Electronic Books

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Agroecological Transitions: From Theory to Practice in Local Participatory Design

There is wide agreement on the need to change the prevalent agricultural models, given their negative impacts and their incompatibility ...

Cross-border Governance and Sustainable Spatial Development : Mind the Gaps!

Border regions in Central Europe undergo tremendous changes due to the enlargement of the European Union and the related ...

Environmental Governance in Latin America

The multiple purposes of nature – livelihood for communities, revenues for states, commodities for companies, and biodiversity ...

Freshwater Governance for the 21st Century

The objective of this book is to broadly illustrate the key aspects of water governance, mapping the spectrum of decision-making ...

Globalization and Environmental Challenges : Reconceptualizing Security in the 21st Century

This book contiants chapters address the theoretical, philosophical, ethical and religious and spatial context of security; ...

Implementing Strategic Environmental Assessment

More countries are now using Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) than ever before. This timely and comprehensive Handbook ...

International Documents on Environmental Liability

This book in the field of international environmental liability into an easily accessible, practical handbook; details the ...

Loss and Damage from Climate Change

This book provides an authoritative insight on the Loss and Damage discourse by highlighting state-of-the-art research and ...

Louisiana's Response to Extreme Weather A Coastal State's Adaptation Challenges and Successes

This book takes an in-depth look at Louisiana as a state which is ahead of the curve in terms of extreme weather events, ...

MARE-WINT : New Materials and Reliability in Offshore Wind Turbine Technology

This book provides a holistic, interdisciplinary overview of offshore wind energy, and is a must-read for advanced researchers. ...

Management of Transboundary Rivers and Lakes

As it circulates in the atmosphere, in the rivers, lakes, soil, rock, and in the oceans, it is the major conveyer of va- ...

Marginality : Addressing the Nexus of Poverty, Exclusion and Ecology

In this volume economists, ecology experts, geographers, agronomists, sociologist, and business experts come together to ...

Nuclear Law : The Global Debate

This open access book traces the journey of nuclear law: its origins, how it has developed, where it is now, and where it ...

Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas : The IMO's Role in Protecting Vulnerable Marine Areas

Designations of large Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs) triggered a controversial debate within the International ...

Regulatory Pathways For Smart Grid Development in China

A series of reforms have greatly improved the efficiency, reliability, and environmental performance of the Chinese power ...

Satellite Earth Observations and Their Impact on Society and Policy

The result of a workshop bringing together an international advisory board of experts in science, satellite technologies, ...

Saving Biological Diversity

The distinctive contribution of this book is that it presents a pragmatic approach for preserving biological diversity. Experts ...

Shifts in compensating work-related injuries and diseases

Inspired by developments mirroring shifts in the legal basis for compensating damage from civil law to public funding and ...

Society - Water - Technology : A Critical Appraisal of Major Water Engineering Projects

This book presents the results of the Interdisciplinary Research Group "Society – Water – Technology" of the Berlin-Brandenburg ...

Standards and Thresholds for Impact Assessment

Standards and Thresholds play an important role in many stages of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process. They ...

Total Books: 1 - 20 /23