Author: Tim Jackson
Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd.
Keywords: earthscan, series, readers, sustainable, reader, consumption
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2006-11
List price: $48.95
ISBN-10: 1844071642
ISBN-13: 9781844071647
* A highly accessible yet comprehensive collection of writings from the world’s foremost thinkers on the subject * Sustainable Consumption is a topical, multidisciplinary field and a vital component of current debates about sustainable development * A topic with rapidly growing institutional and academic interestPolitically, intellectually, and socially, sustainable consumption is a controversial concept. Consumption drives our economies and defines our lives: making it sustainable is an enormous and essential challenge. It was a key subject covered at the World Summit on Sustainable Deve
Author: Jules Pretty
Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd.
Keywords: earthscan, series, readers, sustainable, reader, agriculture
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2005-11
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 1844072363
ISBN-13: 9781844072361
Authors:Michael Edwards, Alan Fowler,
Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd.
Keywords: earthscan, series, readers, ngo, reader, management
Number of Pages: 466
Published: 2002-05
List price: $42.50
ISBN-10: 1853838489
ISBN-13: 9781853838484
Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) vary in their origins and roles, but all share a similar set of questions for management and organizational development. NGOs face constant and complex challenges - unpredictable funding, the complexity of social change, and no single bottom-line for success -- and what little guidance is available is often difficult to find. The Earthscan Reader on NGO Management addresses this problem by drawing together a range of key texts covering ten critical areas of management for nonprofit organizations involved in international development. It is the only compre
Authors:E. Lisa F. Schipper, Ian Burton,
Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd.
Keywords: earthscan, readers, series, change, climate, reader, adaptation
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2009-01
List price: $38.95
ISBN-10: 1844075311
ISBN-13: 9781844075317
Climate change is now upon us. While mitigation is essential to reduce the future severity of climate change, it will take time and some effects will inevitably continue for centuries. Consequently, more attention is now also being directed to adaptation as a means of reducing losses. As the importance of adaptation becomes more apparent, there is need for wider appreciation and understanding of the concept and its potential as well as the obstacles to its effective deployment.This reader, the first of its kind, pulls together and makes sense of the most significant writings on adaptation to c
Author: David Thorpe
Publisher: EarthScan
Keywords: earthscan, expert, homes, efficiency, series, retrofitting, guide, home, sustainable, refurbishment
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2010-06-30
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 1844078760
ISBN-13: 9781844078769
A retro-fit offers many benefits: cutting electricity and heating bills, increasing the resale value of homes, slashing carbon emissions and creating a healthier place to live. This book is the guide to making it happen. It looks at: - draught-proofing, insulation and damp - ventilation, heating and cooling - electrical efficiency and renewable energy - water use and re-use - materials’ life cycles and incorporating nature - protection from climate change impacts - modelling energy flows and embodied energy - how we can meet the need to cut carbon emissions from dwellings
Author: Chris Laughton
Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd.
Keywords: earthscan, expert, design, installation, series, planning, handbook, heating, domestic, solar, water
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2010-06
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 1844077365
ISBN-13: 9781844077366
Solar Domestic Water Heating is a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of solar domestic water heating systems. As fossil fuel prices continue to rise and awareness of climate change grows, interest in domestic solar water heating is expanding.Solar water heating technology is the most environmentally-friendly way to heat water. This fully-illustrated and easy-to-follow guide shows how domestic solar water heating systems work, the different types of systems, types of collectors -- both flat plate and evacuated tube -- types of storages tanks and other accessories. It also shows how syste
Author: Mark Hankins
Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd.
Keywords: earthscan, expert, design, installation, series, planning, handbook, systems, solar, stand, electric
Number of Pages: 132
Published: 2010-07
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 1844077136
ISBN-13: 9781844077137
One of the best ways to get power to remote, off-grid locations, whether in developed or developing countries, is through the use of solar electric systems.This practical guide describes how to plan, design and install solar electric systems in a manner that is hands-on, graphic and technically complete. Highly illustrated chapters cover: solar energy basics, components of solar electric systems, (modules, batteries, regulators, inverters and appliances), installation practice, details on planning and servicing systems, water pumping, refrigeration, grid-interconnect, and village electri
