessible book is of relevance to both the general reader and the more technical specialist. Written without jargon this book demonstrates that economists can tackle real world problems in simple prose. In a clear and accessible style, this edited volume brings together cutting-edge analysis from some of the leading green economy thinkers. The book covers both more conceptual insights and applied country studies ranging from Europe, the US, Asia and Africa. It rightfully highlights China for its massive national success in switching to low carbon energy, whilst continuing to export dirty coal technology, financing 30% of the world s coal plants under development. Ultimately the book ends with an interesting series of chapters that explore the links between green growth and the knowledge economy.' --Paul Steele, International Institute for Environment and Development'The global economy stands at a critical juncture: the policy choices we make right now will determine whether or not humanity stands a chance of halting climate change. This Handbook is a vital reminder that ''green'' and ''growth'' can and must go together - we just need the right combination of integrated economic and environmental policies. It maps out the major questions, opportunities and challenges that we face in our efforts to follow a ''green growth'' path, and is therefore a critical and timely contribution for policy makers who are trying to make environmentally-friendly growth a success.' --Angel Gurría, Secretary-General, OECDTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Roger Fouquet PART I. THE GROWTH STRATEGY 1. Policies for green growth versus policies for no growth: a matter of timing Richard G. Lipsey 2. The Limits to Green Growth Peter A. Victor and Martin Sers 3. Green “Agrowth” – the Next Development Stage of Rich Countries Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh and Stefan Drews PART II. THE POTENTIAL FOR GREEN GROWTH AND ITS IMPACTS 4. Path-Dependence, Innovation and the Economics of Climate Change Philippe Aghion, Cameron Hepburn, Alex Teytelboym and Dimitri Zenghelis 5. Long-Term Productivity Growth and the Environment Alex Bowen 6. The Challenge of Decoupling Economic Expansion and Environmentally Damaging Energy Uses: Can Energy Efficiency Actions Deliver Cleaner Economic Expansion? Karen Turner and Antonios Katris 7. Targeted Technology Strategies for Low-Carbon Economic Growth: Linking Bottom-Up and Top-Down Assessments Ian Sue Wing and Govinda Timilsina 8. Inclusive Labour Markets for Green Growth Alex Bowen PART III. THE DRIVERS OF GREEN GROWTH 9. Growth, Structural Transformation, and the New Global Agenda: What this means for China and the World Ehtisham Ahmad, Isabella Neuweg and Nicholas Stern 10. Climate Change Policy, Innovation and Growth Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Ralf Martin and Samuela Bassi 11. Financing Green Growth Gregor Semieniuk and Mariana Mazzucato 12. Green Startups and Local Knowledge Bases: Newborn suppliers of energy-related technologies in Italian Provinces Alessandra Colombelli and Francesco Quatraro 13. Addressing the Political Economy of Green Industrial Policy with Economic Geography Maria Carvalho PART IV. GREEN TRANSFORMATIONS 14. The Green Growth Economy as an Engine of Development: The Case of China John A. Mathews 15. Green Growth in South Korea Jae-Seung Lee 16. Reforming Energy Policy in India: Assessing the Options Ian Parry, Victor Mylonas and Nate Vernon 17. Green Transformations and State Bureaucracy in the Global South Markus Lederer, Linda Wallbott and Frauke Urban 18. Economic Transformation and Green Growth for African Economies Russel Bishop and Milan Brahmbhatt PART V. BEYOND GREEN GROWTH 19. Transitioning to Smart Green Growth: Lessons from History Carlota Perez 20. The Invisible Hand and the Weightless Economy Danny Quah 21. The Transition from a Fossil-Fuel Economy to a Knowledge Economy Roger Fouquet and Ralph Hippe Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely and comprehensive Handbook addresses how Chinese cities govern the environmental changes generated by fast economic growth and urbanisation. Outlining the relationship between the state, market, and society, this Handbook provides a systematic understanding of urban environmental governance in China.Exploring the context of changing urban environmental policies in China, leading international scholars highlight the arts of governance and governmentality through experimentation and discourse. Chapters investigate the political ecologies of eco-cities and conservation, urban waste management, and governance and sustainability transitions, as well as focusing on low-carbon innovations and green buildings. With a territorial perspective grounded in Chinese cities, contributors interrogate changing and complex state–market–society dynamics in urbanisation and urban environmental governance.With a thorough and systematic analysis of new environmental initiatives, practices, and impacts, this Handbook provides scholars, students, and policy researchers of environmental studies, politics, and East Asian studies with an exemplary selection of contemporary research on China’s urban environmental governance.Trade Review‘Nuanced in both description and analysis, this rich Handbook is a welcome resource for students of urban and environmental developments in China during its push towards “ecological civilisation”. It is broad in its empirical reach, presenting cases across urban and rural environments at various scales, and breaks new ground in its conceptual and methodological dimensions.’ -- Roger Keil, York University, Canada‘This outstanding collection provides a unique insight on the practices, rationalities, and outcomes of current urban environmental governance in the “Middle Kingdom”. The book foregrounds the tensions that emerge from the implementation of government-led discourses, and also engages with the emergence of a new urban technological sublime in environmental policy, alongside more conventional strategies for institutional change. This book is destined to become a classic and will surely be essential reading for any researchers and students grappling with the complexity of urban development and climate politics in China.’ -- Vanesa Castan Broto, Sheffield University, UK‘This timely edited collection examines how the ideology of “ecological civilisation” is reshaping urban environmental governance in China. Bringing together insightful case studies of a range of contemporary urban environmental problems, the collection shows how the Chinese state’s attempts to manage the socio-ecological challenges of urban entrepreneurialism amount to little more than temporary “fixes”.’ -- Andrew E.G. Jonas, University of Hull, UK‘This Handbook is an essential resource for anyone interested in environmental governance in China. It provides insightful analysis that will help both students and practitioners better understand how there is a wide range of environmental governance practices and political ecologies in China today!’ -- Genia Kostka, Freie Universität Berlin, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface xvii 1 China’s urban environmental governance 1 Fangzhu Zhang, Fulong Wu and Yining Liu PART I CONTEXTS, PERSPECTIVES AND POLICY CHANGES 2 China’s eco dreams and green reality 26 Austin Williams 3 Indigenous literary perspectives on green governance grassland management policies in China 41 Robin Visser 4 When an entrepreneurial government hammers out a plan for sustainable growth: a sustainable urban experiment story in China? 54 Yang Fu and Xiaoling Zhang 5 Resilient city planning and practices in China 69 Guofang Zhai and Yuwen Lu 6 The applicability of environmental governance theories to China 93 Xidong Cao and Li Yu PART II GOVERNMENTALITY: EXPERIMENTS AND DISCOURSES 7 Farmland preservation and watershed management in China: a perspective of local entrepreneurial leadership in the party-state mechanism 115 Shiuh-Shen Chien 8 Carbon governmentality in Chinese cities 128 Le-Yin Zhang 9 The politics of climate experimentalism in China 144 Kevin Lo 10 Climate transformation through experimental governance: the case of the low-carbon city pilot program in China 156 Zhilin Liu, Jie Wang and Yunzhu Chen 11 Urban sustainability experiments in China: plural approaches for transformation 169 Linjun Xie, Ali Cheshmehzangi, Mengqi Shao, Yuxi Zhang and Faith Chan 12 Eco and low-carbon, smart and sponge: potential and delusion in realising environmental benefits from sustainable city branding 186 Martin de Jong and Li Sun 13 Greening Chinese cities? Denaturalizing the ‘good’ of environmental discourses in China’s urban planning system 201 Jiang Xu and Mengzhu Zhang PART III POLITICAL ECOLOGIES: ECO-CITIES AND CONSERVATION 14 Eco-cities in China: national initiatives, local implementation and livelihood transitions 227 I-Chun Catherine Chang 15 Political ecologies of urban–rural conservation planning and resettlement 243 Jesse Rodenbiker 16 Negotiating urban sustainability on the ground: China’s greenway development as land politics 257 Calvin King Lam Chung and Jingya Dai PART IV WASTE MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE 17 China’s environmental governance transition: a new paradigm for waste management 272 Yuchen Yang, Will McDowall and Fangzhu Zhang 18 Towards an inclusive circular economy: wise-waste city network in China 291 Xin Tong 19 Sustainable waste management: the influences of government capacity in the greater China region 304 Natalie W.M. Wong, Lin Peng and Chin-chih Wang 20 From state entrepreneurialism to state-led ecological civilisation: changing dispositifs of governing e-waste metabolism and ‘cyborg’ urbanisation in China’s e-waste cities 323 Kun Wang, Junxi Qian and Shenjing He 21 Ecological civilization, anti-incineration activism and the rolling out of ‘compulsory waste-sorting’ programs in Chinese cities 340 Shih-yang Kao PART V LOW-CARBON ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITION 22 Green industry development and urban sustainability transitions in China’s latecomer cities: the case of Dezhou 355 Zhen Yu and David Gibbs 23 Green building in China: governance and promotion of sustainability 369 Yu Zhou and Tianchen Zhou 24 Urban transition governance in China’s new era of ecological civilization: opportunities and challenges 387 Ping Huang, Linda Westman and Xiyan Mao 25 Integrated transit and sustainable urban development: case studies of metro and HSR stations 403 Yun Song and Biyue Wang Index 417

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook on Contingent Valuation is unique in that it focuses on contingent valuation as a method for evaluating environmental change. It examines econometric issues, conceptual underpinnings, implementation issues as well as alternatives to contingent valuation. Anna Alberini and James Kahn have compiled a comprehensive and original reference volume containing invaluable case studies that demonstrate the implementation of contingent valuation in a wide variety of applications. Chapters include those on the history of contingent valuation, a practical guide to its implementation, the use of experimental approaches, an ecological economics perspective on contingent valuation and approaches for developing nations.The Handbook also contains:<>P discussions of underlying theory both contingent valuation and conjoint analysis comparisons of real and hypothetical data using experimental approaches an examination of survey structure issues developing country focus critical essays concerning the ethical basis of contingent valuation. This new reference book will be warmly welcomed by academics in environmental economics, environmental professionals in government, consulting firms and NGOs. Graduate and undergraduate students in economics, environmental studies and environmental policy will also find this an ever valuable resource.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Anna Alberini and James R. Kahn PART I: CONTINGENT VALUATION AND ECONOMIC THEORY 2. Fifty Years of Contingent Valuation V. Kerry Smith 3. A Practitioner’s Primer on the Contingent Valuation Method John C. Whitehead 4. The Use of Contingent Valuation in Benefit–Cost Analysis John C. Whitehead and Glenn C. Blomquist 5. Hypothetical Preferences and Environmental Policy Gregory Cooper 6. Protest Bids, Commensurability, and Substitution: Contingent Valuation and Ecological Economics Brent Haddad and Richard Howarth PART II: ECONOMETRIC AND EMPIRICAL ISSUES IN CONTINGENT VALUATION 7. An Introduction to Choice Modeling for Non-market Valuation Steven Stewart and James R. Kahn 8. Experimental Methods for the Testing and Design of Contingent Valuation Laura O. Taylor 9. Designing a Contingent Valuation Study to Estimate the Benefits of the Conservation Reserve Program on Grassland Bird Populations Mary Clare Ahearn, Kevin J. Boyle and Daniel R. Hellerstein 10. Modelling Behaviour in Dichotomous Choice with Bayesian Methods Carmelo J. León and Roberto León 11. Temporal Reliability in Contingent Valuation (with a Restrictive Research Budget) Paul M. Jakus, Becky Stephens and J. Mark Fly PART III: APPLICATIONS 12. Non-market Valuation on the Internet Hale W. Thurston 13. Use of Contingent Values of Wildlife and Habitat Preservation in Policy and Benefit–Cost Analyses John B. Loomis 14. Valuing Wildlife at Risk from Exotic Invaders in Yellowstone Lake Todd L. Cherry, Jason F. Shogren, Peter Frykblom and John A. List 15. The Demand for Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Nets: Evidence from Africa Christine Poulos, Maureen Cropper, Julian Lampietti, Dale Whittington and Mitiku Haile 16. Choice Modeling of Farmer Preferences for Agroforestry Systems in Calakmul, Mexico James F. Casey 17. The Use of Contingent Valuation in Developing Countries: A Quantitative Analysis Dan Biller, Karoline Rogge and Giovanni Ruta 18. Combining Stated-Choice and Stated-Frequency Data with Observed Behavior to Value NRDA Compensable Damages: Green Bay, PCBs, and Fish Consumption Advisories William S. Breffle, Edward R. Morey, Robert D. Rowe and Donald M. Waldman 19. Public Preferences Toward Environmental Risks: The Case of Trihalomethanes Richard T. Carson and Robert Cameron Mitchell 20. Conclusions Anna Alberini and James R. Kahn Index

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Book SynopsisMajor advances have been made recently in environmental social science but the context and importance of this research has also changed. Social and natural science studies of the environment have begun to interact more closely with each other and many analysts now agree that an understanding of environmental problems often depends on an understanding of the attitudes and behaviour of people and organisations. Moreover, policy and public debates have also shown that many assumptions that underpin arguments about sustainable development need to be reconsidered and re-framed.This book by leading researchers presents a critical review of debates in environmental social science over the past decade. Three broad areas are covered in ten chapters: the problems of scientific uncertainty and its role in shaping environmental policy and decisions; the development of institutional frameworks for governing natural resources; and the link between economic and technological change and the environment. The book begins with an overview essay examining how perspectives across environmental social science have shifted over the past decade and looking forward to the emergence of new research agendas.The book is essential reading for all students and scholars interested in social sciences and the environment.Trade Review'The ESRC/GEC programme has made a major contribution in terms of environmental social science research. The chapters in this book provide incisive, detailed and reflective critiques of the development of knowledge over the last ten years and provide powerful and important messages about the challenges presented by the complex relationship between environmental and social change. The book should be essential reading for all researchers and also for all policymakers who are grappling with questions about how to respond to environment/society controversies.' -- Judith Petts, Birmingham University, UK and Member of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution'Global environmental change will be with us forever. But how it happens in the future, and with what effect on the planet and its peoples depends to a large extent on how the international agreements, national politics and local actions play out. This collection provides the most comprehensive assessment yet of these critical interconnections, and reveals how social scientists are making an invaluable contribution to the creation of more science and just livelihoods in a future world.' -- Tim O'Riordan, University of East Anglia, UK'An aphrodisiac to the tepid response of positivist social science. People are not merely actors, perpetrators and victims, in an environmental drama. The critical social theorists in this book constructively show us how people are improvising the stage and the script as we update our understanding of nature, what constitutes a good life, and our individual and collective options.' -- Richard B. Norgaard, University of California, Berkeley, US'Negotiating Environmental Change is a child of the ESRCs Global Environmental Change Programme, by far the biggest piece of work by social scientists in the United Kingdom during the 1990s. At the beginning of the twenty-first century the balance sheet needs to be drawn up: what do our policies, insights and values owe to the collaborative efforts of social scientists? This book suggests that ideas and approaches that were conceived at a time when the "Ozone Hole", Global Warming and Biodiversity Losses were beginning to resonate in academic and policy circles have now entered the British and European psyche. The challenge of forward thinking in the twenty-first century, in which the environment is central to most of the issues that concern social science, is to demonstrate that the environment is not a "separate territory". Environmental thinking and practice affects us in various guises: governance and democracy, business and management, risk and everyday consumption: the substance of this book. Negotiating Environmental Change makes clear the contribution that new thinking is making to problems that were not looked upon as "environmental" a decade ago, but which we now see as being at the forefront of global research and policy agendas.' -- Michael Redclift, King's College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Shifting Perspectives in Environmental Social Science 2. Risk, Uncertainty and Precaution: Some Instrumental Implications from the Social Sciences 3. Economics and Sustainable Development: What Have We Learnt, and What Do We Still Need to Learn? 4. Deliberative Democracy and Environmental Decision-Making 5. Governance and the Environment 6. After Seattle: What Next for Trade and the Environment? 7. Governing Natural Resources: Institutional Adaptation and Resilience 8. Sustainable Business Organizations? 9. Inducing, Shaping, Modulating: Perspectives on Technology and Environmental Policy 10. (Un) sustainable Consumption Index

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking book takes a fresh look at how environmental problems emerge from economic activity and how they may be addressed in a responsible and sustainable manner. At its centre is the concept of joint production. This captures the phenomenon whereby several effects necessarily emerge from one activity and whereby human action always entails unintended consequences. This, according to the authors, is the structural cause behind modern-day environmental problems. Combining concepts and methods from philosophy of science, systems theory, thermodynamics, economics and ethics in a truly interdisciplinary manner, the authors convincingly argue that the joint-production perspective has fundamental and far-reaching implications for the valuation of economic goods, the dynamic analysis of economy-environment interactions, and the accumulation of stocks in ecological-economic systems. Complementing the joint-production perspective with the ethical notion of responsibility, the authors develop principles of sustainable environmental policy, and give philosophical support to the precautionary principle. Four extensive case studies illustrate and deepen the approach.With a wide range of analysis and case studies, this book will be of great interest to researchers and students in ecological economics, environmental and resource economics, environmental policy and regulation, environmental valuation, as well as environmental ethics and responsibility.Trade Review'The book makes a significant contribution to the integration of ethics and responsibility with the commonly sterile economic analysis of systems of production. . . this book will be of great interest to scholars of economic theory, environmental law, policy development and environmental ethics.' -- Sarah Burch, Environmental Politics'Baumgartner, Faber and Schiller provide a very comprehensive analysis of the thermodynamics of joint production; how joint production affects our understanding of factors of production, outputs, and markets; how economists have dealt with joint production historically; and its implications for a deeper ethics of responsibility. They also provide four very strong case studies (waste paper, chlorine, cement, and sulphuric acid production) to elaborate the general arguments made more conceptually. . . It is difficult to pick out the really strong chapters because they are all excellent. Whether reviewing joint production from a historical, conceptual, methodological, or mathematical perspective, the analysis is always clear and insightful. They break wholly new ground with their extensions to time, capital, and investment as well as to responsibility and ethics. The case studies are well developed and raise interesting questions on their own.' -- Richard Norgaard, Ecological Economics'. . . an ambitious and compelling book. . . provides a paradigmatic approach to ecological economics that - although based on familiar elements - is nonetheless fresh and original. . . It is a work that should be read by a diverse set of students and researchers interested in this field.' -- Richard B. Howarth, Environmental ValuesTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: Joint Production and Ecological Economics with Harald Dyckhoff and John Proops PART I: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS 2. Conceptualising Joint Production 3. Thermodynamics of Joint Production with John Proops and Jakob de Swaan Arons 4. Joint Production, Stocks, and Dynamics 5. Joint Production and the Dynamics of Environmental Problems PART II: ECONOMICS 6. Joint Production in the History of Economic Thought 7. Joint Production and the Philosophy of Economics 8. Ambivalence of Joint Outputs 9. The Investment Decision under Joint Production with John Proops 10. Structural Change under Joint Production with Ralph Winkler PART III: ETHICS 11. The Concept of Responsibility with Thomas Petersen 12. Joint Production, Knowledge, and Responsibility with Thomas Petersen 13. Individual and Collective Responsibility with Thomas Petersen 14. Responsibility in Politics and in the Economy with Thomas Petersen PART IV: CASE STUDIES 15.Waste Paper: Price Ambivalence with Ralph Winkler 16. Chlorine: Innovation and Industrial Evolution with Frank Jöst and Georg Müller-Fürstenberger 17. Cement: Stock Dynamics and Complexity with Eva Kiesele 18. Sulphuric Acid: Joint Externalities with Frank Jöst and Georg Müller-Fürstenberger 19. Conclusions and Perspectives References Index

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Book SynopsisTop European and American scholars contribute to this cutting-edge volume on little-researched areas of environmental and resource economics. Topics include spatial economics, poverty and development, experimental economics, large-scale risk and its management, organizational economics, technological innovation and diffusion and many more.The common thread is the language and methodology of economics, yet the work aims to reach an audience wider than academia; others such as researchers and policymakers, in the public sector, professional staff in research institutes and think tanks, and environmental consultants will all benefit from an awareness of these crucial issues which, if not considered now, will become the problems of the future.Trade Review'This is a book of uncompromising technical excellence, which does exactly what it promises to do: chart the cutting-edge frontiers of environmental and ecological economics, for the benefit of graduate students, professional academics, and policy making elites. The authors are mostly academic leaders in the field, the topics are hot . . . the contributors make the links between abstract theorizing and the concrete mental framing of issues that is a prerequisite for sound policy design . . . The papers in this collection exhibit rigorous and robust analytical frameworks, presented intuitively in clear words as well as mathematically, and harnessed to wide-ranging up-to-date bibliographies which quickly open the door into recent literature . . . this will be a book to keep on a convenient shelf for reference purposes . . . it is hard to imagine a graduate student reading this book and failing to spot opportunities to colonize new theoretical territory beyond the present frontier, or to explore empirically the areas outlined in these chapters.' -- Geoffrey Bertram, Papers in Regional ScienceTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Green Accounting and Green Taxes in the Global Economy 2. The Environment and Economic Well-being 3. Spatial Economic Aspects of the Environment and Environmental Policy 4. Empowering the Community: Information Strategies for Pollution Control 5. To Whisper in the Ears of Princes: Laboratory Economic Experiments and Environmental Policy 6. The Firm, its Procedures and Win–Win Environmental Regulations 7. International Trade and the Environment: How to Handle Carbon Leakage 8. Poverty, Environment and Development 9. Industrial Ecology: Wealth, Depreciation and Waste 10. Ecosystems as Lotteries 11. Corporate Governance in the Presence of Major Technological Risks 12. Strategies for Dealing with Large-Scale Natural and Environmental Risks 13. Resilience and Sustainability 14. Environmental Technological Innovation and Diffusion 15. On the Future of Environmental Economics Index

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on modelling in ecological economics and offers a comprehensive overview of current and emerging methods of applying mathematical, computational and conceptual methods to environmental issues. Following a detailed introduction, the authors investigate various modelling techniques including: evolutionary modelling input-output modelling neo-Austrian modelling entropy in ecological economics thermodynamic models multi-criteria evaluation agent-based modelling the environmental Kuznets curve. In each of the specially commissioned chapters, the expert authors have tried to limit the level of complexity to create a unique and accessible resource. As such, this book should have a wide appeal amongst scholars, researchers and students with an interest in modelling techniques and their use in ecological and environmental economics.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. An Introduction to Modelling in Ecological Economics 2. Evolutionary Models 3. Input–Output Models 4. Neo-Austrian Models 5. Entropy in Ecological Economics 6. Thermodynamic Models 7. Multi-Criteria Evaluation 8. Agent-Based Models 9. The Environmental Kuznets Curve Index

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Book SynopsisThis important collection brings together Peter Nijkamp's work in the area of environmental and resource economics. The essays selected pay particular attention to theory and modelling, environmental analysis as well as policy issues and implications. The first part focuses on the economic management of environmental goods and scarce resources, the analysis of spatial-environmental externalities, the study of biodiversity from an economic perspective, the economics of water use and the implications of climate change for global economic policy. The second part focuses on environmental-economic modelling. It presents new advances in modelling and evaluation, dealing with the role of endogenous technology and trade in economic growth models, the design of second-best energy policies and the implications of environmental externalities in the aviation sector. The third part considers the relevance and applicability of evaluation studies for environmental management and the final part examines the scope of environmental policy analysis. This collection will be essential reading for scholars and students in both environmental and ecological economics.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Part I: Theory and Overview 1. Environmental and Resource Management 2. Externalities in Urban Sustainability: Environmental versus Localization-type Agglomeration Externalities in a General Spatial Equilibrium Model of a Single-sector Monocentric Industrial City 3. Integration of Economic and Ecological Indicators of Biodiversity 4. The Economics of Urban Drinking Water Use 5. Global Trends and Climate Change Policies Part II: Modelling Experiments 6. New Advances in Economic Modelling and Evaluation of Environmental Issues 7. A Multiregional Perspective on Growth and Environment: The Role of Endogenous Technology and Trade 8. Second-best Energy Policies for Heterogeneous Firms 9. Environmental Externalities in Air Transport Markets Part III: Evaluation Studies 10. Environmental Decision Making: A Comparison between Cost–Benefit Analysis and Multicriteria Decision Aid 11. Sustainability Assessment of Development Scenarios: Methodology and Application to Thailand 12. A Multi-criteria Decision Support Model and Geographic Information System for Sustainable Development Planning of the Greek Islands 13. Success Factors for Sustainable Urban Brownfield Development: A Comparative Case Study Approach to Polluted Sites 14. Why do Aircraft Noise Value Estimates Differ? A Meta-analysis Part IV: Policy Analysis 15. Transboundary Environmental Problems in the European Union: Lessons from Air Pollution Policies 16. Open Windows of Europe 17. Sustainable Transport: New Research and Policy Challenge for the Next Millennium 18. Socio-economic Dynamics and Spatial Mobility: A Scenario Application to Environmental Strategies in Transport 19. Energy Saving by Firms: Decision-making, Barriers and Policies Index

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Book SynopsisResearch on consumption from an environmental perspective has exploded since the late 1990s. This important new volume cuts across disciplines to present the latest research in the field. The book is divided into three parts, the first of which addresses the problems of consumption both as a concept and as an economic and social force with high environmental impact. In the second part, the authors try to explain consumption as an attempt by individuals to satisfy different types of needs whilst simultaneously being embedded in certain lifestyles and constrained by time and daily routines. The final section looks at how change towards less environmentally damaging consumption patterns can be achieved through national sustainability and consumer policy measures, as well as through community building and individual action. In accordance with the transdisciplinary nature of ecological economics, the original contributions emanate from a variety of different perspectives to reflect the diversity of research in this growing field.By seriously exploring the role of consumption within ecological economics, this fine book will provide invaluable reading for students and researchers interested in sustainable consumption, ecological economics and consumer research.Trade Review'This new volume cuts across disciplines to present the latest research in the field. By seriously exploring the role of consumption within ecological economics, this fine book will provide invaluable reading for students and researchers interested in sustainable consumption, ecological economics and consumer research.' -- Management of Environmental Quality'Ecological economics, a rapidly growing field, has focused far more on production than consumption. This volume provides an important corrective to that emphasis, and should prove influential. The editors have assembled a distinguished group of scholars who both assess the present state of knowledge, and tackle important conceptual issues, such as "What exactly is consumption?" "Which consumer activities are most ecologically significant?" and "What strategies for changing consumer behaviour actually work?" This is an outstanding collection that deserves a wide readership.' -- Juliet Schor, Boston College, US'Lucia Reisch and Inge Ropke offer the best of academia: sophisticated and clear-sighted inquiries into a troubling issue.' -- Wolfgang Sachs, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Germany'Consumption is the driving force for economic growth, but it is also the driving force for unsustainable development. In The Ecological Economics of Consumption we learn how to cope with this challenge effectively and how to eventually reach a level of sustainable consumption.' -- Ernst Ulrich von Weizsacker, Bundestag Environment Committee, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Place of Consumption in Ecological Economics Part I: Problematizing Consumption 2. Questionable Assumptions about Sustainable Consumption 3. The Society, its Products and the Environmental Role of Consumption 4. Work-related Consumption Drivers and Consumption at Work Part II: Explaining Consumption 5. Beyond Insatiability – Needs Theory, Consumption and Sustainability 6. Changing Human Behaviour and Lifestyle: A Challenge for Sustainable Consumption? 7. Domestic Electricity Consumption – Consumers and Appliances 8. Sustainability in Everyday Life – A Matter of Time? Part III: Changing Consumption 9. Sustainable Consumption as a Consumer Policy Issue 10. Lifestyle Approaches as a Sustainable Consumption Policy – A German Example 11. Community, Reflexivity and Sustainable Consumption 12. Macroeconomic Stability: Sustainable Development and Full Employment Index

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Book SynopsisWallace Oates is one of the most important scholars in both environmental economics and public finance and this new volume of his essays brings together his recent research in both these areas, covering theory, research and policy. The first half of the book includes papers on the political economy of environmental policy, the analysis of environmental regulation and environmental federalism. The second half deals with fiscal and regulatory competition, state and local government finance and fiscal federalism.This new collection will be essential reading for scholars and students in both environmental economics and public finance.Table of ContentsContents: Part I: The Political Economy of Environmental Policy Part II: The Analysis of Environmental Regulation Part III: Environmental Federalism Part IV: Fiscal and Regulatory Competition Part V: State and Local Government Finance Part VI: Fiscal Federalism Index

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Book SynopsisGame theory is one of the most powerful tools that economists can use to deal with complex economic and policy problems. At the same time, environmental issues are at the heart of many domestic and international policy processes, where interactions among different stakeholders play a crucial role. It is therefore natural to adopt game theory as one of the analytical instruments to enhance our understanding of the interrelations between the economy and the environment, and provide practical suggestions for policy interventions. This book summarises the latest achievements of researchers involved in the application of game theory to the analysis of environmental matters. It provides an overview of different methods and applications, and gives the reader new insights on the solutions to complex environmental problems. The authors investigate various game theoretic approaches, including cooperative and non-cooperative game theory, and analyse both dynamic and static games. They illustrate the application of these approaches to global and local environmental problems, and present novel but effective tools to support environmental policy making. In particular, they focus on three important issues; climate negotiations and policy, the sharing of environmental costs, and environmental management and pollution control.This book presents ground-breaking applications of game theory to deal with today's pressing environmental problems. It will become a valuable source of reference for academics and researchers interested in environmental economics and management, game theory and international relations.Trade Review'. . . the eleven chapters of the book improve the toolbox we have to deal with environmental issues, while at the same time providing some interesting applications and practical solutions to important problems of environmental policy.' -- J.N.R. Jeffers, Sustainable DevelopmentTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Climate Negotiations and Policy 1. Stable International Agreements on Transfrontier Pollution with Ratification Constraints 2. Can Equity Enhance Efficiency? Some Lessons from Climate Negotiations 3. Endogenous Strategic Issue Linkage in International Negotiations 4. Kyoto and Beyond Kyoto Climate Policy: Comparison of Open-Loop and Feedback Game Outcomes Part II: Sharing Environmental Costs 5. Cost Sharing in a Joint Project 6. A Model for Cooperative Inter-Municipal Waste Collection: Cost Evaluation Toward Fair Cost Allocation 7. Co-Insurance Games and Environmental Pollution Risk 8. Environmental Effects of Consumption: An Approach Using DEA and Cost Sharing Part III: Environmental Management and Pollution Control 9. Competition and Cooperation in Natural Resources Exploitation: An Evolutionary Game Approach 10. Greenhouse Gases, Quota Exchange and Oligopolistic Competition 11. A Conjectural Cooperative Equilibrium for Strategic Form Games Index

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Book SynopsisEcological economics is an increasingly important subject that addresses the current conflict between positive economic growth and negative environmental consequences. In this state-of-the-art two-volume set, the editors, both leading scholars in their field, have selected the most important recently published papers on the subject. This authoritative collection will be a vital resource for researchers and practitioners in ecological economics, human ecology, industrial ecology and environmental sciences.Trade Review‘An excellent source of reference for researchers and practitioners in ecological economics, human ecology, industrial ecology and environmental sciences, this publication will help its readers keep abreast of major recent developments in the field.’ -- The Environmentalist‘These volumes present a thorough and wide-ranging survey of the recent literature in ecological economics. They should serve as a valuable reference collection and as an excellent foundation for graduate seminars. They illustrate how ecological economics have converged and coalesced as a field.’ -- Richard B. Howarth, Dartmouth College, US‘By far the most complete and judiciously selected collection of recent contributions to ecological economics now available. Indispensable.’ -- Herman Daly, University of Maryland, College Park, USTable of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction Joan Martinez-Alier and Inge Røpke PART I ROOTS 1. Inge Røpke (2004), ‘The Early History of Modern Ecological Economics’ 2. Inge Røpke (2005), ‘Trends in the Development of Ecological Economics from the Late 1980s to the Early 2000s’ 3. Carl Folke (2006), ‘Resilience: The Emergence of a Perspective for Social-Ecological Systems Analyses’ 4. Cutler J. Cleveland and Mathias Ruth (1997), ‘When, Where and by How Much do Biophysical Limits Constrain the Economic Process? A Survey of Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen’s Contribution to Ecological Economics’ 5. Stefan Baumgärtner, Harald Dyckhoff, Malte Faber, John Proops and Johannes Schiller (2001), ‘The Concept of Joint Production and Ecological Economics’ 6. Robert U. Ayres (2004), ‘On the Life Cycle Metaphor: Where Ecology and Economics Diverge’ 7. John O’Neill (2004), ‘Ecological Economics and the Politics of Knowledge: The Debate Between Hayek and Neurath’ PART II RESILIENCE AND EVOLUTION IN SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS 8. Simon A. Levin, Scott Barrett, Sara Aniyar, William Baumol and Christopher Bliss (1998), ‘Resilience in Natural and Socioeconomic Systems’ 9. Charles Perrings (1998), ‘Resilience in the Dynamics of Economy-Environment Systems’ 10. Carl Folke, Fikret Berkes and Johan Colding (1998), ‘Ecological Practices and Social Mechanisms for Building Resilience and Sustainability’ 11. Per Olsson, Carl Folke and Fikret Berkes (2004), ‘Adaptive Comanagement for Building Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems’ 12. Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh and John M. Gowdy (2000), ‘Evolutionary Theories in Environmental and Resource Economics: Approaches and Applications’ PART III THE METABOLISM OF SOCIETY 13. Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich (2004), ‘The Tide of Population’ 14. Robert U. Ayres and Benjamin Warr (2005), ‘Accounting for Growth: The Role of Physical Work’ 15. Helga Weisz, Fridolin Krasumann, Christof Amann, Nina Eisenmenger, Karl-Heinz Erb, Klaus Hubacek and Marina Fischer-Kowalski (2006), ‘The Physical Economy of the European Union: Cross-Country Comparison and Determinants of Material Consumption’ 16. Helmut Haberl, Christoph Plutzar, Karl-Heinz Erb, Veronika Gaube, Martin Pollheimer and Niels B. Schulz (2005), ‘Human Appropriation of Net Primary Production as Determinant of Avifauna Diversity in Austria’ 17. Mathis Wackernagel, Larry Onisto, Patricia Bello, Alejandro Callejas Linares, Ina Susana López Falfán, Jesus Méndez García, Ana Isabel Suárez Guerrero and Ma. Guadalupe Suárez Guerrero (1999), ‘National Natural Capital Accounting with the Ecological Footprint Concept’ 18. Mathis Wackernagel, Justin Kitzes, Dan Moran, Steven Goldfinger and Mary Thomas (2006), ‘The Ecological Footprint of Cities and Regions: Comparing Resource Availability with Resource Demand’ 19. Jesus Ramos-Martin, Mario Giampietro and Kozo Mayumi (2007), ‘On China’s Exosomatic Energy Metabolism: An Application of Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Societal Metabolism (MSIASM)’ PART IV TRADE AND GLOBALIZATION 20. Stefan Giljum and Nina Eisenmenger (2004), ‘North-South Trade and the Distribution of Environmental Goods and Burdens: A Biophysical Perspective’ 21. Giovani Machado, Roberto Schaeffer and Ernst Worrell (2001), ‘Energy and Carbon Embodied in the International Trade of Brazil: An Input-Output Approach’ 22. Helga Weisz (2007), ‘Combining Social Metabolism and Input-Output Analyses to Account for Ecologically Unequal Trade’ 23. Alf Hornborg (2006), ‘Footprints in the Cotton Fields: The Industrial Revolution as Time-Space Appropriation and Environmental Load Displacement’ 24. Herman E. Daly (1999), ‘Globalization versus Internationalization – Some Implications’ 25. William E. Rees (2006), ‘Globalization, Trade and Migration: Undermining Sustainability’ 26. Juliet B. Schor (2005), ‘Prices and Quantities: Unsustainable Consumption and the Global Economy’ PART V INCOME GROWTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 27. Richard B. Norgaard (1990), ‘Economic Indicators of Resource Scarcity: A Critical Essay’ 28. Herman E. Daly (1997), ‘Georgescu-Roegen versus Solow/Stiglitz’ 29. Robert M. Solow (1997), ‘Reply: Georgescu-Roegen versus Solow/Stiglitz’ 30. Joseph E. Stiglitz (1997), ‘Reply: Georgescu-Roegen versus Solow/Stiglitz’ 31. Herman E. Daly (1997), ‘Reply to Solow/Stiglitz’ 32. Dale S. Rothman (1998), ‘Environmental Kuznets Curves – Real Progress or Passing the Buck? A Case for Consumption-based Approaches’ 33. David I. Stern (2004), ‘The Rise and Fall of the Environmental Kuznets Curve’ PART VI ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL WELFARE A The Critique of Weak Sustainability 34. Peter Victor, J. Edward Hanna and A. Kubursi (1998), ‘How Strong is Weak Sustainability?’ 35. Simon Dietz and Eric Neumayer (2006), ‘A Critical Appraisal of Genuine Savings as an Indicator of Sustainability’ 36. Daniel W. Bromley (1998), ‘Searching for Sustainability: The Poverty of Spontaneous Order’ B Alternative Social Welfare Measures 37. Reyer Gerlagh, Rob Dellink, Marjan Hofkes and Harmen Verbruggen (2002), ‘A Measure of Sustainable National Income for the Netherlands’ 38. Philip A. Lawn (2003), ‘A Theoretical Foundation to Support the Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW), Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) and Other Related Indexes’ 39. Marilyn Waring (2003), ‘Counting for Something! Recognising Women’s Contribution to the Global Economy Through Alternative Accounting Systems’ Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction to both volumes by the editors appears in Volume I. PART I ISSUES IN VALUATION A Complexity, Conflicts and Languages of Valuation 1. Silvio O. Funtowicz and Jerome R. Ravetz (1994), ‘The Worth of a Songbird: Ecological Economics as a Post-Normal Science’ 2. Joan Martinez-Alier, Giuseppe Munda and John O’Neill (1998), ‘Weak Comparability of Values as a Foundation for Ecological Economics’ 3. Joan Martinez-Alier (2001), ‘Ecological Conflicts and Valuation: Mangroves versus Shrimps in the Late 1990s’ 4. Federico Aguilera-Klink, Eduardo Pérez-Moriana and Juan Sánchez-García (2000), ‘The Social Construction of Scarcity. The Case of Water in Tenerife (Canary Islands)’ B Critique of Cost-Benefit Analysis 5. Arild Vatn and Daniel W. Bromley (1994), ‘Choices Without Prices Without Apologies’ 6. Christian Azar and Thomas Sterner (1996), ‘Discounting and Distributional Considerations in the Context of Global Warming’ 7. Clive L. Spash (2007), ‘The Economics of Climate Change Impacts à la Stern: Novel and Nuanced or Rhetorically Restricted?’ 8. Jack L. Knetsch (2005), ‘Gains, Losses, and the US-EPA Economic Analyses Guidelines: A Hazardous Product?’ C Multicriteria Evaluation and Participatory Methods 9. Clive L. Spash and Claudia Carter (2001), ‘Environmental Valuation in Europe: Findings from the Concerted Action’ 10. Giuseppe Munda (2004), ‘Social Multi-criteria Evaluation: Methodological Foundations and Operational Consequences’ 11. Wendy Proctor, Chris McQuade and Anne Dekker (2006), ‘Managing Environmental and Health Risks from a Lead and Zinc Smelter: An Application of Deliberative Multi-Criteria Evaluation’ PART II ECONOMIC VALUATION OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES 12. Rudolf S. de Groot, Matthew A. Wilson and Roelof M.J. Boumans (2002), ‘A Typology for the Classification, Description and Valuation of Ecosystem Functions, Goods and Services’ 13. R. Kerry Turner, Jouni Paavola, Philip Cooper, Stephen Farber, Valma Jessamy and Stavros Georgiou (2003), ‘Valuing Nature: Lessons Learned and Future Research Directions’ 14. Wanda Born, Felix Rauschmayer and Ingo Bräuer (2005), ‘Economic Evaluation of Biological Invasions – A Survey’ 15. Kanchan Chopra and Saroj Kumar Adhikari (2004), ‘Environment Development Linkages: Modelling a Wetland System for Ecological and Economic Value’ 16. Philip M. Fearnside (1997), ‘Environmental Services as a Strategy for Sustainable Development in Rural Amazonia’ 17. Stefan Gössling (1999), ‘Ecotourism: A Means to Safeguard Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions?’ PART III HUMAN BEHAVIOUR, INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNANCE 18. Herbert Gintis (2000), ‘Beyond Homo Economicus: Evidence from Experimental Economics’ 19. John Gowdy and Jon Erikson (2005), ‘Ecological Economics at a Crossroads’ 20. Susan S. Hanna (1997), ‘The New Frontier of American Fisheries Governance’ 21. Robert Costanza, Francisco Andrade, Paula Antunes, Marjan van den Belt, Dee Boersma, Donald F. Boesch, Fernando Catarino, Susan Hanna, Karin Limburg, Bobbi Low, Michael Molitor, João Gil Pereira, Steve Rayner, Rui Santos, James Wilson and Michael Young (1998), ‘Principles for Sustainable Governance of the Oceans’ 22. Marco A. Janssen and Elinor Ostrom (2007), ‘Adoption of a New Regulation for the Governance of Common-Pool Resources by a Heterogeneous Population’ 23. Bina Agarwal (2001), ‘Participatory Exclusions, Community Forestry and Gender: An Analysis for South Asia and a Conceptual Framework’ 24. Jouni Paavola and W. Neil Adger (2005), ‘Institutional Ecological Economics’ 25. Mikael Skou Andersen (2000), ‘Designing and Introducing Green Taxes: Institutional Dimensions’ 26. Arild Vatn (2000), ‘Efficiency and Fairness: The Norwegian Experience with Agri-environmental Taxation’ 27. Valérie Boisvert and Franck-Dominique Vivien (2005), ‘The Convention on Biological Diversity: A Conventionalist Approach’ PART IV TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION A Technological Change and Industrial Transformation 28. René Kemp (2002), ‘Environmental Protection through Technological Regime Shifts’ 29. René Kemp and Jan Rotmans (2004), ‘Managing the Transition to Sustainable Mobility’ 30. Reinhard Madlener and Sigrid Stagl (2005), ‘Sustainability-guided Promotion of Renewable Electricity Generation’ 31. Klaus Rennings, Andreas Ziegler, Kathrin Ankele and Esther Hoffman (2006), ‘The Influence of Different Characteristics of the EU Environmental Management and Auditing Scheme on Technical Environmental Innovations and Economic Performance’ B Sustainable Consumption 32. Tim Jackson, Wander Jager and Sigrid Stagl (2004), ‘Beyond Insatiability – Needs Theory Consumption and Sustainability’ 33. Inge Røpke (1999), ‘The Dynamics of Willingness to Consume’ 34. Faye Duchin (2005), ‘Sustainable Consumption of Food: A Framework for Analyzing Scenarios about Changes in Diets’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis memorial collection of papers authored and co-authored by Ian Langford represents some of the most thoughtful and innovative contributions to the literature regarding the holistic analysis of environmental and health risk issues. It provides important foundations for the development of a mixed methodological approach to addressing such issues. These carefully chosen papers span a number of disciplines, including statistics, environmental risk analysis, human geography and economics and represent the diversity, innovation and analytical rigour of Ian Langford's writing.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Introduction Part I: Human Health and Epidemiology Part II: Risk Perception and Social Psychology Part III: Environmental Valuation Part IV: Policy Analysis Index

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Book SynopsisIn this insightful book, Joseph Huber investigates the life cycle analysis of technological and environmental innovations (TEIs). TEIs are new technologies, products and practices which have benign environmental effects and which can increase eco-efficiency. More importantly, they can also improve 'metabolic consistency', thus laying the foundations for a sustainable industrial ecology. The author studies a large number of TEIs from a variety of diverse fields including energy, agriculture, chemistry, biotechnology, materials re/processing, construction, vehicles and consumer goods. He finds that TEIs can offer real and sustainable solutions to almost all of today's environmental problems. However, for this to happen the author calls for a paradigm shift from 'downstream' to 'upstream' in the manufacturing chain and technologies' life cycles, and a corresponding shift in environmental policy from command-and-control regulation to coordinated innovation.By combining the sustainability approaches of 'sufficiency' and 'eco-efficiency' with the concept of 'metabolic consistency', this book opens up new horizons for ecological modernisation. It will prove valuable reading for academics and students of the social and technical sciences with an interest in environmental technology. Researchers and practitioners of industrial innovation will also gain useful insights, as will policymakers and environmental analysts in government, businesses and NGOs.Trade Review'The book is written clearly and comprehensively, and even the detailed technological explanations are interesting and well written for non-technicians. . . For all scholars and students who are interested in the sustainability debate, the book is an inspiration because of its convincing reasoning regarding the central role of TEIs, some compelling arguments about metabolically consistency, and the numerous well-investigated examples. All readers who are interested in conceptional and strategic considerations on environmental policy will enjoy the book.' -- Markus Pasche, Journal of Evolutionary Economics'Largely academic and government-policy focused, this book will be most useful to research and development (R&D) professionals and inventors looking over the horizon for new opportunities. Business people . . . will be rewarded with an eye-opening discussion of global environmental problems and the extensive changes in society and business that are necessary to solve them. In addition, they can expect a well-written description of the pros and cons of many emerging environmental technologies that will likely reshape our lives and businesses in the coming decades.' -- Jacquelyn A. Ottman, Journal of Product Innovation Management'Joseph Huber's book contains a wealth of information on technological environmental innovations. The scrutiny of this material leads to powerful conclusions, with which scholars should concern themselves. Highly recommended.' -- Rene Kemp, Maastricht University, The Netherlands'This timely and impressive volume brings technology back into the centre of discussions and debates on environmental reform. In articulating an ecological modernisation perspective, Joseph Huber presents an inspiring, optimistic and at times provocative assessment of the potential and future role of radical technological innovations in greening production-consumption cycles.' -- Arthur P.J. Mol, Wageningen University, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Technological Environmental Innovations (TEIs) 1. Introduction: Upstreaming Environmental Action 2. TEIs in Discourse Context 3. Environmental Innovation Discussed in More Detail 4. Trends and Visions of TEIs 5. Conclusions: Upstreaming Environmental Policy Part II: Innovation Life Cycle Analysis 6. Innovation: Definitions and Distinctions 7. The Innovation Life Cycle 8. Selective Dynamics: Connectivity and Timeliness 9. Interactive Dynamics: Cooperation and Competition 10. Location Matters: Regional Clusters and National Innovation Systems Appendix: Systematcs of Technological Environmental Innovations References Index

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Book SynopsisAlthough there is a huge demand for accurate analysis of environmental policy outcomes in both the academic and policy-making communities, there is currently very little theoretical research on this issue. This ambitious book redresses the balance by constructing a new theoretical framework at the crossroads between economics and political science to account for the effectiveness of environmental governance. Drawing on insights from new institutional economics, environmental economics, collective action theory and social capital theory, the author analyses how policy outcomes are influenced by institutional factors that constrain and empower the target groups of environmental regulation. This is the first attempt towards a general theoretical treatise of voluntary environmental agreements, based on a dual institutionalist approach that allows for comparisons between environmental taxes and agreements. The author systematically compares the performance of the radically different CO2 policy strategies of Austria, Denmark and the Netherlands - non-intervention, earmarked CO2 taxes and energy agreements. From this unique cross-national study, it is concluded that CO2 taxes are generally more effective than voluntary energy agreements which, if practised in specific institutional settings, will outperform laissez-faire policy alternatives.This book will be required reading for environmental economists, political scientists and climate change researchers. It will also provide policymakers with useful empirical evidence and advice on how to design voluntary environmental agreements and green taxes to maximize environmental benefits.Trade Review'Martin Enevoldsen offers a thorough and thought-provoking exploration of the theoretical properties of the most contested policy instruments in environmental policy. His comparative econometric analysis of CO2 emissions and policies in three small European states underlines the superiority of the tax approach from an environmental perspective.' -- Mikael Skou Andersen, Professor, National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark'Martin Enevoldsen's book is a pioneering work that compares the impacts of various non-regulatory environmental strategies in achieving measurable pollution reductions. Much has been written on the theoretical virtues and drawbacks of green taxation versus the adoption of voluntary agreements when it comes to effective implementation of environmental goals. In convincing detail, this book makes the case for the effectiveness of environmental taxation, its barriers being primarily political in nature rather than economic. Green taxes are highly controversial even in the most environmentally conscious nations, particularly when they are regarded as a purely fiscal instrument. The successful Danish CO2 taxation on industry, which this study proves to be much more effective than the Dutch system of voluntary agreements or the Austrian laissez-faire policies, relied not only on the inducement of the CO2 tax itself; all of the tax revenue was ploughed back into industry as subsidies for investments in advanced energy saving technologies. Martin Enevoldsen's book is simply a "must" for political scientists, environmental economists and environment policymakers.' -- Svend Auken, M.P. and former Danish Minister for Environment and EnergyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Approaches to Environmental Governance in Economics and Political Science 3. A Dual Institutionalist Approach 4. Voluntary Agreements and the Free-Rider Problem 5. Institutions, Social Capital, and Voluntary Environmental Agreements 6. On the Institutional Design and Effectiveness of Green Taxes 7. Comparative Analysis of CO2 Policies Towards the Industrial Sector 8. Indirect Regulation of Industrial CO2 Pollution in Austria, Denmark and the Netherlands 9. A Comparative Analysis of CO2 Policy Performance at the National Level 10. Econometric Analysis of Industrial CO2 Emissions Over the Period 1958–2000 11. The Micro-Level: Policy Stimulation of Cleaner Energy Technologies 12. Reflections on Theory and Policies Appendix 1: Statistical Data Sources Appendix 2: List of Interviewed Organizations References Index

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Book SynopsisEssays exploring interrelated strands of material ecologies, past and present British politics, and the act of writing, through a rich variety of case studies. Much as the complexities of climate change and the Anthropocene have queried the limits and exclusions of literary representation, so, too, have the challenges recently presented by climate activism and intersectional environmentalism, animal rights, and even the power of material forms, such as oil, plastic, and heavy metals. Social and protest movements have revived the question of whether there can be such a thing as an activist ecocriticism: can such an approach only concern itself with consciousness, or might it politicise literary criticism in a new way? Attempting to respond, this volume coalesces around three interrelated strands: material ecologies, past and present British politics, and the act of writing itself. Contributors consider the ways in which literary form has foregrounded the complexities of both matter (in essays on water, sugar, and land) and political economics (from empire and nationalism to environmental justice movements and local and regional communities). The volume asks how life writing, nature writing, creative nonfiction, and autobiography - although genres entrenched in capitalist political realities - can also confront these by reinserting personal experience. Can we bring a more sustainable planet into being by focusing on those literary forms which have the ability to imagine the conditions and systems needed to do so?Table of ContentsIntroduction - John Parham 1.Industry and Environmental Violence in the Early Victorian Novel: Pastoral Re-visions - Mark Frost 2.Floating Cities, Imperial Bodies: Reading Water in Timothy Mo's An Insular Possession (1986) and Xi Xi's 'Strange Tales from a Floating City' (1986) - Caitlin Vandertop 3.Sweet Food to Sweet Crude: Haunting Place through Planet Sam Solnick 4.Nonhuman Entanglements in Adam Roberts's Science Fiction: Bête (2014) and By Light Alone (2012) - Nora Castle 5.Sum deorc wyrd gathers: Dark Ecology, Brexit Ecocriticism, and the Far Right - Aidan Tynan 6.Literature, Literary Pedagogy, and Extinction Rebellion (XR): The Case of Tarka the Otter - Karín Lesnik-Oberstein 7.The View from the Field: Activist Ecocriticism and Land Workers' Voices - Pippa Marland 8.Nature Walking: Marching Against Privilege - Dominic Head 9.To Be a Witness in the World - Amanda Thomson Index

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