Environment

Natural Hazards focuses on hazards as the interface between humanity and its needs for space and resources, as well as on the ongoing geologic processes of ...

Poignant And Vulnerable Essays That Weave Together Seemingly Disparate Themes Of Wild Places And Mountain Stewardship, Books And Reading, And Building A New...

Property will cost us the earth The science on climate change has been clear for a very long time now. Yet despite decades of appeals, mass street protests,...

2000 Copyright In Hardcover Format, SRA Open Court Reading, Grade 1, Book 2: Student Text With Units 3-5 And 323 Pages. Pictorial Cover Of Bees On The Front...

Fundamental change occurs most often in one of two ways: as a "fatal discontinuity," a sudden catastrophic event that is potentially world changing, or as a...

with The Text Of The Biblical Beatitudes As An Undercurrent, The Story Of The Civil Rights Movement Is Told In Lyrical Text And Stirring Illustrations. sch...

Brief, inviting, and provocative, this book is a perfect introduction to the burgeoning field of environmental ethics. It animates the basic questions, tell...

In order to optimally manage the environment and natural resources, it is vitally important to recognize that there is much more to consider than just the e...

Award-winning nature author Jerry Dennis reveals the splendor and beauty of North America’s Great Lakes in this “masterwork”* history and memoir of th...

Radiative Transfer Is Important To A Range Of Disciplines, From The Study Of Greenhouse Warming To Stellar Atmospheres And Ocean Optics. This Text Provides ...

At last, a book that has what every atmospheric science and meteorology student should know about satellite meteorology: the orbits of satellites, the instr...

Gravity waves exist in all types of geophysical fluids, such as lakes, oceans, and atmospheres. They play an important role in redistributing energy at dist...

this Newly Designed Field Guide Features Descriptions Of 524 Species Of Butterflies. One Hundred Color Photographs As Well As 348 Color Range Maps Accompa...

part Odyssey, Part Pilgrimage, This Epic Personal Narrative Follows The Author's Exploration Of Coasts, Islands, Reefs, And The Sea's Abyssal Depths. Scie...

In a world that seems so troubled, how do we hold on to hope? Looking at the headlines--the worsening climate crisis, a global pandemic, loss of biodivers...

An Assemblage Of First-person Accounts Detailing The Everyday Lives And Experiences Of Firefighters Across The Country Focuses On Those Who Have Been Decora...

In this thoughtful and engaging critique, geographer Martin W. Lewis and historian Kären Wigen reexamine the basic geographical divisions we take for grant...

Less Freedom. More Regulation. Higher Costs. Make No Mistake: Those Are The Surefire Consequences Of The Modern Global Warming Campaign Waged By Political A...

In 1999, Photojournalist Gary Braasch Began A Journey Around The World To Observe And Document Environmental Changes Resulting From The Warming Of Our Plane...

Only God can make a tree, wrote Joyce Kilmer in one of the most celebrated of poems. In Tree: A Life Story, authors David Suzuki and Wayne Grady extend th...

We walk to the faucet, turn it on and are refreshed by a glass of cold, clean water. But this ordinary action we take for granted is not the norm in the wor...

...a Daring Call To Action That Details How The Future Of Human Civilization Is Under Threat--and Offers Concrete Advice For Making Your Voice Heard In The ...

This eagerly awaited non-fiction debut by acclaimed Native environmental activist Winona LaDuke is a thoughtful and in-depth account of Native resistance t...

Audubon First Field Guide: WeatherCategories: Science & Math Nature & Ecology EnvironmentWeather

Ann Mcelroy And Patricia K. Townsend ; [with Contributions By Pamela L. Erickson And Others]. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 325-357) And Index....

** A New York Times Bestseller **\NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY: Time • The New Yorker • NPR • GQ • Elle • Vulture • Fortune • Bo...

In 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half centuries later, Amsterdam is ...

This classic book explores the interactions of humans within the natural environment and probes issues thoroughly, examining their scientific basis, history...

The Canadian Environment in Political Context is an introduction to environmental politics designed to explain and explore how environmental policy is made ...

In 1943, Primo Levi, A 25-year-old Chemist And Italian Citizen Of Jewish Race, Was Arrested By Italian Fascists And Deported From His Native Turin To Auschw...

A comprehensive guide to weather phenomena in Canada. Canada's Weather explores the fascinating science and history of Canada's weather from coast to coast...

This rich and beautiful book takes readers from tropical forests to deserts, and from alpine mountains to English country gardens as it tours the most mag...

The Dramatic Story Of The Signature Environmental Disaster Of Our Time And An Inspiring Tale Of Scientific Resistance By A Relentless Physician Who Stood Up...

The last five years saw a significant return of epidemic infectious disease, culminating in COVID-19. In our new post-COVID-19 world, how do we prevent fu...

Introduction -- Pt. I. What Is Voluntary Simplicity -- Voluntary Simplicity: The Middle Way To Sustainability -- Pt. Ii. Why Practice Voluntary Simplicity -...

Looks At The Causes And Impact Of The Great Famines In Nineteenth Century IrelandCategories: Science & Math Nature & Ecology EnvironmentNatural Disa...

The leading guide to driving growth and profits through green strategy—now revised and updated "Green to Gold provides the definitive thinking on how busi...

The Chemical Maze: Your Guide to Food Additives and Cosmetic IngredientsCategories: Medical Books PharmacologyToxicology

Updated And Expanded Edition. Winner Of The Grawemeyer Award For Ideas Improving World Order 1992, Named New Options Best Political Book. Economist Herman D...

To much of the world, North Korea is an impenetrable mystery, its inner workings unknown and its actions toward the outside unpredictable and frequently pr...

Today most Americans live in the city or suburbs--a safe, comfortable life, at least on the surface. Few of us realize how close we are to the elemental st...

In this expanded version of an inspiring speech delivered in December 2009, David Suzuki reflects on how we got where we are today and presents his vision f...

A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as amission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outd...

From the rear cover of this 444 page book: "'Secrets of the Soil' tells the fascinating story of the innovative, nontraditional, often surprising things tha...

The Many Lives of James Lovelock: Science, Secrets, Spycraft and Gaia TheoryCategories: Science & MathHistory & Philosophy

Sustainability is the integrating theme of this current and thought-provoking book. SUSTAINING THE EARTH provides the basic scientific tools for understandi...

Newfoundlanders and Labradorians love to talk about the weather. And why wouldn't they? The province is known for its great gales, fierce blizzards, destru...

It is now abundantly clear that we have at our fingertips all of the tools we need to solve the climate crisis. The only missing ingredient is collective w...