Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience. Design, Methods and Knowledge in the face of Climate Change, Paperback - ***

Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co IncIllustration(s): Approx. 150 illustrations (75 in full color); Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pag...

This book critically examines the global diffusion and local reception of resilience through the implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) pr...

Brings together lucid essays and case studies from both scholars and individuals on the front lines who manage international collaborations, lead l...

DescriptionThis book provides an overview of the large and interdisciplinary literature on the substance and process of urban climate change planni...

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'Economics for People and the Planet' brings together recent essays by James K. Boyce on the environment, inequality, and the economy.Part One, Ret...

Provides reasons for optimism about the prospect of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in at-risk communities around the world - observing communities a...

Analyses the ways in which the management of natural resources may impact climate change, and how climate change impacts the adaptation strategies ...

Reducere. As a mythical creature, the whale has been responsible for many transformations in the world. It is an enchanting being that humans have long felt ...

"A landmark study in the struggle to contain climate change, the greatest challenge of our era. I urge everyone to read it." Bill Clinton, 42nd Pre...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Adriana PetrynaIllustration(s): 25 b/w illus.Number of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dimensions: ...

This unique book provides a striking look at the dramatic changes that are happening to our planet. Containing over 230 stunning photographs, this ...

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Reducere. "Superbly written and researched." --Booklist "Builds a strong case." --Kirkus Lyme disease is spreading rapidly around the globe as ticks move int...

Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co IncNumber of pages: 348Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 151 x 227 x 31Cover type: Paperback / softbackEd...

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Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 2006 Abu Dhabi launched an ambitious project to construct the world's first zero-carbon city: Masdar City. In Spaceship in the Desert...

Reducere. Britain in the near future. A campaign to cut carbon emissions to zero is beginning to bite. Power cuts have become a regular feature of life and s...

What does climate change have to do with religion and spirituality? Even though a changing environment will have a dire impact on human populations...

DescriptionA critique of population control narratives reproduced by international development actors in the 21st century Since the turn of the mil...

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Much current commentary on climate change, both secular and theological, focuses on the duties of individual citizens to reduce their consumption o...

This book explores the central dilemma of climate change: the science demands urgency, the politics turns the other cheek. Based on interviews with...

Publisher: University of Minnesota PressIllustration(s): 9 b&w illustrationsNumber of pages: 248Collection: e-flux ArchitecturePublication date: 20...

The book includes content by 16 authors around the world, who cover themes around building resilience and adaptation to climate change. It also pre...

Reducere. While Glaciers Slept weaves together the parallel stories of what happens when the climates of a family and a planet change. M Jackson, a noted sci...

Collective Trauma, Collective Healing is a guide for mental health professionals working in response to large-scale political violence or natural d...

Publisher: World Bank PublicationsAuthor(s): Frank Van SteenbergenIllustration(s): col. ill., col. figs, tablesNumber of pages: 168Collection: Inte...

At heart his book is not a call for panic, but a demonstration that - even with the crisis so severe, and the political scope so limited - the acti...

Winner of the Nautilus Book Award Grand PrizeA Library Journal "Best Book of the Year"A Medium "100 Books You Must Read"An enlightening global jour...

Hunter's Icy Adventure is a true story about the problem of climate change. It highlights to children the relationship between humans and wildlife ...

Referencing Deleuzian philosophy, Azumi Tamura provides a different epistemological and ontological approach to the Social Movement Studies. She in...

In the Face of It is part of a series of three Artists' Books that represent three stages of an artistic journey in the years 1995-2006 exploring t...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdIllustration(s): 10 Halftones, black and white; 2 Tables, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber o...

In this creative exploration of climate change and the big questions confronting our high-energy civilization, Adam Briggle connects the history of...

Reducere. Climate change is arguably the great problem confronting humanity, but we have done little to head off this looming catastrophe. In The Perfect Mor...