Contents -- Abbreviations -- Contributors -- Introduction: Interdisciplinary Approach to Regional Cooperation in South Asia -- 1 Human Interaction in Space -- 2 Role of Infrastructural Networks on Cooperation and Development -- 3 Sustainability and Natural Resources -- 4 Institutional Issues --...

In the face of limited progress toward meeting Millennium Development Goals or addressing climate change and resource degradation, increasing attention turns to harnessing the entrepreneurial, innovative, managerial and financial capacities of business for improved social and environmental...

This book offers current information on such topics as Green Technology for Sustainable Growth, Bioprospecting Medicinal plants, Soil Seed Bank Dynamics, Nanotechnology for Environmental Sustainability, Mathematical models in Sustainable development and more.

Environmental regulations provide protection to the public, workers and the environment. To protect themselves from long-term liabilities, however, companies have to do more than just comply with the basic responsibilities. This handbook is designed to introduce terminology, methodology, tools,...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Acronyms -- 1 Snapshot of a Changing Earth -- The context and purpose of this book -- Human response to biospheric change -- The impact of the international development effort -- The evolution of the South -- The emergence of public...

Front Cover -- Advance Praise -- Title Page -- Rights Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Part One -- Chapter 1: Fossil Fuel Depletion and Climate Change -- Chapter 2: Peak Oil - Peak Economy -- Chapter 3: Peak Oil - Peak Empire -- Chapter 4: Peak America -...

Through a series of case studies from around the world, Capitalism and Conservation presents a critique of conservation's role as a central driver of global capitalism. Features innovative new research on case studies on the connections between capitalism and conservation drawn from all over the...

Cruises are the primary form of tourism in the Polar Regions and cruise ship tourism in both the Arctic and Antarctic is expanding rapidly. The industry has moved beyond its infancy, and is now entering a maturing phase with increased numbers and types of vessels, more demanding routes, and more...

Examines the importance of NGOs in world environmental politics. Four case studies, including the ivory trade ban and Great Lakes water negotiations, detail how NGOs challenge the traditional structures of world politics