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
Habitats of Australia, New Guinea, and the Solomons: a field guide for birders, naturalists, and ecologists.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2026. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps, graphs. A visually stunning, meticulously researched field guide to all the major habitats of Australia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. This illustrated guide covers every major habitat found on the continent together with those of New Guinea and..... More
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Nature conservation, [volume five]: Conservation in production environments: Managing the matrix.
Sydney: 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 natural history of Southern New Zealand.
Dunedin: Universtiy of Otago Press, 2003. Quarto, colour photographs, illustrations, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Covers geology, landforms, fossils, climate, biogeography, environmental change and the impact of human beings, before taking the reader through a series of habitat-based chapters. Forests and shrublands, tussock grasslands and associated mountainlands, inland waters and..... 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.
Melbourne: 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
Wild foresting: practising nature's wisdom.
Sydney: 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
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
Sustainable futures: linking population, resources and the environment.
Melbourne: 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 Climate..... More
Species and communities in extreme environments: Festschrift towards the 75th anniversary and a laudatio in honour of academician Yuri Ivanovich Chernov.
Moscow: 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.
Sydney: 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
Field guide to wildlife of Australian snow-country.
Melbourne: New Holland Publishers, (2025. third edition), Quarto, paperback. colour photographs, maps. Fully updated this is a comprehensive field guide to Australia's snow country fauna and environment. Now completely updated to include the many changes that have occurred to the environment since the first edition was released in 1994. This..... More
Snake oil: how fracking's false promise of plenty imperils our future.
Sydney: 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 of..... More
Peril in the ponds: deformed frogs, politics and a biologist's quest.
New York: University of Massachusetts Press, 2012. Octavo, paperback, 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 of..... More
Environmental decisions in the face of uncertainty.
Washington DC: National Academies Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, 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 human health..... More
Ten commitments revisited: securing Australia's future environment.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2014. Octavo, paperback, text illustrations, 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
Why birds fly: an inquiry into environmental influences.
Sydney: S. John Bacon, 1953. Octavo, wrappers, More
A companion to global environmental history.
London: Wiley Blackwell, 2015. softcover. More
Environmental history and ecology of Moreton Bay.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2017. Octavo, photographs, softcover. Was $70. The south-east Queensland region is currently experiencing the most rapid urbanisation in Australia. This growth in human population, industry and infrastructure puts pressure on the unique and diverse natural environment of Moreton Bay. Much loved by locals and holiday-goers, Moreton Bay..... More
The insect crisis: the fall of the tiny empires that run the world.
New York: Atlantic Books, 2022. Octavo, paperback, The Insect Crisis explores this hidden emergency, arguing that its consequences could even rival climate change. We rely on insect pollination for the bulk of our agriculture, they are a prime food source for birds and fish, and they are a key strut..... More
Conducting Environmental Impact Assessment in developing countries.
Sydney: United Nations University Press, 1999. Octavo, paperback, figures, tables. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a policy and management tool for planning and decision-making, allowing the identification, prediction and evaluation of the environmental impact of proposed development projects. This text provides an introduction to EIA, with sections on its process..... More