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
Anchorage: University of Alaska, (2008. reprint). Octavo, black and white photographs, softcover. Explores the history of wilderness preservation in the United States. 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
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
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
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
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
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