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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “chitresh saraswat”
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  • Sustainable Solutions for Urban Water Security

    Innovative Studies

    by Binaya Kumar Mishra, Shamik Chakraborty, Pankaj Kumar, Chitresh Saraswat ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book presents solutions to address water security in rapidly urbanizing cities, and explores the new paradigms of water security in changing contexts. Highlighting the latest developments in water research, changes in water policy, and current discourses on water security, the book also provides information and tools for local stakeholders, water managers, and policymakers to build the ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

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  • Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change

    Edited by Melissa R. Marselle, Jutta Stadler, Horst Korn, Katherine N. Irvine, Aletta Bonn ...
    This open access book identifies and discusses biodiversity’s contribution to physical, mental and spiritual health and wellbeing. Furthermore, the book identifies the implications of this relationship for nature conservation, public health, landscape architecture and urban planning – and considers the opportunities of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation.This transdisciplinary ... Read more

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  • Rangeland Systems

    Processes, Management and Challenges

    Edited by David D. Briske ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 2.5 license.This book provides an unprecedented synthesis of the current status of scientific and management knowledge regarding global rangelands and the major challenges that confront them. It has been organized around three major themes. The first summarizes the conceptual advances that have occurred in the rangeland profession. The second addresses the ... Read more

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  • Sustainable Futures in Southern Africa’s Mountains

    Multiple Perspectives on an Emerging City

    Edited by Andrea Membretti, Sue Jean Taylor, Jess L. Delves ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access book presents multiple disciplinary perspectives on the challenges and opportunities for sustainable development in the South African mountain city of Phuthaditjhaba. These challenges are embedded in the complex environmental, socio-cultural and political contexts of the region. Established as the capital of the QwaQwa ‘homeland’ under Grand Apartheid, this city is now home to ... Read more

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  • Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Areas

    Linkages between Science, Policy and Practice

    Edited by Nadja Kabisch, Horst Korn, Jutta Stadler, Aletta Bonn ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This open access book brings together research findings and experiences from science, policy and practice to highlight and debate the importance of nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation in urban areas. Emphasis is given to the potential of nature-based approaches to create multiple-benefits for society.The expert contributions present recommendations for creating synergies between ... Read more

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  • Routledge Handbook of Ecosystem Services

    Edited by Marion Potschin, Roy Haines-Young, Robert Fish, R. Kerry Turner ...
    Series series Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
    The idea that nature provides services to people is one of the most powerful concepts to have emerged over the last two decades. It is shaping our understanding of the role that biodiverse ecosystems play in the environment and their benefits for humankind. As a result, there is a growing interest in operational and methodological issues surrounding ecosystem services amongst environmental ... Read more

    $126.99 CAD

  • Integrated Groundwater Management

    Concepts, Approaches and Challenges

    Edited by Anthony J Jakeman, Olivier Barreteau, Randall J Hunt, Jean-Daniel Rinaudo, Andrew Ross ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The aim of this book is to document for the first time the dimensions and requirements of effective integrated groundwater management (IGM). Groundwater management is a formidable challenge, one that remains one of humanity’s foremost priorities. It has become a largely non-renewable resource that is overexploited in many parts of the world. In the 21st century, the issue moves from how to simply ... Read more

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  • The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change

    Edited by Karen Seto, William Solecki, Corrie Griffith ...
    Series series Routledge International Handbooks
    This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the interactions and feedbacks between urbanization and global environmental change. A key focus is the examination of how urbanization influences global environmental change, and how global environmental change in turn influences urbanization processes. It has four thematic foci: Theme 1 addresses the pathways through which urbanization drives ... Read more

    $94.99 CAD

  • African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation

    by Walter Leal Filho ...
    Series series Reference Module Earth and Environmental Sciences
    This open access book discusses current thinking and presents the main issues and challenges associated with climate change in Africa. It introduces evidences from studies and projects which show how climate change adaptation is being - and may continue to be successfully implemented in African countries. Thanks to its scope and wide range of themes surrounding climate change, the ambition is that ... Read more

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  • Ecosystem Services in Agricultural and Urban Landscapes

    Edited by Stephen Wratten, Ross Cullen, Robert Costanza, Harpinder Sandhu ...
    Ecosystem services are the resources and processes supplied by natural ecosystems which benefit humankind (for example, pollination of crops by insects, or water filtration by wetlands). They underpin life on earth, provide major inputs to many economic sectors and support our lifestyles. Agricultural and urban areas are by far the largest users of ecosystems and their services and (for the first ... Read more

    $108.99 CAD

  • Climate Change and Agricultural Development

    Improving Resilience through Climate Smart Agriculture, Agroecology and Conservation

    Edited by Udaya Sekhar Nagothu ...
    Series series Earthscan Food and Agriculture
    Two of the greatest current challenges are climate change (and variability) and food security. Feeding nine billion people by 2050 will require major efforts aimed at climate change adaptation and mitigation. One approach to agriculture has recently been captured by the widely adopted term of "Climate Smart Agriculture" (CSA). This book not only explains what this entails, but also presents ... Read more

    $94.99 CAD

  • The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology

    Edited by Ian Douglas, P M L Anderson, David Goode, David Maddox, Harini Nagendra, Puay Yok Tan, Michael C. Houck ...
    This second edition covers recent developments around the world with contributors from 33 different countries. It widens the handbook’s scope by including ecological design; consideration of cultural dimensions of the use and conservation of urban nature; the roles of government and civil society; and the continuing issues of equity and fairness in access to urban greenspaces.New features include ... Read more

    $94.99 CAD