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The climate-smart agriculture papers : investigating the business of a produc…
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This volume shares new data relating to Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), with emphasis on experiences in Eastern and Southern Africa. The book is a collection of research by authors from over 30 institutions, spanning the public and private sectors, with specific knowledge on agricultural development in the region discussed. The material is…
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- Ed. 1
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- 9783319927985
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- X, 321
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- 333.7 Ros
The sanitation triangle : socio-culture, health and materials
This open access book deals with global sanitation, where SDG 6.2 sets a target of enabling access to sanitation services for all, but has not yet been achieved in low- and middle-income countries. The transition from the United Nations MDGs to the SDGs requires more consideration based on the socio-cultural aspects of global sanitation. In other words, equitable sanitation for those in vulnera…
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- 9789811677113
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- x + 264 p
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- 363.72 THE t
Green consensus and high quality development : cciced annual policy report 2020
This open access book is based on the research outputs of China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) in 2020. It covers major topics of Chinese and international attention regarding green development, such as climate, biodiversity, ocean, BRI, urbanization, sustainable production and consumption, technology, finance, value chain, and so on. It also looks…
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- 9789811647994
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- XXX, 587 p
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- 338.951 ZHA g
Addressing the Climate Crisis: Local Action in Theory and Practice
This open access book brings together a collection of cutting-edge insights into how action can and is already being taken against climate change at multiple levels of our societies, amidst growing calls for transformative and inclusive climate action. In an era of increasing recognition regarding climate and ecological breakdown, this book offers hope, inspiration and analyses for multi-level …
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- 9783030797393
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- xxv, 143p : ill.
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- 363.705 ADD a
Achieving the Paris climate agreement goals : Part 2: science-based target se…
This open access book is designed as a continuation of the editor’s 2019 book Achieving the Paris Climate Agreement Goals. This volume provides an in-depth analysis of industry sectors globally, and its purpose is to present emission reduction targets in 5-year steps (2025 to 2050) for the main twelve finance sectors per the Global Industry Classification System. This scientific analysis aims…
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- 1
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- 9783030991777
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- lxxviii: 384 PG; ill.
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- 621.042 ACH a
Rewilding European landscapes
Some European lands have been progressively alleviated of human pressures, particularly traditional agriculture in remote areas. This book proposes that this land abandonment can be seen as an opportunity to restore natural ecosystems via rewilding. We define rewilding as the passive management of ecological successions having in mind the long-term goal of restoring natural ecosystem processes.…
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- 9783319120393
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- xxi; 227 PG; ill.
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- 333.7 REW r
Bioeconomy and global inequalities
This open access book focuses on the meanings, agendas, as well as the local and global implications of bioeconomy and bioenergy policies in and across South America, Asia and Europe. It explores how a transition away from a fossil and towards a bio-based economic order alters, reinforces and challenges socio-ecological inequalities. The volume presents a historically informed and empirically r…
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- 9783030689445
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- xvi; 381 PG; ill.
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- 354.3 BIO b
Oxygen Isotopes of Inorganic Phosphate in Environmental Samples : Purificatio…
This open access book distinguished itself from other publications by offering step-by-step instructions on how to extract, purify, provide modifications, and major issues to be encountered during the process. For the δ18OP method to progress, further fundamental research as well as field and laboratory studies need to be conducted for a better understanding of P cycling in the environment. Ch…
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- 9783030974978
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- vii, 64 p.
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- 577.14 OXY J
Oxygen Isotopes of Inorganic Phosphate in Environmental Samples
This open access book distinguished itself from other publications by offering step-by-step instructions on how to extract, purify, provide modifications, and major issues to be encountered during the process. For the δ18OP method to progress, further fundamental research as well as field and laboratory studies need to be conducted for a better understanding of P cycling in the environment. Ch…
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- 6
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- 9783030974978
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- 333.7 OXY J
Decolonising blue spaces in the anthropocene: freshwater management in Aotear…
This open access book crosses disciplinary boundaries to connect theories of environmental justice with Indigenous people’s experiences of freshwater management and governance. It traces the history of one freshwater crisis – the degradation of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Waipā River– to the settler-colonial acts of ecological dispossession resulting in intergenerational injustices for Indi…
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- 9783030610715
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- xii, 494p. : ill
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- Palgrave Studies in Natural Resource Management
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- 363.700993 MEG d
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