Rakuten Kobo

Shopping Cart

Item(s) unavailable for purchase

Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.

itemsitem

- Unlimited access to eBooks
  
  Unlimited access to audiobooks
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Unlimited access to eBooks
  
  Unlimited access to audiobooks
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  Audiobook
  by ,
  
  Available:
  
  . No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.
  
  Pre-order
  1 audiobook monthly
  
  + FREE 30-day trial
  
  Special Offer
  
  Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice
  
  *No commitment, cancel anytime
  
  FREE

itemsitem

Unlimited access to eBooks

Unlimited access to audiobooks

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Unlimited access to eBooks

Unlimited access to audiobooks

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
Audiobook
by ,

Available:
. No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.

Pre-order
1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Special Offer

Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice

*No commitment, cancel anytime

FREE

Recommended For You

Εισαγωγή στη Χωρική Ανάλυση

by Anthony Antoniou ...

Series Book 1 - Χρήση και εκμάθηση του λογισμικού QGIS v.2.8
Τα Γεωγραφικά Συστήματα Πληροφοριών (ΓΣΠ) είναι τα συστήματα για την αποθήκευση, ανάκτηση και ανάλυση των γεωγραφικών δεδομένων. Τα ΓΣΠ χρησιμοποιούν προηγμένα εργαλεία ανάλυσης για την διερεύνηση των χωρικών σχέσεων, προτύπων, και διεργασιών σε μια ευρεία γκάμα φαινομένων - ιδιαίτερα στις κοινωνικές, βιολογικές και φυσικές επιστήμες.Η σειρά μαθημάτων που θα βρει ο αναγνώστης στο παρών βιβλίο ... Read more

19,99 €

Τα Γεωγραφικά Συστήματα Πληροφοριών (ΓΣΠ) είναι τα συστήματα για την αποθήκευση, ανάκτηση και ανάλυση των γεωγραφικών δεδομένων. Τα ΓΣΠ χρησιμοποιούν προηγμένα εργαλεία ανάλυσης για την διερεύνηση των χωρικών σχέσεων, προτύπων, και διεργασιών σε μια ευρεία γκάμα φαινομένων - ιδιαίτερα στις κοινωνικές, βιολογικές και φυσικές επιστήμες.Η σειρά μαθημάτων που θα βρει ο αναγνώστης στο παρών βιβλίο
... Read more
Elon Musk

Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

by Ashlee Vance ...

A New York Times BestsellerIn the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley’s most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs—a real-life Tony Stark—and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new “makers.”Elon Musk spotlights the technology and vision of Elon ... Read more

9,11 €

A New York Times BestsellerIn the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley’s most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs—a real-life Tony Stark—and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new “makers.”Elon Musk spotlights the technology and vision of Elon
... Read more
Not the End of the World

The Sunday Times bestseller that will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about climate change

by Hannah Ritchie ...

This **book will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems – and show how together we can solve them.** THE SUNDAY TIMES** TOP TEN BESTSELLER **'Truly essential' MARGARET ATWOOD‘Inspiring' DAVID WALLACE-WELLS‘Shines with positivity’ RUTGER BREGMAN‘Unmissable' TIM SPECTOR---------------------------... ... Read more

9,49 €

This **book will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems – and show how together we can solve them.** THE SUNDAY TIMES** TOP TEN BESTSELLER **'Truly essential' MARGARET ATWOOD‘Inspiring' DAVID WALLACE-WELLS‘Shines with positivity’ RUTGER BREGMAN‘Unmissable' TIM SPECTOR---------------------------...
... Read more
Poverty and Climate Change

Restoring a Global Biogeochemical Equilibrium

by Fitzroy B. Beckford ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development
Most, if not all of the global biogeochemical cycles on the earth have been broken or are at dangerous tipping points. These broken cycles have expressed themselves in various forms as soil degradation and depletion, ocean acidification, global warming and climate change. The best proposal for an organic solution to fixing the myriad broken cycles is a deliberate investment in solutions that first ... Read more

Free

Most, if not all of the global biogeochemical cycles on the earth have been broken or are at dangerous tipping points. These broken cycles have expressed themselves in various forms as soil degradation and depletion, ocean acidification, global warming and climate change. The best proposal for an organic solution to fixing the myriad broken cycles is a deliberate investment in solutions that first
... Read more
The Elements of Power

A Story of War, Technology and the Dirtiest Supply Chain on Earth

by Nicolas Niarchos ...

ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING FINALIST 2026LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 MOORE PRIZE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WRITING‘A tale of rapacious colonialism, Cold War spy games, dazzling technical innovation, big business rivalry, big power geopolitics […] an unflinching, landmark work on the nature of extractive capitalism’ Patrick Radden Keefe‘Joseph Conrad called colonial ventures in Africa “the vilest ... Read more

18,33 €

ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING FINALIST 2026LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 MOORE PRIZE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WRITING‘A tale of rapacious colonialism, Cold War spy games, dazzling technical innovation, big business rivalry, big power geopolitics […] an unflinching, landmark work on the nature of extractive capitalism’ Patrick Radden Keefe‘Joseph Conrad called colonial ventures in Africa “the vilest
... Read more
Direct Nerve Stimulation for Induction of Sensation and Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain

Edited by Winnie Jensen ...

The amputation of a limb is a surgical intervention used as a last resort to remove irreparably damaged, diseased, or congenitally malformed limbs where retention of the limb is a threat to the well-being of the individual. The procedure traumatically alters the body image, but often leaves sensations that refer to the missing body part, the phantom limb. In 50-80% of cases, these sensations are ... Read more

Free

The amputation of a limb is a surgical intervention used as a last resort to remove irreparably damaged, diseased, or congenitally malformed limbs where retention of the limb is a threat to the well-being of the individual. The procedure traumatically alters the body image, but often leaves sensations that refer to the missing body part, the phantom limb. In 50-80% of cases, these sensations are
... Read more
Water and Cities in Latin America

Challenges for Sustainable Development

Edited by Ismael Aguilar-Barajas, Jürgen Mahlknecht, Jonathan Kaledin, Marianne Kjellén, Abel Mejía-Betancourt ...

Series series Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management
Approximately 80 per cent of the population of Latin America is concentrated in urban centres. Pressure on water resources and water management in cities therefore provide major challenges. Despite the importance of the issues, there has been little systematic coverage of the topic in book form.This work fills a gap in the literature by providing both thematic overviews and case study chapters. It ... Read more

59,65 €

Approximately 80 per cent of the population of Latin America is concentrated in urban centres. Pressure on water resources and water management in cities therefore provide major challenges. Despite the importance of the issues, there has been little systematic coverage of the topic in book form.This work fills a gap in the literature by providing both thematic overviews and case study chapters. It
... Read more
The Fight Against Monsanto's Roundup

The Politics of Pesticides

Edited by Mitchel Cohen ...

“We are being poisoned, and this book is sounding a well-informed alarm. Read it. Get educated and then join the thousands rising up against those who care more for profit than the health of our bodies and our earth.”–Eve Ensler, New York Times bestselling authorChemical poisons have infiltrated all facets of our lives – housing, agriculture, work places, sidewalks, subways, schools, parks, even ... Read more

19,47 €

“We are being poisoned, and this book is sounding a well-informed alarm. Read it. Get educated and then join the thousands rising up against those who care more for profit than the health of our bodies and our earth.”–Eve Ensler, New York Times bestselling authorChemical poisons have infiltrated all facets of our lives – housing, agriculture, work places, sidewalks, subways, schools, parks, even
... Read more
New Developments in Environmental Science and Engineering

Proceedings of the 2023 13th International Conference on Environmental Science and Engineering (ICESE 2023)

Edited by Xueming Chen ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book contains the peer-reviewed papers that were accepted and presented at the 2023 13th International Conference on Environmental Science and Engineering (ICESE 2023), held in Leuven, Belgium, September 8–10, 2023. The conference provides a forum for researchers and practitioners to address advances in the field of environmental science and engineering including problems, solutions, and ... Read more

208,92 €

This book contains the peer-reviewed papers that were accepted and presented at the 2023 13th International Conference on Environmental Science and Engineering (ICESE 2023), held in Leuven, Belgium, September 8–10, 2023. The conference provides a forum for researchers and practitioners to address advances in the field of environmental science and engineering including problems, solutions, and
... Read more
Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering

Edited by Gary Wnek, Gary Bowlin ...

Written by more than 400 subject experts representing diverse academic and applied domains, this multidisciplinary resource surveys the vanguard of biomaterials and biomedical engineering technologies utilizing biomaterials that lead to quality-of-life improvements. Building on traditional engineering principles, it serves to bridge advances in materials science, life sciences, nanotechnology, and ... Read more

1.217,64 €

Written by more than 400 subject experts representing diverse academic and applied domains, this multidisciplinary resource surveys the vanguard of biomaterials and biomedical engineering technologies utilizing biomaterials that lead to quality-of-life improvements. Building on traditional engineering principles, it serves to bridge advances in materials science, life sciences, nanotechnology, and
... Read more
Geospatial Technologies for Resources Planning and Management

Edited by Chandra Shekhar Jha, Ashish Pandey, V.M. Chowdary, Vijay Singh ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book focuses on the application of geospatial technologies for resource planning and management for the key natural resources, e.g. water, agriculture and forest as well as the decision support system (DSS) for infrastructure development. We have seen in the past four decades that the growing complexities of sustainable management of natural resources management have been very challenging. ... Read more

143,09 €

This book focuses on the application of geospatial technologies for resource planning and management for the key natural resources, e.g. water, agriculture and forest as well as the decision support system (DSS) for infrastructure development. We have seen in the past four decades that the growing complexities of sustainable management of natural resources management have been very challenging.
... Read more
Social Audit Regulation

Development, Challenges and Opportunities

Edited by Samuel O. Idowu, Mia Mahmudur Rahim ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
This book takes the concept of social audit and lifts it beyond the role of functioning largely as a management tool. The book proposes a system in which social audit is regulated so as to provide a mechanism for effectively promoting corporate accountability in society. Taking this as its theme, this book provides both a conceptual explanation of the developmental perspectives of social audit ... Read more

85,85 €

This book takes the concept of social audit and lifts it beyond the role of functioning largely as a management tool. The book proposes a system in which social audit is regulated so as to provide a mechanism for effectively promoting corporate accountability in society. Taking this as its theme, this book provides both a conceptual explanation of the developmental perspectives of social audit
... Read more
Fundamentals of Irrigation and On-farm Water Management: Volume 1

by Hossain Ali ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Agriculture is one of the few industries that has been creating resources conti- ously from nature. Sustainability of this industry is a crucial issue at now-a-days. Agricultural technologies are important to feed the growing world population. Agricultural engineering has been applying scienti?c principles for the optimal use of natural resources in agricultural production for the bene?t of ... Read more

133,55 €

Agriculture is one of the few industries that has been creating resources conti- ously from nature. Sustainability of this industry is a crucial issue at now-a-days. Agricultural technologies are important to feed the growing world population. Agricultural engineering has been applying scienti?c principles for the optimal use of natural resources in agricultural production for the bene?t of
... Read more
Geoecological and Geopolitical Risks for the Oil and Gas Industry in the Arctic

Challenges and threats

by Vladimir N. Bashkin, Olga Р. Trubitsina ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book discusses issues of geoecological (GER) and geopolitical (GPR) risks due to hydrocarbon development of the Arctic. The authors explain the ethical and philosophical foundations of understanding environmental equity and justice in relation to the development of Arctic natural resources and consider various approaches to the moral aspects of making global management decisions in the field ... Read more

133,55 €

This book discusses issues of geoecological (GER) and geopolitical (GPR) risks due to hydrocarbon development of the Arctic. The authors explain the ethical and philosophical foundations of understanding environmental equity and justice in relation to the development of Arctic natural resources and consider various approaches to the moral aspects of making global management decisions in the field
... Read more
Adaptive Participatory Environmental Governance in Japan

Local Experiences, Global Lessons

Edited by Taisuke Miyauchi, Mayumi Fukunaga ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book contributes to the theoretical and practitioner literature in environmental governance and sustainability of natural resources by linking case studies of the roles of narratives to the three key practices in local environmental governance: socio-political legitimacy in participation; collaboratively creating stakeholder-ness, and cultivating social and ecological capabilities. It ... Read more

152,63 €

This book contributes to the theoretical and practitioner literature in environmental governance and sustainability of natural resources by linking case studies of the roles of narratives to the three key practices in local environmental governance: socio-political legitimacy in participation; collaboratively creating stakeholder-ness, and cultivating social and ecological capabilities. It
... Read more
The Anthropology of Resource Extraction

Edited by Lorenzo D'Angelo, Robert Jan Pijpers ...

Series series Routledge Studies of the Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development
This book offers an overview of the key debates in the burgeoning anthropological literature on resource extraction.Resources play a crucial role in the contemporary economy and society, are required in the production of a vast range of consumer products and are at the core of geopolitical strategies and environmental concerns for the future of humanity. Scholars have widely debated the economic ... Read more

48,70 €

This book offers an overview of the key debates in the burgeoning anthropological literature on resource extraction.Resources play a crucial role in the contemporary economy and society, are required in the production of a vast range of consumer products and are at the core of geopolitical strategies and environmental concerns for the future of humanity. Scholars have widely debated the economic
... Read more
Green Racing

A Case Study of South Korea The Energy Story of a Manufacturing Powerhouse

by Prof. Kim Changseop ...

This book tells the story of the future that has already started. Climate change issues are events that have already occurred in our past but will have a more profound impact on our future. However, we cannot solely listen to the words of environmentalists. Their radical theories may potentially kill industries and further devastate human life. Proper preparation for a crisis turns it into an ... Read more

0,74 €

This book tells the story of the future that has already started. Climate change issues are events that have already occurred in our past but will have a more profound impact on our future. However, we cannot solely listen to the words of environmentalists. Their radical theories may potentially kill industries and further devastate human life. Proper preparation for a crisis turns it into an
... Read more
Water Quality Modeling That Works

by Wu-Seng Lung ...

This book offers a practical guidance for environmental engineers and scientists charged with assessing the cause-and-effect of pollutants in receiving water systems. Instead of blindly running models, which is a practice seen too often in today’s field that can result in results with uncertainty, modelers must first understand the physical insights of the specific water systems in order to ... Read more

114,47 €

This book offers a practical guidance for environmental engineers and scientists charged with assessing the cause-and-effect of pollutants in receiving water systems. Instead of blindly running models, which is a practice seen too often in today’s field that can result in results with uncertainty, modelers must first understand the physical insights of the specific water systems in order to
... Read more
A Forum for Peace

Daisaku Ikeda's Proposals to the UN

Edited by Olivier Urbain ...

For every year since 1983 the Buddhist leader and thinker, Daisaku Ikeda, has issued a peace proposal that presents solutions to a variety of global problems. While the proposals themselves are both wide-ranging and specific (covering topics as diverse as counter-terrorism relations; the prohibition of child soldiers; denuclearization of the Arctic; and strategies to prevent global warming), the ... Read more

133,44 €

For every year since 1983 the Buddhist leader and thinker, Daisaku Ikeda, has issued a peace proposal that presents solutions to a variety of global problems. While the proposals themselves are both wide-ranging and specific (covering topics as diverse as counter-terrorism relations; the prohibition of child soldiers; denuclearization of the Arctic; and strategies to prevent global warming), the
... Read more
Environmental, Ethical, and Economical Issues of Nanotechnology

Edited by Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, Gustavo Marques da Costa ...

Nanotechnology is moving out of its comfort zone of scientific discourse. As new products go to market and national and international organizations roll out public-engagement programs on nanotechnology to discuss environmental and health issues, various sectors of the public are beginning to discuss what the controversy is all about. Nongovernmental organizations have long since reacted; however, ... Read more

93,75 €

Nanotechnology is moving out of its comfort zone of scientific discourse. As new products go to market and national and international organizations roll out public-engagement programs on nanotechnology to discuss environmental and health issues, various sectors of the public are beginning to discuss what the controversy is all about. Nongovernmental organizations have long since reacted; however,
... Read more
Handbook on Household Hazardous Waste

Edited by Amy D. Cabaniss ...

Household hazardous waste (HHW) is a topic that affects every individual and community given the nearly universal use, storage, and disposal of chemical consumer products. Yet many communities lack the basic information, guidance, and planning support for HHW collection and management so that struggles (e.g., to gain politicians’ and residents’ support, host a collection, build a facility, affect ... Read more

78,32 €

Household hazardous waste (HHW) is a topic that affects every individual and community given the nearly universal use, storage, and disposal of chemical consumer products. Yet many communities lack the basic information, guidance, and planning support for HHW collection and management so that struggles (e.g., to gain politicians’ and residents’ support, host a collection, build a facility, affect
... Read more
Sustainable Solutions for Urban Water Security

Innovative Studies

by Binaya Kumar Mishra, Shamik Chakraborty, Pankaj Kumar, Chitresh Saraswat ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book presents solutions to address water security in rapidly urbanizing cities, and explores the new paradigms of water security in changing contexts. Highlighting the latest developments in water research, changes in water policy, and current discourses on water security, the book also provides information and tools for local stakeholders, water managers, and policymakers to build the ... Read more

85,85 €

This book presents solutions to address water security in rapidly urbanizing cities, and explores the new paradigms of water security in changing contexts. Highlighting the latest developments in water research, changes in water policy, and current discourses on water security, the book also provides information and tools for local stakeholders, water managers, and policymakers to build the
... Read more
Developing Geographical Indications in the South

The Southern African Experience

Edited by Estelle Bienabe, Johann Kirsten, Cerkia Bramley ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book contributes to the literature on Geographical Indications (GIs) by providing key theoretical reflections from a five-year review process on the potential of GIs for agri-food products in Southern Africa. The contributors reflect on diverse GI processes and dynamics which operate at the local, national and international levels, thus enriching the understanding of GI dynamics and of the ... Read more

85,85 €

This book contributes to the literature on Geographical Indications (GIs) by providing key theoretical reflections from a five-year review process on the potential of GIs for agri-food products in Southern Africa. The contributors reflect on diverse GI processes and dynamics which operate at the local, national and international levels, thus enriching the understanding of GI dynamics and of the
... Read more
Drought Management on Farmland

by Joan Sydney Whitmore ...

Series Book 35 - Water Science and Technology Library
At last, integrated management of drought on farms is dealt with in one comprehensive book. Although drought is a highly variable, near-universal natural phenomenon which has repercussions on a country's water and food supplies and many other sectors of the economy, there are many ways of avoiding, resisting and mitigating the effects of drought. Pro-active preparedness entails using the ... Read more

133,55 €

At last, integrated management of drought on farms is dealt with in one comprehensive book. Although drought is a highly variable, near-universal natural phenomenon which has repercussions on a country's water and food supplies and many other sectors of the economy, there are many ways of avoiding, resisting and mitigating the effects of drought. Pro-active preparedness entails using the
... Read more

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Environmental eBooks

Εισαγωγή στη Χωρική Ανάλυση

Elon Musk

Not the End of the World

Poverty and Climate Change

The Elements of Power

Direct Nerve Stimulation for Induction of Sensation and Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain

Water and Cities in Latin America

The Fight Against Monsanto's Roundup

New Developments in Environmental Science and Engineering

Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering

Geospatial Technologies for Resources Planning and Management

Social Audit Regulation

Fundamentals of Irrigation and On-farm Water Management: Volume 1

Geoecological and Geopolitical Risks for the Oil and Gas Industry in the Arctic

Adaptive Participatory Environmental Governance in Japan

The Anthropology of Resource Extraction

Green Racing

Water Quality Modeling That Works

A Forum for Peace

Environmental, Ethical, and Economical Issues of Nanotechnology

Handbook on Household Hazardous Waste

Sustainable Solutions for Urban Water Security

Developing Geographical Indications in the South

Drought Management on Farmland