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An inspirational and beautifully illustrated book that tells the stories of 80 plants from around the globe'Informs and charms in equal measure' Monty Don
A hard-hitting manifesto that shines a light on our dysfunctional global food system and establishes what we can do to change it.
Together, we can solve the climate crisis; eliminating air pollution and safely securing energy supplies for everyone,... Læs mere
In this authoritative book, international experts examine long-recognised areas of health concern for populations vulnerable to climate change, describing effects that are both direct, such as heat waves, and indirect, such as via vector-borne diseases.
Provides a survey of agricultural research projects underway in Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, India, China, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru. This book starts from... Læs mere
A focus on a community's struggle for justice in the wake of the environmental contamination by local corporations. Readers will learn about how the residents of Woburn, Massachusetts discovered a childhood leukaemia cluster and eventually sued two corporate giants.
A contemporary account of the physical environments (atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere) in the Arctic, Antarctic, and Central Asian mountains (the 'Third Pole'), for... Læs mere
Everyday Exposure documents the adverse health effects experienced by Aamjiwnaang citizens in the heart of... Læs mere
This is the annual report submitted to the General Assembly by the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation on its sixty-third session (27 June-1 July 2016).
Health figures centrally in late twentieth-century environmental activism. In this book, Jennifer Thomson untangles the complex web of political, social, and intellectual developments that gave rise to the multiplicity of claims and concerns about environmental health.
Focuses on the relationship between passive smoking and cardiovascular pathology. This volume presents the factors that influence negatively both a normal and diseased heart and blood vessels of non-smokers exposed to environmental smoking.
Take a random walk through your life and you'll find it is awash in industrial, often toxic, chemicals. In this scientifically rigorous legal... Læs mere