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Environmental Policy & Planning

  • The Approaching Great Transformationby Joel Magnuson; Helena Norberg-Hodge

    Seven Stories Press 2013; US$ 18.95

    How should we act and think economically in the world as the era of cheap oil comes to an end? The Approaching Great Transformation  begins to answer this massive question, focusing on the people and communities already at work on the transition: energy descent pioneers in the UK and the US educating their communities about the road ahead, small... more...

  • Blessed Unrestby Paul Hawken

    Penguin Group US 2007; US$ 16.00

    The New York Times bestselling examination of the worldwide movement for social and environmental change Paul Hawken has spent more than a decade researching organizations dedicated to restoring the environment and fostering social justice. From billion-dollar nonprofits to single-person dot.causes, these groups collectively comprise the largest... more...

  • Challenging the Chipby David Pellow; David Sonnenfeld; Ted Smith

    Temple University Press 2008; US$ 29.95

    From Silicon Valley in California to Silicon Glen in Scotland, from Silicon Island in Taiwan to Silicon Paddy in China, the social, economic, and ecological effects of the international electronics industry are widespread. The production of electronic and computer components contaminates air, land, and water around the globe. As this eye-opening book... more...

  • Climate Cover-Upby James Hoggan; Richard Littlemore

    Greystone Books 2009; US$ 11.99

    Talk of global warming is nearly inescapable these days ? but there are some who believe the concept of climate change is an elaborate hoax. Despite the input of the world?s leading climate scientists, the urgings of politicians, and the outcry of many grassroots activists, many Americans continue to ignore the warning signs of severe climate shifts.... more...

  • Collapseby Jared Diamond

    Penguin Group US 2011; US$ 18.00

    In Jared Diamond?s follow-up to the Pulitzer-Prize winning Guns, Germs and Steel , the author explores how climate change, the population explosion and political discord create the conditions for the collapse of civilization Environmental damage, climate change, globalization, rapid population growth, and unwise political choices were all factors... more...

  • Countdownby Alan Weisman

    Little, Brown and Company 2013; US$ 14.99

    A powerful investigation into the chances for humanity's future from the author of the bestseller The World Without Us . In his bestselling book The World Without Us , Alan Weisman considered how the Earth could heal and even refill empty niches if relieved of humanity's constant pressures. Behind that groundbreaking thought experiment was his... more...

  • Det illegale stofmarked i Århusby Mette Findal Andreasen; Christian Lindholst; Elisabet Kaa

    Aarhus University Press 2008; US$ 11.21

    En undersøgelse af udbuddet af varer (narko og medicin) og sælgere og købere på stofmarkedet i Århus. Resultaterne er ofte overraskende og gør op med en del myter, som trives hos brugerne, såvel som hos politiet. more...

  • Disaster Resiliencyby Naim Kapucu; Christopher V. Hawkins; Fernando I. Rivera

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 130.00

    Natural disasters in recent years have brought the study of disaster resiliency to the forefront. The importance of community preparedness and sustainability has been underscored by such calamities as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Japanese tsunami in 2011. Natural disasters will inevitably continue to occur, but by understanding the concept of... more...

  • A Ditch in Timeby Patricia Nelson Limerick; Jason Hanson

    Fulcrum Publishing 2012; US$ 19.95

    A study of water and its unique role and history in the West, as well as in the nation. more...

  • Ecology and Revolutionby Carl Boggs

    Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 85.00

    Ecology and Revolution: Global Crisis and the Political Challenge is an in-depth exploration and analysis of the global ecological crisis. more...