426 products in Nature

Mountains - once seen as hostile and economically non-viable - are now attracting major investment. This examines them as sites of tourism, hydro-power and routes of communication, but also considers the physical

The threat posed by climate change has not yet been matched by economic policies that can deliver sharp reductions in carbon emissions. The Kyoto Protocol has not received support from the USA,

This book charts the experiences of marginalised groups living in (and visiting) the countryside, revealing how notions of the rural have been created to reflect and reinforce divisions among those living there.

Examining the conditions for land occupation and natural resource use in the Sahel, this book offers a conceptual and practical approach to social organization and environmental management in the face of rapid

This is a comprehensive introduction to the European Union, examining its major aspects in terms of the integration between individual regions and a central EU identity. This revised second edition confronts a

This work examines the moral response which the world must now make to the ecological crisis if there is to be real change in the global society and economy to favour ecological