Environment

"Nelson spent a year among the Koyukon people of western Alaska, studyingtheir intimate relationship with animals and the land. His chronicle ofthat visit r...

This fully revised and updated fifth edition of Our Environment engages students and encourages them to critically evaluate potential solutions to environme...

Increasingly, Cracks Are Appearing In The Capacity Of Communities, Ecosystems, And Landscapes To Provide The Goods And Services That Sustain Our Planet's We...

Get positive suggestions for practical solutions to this heated issue. Hotly debated in the political arena and splashed across the media almost 24/7, glob...

Wide, breathtaking landscapes; crystal-clear, blue lakes; high, snow-covered mountain peaks--but also wild grizzlies, buffalos, mustangs, and rare animal ...

As oil prices continue to rise, many people are starting to think about how to unhook from the electricity grid. The Renewable Energy Handbook focuses comp...

In Earth in Mind, noted environmental educator David W. Orr focuses not on problems in education, but on the problem of education. Much of what has gone w...

Out of the earth's 6 billion people, we probably have 5.9 billion to go, but that's the goal. I'd like nothing better than to have 6 billion people talking...

Tropical and subtropical forests cover a relatively small portion of the earth’s surface, but they’re home to over half of the animal and plant species ...

Award-winning instructor and early childhood music pioneer Lynn Kleiner shares her innovative lesson plans for toddlers through primary-age children that ca...

An Introduction to Sustainability provides students with a comprehensive overview of the key concepts and ideas which are encompassed within the growing fi...

This textbook provides the first overview of plant-animal interactions for twenty years focused on the needs of students and professors. It discusses a rang...

Written by an international team of over sixty experts and drawing on over three thousand scientific studies, this is the first comprehensive global assessm...

This inspiring book of landscape photography from National Geographic captures the beauty of nature in all its breathtaking variations. Natural scenery--whe...

Jeffrey D. Sachs is one of the world's most perceptive and original analysts of global development. In this major new work he presents a compelling and prac...

As industry and technology proliferate in modern society, sustainability has jumped to the forefront of contemporary political and environmental discussions...

Provides An Account Of One Of The Greatest National Disasters The United States Has Ever Experienced And Its ConsequencesCategories: Science & Math Natu...

Wildlife in North America is under pressure, both from hunters and poachers and from habitat loss. Bears and other large animals naturally wander across an...

Virilio Defines The Ways In Which Postindustrial Science Has Merged With Out-and-out Hyperterrorism To Threaten The Foundations Of Greco-roman, Judeo-christ...

On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New DealCategories: Science & Math Earth SciencesClimatology

Called The Work Of A Mesmerizing Storyteller With Deep Compassion And Memorable Prose (publishers Weekly) And The Book That, Anyone Interested In Natural Hi...

Take a random walk through your life and you’ll find it is awash in industrial, often toxic, chemicals. Sip water from a plastic bottle and ingest bisphe...

?ming in Nature's Image provides, for the first time, a detailed look into the pioneering work of The Land Institute, the leading educational and research ...

a Vivid Forecast Of Our Planet In The Year 2050 By A Rising Star In Geoscience, Distilling Cutting-edge Research Into Four Global Forces: Demographic Tren...

A groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. Traditionally, Americans learn...

In this classic work that continues to inspire many readers, Jim Lovelock puts forward his idea that the Earth functions as a single organism. Written for n...

The economy and global competitiveness are the bottom line for society and governments, or so says conventional wisdom. But what are the real needs that mus...

This text provides a foundation in both the theoretical and practical aspects of radiative transfer, for advanced students of atmospheric, oceanic and envir...

V. 1. Principles Of Kinematics And Dynamics -- V. 2. Observations And Theory Of Weather Systems. Howard B. Bluestein. Includes Bibliographical References An...

this New, Comprehensive Textbook For Upper-division Undergraduate And Graduate Students Of Meteorology Presents For The First Time Information That Is Now ...

This Second Edition Of A New Environmental Ethics: The Next Millennium For Life On Earth Offers Clear, Powerful, And Often Moving Thoughts From Holmes Rolst...

The Wildlands Project is a far-reaching effort by scientists and activists to develop better ways of protecting nature, wilderness, and biodiversity. Its u...

Charting the history of contemporary philosophical and religious beliefs regarding nature, Roderick Nash focuses primarily on changing attitudes toward nat...

Trespass Is The Story Of One Woman's Struggle To Gain Footing In Inhospitable Territory. A Wilderness Activist And Jack Mormon, Amy Irvine Sought Respite In...

Abortion, Euthanasia, Capital Punishment, War, Genetic Engineering And Fetal Experimentation, Environmental And Animal Rights--these Topics Inspire Some Of ...

Jeffrey D. Sachs is one of the world's most perceptive and original analysts of global development. In this major new work he presents a compelling and prac...

This volume explores the issues associated with the complex subject of water quality protection in an assessment of the successes and failures of the Clean...

Corporate America increasingly relies on environmentally unsustainable forms of production, and not all Americans bear their costs equally. People of color ...

In For Love of Matter Freya Mathews challenges basic assumptions of Western science, modern philosophy, and environmental philosophy, arguing that the envir...

A philosophical exploration of the nature, scope, and significance of ecofeminist theory and practice. This book presents the key issues, concepts, and ar...

Part 1. Introduction -- Introduction: Navigating The Perfect Moral Storm In Light Of A Thirty-five Year Debate -- Thirty-five Year Climate Change Policy Deb...

Sacrifice Zones Is The Compelling Companion Work To Diamond, Steve Lerner's Landmark Study Of A Small Louisiana Town Coping With The Ravages Of Pollution Fr...

Merchants Of Doubt Tells The Story Of How A Loose-knit Group Of High-level Scientists And Scientific Advisers, With Deep Connections In Politics And Indust...

Environmental Law Has Failed Us All. As Ecosystems Collapse Across The Globe And The Climate Crisis Intensifies, Environmental Agencies Worldwide Use Their ...

In 1974, John R. Vallentyne Predicted That By The Year 2000 We Would Be Living In An Environmental Disaster He Called The Algal Bowl. Just As The Dust Bowl ...

Wetlands Are Among The Most Productive And Biologically Diverse Ecosystems On Earth. Their Very Diversity Has Confounded Ecologists And Produced A Fragmente...

in 1983, The U.n. General Assembly Created The World Commission On Environment And Development, An Independent Committee Of Twenty-two Members, Headed By ...

The Classic Guide To Living A Spiritual Life Rooted In Celtic Antiquity And Revived To Meet The Challenges Of Contemporary Life. Druidry Offers People A Pat...