Environment and Sustainability Products

Edited by Bas Verschuuren, Naoya Furuta

Nature conservation planning tends to be driven by models based on Western norms and science, but these may not represent the cultural, philosophical and religious contexts of much of Asia. This book provides a new perspective on the topic of sacred natural sites and cultural heritage by linking…

Paperback – 2016-08-03 
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Edited by Melanie Pichler, Cornelia Staritz, Karin Küblböck, Christina Plank, Werner Raza, Fernando Ruiz Peyré

As demand for natural resources increases due to the rise in world population and living standards, conflicts over their access and control are becoming more prevalent. This book critically assesses different approaches to and conceptualizations of resource fairness and justice and applies them to…

Hardback – 2016-08-03 
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Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies

By Donald G. Reid

The greatest problems facing humanity today are climate change, poverty, and the increasing separation between the rich and poor. The aim of this book is to examine the social constructions that have led to these breakdowns, and provide potential solutions that are based on a fundamental change in…

Hardback – 2016-08-03 
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Routledge Advances in Sociology

By Phillip Drake

Named after Lapindo Brantas, a gas exploration company that was drilling at the eruption site, the Lapindo mudflow initially burst in 2006 and continues to flow today, becoming the most expensive disaster in Indonesia’s history. Using this environmental incident in Indonesia as a case study, this…

Hardback – 2016-08-03 
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Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series

Edited by Willis J. Jenkins, Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim

The moral values and interpretive systems of religions are crucially involved in how people imagine the challenges of sustainability and how societies mobilize to enhance ecosystem resilience and human well-being. The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Ecology provides the most comprehensive and…

Hardback – 2016-08-02 
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Routledge International Handbooks

By Sam Solnick

This book asks what it means to write poetry in and about the Anthropocene, the name given to a geological epoch where humans have a global ecological impact. Combining critical approaches such as ecocriticism and posthumanism with close reading and archival research, it argues that the…

Hardback – 2016-08-02 
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Routledge Environmental Humanities

By C.P. Wolf

In this book, Charlie Wolf brings together forty years of experience in Impact Assessment to take stock of the field; looking at its beginnings, current state, and future paths. The book will be essential reading for anyone in the ‘next generation’ of IA practitioners seeking a comprehensive…

Paperback – 2016-08-01 
Routledge

Edited by Gregory Borne, Jess Ponting

This book is the first to bring together the world’s foremost experts around the themes of sustainability and surfing. Drawing upon cutting edge research, this book offers multidisciplinary perspectives and methodological approaches on the social, environmental and economic components of…

Hardback – 2016-08-01 
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Edited by Martin Keulertz, Eckart Woertz

This book discusses key issues concerning water, energy and food in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It provides an interdisciplinary account of current developments in the most water-scarce and conflict-torn region in the world. Key analysts on MENA water, agriculture and energy…

Hardback – 2016-08-01 
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Routledge Special Issues on Water Policy and Governance

By Brent Sohngen, Robert O. Mendelsohn

There is growing evidence that even if modest control policies are adopted, increasing greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere will lead to global warming over the next century and beyond. This is expected to have profound effects on the location and productivity of the world’s ecosystems.…

Hardback – 2016-07-31 
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Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics

By K.N Ninan

Economic valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services is possibly the most powerful tool for halting the loss of biodiversity while maintaining incomes and livelihoods. Yet rarely have such approaches been applied to tropical forest ?hotspots?, which house the vast majority of the planets plant…

Paperback – 2016-07-31 
Routledge

Edited by Steffen Bauer, Imme Scholz

Adverse climate impacts are already evident across Southern Africa and pose a serious threat to the development prospects of the region's societies. Sustainable development in this region will depend on the rapid development and implementation of effective adaptation measures. This volume…

Paperback – 2016-07-31 
Routledge
Climate and Development Series