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The Zero Waste Solution: Untrashing the Planet One Community at a Time
by Paul Connett Jeremy IronsWaste is something we all make every day but often pay little attention to. That's changing, and model programs around the globe show the many different ways a community can strive for, and achieve, zero-waste status. Scientist-turned-activist Paul Connett, a leading international figure in decades-long battles to fight pollution, has championed efforts to curtail overconsumption and keep industrial toxins out of our air and drinking water and bodies. But he’s best known around the world for leading efforts to help communities deal with their waste in sustainable ways—in other words, to eliminate and reuse waste rather than burn it or stow it away in landfills. In The Zero Waste Solution, Connett profiles the most successful zero-waste initiatives around the world, showing activists, planners, and entrepreneurs how to re-envision their community’s waste-handling process—by consuming less, turning organic waste into compost, recycling, reusing other waste, demanding nonwasteful product design, and creating jobs and bringing community members together in the process. The book also exposes the greenwashing behind renewed efforts to promote waste incinerators as safe, nontoxic energy suppliers, and gives detailed information on how communities can battle incineration projects that, even at their best, emit dangerous particles into the atmosphere, many of which remain unregulated or poorly regulated. An important toolkit for anyone interested in creating sustainable communities, generating secure local jobs, and keeping toxic alternatives at bay.
Zero-Waste: Reconsidering Waste Management for the Future (Routledge Studies in Waste Management and Policy)
by Atiq Zaman Tahmina AhsanThis book analyses ‘zero-waste’ (ZW) as an emerging waste management strategy for the future, which considers waste prevention through innovative design and sustainable consumption practices. Drawing on a diverse range of case studies from Australia, Bangladesh, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, and the USA, this book explores why urban waste management systems still remain a major challenge for almost all cities around the world. Rejecting waste as an ‘end-of-life’ problem, Atiq Zaman and Tahmina Ahsan instead consider waste prevention through the ZW model, in which resources are utilized and consumed with minimum environmental degradation. In addition, the authors give extended discussion on why embracing the ZW concept will be beneficial for the circular economy (CE). Providing a strategic zero-waste framework and an evaluation tool to measure waste management performance aimed towards ZW goals, this book will be of great relevance to students, scholars, and policymakers with an interest in waste management, sustainable consumption, urban planning, and sustainable development.
Zero-Waste: Reconsidering Waste Management for the Future (Routledge Studies in Waste Management and Policy)
by Atiq Zaman Tahmina AhsanThis book analyses ‘zero-waste’ (ZW) as an emerging waste management strategy for the future, which considers waste prevention through innovative design and sustainable consumption practices. Drawing on a diverse range of case studies from Australia, Bangladesh, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, and the USA, this book explores why urban waste management systems still remain a major challenge for almost all cities around the world. Rejecting waste as an ‘end-of-life’ problem, Atiq Zaman and Tahmina Ahsan instead consider waste prevention through the ZW model, in which resources are utilized and consumed with minimum environmental degradation. In addition, the authors give extended discussion on why embracing the ZW concept will be beneficial for the circular economy (CE). Providing a strategic zero-waste framework and an evaluation tool to measure waste management performance aimed towards ZW goals, this book will be of great relevance to students, scholars, and policymakers with an interest in waste management, sustainable consumption, urban planning, and sustainable development.
Zero-sum World: Politics, Power And Prosperity After The Crash
by Gideon RachmanThis landmark first book shows that the international political system is entering a period of dangerous instability and crisis.
Zero-Sum World: Politics, Power and Prosperity After the Crash
by Gideon RachmanThe economic crisis that struck the world in 2008 has drastically altered the logic of international relations. Globalisation no longer benefits all the world's superpowers and they face an array of global problems that are causing division between nations. A win-win world is giving way to a zero-sum world.Zero-sum logic, in which one country's gain looks like another's loss, has prevented the world from reaching an agreement to fight climate change and threatens to create a global economic stalemate. These new tensions are intensified by the emergence of dangerous political and economic problems that risk provoking wars, environmental catastrophe and ever-deeper debilitating economic crises.This timely and important book argues that international politics is about become much more volatile - and sets out what can be done to break away from the crippling logic of a zero-sum world.
Zero Option
by Don PendletonCRITICAL STRIKE The President has personally pulled Mack Bolan in on this one–a national security crisis involving the most advanced piece of technology ever conceived. Zero Platform is about to become the first orbiting weapons system operated by human/machine interface.
The Zero Hour
by Joseph FinderShe fell for the wrong man. Now her son's life is at risk. Counter-terrorism expert Sarah Cahill is midway through the most difficult case of her career when she meets Baumann. Blue-eyed and gorgeous, Baumann is charming, intelligent and utterly ruthless. Sarah falls hard. But by the time she realises what a mistake she's made, her son's life is being held to ransom. And the clock is ticking... Recent reviews for Joseph Finder: 'Stunning... I can't remember when I last read a book so gripping and so satisfying' PETER JAMES. 'Smart, swift and well-informed' SCOTT TUROW. 'Terrific' IAN RANKIN. 'A writer at the top of his game' MARK BILLINGHAM. 'Fantastic... Kept me absolutely on the edge of my seat' MARTINA COLE. 'Timely, twisty and impossible to put down' KARIN SLAUGHTER. 'A masterclass in ratcheting up the tension... A classy, sophisticated thriller' J.P. DELANEY.
Zero-carbon Homes: A Road Map
by Joanna WilliamsHousing is a major contributor to CO2 emissions in Europe and America today and the construction of new homes offers an opportunity to address this issue. Providing homes that achieve "zero carbon", "carbon neutral", "zero-net energy" or "energy-plus" standard is becoming the goal of more innovative house-builders globally, whilst energy providers seek to decarbonise the energy supply to new and existing development. Various new technical systems for achieving these goals are beginning to emerge. For example the passive house whose energy requirement for space heating and cooling is almost zero; the smart grid that has revolutionized the management of energy, whilst enabling the connection of small-scale, renewable energy producers and electric vehicles to the grid; or the European super-grid which will enable zero carbon energy to be generated in the Sahara desert and stored in Norway. This book explores the diverse approaches that are being adopted around the world to deliver zero carbon homes and the different societal systems and geographic circumstances in which they have developed. It postulates a roadmap for delivering zero carbon homes, together with a toolbox approach for policy and practice to suit particular national and local circumstances. A series of case studies are presented that offer lessons for delivering zero carbon homes. These examples are also used to demonstrate how prototype systems can move into the mainstream. The book highlights some of the instruments and mechanisms that could be used to support this transformation and addresses the wider implications of introducing these innovative systems in terms of industry, lifestyle and urban form.
Zero-carbon Homes: A Road Map
by Joanna WilliamsHousing is a major contributor to CO2 emissions in Europe and America today and the construction of new homes offers an opportunity to address this issue. Providing homes that achieve "zero carbon", "carbon neutral", "zero-net energy" or "energy-plus" standard is becoming the goal of more innovative house-builders globally, whilst energy providers seek to decarbonise the energy supply to new and existing development. Various new technical systems for achieving these goals are beginning to emerge. For example the passive house whose energy requirement for space heating and cooling is almost zero; the smart grid that has revolutionized the management of energy, whilst enabling the connection of small-scale, renewable energy producers and electric vehicles to the grid; or the European super-grid which will enable zero carbon energy to be generated in the Sahara desert and stored in Norway. This book explores the diverse approaches that are being adopted around the world to deliver zero carbon homes and the different societal systems and geographic circumstances in which they have developed. It postulates a roadmap for delivering zero carbon homes, together with a toolbox approach for policy and practice to suit particular national and local circumstances. A series of case studies are presented that offer lessons for delivering zero carbon homes. These examples are also used to demonstrate how prototype systems can move into the mainstream. The book highlights some of the instruments and mechanisms that could be used to support this transformation and addresses the wider implications of introducing these innovative systems in terms of industry, lifestyle and urban form.
Zero Altitude: How I Learned to Fly Less and Travel More
by Helen CoffeyIn recent decades, private jets have become status symbols for the world’s wealthiest, while quick and easy flights have brought far-flung destinations within the reach of everyone. But at what cost to the environment? Around the world, flying emits around 860 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide each year, and until the outbreak of Covid-19, the aviation industry was one of the planet’s fastest-growing polluters. Now is the perfect time to pause and take stock of our toxic relationship with flying. Part climate-change investigation, part travel memoir, Zero Altitude follows Helen Coffey as she journeys as far as she can in the course of her job as a top travel journalist – all without getting on a single flight. Between trips by train, car, boat and bike, she meets climate experts and activists at the forefront of the burgeoning flight-free movement. Over the course of her travels, she discovers that keeping both feet on the ground is not only possible but that it can be an exhilarating opportunity for adventure. Her book is brimming with tips and ideas for swapping the middle seat for the open road.
Zero: Eliminating unnecessary deaths in a post-pandemic NHS
by Jeremy HuntHow many avoidable deaths are there in the NHS every week? 150. What figure should we aim for? Zero. The NHS is the pride of Britain. It’s an army of highly skilled and talented healthcare professionals, armed with the most cutting-edge therapies and medicines, and a budget bigger than the GDP of most countries in the world. Yet avoidable failures are common. And the result is tragic deaths up and down the country every day. Jeremy Hunt, the longest-serving Health Secretary in history, knows exactly what the cost is. In the letters he received from bereaved family members, he was constantly confronted by the heart-breaking reality of slip-ups and mistakes. There is increasing conflict between public pride in the NHS and the exhausted daily reality for many doctors and nurses, now experiencing burnout in record numbers. Waiting lists are up, staffing numbers inadequate, and all the while an ageing population and medical advances increase both demand and expectations. With pressures like these, is it surprising that mistakes start to creep in? This great British institution is crying out for renewal. In Zero, taking the broadest approach, thinking through everything from staffing to technology, budgets to culture, Hunt presents a manifesto for that renewal. Mistakes happen. But nobody deserves to become a statistic in an NHS hospital. That’s why we need to aim for zero.
Zentrum oder CDU: Politischer Katholizismus zwischen Tradition und Anpassung (Schriften des Zentralinstituts für sozialwiss. Forschung der FU Berlin)
by Ute Schmidt
The Zen of International Relations: IR Theory from East to West
by S. Chan P. MandavilleThe new millennium can only be a time of true globalization if different histories and systems of understanding the world are appreciated. The authors unveil significant studies to do with epistemological debates in International Relations, and give detailed middle and far-eastern examples of how different cultures have used story-telling as a means of understanding what is outside and around. Especially provocative is the Chinese idea of the West as an 'Other', as atypical and, indeed, inscrutable, to the extent of not needing scrutiny at all.
Zelensky: Ukraine's President and His Country
by Steven DerixFirst major biography of Ukraine’s leader written for a Western audience Topical, up-to-date covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine 'Start here' book for those interested in the Ukraine war and inspirational leadership
Zelensky: A Biography
by Serhii RudenkoThree years after the political novice Volodymyr Zelensky was elected to Ukraine&’s highest office, he found himself catapulted into the role of war-time leader. The former comedian has become the public face of his country's courageous and bloody struggle against a brutal invasion. Born to Jewish parents in central Ukraine, Zelensky campaigned for the presidency in the 2019 election on the promise to restore trust in politics. After his landslide victory, he told jubilant supporters 'I will never let you down.' Little did he know that he would be called upon to serve his people in the most demanding circumstances imaginable, fighting for the very survival of his country in the worst war on European soil since 1945. Zelensky's leadership in the face of Russia's aggression is an inspiration to everyone who stands opposed to the appalling violence being unleashed on Ukraine. This book tells his astonishing story.
Zeitgeschichte, Wissenschaft und Politik: Der "Historikerstreit" - 20 Jahre danach
by Volker KronenbergVor zwei Jahrzehnten erlebte die Bundesrepublik Deutschland mit dem sogenannten „Historikerstreit“ eine Großkontroverse, die Publizistik, Wissenschaft und Politik über zwei Jahre hinweg intensiv beschäftigte. Die Auseinandersetzung mit den Thesen des Berliner Zeithistorikers Ernst Nolte entwickelte sich zu einem Streit, der vor allem entlang der Frage nach der Singularität des NS-Völkermords geführt wurde. Sowohl über die Zulässigkeit eines Vergleichs zwischen nationalsozialistischer und kommunistischer Diktatur aber auch ganz grundsätzlich über die historisch-kulturellen Fundamente der Bundesrepublik wurde leidenschaftlich debattiert. Nun – im Umfeld der „Berliner Republik“ – ist es an der Zeit Bilanz zu ziehen und zu fragen, ob alte Streitmuster überwunden wurden und inwiefern neue wissenschaftliche Ansätze zur Interpretation deutscher und europäischer Zeitgeschichte sinnvoll sind. Dem interdisziplinären Charakter des Themenkomplexes wird dieser Sammelband gerecht, indem er Autoren vereinigt, die den „Historikerstreit“ und dessen Nachwirkungen aus politikwissenschaftlicher, historischer und soziologischer Sicht analysieren und interpretieren.
Zeitgenössische Demokratietheorie: Band 1: Normative Demokratietheorien
by Oliver Lembcke Claudia Ritzi Gary S. SchaalDas Buch diskutiert die zentralen Demokratietheorien der letzten Jahrzehnte nach einem einheitlichen Analyseschema. Die Einzeldarstellungen sind eingebettet in die Erörterung der größeren Entwicklungslinien innerhalb der vier zentralen demokratietheoretischen Paradigmen.
Zeitgenössische Demokratietheorie: Band 2: Empirische Demokratietheorien
by Oliver W. Lembcke Claudia Ritzi Gary S. SchaalDie Demokratie – verstanden als politische Selbstbestimmung eines Volkes – ist die vornehmste Aufgabe und der zentrale Gegenstand der Politischen Theorie. Das zweibändige Lehrwerk bietet eine systematische Einführung in die zeitgenössische normative und empirische Demokratietheorie. Der zweite Band behandelt wichtige empirische Theorieansätze. Alle Beiträge sind vergleichbar aufgebaut: Sie enthalten neben einer Verortung des jeweiligen Konzeptes in der Theoriegeschichte eine umfassende Darstellung seiner zentralen Aussagen und empirischen Forschungsergebnisse. Darauf aufbauend erfolgen methodenkritische Betrachtungen und aktuelle Forschungsbezüge werden aufgezeigt. Das zweibändige Lehrbuch bietet alle wesentlichen Grundlagen zum Thema, es schafft eine klare Übersicht in einer pluralen Diskussion und ist ein unverzichtbares Hilfsmittel für Studium, Forschung und politische Bildung.
Zeitenwende und Bundeswehr: 100 Milliarden als Chance für die deutsche Sicherheitspolitik? (essentials)
by Ulf von KrauseDie Ankündigung eines 100 Mrd.-Sondervermögens für die Bundeswehr durch Bundeskanzler Scholz richtete den Fokus auf die Sicherheit Deutschlands. Neben Defiziten in den Bereichen Katastrophenschutz, Cybersicherheit und Energieabhängigkeit weisen die deutschen Streitkräfte wegen langjähriger Unterfinanzierung erhebliche Probleme der Einsatzbereitschaft auf. Das Sondervermögen trägt dazu bei, das 2 %-Ziel der NATO zu erfüllen. Es bietet die Chance, Kampfkraft und Image der Bundeswehr sowie die Rolle Deutschlands in der NATO zu stärken. Voraussetzung für eine wirksame Umsetzung sind eine signifikante Verbesserung der Prozesse Beschaffung, Personalgewinnung und Infrastruktur bei der Bundeswehr sowie eine nachhaltige Finanzierung auch nach Aufbrauchen des Sondervermögens.
Zeit- und Telearbeit: Flexible Beschäftigungsformen und ihre Bedeutung für den Mittelstand (Schriften zur Mittelstandsforschung #79)
by Evelyn Schröer Katrin Huhn
Zeit und Politikberatung: Eine systemtheoretische Analyse
by Stefan VorderstraßeDas Verhältnis von Politik und Zeit ist in der Politikwissenschaft oftmals vernachlässigt. Stefan Vorderstraße legt den Fokus auf die Bedeutung von Zeit in Strukturen und Prozessen der Politikberatung. Politische Entscheidungsträger sehen sich unter den Bedingungen einer stets gegenwärtig entscheidungsabhängigen und ungewissen Zukunft dem Problem ausgesetzt, kollektiv verbindliche Entscheidungen treffen zu müssen. Politik ist zudem mit einem Koordinierungsbedarf konfrontiert, dem sie über Politikberatung zu begegnen versucht. Auf Basis systemtheoretischer Konzepte geht der Autor der Frage nach, ob und mit Hilfe welcher Beratungsformen Politik den Anforderungen sozialer Gleichzeitigkeit in der funktional differenzierten Gesellschaft gerecht werden kann. Politische Entscheidungsprozesse und politikwissenschaftliche Analyseansätze konfrontiert er mit typischen Charakteristika der zunehmend beschleunigten Gesellschaft. Er plädiert für eine kombinierte Betrachtung von Sach-, Sozial- und Zeitdimension und leistet einen grundlegenden Beitrag zum Verständnis der Bedeutung von Zeit in und für Politikberatung.
Zehn Jahre Deutschland in Afghanistan (Zeitschrift für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik – Sonderhefte)
by Klaus Brummer Stefan ÖhlichDieses Sonderheft der „Zeitschrift für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik“ (ZfAS) analysiert das militärische und zivile Engagement der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in Afghanistan seit 2001. Die 14 Beiträge verorten Deutschlands Afghanistanpolitik im Rahmen von internationalen Organisationen (NATO, EU, Vereinte Nationen), untersuchen die innenpolitische Rückkopplung der deutschen Politik in Parteien und Bevölkerung und beleuchten spezifische Handlungsstrategien (vernetzte Sicherheit) und Handlungsfelder (u. a. Drogenbekämpfung). Sie fragen außerdem nach dem Einfluss von Überzeugungen einzelner Entscheidungsträger auf die deutsche Afghanistanpolitik, diskutieren die Folgen des Einsatzes am Hindukusch für das deutsche „Zivilmachtsverständnis“ und erörtern die Konsequenzen des nunmehr zehnjährigen Engagements in Afghanistan für die transatlantischen Beziehungen. Insgesamt zeigen die Beiträge vielfache Unklarheiten in der deutschen Politik gegenüber Afghanistan auf, etwa: Was bedeutet das Konzept der „vernetzten Sicherheit“ in der Praxis? Befindet sich Deutschland in einem „Krieg“? Und wann muss bzw. darf der Abzug beginnen?
Zbigniew Brzezinski: America’s Grand Strategist
by Justin VaïsseAs National Security Adviser to President Jimmy Carter, Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928–2017) guided U.S. foreign policy at a critical juncture of the Cold War. But his impact on America’s role in the world extends far beyond his years in the White House, and reverberates to this day. His geopolitical vision, scholarly writings, frequent media appearances, and policy advice to decades of presidents from Lyndon Johnson to Barack Obama made him America’s grand strategist, a mantle only Henry Kissinger could also claim. Both men emigrated from turbulent Europe in 1938 and got their Ph.D.s in the 1950s from Harvard, then the epitome of the Cold War university. With its rise to global responsibilities, the United States needed professionals. Ambitious academics like Brzezinski soon replaced the old establishment figures who had mired the country in Vietnam, and they transformed the way America conducted foreign policy. Justin Vaïsse offers the first biography of the successful immigrant who completed a remarkable journey from his native Poland to the White House, interacting with influential world leaders from Gloria Steinem to Deng Xiaoping to John Paul II. This complex intellectual portrait reveals a man who weighed in on all major foreign policy debates since the 1950s, from his hawkish stance on the USSR to his advocacy for the Middle East peace process and his support for a U.S.-China global partnership. Through its examination of Brzezinski’s statesmanship and comprehensive vision, Zbigniew Brzezinski raises important questions about the respective roles of ideas and identity in foreign policy.
Zbigniew Brzezinski: America’s Grand Strategist
by Justin VaïsseAs National Security Adviser to President Jimmy Carter, Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928–2017) guided U.S. foreign policy at a critical juncture of the Cold War. But his impact on America’s role in the world extends far beyond his years in the White House, and reverberates to this day. His geopolitical vision, scholarly writings, frequent media appearances, and policy advice to decades of presidents from Lyndon Johnson to Barack Obama made him America’s grand strategist, a mantle only Henry Kissinger could also claim. Both men emigrated from turbulent Europe in 1938 and got their Ph.D.s in the 1950s from Harvard, then the epitome of the Cold War university. With its rise to global responsibilities, the United States needed professionals. Ambitious academics like Brzezinski soon replaced the old establishment figures who had mired the country in Vietnam, and they transformed the way America conducted foreign policy. Justin Vaïsse offers the first biography of the successful immigrant who completed a remarkable journey from his native Poland to the White House, interacting with influential world leaders from Gloria Steinem to Deng Xiaoping to John Paul II. This complex intellectual portrait reveals a man who weighed in on all major foreign policy debates since the 1950s, from his hawkish stance on the USSR to his advocacy for the Middle East peace process and his support for a U.S.-China global partnership. Through its examination of Brzezinski’s statesmanship and comprehensive vision, Zbigniew Brzezinski raises important questions about the respective roles of ideas and identity in foreign policy.
Zbig: The Strategy and Statecraft of Zbigniew Brzezinski
by Jimmy Carter Charles GatiZbigniew Brzezinski’s multifaceted career dealing with U.S. security and foreign policy has led him from the halls of academia to multiple terms in public service, including a stint as President Jimmy Carter’s National Security Advisor from 1977 to 1981. He is a renowned policy analyst and author who frequently appears as a commentator on popular talk shows, and his strategic vision continues to carry a great deal of gravitas. in Zbig, Charles Gati has enlisted many of the top foreign policy players of the past thirty years to reflect on and analyze Brzezinski and his work. A senior scholar in Eastern European and Russian studies, Gati observed firsthand much of the history and politics surrounding Brzezinski’s career. His vibrant introduction and concluding interview with Brzezinski frame this critical assessment of a major statesman’s accomplishments.Contributors: Justin Vaïsse, David C. Engerman, Mark Kramer, David J. Rothkopf, Warren I. Cohen and Nancy Bernkopf Tucker, Robert A. Pastor, William B. Quandt, Robert Hunter, James Thomson, Patrick Vaughan, Marin Strmecki, James Mann, David Ignatius, Adam Garfinkle, Stephen F. Szabo, Francis Fukuyama, Charles Gati