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Why your world is about to get a whole lot smaller Why your world is about to get a whole lot smaller Jeff Rubin An internationally renowned energy expert has written a book essential for every American--a galvanizing account of how the rising price and diminishing availability of oil are going to radically cha… OL14911106W
Capitalism and conservation Capitalism and conservation Rosaleen Duffy,Daniel Brockington "Through a series of case studies from around the world, Capitalism and Conservation presents a critique of conservation's role as a central driver of global capitalism. Features innovative new rese… OL15936493W
Ecofeminism revisited Ecofeminism revisited Chāyā Dātāra Partly with reference to India. OL16143485W
Environmental economics Environmental economics Stephen Smith "In this Very Short Introduction, Stephen Smith shows how the field of environmental economics looks at how economic activity and policy can affect the environment in which we live. The book discusse… OL16416957W
Earth's growing population Earth's growing population Chris Reiter "Provides comprehensive information on population growth and its effects on the environment"--Provided by publisher. OL16484461W
Environment and economy Environment and economy Molly Scott Cato As environmental issues move to the centre of the political debate, more attention is being focused on the role our economy has played in creating the ecological crisis, and what a sustainable econom… OL16605557W
Cold Cash Cool Climate Sciencebased Advice For Ecological Entrepreneurs Cold Cash Cool Climate Sciencebased Advice For Ecological Entrepreneurs Jon Koomey Written for entrepreneurs and investors, this book describes how to profit from tackling climate change, one of this century's greatest challenges. Industry expert Dr. Jonathan Koomey acts as your co… OL17455266W
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
Finance & sustainable development Finance & sustainable development Pierre-André Chiappori,J. M. Lasry "Economic and financial considerations are often perceived as being antithetical to environmental concerns. Is it possible to reconcile economic development and growth with preservation of the planet… OL18660983W
Campbell's Atlas of Oil and Gas Depletion Campbell's Atlas of Oil and Gas Depletion Colin J. Campbell <p><b><i>Campbell's Atlas of Oil and Gas Depletion, Second Edition,</i></b> is the product of a half-century of critical analysis and updating of data on the status of oil and gas depletion by count… OL19833069W
Energy Efficiency in Household Appliances and Lighting Energy Efficiency in Household Appliances and Lighting Paolo Bertoldi This book covers the state of the art of energy efficiency in household appliances and lighting which can be used now and in the near future to achieve significant and cost-effective energy savings. … OL19847382W
Expert Systems in Environmental Planning Expert Systems in Environmental Planning J. R. Wright This book introduces expert systems for problem solving in environmental planning and describes the way in which heuristic knowledge and rules of thumb of expert planners can be represented through c… OL19849093W
The Next Economics The Next Economics Woodrow W. Clark II <p>The Next Economics focuses on how the field of economics must change and incorporate environment, energy, health and new technologies that are called externalities for stopping and reversing clima… OL19890776W
Social Costs and Sustainability Social Costs and Sustainability Olav Hohmeyer Important progress has been made in recent years in the valuation of social costs of energy and transport. This progress has encouraged the insight that systems of "Green Accounting" considering soci… OL19902518W
Life rules Life rules Ellen LaConte Examines global crises and offers solutions to those challenges. OL20017723W
The Handbook of Salutogenesis The Handbook of Salutogenesis Jürgen M. Pelikan,Bengt Lindström,Geir Arild Espnes,Georg F. Bauer,Maurice B. Mittelmark,Shifra Sagy,Monica Eriksson Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Medical Sociology; Health Psychology OL20699292W
A Time for Metabolism and Hormones A Time for Metabolism and Hormones Paolo Sassone-Corsi,Yves Christen Human Physiology, Endocrinology, Cell Biology, Neurosciences OL20816302W
Sustainable Development in the Jordan Valley Sustainable Development in the Jordan Valley Jeroen Kool development economics; water policy; water governance; water management; sustainable development; conservation OL20834975W
Language Technologies for the Challenges of the Digital Age Language Technologies for the Challenges of the Digital Age Thierry Declerck,Georg Rehm semantics; artificial intelligence; natural language processing systems; natural language processing; NLP; machine learning; social networking; named entities; support vector machines; SVM OL20851649W
A blueprint for a safer planet A blueprint for a safer planet N. H. Stern A book about the action required of this generation to ensure the continued existence of the human race - by the world's leading authority on climate change.Further substantial global warming is unav… OL2314388W
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