Ecology

With its easy-to-grasp explanations of the science behind every aspect of our most urgent environmental policy decisions. Out of Gas is a handbook for the future of civilization.... More

Each volume of the Vival Library in a Book series is carefully designed to be a first-stop research source on important current issues. Written clearly and carefully so that even the most complex aspects of the topic are easily understandable, the book give the reader the essential information to be... More

The world is losing species and biodiversity at a rate unprecedented in history. The causes go deep, and the losses are driven by a complex array of social, economic, political and biological factors at different levels. Immediate causes, such as overharvesting, pollution and habitat change, have be... More

This collection of essays aims at providing a comparative and historical perspective on education in modern India. The essays have been organised in thematic clusters. Such as, the role of the nationalist paradigm and its variants in the educational discourse of the late nineteenth and early twentie... More

This book exposes how water flow links nature and society through water's many parallel functions as the 'blood stream' of both the biosphere and the imbedded anthroposphere, and the resulting conflicts that arise. The authors argue that a sustainable future depends fundamentally on our ability to m... More

* Showcases the benefits and best methods of involving all stakeholders--communities, farmers, businesses, and local governments--in natural resource management* Includes a wide range of concrete case studies from developing countries in Africa and Asia* Draws on examples from water management, fore... More

The time for modern biomass has come. It has long been overshadowed by other, more widely publicized renewable energy technologies such as wind, solar and hydro, and still retains an outmoded image in comparison to its apparently more attractive cousins.The potential for biomass to act as a store of... More

This update to Blue Revolution provides further evidence of the need to integrate land management decisionmaking into the process of integrated water resources management. It presents the key issues involved in finding the balance between the competing demands for land and water: for food and other ... More

* Examines the social, political and environmental issues at stake and the acute conflicts over the siting of industrial facilities and infrastructure* Essential reading for all involved in land use planning and facility siting at all levels and in all situations* New in the Risk, Society and Policy... More

* This is a revised edition of Colin Mason's "The 2030 Spike," that received the following acclaim: * "A bold, thought-provoking and ultimately rewarding read], well-researched, full of ideas and thus a good, all-round primer on the stateof the planet." -- BBC Wildlife* "An impressive tour of our c... More

Environmental hazards do not respect international boundaries. In this volume, distinguished international researchers make a significant contribution to the understanding and management of the transboundary risks involved.Numerous case studies of transboundary environmental risks are analyzed, incl... More

This is a courageous and an in-depth study of the working of the power sector in India. The book traces the history of the Enron project and places it in the larger context of power policy in India since liberalisation.... More

Analyzes the environmental effects the timber trade is having on forests - boreal, temperate and tropical - and considers the policies necessary to limit the damage. The authors discuss the changing nature of the trade and its effects on people working and living in the forests; the intensification ... More

Since the industrial revolution progress has meant an increase in labour productivity. Factor Four describes a new form of progress, resource productivity, one which meets the overriding imperative for the future sustainability. It shows how at least four times as much wealth can be extracted from t... More

Is ALUMINIUM bad for you? What is an ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM? Is there an effective substitute for CHLORINE BLEACH? Answers to these and many other questions are in this invaluable guide to managing a company's environmental performance. It assesses the benefits and risks of hundreds of prod... More

A comprehensive introduction, by one of the world's leading experts, to a neglected and ever more important form of agricultural irrigation --runoff agriculture. Runoff agriculture uses surface and subsurface water and enables small farmers as well as commercial agriculturalists to improve yields an... More

The last quarter of the twentieth-century witnessed a burgeoning of interest in ecological or naturally inspired use of vegetation in the designed landscape. More recently a strong aesthetic element has been added to what was formerly a movement aimed at creating nature-like landscapes. The book adv... More