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Low Carbon Communities
Edward Elgar Publishing 2010; US$ 40.00Community action is a vital strategy in the fight against climate change and has increasingly informed government policy, academic inquiry and grassroots action over the last decade. This timely and engaging volume explores both the promise of community-based action in tackling climate change and some of its limitations. On the one hand, community-based... more...
Sustainable Communities Design Handbook
Elsevier Science 2010; US$ 63.95The objective of this book is to ensure a better quality of life for everyone, both now and for generations to come. This means creating a better and safer environment internationally through the sustainable use of natural resources, encouraging sustainable development which supports a strong economy, and ensuring a high quality environment that can... more...
Governance for the Environment
Edward Elgar Publishing 2010; US$ 40.00The integration of environmental concerns into other policy areas is widely recognized as a key element to achieve sustainable development. It also represents a challenge for the environmental community, requiring not only a new approach to policy-making but also changes to existing policies and their implementation. This essential book presents a... more...
Greening Household Behaviour
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2011; US$ 42.00Household consumption patterns and behaviour have an impact on stocks of natural resources, environmental quality and climate change. This is expected to increase significantly in the future. In response, governments have introduced a variety of measures to encourage people to take into consideration the environmental impact of their purchases and... more...
OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Portugal 2011
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2011; US$ 63.00This report presents the OECD review of Portugals environmental policy performance for 2011. It finds that environmental policies have been consolidated and strengthened since the last review in 2001, but that meeting the post-Kyoto targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions will be challenging. With energy and climate policies being... more...
OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Norway 2011
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2011; US$ 63.00This report presents the third OECD review of Norways environmental policy performance. Previous reviews were published in 2001 and 1993. Topics covered in this report include greening growth, implementation of environmental policies, international cooperation, climate change, waste management and the 3Rs (reduce,... more...
Umweltinnovationen durch Kooperationen
Springer Fachmedien 2008; US$ 64.99Reforming International Environmental Governance
United Nations University Press 2005; US$ 30.00More than 500 international agreements and institutions now influence the governance of environmental problems ranging from climate change to persistent organic pollutants. The establishment of environmental institutions has been largely ad hoc, diffused, and somewhat chaotic because the international community has addressed key environmental challenges... more...









