Environmental Conservation & Protection 97

Master's Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Environmental Sciences, grade: Excellent, University of Alexandria (Faculty of Engineering-Production Department), course: Quality Improvement Tools……続きを見る

This book is a valuable contribution to the debate about the harmful effects of environmental toxicants on human health, which is a growing concern in the 21st century. Complementary chapters deciph……続きを見る

This book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date overview on soils of Greece. It includes sections on soil research history, climate, geology, geomorphology, major soil types, soil maps, soil prope……続きを見る

This volume presents a reconstruction of the formation of the environmental conditions and biota in the present-day Baltic Sea area during the last glacial cycle and thereafter under the influence o……続きを見る

Document from the year 2014 in the subject Environmental Sciences, , language: Italian, abstract: Nel 2011, il dibattito sull'energia nucleare per scopi civili è tornato prepotentemente ad alimentar……続きを見る

This book addresses key topics in the current deliberations and debates on low carbon cities that are underway globally. Contributions by experts from around the world focus on the key factors requi……続きを見る

"Doug Peacock, as ever, walks point for all of us. Not since Bill McKibben’s The End of Nature has a book of such import been presented to readers. Peacock’s intelligence defies measure. His is a be……続きを見る

"Shapiro is one of the few writers on this subject that actually understands the strategy, the tactics, and the internal politics of a dynamic and growing movement. This is environmental journalism ……続きを見る

A meeting of great minds at the intersection of the arts and sciences “Enchanting. . . . The Poetic Species is a wonderful read in its entirety, short yet infinitely simulating.” ーMaria Popova, Mar……続きを見る

International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Longlist Orion Book Award Finalist O, The Oprah Magazine Title to Pick Up Now” An amazing feat of imagination.” -Publishers Weekly (starred review) Invis……続きを見る

Greenpeace is known around the world for its activism and education surrounding environmental and biodiversity issues. With a presence in more than 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and……続きを見る

"In Learning to Die in the Anthropocene, Roy Scranton draws on his experiences in Iraq to confront the grim realities of climate change. The result is a fierce and provocative book."--Elizabeth Kolb……続きを見る

Published on Earth Day, Friday, April 22nd, 2016 to maximize publicity. Book differs from his previous titles on consumerism & shopping as he focuses here on the earth/environmentalism/conservation.……続きを見る

Is “The Origin of Feces” a Darwinian concern? Perhaps not, but it is the title to the preface of this tongue-in-cheek and unexpectedly revealing exploration of human behavior by the webmaster behind……続きを見る

We are entering a Space Age, but not the kind President Kennedy originally envisioned. This Space Age is replacing resource wars and redefines planet earth as a "battlespace" in accordance with the ……続きを見る

This book offers insights into the current focus and recent advances in bioremediation and green technology applications for waste minimization and pollution control. Increasing urbanization has an ……続きを見る

Dan Dagget believes that humanity can have a positive effect on the land. He demonstrates case after case of positive human engagement in the environment and of managed ecosystems and restored areas……続きを見る

Although climate change and pollution make near-daily appearances in the news, humans have not always recognized that the environment needs to be protected. Only after the publication of Rachel Cars……続きを見る

This important new text introduces conservation criminology as the interdisciplinary study of environmental exploitation and risks at the intersection of human and natural systems. Taking an interdi……続きを見る

Taps interest in environmental issues following wide spread disappointment stemming from the recent string of Global Climate Change summits Written in accessible language by experts on the science a……続きを見る

Capitalism is killing the planet, and the preservation of a natural environment favorable to human life requires a radical alternative. In this new collection of essays, long time revolutionary and ……続きを見る

"As Mr. Udall's vivid narrative makes clear, the race between education and erosion, between wisdom and waste, has not run its course. . . . The nation's battle to preserve the common estate is far ……続きを見る

The fascinating story of North Atlantic right whalesーfrom their evolutionary origin, through a thousand-year history of relentless pursuit by whalers, to ongoing efforts to rescue them from the bri……続きを見る

Just as the need for action on climate change becomes more urgent and overwhelming, the campaign to deny that humans are causing it has gained more traction. This completely new book meets the scept……続きを見る

Following the lives of the three ships with the name Rainbow Warrior, this book, written by a long-serving Greenpeace activist, tells the inside stories of life on board and recounts some of the shi……続きを見る

Climate chaos and pollution, deforestation and consumerism: the crisis facing human civilization is clear enough. But the response of politicians to it has been cowardly and inadequate, while enviro……続きを見る

This guide demystifies the often invisible impacts of global tourism, one of the biggest industries in the world, from labor conditions to development by stealth, to the role of elites and the cultu……続きを見る

Leading landscape photographers Diane Cook and Len Jenshel present Wise Treesーa stunning photography book containing more than 50 historical trees with remarkable stories from around the world. Sup……続きを見る

In the fall of 1979, millions of some of the most beautiful acres in the world were under threat. The political heat surrounding the environmental controversy prompted then Senator Frank Church to w……続きを見る

**"Ever–ascending Sojourner cooks up wrenching sorrow and hilarious banter, environmental and moral conundrums, magnetizing characters, and a place of transcendent beauty in this intoxicating, provo……続きを見る