Nature : Environmental Conservation & Protection

Crimes against Nature reveals the hidden history behind three of the nation's first parklands: the Adirondacks, Yellowstone, and the Grand Canyon. Focusing on conservation's impact on local inhabitants, Karl Jacoby traces the effect of criminalizing such traditional practices as hunting, fishing, foraging, and timber cutting in the newly created parks. more...

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Spanning a vast, multicontinental area—from Asia to Africa, and including the Middle East and Australia—the Indian Ocean Region represents a diverse and historical network of cultures, economies, and environments. It has been described as the “heart of the Third World” and, in precolonial times, “a crucible for a first global economy.” Today, it is a crucible for global survival. In this collection, Timothy Doyle and Melissa Risely bring together an international group of environmentalists, political scientists, and international relations scholars largely from the region to address key issues vital to determining the human and environmental security of the region. Addressing topics that include agrifood production systems, the geopolitics of water resources along the Mekong River basin, oil production, transportation, waste disposal, and climate change, the contributors highlight the importance of regional collaboration and offer policy and management strategies for cooperative, multinational problem solving. more...

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The state of the art in the area of security related civil science and technology concerning energetic materials and munitions is of pressing importance at the present time, because 10 years after the end of the cold war, in many countries in east and west, huge stockpiles of munitions still await destruction. more...

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Explores the eastern deciduous forest’s physiography, soils, and vegetation types, integrating basic biological principles into an account of the ecological consequences of society’s actions. As Yahner traces the history of conservation of the forest he discusses relevant issues such as the loss of biodiversity, forest fragmentation, Neotropical migratory bird patterns, acid deposition, ozone depletion, and global climatic change. The result is a timely and useful tool for anyone who wants to know or hopes to help one of North America’s great natural resources.Winner of the 1997 Conservation Education Book Award by the Wildlife Society more...

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Presents a provocatively anthropocentric analysis of the way forward for green politics and environmental movements, exposing the deficiencies and contradictions of green approaches to post-modern politics and deep ecology. more...

Price: $59.95