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   Common Pools of Genetic Resources

   Written by a team of expert academics and practitioners in the field, this innovative book makes a timely and valuable contribution to academic and policy debates in International Environmental Law, International Biodiversity Law, Intellectual Property, Climate Law and the Law of Indigenous Populations. Taking an inductive approach, it starts from existing pools and discusses how they could be further developed to cope with the objectives of the Nagoya Protocol.
   
   For a full list of these titles publishing in June, please refer here.

2. 

   Fraud and Carbon Markets

   The missing trader fraud on European carbon allowances markets occurred mainly between the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009 and is presented in this book from a variety of different angles: financial, scientific and relatively to organized crime. Written by a former broker, it makes a unique exploration into the financial mechanisms of the fraud and the impact on the market behavior as well as illustrating the consequences on its econometric features.

3. 

   Diversifying Food and Diets

   This book aims to explore what the current state of knowledge is on the role of agricultural biodiversity in improving nutrition and food security. The book will examine and challenge some of the prevailing myths and assumptions to improving nutrition through agriculture mechanisms so as to identify the key research and implementation gaps.

4. 

   Low Carbon Nation?

   What does the transition to a Low Carbon Britain mean for the future development of cities and regions across the country? Does it reinforce existing ‘business as usual’ or create new transformational opportunities? Low Carbon Nation? takes an interdisciplinary approach to tackle this critical question, by looking across the different dimensions of technological, scientific, social and economic change within the diverse city and regional contexts of the UK.

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5. Are We ‘Chasing Our Own Tail’ on the Circular Economy?

   We are pleased to present a new Earthscan from Routledge blog post: written by Philip Monaghan, author of How Local Resilience Creates Sustainable Societies.

   With a new entry every fortnight, blog posts written by various Earthscan from Routledge authors will be displayed both on the Routledge website and on our Facebook page here. Each post within Facebook will be open to comments so please feel free to voice your thoughts!

6. Publishing in June

   You can find a selection of great titles publishing in June here.

7. 

   Architectural Conservation and Heritage Management catalog 2013

   Bringing together titles previously published under the Donhead, Butterworth Heinemann and Routledge imprints, we now publish an extensive list of books covering building conservation, preservation and architectural history. In addition, we offer a number of classic reprints on building and construction topics such as lime and plastering, covering the period from 1830 to 1950. This list specialises in publishing original material for professionals, academics, students and historic building owners.

   To take a look at the online catalog click here

8. 

   RIBA Publishing catalog 2013

   New Distribution Arrangement between Taylor and Francis and RIBA Enterprises.
   We are delighted to announce a new distribution arrangement between Taylor and Francis and RIBA Enterprises, the publishing arm of the Royal Institute of British Architects, for books published under the RIBA, RIBA Publishing and NBS imprints.

   Commencing on 1st October 2012 Taylor and Francis are the exclusive distributor for all published titles outside of the UK and Ireland: RIBA Enterprises remains the exclusive distributor for the UK and Ireland.

   RIBA Publishing is one of the leading providers of high quality information for architects, built environment professionals and students around the world and is therefore an ideal complement
   to our own Routledge Architecture, Construction, Planning and Landscape lists. Taylor and Francis’s comprehensive international sales and marketing network will bring RIBA Publishing titles to global markets for the first time under a unified distribution agreement.

   For a full listing of books available to purchase outside the UK and Ireland click here

9. 

   Foucault for Architects ( May 2013)

   Foucault for Architects - From the mid-1960s onwards Michel Foucault has had a significant impact on diverse aspects of culture, knowledge and arts including architecture and its critical discourse. The implications for architecture have been wide-ranging. His archaeological and genealogical approaches to knowledge have transformed architectural history and theory, while his attitude to arts and esthetics led to a renewed focus on the avant-garde.

   Prepared by an architect, this book offers an excellent entry point into the remarkable work of Michel Foucault, and provides a focused introduction suitable for architects, urban designers, and students of architecture.

   For more information on the Thinkers for Architects Series click here

10. 

    Community Architecture

    Co-authors Charles Knevitt and Nick Wates discuss the evolving impact of their iconic work, Community Architecture.