Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change to Tourism
The travel and tourism industry is both a significant contributor to climate change and is directly impacted by it. As a vital driver of the global economy, the sector must adapt. This collection offers indispensable insights and models of best practice.
Demystifying Climate Risk Volume I
From a workshop on climate risk, seasoned leaders share their expertise with the next generation. This book explores environmental, health, and societal impacts—with a focus on Africa and education—leveraging lessons learned to inspire innovation and sustainable development.
Patents and Climate Change
Since the year 1989, hundreds of global-warming related patents have been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Dochniak provides an easy-to-read summary of such patents, in addition to presenting inventor profiles and news articles that are thought-provoking.
This book provides an in-depth understanding of combined power and water desalination plants. It covers the fundamentals, performance assessment, and economic evaluation of these fuel-efficient cogeneration facilities, intended for planners, engineers, researchers, and students.
Written by international experts, this book covers major environmental contaminations and their remediation using bio-based solutions. It details the mechanisms of bioremediation and how bacteria and plants decontaminate pollutants. A valuable resource for scientists.
Searching for Sustainable Development and Its Purpose
This book provides a synthesis of sustainable development, detailing the “big picture” of the human story and our influence on the environment. A future-oriented study, it maps the potential opportunities and threats associated with our development.
This book offers profound analyses of the main theoretical and practical aspects of the concept of sustainable development. The focus on the international aspects of the implementation of ideas of this notion makes the insights provided here fresh and unique.
Explore the lives and discoveries of marine biologist Edouard Chatton and his Nobel Prize-winning pupil, André Lwoff. This tribute presents, for the first time, Chatton’s beautiful, annotated educational course boards, showcasing their scientific and artistic talents.
The 21st century presents many challenges to the hazard manager as changing conditions reshape disaster impacts and human vulnerability. This book examines evolving approaches to natural hazards, offering insights into applied research to inspire future work.
Demystifying Climate Risk Volume II
Before their expertise is lost, seasoned leaders from the Montreal Protocol—the world’s most successful treaty for atmospheric protection—share their wisdom. This book leverages their lessons to inspire future innovations in climate science, industry, and sustainability.
The Philosophical Roots of the Ecological Crisis
The roots of the ecological crisis are traced to the thought of René Descartes, father of modern philosophy. His worldview established a dangerous legacy: a human-centered, mechanistic conception of nature and a sharp dualism between humanity and the physical world.
Coastal Management Revisited
An overview of the maturing field of coastal and ocean management. Written by leading experts, it reviews 25 years of research on issues from governance to climate change, drawing on global case studies to address urgent challenges and propose a new theory of coasts and oceans.
This essential guide explores the science, impacts, and barriers of climate change. Packed with data and actionable strategies, it examines innovative solutions and global policy responses, highlighting the urgent need for coordinated action to secure a sustainable future.
Sustainable Connections
This timely collection explores the ethical, social, and cultural dimensions of sustainability. Essays examine environmental ethics, justice, and Indigenous wisdom alongside applied case studies on topics like climate anxiety, urban design, and the circular economy.
Climate change and agriculture face a dual challenge: farming is vulnerable to its impacts and a major source of emissions. This book focuses on Sri Lanka, providing strategies for mitigation, adaptation, and a roadmap to 2050 for specialists, lecturers, and students.
Protected Areas for Climate Resilience in the Congo Basin
This book explores how protected areas in the Congo Basin enhance climate resilience. It examines how these vital forests store carbon, safeguard water, and sustain millions, analysing challenges to identify pathways that integrate conservation with sustainable development.
This book looks at how advanced technologies are transforming water management. With rising freshwater shortages and the urgency of climate change, it presents AI and ML solutions for clean, safe, and sustainable water systems, offering a hopeful vision for the planet and beyond.
This book fills gaps in knowledge about emerging perspectives on climate change and environmental governance. With learning objectives and revision questions in each chapter, it is a helpful resource for academia, managers, specialists, and students.
These abstracts from a Burkina Faso-Senegal conference address biodiversity challenges from climate change and resource exploitation. Contributions explore conservation, sustainable management, and policy, offering a vital resource for researchers, students, and stakeholders.
This book provides transformative AI-based solutions for the next-generation energy revolution. Leading experts tackle key challenges from grid integration to decarbonization, detailing innovations for solar, wind, and green hydrogen to shape a sustainable energy future.
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