The politics of wilderness preservation.
Anchorage: University of Alaska, (2008. reprint). Octavo, black and white photographs, softcover. Explores the history of wilderness preservation in the United States. More
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Killing the Koala and poisoning the prairie: Australia, America, and the environment.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2015. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, maps. Though separated by thousands of miles, the United States and Australia have much in common. Geographically both countries are expansive-the United States is the fourth largest in land mass and Australia the sixth-and both possess a vast..... More
Oil and wilderness in Alaska: natural resources, environmental protection, and national policy dynamics.
Washington DC: Georgetown University Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, maps. Colliding environmental and development interests have shaped national policy reforms supporting both oil development and environmental protection in Alaska. This book examines three significant national policy reform efforts that came out of these conflicts: the development of the Trans-Alaska pipeline, the..... More
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Nature conservation, [volume five]: Conservation in production environments: Managing the matrix.
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, 2001. Quarto, dustwrapper, maps, tables, graphs. WAS $160. The fifth volume in this series, consists of a collection of seventy-one papers, covering forestry, fishing, farming and tourism, from the Taupo, New Zealand, conference on nature conservation. More
Islands in a far sea: the fate of nature in Hawai'i.
Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, (2006. revised edition). Large octavo, colour photographs, text illustrations, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Offering a comprehensive environmental history of Hawai'i, this edition provides an account of the geological formation and shaping of the Islands, their colonization by plants and animals, and the patterns of..... More
The kingdom of rarities: the story of America's eastern national forests.
Washington DC: Island Press, 2013. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white illustrations. Presents a new context for understanding rarity and its implications, both for our understanding of how the natural world works and for what it can teach us about protecting biodiversity during a time of large-scale environmental change. Using cutting-edge..... More
Integrated mission-directed research: experiences from environmental and natural resource management.
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2010. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. This book offers readers the chance to share, reflect on, and learn from the experiences of researchers involved in integrated mission-directed research, particularly in the areas of natural resource management and regional development. The authors explore case studies undertaken in Australia, Europe, Thailand..... More
Whales and nations: environmental diplomacy on the high seas.
Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2013. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white photographs, maps. Before commercial whaling was outlawed in the 1980s, diplomats, scientists, bureaucrats, environmentalists, and sometimes even whalers themselves had attempted to create an international regulatory framework that would provide a sustainable whaling industry. This book tells the story..... More
Wild foresting: practising nature's wisdom.
Canada: New Society Publishers, 2009. Large octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. This book reconciles human-forest relationships. Place-based practices foster ecosystem restoration and community revival. They are attuned to the values and wisdom of home places, to meet human and forest needs. Wild foresting's many gifts include celebrations. More
Ecological and environmental physiology of fishes.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Octavo, dustwrapper, photographs, illustrations, line drawings, tables, graphs. This book presents a current and comprehensive overview of fish physiology to demonstrate how living fish function in their environment. As with other books in the Series, the emphasis is on the unique physiological characteristics of the..... More
Dominant animal: human evolution and the environment.
Washington DC: Island Press, 2009. Octavo, paperback, text illustrations. In humanity's more than 100,000 year history, we have evolved from vulnerable creatures clawing sustenance from Earth to a sophisticated global society manipulating every inch of it. In short, we have become the dominant animal. Why, then, are we creating a...... More
The retreat of the elephants: an environmental history of China.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004. Octavo, softcover. This is the first environmental history of China during the three thousand years for which there are written records. It is also a treasure trove of literary, political, aesthetic, scientific, and religious sources, which allow the reader direct access to the views..... More
The weather makers: the history and future impact of climate change.
Melbourne: Text Publishing, 2008. Octavo, softcover. With a new introduction. Tim Flannery makes this urgent issue completely accessible. He tells the fascinating story of climate change over millions of years to help us understand the predicament we face. By burning fossil fuels we are increasing the levels of greenhouse gases..... More
Sustainable futures: linking population, resources and the environment.
Clayton South: CSIRO Publishing, 2014. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. Sustainable Futures explores the links between population growth, diminishing resources and environmental challenges, and what they mean for Australia's future. Written by leaders in their fields, and based on presentations from the 2013 Fenner Conference on 'Population, Resources and..... More
Species and communities in extreme environments: Festschrift towards the 75th anniversary and a laudatio in honour of academician Yuri Ivanovich Chernov.
Sofia: Pensoft, 2009. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, figures, tables, maps. Yuri Ivanovich Chernov is one of the greatest modern experts in ecology and biogeography, Arctic regions in particular, not only in Russia but globally. His main monographs are "Nature Zonation and Terrestrial Animal Life" (1975), "Structure of the Animal..... More
Understanding the environment: bridging the disciplinary divides.
Kensington: University of New South Wales Press, 2005. Octavo, paperback, diagrams. Brings together some of the world's leading environmental researchers in the life sciences, physical sciences, social sciences and humanities to bridge the disciplinary divides in understanding the environment. More
Quaternary environmental micropalaeontology.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. Octavo, black and white illustrations, softcover. Reconstructing past environments is critical in evaluating modern environmental change and making predictions for the future. Records can be found in a range of natural sources, including microfossils, and their analysis can make important contributions to studies of..... More
Snake oil: how fracking's false promise of plenty imperils our future.
Santa Rosa: Post Carbon Institute, 2014. Octavo, paperback, figures. The rapid spread of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has temporarily boosted US natural gas and oil production whilst also sparking a massive environmental backlash in communities across the country. The fossil-fuel industry is trying to sell fracking as the biggest energy development..... More
Peril in the ponds: deformed frogs, politics and a biologist's quest.
Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2012. Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. An insider's account of a scientific investigation into a disturbing phenomenon. Tells the story of a government biologist's investigation into the mystery of deformed frogs, an epidemic that grew during the 1990's and continues today. It provides an inside view..... More
Peril in the ponds: deformed frogs, politics and a biologist's quest.
Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2012. Octavo, laminated boards, BRAND NEW. An insider's account of a scientific investigation into a disturbing phenomenon. Tells the story of a government biologists investigation into the mystery of deformed frogs, an epidemic that grew during the 1990's and continues today. It provides an inside..... More
Environmental decisions in the face of uncertainty.
Washington DC: National Academies Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is one of several federal agencies responsible for protecting Americans against significant risks to human health and the environment. As part of that mission, EPA estimates the nature, magnitude, and likelihood of risks to..... More
Ten commitments revisited: securing Australia's future environment.
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2014. Octavo, paperback, line drawings, black and white photographs. What are the 10 key issues that must be addressed urgently to improve Australia's environment? In this follow up to the highly successful book Ten commitments: reshaping the lucky country's environment [28002], now out of print], Australia's leading..... More
Natural resources and environmental justice: Australian perspectives.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2017. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. Environmental management involves making decisions about the governance of natural resources, which are inherently decisions about what is just or fair. Yet, there is little emphasis on justice in environmental management research or practical guidance on how to achieve fairness and equity in..... More
British trees in winter.
London: J M Dent and Sons, 1945. Octavo, black and white photographs, text illustrations, signature, chipped dustwrapper. More
After the ark? Environmental policy-making and the zoo.
Carlton South: Melbourne University Press, 2001. Octavo, illustrations, softcover. Traces the evolution of zoos from the private menageries of the ancient world to the corporatised organisations of today. An informative, ground-breaking study of the modern zoo. More