In Wild on Purpose, Sean Gerrity asks us to radically reimagine the future of conservationand the role each of us can play in making a wilder, more sustainable world. In 2001, a small team of ordinary citizens left their sec...Lasīt vairāk
This book reveals the impacts of climate change and anthropogenic interventions on vernacular landscapes as a cultural heritage through an analysis of regional and urban development projects and local-level practices. Vernacular landscapes encompa...Lasīt vairāk
James G. Lewis, Char Miller, Mark S. Ashton, Rachel D. Kline, Indy C. Burke
(Izdošanas datums: 20-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Forest History Society, ISBN-13: 9780890300824)
In her address to the Class of 2024, the Dean of the Yale School of the Environment (YSE) reminded the new graduates, “You will be leaders for change, and soon.” It’s a message every YSE student has heard since 1900, when foreste...Lasīt vairāk
This book provides a multidisciplinary perspective on the Andean herpetofauna, covering topics ranging from natural history and thermal ecology to biogeography and conservation....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 16-Oct-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: The New Press, ISBN-13: 9781620979839)
A beautiful and engaging guide to global warmings impact around the worldOur planet is in peril. Seas are rising, oceans are acidifying, ice is melting, coasts are flooding, species are dying, and communities are faltering. Despite these d...Lasīt vairāk
For two years, Donna Wesley Spencer has been visiting wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centers to learn about and photograph animals and the people who care for them. Every year thousands of wild animals arrive in need of care. Their...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 16-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Island Press, ISBN-13: 9781642833423)
With their towering, cinnamon-colored trunks and dusky green canopies, ponderosa pine has long been a charismatic icon of the American West. Yet a quiet unraveling has begun: in the past decade, in a vast area from Santa Fe to the Sierras, more than...Lasīt vairāk
Explains how economics can be used to solve an array of environmental issues from endangered species to global warming. Explains how economics can be used to solve an array of environmental issues from endangered species to global warmi...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Oct-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University of British Columbia Press, ISBN-13: 9780774872355)
In the late 2000s, when the oil sands industry proposed expanding its capacity to transport fossil fuel products, an unprecedented coalition of Indigenous nations and communities, environmental non-governmental organizations, grassroots group...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of Georgia Press, ISBN-13: 9780820374444)
The expression natural wonders can often conjure images of far-flung destinations like the Grand Canyon, the peaks of the Rockies, or Niagara Falls.Yet Georgia, the largest state east of the Mississippi, is home to a wealth of wonders that rival a...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of Georgia Press, ISBN-13: 9780820366524)
At the turn of the twentieth century, the rugged peaks and lush valleys of the Great Smoky Mountains, once home to the Cherokee, were little known outside eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina. This dramatically changed with the arrival of...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 14-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Island Press, ISBN-13: 9781642833348)
Free-flowing rivers in the United States are an endangered species. With more than 500,000 dams in place, weve dammed and diverted almost every major river, straightening curves and blocking passage for fish and other aquatic animals, pushing many t...Lasīt vairāk
At the age of 28, Randal Plunkett inherited the title of Baron Dunsany, alongside Dunsany Castle and the 1,600-acre estate and found himself at a crossroads....Lasīt vairāk
This book presents a thorough overview and assessment of the economics of the wildlife trade for scholars and conservationists, requiring only a basic understanding of economic principles. It will appeal to scholars, practitioners, and policymaker...Lasīt vairāk
This book presents a thorough overview and assessment of the economics of the wildlife trade for scholars and conservationists, requiring only a basic understanding of economic principles. It will appeal to scholars, practitioners, and policymaker...Lasīt vairāk
Two of the worlds most respected scientists reveal the forces behind the dangerous anti-science movement and show us how to fight back. From pandemics to the climate crisis, humanity faces tougher challenges than ever. Whether...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 08-Oct-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University of Tennessee Press, ISBN-13: 9781621909774)
From 1849 to the early 1980s, fewer than one hundred highly educated, White, European and American men created what became todays US federal historic preservation policy. Jeremy C. Wells argues that the orthodox historic preservation doctrine that...Lasīt vairāk
