With so many great titles publishing this month it has been impossible to give them all the justice they deserve in our August newsletter, so to be sure you don't miss out you can find them all below. Those of you who received our August newsletter will have a discount code for 20% off when you buy online. If you are not already registered you can sign up for future newsletters here.
Quality of Life and Public Management explores the possibility for a dramatic and significant improvement in quality of life for all population groups and sub-groups in the UK. Strongly evidence-based, the book draws on case study data and comparisons into local and central government structure,...
Published August 1st 2012 by Routledge
Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture
This book provides a timely analysis and assessment of the potential of organic agriculture (OA) for rural development and the improvement of livelihoods. It focuses on smallholders in developing countries and in countries of economic transition, but there is also coverage of and comparisons with...
Published August 8th 2012 by Routledge
Series: The Earthscan Forest Library
There is a considerable gap between the science of conservation biology and the design and execution of biodiversity conservation projects in the field. Science is often failing to inform the practice of conservation, which remains largely experience-based. The main reason is the poor accessibility...
Published August 15th 2012 by Routledge
The introduction of transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) in southern Africa was based on an enchanting promise: simultaneously contributing to global biodiversity conservation initiatives, regional peace and integration, and the sustainable socio-economic development of rural communities....
Published August 23rd 2012 by Routledge
Series: Pathways to Sustainability
There has been a dramatic spread of health markets in much of Asia and Africa over the past couple of decades. This has substantially increased the availability of health-related goods and services in all but the most remote localities, but it has created problems with safety, efficiency and cost....
Published August 1st 2012 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Series
This book makes an important and timely contribution to debates about the relationship between climate change and security in Southeast Asia. It does so through a human security lens, drawing on local and regional expertise to discuss the threats that climate change poses to human security in...
Published August 5th 2012 by Routledge
In this book, Paul Clarke argues that in order to live sustainably we need to learn how to live and flourish in our environment in a manner that uses finite resources with ecologically informed discretion. Education is perfectly placed to create the conditions for innovative and imaginative...
Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge
The vast majority of the countries of the world are now facing an imminent energy crisis, particularly the USA, China, India, Japan and EU countries, but also developing countries having to boost their economic growth precisely when more powerful economies will prevent them from...
Published July 31st 2012 by Routledge
Series: Critical Concepts in Urban Studies
‘Sustainability’ is widely recognized as a key objective of urban development in the twenty-first century. But how is it realized in practice? What are its historical origins and its theoretical underpinnings? How does it connect to, or inform, related movements which seek to create more liveable...
Published September 9th 2012 by Routledge
