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  • Taking Chances

    The Coast after Hurricane Sandy

    par Karen M. O'Neill, Daniel J. Van Abs, Robert B. Gramling, Steven G. Decker, David A. Robinson, Daniel Baldwin Hess, Brian W. Conley, Adelle Thomas, Ashley Koning0, Daniel Redlaswk1, Joanna Burger2, Larry Niles3, Angela Oberg4, Julia Flagg5, Bonnie McCay6, Patricia M. Clay7, Lisa L. Colburn8, Kenneth A. Gould9, Tammy L. Lewis0, Mark Alan Hewitt1, Briavel Holcomb2, Clinton J. Andrews3, Mariana Leckner4, Melanie McDermott5, James K. Mitchell6, Frank A. Felder7, Shankar Chandramowli8 ...
    Humanity is deeply committed to living along the world’s shores, but a catastrophic storm like Sandy—which took hundreds of lives and caused many billions of dollars in damages—shines a bright light at how costly and vulnerable life on a shoreline can be. Taking Chances offers a wide-ranging exploration of the diverse challenges of Sandy and asks if this massive event will really change how ... En savoir plus

    $37.39 CAD

  • Catastrophe in the Making

    The Engineering of Katrina and the Disasters of Tomorrow

    par William R. Freudenburg, Robert B. Gramling, Shirley Laska, Kai Erikson ...
    When houses are flattened, towns submerged, and people stranded without electricity or even food, we attribute the suffering to “natural disasters” or “acts of God.” But what if they’re neither? What if we, as a society, are bringing these catastrophes on ourselves?That’s the provocative theory of Catastrophe in the Making, the first book to recognize Hurricane Katrina not as a “perfect storm,” ... En savoir plus

    $31.89 CAD

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    The Challenge of Global Warming

    par Andrew Weaver ...
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    In clear and accessible language, Generation Us explains the phenomenon of global warming, outlines the threat it presents to future generations and offers a path toward solutions to the problem. The reality of global warming has long been accepted within the scientific community, yet it remains a hotly debated topic at the political and social level. Why is this? Is it the fact that the ultimate ... En savoir plus

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  • A Joosr Guide to... This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein: Capitalism vs. the Climate

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    In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com.You've probably heard warnings about climate change; ... En savoir plus

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  • A Case for Climate Engineering

    par David Keith ...
    Collections series Boston Review Books
    A leading scientist argues that we must consider deploying climate engineering technology to slow the pace of global warming.Climate engineering—which could slow the pace of global warming by injecting reflective particles into the upper atmosphere—has emerged in recent years as an extremely controversial technology. And for good reason: it carries unknown risks and it may undermine commitments to ... En savoir plus

    $10.69 CAD

  • Fossil Capital

    The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming

    par Andreas Malm ...
    A sweeping study of how capitalism first promoted fossil fuels with the rise of steam power—and contributed to the worsening climate crisisThe more we know about the catastrophic implications of climate change, the more fossil fuels we burn. How did we end up in this mess? In this masterful new history, Andreas Malm claims it all began in Britain with the rise of steam power. But why did ... En savoir plus

    $31.99 CAD

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  • The Oak Ridges Moraine Battles

    Development, Sprawl, and Nature Conservation in the Toronto Region

    par L. Anders Sandberg, Gerda R. Wekerle, Liette Gilbert ...
    The Oak Ridges Moraine is a unique landform that generated heated battles over the future of nature conservation, sprawl, and development in the Toronto region at the turn of the twenty-first century. This book provides a careful, multi-faceted history and policy analysis of planning issues and citizen activism on the Moraine’s future in the face of rapid urban expansion.The Oak Ridges Moraine ... En savoir plus

    $35.19 CAD

  • Superstorm Sandy

    The Inevitable Destruction and Reconstruction of the Jersey Shore

    par Diane C. Bates ...
    Collections series Nature, Society, and Culture
    Sandy was the costliest hurricane in U.S. history after Katrina, but the waters had barely receded from the Jersey coast when massive efforts began to “Restore the Shore.” Why do people build in areas open to repeated natural disasters? And why do they return to these areas in the wake of major devastation? Drawing on a variety of insights from environmental sociology, Superstorm Sandy answers ... En savoir plus

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  • Dead Heat

    Global Justice and Global Warming

    par Tom Athanasiou, Paul Baer ...
    Collections series Open Media Series
    Today's "extreme weather events" (record-breaking heat waves, droughts, and melting ice caps) foreshadow an increasingly unstable and dire future. Yet, despite all, the US government continues to reject the Kyoto Protocol, to deny the catastrophic consequences of oil dependency, and to define the politics of oil as the politics of U.S. unilateralism, domination, and war.Dead Heat argues that ... En savoir plus

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  • Responding to Climate Change in Asian Cities

    Governance for a more resilient urban future

    Modifié par Diane Archer, Sarah Colenbrander, David Dodman ...
    Collections series Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research
    The role of cities in addressing climate change is increasingly recognised in international arenas, including the Sustainable Development Goals, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the New Urban Agenda. Asia is home to many of the countries that are most vulnerable to climate change impacts and, along with Africa, will be the site of most urban population growth over the coming ... En savoir plus

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  • Adaptive Capacity and Environmental Governance

    Modifié par Derek Armitage, Ryan Plummer ...
    Collections series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Rapid environmental change calls for individuals and societies with an ability to transform our interactions with each other and the ecosystems upon which we depend. Adaptive capacity - the ability of a social-ecological system (or the components of that system) to be robust to disturbances and capable of responding to changes - is increasingly recognized as a critical attribute of multi-level ... En savoir plus

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  • Developing Adaptation Policy and Practice in Europe: Multi-level Governance of Climate Change

    Modifié par E. Carina H. Keskitalo ...
    Mitigation will not be sufficient for us to avoid climate change and we will need to adapt to its consequences. This book targets the development of adaptation policy in European countries with different relations between central and regional/local government. ... En savoir plus

    $179.99 CAD