Wetlands - swamp, marsh, bayou, tundra and bog - are places that are rarely visited and often misunderstood but they have, in fact, conspicuous roles in the physical, biological and cultural geograp……続きを見る
A blueprint for a more balanced, sustainable way to live in the face of climate change, by King Charles III. This compassionate and insightful book shines a light on our new monarch’s deep interest……続きを見る
A top priority in climate research is obtaining broad-extent and long-term data to support analyses of historical patterns and trends, and for model development and evaluation. Along with directly m……続きを見る
著者:John Elkington
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2012年05月31日
A world of 9 billion people by mid-century will demand fundamental changes in our mindsets, behaviors, cultures, and overarching paradigm. Just as our species broke the Sound Barrier during the 1940……続きを見る
In the application of statistics to ecological inference problems, hierarchical models combine explicit models of ecological system structure or dynamics with models of how ecological systems are ob……続きを見る
The world is caught in the mesh of a series of environmental crises. So far attempts at resolving the deep basis of these have been superficial and disorganized. Global Political Ecology links the p……続きを見る
Throughout the world, the threat of climate change is pressing governments to accelerate the deployment of technologies to generate low carbon electricity or heat. But this is frequently leading to ……続きを見る
著者:Agustín Fuentes
出版社: Cambridge University Press
発売日: 2015年11月10日
Long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) have a wide geographical distribution and extensively overlap with human societies across southeast Asia, regularly utilizing the edges of secondary forest……続きを見る
With $2 billion spent annually on stream restoration worldwide, there is a pressing need for guidance in this area, but until now, there was no comprehensive text on the subject. Filling that void, ……続きを見る
The study of primate ecology and conservation has advanced rapidly in recent years. This practical volume brings together a group of distinguished primate researchers to synthesize field, laboratory……続きを見る
The Mekong Region has come to represent many of the important water governance challenges faced more broadly by the mainland Southeast Asian region. This book focuses on the complex nature of water ……続きを見る
著者:Phil West
出版社: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
発売日: 2009年06月12日
Forests must be measured, if they are to be managed and conserved properly. This book describes the principles of modern forest measurement, whether using simple, hand-held equipment or sophisticate……続きを見る
In the late 2000s climate action became a defining feature of the international political agenda. Evidence of global warming and accelerating greenhouse gas emissions created a new sense of urgency ……続きを見る
This edited collection of essays on the conceptual, political and philosophical importance of stillness is positioned within a world that has increasingly come to be understood through the theoretic……続きを見る
A synergistic web of visionary farmers, activists, educators, and researchers is transforming the food system in Central California and beyond. This sampling of narratives drawn from the first oral……続きを見る
Islands represent unique opportunities to examine human interaction with the natural environment. They capture the human imagination as remote, vulnerable and exotic, yet there is comparatively litt……続きを見る
�At last a really useful book telling us how all the rhetoric about ecosystem approaches and sustainable forest management is being translated into practical
solutions on the ground�
CLAUDE MARTIN, ……続きを見る
This book presents the most comprehensive model yet for describing the structure and functioning of running freshwater ecosystems. Riverine Ecosystems Synthesis (RES) is a result of combining severa……続きを見る
Ecology & Wonder makes several remarkable claims: The greatest cultural achievement in the Western Canadian mountain region may be what has been preserved, not what has been developed. Protecting th……続きを見る
著者:Alan AtKisson
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2012年06月25日
The Sustainability Transformation is a must-read for anyone trying to make sense of what is happening to our world – and wanting to change it for the better.
Renowned consultant and communicator Ala……続きを見る
In this, the latest in the People and Plants series, plant conservation is described in the context of livelihoods and development, and ways of balancing the conservation of plant diversity with the……続きを見る
著者:David V. Alford
出版社: HarperCollins Publishers
発売日: 2011年04月14日
Ever since man first cultivated plants and grew crops, insects, mites and other creatures have risen to prominence as pests, but it is only throughout the last two centuries that we have come to stu……続きを見る
Lichens are fascinating and beautiful organisms able to colonise a vast range of habitats, including seemingly impossible places such as bare icy mountain tops and sun-scorched coastal rocks. This b……続きを見る
著者:Charles Moore
出版社: Penguin Publishing Group
発売日: 2011年10月27日
The researcher who discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patchーand remains one of today's key advocates for plastic pollution awarenessーinspires a fundamental rethinking of the modern Plastic Age.
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This little book is intended to raise debate and speculation. It covers several aspects and causes of Global Warming, attacks a few popular conceptions and tries to probe some possible solutions.
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Colin Elford's A Year in the Woods is an enthralling journey into the heart of the English countryside - with a preamble by Craig Taylor.
Colin Elford spends his days alone - alone but for the deer,……続きを見る
Plant Resource Allocation is an exploration of the latest insights into the theory and functioning of plant resource allocation. An international team of physiological ecologists has prepared chapte……続きを見る
著者:Pierre Crosson
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2013年10月18日
This book examines the factors affecting the demand for agricultural land in the United States and the costs of meeting increasing demand.
Originally published in 1982
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著者:Alan AtKisson
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2012年07月26日
A bestseller on Amazon.com within months of its first release, Alan AtKisson's debut book quickly became a modern classic of sustainability literature. Global companies, grassroots groups, universit……続きを見る
著者:Peter J. Hayward
出版社: HarperCollins Publishers
発売日: 2010年08月19日
A comprehensive, authoritative account of the natural history of the seashore, from earliest times to the present day. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com
The seashore, with its endlessl……続きを見る