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Entropy Principle for the Development of Complex Biotic Systems
Elsevier Science 2012; US$ 99.95The concept of entropy in thermodynamics is a complex one, though it is fundamental in understanding physics, the workings of the mind, and biology. Entropy is the measure of the quality of energy, and it can also refer to the turn from order to disorder or randomness in isolated systems. In open systems, such as biology, entropy is formulated in... more...
Climate Change
Haus Publishing 2011; US$ 7.95There is no doubt: climate change is happening and mankind is increasingly influencing the climate. more...
Nature and Culture in the Northern Forest
University of Iowa Press 2010; US$ 29.95Nearly 30 million acres of the Northern Forest stretch across New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Within this broad area live roughly a million residents whose lives are intimately associated with the forest ecosystem and whose individual stories are closely linked to the region?s cultural and environmental history. The fourteen engaging essays... more...
Little House Off the Grid
Aztext Press 2011; US$ 14.95One family's journey from a comfortable life in the city to living sustainably off the grid in a century-old farmhouse. more...
Human Ecology of Beringia
Columbia University Press 2012; US$ 54.99Twenty-five thousand years ago, sea level fell more than 400 feet below its present position as a consequence of the growth of immense ice sheets in the Northern Hemisphere. A dry plain stretching 1,000 miles from the Arctic Ocean to the Aleutians became exposed between northeast Asia and Alaska, and across that plain, most likely, walked the first... more...
Human Impacts on Amazonia
Columbia University Press 2010; US$ 39.99From the pre-Columbian era to the present, native Amazonians have shaped the land around them, emphasizing utilization, conservation, and sustainability. These priorities stand in stark contrast to colonial and contemporary exploitation of Amazonia by outside interests. With essays from environmental scientists, botanists, and anthropologists, this... more...
How to Think Seriously About the Planet
Oxford University Press, USA 2012; US$ 21.99The environment has long been the undisputed territory of the political Left, which casts international capitalism, consumerism, and the over-exploitation of natural resources as the principle threats to the planet, and sees top-down interventions as the most effective solution.In How to Think Seriously About the Planet, Roger Scruton rejects this... more...
The Columbia Guide to American Environmental History
Columbia University Press 2012; US$ 27.99How and why have Americans living at particular times and places used and transformed their environment? How have political systems dealt with conflicts over resources and conservation? This is the only major reference work to explore all the major themes and debates of the burgeoning field of environmental history. Humanity´s relationship with the... more...
Uncle John's Certified Organic Bathroom Reader
Portable Press 2012; US$ 12.95Only Uncle John could make the Green Movement this much fun! This timely edition takes an even-handed look at the trials and tribulations (and downright goofiness) of environmentalism. You?ll learn how landfills operate, where plastic goes to die, how to understand food labels, how to save some green around the house, and the lowdown on all the alternative... more...
The Sustainable Self
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 30.95Achieving a sustainable society is the biggest issue of our time. It is not an issue confined to a particular subject area or to certain jobs. It is a way of thinking and behaving that will need to be embedded in all aspects of all of our lives. The Sustainable Self is the perfect resource for lecturers, trainers, students and professionals of any... more...









