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The 100 Day Action Plan to Save the Planet
St. Martin's Press 2008; US$ 19.99When the 44th President of the United States is elected, he will face urgent crises on three major fronts: the American economy, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the growing threat to the world environment caused by climate change. This short, powerful book shows the way forward: a clear action plan for the new President?s first 100 days,... more...
2030 The Coming Tumult
Algora Publishing 2009; US$ 29.95The short-term benefits of unlimited growth are driving the American economic and social model right off a cliff. The author shows how corporations drown out scientists and global elites prosper during economic collapse. He explores the role of monotheistic religions in abetting population growth and downplaying human agency in the current unprecedented... more...
A-Z of the Environment
Thorogood Publishing 2007; US$ 38.95The 'environment' embraces many disciplines - ecology, law, physics, chemistry, biology, environmental health, toxicology, genetic engineering and radiology. The book fills a need for an authoritative yet accessible source of reference which expertly summarises the legal, scientific, economic and social issues. more...
The A to Z of Environmentalism
Scarecrow Press 2009; US$ 33.99The A to Z of Environmentalism is a paperback edition of the Historical Dictionary of Environmentalism. It strategically skips across issues, concepts, time, organizations, and cultures, not with any pretense of producing a definitive dictionary but rather with the aim of producing an inclusive, wide-ranging, and global history of environmentalism.... more...
The A to Z of the Green Movement
Scarecrow Press 2009; US$ 33.99The A to Z of the Green Movement provides a detailed and comprehensive overview of green parties and movements, green issues, and green concepts. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on countries in the world where green parties or proto-parties have formed, green... more...
Adaptation and Evolution in Marine Environments, Volume 1
Springer 2012; US$ 99.99The poles undergo climate changes exceeding those in the rest of the world in terms of their speed and extent, and have a key role in modulating the climate of the Earth. Ecosystems adapted to polar environments are likely to become vulnerable to climate changes. Their responses allow us to analyse and foresee the impact of changes at lower latitudes.... more...
Adaptive and Maladaptive Aspects of Developmental Stress
Springer 2011; US$ 169.99Since the very early stages of life, we all experience some form of stress. Stressors can be mild to severe and can range from unsuccessfully longing for maternal milk in infancy, to recklessly wiggling on a motorbike to be on time to watch the NBA finals on TV, to breaking up a relationship. All those events that we call stress have the... more...
Advances in Earth Observation of Global Change
Springer 2010; US$ 99.99Global Change studies are increasingly being considered a vital source of information to understand the Earth Environment, in particular in the framework of human-induced climate change and land use transformation. Satellite Earth Observing systems provide a unique tool to monitor those changes. While the range of applications and innovative techniques... more...
Africa & the Middle East
ABC-CLIO 2003; US$ 65.00This work provides an overview of the environmental issues, problems, and controversies facing the continent of Africa and the Middle East. It explores the impact global pollution and a burgeoning population are having on landscape and wildlife alike. more...
Agendas for Sustainability
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 226.00Agendas and Sustainability considers the processes used for devising global environment and development agendas and provides practical suggestions for their future development and influence. A collaboration of the latest research from the Stockholm Environment Institute and the Earth Council, the book presents similarities and differences in problem... more...









