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Your Planet Needs You!: An everyday guide to saving the earth by Bernadette Vallely 9780349013893
RRP: £8.99£3.51If there was ever a time to stand up for your planet, for Mother Earth, this is the time. But what are the most pressing environmental issues affecting us today? And what actions can you, as an individual, take to combat them? If you want to know what... -
Texas Wildlife Resources and Land Uses by Raymond C. Telfair 9780292781597
RRP: £31.00£27.36Natural habitats for wildlife in Texas and the many species they support are dwindling at an alarming rate as an ever-growing population continues to develop the land for commercial, industrial, and agricultural uses. To take stock of our current... -
The Road to El Cielo: Mexico's Forest in the Clouds by Fred Webster 9780292744905
RRP: £23.99£21.24Hidden high in the Sierra de Guatemala mountain range of northeastern Mexico in the state of Tamaulipas is the northernmost tropical cloud forest of the Western Hemisphere. Within its humid oak-sweetgum woodlands, tropical and temperate species of plants... -
A Century of Forest Resources Education at Penn State: Serving Our Forests, Waters, Wildlife, and Wood Industries by Henry D. Gerhold 9780271029641
RRP: £38.95£34.70Forestry education in Pennsylvania has a long, proud tradition, having begun earlier than in most other states. By 1897, twenty land-grant colleges, including Penn State, had introduced the subject of forestry, typically in botany courses. Professional... -
Downriver: Into the Future of Water in the West by Heather Hansman 9780226432670
RRP: £19.00£16.20The Green River, the most significant tributary of the Colorado River, runs 730 miles from the glaciers of Wyoming to the desert canyons of Utah. Over its course it meanders through ranches, cities, national parks, endangered fish habitats, and some of... -
Infinite Nature by R. Bruce Hull 9780226359441
RRP: £31.00£30.19You would be hard-pressed to find someone who categorically opposes protecting the environment, yet most people would agree that the environmentalist movement has been ineffectual and even misguided. Some argue that its agenda is misplaced, oppressive,... -
After Preservation: Saving American Nature in the Age of Humans by Ben A. Minteer 9780226259826
RRP: £47.00£45.07From John Muir to the Endangered Species Act, environmentalism in America has always had close to its core a preservationist ideal. Generations have been inspired by its ethos - to protect nature from the march of human development. But we have to face... -
The Quiet Crisis by Stewart Udall 9781632460196
RRP: £18.99£12.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632460196Author Stewart UdallFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Ig PublishingPublisher Ig Publishing -
Food Security and Soil Quality by Rattan Lal 9781138381469
RRP: £58.99£51.48Just five years ago, it was generally believed that the number of food insecure people in the world was on continuous decline. Unfortunately, widespread soil degradation along with resistance to recommended agronomic practices, and little attempt to... -
What Kind of Ancestor Do You Want to Be? by John Hausdoerffer 9780226777269
RRP: £83.00£79.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226777269Author John HausdoerfferFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher The University of Chicago PressWeight(grams)... -
Lifestyle and Nature: Integrating Nature Technology to Sustainable Lifestyles by Ryuzo Furukawa 9789814774628
RRP: £116.00£101.21Environmental constraints are becoming increasingly severe, and now more than ever it is time that we confront head-on the change from an "underground resources" type of civilization to one with a new way of life and technology that embraces a... -
Environmental Pollution and Management by Avnish Chauhan 9789386768612
RRP: £22.95£14.86Environmental pollution is defined as the contamination of the physical and biological components of the earth/atmosphere to an extent that normal environmental processes are adversely affected. These effects can cause soil erosion, desertification,... -
On the Nature of Ecological Paradox by Michael Charles Tobias 9783030645250
RRP: £49.99£15.84This work is a large, powerfully illustrated interdisciplinary natural sciences volume, the first of its kind to examine the critically important nature of ecological paradox, through an abundance of lenses: the biological sciences, taxonomy,... -
Environmental Health: Indoor Exposures, Assessments and Interventions by Theodore A. Myatt 9781926895208
RRP: £105.00£90.86This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Recent advances have been made on the identification of pollutants in indoor environments, the health effects associated with indoor or personal exposures, and interventions that can be implemented... -
Earth A.d. by Michael Lee Nirenberg 9781934170786
RRP: £21.99£7.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934170786Author Michael Lee NirenbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Process MediaPublisher Process Media -
Sharing Nature's Interest: Ecological Footprints as an Indicator of Sustainability by Nicky Chambers 9781853837388
RRP: £135.00£117.28Ecological footprinting is rapidly being adopted as an effective and practical way to measure our impact on the environment - in both large- and small-scale planning and development. This is an introduction to ecological footprint analysis, showing how... -
The Economics of Managing Crop Diversity On-farm: Case studies from the Genetic Resources Policy Initiative by Edilegnaw Wale 9781849712217
RRP: £135.00£117.28The purpose of this book is to assess a variety of economic issues as they relate to agro-biodiversity and show how addressing these issues can assist in agro-biodiversity policy-making. This is illustrated using empirical data from some of the countries... -
Transfrontier Conservation Areas: People Living on the Edge by Jens A. Andersson 9781849712088
RRP: £84.99£73.85The introduction of transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) in southern Africa was based on an enchanting promise: simultaneously contributing to global biodiversity conservation initiatives, regional peace and integration, and the sustainable... -
Authenticity in Nature: Making Choices about the Naturalness of Ecosystems by Nigel Dudley 9781844078356
RRP: £135.00£117.28This book examines the concept of naturalness in ecosystems, discusses its values and considers choices about the level of naturalness in conservation efforts. The author argues that all ecosystems have been modified and the idea of places 'untouched by... -
Biodiversity and the Law: Intellectual Property, Biotechnology and Traditional Knowledge by Charles R. McManis 9781844078165
RRP: £76.99£67.45How do we promote global economic development, while simultaneously preserving local biological and cultural diversity? This authoritative volume, written by leading legal experts and biological and social scientists from around the world, aims to... -
Evolution and Innovation in Wildlife Conservation: Parks and Game Ranches to Transfrontier Conservation Areas by Brian Child 9781844076345
RRP: £135.00£117.68The crucible of innovation in wildlife and habitat conservation is in southern Africa where it has co-evolved with decolonization, political transformation and the rise of development, ownership, management and livelihood debates. Charting this... -
Responsible Tourism: Critical Issues for Conservation and Development by Anna Spenceley 9781844076390
RRP: £135.00£117.68Responsible Tourism presents a wide variety of valuable lessons learned in responsible tourism initiatives in Southern Africa that many tourism practitioners can use in their efforts to make the tourism sector work for the poor and for the environment... -
Arguments for Protected Areas: Multiple Benefits for Conservation and Use by Sue Stolton 9781844078806
RRP: £135.00£117.68Most protected areas (e.g.national parks and nature reserves) have been created to protect wildlife and land- and seascape values. They currently cover over 13% of the world's land surface, around 12% of marine coastal areas and 4% of the marine shelf... -
Environmental Principles and Policies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction by Sharon Beder 9781844074051
RRP: £135.00£117.68Environmental Principles and Policies uses environmental and social principles to analyse the latest wave of economic-based and market-orientated environmental policies currently being adopted around the world. This book provides an in-depth examination... -
Parks in Transition: Biodiversity, Rural Development and the Bottom Line by Brian Child 9781844070695
RRP: £37.99£33.38Parks face intense pressure from both environmental and developmental perspectives to conserve biodiversity and provide economic opportunities for rural communities. These imperatives are often in conflict, while potential solutions may be subject to... -
The Seasons Alter: How to Save Our Planet in Six Acts by Philip Kitcher 9781631492839
RRP: £19.99£16.35In November 2015, the world powers came together in Paris with the hope of reaching an agreement on the most urgent issue of our time: climate change. While it was an historic moment that brought solutions within the realm of possibility, the obstacles... -
Birth, Death, and a Tractor: Connecting An Old Farm To a New Family by Kelly Payson-Roopchand 9781608934119
RRP: £18.99£16.54IndieFab Book of the Year Award Winner! Maine Literary Award Winner! What happens when the last son leaves the farm, and the farmer grows old? Do the stories of six generations whisper into silence, as dust darkens the windows of the empty barn? Or... -
Air Sampling and Industrial Hygiene Engineering by Martha J. Boss 9781566704175
RRP: £120.00£104.01We know certain chemicals cause problems in the workplace. The issues now are: Where do they occur in the workplace? How can we best evaluate them? What are the procedures for dealing with them safely? Many books simply define the problem and tell you... -
City of Forests, City of Farms: Sustainability Planning for New York City's Nature by Lindsay K. Campbell 9781501707506
RRP: £55.00£48.04City of Forests, City of Farms is a history of recent urban forestry and agriculture policy and programs in New York City. Centered on the 2007 initiative PlaNYC, this account tracks the development of policies that increased sustainability efforts in... -
Green Structures: Energy Efficient Buildings by Satyajit Ghosh 9781498749633
RRP: £110.00£95.11The world is beginning to feel the crunch of depleting conventional energy sources and these desperate times call for exploring newer vistas in terms of alternative sources of energy. The construction sector is expected to require a major overhaul... -
Remote Sensing of Impervious Surfaces in Tropical and Subtropical Areas by Hongsheng Zhang 9781482254839
RRP: £120.00£103.61Remote Sensing of Impervious Surfaces in Tropical and Subtropical Areas offers a complete and thorough system for using optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) remote sensing data for improving impervious surface estimation (ISE). Highlighting... -
Interactions of Land, Ocean and Humans: A Global Perspective by Chris Maser 9781482226393
RRP: £110.00£95.51Written by Chris Maser, one of the architects of the sustainability movement, Interactions of Land, Ocean and Humans: A Global Perspective explores a critical number of the myriad aspects that comprise the great, reciprocal feedback loops between the... -
Ecopiety: Green Media and the Dilemma of Environmental Virtue by Sarah McFarland Taylor 9781479810765
RRP: £80.00£44.98Tackles a human problem we all share the fate of the earth and our role in its future Confident that your personal good deeds of environmental virtue will save the earth? The stories we encounter about the environment in popular culture too often... -
Saving the Last Rhinos: The Life of a Frontline Conservationist by Grant Fowlds 9781472142528
RRP: £14.99£4.71'Endangered means we still have time, but extinction is forever'Grant Fowlds What would drive a man to 'smuggle' rhino horn back into Africa at great risk to himself? This is just one of the situations Grant Fowlds has put himself in as part of his... -
Chemistry of Sustainable Energy by Nancy E. Carpenter 9781466575325
RRP: £76.99£67.45Understanding the chemistry underlying sustainable energy is central to any long-term solution to meeting our future energy needs. Chemistry of Sustainable Energy presents chemistry through the lens of several sustainable energy options, demonstrating... -
Climate Change: Examining the Facts by Daniel Bedford 9781440835681
£60.35Climate change is one of the most controversial and misunderstood issues of the 21st century. This book provides a clear understanding of the issue by presenting scientific facts to refute falsehoods and misinformation-and to confirm the validity of... -
Environmental Hazards in the British Isles by A.H. Perry 9781032591308
£93.60Environmental Hazards in the British Isles (1981) offers a comprehensive account of the various hazards affecting Britain. Based on a wealth of empirical data, it provides a balanced perspective on phenomena that are usually presented in a sensational... -
Global Climate Change: Turning Knowledge Into Action by David Kitchen 9780367704957
RRP: £43.99£38.44Earth's climate is changing. This book investigates the scientific, environmental, social, political, and economic aspects of climate change. It enables students to reach an informed opinion and encourages active engagement in finding solutions. It... -
Smoke on the Water: Incineration at Sea and the Birth of a Transatlantic Environmental Movement by Dario Fazzi 9780231212427
RRP: £117.00£90.93The U.S. government, military, and industry once saw ocean incineration as the safest and most efficient way to dispose of hazardous chemical waste. Beginning in the late 1960s, toxic chemicals such as PCBs and other harmful industrial byproducts were... -
Economics and Environmental Change: The Challenges We Face by Clement A. Tisdell 9781782549628
£99.61In this innovative book, Clement Tisdell adopts a holistic approach, combining economic, social, biophysical and historical considerations to analyse the economic origins of major contemporary environmental problems, especially those associated with...