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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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Anchorage: University of Alaska, (2008. reprint). Octavo, black and white photographs, softcover. Explores the history of wilderness preservation in the United States. More
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, 1998. Quarto, illustrations, maps, signature, softcover. Sixteen chapters divided into four parts: principles for conservation, impact, method of analysis, and management principles for conservation. More
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
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
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. 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 fish, but..... More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Canberra: Australaian National Parks and Wildlife Service, 1991. Quarto, photographs, signature, spirally bound. More
London: J M Dent and Sons, 1945. Octavo, black and white photographs, text illustrations, signature, chipped dustwrapper. More
Melbourne: S. John Bacon, 1953. Octavo, wrappers, More
Tokyo: 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
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2002. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Gaylord Nelson is known and respected throughout the world as a founding father of the modern environmental movement and creator of one of most successful and influential public awareness campaigns ever undertaken on behalf of global stewardship: Earth..... More
London: Earthscan Publications, 2011. Octavo, photographs, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Addresses the broader context of invasive and exotic species, in terms of the perceived threats and environmental concerns which surround alien species and ecological invasions. Including a wide range of case studies from around the world, this book raises..... More
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, 1993. Quarto, illustrations, a very good secondhand copy in dustwrapper, signature (published price $90). Third volume in this series is based on material presented at a workshop held in 1991 on the need for reconstruction of fragmented ecosystems, and the role of ecologists and conservation biologists..... More
Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, 2012. Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. Renowned scientist David Suzuki explores the environmental challenges the world faces and their interconnected causes. Suzuki shows that understanding the causes - and recognizing that everything in nature is interconnected - is crucial to restoring hope for a better future..... More
London: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1999. Quarto, paperback, The world's ecosystems are increasingly threatened by human development. Ecological impact assessment (EcIA) is used to predict and evaluate the impacts of development on ecosystems and their components, providing the information needed to ensure that ecological issues are given full and proper consideration..... More
Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1977. Octavo, text illustratuions, maps, softcover. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, black and white photographs, maps. Islands capture the human imagination as remote, vulnerable and exotic, yet there is comparatively little understanding of their basic geology, geography, or the impact of island colonization by plants, animals and humans. This detailed study of..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010. Octavo, photographs, dustwrapper. Explores the confluence of human and environmental change on ten of the great rivers of the world. Ranging from the Murray-Darling in Australia and the Yellow River in China to Central Europe's Danube and the Mississippi, the book journeys down the..... More