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Ecology

Evolution

Hierarchy Perspectives for Ecological Complexity

Allen T. F. H., Starr Thomas B.

ISBN: PB: 9780226489681, ISBN: HB: 9780226489544, University of Chicago Press, December 2017
352 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 51 halftones, 28 line drawings, 2 tables

Although complexity surrounds us, its inherent uncertainty, ambiguity, and contradiction can at first make complex systems appear inscrutable. Ecosystems, for instance, are nonlinear, self-organizing, seemingly chaotic structures in which individuals...

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Earth Sciences

Thirty-Eight The Hurricane That Transformed New England

Long Stephen

ISBN: PB: 9780300230673, ISBN: HB: 9780300209518, Yale University Press, October 2017
272 pp., 21x14 cm, 38 black&white illus.

The hurricane that pummeled the northeastern United States on September 21, 1938, was New England's most damaging weather event ever. To call it "New England's Katrina" might be to understate its power. Without warning, the storm plowed into Long Isl...

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Ecology

Structure and Dynamics of Human Ecosystems Toward a Model for Understanding and Action

Burch William R., Machlis Gary E., Force Jo Ellen

ISBN: HB: 9780300137033, Yale University Press, October 2017
312 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 14 black&white illus.

As the world faces ever more complex and demanding environmental and social challenges, the need for interdisciplinary models and practical guidance becomes acute. "The Human Ecosystem Model" described in this landmark book provides an innovative res...

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Architecture

Ecology

Camp and the City Territories of Extraction

Sordi Jeannette, Valenzuela Luis, Vera Felipe

ISBN: PB: 9788898774753, Bookport, ListLab, September 2017
200 pp., 24.1x17.1 cm, colour illus.

Urbanization metabolizes territories surrounding cities as well as territories that are located far beyond the centers themselves and provide the needed resources and goods. Landscapes of extraction are probably one of the most evident examples of th...

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Ecology

Great Derangement Climate Change and the Unthinkable

Ghosh Amitav

ISBN: PB: 9780226526812, University of Chicago Press, September 2017
176 pp., 21.6x14 cm

Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? In his first major book of nonfiction since "In an Antique Land",...

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Cool Cities Urban Sovereignty and the Fix for Global Warming

Barber Benjamin R.

ISBN: HB: 9780300224207, Yale University Press, June 2017
224 pp., 21x14 cm

A pointed argument that cities – not nation-states – can and must take the lead in fighting climate change Climate change is the most urgent challenge we face in an interdependent world where independent nations have grown increasingly unable to coo...

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America

Coast Beyond Compare Coastal Geology and Ecology of Southern Alaska

Hayes Miles O., Michel Jacqueline

ISBN: PB: 9780981661841, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, June 2017
350 pp., 27.9x21.6 cm, 183 colour plates, 9 halftones

The southern coast of Alaska stretches over six hundred miles, its sweeping crescent studded with glaciers and beaches that connect temperate rainforest to frozen islands. While its soaring beauty attracts thousands of visitors a year, it also hides...

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Ecology

Escaping the Dark, Gray City Fear and Hope in Progressive Era Conservation

Johnson Benjamin Heber

ISBN: HB: 9780300115505, Yale University Press, May 2017
320 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 20 black&white illus.

A compelling and long-overdue exploration of the Progressive-era conservation movement, and its lasting effects on American culture, politics, and contemporary environmentalism The turn of the twentieth century caught America at a crossroads, shakin...

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Ecology

Extinction Market Wildlife Trafficking and How to Counter It

Felbab-Brown Vanda

ISBN: PB: 9781849046909, Hurst Publishers, May 2017
256 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm

For sale in CIS only! The planet is experiencing alarming levels of species loss caused in large part by intensified poaching and wildlife trafficking driven by expanding demand, for medicines, for food, and for trophies. Affecting many more species...

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High and Dry Meeting the Challenges of the World's Growing Dependence on Groundwater

Alley William M., Alley Rosemarie

ISBN: HB: 9780300220384, Yale University Press, April 2017
304 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 15 black&white illus.

An engaging call to understand and protect groundwater, the primary source of drinking water for almost half of the world's population. Groundwater is essential for drinking water and food security. It provides enormous environmental benefits by kee...

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