Environmental Studies

This book examines how groups looking to plan and make decisions in any number of areas wade through the imperfect and often contradictory information they have to make fair, efficient, wise and well-informed choices. An emerging and very promising approach called joint fact-finding (JFF) can help. ..

Key Thinkers on the Environment is a unique guide to environmental thinking through the ages. It contains essays relating to the lives and impact of around 70 key figures whose contributions to environmental thought and practice are undoubtedly great. A team of expert contributors summarize and anal..

The causes, consequences and control of land use change have become topics of enormous importance in contemporary society. With a lineup including some of the best scholarship on this subject to date, this volume will be of use to those studying environmental and land use issues in addition to polic..

A stimulating introduction, this book explores the concept of 'landscape' in theories and writings of the last twenty to thirty years, to aid students in fully comprehending this vast and complex topic...

This book examines contemporary legal mechanisms for water resources management, the manner in which they have evolved over time, as well as the constraints they face due to changing circumstances. The chapters originally published in Water International...

First Published in 2013. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the Vietnamese situation, identifying the factors shaping social vulnerability and resilience to environmental change and considering prospects for sustainable development...

Local Climate Change and Society examines how climate change has altered society’s relationship with the environment and the resulting structural changes in local communities to adapt to and mitigate climate change. The book analyses the principles, practices and local responses to micro-level clima..

Local Climate Change and Society examines how climate change has altered society’s relationship with the environment and the resulting structural changes in local communities to adapt to and mitigate climate change. The book analyses the principles, practices and local responses to micro-level clima..

Loving Nature..

Originally published in 1989, this report deals with issues surrounding ash residues produced by municipal waste combustors. Spurred by huge disagreements over the environmental risks that these ash residues posed; Managing Ash from Municipal Waste Incinerators attempts to shed light on the debates ..

A comprehensive introduction to the nature of pollution, its impacts, and the practical options and regulatory frameworks for pollution control. An invaluable up-to-date guide to both the principles and practice of pollution management..