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Explores the role of emerging technologies in advancing SDG 5 - Gender Equality, a key pillar of the UN Agenda 2030. The book examines how artificial intelligence, big data, IoT, blockchain, and other smart technologies can bridge gender gaps and empower women across various sectors. Highlighting the role of technology to promote gender equality, this book will serve as a valuable resource for academics, policymakers, researchers, and international organizations working toward inclusive and equitable development. National governments, NGOs, and industry leaders will gain insights into technological innovations that can accelerate progress toward achieving SDG 5 and fostering a more gender-equitable future.

Exploring the ongoing histories of human-centered ecosystem management in the lands and waters that comprise what is now known as North America, this book tracks the diverse ways in which human-environmental relations have been presented across different forms of media.

Including literature, film, visual arts, performing arts, park interpretive materials, and more, the book analyzes the many ways in which human-environmental relations have been articulated, experienced, understood, represented, and regulated. The collection encourages a reimagining of what it means to manage environmental elements beyond the limits of utility, commodification, and control. To that end, the contributions interrogate the concept of "management" itself, arguing instead for a more expansive conception of reciprocal relations among humans and the more-than-human world. These relations encompass many kinds of human-environmental engagements, ranging from constructing dams and using prairie soils for paint pigments, to gathering pollen and cultivating grass for memorial sites. In particular, the book highlights the potential in Indigenous ecological approaches to living with lands and waters, underscoring the need to lovingly engage with the world that sustains us. In the spirit of inquiry and reorientation, this interdisciplinary book begins with a "Keywords" section. Entries for key terms, such as wilderness, allotment, reclamation, fugitive sand, and reciprocity, detail the word's history, outline its role in various discourses, and/or suggest possibilities for future research.

This book will be of value to a wide range of readers, including researchers and students in environmental humanities, literature, ecocritical theory, history, Indigenous studies, legal studies, natural resources, sociology, environmental studies, and anthropology.

This book examines how contemporary global crises-climate change, migration, gender inequality, and economic precarity-are interconnected and shaped by communication, power, and representation.

Readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to analyse and communicate complex, intersectional crises through an innovative framework combining intersectional, feminist, postcolonial, and communication perspectives. The book delivers practical analytical tools by applying intersectionality to crisis studies, examining media representations and communication theories, and exploring both mainstream and grassroots responses to global challenges. Dedicated chapters on climate change, migration, digital technologies, and the gig economy demonstrate how to critically assess crisis communication while developing ethical approaches to media literacy. The book equips readers with both theoretical foundations and practical insights for understanding how crises are produced, experienced, and mediated across different contexts, emphasizing the political consequences of framing, visibility, and silence in crisis communication.

This book is written for students in communication studies, media studies, sociology, gender studies, and migration studies. It is also valuable for practitioners working in journalism, public relations, advocacy, and policy development. It provides both theoretical grounding and practical insights for analysing and communicating complex, intersectional crises responsibly.

This book provides a compelling insider's account of The North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP), a groundbreaking initiative that has transformed avian conservation across the continent.

In the early 1980s, waterfowl conservation faced a dire crisis. By the mid-1980s, a bold and visionary idea took shape, culminating in the creation of the NAWMP. Now approaching its 40th anniversary, this extraordinary endeavour has conserved millions of habitat acres, mobilised billions of dollars in funding, and united thousands of partners from Latin America to the Arctic. Drawing on his experience as a founding member of the NAWMP science community, the author provides unparalleled insights into this remarkable conservation journey, honouring the visionaries who paved the way. Through a detailed exploration of NAWMP's origins, growth, achievements, and challenges, this book highlights the Plan's enduring legacy and its relevance to today's conservation efforts. It offers valuable lessons for those striving to replicate its success in protecting other migratory species. At a time of escalating ecological crises, NAWMP stands as a testament to what can be achieved when diverse stakeholders come together with determination and shared purpose. This book not only celebrates NAWMP's transformative impact but also inspires a new generation of large-scale, cooperative conservation initiatives.

This book is essential reading for conservation professionals, policymakers, natural resource students, and anyone passionate about protecting nature.

This book covers the deformation formulation at the source, the initial tsunami wave, its propagation, and run-up, along with the mathematical formulation for generating the initial wave, its propagation, run-up, and inundation. It discusses the varying nature of water depth in different regions, tsunami arrival times, and wave heights on the coast, including the role of islands near the coast acting as waveguides. Tsunami-induced forces on structures are addressed, including both non-breaking and breaking wave regions, as well as tsunami force and pressure.

• Provides a multi-perspective discussion of tsunamigenic phenomena affecting coastal regions
• Includes studies of tsunamis generated by meteoritic impacts and landslides and their effects
• Offers a complete overview of both mathematical and observational aspects of the tsunami phenomenon
• Explores comparisons between numerical results and on-site tsunami run-up and inundation observations
• Reviews all aspects of tsunami generation, wave propagation, and inundation at coastal sites

This book is aimed at researchers and professionals in geology, geophysics, seismology, natural hazards, and earthquake engineering.

This book presents a deeply researched, extensively referenced, innovative, and critical socio-legal analysis of how the concept of intersectionality could be used more effectively by national courts in environmental justice cases, especially concerning minorities and Indigenous Peoples.

A wide range of environmental injustices are being committed against minorities and Indigenous Peoples around the world. In response, this book provides an overview of the problems faced by these groups globally, showing how an intersectional approach offers important benefits. Examining a range of environmental justice court cases - covering the United States, South Africa, Canada, Australia, and Israel - the book offers a comparative analysis of how intersectionality has been, or could be used, to approach such cases, identifying ways in which these issues can be more effectively addressed. In doing so, it demonstrates the value of intersectionality for achieving environmental justice for Indigenous Peoples and minorities. The work integrates knowledge and methods from a range of disciplines, drawing from both the social sciences and the natural sciences. The benefit of this approach is the creation of intellectual engagement across multiple disciplines, leading to a deeper understanding of the issues.

This book will be essential reading for judges, lawyers, activists, affected groups, researchers, practitioners, students, and others. It will be useful for both research and practice, especially for those interested in how these issues intersect in national courts.

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria have become essential benchmarks for assessing environmental impact, social responsibility and corporate governance practices. In an era where climate change poses unprecedented challenges, effective climate risk management is critical for businesses to navigate and mitigate the risks associated with a rapidly changing world. This book delves into the intersection of ESG and climate risk management, offering a comprehensive exploration of how ESG policies can address climate change and drive sustainable practices. It examines key topics such as the role of ESG in mitigating climate risks, the in?uence of ESG ratings on sustainable finance and the evolving regulatory landscape surrounding ESG and climate change.

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• Introduces the concept of ESG and climate risk management
• Explains the integration of ESG policies to effectively mitigate climate risk
• Provides the business case for ESG and climate risk management
• Explains the concepts of socially responsible investing (SRI) and impact investing
• Reviews how to remove bottlenecks in the implementation of ESG for climate risk management

This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in environmental sciences, climate risk management and sustainable finance.

Diseases Have No Eyes investigates how communities in Central Valley, California deal with Valley Fever, a painful illness caused by a soil fungus. The airborne disease's symptoms can last from two months to a patient's lifetime and may be fatal. Nearly a third of the national cases are reported in California, where those infected are disproportionately farmworkers and people incarcerated in the region. Poverty, pollution, and prison expose these groups to cumulative environmental and health risks that deny Valley Fever patients adequate medical treatment.

Sarah M. Rios examines how these populations face racial health disparities and develop strategies of care. She connects environmental justice activists as well as prison advocates and abolitionists who mobilize protests and issue calls to action to the past and ongoing efforts for medical autonomy and healthy communities. Diseases Have No Eyes emphasizes that vulnerable groups have developed an expertise and understanding of Valley Fever out of necessity. In the process, these community members offer an alternative public health response that extends beyond the individual body.

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Behind the headlines, a struggle between two opposing philosophical visions has shaped the course of international efforts to save the planet from global warming. The liberal cosmopolitanism of the great Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant has been up against the darker vision of an authoritarian global order of great power rivals developed by Carl Schmitt, 'Crown Jurist of the Third Reich'.

Clive Hamilton shows how the influence of Schmitt's once-taboo ideas has recently spread around the world - in Trump's America, in Xi Jinping's China, and in Europe with the rise of right-wing populism. His book maps how the actions of these three great powers have defined the course of global climate negotiations.

The Kantian vision, best represented by the European Union, has common sense on its side - a threat to everyone that can be solved by collective responses. In practice, however, UN agreements have triggered resistance from surging anti-globalist forces influenced by the Nazi jurist's ideas, a world defined by friends and enemies and where weaker states submit to powerful ones.

As the Earth hurtles towards a hot and perilous future, which of these worldviews prevails, Kant's or Schmitt's, could determine humanity's fate.

Africa stands at a critical juncture in its development trajectory, grappling with the twin challenges of climate vulnerability and persistent socio-economic inequality. As global attention shifts towards sustainable development and climate action, there is growing recognition that Africa's green transition must be inclusive, innovative, and financially viable. However, access to climate finance and support for green entrepreneurship remain underdeveloped across much of the continent, limiting the realisation of its vast potential for sustainable growth. This book explores how innovative financial instruments and entrepreneurial models can drive Africa's green economy agenda.

Drawing on case studies, policy analysis, and African-led practices, it examines the transformative roles of green bonds, impact investing, blended finance, and digital financial tools in supporting climate-aligned ventures. It also interrogates the institutional, regulatory, and capacity challenges that hinder the scaling of green entrepreneurship and proposes practical pathways for reform. The book gives prominence to African agencies and actors, showcasing how local stakeholders, particularly women, youth, and community-based enterprises, are crafting context-sensitive solutions that bridge environmental sustainability with economic inclusion. It emphasises the need to integrate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles, mobilise domestic and international capital, and align national policy frameworks with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to accelerate a just green transition. Further, the book offers a rare Africa-centred perspective, highlighting local innovations and solutions in green finance, financial inclusion, and sustainable entrepreneurship in Africa.

This book is essential reading for scholars, policymakers, development practitioners, financial institutions, and innovation hubs interested in Africa's sustainable future.

This volume explores the transformative potential of emerging technologies in achieving SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation, a foundational goal of the UN Agenda 2030. This volume investigates how smart technologies- including artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, big data analytics, blockchain, and remote sensing-are reshaping water resource management, sanitation systems, and wastewater treatment across diverse geographies. As one of the first comprehensive works to address the synergy between technological innovation and sustainable water solutions, this book is an essential resource for academics, researchers, engineers, and policy professionals. It offers practical insights for national and local governments, NGOs, and industry leaders aiming to implement inclusive, efficient, and climate-resilient water and sanitation infrastructure. By bridging global gaps in access to clean water, this work supports the collective mission toward universal health, environmental sustainability, and human dignity.

Key Features:

• Focuses on SDG 6 and Smart Technologies
• Explains Multidisciplinary and Global Perspectives
• Reviews Case Studies and Real-World Applications
• Discusses Policy and Implementation Guidance
• Bridges Academia and Practice
• Supports UN 2030 Agenda and Climate Resilience

This volume challenges the assumption that dominant water-management solutions are universally effective, neutral and scientifically validated.

Global water policy tends to frame certain concepts and tools - such as river basin organisations, water pricing, drip irrigation, nature-based solutions and wastewater reuse - as 'best practices'. These ready-made solutions, endorsed by policymakers, development agencies and experts, are widely disseminated across countries with limited critical scrutiny. This book examines how these dominant solutions, while often appearing rational and evidence-based, can obscure trade-offs, negative externalities and unintended consequences. From irrigation modernisation projects that inadvertently increase water consumption due to the rebound effect to water user associations that fail to address deeper governance and equity issues, this book engages with 20 'best practices' to illustrate how universal solutions often ignore the complexity of water politics, institutional settings, cultural specificities and ecological realities. While not dismissing the value of best practices outright, this book argues for a more sceptical, politically aware and context-sensitive approach to water management. It calls for a shift in the burden of proof: rather than accepting a best practice as effective unless proven otherwise, water governance should start by scrutinising the potential externalities, risks and limitations of any proposed intervention.

This book is essential reading for students, academics and professionals in water policy, water governance and environmental management more broadly.

This book investigates how countries in ASEAN and East Asia are designing, implementing, and evolving their carbon markets to meet growing climate commitments, while also examining opportunities for regional market linkage and policy harmonization.

The book is split into three sections: developments in ASEAN countries, comparative experiences, and regional integration. Contributors provide country analyses of carbon pricing policies, from carbon taxes to emerging emissions trading frameworks, and consider factors that impede policy outcomes. They also consider a range of international examples, including Australia's safeguard mechanism, Japan's carbon pricing initiative, and the 2030 NDC framework. Drawing upon lessons from other countries and regions, the book assesses ASEAN's readiness for market interoperability and regional linkages.

Of interest to scholars of climate finance, energy, and climate economics, this book will also be useful for policymakers and stakeholders aiming to strengthen climate governance and advance coordinated, effective carbon pricing strategies in Asia and the Pacific.

Arctic energy is at a crossroads. Climate change and advances in renewable energy technologies are setting the foundation for what may be the most significant transition since the industrial revolution; yet energy transitions across the Arctic are highly uneven. Against this backdrop, the Routledge Handbook of Arctic Energy Transition draws together contributions from leading experts in the field to explore the diverse Arctic energy landscape and establish several conceptual themes and frameworks for understanding Arctic energy transitions. The authors emphasize the critical role of planning and governance in achieving sustainable Arctic energy security - from understanding the transaction costs of local energy to the barriers and enablers of the regulatory and institutional environments. They also outline the social value of energy, from establishing the foundational concepts of social value to just transitions in the Arctic. Finally, the chapters situate Arctic energy transitions in the context of global energy security and set an agenda for Arctic energy futures research that supports community-appropriate energy solutions.

This timely handbook will be of great interest to an internationally and professionally diverse audience studying the Arctic and sub-Arctic energy geography itself, as well as in relation to global issues. It will be an essential resource to students and scholars of energy transitions, energy policy, Indigenous rights and justice, international geopolitics, and the human development dimensions of climate change.

Examining anthropocentric assumptions and arguments in care ethics literature, this book argues that caring for plants represents a moral obligation and vital relationship between human carers and plant cared-fors.

By exploring the moral value in plants and their capabilities for caring relationships, the book demonstrates that this type of care is already in practice and discusses three case studies of human-plant contexts: bonsai, tomato plants, and giant sequoias. Brelje reasons that plants should be included in care ethics based on the human carers and plant cared-fors ability to meet the core requirements of caring relationship: carers' valuing-attitudes for plants, caring affect towards plants, human-plant interdependency, responsive interactivity between humans and plants, and plant success conditions. This theory is applied to real life caring relationships between human carers and plant cared-fors through interviews with bonsai practitioners, tomato plant farmers, native caretakers, and parks personnel, providing sketches of contemporary human-plant care relationships. Each case offers context-relevant challenges based on plant type and use, aesthetic, and consumption, while highlighting the common ethical care patterns.

Plant-Inclusive Care Ethics will be useful for students, instructors, and practitioners in environmental ethics, plant humanities, critical plant studies, and plant-related artistic work.

This book is the first scholarly work dedicated to examining the complex relationship between artificial intelligence and communicating the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Moving beyond techno-optimist narratives, the book advances a critical theoretical intervention: the AI Sustainability Exclusion Theory. This framework identifies interconnected biases that systematically exclude populations from AI's developmental benefits, contradicting the 2030 Agenda's pledge to "leave no one behind." It is essential reading for communications and development scholars, policymakers, and practitioners seeking to ensure that the AI economy advances human flourishing rather than exacerbating global inequality.

This is probably the first book which attempts to integrate three previously less connected domains: communications, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and artificial intelligence (AI). The contributions edited by Dr. Muhammad Jameel Yusha'u advance our understanding that AI can be utilized as a communication for development tool to achieve the SDGs. ---Jan Servaes (PhD, former UNESCO Chair in Communication for Sustainable Social Change

A sharp and timely collection that shows why AI must be at the centre of global sustainability debates. It is essential reading for anyone committed to fair and inclusive development.---Massimo Ragnedda (Associate Professor at the University of Sharjah and Honorary Professor at Lomonosov University).

This book shows what happens when classrooms meet climate action and AI meets equality. Bringing together educators, technologists, and policy thinkers, this volume maps how AI, ICT, data, and IoT can advance the UN SDGs-especially SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 8 (Decent Work), SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities), and SDG 13 (Climate Action). With Generation Beta growing up in hyper-digital environments, the book asks a timely question: how do we design learning that is tech-empowered, human-centered, and planet-positive? Readers will find pragmatic guidance on AI-supported teaching and assessment with clear privacy and ethics guardrails; low-bandwidth, multilingual, offline-first models that narrow divides; studio projects using IoT and digital twins for real urban and climate challenges; routes from micro-credentials to green jobs; and faculty development that scales. We also examine rankings, gender gaps, and research incentives-where they drive excellence and where they distort it. Acknowledging debate around AI in assessment, personalization versus agency, and ed-tech's carbon footprint, the book offers metrics that matter and a practical roadmap for teachers, leaders, policymakers, funders, and researchers committed to equitable, sustainable learning.

Navigating an Evolving Sustainable Built Environment provides a comprehensive, accessible, and practice-oriented guide for anyone seeking to understand or influence the future of sustainability in the built environment. It traces the journey from the early foundations of sustainable development to today's rapidly evolving landscape shaped by climate science, policy, technological disruption, and societal change.

The book aims to empower readers to begin or strengthen their integration of purposeful sustainability - in buildings, landscapes, and cities that are regenerative, future-ready, and genuinely aligned with the needs of people and planet.

Unpacking key frameworks such as the triple bottom line, the five capitals model, and ESG reporting, this book provides the conceptual tools needed to make informed, value-driven decisions. It helps readers navigate the interrelated strands of sustainability subjects and complex policy landscapes, offering assessment of emerging standards and trends including net zero buildings, climate adaptation, health and wellbeing and circular economy. International case studies illustrate transformative impact from the viewpoints of developers, designers and end users, showcasing their focus on vision and technology, action and governance, clearly illustrating real progress being made across the world.

Navigating an Evolving Sustainable Built Environment provides forward-looking insight into the twin major forces shaping the future of the built environment: the accelerating climate crisis and the rise of technologies such as AI. In this emerging new agenda that demands both technical competence and creative leadership, this book aims to offer practical strategies for practitioners and decision-makers to take the next steps with optimism and a sense of shared purpose.

Chapters cover ten core aspects of politics and political science which are discussed in relation to the climate challenge. Claes highlights how climate policy is centred around energy and the need to substitute the reliance on fossil fuels with non-emitting energy sources, but affirms that politics cannot itself accomplish this transition. The book argues that energy transition requires insight from many scientific disciplines, advances in engineering, technical inventions, and innovations and social adaption. Claes suggests the role of politics is vital, not only by reducing greenhouse gases by itself, but to make others do things that do so.

The Role of Politics in the Combat Against Climate Change is an essential guide for students and academics in politics and public policy, environmental governance and politics, international relations and climate change. It will also be of use to policymakers and industry professionals in these fields working to combat climate change.

This handbook explores the concept of Ecological Civilization (EC) through a transdisciplinary lens, organized into five key sections: 1. Dedication and Foreword; 2. Philosophical, Technological & Scientific Foundations; 3. Transformative Educational Approaches and Applications; 4. Practical Applications & Global Perspectives; and 5. Theory, Policy, and Educational Practice, with an additional Ecopedagogies section and Afterword.

The Dedication introduces EC, tracing its philosophical roots and contemporary relevance, particularly in China's vision for green modernization. It highlights Dr. John B. Cobb Jr.'s foundational contributions and sets the stage for EC as a paradigm integrating sustainability, education, and global leadership. The Foreword is provided by Mirian Vilela, Executive Director of the Earth Charter International Secretariat.

Philosophical, Technological & Scientific Foundations delves into the theoretical underpinnings of EC, drawing from Chinese traditions like Confucianism and the concept of "Unity of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity." Chapters explore EC's philosophical, technological, and scientific dimensions, addressing topics like eco-intelligence, green algorithms, and compassionate civilization, alongside global perspectives such as Indigenous Maori/Pasifika views and cosmo-politics.

Transformative Educational Approaches and Applications examines pedagogical frameworks for EC, emphasizing innovative teaching methods. It covers ecopedagogy, place-based learning, and the integration of EC into curricula, with case studies from China and beyond, including rural education initiatives and higher education reforms.

Practical Applications & Global Perspectives focuses on real-world implementations of EC, from urban green technology to nonformal environmental education. It includes global case studies, such as African youth engagement with the Earth Charter and children's ecological imaginaries, highlighting diverse pathways to sustainability.

Theory, Policy, and Educational Practice analyzes EC's role in shaping educational policies and practices, particularly in China. It explores human-environmental harmony through geography education and critiques competing global paradigms, offering insights into EC as a response to planetary crises.

The Ecopedagogies section connects EC with global environmental pedagogies, integrating Chinese philosophy, Freirean ecopedagogies, and concepts like Ujamaa and glocalization to foster socio-ecological transformation.

The Afterword synthesizes critical ecosophy and peace studies, proposing a systems-based framework for EC in an era of planetary precarity. It draws on Bateson, Guattari, and posthumanism to advocate for educational resilience and collective action toward flourishing futures.

This handbook, with contributions from global scholars, offers a comprehensive exploration of EC, bridging philosophy, education, and practical applications to address the urgent need for sustainable, equitable, and interconnected global systems.

This open access book offers innovations in how sustainability is studied, taught, and practiced across academic and professional contexts. The book captures the richness of current principles and practice in sustainability from diverse geographical and academic perspectives. The reader is guided through four structured thematic sections: Teaching, Learning and Understanding 'Sustainability'; Core Debates and Controversies in Sustainability; Transdisciplinarity and Sustainability in Practice; The Role of Higher Education and Academia in Sustainability.

Designed as a hybrid publication, the book combines pedagogical features-such as study exercises and learning prompts-with the thematic depth of a scholarly edited volume. This format makes it invaluable for students, educators, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers seeking both foundational knowledge and advanced insights to sustainability research.

This Open Access book offers a philosophical exploration of eco-anxiety. As knowledge about the rapidly degrading living conditions on Earth becomes more accurate, the impacts of environmental problems become more visible, and Anthropocene scenarios proliferate in films, television series, and novels, eco-anxiety emerges as a global and socially widespread phenomenon. Given the scale and severity of planetary boundary transgressions, feeling anxious about the future of human and non-human life has become a fitting emotional response. But what exactly is eco-anxiety? And how can we address its adverse effects on mental health and harness its constructive behavioural responses? This book answers these questions by developing an in-depth conceptual analysis of the notion of eco-anxiety and explaining how ecological citizenship, with its focus on hope, carbon sobriety, and courage, can help us live with eco-anxiety.

This book assesses the opportunities and outcomes for shared-action learning, participatory approaches, and university-community partnerships to support climate adaptation and climate justice in the US Caribbean. The authors explore the ways that project-based pedagogies and collaborative research can contribute not only to building climate resilience and social infrastructures, but more broadly to generating new modes of experimental climate creativity knowledge sharing. They investigate the potential in leveraging federal research funding for climate resilience, for experimenting with co-production of knowledge and the move towards greater climate justice through processes of creative collaboration. With a focus on Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, this book seeks to offer insights on how academic researchers can engage in ethical collaborations that will support climate vulnerable communities exercise self-determination, equitable climate adaptation, and place-keeping - rather than displacement.

Higher Education and SDG12 focuses on how higher education institutions worldwide are furthering Sustainable Development Goal 12 'Responsible Consumption and Production' through the integration of knowledge and practice toward sustainability in their campuses, curriculum, collaborations, and cultures.

Offering an international view, the chapters present research findings, recommendations, and practical insights from countries in the Global South and North addressing challenges relating to campus operations, changes in the curriculum, collaborations with industry and communities, and cultural change. Real world examples of innovative approaches globally are offered in teaching and learning, community involvement, partnerships with industry, activism and the empowerment of students, with academics and communities leading change on the SDG12 agenda. A dedicated resource for fostering sustainable development in higher education, the book offers a structured approach to identifying and developing sustainability practices. Showcasing a wide array of responsible consumption and production solutions, this insightful text equips educators, administrators, and policymakers with the necessary resources to drive meaningful change.

Higher Education and the Sustainable Development Goals is a series of 17 books that address each of the SDGs through the lens of higher education. Adopting a solutions-based approach, each book focuses on how higher education is advancing delivery of Agenda 2030. The series is edited by Wendy Purcell, Professor with Rutgers University and Academic Research Scholar with Harvard University; Emeritus Professor and University President Emerita.

This book brings together past and present empirical materials to examine the connections between past politics of land and conservation and contemporary land and natural resource conservation struggles in the Mapungubwe region, contending that addressing South Africa's vexed present requires fuller reckoning with its past. Specifically, the study highlights how land and conservation are politicised and looks at power dynamics in nature conservation initiatives. It argues that the establishment of nature conservation projects is not only determined by scientific knowledge and passion about conservation and resource management, but by social and political processes at local, regional and national level.

This book will be an invaluable reference for conservationists, resource scientists, government officials, scholars or academics, students, policy makers, and stakeholders interested in conservation and natural resource management. It argues that passion and good intention alone are not sufficient inducements to the protection of nature, but involving local communities and those who are affected by protected areas can play a significant role in the success of conservation projects.

This book examines how climate change is reshaping not just the environment, but also global politics, economies, and societies. Through a systems-level analysis, it demonstrates the link between ecological crises and global capitalism, power struggles, and social movements. The book explains how climate change disproportionately affects the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly in the Global South.

Employing world-systems theory and historical analysis, the book explores crucial issues such as fossil fuel dependence, global trade, urbanization, and resistance movements. The book also discusses the roles of Indigenous communities, youth activism, and grassroots efforts in striving for a fairer, more sustainable future. With its case studies and forward-looking insights, this book will appeal to anyone studying or working in the fields of climate justice, sustainability, or global change.

As scientists call for widespread climate action, there has been an alarming rise in climate doomism, the belief that it is too late to do anything about climate change. Many people who struggle to imagine the solutions and social order that would be needed to support more sustainable outcomes instead look away and do nothing, immobilized by defeatist thinking. Yet every fraction of a degree of warming avoided means saving lives and livelihoods in the future.

Drawing from climate science, sociology, psychology, and philosophy, Rejecting Climate Doomism outlines the reasons to instead choose action grounded in active hope. It examines how global warming could be effectively limited through specific policy proposals. Despite the many obstacles to achieving some of the policies discussed in this book, they are still possible and worth pursuing. By outlining a positive vision of the far-reaching changes that can be used to minimize warming, the book encourages readers to advocate for the social and economic changes necessary to forge the best path for people and the planet.