Conservation

A biography of Wangari Maathai, it tells of her education, and becoming the first woman both to earn a PhD and to head a university department in Kenya. It recalls her run-ins with the government of Daniel arap Moi and of the political and personal reasons that compelled her, in 1977, to establish t... More

The shocking events in the royal palace in Kathmandu on 1 June 2001 left an entire nation bewildered and angry. Neelesh Misra, who covered the tragedy for The Associated Press, offers for the first time the true story behind the massacre. Portrayed in the book is the developing family drama, whic... More

Editorial Review This book is an attempt to reinterpret world history and it presents a diversity of stories concerning the relationship between the forest and human beings from the viewpoint of environmental archaeology. Leading scholars have conducted a fundamental enquiry into our global environ... More

With its easy-to-grasp explanations of the science behind every aspect of our most urgent environmental policy decisions, "Out of Gas" is a handbook for the future of civilization.... More

Ecological Footprinting is rapidly being adopted as the most effective and practical way to measure our impact on the environment - in both large and small scale planning and development. Government agencies, NGOs, local authorities, planners and managers are all turning to it, since without a way o... More

Emphasizing the opportunities for creating a less vulnerable, more secureworld, this book addresses a broad range of needed reforms, including thoserelated to governance, economics, ethics, and education. With easy-to-readcharts and tables, this volume presents a view of our changing world that we,a... More

The world is losing species and biodiversity at a rate unprecedented in history. The causes go deep, and the losses are driven by a complex array of social, economic, political and biological factors at different levels. Immediate causes, such as overharvesting, pollution and habitat change, have be... More

The Way of the Tiger was first published in the UK and US as a coffee-table book on tigers. This special South Asia edition carries Dr Karanth’s excellently written text, without the pictures. This book tells you everything you want to know about tigers. It is an outstanding primer on tigers and... More

This book deals with system dynamics which blends the art of traditional manage-ment with the science of feedback control to conceptualize a problem, map it into easily understandable diagrams, and develop mathematical models using friendly algebra.... More