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World In Motion - The Globalization And The Environment Reader

65,57€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

DISPONIBILIDADE IMEDIATA

 This book asks an important question: Can we simply accelerate growth under the assumption that increased prosperity and new technologies will allow us to reverse environmental damage? Or do we need to transform our modes of living radically to maintain the health of the world around us?
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Power Of The Machine - Global Inequalities Of Economy, Technology, And Environment

de Alf Hornborg

50,07€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

DISPONIBILIDADE IMEDIATA

 Argues that we are caught in a collective illusion about the nature of modern technology that prevents us from imagining solutions to our economic and environmental crises other than technocratic fixes.
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Confronting Environments - Local Understanding In A Globalizing World

43,66€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

DISPONIBILIDADE IMEDIATA

 Tackles the factors affecting people's understandings of their environment, not just the natural environment, but landscapes shaped by humans, and the social and cultural contexts. This book considers the impact of local events with analyses, and also evaluates the political-economic forces that operate at regional and global levels.
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Rethinking Environmental History - World-System History And Global Environmental Change

71,54€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

DISPONIBILIDADE IMEDIATA

 Providing an overview of the ecological dimension of economic processes, this book presents a framework for understanding the relations between ecosystems and world systems. It also contains reflections by Immanuel Wallerstein, originator of the world-system concept, in which he talks about the various implications of global environmental change.
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Global Capitalism And Climate Change - The Need For An Alternative World System

de Hans A. Baer

175,74€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

portes grátis

 This book constitutes an effort to develop a critical social science of climate change, one that posits its roots in global capitalism with its emphasis on profit-making, a treadmill of production and consumption, heavy reliance on fossil fuels, and commitment to ongoing economic expansion.
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World In Motion - The Globalization And The Environment Reader

162,23€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

portes grátis

 This book asks an important question: Can we simply accelerate growth under the assumption that increased prosperity and new technologies will allow us to reverse environmental damage? Or do we need to transform our modes of living radically to maintain the health of the world around us?
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Globalization And The World Ocean

de Peter Jacques

50,01€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Offers an analysis of the connections between global marine and atmospheric conditions to global political phenomena. This book shows how human survival is intricately linked to the sustainability of the world ocean, a singular connected body of regional oceans.
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The World'S Scavengers - Salvaging For Sustainable Consumption And Production

de Martin Medina

67,58€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

portes grátis

 A fascinating analysis of the world's scavengers as performing an important economic role in the production and consumption of food.
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The Power Of The Machine - Global Inequalities Of Economy, Technology, And Environment

de Alf Hornborg

56,77€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

portes grátis

 Argues that we are caught in a collective illusion about the nature of modern technology that prevents us from imagining solutions to our economic and environmental crises other than technocratic fixes.
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Rethinking Environmental History - World-System History And Global Environmental Change

175,74€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

portes grátis

 Providing an overview of the ecological dimension of economic processes, this book presents a framework for understanding the relations between ecosystems and world systems. It also contains reflections by Immanuel Wallerstein, originator of the world-system concept, in which he talks about the various implications of global environmental change.
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Saving Forests, Protecting People? - Environmental Conservation In Central America

de John Schelhas e Max J. Pfeffer

74,34€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

portes grátis

 By examining the connections among local values, material needs, and environmental management regimes, Saving Forests, Protecting People? explores that difficult terrain where culture, the environment, and social policies meet.
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Capitalizing On Catastrophe - Neoliberal Strategies In Disaster Reconstruction

162,23€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

portes grátis

 Capitalizing on Catastrophe critically explores the phenomenon of 'disaster capitalism,' in which relief efforts for natural disasters and other large-scale disruptions are contracted out to private companies.
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Cows, Kin, And Globalization - An Ethnography Of Sustainability

de Susan Alexandra Crate

58,12€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Presenting a cultural ecological study of a Siberian people, the Viliui Sakha, this title describes the local and global forces of modernization that challenge their survival. It is suitable for environmental and economic anthropologists, as well as to practitioners interested in sustainable rural development in Eurasia, and post-Soviet Russia.
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Global Capitalism And Climate Change - The Need For An Alternative World System

de Hans A. Baer

155,03€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

DISPONIBILIDADE IMEDIATA

 This book constitutes an effort to develop a critical social science of climate change, one that posits its roots in global capitalism with its emphasis on profit-making, a treadmill of production and consumption, heavy reliance on fossil fuels, and commitment to ongoing economic expansion.
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War And Nature - The Environmental Consequences Of War In A Globalized World

de Jurgen Brauer

47,69€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

DISPONIBILIDADE IMEDIATA

 This book takes a comprehensive look at the environmental costs of wars around the world since the end of World War II, drawing on case studies from Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Africa, and other regions.
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Saving Forests, Protecting People? - Environmental Conservation In Central America

de John Schelhas e Max J. Pfeffer

65,57€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

DISPONIBILIDADE IMEDIATA

 By examining the connections among local values, material needs, and environmental management regimes, Saving Forests, Protecting People? explores that difficult terrain where culture, the environment, and social policies meet.
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War And Nature - The Environmental Consequences Of War In A Globalized World

de Jurgen Brauer

54,06€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

portes grátis

 This book takes a comprehensive look at the environmental costs of wars around the world since the end of World War II, drawing on case studies from Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Africa, and other regions.
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Computing Our Way To Paradise? - The Role Of Internet And Communication Technologies In Sustainable Consumption And Globalization

de Robert Rattle

162,23€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

portes grátis

 Computing Our Way to Paradise? challenges key assumptions concerning the role of Internet and communication technologies in globalization processes. While globalization is predicated upon a strong, extensive, and interconnected network of products, processes, and services, the real environmental and health benefits remain far from certain.
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World In Motion - The Globalization And The Environment Reader

74,34€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

portes grátis

 This book asks an important question: Can we simply accelerate growth under the assumption that increased prosperity and new technologies will allow us to reverse environmental damage? Or do we need to transform our modes of living radically to maintain the health of the world around us?
INGLÊS

Rethinking Environmental History - World-System History And Global Environmental Change

81,10€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

portes grátis

 Providing an overview of the ecological dimension of economic processes, this book presents a framework for understanding the relations between ecosystems and world systems. It also contains reflections by Immanuel Wallerstein, originator of the world-system concept, in which he talks about the various implications of global environmental change.
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Communities And Conservation - Histories And Politics Of Community-Based Natural Resource Management

81,10€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

portes grátis

 Analyzes and advocates for community-based natural resource management. This book offers an overview of this transnational movement and its links between environmental management and social justice agendas. It is of interest to instructors, practitioners, and activists in environmental anthropology, justice, and policy, and cultural geography.
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Globalization, Health, And The Environment - An Integrated Perspective

52,71€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

portes grátis

 Reveals the impact of globalization on human health, as it is mediated through environmental change. This book examines the bio-cultural intersection of health and the environment and the impact of rapid change, technological development and the expansion of the global economy.
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Global Visions, Local Landscapes - A Political Ecology Of Conservation, Conflict, And Control In Northern Madagascar

de Lisa L. Gezon

50,01€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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Pocket Piggies Numbers! - Featuring The Teacup Pigs Of Pennywell Farm

de Richard Austin

ESGOTADO OU NÃO DISPONÍVEL

 Could there be a cuter way to learn colours and numbers? Announcing a new line of board books featuring the irresistible Teacup Pigs of Pennywell Farm. Small enough to hold in the palm of your hand, the Pennywell pigs are an adorable lot.
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