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From naked ape to superspecies
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David T. Suzuki,Holly Dressel |
From Naked Ape to Super Species takes an unflinching look at where we are at this unprecedented moment in history. Suzuki and Dressel reveal that a clear and present environmental danger is staring u… |
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Salinisation of land and water resources
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F. Ghassemi,A. J. Jakeman,H. A. Nix,F. Ghassemi |
Human-induced salinisation is a major threat to the world's land and water resources. Inadequate development of irrigation projects, inefficient irrigation, lack of proper drainage, and environmental… |
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The cruise of the Betsey
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Hugh Miller,Hugh Miller,Michael Taylor |
Reprint of the 1858 with additional material by Micahel A. Taylor (introduction, maps, bibliography, glossary, notes, etc.). |
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Slice of Organic Life
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Sheherazade Goldsmith |
Featuring over 90 self-contained projects, from growing your own food organically, cooking home-grown produce, keeping selected livestock, and leading a more sustainable lifestyle, this down-to-earth… |
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Practical ecology for planners, developers, and citizens
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Jeffrey Milder,Dan L. Perlman |
"Practical Ecology for Planners, Developers, and Citizens introduces and explains key ecological concepts for planners, landscape architects, developers, and others involved in planning and building … |
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The Party's Over
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Richard Heinberg |
The world is about to run out of cheap oil and change dramatically. Within the next few years, global production will peak. Thereafter, even if industrial societies begin to switch to alternative ene… |
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Better environmental policy studies
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Andrew O. Martyniuk,Lawrence Susskind,Ravi K. Jain |
"Environmental policy studies commissioned by government agencies or other stakeholders can play a vital role in environmental decision making, they provide much needed insight into policy options an… |
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Perverse subsidies
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Jennifer Kent,Norman Myers |
This report documents the problem of perverse subsidies, definable here as exerting adverse effects on both the economy and the environment. If perverse subsidies amount to a sizeable proportion of s… |
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Plants
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Bill Eddie,Martin Ingrouille |
Plants are so much part of our environment that we often take them for granted, yet beautiful, fascinating and useful plants are everywhere, from isolated moss colonies on stone walls to vast complex… |
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Disappearing destinations
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Kimberly Lisagor,Heather Hansen |
A beautiful and memorable look at some of the most gorgeous endangered places on the planet.Machu Picchu is a mesmerizing, ancient Incan city tucked away in the mountains of Peru, but it is rapidly b… |
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