Environmental Management

The governance of natural resources used by many individuals in common is an issue of increasing concern to policy analysts. Both state control and...

This book contains the proceedings of the international workshop on global sustainability held in Benevento, Italy, on February 2014. The proceedin...

WINNER of the 2019 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Author of the New York Times 2023 Notable Book Crossings Washington Post 50 Not...

This text is a pioneering work on environmental management for sustainable development. This up-to-date and comprehensive textbook integrates the c...

Desertification offers a comprehensive overview of the subject and clearly emphasizes the link between local and global desertification processes a...

Many traditional approaches to rural land management are strictly sectoral, with a rigid introspective focus. Consequently the impact of silo-drive...

Oil pulses through our daily lives. It is the plastic we touch, the food we eat, and the way we move. Oil politics in the twentieth century was abo...

A decade ago no one except geologists had heard of tantalum or 'coltan' - an obscure mineral that is an essential ingredient in mobile phones and l...

An essential book that comes to grips with the events that will determine the fate of the Earth This book goes to the heart of the unfolding realit...

Reintroduction of Fish and Wildlife Populations provides a practical step-by-step guide to successfully planning, implementing, and evaluating the ...

Since the discovery of fire, humans have been energy users and always will be. And this is a good thing-our mastery of energy is what separates us ...

Coal, silver, gold. There is something about the allure of hidden treasure that puts a glint in peoples eyes. By gathering such familiar storie...

Oil is the lifeblood of the modern world. Without it, there would be no planes, no plastic, no exotic produce, and a global political landscape few...

Presenting new approaches to studying food webs, this book uses practical management and policy examples to demonstrate the theory behind ecosystem...