Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Nature crime Nature crime Rosaleen Duffy In this impressively researched, alarming book, Rosaleen Duffy investigates the world of nature conservation, arguing that the West's attitude to endangered wildlife is shallow, self-contradictory, a… OL16105657W
Ecological footprints Ecological footprints Cheryl Jakab "Discusses the environmental issue of large ecological footprints and how to create a sustainable way of living"--Provided by publisher. OL18591707W
The Gulf The Gulf Jack E. Davis Significant beyond tragic oil spills and hurricanes, the Gulf has historically been one of the world's most bounteous marine environments, supporting human life for millennia. Based on the premise th… OL19711806W
Rewilding our hearts Rewilding our hearts Marc Bekoff "In wildlife conservation work, rewilding - to make wild once again - refers to the creation of corridors between preserved lands that allow declining populations to rebound. Marc Bekoff, one of our … OL20010262W
Tipping point for planet earth Tipping point for planet earth Anthony D. Barnosky "Tipping Point for Planet Earth explains why Earth is headed for a tipping point, a change so fast, dramatic, and unexpected that humanity will reel at the consequences. Midway through this century, … OL20029847W
Multiple stresses in ecosystems Multiple stresses in ecosystems Joseph J. Cech, Jr.,Donald G. Crosby "Recently, researchers and scientists have made significant advances toward better detection, evaluation, and understanding of the complex interactions of toxicants in environmental settings. Using i… OL20141664W
Re-Aligning with Nature Re-Aligning with Nature Denise Kelly DeLuca pages cm OL21119151W
Nature of Childhood Nature of Childhood Pamela Riney-Kehrberg "Today's organized efforts to lure children outdoors to green spaces signal growing concerns about American youths' deepening estrangement from nature. Covering the last century and a half, this envi… OL21795959W
Heatstroke Heatstroke Anthony D. Barnosky Renowned paleoecologist Barnosky shows how global warming is fundamentally changing the natural world and its creatures. Plants and animals that have followed the same rhythms for millennia are sudde… OL5008285W
Our Final Century Our Final Century Martin Rees 288 p. ; 20cm OL7921882W
Reinventing Eden Reinventing Eden Caroly Merchant "Reinventing Eden traces the Garden of Eden myth from the Mesopotamian regions where agriculture - and the creation myth - first began, through the Greek and Roman empires, the Enlightenment, and the… OL8103789W