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by Edna Brush Perkins Synopsis An ardent early suffragette, Edna Brush Perkins set out in 1920 with her friend, Charlotte Hannahs Jordan, to journey into the Mojave, both women seeking to escape civilization and their struggle to secure voting rights for women. The Mojave at that time... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $5.75 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by David Ehrenfeld Publisher Comments Early in this volume, David Ehrenfeld describes what prophecy really is. Referring to the biblical prophets, he says they were not the "holy fortunetellers that the word prophet has come to signify....The business of prophecy is not simply foretelling... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price $2.25 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Nicholas Foskett Publisher Comments The science of managing natural resources is one of the most crucial and prominent topics in science today. Two experts cover background, current issues affecting our environment and the animal world, and implications for the future.... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Jeff Wheelwright Book News Annotation Natural disturbance is the norm in Prince Edward Sound. This volume analyzes how the flora and fauna of this area react to ecologic stress as exemplified by the Valdez oil spill in 1989. Also explored is the gap between scientists' measurements of... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Wolfgang Nentwig Publisher Comments This new volume on Biological Invasions deals with both plants and animals, differing from previous books by extending from the species to an ecosystem and global level. Its 22 chapters cover pathways of biological invasions (e.g. ballast water... (read more) List Price $199.00 Your price $197.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Jacques Leslie Publisher Comments Taking the reader to the sites of controversial dams, Leslie shows why dams are at once the hope of developing nations and a blight on their people and landscape.... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Mark D Spalding Publisher Comments Inspired by the Caribbean section of "The World Atlas of Coral Reefs," and augmented with detailed maps and colorful illustrations, this guidebook informs readers about the natural history of coral reefs and diving sites throughout the region.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by United Nations Environment Programme Staff Synopsis The successor to "GEO-2000" and complementary to it, "GEO-3" describes policies and achievements in all areas of environmental concern since 1972. It analyses the drivers of environmental change and uses modelling techniques to project the impacts of... (read more) List Price $66.00 Your price $50.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Ruth Hillary Publisher Comments Environmental Management Systems (EMSs) are a way in which business and industry can implement a system of self-regulation on their processes, in order to aid the promotion of clean technology. This book brings together wide ranging analysis and... (read more) Your price $157.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Roy M Harrison Publisher Comments Understanding pollution, its behaviour and impact is becoming increasingly important, as new technologies and legislation continually lower the tolerable levels of pollutants released into the environment. Introduction to Pollution Science draws upon... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price $33.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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by Tyler G. Miller Jr. Publisher Comments Environmental issues affect every part of your life. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: WORKING WITH THE EARTH, Twelfth Edition, shows you how nature works, how we interact with it, and how we have sustained--and can continue to sustain--our relationship with the... (read more) List Price $126.60 Your price $102.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Kimio Uno Publisher Comments The volume is based on a policy simulation model linking sixty countries and regions at a detailed industrial level, covering 99.5% of the world's economic activities. Country models are linked by trade matrices that explicitly describe annual trade flow... (read more) Your price $141.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Kenneth S Sajwan Publisher Comments The research papers in this book were presented as a part of the Sixth International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements held at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada from July 29-August 2, 2001. The purpose of this conference was to... (read more) Your price $191.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by John Benson Publisher Comments Presupposing no prior knowledge of philosophy, John Benson introduces the reader to one fundamental question--whether a concern with human well-being is an adequate basis for environmental ethics. The book explores this question by considering some of... (read more) List Price $45.50 Your price $30.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Alyson Warhurst Publisher Comments This diverse and informative volume contains key papers from the University of Bath interdisciplinary seminars entitled "Towards an Environmental Research Agenda." The book offers insights and expertise from a range of disciplinary perspectives across... (read more) List Price $65.00 Your price $18.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by G. Tyler Miller Publisher Comments G. Tyler Miller's worldwide bestsellers have evolved right along with the changing needs of your diverse student population. Focused specifically on energizing and engaging all your students, Miller and new contributor Scott Spoolman have been at work... (read more) List Price $52.50 Your price $36.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by K Lee Lerner Publisher Comments These volumes of primary source documents focus on leading social issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. International in scope, each title is devoted to one topic: < ul> < li> Crime and Punishment < li> Environmental... (read more) List Price $145.25 Your price $64.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Edward A Parson Publisher Comments Parson's introductory essay sets the stage for the discussions to follow. It provides background by sketching the Canadian institutional context for environmental protection, describing the major pollutant burdens and the state pf the natural resources... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Alan Rabinowitz Publisher Comments In 1987, zoologist Alan Rabinowitz was invited by the Thai government to study leopards, tigers, and other wildlife in the Huai Kha Khaeng valley, one of Southeast Asia's largest and most prized forests. It was hoped his research would help protect the... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price $12.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Jan C Prager Publisher Comments Written in an easy-to-understand narrative by former EPA environmental scientist Dr. Jan Prager, this reference stands alone in its emphasis of environmental effects of regulated contaminant substances. Environmental regulators, as well as conservation... (read more) List Price $159.00 Your price $47.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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