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The Water Remembers

My Indigenous Family's Fight to Save a River and a Way of Life

de Amy Bowers Cordalis ...

A moving multigenerational memoir of Indigenous resistance, environmental justice, and a Yurok family's fight to protect their legacy and the Klamath River.For the members of a Northern California tribe, salmon are the lifeblood of the people—a vital source of food, income, and cultural identity. When a catastrophic fish kill devastates the river, Amy Bowers Cordalis is propelled into action, ... Leer más

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A moving multigenerational memoir of Indigenous resistance, environmental justice, and a Yurok family's fight to protect their legacy and the Klamath River.For the members of a Northern California tribe, salmon are the lifeblood of the people—a vital source of food, income, and cultural identity. When a catastrophic fish kill devastates the river, Amy Bowers Cordalis is propelled into action,
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The Ethics of Nuclear Energy

Risk, Justice, and Democracy in the Post-Fukushima Era

Edición de Behnam Taebi, Sabine Roeser ...

Despite the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan, a growing number of countries are interested in expanding or introducing nuclear energy. However, nuclear energy production and nuclear waste disposal give rise to pressing ethical questions that society needs to face. This book takes up this challenge with essays by an international team of scholars focusing on the key issues ... Leer más

$34.73 USD

Despite the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan, a growing number of countries are interested in expanding or introducing nuclear energy. However, nuclear energy production and nuclear waste disposal give rise to pressing ethical questions that society needs to face. This book takes up this challenge with essays by an international team of scholars focusing on the key issues
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Fixing the Climate

Strategies for an Uncertain World

de Charles F. Sabel, David G. Victor ...

Solving the global climate crisis through local partnerships and experimentationGlobal climate diplomacy—from the Kyoto Protocol to the Paris Agreement—is not working. Despite decades of sustained negotiations by world leaders, the climate crisis continues to worsen. The solution is within our grasp—but we will not achieve it through top-down global treaties or grand bargains among nations.Charles ... Leer más

$18.17 USD

Solving the global climate crisis through local partnerships and experimentationGlobal climate diplomacy—from the Kyoto Protocol to the Paris Agreement—is not working. Despite decades of sustained negotiations by world leaders, the climate crisis continues to worsen. The solution is within our grasp—but we will not achieve it through top-down global treaties or grand bargains among nations.Charles
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After Nature

A Politics for the Anthropocene

de Jedediah Purdy ...

An Artforum Best Book of the YearA Legal Theory Bookworm Book of the Year“After Nature argues that we will deserve the future only because it will be the one we made. We will live, or die, by our mistakes.” —Christine Smallwood, Harper’sNature no longer exists apart from humanity. Henceforth, the world we will inhabit is the one we have made. Geologists have called this new planetary epoch the ... Leer más

$14.93 USD

An Artforum Best Book of the YearA Legal Theory Bookworm Book of the Year“After Nature argues that we will deserve the future only because it will be the one we made. We will live, or die, by our mistakes.” —Christine Smallwood, Harper’sNature no longer exists apart from humanity. Henceforth, the world we will inhabit is the one we have made. Geologists have called this new planetary epoch the
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Law of the Jungle

The $19 Billion Legal Battle Over Oil in the Rain Forest and the Lawyer Who'd Stop at Nothing to Win

de Paul M. Barrett ...

The gripping story of one American lawyer’s obsessive crusade—waged at any cost—against Big Oil on behalf of the poor farmers and indigenous tribes of the Amazon rainforest.Steven Donziger, a self-styled social activist and Harvard educated lawyer, signed on to a budding class action lawsuit against multinational Texaco (which later merged with Chevron to become the third-largest corporation in ... Leer más

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The gripping story of one American lawyer’s obsessive crusade—waged at any cost—against Big Oil on behalf of the poor farmers and indigenous tribes of the Amazon rainforest.Steven Donziger, a self-styled social activist and Harvard educated lawyer, signed on to a budding class action lawsuit against multinational Texaco (which later merged with Chevron to become the third-largest corporation in
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Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor

de Rob Nixon ...

“Groundbreaking in its call to reconsider our approach to the slow rhythm of time in the very concrete realms of environmental health and social justice.” —World Literature TodayThe violence wrought by climate change, toxic drift, deforestation, oil spills, and the environmental aftermath of war takes place gradually and often invisibly. Using the innovative concept of "slow violence" to describe ... Leer más

$19.25 USD

“Groundbreaking in its call to reconsider our approach to the slow rhythm of time in the very concrete realms of environmental health and social justice.” —World Literature TodayThe violence wrought by climate change, toxic drift, deforestation, oil spills, and the environmental aftermath of war takes place gradually and often invisibly. Using the innovative concept of "slow violence" to describe
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Debating Climate Ethics

de Stephen M. Gardiner, David Weisbach ...

Series series Debating Ethics
In this volume, Stephen M. Gardiner and David A. Weisbach present arguments for and against the relevance of ethics to global climate policy. Gardiner argues that climate change is fundamentally an ethical issue, since it is an early instance of a distinctive challenge to ethical action (the perfect moral storm), and ethical concerns (such as with justice, rights, political legitimacy, community ... Leer más

$30.77 USD

In this volume, Stephen M. Gardiner and David A. Weisbach present arguments for and against the relevance of ethics to global climate policy. Gardiner argues that climate change is fundamentally an ethical issue, since it is an early instance of a distinctive challenge to ethical action (the perfect moral storm), and ethical concerns (such as with justice, rights, political legitimacy, community
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The Polluters: The Making of Our Chemically Altered Environment

The Making of Our Chemically Altered Environment

de Benjamin Ross, Steven Amter ...

The chemical pollution that irrevocably damages today's environment is, although many would like us to believe otherwise, the legacy of conscious choices made long ago. During the years before and just after World War II, discoveries like leaded gasoline and DDT came to market, creating new hazards even as the expansion and mechanization of industry exacerbated old ones. Dangers still felt today- ... Leer más

$25.64 USD

The chemical pollution that irrevocably damages today's environment is, although many would like us to believe otherwise, the legacy of conscious choices made long ago. During the years before and just after World War II, discoveries like leaded gasoline and DDT came to market, creating new hazards even as the expansion and mechanization of industry exacerbated old ones. Dangers still felt today-
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Creative (Climate) Communications

Productive Pathways for Science, Policy and Society

de Maxwell Boykoff ...

Conversations about climate change at the science-policy interface and in our lives have been stuck for some time. This handbook integrates lessons from the social sciences and humanities to more effectively make connections through issues, people, and things that everyday citizens care about. Readers will come away with an enhanced understanding that there is no 'silver bullet' to communications ... Leer más

$39.14 USD

Conversations about climate change at the science-policy interface and in our lives have been stuck for some time. This handbook integrates lessons from the social sciences and humanities to more effectively make connections through issues, people, and things that everyday citizens care about. Readers will come away with an enhanced understanding that there is no 'silver bullet' to communications
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Biocultural Rights, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

Protecting Culture and the Environment

Edición de Fabien Girard, Ingrid Hall, Christine Frison ...

Series series Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies
This volume presents a comprehensive overview of biocultural rights, examining how we can promote the role of indigenous peoples and local communities as environmental stewards and how we can ensure that their ways of life are protected.With Biocultural Community Protocols (BCPs) or Community Protocols (CPs) being increasingly seen as a powerful way of tackling this immense challenge, this book ... Leer más

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This volume presents a comprehensive overview of biocultural rights, examining how we can promote the role of indigenous peoples and local communities as environmental stewards and how we can ensure that their ways of life are protected.With Biocultural Community Protocols (BCPs) or Community Protocols (CPs) being increasingly seen as a powerful way of tackling this immense challenge, this book
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Johan Galtung

Pioneer of Peace Research

de Johan Galtung, Dietrich Fischer ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This is the first ever anthology of key articles by Johan Galtung, widely regarded as the founder of the academic discipline of peace studies. It covers such concepts as direct, structural and cultural violence; theories of conflict, development, civilization and peace; peaceful conflict transformation; peace education; mediation; reconciliation; a life-sustaining economy; macro-history; deep ... Leer más

$72.89 USD

This is the first ever anthology of key articles by Johan Galtung, widely regarded as the founder of the academic discipline of peace studies. It covers such concepts as direct, structural and cultural violence; theories of conflict, development, civilization and peace; peaceful conflict transformation; peace education; mediation; reconciliation; a life-sustaining economy; macro-history; deep
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Down to the Wire

Confronting Climate Collapse

de David W. Orr ...

"The real fault line in American politics is not between liberals and conservatives.... It is, rather, in how we orient ourselves to the generations to come who will bear the consequences, for better and for worse, of our actions." So writes David Orr in Down to the Wire, a sober and eloquent assessment of climate destabilization and an urgent call to action. Orr describes how political negligence ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

"The real fault line in American politics is not between liberals and conservatives.... It is, rather, in how we orient ourselves to the generations to come who will bear the consequences, for better and for worse, of our actions." So writes David Orr in Down to the Wire, a sober and eloquent assessment of climate destabilization and an urgent call to action. Orr describes how political negligence
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Food Law and Regulation for Non-Lawyers

A US Perspective

de Marc C. Sanchez ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
The book offers a succinct overview of key topics and core concepts for food scientists, quality managers, and others who need to understand the regulation of food and dietary supplements in the U.S. It was designed and modeled after a six-week introduction to food law course currently taught at Northeastern University, and serves as a practical tool for regulatory professionals. The book includes ... Leer más

$72.89 USD

The book offers a succinct overview of key topics and core concepts for food scientists, quality managers, and others who need to understand the regulation of food and dietary supplements in the U.S. It was designed and modeled after a six-week introduction to food law course currently taught at Northeastern University, and serves as a practical tool for regulatory professionals. The book includes
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The Ecology of Law

Toward a Legal System in Tune with Nature and Community

de Fritjof Capra, Ugo Mattei ...

Winner, IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award in Politics/Current Events: A systems theorist and a legal scholar present a new paradigm for protecting our planet.This is the first book to trace the fascinating parallel history of law and science from antiquity to modern times, showing how the two disciplines have always influenced each other—until recently. In the past few decades, science has shifted from ... Leer más

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Winner, IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award in Politics/Current Events: A systems theorist and a legal scholar present a new paradigm for protecting our planet.This is the first book to trace the fascinating parallel history of law and science from antiquity to modern times, showing how the two disciplines have always influenced each other—until recently. In the past few decades, science has shifted from
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Anthropocene Antarctica

Perspectives from the Humanities, Law and Social Sciences

Edición de Elizabeth Leane, Jeffrey McGee ...

Series series Routledge Environmental Humanities
Anthropocene Antarctica offers new ways of thinking about the ‘Continent for Science and Peace’ in a time of planetary environmental change. In the Anthropocene, Antarctica has become central to the Earth’s future. Ice cores taken from its interior reveal the deep environmental history of the planet and warming ocean currents are ominously destabilising the glaciers around its edges, presaging sea ... Leer más

$56.69 USD

Anthropocene Antarctica offers new ways of thinking about the ‘Continent for Science and Peace’ in a time of planetary environmental change. In the Anthropocene, Antarctica has become central to the Earth’s future. Ice cores taken from its interior reveal the deep environmental history of the planet and warming ocean currents are ominously destabilising the glaciers around its edges, presaging sea
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Who Speaks for the Climate?

Making Sense of Media Reporting on Climate Change

de Maxwell T. Boykoff ...

The public rely upon media representations to help interpret and make sense of the many complexities relating to climate science and governance. Media representations of climate issues – from news to entertainment – are powerful and important links between people's everyday realities and experiences, and the ways in which they are discussed by scientists, policymakers and public actors. A dynamic ... Leer más

$25.10 USD

The public rely upon media representations to help interpret and make sense of the many complexities relating to climate science and governance. Media representations of climate issues – from news to entertainment – are powerful and important links between people's everyday realities and experiences, and the ways in which they are discussed by scientists, policymakers and public actors. A dynamic
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Taking Action, Saving Lives

Our Duties to Protect Environmental and Public Health

de Kristin Shrader-Frechette ...

Series series Environmental Ethics and Science Policy Series
In the United States alone, industrial and agricultural toxins account for about 60,000 avoidable cancer deaths annually. Pollution-related health costs to Americans are similarly staggering: $13 billion a year from asthma, $351 billion from cardiovascular disease, and $240 billion from occupational disease and injury. Most troubling, children, the poor, and minorities bear the brunt of these ... Leer más

$23.12 USD

In the United States alone, industrial and agricultural toxins account for about 60,000 avoidable cancer deaths annually. Pollution-related health costs to Americans are similarly staggering: $13 billion a year from asthma, $351 billion from cardiovascular disease, and $240 billion from occupational disease and injury. Most troubling, children, the poor, and minorities bear the brunt of these
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Diálogos Socioambientais

de Victor Antônio dos Santos Ferreira, Ygor de Siqueira Mendes Mendonça ...

O presente E-book é produto do evento intitulado "Diálogos Socioambientais", realizado por meio eletrônico entre os dias 13 e 17 de julho de 2020, promovido pela Liga Acadêmica de Direito Verde Cabanagem e coordenado pelo Prof. Me. Ygor de Siqueira Mendes Mendonça. O evento contou com a participação de professores(as) e pesquisadores(as) dos Estados do Pará, Paraná e Mato Grosso do Sul, todos(as) ... Leer más

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O presente E-book é produto do evento intitulado "Diálogos Socioambientais", realizado por meio eletrônico entre os dias 13 e 17 de julho de 2020, promovido pela Liga Acadêmica de Direito Verde Cabanagem e coordenado pelo Prof. Me. Ygor de Siqueira Mendes Mendonça. O evento contou com a participação de professores(as) e pesquisadores(as) dos Estados do Pará, Paraná e Mato Grosso do Sul, todos(as)
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The Rule of Five

Making Climate History at the Supreme Court

de Richard J. Lazarus ...

“The gripping story of the most important environmental law case ever decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Richard Lazarus’s compelling narrative is enlivened by colorful characters, a canny dissection of courtroom strategy, and a case where the stakes are, literally, as big as the world.”—Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent“There’s no better book if you want to understand the past, present, ... Leer más

$14.93 USD

“The gripping story of the most important environmental law case ever decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Richard Lazarus’s compelling narrative is enlivened by colorful characters, a canny dissection of courtroom strategy, and a case where the stakes are, literally, as big as the world.”—Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent“There’s no better book if you want to understand the past, present,
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Pollution : Problems Made by Man - Nature Books for Kids | Children's Nature Books

de Baby Professor ...

Pollution cause a lot of problems, and we all suffer from them. Unbeknownst to you, you might be adding to pollution but how? In this book, you’re going to learn about actions that cause pollution. Hopefully, the information will empower you to take action in caring for the environment. Grab a copy and read this book today! ... Leer más

$4.49 USD

Pollution cause a lot of problems, and we all suffer from them. Unbeknownst to you, you might be adding to pollution but how? In this book, you’re going to learn about actions that cause pollution. Hopefully, the information will empower you to take action in caring for the environment. Grab a copy and read this book today!
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English Castles

England’s most dramatic castles and strongholds

de Historic UK ...

Series series Collins Little Books
A handy guide to England’s most dramatic castles and strongholds, many of which are open to visitors. Includes an eight-page map section showing the locations of castles covered in the book.Features historical background and architectural details for each of the castles, accompanied by beautiful colour photographs. The book covers the major sites of Windsor, Warwick and Leeds Castle, as well as ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

A handy guide to England’s most dramatic castles and strongholds, many of which are open to visitors. Includes an eight-page map section showing the locations of castles covered in the book.Features historical background and architectural details for each of the castles, accompanied by beautiful colour photographs. The book covers the major sites of Windsor, Warwick and Leeds Castle, as well as
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3rd Grade Science: Life Sciences in Eco Systems | Textbook Edition

de Baby Professor ...

What is an ecosystem, and why is it important that it be balanced? Open this educational book to find out! Your child will love to learn using this book because it presents information in a direct but fun manner. The inclusion of pictures and the placement of texts make this book an experience that will stick to the memory far better than any other textbook. Grab a copy today! ... Leer más

$4.49 USD

What is an ecosystem, and why is it important that it be balanced? Open this educational book to find out! Your child will love to learn using this book because it presents information in a direct but fun manner. The inclusion of pictures and the placement of texts make this book an experience that will stick to the memory far better than any other textbook. Grab a copy today!
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Mountains Without Handrails

Reflections on the National Parks

de Joseph L. Sax ...

Beloved by academic and general readers alike, Mountains Without Handrails, Joseph L. Sax’s thought-provoking treatise on America’s national parks, remains as relevant today as when first published in 1980. Focusing on the long-standing and bitter battles over recreational use of our parklands, Sax proposes a novel scheme for the protection and management of America's national parks. Drawing upon ... Leer más

$12.95 USD

Beloved by academic and general readers alike, Mountains Without Handrails, Joseph L. Sax’s thought-provoking treatise on America’s national parks, remains as relevant today as when first published in 1980. Focusing on the long-standing and bitter battles over recreational use of our parklands, Sax proposes a novel scheme for the protection and management of America's national parks. Drawing upon
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The End of Sustainability

Resilience and the Future of Environmental Governance in the Anthropocene

de Melinda Harm Benson, Robin Kundis Craig ...

Series series Environment and Society
The time has come for us to collectively reexamine—and ultimately move past—the concept of sustainability in environmental and natural resources law and management. The continued invocation of sustainability in policy discussions ignores the emerging reality of the Anthropocene, which is creating a world characterized by extreme complexity, radical uncertainty, and unprecedented change. From a ... Leer más

$21.41 USD

The time has come for us to collectively reexamine—and ultimately move past—the concept of sustainability in environmental and natural resources law and management. The continued invocation of sustainability in policy discussions ignores the emerging reality of the Anthropocene, which is creating a world characterized by extreme complexity, radical uncertainty, and unprecedented change. From a
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