Nature

Patrick J. Lynch (Author)

A Field Guide to the Connecticut River: From New Hampshire to Long Island Sound

Editura: YALE UNIV PR

Anul aparitiei: 2024

The first comprehensive natural history guide to the Connecticut River and its environs, with mor

R. Earll (Editor)

Sublittoral Ecology: The Ecology of the Shallow Sublittoral Benthos

Editura: OXFORD UNIV PR USA

Anul aparitiei: 1984

Brian Donahue (Author)

Slow Wood: Greener Building from Local Forests

Editura: YALE UNIV PR

Anul aparitiei: 2024

1,A radical proposal for healing the relationship between humans and forests through responsible, sustainable use of local and regional wood in home building American homes are typically made of lumber and plywood delivered by a global system of ruthless extraction, or of concrete and steel, which are even worse for the planet. Wood is often the most sustainable material for building, but we need to protect diverse forests as much as we desperately need more houses. Brian Donahue addresses this modern conundrum by documenting his experiences building a timber frame home from the wood growing on his family farm, practicing "worst first" forestry. Through the stories of the trees he used (sugar maple, black cherry, black birch, and hemlock), and some he didn't (white pine and red oak), the book also explores the history of Americans' relationship with their forests. Donahue provides a new interpretation of the connection between American houses and local woodlands. He delves into how this bond was broken by the rise of a market economy of industrial resource extraction and addresses the challenge of restoring a more enduring relationship. Ultimately, this book provides a blueprint ...

Merrill Baker-Medard (Author)

Feminist Conservation: Politics and Power in Madagascar's Marine Commons

Editura: YALE UNIV PR

Anul aparitiei: 2024

How access to and control over marine resources in Madagascar are negotiated, and the inextricabl

Merrill Baker-Medard (Author)

Feminist Conservation: Politics and Power in Madagascar's Marine Commons

Editura: YALE UNIV PR

Anul aparitiei: 2024

Nick Thorpe (Author)

Walking Europe's Last Wilderness: A Journey Through the Carpathian Mountains

Editura: YALE UNIV PR

Anul aparitiei: 2025

0,An evocative voyage through the Carpathian mountain range and its threatened landscape, peoples, and history The Carpathian Mountains of Poland, Slovakia, Romania, and Ukraine are Europe's last true wilderness. A landscape of great spruce and beech forests, grass meadows, and ancient villages, its people contend daily with the elements--as well as Europe's last large carnivores. But this fragile ecosystem is now under threat, from climate change and illegal logging. Journeying from the banks of the Danube to Transylvania, Nick Thorpe guides us through the history and ecology of the watershed of Europe, between the Black Sea and the Baltic. For a thousand years the Carpathians have been a place of refuge, of identity and belonging, where powerful rulers and dynasties fought to gain control over rich gold seams and the unruly inhabitants of strategic valleys. Today, its inhabitants struggle to protect its vast forest habitat from urban sprawl as well as logging. Drawing on interviews with shepherds, foresters and loggers, and his four decades of experience in the region, Thorpe sheds light on a neglected part of Europe--where bears, wolves, chamois, and lynxes still roam. ...

Tatiana Acevedo-Guerrero (Editor)

Routledge Handbook of Gender and Water Governance

Editura: ROUTLEDGE

Anul aparitiei: 2024

This handbook provides an overview of the field of gender and water governance, exploring how the

Paul Mac Berthouex (Author)

Cost Engineering for Pollution Prevention and Control

Editura: CRC PR INC

Anul aparitiei: 2024

Cost Engineering for Pollution Prevention and Control examines how monetary and non-monetary fact

Robert B. Keiter (Author)

Conserving Nature in Greater Yellowstone: Controversy and Change in an Iconic Ecosystem

Editura: UNIV OF CHICAGO PR

Anul aparitiei: 2025

Pollyanna Rhee (Author)

Natural Attachments: The Domestication of American Environmentalism, 1920-1970

Editura: UNIV OF CHICAGO PR

Anul aparitiei: 2025

Pollyanna Rhee (Author)

Natural Attachments: The Domestication of American Environmentalism, 1920-1970

Editura: UNIV OF CHICAGO PR

Anul aparitiei: 2025

Paul D. Taylor (Author)

Fossils: An Essential Guide

Editura: UNIV OF CHICAGO PR

Anul aparitiei: 2025

8,With stunning images and an expert guide, explore the world of fossils to uncover the story of life on Earth, from the origins of new life to mass extinctions. Ancient Earth seems like an alien world. But the fossil record can help reveal the mysteries of the organisms that have lived on our planet since its formation some 4,600 million years ago. In this engaging and beautifully illustrated book, world-renowned paleontologist Paul D. Taylor provides a comprehensive guide to all aspects of fossils to tell the story of life on Earth. Taylor begins with the basics: how fossils form, how they mark geological time, and what they tell us about the origins of life and major evolutionary events like the Cambrian Explosion. He then shows the oldest fossils--single-celled bacteria in amazing, three-billion-year-old microbial rock structures--before introducing the first animals in the fossil record. From fishes to amphibians, reptiles, and mammals, we meet these animal fossils in an appropriate evolutionary parade. Next, we imagine plants long past, charting the evolution of this kingdom and learning how ephemeral botanical remains can become permanent records. While comprehensive in ...

Bernd Heinrich (Author)

Mind of the Raven

Editura: PERENNIAL

Anul aparitiei: 2016

In Mind of the Raven, Bernd Heinrich, award - winning naturalist, finds himself dreaming of ravens a

Spike Carlsen (Author)

A Splintered History of Wood

Editura: PERENNIAL

Anul aparitiei: 2016

A Splintered History of Wood is a passionate and personal exploration of nature's greate

Philip Hoare (Author)

The Whale

Editura: ECCO PR

Anul aparitiei: 2016

Annie Dillard (Author)

Teaching a Stone to Talk

Editura: PERENNIAL

Anul aparitiei: 2016

Here, in this compelling assembly of writings, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard explor

Greg Skomal (Author)

Chasing Shadows: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Great White Shark

Editura: WILLIAM MORROW

Anul aparitiei: 2024

9,"At last: the story of tracking the ocean's most charismatic and controversial predator, compellingly told by the man who has learned more about the Atlantic great white shark than any other person alive. You must not miss this fantastic book!" --Sy Montgomery, New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of an OctopusDr. Greg Skomal, one of the leading great white shark experts in the country, reveals the true nature of these mysterious apex predators, as well as the fascinating story behind their history and startling resurgence With its quaint villages, local restaurants serving up lobster rolls, and miles and miles of warm, sandy beaches, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is famous for being America's carefree seaside getaway. But in August 2012, the first confirmed white shark attack in almost eighty years occurred in the region. As shark sightings quickly began to increase on Cape Cod and elsewhere, and large beachside billboards warning about the growing shark population became a common sight, a boogie boarder died after being attacked by a great white shark in Cape Cod's shallow waters. What had changed to cause news of human-shark interactions to go from being a rarity to being ...

Douglas Brinkley (Author)

Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening

Editura: PERENNIAL

Anul aparitiei: 2024

9,"A work of stunning erudition by one of our most brilliant chroniclers of the American past. By meticulously detailing how courageous activists sparked an environmental revolution that fueled the legislative imaginations of three very different presidents, Douglas Brinkley also renders a vivid portrait of the endangered species of bipartisan cooperation in the effort to save our planet. In this magisterial account, Brinkley proves himself a man for all seasons: he springs into action and refuses to take the summer off in the desperate drive to prevent our fall into an even more destructive winter of environmental discontent." --Michael Eric Dyson"This is not only a majestic work of history; it is an urgent call for our time."--Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning historianNew York Times bestselling author and acclaimed presidential historian Douglas Brinkley chronicles the rise of environmental activism during the Long Sixties (1960-1973), telling the story of an indomitable generation that saved the natural world under the leadership of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon.With the detonation of the Trinity explosion in the New Mexico desert in 1945, the ...

Robin Wall Kimmerer (Author)

Braiding Sweetgrass / Una Trenza de Hierba Sagrada (Spanish Edition): Sabidur

Editura: HARPERCOLLINS

Anul aparitiei: 2024

0,Bestseller del New York Times por m?s de 200 semanas consecutivas. Mejor Colecci?n de Ensayos de la D?cada seg?n Literary Hub.Uno de los libros m?s importantes de nuestros tiempos, que nos invita a descubrir un nuevo lenguaje para comunicarnos con la naturaleza y recibir sus ense?anzas. Como mujer ind?gena, Robin Wall Kimmerer es heredera de un valioso legado que considera a los animales y las plantas nuestros mejores maestros. Como bot?nica, se ha valido del rigor cient?fico para estudiar mejor la naturaleza. Y como madre, profesora y escritora, ha dedicado su vida a conjugar ambas perspectivas para abogar por un despertar de la consciencia ecol?gica que reconozca y celebre nuestra profunda conexi?n con otras formas de vida.En Una trenza de hierba sagrada, la autora entreteje experiencias y saberes en una serie de relatos iluminadores y emotivos que nos inspiran a fortalecer nuestra relaci?n sagrada con la Madre Tierra. Cada cap?tulo es una magn?fica lecci?n de gratitud y reciprocidad, que nos recuerda que, si ofrecemos nuestros dones al mundo y lo ayudamos a sanar, este nos retribuir? con la armon?a y el bienestar que tanto anhelamos.Bestseller del New York TimesBestseller del ...

Rachel Carson (Author)

The Edge of the Sea

Editura: MARINER BOOKS

Anul aparitiei: 2025

6, From the author of one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, Silent Spring, The Edge of the Sea is part handbook, part hymn to ecological complexity that conveys the sense of wonder in nature for which Rachel Carson is justly celebrated. With a new introduction from New York Times bestselling author Sy Montgomery for the 70th anniversary, it is a brilliant, beautiful exploration of the Atlantic seashore that is still relevant today. In this remarkable book, Rachel Carson explores the strange and beautiful places at the edge of the sea, leading us into unknown worlds to catch the evanescent beauty of a tide pool and tell the story of a grain of sand.Focusing on the plants and invertebrates surviving in the Atlantic zones between the lowest and the highest tides, between Newfoundland and the Florida Keys, The Edge of the Sea is divided into three main sections: The Rocky Shore, The Rim of Sand, The Coral Coast. These environments are found the world over but because of its configuration in geological history, the American Atlantic coast demonstrates their life patterns "almost with the clarity of a well conceived scientific experiment."With poetry and science she ...