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People and Wildlife, Conflict or Co-existence?by Rosie Woodroffe; Simon Thirgood; Alan Rabinowitz; Guy Cowlishaw; John Gittleman; Michael Samways
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 63.00Conflict between people and wildlife is a major emerging conservation issue that is difficult to resolve. This book discusses whether, and how, coexistence of people and endangered wildlife may be encouraged, using measures such as novel and traditional farming methods, compensation, sustainable hunting and ecotourism. more...
We Bought a Zooby Benjamin Mee
Weinstein Publishing 2008; US$ 18.99Chuck it all in and buy a zoo? Why not? thought Benjamin Mee, unaware of the grim living conditions, creditors and escaped big cat that lay in wait...A few years ago, Ben and his wife, Katherine, sold their small flat in Primrose Hill and moved to France to pursue their dream of restoring an old barn near Nimes. That dream then became much, much bigger for, last October, they moved with their two young children, Ben's 76 year-old mother and his brother, into a run-down zoo on the edge of more...
Representing Animalsby Nigel Rothfels
Indiana University Press 2002; US$ 18.35Representing Animals explores the complex and often surprising connections between our imagining of animals and our cultural environment. The contributors -- historians, literary critics, anthropologists, artists, art historians, and scholars of cultural studies -- examine the ways we talk, write, photograph, imagine, and otherwise represent animals. The book includes topics such as pet cloning, fox hunting, animatronic characters, and how we displace our fear of aging onto our dogs. Representing Animals demonstrates the deep connections between the way we think about animals and the way we have thought about ourselves... more...
Voyage of the Beagleby Charles Darwin; David Quammen
National Geographic Society 2006; US$ 10.95Free Market Environmentalismby Terry L. Anderson
Palgrave Macmillan 2001; US$ 34.00The original edition of this seminal book, published in 1991, introduced the concept of using markets and property rights to protect and improve environmental quality. Since publication, the ideas in this book have been adopted not only by conservative circles but by a wide range of environmental groups. To mention a few examples, Defenders of Wildlife applies the tenets of free market environmentalism to its wolf compensation program; World Wildlife Federation has successfully launched the CAMPFIRE program in southern Africa to reward native villagers who conserve elephants; and the Oregon Water Trust uses water markets to purchase or lease water for salmon and steelhead habitats. This revised edition updates the successful applications of... more...
Fateful Harvestby Duff Wilson
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 10.99I see soil in a new light, and I wonder about my own lawn and garden. What have I sprinkled on my backyard? Is somebody using my home, my food, to recycle toxic waste? It seems unbelievable, outlandish -- but what if it's true? A riveting expose, Fateful Harvest tells the story of Patty Martin -- the mayor of a small Washington town called Quincy -- who discovers American industries are dumping toxic waste into farmers' fields and home gardens by labeling it "fertilizer." She becomes outraged at the failed crops, sick horses, and rare diseases in her town, as well as the threats to her children's health. Yet, when she blows the whistle on a nationwide problem, Patty Martin is nearly run out of town. Duff Wilson, whose Seattle... more...
City at the Water's Edgeby Betsy McCully
Rutgers University Press 2006; US$ 17.00Concrete floors and concrete walls, buildings that pierce the sky, taxicabs and subway corridors, a steady din of noise. These things, along with a virtually unrivaled collection of museums, galleries, performance venues, media outlets, international corporations, and stock exchanges make New York City not only the cultural and financial capital of the United States, but also one of the largest and most impressive urban conglomerations in the world. With distinctions like these, is it possible to imagine the city as any more than this?. City at the Waters Edge invites readers to do just that. Betsy McCully, a long-time urban dweller, argues that this city of lights is much more than a human-made metropolis. It has a rich natural history... more...
Great Whalesby John Bannister
CSIRO Publishing 2008; US$ 25.95A detailed account of the seven 'great whales' found in Australian coastal waters. more...
Cannibals with Forksby John Elkington
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 1998; US$ 11.95The revolutionary seven dimensions that lead to sustainable business practice are identified and explored as well as the ?blind-spots? that most corporate leaders have that prevent them from joining the revolution more...
Guidelines for Baseline Ecological Assessmentby The Institute of Environmental Assessment
Spon Press 1995; US$ 110.00This book presents the type and level of detail required for describing and evaluating the ecological baseline of an environmental assessment. more...