The international community has committed itself to achieve, by 2010, a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional, and national levels. Yet, despite growing awareness, and major efforts in all countries, the latest evidence indicates that biodiversity...

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction and Summary -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Historical View of International Immigration -- 1.1.2 International Immigration in Asian Countries -- 1.2 Economic Theory on International Migration: Special Subjects -- 1.2.1 Unemployment -- 1.2.2...

Using river basin case studies in a variety of contexts, this book provides an overview of how societies have gradually developed their water resources and furthers our understanding of how such resources can be managed successfully or unsuccessfully.

African Floodplains in semi-arid areas are important for local livelihoods but are under pressure and contested. Case studies from Mali, Cameroon, Tanzania, Zambia and Botswana present the change in the management of common pool resources in these wetlands and provide a comparative...

Exhausting Modernity is a bold new work on the exhaustion of our resources, both natural and human. Essential reading for political and social theorists, philosophers, economists, and anyone interested in the environment

Written by 27 World Bank experts, this book draws on the Bank's unique global capabilities and experience to promote an understanding of key global issues that cannot be solved by any one nation alone in an increasingly interconnected world. It describes the forces that are shaping public and...

We are all concerned by the environmental threats facing us today. Environmental issues are a major area of concern for policy makers, industrialists and public groups of many different kinds. While science seems central to our understanding of such threats, the statements of scientists are...