Rather than making ever larger political unions, in the mistaken belief that this will bring peace and security, we should minimise the aggregation of power by returning to a patchwork of small, relatively powerless states, where leaders are accessible to and responsive to the people.
9780857844309
Published: October 2016 | Green Books
9780857845498
Published: October 2020 | Green Books
Inside The Green Economy - Promises and Pitfalls
By Thomas Fatheuer, Lili Fuhr and Barbara UnmuessigThis book puts the Green Economy to the test, its promises, consequences and blind spots.
- Can efficiency be a solution if it results in more consumption?
- Can we save nature by putting a price on the services it provides?
- Should we rely on technological solutions to save us?
9780857844156
Published: July 2016 | Oekom
Contributions Towards a Sustainable World - In Dialogue with Klaus Topfer
Edited by Falk Schmidt and Nick NuttallParks are key to the protection of nature and the to the conservation of cultural landscapes, but increasingly, they promote sustainable development.
9783865814791
Published: April 2016 | Oekom
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Published: April 2016 | Oekom
Future of Food - State of the Art, Challenges and Options for Action
By Stephan Albrecht, Reiner Braun, Zoe Heuschkel, Francisco Marí and Julia PippigSustainable Food Case studies from around the world
9783865814197
Published: April 2016 | Oekom
9780857843906
Published: November 2013 | Oekom
The Nature of Sustainable Consumption and How To Achieve It - Results from the Focal Topic “From Knowledge to Action – New Paths towards Sustainable Consumption"
Edited by Rico Defila, Antonietta Di Giulio and Ruth Kaufmann- HayozThe impact of need and consumer behaviour on sustainable consumption.
9783865813022
Published: April 2016 | Oekom
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Published: April 2016 | Oekom
Parks of the Future - Protected areas in Europe challenging regional and global change
By Thomas Hammer, Ingo Mose, Dominik Siegrist and Norbert WeixlbaumerThere has been an unmistakable boom in parks in Europe since the 1990s. This richly illustrated book discusses what role parks may play in promoting sustainable development.
There has been an unmistakable boom in parks in Europe since the 1990s. This richly illustrated book discusses what role parks may play in promoting sustainable development.
9783865817655
Published: April 2016 | Oekom
The Politics of Sufficiency - Making It Easier To Live The Good Life
By Uwe Schneidewind and Angelika ZahrntThis book outlines a politics of sufficiency that will make it easier to live with fewer resources but with stronger relationships, enabling us to reduce the speed, complexity, clutter and commercialization currently blighting our lives.
9783865816900
Published: April 2016 | Oekom
Poverty Reduction through Social Business? - Lessons Learnt from Grameen Joint Ventures in Bangladesh
By Kerstin Maria HumbergNobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus and founder of Grameen Bank proposes a route out of poverty in this insightful work.
9783865812872
Published: April 2016 | Oekom
Social Dimensions of Climate Change Adaptation in Coastal Regions - Findings from Transdisciplinary Research
Edited by Grit Martinez, Hans-Joachim Meier and Peter Fröhle
9783865816825
Published: April 2016 | Oekom
Irene Schoene puts forward an alternative economics that is not only relevant to our modern world of technology and industry, but which also shows an awareness of environmental considerations.
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Published: September 2015 | Green Books
Changeology - How to enable groups, communities and societies to do things they’ve never done before
By Les RobinsonChangeology is about influencing the behaviour of human beings for the better. The book simplifies a vast body of theory and practice into six principles: buzz, hope, enabling environments, sticky solutions, ‘can do’ and the right inviter. These are explained with fascinating real-life stories and a look at the hard evidence.
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Published: October 2012 | Green Books
This book offers a historically rich and nuanced introduction to the concept of sustainability that could not be of more pressing importance for the 21st century.
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Published: October 2012 | Green Books
This book sets out a new business paradigm. Giles Hutchins presents the challenges to the prevailing ‘business as usual’ model, explains the pressing need for transformational change, and reveals the concepts and mindsets necessary to inspire the businesses of tomorrow.
9780857840486
Published: September 2012 | Green Books
Future Money explains how our money system is propelling us toward the self-destruction of our species – and what we should do about it. Future Money shows how our money system operates and could be reformed so it acts for the benefit of people and society rather than the opposite, and describes the obstacles that currently prevent that reform.
9781900322980
Published: April 2012 | Green Books