Books

8 results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Biopiracy Biopiracy Vandana Shiva "Internationally renowned environmentalist Vandana Shiva argues that genetic engineering and the cloning of organisms are "the ultimate expression of the commercialization of science and the commodif… OL1054919W
Water scarcity in the Mediterranean Water scarcity in the Mediterranean Damià Barceló,Sergi Sabater "Water scarcity affects hydrologic resources, systems connectivity, biodiversity, water quality, and river ecosystem functioning. It has direct impacts on economic sectors that use and depend on wate… OL16662462W
Overheated Overheated Andrew T. Guzman “Deniers of climate change sometimes quip that claims about global warming are more about political science than climate science. They are wrong on the science, but may be right with respect to its p… OL16805265W
The end of nature The end of nature 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 … OL1815627W
Global harms ecological crime and speciesism Global harms ecological crime and speciesism Ragnhild Aslaug Sollund The fields of environmental crime and speciesism are of increasing interest to social scientists. This increase reflects the great concern many people-academics as well as non-academics-now feel for … OL18790747W
We feed the world We feed the world Erwin Wagenhofer Brasilianischer Regenwald wird gerodet, um auf den gewonnenen Flächen Soja anzubauen, mit dem in der EU Tiere gemästet werden. Von der EU mit Exportsubventionen vergünstigte Erzeugnisse werden auf Mä… OL24464253W
Collapse Collapse Jared Diamond,Ricardo García Pérez "In his Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond examined how and why Western civilizations developed the technologies and immunities that allowed them to dominate much… OL276557W
Environmental impacts of globalization and trade Environmental impacts of globalization and trade Corey L. Lofdahl "The relationship between trade and the environment has become an increasingly contentious issue between economists and environmentalists. Economists maintain that trade helps the natural environment… OL6213760W