Pollution & threats to the environment books

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Living in Denial: Climate Change, Emotions, and Everyday Life

Living in Denial: Climate Change, Emotions, and Everyday...

Author: Kari Marie Norgaard (Associate Professor, University of Oregon)
ISBN: 9780262015448
Format: Hardback
$132.00

An analysis of why people with knowledge about climate change often fail to translate that knowledge into action....  Read More >>

Is a Little Pollution Good for You?: Incorporating Societal Values in Environmental Research

Is a Little Pollution Good for You?: Incorporating Societal...

Author: Kevin C. Elliott (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Lyman-Briggs College and the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University)
ISBN: 9780199755622
Format: Hardback
$155.95

Could low-level exposure to polluting chemicals be analogous to exercise -- a beneficial source of stress that strengthens...  Read More >>

Light-Induced Processes in  Optically-Tweezed Aerosol Droplets

Light-Induced Processes in Optically-Tweezed Aerosol...

Author: Kerry J. Knox
ISBN: 9783642163470
Format: Hardback
$340.56

Aerosols play a critical role in a broad range of scientific disciplines, such as atmospheric chemistry and physics,...  Read More >>

Confronting Climate Change

Confronting Climate Change

Author: Constance Lever-Tracy (Flinders University, Australia)
ISBN: 9780415576239
Format: Paperback
$79.99

An introduction to the predicted global impacts of climate change. Discussing how the social and natural sciences...  Read More >>

Confronting Climate Change

Confronting Climate Change

Author: Constance Lever-Tracy (Flinders University, Australia)
ISBN: 9780415576222
Format: Hardback
$305.00

An introduction to the predicted global impacts of climate change. Discussing how the social and natural sciences...  Read More >>

Climate change and global sustainability: a holistic approach

Climate change and global sustainability: a holistic...

Author: United Nations University ,  Akimasa Sumi
ISBN: 9789280811810
Format: Paperback
$92.40

Because climate change involves a wide range of interlinked problems, solutions must be pursued in an interdisciplinary...  Read More >>

Uncertain Futures: Adapting development to a changing climate

Uncertain Futures: Adapting development to a changing...

Author: Jonathan Ensor
ISBN: 9781853397202
Format: Paperback
$38.68

This book argues that as greenhouse gas emissions continue to accumulate, a 'business as usual' approach to development...  Read More >>

No-Nonsense Guide to Climate Change

No-Nonsense Guide to Climate Change

Author: Danny Chivers
ISBN: 9781906523855
Format: Paperback
$24.99

A completely new book on the politics of climate change in a post-Copenhagen world.  Read More >>

Climate Change and Growth in Asia

Climate Change and Growth in Asia

Author: Moazzem Hossain ,  Eliyathamby A. Selvanathan
ISBN: 9781848442450
Format: Hardback
$330.00

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Buildings and Climate Change: Summary for Decision-Makers

Buildings and Climate Change: Summary for Decision-Makers...

Author: United Nations
ISBN: 9789280730647
Format: Paperback
$66.00

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Fire on the Horizon: The Untold Story of the Gulf Oil Disaster

Fire on the Horizon: The Untold Story of the Gulf Oil...

Author: Tom Shroder ,  John Konrad
ISBN: 9780062063007
Format: Hardback
$73.89

On April 20, 2010, the half-billion-dollar floating oil rig Deepwater Horizon became a household name when it blew...  Read More >>

Green Hills, Blue Cities: An Ecosystems Approach to Water Resources

Green Hills, Blue Cities: An Ecosystems Approach to...

Author: United Nations
ISBN: 9789280731545
Format: Paperback
$79.20

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Role of Sorbents in Sampling & Analysis of Emerging Pollutants in Indoor Environments

Role of Sorbents in Sampling & Analysis of Emerging...

Author: Carmen Garcia-Jares ,  Jorge Regueiro
ISBN: 9781617610042
Format: Paperback
$129.36

Presents methodological developments for the analysis of pollutants in indoor air, focusing on contaminants and...  Read More >>

Geological Disposal of Carbon Dioxide and Radioactive Waste: A Comparative Assessment

Geological Disposal of Carbon Dioxide and Radioactive...

Author: Ferenc L. Toth
ISBN: 9789048187119
Format: Hardback
$604.56

Fossil fuels will remain the backbone of the global energy economy for the foreseeable future. With the pressing...  Read More >>

America's Environmental Report Card: Are We Making the Grade?

America's Environmental Report Card: Are We Making the...

Author: Harvey Blatt (Institute of Earth Sciences)
ISBN: 9780262515917
Format: Paperback
$52.67

An accessible overview of the most important environmental issues facing the United States, with new and updated...  Read More >>

Impact, Monitoring & Management of Environmental Pollution

Impact, Monitoring & Management of Environmental Pollution...

Author: Ahmed El Nemr
ISBN: 9781608764877
Format: Hardback
$802.10

In the 21st century, the fate of the environment has become a critical issue in both developed and developing countries...  Read More >>

Modeling the Economics of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: Summary of a Workshop

Modeling the Economics of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation:...

Author: National Research Council ,  Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
ISBN: 9780309162357
Format: Paperback
$124.08

Models are fundamental for estimating the possible costs and effectiveness of different policies for reducing greenhouse...  Read More >>

The Governance of Climate Change

The Governance of Climate Change

Author: David Held (London School of Economic and Political Science) ,  Marika Theros
ISBN: 9780745652023
Format: Paperback
$36.95

* An important new collection based on a series of recent Miliband lectures. * Leading figures discuss the pressing...  Read More >>

Corruption, Development and the Environment

Corruption, Development and the Environment

Author: Lorenzo Pellegrini
ISBN: 9789400705982
Format: Hardback
$340.56

The book analyses the influence of corruption on economic growth and environmental protection, examining corruption...  Read More >>

African Climate and Climate Change: Physical, Social and Political Perspectives

African Climate and Climate Change: Physical, Social...

Author: Charles J. R. Williams ,  Dominic R. Kniveton
ISBN: 9789048138418
Format: Hardback
$340.56

To compound this vulnerability, there remains large knowledge gaps on African climate, manifestations of future...  Read More >>

Sustainable Adaptation to Climate Change: Prioritising Social Equity and Environmental Integrity

Sustainable Adaptation to Climate Change: Prioritising...

Author: Katrina Brown (University of East Anglia, UK) ,  Eriksen Siri (University of Life Sciences, Norway)
ISBN: 9781849714136
Format: Hardback
$305.00

Sets out how to ensure that adaptation efforts are socially and environmentally sustainable, contributing to poverty...  Read More >>

The Rising Sea

The Rising Sea

Author: Orrin H. Pilkey ,  Rob Young
ISBN: 9781610910040
Format: Paperback
$60.59

While rising seas are inevitable, we are far from helpless. By making hard choices - including uprooting communities,...  Read More >>

The Governance of Climate Change

The Governance of Climate Change

Author: David Held (London School of Economic and Political Science) ,  Marika Theros
ISBN: 9780745652016
Format: Hardback
$113.95

* An important new collection based on a series of recent Miliband lectures. * Leading figures discuss the pressing...  Read More >>

Clean development mechanism in China: ensuring a sustainable approach

Clean development mechanism in China: ensuring a sustainable...

Author: World Bank ,  Jostein Nygard
ISBN: 9780821363201
Format: Undefined
$66.00

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) was created to enable industrialized countries to meet their greenhouse gas reduction...  Read More >>

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