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Environment and Historyby William Beinart; Peter Coates
Routledge 1995; US$ 41.95Beinart and Coates examine the influence of human economies and cultures on ecosystems, looking at the history of settler incursion in two frontier nations: the USA and South Africa. They also seek to explain change in indigenous ideas & practices. more...
A River and Its Cityby Ari Kelman
University of California Press 2003; US$ 15.95This engaging environmental history explores the rise, fall, and rebirth of one of the nation's most important urban public landscapes, and more significantly, the role public spaces play in shaping people's relationships with the natural world. Ari Kelman focuses on the battles fought over New Orleans's waterfront, examining the link between a river and its city and tracking the conflict between public and private control of the river. more...
American Perceptions of Immigrant and Invasive Speciesby Peter Coates
University of California Press 2006; US$ 15.95Sometimes by accident and sometimes on purpose, humans have transported plants and animals to new habitats around the world. Arriving in ever-increasing numbers to American soil, recent invaders have competed with, preyed on, hybridized with, and carried diseases to native species, transforming our ecosystems and creating anxiety among environmentalists and the general public. But is American anxiety over this crisis of ecological identity a recent phenomenon? Charting shifting attitudes to alien species since the 1850s, Peter Coates brings to light the rich cultural and historical aspects of this story by situating the history of immigrant flora and fauna within the wider context of human immigration. Through an illuminating series of particular... more...
Dirtby David R. Montgomery
University of California Press 2007; US$ 19.96Dirt, soil, call it what you want?it's everywhere we go. It is the root of our existence, supporting our feet, our farms, our cities. This fascinating yet disquieting book finds, however, that we are running out of dirt, and it's no laughing matter. An engaging natural and cultural history of soil that sweeps from ancient civilizations to modern times, Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations explores the compelling idea that we are?and have long been?using up Earth's soil. Once bare of protective vegetation and exposed to wind and rain, cultivated soils erode bit by bit, slowly enough to be ignored in a single lifetime but fast enough over centuries to limit the lifespan of civilizations. A rich mix of history, archaeology and geology, Dirt ... more...
Environmental Change and Geomorphic Hazards in Forests. IUFRO Research Series, No. 9.by R.C. Sidle
CAB International 2002; US$ 120.00Environmental and climate change is affecting forests and land use in numerous ways, including increasing the risk of geomorphic hazards. This volume reviews knowledge on these issues and features include: hydrologic impacts, including flooding and soil erosion; and landslides. more...
Global Environmental Historyby Ian Simmons
Edinburgh University Press 2008; US$ 129.99Courses which deal with environmental history have long lacked a comprehensive overview. I. G. Simmons has made a significant contribution with a book that looks at the long-term history of environment and humanity from 10,000 BC to AD 2000. This far-reaching text considers the global picture and recognises the contributions of many disciplines including the natural sciences, the social sciences, and increasingly, the humanities. As a starting point, this book takes the major phases of human technological evolution of the last 12,000 years and considers how these have affected the natural world. It then considers the response to conditions such as climate change, putting today's preoccupations into a long-term perspective. This is a book... more...
EarthTalkby E Magazine
Penguin Group Inc. 2009; US$ 5.99From the authors of the leading environmental handbook Green Living - the best of E 's nationally syndicated Q&A column, EarthTalk E / The Environmental Magazine has established itself as the leading independent environmental periodical since its debut in 1990. E reaches 180,000 readers per issue, and its website attracts up to 600,000 visitors a month. One of their most popular features is the column EarthTalk , now nationally syndicated in up to 1,700 newspapers, magazines, and websites. In EarthTalk , the editors of E answer readers' questions on the environment and the best ways to live green. EarthTalk gathers together the best of these questions and answers in a quick and easy guide for the average Joe (or Jane). Searching... more...
Biological Control Programmes in Canada, 1981-2000by P.G. Mason; J.T. Huber
CABI 2001; US$ 190.00This book follows on from a previous volume "Biological Control Programmes against Insects and Weeds in Canada, 1969-1980" published in 1994. It includes chapters written by well known scientists involved in work on biological control between 1981 and 2000. more...
Hydrology and Water Resources in Tropical Africaby J. Balek
Elsevier 1977; US$ 165.00Hydrology and Water Resources in Tropical Africa more...
How to Live a Low-Carbon Lifeby Chris Goodall
Earthscan 2007; US$ 24.95Climate change isnt someone elses problem we all have to play our part. Its time for us all to go on a carbon diet and this book shows you how. Charles Dunstone (CEO of Carphone Warehouse and a founding partner in The Climate Groups partnership to promote climate change solutions) As this admirable guide demonstrates so clearly a low-carbon lifestyle can be elegant fun rewarding and save us all a lot of money - as well as the planet! Jonathon Porritt CBE (Founder Director of Forum for the Future and author of Capitalism as if the World Matters) Climate change is the greatest challenge facing humanity: drastic reduction of carbon emissions is vital if we are to avoid a catastrophe that devastates... more...
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