|
Environmental Studies
|
|||||||
|
Living planet :preserving Edens of the Earth by World Wildlife Fund Publisher Comments Our planet is a precious jewel, a unique oasis of life in a seemingly barren cosmos. Looking at Earth from outer space, one astronaut described it as "piercingly beautiful." But a rapidly growing human population has put a strain on Earth's resources and... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
add to wish list |
|
Hungry Planet: What the World Eats by Peter Menzel Publisher Comments On the banks of Mali's Niger River, Soumana Natomo and his family gather for a communal dinner of millet porridge with tamarind juice. In the USA, the Ronayne-Caven family enjoys corndogs-on-a-stick with a tossed green salad. This age-old practice of... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $23.00 Used - Hardcover
add to wish list |
|
Blue Planet Run: The Race to Provide Safe Drinking Water to the World by Rick Smolan Publisher Comments From the creators of the highly acclaimed New York Times best-selling Day in the Life and America 24/7 series, Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwitt, Blue Planet Run provides readers with a fascinating and thought-provoking look at the water problems facing... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
add to wish list |
|
Our Changing Planet: The View from Space by Michael D King Publisher Comments For over 40 years, satellites have been orbiting the Earth quietly monitoring the state of our planet. Unseen by most of us, they are providing information on the many changes taking place, from movements in the land and volcanic eruptions, to human... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
add to wish list |
|
Balancing Water: Restoring the Klamath Basin by Tupper Ansel Blake Publisher Comments The Klamath Basin is a land of teeming wildlife, expansive marshes, blue-ribbon trout streams, tremendous stretches of forests, and large ranches in southern Oregon and northern California. Known to waterfowl, songbirds, and shorebirds, the Klamath Basin'... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
add to wish list |
|
First Steps: Conserving Our Environment by Joe Zammit Lucia Publisher Comments Making a quiet and cautiously hopeful statement about environmental protection, this spellbinding collection of photographs does not bombard readers with visual imagery or urgent calls for alarm. Instead it celebrates the ability of natureall by... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
add to wish list |
|
The Wealth of Nature: Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity, and Human Well-Being by Jeffrey A Mcneely Publisher Comments What makes our planet's natural treasures worth saving, and why should we care? With hundreds of stunning full-color photographs and more than twenty essays from some of the world's most respected scientists, this latest publication in the CEMEX... (read more) List Price $60.75 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
add to wish list |