Alps, An Environmental History, Hardcover

An Environmental History of Ancient Greece and Rome - Lukas Thommen

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Reducere. As the very first book of its kind, An Environmental History of Medieval Europe provides a highly original survey of medieval relations with the na...

Reducere. DescriptionWestern Oregon's Willamette Basin, once a vast wilderness, became a thriving community almost overnight. When Oregon territory was opene...

This book examines ecology and culture in the Carpathian Mountains, with a focus on Ukraine's Galician Hutsul region from 1848 to 1939.Publisher: L...

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Reducere. A corrective to the contemporary idea that Buddhism has always been an environmentally friendly religionIn the current popular imagination, Buddhis...

The former Soviet empire spanned eleven time zones and contained half the world's forests; vast deposits of oil, gas, and coal; various ores; major...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Mark FiegeForeword by: William CrononIn the dramatic narratives that comprise The Republic of Nature, Mark Fiege reframes t...

Reducere. For the last twenty years, The Destruction of the Bison has been an essential work in environmental history. Andrew C. Isenberg offers a concise an...

Reducere. From the arrival of Henry Hudson's Half Moon in the estuarial waters of what would come to be called New York Harbor to the 2006 agreement that lai...

The history of the twentieth century is most often told through its world wars, the rise and fall of communism, or its economic upheavals. In his s...

DescriptionPresented here is the final and most coherent section of a sweeping classic work in environmental history, The Unending Frontier. The Wo...

Reducere. In the nineteenth century, the colonial territories of California and Hawai'i underwent important cultural, economic, and ecological transformation...

The Earth has entered a new age--the Anthropocene--in which humans are the most powerful influence on global ecology. Since the mid-twentieth centu...

Reducere. How did the Civil War and the emancipation of four million slaves reconfigure the natural landscape in the South and the farming economy dependent ...

Reducere. This book offers new perspectives on the environmental history of lands that have come under Russian and Soviet rule by paying attention to 'place'...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdNumber of pages: 454Collection: Rewriting HistoriesPublication date: 2012Dimensions: 158 x 229 x 25Cover type: Paper...

Publisher: Random House USA IncAuthor(s): Keith O'BrienNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 167 x 243 x 43Cover type: HardbackRede...

Reducere. DescriptionThis new book by Andy Tomlinson has grown out of a range of short courses which he has delivered for industry over the last 35 years. It...

Reducere. Supplying water to millions is not simply an engineering and logistical challenge. As David Soll shows in his finely observed history of the nation...

Reducere. Rights of Nature Rights of Nature Rights of Nature: A History of Environmental Ethics a History of Environmental Ethics a History of Environmental ...

Publisher: Die Gestalten VerlagNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 295 x 230 x 33Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Alex RoddieRedesc...

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Reducere. Tucked away in the northeastern corner of Alaska is one of the most contested landscapes in all of North America: the Arctic National Wildlife Refu...

A global history of environmental warfare and the case for why it should be a crime The environmental infrastructure that sustains human societies ...

A study of Aquileia, a Roman city in Italy, which considers its significance from its foundation in the 2nd-century BC through to its fall in the 5...

The natural wealth of the Amazon and Andes has long attracted fortune seekers, from explorers, farmers, and gold panners to multimillion-dollar min...

Climate change, habitat loss, rising extinction rates - such problems call for more than just new policies and practices. They raise fundamental qu...

Reducere. A vast mountain range stretching from west to east over seven countries forms a barrier of rock, snow, and ice in the middle of Europe. This illust...

DescriptionEnvironmental Ethics: An Anthology brings together both classic and cutting-edge essays which have formed contemporary environmental eth...

"Explores the environment's effects on human wellbeing and behaviour, factors influencing environmental behaviour and ways of encouraging pro-envir...

The traditional dishes of the Italian region of Dolomites stem from traditional farm cooking and are still cooked and enjoyed today. Their history,...

Extreme weather conditions, transitioning seasons, daytime and nighttime, erosion and deposition, melting and freezing, and avalanches: the Alps ar...

Animal Physiology: an environmental perspective provides a broad review of animal physiology, demonstrating how an understanding of the physiology ...

An anthropological perspective on the devastating environmental consequences of global capital's growth imperative.

An Introduction to Sustainability provides students with a comprehensive overview of the key concepts and ideas which are encompassed within the gr...

When Amelia and Noah stumble across a spaceship, an out-of-this-world adventure begins The friends have a very special mission - to help save the E...

Reducere. DescriptionWhen Tantoh Nforba was a child, his fellow students mocked him for his interest in gardening. Today he's an environmental hero, bringing...

Emphasizing the interconnected nature of environmental geology and the multidimensional processes of the Earth, this new edition of Merritt's class...

Reducere. Surrounded by one of the largest petrochemical compounds in Argentina, a highly polluted river that brings the toxic waste of tanneries and other i...

Reducere. Wine and Cincinnati were once a perfect pairing, so much so that the Queen City nickname was inspired by Sparkling Catawba Wine, the delectable lib...

Reducere. DescriptionThe most complete portrait ever drawn of the complex emotional connection between two of history's towering leaders Franklin Roosevelt a...

History of the Alps, 1500-1900: Environment, Development, and Society provides a precise history of one of the greatest mountain range systems in t...

DescriptionPlanetary Health -- the idea that human health and the health of the environment are inextricably linked -- encourages the preservation ...