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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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The vanishing face of gaia
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James Lovelock |
Celebrities drive hybrids, Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize, and supermarkets carry no end of so-called "green" products. And yet the environmental crisis is only getting worse. In Surviving Gaia's … |
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MAKING TECHNOLOGY WORK: APPLICATIONS IN ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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Deutch, John M |
"The successful application of new technology requires simultaneous consideration of the technical, economic, political, environmental, and international aspects of the innovation. This book presents… |
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Transforming Power
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Judy Rebick |
In Transforming Power, veteran activist Judy Rebick champions new ways of achieving political goals by emphasizing co-operation and consensus over confrontation and partisanship. Rebick argues that t… |
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Losing paradise
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Paul G. Irwin |
Discusses the dangerous consequences of destroying aspects of the ecosystem and the actions necessary to avoid devestation of the environment, including such suggestions as the return to a self-susta… |
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An inconvenient truth
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Al Gore |
With this book, the author, former Vice President Al Gore brings together leading-edge research from top scientists around the world; photographs, charts, and other illustrations; and personal anecdo… |
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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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Particle-Laden Flow
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Bernard Geurts |
"This book contains a selection of the papers that were presented at the EUROMECH colloquium on particle-laden flow held at the University of Twente in 2006. The multiscale nature of this challengin… |
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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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Ecological intelligence
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Daniel Goleman |
The bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence and Primal Leadership now brings us Ecological Intelligence--revealing the hidden environmental consequences of what we make and buy, and how with tha… |
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COMMUNITY RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: STUDIES IN SCIENCE, ADVOCACY AND ETHICS; ED. BY DOUG BR…
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H. Patricia Hynes,Doug Brugge |
xiii, 277 p. : 23 cm |
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The earth on trial
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Paul Stanton Kibel |
The Earth on Trial examines the degree to which the law has accommodated an increasing understanding of the natural environment. Paul Kibel provides a clear assessment of the conceptual and practical… |
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