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L' urbain, Un enjeu environnemental
Presses de l''niversite du Quebec 2004; US$ 29.25Même si l'aménagement du territoire a accompagné l'idéologie du développement durable depuis ses débuts, le milieu urbain ne retient l'attention des environnementalistes que depuis peu. Le but de cet ouvrage est de contribuer à combler cette lacune, à la fois sur le plan analytique et sur le plan... more...
Valorizar el medio ambiente
International Development Research Centre 2010; US$ 20.00Una gran cantidad de personas en los países en desarrollo depende del medio ambiente natural para sus medios de vida, sea en tierras de cultivo o bosques, humedales o zonas costeras. Para estas personas, el medio ambiente es mucho más que una fuente de recreación, es la base de la economía. Pero carencias en el funcionamiento de... more...
La valeur de l'environnement
International Development Research Centre 2010; US$ 20.00Une grande partie de la population des pays en développement dépend, pour sa subsistance, du milieu naturel terres agricoles, forêts, milieux humides ou zones côtières. Pour ces personnes, lenvironnement est beaucoup plus quune source de loisirs cest le fondement même de léconomie.... more...
The River
Random House 2010; US$ 10.67When TV presenter Philippa Forrester first met Charlie, a wildlife cameraman, she thought he was a show-off - and he thought she was arrogant. The second time, despite being hungry, thirsty and trapped in torrential rain aboard the world's most uncomfortable boat, they fell in love. This is the story of their move out of London, deep into the... more...
After the Ice
Ebury Publishing 2009; US$ 26.69We all now know that the arctic is the canary in the coal mine of climate change, but that is only part of the story. As Alun Anderson reveals in this fascinating book, the melting snow and ice are now giving way to a much bigger story of battles over vast deposits of gas, oil and minerals, arguments over control of new sea lanes and disputes over... more...
The Last Generation
Transworld 2010; US$ 12.00Climate change is not a matter of gradually increasing temperatures. New scientific findings about how our planet works show that it does not do gradual change. Under pressure, it lurches into another mode of operation. Man-made global warming is on the verge of unleashing unstoppable planetary forces. Biological and geological monsters are being... more...
The Secret Life of Stuff
Random House 2011; US$ 12.00Wouldn't you like: - Products that don't damage the environment? - A better way of life without agonising about your 'footprint'? - To really know your stuff? Climate change? Biofuels? Nuclear power? Landfills? Recycling? Renewable energy? Environmental issues can feel overwhelming. But, in fact, it is simple; it all comes... more...
Elephant Dance
Pan Macmillan Australia 2009; US$ 18.03It's the middle of the night in the Namibian desert when zoologist Tammie Matson wakes with a start to find two elephants standing beside her tiny tent. She makes a promise: "If you just let me survive tonight I will give up Africa. I'll give it all up. Just don't let them stand on me." It's not a promise she will easily keep. At 29, Tammie has... more...
Silent Footsteps
Pan Macmillan Australia 2007; US$ 18.03When an elephant saved Sally Henderson's life in Botswana, it was to change her irrevocably. A passion to conserve this majestic species was ignited, and in 1990 she left Australia to join an elephant research project in the wilds of Zimbabwe. What follows is a remarkable journey into the world of Africa's elephants, and a deeply personal memoir... more...
The John A. Livingston Reader
McClelland & Stewart 2013; US$ 17.95Canada?s pioneering radical naturalist now back in print! John A. Livingston is Canada?s Rachel Carson. His cogent, brilliant writing on the effects of man on nature has defined an entire generation of environmentalists and is required reading for anyone who wants to understand the underpinnings of today?s issues. Radical when first published in the... more...









