Conservation of the environment Books
The History Press Ltd Zero Altitude
Book SynopsisHow going flight-free can save the planet - and change how you see the worldTrade ReviewHelen Coffey’s book is an inspiration to share the joys of terrestrial travel – whether on high-speed rail, a slow boat to Africa or, as a pilgrim, on two feet. Be transported to a gentler, more analogue world – with simple pleasures such as the splash of the Adriatic less than 24 hours after leaving London -- Simon Calder, author of No Frills: The Truth Behind the Low-Cost Revolution in the SkiesZero Altitude is passionate, entertaining and compelling, yet light-hearted. Helen puts forward a strong case for travelling without flying that will have you yearning to follow in her grounded footsteps -- Anna Hughes, director of Flight Free UK
£15.29
University of Minnesota Press Lifeblood Oil Freedom and the Forces of Capital
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Lifeblood offers a radically alternative way of thinking about ‘cheap oil’ and ‘oil addiction’ and in so doing peers beneath the liquid surfaces of petroleum to see how the long century of American oil consumption has been central to the rise of American neoliberalism itself. An original and masterful account of oil in contemporary American capitalism."—Michael Watts, University of California, Berkeley"Compellingly presented and enlivened by fascinating archival research, Huber’s arguments about the ‘ecology of politics’ and the centrality of oil to the making of ‘entrepreneurial life’ are important and intriguing."—Gavin Bridge, Durham University"Huber offers a poignant analysis of how oil shapes “the American way of life” and neoliberal hegemony in the US."—CHOICE"Huber makes it abundantly clear that the problems with patterns of oil consumption are not fundamentally technical and economic but cultural, social, and political."—Economic Geography"An incisive look into how oil permeates our lives and helped shape American politics during the twentieth century."—New Books in Geography"The most succinct, theoretically grounded critique of the culture of oil yet in print."—Humanities and Social Sciences Review Online"[Lifeblood Oil] is a compelling account, and is highly recommended."—Urban Studies"Huber takes us. . . into Americans’ own subconscious minds, to their un-thought-out daily patterns, and their emotional attachments to a sense of entrepreneurial success--and shows how these are linked materially to oil."—Environmental History"An elegantly written and empirically rich account which joins economic history, cultural analysis, and Marxist political economy."—Human GeographyTable of ContentsContentsIntroduction: Oil, Life, Politics1. The Power of Oil? Energy, Machines, and the Forces of Capital2. Refueling Capitalism: Depression, Oil, and the Making of “the American Way of Life”3. Fractionated Lives: Refineries and the Ecology of Entrepreneurial Life4. Shocked! “Energy Crisis,” Neoliberalism, and the Construction of an Apolitical Economy5. Pain at the Pump: Gas Prices, Life, and Death under NeoliberalismConclusion: Energizing FreedomAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex
£19.79
Findhorn Press Ltd Permaculture: A Spiritual Approach
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The University of Chicago Press George Melendez Wright
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In George Meléndez Wright: The Fight for Wildlife and Wilderness in the National Parks, Emory grants Wright the well-deserved credit he is due. Part biography, part historical account, the book reads like a love letter to Wright." -- Lindsey Botts * Sierra, "5 Must-Read Books for Your Spring Reading List" *"Emory’s enumeration of Wright’s accomplishments—including a survey of wildlife in Western parks, the first of its kind—is nothing short of awe-inspiring. Emory, who is married to one of Wright’s granddaughters, has succeeded admirably in demonstrating the continuing relevance of Wright’s ideas and the value of his legacy. Highly recommended for nature lovers and park enthusiasts." * Library Journal *"Although Wright died in a car accident at age thirty-one, his fervor for our national parks and substantial achievements in furthering conservation biology left a lasting legacy and are a testament to how full and influential a short life can be." * Booklist *"Emory has in this book brought the remarkable story of George Meléndez Wright out of the shadows of national park history. It is a story of brilliance, vision, tragedy, and missed opportunity. . . . This book is an informative, thoroughly researched, and readable account of a remarkable man of historic importance." * National Parks Traveler *"Emory has in this book brought the remarkable story of George Meléndez Wright out of the shadows of national park history. It is a story of brilliance, vision, tragedy, and missed opportunity. . . . This book is an informative, thoroughly researched, and readable account of a remarkable man of historic importance." * Rewilding Earth *"Almost a century after his death, a dedicated young biologist remains a role model for conservationists." * Stanford Magazine *"The National Park Service has many unsung heroes, and George Meléndez Wright is in the top tier. In this book, conservation writer Emory documents how Wright was responsible for the first wildlife policy handbook developed for the NPS. . . . Emory's text is illustrated with black-and-white photos; interspersed throughout are short quotes primarily from Wright’s work but also from friends and others involved in the reformulation of wildlife policy. Anyone interested in the history and evolution of the national parks and the National Park Service will find this book a good read. Highly recommended." * Choice *“To those of us who have worked in conservation, and especially in the National Park Service, as I did for forty years, George Meléndez Wright is a hero, icon, and role model. His story deserves to be told, and Emory has done that well. It will inspire readers to lives in service to conservation of the planet upon which we all depend.” -- Jonathan B. Jarvis, eighteenth director of the National Park Service, coauthor of "The Future of Conservation in America" and "National Parks Forever"“George Meléndez Wright was a pivotal figure––pushing the vision of parks from scenic tourist spots to crucial sites for the preservation of the natural world. This remarkable, vibrant history fills a large gap in our understanding of––and appreciation for––a person who left a lasting legacy.” -- Dayton Duncan, writer/producer of "The National Parks: America’s Best Idea"“George Meléndez Wright cuts a remarkable figure in the history of American conservation: keen and patient observer of nature, acute scientist, skillful navigator of politics, passionate advocate for national parks, bilingual emissary to Spanish-speaking colleagues, poetic writer, and, above all, ecological visionary ahead of his time. He was also a generous and well-loved friend to many, which is why his accidental death at a young age was felt so acutely. Emory’s telling of Wright’s story superbly captures the full-to-the-brim life of this underappreciated pioneer of nature protection. Capitalizing on exclusive access to a trove of personal field journals and other papers, as well as archival research, Emory’s own prose sings with the spirit of George Meléndez Wright and leaves us inspired to carry on his work in our own time.” -- David Harmon, executive director of the George Wright SocietyTable of ContentsForeword Preface: Field Notes and Family Prologue: Serendipity Chapter 1. The Magic Window Chapter 2. University of California, Berkeley Chapter 3. Summers: Alaska and the West Chapter 4. Yosemite: Dream Achieved, 1927–29 Chapter 5. Am I Visionary, or Just Crazy? Chapter 6. Beginnings: The Wildlife Survey, 1930 Chapter 7. The Intangible Beauty of Nature, 1931–33 Chapter 8. New Deal, Old Problems Chapter 9. Outstanding Men Chapter 10. It Looks Like a Resurrection Chapter 11. Chapo Chapter 12. Legacy Epilogue: On a Good Day Acknowledgments Notes Index
£21.85
Octopus Publishing Group The Responsible Traveller: A Practical Guide to
Book SynopsisThe Responsible Traveller is your ticket to sustainable and ethical travel. This pocket-sized book provides the knowledge and tools that can help you to explore the world with a lighter footprint. Whether you travel out of curiosity, to find respite, to remind yourself of how vast and wonderful our planet is, or in search of life-shaping adventures, having the freedom to explore can be exhilarating and hugely rewarding. However we owe it to the people, cultures, ecosystems and wildlife that we encounter along the way to travel with respect; to preserve our beautiful world for generations to come. The Responsible Traveller will show you how to make actionable changes that result in more thoughtful and adventurous travels, while also doing our very best for Planet Earth. Through case studies and storytelling, you’ll learn about the environmental and social effects of tourism and gain a deeper understanding of cultural sensitivity. And through simple, achievable tips and practical lifestyle changes, you’ll discover how you can make an almighty difference in reducing your impact. Empowered with this information, perhaps your next adventure will be inspired by consideration, understanding and compassion.Trade ReviewA comprehensive, thought provoking and honest discussion of the benefits and problems relating to tourism. * Neil Kitching, author of Carbon Choices *
£7.59
Bloomsbury Publishing USA Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the
Book SynopsisWinner of the 2022 Rachel Carson Environment Book Award * Winner of the 2022 Science in Society Journalism Award (Books) * Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize?Thoughtful, insightful, and wise, Wild Souls is a landmark work.?--Ed Yong, author of An Immense World"Fascinating . . . hands-on philosophy, put to test in the real world . . . Marris believes that our idea of wildness--our obsession with purity--is misguided. No animal remains untouched by human hands . . . the science isn''t the hard part. The real challenge is the ethics, the act of imagining our appropriate place in that world." --Outside MagazineFrom an acclaimed environmental writer, a groundbreaking and provocative new vision for our relationships with--and responsibilities toward--the planet''s wild animals.Protecting wild animals and preserving the environment are two ideals so seemingly compatible as to be almost inseparable. But in fact, between animal welfare and conservation science there exists a space of underexamined and unresolved tension: wildness itself. When is it right to capture or feed wild animals for the good of their species? How do we balance the rights of introduced species with those already established within an ecosystem? Can hunting be ecological? Are any animals truly wild on a planet that humans have so thoroughly changed? No clear guidelines yet exist to help us resolve such questions.Transporting readers into the field with scientists tackling these profound challenges, Emma Marris tells the affecting and inspiring stories of animals around the globe--from Peruvian monkeys to Australian bilbies, rare Hawai''ian birds to majestic Oregon wolves. And she offers a companionable tour of the philosophical ideas that may steer our search for sustainability and justice in the non-human world. Revealing just how intertwined animal life and human life really are, Wild Souls will change the way we think about nature-and our place within it.
£999.99
Carcanet Press Ltd Roots Home: Essays and a Journal
Book SynopsisShortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year 2022. Wales's best-loved contemporary poet, one of the major poets of our endangered environment, returns to prose in Roots Home. As in At the Source (2008), she does something unusual with form. She combines two elements. Seven vivid essay-meditations, informed by (among others) Dylan Thomas, George Herbert and W. B. Yeats, explore the ways in which poetry bears witness to what is and what might be, presence and transcendence in a threatened world. The meditations precede a journal that runs from January 2018 to December 2020, concluding with a poem entitled 'Winter Solstice' - three years of living close to animals, mountains, and (in particular) trees, in human intimacy and lockdown. 'Listen! They are whispering / now while the world talks, / and the ice melts, / and the seas rise. / Look at the trees!...' This is necessary work. As she declares in 'Why I Write', the first meditation in Roots Home: 'Morning begins with my journal. I write in it most days, though not every day. It is friend and listener, to record, remember, rage and rhapsodise, a place for requiem and celebration. Words hold detail which might be forgotten - the way the hare halted as it crossed the lawn, the field where a rainbow touched down across the valley, the different voices of wind, or water, the close and distant territorial arias of May blackbirds.'Trade Review'Gillian Clarke is one of the most widely respected and deeply loved poets in the world' - Carol Ann Duffy
£13.49
HarperCollins Publishers Mr Dog and the Faraway Fox
Book SynopsisA brand new young fiction series by TV broadcaster and intrepid explorer Ben Fogle, inspired by his real-life animal experiencesCo-written with best-selling children's author Steve Cole and illustrated throughout with beautiful black and white illustrations by Nikolas Ilic.You can always count on Mr Dog to help an animal in troubleWhen Mr Dog takes a trip into town, he doesn't expect to stay for long. But then he meets a fox who needs his help a fox who's very far from home
£6.99
Vintage Publishing Claxton
Book Synopsis''After Mark Cocker's glorious book, you will never look at a blackberry bush the same way again.'' Philip Hoare, New Statesman In 2001 Mark Cocker moved to Claxton, a small village in Norfolk. In a series of daily writings spanning the course of a year he explores his relationship to the landscape he lives in, to nature and to all the living things around him - the birds, plants, trees, mammals, hoverflies, moths, butterflies, bush crickets, grasshoppers, ants and bumblebees. Passionate, astonishing and inspiring, this book is a celebration of the wonder that lies in our everyday experience.Shortlisted for the Royal Society of Biology Book Award, the Jarrold East Anglian Book Awards, the New Angle Prize and theThwaites Wainwright PrizeTrade ReviewAfter Mark Cocker’s glorious book, you will never look at a blackberry bush the same way again. -- Philip Hoare * New Statesman *A nature journal full of beautiful, delicate observation * Guardian *A beautifully-written account of one man’s passion for the natural world * Daily Mail *If your eye has ever been caught by a moth, owl, jay or ash tree, Claxton has something new to tell about it, about Britain, and about life – which is an infinite compilation of exquisite detail. -- Horatio Clare, 5 stars * Daily Telegraph *To be astonished by nature, look no further than Claxton. * Spectator *Cocker’s profound knowledge, uncanny ability to observe and heartliftingly exact prose make Claxton one of those books that transforms the way you see your own home parish. -- Melissa Harrison * The Times *The book is spectacular… Brilliant natural-history writing. -- Jonathan Wright * Herald *
£10.44
Oxford University Press Inc The Amazon
Book SynopsisThe Amazon is a land of superlatives. The complex ecosystem covers an area about the size of the continental U.S. The Amazon River discharges 57 million gallons of water per second--in two hours, this would be enough to supply all of New York City''s 7.5 million residents with water for a year. Its flora and fauna are abundant. Approximately one of every four flowering plant species on earth resides in the Amazon. A single Amazonian river may contain more fish species than all the rivers in Europe combined. It is home to the world''s largest anteater, armadillo, freshwater turtle, and spider, as well as the largest rodent (which weighs over 200 lbs.), catfish (250 lbs.), and alligator (more than half a ton). The rainforest, which contains approximately 390 billion trees, plays a vital role in stabilizing the global climate by absorbing massive amounts of carbon dioxide--or releasing it into the atmosphere if the trees are destroyed. Severe droughts in both Brazil and Southeast Asia have been linked to Amazonian deforestation, as have changing rainfall patterns in the U.S., Europe, and China. The Amazon also serves as home to millions of people. Approximately seventy tribes of isolated and uncontacted people are concentrated in the western Amazon, completely dependent on the land and river. These isolated groups have been described as the most marginalized peoples in the western hemisphere, with no voice in the decisions made about their futures and the fate of their forests. In this addition to the What Everyone Needs to Know series, ecologist and conservation expert, Mark J. Plotkin, who has spent 40 years studying Amazonia, its peoples, flora, and fauna. The Amazon offers an engaging overview of this irreplaceable ecosystem and the challenges it faces.Trade ReviewThere is a lot to learn, and value, from this guide, by an expert immersed in the subject. * Harvard Magazine *One can think of the broad themes of the book as scenes on a vast tapestry and the responses to the 67 questions as the threads used by Plotkin to weave the marvelous story of Amazonia. Readers can gaze at one part of the tapestry and later explore another portion, each time coming away with a better understanding of the nature of this extraordinary ecosystem. * Roger Mustalish, HerbalGram *As he has done in his other books and films ... Plotkin blazes a path for others to follow: a storied path that can help us both re-story and restore the precious places persisting on this planet, despite all odds. * Gary Paul Nabhan, LA Review of Books *Table of ContentsIntroduction What is a Tropical Rainforest? What Do We Mean When We Say the Amazon? Why is the Amazon Important? Geology, Soils and Vegetation Geological history - What is the geological history of Amazonia? Soils - Do large and diverse Amazonian rainforests thrive on poor soil? Terra preta - What is terra preta? Vegetation - What are the major forest and vegetation types in Amazonia? Savannas - What are savannas and how are they created? Tepuis - What are tepuis? Nutrient cycling - If the soils are so poor, how can lush rainforests flourish? Rivers The Amazon Source of the Amazon - What is the source of the Amazon River? River types - What are the various river types in Amazonia? Aquatic habitats - What are some of the characteristic aquatic habitats of Amazonia? Casiquiare canal - What is the Casiquiare Canal? Coral reef - Is there a coral reef in the Amazon? Indians 1492 population Languages - How many indigenous languages are there in Amazonia? Paleoindians, the first arrivals - When did the first humans arrive in Amazonia? Shamans - What is a Shaman? Shrunken heads - Shrunken heads: fact or fiction? Slash and burn agriculture - What is slash-and-burn agriculture? Uncontacted tribes - Do uncontacted tribes still exist? History The Struggle for the Amazon Treaty of Tordesillas - What was the Treaty of Tordesillas? Aguirre - Was Werner Herzog's film "Aguirre, the Wrath of God," based on a historical figure? Teixeira - What role did Pedro Teixeira play in the colonization of the Amazon? Mapping - What is the history of the mapping of the Amazon? The Advent of the European Scientists Merian - Was the first European scientific explorer of the Amazon a woman? Darwin - What is the connection between the Amazon and the origins of the Theory of Evolution? Agassiz / Harvard Amazon Rubber and the Jari Project Rubber atrocities - What were the Putumayo Rubber Atrocities? Rubber as commodity - How Did Amazonian Rubber Become A Key Global Commodity? Rubber / Fordlandia - Why did Henry Ford fail at Fordlandia in Brazil? Jari Project - Fordlandia redux - What was the Jari Project, and why did it fail? Rondon / Mendes - Who were Cândido Rondon and Chico Mendes? Amazonian biota Animals Faunal origins - What is the origin of the Amazonian fauna? Vampire bats - Do vampire bats suck human blood? Spiders - How dangerous are Amazonian spiders? Cats, crocodilians and serpents - Do jaguars, crocs and snakes eat people in Amazonia? Frogs - Are there hallucinogenic frogs in the Amazon Rainforest? Pink dolphins - Are there pink dolphins in the Amazon? Fish diversity - Why does Amazonia harbor the most diverse freshwater fish fauna in the world? Candiru catfish - Is the tiny candiru catfish as terrifying as its reputation? Electric eels - How dangerous are electric eels? Piranhas - Do piranhas deserve their fearsome reputation? Sharks - Are there man-eating sharks in the Amazon? Plants Ayahuasca - What is ayahuasca? Bromeliads - What are the aerial aquaria of the Amazon? Coca - What is the traditional use of coca in the Amazon? Curare - What is Curare and Why is it Important? Lianas - Why are lianas so important and yet so poorly understood? Figs - Why are strangler figs not considered to be lianas? Palms - Why are palms the single most useful group of organisms to the indigenous peoples of the Amazon? Palms with economic promise - Which Amazonian palms offer the greatest economic promise for the future? Victoria lily - Did an Amazonian water lily serve as the inspiration for steel frame architecture? Threats Cattle - What is the role of cattle ranching in Amazonian agriculture? Dams - What is the status of hydroelectric dams in the Amazon? Gold - What is the impact of gold mining in the Amazon? Agriculture / Big - The Role of Export-Driven Large-Scale Agricultural Production in Deforestation Agriculture / Small - What is the role of small-scale farming in deforestation? Logging - What is the status of logging in the Amazon? Climate Change - How will climate change affect Amazonia? Deforestation - What drives deforestation in the Amazon? Oil and gas - What is the impact of oil and gas exploration on forest peoples? Overhunting - What is the impact of overhunting and overfishing on the Amazon? China - What is the Impact of China in Amazonia? Conclusion Conservation - How to Save the Amazon?
£10.44
Oxford University Press Inc A Future in Ruins
Book SynopsisBest known for its World Heritage program committed to the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded in 1945 as an intergovernmental agency aimed at fostering peace, humanitarianism, and intercultural understanding. Its mission was inspired by leading European intellectuals such as Henri Bergson, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Thomas Mann, H. G. Wells, and Aldous and Julian Huxley. Often critiqued for its inherent Eurocentrism, UNESCO and its World Heritage program today remain embedded within modernist principles of progress and development and subscribe to the liberal principles of diplomacy and mutual tolerance. However, its mission to prevent conflict, destruction, and intolerance, while noble and much needed, increasingly falls short, as recent battles over the World Heritage sites of Preah VTrade ReviewA timely and important work that combines anthropology, politics, and archaeology to consider the history and legacy of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).... The author's honest, thought-provoking treatment brings into question the abilities and benefits of UNESCO while highlighting some of the complex political and historical actions that have brought about the precarious role it now plays.... Highly recommended. * CHOICE *A trustworthy guide through the thicket of committees, conventions, and campaigns that have defined World Heritage at the international level... Meskell builds an exemplary work of international history of World Heritage by weaving together case studies from around the world * Sarah Griswold, Oklahoma State University, Journal of Contemporary History *Reading A Future in Ruins is a valuable experience that needs to be shared widely across archaeology, cultural heritage studies, and related disciplines. It is a process of revisiting the consequences of allowing the bureaucratic machine of 'world heritage production' to roll on unchallenged, a journey which is best undertaken without predetermined notions coming from a detailed review of its contents. * Emily Hanscam, European Journal of Archaeology *A Future in Ruins transcends the boundaries of history, archaeology, politics and anthropology... an enlightening and enjoyable book to read. * Mohamed Gamal Abdelmonem, Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review *This is a highly original and timely reassessment of UNESCO's checkered global mission since the late 1940s. While Meskell's book is ostensibly about UNESCO, world heritage, and the changing practices of archaeology, it is also a powerful rereading of international history and the broader politics of preservation in today's world. For those interested in the history of internationalism, contemporary global politics, and heritage studies, this is a must read. * Paul Betts, University of Oxford *A Future in Ruins represents the first in-depth analysis of UNESCO from its heady beginnings in a postwar world to the very different political and cultural attitudes to heritage in the present. Meskell brings her considerable analytical skills to bear on the personalities and structures of the organization and the material remains on which they focused. This is a book for anyone concerned with the past and present of global heritage. * Chris Gosden, University of Oxford *This timely book's insight and subtlety will set the diplomatic world by its ears. Meskell shows how UNESCO's pious pose of cultural universalism masks nationalistic-and Eurocentric -- pursuits. Her argument steadily moves us toward the unexpected revelation that UNESCO's interventions, understood by the world's disenfranchised as redolent of Western arrogance, increase the threat to the cultural treasures they are supposed to protect. * Michael Herzfeld, Harvard University *Meskell has written a timely and important work that combines anthropology, politics, and archaeology to consider the history and legacy of UNESCO...The author's honest, thought-provoking treatment brings into question the abilities and benefits of UNESCO while highlighting some of the complex political and historical actions that have brought about the precarious role it now plays."- ChoiceMaking an argument for urgently needed reform, Meskell presents numerous case studies and an analysis of UNESCO'S legal framework, which is vulnerable to manipulation by corrupt actors."- The New Yorker, Briefly Noted SectionIn A Future in Ruins, archaeologist Lynn Meskell offers an institutional ethnography of UNESCO. The organization's broad remit ranges from publishing to promoting women in science, but Meskell focuses exclusively on its role in protecting world heritage and archaeology, particularly through the 1972 World Heritage Convention. Inevitably, this role has been highly political. UNESCO's mission was to end global conflict and help the world rebuild materially and morally, Meskell observes. Yet increasingly, she argues, its efforts are caught up in the proliferation and prolongation of local conflicts and tensions...Meskell offers a trenchant critique of how UNESCO's aim of preventing war sits oddly with projects commemorating sites associated with violence [while noting] notes that international recognition enshrines only one version of history."- NatureTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Chapter 1: Utopia Chapter 2: Internationalism Chapter 3: Technocracy Chapter 4: Conservation Chapter 5: Inscription Chapter 6: Conflict Chapter 7: Danger Chapter 8: Dystopia Bibliography
£19.49
Oxford University Press Climate Change
Book SynopsisA student friendly guide to climate change, with a unique multi-level approach, written by leading experts. The first text to focus on the impact of climate change at a local and regional level, enriched with real-world case studies to help students understand and apply the science of climate change.Key Features- An innovative approach which xplores the global, regional, and local impacts of climate change.- Provides a comprehensive overview of climate change, to support students coming to the subject for the first time.- Contemporary case studies throughout the book, on issues such as sea ice, viticulture, and wildland fires help students understand how to apply the science of climate change in a real-world context.- Written by leading experts in the field. Digital Formats and ResourcesClimate Change is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access: www.oxforTrade ReviewI was excited to find text that matches my teaching needs so well. It has a clear authoritative approach which draws from key sources and provides an excellent narrative to enhance student learning. * Mark Phillipson, Glasgow Caledonian University *This book fills an important niche: dealing with climate impacts and adaptation at local to regional scale. Nothing has changed; I know of no other similar book and the need, if anything, has increased. * Nigel Tapper, Monash University *Clear and comprehensive * Greg Spellman, University of Northhampton *Table of Contents1: Setting the Scene: Why do We Need to Downscale Climate Change to Regional and Local Scales? 2: Approaches to Regional and Local Downscaling 3: Urban Environments, Air Pollution, and Human Health 4: Energy and Infrastructure 5: Climate Change and Agriculture 6: Natural Ecosystems 7: Environmental Hazards and Climate Change 8: Developing Appropriate Adaptation Strategies
£34.99
The University of Chicago Press Future Sea
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In this cautionary if hopeful debut, environmentalist Rowan Wright urges society to take responsibility for the fate of the oceans. Despite the threat of climate change, ‘there are plenty of reasons to feel optimistic,’ she notes, and practical solutions to undertake. . . . Perhaps Rowan Wright’s best suggestions are those that deal with individual actions and consumer decisions. Her discussion of sunscreen, for instance, urges people to shun the many popular brands containing oxybenzone and octinoxate, which can ‘disrupt coral reproduction and growth and exacerbate coral bleaching.’ Rowan Wright makes a strong case for how choices—big and small, collective and individual—can change the world."--Publishers Weekly;"Rowan Wright's book is a clear call to action to modernize the Law of the Sea so that it can deal with the changes in society, in the sea, on land, and in the atmosphere that have arisen since it came into force in 1994. This is the freshest, most sensible, and most optimistic perspective I have seen in a long time. I enjoy very much the positive, can-do approach. Very motivating."--Drew Harvell, Cornell University, author of A Sea of Glass and Ocean OutbreakTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Back-to-Front World 2. The Laws of Life 3. Teeming Seas 4. The Free Sea 5. Theory to Reality 6. Counteroffensive 7. Worrying about the Wrong Stuff 8. The Silver Bullet? 9. The Power of Many Small Changes 10. Finding Like Minds Acknowledgments Notes Index
£19.95
Penguin Books Ltd Who Cares Wins
Book SynopsisGlobal warming has reached terrifying heights of severity, human consumption has caused the extinction of countless species and neoliberalism has led to a destructive divide in wealth and a polarization of mainstream politics. The climate crisis demands action. Your planet needs you! Can we shop our way out of a crisis? Will technology save the day? What does it mean to be a citizen and not a consumer? Are the real solutions inside of us? Who Cares Wins provides a plethora of solutions guaranteed to inspire and create lasting global change. Lily Cole has met with some of the millions of people around the world who are working on creative, innovative solutions to our biggest challenges and are committed to creating a more sustainable and peaceful future for humanity. Embracing debate and exploring issues from fast fashion to fast food, farming to plastic waste, renewable energy to gender equality, the book features interviews with diverse voices from enTrade ReviewToo bad we can't clear up the environment as fast as Lily Cole can. She explains why we're in this mess and what we can do about it brilliantly * Ruby Wax, author of How to Be Human *A welcome and thorough overview of some of the many aspects of the crisis humanity is now facing alongside the visionary possibilities for change at our fingertips. If we don't act it isn't for lack of good ideas . . . * Dr Gail Bradbrook, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion *Lily's commitment to a better future for fashion is legendary, and her first-hand experience of an exploitative and unethical industry have made her involvement both more poignant and pertinent. How wonderful to absorb her thoughts and knowledge on everything else, from food to fuels, politics and biodynamic farming. This book is a great insight into her mind, and into our world * Orsola de Castro, Creative Director of Fashion Revolution *"Who cares wins" should be the mantra of every citizen around the world - every revolution has been made by people who cared. The sustainability or ethical movement is about "caring" - for the planet and for the people, and Lily is a shining example of a person who always deeply cares and whose mind never rests until there is a solution. There are people who have visions, and people who act on them. Lily does both and this book is a true testament to that. * Livia Firth, Creative Director of Eco Age *Lily Cole, through her personal experience, interviews with fascinating people and a critical insight to our planet's problems helps us understand the power of the individual and makes us fall in love with nature again. No more the relentless, morbid doom-mongering, Lily gives us so many reasons to be optimistic, and shows that we can all make a difference and together we can save our beautiful Earth * Professor Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science at UCL and author of The Human Planet *Who Cares Wins is a literary submarine which allows you to descend into the deep depths of environmentalism to show you the truth with refreshing clarity and honesty. A deeply personal and yet universal call-to-action on one of the most profound subjects of our time * Bella Lack, environmental campaigner *Who Cares Wins is a journey into the anthropology of radical optimism. Lily Cole delicately unpicks the silver linings from some of the many dark clouds that loom over us and weaves them into an irresistible vision of our future * James Suzman, anthropologist and author of ‘Affluence Without Abundance: The Disappearing World of the Bushman *A great read, fundamentally important subjects elegantly explored through a personal perspective. I relished the optimism! * Steve Trent, founder of the Environmental Justice Foundation *Lily Cole's Who Cares Wins is a rollercoaster of a ride where, thanks to her excellent piloting, we get to see a varied landscape of ideas and schools of thought on how to tackle the climate and ecological crisis, each with their insights but also their limits. Thankfully, this isn't another prescriptive "how to save the planet" book by doing your bit. Rather, it is an open and honest invitation by a curious mind for us all to build bridges. Cole rightly concludes so much more can happen if we explore our predicament and collectively allow ourselves to imagine a better future * Farhana Yamin, Founder, Track 0 & Rebel For Life *Who Cares Wins is full of generosity from the author and a call to its readers that more can be possible if we imagine it and care about who wins in every choice we make * Chelsea Clinton, author and advocate *It's a positive, useful book - how to make choices. We need to get governments on board. I wish Lily was world controller * Vivienne Westwood, fashion designer and founder of Vivienne Westwood Ltd. *Lily's book is not only extraordinarily timely, it's inspiring, erudite, thought-provoking, spirited and perfectly balanced. Lily is a great thinker - and, better still, an exceptional doer * Mark Boyle, author of The Way Home and The Moneyless Man *This is a book for the moment, to inspire us to create a better Society after the pandemic. We must not return to the old normal. The optimism that Lily Cole articulates so well requires us to insist on a revival of the Future * Guy Standing, author of Basic Income and Battling Eight Giants *Who Cares Wins is a compelling reminder that the future is in our hands. Lily's book is a much-needed ray of light during a dark and unsettling time - a radical vision for a better future, infused with optimism at every turn. It's a rousing call to action but it's up to us to dare to care, will you? * John Sauven, Executive Director of Greenpeace UK *Who Cares Wins aims to shed light on a broad range of issues such as sustainability, technology and gender equality. Bringing together extensive research and interviews * Grazia *In this book [Cole] combines self-reflection [...] with expert insight * Cosmopolitan *Part manifesto, part personal dispatch from the frontline of environmental and social activism it's an impressively wide ranging audit on the planet most pressing challenges - most notably the threat of climate change that also offers an inventory of potential solutions * Waitrose Weekend *Who Cares Wins is an extremely well researched outline of the complex debates around environmentally impactful subjects * AnOther *
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd RHS How to Garden the Lowcarbon Way The Steps You
Book SynopsisIs it okay to use potting compost? Which plants are best for absorbing pollution? What''s the alternative to carbon-packed fertilisers? How can I cut out single-use plastics?Aspects of gardening can actually be bad for the environment. But make a few changes and you can significantly reduce the carbon imprint of your outdoor space, and even use it to lessen the impact of your other activities.This green gardening book will make growing your own garden easy, enjoyable, and eco-friendly. It includes sections on:- How to grow plants that reduce your carbon footprint- Creating a garden that considers the local wildlife- Tips on setting up your garden, low-impact plants, and best fertilisers to use Turn your outdoor space into a low-impact, carbon-absorbing sink. This book is packed with ideas to grow a climate-friendly garden that will help protect the planet. Keen on starting your own garden but unsure about your
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Penguin Books Ltd Be More Human
Book Synopsis''Tony Riddle''s mission is to present ways of living that are more in sync with our human biology, to help us thrive in this modern world'' Dr Rangan Chatterjee''This book is brilliant with such an important message'' The Happy Pear ___________________________The ultimate guide to boosting your mental and physical health by reconnecting with the way we, as humans, were supposed to live, eat, sleep, breathe and move.The bright lights, late nights and constant hustle of our modern world have detached us from the way we, as humans, were supposed to live, connect and thrive. Be More Human explores the importance of reconnecting with our natural state and help us learn how to meet our true needs and live more naturally. Tony Riddle (@thenaturallifestylist) will explore how the majority of us do not sit, breathe, eat, sleep or move as nature intended and so we''re actively going against our biology. This book will help us alTrade Review'Tony Riddle's mission is to present ways of living that are more in sync with our human biology, to help us thrive in this modern world' -- Dr Rangan Chatterjee'This book is brilliant with such an important message. Tony is a hero with such an important message to help us connect with a more natural way of living so we feel happier and healthier' -- David Flynn and Stephen Flynn, The Happy Pear'Tony exposes you to the areas that have been compromised by modern living and aren't serving you; suggests small changes that can be implemented for big impact, even in the busiest of lifestyles. Keep spreading the word' -- David Haye, Former unified Cruiserweight World Champion and World Heavyweight Champion boxer'The irony of our hyperconnected world is disconnection from that which is most important. In Be More Human, Riddle challenges us to mend this wound by enriching our natural and ancient relationship with that which is fundamental: our relationship with others, the natural environments we share, and of course, ourselves. Extending from there, this inspiring read will teach you the importance of movement, sleep, community, conscious parenting, and even play - so we can together navigate the complexity of modern life with deeper meaning and greater purpose' -- Rich Roll, author of Finding Ultra'I'm an admirer of Tony Riddle and feel he has found workable pathways to help us reconnect with our bodies, our senses, nature and the deeper sense of wellbeing that comes from being 'more human'. I love it - it's vital stuff' -- Bruce Parry, Documentary maker, Explorer and Indigenous rights campaigner'I dare you to read this book and not feel inspired to be more human' -- Jasmine Hemsley''That Tony so wholly and passionately walks his talk is the real key here - you're not witnessing marketing spiel, you're witnessing a living, breathing, thriving example of unsullied human nature. It should be the norm, but given how far removed we are from our nature - it's become extraordinary' -- Eminé Rushton, author and journalist
£15.29
MIT Press Defending Animals
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£20.70
Yale University Press Biodiversity and Climate Change
Book SynopsisAn essential, up-to-date look at the critical interactions between biological diversity and climate change that will serve as an immediate call to action The physical and biological impacts of climate change are dramatic and broad-ranging. People who care about the planet and manage natural resources urgently need a synthesis of our rapidly growing understanding of these issues. In this all-new sequel to the 2005 volume Climate Change and Biodiversity, leading experts in the field summarize observed changes, assess what the future holds, and offer suggested responses. From extinction risk to ocean acidification, from the future of the Amazon to changes in ecosystem services, and from geoengineering to the power of ecosystem restoration, this book captures the sweep of climate change transformation of the biosphere.Trade Review“This book isn’t just a call to heed the science; it’s a call to citizens everywhere to live up to their responsibilities and protect this fragile planet we share.”—John Kerry, United States Secretary of State, 2013-2017“Mankind’s heedless extraction and pollution of our planet’s resources is tearing apart the web of natural systems that has sustained our species throughout the long course of human development. Tom Lovejoy and Lee Hannah have assembled a book that chronicles these emerging ecological and climatic disasters; yet gives hope that we can still help Earth’s systems heal, and blunt the suffering of coming generations.”—Sheldon Whitehouse, United States Senator for Rhode Island“Biodiversity and Climate Change: Transforming the Biosphere serves as a comprehensiveaccount of this greatest of threatsto humanity’s future. It will serve both as atextbook and a call to action.”—From the Foreword by Edward O. Wilson“An authoritative analysis of the increasing speed and scale of climate change impacts on our biodiversity, together with an illuminating set of specific ways to use our biodiversity to address climate change. A powerful coupling.”—Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary UN Climate Change Convention 2010 – 2016"Lovejoy and Hannah generate a compelling story of the species extinctions that will accompany ongoing, rapid changes in Earth’s climate, coupled with the unrelenting pressure of human population growth."—William H. Schlesinger, President Emeritus, the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
£28.50
National Academies Press Data and Management Strategies for Recreational Fisheries with Annual Catch Limits
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£34.85
Elsevier Science Handbook of Recycling
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart 1 - Recycling in context 1. Introduction 2. The fundamental limits of circularity quantified by digital twinning 3. Maps of the physical economy to inform sustainability strategies 4. Material efficiency—Squaring the circular economy: Recycling within a hierarchy of material management strategies 5. Material and product-centric recycling and design for recycling rules and digital methods 6. Developments in collection of municipal waste 7. The path to inclusive recycling: Developing countries and the informal sector Part 2 - Recycling from a product perspective 8. Physical separation 9. Sensor-based sorting 10. Mixed bulky waste 11. Packaging 12. End-of-life vehicles 13. Electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) 14. Photovoltaic and wind energy equipment 15. Buildings 16. Construction and demolition waste 17. Industrial by-products 18. Mine tailings Part 3 - Recycling from a material perspective 19. Steel 20. Aluminum 21. Copper 22. Lead 23. Zinc 24. Ferroalloy elements 25. Precious and technology metals 26. Concrete and aggregates 27. Cementitious binders incorporating residues 28. Glass 29. Lumber 30. Paper 31. Plastic recycling 32. Black rubber products 34. Carbon fibers Part 4 - Recycling and the circular economy 35. From waste management to circular economy—The role of recycling in policy 36. Geopolitics of resources and recycling 37. Information and communication 38. Recycling, law, and the circular economy 39. Extended producer responsibility 40. Exploring the economics of recycling in a dynamic global context 41. Economic policy instruments 42. Economic aspects of metal recycling Part 5 - Recycling fundamentals 43. Physical separation 44. Thermodynamics 45. Exergy—Quantification of resource dissipation 46. Process simulation—Thermodynamics and process technology to understand recycling systems 47. Life cycle assessment (LCA)
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Elsevier Science Conservation of Marine Birds
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection I: Threats 1. Ecology of marine birds Lindsay C. Young and Lisa T. Ballance 2. Conservation status and overview of threats to seabirds Richard A Phillips, Jérôme Fort, and Maria P Dias 3. Interactions between fisheries and seabirds: prey modification, discards and bycatch William A. Montevecchi 4. Invasive species Dena R. Spatz, Holly Jones, Elsa Bonnaud, Peter Kappes, Nick D. Holmes, and Yuliana Bedolla Guzmán 5. Health and Diseases Ralph Eric Thijl Vanstreels, Marcela M. Uhart, and Thierry Work 6. Pollution - lights, plastics, oil, and contaminants Morgan Gilmour, Stephanie Borrelle, Linda Elliott, Rae Okawa, and Airam Rodriguez 7. Exploitation and disturbance D.C. Duffy and V. Peschko 8. Climate change: the ecological backdrop of seabird conservation Pierre A. Pistorius, William J. Sydeman, Yutaka Watanuki, Sarah Ann Thompson, Florian Orgeret Section II: Solutions 9. Introduction and historical approaches to seabird conservation Colin M. Miskelly 10. Legal and cooperative mechanisms for conserving marine birds Mi Ae Kim, Craig S. Harrison, and Mark L. Tasker 11. Cultural aspects of seabird management Kawika B. Winter, Rebecca C. Young, and Phil Lyver 12. Managing harvests of seabirds and their eggs Liliana C. Naves and Thomas C. Rothe 13. Mitigating light attraction Airam Rodriguez 14. Reducing collisions with structures Marc S. Travers 15. Conservation of Marine Birds: Biosecurity, control, and eradication of invasive species threats Nick Holmes, Rachel Buxton, Holly Jones, Federico Méndez Sánchez, Steffen Oppel, James Russell, Dena Spatz, Araceli Samaniego 16. Fisheries regulation and conserving prey bases Mark Tasker and William J. Sydeman 17. Bycatch reduction Edward F. Melvin, Anton Wolfaardt, Rory Crawford, Eric Gilman, and Cristián G. Suazo 18. Protecting marine habitats: spatial conservation measures for seabirds at sea Robert A. Ronconi, Joanna L. Smith, and Karel A. Allard 19. Restoration and assisted colonization by social attraction and translocation Eric A. VanderWerf, Stephen Kress, Yuliana Bedolla Guzmán, Dena Spatz, Graeme Taylor, and Helen Gummer 20. Conclusions and the future of seabird conservation Lindsay C. Young and Eric A. VanderWerf
£103.50
WW Norton & Co Beloved Beasts
Book Synopsis“At once thoughtful and thought-provoking”, Beloved Beasts tells the story of the modern conservation movement through the lives and ideas of the people who built it, making “a crucial addition to the literature of our troubled time” (Elizabeth Kolber)Trade Review"A definitive and informative history… Nijhuis’s detailed account is clear-eyed and unvarnished in its honesty." -- Valerie Thompson - Science"Michelle Nijhuis has written a book that is both a beautiful, wise history and a measured call to action." -- Florence Williams
£13.29
Elsevier Science Living With Climate Change
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsA. INTRODUCTION 1. The root causes of global warming and the new normal 2. Strategies for mitigation of climate change B. ARCHITECTURE 3. Architectural Designs for the Future 4. Adobe Houses for a climate changing world 5. Climate Change adaptive measures for buildings 6. The effect of Climate Change on the built environment 7. Wind adaption in cities in the light of a changing climate 8. Wind resistant housing C. FARMING, FORESTRY, WATER MANAGEMENT AND THE ECOSYSTEM 9. Agriculture in a changing climate 10. Impact of Climate Change on agriculture and its mitigating strategies 11. Farmers views on Climate Change (Finland) 12. Climate Change and adaptive water management for the global south 13. Climate change and flooding and mitigation 14. Soil function and climate change – mitigation, Improve soil so that it acts as a carbon storage system 15. Soil erosion and global warming 16. Forest Fires and Climate Change and mitigating techniques 17. Connection of Climate Change and Forrest Fires in Australia; mitigating techniques 18. Fire Pollution and mitigating techniques 19. Climate Change and the Risk of Wild Fires 20. Reduce beef Production, reduce meat eating 21. Reducing climate impacts of beef production 22. Global warming and beef production 23. Climate Change and Eco-systems D. HUMAN HEALTH 24. Human health and climate change 25. Climate Change and Mental Health 26. Heat related mortality in the light of Global Warming and mitigating strategies E. HUMAN MIGRATION 27. Human Migration F. ETHICS, JUSTICE, ECONOMICS AND THE INDIVIDUAL 28. Climate Change and the Individual 29. Ethics and Climate Change 30. Justice in a climate changing world, Justice for global warming 31. Economics of global warming, Redistribution of wealth, Degrowth? G. THE BIG PICTURE: WHAT MUST BE DONE 32. Renewable Energy: The Future of Solar Energy 33. Renewable Energy: The Future of Wind Energy 34. Renewable Energy: The Future of Green Hydrogen to replace natural gas 35. Renewable Energy: The future of Tidal Energy 36. Renewable Energy: The Future of Wave Energy 37. Renewable Energy: The Future of Geothermal Energy 38. The Future of Nuclear Power and Small Modular Rectors
£124.20
University of California Press Sustainable Water
Book SynopsisWritten by leading policy makers, lawyers, economists, hydrologists, ecologists, engineers, and planners, this book reaches across disciplines to address problems and solutions for the sustainable use of water in urban areas. It includes solutions and ideas that integrates water management strategies to increase resilience in a changing world.Trade Review"[Sustainable Water] critically examines the variability and uncertainty of the water footprint as well as its future role in sustainable water management." Environment and Urbanization
£67.45
University of California Press Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question
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Cambridge University Press Green Imperialism Colonial Expansion Tropical
Book SynopsisThis is the first book to document the origins and early history of environmentalism, concentrating especially on its hitherto unexplained colonial and global aspects. It highlights the significance of Utopian, physiocratic and medical thinking in the history of environmental ideas. The book shows how the new critique of the colonial impact on the environment depended on the emergence of a coterie of professional scientists, especially in the Dutch, French and English maritime empires. The prime importance of the oceanic island 'Eden' as a vehicle for new conceptions of nature is emphasised, and the significance of colonial island environments in stimulating conservationist notions is underlined, revealing how, for the first time, the limitability of local and global resources could be recognised.Trade Review'Green Imperialism is a succinct yet richly nuanced study of the genealogy of European environmentalism …'. Economic History ReviewTable of ContentsList of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Edens, islands and early empires; 2. Indigenous knowledge and the significance of South-West India for Portuguese and Dutch constructions of tropical nature; 3. The English and Dutch East India companies and the seventeenth-century environmental crisis in the colonies; 4. Stephen Hales and some Newtonian antecedents of climatic environmentalism, 1700–1763; 5. Protecting the climate of paradise: Pierre Poivre and the conservation of Mauritius under the ancien regime; 6. Climate, conservation and Carib resistance: the British and the forests of the Eastern Caribbean, 1760–1800; 7. The beginnings of global environmentalism: professional science, oceanic islands and the East India Company, 1768–1838; 8. Diagnosing crisis: the East India Company medical services and the emergence of state conservationism in India, 1760–1857; Conclusion: the colonial state and the origins of western environmentalism; Select bibliography, Index.
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Princeton University Press Teesdales Special Flora
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[Bradshaw] is inspiring a new generation of botanists." * BBC North East & Cumbria *"[Bradshaw] is a force of nature. . . . She has collected all of her wisdom, learned from botanists across the centuries and gleaned from her own 75 years of walking the fell . . . . The book is quite literally her life’s work."---Chris Lloyd, Northern Echo"Some of the plants can’t be found anywhere else in the UK and – until Bradshaw arrived on the scene – many were unaccounted for. Bradshaw is the chief caretaker of some of the country’s rarest flowers. She has spent seven decades obsessively studying the unique arctic-alpine flora of Teesdale."---Phoebe Weston, The Guardian"An ideal book to add value to your visit to [Teesdale]."---John Miles, BirdWatching Magazine"[Bradshaw’s] vast knowledge of the more than two dozen rare upper dale flora has been captured in her book."---Martin Paul, Teesdale Mercury"By far the most comprehensive account available."---David J Tennant, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland"The descriptions of the plants are beautifully written, bringing their story to life and providing the reader with all the essential information. I have no doubt that this will become an essential guide for anyone wishing to visit Teesdale and admire the unique botanical heritage of the area.." * Plantlife *"[Bradshaw is] something of a legend among botanists."---Emily Rickerby, Living North Magazine"This is a very special book. Not only is it a compendium of the diverse and wondrous flora of Teesdale, its pages are permeated with the deep love, devotion and dedication of one individual to a uniquely beautiful, biologically diverse place."---David M. Gascoigne, Travels with Birds
£14.24
Edinburgh University Press The Native Woodlands of Scotland
Book SynopsisOffers information on ecology, conservation and management for Scottish native woodlands. This book helps the reader understand and value these irreplaceable natural resources, at a time when they are being called upon to produce an ever wider range of services to Scotland's people, while facing threats from climate change, pests and disease.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; List of illustrations; Abbreviations and acronyms; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1. International context; Chapter 2. Ecological context; Chapter 3. Historical development; Chapter 4. Pinewoods and montane scrub; Chapter 5. Oak and birch woodlands; Chapter 6. Ash, elm and hazel Woodlands; Colour plates and illustrations; Chapter 7. Wet woodlands; Chapter 8. Conservation of native woodlands; Chapter 9. Expansion of native woodlands; Chapter 10. Relationship with plantations; Chapter 11. The future of native woodlands; Chapter 12. Visiting native woodlands; Bibliography; Index.
£31.49
Johns Hopkins University Press Mountain Gorillas
Book SynopsisMountain Gorillas features stunning photos and four appendices documenting key biological and ecological information, habitat vegetation, milestones in mountain gorilla conservation, and travel information.Trade ReviewGorgeous photography by Gene Eckhart makes this book a must-have. -- Ian Paulsen Bird Booker Report 2009 Eckhart and Lanjouw target a larger audience of laypeople who would never read advanced scientific publications on mountain gorillas, but who are curious about their natural history and status. The superb color photography, unmatched in other books, will certainly appeal to general readers. Choice 2009 An important bibliography and original color photography complete this book. Mammalia 2010Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. The Susa Group: Face to Face in the Land of the Great ApesChapter 2. Evolution and Classifi cation Chapter 3. Growing Up in a Group Chapter 4. The Dynamics of Group Formation Chapter 5. The Hierarchy Chapter 6. The Male-Male RelationshipChapter 7. The Female-Female Relationship Chapter 8. The Male-Female Relationship Chapter 9. The Daily Cycle Chapter 10. Feeding Habits Gorilla GalleryChapter 11.The Majestic Montane Rain Forests Chapter 12. The Clearing of the Forest Chapter 13. The Impact of Colonialism Chapter 14. Life in a War Zone Chapter 15. Making a LivingChapter 16. The Business of Mountain Gorillas Chapter 17. Conservation: The Early Years Chapter 18. New Threats, New Ideas, and Alternative ApproachesChapter 19. A Natural Evolution to a Regional Approach Chapter 20. Partners in Conservation—Building for the Future Chapter 21. Morning of Hope Afterword. A Call to Action AppendixesA. Organizations B. Travel Resources C. Milestones in Mountain Gorilla Conservation D. Vegetation Documentation Acronyms and Abbreviations Sources and Suggested Reading Index
£33.25
University of Georgia Press This Impermanent Earth Environmental Writing
Book SynopsisCharts the course of the American literary response to the twentieth century's accumulation of environmental deprivations. The essays range in subject matter from twentieth-century examples of what was then called nature writing, through writing after 2000 that gradually redefines the environment in increasingly human terms.Trade ReviewMultitudinous writers have been rattling the shakers and clanging the cymbals for a long time to bring attention to the natural world, especially its plights. With this collection the Georgia Review establishes its history as a venue for these prophetic and prescient voices, especially in opening dialogues to those who have been too long excluded. This is fine reading - so many ideas, so much truth, so much power packed in here. This is a book I'll reach for again and again." - Janisse Ray, author of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood and Drifting into Darien
£25.46
Duke University Press Finite Media
Book SynopsisSean Cubitt offers a large scale rethinking of theories of mediation by describing the ecological footprint of media. He investigates the energy, material, and space needed to create, operate, and dispose of electronic devices, and shows how changing how we use media is the only solution to planetary devastation.Trade Review"This insightful book is replete with illuminating examples and case studies, with subtle arguments that will likely prove prescient in years to come." -- Niall Flynn * LSE Review of Books *"Filled with cases of environment changes of contemporary age, Cubitt approaches the topic with journalistic clarity and deep comparative activist source-data, uncovering various types of criminal activities that he grounds with many background theories. . . . Similar to previous books, Finite Media is a rather short (and concentrated) reading, with an even lighter style that makes reading a very pleasurable experience." -- Ana Peraica * Leonardo Reviews *"Sean Cubitt’s Finite Media is so much more than the title suggests: it is a meticulously researched and thoughtful intervention into the linkages between digital media and environmental degradation." -- Sandra Robinson * Theory, Culture & Society *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction. Eco-mediation 1 1. Energy 13 2. Matter 63 3. Eco-political Aesthetics 151 4. Ecological Communication as Politics 169 Coda on Saturn 193 References 201 Index 237
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New Society Publishers A Brief History of the Earths Climate
Book SynopsisI love it. Earle understands the big climate picture and paints it with exceptional clarity. JAMES HANSEN, director, Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions, Columbia University Earth InstituteWhat''s natural, what''s caused by humans, and why climate change is a disaster for all A Brief History of the Earth''s Climate is an accessible myth-busting guide to the natural evolution of the Earth''s climate over 4.6 billion years, and how and why human-caused global warming and climate change is different and much more dangerous.Richly illustrated chapters cover the major historical climate change processes including evolution of the sun, plate motions and continental collisions, volcanic eruptions, changes to major ocean currents, Earth''s orbital variations, sunspot variations, and short-term ocean current cycles. As well as recent human-induced climate change and an overview of the implications of the COVID pandemic for climate change. Content includes: Understanding natural geological processes that shaped the climate How human impacts are now rapidly changing the climate Tipping points and the unfolding climate crisis What we can do to limit the damage to the planet and ecosystems Countering climate myths peddled by climate change science deniers. A Brief History of the Earth''s Climate is essential reading for everyone who is looking to understand what drives climate change, counter skeptics and deniers, and take action on the climate emergency.AWARDS SILVER 2022 IPPY Awards - ScienceTrade Review"I love it. Earle understands the big climate picture and paints it with exceptional clarity." — James Hansen, director, Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions, Columbia University Earth Institute "People interested in climate change, which these days should be everyone, need a basic understanding of the science of why Earth's climate is the way it is, and why it sometimes changes. Earle's book makes that complicated story easy to grasp. It's a model for clear science writing, and it forcefully awakens readers to what's at stake and what needs to be done." — Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow, Post Carbon Institute, author, Power "An informative, succinct, and fascinating read — Steven Earle offers a unique and detailed account of Earth's climate history. His innate story-telling ability, coupled with his remarkable talent for making complex scientific information accessible, makes this page-turner a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the Earth's climate system." — Andrew Weaver, professor, University of Victoria, lead author, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, second, third, fourth, and fifth Assessment Reports, former chief editor, Journal of Climate "An engaging tour through the complex natural processes at play in writing the Earth's long history of natural climate change to our present climate emergency. This primer will give campaigners, policymakers, and concerned citizens a more thorough understanding of climate science and renewed conviction to go all in on applying the brakes, leaving fossil fuels behind, and embracing a cleaner, healthier, and more equitable future." — Tom Green, Senior Climate Policy Advisor, David Suzuki FoundationTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. What Controls the Earth's Climate? 2. A Slowly Warming Sun 3. Sliding Plates and Colliding Continents 4. Cooling and Warming from Volcanic Eruptions 5. Earth's Orbital Variations 6. Moving Heat with Ocean Currents 7. Short-term Solar Variations 8. Catastrophic Collisions 9. A Plague of Humans 10. Tipping Points 11. What Now? Notes Index About the Author About New Society Publishers
£14.24
Cambridge University Press The Gulfs Climate Reckoning
Book SynopsisIn a world demanding climate action, the oil-rich Gulf states face a pivotal moment. Can they transform their economies, built on fossil fuels, into sustainable powerhouses? This seminal work offers a comprehensive analysis of how Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar are navigating the complex transition towards decarbonization. Examining the intertwined forces of economic necessity, geopolitical shifts, and environmental pressures, the book illuminates the difficult choices and trade-offs these nations face. Through rigorous examination, it reveals the innovative policies, technological advancements, and evolving social contracts shaping the Gulf''s energy future, while critically assessing the impact of decarbonization on their macroeconomic growth. This book is essential reading for scholars, policymakers, and industry leaders seeking to understand the complexities of the Gulf''s energy landscape and its implications for the global fight against climate change.
£118.75
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Research Methods for Environmental Psychology
Book SynopsisCovering the full spectrum of methodology, the timely and indispensible Research Methods for Environmental surveys the research and application methods for studying, changing, and improving human attitudes, behaviour and well-being in relation to the physical environment.Table of ContentsContributors vii 1 Introduction: Environmental Psychology and its Methods 1 Robert Gifford 2 Observational Methods: The First Step in Science 9 Reuven Sussman 3 Behavioral Mapping and Tracking 29 Cheuk Fan Ng 4 Research Designs for Environmental Issues 53 Wokje Abrahamse, P. Wesley Schultz, and Linda Steg 5 Agree to Disagree: A Practical Guide to Conducting Survey Research in Environmental Psychology 71 Donald W. Hine, Christine Kormos, and Anthony D. G. Marks 6 Who Cares? Measuring Environmental Attitudes 93 Amanda McIntyre and Taciano L. Milfont 7 Qualitative Approaches to Environment–Behavior Research: Understanding Environmental and Place Experiences, Meanings, and Actions 115 David Seamon and Harneet K. Gill 8 Revealing the Conceptual Systems of Places 137 David Canter 9 Behavioral Methods for Spatial Cognition Research 161 Daniel R. Montello 10 Microworlds: Using Computers to Understand Choices about the Use of Natural Resources 183 Angel Chen and Paul A. Bell 11 Simulating Designed Environments 197 Arthur E. Stamps III 12 Planning the Built Environment: Programming 221 Jay Farbstein, Richard E. Wener, and Lindsay J. McCunn 13 Did that Plan Work? Post‐occupancy Evaluation 249 Richard E. Wener, Lindsay J. McCunn, and Jennifer Senick 14 Action Research: Enhancing Application 271 Valeria Cortes and Robert Sommer 15 Research Designs for Measuring the Effectiveness of Interventions 291 Wokje Abrahamse 16 Applying Behavioral Science for Environmental Sustainability 307 E. Scott Geller, Wokje Abrahamse, Branda Guan, and Reuven Sussman 17 Improving Human Functioning: Ecotherapy and Environmental Health Approaches 323 Thomas Doherty and Angel Chen 18 Research and Design for Special Populations 345 John Zeisel, Robert Gifford, Mark Martin, and Lindsay J. McCunn 19 Advanced Statistics for Environment‐Behavior Research: Multi‐level Modeling and Structural Equation Modeling 369 Donald W. Hine, Victor Corral‐Verdugo, Navjot Bhullar, and Martha Frias‐Armenta 20 Meta‐analysis: An Analysis of Analyses 389 Christine Kormos Author Index 409 Subject Index 421
£37.95
WW Norton & Co Crossings
Book SynopsisAn eye-opening and witty account of the global ecological transformations wrought by roads, from an award-winning authorTrade Review"An eye-opening road trip that spans continents to show how paved roads, seen as markers of civilisation, disrupt the natural world... This is a rare, beautifully written book, which tells us hard truths about roads, cars and life on Earth, but still manages to make us feel positive about the road ahead. " -- Vijaysree Venkatraman - New Scientist"[A] wide-ranging and absorbing account. " -- Bill McKibben - The New York Review of Books"Fascinating and compassionate. " -- Emily Raboteau - The New York Times Book Review"[A] swift and winding ride... Many readers came away from Goldfarb's first book, Eager, as newly minted beaver fans; don't be surprised if you finish Crossings as an evangelist for road ecology." -- Tess Joosse - Scientific American"Goldfarb is perceptive about how roads tangle animals together with humans... Crossings is well-paced and vivid, an engaging account of a potentially dull subject. " -- Timothy Farrington - Wall Street Journal"Whether he is writing about wallabies or butterflies, beavers or anteaters, Ben Goldfarb approaches our fellow animals with delighted curiosity and rare perception. In Crossings, he chronicles their epic struggles within our global network of roads and hi" -- Michelle Nijhuis, author of Beloved Beasts"A brilliantly panoptic look at our planet’s sprawling network of roads: what’s wrong with them, how they got that way, and how they could be set right. Precise in detail but vast in scale, Goldfarb's storytelling carries echoes of Michael Pollan and John McPhee, but with a wry humor that is uniquely his own. He makes it clear that if we are serious about ending the extinction crisis, we must first learn to care about the unnatural disaster that is our road system." -- Robert Moor, best-selling author of On Trails: An Exploration"Like some David Attenborough of the asphalt, Ben Goldfarb has written a fascinating guide to understanding the wilder side of roads, both symbols of freedom and harbingers of unnatural selection.”" -- Tom Vanderbilt, best-selling author of Traffic"A truly important and landmark book on a subject whose full impacts continue to be disregarded or underestimated in considering conservation efforts. Crossings is a moving, compassionate, and indispensable guide to navigating the issue of wildlife" -- Jeff VanderMeer, best-selling author of the Southern Reach Trilogy"Ben Goldfarb is the kind of gonzo environmental journalist Hunter Thompson would love. He goes everywhere, interviews everyone, pulls his weight alongside biologists, engineers, and road-kill salvagers, then writes compellingly about all of it. Crossings, his meditation on the ecological devastation roads and highways inflict—and on the very clever responses from humans and other creatures that road life demands—is an absolute shining star of a book." -- Dan Flores, best-selling author of Coyote America and Wild New World
£23.74
WW Norton & Co The Journeys of Trees
Book SynopsisAn urgent and illuminating portrait of forest migration, and of the people studying the forests of the past, protecting the forests of the present and planting the forests of the future.
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Random House USA Inc The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight Revised and
Book SynopsisWhile everything appears to be collapsing around us – ecodamage, genetic engineering, virulent diseases, the end of cheap oil, water shortages, global famine, wars – we can still do something about it and create a world that will work for us and for our children’s children. The inspiration for Leonardo DiCaprio’s feature documentary movie The Eleventh Hour and soon to be released HBO special Ice on Fire, Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight details what is happening to our planet, the reasons for our culture’s blind behavior, and how we can fix the problem. Thom Hartmann’s comprehensive book is one of the fundamental handbooks of the environmental activist movement. Now with fresh, updated material on our Earth’s rapid climate change and a focus on political activism and its effect on corporate behavior, The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight helps us understand – and heal – our relationship to
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Headline Publishing Group Falter
Book Synopsis''This is Bill McKibben at his glorious best. Wise and warning, with everything on the line. Do not miss it'' Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything and The Shock DoctrineThirty years ago, Bill McKibben wrote The End of Nature, the first book that alerted us to the dangers of climate change. Falter is a new call to arms, to save not only our planet but our very souls as well.Over tens of thousands of years, through the harnessing of nature, the development of civilization, and the application of new technologies, human beings have created the world we live in. But as McKibben points out in this provocative and sobering look at the world today, we are fast approaching a tipping point, putting into question the viability of humanity itself.McKibben argues that we have failed to recognize how individual actions often operated against our collective interest, and as a result we now face three daunting chall
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Duke University Press Animal Traffic
Book SynopsisRosemary-Claire Collard investigates the multibillion-dollar global exotic pet trade economy and the largely hidden processes through which exotic pets are produced and traded as lively capital.Trade Review“This is an immensely important book for anybody concerned with capitalist natures and traffics in the nonhuman. Combining scrupulous fieldwork with stunning theorizations of ‘lively capital’, Collard adapts Marxist and feminist thought to the double task of analyzing and contesting a global trade in exotic pets. By following how wild-caught species get made into thinglike forms of capital, this book spurs a profound rethinking of commodified and noncommodified life, fetishism, enclosure, and social-ecological reproduction.” -- Nicole Shukin, author of * Animal Capital: Rendering Life in Biopolitical Times *“Animal Traffic brings the spaces and circuits of the exotic pet trade to life, casting light on an important aspect of defaunation in the tropics and an underappreciated way that animals are being commodified. Rosemary-Claire Collard presents rich ethnographic accounts of key sites of the exotic pet trade and weaves these together with a compelling discussion of the values, practices, and complications involved in reducing wild animals to ‘lively capital’ as well as the great barriers to decommodifying animals after their lives have been wrested from them. This is a moving and beautifully written book and a major contribution to the fields of critical animal studies, political ecology, and biodiversity conservation.” -- Tony Weis, author of * The Ecological Hoofprint: The Global Burden of Industrial Livestock *“Animal Traffic is a unique contribution to the existing robust studies about the legal and illegal wildlife trade. The uniqueness stems from Collard’s theoretical framework as well as her fieldwork.” -- Tanya Wyatt * Oryx *“There are so many things to say and think about in relation to this book, which is a testament to the richness of Collard’s research and the brilliance of her analysis.... We are left ... with a call to action to radically transform not only our theories but also our relationships with animals under and outside of capitalism....” -- Kathryn Gillespie * Antipode *“[Animal Traffic] is a timely book that poses provocative questions for conservation practice and regulation, while also proposing intermediate strategies and contributing empirical and conceptual resources. It will be of interest to researchers, practitioners and students in social sciences and conservation.” -- Sophie Haines * Conservation and Society *“In bringing together an analysis of the capitalist commodity chain of the exotic pet trade through her concept of animal fetishism, [Collard] builds bridges between economists and animal studies researchers and opens plenty of doors for future work in both areas. . . . I believe this book will be an essential read for all human–animal and commodity researchers from this point forward.” -- Julie Urbanik * AAG Review of Books *“[Animal Traffic] will inspire reflection and questions. Importantly, in a very moving way, Collard brings into the light and theorizes well an entire world of suffering that is laden with human callousness, money, and violence—a world of which many have been for too long unaware.” -- Connie L. Johnston * Geographical Review *“Although Collard deals in complex theory, she writes with a clarity and sensitivity that is accessible to readers across disciplines . . . including Marxist theory, human geography, feminist political economy, and animal studies.” -- Rachel Matthews * Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy *Table of ContentsA Note on the Cover Art Acknowledgments Introduction 1. An Act of Severing 2. Noah's Ark on the Auction Block 3. Crafting the Unencounterable Animal 4. Wild Life Politics Notes References Index
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Duke University Press How the Earth Feels
Book SynopsisIn How the Earth Feels Dana Luciano examines the impacts of the new science of geology on nineteenth-century US culture. Drawing on early geological writings, Indigenous and settler accounts of earthquakes, African American antislavery literature, and other works, Luciano reveals how geology catalyzed transformative conversations regarding the intersections between humans and the nonhuman world. She shows that understanding the earth’s history geologically involved confronting the dynamic nature of inorganic matter over vast spans of time, challenging preconceived notions of human agency. Nineteenth-century Americans came to terms with these changes through a fusion of fact and imagination that Luciano calls geological fantasy. Geological fantasy transformed the science into a sensory experience, sponsoring affective and even erotic connections to the matter of the earth. At the same time, it was often used to justify accounts of evolution that posited a modern, civilized,Trade Review“Tracking the strange pleasures and anxieties around geologic thinking in literary texts, popular culture, and scientific disciplines, Dana Luciano beautifully renders how time is felt and experienced at different scales and intensities. Her account of how biopolitics underwrote the pleasingly terrifying view of deep time as expressed by the fossil record is a signature accomplishment. How the Earth Feels makes a stunningly original contribution. I savored every sentence in this book.” -- Stephanie Foote, author of * The Parvenu’s Plot: Gender, Culture, and Class in the Age of Realism *“This wide-ranging book takes geology as nothing less than the foundation of modernity, a form of world-making extending from the nineteenth century to our own time, featuring the giddy fantasies of racism and colonialism as much as the rigors of a new science. Empiricism and materialism double here as biopolitics. Clear-eyed, lucid, timely.” -- Wai Chee Dimock, author of * Weak Planet: Literature and Assisted Survival *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. The “Fashionable Science” 1 1. “The Infinite Go-Before of the Present”: Geological Time, Worldmaking, and Race in the Nineteenth Century 31 2. Unsettled Ground: Indigenous Prophecy, Geological Fantasy, and the New Madrid Earthquakes 57 3. Romancing the Trace: Ichnology, Affect, Matter 87 4. Matters of Spirit: Vibrant Materiality and White Femme Geophilia 114 5. The Natural History of Freedom: Blackness, Geomorphology, Worldmaking 137 Coda. Ishmael’s Anthropocene: Geological Fantasy in the Twenty-First Century 171 Notes 181 Bibliography 211 Index
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Augsburg Fortress Publishers Mother Creature Kin
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NHBS Ltd International Treaties in Nature Conservation: A
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Pan Macmillan A Bigger Picture: My Fight to Bring a New African
Book Synopsis‘Vanessa Nakate continues to teach a most critical lesson. She reminds us that while we may all be in the same storm, we are not all in the same boat.’ - Greta ThunbergNo matter your age, location or skin colour, you can be an effective activist.Devastating flooding, deforestation, extinction and starvation. These are the issues that not only threaten in the future, they are a reality. After witnessing some of these issues first-hand, Vanessa Nakate saw how the world’s biggest polluters are asleep at the wheel, ignoring the Global South where the effects of climate injustice are most fiercely felt.Inspired by a shared vision of hope, Vanessa’s commanding political voice demands attention for the biggest issue of our time and, in this rousing manifesto for change, shows how you can join her to protect our planet now and for the future.Vanessa realized the importance of her place in the climate movement after she, the only Black activist in an image with four white Europeans, was cropped out of a press photograph at Davos in 2020. This example illustrates how those who will see the biggest impacts of the climate crisis are repeatedly omitted from the conversation. As she explains, ‘We are on the front line, but we are not on the front page.’Without A Bigger Picture, you’re missing the full story on climate change.‘An indispensable voice for our future.’ - Malala Yousafzai‘A powerful global voice.’ - Angelina JolieTrade ReviewIn this moment of intersecting crises, Vanessa Nakate continues to teach a most critical lesson. She reminds us that while we may all be in the same storm, we are not all in the same boat. -- Greta ThunbergVanessa Nakate is a powerful global voice. A strong spirit who will clearly not give up and only grow in strength. -- Angelina JolieThrough Vanessa Nakate's eyes, A Bigger Picture shows us the threat of climate change to people in East Africa and the relentless courage of one activist fighting to be heard. Vanessa is more than an inspiration – she's an indispensable voice for our future -- Malala YousafzaiVanessa Nakate's message couldn't be more urgent or her voice more desperately needed. At once intimate and sweeping, A Bigger Picture is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future. -- Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under a White Sky and The Sixth ExtinctionThe most important climate book of the year! -- Jeremy Williams, author of Climate Change is RacistVanessa's story, her voice and fearless spirit are an inspiration to all of us. This book is a vital reminder that the costs of climate change have been transforming negatively the lives of those who have had the least part in causing the problem. Without racial justice and equality, climate justice can never be a reality. -- Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and author of Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable FutureThis is a wonderful story, wonderfully told! Vanessa Nakate is a crucial climate leader, reminding us of one of the iron laws of global warming: the less you did to cause it, the sooner and harder you get hit. Thank heaven her voice will echo far and wide, and down through the years. -- Bill McKibben, author of Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?Vanessa’s deeply personal and thought provoking account of her experience in the climate movement, specifically in the global south reminds us that at the center of this crisis is our shared humanity. -- Bonnie WrightVital, urgent, eye-opening. This is one of the most important and empowering books ever written about the climate change emergency. A must-read for all of us, no matter where we’re from -- Dr Ali Foxon, author of The Green Sketching HandbookEnthusiasm, commitment and energy jump out from every page of A Bigger Picture. After presenting the emergency climate problems facing Africa and the rest of the world Vanessa goes on to signpost the reader with solutions – an inspiring read! -- Nancy Birtwhistle, author of Clean & Green
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John Murray Press Earthshot: How to Save Our Planet
Book SynopsisThe Earthshot concept is simple: Urgency + Optimism = Action. We have ten years to turn the tide on the environmental crisis, but we need the world's best solutions and one shared goal - to save our planet.It's not too late, but we need collective action now. The Earthshots are unifying, ambitious goals for our planet which, if achieved by 2030, will improve life for all of us, for the rest of life on Earth, and for generations to come. They are to:· Protect and Restore Nature· Clean our Air· Revive our Oceans· Build a Waste-Free World· Fix our ClimateEARTHSHOT: HOW TO SAVE OUR PLANET is the first definitive book about how these goals can tackle the environmental crisis, from rainforests to coral reefs, via wilderness, cities and in our own homes. It is a critical contribution to the most important story of the decade.
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Little, Brown & Company Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America
Book SynopsisThe New York Times Editors' ChoiceNPR Science Friday Book Club SelectionAn intimate and revelatory dive into the world of the beaver-the wonderfully weird rodent that has surprisingly shaped American history and may save its ecological future.From award-winning writer Leila Philip, BEAVERLAND is a masterful work of narrative science writing, a book that highlights, though history and contemporary storytelling, how this weird rodent plays an oversized role in American history and its future. She follows fur trappers who lead her through waist high water, fur traders and fur auctioneers, as well as wildlife managers, PETA activists, Native American environmental vigilantes, scientists, engineers, and the colourful group of activists known as beaver believers.Beginning with the early trans-Atlantic trade in North America, Leila Philip traces the beaver's profound influence on our nation's early economy and feverish western expansion, its first corporations and multi-millionaires. In her pursuit of this weird and wonderful animal, she introduces us to people whose lives are devoted to the beaver, including a Harvard scientist from the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana, who uses drones to create 3-dimensional images of beaver dams; and an environmental restoration consultant in the Chesapeake whose nickname is the "beaver whisperer".What emerges is a poignant personal narrative, a startling portrait of the secretive world of the contemporary fur trade, and an engrossing ecological and historical investigation of these heroic animals who, once trapped to the point of extinction, have returned to the landscape as one of the greatest conservation stories of the 20th century. Beautifully written and impeccably researched, BEAVERLAND reveals the profound ways in which one odd creature and the trade surrounding it has shaped history, culture, and our environment.
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Basic Books Close to Home
Book SynopsisAn award-winning natural-history writer opens the door to the nature that thrives in our yards, gardens, and parks
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Basic Books Back to Earth: What Life in Space Taught Me About
Book SynopsisWhen NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott first saw the Earth from space, she was filled with awe. Our shared home was a brilliant blue marble, with a razor thin atmosphere protecting billions of people, including everyone she loved. She realized that we are all bound together on this fragile planet. When she came back to earth, she knew she had to share this vision to help protect it.Stott knows the scale of the daunting task at hand-and yet, she believes we can set aside our differences and work together to tackle the most challenging planetary problems humanity has ever faced. She knows this, because she's seen it happen, on the International Space Station. Throughout her book, Stott imparts hard-won lessons in high-stakes problem solving, survival, and responding to crisis in space. On a space station, astronauts can't wait for someone else to handle a rescue; and when it comes to our earthbound problems, Stott learned that everyone should live like a crewmember, not like a passenger. In space, where everyone survives in a closed system, everything is local-and Stott discovered that in a profound way, the same is true back at home. Back to Earth distills these lessons and more into seven principles that can be practiced by each and every one of us to make much-needed change.In addition to sharing stories from her own spaceflight, Stott offers eye-opening insights from scientists and changemakers already sparking meaningful change in their communities and around the globe. She explores the complexities and splendor of the earth's biodiversity, and what it takes to preserve it, with both pioneering scientists on earth and engineers working to enable life in space. She meets with activists who use their time in space to advocate for clean water, and with executives who quit their corporate positions and use their global reach to become environmental leaders.Through her stirring call to action, Nicole Stott reveals how we each have the power to respect the Earth and one another-and to change our own lives in the process. And, while we're at it, we might just save humanity.
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Coach House Books What You Won’t Do For Love: A Conversation
Book SynopsisWhat if we could love the planet as much as we love one another?"Warm, wise, and overflowing with generosity, this is a love story so epic it embraces all of creation. Yet another reminder of how blessed we are to be in the struggle with elders like David and Tara.” – Naomi Klein and Avi LewisWhat You Won’t Do for Love is an inspiring conversation about love and the environment. When artist Miriam Fernandes approached the legendary eco-pioneer David Suzuki to create a theatre piece about climate change, she expected to write about David’s perspective as a scientist. Instead, she discovered the boundless vision and efforts of Tara Cullis, a literature scholar, climate organizer, and David’s life partner. Miriam realized that David and Tara’s decades-long love for each other, and for family and friends, has only clarified and strengthened their resolve to fight for the planet.What You Won’t Do for Love transforms real-life conversations between David, Tara, Miriam, and her husband Sturla into a charmingly novel and poetic work. Over one idyllic day in British Columbia, Miriam and Sturla take in a lifetime of David and Tara’s adventures, inspiration, and love, and in turn reflect on their own relationships to each other and the planet. Revealing David Suzuki and Tara Cullis in an affable, conversational, and often comedic light, What You Won’t Do For Love asks if we can love our planet the same way we love one another.Trade Review"Readers interested in the intersections of art and activism will want to give this a look." – Publishers Weekly "[T]his crystalline gem… is enhanced by interludes of evocative poetry and serene nature photography." – Carol Haggas, Booklist
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