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  • Housing and Technology

    Special Focus on Zimbabwe

    by Abraham R. Matamanda, Innocent Chirisa, Siphokazi Rammile, Mario Marais ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The housing and human settlement sector is fast changing, and technology is making it more complex than ever before. With reference to Zimbabwe, a developing country in Southern Africa, the essence of this book is to bring out housing as an issue within the technology debate and practice. The following themes emerge from the 6 chapters in the book:• The characterisation and conceptualisation of ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

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  • Line in the Tar Sands

    Struggles for Environmental Justice

    Edited by Joshua Kahn, Stephen D'Arcy, Tony Weis, Toban Black ...
    Tar sands “development” comes with an enormous environmental and human cost. In the tar sands of Alberta, the oil industry is using vast quantities of water and natural gas to produce synthetic crude oil, creating drastically high levels of greenhouse gas emissions and air and water pollution. But tar sands opponents—fighting a powerful international industry—are likened to terrorists, government ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • State of the World's Forests 2016 (SOFO): Forests and Agriculture: Land Use Challenges and Opportunities

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    Forests and trees support sustainable agriculture. They stabilize soils and climate, regulate water flows, give shade and shelter, and provide a habitat for pollinators and the natural predators of agricultural pests. They also contribute to the food security of hundreds of millions of people, for whom they are important sources of food, energy and income. Yet, agriculture remains the major driver ... Read more

    Free

  • Africa First!

    Igniting a Growth Revolution

    by Jakkie Cilliers ...
    What stops Africa, with its abundant natural resources, from capitalising on its boundless potential? Well-known Africa analyst Jakkie Cilliers uses 11 scenarios to unpack, in concrete terms, how the continent can ignite a growth revolution that will take millions out of poverty and into employment.Africa urgently needs much more rapid economic growth. Cilliers identifi es and models fundamental ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Creating A Sustainable And Desirable Future: Insights From 45 Global Thought Leaders

    by Robert Costanza, Ida Kubiszewski ...
    The major challenge for the current generation of mankind is to develop a shared vision of a future that is both desirable to the vast majority of humanity and ecologically sustainable. Creating a Sustainable and Desirable Future offers a broad, critical discussion on what such a future should or can be, with global perspectives written by some of the world's leading thinkers, including: Wendell ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • The New Harvest

    Agricultural Innovation in Africa

    by Calestous Juma ...
    African agriculture is currently at a crossroads, at which persistent food shortages are compounded by threats from climate change. But, as this book argues, Africa faces three major opportunities that can transform its agriculture into a force for economic growth: advances in science and technology; the creation of regional markets; and the emergence of a new crop of entrepreneurial leaders ... Read more

    $9.59 CAD

  • Running Out of Time: The Reduction of Women's Work Burden in Agricultural Production

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    Based on a broad literature review, this publication discusses rural women's time poverty in agriculture, elaborates on its possible causes and implications and provides insight into the various types of constraints that affect the adoption of solutions for reducing work burden. This paper raises questions about the adequacy of women's access to technologies, services and infrastructure and about ... Read more

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  • Sustainable Futures

    An Agenda for Action

    by Raphael Kaplinsky ...
    Long before the pandemic, economies across the world were in trouble, with growth slowing across the board. This downturn coincided with growing inequality and social exclusion. Rising political dissatisfaction with ruling elites fuelled the rise of populism. Add to this the alarming environmental emergency and few can deny we live in a time of multiple sustainability crises.While this conclusion ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

  • 2018 The State of the World’s Forests: Forest Pathways to Sustainable Development

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    This edition of The State of the World's Forests is aimed at enhancing our understanding of how forests and their sustainable management contribute to achieving several of the SDGs. Time is running out for the world's forests: we need to work across sectors, bring stakeholders together, and take urgent action.The State of the World's Forests 2018 identifies actions that can be taken to increase ... Read more

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  • Green Oil:Clean Oil for the 21st Century?

    by Satya Brata Das ...
    This book talks about the possibility of having a green and clean energy in this century. Is green oil a myth? Or can we generate a clean and green future by using our non-renewable revenue resources? Taking us on a journey to these vital questions,the text is based on the politics and ethics involved in the development of Albertan oil sands in west Canada. ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Burnt

    Fighting for Climate Justice

    by Chris Saltmarsh ...
    Series series Outspoken by Pluto
    'An inspiring rallying cry for activists everywhere to work together to build a just, ecosocialist future' - Grace BlakeleyTime is up. The climate crisis is no longer a future to be feared, but a devastating reality. We see it in the wildfires in California and floods across Britain - the 'once in a generation' extreme weather events that now happen every year.In a world where those in charge are ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Trade Links

    New Rules for a New World

    by James Bacchus ...
    The World Trade Organization is undergoing an existential crisis. Trade links the world not only through the flow of international commerce in goods, services, and ideas; but also through its economic, environmental, and social impacts. Trade links are supported by a WTO trading system founded on rules established in the 20th century which do not account for all the modern changes in the global ... Read more

    $27.19 CAD