{"title":"Series: Pathways to Sustainability","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePathways to Sustainability\u003c\/strong\u003e explores diverse perspectives on building a balanced future, blending insights from economics, philosophy, and social innovation. Readers will encounter thoughtful examinations of value investing, ethical leadership, and altruism, alongside reflections on our cultural heritage and the evolving relationship with nature and technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis series invites curious minds across genres—from \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy \u0026amp; Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Entrepreneurship\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eChildren’s literature\u003c\/em\u003e—to engage with the challenges and opportunities of sustainable living. 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Why is this, and what can be done about it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow might we understand and address emergent threats from epidemic disease, or the challenges of water scarcity in dryland India? In the context of climate change, how might seed systems help African farmers meet their needs, and how might appropriate energy strategies be developed? \u003cem\u003eDynamic Sustainabilities\u003c\/em\u003e lays out a new 'pathways approach' to address sustainability challenges such as these in today’s dynamic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough an appreciation of dynamics, complexity, uncertainty, differing narratives, and the values-based aims of sustainability, the pathways approach allows us to see how some approaches are dominant, even though they do not produce the desired results, and how to create successful alternative 'pathways' of responding to the challenges we face. As well as offering new ways of thinking about sustainability, the book also suggests a series of practical ways forward—in tools and methods, forms of political engagement, and styles of knowledge-making and communication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the book, the practicalities of the pathways approach are illustrated using four case studies: water in dryland India, agricultural seeds in Africa, responses to epidemic disease, and energy systems\/climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in association with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605611692268,"sku":"9781849710923","price":341.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781849710923-dynamic-sustainabilities.jpg?v=1778135604"},{"product_id":"one-health-9781138961487","title":"One Health","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZoonotic diseases – pathogens transmitted from animals to people – present particularly challenging problems for global health institutions and actors, given the complex social-ecological dynamics at play. New forms of risk caused by unprecedented global connectivity and rapid social and environmental change demand new approaches. \u003cem\u003eOne Health\u003c\/em\u003e highlights the need for collaboration across sectors and disciplines to tackle zoonotic diseases. However, there has been little exploration of how social, political and economic contexts influence efforts to implement \u003cem\u003eOne Health\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book fills this gap by offering a much-needed political economy analysis of zoonosis research and policy. Through ethnographic, qualitative and quantitative data, the book draws together a diverse number of case studies. These include chapters exploring global narratives about \u003cem\u003eOne Health\u003c\/em\u003e operationalisation and prevailing institutional bottlenecks; the evolution of research networks over time; and the histories and politics behind conflicting disease control approaches. The themes from these chapters are further contextualised and expanded upon through country-specific case studies—from Kenya, Zambia, Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone—exploring the translation of \u003cem\u003eOne Health\u003c\/em\u003e research and policy into the African context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a valuable resource for academic researchers, students and policy practitioners in the areas of global health, agriculture, and development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607307239660,"sku":"9781138961487","price":318.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/57bf4ca53f55d994bc5bd209f97e6b84.jpg?v=1778190463"},{"product_id":"sustainable-energy-for-all-by-david-ockwell-9781138656932","title":"Sustainable Energy for All","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite decades of effort and billions of dollars spent, two thirds of people in sub-Saharan Africa still lack access to electricity, a vital precursor to economic development and poverty reduction. Ambitious international policy commitments seek to address this, but scholarship has failed to keep pace with policy ambitions, lacking both the empirical basis and the theoretical perspective to inform such transformative policy aims.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSustainable Energy for All\u003c\/em\u003e aims to fill this gap. Through detailed historical analysis of the Kenyan solar PV market, the book demonstrates the value of a new theoretical perspective based on Socio-Technical Innovation System Building. 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