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Flammable Australia
CSIRO Publishing 2012; US$ 87.95Leading researchers give an overview of the field of fire ecology in Australia. more...
The Short Guide to Sustainable Investing
DoSustainability 2013; US$ 45.00The Short Guide to Sustainable Investing' showcases funds and strategies that are Delivering outperformance and offers a practical guide to constructing a sustainable portfolio. more...
Measuring Sustainable Development
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2004; US$ 151.00The papers in this conference proceedings address the various conceptual, measurement and statistical policy issues that arise when applying accounting frameworks to the concept of sustainable development. more...
OECD Environmental Performance Reviews 2001
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2001; US$ 33.00Coming at the end of the first round of Environmental Performance Reviews, this report summarises lessons learned during the round and presents a broad range of related comparative economic and environmental data. more...
Policies to Enhance Sustainable Development
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2001; US$ 33.00Sustainable development involves linking the economic, social and environmental objectives of societies in a balanced way. It stresses the importance of taking a broader view of what human welfare entails, of using a long-term perspective about the consequences of today's activities, and of recognising the global nature of many of the most pressing... more...
Towards Sustainable Development
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2000; US$ 131.00Until recently, governments have measured economic progress by tallying such statistics as GDP, inflation and balance of payments. Today they agree that economic expansion should be socially and environmentally sustainable. Hence measuring progress towards sustainable development is essential to support decision making and inform the public. How should... more...
OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Germany 2012
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2012; US$ 70.00This OECD Environmental Performance Review provides an independent assessment of Germanys progress in achieving domestic and international environmental policy commitments, together with policy relevant recommendations. It has been conducted to promote peer learning, to enhance countries accountability to each other and to... more...
The Path to More Sustainable Energy Systems
Momentum Press 2013;Energy engineers, technology managers, and political leaders all need a solid, holistic understanding of where the world finds its energy--the limits of that energy--and what we will need to do in the future if we are to have a cleaner and environmentally sustainable world, all without sacrificing our modern technological-based civilization. This... more...
The Urban Transformation
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 40.00For the first time in history, half of the world's population lives in urban areas and it is expected that, by 2050, that figure will rise to above two-thirds. A large proportion of this urban growth will be taking place in the cities of the developing world, where the provision of adequate health, shelter, water and sanitation and climate change... more...
Stakeholders, the Environment and Society
Edward Elgar Publishing 2004; US$ 40.00The role of stakeholders is integral to corporate sustainability as society increasingly demands that corporations play a role in achieving environmental objectives in addition to building shareholder wealth. In this, the first book to gather cutting-edge research on the interactions between stakeholders and organizations within the context of corporate... more...









