"Increasingly, cracks are appearing in the capacity of communities, ecosystems, and landscapes to provide the goods and services that sustain our planet's well-being. The response from most quarters has been for "more of the same" that created the situation in the first place: m…
The twentieth century has seen an increase in the globe's human population from approximately 1.6 billion in 1900 to about 5 billion in 1987. Accompanying this event has been a considerable growth in the population of the world's largest cities. In The Dynamics of Cities the aut…
This title explores the interface between two disciplines - industrial ecology (IE) and innovation studies (IS). Both hold dear their contribution to the aim of instigating environmental improvement and more sustainable futures.
"In 1800, the highlands of Sri Lanka had some of the most biologically diverse tropical rainforests in the world. By 1900, only a few craggy corners and mountain caps had been spared the firestick. Highland villagers, through the extension of slash-and-burn agriculture, and Brit…
"Bringing the social sciences to the heart of the environmental debate, this book demonstrates the relevance of sociological analysis for environmentally critical issues like energy consumption. Focusing on energy efficiency and the built environment, the authors take a critical…
"Bringing the social sciences to the heart of the environmental debate, this book demonstrates the relevance of sociological analysis for environmentally critical issues like energy consumption. Focusing on energy efficiency and the built environment, the authors take a critical…
"Looking beyond the traditional applications of polyurethanes (PUR), Polyurethanes as Specialty Chemicals presents a different approach to polyurethane chemistry by examining a range of new products and new research for environmental and medical applications. This book is also f…
"Climates and Constitutions is the first major study of European attitudes towards India's climate and their bearing on imperial expansion. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including the accounts of European travellers and a large number of scientific and medical treatises, i…
