Environmental Policy

Provides a succinct account of the American system of land use planning from both an historical and contemporary perspective. Written for two distinct readerships, this provides a general overview and also the opportunity for more in-depth study...

This book underlines the urgency for a low energy, low carbon transformation in the rich countries of the globe in order to reduce the severity of climate change. It uniquely brings an anthropological perspective to the understanding of the culture of expansive capitalism, giving attention to the fo..

This book underlines the urgency for a low energy, low carbon transformation in the rich countries of the globe in order to reduce the severity of climate change. It uniquely brings an anthropological perspective to the understanding of the culture of expansive capitalism, giving attention to the fo..

The direction of higher education is at a crossroads against a background of mounting sustainability related issues and uncertainties. This book seeks to inspire positive change in higher education through exploration of the rich notion of the sustainable university. Drawing on a wealth of experienc..

This guide focuses on critical elements such as communication skills, hiring and retaining qualified employees, managing environmental information, and maintaining high standards of professionalism. Other topics covered include: the aspects of permitting, design, and monitoring that must be consider..

This book investigates current gaps in our knowledge about managing natural hazards with the aim of opening new research avenues for integrated disaster risk management, from a policy perspective. Accordingly, this collection features cross-disciplinary and transnational papers that examine the caus..

The aim of this book is to catalyse global interest in the pursuit of transformational changes in natural resource and environmental management...

This book analyses a surprising success story in the field of international environmental policy making: the threat to the ozone layer posed by industrial chemicals, and how it has been averted...

Originally published in 1988, this volume brings together a collection of essays which identify and debate the difficulties associated with agricultural trade between the U.S. and Canada and the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries. This title is a valuable resource for students interested..

First published in 1982, the editors and authors of this book examine the United States’ 1973 embargo on the export of soybeans and its effects on U.S.-Japanese relations. This book, prepared by a group of Japanese and U.S. scholars, demonstrates how trade relations between the two countries are aff..

Based on a major international forum held in Rome in 2008, this volume brings together leading climate change experts from an array of fields to engage holistically with the climate change discourse as it shifts from mitigation to adaptation, with particular attention to the urban environment. It is..

Originally published in 1997, Urban Environmental Planning provides a groundbreaking overview of innovative methods and techniques for measuring and managing the environmental effects of urban land uses on other urban activities. Fully revised and updated, this second edition brings together a team ..