Eco-economía

para una economía a la medida de la Tierra

En este libro se habla de los fundamentos ecológicos de la economía humana, de los flujos de materiales, energía y deshechos que circulan por la actividad económica, así como los graves riesgos de destrucción de la base natural de los recursos que hace posible la ...

World in transition:towards sustainable energy systems

"The publication of 'World in Transition: Towards Sustainable Energy Systems' is timely indeed. The World Summit on Sustainable Development gave great attention to this challenge, but failed to agree on a quantitative, time-bound target for the introduction of renewable energy sources. The German Advisory Council ...

Green alternatives to globalisation

a manifesto

Written by two of the most prominent members of the UK Green Party, this book is an accessible and concise introduction to the Green perspective on the major issues of today -- including the environment, climate change, globalisation, trade and finance, and international security. It's ...

Gente que no quiere viajar a Marte

ensayos sobre ecología, ética y autolimitación

"Ya están aquí". En los consejos de administración de las empresas, en los ministerios y oficinas gubernamentales, en los centros de enseñanza e investigación, en los medios de comunicación masivos... A primera vista pueden parecer humanos normales, pero son marcianos venidos del espacio exterior. Los ...

The atlas of water

mapping the world's most critical resource

Today more than a billion people are without safe drinking water. By 2050, almost half the world's population will face severe water shortages. The planet is running out of fresh water at such a rate that soon it will be the most valuable commodity ...

Cities and natural process

a basis for sustainability

Cities and Natural Process is a discussion of the fundamental conflict in the perception of nature and an expression of the essential need for an environmental view when approaching urban design. Whilst retaining the existing structure, each of the chapters has been revised to take ...

An invitation to environmental sociology

Environmental sociology is the study of community in the largest sense. When there are problems in the environment, there are problems in society-it is people who create environmental problems and people who must resolve them. Author Michael Mayerfeld Bell uses a lively, personal writing style ...

Representing the environment

Few developments in 20th century thought owe more to the power of the written and visual image than the environmental movement. Depictions of spoiled landscapes, trees dying from the effects of acid rain, seabirds coated in oil after tanker accidents and other, similarly emotive representations ...

Strategic environmental assessment in action

This practical guide on how to carry out strategic environmental assessment (SEA) presents a coherent #how to do it# approach for the practitioner. It is the first publication to take account of the requirements of the European Union Directive 2001/42/EC # known as the ...

EMAS

análisis experiencias e implantación

Este libro tiene por finalidad el análisis riguroso de los requisitos de participación en el EMAS (Eco Management and Audit Scheme), así como las consecuencias que dicha participación tiene para la organización, el entorno y, sobre todo, la protección ambiental. Es, por tanto, un libro ...

Ecological sensitivity and global legal pluralism

rethinking the trade and environment conflict

The tension between trade liberalisation and environmental protection has received remarkable attention since the establishment of the WTO. It has been the subject of a wide-ranging debate, and is one of the central themes of the anti-globalisation movement. This book explores that debate. It argues ...

Las áreas litorales de España

del análisis geográfico a la gestión integrada

El objetivo principal de este libro es ofrecer una visión detallada sobre la planificación y gestión del litoral en España.La estructura del contenido viene definida por tres partes bien diferenciadas.La primera de ellas está dedicada a realizar un análisis general del litroal.La ...

Logística inversa y medio ambiente

aspectos estratégicos y operativos

La preocupación por el medio ambiente ha pasado de ser minoritaria a extenderse de una manera notable: prensa, políticos, organizaciones sociales, todos se hacen eco de las voces autorizadas de científicos que, desde hace años, han venido alertando sobre la degradación acelerada que estamos provocando ...

Medio ambiente y fiscalidad autonómica

Medio Ambiente y Fiscalidad Autonómica, es un libro imprescindible para el profesional y el académico. Muestra de manera concisa y rigurosa los elementos esenciales de las configuraciones tributarias ambientales que han puesto en marcha por parte de las distintas Comunidades desde el año 1981 hasta ...

Domestic wastewater treatment in developing countries

Affordable and effective domestic wastewater treatment is a critical issue in public health and disease prevention around the world, but particularly so in developing countries, which often lack the financial and technical resources necessary for proper treatment facilities. This practical guide provides state-of-the-art coverage of ...

Guía española para la utilización de los mecanismos basados en proyectos del Protocolo de Kioto

Eco-Finance

the legal design and regulation of market-based environmental instruments

Market-based environmental instruments are the most creative of the many initiatives devised to combat air and water pollution and promote biodiversity. Among these, none has attracted more attention than the burgeoning trade in environmental allowances and credits. Originally developed in the United States around 1990 ...

Sustainable development and innovation in the energy sector

Almost every energy scenario assumes an enormous growth in the demand for energy in the coming decades. Meanwhile, at international conferences and other venues, the primary concern is massive reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, especially of the CO2 produced by fossil-fuel energy consumption. Experts also ...

The business of global environmental governance

The Business of Global Environmental Governance takes a political economy approach to understanding the role of business in global environmental politics. The book's contributors -- from a range of disciplines including international political economy, management, and political science -- view the evolution of international environmental governance ...

Business, government and sustainable development

Keijzers provides a concise and authoritative introduction to the evolution of the collaborative stakeholder approach to sustainable development in the context of changing environmental policies. The range of sustainability objectives has now developed from relatively simple issues of environmental protection to a full array of ...