Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Biopiracy Biopiracy Vandana Shiva "Internationally renowned environmentalist Vandana Shiva argues that genetic engineering and the cloning of organisms are "the ultimate expression of the commercialization of science and the commodif… OL1054919W
Paving paradise Paving paradise Craig Pittman What is happening to Florida's "protected" wetlands? Florida possesses more wetlands than any other state except Alaska, yet since 1990 more than 84,000 acres have been lost to development despite pr… OL11938499W
Conservation of natural resources Conservation of natural resources Guy Harold Smith Covers land utilization, forest resources, water supply, mineral resources, wildlife, recreation etc. OL143580W
Payment for environmental services in agricultural landscapes Payment for environmental services in agricultural landscapes Leslie Lipper In recent years, development policy has responded to an increasing concern about natural resource degradation by setting up innovative payment for environmental services (PES) programs in developing … OL16278306W
Latin American Environmental Policy In International Perspective (Latin America in Global Perspecti… Latin American Environmental Policy In International Perspective (Latin America in Global Perspecti… Gordon J. MacDonald,Daniel L. Nielson "Fourteen experts from US, Latin America, Europe, and Africa provide considerable information and realistic evaluations of inter-American environmental policy in terms of sustainable development. Ass… OL19369358W
Taming regulation Taming regulation Robert T. Nakamura,Thomas W. Church Annotation OL19905628W
Global environmental risk Global environmental risk Roger E. Kasperson,Jeanne X. Kasperson Despite international initiatives such as the Earth Summit in 1992 and ongoing efforts to implement the Kyoto Protocol, human activities continue to register a destructive toll on the planetary envir… OL20885436W
A blueprint for a safer planet A blueprint for a safer planet N. H. Stern A book about the action required of this generation to ensure the continued existence of the human race - by the world's leading authority on climate change.Further substantial global warming is unav… OL2314388W
Ecologic Ecologic Brian Clegg Looking after 'The Environment' should be straightforward - no one wants to destroy the world. And yet in every 'green' area, we are either failing to take the essential steps to prevent destruction … OL26186721W
Deep information Deep information John Felleman The stewardship of land and water natural resources is ultimately the responsibility of the owners, managers, and users of these resources. The environmental movement addressed these complex issues t… OL3357176W
Earth in the Balance Earth in the Balance Al Gore "A passionate and lifelong defender of the environment, Vice President Al Gore describes in this book how human actions and decisions can endanger or safeguard the vulnerable ecosystem that sustains … OL8217068W
Conflicts over Natural Resources Conflicts over Natural Resources Jacqueline Vaughn Conflicts over natural resources are not new. But they are now worldwide, enduring, increasingly contentious, and in some cases, intractable. In this new book, political scientist Jacqueline Vaughn e… OL8263559W
Drawing The Line Drawing The Line Juliet Fall xii, 325 p. : 24 cm OL9157629W
Environmental Justice in America Environmental Justice in America Edwardo Lao Rhodes "Edwardo Lao Rhodes makes the case that race and class were not a major concern of environmental policy until the 1990s. Why this was so and why awareness of social justice must be an important consi… OL9357434W
Uncertain Peril Uncertain Peril Claire Hope Cummings Claire Hope CummingsUncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of SeedsHow genetic engineering threatens seeds, and the story of those trying to save this most basic environmental resourceLi… OL9591879W