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This broad-ranging book presents the key concepts of environmental science in an accessible style that can be understood by those who are not natural scientists. It offers a way to improve environmental literacy—the capacity to understand the connections between humans and their environment. The b... More

* Showcases the benefits and best methods of involving all stakeholders--communities, farmers, businesses, and local governments--in natural resource management* Includes a wide range of concrete case studies from developing countries in Africa and Asia* Draws on examples from water management, fore... More

Did you know that Tasmanian hens have two husbands? That vampire bats will share food with hungry fellow bats and that Hanuman langurs commit infanticide? Why creatures great and small behave in such fascinating and seemingly perplexing ways is explained in this delightful account of the evolutionar... More

These new titles have just arrived in our best-selling Complete Encyclopedia series. These indispensable references are handy and thorough guides with knowledgeable text and hundreds of full color photographs.These new titles have just arrived in our best-selling Complete Encyclopedia series. These ... More

* This is a revised edition of Colin Mason's "The 2030 Spike," that received the following acclaim: * "A bold, thought-provoking and ultimately rewarding [read], well-researched, full of ideas and thus a good, all-round primer on the stateof the planet." -- BBC Wildlife* "An impressive tour of our c... More

The swift decline and present plight of India's wildlife make regular headlines. This book asks how we came to this point. It introduces us to the long history of India's wildlife, culminating in the present crisis. Drawing on memoirs, archives and official records, Mahesh Rangarajan brings new insi... More

True survivors tell their stories of survival, including the collapse of the Twin Towers in New York; plane crashes; suicide bombers; tsunami, captured in Iraq, ski lodge collapse. The stories are written by various people from around the world and compiled by Peter Murray. It is a truly compelling ... More

How should responsibility for adapting to climate change be distributed? Who should bear the costs of mitigating its imports? How, indeed, should these costs be measured? This volume is the first to examine equity concerns in climate change, an aspect all-too-often neglected in the technicalities of... More

Recent decades have seen a dramatic increase in the impact of the human dimension on earth. Our growing population and economies and expanding technologies are placing more and more pressure on ecosystems such as forests, coastal areas, agricultural land, rivers, lakes and oceans. This book looks at... More

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The truth about the climate crisis is an inconvenient one that means we are going to have to change the way we live our lives. Our climate crisis may at times appear to be happening slowly, but in fact it has become a true planetary emergency and we must recognise that we are facing a crisis. So ... More

James Herriot's stories about his life as a vet in Yorkshire have charmed and delighted millions of readers in the twenty years since his first book If Only They Could Talk was published in 1972. All James Herriot's books, including two other omnibus editions, All Things Bright and Beautiful and Al... More

The last quarter of the twentieth-century witnessed a burgeoning of interest in ecological or naturally inspired use of vegetation in the designed landscape. More recently a strong aesthetic element has been added to what was formerly a movement aimed at creating nature-like landscapes. The book adv... More