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by George W. Ware
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
International concern in scientific, industrial, and governmental communi ties over traces of xenobiotics in foods and in both abiotic and biotic en vironments has justified the present triumvirate of specialized publications in this field: comprehensive reviews, rapidly published research papers...
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Continuation of Residue Reviews
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
International concern in scientific, industrial, and governmental communities over traces of xenobiotics in foods and in both abiotic and biotic environments has justified the present triumvirate of specialized publications in this field: com prehensive reviews, rapidly published research papers...
Plastic
A Toxic Love Story
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2011
“This eloquent, elegant book thoughtfully plumbs the . . . consequences of our dependence on plastics” (The Boston Globe, A Best Nonfiction Book of 2011).
From pacemakers to disposable bags, plastic built the modern world. But a century into our love affair, we’re starting to realize...
Satellites in the High Country
Searching for the Wild in the Age of Man
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
In Satellites in the High Country, journalist and adventurer Jason Mark travels beyond the bright lights and certainties of our cities to seek wildness wherever it survives. In California's Point Reyes National Seashore, a battle over oyster farming and designated wilderness pits former allies against...
Make It a Green Peace!: The Rise of Countercultural Environmentalism
The Rise of Countercultural Environmentalism
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
The emergence of Greenpeace in the late 1960s from a loose-knit group of anti-nuclear and anti-whaling activists fundamentally changed the nature of environmentalism--its purpose, philosophy, and tactics--around the world. And yet there has been no comprehensive objective history of Greenpeace's origins-until...
Wisdom for a Livable Planet
The Visionary Work of Terri Swearingen, Dave Foreman, Wes Jackson, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Werner Forn
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2011
The author profiles the work of eight visionaries who have dedicated their lives to various environmental issues. Each story provides a portrait of an individual's valiant and inspiring campaign to improve the conditions for life on our planet. Taken together, the work of these people points the way...
Holistic Management Handbook
Healthy Land, Healthy Profits
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
Holistic management, as described by Allan Savory in the books Holistic Resource Management (Island Press, 1988) and the revised edition, Holistic Management (Island Press, 2001), has been practiced by thousands of people around the world to profitably restore and promote the health of their land through...
An Ecosystem Approach to Sustainable Agriculture
Energy Use Efficiency in the American South
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2013
Modern industrial agriculture is not sustainable because of its heavy reliance on petroleum, a non-renewable source of the energy used in farming, and because of pollution caused by petroleum products such as fertilizers and pesticides. A systems analysis of farming suggests that agriculture will...
Useless Arithmetic
Why Environmental Scientists Can't Predict the Future
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2007
Noted coastal geologist Orrin Pilkey and environmental scientist Linda Pilkey-Jarvis show that the quantitative mathematical models policy makers and government administrators use to form environmental policies are seriously flawed. Based on unrealistic and sometimes false assumptions, these models...
Global Stability through Decentralization?
In Search for the Right Balance between Central and Decentral Solutions
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2015
The authors of this book, who represent a broad range of scientific disciplines, discuss the issue of centralized versus decentralized control and regulation in the context of sustainable development. The stability and resilience of complex technical, economic, societal and political systems are commonly...
Towards Green Campus Operations
Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development Initiatives at Universities
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2018
Matters related to sustainable development, albeit global in nature, are best handled at the local level. This line of thinking is particularly true to the higher education context, where the design and implementation of sustainability initiatives on campuses can demonstrate how a given university...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2016
This book gathers interdisciplinary reflections from researchers, educators, and other experts on the subject of biodiversity closer to education and learning. The book also highlights its role as an added value to strategic principles for healthy ecosystems and sustainable human development. It promotes...
The Science of Conservation Planning
Habitat Conservation Under The Endangered Species Act
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Broad-scale conservation of habitats is increasingly being recognized as a more effective means of protecting species and landscapes than single-species preservation efforts. While interest in the approach has grown tremendously in recyears, it remains controversial and the science behind it has yet...
Long Term Socio-Ecological Research
Studies in Society-Nature Interactions Across Spatial and Temporal Scales
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
The authors in this volume make a case for LTSER’s potential in providing insights, knowledge and experience necessary for a sustainability transition. This expertly edited selection of contributions from Europe and North America reviews the development of LTSER since its inception and assesses...