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Ecology

Kimbrell Tristan

ISBN: PB: 9780226333854, ISBN: HB: 9780226333687, University of Chicago Press, February 2016
384 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 11 halftones, 1 table

Environmental law has an unquestionable effect on the species, ecosystems, and landscapes that biologists study – and vice-versa, as the research of these biologists frequently informs policy. But because many scientists receive little or no legal tr...

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Elephants and Kings An Environmental History

Trautmann Thomas R.

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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Nature

Ecology

Extinct Madagascar Picturing the Island's Past

Goodman Steven M., Jungers William L.

ISBN: HB: 9780226143972, University of Chicago Press, September 2014
296 pp., 27.9x21.6 cm, 21 colour plates, 87 halftones, 12 tables

The landscapes of Madagascar have long delighted zoologists, who have discovered, in and among the island's baobab trees and thickets, a dizzying array of animals, including something approaching one hundred species of lemur. Madagascar's mammal faun...

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Ecology

Earthmasters The Dawn of the Age of Climate Engineering

Hamilton Clive

ISBN: PB: 9780300205213, Yale University Press, February 2014
288 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm

This book goes to the heart of the unfolding reality of the twenty-first century: international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have all failed and before the end of the century Earth is projected to be warmer than it has been for 15 milli...

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Anthropology

Ecology

Ecology of Others Anthropology and the Question of Nature

Descola Philippe

ISBN: PB: 9780984201020, University of Chicago Press, Prickly Paradigm Press, March 2013
90 pp., 17.8x11 cm

Since the end of the nineteenth century, the division between nature and culture has been fundamental to Western thought. In this groundbreaking work, renowned anthropologist Philippe Descola seeks to break down this divide, arguing for a departure f...

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Ecology

Evaluacion Ecologica Rapida de la Biodiversidad de los Tepuyes de la Cuenca Alta del Rio Nangaritza, Cordillera del Condor, Ecuador A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Tepuis in the Upper Nangaritza River Basin, Cordillera del Condor, Ecuador

Guayasamin Juan M., Bonaccorso Elisa

ISBN: PB: 9781934151433, University of Chicago Press, Conservation International, February 2013
135 pp., 27.9x21.6 cm, 3 maps, 29 colour illus.

This report contains the findings from a rapid biological assessment of the Tepuis in the Upper Nangaritza River Basin, Cordillera del Condor, Ecuador. The purpose of the survey was to provide data to support increased protection for the newly create...

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Ecology

Environmental Leadership Equals Essential Leadership Redefining Who Leads and How

Gordon John C., Berry Joyce K., Christensen Norman L.

ISBN: PB: 9780300111347, Yale University Press, October 2012
160 pp., 21x14 cm

The important new approach to leadership that John Gordon and Joyce Berry explain in this book is built upon the experiences of environmental and natural resource organizations as they contend with complex, long-term problems. But the lessons learned...

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Architecture

Ecology

Eco-Architecture 1000 Ideas by 100 Architects

Serrats Marta

ISBN: HB: 9788492810451, Hoaki, July 2012
320 pp., 23.4x23.4 cm, richly illustrated

100 architects, international experts in sustainable architecture, present the basis of what should be taken for truly ecological architecture through the analysis of their work. This is an inspirational book suitable for everyone who is interested i...

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Ecology

Mammals

Extreme Measures The Ecological Energetics of Birds and Mammals

McNab Brian K.

ISBN: PB: 9780226561233, ISBN: HB: 9780226561226, University of Chicago Press, June 2012
336 pp., 23x15 cm, 4 tables, 7 halftones, 97 line illus.

Along with reproduction, balancing energy expenditure with the limits of resource acquisition is essential for both a species and a population to survive. But energy is a limited resource, as we know well, so birds and mammals – the most energy-inten...

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Business & Economics

Ecology

Economics of Climate Change Adaptations Past and Present

Libecap Gary D., Steckel Richard H.

ISBN: HB: 9780226479880, University of Chicago Press, NBER – National Bureau of Economic Research, June 2011
368 pp., 23.1x15.7 cm, 47 tables, 3 halftones, 86 line illus.

While debates over the consequences of climate change are often pessimistic, historical data from the past two centuries indicate many viable opportunities for responding to potential changes. This volume takes a close look at the ways in which econo...

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