Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Books
Orion Publishing Co Its the Little Things
Book Synopsis''A captivating novel of love, deception and misunderstanding'' WOMANDan and Sally Oliver and their friend Chloe Hennessey are lucky to be alive. Three years on, after surviving one of the world''s biggest natural disasters - the Boxing Day tsunami - their lives have changed dramatically.Dan and Sally are now parents. Dan is enjoying being a stay-at-home father taking care of their young son, and Sally is the breadwinner and loves her job as a partner in a Manchester law firm. The arrangement has so far worked well, but when Dan starts to question whether Sally has got her priorities right, the cracks in their marriage begin to appear. Dan and Sally have everything Chloe wishes for in life - a happy marriage and a beautiful child. Dumped by her long-term boyfriend just weeks after the tsunami, she''s been on a mission ever since to find the perfect father for the child she craves. When she meets Seth Hawthorne, she thinks she may have hit the jackpot. Trade ReviewA captivating novel of love, deception and misunderstanding * Woman & Home *Three friends - Dan, his wife Sally, and her best friend, Chloe - struggle to come to terms with the devastating effects on them of the Boxing Day Tsunami ... How the three battle to cope with heartache and major decisions is tenderly and thoughtfully told in this touching tale' * Good Book Guide *I really couldn't put it down. It's a thoughtful look at how the big events in life threaten to drown us, but it's those little things which cause all the problems. The characters are people you can warm to ... definitely recommended * www.thebookbag.co.uk *Erica James is a clever writer who quickly gets the reader enthralled by her characters and so involved in their lives that you will find it hard not to keep those pages turning ... if you are going on holiday you must pack this in your suitcase * Welsh Country Magazine *
£9.99
Pan Macmillan Saving Sorya Chang and the Sun Bear
Book SynopsisTrang Nguyen is a Vietnamese wildlife conservationist, environmental activist and writer, known for tackling the illegal wildlife trade in Africa and Asia. She graduated with her PhD in Biodiversity Management at the University of Kent, England. In 2018, Trang was featured in the documentary film Stroop: Journey into the Rhino Horn War alongside Jane Goodall. She was selected for BBC's 100 Women of 2019 list and for the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list. Trang is the founder and executive director of WildAct, an NGO that monitors the illegal wildlife trade markets and provides conservation education programmes for Vietnamese youth. She is also a member of the IUCN SSC Bear Specialist Group, which promotes the conservation of bears living in their natural habitats around the world. Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear is her first children's book.Trang has also given a TEDx talk about her struggle to become a conservationist.Jeet Zdung is aTrade ReviewA beautiful, moving and uplifting tale of perseverance and overcoming challenge, and how small steps can make a big difference. * BookTrust *What an accomplishment. I cannot praise this book enough. Jeet Zdung's illustrations are incredible. Get this book. * Mathew Tobin, Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University and Blogger *Zdung’s use of watercolors in his frankly gorgeous illustrations enhances the rainforest setting, and the portrayals of its animal inhabitants are the epitome of wild and free. * Kirkus Reviews, starred review *Nguyen’s heartfelt tale is perfect for animal-loving fans of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan and Rosanne Parry’s A Wolf Called Wander... Stirring and gorgeously rendered, this eco-conscious tale is a superb purchase for all libraries. * School Library Journal, starred review *Winner of the 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration, this poignant story, stunningly illustrated by Jeet Zdung, portrays the life of rescued sun bear Sorya and her rescuer, Chang. Set in a Vietnamese rainforest, it’s inspired by author Trang Nguyen’s real-life work as a conservationist.The highly original, mixed-form approach to storytelling includes some wordless pages and Stem facts, all within an accessible graphic-novel format, offering broad appeal that makes it a terrific addition to KS2 reading corners. -- Fabia Turner, Inclusive Books for Children * TES *
£13.49
Pan Macmillan Saving Hnon Chang and the Elephant
Book SynopsisTrang Nguyen is a Vietnamese wildlife conservationist, environmental activist and writer, known for tackling the illegal wildlife trade in Africa and Asia. She graduated with her PhD in Biodiversity Management at the University of Kent, England. In 2018, Trang was featured in the documentary film Stroop: Journey into the Rhino Horn War alongside Jane Goodall. She was selected for BBC's 100 Women of 2019 list and for the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list. Trang is the founder and executive director of WildAct, an NGO that monitors the illegal wildlife trade markets and provides conservation education programmes for Vietnamese youth. She is also a member of the IUCN SSC Bear Specialist Group, which promotes the conservation of bears living in their natural habitats around the world. Saving H'non: Chang and the Elephant is her second children's book, and the follow-up to Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear.Jeet Zdung is an illustrator who fusTrade ReviewPacked with Zdung’s breathtaking traditional manga illustrations, which use pencils, watercolours, ink and other digital devices to create works of beauty and innovation, this moving graphic novel provides inspiration for all young conservationists who have ambitions of their own to help endangered wildlife around the globe. -- Pam Norfolk * Lancashire Post *The manga-esque illustrations—including Chang’s notes about the flora and fauna of Yok Dôn—are lush and informative, rewarding close examination. Fans of Saving Sorya (2021) will be gratified to see Chang continue to fight for the animals she loves. The empathy and perseverance on display make this as beautiful an animal rights book as readers will ever see. * Kirkus *An exceptionally well-done story that is informative, intricately and delightfully detailed, and brimming with jaw-dropping art. Highly recommended. * School Library Journal *
£13.49
Ebury Publishing Start Something That Matters
Book SynopsisBlake has created five businesses since graduating from college, among them a national college campus laundry service, and an online driver's education school that featured hybrid cars. You can read more about TOMS shoes on their website, TOMSshoes.com; Blake Mycoskie also maintains a blog, blakemycoskie.blogspot.com.Trade ReviewMycoskie's book is an engaging account of how he founded the company ... Much of the book is inspiring and helpful, packed with ideas on simplifying your life * Financial Times *As a creative and open-hearted business model for our times, it is worth pondering carefully. * The Wall Street Journal *
£12.34
Taylor & Francis Ltd Practical Building Conservation Stone
Book SynopsisStone considers the wide variety of historical uses, from simple masonry walling through to elaborate carving and decoration. The book considers why stone decays or fails and how to assess and understand the causes, before concentrating on the practical methods of treatment, repair and maintenance.Trade Review[The Practical Building Conservation volumes] offer considerable information and advice on many aspects of conservation. Great emphasis is placed in all the volumes on making the reader familiar with the material in question, giving them as much information and direction as possible to allow them to understand what they are dealing with. Gives a comprehensive - hands on - approach; solutions are found, methods described and practical tips freely given... should be kept on the bookshelf within reach of most practising professionals in the field. - Jane Jones-Warner RIBA SCA AABC IHBC, Member RIBA Conservation Group 'This book belongs in the tool-kit of every specialist and general building contractor, of every trainer and educator and certainly of architects and surveyors. Amply populated by purposeful photographs and with illustrated diagnostic tables for easy reference, this book represents a coherent and eminently useable summary declaration not only of current thinking, but of longer-term intent.' Cornerstone 'My overriding impression of this series is that it is comprehensive, well set out and easy to follow, and it should be of interest both to all involved in the repair and maintenance of historic buildings, and to the casual reader. Each volume stands alone or as part of a set. This represents a substantial body of work in the field of building conservation that is unlikely to be repeated in the near future. The tables and technical drawings are clear, and some of the photographs included are remarkable. The amount of information within each volume is staggering and must represent the nearest thing to a one-stop-shop for historic building practitioners.' Context 'This work sits well on the shoulders of its predecessor, and like the first edition, should become an essential part of the conservation professional's toolkit and a natural starting point for any research into stone and its conservation.' Architectural Technology Magazine (AT) 'The primary editors for each volume acknowledge the contributions of numerous authors and the series' strength is in the breadth of the conservation community engaged in the project - a twenty-first-century galaxy of highly regarded practitioners and conservators brought together in a single technical series, the books are accessibly organized and elegantly designed. It is easy to navigate around them and, importantly, between them. Links to other volumes in the series are colour-coded in the text so that cross-referral to Stone, for example, from Mortars, which is frequently relevant, provides helpful signposting to the relevant detailed guidance in the companion handbook. The illustrations are enormously valuable and the Timber volume, in particular, includes axonometric drawings of timber structures that beautifully display complex construction. These volumes are in all ways an essential, one-stop resource for conservation practitioners: well-organized, expertly informed, compellingly illustrated, signposting other key resources and (let us not take this for granted) written in lucid English.' The Historic Environment 'It has been researched and compiled with great care and thought for ease of use. I like this book and the quality of the photographs is magnificent. There are many highlights, but one particular section is a masterstroke: Assessing Condition & Causes of Decay consists of 10 glorious pages of photographs and tabular information presenting with deft clarity how to recognise and describe every imaginable type of stone weathering and decay.' Journal of Architectural ConservationTable of ContentsAbout This Book Using These Books Part 1: Materials and History of Use: Stone Building in England Working and Finishing Stone Architectural Stone Conservation in England Formation and Properties of Stone Part 2: Deterioration and Damage: Causes of Deterioration Inherent Problems Structural Problems Environmental Problems Other Causes of Deterioration Part 3: Assessment: Understanding Buildings and Their Condition Assessing Conditions and Causes of Decay Diagnosis: Determining Conservation Needs Part 4: Treatment and Repair: Project Planning and Development Structural Repair Non-structural Repair Cleaning Desalination Consolidation Repair of Stone Elements Protective Coatings Part 5: Care and Maintenance: Care and maintenance Special Topic: Conservation of Ruins Appendix Glossary Index
£123.50
Taylor & Francis Practical Building Conservation Roofing
Book SynopsisRoofing looks at traditional roof coverings used on historic buildings. Many materials and systems have been used to provide roof coverings, and the book provides information about their technological evolution, the processes causing deterioration, and ways of assessing problems and solutions. Repairs, maintenance and conflicts with modern practices are also covered.Trade Review'This book provides a sound basis for understanding roofs, and allowing informed choices to be made in the long-term interest of the building. Certainly no student of conservation should be without this book and likewise most professionals should greatly benefit from its clear and thorough practical analysis of a complex subject.' Cornerstone: magazine of The Society for The Protection of Ancient Buildings. 'Extremely well illustrated, with excellent photographs, it reveals the full extent of England's historic roofing in all its glorious variation and complexity, this is a most informative book, very well researched and providing excellent guidance on the subject. Context 'This work is an essential part of the conservation professional's and student's resources'. Architectural Technology‘Roofing is a well-written, technically proficient, and comprehensive installation manual that the North American industry would be wise to emulate.’ – Lesley Gilmore, AIA, LEED AP-BC+C, Gilmore PreservationTable of ContentsAbout this Book Using this Book General Introduction A Brief History of Roofing How Roofs Work Deterioration of Roofs Assessment Treatment & Repair Care & Maintenance Modern Roofing Practices Roof Coverings Slates & Stone Slates Clay Plain Tiles Pantiles & Other Single-lap Tiles Shingles Thatch Lead Copper Zinc Aluminium Iron & Steel Asphalt
£128.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd Practical Building Conservation Glass and Glazing
Book SynopsisGlass and Glazing looks at the conservation of one of the most important building materials, and its use in windows, roofing and walling.Trade Review'[The Practical Building Conservation volumes] offer considerable information and advice on many aspects of conservation. Great emphasis is placed in all the volumes on making the reader familiar with the material in question, giving them as much information and direction as possible to allow them to understand what they are dealing with; gives a comprehensive 'hands on' approach; solutions are found, methods described and practical tips freely given. It should be kept on the bookshelf within reach of most practising professionals in the field.' - Jane Jones-Warner RIBA SCA AABC IHBC, Member RIBA Conservation Group 'The layout of the volume is clear and accessible; lavishly illustrated both with excellent quality photographs and diagrams. This is a valuable and essential tool for the architect and architectural conservator as well as the responsible custodian.' - Cornerstone'My overriding impression of this series is that it is comprehensive, well set out and easy to follow, and it should be of interest both to all involved in the repair and maintenance of historic buildings, and to the casual reader. Each volume stands alone or as part of a set. This represents a substantial body of work in the field of building conservation that is unlikely to be repeated in the near future. The tables and technical drawings are clear, and some of the photographs included are remarkable. The amount of information within each volume is staggering and must represent the nearest thing to a one-stop-shop for historic building practitioners.' - Context‘Glass & Glazing is comprehensive in its range of topics and the detailed conversation assessments and treatments that are part of a modern preservation practice. It adds a wealth of information for the informed preservation professional about the best practice for glass conservation.’ – Mike Jackson, FAIA, FAPTTable of ContentsAbout this Book. Using these Books. Part 1 Introduction: History of Glass and Glazing 1. Deterioration and Damage 2. Glass Deterioration 3. Glazing Deterioration 4. Assessment 5. Treatment and Repair 6. Care and Maintenance Part 2 Windows: A Brief History of Windows 7. Deterioration and Damage 8. Assessment 9. Treatment and Repair 10. Care and Maintenance Part 3 Stained Glass: Colouring Glass 11. Deterioration Part 4 Modern Glazing: History of Modern Glazing 12. Deterioration and Damage 13. Assessment 14. Treatment and Repair 15. Care and Maintenance Part 5 Special Topics: Ornamental Architectural Glass 16. Textured Glass 17. Mirrored Glass 18. Special Types of Architectural Glass 19. Pigmented Structural Glass 20. Glass Blocks 21. Other 20th-Century Glass Glossary. Index
£123.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Practical Building Conservation Building
Book SynopsisBuilding Environment looks at the interaction between building materials and systems and their surroundings, and how this may lead to deterioration. It presents ways of assessing remedial treatments, and includes discussions on occupant health, and sustainable retrofitting.Trade Review"The book is beautifully organized, illustrated, formatted, and a pleasure to read. The ten-book series is without a doubt the most comprehensive text in the field of building conservation … [Building Environment] handsomely describes building environments and their impacts on performance. It captures the process of building conservation at an important moment. It sets the stage for new developments." – William B. Rose, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignTable of ContentsAbout This Book. Using These Books. Introduction 1. The Building Environment 2. The Building Itself 3. The Building Envelope 4. Failure of the Envelope Part 1: Building Science 5. Conservation of Energy 6. Understanding Failures 7. Failure Under Load 8. Thermal Behaviour 9. Moisture in Building Materials Part 2: Interactions with the Environment 10. The Building Envelope 11. Functions of the Building Envelope 12. Interior Parts of the Envelope 13. How the Envelope Modifies the Interior Conditions 14. The Effect of Building Occupation Part 3: Controlling the Interior Environment 15. Environments for Users16. Ventilation 17. Heating 18. Cooling 19. Lighting 20. Service Supplies Part 4: Deterioration and Damage 21. Environmental Deterioration 22. Deterioration of Materials 23. Deterioration of the Envelope Part 5: Assessing the Building Environment 24. Environmental Assessment 25. Background Research 26. Building Performance Surveys 27. Specialist Investigations 28. Diagnosis Part 6: Care and Repair 29. Day-to-Day Care 30. Treatment & Repair 31. Dealing with Persistent Issues 32. Planning Interventions 33. Interventions on the Envelope 34. Modifying the Interior Environment 35. Assessing Interventions Part 7: Special Topics 36. Buildings & Human Health 37. Dealing with Disasters 38. Improving Energy & Carbon Performance Glossary. Index. Acknowledgements and Picture Credits
£128.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd Practical Building Conservation Mortars Renders
Book SynopsisMortars, Renders and Plasters provides a broad perspective of contemporary conservation theory and practice not otherwise found in one publication, describing the history, physical properties, and deterioration of these important materials.Trade Review'[The Practical Building Conservation volumes] offer considerable information and advice on many aspects of conservation. Great emphasis is placed in all the volumes on making the reader familiar with the material in question, giving them as much information and direction as possible to allow them to understand what they are dealing with, gives a comprehensive - hands on - approach; solutions are found, methods described and practical tips freely given, should be kept on the bookshelf within reach of most practising professionals in the field. - Jane Jones-Warner RIBA SCA AABC IHBC, Member RIBA Conservation Group 'A large, colourful book, it has been well organised and presented, with excellent photographs and detailed drawings, complementing the well-written text, which contains a tremendous amount of interesting and useful information.' Cornerstone 'My overriding impression of this series is that it is comprehensive, well set out and easy to follow, and it should be of interest both to all involved in the repair and maintenance of historic buildings, and to the casual reader. Each volume stands alone or as part of a set. This represents a substantial body of work in the field of building conservation that is unlikely to be repeated in the near future. The tables and technical drawings are clear, and some of the photographs included are remarkable. The amount of information within each volume is staggering and must represent the nearest thing to a one-stop-shop for historic building practitioners.' Context 'I find this to be a very practical and user friendly volume which presents and explains this fascinating subject in a clear and digestible manner. The editors and contributors should be congratulated for their combined efforts.' Peter Martindale ACR, Icon News 'The primary editors for each volume acknowledge the contributions of numerous authors and the series’ strength is in the breadth of the conservation commTable of ContentsAbout This Book Using These Books Part 1: Materials and History of Use: Introduction Mortars, Renders and Plasters: A Historical Perspective Historic Mortars: Materials Historic Mortars: Preparation Part 2: Deterioration and Damage: Inherent Causes of Deterioration Environmental Causes of Deterioration Inappropriate Intervention and Use Part 3: Assessment: Understanding Buildings and Their Condition Surveying Mortars, Renders and Plasters Symptoms and Diagnosis of Causes of Deterioration Part 4: Treatment and Repair: Project Planning and development Mortars for Conservation Mortar Design and Specification Preparation of Mortars for Conservation Using Lime Mortar: Good Practice Desalination Repointing Conservation of Render and Plaster on Solid Background Conservation of Render and Plaster on Flexible Support Conservation of Decorative Plaster and Render Other Treatments Part 5: Care and Maintenance: Building MaintenancePart 6: Special Topics: Paints for Plaster and Render Decorative Painting on Plaster and Render Natural Cements Mortar Floors Ruins Appendices Glossary Bibliography Index
£128.25
Anness Publishing How to Attract Wildlife Birds into the Garden A
Book SynopsisA practical gardener's guide for animal lovers, including planting advice, designs and 90 step-by-step projects, with 1700 photographs. It includes illustrated directories of over 200 plant species, from annuals to climbers, with practical advice on cultivation and uses, and 80 of the common garden bird species.
£13.49
Running Press,U.S. At Home in Joshua Tree
Book SynopsisReset, reflect, create. That''s the motto at the Joshua Tree House -- an irresistibly bohemian bed-and-breakfast in the storied hi-desert of southern California. Guided by nature and the cycles of the sun, the Joshua Tree House offers an intentional, mindful way of living that combines the very best of the wellness movement and modern design to celebrate the singular beauty of the desert. At Home in Joshua Tree offers a peak inside this world, with Joshua Tree House founders Sara and Rich Combs bringing readers into their warm, inviting world through mindful practices that enhance the everyday. They begin by introducing life in the hi-desert, as well as their design principles, before moving through a day in the desert (sunrise, morning, mid-day, dusk, nightfall, etc.), with each chapter highlighting designs, recipes, wellness practices, and entertaining rituals that elevate and honor the ordinary moments associated with that time. Interviews with other designers, artists, and makers who are inspired by the desert, including those whose designs are featured throughout the Joshua Tree House, are featured throughout, alongside gorgeous full-bleed photographs and a complete sourcing guide.
£22.50
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
£31.50
Beacon Press The Broken Spears Beacon Classics
Book SynopsisFor hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel León-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of indigenous peoples. In this new and updated edition of his classic The Broken Spears, León-Portilla has included accounts from native Aztec descendants across the centuries. These texts bear witness to the extraordinary vitality of an oral tradition that preserves the viewpoints of the vanquished instead of the victors. León-Portilla''s new Postscript reflects upon the critical importance of these unexpected historical accounts.
£18.70
Southern Illinois University Press The New Chicago Way Lessons from Other Big
Book SynopsisCompares the decisions about Chicago's governance and finances with choices made in fourteen other large US cities. The problems that seem unique to Chicago have been encountered elsewhere, and Chicagoans, the authors posit, can learn from the successful solutions other cities have embraced.
£17.81
University Press of Florida Florida ScrubJay
Book SynopsisThe only bird species that lives exclusively in Florida, the Florida Scrub-Jay was once common across the peninsula. But as development has reduced its habitat, the species has become endangered. With an explorer's spirit, Mark Walters travels the state to report on the natural history and current predicament of Florida's flagship bird.
£27.81
University Press of Florida Indian River Lagoon
Book SynopsisStretching along 156 miles of Florida's East Coast, the Indian River Lagoon contains the St. Lucie estuary, the Mosquito Lagoon, Banana River Lagoon, and the Indian River. This book traces the winding story of the waterway, showing how humans have altered the area to fit their needs and how the lagoon has influenced the cultures along its shores.Trade ReviewLively and nuanced." - David McCally, author of The Everglades: An Environmental History "As we work to repair the damage we have done to fragile ecosystems, this book tells us how much we have lost and how little time we have left before it is completely destroyed. Important reading for all interested in saving what is left of vanishing natural Florida." - Steven Noll, coauthor of Ditch of Dreams: The Cross Florida Barge Canal and the Struggle for Florida’s Future "Osborn has finally gifted the long misunderstood Indian River Lagoon with the discerning scientific insights and cultural perspective it deserves." - Bill Belleville, author of The Peace of Blue: Water Journeys "Unwinds the natural and human histories that have made the region both popular and fragile." - Evan P. Bennett, author of When Tobacco Was King: Families, Farm Labor, and Federal Policy in the Piedmont
£23.79
Taylor & Francis Inc Cape Verde Crioulo Colony To Independent Nation
Book SynopsisThe Cape Verde Islands, an Atlantic archipelago off the coast of Senegal, were first settled during the Portuguese Age of Discovery in the fifteenth century. A Crioula population quickly evolved from a small group of Portuguese settlers and large numbers of slaves from the West African coast. In this important, integrated new study, Dr. Richard Lobban sketches Cape Verde''s complex history over five centuries, from its role in the slave trade through its years under Portuguese colonial administration and its protracted armed struggle on the Guinea coast for national independence, there and in Cape Verde. Lobban offers a rich ethnography of the islands, exploring the diverse heritage of Cape Verdeans who have descended from Africans, Europeans, and Luso-Africans. Looking at economics and politics, Lobban reflects on Cape Verde''s efforts to achieve economic growth and development, analyzing the move from colonialism to state socialism, and on to a privatized market economy built around Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Historical Setting -- Society and Culture -- Radicals, Soldiers, and Democrats: Politics in Cape Verde -- Peasants, Socialists, and Capitalists: Economics in Cape Verde -- Conclusion: Cape Verde at the End of the Twentieth Century
£47.49
Taylor & Francis Principles of Environmental Economics and
Book SynopsisPrinciples of Environmental Economics and Sustainability was the first textbook to make a serious attempt to systematically integrate ecological and economic principles. It successfully introduced ecological perspectives to the study of environmental economics while maintaining the integrity of the standard economic approach.In this new edition this notion continues to be embraced while also offering readers several further features, including greater in-depth coverage of the economics of climate change, expanded reference sections, and an updated and expanded review and discussion questions section. The unique integration of both mainstream and ecological approaches which this textbook provides proves particularly illuminating in relation to the following topics: economics of climate change environmental valuation costbenefit analysis and the environment sustainability in theory and practice limits to growtTable of ContentsIntroduction: what is environmental economics all about? PART I Environmental economics: foundational concepts, theories, and perspectives 1. The natural environment and the human economy: the neoclassical economic perspective 2. The natural environment and the human economy: an ecological perspective 3. Trade-offs: economic activity versus environmental quality PART II The environment: pollution control, policy instruments, valuation, and project evaluation 4. The economic theory of pollution control: the optimal level of pollution 5. The economics of environmental regulations: emission standards and effluent charges 6. The economics of environmental regulations: transferable emission credits and the macroeconomic effects of environmental regulation 7. Economic valuation of environmental goods and services 8. Frameworks for the economic appraisal of environmental projects: cost–benefit analysis and others. PART III Climate change: the new environmental reality 9. The economics of climate change PART IV The perennial debates on the biophysical limits to economic growth and the emerging paradigm of sustainable development 10. Biophysical limits to economic growth: Malthusian perspectives 11. Biophysical limits to economic growth: the neoclassical economic perspective 12. The economics of sustainability 13. Green accounting and alternative indicators of sustainability 14. The business case for environmental sustainability
£65.54
Taylor & Francis Inc Urban and Regional Planning
Book SynopsisThis is the sixth edition of the classic text for students of geography and urban and regional planning. It gives an historical overview of the changes in cities and regions and in the development of the theory and practice of planning throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.The extensively revised edition now incorporates new material on European issues, as well as updated country-specific sections and the impact of recession. Specific references are made to the most important British developments in recent times, including new towns, neo-liberalism, the devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and to cities and combined authorities, the role of infrastructure and high-speed rail, the impact of austerity, neighbourhood planning, Brexit and the continual story of the northsouth divide. A chapter on United States planning discusses the continuing trends of urban dispersal and social polarisation, the treatment of climate change, the rise of edge cities and theTable of Contents1. Planning, Planners and Plans 2. The Origins: Urban Growth3. The Seers: Pioneer Thinkers in Urban Planning4. The Creation of The Postwar Planning Machine5. National/Regional Planning Since 19456. Planning for Cities and City Regions After 19457. Planning in Western Europe Since 19458. Planning in The United States Since 1945 9. The Planning Process Reshaped10. A Future for Urban and Regional Planning
£39.99
Taylor & Francis Inc Environmental Hazards
Book SynopsisThe seventh edition of Environmental Hazards provides a much expanded and fully up-to-date overview of all the extreme environmental events that threaten people and what they value in the 21st century globally. It integrates cutting-edge materials to provide an interdisciplinary approach to environmental hazards and their management, illustrating how natural and human systems interact to place communities of all sizes, and at all stages of economic development, at risk. Part 1 defines basic concepts of hazard, risk, vulnerability and disaster and explores the evolution of hazards theory. Part 2 employs a consistent chapter structure to demonstrate how individual hazards occur, their impacts and how the risks can be assessed and managed.This extensively revised edition includes:Fresh perspectives on the reliability of disaster data, disaster risk reduction, risk and disaster perception and communication, and new technologies available to assist with environmTrade Review"The 7th edition of Environmental Hazards is like having coffee with an old friend - the coffee is just better. This timely update of this classic text brings to the fold the latest in hazard, risk, and disaster risk reduction. I believe this is, and remains, an essential text for students, academics, and policy makers alike." Dewald van Niekerk, African Centre for Disaster Studies, North-West University, South Africa. "This book provides a clear explanation of hazard and resilience typology in environmental science so that readers can completely understand the terminology and its usage. The updates of the current pandemic and "new" types of disasters are also covered, providing insights and connecting the events with the existing theory on disaster management and environmental issues. Highly recommended for undergraduates and graduates alike to have an excellent understanding on the subject on hazard, resiliency and environmental issues." Elisabeth Rianawati, Director, Resilience Development Initiative (RDI). "This book provides one of the most comprehensive compilations on the important topic of Environmental Hazards with cross cutting relations with disaster risk reduction. The book eloquently describes hazards, risks and its assessment and management. I find this book a great reference for the students, researchers and practitioners in the related field." Professor Rajib Shaw, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Japan. "This timely new edition of a now classic text forefronts the latest perspectives on hazards and disasters without losing sight of the salient history of ideas and interventions. It is a tremendous learning resource, and an invaluable reference for anyone interested in, or involved with, disaster risk reduction." Clive Oppenheimer, Cambridge University, UK. Table of ContentsForeword by Mami Mizutori Part One: The Nature of Hazard Chapter 1 – Hazard in the Environment Chapter 2 – Dimensions of Disaster Chapter 3 – Vulnerability, Resilience, and Sustainability Chapter 4 – Risk Assessment and Management Chapter 5 – Disaster Risk Reduction Part Two: The Experience and Reduction of Hazard Chapter 6 – Earthquake hazards Chapter 7 – Volcanic hazards Chapter 8 – Tsunami hazards Chapter 9 – Mass Movements Chapter 10 – Storms Chapter 11 – Floods Chapter 12 – Drought Chapter 13 – Extreme Temperatures Chapter 14 – Wildfires Chapter 15 – Epidemic Diseases Part Three: Environmental Hazard and Risk in an Anthropocene Chapter 16 – Anthropocene Changes Chapter 17 – Industrial and Waste Hazards Chapter 18 – Climate and Beyond Chapter 19 – Using Environmental Hazards Knowledge for Action
£39.99
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
University of Georgia Press An Abundance of Curiosities The Natural History
Book SynopsisBeginning with an overview of early naturalists who marveled at the region’s natural treasures, Eric Bolen and James Parnell’s natural history of the Coastal Plain offers a nature-focused walk through the distinctive geological features and plant and animal communities of the area that extends from the Fall Line to the shores of the Atlantic Ocean.
£36.99
LUP - University of Georgia Press Urban Climate Justice
Book SynopsisArguing that climate injustice is one of our most pressing urban problems, this volume explores the possibilities and challenges for more just urban futures under climate change. Contributors to the volume build theoretical tools for interrogating the root causes of climate change, as well as policy failures.
£39.63
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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University of Pittsburgh Press The Age of Mammals
Book SynopsisWith this book, Manias considers the cultural resonance of mammal paleontology from an international perspective - how reconstructions of the deep past of fossil mammals across the world conditioned new understandings of nature and the current environment.
£54.62
University of Pittsburgh Press Watching the River Run
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University of Pittsburgh Press Reading the World
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ME - Fordham University Press Deep Time Dark Times
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Herding the Cats of Deep Time 1 2. Who Do We Think We Are? 26 3. Cosmic Passions 36 4. Thinking Geologically after Nietzsche 47 5. Angst and Attunement 60 6. The Present Age: A Case Study 73 7. Posthumanist Responsibility 82 8. The New Materialism 96 9. The Unthinkable and the Impossible 107 10. What Is to Be Done? Democracy and Beyond 121 Acknowledgments 137 Notes 139 Index 157
£16.14
Fordham University Press On the Horizon of World Literature Forms of
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction: Reading Literary Modernities on the Horizon of World Literature | 1 1. Literary Modernity and the Emancipation of Voice: Defences of Poetry by Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lu Xun | 23 2. Shakespearean Retellings and the Question of the Common Reader: Charles and Mary Lamb’s Tales from Shakespeare and Lin Shu’s Yinbian Yanyu | 50 3. Estrangements of the World in the Familiar Essay: Charles Lamb and Zhou Zuoren’s Approaches to the Ordinary | 73 4. Between the Theater and the Novel: Woman, Modernity, and the Restaging of the Ordinary in Mansfield Park and The Rouge of the North | 92 Coda | 137 Acknowledgments | 141 Notes | 145 Index | 161
£71.25
British Geological Survey Northern Highlands of Scotland v2 Vol 2 Regional
Book SynopsisRegional Geology Guides provide a broad view and interpretation of the geology of a region.
£14.25
British Geological Survey Wales Regional Geology Guides
Book SynopsisThis guide describes the geological history of Wales, the evolution of its structure, its stratigraphy and the nature of the rocks and processes that have shaped the Welsh landscape.
£17.10
British Geological Survey Northern England Regional Geology Guides
Book SynopsisA comprehensive account of the geology of Northern England, including Lake District National Park, Northumberland National Park and part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is suitable for geologists, students and those who are interested in the various interpretations of the geology of the region.
£17.10
University of Exeter The Geology Of Cornwall
Book SynopsisThe geology of Cornwall has been the subject of continuing investigation since the end of the seventeenth century. A literature of great historical interest exists, and this is analysed in this book alongside a wide-ranging review of the current position and assessments of the environmental consequences of rock and mineral exploitation.Trade Review"A useful book for an introduction to Cornish geology." (OUGS Journal, Spring 2001) "Altogether this is a most informative and readable book, and the paperback version is very reasonably priced. It is recommended for anyone who wishes to gain an informed up-to-date introduction to the geology of this geologically complex, yet historically important area." (Mineralogical Magazine October 1999) Table of ContentsList of Plates List of Figures List of Tables Contributors Abbreviations Preface-Geological Field Work A Code for Geological Field Work Acknowledgements Chapter One: Introduction, C.M. Bristow, E.M. Durrance and E.B. Selwood Chapter Two: The Pre Devonion Tectonic Framework, E.M Durrance Chapter Three: The Lizard Complex, J.R. Andrews Chapter Four: Devonion, K.P. Isaac, E.B. Selwood and R.K. Shail Chapter Five: Carboniferous, K.P. Issac and J.M Thomas Chapter Six: Variscan Structure and Regional Metamorphism, J.R. Andrews, K.P Isaac, E.B. Selwood, R.K Shail and J.M. Thomas Chapter Seven: Granites and Associated Igneous Activiy, D.A.C. Manning Chapter Eight: Mineralization, R.C. Scrivener and T.J Shepherd Chapter Nine: Modelling the Mineralization Framework, F.W.A.A Lucas and J. Willis-Richards Chapter Ten: China-Clay, C.M. Bristow Chapter Eleven: Offshore and Mesozoic Geology, M.B. Hart Chapter Twelve: The Tertiary, K. Atkinson Chapter Thirteen: The Quaternary, R.A. Cullingford Chapter Fourteen: History of Metalliferous Mining, R. Burt Chapter Fifteen: The Contemporary Extractive Industry, C.M. Bristow Chapter Sixteen: Environmental Geology, R.P. Edwards, P. Grainger and M.J Heath References Subject Index Locality Index
£28.50
Oneworld Publications Biodiversity
Book SynopsisReveals the roots of our biodiversity crisis, why we failed to meet targets set over a decade ago, and what we must do now to protect and preserve nature’s wondersTrade Review‘If you have any doubts about the meaning of the term biodiversity or its importance to the world, here is a book that explains it in an interesting and accessible way and challenges us to protect it better.’ -- Professor Sir Ghillean Prance FRS, FLS, FRSB, botanist and former director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew‘A stimulating, authoritative and deeply rewarding read that makes you think about the natural world in a novel way.’ -- Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, former executive secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity‘Spicer spells out the chilling message…the findings of which have been backed by respected scientists from the United Nations, Yale University and the Eden Project.’ * Herald *‘Will appeal to intelligent non-specialists and may provide the incentive to study the subject in greater depth.’ * Journal of Biological Education *‘This is science for the general reader at its very best – clear, committed, fascinating and laser-focused on the crisis we face.’ -- Randal Keynes, great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin and author of Creation: The True Story of Charles Darwin‘His gift for the telling analogy and his clear, lively writing make Biodiversity a pleasure to read.’ -- Stephen C. Stearns, Edward P. Bass Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale UniversityTable of Contents1 The pandemic of wounded biodiversity Biodiversity – what was that again? A long, leisurely trip to La Jolla Directions 2 Teeming boisterous life The big picture The volleyball on Mission Beach ‘A rose by any other name’…what’s a species? Morphological species Identifying species without ever seeing them Biological species Evolutionary species Naming species How many living species…and what are they? 1) To the nearest approximation (almost) every organism is an arthropod…? 2) Greenery: The Plantae 3) Fungi: Mushrooms, moulds and yeasts – The Fungi 4) Mollusca: Shell life 5) Chordata: Animals with backbones…mostly 6) Protozoa or Protista? 7) Nematoda: The roundworm that’s the fly in the ointment? 8) Bacteria and Archaea: Microbial life Remaining animal groupings Viruses: All the world’s a phage… or nearly New species Planting and growing the ‘tree of life’ The great chain of being Linnaeus’s hierarchical classification Influence of evolutionary ideas Chatton’s two-domain idea Whittaker’s five-kingdom approach Woese and the three-domain model A new twist to the three-domain model …and when is a tree a bush? Designs on life The phylum and the Bauplan Most phyla are not very species rich An unequal distribution of life 3 Where on Earth is biodiversity? From Berkeley, south to the Sea of Cortez More is more Back to Bird Rock The species–area relationship Those who go down to the sea in ships Hotspots: A tale of two definitions Big-scale biodiversity: Biogeographical and political regions On land Sea Biodiversity by country Latitude for life? The land The sea Genetic diversity and latitude Why is there a latitudinal gradient? Altitude Lessons from the tops of Scottish mountains Biodiversity takes the hump with altitude Mountains as islands? Aerial plankton and organisms in flight Depth The short-lived azoic theory Out of our depth A journey to the centre of the Earth Staying close to home Congruence: The holy grail of diversity? 4 A world that was old when we came into it: Diversity, deep time and extinction One every twenty minutes? A life in the year of… Precambrian – before life? A schoolgirl changes our understanding of life before life – but no one believes her The garden of Ediacara A world of chemical energy, not driven by sunlight? How familiar is the Ediacaran fauna? Explosive Cambrian Cambrian forms Archaeocyatha: The only extinct phylum? Why diversify now? Cambrian explosion or short fuse? Cambrian biodiversity: Good designs… or just lucky? How a small quarry in British Columbia changed our understanding of biodiversity ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ To conclude Post-Cambrian: Tinkering with successful designs? Palaeozoic – ‘first life’ Middle and modern life The present – not set in stone Beginnings of evolution: The origin of species End of evolution: Extinction The ‘big five’ Causes of extinction Extinctions as routine events in the history of life Early humans and biodiversity Extinctions post-1600s Proving extinction? The Red Data Book Other takes on extinction To conclude 5 Swept away and changed Threatening behaviour Living beyond our means Top five direct (or proximate) causes of biodiversity loss 1) Habitat loss and degradation 2) Direct exploitation Home economics Food, glorious food Industrial materials Medicine sans frontiers Ecotourism Controlling the natural world 3) Climate change 4) Introduced species The domino effect: Extinction cascades Some light relief: Complete elimination of biodiversity by extraterrestrial means The ultimate cause of biodiversity loss: You and me Once upon a time there were two people…now look how many Not just population size but where people live Not just population size but what people do It’s the poor that do the suffering To conclude 6 Are the most beautiful things the most useless? ‘…and for everything else there’s Mastercard’ Costing a small planet Use now, pay when? What bees do for free is expensive Costing the Earth – literally How Biosphere 1 works – as one Earth, the Goldilocks planet – just right Lovelock’s Gaia hypothesis Critiques of Gaia How bits of Biosphere 1 work Build your own biosphere: Not-so-silent running The home marine aquarium Mysteries and hazards Valuable for what, and to whom? Keeping options open Bequest and bequeathal Full-on philosophers and laid-back religion? Value bestowed, not intrinsic Intrinsic value Valued as an object of worship or through kinship A creator gives biodiversity value To conclude 7 Our greatest hazard and our only hope? Saving private land Antecedents Oh, Rio Large brushstrokes Louder than words Arks in parks Out of place – but alive Buzzword for the twenty-first century Responses to Rio Millennium Assessment Aichi (2010) and ‘Pathway for Humanity’ (2015) Strategic plan for biodiversity and Aichi biodiversity targets ‘Pathway for Humanity’: UN Sustainable Development Goals (2015) Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (2019) Aichi Target 11: Increasing protected areas Goal 16: Nagoya protocol in force Sustainability goals No room for the individual? Epilogue 8 No one is too small to make a difference Going further: Suggestions for wider reading Index
£8.99
Oneworld Publications Ending Hunger
Book SynopsisIs worldwide famine just around the corner? And do I really have to go vegan?‘A provocative vision.’ Sunday Times In 2017, the number of people going hungry in the world increased, for the first time in a decade. Pesticide-resistant bugs lay waste to crops across the globe, from bananas to potatoes. Food production releases billions of tons of carbon into the world, and it’s only getting worse. The writing is on the wall: our food system must change. But no one can agree on how. With his trademark counterintuition, Anthony Warner reveals that we have the ability to make a world where no one starves. And one where we don’t feel guilty about tucking in.Trade Review‘A provocative vision.’ * Sunday Times *‘This is an important book, and a good one. It’s ambitious and well-researched and timely… Food science can be a dry topic, but Warner manages to make it an entertaining one.’ -- Spectator on The Angry Chef
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Floris Books The Story of Water Source of Life
Book SynopsisDiscusses all aspects of water and the evolution of life, including how water acts as the medium of communication between all living organisms.Trade Review"Alick Bartholomew has done a great service to us all by putting the fundamental issues of water so clearly and lucidly in front of us. His [book] is a perfect guide to show us the way to put right our broken relationship with water. This is one of those rare books which brings science, spirituality and practicality in one integrated whole."--Satish Kumar, Editor, Resurgence"In a single volume, by analysing and synthesising the insights of recent research into the qualities of water that best support life, Alick has taken us a step closer to answering that most fundamental of questions, 'What is Life?'!" --Chris Weedon, Co-founder The Water Association"Alick Bartholomew's new book: 'The Story of Water: Source of Life' is a passionate attempt to get us to stop taking water for granted and to give it the attention - and respect and even love - it deserves 'The Story of Water' covers just about everything that you would want, or need, to know about this most precious element. The book is encyclopaedic in scope, testament to Bartholomew's long and deeply-researched interest in the subject 'The Story of Water' remains a thought-provoking book which should be read widely."-- Paul Carline, New View, Autumn 2010"In this unique, wide-ranging work, which includes some beautiful colour plates, Bartholomew reiterates the importance and characteristics of water, its purpose in the Cosmos and our solar system, its atmospheric and terrestrial cycles, and its role in nuturing animal and plant life as well as evolutionary progress."-- Ruth Parnell, Nexus"Words cannot describe the extraordinarily comprehensive, deep and lucid treatment of the role of water within our bodies and in the environment. Based on more than a century of scientific study, much of which hasn't been recognized by mainstream scientists, Bartholemew's magnum opus argues convincingly that water is most life-giving and life-enhancing substance known to humanity: we can either destroy ourselves and our surroundings by polluting our water or we can heal through natural processes, positive intention and vortex motion. Water has consciousness and memory. This is the most important book I've read in the new century and will be required reading for all my students."-- Brian O'Leary, Ph.D, author of The Energy Solution Revolution"Through a more profound understanding of the nature of water, Alick has made a very significant contribution to the emergence of a holistic worldview, while not neglecting the ecological and political dimentions of water with which we will have to deal collectively in the next 20 years, This book is essential reading for those who wish to understand the real story of water."-- David Lorimer, Scientific and Medical Network Review, Winter 2010'A rich tapestry that describes the story of water form its many aspects and appearances It helps give a deeper appreciation of water so that we can give it the respect it deserves. The book starts with lovely meditation.'-- Star & furrow, Winter 2011
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New Society Publishers Creating Cohousing
Book Synopsis The cohousing bible by the US originators of the concept. A man''s home is his castle. But demographic and economic changes haveturned our castles into islands. How can we regain the elements of the traditional village family, cooperation, community and a sense of belonging within the context of 21st century life? Creating Cohousing: Building Sustainable Communities is an in-depth exploration of a uniquely rewarding type of housing which is perfect for anyone who values their independence but longs for more connection with those around them. Written by the award-winning team that wrote the original cohousing bible and first brought cohousing to North America, this fully-illustrated manual combines nuts-and-bolts practical considerations and design ideas with extensive case studies of dozens of diverse communities in Europe and North America. Cohousing communities create unique opportunities for designing more sustainable lifestyles. WhetheTable of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Bill McKibben Preface Part One: Introducing Cohousing Chapter 1 Addressing Our Changing Lifestyles Chapter 2 How Cohousing Works Chapter 3 An Old Idea — A Contemporary Approach Part Two: Cohousing Communities in Europe: An Inside Look Chapter 4 The Evolution of Cohousing in Europe Chapter 5 Trudeslund Chapter 6 Sun and Wind + Overdrevet Chapter 7 Jerngarden Chapter 8 Jystrup Savvaerket Chapter 9 Tornevangsgarden Chapter 10 Bondebjerget Chapter 11 Drejerbanken Part Three: Two Decades of Cohousing in North America Chapter 12 FrogSong Cohousing Chapter 13 Hearthstone Cohousing Chapter 14 Bellingham Cohousing & Pleasant Hill Cohousing Chapter 15 Muir Commons Chapter 16 Doyle Street Chapter 17 Southside Park Cohousing Chapter 18 Jamaica Plain Cohousing Chapter 19 Berkeley Cohousing Chapter 20 Temescal Commons and Temescal Creek Chapter 21 Swan's Market Cohousing Chapter 22 WindSong Cohousing Chapter 23 Quayside Village Cohousing Chapter 24 Fresno Cohousing Chapter 25 Belfast Cohousing and Ecovillage Chapter 26 Yarrow Ecovillage Part Four: Creating Cohousing Chapter 27 From Dream to Reality Chapter 28 The Participatory Design Process Chapter 29 Cohousing Design Part Five: Sustainability, Longevity, and the Cohousing Legacy Chapter 30 Cohousing and Community Chapter 31 Happily Ever Aftering in Cohousing Chapter 32 The Legacy of Cohousing Afterword Selected Bibliography Notes Index About the Authors
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New Society Publishers A Finer Future
Book SynopsisThe blueprint for an inspiring regenerative economy that avoids collapse and works for people and the planet. Humanity is in a race with catastrophe. Is the future one of global warming, 65 million migrants fleeing failed states, soaring inequality, and grid-locked politics? Or one of empowered entrepreneurs and innovators working towards social change, leveling the playing field, and building a world that works for everyone? While the specter of collapse looms large, A Finer Future demonstrates that humanity has a chance - just - to thread the needle of sustainability and build a regenerative economy through a powerful combination of enlightened entrepreneurialism, regenerative economy, technology, and innovative policy.The authors - world leaders in business, economics, and sustainability - gather the environmental economics evidence, outline the principles of a regenerative economy, and detail a policy roadmap to achieving it, including: Transforming finance and corporations Reimagining energy, agriculture, ecosystems, and the nature of how we work Enhancing human well-being Delivering a world that respects ecosystems and human community. Charting the course to a regenerative economy is the most important work facing humanity and A Finer Future provides the essential blueprint for business leaders, entrepreneurs, environmentalists, politicians, policymakers, and others working to create a world that works for people and the planet.AWARDS SILVER 2020 Eric Zencey Prize SILVER 2018 Nautilus Book Awards: Ecology & Environment BRONZE 2018 Foreword INDIES: Business & Economics Table of ContentsForeword by Kate Raworth Acknowledgements Prologue: The Parable of the CaterpillarIntroduction: Welcome to the Anthropocene Section 1: It'll Do Til the Mess Arrives 1. Imagine 2. The Story That Got Us In Trouble 3. Tell Me A Better Story: Regenerative Economics Section 2: Buying Time to Fix the Mess 4. Everyone Wins: The Circular Economy 5. Building A Better World 6. Going Places: Efficiency in Vehicles Section 3: Transformation: The Plot Thickens 7. Moving Money from Harm to Healing 8. Corporate Transformation 9. Growing a Finer Future 10. Triumph of the Sun: The Mother of All Disruptions Section 4: Systemic Change: Policies to Get Us Out of the Mess 11. Level the Playing Field 12. Meet Basic Needs for All 13. Confront the Myth of Growth 14. A Values Shift 15. Reinventing Governance 16. Bringing It HomeSection 5: A Finer Future Is Possible Notes Index About the Authors About New Society Publishers
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New Society Publishers The Edible Ecosystem Solution
Book SynopsisStart a peaceful revolution by planting an edible ecosystem and sharing the experience with your neighborsHumans have always thrived in rich, diverse, edible ecosystems. Yet most cities and suburbs are blanketed by lawns, ornamentals, and a lack of biodiversity, let alone anything edible. It is within these sterile landscapes that seeds of an edible ecosystem lie. The Edible Ecosystem Solution is a comprehensive, practical guidebook that looks at underutilized spaces to reveal the many opportunities for landscape transformation that are both far-reaching and immediately beneficial and enjoyable. Contents include: Hundreds of full-color infographics, illustrations, and photographs that clearly outline the principles and concepts of edible landscape design and benefits How to get started with as little as 25 square feet of land How to transition a garden plot into a place of edible abundance and an edible biTable of ContentsDedicationThesis About This Book Section 1: The Ecology of Humanity Precious Place in Space Biodiversity Ecosystems Human Habitat Ancestral Ecosystems Section 2: Solutions and Opportunities Habitat Lost Modern Ecosystem Services Big-Picture Services Opportunities Livable Community Benefits Common Lines Micro-Landscapes Ecosystem Spot Section 3: Edible Ecosystem Design Inspiration to Act Site Selection and Micro-Environment Build a Permabed Site-Suitable Plant Selection Design an Ecosystem Guild Plant a Micro-Landscape Modular Ecosystem Landscape Section 4: Educate, Propagate, Inspire Ecosystem Dispersal Edible Ecosystem Qualities Catalyzing Land Transition EPI Is a Model for Success Section 5: Ecosystem Culture Transitioning Our Habitat Land, People, Culture Change Has Many Stakeholders Leadership Regenerative Wealth Security Habitat Is a Human Right Endnotes Index About the Author A Note about the Publisher
£26.09
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
New Society Publishers Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle
Book SynopsisStop thinking about efficiency and start thinking about sufficiency Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle reveals the carbon cost of everything we do, identifying where we can make big reductions, while not sweating the small stuff. The international scientific consensus is that we have less than a decade to drastically slash our collective carbon emissions to keep global heating to 1.5 degrees and avert catastrophe. This means that many of us have to cut our individual carbon footprints by over 80% to 2.5 tonnes per person per year by 2030. But where to start? Drawing on Lloyd Alter''s journey to track his daily carbon emissions and live the 1.5 degree lifestyle, coverage includes: What it looks like to live a rich and truly green life From take-out food, to bikes and cars, to your internet usage finding the big wins, ignoring the trivial, and spotting marketing ploys The invisible embodied carbon baked into evTrade Review"Lloyd Alter has created a highly engaging, intelligent, and thoughtful "manual for living the 1.5-degree lifestyle." There is plenty of myth-busting, supported by quality, in-depth research which goes far beyond the usual well-worn clichés and mantras. He humanises and crystallizes the "choices and trade-offs" we have to make to keep within 1.5°C global warming, so 'it is sufficient with enough to go around for everyone.'" — Rosalind Readhead, English climate activist "This joyful adventure in 1.5 degree living shows that a focus on "sufficiency" can unlock a happier, healthier sustainable way of life. "Efficiency" has dominated precisely because it perpetuates the status quo but Lloyd´s story shines a light on why we must transform our vision of a "good life" as well as practical tips for how to do it." — Kate Power, development director, Hot or Cool Institute "For years I've relied on Lloyd Alter's no-nonsense insight in Treehugger, including his direct, and to-the-point reflections on the elements of a better urban life. In his new, equally clear book, he's done it again with an immensely practical set of insights and rules to live by. With wisdom gleaned during the pandemic-year, Lloyd joins Paul Hawken as a master of the carbon drawdown roadmap." — Chuck Wolfe, Seeing Better Cities Group, author, Sustaining a City's Culture and Character "With fact-based research and tales of personal experience, Lloyd will reach many new audiences with this book. I, for one, embrace a return to the concept of sufficiency with regard to transportation, food, and more. For all who've been preaching climate action, or skirting it, I implore you to read this book and own up to all the ways you could try harder, and then get louder about sharing the overall life benefits you gain." — Andrea Learned, climate leadership strategist, founder, #Bikes4Climate "Lloyd Alter's writing is always fresh, incisive, and thoughtful and, in this timely and clearly written call to action, he tells us exactly what we as citizens of the world must do in our everyday lives to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions before it's too late. Reflecting Alter's background as an architect and real estate developer, this book is at once idealistic and pragmatic, and the lifestyle issues it addresses — based on the author's own experience — could not be more urgent. Governments and businesses cannot solve this problem without actions by each of us as individuals, and Alter tells us how." — F. Kaid Benfield, Senior Counsel, PlaceMakers LLC Table of ContentsAcknowledgments The 1.5-Degree Lifestyle: Introduction 1. What's the 1.5-Degree Lifestyle? 2. Equity, Fairness, and the 2.5-Tonne Budget 3. Why Individual Actions Matter 4. Energy, Efficiency, and Sufficiency 5. What We Eat 6. How We Live 7. How We Move 8. Why We Buy 9. Conclusion: In Pursuit of Sufficiency Notes Index About the Author About New Society Publishers
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New Society Publishers I Want a Better Catastrophe
Book SynopsisReeling from a crisis of hope, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd seeks out today's leading climate thinkers, from collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht to Indigenous botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer. "If it's the end of the world, now what?" he asks, as he steers us through our climate angst in search of a "better catastrophe."Trade Review"Urgent, sobering reading." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review "The most realistic yet least depressing end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it guide out there." —Foreword Reviews, starred review "The book is stunning. By delivering its devastating news in imaginative, engaging, and sometimes even hilarious ways, it marks the emergence of a new and genuinely exciting kind of realism." —Brian Eno, musician and environmentalist "A profound meditation on how to live in a world on the brink of collapse. Boyd moves gracefully beyond the usual talk of hope and despair to provide a startling vision of a future shaped not only by chaos, but also by compassionate care." —Jenny Offill, author, Weather and Dept. of Speculation "A heartfelt and humorous take on how to show up at 'the end of the world as we know it'." —Britt Wray, PhD, Human and Planetary Health Fellow, Stanford University and author, Generation Dread "I Want a Better Catastrophe is unlike anything else I've ever read about climate change, and how to keep living through it. For a start it's extremely funny. It is also angry, passionate, curious, honest, surprising, and very well-researched. Beyond its signature gallows humor, it brings a kind of deeply felt "gallows love" for the beauty and wonder of the world, and how we must fight to defend it." —Nick Hunt, co-director, Dark Mountain Project, and author, Outlandish "Time is clearly short—but I Want a Better Catastrophe proves it's never too late for a good laugh, a good cry, and a good call to action!" —Bill McKibben, author, The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon "Through expert interviews, compassionate analysis, and deliciously dark wit, Boyd beats a path through the messy emotional and psychological terrain we must travel in order to face the future." —Onnesha Roychoudhuri, author, The Marginalized Majority "A rowdy, taboo-busting get-together of climate emergency thinkers." —Josephine Ferorelli, co-founder, Conceivable Future "A must read for its wit, and for the insights it offers." —Paul D. Miller, aka DJ SpookyTable of ContentsPrologue: It's the End of the World. Now What? Chapter 1: Impossible News Interview: Guy McPherson "If we’re the last of our species, let’s act like the best of our species.” Interview: Tim DeChristopher “It’s too late— which means there’s more to fight for than ever.” Chapter 2: The Five Stages of Climate Grief Interview: Meg Wheatley —“Give in without giving up.” Chapter 3: Existential Crisis Scenario Planning Interview: Gopal Dayaneni — “We’re going to suffer, so let’s distribute that suffering equitably.” Chapter 4: How to Be White at the End of the World Chapter 5: Is There Hope Interview: Joanna Macy — “Be of service not knowing whether you’re a hospice worker or a midwife.” Interview: Jamey Hecht — “Witness the whole human story through tragic eyes.” Chapter 6: What Is Still Worth Doing Interview: adrienne maree brown — “How do we fall as if we were holding a child on our chest?” Interview: Robin Wall Kimmerer — “How can I be a good ancestor?” Chapter 7: Experiments on the Verge Chapter 8: Another End of the World Is Possible Epilogue: Now Is When You Are Needed Most Epi-Epilogue: Passing the Torch Appendix: Stuff You Can (Still) Do
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City Lights Books Green Is the New Red
Book SynopsisAt a time when everyone is going green, most people are unaware that the FBI is using anti-terrorism resources to target environmentalists and animal rights activists. The courts are being used to push conventional boundaries of what constitutes terrorism and to hit nonviolent activists with disproportionate sentences. Some have faced terrorism charges for simply chalking slogans on the sidewalk.Like the Red Scare, this Green Scare is about fear and intimidation, using a word?eco-terrorist?to push a political agenda, instill fear and silence dissent. The animal rights and environmental movements directly threaten corporate profits every time activists encourage people to go vegan, to stop driving, to consume fewer resources and live simply. Their boycotts are damaging, and corporations and the politicians who represent them know it. In many ways, the Green Scare, like the Red Scare, can be seen as a culture war, a war of values.Will Potter outlines the political, legal, extra-legal and public relations strategies that are being used to threaten even acts of nonviolent civil disobedience with the label of terrorism. Here is a guided tour into the world of radical activism that introduces the real people behind the headlines and tells the story of how everyday people are being prevented from speaking up for what they believe in.Will Potter unveils this complex movement with its virtues and its flaws, the courage of a few and the false bravado of others. I see this book as the definitive overview of the genesis of what is emerging as the most important social movement in human history ? the war to save ourselves from ourselves.?Captain Paul Watson, Sea Shepherd Conservation SocietyIf we are to survive capitalism''s death grip on our discourse and on our lives, it will be in great measure due to the work of people like Will Potter. His courage and integrity, which set him apart from most journalists, are evident throughout this important book, and throughout all of his other crucial work. Thank you, Will Potter.?Derrick Jensen, author of EndgamePart history, part action thriller and courtroom drama, part memoir, Green is the New Red plunges us into the wild, unruly, and entirely inspirational world of extreme environmental activism. Will Potter, participant-observer and partisan-reporter, is the perfect guide, unpacking with wit and skill the most elusive concepts . . .?Bill AyersPotter (a contributor to The Next Eco-Warriors) warns that the U.S. government is using post-9/11 anti-terrorism resources to target environmentalists and animal right activists (in some cases for doing nothing but speaking up) . . . Potter warns of the crumbling of the legal wall separating ''terrorist'' from ''dissident'' or ''undesirable,'' and concludes his account with a call to action and a decry of the injustice that results in the terrorist label being put on those who threaten American corporate interests. Alarming.?Publishers WeeklyIn this hard-hitting debut, journalist Potter likens the Justice Department targeting of environmentalists today to McCarthyism in the 1950s . . . A shocking exposé of judicial overreach.?Kirkus Reviews (Starred review)Will Potter is an award-winning reporter who has written for publications including the Chicago Tribune, the Dallas Morning News and Legal Affairs, and has testified before the U.S. Congress about his reporting. He is the creator of www.GreenIsTheNewRed.com, where he blogs about the Green Scare.Trade Review"If you've ever supported an animal welfare or environmental organization, you too may be a suspected terrorist: That's the chilling take-away from Green Is the New Red, a thoughtfully alarming examination of the U.S. government's post-9/11 domestic terror probes, which have inordinately targeted progressive-leaning activist groups. Author Will Potter, a journalist whose own low-level activism ran up against Homeland Security, delves deep into the social, political, legal--and, importantly, ethical--issues raised by this new war on 'ecoterrorism.'" --Utne Reader "While the link between separating recyclables and hijacking planes is far from obvious, the labeling of 'eco-terrorism' has been applied to many aspects of this social movement. Named the 'No. 1 domestic terrorism threat' by FBI deputy assistant director John Lewis six years ago, Potter argues that the fear tactics involved in applying such an evocative term to radical activism is an attempt to intimidate that mirrors the Red Scare of the mid-20th century (which was in fact the second wave of the government's anti-Communist focus)." --Austin Examiner
£15.99
Urban Land Institute,U.S. Professional Real Estate Development The Uli
Book SynopsisThis basic primer covers the nuts and bolts of developing all types of real estate, including multifamily, office, retail, and industrial projects. Thoroughly updated, this new edition includes numerous case studies of actual projects as well as small-scale examples that are ideal for anyone new to real estate development.
£89.10
John Wiley & Sons Inc Sea Salt Aerosol Production
Book SynopsisPublished by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 152.Sea salt aerosol (SSA) exerts a major influence over a broad reach of geophysics. It is important to the physics and chemistry of the marine atmosphere and to marine geochemistry and biogeochemistry generally. It affects visibility, remote sensing, atmospheric chemistry, and air quality. Sea salt aerosol particles interact with other atmospheric gaseous and aerosol constituents by acting as sinks for condensable gases and suppressing new particle formation, thus influencing the size distribution of these other aerosols and more broadly influencing the geochemical cycles of substances with which they interact. As the key aerosol constituent over much of Earth''s surface at present, and all the more so in pre-industrial times, SSA is central to description of Earth''s aerosol burden.Table of ContentsPreface ix 1. Introduction 1 1.1. Sea Salt Aerosol (SSA) and its Importance 1 1.2. Methods of Determining Size-Dependent SSA Production Fluxes 5 1.3. Scope of This Work 5 2. Fundamentals 9 2.1. Description of SSA Particle Sizes, Concentrations, and Fluxes 9 2.2. Major SSA Production Mechanisms 35 2.3. Factors Affecting SSA Production, Entrainment, Transport, and Removal 37 2.4. Structure of the Atmosphere Over the Ocean 44 2.5. Chemical and Physical Properties of Seawater and SSA Particles 47 2.6. Kinematics and Dynamics of SSA Particles 63 2.7. Mechanisms for Removal of SSA Particles From the Atmosphere 71 2.8. Transport of SSA in the Marine Boundary Layer 77 2.9. Vertical Distribution of SSA Particles 82 3. Methods of Determining Size-Dependent Sea Salt Aerosol Production Fluxes 101 3.1 Steady State Dry Deposition Method 101 3.2. Whitecap Method 105 3.3. Concentration Buildup Method 107 3.4. Bubble Method 109 3.5. Micrometeorological Methods 110 3.6. Along-Wind Flux Method 113 3.7. Direct Observation Method 11 6 3.8. Vertical Impaction Method 11 6 3.9. Statistical Wet Deposition Method 117 3.10. Summary of Methods for Flux Determination 117 4. Measurements and Models of Quantities Required to Evaluate Sea Salt Aerosol Production Fluxes 119 4.1. Sea Salt Aerosol Concentrations 120 4.2 Near Surface Field Measurements Pertinent to SSA Production 183 4.3. Laboratory Studies Pertinent to SSA Production 187 4.4. Bubbles in the Oceans 235 4.5. Oceanic Whitecaps 256 4.6. Dry Deposition 2 73 4.7. Minor SSA Production Mechanisms 289 5. Sea Salt Aerosol Production Fluxes: Estimates and Critical Analysis 299 5.1. General Considerations 299 5.2. Steady State Dry Deposition Method 303 5.3. Whitecap Method 314 5.4. Concentration Buildup Method 320 5.5. Bubble Method 322 5.6. Micrometeorological Methods 329 5.7. Along-Wind Flux Method 332 5.8. Direct Observation Method 337 5.9. Vertical Impaction Method 338 5.10. Statistical Wet Deposition Method 338 5.11. Comparison of Flux Estimates 339 6. Applications and Implications 345 6.1. The Climate Connection 345 6.2. Representation of SSA Production Flux in Chemical Transport Models 346 6.3. Status and Prospect 349 Principal Symbols 353 List of Figures 357 List of Tables 358 References 359 Index 409
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Anthroposophic Press Inc Water
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Taylor & Francis Job of the Planning Commissioner
Book SynopsisA popular and practical guide on how to be an effective planning commissioner. Filled with checklists and outlines, it''s both a good introduction and a handy reference. Includes a training checklist for new commissioners, criteria for keeping a master plan in working order, lists of tools to guide growth, advice on how to deal with professional staff, and dos and don''ts for conducting successful public meetings. This edition sharpens the focus on how commissioners and their staffs can operate under four core principles for planning commissioners: citizen involvement, smaller is better, living in a market-driven system, and orderly growth.Table of ContentsPreface , Introduction to the Revised Edition , What Are These Amateurs Doing in Government? , Understanding the Language of Planning and Zoning , A Layperson's Guide to the Planning Process and the Tools That Make It Work , Prerequisites to Doing an Effective Job , Intramural Coordinating or the Art of Not Passing the Buck , Public Meetings and Public Relations , Due Process or How to Be Fair , Nuts and Bolts: Zoning and Development Review , Doing a Good Job on Small-Town and Rural Commissions , Sample Rules and Regulations for a Planning Commission , Sample Organization of a Planning Commission Agenda , Sample Environmental Assessment Form , Project Checklist , An Anatomy of the Classic Southwestern Land Fraud Scheme , Example of a Report on a Quasi-Judicial Action with Facts, Findings, and Recommendations 1 , Some Relevant Questions About You and Your Planning Commission , Author's Note
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Newcastle Libraries & Information Service Newcastles of the World The history culture and
Book SynopsisA full colour book in the travelogue style of the history, culture and diversity of places called Newcastle
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