Drawing on interviews with 75 leaders from multinational corporations and NGOs, Schein explores the psychological motivations of sustainability leaders. Applying theories from developmental psychology, Schein demonstrates how the complexity of sustainability is driving new approaches to leadership.
'England's greatest living country writer' INDEPENDENT - As the celebrated author of Akenfield, Ronald Blythe, turns 100 this year, Next to Nature brings together a seasonal collection from the very best of a lifetime of writing
Litter on our streets, plastics in our seas, overflowing landfill, fatbergs...Expert environmental campaigner Martin Dorey looks at what we recycle, what we bin, what we take to the tip - plastics, food, clothing, electricals and furniture - where it goes and what it really does to our planet.
K2, August 1st, 2008. Thirty climbers are attempting the summit of the most savage mountain on Earth. They make it. But before they start their descent an ice shelf collapses, sweeping away their ropes. It is dark. Their lines are gone. They are low on oxygen. And it is getting very, very cold. How many will make it down alive?
'I read this book yesterday and I've done three things today and that is testament to Martin's brilliant vision and ideas. I'm in.' Julia BradburyFind out what you can do, starting today, to make a difference to the plastic crisis - and all it takes is 2 minutes of your time.
For the last six years of his life, Roger Deakin kept notebooks in which he wrote his daily thoughts, impressions, feelings and observations about and around his home, Walnut Tree Farm. This title collects his writings, capturing his restless curiosity about nature and his impressions of our changing world.
This work provides a wide perspective of the oceans by examining their places in the earth sciences, drawing together all the key strands of ocean study and presenting a holistic view of ocean processes, ancient and modern.
An enthralling book celebrating the benefits of hedgerows in our countryside and a way of living that has all but disappeared in recent decades, perfect for fans of The Shepherd's Life.
Following the tracks, drove-roads and sea paths that form part of a vast ancient network of routes criss-crossing the British Isles and beyond, the author discovers a lost world - a landscape of the feet and the mind, of pilgrimage and ritual, of stories and ghosts; above all of the places and journeys which inspire and inhabit our imaginations.
A fascinating insight into the work of a pre-eminent craftsperson, On Mending was inspired by Anni Albers' seminal work, On Weaving, (1965). Not a 'how-to' book, this is rather an in-depth look into the damage that we do, as manifested by our outer layers, our clothes.