Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
Routledge Handbook of Human Rights and Climate Governance
1st Edition
Edited
By Sébastien Duyck, Sébastien Jodoin, Alyssa Johl
June 30, 2020
Over the last decade, the world has increasingly grappled with the complex linkages emerging between efforts to combat climate change and to protect human rights around the world. The Paris Climate Agreement adopted in December 2015 recognized the necessity for governments to take into ...
Routledge Handbook of Sustainability Indicators
1st Edition
Edited
By Simon Bell, Stephen Morse
March 04, 2020
This handbook provides researchers and students with an overview of the field of sustainability indicators (SIs) as applied in the interdisciplinary field of sustainable development. The editors have sought to include views from the center ground of SI development but also divergent ideas ...
Routledge Handbook of Agricultural Biodiversity
1st Edition
Edited
By Danny Hunter, Luigi Guarino, Charles Spillane, Peter C. McKeown
February 25, 2020
The world relies on very few crop and animal species for agriculture and to supply its food needs. In recent decades, there has been increased appreciation of the risk this implies for food security and quality, especially in times of environmental change. As a result, agricultural biodiversity has...
Routledge Handbook of Biodiversity and the Law
1st Edition
Edited
By Charles R. McManis, Burton Ong
February 25, 2020
This volume provides a reference textbook and comprehensive compilation of multifaceted perspectives on the legal issues arising from the conservation and exploitation of non-human biological resources. Contributors include leading academics, policy-makers and practitioners reviewing a range of ...
Routledge Handbook of the Resource Nexus
1st Edition
Edited
By Raimund Bleischwitz, Holger Hoff, Catalina Spataru, Ester van der Voet, Stacy D. VanDeveer
February 25, 2020
In recent years the concept of the resource "nexus" has been both hotly debated and widely adopted in research and policy circles. It is a powerful new way to understand and better govern the myriad complex relationships between multiple resources, actors and their security concerns. Particular ...
Routledge Handbook of the History of Sustainability
1st Edition
Edited
By Jeremy L. Caradonna
October 18, 2019
The Routledge Handbook of the History of Sustainability is a far-reaching survey of the deep and contemporary history of sustainability. This innovative resource will help to define the history of sustainability as an identifiable field. It provides a unique resource for advanced undergraduates, ...
Routledge Handbook of Ecological and Environmental Restoration
1st Edition
Edited
By Stuart K. Allison, Stephen D. Murphy
August 08, 2019
Ecological restoration is a rapidly evolving discipline that is engaged with developing both methodologies and strategies for repairing damaged and polluted ecosystems and environments. During the last decade the rapid pace of climate change coupled with continuing habitat destruction and the ...
Routledge Handbook of Urban Forestry
1st Edition
Edited
By Francesco Ferrini, Cecil C. Konijnendijk van den Bosch, Alessio Fini
August 08, 2019
More than half the world's population now lives in cities. Creating sustainable, healthy and aesthetic urban environments is therefore a major policy goal and research agenda. This comprehensive handbook provides a global overview of the state of the art and science of urban forestry. It describes...
Routledge Handbook of Gender and Environment
1st Edition
Edited
By Sherilyn MacGregor
May 21, 2019
The Routledge Handbook of Gender and Environment gathers together state-of-the-art theoretical reflections and empirical research from leading researchers and practitioners working in this transdisciplinary and transnational academic field. Over the course of the book, these contributors provide ...
Routledge Handbook of Environmental Policy in China
1st Edition
Edited
By Eva Sternfeld
March 28, 2019
During the last few decades, China has accomplished unprecedented economic growth and has emerged as the second largest economy in the world. This ‘economic miracle’ has led hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, but has also come at a high cost. Environmental degradation and the impact of ...
Routledge Handbook of Water Law and Policy
1st Edition
Edited
By Alistair Rieu-Clarke, Andrew Allan, Sarah Hendry
February 07, 2019
Water plays a key role in addressing the most pressing global challenges of our time, including climate change adaptation, food and energy security, environmental sustainability and the promotion of peace and stability. This comprehensive handbook explores the pivotal place of law and ...
Routledge Handbook of Food and Nutrition Security
1st Edition
Edited
By Bill Pritchard, Rodomiro Ortiz, Meera Shekar
August 14, 2018
The concept of food and nutrition security has evolved and risen to the top of the international policy agenda over the last decade. Yet it is a complex and multi-faceted issue, requiring a broad and inter-disciplinary perspective for full understanding. This Handbook represents the most ...