Working with Nature

Saving and Using the World’s Wild Places

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Ecology, Home & Garden, Gardening
Cover of the book Working with Nature by Jeremy Purseglove, Profile
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jeremy Purseglove ISBN: 9781782834960
Publisher: Profile Publication: April 25, 2019
Imprint: Profile Books Language: English
Author: Jeremy Purseglove
ISBN: 9781782834960
Publisher: Profile
Publication: April 25, 2019
Imprint: Profile Books
Language: English

From cocoa farming in Ghana to the orchards of Kent and the desert badlands of Pakistan, taking a practical approach to sustaining the landscape can mean the difference between prosperity and ruin. Working with Nature is the story of a lifetime of work, often in extreme environments, to harvest nature and protect it - in effect, gardening on a global scale. It is also a memoir of encounters with larger-than-life characters such as William Bunting, the gun-toting saviour of Yorkshire's peatlands and the aristocratic gardener Vita Sackville-West, examining their idiosyncratic approaches to conservation.

Jeremy Purseglove explains clearly and convincingly why it's not a good idea to extract as many resources as possible, whether it's the demand for palm oil currently denuding the forests of Borneo, cottonfield irrigation draining the Aral Sea, or monocrops spreading across Britain. The pioneer of engineering projects to preserve nature and landscape, first in Britain and then around the world, he offers fresh insights and solutions at each step.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

From cocoa farming in Ghana to the orchards of Kent and the desert badlands of Pakistan, taking a practical approach to sustaining the landscape can mean the difference between prosperity and ruin. Working with Nature is the story of a lifetime of work, often in extreme environments, to harvest nature and protect it - in effect, gardening on a global scale. It is also a memoir of encounters with larger-than-life characters such as William Bunting, the gun-toting saviour of Yorkshire's peatlands and the aristocratic gardener Vita Sackville-West, examining their idiosyncratic approaches to conservation.

Jeremy Purseglove explains clearly and convincingly why it's not a good idea to extract as many resources as possible, whether it's the demand for palm oil currently denuding the forests of Borneo, cottonfield irrigation draining the Aral Sea, or monocrops spreading across Britain. The pioneer of engineering projects to preserve nature and landscape, first in Britain and then around the world, he offers fresh insights and solutions at each step.

More books from Profile

Cover of the book Events, Dear Boy, Events by Jeremy Purseglove
Cover of the book Tired But Wired by Jeremy Purseglove
Cover of the book Empires of the Imagination by Jeremy Purseglove
Cover of the book Managing Operations by Jeremy Purseglove
Cover of the book Why Does My Parrot...? by Jeremy Purseglove
Cover of the book Fans! Not Customers: Revised Edition by Jeremy Purseglove
Cover of the book Get a Life by Jeremy Purseglove
Cover of the book Your Good Health! by Jeremy Purseglove
Cover of the book Meaning Inc by Jeremy Purseglove
Cover of the book Change the Story of Your Health by Jeremy Purseglove
Cover of the book Shakespeare: Ideas in Profile by Jeremy Purseglove
Cover of the book After Such Kindness by Jeremy Purseglove
Cover of the book Jassim the Leader by Jeremy Purseglove
Cover of the book A Practical Course in Personal Magnetism by Jeremy Purseglove
Cover of the book Beneath the Blonde by Jeremy Purseglove
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy