Environment and Sustainability
The Anthem Environment and Sustainability Initiative (AESI) seeks to push the frontiers of scholarship while simultaneously offering prescriptive and programmatic advice to policymakers and practitioners around the world. The programme publishes research monographs, professional and major reference works, upper-level textbooks and general interest titles. Professor Lawrence Susskind (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) acts as the General Editor of AESI, and oversees our book series, each featuring scholars, practitioners and business experts keen to link theory and practice. Our series editors include Brooke L. Hemming (United States Environmental Protection Agency), Shafiqul Islam (Tufts University), Saleem H. Ali (University of Delaware), Jane Macfarlane (University of California at Berkeley) and Richardson Dilworth (Center for Public Policy, Drexel University).
Series
Strategies for Sustainable Development Series
Climate Change: Science, Policy and Implementation
Science Diplomacy: Managing Food, Energy and Water Sustainably
International Environmental Policy Series
Big Data and Sustainable Cities Series
Climate Change and the Future of the North American City
Included within the AESI is the Anthem EnviroExperts Review. Through this an online micro-review site, Anthem Press seeks to build a community of practice involving scientists, policy analysts and activists committed to creating a clearer and deeper understanding of how ecological systems – at every level – operate, and how they have been damaged by unsustainable development. This site publishes short reviews of important books or reports in the environmental field, broadly defined.
Featured Books
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Planning for Water Security in Southeast Asia
Community-Based Infrastructure During the Urban Transition
September, 2022
£40.00 / $40.00
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The Science and Politics of Extractive Industries in the Ocean and Beyond
Minerals Under Water
Edited by Pradeep A. Singh
This edited volume provides extensive coverage of the extraction of underwater minerals, ranging from lakes, rivers, continental shelves of coastal states, and the deep ocean. The volume features interdisciplinary contributions on topics relating to the science, environment, technology, politics, and law and governance of underwater mining.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839984419
December 2024
Forthcoming
£110.00 / $110.00This edited volume provides extensive coverage of the extraction of underwater minerals, ranging from lakes, rivers, continental shelves of coastal states, and the deep ocean. The volume features interdisciplinary contributions on topics relating to the science, environment, technology, politics, and law and governance of underwater mining.
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Climate Change and the Future of Boston
Courtney Humphries
An in-depth analysis of the climate impacts facing Boston and the city’s efforts to mitigate and adapt to a changing climate.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839980305
December 2024
Forthcoming
£110.00 / $110.00An in-depth analysis of the climate impacts facing Boston and the city’s efforts to mitigate and adapt to a changing climate.
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Project Management for Construction
Fundamental Aspects from Conception to Completion
Andrew Agapiou
The book explores and analyses the five dimensions of project management and explores how current trends can influence the efficiency of the design and construction process within a dynamic industry and changeable political and regulatory environment.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785278136
December 2024
Forthcoming
£125.00 / $125.00The book explores and analyses the five dimensions of project management and explores how current trends can influence the efficiency of the design and construction process within a dynamic industry and changeable political and regulatory environment.
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Undisciplined: Of Architectural Nomadism and the Rebellious Practice
Eduardo Kairuz
Undisciplined is concerned with questions of the transformative effects of crisis in architecture as a discipline. Framing the discussion with narratives that immerse the reader in spaces overshadowed by conflict, Undisciplined posits an unorthodox form of architectural production engaged with the contingent elaboration of new and increasingly necessary spatial narratives.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839982606
October 2024
Forthcoming
£110.00 / $110.00Undisciplined is concerned with questions of the transformative effects of crisis in architecture as a discipline. Framing the discussion with narratives that immerse the reader in spaces overshadowed by conflict, Undisciplined posits an unorthodox form of architectural production engaged with the contingent elaboration of new and increasingly necessary spatial narratives.
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The Power of Constitutional Rights in Resource Conflicts
Water, Oil and Gold
Asmaa Khadim
This book considers the value of constitutional environmental rights in protecting water resources through an examination of the legal strategies utilized by communities engaged in protracted mining conflicts, including oil sands development in the Canadian boreal forest and gold mining in ecologically sensitive, glacier-rich areas of Argentina.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839989544
September 2024
Forthcoming
£110.00 / $110.00This book considers the value of constitutional environmental rights in protecting water resources through an examination of the legal strategies utilized by communities engaged in protracted mining conflicts, including oil sands development in the Canadian boreal forest and gold mining in ecologically sensitive, glacier-rich areas of Argentina.
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Becoming an Environmental Psychologist
Autobiographical Career Paths Toward Applied Social Science.
Edited by Lindsay McCunn
This book explores the interdisciplinary pathways that environmental psychologists have taken to become educators, researchers, and consultants in this highly applied and growing field. Individuals with backgrounds in architecture, urban planning, and geography, as well as in the health sciences, describe how they discovered environmental psychology—and hope that others will follow.
Hardback
9781839991004
September 2024
Forthcoming
£110.00 / $110.00This book explores the interdisciplinary pathways that environmental psychologists have taken to become educators, researchers, and consultants in this highly applied and growing field. Individuals with backgrounds in architecture, urban planning, and geography, as well as in the health sciences, describe how they discovered environmental psychology—and hope that others will follow.
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An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Wildlife Corridors
Conservation, Compassion and Connectivity
Amy D. Propen
An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Wildlife Corridors charts some best practices and makes new theoretical contributions about the design and creation of wildlife corridors. The book provides the necessary background for understanding habitat connectivity projects, and makes a theoretical contribution to current knowledge about wildlife corridors.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785279188
June 2024
Forthcoming
£110.00 / $110.00An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Wildlife Corridors charts some best practices and makes new theoretical contributions about the design and creation of wildlife corridors. The book provides the necessary background for understanding habitat connectivity projects, and makes a theoretical contribution to current knowledge about wildlife corridors.
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Climate Uncertainty and Risk
Rethinking Our Response
Judith Curry
In Climate Uncertainty and Risk, Judith Curry shows how we can break the gridlock surrounding the climate debate. This book helps us rethink the climate change problem, the risks we are facing and how we can respond.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785278167
June 2023
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£110.00 / $110.00In Climate Uncertainty and Risk, Judith Curry shows how we can break the gridlock surrounding the climate debate. This book helps us rethink the climate change problem, the risks we are facing and how we can respond.
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The Origin and Development of Dougong and Zaojing in Early China
Jing Xie
This book inquiries about the origin of dougong and zaojing in Chinese Bronze Age, and their heavenly interpretations in the Han dynasty (206 BCE–220), with an aim to remind people the rich cultural meanings embodied in these two important architectural elements in early China.
Anthem Press
Paperback
9781785279423
April 2023
Active
£24.95 / $24.95This book inquiries about the origin of dougong and zaojing in Chinese Bronze Age, and their heavenly interpretations in the Han dynasty (206 BCE–220), with an aim to remind people the rich cultural meanings embodied in these two important architectural elements in early China.
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Planning for Water Security in Southeast Asia
Community-Based Infrastructure During the Urban Transition
James Nguyen H. Spencer
This book examines how four communities in the rapidly developing cities of Southeast Asia have creatively solved growing environmental problems. It’s description of how community-level collaboration in Vietnam, Cambodia and Indonesia provide new ways for thinking about how marginalized people can co-create their own equitable and efficient infrastructure.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839984013
September 2022
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£125.00 / $125.00This book examines how four communities in the rapidly developing cities of Southeast Asia have creatively solved growing environmental problems. It’s description of how community-level collaboration in Vietnam, Cambodia and Indonesia provide new ways for thinking about how marginalized people can co-create their own equitable and efficient infrastructure.
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Fundamentals of Planning Cities for Healthy Living
Avi Friedman, Alexandra Pollock
The proposed book illustrates the decline of community planning for healthy living and outlines measures that can be reintroduced to foster active lifestyles.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839983733
September 2022
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£125.00 / $125.00The proposed book illustrates the decline of community planning for healthy living and outlines measures that can be reintroduced to foster active lifestyles.
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Culture and Conflicts in Sierra Leone Mining
Strangers, Aliens, Spirits
Fenda Akiwumi
This book argues that mining area conflicts of Sub-Saharan African countries, like Sierra Leone, and their impacts on mineral development and policy stem from cultural differences in land governance. Extractive industries operating under state laws, which have roots in colonial policies, clash with customary land governance system through landlord-stranger relations.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839988097
August 2022
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£110.00 / $110.00This book argues that mining area conflicts of Sub-Saharan African countries, like Sierra Leone, and their impacts on mineral development and policy stem from cultural differences in land governance. Extractive industries operating under state laws, which have roots in colonial policies, clash with customary land governance system through landlord-stranger relations.
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The Smoke and Mirrors Game of Global CSR Reporting
Issues and Fixes
Anil Hira
This book examines the reporting systems for corporate social responsibility. It finds an array of flaws that prevent any clear and objective evaluation of corporate behavior, impeding the possibilities for activist investors to make ethical choices.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839988059
August 2022
Active
£110.00 / $110.00This book examines the reporting systems for corporate social responsibility. It finds an array of flaws that prevent any clear and objective evaluation of corporate behavior, impeding the possibilities for activist investors to make ethical choices.
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Democratic Management of an Ecosystem Under Threat
The People's Reefs
Kelly Dunning
Using case studies from Florida and the Caribbean, this book summarizes the state of coral reef conservation today, exploring the most effective way to protect vulnerable coral reef ecosystems while ensuring people’s voices are heard.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839986710
May 2022
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£110.00 / $110.00Using case studies from Florida and the Caribbean, this book summarizes the state of coral reef conservation today, exploring the most effective way to protect vulnerable coral reef ecosystems while ensuring people’s voices are heard.
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Reading Kenneth Frampton
A Commentary on 'Modern Architecture', 1980
Gevork Hartoonian
This book focuses on the first edition of Kenneth Frampton’s Modern Architecture: A Critical History, published in 1980. It searches for clues and positions that will provide the reader with an unprecedented insight into the significance of Frampton’s historiography of modern architecture.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839983498
May 2022
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£125.00 / $125.00This book focuses on the first edition of Kenneth Frampton’s Modern Architecture: A Critical History, published in 1980. It searches for clues and positions that will provide the reader with an unprecedented insight into the significance of Frampton’s historiography of modern architecture.
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Polar Shift: The Arctic Sustained
Joseph F. C. DiMento
Polar Shift addresses how to sustain the Arctic's richness, beauty, and local and global value. It describes programs specifically created to protect this region and presents competing ideas of how it can be improved with specific recommendations
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839983283
May 2022
Active
£34.95 / $34.95Polar Shift addresses how to sustain the Arctic’s richness, beauty, and local and global value. It describes programs specifically created to protect this region and presents competing ideas of how it can be improved with specific recommendations
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CSR and Sustainability
The Big Issues of the Day
Michael Hopkins
CSR and Sustainability promotes the need for social responsibility and sustainability and highlights their link with the big issues of society. It shows how science and positive thinking by humankind can prevent oft-vouched disasters due to human rights violation, global warming, growing income inequality (relative poverty), racism, gender discrimination and continuing absolute poverty.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839985133
April 2022
Active
£140.00 / $140.00CSR and Sustainability promotes the need for social responsibility and sustainability and highlights their link with the big issues of society. It shows how science and positive thinking by humankind can prevent oft-vouched disasters due to human rights violation, global warming, growing income inequality (relative poverty), racism, gender discrimination and continuing absolute poverty.
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A Solar-Hydrogen Economy
Driving the Green Hydrogen Industrial Revolution
John Mathews
In this study the green hydrogen economy is depicted as successor and replacement of the fossil fuel economy in its entirety. Steps involved in building a green industrial revolution on the basis of hydrogen are outlined and the dynamics of building a technoeconomic green successor to fossil fuels are explored.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839986413
April 2022
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£79.95 / $79.95In this study the green hydrogen economy is depicted as successor and replacement of the fossil fuel economy in its entirety. Steps involved in building a green industrial revolution on the basis of hydrogen are outlined and the dynamics of building a technoeconomic green successor to fossil fuels are explored.
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School Journey as a Third Place
Theories, Methods and Experiences Around The World
Edited by Zoe Moody, Ayuko Berchtold-Sedooka, Sara Camponovo, Philip D. Jaffé, Frédéric Darbellay
Journeys to school are important time and space transitions between homes and schools for children worldwide. This book provides insights into children’s experiences of this essential aspect of their lives and schooling experience. From an interdisciplinary and intercultural perspective, leading international scholars focus on how children from very different contexts travel between their homes and their schools and how this transitional space (Third place) impacts their daily lives and interactions with their environment.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839986314
April 2022
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£110.00 / $110.00Journeys to school are important time and space transitions between homes and schools for children worldwide. This book provides insights into children’s experiences of this essential aspect of their lives and schooling experience. From an interdisciplinary and intercultural perspective, leading international scholars focus on how children from very different contexts travel between their homes and their schools and how this transitional space (Third place) impacts their daily lives and interactions with their environment.
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Pathways to Action
How Keystone Organizations Can Lead the Fight for Climate Change
Peter McAteer
foreword by Larry SusskindWe are not acting fast enough on climate change! Pathways to Action shows how keystone organizations can take seemingly impossible situations and turn them into business opportunities.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839986239
March 2022
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£26.95 / $26.95We are not acting fast enough on climate change! Pathways to Action shows how keystone organizations can take seemingly impossible situations and turn them into business opportunities.
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The Atlas of Conflict Reduction
A Montana Field-Guide To Sharing Ranching Landscapes With Wildlife
Hannah Jaicks
This book takes readers on a journey through western Montana to showcase ranchers and partner groups who are pioneering strategies for reducing conflicts with wildlife and why. Conservation heroes, using psychological theory interwoven with personal stories from the twenty-first century, provide a roadmap on how healthy, shared ranching landscapes can be achieved.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839982514
February 2022
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£125.00 / $125.00This book takes readers on a journey through western Montana to showcase ranchers and partner groups who are pioneering strategies for reducing conflicts with wildlife and why. Conservation heroes, using psychological theory interwoven with personal stories from the twenty-first century, provide a roadmap on how healthy, shared ranching landscapes can be achieved.
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The Tämpiṭavihāras of Sri Lanka
Elevated Image-Houses in Buddhist Architecture
Kapila D. Silva, Dhammika P. Chandrasekara
foreword by Amos RapoportThe Ṭämpiṭavihāras of Sri Lanka focuses on one distinctive Buddhist architectural practice from pre-modern Sri Lanka – the construction of Buddha image-houses on elevated wooden platforms supported by stone pillars.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785277498
July 2021
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£125.00 / $125.00The Ṭämpiṭavihāras of Sri Lanka focuses on one distinctive Buddhist architectural practice from pre-modern Sri Lanka – the construction of Buddha image-houses on elevated wooden platforms supported by stone pillars.
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Architecture and the Public Good
Tom Spector
The best chance for ethically grounding the architecture profession is in the public good that results from licensing but architects have done an unconvincing job of communicating the nature of this good. Architecture and the Public Good dissects the underlying tensions causing this situation and proposes solutions that would enable the profession to more forcefully state its case to the world.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785277344
June 2021
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£125.00 / $125.00The best chance for ethically grounding the architecture profession is in the public good that results from licensing but architects have done an unconvincing job of communicating the nature of this good. Architecture and the Public Good dissects the underlying tensions causing this situation and proposes solutions that would enable the profession to more forcefully state its case to the world.
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Yellowstone’s Survival
A Call to Action for a New Conservation Story
Susan G. Clark
This book focuses on Yellowstone: the park, the larger ecosystem, and even more so, the “idea” of Yellowstone. In presenting a case for a new conservation paradigm for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), including Yellowstone National Park, the book, at its heart, is about people and nature relationships. This new paradigm will be truly committed to a healthy, sustainable environment, rich in other life forms, and one that affords dignity for all: humans and nonhumans.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785277313
May 2021
Active
£125.00 / $125.00This book focuses on Yellowstone: the park, the larger ecosystem, and even more so, the “idea” of Yellowstone. In presenting a case for a new conservation paradigm for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), including Yellowstone National Park, the book, at its heart, is about people and nature relationships. This new paradigm will be truly committed to a healthy, sustainable environment, rich in other life forms, and one that affords dignity for all: humans and nonhumans.