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In February 2000 it rained like never before in the usually dry heart of Australia, and the Red Centre literally turned green. 続きを見る

Providing a methodology for evaluating indoor thermal comfort with a focus on children, this book presents an in-depth examination of children’s perceptions of comfort. Divided into two sections, it……続きを見る

The world's first national park, Yellowstone is a symbol of nature's enduring majesty and the paradigm of protected areas across the globe. But Yellowstone is constantly changing. How we understand ……続きを見る

Conserving and enhancing native biodiversity on farms brings many benefits as well as providing many challenges. Nature and Farming explains why it is important to sustain native plants and animals ……続きを見る

Environmental Infrastructure in African History offers a new approach for analyzing and narrating environmental change. Environmental change conventionally is understood as occurring in a linear fas……続きを見る

This brief views the environment through diverse lenses – those of standard economics, institutional economics, political science, environmental science and ecology. Chapter 2 discusses diverse theo……続きを見る

Recent Trends in the Condition Monitoring of Transformers reflects the current interest in replacing traditional techniques used in power transformer condition monitoring with non-invasive measures ……続きを見る

A pioneering scientist writes of the fascinating ecological and pharmaceutical properties of trees, and how mother trees nourish younger trees and help them defend themselves – the inspiration for t……続きを見る

Should more water be diverted to or from electricity generation? This timely question is addressed in this short volume. Two different approaches are introduced and compared: The first is a cost-ben……続きを見る

This book reexamines the concept of the animal on the plane of immanence, as opposed to the traditional viewpoint founded on the plane of transcendence. Following Deleuze and Guattari’s notion that ……続きを見る

This book addresses the intersection of extractivism, populism, and accountability. Although populist politics are often portrayed as a driver of poor environmental governance, Populist Moments and ……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Politik - Internationale Politik - Klima- und Umweltpolitik, Note: 1,7, Fachhochschule Lausitz in Cottbus, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Von der Nische z……続きを見る

Der Klimawandel führt zu einer weitreichenden Veränderung der Umwelt. Sichtbare Ereignisse sind z.B. die gehäuften Extremwetterereignisse und das damit verbundene Hochwasserrisiko oder auch Dürreper……続きを見る

Wer neue Ideen hat, stößt oftmals erst auf Ablehnung. Das ist in den Naturwissenschaften und in der Medizin nicht anders als im alltäglichen Leben. Wie der Autor eindrucksvoll darstellt, haben viele……続きを見る

The main focus of this book is on the interconnection of two unorthodox scientific ideas, the varying-gravity hypothesis and the expanding-earth hypothesis. As such, it provides a fascinating insigh……続きを見る

This book presents a socio-economic analysis of the issues linking technological innovation in providing arsenic-safe drinking water in rural areas. It presents concrete field based experiences of e……続きを見る

Originally published in 1991, this study uses the 1983 outbreak of Giardiasis in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania as a case study to explore the social costs of waterborne illnesses to a community. With……続きを見る

This book, co-authored by the Nobel-prized economist, Kenneth Arrow, considers public expenditures in the context of modern growth theory. It analyzes optimal growth with public capital. A theory of……続きを見る

First Published in 2011. This is Volume 10 of in a set of ten titles on Resources for the Future Library Collection Forests, Lands and Recreation. The research on which this monograph is based was s……続きを見る

In this book, Bowes and Krutilla bring together what is known and relevant about valuing the nonmarket services of the public forests and propose a new theoretical framework that allows multiple use……続きを見る

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The climate is changing as an unintended consequence of human industrialization and consumerism. Recently some scientists and engineers have suggested climate engineeringーtechnological solutions th……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Politik - Internationale Politik - Klima- und Umweltpolitik, Note: 2,3, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald (Institut für Politikwissenschaft), V……続きを見る

How to harness the great forces of capitalism to save the world from catastrophe. The forecasts are grim and time is running out, but that’s not the end of the story. In this book, Fred Krupp, longt……続きを見る

This systematic study considers how international environmental agreements are transformed into political action in Russia, using three illuminating case studies on the implementation process in the……続きを見る

Shrader-Frechette offers a rigorous philosophical discussion of environmental justice. Explaining fundamental ethical concepts such as equality, property rights, procedural justice, free informed co……続きを見る

Essay from the year 2004 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Environmental Policy, grade: HD (High Distinction), Murdoch University (Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy……続きを見る

Environmental education and education for sustainable development have become features of many countries’ formal education systems. To date, however, there have been few attempts to explore what suc……続きを見る

This book presents research on a kind of water use conflicts that is becoming more and more common and important: How to best manage moving water in times of increasing demand for electricity as wel……続きを見る

Introduced to the technical aspects of forestry aerial spraying in the mid-1970's, we were immediately impressed by the complexity of the process of delivering pesticide to foliage. At that time, th……続きを見る