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Philosophy and Biodiversity
By: Oksanen, Markku; Pietarinen, Juhani
Published by: Cambridge University Press

This important collection focuses on the nature and importance of biodiversity. The concept is clarified and its intrinsic and instrumental value is discussed. The book will be of interest to philosophers of science and biologists, but also to anyone interested in conservation and the environment. more...

Price: $39.00

Phylogeny and Conservation
By: Purvis, Andrew; Gittleman, John L.; Brooks, Thomas; Cowlishaw, Guy; Woodroffe, Rosie; Gittleman, John; Samways, Michael
Published by: Cambridge University Press

Using case studies from many different taxa and regions of the world, the volume evaluates how useful phylogeny is in understanding the processes that have generated today's diversity and the processes that now threaten it. more...

Price: $52.00

Planetwalker
By: Francis, John
Published by: National Geographic

When the struggle to save oil-soaked birds and restore blackened beaches left him feeling frustrated and helpless, John Francis decided to take a more fundamental and personal stand—he stopped using all forms of motorized transportation. Soon after embarking on this quest that would span two decades and two continents, the young man took a vow of silence that endured for 17 years. more...

Price: $13.95

Plant Conservation Biotechnology
By: Benson, Erica
Published by: CRC Press

Introduces biotechnological techniques which are currently used to conserve horticultural and crop plant germplasm, forest tree genetic resources, endangered plant species, and plant cell culture collections. Covers techniques and applications. more...

Price: $115.00

Plant Diversity and Evolution
By: Henry, R.J.
Published by: CAB International

An understanding of plant diversity at both the genome and phenome level is important for both biodiversity conservation and plant breeding. Recent advances in genomics have also resulted in a growth of the subject of plant functional genomics. more...

Price: $135.00

Plant Engineers and Managers Guide to Energy Conservation
By: Thumann, Albert
Published by: Marcel Dekker, Inc.

This comprehensive handbook covers both management and technical strategies which can be utilized to slash energy costs by as much as 40 per cent in industrial facilities. In this edition, chapters have been added on cogeneration, gas distributed generation technologies, steam system optimization, geothermal heat pumps, energy outsourcing, electricity purchasing strategies and power quality case studies. You'll also find ready-to-apply guidelines for life cycle costing, electrical system optimization, lighting and HVAC system efficiency improvement, mechanical and process system performance, building energy loss reduction, financing energy projects and strategies for establishing an effective energy conservation-oriented maintenance programme. more...

Price: $139.95

Political Space
By: Magnusson, Warren (ed.); Shaw, Karena (ed.)
Published by: University of Minnesota Press

The authors develop a new way of making sense of the rapidly changing character of political life in our day, revealing the political problems and possibilities inherent in the convergence of the global and the local so dramatically enacted in Clayoquot Sound. more...

Price: $72.00

The Power of Sustainable Thinking
By: Doppelt, Bob
Published by: Earthscan

The future will be powered by sustainable thinking in business organizations governments and everyday life. This revolutionary book tackles climate change sustainability and life success by starting with your mind. It provides proven ‘staged-based’ methods for transforming thinking and behaviour beginning first with the reader’s own cognitive patterns then moving to how individuals can motivate other people to change and finally to how teams and organizations can be motivated to change. more...

Price: $29.95

Practical Conservation Biology
By: Lindenmayer, David; Burgman, Mark
Published by: CSIRO Publishing

Practical Conservation Biology covers the complete array of topics that are central to conservation biology and natural resource management, thus providing the essential framework for under-graduate and post-graduate courses in these subject areas. Written by two of the world’s leading environment experts, it is a ‘must have’ reference for environment professionals in government, non-government and industry sectors. more...

Price: $69.95

Repairing Damaged Wildlands
By: Whisenant, S.; Bradshaw, A. D.; Craig, J. L.; Jordan, W.; Pimm, S. L.; Saunders, D. S.; Usher, M. B.
Published by: Cambridge University Press

The unique approach to ecological restoration described in this book will appeal to anyone interested in improving the ecological conditions, biological diversity, or productivity of damaged wildlands. It will be an invaluable reference for professionals working in the fields of ecological restoration, conservation biology and rangeland management. more...

Price: $38.00

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