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Climate Change Litigation: A Handbook (Hardcover)

This book investigates and discusses the respective issues arising in the current discourse on climate protection from different legal perspectives (including international law European law and national public and civil law). In particular it addresses... more

Constructing a Private Climate Change Lawsuit Under English Law: A Comparative Perspective (Hardcover)

The issue of tortious liability for harm caused by climate change has risen to some prominence in recent legal literature. However except for a few U.S. cases litigation in this area remains dormant in most jurisdictions. Now in anticipation of the... more

Environmental Protection in the European Union: Implementing Adaptation Strategies by Legal Economic and Planning Instruments on Climate Change (Hardcover)

The causes and effects of climate change are just as varied as the proposed solutions and approaches for dealing with the problem. Given the global character of climate change comprehensive global cooperation is called for that leads to effective and... more

World Bank Studies: Human Rights and Climate Change : A Review of the International Legal Dimensions (Paperback)

This Study explores arguments about the impact of climate change on human rights examining the international legal frameworks governing human rights and climate change and identifying the relevant synergies and tensions between them. It considers... more

Framing 21st Century Social Issues Rapid Climate Change: Causes Consequences and Solutions (Paperback)

The book reviews the science of climate change and explains why it is one of the most difficult problems humanity has ever tackled. Climate change is a wicked problem bound up with problems of population growth environmental degradation and world... more

Routledge Issues in Contemporary Politic Climate Change and Future Justice: Precaution Compensation and Triage Book 03 (Paperback)

Climate change creates unprecedented problems of intergenerational justice. What do members of the current generation owe to future generations in virtue of the contribution they are making to climate change? Providing important new insights within the... more

Issues in Environmental Politics Climate Change and the Oil Industry: Common Problem Varying Strategies (Paperback)

Multinational corporations are not merely the problem in environmental concerns but could also be part of the solution. The oil industry and climate change provide the clearest example of how the two are linked; what is less well-known is how the... more

Crucial Issues in Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol: Asia and the World (Hardcover)

Crucial Issues in Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol: Asia and the World focuses on responses to climate change in the world s most populous region. This book provides the most comprehensive insight to the climate change discourse within Asia to... more

Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice: Tourism and the Implications of Climate Change: Issues and Actions (Hardcover)

Provides a platform for knowledge exchange between different disciplines and for learning from both theory and practice in the context of tourism and climate change. This book examines subjects as diverse as: the European hotel sector; the North... more

Constructing Climate Change Legislation : Background and Issues

Constructing Climate Change Legislation : Background and Issues more

Environmental Change Climate and Health: Issues and Research Methods (Paperback)

Planning for the protection of human health from the potential impacts of global environmental changes such as climate change requires a greatly improved understanding of the disease inducing mechanisms involved possible synergetic effects and the... more

NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental: Climate Change and Its Effects on Water Resources: Issues of National and Global Security (Hardcover)

National and global security can be assessed in many ways but one underlying factor for all humanity is access to reliable sources of water for drinking sanitation food production and manufacturing industry. In many parts of the world population growth... more

Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research: Climate Change Finance and International Law (Paperback)

Since 2010 a significant quantity of international climate change finance has begun to reach developing countries. However the transfer of finance under the international climate change regime - the legal and ethical obligations that underpin it the... more

We Have to Change: Taking Action to Stabilize Climate Change Curb Population Growth Including Immigration End Poverty and the Liquidation of Natures Capital Paperback Maria Ronay

This is a Brand New book in excellent condition. Format: Paperback Author: Maria Ronay ISBN10: 1450271316 ISBN13: 9781450271318 About the Book: Do you know enough about the worlds most pressing issues? Are you familiar with the consequences of climate... more

Climate Management Issues: Economics Sociology and Politics (Hardcover)

Despite all the controversy and hype that climate change has generated there now exists an overwhelming body of scientific evidence that the problem is real and that its effects are already being felt on a global scale. Part of what makes this a... more

Legal Issues of Services of General Interest: Developments in Services of General Interest (Hardcover)

Up to date discussion of rapid changes and complex political and legal questions affecting the EU and the global economy. Range of international perspectives. Allow academic researchers as well as policy makers to understand some of the wider issues of... more

Mainstreaming Climate Change in Development Cooperation (Hardcover)

Climate change development and development cooperation are individually and jointly three politically sensitive complex issues especially in the context of relations between developed and developing countries. This book tackles these issues by... more

Advances in Evaluation & Development Evaluating Climate Change and Development (Paperback)

Climate change has become one of the most important global issues of our time with far-reaching natural socio-economic and political effects. To address climate change and development issues from the perspective of evaluation an international... more

A History of the Science and Politics of Climate Change (Paperback)

How did the global climate change issues emerge? The issue of human-induced global climate change became a major environmental concern during the twentieth century. In response to growing concern about human-induced global climate change the UN... more

Sustainable Agriculture Reviews: Sociology Organic Farming Climate Change and Soil Science (Hardcover)

This book gathers review articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge then proposes alternative solutions. It will help scientists decision-makers and farmers who wish to build a safe agriculture and food system for future generations. more

Accounting for Climate Change: Uncertainty in Greenhouse Gas Inventories - Verification Compliance and Trading (Paperback)

Uncertainty analysis is a key component of national GHG inventory analyses. The issues that are raised by the authors in this volume - and the role that uncertainty analysis plays in many of their arguments and/or proposals - highlight the importance... more

Fairness in International Climate Change Law and Policy (Hardcover)

This work analyses fairness and equity dimensions of the climate regime. A central issue in international law and policy is how countries of the world should allocate the burden of addressing global climate change. With the link between human... more

Climate Change: Global Risks Challenges and Decisions (Hardcover)

Providing an up-to-date synthesis of all knowledge relevant to the climate change issue this book ranges from the basic science documenting the need for policy action to the technologies economic instruments and political strategies that can be... more

Climate Change Revisited (Paperback)

Over the course of the last decades climate change has grown into a highly debated topic that transcends all aspects of everyday life. Opinions on the matter of how to approach the issue are manifold. From an international political perspective however... more

Environmental Politics Postmodern Climate Change (Paperback)

A much-needed analysis of international climate change politics as a key issue of modernity and in the context of environmentalism. Leigh Glover presents a new way to understand the climate change problem and is concerned with problems of modernity and... more

Climate Change Justice (Hardcover)

A provocative contribution to the climate justice debate Climate change and justice are so closely associated that many people take it for granted that a global climate treaty should--indeed must--directly address both issues together. But in fact this... more

Adaptation to Climate Change (Paperback)

Climate change has become one of the most challenging global environmental issues facing humanity. Urban centers especially cities with industries and infrastructure play a crucial role in the climate change and greenhouse gases which is expected to... more

Routledge Explorations in Environmental Environmental Policies for Air Pollution and Climate Change in the New Europe Book 28 (Hardcover)

The interlinked issues of air pollution and energy policies in an enlarged Europe are currently subjects of major interest in economic environmental geography and regional sciences. This interest is understandable given the considerable consequences on... more

Renewing the Face of the Earth: A Theological and Pastoral Response to Climate Change (Paperback)

This important and timely study provides a much needed theological framework for considering and responding to the challenges of climate change. In a highly readable and clear style it explores the spiritual questions being opened up by this issue:... more

Fairness in International Climate Change Law and Policy (Paperback)

This work analyses fairness and equity dimensions of the climate regime. A central issue in international law and policy is how countries of the world should allocate the burden of addressing global climate change. With the link between human... more

Europa Politics of ... The Politics of Climate Change (Hardcover)

Climate change is a defining issue in contemporary life. Since the Industrial Revolution heavy reliance on carbon-based sources for energy in industry and society has contributed to substantial changes in the climate indicated by increases in... more

Water Conservation in the Era of Global Climate Change (Paperback)

Water Conservation in the Era of Global Climate Change reviews key issues surrounding climate change and water resources. The book brings together experts from a variety of fields and perspectives providing a comprehensive view on how climate change... more

The Complete Guide to Climate Change (Hardcover)

For anyone trying to separate the fact from the fiction The Complete Guide to Climate Change is an indispensable resource. Taking you through the A to Z of the key scientific geographical and socio-political issues involved in the study of the... more

Atmospheric Justice : A Political Theory of Climate Change 9780195334609 Used / Pre-owned

Atmospheric Justice is the first single-authored work of political theory to address the pressing issue of global climate change. More than just a work of theory it applies the concepts of justice equality and responsibility to substantive analyses of... more

Living in Denial: Climate Change Emotions and Everyday Life (Paperback)

An analysis of why people with knowledge about climate change often fail to translate that knowledge into action. Global warming is the most significant environmental issue of our time yet public response in Western nations has been meager. Why have so... more

Urban Development: Cities and Climate Change : Responding to an Urgent Agenda (Paperback)

This volume comprises a collection of papers prepared and presented at the World Bank s Fifth Urban Research Symposium as part of the World Bank Group s strategy to share and encourage research oriented to urban issues and bridge these academic results... more

Pre-Owned Climate Change: A Beginner s Guide (Paperback 9781851686605) by Emily Boyd Emma L Tompkins

Climate change is the greatest single problem we face as a planet. This title guides us through the complex mix of scientific political social and environmental issues to examine the manifold threats it poses and explore the possible futures for our... more

Pre-Owned Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Climate Change and Energy in the 21st Century (Paperback) 1107673720 9781107673724

Global climate change is one of the most important issues humanity faces today. This updated second edition assesses the sensible senseless and biased proposals for averting the potentially disastrous consequences of global warming allowing the reader... more