"En av de viktigaste böcker jag någonsin läst - en oumbärlig guide till hur man lär sig att se klart på världen." - Bill Gates När vi människor får frågor om globala trender svarar vi nästan alltid fel. Högskolestudenter, företagsledare, Nobelprista…
Klimatsmarta recept som minskar matsvinnet. Vi slänger mer än en tredjedel av all mat som produceras i världen. Är det inte dags att börja agera mot matsvinnet? Som svar på den frågan föddes idén om restaurangen Retaste, där kockarna Paul Svensson o…
Vad vi än gör så blir det nästan alltid sopor och när vi slänger dem så blir vi ändå inte av med skräpet! Vi människor bygger gigantiska sopberg och förvandlar havet till en plastsoppa. Vi fraktar bort avfall till fjärran länder och lämnar till och…
Vissa saker är så viktiga att det är nästan omöjligt att förstå hur viktiga de är. I Sverige har vatten blivit en ickefråga rent vatten kommer ur kranen och smutsigt vatten försvinner snabbt utom synhåll. Men det är inget vi kan ta för givet längre.…
Återbruk – Nya former i vår tid.AntologiRagnvi HyllstedtÅterbruk i stort och smått ligger i tiden. Att miljökonferensen i polska kolbrytningsstaden Katowice och att Årets Julklapp 2018 är ett återanvänt klädesplagg är ett tecken i tiden.Textil…
Det finns många viktiga utmaningar inom det miljötekniska området som är avgörande avseende långsiktig hållbarhet. Den globala befolkningsutvecklingen och en ökad materiell välfärd har lett till att behovet av material, energi och transporter har b…
Fotbolls-VM spelas vart fjärde år. Det är en av världens största idrottstävlingar. I den här boken kan du läsa om lagen, spelarna och roliga händelser. Och om när Sverige slog ut Italien, och blev klart för VM i Ryssland 2018. Den här boken ingår i…
A manifesto for a radically different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism"Reduce, reuse, recycle" urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. But as this provocative, visionary book…
The Politics of the Earth provides an accessible and engaging introduction to thinking about the environment by looking at the way people use language on environmental issues. Leading scholar John S. Dryzek analyses the various approaches which have…
What is the "big picture" in environmental science? Our authors know and effectively communicate it in Environmental Science: Systems and Solutions, Sixth Edition. Whether you view the subject through a scientific, social, political, or historical l…
Vart åker kisset när du spolar? Hur renas dricksvattnet? Hur kan din sänglampa lysa? Var kommer elen ifrån? Det finns många så-funkar-det-böcker. Men det finns väldigt få så-hänger-det-ihop-böcker. I den här boken skildras hur några fiffigasystem hä…
This thoroughly revised and updated third edition focuses on the utilization of sustainable energy and mitigating climate change, serving as an introduction to physics in the context of societal problems. A distinguishing feature of the text is the…
This award-winning book by a Harvard landscape architect proves how important it is to understand the natural settings of cities,their air, water, geology, plant, and animal life,to create better, more habitable urban environments.
As climate change begins to take a serious toll on the planet--with much more damage yet to come--a solution to our warming problems is hiding in plain sight. We need to commit to de-carbonizing our economy, and do so immediately, but so far we have…
#1 international and New York Times bestselling author Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine and This Changes Everything, makes the case for a Green New Deal--explaining how bold climate action can be a blueprint for a just and thriving society.…
"Astonishing...You may be tempted after the last page to sell all your possessions and join Sheldrick's] cause." "The Boston Globe"""The first person to successfully raise newborn elephants, Dame Daphne Sheldrick has saved countless African animals…
Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin Doughty a twenty-something with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre took a job at a crematory, turning morbid curiosity into her life s work. Thrown into a profession o…
*Updated to include new section on the Green New Deal!*"The climate scare ends with this book." -SEAN HANNITY "This book arms every citizen with a comprehensive dossier on just how science, economics, and politics have been distorted and corrupted i…
The violence wrought by climate change, toxic drift, deforestation, oil spills, and the environmental aftermath of war takes place gradually and often invisibly. Using the innovative concept of "slow violence" to describe these threats, Rob Nixon fo…
Politics and the Environment has established itself as one of the most comprehensive textbooks in this area. This new edition has been completely revised and updated whilst retaining the features and the theory-to-practice focus which made the first…
Sundsvalls vattenhistoria skrivs i en rikt illustrerad bok med avstamp i stadens bildande på 1600-talet. Det är en stadshistoria om vattenproblem, nya lösningar och betydelsen av rent vatten.I 130 år har Sundsvall haft kommunalt vatten. Här finns bl…
A complex issue of global concern, dealing with climate change has emerged as the most defining challenge of the present, for the sustainable development of the future. Increasing emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs), rising temperature, and the resu…
NO SOURCE IS LEFT UNTAPPED IN THIS ALL-ENCOMPASSING GUIDE TO SUPPLYING LIFE-SAVING WATER AFTER A DISASTER You can survive up to three weeks without food, but only three days without water! When catastrophe strikes, having enough water can spell the…
With clear explanations, real-world examples and updated questions and answers, the tenth edition of Environmental Chemistry emphasizes the concepts essential to the practice of environmental science, technology and chemistry while introducing the n…
Designed for the undergraduate, introductory environmental science course, the thoroughly updated and redesigned tenth edition of Environmental Science continues to present a comprehensive, student-friendly introduction to contemporary environmental…
Fascinated by our pervasive fear of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty set out to discover how other cultures care for the dead. From Here to Eternity is an immersive global journey that introduces compelling, powerful rituals almost entirely un…
Allt började med nyfikenhet. En kompis till Andreas Jakobsson berättade lyriskt om en matbutik i Uppsala. Inte för att butiken var extra billig eller bra utan för att dess soprum var lika lättillgängligt som välförsett. Andreas sögs in i dumpstrarna…
Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin Doughty-a twenty-something with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre-took a job at a crematory, turning morbid curiosity into her life's work. Thrown into a profession o…
A practical, systems-based approach for a more sustainable farming operation To many people today, using the words "factory" and "farm" in the same sentence is nothing short of sacrilege. In many cases, though, the same sound business practices appl…
Environmental problems are firmly on the political agenda. The stark threat to the planet from climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution can no longer be ignored by governments, political parties, businesses or individuals. Responding to the c…
Flipping the script on climate change, Eisenstein makes a case for a wholesale reimagining of the framing, tactics, and goals we employ in our journey to heal from ecological destruction With research and insight, Charles Eisenstein details how the…
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2019**'Read this book and join the effort to terminate air pollution.' Arnold SchwarzeneggerAir pollution has become the world's greatest environmental health risk, and scienc…
From the authors of Cradle to Cradle, we learn what's next: The Upcycle The Upcycle is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Cradle to Cradle, one of the most consequential ecological manifestoes of our time. Now, drawing on the green living lessons ga…
Waste is one of the planet's last great resource frontiers. From furniture made from up-cycled wood to gold extracted from computer circuit boards, artisans and multinational corporations alike are finding ways to profit from waste while diverting m…
Boken beskriver olika sorters natursten och hur de kan användas i såväl större som mindre trädgårdar. Du får inspiration och praktiska tips hur man kan anlägga och utforma olika markytor, trappor, små dammar och murar i trädgårdsmiljö. Trädgårdens ö…
This is the essence of Cradle to Cradle: waste need not to exist at all. By providing a framework of redesign of everything from carpets to corporate campuses, McDonough and Braungart make a revolutionary yet viable case for change and for remaking…
Sustainable Resource Recovery and Zero Waste Approaches covers waste reduction, biological, thermal and recycling methods of waste recovery, and their conversion into a variety of products. In addition, the social, economic and environmental aspects…
Cultural Heritage, Ethics and Contemporary Migrations breaks new ground in our understanding of the challenges faced by heritage practitioners and researchers in the contemporary world of mass migration, where people encounter new cultural heritage…
Jairus Victor Grove contends that we live in a world made by war. In Savage Ecology he offers an ecological theory of geopolitics that argues that contemporary global crises are better understood when considered within the larger history of internat…
The accelerated pace of global consumption over the past decades has meant that governments across the world are now faced with significant challenges in dealing with the dramatically increased volume of waste. While research on waste management has…
Revised and updated throughout, this unique anthology examines global environmental politics from a range of perspectives and captures the voices of both the powerless and the powerful. Paradigms of sustainability, environmental security, and ecolog…
From the boundary surveys of the 1850s to the ever-expanding fences and highway networks of the twenty-first century, Border Land, Border Water examines the history of the construction projects that have shaped the region where the United States and…
Historic sites, memorials, national parks, museums...we live in an age in which heritage is ever-present. But what does it mean to live amongst the spectral traces of the past, the heterogeneous piling up of historic materials in the present? How di…
This book describes how local consumption, particularly in urban areas, is increasingly met by global supply chains. These supply chains often extend over large geographical distances and have greater global environmental impacts, contributing to po…
Composting at scales large enough to capture and recycle the organic wastes of a given community, whether a school, neighbourhood, or even a small city, is coming of age, propelled by a growing awareness not only of our food waste crisis, but also t…
Winner, 2014 Joseph W. Elder Prize in the Indian Social Sciences Despite Mumbai's position as India's financial, economic, and cultural capital, water is chronically unavailable for rich and poor alike. Mumbai's dry taps are puzzling, given that the…
Follow along with George as he learns about what recycling is, how it works, and what else he can do to reduce his monkey paw print. Readers will learn the difference between recycling and trash, what happens to the things we throw away, and other w…
It is difficult to believe that our planet has been weaponized before our very eyes, but that is exactly what has happened. First, we were seduced by the convenience of a wireless world; then, atmospheric weather experimentation in the guise of carb…
