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  • The Politics of Slums in the Global South

    Urban Informality in Brazil, India, South Africa and Peru

    Edited by Véronique Dupont, David Jordhus-Lier, Catherine Sutherland, Einar Braathen ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Cities and Development
    Seeing urban politics from the perspective of those who reside in slums offers an important dimension to the study of urbanism in the global South. Many people living in sub-standard conditions do not have their rights as urban citizens recognised and realise that they cannot rely on formal democratic channels or governance structures.Through in-depth case studies and comparative research, The ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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  • Boiling Point

    Government Neglect, Corporate Abuse, and Canada’s Water Crisis

    by Maude Barlow ...
    Passionate and cogent, this could be the most important book of the year for CanadiansWe are complacent. We bask in the idea that Canada holds 20% of the world’s fresh water — water crises face other countries, but not ours. We could not be more wrong. In Boiling Point, bestselling author and activist Maude Barlow lays bare the issues facing Canada’s water reserves, including long-outdated water ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Power Surge: Energy, Opportunity, and the Battle for America's Future

    Energy, Opportunity, and the Battle for America's Future

    by Michael Levi ...
    The United States is in the throes of two unfolding energy revolutions, and partisans-convinced that only their side holds the key to American prosperity, security, and safety-are battling over which one should prevail. In The Power Surge, Michael Levi takes readers inside these revolutions to find out what's really happening-and which side is right. From the back roads of Ohio where old friends ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • Ecofeminism

    by Vandana Shiva, Maria Mies ...
    Series series Critique Influence Change
    This groundbreaking work remains as relevant today as when it was when first published. Two of Zed's best-known authors argue that ecological destruction and industrial catastrophes constitute a direct threat to everyday life, the maintenance of which has been made the particular responsibility of women. In both industrialized societies and the developing countries, the new wars the world is ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Rooftop Revolution

    How Solar Power Can Save Our Economy—and Our Planet—from Dirty Energy

    by Danny Kennedy ...
    Here is the truth that the powerful Dirty Energy public relations machine doesn't want you to know: the ascent of solar energy is upon us. Solar-generated electricity has risen exponentially in the last few years and employment in the solar industry has doubled since 2009. Meanwhile, electricity from coal has declined to pre-World War II levels as the fossil fuel industry continues to shed jobs ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • An Introduction to Sustainability

    Environmental, Social and Personal Perspectives

    by Martin Mulligan ...
    An Introduction to Sustainability provides students with a comprehensive overview of the key concepts and ideas which are encompassed within the growing field of sustainability.The fully updated second edition, including new figures and images, teases out the diverse but intersecting domains of sustainability and emphasises strategies for action. Aimed at those studying the subject for the first ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Global Climate Change and the Shipping Industry

    by Andrew G. Spyrou ...
    Environmentalists want industrialized nations to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases that warm the atmosphere. For more than twenty years, however, their pleas have been mostly ignored. Naval architects and ship designers can play a critical role in reducing greenhouse gases by designing effi cient ships that are safe and environment friendly. New innovations would enhance fuel effi ciency and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Genius of Earth Day

    How a 1970 Teach-In Unexpectedly Made the First Green Generation

    by Adam Rome ...
    The first Earth Day is the most famous little-known event in modern American history. Because we still pay ritual homage to the planet every April 22, everyone knows something about Earth Day. Some people may also know that Earth Day 1970 made the environmental movement a major force in American political life. But no one has told the whole story before.The story of the first Earth Day is ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Economical Environmentalist

    My Attempt to Live a Low-Carbon Life and What it Cost

    by Prashant Vaze ...
    Reducing your carbon emissions in an economic down-turn can be challenging, but saving the planet doesn't have to cost you more. Tough economic times need not relegate concerns for the planet to the back burner.The author is an environmental economist trying to live a low-carbon life in London. He worked for 15 years in the UK's Office of Climate Change, the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit and the ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Theories of Sustainable Development

    Edited by Moritz Remig, Judith Enders ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development
    While sustainability has become a buzzword in discussions about the environment and development, work on theories of sustainable development has received much less attention. However, theory is vital as understanding the origins and development of the concept is the key to achieving successful implementation of sustainability.This book offers an interdisciplinary collection of research articles on ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Epistemic Communities, Constructivism, and International Environmental Politics

    by Peter Haas ...
    Epistemic Communities, Constructivism and International Environmental Politics brings together 25 years of publications by Peter M. Haas. The book examines how the world has changed significantly over the last 100 years, discusses the need for new, constructivist scholarship to understand the dynamics of world politics, and highlights the role played by transnational networks of professional ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Standing Our Ground

    Women, Environmental Justice, and the Fight to End Mountaintop Removal

    by Joyce M. Barry ...
    Series series Series in Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in Appalachia
    Standing Our Ground: Women, Environmental Justice, and the Fight to End Mountaintop Removal examines women’s efforts to end mountaintop removal coal mining in West Virginia. Mountaintop removal coal mining, which involves demolishing the tops of hills and mountains to provide access to coal seams, is one of the most significant environmental threats in Appalachia, where it is most commonly ... Read more

    $23.79 USD