Environment

Ice Age Earth provides the first detailed review of global environmental change in the Late Quaternary. Significant geological and climatic events are analy...

The road to global security," writes Jeremy Rifkin, "lies in lessening our dependence on Middle East oil and making sure that all people on Earth have acces...

Planet Earth needs its own lawyer. James Thornton is that lawyer. Who will stop the planet from committing ecological suicide? The UN? Governments? Activis...

Hybrid Geographies critically examines the opposition between nature and culture, the material and the social, as represented in scientific, environmental a...

The global environmental future is a matter of major scientific and public importance. Problems such as deforestation, pollution, the loss of natural habita...

Challenges For Research And Development On Improving Shifting Cultivation System / Dennis P. Garrity -- Working With And For Plants : Indigenous Fallow Mana...

The text product message is similar to what it has been in the past - Fellmann et al seeks to introduce users to the scope and excitement of human geography...

This Book Takes Readers Deep Into The Sonoran Desert, Looking Closely At The Relationships Of Plants And Animals With The Land And People, Through Time And ...

A Geographer With Extensive Research Experience In The Canadian North, Jack D. Ives Has Written A Lively And Informative Account Of Several Expeditions To B...

The third edition of Gordon Bonan's comprehensive textbook introduces an interdisciplinary framework to understand the interaction between terrestrial ecosy...

Deserts and Desert Environments focuses on geomorphic systems, providing a comprehensive introduction to the physical, biological, temporal, and human com...

Previous Ed.: 2003. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Science & Math Nature & EcologyEnvironment

This is an invaluable textbook for any introductory survey course on the science and policy of climate change, for both non-science majors and introductory ...

This Text Highlights The Diversity Of Political Responses To Environmental Issues, Bringing Together Over 40 Readings In Environmental Politics That Cover V...

Using a geographic approach to the study of the environment and environmental policy, the authors have successfully integrated physical, economic, social an...

This modern climatology textbook explains those climates formed near the ground in terms of the cycling of energy and mass through systems.Categories: Scien...

This book takes a non mathematical looks at the principles and processes of hydrology. Now in its fourth edition, this well established book preserves the e...

Conventional wisdom considers deserts stark, harsh regions that support few living things. Most people also believe that water alone makes the desert bloom....

"A superb reference." —- Physics Today "Will become a classic text in climate research. " —- Physics World "Valuable to anyone who studies, models, or u...

Part I. Essays On Fresh Water Issues -- An Introduction To Global Fresh Water Issues / Peter H. Gleick -- World Fresh Water Resources / Igor A. Shiklomanov ...

Rising interest in climate change and severe weather phenomena are making meteorology courses more popular than ever–yet this fast-paced, one-semester cur...

Sand dunes cover up to a quarter of many desert regions. Understanding the factors that determine their shape, size and dynamics is important to an understa...

Global Environmental Issues, second edition builds on the popularity of the first edition, viewing global environmental problems as complex issues with a ne...

How do we understand the world? While some look to the heavens for intelligent design, others argue that it is determined by information encoded in DNA. S...

Global Warming: The Hard Science presents a comprehensive, qualitatively rigorous, and critical discussion of the science underlying the global warming issu...

the Latest Edition Of This Highly Successful And Popular Textbook Has Been Completely Revised And Updated To Include The Latest Developments In Biogeograp...

A knowledge of how plants have responded to environmental change in the past is our principal source of evidence for predicting how they might respond to th...

Climate change is one of the most complex, multilayered and interdisciplinary intellectual puzzles facing us today. The questions are numerous. What scien...

Winner of the Francis Parkman PrizeChanges in the Land offers an original and persuasive interpretation of the changing circumstances in New England's plan...

The Canadian Oxford School Atlas marks its 50th anniversary with the publication of the 9th edition. The most authoritative and widely used Canadian atlas i...

Evaluates Theodore Roosevelt's Role In Launching Modern Conservationsim, Identifying The Contributions Of Such Influences As James Audubon And John Muir Whi...

Over 10 million copies sold in 20 languages As a seasoned reader of the Ringing Cedars Series, you'll agree that "the ancients" knew a thing or two. You m...

written From A Global Perspective On Risk, Hazards, And Disasters, Introduction To International Disaster Management Provides Practitioners, Educators A...

In This Fresh And Comprehensive Introduction To Animal Ethics, Lori Gruen Weaves Together Poignant And Provocative Case Studies With Discussions Of Ethical ...

A visionary new program that businesses can follow to help restore the planet. "The first important book of the 21st century. It may well revolutionize the...

Metamorphoses of the Zoo marshals a unique compendium of critical interventions that envision novel modes of authentic encounter that cultivate humanity's b...

Presents A Comprehensive Analysis Of The Ecological Resources And Technologies Required For Sustaining Households, Communites, Regions, And Nations. Why Wor...

The 4ce places great emphasis on helping students grasp the main concepts of ecology while keeping the presentation more applied than theoretical. Fully int...

La Selva, a nature reserve and field station in Costa Rica, is one of the most intensively studied and best-understood tropical field sites in the world. Fo...

Ecofeminist Literary Criticism is the first collection of its kind: a diverse anthology that explores both how ecofeminism can enrich literary criticism an...

Edited By Richard E. Warner And Kathleen M. Hendrix. Includes Bibliographies And Index.Categories: Science & Math Biological Sciences BiologyGeneral ...

The PETERSON FIRST GUIDE TO FISHES features 220 common and conspicuous fishes of North America, with full-color illustrations and a clear, precise descrip...

A Manifesto For A Radically Different Philosophy And Practice Of Manufacture And Environmentalism. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Urge Environmentalists--in Other ...

A fascinating exploration of lakes around the world, from Walden Pond to the Dead Sea. More than a century and a half have passed since Walden was first pu...

From One Of The World’s Most Renowned Cave Divers, A Firsthand Account Of Exploring The Earth’s Final Frontier: The Hidden Depths Of Our Oceans And The ...

This Handbook Brings Together Foundational And Leading-edge Research Exploring Dimensions Of Improving Quality Of Life In Communities Of Place. Social Indic...

Most of us watch with mild concern the fast-disappearing wild spaces or the recurrence of pollution-related crises such as oil spills, toxic blooms in ferti...

In The Wake Of Hurricane Katrina, Longtime New Orleans Residents Abdulrahman And Kathy Zeitoun Are Cast Into An Unthinkable Struggle With Forces Beyond Wind...