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Rivers of the Asian Highlands introduces readers to the intersecting headwaters of Asia’s eight largest rivers, focusing on the upper reaches of two river systems: the Brahmaputra’s highland tributa……続きを見る

This completely revised and updated second edition integrates the study and management of humans and the rest of nature. It provides a unified understanding of natural and human-dominated ecosystems……続きを見る

Box 9E. 1 Continued FIGURE 2. The C–S–R triangle model (Grime 1979). The strategies at the three corners are C, competiti- winning species; S, stress-tolerating s- cies; R,ruderalspecies. Particular……続きを見る

The growing of crops for bioenergy has been subject to much recent criticism, as taking away land which could be used for food production or biodiversity conservation. This book challenges some comm……続きを見る

Repackaged with a new afterword, this "valuable and entertaining" (New York Times Book Review) book explores how scientists are adapting nature's best ideas to solve tough 21st century problems. Bio……続きを見る

Livable Cities: Urban Heat Islands Mitigation for Climate Change Adaptation Through Urban Greening elucidates on livability in urban areas, providing readers with definitions and indicators of what ……続きを見る

Religious Horror and the Ecogothic explores the intersections of Anglophone Christianity and the Ecogothic, a subgenre that explores the ecocritical in Gothic literature, film, and media. Acknowledg……続きを見る

Shortlisted for the 2018 TWS Wildlife Publication Awards in the authored book categoryIn recent years, conflicts between ecological conservation and economic growth forced a reassessment of the moti……続きを見る

Ecostacking is a new concept and approach which aims to maximize the benefits of ecosystem service providers in cropping systems to help achieve the goal of long-term sustainable agriculture and foo……続きを見る

This book explores how language and communication shape the increasingly entangled lives of people and sea turtles at the nexus of sea turtle conservation and ecotourism. Here, new ecocultural ident……続きを見る

An illuminating history of the forgotten concept of climatic botany that underscores how vital forests are to our future. Saving the World tells the forgotten history of climatic botany, the idea th……続きを見る

Uma visão provocadora do futuro, que nos desafia a pensar melhor acerca do que compramos e comemos, e do impacto das nossas escolhas nas alterações climáticas. Partindo de um alerta perturbador das ……続きを見る

"Views of Nature – Contemplations on the Sublime Phenomena of Creation with Scientific Illustrations" by Alexander von Humboldt (translated by E. C. Otté, Henry G. Bohn). Published by e-artnow. e-ar……続きを見る

In "Bartram's Travels," William Bartram offers an evocative and richly detailed account of his explorations through the American Southeast during the 18th century. This seminal work melds natural hi……続きを見る

In "Views of Nature," Alexander von Humboldt explores the intricate relationship between humanity and the natural world through a unique blend of scientific inquiry and poetic contemplation. The boo……続きを見る

This book is the first comprehensive study investigating the cultural affinities and resonances of Zen in early twentieth-century American poetry and its contribution to current definitions of ecopo……続きを見る

In "Ansichten der Natur" präsentiert Alexander von Humboldt nicht nur eine detaillierte Beschreibung der Natur, sondern auch eine tiefgründige philosophische Reflexion über ihre Zusammenhänge. Mit e……続きを見る

Por demasiado tiempo, para muchos de nosotros, sobre todo en Occidente, el mundo ha sido demasiado humano. Tenemos la necesidad de aprender de otros entornos basados en relaciones distintas a la div……続きを見る

This book synthesizes ecofeminist theory, American studies, and postcolonial theory to interrogate what New Americanist William V. Spanos articulates as the "errand into the wilderness": the ethic o……続きを見る

Le dérèglement climatique n’est plus une hypothèse ; c’est une réalité qui affecte désormais notre quotidien et génère de plus en plus d’inquiétudes. Comment allons-nous bien respirer, bien boire, b……続きを見る

In "Views of Nature 'Äì Contemplations on the Sublime Phenomena of Creation with Scientific Illustrations," Alexander von Humboldt embarks on a profound exploration of the interconnectedness of natu……続きを見る

This book provides a comprehensive study of the notion of responsibility in environmental governance. It starts with the observation that, although the rhetoric of responsibility is indeed all-perva……続きを見る

Mountain Ash draws together exciting new findings on the effects of fire and on post-fire ecological dynamics following the 2009 wildfires in the Mountain Ash forests of the Central Highlands of Vic……続きを見る

Il libro 'Il Lago di Como e il Pian d'Erba: Escursioni autunnali' di Pier Ambrogio Curti offre un'esplorazione dettagliata dei paesaggi e della natura del Lago di Como durante la stagione autunnale.……続きを見る

In "Plet: A Christmas Tale of the Wasatch," Alfred Lambourne weaves a captivating narrative that intertwines themes of connection, nature, and the spirit of the holiday season. Set against the stunn……続きを見る

Abbiamo un legame di fiducia con la terra che ci sostiene nella vita quotidiana e ci permette di conoscerla. Possiamo parlare autenticamente della terra solo dall’interno di questa relazione recipro……続きを見る

In "Schutz- und Trutzbündnisse in der Natur" beleuchtet Wilhelm Bölsche die faszinierenden Strategien, die Tiere und Pflanzen entwickelt haben, um in einer oft feindlichen Umwelt zu überleben. Der A……続きを見る

The aim of the present encyclopedia is to introduce the subjects of ecology and environmental management in a concise and organized manner with proper emphasis on fundamentals. The encyclopedia is i……続きを見る

Bats have long been the focus of fascination, and sometimes fear: they move faultlessly through the darkness and spend the day hanging upside down in gloomy caverns and cracks – most at home where h……続きを見る

"Beautiful, useful, inspirational" BBC Wildlife Book of the Month "A delight on every page" Evening Standard In 1664, the horticulturist and diarist John Evelyn wrote Sylva, the first comprehensive ……続きを見る