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Hydrometeorological Extreme Events and Public Health - F Matthies

Hydrometeorological Extreme Events and Public Health - F Matthies

CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR INCREASED FLOODS AND DROUGHTS RESULTING FROM CLIMATE CHANGE TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTHHydrometeorological Extreme Events and Public Health outlines the links between climate change, trends in hydrometeorological extreme events, and the effects on human health, and describes new developments in health adaptation and disaster risk management. The work provides technical facts, examples of international and national approaches and scientific projects, and covers key issues such..

DKK 998.95
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Ecomodernism: Technology, Politics and The Climate Crisis - Jonathan Symons

Ecomodernism: Technology, Politics and The Climate Crisis - Jonathan Symons

Is climate catastrophe inevitable? In a world of extreme inequality, rising nationalism and mounting carbon emissions, the future looks gloomy. Yet one group of environmentalists, the 'ecomodernists', are optimistic. They argue that technological innovation and universal human development hold the keys to an ecologically vibrant future. However, this perspective, which advocates fighting climate change with all available technologies - including nuclear power, synthetic biology and others not yet..

DKK 316.95
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Lethal Intersections - Patricia Hill Collins

Lethal Intersections - Patricia Hill Collins

School shootings, police misconduct, and sexual assault where people are injured and die dominate the news. But how are these incidents of violence and extreme harm connected?In this new book, world-renowned sociologist Patricia Hill Collins explores how violence differentially affects people according to their class, sexuality, nationality and ethnicity. These invisible workings of overlapping power relations give rise to what she terms 'lethal intersections', where multiple forms of oppression..

DKK 705.95
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Human Drug Metabolism - Michael D. (University of Aston Coleman

Human Drug Metabolism - Michael D. (University of Aston Coleman

Provides a timely update to a key textbook on human drug metabolismThe third edition of this comprehensive book covers basic concepts of teaching drug metabolism, starting from extreme clinical consequences to systems and mechanisms and toxicity. It provides an invaluable introduction to the core areas of pharmacology and examines recent progress and advances in this fast moving field and its clinical impact.Human Drug Metabolism, 3rd Edition begins by covering basic concepts such as clearance and..

DKK 1134.95
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Utilitarianism as a Way of Life - Bart (University of Chicago) Schultz

Utilitarianism as a Way of Life - Bart (University of Chicago) Schultz

Utilitarianism - a commitment to 'the greatest happiness for the greatest number' - has been the target of endless opposition. According to its critics, it ignores the separateness of persons, cannot secure the protections of basic rights, demands extreme sacrifice, can justify anything - the list goes on. It has been implicated in the horrors of settler colonialism, imperialism, and racial capitalism, both historically and today, as the neoliberal world order faces a profound legitimation crisis.Bart..

DKK 199.95
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Political Communication - Aeron (University of London) Davis

Political Communication - Aeron (University of London) Davis

We are living in a period of great uncertainty. The rise of extreme populists, economic shocks and rising international tensions are not only causing turmoil but are also signs that many long-predicted tipping points in media and politics have now been reached. Such changes have worrying implications for democracies everywhere. This second edition of Political Communication bridges old and new to map the political and cultural shifts and analyse what they mean for our ageing democracies. With new..

DKK 645.95
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The New Age of Catastrophe - Alex Callinicos

The New Age of Catastrophe - Alex Callinicos

The world is entering a new age of catastrophe. The exceptional is becoming normal. The last such crisis, between 1914 and 1945, witnessed two world wars, the Great Depression, and the Holocaust. Now humankind faces fresh existential threats - the COVID-19 pandemic, wildfires, floods and other extreme weather events caused by accelerating climate change, and the danger of nuclear war in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.These threats, argues Alex Callinicos, have their common source in a multidimensional..

DKK 645.95
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Climate Change and Political Theory - Catriona McKinnon

Climate Change and Political Theory - Catriona McKinnon

Climate change is an ethical failure. Floods, fires, droughts, and extreme weather caused by climate change are already killing people and ruining lives on a massive scale. These avoidable impacts hurt the most vulnerable among us first, and worst. Why have we failed to prevent climate change? How can we mobilise to do better politically, socially, and economically? Where does the greatest responsibility for action lie?In this book, Catriona McKinnon unravels the vital contributions made by engaged..

DKK 185.95
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Equality - Thomas (Paris School of Economics Piketty

Equality - Thomas (Paris School of Economics Piketty

In this compelling dialogue, two of the world's most influential thinkers reflect on the value of equality and debate what citizens and governments should do to narrow the gaps that separate us. Ranging across economics, philosophy, history, and current affairs, Thomas Piketty and Michael Sandel consider how far we have come in achieving greater equality. At the same time, they confront head-on the extreme divides that remain in wealth, income, power, and status nationally and globally. What can..

DKK 128.95
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Fragile States - Lothar Brock

Fragile States - Lothar Brock

Today a billion people, including about 340 million of the world's extreme poor, are estimated to live in 'fragile states'. This group of low-income countries are often trapped in cycles of conflict and poverty, which make them acutely vulnerable to a range of shocks and crises.This engaging book defines and clarifies what we mean by fragile states, examining their characteristics in relation to \weak\ and \failed\ states in the global system, and explaining their development from pre-colonial..

DKK 759.95
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Tambora and the Year without a Summer - How a Volcano Plunged the World into Crisis - Wolfgang (University of York) Behringer

Tambora and the Year without a Summer - How a Volcano Plunged the World into Crisis - Wolfgang (University of York) Behringer

In 1816, the climate went berserk. The winter brought extreme cold, and torrential rains unleashed massive flooding in Asia. Western Europe and North America experienced a 'year without a summer', while failed harvests in 1817 led to the 'year of famine'. At the time, nobody knew that all these disturbances were the result of a single event: the eruption of Mount Tambora in what is now Indonesia - the greatest volcanic eruption in recorded history.In this book, leading climate historian Wolfgang..

DKK 245.95
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Is Inequality in America Irreversible? - Chuck Collins

Is Inequality in America Irreversible? - Chuck Collins

We are living in a time of extreme inequality: America's three richest people now own as much wealth as the bottom half of the population. Although most accept that this is grotesque, many politicians accept it as irreversible.In this book, leading US researcher and activist Chuck Collins succinctly diagnoses the drivers of rampant inequality, arguing that such disparities have their roots in 40 years of the powerful rigging the system in their favor. He proposes a far-reaching policy agenda, analyzes..

DKK 519.95
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