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Sociology and the Environment
Wiley 2013; US$ 79.95Can sociology help us to tackle environmental problems? What can sociology tell us about the nature of the environment and about the origins and consequences of environmental risks, hazards and change? In this important new book Alan Irwin maps out this emerging field of knowledge, teaching and research. He reviews the key sociological debates in the... more...
Critical Political Ecology
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 69.95Critical Political Ecology brings political debate to the science of ecology. As political controversies multiply over the science underlying environmental debates, there is an increasing need to understand the relationship between environmental science and politics. In this timely and wide-ranging volume, Tim Forsyth uses an innovative approach... more...
Towards Environmental Innovation Systems
Springer 2005; US$ 119.99The book brings together research communities from different disciplines and countries, and offers an exchange about theoretical frameworks and practical experiences to guide research and policy "towards environmental innovation systems". The contributions selected explore new directions of research at the borderline between two established research... more...
Themed issue - environment 2010
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004; US$ 199.00Excess sludge is an inevitable drawback of the waste-activated sludge process. Both the reduction of the amount of sludge produced and improving its dewaterability are of paramount importance. With more stringent environmental and legislative constraints, increasing sludge production and limited disposal options, new reduction alternatives have to... more...
Environmental Principles and Policies
University of NSW Press 2006; US$ 45.95This is a tertiary-level textbook that takes a holistic, interdisciplinary and analytical approach to the development, implementation and impact of environmental policies. Its critical and interdisciplinary approach makes it stand out against comparable texts. more...
Institutional Dynamics in Environmental Governance
Springer 2006; US$ 119.99Presents analyses of a number of well-known cases, from the so-called policy arrangement approach. Cases discussed range over organic farming, integrated water management, nature policy, cultural heritage policy, integrated region-oriented policy, corporate environmental management and target group policy, and more. more...
The Handbook of Environmental Voluntary Agreements
Springer 2006; US$ 119.99Here is a practical reference which provides common methodologies, implementation rules and evalutation criteria for researchers, policy makers and business operators in the use of environmental voluntary agreements between regulators and polluters The book takes into account the variety of forms and application situations characterizing this environmental... more...
Instrument Mixes for Environmental Policy
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2007; US$ 70.00What are the impacts on environmental effectiveness and economic efficiency of using an instrument mix, rather than a single instrument, to address a given environmental problem? What are the main arguments for using such instrument mixes, and are the instrument mixes currently in use actually well designed in response to these arguments?... more...
Europe and the Environment
Europa Law Publishing 2004; US$ 102.00Dr. Ludwig Krämer, born 1939, retired from the European Commission in August 2004. Judge at the Landgericht in Kiel, he joined the European Commission in 1972, where he started his career dealing with consumer protection issues in the Competition Directorate-General. He successfully combined his profession as an official of the European Commission... more...
Innovation in Environmental Policy?
Edward Elgar Publishing 2008; US$ 40.00Environmental Policy Integration (EPI) is an innovative policy principle designed to deliver sustainable development. This book explores its conceptualization and implementation, drawing upon a set of interlinked case studies of the most common implementing instruments and the varied experience of applying them in six OECD states and the EU. more...









