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  | | Creating a New Consensus on Population The International Conference On Population and Development by Jyoti Shankar Singh, Earthscan Publications Limited Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 1998 by Earthscan Publications Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-1-85383-565-0, ISBN: 1-85383-565-X "In 1994, the world's governments agreed, for the first time, far-reaching and enlightened population policies at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo. The Conference itself, and the many preparatory activities that took place from 1991 to 1994, were characterized by intense, and sometimes acrimonious, debate on the politics of population and development, reproductive health and rights, religion, con ..." |
 | | Global Action for Biodiversity An International Framework for Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity by Timothy M. Swanson, Earthscan Publications Limited Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 1997 by Earthscan Publications Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-1-85383-353-3, ISBN: 1-85383-353-3 "At the Rio Summit in 1992, the nations of the world adopted the Global Biological Diversity Convention, and 120 countries have since ratified it. At present, however, the convention acts as a framework only, with little in the way of binding language or substantive obligations. The time has come for the international community to develop the institutions and obligations which will give real effect to the aspirations of the convention, a ..." |
 | | How to Win Campaigns 100 Steps to Success by Chris Rose, Earthscan Publications Limited Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2007 by Viva Books Private Limited ISBN-13: 978-1-85383-962-7, ISBN: 1-85383-962-0 "* The essential one-stop, how-to guide for PR and communication specialists* For business and non-profit sectors * Start, conduct and win campaigns on any issue in any context* Written by campaign master Chris Rose, and distilled from his twenty years of experience directing and running campaigns for Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, WWF International and other major organizations* Presents 100 key actionable steps to campaigning and sh ..." |
 | | Integral Sustainable Design(1st Edition) Transformative Perspectives by Mark Dekay, Earthscan Publications Limited, Susanne Bennett Paperback, 528 Pages, Published 2011 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-84971-202-6, ISBN: 1-84971-202-6 "This book offers practical and theoretical tools for more effective sustainable design solutions and for communicating sustainable design ideas to today's diverse stakeholders. It uses integral theory to make sense of the many competing ideas in this area and offers a powerful conceptual framework for sustainable designers through the four main perspectives of: behaviours; systems; experiences; cultures. It also uses human developmenta ..." |
 | | Corporate Impact(1st Edition) Measuring and Managing Your Social Footprint by Adrian Henriques, Earthscan Publications Limited Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2010 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-84407-653-6, ISBN: 1-84407-653-9 "It is widely accepted that sustainability has an inescapable social component, but companies find it very hard to understand and measure their social impacts. Why is this? This book, by noted CSR practitioner, consultant and educator Adrian Henriques, provides the first coherent approach to identifying, understanding, measuring and accounting for corporate social impact. Beginning with an analysis of the nature of corporate social im ..." |
 | | Doing Business in a New Climate(1st Edition) A Guide to Measuring, Reducing and Offsetting Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Paul Lingl, Deborah Carlson, David Suzuki Foundation, Morag Carter, Earthscan Publications Limited Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2010 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-84407-908-7, ISBN: 1-84407-908-2 "Around the world, a growing number of businesses are taking steps to reduce their climate impact by managing their greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, these businesses are discovering that effective greenhouse gas management can enhance their brands, motivate employees, increase operational efficiencies, and save money. This guide walks readers through the key activities that make up a greenhouse gas management program, inclu ..." |
 | | The Adaptive Water Resource Management Handbook(1st Edition) by Jaroslav Mysiak, Caroline Sullivan, John Bromley, Hans Jorgen Henrikson, Claudia Pahl-Wostl, Dr Claudia Pahl-Wostl, Earthscan Publications Limited Hardcover, 216 Pages, Published 2009 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-84407-792-2, ISBN: 1-84407-792-6 "The complexity of current water resource management poses many challenges. Water managers need to solve a range of interrelated water dilemmas, such as balancing water quantity and quality, flooding, drought, maintaining biodiversity and ecological functions and services, in a context where human beliefs, actions and values play a central role. Furthermore, the growing uncertainties of global climate change and the long term implication ..." |
 | | The Therapeutic Nightmare(1st Edition) The battle over the world's most controversial sleeping pill (Health and the Environment Series) by John Abraham, Julie Sheppard, Earthscan Publications Limited Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2009 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-85383-650-3, ISBN: 1-85383-650-8 "How do drugs get to the market? What controls are there and what procedures for monitoring their effects? And how adequate are the regulators in protecting public health when new drugs have serious side effects? The Therapeutic Nightmare tells the story of the sleeping pill Halcion - a story which is far from over. First marketed in the 1970s, Halcion has been taken by millions of patients around the world. For many years it has been as ..." |
 | | Trading with the Environment(1st Edition) Ecology, economics, institutions and policy by Thomas Andersson, Carl Folke, Stefan. Andersson Nystrom, Peter B. Kenington, Stefan Nyström, Earthscan Publications Limited, 39 Plt Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2009 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-85383-260-4, ISBN: 1-85383-260-X "Should there be firmer restrictions on trade, with more policies aimed at protecting its environmental impacts, or would the environment benefit most from unrestricted free trade? Do importing countries have a responsibility only to their local ecosystems, or are they also responsible for environmental degradation caused by the production of traded goods in exporting countries? Trading the Environment examines both the dependence and t ..." |
 | | The Water Crisis(1st Edition) Constructing solutions to freshwater pollution by Julie Stauffer, Earthscan Publications Limited Paperback, 180 Pages, Published 2009 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-85383-436-3, ISBN: 1-85383-436-X "Modern society too often views water as a convenient vehicle for disposing of waste � and the results are becoming increasingly apparent. Analysis of freshwater supplies frequently reveals disturbing levels of pollution, including human waste, heavy metals and synthetic chemicals, to the detriment of our health, and the health of entire ecosystems. The Water Crisis examines the roots of freshwater pollution � urbanization, industrializa ..." |
 | | State of the World 2009(26th Edition) Confronting Climate Change by The Worldwatch Institute, Worldwatch Institute Staff, Jessica Ayers, Earthscan Publications Limited Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2009 by Earthscan ISBN-13: 978-1-84407-694-9, ISBN: 1-84407-694-6 "The year 2009 will be pivotal for Earth's climate. As scientists warn that we have only a few years to reverse the rise in greenhouse gas emissions if we are to avoid abrupt and catastrophic climate change, the world community has agreed to finalize negotiations on a new climate agreement in Copenhagen in late 2009.� Intended to inject new inspiration and energy into national and international climate negotiations, this 26th edition o ..." |
 | | The Earth Only Endures(1st Edition) On Reconnecting with Nature and Our Place in It by Jules N. Pretty, 39 Plt, Earthscan Publications Limited, Walt Patterson Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2007 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-84407-432-7, ISBN: 1-84407-432-3 "For most of human history, we have lived our daily lives in a close relationship with the land. Yet now, for the first time, more people are living in urban rather than rural areas, bringing about an estrangement. This book, by acclaimed author Jules Pretty, is fundamentally about our relationship with nature, animals and places. A series of interlinked essays leads readers on a voyage that weaves through the themes of connection and e ..." |
 | | Just Sustainabilities(1st Edition) Development in an Unequal World by Julian Agyeman, Robert Bullard, Bob Evans, Julian Bullard Agyeman, Earthscan Publications Limited Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2006 by Viva Books Private Limited ISBN-13: 978-1-85383-729-6, ISBN: 1-85383-729-6 "Environmental activists and academics alike are realizing that a sustainable society must be a just one. Environmental degradation is almost always linked to questions of human equality and quality of life. Throughout the world, those segments of the population that have the least political power and are the most marginalized are selectively victimized by environmental crises. This book argues that social and environmental justice withi ..." |
 | | Worlds Apart Civil society and the battle for ethical globalization by John Clark, Stella Stiegeler, Earthscan Publications Limited Hardcover, 269 Pages, Published 2006 by Earthscan/Viva Books ISBN-13: 978-1-85383-987-0, ISBN: 1-85383-987-6 |
 | | Environmental Management Systems(1st Edition) Understanding Organizational Drivers and Barriers by Stephen Tinsley, Ilona Pillai, Earthscan Publications Limited, Hellen Ward Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2006 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-85383-936-8, ISBN: 1-85383-936-1 "Implementing an Environmental Management System (EMS) has become a crucial consideration for large organizations. This book offers insight to practitioners and professional students as to why they have been developed, how they are implemented and the barriers that can impact on their effectiveness. A practical, experience-based text written by leading consultants and researchers, the book explores the drivers that have led to the develo ..." |
 | | Environments for Health(Illustrated) by John J. Macdonald, Hugh Barton, Earthscan Publications Limited, Australia Council Staff Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2005 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-85383-476-9, ISBN: 1-85383-476-9 "'John Macdonald once again turns the traditional approach to health care on its head. Instead of merely diagnosing and managing disease, he urges health services � and indeed society � to foster health ... and articulates a vision of a health promoting � a salutogenic � society'. Dimity Pond, School of Medical Practice and Population Health, University of Newcastle, Australia The vast proportion of cash spent on health care by governmen ..." |
 | | Managing Sustainable Development(2nd Edition) by Editor-Michael Carley, Editor-Ian Christie, Earthscan Publications Limited, 39 Plt Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2005 by Earthscan Published Limited ISBN-13: 978-1-85383-445-5, ISBN: 1-85383-445-9 "In a world where environmental problems spill across political, administrative and disciplinary boundaries, there is a pressing need for a clear understanding of the kinds of organizations, management structures and policy-making approaches required to bring about socially equitable and ecologically sustainable development. In this second edition, the authors incorporate lessons from a decade of work on the conditions of sustainability ..." |
 | | Handbook of the Convention on Biological Diversity (Paperback) by William M. Adams, Martin Mulligan, Ruth Mackenzie, Sam Johnston, Martin Jenkins, Earthscan Staff, Earthscan Publications Limited, Ed. Vol. Paperback, 720 Pages, Published 2000 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-85383-737-1, ISBN: 1-85383-737-7 "An Appointment and Promotion Board for CBD will be established at the seat of the Convention Secretariat by the Executive Director of UNEP in full consultation with the Executive Secretary of the CBD, to advise the Executive Director of UNEP on all matters related to appointments, promotions, and review of staff. The Board will consider all the appointments and promotions of staff in the General Service and related categories and i ..." |
 | | Balancing Water for Humans and Nature The New Approach in Ecohydrology by Malin Falkenmark, Johan Rockström, Mostafa Tolba, Hubert Savenije, Earthscan Publications Limited Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2004 by Earthscan Publications Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-1-85383-926-9, ISBN: 1-85383-926-4 ""Balancing Water for Humans and Nature", authored by two of the world's leading experts on water management, examines water flows - the 'blood stream' of both nature and society - in terms of the crucial links, balances, conflicts and trade-offs between human and environmental needs. The authors argue that a sustainable future depends fundamentally on our ability to manage these trade-offs and encourage long-term resilience. They advoca ..." |
 | | Countryside Planning(1st Edition) New Approaches to Management and Conservation by Kevin Bishop, Adrian Phillips, Earthscan Publications Limited Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 2004 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-85383-849-1, ISBN: 1-85383-849-7 "Not since the 19th century has the future of the countryside been such a focus of political and public attention, nor of profound uncertainty and anguished debate. A watershed has now been reached, and in this time of unprecedented change, new tools are needed for planning and managing the countryside. Increasingly the 'drivers' of countryside management and conservation are European and international. They aim to provide comprehensive ..." |
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