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Environmental Ethics and International Policy
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Henk A. M. J. Ten Have |
Environmental concerns figure prominently in the work of the United Nations, and especially in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. One focus of UNESCO has to do with… |
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Transatlantic environment and energy politics
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Miranda A. Schreurs |
Greater economic interdependence and the internationalization of trade in a number of products and services have intensified transnational relationships. But, where does the transatlantic divide lie?… |
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Vital signs 2007-2008
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Worldwatch Institute |
Discusses trends in food and agriculture, energy, the atmosphere, the economy, transporation, health and society, the military, and the environment. |
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Climate policy foundations
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William C. Whitesell |
"This book provides a thorough grounding in the science and economics of climate policy issues and draws key lessons from the longer experiences of central banks in grappling with related challenges.… |
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Understanding the changing planet
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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Strategic Directions for the Geographical Sciences in the Next Decade |
"From the oceans to continental heartlands, human activities have altered the physical characteristics of Earth's surface. With Earth's population projected to peak at 8 to 12 billion people by 2050 … |
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Object-based image analysis and treaty verification
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Sven Nussbaum |
"This book describes recent progress in object-based image interpretation, and also presents many new results in its application to verification of nuclear non-proliferation. A comprehensive workflow… |
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Notre dernier sie cle?
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Martin J. Rees |
Astronome et astrophysicien, l'auteur met en garde sur le risque de l'humanite de s'autode truire mais aussi d'entrai ner dans sa chute celle du cosmos lui-me me. Il de taille les dangers qui menace… |
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Herbicides in war
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Arthur H. Westing |
"This volume is the first product of the SIPRI/NEP programme on 'Military activities and the human environment'. The programme uses an environmental, rather than a geopolitical approach to the study … |
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The end of nature
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Bill McKibben |
"First published in 1989 in seventeen languages on six continents, The End of Nature has changed the way many people view the planet. Now, in a special tenth anniversary edition, the author presents … |
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The conduct of hostilities under the law of international armed conflict
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Yoram Dinstein |
"This is the seminal textbook on the law of international armed conflict, written by the leading commentator on the subject. Focusing on issues arising in the course of hostilities between States, it… |
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Environmental conflict and democracy in Canada
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Laurie E. Adkin |
"The urgent need to resolve conflicts over forests, fisheries, farming practices, urban sprawl, and greenhouse-gas reductions, among many others, calls for a critical re-thinking of the nature of our… |
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The Future of Life
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Edward Osborne Wilson |
"In this book, Wilson describes what treasures of the natural world we are about to lose forever - in many cases animals, insects, and plants we have only just discovered, and whose potential to nour… |
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Capitalism in the web of life
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Jason W. Moore |
"Both green and red analyses of capitalism's deepening contradictions have acknowledged the close relation of economic and environmental crises. But environmentalists have not yet fully integrated so… |
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Life rules
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Ellen LaConte |
Examines global crises and offers solutions to those challenges. |
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Global environmental risk
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Roger E. Kasperson,Jeanne X. Kasperson |
Despite international initiatives such as the Earth Summit in 1992 and ongoing efforts to implement the Kyoto Protocol, human activities continue to register a destructive toll on the planetary envir… |
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Regions at risk
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Turner, B. L.,Roger E. Kasperson,Jeanne X. Kasperson |
"Human-induced environmental change is to be found throughout the world, but there are areas that scientists consider to be "critical regions"--Regions that are particularly vulnerable to or sufferin… |
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L'énergie
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Isabelle Ramade-Masson |
Chaque titre de la collection s'ouvre sur un extrait de la charte de l'environnement adoptée au Parlement en 2004, qui confère aux enjeux environnementaux une valeur institutionnelle. Chaque thématiq… |
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La planète du Bubble Gob
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Colin, Fabrice romancier |
Poursuite de l'odyssée du Petit Prince à qui on a imaginé ici de nouvelles aventures en greffant à sa quête originale un autre combat: celui de contrer les desseins funestes de Serpent qui menace d'é… |
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Small stories, big changes
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Lyle Estill |
Voices from the vanguard of environmental change. |
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Les aventures de Télesphore et 'tit Edvard au Vieux Pays
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Zachary Richard |
Où l'on retrouve Télesphore, la tortue aveugle, et Edvard, l'écrevisse à laquelle il manque une pince. Les deux inséparables amis louisianais tombent ici malencontreusement dans le filet d'un pêcheur… |
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