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Textbook of Environmental Science and Technology
BS Publications 2007; US$ 50.00Textbook of Environmental Science and Technology has become an essential branch from primary education to higher education. Both economic and social development are vital for over all development of any country. This type of sustainable development involves environmental protection in terms of saving forest life, guarding biodiversity, adopting water... more...
Der barrierefreie Naturerlebnispfad
Diplomica Verlag 2008; US$ 58.41Am Beispiel des ehemaligen Campingplatzes "Zur Wackenmühle" in der Gemeinde Rehlingen-Siersburg, Ortsteil Hemmersdorf, wurde als Teil eines Ökokontoprojekts ein touristisches Nutzungskonzept in Form einer besucherlenkenden Maßnahme durch einen Naturerlebnispfad erarbeitet. Begleitend hierzu hat die an der Wackenmühle durchgeführte Umfrage gezeigt,... more...
EMAS
Diplomica Verlag 2009; US$ 36.37EMAS ist die Kurzbezeichnung für Eco-Management and Audit Scheme. Mit EMAS wurde von der Europäischen Union ein Umweltmanagement- und Umweltprüfungssystem geschaffen, das Organisationen seit 1995 auf freiwilliger Basis ein Instrument bietet, mit dem sie ihren eigenen Beitrag zum Umweltschutz leisten und ihr ökologisches Image verbessern können. Gleichzeitig... more...
Low Carbon Communities
Edward Elgar Publishing 2010; US$ 40.00Community action is a vital strategy in the fight against climate change and has increasingly informed government policy, academic inquiry and grassroots action over the last decade. This timely and engaging volume explores both the promise of community-based action in tackling climate change and some of its limitations. On the one hand, community-based... more...
Global Environmental Change
Springer 2010; US$ 99.99Selected papers from the International Conference "Global Environmental Change: Challenges for Science and Society in South-Eastern Europe" held 19-21 May 2008 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Covers changes in climate, land use, carbon and water cycles, air quality, etc. more...
The Cost of Environmental Degradation
World Bank Publications 2010; US$ 19.99How much is a cleaner environment worth? For policy makers, that question goes largely unanswered. It's not that the environment is seen as unimportant. It's simply much easier to compare the costs and benefits of tangible projects such as airports and electrical grids, than it is to weigh the merits of a landfill cleanup. Over the past decades,... more...
Environmental Change in Siberia
Springer 2010; US$ 159.99This book covers a round-up of environmental changes in Siberia with a focus on the terrestrial biosphere but also discussing climate and atmosphere and the hydrological cycle. It concludes with a discussion of information system approaches that are being developed to safeguard and make accessible spatial and temporal data for environmental studies.... more...
Facing Global Environmental Change
Springer 2009; US$ 299.99This policy-focused, global and multidisciplinary security handbook on "Facing Global Environmental Change" addresses new security threats of the 21st century posed by climate change, desertification, water stress, population growth and urbanization. These security dangers and concerns lead to migration, crises and conflicts. They are on... more...
Handbook of Methods in Environmental Studies, 1
ABD Publishers 2004; US$ 95.00Tree Spiker
St. Martin's Press 2009; US$ 7.99Lauded by some, despised by others, Mike Roselle is one of the most controversial figures in the crusade to protect the environment. Mike has succeeded in stopping a lumber project by spiking trees, struggled with death threats and the car bombing of fellow activist Judi Bari, endured countless days in jail, infiltrated the Nevada Test Site to delay... more...









