The Santa Cruz River that once flowed through Tucson, Arizona is today a sad mirage of a river. Except for brief periods following heavy rainfall, it is bone dry. The cottonwood and willow trees tha……続きを見る
The American West has a long tradition of conflict over water. But after fifteen years of drought across the region, it is no longer simply conflict: it is crisis. In the face of unprecedented decli……続きを見る
“The best science and nature writingーwhich these stories representーreminds us of the wide world and our connection to it, and the multitude of ways we make our place in it,” writes Susan Orlean in……続きを見る
著者:Meg Lowman
出版社: University of Chicago Press
発売日: 2025年09月10日
An hourly guide that spotlights twenty-four trees as they root, flower, and host diverse forest life.
In this short book, treetop explorer Meg Lowman guides us through a global forest. Each chapter ……続きを見る
Results of regular monitoring of the species diversity and structure of plant communities is used by conservation biologists to help understand impacts of perturbations caused by humans and other en……続きを見る
Award-winning environmentalist, author, and journalist Bill McKibben selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in the previous year.
“This was t……続きを見る
The Blue, the Gray, and the Green is one of only a handful of books to apply an environmental history approach to the Civil War. This book explores how natureーdisease, climate, flora and fauna, and……続きを見る
In "Soil Culture," J. H. Walden meticulously explores the intricate relationship between soil health and agricultural practices, intertwining scientific analysis with profound philosophical reflecti……続きを見る
著者:Megan Ybarra
出版社: University of California Press
発売日: 2017年12月15日
Global conservation efforts are celebrated for saving Guatemala’s Maya Forest. This book reveals that the process of protecting lands has been one of racialized dispossession for the Indigenous peop……続きを見る
Sustainability education has typically centered the human-focusing on the changes and paradigm shifts needed to ensure a sustainable future for humans. Yet nonhuman beings, specifically plants and a……続きを見る
Ibero-American Ecocriticism: Cultural and Social Explorations presents a distinct view of the diverse social and physical geographies of the Americas, their political and cultural connections to the……続きを見る
The Canadian Mountain Assessment provides a first-of-its-kind look at what we know, do not know, and need to know about mountain systems in Canada. The assessment is based on insights from First Nat……続きを見る
著者:Megan McCubbin
出版社: John Murray Press
発売日: 2023年05月11日
'A call to arms for everyone' Steve Backshall
'Eye-opening' New Scientist
The diversity of life on earth is astounding, with each species perfectly adapted to its environment. Sharks can navigate th……続きを見る
A response to the devastating 2019–20 bushfires, Animals Make Us Human both celebrates Australia’s unique wildlife and highlights its vulnerability. Through words and images, writers, photographers ……続きを見る
As the turmoil of interlinked crises unfolds across the worldーfrom climate change to growing inequality to the rise of authoritarian governmentsーsocial scientists examine what is happening and why……続きを見る
Nonrenewable energy resources, comprising fossil fuels and uranium, are not ran domly distributed within the Earth's crust. They formed in response to a complex array of geologic controls, notably t……続きを見る