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by Kent A. Price
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Goods and Services
An Input-Output Approach
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2010
Environmental life cycle assessment is often thought of as cradle to grave and therefore as the most complete accounting of the environmental costs and benefits of a product or service. However, as anyone who has done an environmental life cycle assessment knows, existing tools have many problems:...
Aurum Solis
Gold Of The Sun
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
The ancient art of alchemy, secrets hidden in the bible, the fountain of youth, the formation of crystals within the earths crust, journey across time and explore these ancient mysteries and more which are illuminated like never before in this exciting book.
Timber Trafficking in Vietnam
Crime, Security and the Environment
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2018
This book is the first systematic investigation into the problem of timber trafficking in Vietnam, providing a detailed understanding of the typology of, victimization from, and key factors driving this crime. The book first reveals a multifaceted pattern of timber trafficking in Vietnam, comprising...
Peaceful Places: Boston
121 Tranquil Sites in the City and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2011
The fifth in a new series, each one set in a U.S. metropolis, Peaceful Places: Boston leads the reader on an unexpected path to secret delights shared by its insider author. This new title in an unusual guidebook series is for everyone who yearns for a little peace and quiet amidst the urban hubbub....
by Dr Bill Williamson
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2016
Israel relies for its survival on its lucrative arms trade and American military support. Meanwhile, the Palestinians suffer poverty and destitution as an occupied nation. Indeed, without vast international financial support the Palestinians would face starvation. Any solution is impossible while Israel...
by Robert Sterling Yard
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2015
In offering the American public a carefully studied outline of its national park system, I have two principal objects. The one is to describe and differentiate the national parks in a manner which will enable the reader to appreciate their importance, scope, meaning, beauty, manifold uses and enormous...
Energizing Water
Flowform Technology and the Power of Nature
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
The poor quality of water, as well as its restricted supply and availability, is one of the biggest challenges of our time, with presently two-fifth's of the world's population unable to find adequate fresh water for essential usage.
Over 40 years' research has been carried out on the positive...
Gone to the Swamp
Raw Materials for the Good Life in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2008
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To make a living here, one had to be capable, confident, clever and inventive, know a lot about survival, be able to fashion and repair tools, navigate a boat, fell a tree, treat a snakebite, make...
Ecology and Conservation of Estuarine Ecosystems
Lake St Lucia as a Global Model
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2013
St Lucia is the world's oldest protected estuary and Africa's largest estuarine system. It is also the centerpiece of South Africa's first UNESCO World Heritage Site, the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, and has been a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance since 1986. Knowledge of its biodiversity,...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
The Routledge Handbook of International Environmental Law is an advanced level reference guide which provides a comprehensive and contemporary overview of the corpus of international environmental law (IEL). The Handbook features specially commissioned papers by leading experts in the field of international...
by Gary Peterson
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2018
What Im about to tell you may sound unbelievable and even a little crazy, but if you go on this journey with me, you will be amazed at my discoveries. It all started when I found a very strange rock on a beach. The rock seemed to be glowing. It reflected the sunlight, and if you looked closely at...
The Benefits of Sun Exposure
Find out the true Healing Power of the Sun
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2016
All of my life, I was told that sun exposure is bad for you...
It was only until 2013 when I realized it was all a lie. The sun is more than a hot ball of fire. It's more than just a resource for your summertime tan. We have a deeper connection to the sun more than we realize.
What...
What Is Water?
The History of a Modern Abstraction
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
This history of an idea whose consequences have helped produce a global crisis will be of interest to students and scholars of environmental science, water managers, and concerned citizens who want to explore fresh approaches to fundamental environmental problems.