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If you're someone intrigued by how daily life intertwines with environmental concerns, "Eating Chilli Crab in the Anthropocene" is a gem waiting for you. This book offers a unique perspective that blends culture with ecology, proving how everything from cuisine to urban development impacts and is affected by climate change. It's a contemporary, thought-provoking read that's sure to redefine how you view sustainability in the context of modern Singaporean life.

This book is a must-read for individuals who are interested in understanding the waste management challenges that cities in Africa face. It provides an overview and compares situations in different cities, highlighting the successes and failures of typical governance systems when dealing with waste. It's perfect for researchers, policy makers, urban planners, municipal engineers, and any individual or organization interested in contributing to waste management solutions in Africa's urban areas.

This book could be a good read for you if you are fascinated by true stories of resilience, activism, and the battle against natural disasters. Through the lens of the 2004 Asian Tsunami and its aftermath, "Tsunami Alert" will take you on a journey where scientists, students, and ordinary citizens come together to save the at-risk city of Padang. As you follow their grassroots activism, you will gain insight into the challenges faced by cities worldwide as they confront their own environmental threats. This thought-provoking account will leave you contemplating the fragile balance between human settlements and the forces of nature.

An attack on the idea that nature and society are impossible to distinguish from each otherIn a world careening towards climate chaos, nature is dead. It can no longer be separated from society. Everything is a blur of hybrids, where humans possess no exceptional agency to set them apart from dead matter. But is it really so? In this blistering polemic and theoretical manifesto, Andreas Malm develops a in a warming world, nature comes roaring back, and it is more important than ever to distinguish between the natural and the social. Only with a unique agency attributed to humans can resistance become conceivable.

"Down to Earth" is a must-read for anyone concerned about the global ecological crisis. Bruno Latour offers a powerful argument for why we must shift our political focus towards the Earth as the only sustainable future for humanity. He explores the interconnectedness of exploding inequalities, massive deregulation and climate change denial, and suggests that belonging to a territory is the most important phenomenon that we need to rethink. This book is a call to action for anyone who cares about the future of our planet.

"Working With Nature Against Poverty" is a comprehensive guide for those interested in sustainable development and the environment in Eastern Indonesia. The book addresses the trade-offs and synergies between development, social concerns, and the environment in Papua, Maluku, and East Nusa Tenggara. It offers strategies for mining and forestry, tackles biodiversity conservation and climate change, discusses public administration, and public health. The book is written by leading scholars and experts on the region, making it an essential resource for anyone working in or interested in sustainable development in Eastern Indonesia.

This book provides a raw and honest account of how the AIDS crisis has impacted individuals and communities in Nigeria. It includes testimonies from a diverse range of people and provides a candid and unflinching look at the real lives affected by the epidemic. Readers who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the crisis and the valiant struggle of those affected by it would find this book insightful and enlightening.

Cities around the world are becoming increasingly popular as economic powerhouses and magnets for migrants from rural and suburban areas. All big cities in First and Third World countries as well as emerging markets such as New York, London, Tokyo, Paris, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Delhi, Jakarta etc. have to cope with high population density and serious challenges such as air pollution or traffic congestion. How do we pack more people into big cities and yet continue to realise a high quality of life? How do we plan, create and manage 'good cities' which are safe, spacious, green, connected, fair and resilient? How can cities create economic wealth while still fulfilling the vision of sustaining our "Green Planet"? What are best practice designs and innovative technical smart city solutions which could be leveraged to tackle these challenges and how can they be successfully commercialised? These are some of the questions the reader addresses from a multi-disciplinary perspective with special reference to Singapore whose development from regional entrepôt to First World Metropolis continues to impress business and societal leaders around the world. The book's contents are broadly structured according to the following (i) definition and taxonomy of innovative & sustainable cities, including its core characteristics and how they create value in terms of innovativeness and sustainability; (ii) governance, planning and selected design principles of innovative & sustainable cities and how they pan out with regard to livability and sustainability; and (iii) in-depth study of selected smart city dimensions such as governance, clustering, connectivity, mobility, ageing, water, sports, and safety.

This book is recommended for those who are interested in the current state of the environment and its impact on humanity. It provides a unique perspective on how we are at war with the very planet we live on. The author's analysis of how politics and economics manipulate the environment is the most distinctive feature of the book. Overall, users would recommend this book as a wake-up call to take action towards sustainability.

"Ecofeminism as Politics" is a pioneering read that will expand your understanding of how interconnected struggles for environmental, gender, and social justice can be. Ariel Salleh artfully weaves together diverse political theories, offering a fresh perspective on ecofeminism that resonates with today's global challenges. If you're passionate about any of these movements, this book will give you a comprehensive framework to view them through a lens that is both inclusive and insightful.

Eco-Justice is an important collection of essays that offer a unique, global perspective on the relationship between environment and society. It offers a compelling argument for why we need to adopt an eco-justice approach to address the pressing environmental issues that we face today. The essays are written by experts from different parts of the world who bring diverse perspectives and insights to the discussion. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complex relationship between society and the environment and how we can create a more just and sustainable future.

The major challenge for the current generation of mankind is to develop a shared vision of a future that is both desirable to the vast majority of humanity and ecologically sustainable. Creating a Sustainable and Desirable Future offers a broad, critical discussion on what such a future should or can be, with global perspectives written by some of the world's leading thinkers, Wendell Berry, Van Jones, Frances Moore Lappe, Peggy Liu, Hunter Lovins, Gus Speth, Bill McKibben, and many more.

Environmental Social Science offers a new synthesis of environmental studies, defining the nature of human-environment interactions and providing the foundation for a new cross-disciplinary enterprise that will make critical theories and research methods accessible across the natural and social sciences.

This book is a perfect read for those interested in a practical approach to solving environmental problems. It presents a unique perspective that balances both social and organizational aspects of sustainability. The author's discussion on "pragmatic environmentalism" offers a fresh perspective on the matter. The book stands out in its comprehensive portrayal of environmental issues from the material world's perspective, including air, water, biodiversity, and trash.