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  • Environmental Policymaking in Congressby Kelly Tzoumis

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 44.95

    Utilizing current natural resource policies, this work effectively shows how the wetlands fit a dominance model, the Great Lakes is a bounded model, and wildlife is labeled as a valence model. A must read for all interested in congressional policymaking, this book breaks new ground in our understanding of legislative policymaking. more...

  • Critical Political Ecologyby Timothy Forsyth

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 69.95

    Critical 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...

  • Sociology and the Environmentby Alan Irwin

    Wiley 2013; US$ 79.95

    Can 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...

  • Global Governanceby Timothy Sinclair

    Wiley 2013; US$ 22.95

    In today’s uncertain world, the concept of global governance has never been more relevant or widely discussed. But what does this elusive idea really mean, and why has it become so important? This pacey introduction sheds new light on the issues involved, offering readers a comprehensive account of competing conceptions of global governance,... more...

  • OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Mexico 2013by OECD Publishing

    OECD Publishing 2013; US$ 70.00

    This Environmental Performance Review of Mexico provides an independent assessment of Mexico's progress in achieving its domestic and international environmental commitments, together with policy-relevant recommendations. It evaluates progress towards sustainable development and green growth, with a focus on policies that tackle climate change... more...

  • Why Posterity Mattersby Avner De-Shalit

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 39.95

    The first comprehensive philosophical examination of our duties to future generations, Dr de-Shalit argues that they are a matter of justice, not charity or supererogation. more...

  • Friends of the Earthby Pat McCarthy

    Chicago Review Press 2013; US$ 13.99

    The history of American environmentalism is the history of men and women who dedicated their lives to protecting the nation?s natural heritage. Almost singlehandedly, John James Audubon introduced the study of birds in North America. John Muir pushed a president and a nation into setting aside vast preserves, including Yosemite, Sequoia, Mt. Rainier,... more...

  • Post-Kyoto Climate Governanceby Asim Zia

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 125.00

    In the midst of human-induced global climate change, powerful industrialized nations and rapidly industrializing nations are still heavily dependent on fossil fuels. Even if we arrive at a Hubbert?s peak for oil extraction in the 21 st century, the availability of technologically recoverable coal and natural gas will mean that fossil fuels continue... more...

  • Environmental Values in a Globalizing Worldby Ian Lowe; Jouni Paavola

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95

    This multidisciplinary volume presents a refreshing new approach to environmental values in the global age. it investigates the challenges that globalization poses to traditional environmental values in general as well as in politics and international governance. Divided into five parts, the book investigates how environmental values could be reconceived... more...

  • Global Ecologyby Vaclav Smil

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 68.95

    The magnitude and rapidity of global environmental change threatens the perpetuation of life on Earth. Many aspects of this crisis are familiar to us - the destruction of tropical rainforests, the hole in the Antarctic ozone, desertification, soil erosion - yet we avoid the underlying challenge of a rapidly deteriorating ecological system and the breadth... more...