River Publishers Series in Social, Urban, Economic and Environmental Sustainability
Environmental Transformation and its Acceleration in Nepal From Known History to the Contemporary Situation
1st Edition
By Medani P. Bhandari
August 12, 2025
This is an in-depth exploration of Nepal’s environmental journey, tracing its transformation from ancient practices to modern sustainability challenges. Drawing from over four decades of experience as an environmentalist and humanitarian, Dr. Medani Bhandari takes readers through the historical, ...
Environmentalism – Pathways to Life for Humanity and Sustainability
1st Edition
By Medani P. Bhandari
April 28, 2025
This is a comprehensive exploration of the diverse challenges and solutions related to environmentalism and sustainability. It bridges the gaps between theory and practice, offering practical insights for academics, policymakers, and change agents. It also inspires informed action and collaborative...
Local Development and Socio-environmental Systems: Experiences and Practices toward Sustainability in Mediterranean Europe
1st Edition
Edited
By Clio Ciaschini, Vito Imbrenda
April 15, 2025
Departing from conventional narratives centered on environmental complexity, this book offers a fresh perspective on ecological dynamics in the Mediterranean basin, positing their correlation with social and economic regimes, demographic transformations, local governance structures, and ...
Peri-urban Landscape: The Next Challenge
1st Edition
By Jacopo Mughini Gras, Letizia Pace
October 04, 2024
This book underlines the importance of establishing, in the planning and urban policies oriented towards sustainability, a relationship between the urban expansion – observed in its different forms and dynamics – and the ability of soil and landscape to support agricultural productivity and ...
Homage (and Criticism) to the Mediterranean City: Regional Sustainability and Economic Resilience
1st Edition
By Ioannis Vardopoulos, Francisco Escrivà Saneugenio, Adele Sateriano, Luca Salvati
August 23, 2024
Departing from conventional narratives centered on economic stagnation and social secularism, this book offers a fresh perspective on Mediterranean urbanities. It posits their correlation with housing and welfare regimes, societal transformations, local governance structures, and deficiencies in ...
The Component: A Personal Odyssey towards Another Normal
1st Edition
By Kas Oosterhuis
December 07, 2023
The Component: A Personal Odyssey towards Another Normal is the Oosterhuis' personal account of four decades of architectural and societal thinking, designing, building, and theorizing. It is an orchestrated yet non-linear series of subjects all leading toward the creation of a parallel world ...