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  • Go Green for Environmental Sustainability

    An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Theory and Applications

    Edited by Xavier Savarimuthu, SJ, Usha Rao, Mark F. Reynolds ...
    This book highlights topics ranging from green chemistry and engineering to bioremediation, smart technologies, and sustainable business practices. The common threads running through this volume are the need for urgent action, a vision for a sustainable future, and the awareness that solutions must be widely accessible and advance the welfare of all nations, especially in the face of climate ... Read more

    $100.30 CAD

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  • Advances in Phytochemistry, Textile and Renewable Energy Research for Industrial Growth

    Proceedings of the International Conference of Phytochemistry, Textile and Renewable Energy for Sustainable development (ICPTRE 2020), August 12-14, Eldoret, Kenya

    Edited by Charles Nzila, Nyamwala Oluoch, Ambrose Kiprop, Rose Ramkat, Isaac Kosgey ...
    The International Conference on Phytochemistry, Textile, & Renewable Energy Technologies for Sustainable Development (ICPTRE 2020) was hosted by the World bank funded Africa Centre of Excellence in Phytochemicals, Textile and Renewable Energy (ACEII-PTRE) based at Moi University in conjunction with Donghua University, China and the Sino–Africa International Symposium on Textiles and Apparel ... Read more

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  • Planetary Health

    Safeguarding Human Health and the Environment in the Anthropocene

    by Andy Haines, Howard Frumkin ...
    We live in unprecedented times - the Anthropocene - defined by far-reaching human impacts on the natural systems that underpin civilisation. Planetary Health explores the many environmental changes that threaten to undermine progress in human health, and explains how these changes affect health outcomes, from pandemics to infectious diseases to mental health, from chronic diseases to injuries. It ... Read more

    $29.59 CAD

  • Planetary Health

    Protecting Nature to Protect Ourselves

    by Samuel Myers, Howard Frumkin ...
    Human health depends on the health of the planet. Earth’s natural systems—the air, the water, the biodiversity, the climate—are our life support systems. Yet climate change, biodiversity loss, scarcity of land and freshwater, pollution and other threats are degrading these systems. The emerging field of planetary health aims to understand how these changes threaten our health and how to protect ... Read more

    $74.79 CAD

  • Aquaponics Food Production Systems

    Combined Aquaculture and Hydroponic Production Technologies for the Future

    Edited by Simon Goddek, Alyssa Joyce, Benz Kotzen, Gavin M. Burnell ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This open access book, written by world experts in aquaponics and related technologies, provides the authoritative and comprehensive overview of the key aquaculture and hydroponic and other integrated systems, socio-economic and environmental aspects. Aquaponic systems, which combine aquaculture and vegetable food production offer alternative technology solutions for a world that is increasingly ... Read more

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  • Handbook Of Climate Change And Agroecosystems: Global And Regional Aspects And Implications — Joint Publication With The American Society Of Agronomy

    by Daniel Hillel, Cynthia Rosenzweig ...
    Series Book 2 - Icp Series On Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation, And Mitigation
    Climate change is no longer merely projected to occur in the indeterminate future. It has already begun to be manifested in the weather regimes affecting agroecosystems, food production, and rural livelihoods in many regions around the world. It is a real and growing challenge to the world at large and in particular to the scientific community, which is called upon with increasing urgency to ... Read more

    $51.69 CAD

  • The Biobased Economy

    Biofuels, Materials and Chemicals in the Post-oil Era

    Edited by Johan Sanders, Marieke Meeusen, Hans Langevald, Peter Kuikman, Gerwin Meijer ...
    The impending threats of catastrophic climate change and peak oil are driving our society towards increased use of biomass for energy, chemical compounds and other materials - the beginnings of a biobased economy. As alternative development models for the biobased economy emerge, we need to determine potential applications, their perspectives and possible impacts as well as policies that can steer ... Read more

    $101.68 CAD

  • Climate Change and the Health Sector

    Healing the World

    Edited by Alexander Thomas, K. Srinath Reddy, Divya Alexander, Poornima Prabhakaran ...
    The health sector is known to be one of the major contributors towards the greenhouse gas emissions causing the climate crisis, the greatest health threat of the 21st century. This volume positions the health sector as a leader in the fight against climate change and explores the role of the health system in climate policy action. It delivers an overview of the linkages between climate change and ... Read more

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  • Life Cycle Assessment

    Theory and Practice

    Edited by Michael Z. Hauschild, Ralph K. Rosenbaum, Stig Irving Olsen ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book is a uniquely pedagogical while still comprehensive state-of-the-art description of LCA-methodology and its broad range of applications. The five parts of the book conveniently provide: I) the history and context of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) with its central role as quantitative and scientifically-based tool supporting society’s transitioning towards a sustainable economy; II) all ... Read more

    $192.19 CAD

  • Climate-Smart Forestry in Mountain Regions

    Edited by Roberto Tognetti, Melanie Smith, Pietro Panzacchi ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This open access book offers a cross-sectoral reference for both managers and scientists interested in climate-smart forestry, focusing on mountain regions. It provides a comprehensive analysis on forest issues, facilitating the implementation of climate objectives. This book includes structured summaries of each chapter.Funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme, CLIMO has brought together ... Read more

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  • Sustainable Healthcare

    by Knut Schroeder, Trevor Thompson, Kathleen Frith, David Pencheon ...
    Sustainable Healthcare sets out a vision for medical care of high quality, manageable cost and low impact on the planetary systems which sustain us.In tackling the major challenges of our age, such as resource depletion, loss of biodiversity and climate change, health services can play a central role, moving from being part of the problem to becoming part of the solution. Sustainable Healthcare ... Read more

    $62.99 CAD

  • Climate Neutral and Resilient Farming Systems

    Practical Solutions for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation

    Edited by Udaya Sekhar Nagothu ...
    Series series Earthscan Food and Agriculture
    This book presents evidence-based research on climate-neutral and resilient farming systems and further provides innovative and practical solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating the impact of climate change.Intensive farming systems are a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, thereby contributing to global warming and the acceleration of climate change. As paddy ... Read more

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