Books

20+ results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Green project management Green project management Richard Maltzman "Offering the latest in green techniques and methods, this book is designed to help project managers maximize limited project resources and get the most out of a finite budget. It provides proven tec… OL15455519W
Green to gold Green to gold Daniel C. Esty This book explains what every executive should know to manage the environmental challenges facing society and the business world. Based on the authors' rich experience with forward thinking companies… OL15836752W
Vital signs 2007-2008 Vital signs 2007-2008 Worldwatch Institute Discusses trends in food and agriculture, energy, the atmosphere, the economy, transporation, health and society, the military, and the environment. OL16027122W
Vulnerable places, vulnerable people Vulnerable places, vulnerable people Jonathan A. Cook This text presents the unique perspectives of both the world's largest development organization (The World Bank) and the world's largest conservation organization (The World Wildlife Federation) on t… OL16148688W
Sustainable development in western China Sustainable development in western China Colin G. Brown This study provides a guide to & analysis of the intricate web of policies & institutions that now impact on grassland degradation & sustainable development in China's pastoral region. It also reveal… OL16173074W
Impact investing Impact investing Jed Emerson,Antony Bugg-Levine "A ground-breaking book on the transformative power of impact investingThis is the first book to chart the catalytic path of this new industry, explaining how it is and can be a positive disruptive f… OL16414809W
Decontamination of heavy metals Decontamination of heavy metals Jiaping Paul Chen "From crystallization to membrane filtration, this book covers a wide range of subjects relating to heavy metals in the environment. The author explores the treatment, removal, recovery, disposal, ma… OL16521715W
Human security and climate change in Southeast Asia Human security and climate change in Southeast Asia Lorraine M. Elliott,Mely Caballero Anthony "This book makes an important and timely contribution to debates about the relationship between climate change and security in Southeast Asia. It does so through a human security lens, drawing on loc… OL16548336W
Environmental degradation and transformation of organic chemicals Environmental degradation and transformation of organic chemicals Alasdair H. Neilson "This fully updated second edition addresses the persistent environmental threat of organic chemicals with a fresh approach to evaluating degradation and transformation processes. It examines a wide … OL16564258W
Waking the giant Waking the giant Bill McGuire "The ground beneath our feet may seem safe and solid, but earthquakes, volcanic blasts and other hazardous natural phenomena leave us in no doubt that this isn't the case. The Earth is a dynamic plan… OL16703422W
Climate change and aviation Climate change and aviation Stefan Gössling "The massive growth in availability of air travel and air freight has led to aviation becoming one of the fastest growing emitters of greenhouse gases. This and other trends have caused a shift in ex… OL16962245W
Cod Cod George A. Rose "The devastation of many of the greatest North Atlantic cod stocks, particularly those of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Grand Banks, has become an icon for the unsustainable relation between huma… OL16967870W
Chlorinated organic micropollutants Chlorinated organic micropollutants R. E. Hester,Roy M. Harrison Chlorinated Organic Micropollutants addresses the sources, environmental cycles, uptake, consequences and control of many of the more important chlorinated organic micropollutants, including PCBs, PC… OL16976919W
Transition to a low-carbon economy Transition to a low-carbon economy Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Companies are increasingly aware of the need to address climate change. However, while many companies are taking action to address climate change, many others are still lagging behind. This report su… OL17031275W
Tar sands Tar sands Andrew Nikiforuk ""A scathing critique." Green Inc. The New York Times" ""An astonishingly entertaining read that raises your hackles while raising your awareness." Sustainablog" ""Required reading for every citizen.… OL17915592W
Industrial evolution Industrial evolution Lyle Estill For many people, the word "industry" brings to mind images of sprawling factories belching toxic emissions in a blighted natural landscape. "Industrial" has become synonymous with pollution, human ri… OL17936885W
Great Pacific Great Pacific Harris, Joe (Comic book writer) "When fugitive oil heir Chas Worthington settles the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch, plants a flag, and declares it his own sovereign nation, the reality of the environmental catastrophe is onl… OL20007260W
Responsibility in world business Responsibility in world business Lene Bomann-Larsen "How should companies deal with the harmful side-effects of their business operations? To what extent should they be held responsible for the wrongdoing of other actors? And how can they conduct busi… OL20545670W
Slick water Slick water Andrew Nikiforuk "When Jessica Ernst's well water turned into a flammable broth that even her dogs refused to drink, the biologist and long-time oil patch consultant discovered that energy giant Encana had secretly f… OL20893145W
Forests and Food Forests and Food Bhaskar Vira "As population estimates for 2050 reach over 9 billion, issues of food security and nutrition have been dominating academic and policy debates. A total of 805 million people are undernourished worldw… OL20931333W
Next page