We live on a planet careening toward environmental collapse that will be largely brought about by our own actions. And …
A different kind of politics for a new kind of society--beyond work, scarcity and capitalism. The first decade of the …
Car Traction Batteries – the New Gold Rush 2010-2020, 257 p.IDTechEx LtdThis report is intended for industrialists, investors, market researchers, …
How can the European Union meet its binding 20% renewable energy target in final energy consumption by the year 2020? …
This is the first handbook to provide a global policy perspective on energy, bringing together a diverse range of international …
The vicuña has been one of the few success stories of wildlife conservation. Increasing populations are, however, raising new challenges …
" North America faces a transportation crisis. Gas-guzzling SUVs clog the highways and air travelers face delays, cancellations, and uncertainty …
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2013, held in Paphos, …
This report examines six mechanisms that can be used to scale-up financing for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use and to …
Four-fifths of Americans now live in the nation’s sprawling metropolitan areas, and half of the world’s population is now classified …
Building the Ecological City puts forward solutions to the question - how can we build cities that provide an acceptable …
This book brings together key aspects of contemporary organisations with regard to the socio-economic foundations of sustainable business. We are …
Most published books on agroforestry have focused on biophysical aspects. There has been a lack of scientifically rigorous information about …
The world is about to run out of cheap oil and change dramatically. Within the next few years, global production …
A controversial hit that sparked debate among businessmen, environmentalists, and bloggers, The Long Emergency by James Howard Kunstler is an …
Front Cover; Praise for Reinventing Collapse; Title Page; Rights Page; Contents; Preface to Second Edition; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Soviet …
Economists insist that recovery is at hand, yet unemployment remains high, real estate values continue to sink, and governments stagger …
Petroleum is now so deeply entrenched in our economy, our politics, and our personal expectations that even modest efforts to …
In his runaway bestseller Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond brilliantly examined the circumstances that allowed Western civilizations to dominate …
Climate change: it is arguably the most urgent and consequential issue humankind has ever faced. How we address it in …
Feeding the world, climate change, biodiversity, antibiotics, plastics, pandemics - the list of concerns seems endless. But what is most …
The evolution of deep learning models, combined with with advances in the Internet of Things and sensor technology, has gained …
This open access book introduces design for Sustainable Product-Service Systems (S.PSS) and for Sustainable Distributed Economies (S.DE). These are introduced …
This book illustrates how global economic progress has reached its upper limit under the current economic paradigm, and how the …
“Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, but few would consider it a social good. Instead, our views on …
