Conservation of the environment Books
Kerber Verlag Maximilian Prüfer: Sparrow War
Book SynopsisBuilding on his interest in evolution, philosophy, and society, in his project A Gift From Him Maximilian Prüfer (b. 1986) explores the destruction of natural habitats to make way for agriculture in China. To this end, Prüfer took two trips to the Szechuan Province, where the fruit trees need to be pollinated by hand due to insect deaths caused by the increased use of pesticides. These developments are attributable to Mao’s campaign to “Destroy the Four Olds,” which entailed the killing of around two billion sparrows in order to restore the natural equilibrium. Prüfer documented the entire manual pollination process in photos, collected items, and films which make for an ambivalent exploration of the cultural evolution of humankind. Text in English and German.
£30.00
Koenemann.Com GmbH American National Parks 1 AlaskaNothern Eastern
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£49.61
Spektrum Akademischer Verlag Die Abbildungen Des Buches:
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£6.30
Transcript Verlag Photographs of Environmental Phenomena:
Book SynopsisSince well before the debates about global warming and climate change, images have played an important part in bringing changes in nature and the environment to the attention of the general public. Moreover, most of these images have historic precursors. Gisela Parak illuminates how the synergy of photography and science gave rise to a class of photographs of environmental phenomena in the history of the United States of America, and how these images supported and instructed the scientific pursuit of knowledge, and were furthermore used as a persuasive means for directing public opinion.Trade Review"Among the publication's other great merits are Gisela Parak's continuous ambition to embed all photographic images and historical, political, cultural and medial developments in their (trans)national and global contexts." Susanne Leikam, ICON, 22/4 (2017) Besprochen in: Isis, 6 (2018), Graham Burnett
£38.24
Transcript Verlag Working with Nature in Aotearoa New Zealand: An
Book SynopsisWorking with nature - and not against it - is a global trend in coastal management. This ethnography of coastal protection follows the increasingly popular approach of "soft" protection to the Aotearoa New Zealand coast. Friederike Gesing analyses a political controversy over hard and soft protection measures, and introduces a growing community of practice involved in projects of working with nature. Dune restoration volunteers, coastal management experts, surfer-scientists, and Maori conservationists are engaged in projects ranging from do-it-yourself erosion control, to the reconstruction of native nature, and soft engineering "in concert with natural processes". With soft protection, Gesing argues, we can witness a new sociotechnical imaginary in the making.
£38.24
V&R unipress GmbH Zeitalter der Extreme oder Große Beschleunigung ?: Umweltgeschichte Österreichs im 20. Jahrhundert
£28.75
Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Man, Environment, Space and Time - Economic
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£53.55
JOVIS Verlag Nature Modern: The Place of Landscape in the
Book SynopsisNature is not simply “green” or the “opposite of culture.” Essentially, it is an intellectual construct. The relationship between man and Nature, for instance, articulates itself architectonically. Now what could one see as the possible role of Nature in projects of architects representative of the International Style (including successive echoes in postwar modernity), and how does Nature itself only become “visible” through the built environment? Based on key architecture projects, this fourth volume of the Landscript series attempts to instigate a change of perspective. In series of investigations, renowned researchers analyse architecture through the lens of its own inherent understanding of Nature. Their essays try to gain insights both into concepts of Nature in modernity, whose entire range of characteristics have yet to be explored, and into an architecture, whose relationship to Nature is usually only negotiated in disciplines like garden history. How does this finally relate to our present condition?
£23.40
Lexxion Opportunities and Drivers on the Way to a Low
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£29.45
Dr Ludwig Reichert Probleme Touristischer Entwicklung Auf Der Insel
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£56.05
MAIRDUMONT GmbH & Co. KG Wild Britain Wild Ireland: Unique National
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£22.50
Te Neues Publishing Company Amaze
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£45.12
Die Gestalten Verlag Parklife Hideaways: Cottages and Cabins in North
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£36.00
Anmol Publications Pvt Ltd Himalayan Environment Conservation
Book SynopsisThe Himalayan mountains, known for their rich biodiversity, are facing severe damage due to human exploitation. A book aims to raise awareness about environmental threats, suggest solutions, and appeal to various experts and stakeholders for conservation efforts.
£18.74
Agro-Bios Animal Biotechnology 3rd Edition
Book SynopsisThe text covers various topics in animal biotechnology including cell culture, genetic engineering, transgenic animals, immunology, gene therapy, and regulatory aspects. It provides an overview of techniques, applications, and future prospects in the field.
£35.99
Gyan Publishing House Tourism, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
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£11.24
Pentagon Press Global Climate Change Beyond Copenhagen
Book SynopsisIn the present time of uncertainties over the future of our environment and the ineptness shown by our leaders in taking tough decisions, the Copenhagen Summit in 2009 was seen as a ray of hope. However, there was very little that resulted from it. In the light of such a turn of events, this is a book which evaluates all the options for saving our planet, our present environmental policies and also tries to carve out the road ahead, not just for the different nations, but for the entire humanity...
£42.38
Indus Publishing Company Biodiversity and Its Conservation in India
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£18.75
Tapir Academic Press Barents Sea: Ecosystem, Resources, Management --
Book SynopsisThe joint management of Norway and Russia in the Barents Sea has been successful in conserving the living marine resources and is a major factor contributing to the present rich fisheries in the area. The basis for this conservation success is scientific research, which, to a large extent, has been conducted through a long-lasting co-operation between Russian and Norwegian scientists that has expanded greatly over the past half century. Based on joint Russian-Norwegian authorships, this monumental book celebrates the scientific co-operation by reflecting on the historical development and the scientific methods applied, and by offering a comprehensive presentation of the vast knowledge of the Barents Sea resources and ecosystem obtained through these co-operative efforts.
£63.75
Tapir Academic Press Conservation of Natural Resources: Some African &
Book SynopsisThis scientific anthology on conservation of wildlife in Africa and Asia is a comprehensive book, easy to consult and can be used by anyone dealing with conservation. While most of the data and case studies originally are from Tanzania and Bangladesh, the usefulness of this book is not limited to Tanzania and developing countries, but to the entire conservation community globally.
£43.34
JAS Arqueologia Patrimonio en Guerra: Entre el daño colateral y
Book SynopsisDesde el inicio de la contienda en 2011, el caos, la violencia y la destruccion se han aduenado de Siria. A los miles de muertos y millones de desplazados, hay que sumar un dato menos divulgado, pero de terribles consecuencias: la aniquilacion de su identidad cultural, perpetrada mediante la sistematica destruccion de su patrimonio cultural. Esta publicacion surge con el objetivo de esclarecer y difundir las cuestiones que lo han motivado, los actores que lo han consumado y los danos materiales producidos hasta mayo de 2016. A traves de su lectura se dilucida que se esta destruyendo en Siria, y por que. Y, en este sentido, si la destruccion de su legado cultural esta respondiendo a danos colaterales de una guerra que esta arrasando el pais o si por el contrario, el patrimonio sirio se ha convertido de facto en un objetivo belico mas.
£18.05
Almuzara Cambio Climatico Sin Complejos
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£17.82
Almuzara La Era del Plastico
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£18.14
Vivir Sin Generar Residuos
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£22.53
Editorial Kairos Inteligencia Ecológica
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£19.21
Obelisco Bosque: Instrucciones de Uso, El
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£13.34
Obelisco Red Secreta de la Naturaleza, La
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£13.26
Obelisco El Vinculo Secreto Entre El Hombre Y La
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£13.72
Editorial Kairos Sabia Como Un Árbol
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£18.39
Nationalmuseet La Ceja de Montana: Un pasiaje que va
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£18.00
University Press of Southern Denmark Cross-Cultural Protection of Nature & the
Book SynopsisOver the last few decades, various international and cross-cultural partnerships have been established, often with impressive speed, to facilitate the protection of natural resources and the environment. However, many problems exist within these partnerships: international declarations and conventions are not binding in the same ways as national laws; the motivations behind the involvement of a country or culture are not always easy to identify and are often understood differently in different places; environmental obligations are often interpreted and implemented differently in different places; and common aims are often not mutual at all. These difficulties surrounding the establishment and implementation of workable international and cross-cultural environmental policies form the basis of this book.
£21.15
Aarhus Universitet, Afdeling for Systematisk Botanik Neotropical Montane Forests: Biodiversity &
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£10.32
Aarhus University Press Vegetation of Delta Du Saloum National Park,
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£10.58
Mimesis International From the Moon to Rhinos
Book SynopsisFrom the Moon to Rhinos is the story of Michele Sofisti, a Geologist who became a valued and itinerant manager in Ferrari, Omega, Swatch, Gucci and then actively returned to Nature, engaging in the conservation of animal species, forests, and oceans. It is a collection of life experiences, meetings, and emotions laid bare. It is an ongoing journey that aims to sensitize people to believe that a change towards a better interaction between humans and the natural world, which feeds and sustains us, is possible and must be undertaken instantly. This journey symbolically began with the Apollo missions on the Moon which, for the first time, showed us the uniqueness of our wonderful planet from a new perspective and ends with Rhinos that are slaughtered for their horn and have unfortunately become a symbol of human ignorance and greed, proving and confirming how the stupidity of a few people in interacting with Nature can be extremely destructive for everyone. The story's intent narrated
£22.79
L'Erma Di Bretschneider Conservation Science in Cultural Heritage
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£166.25
Brill Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment,
Book SynopsisThis volume of the Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment series is a translation of selections from the 2015 or the 10th edition of the Annual Report on Environment Development of China. Friends of Nature, which has been organizing the writing and compilation of the Annual Report, is the first and continues to be one of the most influential Chinese environmental NGO. Articles in the current volume, written by a group of academics, independent scholars, activists and journalists cover recent development in a host of environment-related issues in China, including air pollution control, plans and policies on coal consumption, recent developments in environmental criminal justice, China’s role in Antarctic marine conservation, among other topics.Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables 1 China’s Growing Environmental Civil Society ZHANG Shiqiu 2 Lessons from “APEC Blue” about Air Pollution Control in China ZHAO Lijian 3 Controlling Aggregate Coal Consumption: Plans and Policies CHEN Dan, LIN Mingche, and YANG Fuqiang 4 Revisiting the Private Automobile Ownership Debate after 20 Years SHI Jian 5 Soil Remediation: Still a Long Road Ahead LIU Hongqiao 6 Progress in China’s Environmental Legislation in 2014 QIE Jianrong 7 The Financial Sector and Environmental Risks: Understanding the New Environmental Protection Law WANG Xiaojiang and WANG Tianju 8 Recent Developments in Environmental Criminal Justice YU Haisong and MA Jian 9 Environmental Information Disclosure Made Breakthroughs in 2013–2014 WU Qi 10 China’s New Urbanization Plan and Sustainable Consumption CHEN Hongjuan and CHEN Boping 11 The Imminent Threat of Tropical Viruses: Lessons from the 2014 Ebola Outbreak in Africa SHEN Xiaohui 12 Chinese React to Jack Ma’s Hunting Trip to UK LIU Qin 13 Reflections on Outbound Investment by China’s Mining Industry BAI Yunwen and BI Lianshan 14 A Case for Banning Illegal Timber Imports in China YI Yimin 15 Chinese Involvement in Brazil’s Development: Massive Investments Bring Environmental and Cultural Challenges ZHOU Lei and Petras Shelton ZUMPANO 16 China’s Role in Antarctic Marine Conservation CHEN Jiliang 17 Real-time Information Disclosure under Blue Sky Roadmap II Jointly released by the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs; Society of Entrepreneurs & Ecology (SEE); the Institute of Environmental Policy and Planning, Renmin University of China; Friends of Nature; EnviroFriends; Nature University 18 An NGO Review of China’s Carbon Market Greenovation Hub 19 Perverse Incentives: Electricity Generation through Waste Incineration and Renewable Energy Subsidy The Rock Environment & Energy Institute Appendix I: Chronicle of Major Events in 2014 Appendix II: Green Book of Environment Evaluation of China’s Environmental Performance in 2014 Appendix III: Air Quality Ranking for 2014 of Provincial Capitals and Central Government-Controlled Municipalities Appendix IV: List of Environmental Protection Laws and Regulations Released in 2014 Appendix V: A Letter to the Government about Mandatory Protective Book Jackets Appendix VI: Friends of Nature Suggestions for Amending the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law Appendix VII: Friends of Nature Continues to Urge Relaxation of Eligibility Requirements for Litigants in Environmental Public Interest Suits Appendix VIII: A Petition Calling for Releasing for “Soliciting Public Opinions and Ensuring that the Newly Revised Standards for Controlling Pollution from Residential Waste Incineration by July 1, 2014” Appendix IX: 2014 Winners of Ford Motor Conservation & Environmental Grants, China Appendix X: 2014 Winners of Best Environmental Report Award in China Appendix XI: 2014 Winners of UNEP Champions of the Earth Award Appendix XII: 2014 Winners of the Green China • 2014 Environmental Protection Achievement Award Index
£159.60
Brill Space is the Ultimate Luxury
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£84.60
International Books Strategies of Dutch Environmental Organisations:
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£18.00
A A Balkema Publishers Palaeoecology of Africa, volume 15
Book SynopsisThis reference provides up-to-date information on research in many different disciplines which give an overall insight into the environmental history of Africa.
£171.00
BIS Publishers B.V. This is a Good Guide - for a Sustainable
Book SynopsisThis is the definitive and comprehensive guide for what you can do about climate change and to contribute to a better world. It contains lists of go-to shops, beautiful brands, inspiring insights, surprising facts and useful solutions. Through in-depth interviews with leading pioneers, such as Livia Firth, Green Kitchen Stories and Andrew Morgan, you will find exactly what you need to live a more sustainable life. After all, doing good and feeling good at the same time: does it not get any better than that?This revised edition is the newly updated version of the international bestseller This is a Good Guide - for a Sustainable Lifestyle (30.000 copies sold worldwide). All stores, brands, addresses and initiatives are up-to-date with new shops and labels. The book has new interviews, revised facts and figures, and an additional eight pages of tips and tricks.
£16.99
United Nations Forest landscape restoration in the Caucasus and
Book SynopsisThis study, focusing primarily on the period from the collapse of the Soviet Union until the present day, identifies the key drivers of forest degradation and the potential for forest landscape restoration in the Caucasus and Central Asia. The study was undertaken to support the preparation of restoration pledges in the eight countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia in the run up to the Ministerial Roundtable on Forest Landscape Restoration and the Bonn Challenge in the Caucasus and Central Asia that took place in June 2018 in Astana, Kazakhstan. At this Roundtable Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan committed to restore over 2.5 million ha of forest landscapes by 2030.
£22.46
United Nations The second world ocean assessment: world ocean
Book SynopsisThe second World Ocean Assessment is a collaborative effort of hundreds of experts from all regions of the world, a comprehensive and integrated assessment of the state of marine environment. It is the product of the second cycle of the Regular Process for global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine environment, including socio-economic aspects (Regular Process) established after the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development to regularly review the environmental, economic and social aspects of the world's oceans, both current and foreseeable. Its purpose is to strengthen the regular scientific assessment of the state of the marine environment in order to enhance the scientific basis for policymaking and thus contribute to the sustainable management of human activities that affect the oceans and seas
£150.40
Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Insignia del Océano
Book SynopsisLa Insignia del Océano es una aventura para descubrir el océano. Está llena de actividades para aprender cómo funciona el océano, los organismos que viven en él y la importancia que tiene en nuestra vida diaria, así como el papel que podemos desempeñar cada uno de nosotros para protegerlo.La Serie YUNGA ‘Aprender y actuar’– Insignias, desarrollada en colaboración con otras agencias de las Naciones Unidas, consiste en libros cortos que sensibilizan a los jóvenes sobre temas de actualidad y les animan a convertirse en agentes activos del cambio en sus comunidades locales.
£17.63
HarperCollins India Outlast: How ESG Can Benefit Your Business
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£22.79
HarperCollins India Our Potpourri Planet
Book SynopsisOur Potpourri Planet addresses the themes of the hour---climate change, global warming and the need for immediate action to preserve Planet Earth as we know it.
£15.74
New India Publishing Agency Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
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£186.16
HarperCollins India At the Feet of Living Things: Twenty-Five Years
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£17.09
Springer Global Biodiversity: Status of the Earth’s Living
Book SynopsisGlobal Biodiversity is the most comprehensive compendium of conservation information ever published. It provides the first systematic report on the status, distribution, management, and utilisation of the planet's biological wealth.Trade Review`...full of fascinating facts and often answers questions that one could not formulate and certainly would not know where to look for an answer.' Botanic Gardens Conservation News `By far the best in terms of information and documentation...It is a splendid compendium on biodiversity from the standpoint of systematics, genetic diversity, species-rich areas, habitat classification, resource economics, international conservation and a host of other topics. The encylopedic format is packed with data, making this a collation that is way ahead of anything else in the field so far.' Nature ` ...this masterful production...it would be difficult to exaggerate the utility of this outstanding volume...The volume is extremely well illustrated with figures, graphs maps and tables...admirably organised...will be of great value to many individuals and organisations working in scientific, sociological and economic aspects of global biodiversity.' Journal of Ethnobiology `The WCMC is to be congratualted on the scope and ambition of the publication. It covers and immense amount of ground...The real value of this work will be as a tool in environmental management...a considerable achievement...an immensely valuable reference document.' ECOS `... a tour de force by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre... Biological Conservation `The tables, figures, and maps in the book are the best single source of information on the biological and legal status of the world's biological diversity...The book definitely belongs in every science library.' Ecology `...Global Biodiversity is a comprehensive reference work that will undoubtedly be widely used. It should be on the shelf of reference libraries everywhere.' Biodiversity letters `This book admirably succeeds in its objectives: it is a unique source of data and analyses that manages to avoid a sentimental approach to an emotive subject...indespensible...' Experimental Agriculture `...the first systematic report on the status, distribution, management, and utilisation of the planet's biological wealth.' Ethology, Ecology and Evolution `The staff of the world World Conservation Centre is to be congratulated for producing what is in effect a definitive...encyclopedia of the world's living resources.' Environmental Management Table of ContentsBiological diversity. Genetic diversity. Systematics and diversity. Species concepts. Species inventory. Species diversity. Species diversity: an introduction. Microorganisms. Lower plant diversity. Higher plant diversity. Nematodes. Deep sea invertebrates. Soil macrofauna. Fishes. Higher vertebrates. Island species. Centres of species diversity. Species extinction. Threatened species. Global habitat classification. Biodiversity and global climate change. Tropical moist forests. Grasslands. Wetlands. Coral reefs. Mangroves. Uses and values of biodiversity. Plant use. Animal use. Biodiversity and economics. Conservation and management of biodiversity. National legislation. Protected areas. Multilateral treaties. International policy and legal assistance. International aid. Management of international resources. Current practices in conservation. The convention on biological diversity. Glossary.
£85.49
