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Applied Research in Environmental Economics

Sustainable development, climate policy, and biodiversity conservation are examples of issues on the current political agenda ...

Aquaponics Food Production Systems

This book, written by world experts in aquaponics and related technologies, provides the authoritative and comprehensive ...

Architectural Detailing: Function, Constructibility, Aesthetics, 3rd Edition / Edward Allen, Patrick Rand

This book teaches you how to design a building that will perform as well as you intend. Integrate appropriate detailing into ...

Architecture and Agriculture : A Rural Design Guide / Dewey Thorbeck

Presents architectural guidelines for buildings designed and constructed in rural landscapes by emphasizing their connections ...

Artificiality and Sustainability in Entrepreneurship : Exploring the Unforeseen, and Paving the Way to a Sustainable Future / Aleksandra Gaweł, Katarzyna Mroczek-Dąbrowska, Maciej Pietrzykowski

Explores the past, present, and future of artificiality and sustainability in entrepreneurship – the unforeseen consequences ...

Asia-Pacific Fishing Livelihoods

Where fishing livelihoods come from and where they are going are simple questions with no simple answers. Using examples ...

Asian-Pacific Coasts and Their Management: States of Environment : States of Environment

The Asia-Pacific region is home to the world’s largest region of coral reefs and mangroves. It accommodates two-thirds ...

Beyond the Limits to Growth : New Ideas for Sustainability from Japan

This book offers an optimistic view of the future and provides a road map for societies to get there. Drawing upon extensive ...

Bio-based Building Skin

This book provides a compendium of material properties, demonstrates several successful examples of bio-based materials’ ...

Bioeconomy and Global Inequalities Socio-Ecological Perspectives on Biomass Sourcing and Production

This book explores bioeconomy and bioenergy policies across South America, Asia and Europe. It discusses how a transition ...

Biofuels, Solar and Wind as Renewable Energy Systems : Benefits and Risks

With shortages of fossil energy, especially oil and natural gas, and heavy biomass energy use occurring in both developed ...

Biogeochemical Cycles in Globalization and Sustainable Development

This valuable study of environmental subsystems functioning under various climatic and anthropogenic conditions provides ...

Building a Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa

What are the challenges and action points for agricultural sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa? This collection of papers ...

Building from Tradition: Local Materials and Methods in Contemporary Architecture / Elizabeth Golden

Examines the recent resurgence of interest in the handmade building and the use of local and renewable materials in contemporary ...

CSR and Codes of Business Ethics in the USA, Austria (EU) and China and their Enforcement in International Supply Chain Arbitrations

Analyzes the implementation of CSR reporting and codes of business conduct and ethics in the legal systems of the USA, Austria ...

Case Studies in Building Rehabilitation / J.M.P.Q. Delgado

Presents recent research and practical insights relating to building pathology. As such it contributes toward the systematization ...

Challenges and Solutions for Sustainable Smart City Development / R. Maheswar, M. Balasaraswathi, Ravi Rastogi, A. Sampathkumar, G. R. Kanagachidambaresan

Discusses advances in smart and sustainable development of smart environments. The authors discuss the challenges faced in ...

Chasing the Chinese Dream Four Decades of Following China’s War on Poverty

This book explores the historical, cultural and philosophical contexts that have made anti-poverty the core of Chinese society ...

Chemistry for the Protection of the Environment 4

This volume is the proceedings of the first CPE conference in the new millennium and the thirteenth in a well-established ...

China and the World in a Changing Context : Perspectives from Ambassadors to China

This book aims to present an overview of China and the world from diverse angles. It brings together essays by ambassadors ...

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