Since the year 2000, millions of hectares of land in the Global South have been acquired by foreign investors for large-scale agricultural projects, displacing and disrupting rural communities. Women are especially disadvantaged by the global land grab: they are less likely to inherit, control, or make decisions over land, but often need land to support themselves, their families, and their communities. While international organizations have developed global guidelines to improve land gove...

The ecological footprint is one of the most prominent tools used to measure environmental sustainability, and its rise in academic and policy debates since the early 1990s has been remarkable. Drawing upon research and examples from around the world, the authors critically examine the claims made of the Ecological Footprint and how it has been applied in practice.Offering an up-to-date account, this book provides a unique insight into the ways in which environmental knowledge is us...

It is the year 3098 and life spans have been expanded three hundred years or more. Unfortunately, scientists estimate the oxygen will run out on Earth in less than a hundred years. In the chaos that follows many flee the planet but millions are left behind unable to secure posts on other colonized worlds. A few desperate souls struggle on in the fall of society, a morally conflicted corporal from the former Global Marine Corps. A botanist father to a frail adopted daughter, a machinist and...

In the aftermath of the battle, Jaden and Soleth must unite the survivors of Lanthium and the other cities of protection and find a path forward.Tallamay and MarPuk return to Venix and make some surprising new discoveries in the fortress they weren’t expecting while Commander Skraggor is forced to deal with some unruly soldiers.While the struggle on Earth continues another danger is brewing on the Kaneko Research Station. Fiona is one of twelve siblings that have lived for ...

From New York Times bestseller Alessandra Torre comes a fake marriage that may end in death...When a wealthy stranger walked into our strip club, a bodyguard in tow and cash in hand, I didn’t hesitate. When he proposed the next morning, a contract in hand, I signed on the dotted line.I'd wanted to escape my rundown life and my mountain of bills. I’d seized the opportunity to live in a mansion and fill my days with country clubs and caviar, my night...

This compilation of 365 daily lessons on Stoic philosophy is designed to be started at any point in the year.The teachings of Stoic philosophy began and thrived in the Greek and Roman world until the 3rd century AD, and has since experienced multiple revivals right up to the modern day.With wise lessons in key philosophical subjects, from Acceptance and Change to Virtue and Cooperation with Nature, there is much that we can learn from the writings of the St...

Hör Dich schlau! Diese Hörspielreihe basiert auf den Themen der erfolgreichen WAS IST WAS Bände. Das bereits aus TV bekannte Trio Theo, Tess und Quentin lädt auf abenteuerliche Wissensreisen ein und stößt dabei auf viele interessante Fakten. Mit Humor und Sachverständnis wird so jedes Thema zum puren Hörvergnügen. Orcas / Polarmeere: Sie sind die cleversten Jäger der Meere: Orcas. Doch zugleich sind die schwarz-weißen Riesendelfine ausgesprochene Familientiere, die untereinander mit einer ...

Hör Dich schlau! Diese Hörspielreihe basiert auf den Themen der erfolgreichen "WAS IST WAS"-Bände. Das bereits aus TV bekannte Trio Theo, Tess und Quentin lädt auf abenteuerliche Wissensreisen ein und stößt dabei auf viele interessante Fakten. Mit Humor und Sachverständnis wird so jedes Thema zum puren Hörvergnügen. Katzen / Im Reich der Löwen: Katzen gelten als klug und eigensinnig. Doch sind sie das wirklich? Seid bei der Geburt von Kätzchen dabei und erfahrt, wie die Katzenmutter ihren ...

Hör Dich schlau! Diese Hörspielreihe basiert auf den Themen der erfolgreichen WAS IST WAS Bände. Das bereits aus TV bekannte Trio Theo, Tess und Quentin lädt auf abenteuerliche Wissensreisen ein und stößt dabei auf viele interessante Fakten. Mit Humor und Sachverständnis wird so jedes Thema zum puren Hörvergnügen. Der Urmensch / Eiszeiten Spannende Expedition in die Welt des frühen Menschen! Die Evolution des Menschen von affenähnlichen Vorfahren zum modernen Menschen ist ungeheuer faszini...

Supranational regionalism and regional integration have for a long time been top-down processes, led by the few and imposed on the many. The role of citizens, especially those active in civil society, has been neglected by scholars, students, and commentators of regionalism. In reaction to the prevalence of these top-down models, a “new regionalism” approach has proliferated in the past few years. This book aims to further develop such a research agenda by providing an up-to-date overview ...

Immerse yourself in The Irresistible Italians and The Crown collectionsIncluding the titles:Irresistible Italians: A Dangerous DealIrresistible Italians: Securing a PrinceIrresistible Italians: A Scandalous PropositionIrresistible Italians: A Price To PayIrresistible Italians: One Perfect MomentIrresistible Italians: A Holiday ProposalDuty to the CrownPromised to the CrownReunited with the Crown...

Is it good to be trusting, or should we be wary of trusting others? Trust seems to be the basis of large-scale social cooperation and even of democracy itself, but in recent years many commentators and researchers have lamented the dawn of a post-trust era. Edited by David Collins, Iris Vidmar Jovanovic, and Mark Alfano, The Moral Psychology of Trust examines trust from a variety of perspectives in philosophy and the social sciences. The contributors explore topics such as the nature of tr...