New Book: Planning for the Planet: How Socialism Could Save the Environment By Pete Dickenson

Planning for the Planet: How Socialism Could Save the Environment By Pete DickensonPublisher: Socialist Publications LtdPublished: 31 March 2012Format: Paperback 154 pages ISBN 13: 9781870958424 ISBN 10: 187095842XDescription This book explains how and why capitalism has failed to tackle global warming.The quest for profit and the tendency of competition to degrade the environment means that only a democratically planned socialist society...

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New Book: Feminization of Environment by Md. Reazul Haque

<>Feminization of Environment Is the National Water Policy Bangladesh - 1998 Gender Sensitive? LAP Lambert Academic Publishing ( 2012-03-15 ) Book Details:<><> <> ISBN-13:978-3-8484-3625-5 ISBN-10:3848436256 EAN:9783848436255 Book language:English Blurb/Shorttext:Environment and women are linked like a chain to each other. Development of one can certainly be the reason of upholding the situation of the...

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New Book: The Natural City: Re-envisioning the Built Environment by Ingrid Leman Stefanovic and Stephen Bede Scharper

The Natural City: Re-envisioning the Built Environment % Weight0.00 lbs Edited by Ingrid Leman Stefanovic and Stephen Bede ScharperUniversity of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division © 2011World Rights356 Pages 12 ImagesDescriptionUrban and natural environments are often viewed as entirely separate entities — human settlements as the domain of architects and planners, and natural areas as untouched wilderness. This dichotomy continues...

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Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence

Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence Five Experience Sharing seminars of different themes will be organized between April and May in order to provide an in-depth understanding of HKAEE to different organizations so that they can make sufficient preparations before they joint the HKAEE. Guest speakers from different winning organizations will share their successes and experience in implementing environmental management in the...

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SEARC Seminar: Developing bureaucracies for environmental governance: at the interface of state authority and World Bank conditionality in Laos by Dr Sarinda Singh on 30 April 2012 (Monday)

Southeast Asia Research Centrepresents a research-in-progress seminar onDeveloping bureaucracies for environmental governance:at the interface of state authority andWorld Bank conditionality in LaosDate: 30 April 2012 (Monday)Time: 3:30 – 5:00 pmVenue: Y7302, 7/F, Yellow Zone, AC 1, City University of Hong KongDr Sarinda Singh, School of Social Science,University of Queensland, AustraliaFor more informations: http://www6.cityu.edu.hk/searc/Post...

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New Publication: Global Environmental Commons: Analytical and Political Challenges in Building Governance Mechanisms

Global Environmental Commons: Analytical and Political Challenges in Building Governance MechanismsEdited by Eric Brousseau (eric@brousseau.info), Tom Dedeurwaerdere, Pierre-André Jouvet and Marc Willinger in OUP Catalogue from Oxford University PressAbstract: Environmental challenges, and the potential solutions to address them, have a direct effect on living standards, the organization of...

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New Book: Facing Catastrophe: Environmental Action for a Post-Katrina World By Robert R. M. Verchick

Facing Catastrophe: Environmental Action for a Post-Katrina World By Robert R. M. VerchickPublisher: HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESSPublished: 03 April 2012Format: Paperback 336 pagesISBN 13: 9780674064256 ISBN 10: 0674064259As Hurricane Katrina vividly revealed, disaster policy in the United States is broken and needs reform. What can we learn from past disasters—storms, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, and wildfires—about preparing for and...

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New Book: Comparative Environmental Politics: Theory, Practice, and Prospects by Paul F. Steinberg and Stacy D. VanDeVeer

Comparative Environmental Politics: Theory, Practice, and Prospects by Paul F. Steinberg and Stacy D. VanDeVeerPublisher: MIT PressPublished: 09 March 2012Format: Paperback 424 pagesISBN 13: 9780262693684 ISBN 10: 0262693682DescriptionHow do different societies respond politically to environmental problems around the globe? Answering this question requires systematic, cross-national comparisons of political institutions, regulatory styles, and state-society...

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New Book: Urban Local Government and Environmental Management in Bangladesh By Mohammad Shahjahan Chowdhury and Purnendu Dev

Urban Local Government and Environmental Management in Bangladesh By Mohammad Shahjahan Chowdhury and  Purnendu DevPublisher: Lap Lambert Academic Publishing AG & Co KgPublished: 12 March 2012Format: Paperback 80 pagesISBN 13: 9783848423309 ISBN 10: 3848423308Full description for Urban Local Government and Environmental Management in BangladeshThis book was an attempt to identify the role of urban local government in environmental...

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Workshop on 'Asian Environments: Governing Nature, Negotiating Knowledge, Constructing Subjectivities', 30.11.2012 – 02.12.2012

Asian Environments: Governing Nature, Negotiating Knowledge, Constructing Subjectivities Workshop 30.11.2012 – 02.12.2012          Location: Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (RCC), Munich, GermanyConveners: Ursula Münster (LMU Munich / RCC), Shiho Satsuka (University of Toronto / RCC), and Gunnel Cederlöf...

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The Laozi as Environmental Ethics and Aesthetics

The Laozi as Environmental Ethics and Aesthetics Prof. Charles Kwong 鄺龑子教授 Department of Chinese, Lingnan University Date: 26 April 2012 (Thursday)Time: 3:30 – 5:30p.m.Venue: B4-LP-07 Language: EnglishSource: http://www.ied.edu.hk/chi/?p=27...

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New Publication: Effective environmental protection in the context of government decentralization

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC POLICYVolume 9, Number 1, 53-82, DOI: 10.1007/s10368-011-0178-zORIGINAL PAPEREffective environmental protection in the context of government decentralizationZhongXiang Zhang AbstractChina has shifted control over resources and decision making to local governments and enterprises as the result of the economic reforms over the past three decades. This devolution of decision-making to local levels and enterprises has placed environmental stewardship in the hands of local officials and polluting enterprises who...

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Low Carbon Energy Future – Good news, Bad news and the Best route forward, 2 May 2012

Low Carbon Energy Future – Good news, Bad news and the Best route forwardDATE: 2 May 2012 With CO2 emissions at record highs and demand for energy surging, the International Energy Agency has warned that dangerous climate change will be “locked in” by 2017. Dr Julia King, the UK’s Low Carbon Business Ambassador, will present the latest news on the urgency of de-carbonizing energy production and consumption. A panel of experts will then offer...

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Symposium on Safety Management and Emergency Responses to a Serious Nuclear Accident, 24 April 2012

Symposium on Safety Management and Emergency Responses to a Serious Nuclear AccidentDATE: 24 Apr 2012  The nuclear power plant accident occurred at Fukushima last year has highlighted the importance of safety management and emergency responses to a serious nuclear accident.  The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and City University of Hong Kong are co-hosting a symposium to discuss safety management and emergency responses to a serious...

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Local Seminar on EIA for Sustainable and Quality Living, 17 April, 2012

EIA for Sustainable and Quality LivingIntroductionThe Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Environmental Division Annual SeminarDate:17 Apr 2012Time: 08:45 - 17:30Theatre II, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre1 Expo Drive, Wanchai, Hong KongEvent Rationale:Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) identifies the potential impacts of plans, programmes, projects or strategic policies in the early planning stages. This includes evaluation of alternatives or mitigation measures.  With stakeholder engagement, EIA has been widely adopted in...

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World Economics Association Sustainability Conference 2012

Conference call Sustainability has many dimensions and we welcome contributions in the following areas, though others will be considered if the papers warrant them. We also welcome contributions from many countries as this would help an analysis of the comparative situation and of different perspectives on ecological issues.Cost benefit analysis on the usage of alternative sources of energySustainable firms and businessLaw, economics and...

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[China Updates] 2012 National Teleconference on Special Environmental Protection Campaigns on Cracking down the Enterprises with Environmental Infringements and Safeguarding Public Health Held in Beijing

2012 National Teleconference on Special Environmental Protection Campaigns on Cracking down the Enterprises with Environmental Infringements and Safeguarding Public Health Held in Beijing"Ministry of Environmental Protection, NDRC, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Supervision, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, State Administration for Industry and Commerce, State Administration...

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SGBC-DLS Seminar: Enhancing Green, Enhancing Productivity, 14 April 2012

SGBC-DLS Seminar: Enhancing Green, Enhancing Productivity Date: Saturday, 14 April 2012 Time: 8.30am to 12.30pm Venue: Grand Ballroom (Level5), Furama City Centre 60 Eu Tong Sen Street Singapore 059804Fee (Nett): S$80.00 / S$60.00 (SGBC Corporate Members) / S$30.00 (Students)CPD: BOA-SIA, PEB, SISV, SPM pending SGBC and DLS are pleased to jointly invite you to attend the seminar...

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[China Updates]Global Effort to Fight Environmental Crime Takes Shape

Global Effort to Fight Environmental Crime Takes Shape 2012-04-01 For the first time, heads of environmental, biodiversity and natural resources agencies from across the world have met with heads of law enforcement agencies to craft a global compliance and enforcement strategy for environmental security. Convened this week by Interpol and the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Chiefs of Environmental Compliance and Enforcement...

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Inaugural AsiaEngage Event – Regional Conference on Higher Education-Industry-Community Engagement in Asia. Forging Meaningful Partnerships

The Regional Conference on Higher Education-Community-Industry Engagement: Forging Meaningful Partnerships across ASEAN & Asia that will take place at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM or The National University of Malaysia) on the 7th to 9th May 2012.This Conference aims to bring together diverse practitioners from academia, industries, non-governmental organizations, government agencies, foundations who are passionate about university-community-industry...

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7th China International Recycling Conference & Exhibition 2012

Event Type: Conference/SeminarDate: May 15-17, 2012Venue: The Great Wall Sheraton Hotel BeijingLocation: Beijing, ChinaHosted by: CRRAOrganized by: Beijing Zhongzaixinghuan Consultation Co., Ltd.As the 7th annual conference of China CRRA, China International Recycling Conference & Exhibition is one of the best and largest communication platforms in the recycling world. The conference has successfully attracted more than three thousand participants...

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New publication: From Rio to Rio and Beyond Innovation in Global Environmental Governance

From Rio to Rio and BeyondInnovation in Global Environmental GovernanceLiliana B. AndonovaMatthew J. HoffmannAbstractThe 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro unleashed new energy in environmental governance, engaging actors beyond the state and across scales, from local to global, from communities to large transnational networks. In this paper we argue that this expanded pluralism has contributed to a remarkable array of governance experimentation...

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International Environment and Health Conference (IEHC2012),6 to 7 June 2012

International Environment and Health Conference (IEHC2012)Date: 6 to 7 June 2012 Venue: Penang, Malaysia This conference aims to gather all environment and health scientists, policy makers and academicians to pursue their ideas and research findings regarding environmental problemsWebsite :http://www.ppsk.usm.my/conference/ehc12.nsf/Contact name: Rapeah SuppianOrganized by: Universiti Sains Malaysia...

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Asia Clean Energy Forum 2012, 4 to 8 June 2012

Asia Clean Energy Forum 2012Date: 4 to 8 June 2012 Venue: Mandaluyong, Manila, Philippines Website: http://www.asiacleanenergyforum.org/Organized by: Asian Development Bank Organized jointly by ADB and USAID since 2006, the Forum enables participants to share practical knowledge about what works in the key areas of energy access, clean energy technology, policy and regulation, and financ...

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New Book: Politics and the Environment: From Theory to Practice (Environmental Politics)

Politics and the Environment: From Theory to Practice (Environmental Politics)  By James Connelly, Graham Smith,  David Benson, Clare SaundersPublisher: ROUTLEDGEPublished: 15 March 2012Format: Paperback 440 pages ISBN 13: 9780415572125 ISBN 10: 0415572126 Sales rank: 1,055,558Politics and the Environment has established itself as one of the most comprehensive textbooks in this area. This new edition has been completely revised and...

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2012 2nd Journal Conference on Environmental Science and Development (JCESD 2012 2nd), 2 to 3 June 2012

Date: 2 to 3 June 2012 Venue: Hong Kong Website: http://www.ijesd.org/jcesd/2nd/Contact name: Journal Secretary Organized by: CBEES General Information2012 2nd Journal Conference on Environmental Science and Development (JCESD 2012 2nd) aims to provide a forum for researchers, pactitioners, and professinals from the industry, academia and government to discourse on research and development, professional practice in environmental science and development....

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