The Earth Encompassed: A History of the Environmental Sciences, Paperback - Peter J. Bowler

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Peter J. BowlerThis authoritative volume chronicles humanity's long quest to understand its own origins. Peter J. Bowler br...

Reducere. As an environmental scientist, you are used to writing scientific articles, but how confident do you feel writing policy or regulatory documents? D...

Reducere. Progress Unchained reinterprets the history of the idea of progress using parallels between evolutionary biology and changing views of human histor...

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...

The Companion to Global Environmental History offers multiple points of entry into the history and historiography of this dynamic and fast-growing ...

Environmental Activism and the Media: The Politics of Protest is for those with an interest in cultural, social, and political studies; democratic ...

An examination of how Western visions of endless future growth have contributed to the global environmental crisisPublisher: Yale University PressA...

What is environmental history? It is a kind of history that seeks understanding of human beings as they have lived, worked, and thought in relation...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Professor Velayutham (Jamia Millia Islamia, India) SaravananNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 20...

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

Environmental sustainability is a major issue for us all. In this extensively updated edition, Martin and Margot Hodson consider eight of the key c...

Publisher: UCL PressAuthor(s): Peter C. SchulzeIllustration(s): 36 Illustrations, colorPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 156 x 233 x 30Cover type: ...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Mark (University of Aberystwyth, UK) WhiteheadIllustration(s): 25 Line drawings, color; 33 Halftones, col...

Authoritative and trusted, Environmental Policy once again brings together top scholars to evaluate the changes and continuities in American enviro...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. People generally think they understand the environment and how humans use natural resources, but these ideas are often understood only superficiall...

Global Environmental Politics provides a comprehensive introduction to the key concepts, theories, methods, and debates in environmental politics. ...

The trajectories of pollution in global capitalism, from the toxic waste of early tanneries to the poisonous effects of pesticides in the twentieth...

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. Beginning with Native American stories, this invaluable resource provides hands-on activities that inspire children to understand and appreciate Na...

Publisher: Verso BooksAuthor(s): Laurie Laybourn-LangtonNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 21Cover type: Paperback /...

Reducere. The first of its kind, this anthology of eighty international primary literary texts--poems, short stories, personal essays, testimonials, activist...

Reducere. Who wouldn't want to know the answer to the question: "WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT?" For hundreds of years, philosophers, scientists, and mystics have st...

This book is intended to present an integrated approach to the geochemistry of the earth s surface, including topics ranging from environmental con...

A highly regarded academic and former policy analyst and consultant charts the forty-year history of neoliberalism, environmental governance, and r...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Thomas Le RouxIllustration(s): 27 black and white illustrationsNumber of pages: 480Collection: History for a Sus...

Since the appearance of Homo sapiens on the planet hundreds of thousands of years ago, human beings have sought to exploit their environments, extr...

Explore the fascinating history of south-east Asia A Short History of South-East Asia, Sixth Edition is the latest in a series of updated texts spo...

An examination of shifting global power dynamics in climate change politics, and how this affects our ability to achieve equitable and sustainable ...

A radical manifesto for how to deal with environmental breakdown

Reducere. From the outset, society in Japan has been shaped by its environmental context. The lush green mountainous archipelago of today supports a populati...

The Earth and environmental sciences are becoming progressively more quantitative due to the increased use of mathematical models and new data anal...

In the face of a set of environmental crises, a growing number of environmental and community groups are focusing on more sustainable practices in ...

The past, present, and possible future of the agency designed to act as the world's environmental conscience. The United Nations Environmental Prog...

Reducere. Earth and its inhabitants face an unprecedented crisis--the human-caused destruction of the planet's life support systems. Deteriorating climate br...

Reducere. In 1981, while working as New Mexico State Historian, Stanley M. Hordes began to hear stories of Hispanos who lit candles on Friday night and absta...