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by Susan Cohn Publisher Comments Green at Work, published by Island Press in 1992, was the first source of information to help nontechnical but environmentally concerned job seekers learn about career opportunities with environmental companies or within the newly emerging "green... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price $12.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by James P Lester Publisher Comments Environmental Injustice in the United States provides systematic insight into the social, economic, and political dynamics of environmental decision-making, and the impacts of those decisions on minority communities. The first part of the book examines... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price $12.71 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Robert L Fleming Publisher Comments Comprehensive photographic portrait of this seldom visited land, describing an extraordinary conservation accomplishment that has gone virtually unnoticed by the outside world.... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price $30.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Kimberly Lisagor and Heather Hansen Publisher Comments A beautiful and memorable look at some of the most gorgeous endangered places on the planet. Machu Picchu is a mesmerizing, ancient Incan city tucked away in the mountains of Peru, but it is rapidly being worn down by the thousands of feet treading... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price $10.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Clive Ponting Publisher Comments Clive Ponting's original and provocative history of human civilizationnow in a thoroughly revised, expanded, and updated edition Years ahead of its time, Clive Ponting captivated readers with A Green History of the World, his study of great civilizations... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price $4.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Alianor True Publisher Comments During the summer of 2000, Americans from coast to coast witnessed the worst fire season in recorded history. Daily news reports brought dramatic images of vast swaths of land going up in smoke, from the mountains of Montana and Wyoming, to the... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price $11.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Shridath Ramphal Publisher Comments Our Country, The Planet is a wide-ranging discussion of the global environmental crisis that accounts for the positions and perceptions of both developed and developing nations. As president of the World Conservation Union and the only person to have... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $4.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by James Karr Publisher Comments Resource management in the United States is undergoing a fundamental change. Traditional sustained-yield approaches that focus on commodity-production and human resource use are steadily giving way to ecological approaches, often referred to as ecosystem... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price $21.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Shahrukh Rafi Khan Publisher Comments This unique book approaches the concept of environmentalism in Third World countries. The contributors argue that Third World countries need to emphasize the importance of environmental conservation in order to protect their valuable resources, and to... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price $8.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Guy Dauncey Publisher Comments At last - a book that puts proven solutions to global warming in the hands of ordinary citizens, communities, businesses, power utilities, and local and national governments.... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price $13.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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by Mohan Munasinghe Publisher Comments Condensed, accessible review of latest state-of-the-art assessments of IPCC, within context of sustainable development.... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price $47.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Roger Dower Publisher Comments The United States is the world's biggest consumer of natural resources and its biggest polluter. With the U.S. economy expected to grow by 25% in the next decade alone, the costs to Americans -- and to everyone else in the world -- will increase... (read more) List Price $34.00 Your price $12.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Jim Augustyn Publisher Comments With over 50,000 in print, "The Solar Cat Book decisively answered that question. First released in 1979 when the first oil shocks of that decade sparked great public interest in solar energy, it captured the heart and spirit of the renewable energy and... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Iucn Publisher Comments The issue of tenure strikes at the heart of much of what "the nations of the world" hold most precious - their capacity to sustain themselves. This volume was compiled in 1998 to communicate the science and scholarship of tenure to policy makers and... (read more) List Price $32.00 Your price $29.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Stan Stevens Publisher Comments For more than a century the establishment of national parks and protected areas was a major threat to the survival of indigenous people. The creation of parks based on wilderness ideals outlawed traditional ways of life and forced from their homelands... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price $13.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Lyuba Zarsky Publisher Comments * Exposes the flaws in the current international investment regime* Essential reading for policy-makers and others engaged in debates concerning international trade, foreign investment and sustainable development* Charts a course for new international... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price $24.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Lawrence Susskind Publisher Comments Owning and managing forest lands is an inherently legal endeavor. From forest acquisition to deeds and boundaries, from timber sales to bequests, few things can be done without confronting laws, rules, regulations, and traditions that define acceptable... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price $19.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Tachi Kiuchi Publisher Comments With clear, direct language and dozens of real-world examples, the authors show how a company can become, like nature, a complex living system that doesn't merely balance competing interests but truly integrates them.... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price $8.96 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Donald Snow Publisher Comments About the Editor. Donald Snow is former executive director of the Northern Lights Research and Education Institute and founder and editor of Northern Lights Magazine in Missoula, Montana. Since 1976 he has worked as a volunteer and staff member of... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price $11.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Jonathon Porritt Publisher Comments Addresses the question of how to assess the risks and benefits of scientific advance through three topics: climate change, genetic engineering and toxic chemicals. It advises a cautious approach in applying scientific knowledge as we try to improve the... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price $4.23 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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