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Coevolution of Life on Hosts Integrating Ecology and History
ISBN: PB: 9780226302270, ISBN: HB: 9780226302133, University of Chicago Press, November 2015
320 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 16 colour plates, 110 halftones, 3 line drawings, 4 tables
For most, the mere mention of lice forces an immediate hand to the head and recollection of childhood experiences with nits, medicated shampoos, and traumatic haircuts. But for a certain breed of biologist, lice make for fascinating scientific fodder...
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£34,00
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£90,00
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Voices of the Wild Animal Songs, Human Din, and the Call to Save Natural Soundscapes
ISBN: HB: 9780300206319, Yale University Press, October 2015
184 pp., 17.8x12.7 cm, 12 black&white illus.
Since 1968, Bernie Krause has traveled the world recording the sounds of remote landscapes, endangered habitats, and rare animal species. Through his organization, Wild Sanctuary, he has collected the soundscapes of more than 2,000 different habitat...
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£14,99
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Killing the Koala and Poisoning the Prairie Australia, America, and the Environment
ISBN: PB: 9780226316987, University of Chicago Press, October 2015
240 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 31 halftones, 2 maps, 1 line drawing
Though separated by thousands of miles, the United States and Australia have much in common. Geographically both countries are expansive – the United States is the fourth largest in land mass and Australia the sixth – and both possess a vast amount o...
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£17,00
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Sustainable Values, Sustainable Change A Guide to Environmental Decision Making
ISBN: PB: 9780226197456, ISBN: HB: 9780226197319, University of Chicago Press, October 2015
344 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 9 halftones, 10 line drawings, 3 tables
Sustainability is a nearly ubiquitous concept today, but can we ever imagine what it would be like for humans to live sustainably on the earth? No, says Bryan G. Norton in "Sustainable Values, Sustainable Change". One of the most trafficked terms in...
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£30,00
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£92,00
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Climate Cultures Anthropological Perspectives on Climate Change
ISBN: PB: 9780300198812, Yale University Press, August 2015
320 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 23 black&white illus.
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our times, yet global solutions have proved elusive. This book draws together cutting-edge anthropological research to uncover new ways of approaching the critical questions that surround climate c...
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£30,00
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Our Once and Future Planet Restoring the World in the Climate Change Century
ISBN: PB: 9780226333403, ISBN: HB: 9780226907390, University of Chicago Press, August 2015
536 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 35 halftones
The environmental movement is plagued by pessimism. And that's not unreasonable: with so many complicated, seemingly intractable problems facing the planet, coupled with a need to convince people of the dangers we face, it's hard not to focus on the...
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£19,00
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£28,00
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Elephants and Kings An Environmental History
ISBN: PB: 9780226264363, University of Chicago Press, August 2015
304 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 4 colour plates, 40 halftones, 1 table
Because of their enormous size, elephants have long been irresistible for kings as symbols of their eminence. In early civilizations – such as Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Indus Civilization, and China – kings used elephants for royal sacrifice, spectacul...
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£24,00
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Carbon Crunch How We're Getting Climate Change Wrong - and How to Fix it
ISBN: PB: 9780300215328, Yale University Press, July 2015
304 pp., 19.7x12.7 cm
In a new edition of his hard-hitting book on climate change, economist Dieter Helm looks at how and why we have failed to tackle the issue of global warming and argues for a new, pragmatic rethinking of energy policy.
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£12,99
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Water 4.0 The Past, Present, and Future of the World's Most Vital Resource
ISBN: PB: 9780300212679, Yale University Press, May 2015
288 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 30 black&white illus.
Turn on the tap, and water pours out. Pull out the plug, and the dirty water disappears. Most of us give little thought to the hidden systems that bring us water and take it away when we're done with it. But these underappreciated marvels of engineer...
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£12,99
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From Precaution to Profit Contemporary Challenges to Environmental Protection in the Montreal Protocol
ISBN: PB: 9780300213157, Yale University Press, April 2015
320 pp., 21x14 cm, 6 black&white illus.
The Montreal Protocol has been cited as the most successful global environmental agreement, responsible for phasing out the use of ozone-depleting substances. But, says Brian Gareau in this provocative and engaging book, the Montreal Protocol has fai...
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£30,00
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