"The 21st century will see monumental change. Either the human race will use its knowledge and skills and change the way it interacts with the environment, or the environment will change the way it interacts with its inhabitants. In the first case, the focus of this book, we would see our...

"The Global Energy Assessment (GEA) brings together over 300 international researchers to provide an independent, scientifically based, integrated and policy-relevant analysis of current and emerging energy issues and options. It has been peer-reviewed anonymously by an additional 200...

Examines integrating the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development, within the framework of governance processes. This book covers the key actors, their agendas and methods, forms of organization, problems and limits, and real-life examples of governance at the...