Gender, Climate Change and Livelihoods: Vulnerabilities and Adaptations (Eastin Joshua)(Pevná vazba)

Gender, Climate Change and Livelihoods: Vulnerabilities and Adaptations (Eastin Joshua)(Pevná vazba)

This book applies a gendered lens to evaluate the dynamic linkages between climate change and livelihoods in developing countries. It examines how climate change affects women and men in distinct ways, and what the implications are for earning income and accessing the natural, social, economic, and

Climate Change and You - How Climate Change Affects Your Life (Raij Emily)(Pevná vazba)

Climate Change and the Law (Hollo Erkki J.)(Pevná vazba)

Climate Change and the Law is the first scholarly effort to systematically address doctrinal issues related to climate law as an emergent legal discipline. It assembles some of the most recognized experts in the field to identify relevant trends and common themes from a variety of geographic and

Handbook of Climate Change and Biodiversity (Leal Filho Walter)(Pevná vazba)

Water Management and Climate Change in the Focus of International Master Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean.- Mangrove Conservation Policies in the Gulf of Guayaquil.- Biodiversity Issues Should be Better Taken into Account in the Energy Transition.- Approaches to Ecosystem Services and

Climate and Society in Ireland: From Prehistory to the Present (Kelly James)(Paperback)

Can a long-term perspective on human adaptations to climate change inform Ireland's response to the crisis we face today?Climate and Society in Ireland is a collection of essays, commissioned by the Royal Irish Academy, that provides a multi-period, interdisciplinary perspective on one of the most

Bangladesh I: Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation in Developing Countries (Islam MD Nazrul)(Pevná vazba)

An initial overview of the climate change impacts on key sectors, mitigation and adaptation strategies in BangladeshStep-by-step case study analysis helps the reader to learn the current climate change impacts and mitigation polices in BangladeshDiscusses the role of indigenous peoples for sharing

Gender-Based Violence: Perspectives from Africa, the Middle East, and India (Djamba Yanyi K.)(Pevná vazba)

What Is Climate Change? (Spilsbury Louise A.)(Pevná vazba)

Everything you need to know about climate change from the causes to the evidence to the effects and what you can do to help combat

Climate Change and British Wildlife (Beebee Trevor)(Pevná vazba)

A pioneering look at how climate change is affecting British wildlife--winners, losers, new arrivals and future prospects. 'Fascinating but frightening, compelling and concerning ... this book brings together all you need to know about how the climate is impacting wildlife.'CHRIS PACKHAM There is

Climate Change and Writing the Canadian Arctic (Hulan Rene)(Pevná vazba)

Draws from current events to spotlight the political, economic, and environmental impacts of climate change Analyzes climate change rhetoric and representations of the Arctic in literature Explores Canadian identity and culture from an ecocritical perspective

Paleoclimates: Understanding Climate Change Past and Present (Cronin Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

The field of paleoclimatology relies on physical, chemical, and biological proxies of past climate changes that have been preserved in natural archives such as glacial ice, tree rings, sediments, corals, and speleothems. Paleoclimate archives obtained through field investigations, ocean sediment

Adjudicating Climate Change: State, National, and International Approaches (Burns William C. G.)(Pevná vazba)

Courts have emerged as a crucial battleground in efforts to regulate climate change. Over the past several years, tribunals at every level of government around the world have seen claims regarding greenhouse gas emissions and impacts. These cases rely on diverse legal theories, but all focus on

Climate Change (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Climate Change (Brundle Harriet)(Pevná vazba)

Easternmost Sky - Adapting to Change in the 21st Century (Blaxland Juliet)(Pevná vazba)

The theme of The Easternmost Sky is adapting to change. By exploring how climate and social changes are already affecting coastal Suffolk, Juliet creatively forecasts the future we will all have to adapt to - on the Antarctic, in Venice, in Britain and across the

Development Policy as a Way to Manage Climate Change Risks (Metz Bert)(Pevná vazba)

The integration of development and climate objectives is increasingly recognized as significant in research and policy making. In practice, some development aims, such as poverty alleviation, enhancing energy security and access or improving health, also have potential climate benefits. The

Alexis Rockman: Shipwrecks (Rockman Alexis)(Pevná vazba)

The shipwreck narrative is used to explore globalization, colonization and climate change in the masterful works of contemporary American painter Alexis RockmanIn Shipwrecks, Alexis Rockman (born 1962) looks at the world's waterways as a network by which all of history has traveled. The transport

Maps and Territories: Global Positioning in the Contemporary French Novel (Armstrong Joshua)(Pevná vazba)

The rapidity of postwar globalization and the structural changes it has brought to both social and spatial aspects of everyday life has meant, in France as elsewhere, the destabilizing of senses of place, identity, and belonging, as once familiar, local environments are increasingly de-localized

The Great Adaptation: Climate, Capitalism and Catastrophe (Felli Romain)(Pevná vazba)

When capitalism doesn't fight climate change but rather tries to make a buck out of it The Great Adaptation tells the story of how scientists, governments and corporations have tried to deal with the challenge that climate change poses to capitalism by promoting adaptation to the consequences of

Rise of China and Structural Changes in Korea and Asia(Pevná vazba)

This book brings together studies conducted by researchers in East Asian countries who seek to better understand the impact of China's rise and the consequent policy

Climate (Words of Change Series): Powerful Voices, Inspiring Ideas (Limpert Christina)(Pevná vazba)

With climate change at the forefront of current discussion, Words of Change: CLIMATE offers a curated collection of thought-provoking quotes and passages from the writings and speeches of activists in the environmental community, with a focus on diverse and previously unheard voices. Compiled by

After Callimachus: Poems (Burt Stephanie)(Pevná vazba)

Contemporary translations and adaptations of ancient Greek poet Callimachus by noted writer and critic Stephanie BurtCallimachus may be the best-kept secret in all of ancient poetry. Loved and admired by later Romans and Greeks, his funny, sexy, generous, thoughtful, learned, sometimes elaborate,

The New Climate Activism: Ngo Authority and Participation in Climate Change Governance (Allan Jen)(Paperback)

At the 2019 UN climate change conference, activists and delegates from groups representing Indigenous, youth, women, and labour rights were among those marching through the halls chanting Climate Justice, People Power. In The New Climate Activism, Jen Iris Allan looks at why and how these social

Urban Oasis: Parks & Projects for a Greener Future - Jessica Jungbauer

Green projects for a sustainable urban future is a current topic in times of climate change and constantly growing cities The only illustrated book that combines relevant greening projects and inspiring city park impressions With texts by travel and food journalist Jessica Jungbauer Including