Conservation of the environment Books
University of Nebraska Press Flock Together
Book SynopsisPart memoir, part research-based journalism, Flock Together is a personal exploration of the decline of avian species throughout the world, its ramifications, and what it might mean for humanity. Trade Review“Lively, passionate, melancholy, joyful, and quirky. . . . An endearing and highly readable book. . . . An ode to birds and nature, as well as to the eclectic and individual private fascinations—such as birding—that make our lives unique and worthwhile.”—Pamela Miller, Minneapolis Star Tribune “Flock Together is the highly satisfying tale of a fledgling birder. Hollars conveys an infectious sense of awe and excitement for every bird he spots. Yet this is so much more than just a catalog of sightings. It is also about the author’s entry into a community of intriguing characters—some brilliant, some eccentric, yet all bound by their fierce love for birds.”—Justin Hocking, author of The Great Floodgates of the Wonderworld"A wonderful read. . . . It reminds us that while we need to strive and protect species that are at risk, we must also place value on keeping common species common."—Tianna Burke, Canadian Field-Naturalist"While world travelers gain a broad picture of our planet, Hollars illustrates the world of information and interest within a few feet of our front door."—Bill Schwab, E Missourian“You’d think that nonfiction about extinct birds would be a trip into the void, but not in B.J. Hollars’s capable hands. Hollars takes us from specimen cabinets to his own backyard in a ceaseless pursuit of birds. They become a kind of compass for human morality in Flock Together. Lest that sound too heavy, be assured there is joy here too, in the very act of being attentive.”—Christopher Cokinos, author of Hope Is the Thing with Feathers: A Personal Chronicle of Vanished Birds“This book should appeal to anyone with a curiosity about the world of nature. The topics, writing, and appealing voice of the author make this volume a most engaging read.”—Joel Greenberg, author of A Feathered River Across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon's Flight to Extinction"An insightful memoir."—KirkusTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAuthor’s NotePrologue: Dodo LostPart I. Glimpsing1. The Resurrection of the Lord God Bird2. The Death List3. The Hermit and the HawkPart II. Spotting4. The Continuing Saga of the Resurrection of the Lord God Bird5. The Life List6. The Professor and the PigeonPart III. Seeing7. The Stunning Conclusion of the Continuing Saga of the Resurrection of the Lord God Bird8. The Christmas Count9. The Ghost of the GoshawkPart IV. Knowing10. Flock TogetherSourcesBibliography
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University of Nebraska Press Thinking Continental Writing the Planet One
Book SynopsisIn response to the growing scale and complexity of environmental threats, this volume collects articles, essays, personal narratives, and poems by more than forty authors in conversation about “thinking continental”—connecting local and personal landscapes to universal systems and processes—to articulate the concept of a global or planetary citizenship.Trade Review"Thinking Continental: Writing the Planet One Place as a Time is an anthology of poetry, personal narratives, and critical essays that responds holistically to the unprecedented pressures on the environment today."—Greg Brown, World Literature Today"With its novel conjunction of scientists and artists, this collection is not only a groundbreaking but also a wave-making model of collaborative mapping."—John Shoptaw, Western American Literature"In this diverse and varied anthology, editors Thomas Lynch, Susan Naramore Maher, Drucilla Wall, and O. Alan Weltzien bring together different perspectives, bridging the gap between the local and planetary scales most commonly seen in environmental writing."—Cory Willard, Goose“This is exactly the kind of book that helps us to understand where and who we are, what it means to be ‘emplaced’ on this planet.”—Scott Slovic, coeditor of Ecocritical Aesthetics: Language, Beauty, and the Environment “With the help of literature, these essays and poems lead us from personal particulars to our shared planet, and in so doing, they nourish our filamentary imaginations.”—SueEllen Campbell, author of The Face of the Earth: Natural Landscapes, Science, and Culture “Time and again I found articles, essays, and poems working together like facets of a prism, a succeeding work illuminating the one before it and setting up resonances with the one to follow.”—Robert Root, author of Postscripts: Retrospections on Time and PlaceTable of ContentsIntroduction: An Alignment of Stones Part 1. Ground Truths A World of Islands Elizabeth Dodd Three Stations along the Ring of Fire O. Alan Weltzien The Deepest Layer Harmon Maher Deep Mapping Communities in the West of Ireland Nessa Cronin Where Narratives Met: Microplace and Macrospace in Early Fascist Primary School Textbooks and the Case of Eugenio Cirese’s Gente buona (1925) Fabiana Dimpflmeier Imagining the Memory of the Earth: Geo-Site and the Aesthetic of the Anthropocene Andrea Benassi Cacophonous Silence (The Sound of Falling Wildly): A Transnational Experiment in Ecological Performance Poiesis Jess Allen and Bronwyn Preece Poetry 1: Ground Truths Meadows and Fireflies Aliki Barnstone Sonora Desert: Winter Afternoon Singing Itself Alberto Ríos Too Easy Greg Delanty Communion Twyla Hansen Strata Songs: Galway and Arizona Susan Millar DuMars Sutra, in Umber Kimberly Blaeser After Taiwan Kimberly Blaeser Birth of a Nation Colm Tóibín Encounter Tess Gallagher Matters of Geneva Dawn Dupler The Course of the Peculiar Michael Heffernan Tsé Bit’a’í Christine Casson Konza Prairie O. Alan Weltzien Glaciers, Mountains, Falls David Brannan Part 2. Watershed Ways Braided Channels of Watershed Consciousness: Loren Eiseley’s “The Flow of the River” and the Platte Basin Timelapse Project Tom Lynch Plovers, Great Blues, Horned Owl: A Poet’s Ecotone Brendan Galvin Superior: Reimagining the Interior of a Continent Susan Naramore Maher Pathways of the Yellowstone Bernard Quetchenbach The Proximity of Far Away: Climate Change Comes to the Alligator Rick Van Noy What You Take from the Sea Mary Swander Recontinentalizing Europe: Terrestrial Conversion and Symbolic Exchanges at Europe’s Mediterranean Frontier Emilio Cocco Poetry 2: Watershed Ways With a Hurricane, She Climbs Mountains while She Dreams Pam Uschuk The Mighty Mississippi Twyla Hansen Mississippi Delta Lay Down Ann Fisher-Wirth Links Brendan Galvin By the Sea David Lloyd Aubade William Logan River Dolphins Michael S. Begnal Sruth Fada Con Barry Johnston Wanting Choughs Tony Curtis Double View of the Adirondacks as Reflected over Lake Champlain from Waterfront Park Major Jackson Portage Alice Azure Part 3. Planetary Currents The Lariat and the GPS: Cowboys, Cattle Ranching, and Global Agricultural Practices Nancy S. Cook Life on the Western Edge of It All: Conceptions of Place in Tess Gallagher’s Lough Arrow Poems Drucilla Wall Return to Finland, Robert Creeley, Continental Drift Eamonn Wall Excerpts from COSMOGRAPHY: Re-Minding Our Place in the Universe Joel Weishaus Poetry 3: Planetary Currents Asking Why Marge Saiser The Dark Sky Reserve Heid E. Erdrich Ornithological Perspectives Walter Bargen Spiritus Mundi Greg Delanty Strange Aliki Barnstone Killer Butterfly Walter Bargen When the Body Linda Hogan What I Keep Linda Hogan War Memorial Katherine Soniat Bulk Daniel Tobin All Hallows’ Eve, County Mayo Joan McBreen As the Diamond Tess Gallagher The Burden of Theology Kelly Cherry A Line from Dogen Walter Bargen Contributors
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Ohio University Press Row by Row
Book SynopsisFor two and a half years, Katherine J. Black crisscrossed Kentucky, interviewing home vegetable gardeners from a rich variety of backgrounds. Row by Row: Talking with Kentucky Gardeners is the result, a powerful compilation of testimonies on the connections between land, people, culture, and home.TheTrade Review“This is a loving and necessary book about our future: a possible world of connections with the earth, with the spirit, with the food we eat, and among human beings. Black’s sensitive interviews, her narrators’ creative lives, and the eloquent photographs are one powerful message of hope.”“Kate Black’s tender portraits of Kentucky gardeners read like good visits with future friends. Although these compelling Kentuckians’ backgrounds and ancestries vary widely, they have in common their striking commitment to growing their own food. Why do they garden? Their answers make each story rich and satisfying.”“Diversity throughout the book highlights our collective connection to food, land and the human experience.… Each tale is just intimate enough for the reader to feel a connection to the gardener, but brief enough to anticipate the next.… Row by Row evolves into a gardening manual, without giving a single instruction. Within the stories are secrets and inspirations that readers can apply to their own gardens, even if they’re digging for the first time.” * LEO Weekly *“Black’s commitment to listening to the oral histories cuts through the romanticism of much garden writing and the polarizing language that can afflict our food conversations in the United States.”
£17.99
John Wiley & Sons Wolfsong
Book SynopsisTom Joseph, a young Indian who had gone south to attend college, returns for his uncle's funeral and finds himself caught up in the old man's fight to save the wilderness from destruction.
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John Wiley & Sons Montanas Pioneer Naturalist
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John Wiley & Sons Disappearing Desert
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John Wiley & Sons Democracys Mountain Volume 5
Book SynopsisIn telling the history of Longs Peak and its climbers, Ruth M. Alexander shows how Rocky Mountain National Park, like the National Park Service (NPS), has struggled to contend with three fundamental obligations - to facilitate visitor enjoyment, protect natural resources, and manage the park as a site of democracy.Trade ReviewDemocracy’s Mountain exposes the complex and fascinating history of our relationship with public lands, each other, and the nation itself." - Phoebe S. K. Young, author of Camping Grounds: Public Nature in American Life from the Civil War to the Occupy Movement"Democracy’s Mountain reveals the complex calculus behind national park management and gives us the tools to do better by the environment and by each other. Climbers and Coloradans, park managers and visitors, and anyone concerned with equitable access to public lands in the midst of climate change will enjoy this book." - Annie Gilbert Coleman, author of Ski Style: Sport and Culture in the Rockies"Anyone who cares about the Colorado Rockies—and, for that matter, everyone committed to democracy, public lands, and the daunting but essential work of making our great outdoors more inclusive—should dive into this lucidly written and wonderfully approachable book." - Thomas G. Andrews, author of Coyote Valley: Deep History in the High Rockies
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Louisiana State University Press Southern Waters
Book SynopsisAddresses how the American South - in an environment fraught with uncertainty - can navigate the twin risks of too much water and not enough. In tracing the evolving uses and abuses of southern waters, Craig Colten offers crucial insights into the complex historical geography of water throughout the region.
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LSU Press State of Disaster
Book SynopsisExplores Louisiana's protracted efforts to restore and protect its coastal marshes, nearly always with minimal regard for the people displaced by those efforts. As Craig Colten shows, the state's coastal restoration plan seeks to protect cities and industry but sacrifices the coastal dwellers who have occupied this perilous place for centuries.
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MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Making a Living Work and Environment in the United States
Book SynopsisFusing labor and environmental history, this work examines work as a central part of Americans' evolving relationship with nature, revealing the unexpected connections between the fight for workers' rights and the rise of the modern environmental movement. It is filled with illuminating vignettes, and provides fresh insights on this topic.
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MT - University of Pennsylvania Press Biological Control of Water Pollution Anniversary Collection
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University Press of Florida Forces of Nature A History of Florida Land
Book SynopsisIn this comprehensive history, Clay Henderson celebrates the individuals and organizations who made the Sunshine State a leader in state-funded conservation and land preservation.
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University Press of Florida Lacand243n Maya in the TwentyFirst Century
Book SynopsisDrawing on his 49 years of studying and learning from the Lacandon Maya, James Nations discusses how in the midst of external pressures such as technological changes, missionary influences, and logging ventures, Lacandon communities are building an economic system of agroforestry and ecotourism.
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Wild Florida
Book SynopsisProvides a captivating visual and narrative journey into the ecology of Florida’s animals. The intimate and artistic photographs in this book introduce readers to the wide variety of wildlife that thrives within the state.
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University Press of Florida How the New Deal Built Florida Tourism
Book SynopsisCountering the conventional narrative that Florida’s tourism industry suffered during the Great Depression, this book shows that the 1930s were, in reality, the starting point for much that characterizes modern Florida’s tourism.
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Rutgers University Press Environmental Policy Analysis and Practice
Book SynopsisCovering environmental policies, this work shows how policy considerations can be broken down according to six specific factors: the reaction of elected government officials, the reactions of the public and special interests, knowledge developed by scientists and engineers, economics, ethical imperatives, and time pressure to make a decision.Table of ContentsThe reaction of elected officials and staff criterion : the brownfields redevelopment policy The reaction of nongovernment stakeholder groups criterion : environmental cancer and cancer clusters Scientist stakeholder criterion : gasoline additives Economic criterion : costs of environmental management Ethics criterion : international trade in pesticides and genetically modified crops Time and flexibility criterion : nuclear power revisited Policy measurement and assessment tools Decision-making and communication tools
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Rutgers University Press Poison in the Well Radioactive Waste in the
Book SynopsisTraces the issue of radioactive waste in Western countries from the end of World War II to the blossoming of the environmental movement in the early 1970s. This book looks at the myriad mishaps and subsequent cover-ups that were born out of the dilemma of where to house deadly nuclear materials.Trade Review"Hamblin's examination of radioactive waste dumping in Europe and America is an important and valuable study, particularly for those interested in the role of science, technology, and environment in modern life." -- Ronald Rainger * Professor of History, Texas Tech University *"A fascinating account of the role of health physicists and marine scientists in the international politics and public relations of dumping radioactive waste at sea." -- John Krige * author of American Hegemony and the Postwar Reconstruction of Science in Europe *"Poison in the Well tells how British and American nuclear scientists have handled radioactive wastes since World War II, despite uncertainty about long-term genetic and somatic effects, creating a legacy that will last for thousands of years. Interdisciplinary turf battles, government secrecy, and technological hubris all play a role in this well-constructed narrative." -- Robert W. Seidel * professor of History of Science and Technology, University of Minnesota *"This impressively researched and judiciously argued book challenges readers to think in new ways about what happens when science, politics, and the environment intersect." * American Historical Review *"Hamblin's study is timely and absorbing, discussing an aspect of the history of atomic energy programmes on which very little has been known. Poison in the Well is an incredibly precious expose" * British Journal for the History of Science *"An excellent and balanced book. Hamblin's story is compelling and complex. By avoiding simple conclusions, he provides great insight into Cold War international relations, the dilemmas of going nuclear, the difficulty in determining risk, and the continuing problems we face with untested or newly tested technologies." * Journal of American History *
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MW - Rutgers University Press The Cinematic Footprint Lights Camera Natural
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Revelatory. Bozak is passionate and occasionally poetic." * Afterimage *"Bozak looks at the many issues surrounding the relationship between film and the natural environment. The book is at the intersection of many disciplines and will thus likely prove thought provoking for a wide range of readers. It is an ideal volume for serious students of film and environmental studies. Highly recommended." * Choice *"Highly original and beautifully written, Bozak's groundbreaking work adds an essential new dimension to the act of critically viewing film. I have long been awaiting a book that brings environmental matters into the heart of film and media studies!" -- Lisa Parks * University of California, Santa Barbara *"Very few recent books on cinema genuinely deserve to be called 'groundbreaking.' This, by all means, is one of them." -- Paolo Cherchi Usai * author of The Death of Cinema *"Bozak's arguements are illuminating and thought-provoking. The Cinematic Footprint is a must read for anyone interested in the developing canon of ecocinema studies." * Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment *"Revelatory. Bozak is passionate and occasionally poetic." * Afterimage *"Bozak looks at the many issues surrounding the relationship between film and the natural environment. The book is at the intersection of many disciplines and will thus likely prove thought provoking for a wide range of readers. It is an ideal volume for serious students of film and environmental studies. Highly recommended." * Choice *"Highly original and beautifully written, Bozak's groundbreaking work adds an essential new dimension to the act of critically viewing film. I have long been awaiting a book that brings environmental matters into the heart of film and media studies!" -- Lisa Parks * University of California, Santa Barbara *"Very few recent books on cinema genuinely deserve to be called 'groundbreaking.' This, by all means, is one of them." -- Paolo Cherchi Usai * author of The Death of Cinema *"Bozak's arguements are illuminating and thought-provoking. The Cinematic Footprint is a must read for anyone interested in the developing canon of ecocinema studies." * Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Energy2. Resource3. Extraction4. Excess5. WasteConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex
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John Wiley & Sons The Malthusian Moment Global Population Growth and the Birth of American Environmentalism Studies in Modern Science Technology and the Environment
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Rutgers University Press The Malthusian Moment Global Population Growth
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Whatever happened to overpopulation? Thomas Robertson’s thorough, lively, and superbly historicized account helps us think through this most pressing question." * Environmental History *"An excellent synthesis. The real strength of Robertson's work is his consideration of the dynamism and complexity of attitudes toward overpopulation. Writing a historical synthesis is never easy, but good environmental history demands it. Robertson has pulled the task off in spades." * Journal of American History *"Skillfully weaving together heightened concerns over rampant consumerism, accelerating population growth and environmental degradation, and their impact on American foreign policy, The Malthusian Moment is very likely to become obligatory reading for those interested in the tumultuous decades of the Vietnam era." -- Michael Adas * Rutgers University *"This volume traces how the sociopolitically-based environmental movement of the post-WW II era embraced the siren calls of biologists warning of the global impact of overpopulation. Recommended." * Choice *"The Malthusian Moment is a valuable book that brings environmental history in touch with diplomatic and international history, helping to fill a gap in our understanding of the rise and fall of population politics." -- Kurk Dorsey * University of New Hampshire *"Robertson explores complex linkages among global population growth, the politics of population, food and hunger, and American environmental anxiety in the 20th century. His is the clearest, most incisive study of American thinking on population from 1945-75, the height of Malthusian fears in intellectual and official circles." -- J.R. McNeill * Georgetown University *"The great strength of this volume is the way the author teases out how ecological models and biological thinking shaped the population discussion in the 1960s, and how Ehrlich in particular rethought his formulations in light of the nuances of political matters, and re-emphasized his critiques to be more sensitive to his audience." * Canadian Studies in Population *“Whatever happened to overpopulation? Thomas Robertson’s thorough, lively, and superbly historicized account helps us think through this most pressing question." * Environmental History *"An excellent synthesis. The real strength of Robertson's work is his consideration of the dynamism and complexity of attitudes toward overpopulation. Writing a historical synthesis is never easy, but good environmental history demands it. Robertson has pulled the task off in spades." * Journal of American History *"Skillfully weaving together heightened concerns over rampant consumerism, accelerating population growth and environmental degradation, and their impact on American foreign policy, The Malthusian Moment is very likely to become obligatory reading for those interested in the tumultuous decades of the Vietnam era." -- Michael Adas * Rutgers University *"This volume traces how the sociopolitically-based environmental movement of the post-WW II era embraced the siren calls of biologists warning of the global impact of overpopulation. Recommended." * Choice *"The Malthusian Moment is a valuable book that brings environmental history in touch with diplomatic and international history, helping to fill a gap in our understanding of the rise and fall of population politics." -- Kurk Dorsey * University of New Hampshire *"Robertson explores complex linkages among global population growth, the politics of population, food and hunger, and American environmental anxiety in the 20th century. His is the clearest, most incisive study of American thinking on population from 1945-75, the height of Malthusian fears in intellectual and official circles." -- J.R. McNeill * Georgetown University *"The great strength of this volume is the way the author teases out how ecological models and biological thinking shaped the population discussion in the 1960s, and how Ehrlich in particular rethought his formulations in light of the nuances of political matters, and re-emphasized his critiques to be more sensitive to his audience." * Canadian Studies in Population *Table of ContentsMalthusianism, eugenics, and carrying capacity in the interwar period War and nature: Fairfield Osborn, William Vogt, and the birth of global ecology Abundance in a sea of poverty : quality and quantity of life "Feed 'em or fight 'em: population and resources on the global frontier during the Cold War The "Chinification" of American cities, suburbs, and wilderness Paul Ehrlich, the 1960s, and the population bomb Strange bedfellows: population politics, 1968-1970 We're all in the same boat!?: The disuniting of spaceship earth Ronald Reagan, the new right, and population growth
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Rutgers University Press Rachel Carson and Her Sisters Extraordinary Women
Book SynopsisOn the fiftieth anniversary of her death, this book helps underscore Carson’s enduring environmental legacy and brings to life the achievements of women writers and advocates, such as Ellen Swallow Richards, Dr. Alice Hamilton, Terry Tempest Williams, Sandra Steingraber, Devra Davis and Theo Colborn, all of whom overcame obstacles to build and lead the modern American environmental movement.Trade Review"Musil uses the life and writings of Rachel Carson as an exemplar of women's participation in the American environmental movement. He places Carson's achievements in contexts by illuminating...the lives of trailblazing female scientists who inspired her and for whom she, in turn, paved the way. Extremely well-researched." * Foreword Reviews *"An eloquent and moving tribute to the women at the heart and soul of the environmental movement. It is a story of brilliant science, courage, stamina, and a passion for life. We are in debt beyond counting to them and to Robert Musil for telling their stories so well." -- David W. Orr * Oberlin College *"This is a long overdue book, giving great credit to the long line of women who have done so much to shape our culture's view of the world around us and of our prospects in it. We desperately need that culture to heed their words!" -- Bill McKibben * author Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist *"A vibrant, engaging account of the women who preceded and followed Rachel Carson’s efforts to promote environmental and human health. In exquisite detail, Musil narrates the brilliant careers and efforts of pioneering women from the 1850s onward to preserve nature and maintain a healthy environment. Anyone interested in women naturalists, activists, and feminist environmental history will welcome this compelling, beautifully-written book." -- Carolyn Merchant * author of Earthcare: Women and the Environment *"Bob Musil brilliantly documents the rich trajectory of women’s intellectual and political influence, not just on environmentalism but on public policy and activism. Musil offers fascinating details of Rachel Carson’s struggles to be taken seriously as a scientist and unearths the stories of the women—unsung heroes all—who influenced her. A must read for anyone interested in American history, science and environmental politics." -- Heather White * Executive Director, the Environmental Working Group *"A treasure! A welcome discovery of the linkages among profoundly caring, ecologically-aware women across time, and the truths of our ecological crisis. Musil shows clear-eyed science and heartfelt story-telling are not mutually exclusive." -- Rebecca Wodder * former President and CEO of American Rivers *"Bob Musil provides an important contribution to the history of the environmental movement. He paints a compelling portrait of Rachel Carson and the remarkable women who preceded her and who continue her legacy. He reminds us of the struggles and achievements of Ms. Carson and, just as significantly, the pivotal and courageous role that women have played in fighting for a safer and healthier world." -- Tom Udall * US Senator, New Mexico *"With deep grounding in women's history, environmentalism, and public health—and, just as importantly, with great reverence—Musil introduces us to a pantheon of remarkable women, true heroines every one. This book offers a new perspective, countless wonderful stories, and inspiration. A great read!" -- Howard Frumkin * Dean, University of Washington School of Public Health *"This book is one-of-a-kind. Musil provides a remarkable new perspective on the role of individual women in the US environmental movement." -- Cathy Middlecamp * University of Wisconsin-Madison *"An absolutely wonderful book! Bob Musil shows Rachel Carson not as a lone voice, but an eloquent one who drew inspiration from female predecessors and those around her. He argues persuasively that we can understand Carson better if we see her in relation to other women, to the broader environmental movement, and to working in community. Should be required reading for anyone interested in where we have been, and where we need to go." -- Geoffrey Chase * author of Sustainability in Higher Education *"Rachel Carson is only the best-known example amidst an inspiring cast of pioneering and modern women environmental leaders that Musil brings to life. Readable, reliable, and rousing—a book for anyone who cares about America’s past and future." -- Gene Karpinski * President and CEO of the League of Conservation Voters *"In Rachel Carson and Her Sisters,Musil fills the gap by placing Carson's achievements in a wider context, weaving connections from the past through the present. Readers will find new insight into Carson and contemporary figures she influenced...who have historically received less attention. Musil's respect and enthusiasm for these women is evident throughout the book, making it a deeply engaging and enjoyable read. A valuable addition to scholarship on Rachel Carson, female environmentalists, and the American environmental movement in general.Highly recommended. All academic and general readers." * Choice *"Rachel Carson and Her Sisters makes a number of important contributions to both environmental history and women’s history. Musil’s genius is weaving his intriguing, thoroughly researched mini-biographies of individual women into a cohesive larger story of overlapping and mutually reinforcing actions and ideas." * Environmental History *"In celebrating Rachel Carson's work, Musil takes on the important task of contextualizing this environmental luminary within a tradition of women's research, activism, and authorship." * Women's Review of Books *“Musil concludes that ‘those who pollute and plunder have huge resources at their command. They challenge serious science, real reform, and . . . block every reasonable effort to build a better, healthier environment for our children and generations yet to come.’ Nevertheless, ‘their sway is slowly, steadily, being reduced over time by the determination of ordinary citizens. . . . We can draw inspiration and leadership from the long line of American women who somehow defied the cinched circumstances and enervated expectations for their gender to become extraordinary leaders of many kinds. They have brought us thus far,’ and ‘we can start now down the path that they have set before us.’ People who want to learn more about this path can turn to Rachel Carson and Her Sisters for a richly detailed, documented, and eloquent history—a ground-breaking account of undaunted American women, determined to prevent environmental catastrophe.” -- Lawrence Wittner * Huffington Post *“Musil...contextualize[s] Silent Spring as the culmination of decades of work by other women in science, who were consistently overlooked, under-appreciated and dismissed by their male peers and institutions. These ladies ranged from Victorian garden observers to die-hard chemists and marine biologists. ‘They are tied together by a fierce sense of activism’ and beautiful writing.... Their writing is what drew Musil in. He too wants ‘people to connect with science in an approachable way.’” * Sierra Club Greenlife *“A great read for anybody who is interested in learning about Rachel Carson’s role in a delicate web of connections that makes up the environmental movement. Also, if anybody is interested in the human aspect, the personal lives, and the trials of each of these women, this book certainly will deliver. […] Musil has stitched together a wonderful collection of true stories about the amazing women who have changed, and are continuing to change, the way we see the world.” * The Prairie Naturalist *"Musil sets Carson's life and contributions within the context of accomplished women who share Carson's dual strengths as scientists and as writers … This is a book to whet the appetite for more." * Friends Journal *Table of ContentsList of Figures Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Have You Seen the Robins? Rachel Carson's Mother and the Tradition of Women Naturalists 2. Don't Harm the People: Ellen Swallow Richards, Dr. Alice Hamilton, and Their Heirs Take On Polluting Industries 3. Carson and Her Sisters: Rachel Carson Did Not Act Alone 4. Rachel Carson, Terry Tempest Williams, and Ecological Empathy 5. The Environment around Us and inside Us: Ellen Swallow Richards, Silent Spring, and Sandra Steingraber 6. Rachel Carson, Devra Davis, Pollution, and Public Policy 7. Rachel Carson and Theo Colborn: Endocrine Disruption and Ethics Epilogue Notes Index
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Rutgers University Press The Price of Nuclear Power Uranium Communities
Book SynopsisRising fossil fuel prices and concerns about greenhouse gas emissions are fostering a nuclear power renaissance and a revitalized uranium mining industry across the American West. Environmental sociologist Stephanie Malin offers an on-the-ground portrait of several uranium communities caught between the harmful legacy of previous mining booms and the potential promise of new economic development.Trade Review"A vanguard contribution to examining the pitfalls of alt-energy zeal. Highly recommended." * CHOICE *"This book is written to be accessible to broad audiences with an interest in the intersection of energy and society, as well as academic audiences interested in rural sociology, environmental sociology, or other related fields." * Rural Sociology *"Malin provides a compassionate and intriguing ethnography of communities harmed by uranium mining and milling, of government duplicity in covering up hazards, and of the inspiring citizen science with which opponents have mapped cancer clusters and conducted health surveys. This book helps us understand how uranium production, along with other harmful energy production can beget structural violence, disease, and perpetuate inequalities." -- Phil Brown * University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences Northeastern University *"An enjoyable and accessible book, The Price of Nuclear Power provides great insight into the central problem facing natural resource communities across the globe, and is rich in ethnographic details that focus on environmental inequalities." -- Brian Mayer * professor of environmental sociology, University of Arizona *"Before the US approves new uranium mining, consider its toxic legacy" by Stephanie Malin * The Conversation *"Trump’s nuclear posture destabilizes, while disrespecting legacies of environmental injustice" by Stephanie A. Malin * The Defense Post *"The Price of Nuclear Power powerfully documents how isolation and poverty drive residents to support uranium milling despite its health risks. The voices of all sides of the complex debate ring out from Malin’s surveys and interviews." * Technology and Culture *Table of ContentsContents List of IllustrationsAcknowledgements1 Introduction: The Paradox of Uranium Production in a Neoliberal Era2 Booms, Busts, and Bombs: Uranium’s Economic and Environmental Justice History in the US3 Lethal Legacies in Uranium Communities: Left in the Dust in Monticello, Utah4 The Piñon Ridge Uranium Mill: A Transnational Corporation Comes Home5 ‘Just Hangin’ on by a Thread’: Isolation, Poverty, and Social Dislocation6 ‘Better Regs’ in an Era of Deregulation: Neoliberalized Narratives of Regulatory Compliance7 Conclusions and Solutions: Social Sustainability and Localized Energy JusticeAppendix: Research Methods and Data CollectionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex
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MW - Rutgers University Press The Price of Nuclear Power Uranium Communities and Environmental Justice Nature Society and Culture
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Rutgers University Press Fractured Communities Risk Impacts and Protest
Book SynopsisIn Fractured Communities, Anthony E. Ladd and other leading environmental sociologists present a set of crucial case studies analyzing the differential risk perceptions, socio-environmental impacts, and mobilization of citizen protest (or quiescence) surrounding unconventional energy development and hydraulic fracking in a number of key U.S. shale regions. Trade Review“Fractured Communities is a rigorous, innovative, and informative piece of work, consisting of an impressive list of authors and exceptional scholarship.” -- Thomas Shriver * North Carolina State University *"This well-crafted collection of chapters by a number of distinguished researchers addresses some of the most pressing environmental and social problems of our day. Fractured Communities is required reading for those interested in the impacts of energy development on the environment and communities." -- Richard York * director and professor of environmental studies, University of Oregon *"Weekly Book List, April 20, 2018" by Nina Ayoub * Chronicle of Higher Education *"Fractured Communities reveals how this contested terrain is expanding, pushing the issue of fracking into the mainstream of the American political arena." * Environmental Sociology Newsletter *Table of ContentsPreface ix Introduction: Energy Matters 1 Anthony E. Ladd 1 Natural Gas Fracking on Public Lands: The Trickle-down Impacts of Neoliberalism in Ohio’s Utica Shale Region 38 Sherry Cable 2 This (Gas) Land Is Your (Truth) Land? Documentary Films and Cultural Fracturing in Prominent Shale Communities 60 Ion Bogdan Vasi 3 Disturbing the Dead: Community Concerns over Fracking below a Cemetery in the Utica Shale Region 85 Carmel E. Price and James N. Maples 4 Mobilizing against Fracking: Marcellus Shale Protest in Pittsburgh 107 Suzanne Staggenborg 5 Engines, Sentinels, and Objects: Assessing the Impacts of Unconventional Energy Development on Animals in the Marcellus Shale Region 128 Cameron Thomas Whitley 6 Motivational Frame Disputes Surrounding Natural Gas Fracking in the Haynesville Shale 149 Anthony E. Ladd 7 Denial, Disinformation, and Delay: Recreancy and Induced Seismicity in Oklahoma’s Shale Plays 173 Ta mara L. Mix and Da kota K. T. Raynes 8 Contested Colorado: Shifting Regulations and Public Responses to Unconventional Oil Production in the Niobrara Shale Region 198 Stephanie A. Malin, Stacia S. Ryder, and Peter M. Hall 9 Citizen Resistance to Oil Production and Acid Fracking in the Sunshine State 224 Patricia Widener 10 Public Participation and Protest in the Siting of Liquefied Natural Gas Terminals in Oregon 248 Hilary Boudet, Brittany Gaustad, and Trang Tran Conclusion 271 Anthony E. Ladd Acknowledgments 287 Notes on Contributors 291 Index 297
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment
Book Synopsis* Focuses primarily on the issues surrounding environmental sustainability of shellfish aquaculture. * Provides key background on the parameters needed for new sitings and expansion of existing aquaculture operations, habitat management, and potential restoration.Trade Review"While it may be intended for policy makers, and we would all support her in this aim, it will clearly be an essential addition to university libraries, a must-have for shellfish researchers and there could also be good reason for shellfish farmers to think about getting hold of a copy, since it is one way to feel extremely positive about what you do - and supported by real hard science information!." (The Grower, 2011) Table of ContentsList of Contributors xi Foreword xiii Preface xv 1 The role of shellfish farms in provision of ecosystem goods and services 3João G. Ferreira, Anthony J.S. Hawkins, and Suzanne B. Bricker Introduction 3 Methods of study 6 Ecosystem goods: biomass production 13 Ecosystem services: environmental quality 17 Literature cited 26 2 Shellfish aquaculture and the environment: an industry perspective 33William Dewey, Jonathan P. Davis, and Daniel C. Cheney Introduction 33 Shellfish farmers and harvesters history of water quality protection and stewardship roles 35 BMPs, the shellfish industry, and the role of available research 42 Conclusion 48 Literature cited 48 3 Molluscan shellfish aquaculture and best management practices 51John A. Hargreaves Introduction 51 Ecosystem change and shellfish aquaculture 53 Classification of impacts 53 BMPs 54 Assurance labeling 64 Pressures to participate in certification programs 65 Perspectives on ecolabeling 67 Aquaculture certification programs 68 Critique of bivalve shellfish ecolabeling efforts in the United States 70 Criticisms of certification programs 73 Towards more meaningful labeling 75 Concluding remarks 77 Literature cited 78 4 Bivalve filter feeding: variability and limits of the aquaculture biofilter 81Peter J. Cranford, J. Evan Ward, and Sandra E. Shumway Introduction 81 Constraints on maximum feeding activity 82 Shellfi sh feeding in nature 85 Emerging knowledge on ecosystem interactions with the bivalve biofilter 109 Conclusions 111 Literature cited 113 5 Trophic interactions between phytoplankton and bivalve aquaculture 125Gary H. Wikfors The interdependence of bivalves and phytoplankton 125 Bivalve population density: farmed bivalves are naturally gregarious 127 Bivalves as consumers and cultivators of phytoplankton 127 Summary and prospects 130 Acknowledgments 131 Literature cited 131 6 The application of dynamic modeling to prediction of production carrying capacity in shellfish farming 135Jon Grant and Ramón Filgueira Physical oceanographic models 139 Filtration and seston depletion 140 Single-box models 140 Higher-order models 142 Fully spatial models 143 Population-based models 145 Local models 146 Optimization 147 Application to management 148 Modeling environmental impact 149 Sustainability and ecosystem-based management 150 Literature cited 151 7 Bivalve shellfish aquaculture and eutrophication 155JoAnn M. Burkholder and Sandra E. Shumway Summary 155 Introduction 156 Most commonly reported: localized changes associated with shellfish aquaculture 158 Interpretations from an ecosystem approach 179 Modeling efforts to assess relationships between bivalve aquaculture and eutrophication 187 Eutrophication of coastal waters from land-based nutrients 192 Ecological and economic benefit of bivalve aquaculture in combating eutrophication 195 Conclusions 200 Literature cited 201 8 Mussel farming as a tool for re-eutrophication of coastal waters: experiences from Sweden 217Odd Lindahl Introduction 217 Mussel farming: open landscape feeding in the sea 217 Estimating the environmental value of mussel farming 219 Trading nutrient discharges 222 Agricultural environmental aid program and mussel farming 224 Added ecosystem services through mussel farming 226 The city of lysekil, the first buyer of a nutrient emission quota 226 Swedish mussel farming and its markets 227 Mussel meal instead of fish meal in organic feeds 229 Mussel meal in feeds for organic poultry 230 The use of the mussel remainder as fertilizer and biogas production 232 Risk assessment of mussels for seafood, feed, and fertilizer 233 Conclusions of the Swedish experience 234 Literature cited 235 9 Expanding shellfi sh aquaculture: a review of the ecological services provided by and impacts of native and cultured bivalves in shellfish-dominated ecosystems 239Loren D. Coen, Brett R. Dumbauld, and Michael L. Judge Introduction 239 Aquaculture-based systems 249 Remaining questions 272 Literature cited 274 10 Bivalves as bioturbators and bioirrigators 297Joanna Norkko and Sandra E. Shumway Bivalves are key species in soft-sediment habitats 297 What are bioturbation and bioirrigation? 298 How do healthy soft-sediment bivalve populations affect their surroundings? 303 Summary 311 Literature cited 312 11 Environmental impacts related to mechanical harvest of cultured shellfish 319Kevin D.E. Stokesbury, Edward P. Baker, Bradley P. Harris, and Robert B. Rheault Introduction 319 Literature review 320 Experimental design 329 Conclusions 334 Acknowledgments 335 Literature cited 335 12 Genetics of shellfish on a human-dominated planet 339Dennis Hedgecock Introduction 339 Domestication of shellfish 341 Conservation 347 Conclusions 352 Literature cited 352 13 Shellfish diseases and health management 359Ralph A. Elston and Susan E. Ford Shellfish health management and infectious disease prevention 359 Interactions of bivalve shellfish and parasites with the natural environment 360 Interactions of hosts and disease agents within the aquaculture environment 367 Solutions: 1. Shellfish aquaculture development and health management 370 Solutions: 2. Implementing health management for shellfi sh aquaculture 377 Summary 385 Literature cited 386 14 Marine invaders and bivalve aquaculture: sources, impacts, and consequences 395Dianna K. Padilla, Michael J. McCann, and Sandra E. Shumway Introduction 395 Introduced shellfish from aquaculture 397 Species moved with aquaculture 406 Introduced species that impact aquaculture 407 Recommendations for minimizing spread and impacts of introductions 412 Future needs 415 Acknowledgments 415 Literature cited 416 15 Balancing economic development and conservation of living marine resources and habitats: the role of resource managers 425Tessa L. Getchis and Cori M. Rose Introduction 425 Regulatory framework for shellfish aquaculture in the United States 429 Environmental best management practices (BMPs) 440 Environmental marketing and other incentive programs 440 Conclusions 442 Literature cited 443 16 Education 447Donald Webster Skills 447 Aquaculture-related disciplines 449 K-12 education 451 Undergraduate degree programs 452 Graduate degree programs 453 4-H and youth programs 454 Extension programs 455 Technology transfer 457 Conclusion 458 Literature cited 459 17 The implications of global climate change for molluscan aquaculture 461Edward H. Allison, Marie-Caroline Badjeck, and Kathrin Meinhold Introduction 461 Climate change in the oceans and coastal zones 462 The effects of climate change on shellfish aquaculture systems 467 Adapting shellfish farming to climate change impacts 478 Shellfish aquaculture and climate change mitigation 482 Conclusion 484 Acknowledgments 485 Literature cited 485 Index 491
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University of Arizona Press The Return of the Mexican Gray Wolf
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University of Minnesota Press Border Walls Gone Green Nature and Antiimmigrant
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Strong, provocative, and insightful. . . John Hultgren advances the field theoretically through his critique and integration of competing perspectives on sovereignty in environmental politics."—John M. Meyer, author of Engaging the Everyday: Environmental Social Criticism and the Resonance Dilemma"The premise is interesting, and the book is well researched and written."—CHOICE"Highly recommended. Border Walls Gone Green deserves to be read and appreciated."—Environmental History"A valuable contribution to our understanding of the politics surrounding immigration, environmentalism, sovereignty, and their inter- section."—Perspective on Politics"Raises stimulating and provocative questions about the links between nature and sovereignty, prompting the reader to think anew about the racialized logics and histories of American environmentalism."—New Political ScienceTable of ContentsContentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: Earth Day Exclusions1. We Have Always Been Restrictionists2. Naturalizing Nativism3. The Challenge of Eco-Communitarian Restrictionism4. Responding to Restrictionism5. Toward an Environmental Political Theory of MigrationConclusion: Tear Down Those WallsAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex
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The University of Alabama Press The Defoliation of America
Book SynopsisProfiles the attitudes, understandings, and motivations of grassroots activists who rose to fight the use of phenoxy herbicides, or Agent Orange chemicals as they are commonly known, in various aspects of American life during the post-WWII era.Trade Review“The Defoliation of America is an extraordinary achievement. Amy Hay argues that protesters fought the use of chemical herbicides in the US and internationally (especially during the Vietnam War). Hay reveals how a diverse group of advocates challenged government, military, and corporate claims that Agent Orange herbicides were safe. More than any other study, The Defoliation of America demonstrates the extent of the widespread use of Agent Orange herbicides in America that coincided with extensive deployment during the Vietnam War and the impassioned protests these actions inspired.”- Frederick Rowe Davis, author of Banned: A History of Pesticides and the Science of Toxicology;“The Defoliation of America is a wide-ranging, detailed study of arguably the most important anti-toxics movement in modern American history- the protests against the use of ‘Agent Orange.’ Displaying excellent research, with a focused empathy on the stories of the victims and the activists, this book makes significant contributions to the field of American environmental and anti-toxics activism.”- Robert Gioielli, author of Environmental Activism and the Urban Crisis: Baltimore, St. Louis, Chicago;“A superb telling of the human side of the Agent Orange story, expertly integrating the story of women-led protests of the chemical’s hazardous effects in the US with the history of war in Southeast Asia, racial inequality, and the politicization of science.”- Ellen Griffith Spears, author of Rethinking the American Environmental Movement post-1945;“The Defoliation of America offers a truly new history of chemicals, specifically phenoxy herbicides. It makes a valuable contribution to multiple fields and shows us that grave concern toward chemicals resided as strongly in neighborhoods, churches, and the radio airwaves, as it did in the pages of Silent Spring or demonstrations of Earth Day.”- David D. Vail, author of Chemical Lands: Pesticides, Aerial Spraying, and Health in North America's Grasslands since 1945.
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LUP - University of Georgia Press Neighborhood Hawks A Year Following Wild Birds
Book SynopsisFollows in the tradition of writings from Henry David Thoreau, Terry O'Connor and J.A. Baker, with John Lane using the red-shouldered hawks that live in his neighborhood to explore the concept of “commensalism”, the idea that two species can live near each other without harming or benefitting the other.
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LUP - University of Georgia Press The Greatest Beach A History of the Cape Cod
Book SynopsisEssential reading for all who are concerned with protecting gradually diminishing cultural landscapes. In his final analysis of Cape Cod National Seashore, Ethan Carr poses provocative questions about how to balance the conservation of natural and cultural resources in regions threatened by increasing visitation and development.
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LUP - University of Georgia Press The Human Animal Earthling Identity Shared Values Unifying Human Rights Animal Rights and Environmental Movements
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LUP - University of Georgia Press The Human Animal Earthling Identity Shared Values Unifying Human Rights Animal Rights and Environmental Movements
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LUP - University of Georgia Press Poison Powder The Kepone Disaster in Virginia
Book SynopsisIn 1975 workers at Life Science Products, a small makeshift pesticide factory in Hopewell, Virginia, became ill after exposure to Kepone, the brand name for the pesticide chlordecone. Gregory Wilson explores the conditions that put the Kepone factory and the workers there in the first place and the effects of the poison long after 1975.
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MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Addressing Chinas Water Scarcity
Book SynopsisPresents an overview of China's water scarcity situation, assesses the policy and institutional requirements for addressing it, and recommends key areas for strengthening and reform. This report covers water governance, water rights, water pricing and affordability, watershed ecological compensation, and water pollution control.
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MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Natural Hazards UnNatural Disasters
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA remarkable combination of case studies, data on many scales, and application of economic principles.… [this report] provides a deep understanding of the relative roles of the market, government intervention, and social institutions in determining and improving both the prevention and the response to hazardous occurrences." —Kenneth J. Arrow, Nobel Prize in Economics, 1972"I strongly recommend this book to non-economists as well as economists, and to government officials who must cope with floods, oil spills, earthquakes, and other disasters." —Gary S. Becker, Nobel Prize in Economics, 1992"Fascinating and right on target…. You are doing very important work." —Elinor Ostrom, Nobel Prize in Economics, 2009
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Ohio University Press Saving Seeds Preserving Taste
Book SynopsisThe Brown Goose, the White Case Knife, Ora’s Speckled Bean, Radiator Charlie’s Mortgage Lifter—these are just a few of the heirloom fruits and vegetables you’ll encounter in Bill Best’s remarkable history of seed saving and the people who preserve both unique flavors and the Appalachian culture associated with them.Trade Review“In this simple paperback I've learned more about beans and their evolution at the hands of American farmers than anything else I've read over the past 35 years.” * Charlotte Observer *“In Saving Seeds, Preserving Taste, Bill Best has captured in words his passion and dedication for perpetuating heirloom vegetable and fruit varieties in Appalachia. This has been his life’s work…. At seventy-nine, he continues to promote the saving of heirloom seeds, seeds that hold the potential for flavorful, nutritious food; seeds that if saved, can be grown year after year; seeds that hold a part of the history of Native American and Appalachian cultures.” * Journal of Appalachian Studies *“This animated narrative offers a glimpse into American folklore, migration patterns, and the glory of the family farm as it is known through its seeds, which live on season after season, offering distinctive local flavor.” * Publishers Weekly *“Best’s book depicts the alternative to corporate farming as unveiled in Karl Weber’s Food, Inc. (2009), discussed in Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food (2008), explored in Sally Fallon, Pat Connolly, and Mary G Enig’s Nourishing Traditions (1995), and revealed in Robyn O’Brien and Rachel Kranz’s The Unhealthy Truth (2009).” * Journal of American Culture *“Saving Seeds, Preserving Taste is a practical and useful handbook for good garden husbandry but as it unfolds before your eyes, it reveals as well a vital world of southern Appalachian people, plants, food, and practice to nourish both body and soul.” * Appalachian Heritage *“Saving Seeds, Preserving Taste is a fascinating read. If you have never saved seeds yourself this book will make you want to do so.” * Home Greenhouse magazine *“Perhaps only once in a lifetime, we read a book that is a true treasure of American lore, one that no other person could write. Bill Best should be considered a National Treasure Keeper, for his beans, tomatoes, and corn — as well as his stories — are irreplaceable and therefore of immeasurable value.”“If you're interested in history and enjoy reading first-person accounts, this is a wonderful treasure. Bill has taken the legacy of these wonderful seed-savers one step further than the seeds. He's collected the stories and biographies into this great little book to preserve the ‘how and why' behind some of our beloved seeds and plants. In the past, oral tradition was good enough for the family of ‘Aunt Bessie' when they saved her seeds, but with the growing interest in heirlooms, getting it down in print makes sure that gardeners world-wide have access to the record.” * Dave’s Garden *“With a resurgence of interest in homegrown heirlooms, (Saving Seeds, Preserving Taste) offers new gardeners a peek into what they've been missing, and a few hints about how to connect with cultivating the incredible diversity of edible treasures that are available…. New gardeners looking for guidance and knowledgeable gardeners wanting to try a few new heirloom varieties will benefit from Best's years of experience.” * Lexington Herald Leader *“This is a worthy read for everyone—whether they're lifelong lovers of heirloom varieties or have just started on the road to growing their own flavor-packed tomatoes.” * Edible Columbus *“The magic in the greatest of all Jack tales is that what appears to be a mere handful of seeds turns instead into a giant beanstalk leading to riches beyond measure. That same sort of alchemy is at work here in Bill Best's Saving Seeds, Preserving Taste. Yes, it's a practical and useful handbook for good garden husbandry, but as it unfolds before your eyes, it reveals as well a vital world of southern Appalachian people, plants, food, and practice to nourish both body and soul.”“I love how Bill Best ‘stirs the pot.’ Going to his house and sitting at his table after a walk through the garden will reveal the best-tasting tomatoes and, likely, some Turkey Craw beans -- my personal favorite. But Bill also stirs the pot metaphorically by showing the Appalachian region and the world how place matters in a transnational political economy that has long said otherwise. For all the talk and attention given to globalization, Bill Best in his life's work and especially in this delightful book proves that place matters. The local is the place of deep abiding but also fragile knowledge. If you doubt it, ask your heart and your tongue. They know.”“It was a simple packet of beans purchased from Bill Best that restored my restless spirit. Last winter, we finally met. I could not tell him how I felt because I knew I would cry. But watching the elder Bill Best instruct the youthful Chef Jeremy Ashby in the finer points of heirloom seed saving and history, I found my heart was filled with boundless joy. The legacy will continue! That one moment was worth the trip up the Mountain Parkway. God Bless you Bill Best…for you have blessed me and the people of Appalachia for generations to come. May your harvest always be plentiful and the bean beetles few!” * Edible Ohio Valley *“In the broadest sense, this is a book about the sustainability of our food system, culture, and communities. With beans, as in much of life, maintaining and cultivating diversity improve our lot.”
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Ohio University Press Becoming a Place of Unrest
Book SynopsisIn this bold argument, Robert Booth asserts that the environmental crisis stems from our anthropocentric understanding of, and behavior in, the more-than-human world. Linking environmental phenomenology to ecofeminism, he shows why and how an ecophenomenological praxis may interrupt the environmental crisis at its source.Trade Review“In Becoming a Place of Unrest, Robert Booth builds on the insights of ecofeminists, new materialists, and (especially) phenomenologists to develop an original and highly compelling environmental philosophy. The book is not just an exemplary work of ecophenomenology; it is, more generally, an important contribution to environmental thought.” -- Simon P. James, author of Environmental Philosophy: An IntroductionTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Perception and Unrest 2. Ecofeminism and Ecophenomenology 3. Seeing Better 4. The Specter of Correlationism 5. Androcentrism, Nondiscursive Grounds and the Hyperdialectic 6. Radical Reflection, Reversibility, and the Flesh “Conclusions”; or, Becoming a Place of Unrest Notes References Index
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Duke University Press Guide to Sustainable Development and
Book SynopsisA compilation of definitions, terms, and critical commentary on aspects of sustainable development and environmental policy, with a strong emphasis on policy tools, policy practices, and systems of international environmental governance.Trade Review“This useful and unusual resource brings together a large number of interrelating concepts on an important and contentious issue.”—Lynton K. Caldwell, author of International Environmental Policy: From the Twentieth to the Twenty-First Century“This useful reference work provides grounding for two essential tasks: understanding the needs of the present, and engaging with the compromises implicit in any attempt to assure that future generations will be able to meet their own needs.”—Kai N. Lee, Williams CollegeTable of ContentsIntroduction xxix Contributors xxxiii 1. Basic Concepts of Development and Environment 2. Sustainability 3. Main Factors Behind Development and Environmental Change 4. International Political Economy of Environment and Development 5. Decision Making 6. Major Problems of Environmental Degradation and Development References 353 Index 371
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