Today's headlines and recent events reflect the seriousness of climate change. Heatwaves, droughts and flooding are driving people from their homes, destroying livelihoods and causing death among vulnerable populations. Rigorous in its science and insightful in its message, this atlas examines the possible impact of climate change on our ability to feed the world's people, avoid water shortages…
The contents of this book: Part 1: Mechanics and Fundamental - Units, Physical Quantities, and Vectors - Motion Along a Straight Line, etc. Part 2: Mechanics--Further Development - Work and Energy - Impulse and Momentum, - Rotational Motion, etc.
Drained by a half-dozen major watersheds, cut by a network of deep ravines and fronting on a Great Lake, Toronto is dominated by water. Like most cities, though, Toronto has mismanaged its water, from the decades-long transformation of the city's creeks into sewer sheds to the alteration of Toronto's waterfront. Recently, the trend of fettering Toronto's water and putting it underground has bee…
Perubahan iklim dengan segala dampaknya telah berada di depan mata. Sebagai negara kepulauan, posisi Indonesia sangat riskan menghadapi bencana tersebut. Akibat kenaikan paras muka air laut diperkirakan pulau-pulau kecil berdataran rendah bakal hilang dari peta NKRI. Buku ini mengupas berbagai adaptasi dan mitigasi dalam menyiasati perubahan iklim. Buku ini juga menampilkan sosok-sosok arif dal…
Buku ini memberikan gambaran dan inspirasi bagaimana kita bisa berubah dalam memperlakukan setiap jengkal isi bumi dengan mengambil pelajaran aktual kasus lingkungan yang ada di Indonesia. Bagaimana upaya masyarakat lokal hingga global bertindak? Tren seperti apa jika sebuah masyarakat yang ingin menjadikan alamnya lebih lestari dan berkelanjutan? Kemudian bagaimana langkah kecil kita selaku in…
Climate change is a global phenomenon that is being experienced by all levels of society, regardless of race and species, and in all types of ecosystems, regardless of geographic location. It will have diverse effects on biodiversity which will directly impact on food security, water supply, and livelihood among others, especially for the poor and more vulnerable sectors of human society. More …
This book contains: 1. How could climate change? 2. Discovering a possibility 3. A delicate system 4. A visible threat 5. Public warnings 6. The erratic beast 7. Breaking into politics 8. The discovery confirmed 9. Reflections 10. Milestones
The Carbon Charter is the first book to describe the municipal bylaws required to abate climate change and create sustainable communities. It provides city councilors with a cut-and-paste set of green bylaws and policies of best practices culled from environmentally advanced communities around the world. They can be taken straight out of the book, placed into a council agenda with minimum modif…
Daftar isi: 1. Isu lingkungan hidup dalam hubungan internasional 2. Teori hubungan internasional dan pemikiran ekologi : Rezim, institusi dan tata kelola 3. Proliferasi aktor dalam dinamika tata kelola lingkungan hidup global : Atribut, peran dan kepentingan 4. Tata kelola lingkungan hidup global oleh aktor negara 5. Tata kelola lingkungan hidup global oleh faktor non-negara 6. Wacana kon…
Berbagai tantangan muncul dalam mewujudkan Negara Maritim dalam visi Indonesia sebagai Poros Maritim Dunia, salah satunya kebijakan nasional Indonesia yang lebih berbasis pada daratan dan lautan. Selain itu, para pemangku kepentingan terhadap arti penting hidrografi masih kurang karena hidrografi dianggap sebelah mata karena jamak dipahami, yaitu hanya merupakan peta laut. Buku ini menceritakan…