Searching for Sustainable Development and Its Purpose
This book provides a synthesis of sustainable development, detailing the “big picture” of the human story and our influence on the environment. A future-oriented study, it maps the potential opportunities and threats associated with our development.
Demystifying Climate Risk Volume II
Before their expertise is lost, seasoned leaders from the Montreal Protocol—the world’s most successful treaty for atmospheric protection—share their wisdom. This book leverages their lessons to inspire future innovations in climate science, industry, and sustainability.
The 21st century presents many challenges to the hazard manager as changing conditions reshape disaster impacts and human vulnerability. This book examines evolving approaches to natural hazards, offering insights into applied research to inspire future work.
Disasters impose enormous misery on children. This volume explores how to reconstruct sustainable communities that are safe for children and their families, covering topics from gender equality and child soldiers to lessons from Hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami.
President Jimmy Carter recalls the imminent nuclear threat he faced in the White House. He is joined by experts and a survivor of the Nagasaki atomic bomb in this collection of talks on nuclear disarmament and the ongoing struggle for peace.
This interdisciplinary book explores human ecology, revealing the social and cultural processes linking us to our environment. Using global case studies on climate change, it shows how degradation affects vulnerable communities and offers sustainable alternatives.