著者:Kent Dunlap
出版社: University of California Press
発売日: 2025年02月11日
“Fascinating discourse [that] travels through anatomy, paleontology, anthropology, the arts, the zoo, museums, medicine, murder and more. . . . Superb."ーWall Street Journal
A 300-million-year tour ……続きを見る
著者:Douglas Kent
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2024年04月15日
How do we provide for and nurture millions of people without destroying the planet in the process?
Author Doug Kent, an environmental specialist, believes a vital element in the solution is recogniz……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
How much do we really know about the species that make up the natural world?
All over the world, biodiversity is gravely threatened – by overfishing, habitat destruction, pollution and climate chang……続きを見る
In the West, shortsighted human self-interest has resulted in devastating environmental losses. The fur trade decimated beaver populations, and streams and wetland ecosystems deteriorated. Though mo……続きを見る
著者:Kent A. Vliet
出版社: Johns Hopkins University Press
発売日: 2020年03月03日
The ultimate guide to understanding the biology and behavior of the amazing and underappreciated American alligator.
Few scenes put the senses on edge more than a submerged alligator, only eyes and ……続きを見る
Both realism and justice demand that efforts to conserve biological diversity address human needs as well. The most promising hope of accomplishing such a goal lies in locally based conservation eff……続きを見る
A groundbreaking examination of the implications of synthetic biology for biodiversity conservation
Nature almost everywhere survives on human terms. The distinction between what is natural and what……続きを見る
Billions have been spent on land conservation but too little attention had been paid to how cost-effective these investments have been. With budgets increasingly constrained, conservationists must l……続きを見る
Today, over 3,000 protected areas around the world contribute to the protection of biodiversity, peaceful relations between neighbouring countries, and the well-being of people living in and around ……続きを見る
Metamorphoses of the Zoo: Animal Encounter After Noah is a volume dedicated to radically transformative approaches to spaces set aside as zoological parks or gardens. Historically, these establishme……続きを見る