Conservation of the environment Books
Johns Hopkins University Press The Annihilation of Nature
Book SynopsisOnly then will we have any hope of preventing the worst-case scenario of the sixth mass extinction.Trade Review... an unabashed and heartfelt plea for going into battle on behalf of nature. No holds are barred. Los Angeles Review of Books ... an impassioned plea for conservation. Science News This powerful message of loss, in plain language with 83 color photographs, should resonate with readers interested in nature and the environment. It may stimulate support for conservation activity. Library Journal This beautifully designed book... is both a useful history of the problem and a visual reminder of what the world still stands to lose if it doesn't change course. Climatic Change Three eminent conservationists show how humans have driven thousands of animal populations into extinction and how, in turn, humanity itself is threatened. It's an important topic underreported by the media and worthy of public discussion. This book serves as a wake-up call. Chicago TribuneTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. The Legacy2. Natural Extinctions3. The Anthropocene4. Long-Silenced Songs5. Birds in Trouble6. Mammals Lost7. Vanishing Mammals8. Why it All Matters9. Drivers of Death10. Beyond MourningAppendix. Common and Scientific Names of Plants and Animals Mentioned in the BookRecommended Reading
£23.75
Johns Hopkins University Press The Mammals of Luzon Island
Book SynopsisBased on a century of accumulated data and fifteen years of intensive study, The Mammals of Luzon Island delivers a message that will appeal equally to scientists, conservationists, and ecologically minded travelers.Trade Review... a very much anticipated work indeed for naturalists interested in [island biogeography]. The Well-Read Naturalist A must have for those with an interest in the mammals of the region. The Birdbooker Report This well written book will help to raise attention to the threatened mammals of Luzon and species conservation on Luzon and the Philippines as a hotspot for mammal biodiversity. Suiform Soundings The Mammals of Luzon: Biogeography and Natural History of a Philippine Fauna, is the most comprehensive book about Philippine mammals ever written. It is a highly accessible story of scientific inquiry and discovery Acta Chiropterologica The book is so important that students of Biology, particularly those studying natural history, should read this book. Libraries in universities should have a copy of this book for their students Dumaguete Metropost ... I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It is an insightful, thorough and fascinating text based upon a lifetime of thought and hard-won data. The text is engagingly written throughout, the volume wonderfully produced and illustrated, and overall well worth the cover price. It could be set as a discussion text for students, used to generate examples for lectures, or simply read for pleasure alone. Frontiers of BiogeographyTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I. The Biogeography of Diversity1. The Mammals of Luzon, 1895– 20122. Climate and Habitats3. Discovering Diversity4. Geological History and Fossil Mammals5. Producing Diversity6. Habitat Disturbance and Invasive Species7. Conservation of Luzon's Mammalian Diversity8. SynthesisPart II. Natural History of Luzon Mammals9. Large Mammals10. A Guide to the Small Mammals1: Order Soricomorpha2: Old Endemics3: Old Endemics4: New Endemic Rodents5: Non-Native Rodents11. A Guide to the Bats1: Introduction to Bats2: Family Pteropodidae3: Family Emballonuridae4: Family Megadermatidae5: Family Hipposideridae6: Family Rhinolophidae7: Family Vespertilionidae8: Family MolossidaeGlossaryLiterature CitedIndex
£64.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Wild Equids
Book SynopsisTrade Review[Kaczensky and Ransom] will not only stimulate interest in this often forgotten but important group of ungulates, but also provide a basis for new ideas and protection concepts. Vetmeduni ViennaTable of Contents1. Equus: An Ancient Genus Surviving the Modern World2. Social Organization of Wild Equids3. Behavior of Horses, Zebras, and Asses4. Habitat and Diet of Equids5. Equids and Ecological Niches: Behavioral and Life History: Variations on a Common Theme6. Wild and Feral Equid Population Dynamics7. Genetics and Paleogenetics of Equids8. The Roles of Humans in Horse Distribution through Time9. Human Dimensions of Wild Equid Management: Exploring the Meanings of "Wild"10. Management of Free-Roaming Horses11. Wild Equid Captive Breeding and Management12. Status and Conservation of Threatened Equids13. Challenges and Opportunities for Conserving Equid Migrations14. Reintroduction of Wild EquidsEpilogue
£60.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Aluminum Upcycled
Book SynopsisRaising fascinating questions of consumption, environment, and desire, Upcycling Aluminum is for anyone interested in industrial and environmental history, discard studies, engineering, product design, music history, or antiques.Trade ReviewThe work presents a robust survey of the developmental history of aluminum as an engineering material, the need for huge sources of electrical power to refine it, its applications in the aircraft industry, and its use in household items . . . Recommended.—ChoiceAluminum Upcycled provides an excellent overview to the enormous growth of aluminum and to the history and design of the diverse applications of the metal. Indeed, it is a worthy addition to the literature of the aluminum industry.—Light Metal AgeZimring’s Aluminum Upcycled makes a valuable contribution to the fields of design and industrial ecology, as well as to business and environmental history.—Business History ReviewA wonderful, eye-opening read, available from Johns Hopkins University Press.—Tree HuggerAluminum Upcycled shows that sustainable design practices have a long, fascinating history that can inform contemporary debates and challenge common assumptions... The well-balanced book speaks to historians of technology as much as to historians of environment, waste, design, and music.—Martin Meiske, ICONAn impressive study of America's fascination with the metal in the postwar period and how the metal's history connects with broader themes of waste and recycling . . . The book excels as a history of industrial design, but, in chronicling the nation's love affair with aluminum, makes seeing how we can escape our ties to the twentieth-century metal difficult.—John Wills, University of Kent, Journal of American HistoryThis lively history of sustainable design and the limits of responsible industrial production not only contributes to industrial and environmental history, discard studies, product design, and the history of technology but also deftly challenges all of us to rethink the moral high ground on the potentials of recycling and upcycling as green strategies. The book is well written, accessible to a wide audience, and has a good sprinkling of well-chosen black-and-white photographs that enliven the text.—Mimi Sheller, Drexel University, Environmental HistoryAluminum Upcycled speaks to both scholars and practitioners, and is particularly valuable to students of design. Zimring explores upcycling as a concept in design, building on work in industrial ecology and circular economy.—Finn Arne Jorgensen, University of Stavanger, Norway author of Recycling, Technology and CultureTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. Toward a History of UpcyclingPart I1. From Scarcity to Abundance2. Designing Waste3. A Recyclable ResourcePart II4. Metal in Motion5. Covetable Aluminum Furniture6. Guitar SustainConclusion. Designing for SustainabilityNotesIndex
£35.00
Johns Hopkins University Press The New Deals Forest Army
Book SynopsisHow the Civilian Conservation Corps constructed, rejuvenated, and protected American forests and parks at the height of the Great Depression. Propelled by the unprecedented poverty of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established an array of massive public works programs designed to provide direct relief to America's poor and unemployed. The New Deal's most tangible legacy may be the Civilian Conservation Corps's network of parks, national forests, scenic roadways, and picnic shelters that still mark the country's landscape. CCC enrollees, most of them unmarried young men, lived in camps run by the Army and worked hard for wages (most of which they had to send home to their families) to preserve America's natural treasures. In The New Deal's Forest Army, Benjamin F. Alexander chronicles how the corps came about, the process applicants went through to get in, and what jobs they actually did. He also explains how the camps and the work sites were run, how enrollees Trade ReviewAlexander's short work is useful in that it offers an introduction to the program overall and insight into its participants' experiences, with a clear narratuve distilled from an impressive array of sources.—Kim Jarvis, H-NetAlexander has undertaken an impressive amount of primary research for this project . . . As a result, he has un-earthed some extremely significant, and understudied, information on the Corps. involving the history of several female CCC camps as well as the experiences of African-American, Native-American, and Mexican-American enrollees. Although I, myself, have written a book about the CCC, The New Deal's Forest Army taught me new, interesting, and important facts about the program.—Neil M. Maher, New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers University, Environmental HistoryAn informative history of America's "tree army" . . . The author's organizational method is outstanding for general readers with little or no knowledge of the CCC as well as appealing to readers who have read extensively about the Roosevelt presidency . . . This volume will be of interest to all readers. The next time you visit a state park with a rustic lodge, take a long look at the bronze plaque noting that it was built by the CCC and be sure to say "Thank you."—Patricia Ann Owens, South Dakota HistoryIn this concise and deliberate study, Benjamin F. Alexander demonstrates the origin, implementation, and ultimate demise of a program that gained tremendous popularity during the 1930s and ably presents why the CCC remains such a prominent part of New Deal history. Alexander's book is a snapshot of the 1930s with an explicit focus that provides significant depth to the CCC story . . . the book moves at a swift pace and is an eminently readable look at one of the most important periods in American history. Alexander succeeds in explaining how the CCC worked and in doing so provides a book will make a great text for use in the classroom.—Douglas Sheflin, Colorado State University, Western Historical QuarterlyBenjamin Alexander fills an important gap in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) literature with his detailed description of the program from its inception in the trough of the Great Depression to its demise at the beginning of World War II . . . Alexander weaves statistics and details about events during the program with colorful narratives that make this book an engaging read . . . I believe that anyone interested in the Great Depression era or in relief programs like those in the New Deal will benefit from reading it.—Erin McGuire, Georgia Institute of Technology, EH.NetTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. How the CCC Came About2. How Boys and Men Joined the CCC3. How the Enrollees Labored and Learned4. How the Enrollees Spent Their Leisure Time5. How the Coming of War Spelled the End of the CCCNotesSuggested Further ReadingIndex
£47.50
Johns Hopkins University Press The New Deals Forest Army
Book SynopsisHow the Civilian Conservation Corps constructed, rejuvenated, and protected American forests and parks at the height of the Great Depression. Propelled by the unprecedented poverty of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established an array of massive public works programs designed to provide direct relief to America's poor and unemployed. The New Deal's most tangible legacy may be the Civilian Conservation Corps's network of parks, national forests, scenic roadways, and picnic shelters that still mark the country's landscape. CCC enrollees, most of them unmarried young men, lived in camps run by the Army and worked hard for wages (most of which they had to send home to their families) to preserve America's natural treasures. In The New Deal's Forest Army, Benjamin F. Alexander chronicles how the corps came about, the process applicants went through to get in, and what jobs they actually did. He also explains how the camps and the work sites were run, how enrollees Trade ReviewAlexander's short work is useful in that it offers an introduction to the program overall and insight into its participants' experiences, with a clear narratuve distilled from an impressive array of sources.—Kim Jarvis, H-NetAlexander has undertaken an impressive amount of primary research for this project . . . As a result, he has un-earthed some extremely significant, and understudied, information on the Corps. involving the history of several female CCC camps as well as the experiences of African-American, Native-American, and Mexican-American enrollees. Although I, myself, have written a book about the CCC, The New Deal's Forest Army taught me new, interesting, and important facts about the program.—Neil M. Maher, New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers University, Environmental HistoryAn informative history of America's "tree army" . . . The author's organizational method is outstanding for general readers with little or no knowledge of the CCC as well as appealing to readers who have read extensively about the Roosevelt presidency . . . This volume will be of interest to all readers. The next time you visit a state park with a rustic lodge, take a long look at the bronze plaque noting that it was built by the CCC and be sure to say "Thank you."—Patricia Ann Owens, South Dakota HistoryIn this concise and deliberate study, Benjamin F. Alexander demonstrates the origin, implementation, and ultimate demise of a program that gained tremendous popularity during the 1930s and ably presents why the CCC remains such a prominent part of New Deal history. Alexander's book is a snapshot of the 1930s with an explicit focus that provides significant depth to the CCC story . . . the book moves at a swift pace and is an eminently readable look at one of the most important periods in American history. Alexander succeeds in explaining how the CCC worked and in doing so provides a book will make a great text for use in the classroom.—Douglas Sheflin, Colorado State University, Western Historical QuarterlyBenjamin Alexander fills an important gap in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) literature with his detailed description of the program from its inception in the trough of the Great Depression to its demise at the beginning of World War II . . . Alexander weaves statistics and details about events during the program with colorful narratives that make this book an engaging read . . . I believe that anyone interested in the Great Depression era or in relief programs like those in the New Deal will benefit from reading it.—Erin McGuire, Georgia Institute of Technology, EH.NetTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. How the CCC Came About2. How Boys and Men Joined the CCC3. How the Enrollees Labored and Learned4. How the Enrollees Spent Their Leisure Time5. How the Coming of War Spelled the End of the CCCNotesSuggested Further ReadingIndex
£24.35
Johns Hopkins University Press Essential Readings in Wildlife Management and
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewHighly recommended for any college-level collection strong in wildlife management.—Midwest Book ReviewWith a fantastic list of core literature, supplemented by related reading lists and article introductions, the editors certainly achieved their goal of developing a text referencing the core literature of wildlife conservation and management.—Journal of Wildlife ManagementTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. Our Philosophical RootsChapter 2. Animals, Ecology & PopulationsChapter 3. HabitatChapter 4. Human DimensionsAuthor Index
£53.38
Johns Hopkins University Press Alligators
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1 A Dragon among Us 2 First Encounters 3 Alligator Adaptations 4 Where They Live 5 Sun Bathers 6 An Alligator's Appetite 7 Meet the Relatives 8 Love Is in the Water 9 Small Beginnings 10 Long Odds for a Long Life 11 Alligator Societies 12 Living with Alligators 13 From Slaughter to Salvation 14 Alligators at SunsetAcknowledgmentsAppendix A. Where to See Wild AlligatorsAppendix B. Scientific Names of Non-crocodilian Species Mentioned in the TextIndex
£50.96
National Geographic Society Planetwalker
Book SynopsisWhen the struggle to save oil-soaked birds and restore blackened beaches left him feeling frustrated and helpless, John Francis decided to take a more fundamental and personal stand—he stopped using all forms of motorized transportation. Soon after embarking on this quest that would span two decades and two continents, the young man took a vow of silence that endured for 17 years.Trade Review"It’s a remarkably insightful, poetic, and inspiring story, one that’s sure to make readers think more carefully about their own styles of living." Booklist
£17.09
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Smokey the Bear Sutra
£999.99
Temple University Press,U.S. Dangerous Trade
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive survey of the global history of industrial hazards and their controlTrade Review"No other work addresses industrial hazards with such geographic breadth and historical depth. Together, the essays in Dangerous Trade offer a damning indictment of capitalism's impact on working people and the environments in which they have labored and lived. Just as importantly, Dangerous Trade also makes a compelling case regarding the role of workers' movements in improving public health in and beyond the workplace. This book, in short, offers something new to a range of practitioners and academics." -Thomas Andrews, University of Colorado at Boulder "The authors' backgrounds run the gamut from anthropology to medicine, so the authors offer diverse perspectives on both the history of industrial pollution and the current state of these problems across the globe. The nations discussed range from developing countries like Malaysia, Nigeria, and Mexico to more developed nations like France, Spain, and Italy. The array of problems considered is also broad, including, for example, rubber plantations, liquefied natural gas, oil, asbestos, and mercury. This book is a fine account of some international problems in industrial health and is especially valuable for undergraduate collections that support environmental programs. Summing Up: Highly Recommended." -CHOICE "[A] compelling collection of essays that provides integral groundwork for understanding our contemporary globalized industrial hazards... These essays show the challenges confronting our contemporary globalized industrial hazard situation including scientific and lay knowledge production and the translation of resistance to regulation... Together these essays provide an important foundation for looking at industrial hazards on a larger geographic scope and through a wider interdisciplinary lens." -Environmental HistoryTable of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Introduction: From Dangerous Trades to Trade in Dangers: Toward an Industrial Hazard History of the Present / Christopher Sellers and Joseph Melling Part I: The Late Nineteenth Century to the Early Twentieth Century Creating Industrial Hazards in the Developing World 1. Rubber Plantation Workers, Work Hazards, and Health in Colonial Malaya, 1900-1940 / Amarjit Kaur 2. Work, Home, and Natural Environments: Health and Safety in the Mexican Oil Industry, 1900-1938 / Myrna Santiago Knowing and Controlling in the Developed World 3. Global Markets and Local Conflicts in Mercury Mining: Industrial Restructuring and Workplace Hazards at the Almaden Mines in the Early Twentieth Century / Alfredo Menendez-Navarro 4. Trade, Spores, and the Culture of Disease: Attempts to Regulate Anthrax in Britain and Its International Trade, 1875-1930 / Tim Carter and Joseph Melling 5. Rayon, Carbon Disulfide, and the Emergence of the Multinational Corporation in Occupational Disease / Paul D. Blanc Part II: The Middle to the Late Twentieth Century New Transfers of Production 6. Shipping the "Next Prize": The Trade in Liquefied Natural Gas from Nigeria to Mexico / Anna Zalik 7. New Hazards and Old Disease: Lead Contamination and the Uruguayan Battery Industry / Daniel E. Renfrew New Knowledge and Coalitions 8. Objective Collectives? Transnationalism and "Invisible Colleges" in Occupational and Environmental Health from Collis to Selikoff / Joseph Melling and Christopher Sellers 9. Bread and Poison: The Story of Labor Environmentalism in Italy, 1968-1998 / Stefania Barca 10. A New Environmental Turn? How the Environment Came to the Rescue of Occupational Health: Asbestos in France c. 1970-1995 / Emmanuel Henry New Arenas of Contest 11. A Tale of Two Lawsuits: Making Policy-Relevant Environmental Health Knowledge in Italian and U.S. Chemical Regions / Barbara Allen 12. Pesticide Regulation, Citizen Action, and Toxic Trade: The Role of the Nation-State in the Transnational History of DBCP / Susanna Rankin Bohme 13. Turning the Tide: The Struggle for Compensation for Asbestos-Related Diseases and the Banning of Asbestos / Barry Castleman and Geoffrey Tweedale Conclusion / Joseph Melling and Christopher Sellers, with Barry Castleman Contributors Index
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Temple University Press,U.S. City in a Park
Book SynopsisFairmount Park is the municipal park system of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It consists of more than one hundred parks, squares, and green spaces totaling about 11,000 acres, and is one of the largest landscaped urban park systems in the world. In City in a Park, James McClelland and Lynn Miller provide an affectionate and comprehensive history of this 200-year-old network of parks. Originated in the nineteenth century as a civic effort to provide a clean water supply to Philadelphia, Fairmount Park also furnished public pleasure grounds for boat races and hiking, among other activities. Millions travel to the city to view its eighteenth-century villas, attend boat races on the Schuylkill River, hike the Wissahickon Creek, visit the Philadelphia Zoo, hear concerts in summer, stroll the city's historic squares and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, and enjoy its enormous collection of public art. Green initiatives flower today; Philadelphia lives amidst its parks.Filled with nearly 150 gorTrade Review“In our gridded city of brick and stone, we take solace from the open spaces—the burst of azaleas along the Schuylkill River, the water fountain in Rittenhouse Square, the quiet repose of Laurel Hill, the ghosts of the Centennial Exhibition. Encyclopedic in its reach and thoughtful in its composition, City in a Park unfolds the history of Philadelphia’s expansive, sometimes surprising municipal park against the backdrop of recent and ongoing grand renewals. It reminds us of the treasures we have in our shared back, front, and side yards.”—Beth Kephart, Flow: The Life and Times of Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River and Love: A Philadelphia Affair“A comprehensive study of the Philadelphia park system, this book will delight readers who approach their understanding and appreciation of the city’s parks from multiple vantage points. More than just a vivid and richly illustrated tour through Philadelphia’s parks and their historic structures, public art, and institutions, City in a Park deftly covers more than two hundred years of park history, clearly and engagingly explaining the origins, growth, and governance within the city’s prevailing and evolving historical and economic context. City in a Park is both an excellent guidebook and a captivating read. Armed with this rich lode of information, readers will find a visit to the park all the more stimulating.”—Bob Thomas, Campbell Thomas & Co. Architects
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Arcadia Publishing (SC) Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Images of
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Arcadia Publishing (SC) Portsmouth Island Images of America
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Arcadia Publishing (SC) Crowell Hilaka and the Richfield Heritage
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£20.39
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Hartwood Acres
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£20.39
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Spokane Parks
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£20.39
Arcadia Publishing Gettysburg National Military Park Images of
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Arcadia Publishing Deschutes National Forest Images of America
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Arcadia Publishing Moraine State Park Images of Modern America
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Arcadia Publishing Hammonasset Beach State Park Images of America
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Arcadia Publishing Idaho State Parks Images of America
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Arcadia Publishing Environmental Justice in New Mexico
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History Press Big Basin Redwood Forest
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History Press The Grand Canyons Uncle Jimmy Owens
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History Press Adirondack Hard Times Evolution of a Rich Mans
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History Press Historic Tales of the Harlem Valley
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History Press Preserving the Pennsylvania Wilds
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Cornell University Press Raptors
Book SynopsisRaptors offers a comprehensive and accessible account of raptors, including their evolutionary history, their relationships to other groups of birds, their sensory abilities, their general natural history, their breeding ecology and feeding behavior, and threats to their survival in a human-dominated...Trade ReviewThe text is well written, yet contains significant information the general reader will consider esoteric. Clearly, this is a labor of love for the author and it shows on every page. Any individual keenly interested in birds of prey will find this an entertaining read. Libraries with strong ornithological holdings will want a copy, but libraries with limited natural science sections may also find it attractive. * Choice *A clarifying perspective on a very complex subject. [Bildstein] notes the many deficiencies in our knowledge and the possible ways we can fill the gaps. Easy to read, yet still maintains a very high level of scientific objectivity. * The Canadian Field-Naturalist *A superb summary of biological knowledge of birds of prey worldwide. A very fine distillation of current knowledge and theories, with a global scope, arranged in an interesting and sometimes novel way that will keep any enquiring reader entertained and informed. * Birdwatch *Raptors is a book of passion by a world-renowned raptor conservation biologist whose fascination, wealth of knowledge, and experience comes through clearly. This book will be useful to raptor ecologists and biologists, graduate students working on birds of prey across the globe, and the wildlife and nature conservation fraternity. Simple and understandable language means it can also be appreciated by lay people with interest in natural history, including birdwatchers. * Conservation Biology *Table of Contents1. Introducing Raptors2. Form and Function3. Senses and Intelligence4. Distribution and Abundance5. Breeding Ecology6. Feeding Behavior7. Migration8. Raptors and People
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University Press of New England Natural Quiet and Natural Darkness
Book SynopsisRecent work on best management practices for sound and light in national parks
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University of Minnesota Press Preservation Education and Research 14
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Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd Polar Bears: The Natural History of a Threatened Species
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Fitzhenry & Whiteside Arctic Icons: How the Town of Churchill Learned
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Chicago Review Press Rooted in the Earth: Reclaiming the African
Book SynopsisCrossing the ocean on a slave ship, working the land under threat of violence, eluding racists in nighttime chases through moonless fields and woodlands, stumbling across a murder victim hanging from a tree—these are images associated with the African American experience of nature. Over the decades, many African Americans have come to accept that natural areas are dangerous. Unfamiliar with the culture's rich environmental heritage, people overlook the knowledge and skills required at every turn in black history: thriving in natural settings in ancestral African lands, using and discovering farming techniques to survive during slavery and Reconstruction, and navigating escape routes to freedom, all of which required remarkable outdoor talents and a level of expertise far beyond what's needed to hike or camp in a national forest or park. In Rooted in the Earth, environmental historian Dianne D. Glave overturns the stereotype that a meaningful attachment to nature and the outdoors is contrary to the black experience. In tracing the history of African Americans' relationship with the environment, emphasizing the unique preservation-conservation aspect of black environmentalism, and using her storytelling skills to re-create black naturalists of the past, Glave reclaims the African American heritage of the land. This book is a groundbreaking, important first step toward getting back into nature, not only for personal growth but for the future of the planet.
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Paragon House Publishers The Pantanal: Understanding and Preserving the
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Farcountry Press Heroes of the Bob Marshall Wilderness
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Farcountry Press Wild River Pioneers (2nd Ed): Adventures in the
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Temple University Press,U.S. In Timber Country: Working People's Stories of
Book SynopsisPersonal stories from all sides of the battle for preserving timber countryTrade Review"[A] sophisticated attempt to get a handle on the crisis in rural America. The oral histories she has gathered are a primer for anyone interested in learning a more complicated and interesting truth about the Northwest timber wars." --The ProgressiveTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Note on the Interviews Glossary Introduction: In-migrations, Timber, and Owls: Background to a Transformation Part I: In the Country 1. Peter Alten and Larry Lyon This is not an area to become a millionaire in. It never was. The only difference now is, not only can you not become a millionaire, you cannot have any peace and quiet either. 2. Barbara Roland I felt lonesome, to walk down my city street and not see a face that I recognized. 3. Kevin Sjorn If the environmentalists had grown up the way I did, they wouldn't be environmentalists... That's why they seem so distant. 4. Roslyn Sellers I remember being proud that my dad worked in a mill. 5. Vera and Chuck Carter I don't think it's less community I think it's more a group of communities. 6. Gary Carter Boy, anymore you try and go back to some of the places where we used to go and fish, or we used to go and swim. Somebody's down there and they're calling the cops. They're sicing the dog on you, they're pulling a gun on you. 7. Theresa Carter Generations are changing from my parents' "Just do what ever you want," to knowing that you can't do whatever you want. 8. Wayne Douglas They didn't want any non-whites spending a night in Grants Pass. Part II: In Our Lives 9. Rhonda Marshall You see all of the people here in the valley going through this withdrawal; they're holding the anger in their houses. 10. Sue Cleary We're all hating each other for no reason. 11. Kathy Dodge I dropped out of school when I was a freshman, and again when I was a sophomore... It was, like, "Well, if you don't want to be in school, then fine." 12. George Thomas My father was never big into supporting the bureaucracy. And I really go right along with that. 13. Dorothy Harris It's a real dangerous occupation... I worried about my husband working in the woods when he was setting chokers...and he did have a couple of real close calls. 14. Henry Dubnik We were probably part of the first wave of Californians...The dreaded Californians. Part III: What Kind of Future 15. Margaret and Stanley Norman What do we all do? Become park rangers? 16. Amy Sturman I think the environmentalists are going to win. Nature has the public sympathy. 17. Ellen Tigart It seems like life has really been kind of a survival test. 18. Nathan Cullenbach We've been confronted with so many personal problems, and nobody knows how to deal with them. 19. Ralph Pendleson They have to drop down to a five-, six-dollar-an-hour job. And they wonder why people are losing their homes. 20. Caroline Coldbrook I don't think anybody else wants to be where women are in the service economy. 21. Conclusion: Language, Complexity, and Power: Life Stories and a Community in Transition 22. An Environmentalist Reflection Art and Paula Downing Postscript References Index
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Temple University Press,U.S. Fishy Business
Book SynopsisLeaping waterfalls, struggling through rocky shallows, only the strongest salmon survive to spawn a new generation. These remarkable fish seem to be pure nature, unfathomable, all instinct. But are they? For more than a century biologists have tried to unlock the mystery of salmon we know. For sociologist Rik Scarce, salmon represent an opportunity to probe the relationship of science, society, and nature. About Pacific salmon -- a game fish and food source that is protected and manages for economic and environmental abundance -- Scarce writes, \u0022What other living thing receives such extensive attention from science and society, is used in so many ways, yet retains so much of what we would like to think is its 'wild' character?\u0022 He shows how political, bureaucratic, and economic forces have directed salmon science for their own purposes and how control remains a central feature in salmon biology. Identifying a countertrend rooted in environmental activism, Scarce also argues that an ecocentric perspective is gaining ground even as pressures mount simultaneously to save endangered salmon populations and to bring every last salmon to market. Thus, while external forces control much of the biologists' work, a movement is underway to free biology from political and economic pressures. In rich, ethnographic detail, Scarce develops this portrait of a science struggling with nature and itself. The old-line \u0022fisheries biologists\u0022 tell how they work under immense pressure to unravel the unknowns of salmon existence to fulfill objectives of politically-motivated funding agencies. In contrast, the new breed of \u0022conservation biology\u0022 researchers struggles to maintain the genetic diversity of salmon populations while minimizing the ways humans determine the fate of the salmon. Fishy Business provides new ways for regarding about human interactions with other species, from appealing ones like wolves, whales, and redwood tress to less popular ones like snail darters and kangaroo rats. Society struggles to decide what parts of nature matter and why. Ultimately, Scarce argues, nature is a social product: what shall we make of it?Trade Review"Scarce shines a revealing light on the inner workings of hatcheries, providing the reader an appreciation of human compulsions to domesticate and control-forces that have influenced our knowledge, or lack of knowledge, of salmon and other natural entities. ... Thoroughly researched, eloquently written, and energetically told, this book dares us to explore our relation to nature and our knowing of ourselves." -Pacific Northwest Quarterly "In this book, [Rik Scarce] describes human uses and abuses of Pacific salmon in an attempt to explore the relationship between science, society and nature. He shows how salmon biology has been manipulated in western North America, originally through scientific curiosity, and then exploited for economic gain, causing ongoing strife between factional and ethnic groups and even between nations. He discusses through many interviews with biologists and fishery managers how political, bureaucratic and economic forces have modified and engineered salmon populations for their own purposes by extensive ranching and enhancement of programs, citing examples of the successes and failures that have resulted." -Andrew F. Walker, Environmental Conservation "...Scarce compellingly argues that the emerging field of 'Environmental Sociology' has much to offer. ...Fishy Business is a strong contribution to the growing literature on human/animal relations and Environmental Sociology. Further, in light of the continuing 'Salmon Wars' between Canada and the United States, and other conflicts based upon dwindling 'resources,' Fishy Business is timely and thus well worth a read on that basis alone." -Canadian Journal of Sociology OnlineTable of ContentsCONTENTS Acknowledgments 1. NATURE IN THE MAKING Nature's Beginnings Scientists, Rivers, and Salmon Why Salmon? Constructing Nature Classical Social Constructivism: An Overview Macroconstructions and Rationality Rationalization and the Social Construction of Nature Storytelling An Author's Story 2. WHO -- OR WHAT -- IS IN CONTROL HERE? Control, Power, and Salmon Biology Professionalizing Biologists and Salmon: A Brief History Schools of FIsheries Structural Control over Salmon Biology The Political and Economic Milieu Funding Salmon Biology Society and Funding for Salmon Expediency versus Knowledge The Professional Politics of Funding "Bootlegging" Research Conclusion: Biologists as Bartleby 3. BIOLOGISTS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT Control of Salmon by Salmon Biologists Engineering Salmon Systems Laboratories, Field Research, and Control Quantification and Modeling "Enhancement": Control by Other Means Assessing Enhancement The Interchangeability of Salmon Salmon Biology and Control over Managers Biologists and Managers Conclusion: Salmon and Biology Transformed 4. THINKING AND MAKING SALMON Cognitive and Physical Constructions Cognitive Constructions Physical Constructions Salmon Hatcheries as Political-Economic Instruments Salmon Hatchery Technology Production in Salmon Biology Hatchery Politics Hatchery Economics Certainty, Prediction, and Tooling An Agrarian Model for Fisheries Hatchery Salmon as "Different" The Pro-Hatchery Response New Tools for Tooling Salmon: High-Tech Fish When Salmon Research Themselves The Social Context Genetics and the New Salmon Conclusion: Salmon as Social Fact 5. MYTHOLOGY AND BIOLOGY Science: Myth and the Material Why Mythology? Mythology and Control Mythology and Meaning Contemporary Interpretations of the Myth Concept Mythology's Contradictions Uncertainty and Mythology Uncertainty, Expertise, and Myth Myths and "Bad Science" Funding and Bad Science Distinguishing Fact from Bad Science Bad Science: Some Examples Observer-Created Reality Conclusion: Infinite Control? 6. FREEDOM AND SELF-DETERMINATION IN SALMON BIOLOGY Freedom and Control Freedom in Classical Sociological Theory Control/Power versus Self-Determinism and Freedom Biologists' Struggle for Freedom The Scientific Ideal in an Age of Limits The Importance of Interchangeability Conservation Biology, Freedom, and Self-Determination Conservation Biology: The Core Conservation Biology within Salmon Biology Identification and Ethics Advocacy, Acceptance, and Resistance Commonalities with the Fisheries Perspective Conclusion: Back to the Future 7. SALMON WARS AND THE "NATURE" OF POLITICS Power to the People? Anatomy of a Fish War Capturing a Fugitive with a Treaty The Salmon War Gets Hot Constructing Complete Communities Conclusion: Nature as We Want It to Be 8. CONSTRUCTING NATURE -- AND EXPERIENCING IT Toward a Sociology of Social-Natural Interactions Knowing a Meaningless Nature APPENDIX. METHODS AND RELATED RESEARCH Data Gathering and Analysis for this Study Grounded Theory The Intellectual Heritage: Prior Works Socially Constructing Science and Technology Socially Constructing Nature Catton and Dunlap: The First Social Constructivists of Nature Landscaping Nature Other Understandings The Anticonstructivists A Change of Face Murphy's Failed Critique of Constructivism NOTES INDEX
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Chicago Review Press Feral Cities: Adventures with Animals in the
Book SynopsisWe tend to think of cities as a realm apart, somehow separate from nature, but nothing could be further from the truth. In Feral Cities, Tristan Donovan digsbelow the urban gloss to uncover the wild creatures that we share our streets and homes with, and profiles the brave and fascinating people who try to manage them. Along the way readers will meet the wall-eating snails that are invading Miami, the boars that roam Berlin, and the monkey gangs of Cape Town. From feral chickens and carpet-roaming bugs to coyotes hanging out in sandwich shops and birds crashing into skyscrapers, Feral Cities takes readers on a journey through streets and neighborhoods that are far more alive than we often realize, shows how animals are adjusting to urban living, and asks what messages the wildlife in our metropolises have for us.Trade Review"An entertaining jaunt through city wildlife." Kirkus Reviews"Donovan not only shows readers how territorial boundaries between humans and wild animals constantly shift, but also how such encounters with birds, coyotes, and snakes should come as no great surprise." Publishers Weekly"Surprising, entertaining, sometimes frightening, Donovan's worldwide exploration of urban wildlife will be enjoyed by all types of readers including young adults, animal lovers, and those interested in ecology." Library Journal"In Feral Cities , journalist Tristan Donovan explores the conflict zone of cities and wild animals, and he seems to have a good time doing it." Science News"Donovan entertainingly exposes ecological experiments gone hopelessly awry and offers thoughtful input on how such tipping points can be avoided in the future." Booklist"Even those of us who have intensely studied urban wildlife for decades can learn a bit from some of Donovan's many sources, and Donovan can be praised for drawing out nuggets of information and perspective from sources who by reputation tend to be reticent." Animals 24-7" This interdisciplinary understanding of the issue is certainly apparent in the excellent Feral Cities . Although not an analytical, scientific text, the book provides a unique look into the lives of both urban wildlife and its human counterpart. For anyone interested in any of the many aspects of urban wildlife, Feral Cities will be a vastly entertaining read." The Nature of Cities"Wild creatures are having a people problem these days, and Donovan takes us on a global frolic to find all sorts of untamed critters and de-natured people cohabiting badly." Jim Sterba, author of Nature Wars and Frankie's Place
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Hatherleigh Press,U.S. You Can Save the Earth: 7 Reasons Why & 7 Simple
Book SynopsisFinally a hopeful book which empowers us to make the choices we need to make...not out of fear but out of love for ourselves, our Earth, and each other.Includes inspirational quotes from influential environmentalists and thought leaders including Al Gore, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Martin Luther King, Jr., Mother Teresa, Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, Howard Zinn, E.F. Schumacher, William Shakespeare, Ayn Rand, and Mahatma Gandhi.“The Earth is what we all have in common. It is what we are made of and what we live from, and we cannot damage it without damaging those with whom we share it.”-Wendell BerryYou Can Save the Earth: 7 Reasons Why & 7 Simple Ways is the perfect book to pick up for your friends, your office, your home, and yourself. While many books on sustainability and climate change focus only on disasters and what has gone wrong-what we have lost-this one takes a new tack. You Can Save the Earth focuses on real-life, simple solutions to many of our global problems, and emphasizes steps that can be taken on an individual basis or on a local level to promote environmental awareness and conservation. Because it promotes reflection rather than guilt, You Can Save the Earth offers a new approach to discussing the environment, climate change, and how man influences his surroundings. After examining the impact that man has on his environment, You Can Save the Earth provides seven simple things you can do or a “roadmap” for readers to follow in their daily lives, from the office, to the home, the store, and everywhere in between. By creating good habits and incorporating them into our lifestyles, man can live in closer harmony with his environment. You Can Save the Earth Offers Seven Important Reasons Why Environmental Awareness and Conservation are so Important:All Life is Interconnected: It is impossible for people to separate themselves from each other, the Earth, or the many living things on the Earth. When we lack respect for the environment and the Earth, we are inevitably damaging ourselves as well. The Health of the Earth Defines Our Well-being: The damage we do to the Earth is often returned upon man, with the advent of global warming there has been an increase in disease and chronic environmentally caused conditions such as Asthma.Water is the Essence of All Life: Our disastrous policies and ongoing pollution have the potential to do devastating damage to our water supply.The Air We Breathe: Air is essential to human life, yet man has shown a remarkable disrespect for air since the industrial revolution. We spew pollution, including carbon dioxide, sulfur, and other harmful chemicals, into the atmosphere at startling rates. It is vital to the ongoing health of mankind that we begin to show more respect for the atmosphere and what we put into it. The Limits of Fossil Fuels: Oil has been an abundant resource for hundreds of years, but supplies are becoming scarcer. Indeed the scarcity of oil has led to an increase in oil prices, making it important and economical for consumers to focus on efficiency of usage. Efficiency in the home, car, and in life can not only save money, it can help the environment.The Food That Nourishes: Many of the foods we eat on a year round basis are in fact seasonal in different areas of the world. This means that to get these foods during seasons they do not grow, they are shipped from elsewhere in the world. While this allows us to have tomatoes in the winter, it is important to note that these tomatoes are not as fresh or flavorful as those grown locally. In addition, the constant transport of food over vast distances contributes heavily to global pollution, as the amount of energy consumed and waste created to transport fresh food is extremely large.The Fragile Balance: The Earth is hospitable to mankind because of the balance maintained in the environment. With our constant pollution and energy use, we are threatening that balance, and so harming ourselves and our future. If this balance is disturbed in any major way, the planet could become uninhabitable to future generations.You Can Save the Earth Offers Seven Simple Ways that YOU can Contribute to a Positive Future:Love the Earth: A deeper understanding of your relationship with the Earth, and the joy and health it brings you, is important to changing your behavior to accommodate the Earth’s needs.Make Wiser Choices: In this day and age, there are a plethora of products that offer energy-saving, environmentally friendly options for the home and business. Choose to Reduce: Reducing energy usage and consumption are great ways to help the environment and save money. Embrace Green Technology: Compact Fluorescent Lights offer a more energy efficient alternative to incandescent lights. Adding insulation to your home can help you reduce your energy consumption and save you money.Recycle, Reuse, and Repair: The rampant consumerism and short-lived product life spans we see today are relatively recent developments. During more challenging economic times people often made do with what they had. This meant repairing things in unique and inventive ways. Next time you are considering throwing something away in favor of buying a new copy, think of ways you could continue to use or it or repair it. Think Local: Ride your bicycle to work, take public transportation, eat locally grown foods purchased at farmer’s markets; these are all ways that you can contribute to your local community, save energy, and live a healthier life. Cherish the Earth’s Precious Gifts: We have been blessed with a beautiful home, a beautiful environment, and an often picturesque habitat in which we can grow and thrive. It is important to appreciate the beauty and opportunity that the Earth offers us, and in turn work to respect the Earth and conserve its natural wonder and beauty. A portion of the proceeds from your purchase goes to good, designated for non-profit organizations specifically active in addressing the issues that face the survival of the Earth, including:Wildlife Conservation SocietyNational Audubon SocietySave the WhalesSierra ClubWaterkeeper Alliancecharity: waterThe Nature ConservancyCousteau SocietyThe We CampaignCommunity Food Security CoalitionSlow Food USAAppalachian Mountain ClubWWF, the global conservation organizationCommunity TreesEarth CorpsGo Green InitiativeThe Kids Ecology CorpsNational Resources Defense CouncilPeople and PlanetTrees ForeverOutward BoundMillennium VillagesShoe 4 AfricaThe Mountain InstituteThe Rainforest Foundation-USFINCA International
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Hatherleigh Press,U.S. The Green Revolution: An Illustrated Guide to
Book SynopsisEver Wonder What A Green Renewable Sustainable World Would Look Like?With the state of our world and its limited resources, more and more people are trying to lead a greener lifestyle in order to do their part. The Green Revolution provides comprehensive information associated with adopting daily practices that will ultimately sustain, not deplete, precious natural materials in an ever-growing population.Renewable energy expert Norman Nadeau leads by example as he details how he has committed his life to living green. From the application of solar and wind turbine technology, to recovering energy embedded in places one may not expect (such as animals’ manure), The Green Revolution highlights the highly sustainable system Norman Nadeau developed for his family farm.The Green Revolution serves as a broad introduction for those who want to conserve rather than squander. At this very important turning point in our planet’s history, this book offers the principles by which anyone can live in the most sustainable way possible.
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Workman Publishing Gardening to Attract Birds: Storey's Country
Book SynopsisSince 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.
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Smithsonian Books Living in the Anthropocene: Earth in the Age of
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Temple University Press,U.S. Challenging the Chip: Labor Rights and
Book SynopsisExamines the impacts of electronics manufacturing on workers and local environments around the worldTrade Review"[A] poignant expose of the environmental, public health and labor rights abuses of an industry that has come to symbolize progress and prosperity in the public eye. This broad anthology identifies the dark underbelly of the electronics revolution and seeks to ignite discussions between labor, environmentalist and human rights activists about how to address industry misconduct...a well-rounded understanding of challenges and struggles in the global electronics industry." Multinational Monitor "This is an excellent book. It is rare to see environment and labor issues brought together in a seamless fashion. This is an important contribution to the discussion of globalization and its effects--and to the understanding of the grassroots movements that have emerged in response."--Charles Levenstein, University of Massachusetts, Lowell "Challenging the Chip is ... an important work in chronicling the evolution of grassroots activism, corporate denial, and eventually, in some cases, corporate responsibility in the electronics industry." SEJournal "The editors have assembled an impressive collection of articles from leading academics and activists...Challenging the Chip judiciously uses photos, tables, charts, and diagrams with detailed explanations. In addition, the book is well documented with useful appendices." Multicultural Review "With twenty-five chapters, much of the value of this volume lies in the encyclopedic overview it provides of conditions in electronics manufacturing around the world...There are fascinating details strewn throughout the book...There is a valuable list of web resources and relevant organizations...The editors provide useful introductions to the volume and each section...but the strength of the book lies in the richness and variety of the empirical material rather than in any overarching explanations or insights. This book is an important intervention in significant public debate." Contemporary Sociology July 2007 "This sweeping, ambitious, highly substantive panorama of environmental outrages perpetrated by the electronics industry and its handmaiden governments and inspectorates is nothing if not concrete, literal, rich, and entirely convincing...Challenging the Chip is a valuable resource document, a must-read for anyone wanting to understand the substance of environmental changemaking in the 21st century." Environmental Politics August 2007 "Challenging the Chip is the story of those who valiantly fight to make the production of microchips a humane process and the products of chips safe for the environment... each of the essays provides valuable insight into one or more aspects of the chip industry... Challenging the Chip will be part of an effort to place the struggles of electronics workers front and center in the fight for social justice... It is certainly a must-read for any labor activist concerned with organizing the cutting edge of worldwide production: global electronics." Labor Studies Journal "Challenging the Chip is certainly the most comprehensive review of the social, health and environmental consequences of the electronics industry to date and provides a critical platform for developing new theoretical and empirical research on the political economy and ecology of the industry. The plethora of topics explored also highlights the multiplicity of disciplines that can contribute to debates about the chip industry, including the social sciences, public health, and environmental sciences. A most impressive feature of the book is the way in which it developed out of a collaborative partnership of intellectuals and activists with a shared vision of sustainability and justice. Overall, the book will be of interest to students of social science, environmental science, science and technology studies, political ecology, and anybody using a computer to read this book review." Electronic Green JournalTable of ContentsForeword: Technology Happens by Jim Hightower Introduction 1. The Quest for Sustainability and Justice in a High-Tech World - Ted G. Smith, David A. Sonnenfeld, and David N. Pellow Part I. Global Electronics 2. The Changing Map of Global Electronics: Networks of Mass Production in the New Economy - Boy Luthje; 3. Occupational Health in the Semiconductor Industry - Joseph LaDou; 4. Double Jeopardy: Gender and Migration in Electronics Manufacturing - Anibel Ferus-Comelo; 5. "Made in China": Electronics Workers in the World's Fastest Growing Economy - Apo Leong and Sanjiv Pandita; 6. Corporate Social Responsibility in Thailand's Electronics Industry - Tira Foran and David A. Sonnenfeld; 7. Electronic Workers in India - Sanjiv Pandita; 8. Out of the Shadows and into the Gloom? Worker and Community Health in and around Central and Eastern Europe's Semiconductor Plants - Andrew Watterson Part II. Environmental Justice And Labor Rights 9. From Grassroots to Global: SVTC's Milestones in Building a Movement for Corporate Accountability and Sustainability in the High-Tech Industry - Leslie Byster and Ted G. Smith; 10. The Struggle of Occupational Health in Silicon Valley - Amanda Hawes with David N. Pellow; 11. Immigrant Workers in Two Eras: Struggles and Successes in Silicon Valley - David N. Pellow and Glenna Matthews; 12. Worker Health at National Semiconductor, Greenock: Freedom to Kill? (Scotland) - James McCourt; 13. Community-Based Organizing for Labor Rights, Health and the Environment: Television Manufacturing on the Mexico-U.S. Border - Connie Garcia and Amelia Simpson; 14. Labor Rights and Occupational Health in Jalisco's Electronic Industry (Mexico) - Raquel E. Partida Rocha; 15. Breaking the Silicon Silence: Giving Voice to Health and Environmental Impacts within Taiwan's Hsinchu Science Park - Shenglin Chang, Hua-mei Chiu, and Wenling Tu; 16. Human Lives Valued Less than Dirt: Former RCA Workers Contaminated by Pollution Fighting Worldwide for Justice (Taiwan) - Yu-ling Ku; 17. Unionizing Electronics: The Need for New Strategies - Robert Steiert Part III. E-Waste & Extended Producer Responsibility 18. The Electronics Production Lifecycle. From Toxics to Sustainability: Getting Off the Toxic Treadmill - Leslie Byster and Ted G. Smith; 19. High-Tech Pollution in Japan: Growing Problems, Alternative Solutions - Fumikazu Yoshida; 20. High-Tech's Dirty Little Secret: Economics and Ethics of the Electronic Waste Trade - Jim Puckett; 21. High-tech Heaps, Forsaken Lives: E-waste in Delhi (India) - Ravi Agarwal and Kishore Wankhade; 22. Importing Extended Producer Responsibility for Electronic Equipment into the United States - Chad Raphael and Ted G. Smith; 23. International Environmental Agreements and the Information Technology Industry - Ken Geiser and Joel Tickner; 24. Design Change in Electrical and Electronic Equipment: Impacts of Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation in Sweden and Japan - Naoko Tojo; 25. ToxicDude.com: the Dell Market Campaign (USA) - David Wood and Robin Schneider
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The Library of America My First Summer in the Sierra and Selected
Book SynopsisDescribing his spiritual awakening amid the mountains and valleys of central California, John Muir's My First Summer in the Sierra is, like Walden, one of the seminal texts in the literature of the American environment. It is presented here with an introduction by writer and activist Bill McKibben and related essays about Yosemite, the Hetch Hetchy Valley, and other wonders of the Sierra Nevada.
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The Library of America Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac & Other
Book SynopsisA special edition of one of the greatest masterpieces of the environmental movement—plus original photographs and other writings on environmental ethicsSince his death in 1948, Aldo Leopold has been increasingly recognized as one of the indispensable figures of American environmentalism. A pioneering forester, sportsman, wildlife manager, and ecologist, he was also a gifted writer whose farsighted land ethic is proving increasingly relevant in our own time. Now, Leopold’s essential contributions to our literature—some hard-to-find or previously unpublished—are gathered in a single volume for the first time. Here is his classic A Sand County Almanac, hailed—along with Thoreau’s Walden and Carson’s Silent Spring—as one of the main literary influences on the modern environmental movement. Published in 1949, it remains a vivid, firsthand, philosophical tour de force. Along with Sand County are more than fifty articles, essays, and lectures exploring the new complexities of ecological science and what we would now call environmental ethics. Leopold’s sharp-eyed, often humorous journals are illustrated here for the first time with his original photographs, drawings, and maps. Also unique to this collection is a selection of over 100 letters, most of them never before published, tracing his personal and professional evolution and his efforts to foster in others the love and sense of responsibility he felt for the land.LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
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