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Can Science Fix Climate Change?: A Case Against Climate Engineering
Paperback,
25/04/2014,
£9.99
£8.99
Climate change seems to be an insurmountable problem. Political solutions have so far had little impact. Some scientists are now advocating the so-called Plan B , a more direct way of reducing the rate of future warming by reflecting more sunlight back to space, creating a thermostat in the sky.
Climate Change Ethics
Paperback,
29/10/2012,
£29.99
£26.99
"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.
Principles of environmental toxicology
Paperback,
08/04/1998,
£29.99
£26.99
This volume is intended as an introductory textbook for students of enviromental science, biology and ecology courses. It addresses first principles and current day concerns, to provide students with a grounding in environmental toxicology. This text complements the "Principles of Ecotoxicology".
New Psychology for Sustainability Leadership
Paperback,
11/05/2015,
£21.99
£19.79
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.
Nature Unbound: Conservation, Capitalism and the Future of Protected Areas
Paperback,
24/10/2008,
£23.99
£21.59
A comprehensive, critical examination of the rise of protected areas and their social and economic position in our world. It examines the social impacts of protected areas, the conflicts that surround them, the alternatives to them and the conceptual categories they impose. It explores key debates on devolution, participation and democracy.
Community Planning Handbook: How People Can Shape Their Cities, Towns & Villages in Any Part of the World
Paperback,
07/04/2014,
£26.99
£24.29
Fighting the Banana Wars and Other Fairtrade Battles
Paperback,
19/02/2009,
£8.99
£8.09
It started very small and full of hope. But its daring campaigns have placed Fairtrade goods at the heart of the supermarket shelves. From bananas and coffee beans to cotton and chocolate, Fairtrade has grown to become an important global movement that has revolutionised the way we shop.
Feral: Rewilding the Land, Sea and Human Life
Paperback,
30/05/2013,
£20.00
£18.00
Tells the story of author's efforts to re-engage with nature and discover a new way of living. This title shows how, by restoring and rewilding our damaged ecosystems on land and at sea, we can bring wonder back into our lives.
Shepherd's Life
Hardback,
02/04/2015,
£16.99
£15.29
Some people's lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks' isn't. The first son of a shepherd, who was the first son of a shepherd himself, he and his family have lived and worked in and around the Lake District for generations. Their way of life is ordered by the seasons and the work they demand, and has been for hundreds of years.
Z.Z.G., or Zig Zag Guide Round and about the Bold and Beautiful Kentish Coast ... Illustrated by Phil May
Paperback,
24/03/2011,
£16.99
£15.29
Illustrated Herdwick Shepherd
Hardback,
05/11/2015,
£16.99
£15.29
I am the luckiest man alive, because I get to live and work in the most beautiful place on earth: Matterdale in the English Lake District. In this book the author interweaves thoughts and reflections on the art of shepherding with his photographs of the valley, people and animals that make up the daily life of the fells.
Field Notes From a Hidden City
Paperback,
06/02/2014,
£8.99
£8.09
A beautifully written and thought-provoking record of a year spent observing the natural world in a city, which looks afresh at our relationship to the weather, the plants and the animals that live in close proximity to us
What are People for?: Essays 2ed
Paperback,
23/09/2010,
£12.99
£11.69
Whether suggesting standards for technical innovation or pointing to the ruinous effects of what has become everyday practice, Berry speaks bravely against thoughtlessness, measuring every word as he leads the way toward balancing our currently out-of-kilter society.
Positive Deviant
Hardback,
23/07/2010,
£25.00
£22.50
An economy low in carbon and high in life satisfaction will require thousands, if not millions of exceptional leaders. This book brings together sustainability knowledge with the leadership skills and tools to help you become one of those leaders. It is suitable for those in or aspiring to sustainability-literate leadership.
Handbook of Sustainability Literacy
Paperback,
03/08/2009,
£14.95
£13.46
In this ground-breaking book, leading sustainability educators are joined by permaculturists, literary critics, ecologists, artists, journalists, engineers, mathematicians and philosophers in a deep reflection on the skills that people need to survive and thrive in the challenging conditions of the 21st century.
Sustainability by Design
Paperback,
08/09/2009,
£12.00
£10.80
Challenges conventional understandings of 'solving' environmental problems and offers a radically new set of strategies to attain sustainability. This book identifies problematic cultural attributes, such as the unending consumption that characterizes modern life, and outlines practical steps toward developing sustainability as a mindset.
Environmental Hazards: Assessing Risk and Reducing Disaster 6ed
Paperback,
04/01/2013,
£41.99
£37.79
Ecology Without Nature : Rethinking Environmental Aesthetics
Paperback,
04/09/2009,
£18.95
£17.06
Argues that the chief stumbling block to environmental thinking is the image of nature itself. Ranging widely in 18th-century through contemporary philosophy, culture, and history, this title explores the value of art in imagining environmental projects. It traces the contexts of ecological constructs through the history of capitalism.
Ecological thought
Paperback,
03/04/2012,
£14.95
£13.46
Argues that various forms of life are connected in a vast, entangling mesh and this interconnectedness penetrates different dimensions of life. This title investigates the profound philosophical, political, and aesthetic implications of the fact that these life forms are interconnected.
Sustainability
Paperback,
09/09/2012,
£14.95
£13.46
Sustainability - A Cultural History reassesses the concept of sustainability using a range of fascinating historical instances of its application. The author considers the vision of Hans Carl von Carlowitz, and the journey takes in Francis of Assisi`s thirteenth-century Canticle of the Sun, as well as Greek philosophers and Enlightenment scholars.
Environmentalism
Paperback,
28/07/2011,
£16.99
£15.29
Provides an introduction to the debates, the movements, and the successes and failures of environmentalism. This book focuses on how western people have expressed affinity for, thought about, and advocated on behalf of the non-human environment.
Conundrum
Hardback,
03/05/2012,
£9.99
£8.99
Hybrid cars, fast trains, energy-efficient light bulbs, solar panels, carbon offsets... Forget everything you ever thought you knew about living green.
Turned Out Nice Again: Living with the weather
Hardback,
18/02/2013,
£8.99
£8.09
An exploration of our preoccupation with the weather, as heard on BBC Radio 3: Changing Climates. In his trademark style, the author weaves together science, art and memoirs to show the weather's impact on our culture and national psyche. He rambles through the myths of Golden Summers and our persistent state of denial about the winter.
Ash and the Beech
Paperback,
06/06/2013,
£9.99
£8.99
From ash die-back to the Great Storm of 1987, our much-loved woodlands seem to be under constant threat from a procession of natural challenges. The author reveals how we have appropriated and humanised trees, turning them into arboreal pets. She argues that respecting trees' independence may be the wisest response to their current crises.
Atmosphere of Hope: Solutions to the Climate Crisis
Paperback,
08/10/2015,
£7.99
£7.19
The tools required to avoid a climate disaster already exist. Between emissions cuts and emerging technologies, we can do it. This book introduces us to the innovative new solutions being developed around the world, which work with the Earth's systems to combat climate change - and could safeguard our future.
Philosophy of Walking
Paperback,
25/03/2015,
£9.99
£8.99
In A Philosophy of Walking, a bestseller in France, leading thinker Frederic Gros charts the many different ways we get from A to B.
How Bad are Bananas?
Paperback,
13/05/2010,
£8.99
£8.09
Packed full of information yet always entertaining. From text messages and plastic bags to wars and volcanoes, How Bad Are Bananas? has the carbon answers we need.
Global Crisis
Hardback,
22/02/2013,
£29.99
£26.99
How to account for decades of worldwide war, revolution, and human suffering in the seventeenth century? A master historian uncovers the disturbing answer.
New North
Paperback,
19/04/2012,
£9.99
£8.99
Analysing four key 'megatrends' - population growth and migration, natural resource demand, climate change and globalisation, the author projects a world that by mid-century will have shifted its political and economic axes radically to the north.
Gossip from the Forest
Paperback,
06/06/2013,
£9.99
£8.99
A magical exploration of the ancient landscape of forests and the ancient genre of fairytales, drawing fascinating and surprising connections between the two, by the author of the bestselling A Book Of Silence
Tale of Trees: The Battle to Save Britain's Ancient Woodland
Hardback,
20/10/2016,
£14.99
£13.49
The extraordinary untold story of what happened to Britain's ancient woodland.
Snake Oil: How Fracking's False Promise of Plenty Imperils Our Future
Paperback,
14/02/2014,
£10.99
£9.89
A study of 'fracking' (hydraulic fracturing), that casts a critical eye on the oil-industry hype that has hijacked the discussion over energy security. Considers fracking from both economic and environmental perspectives, informed by the most thorough analysis of shale gas and oil drilling data ever undertaken.
Guide to Bees & Honey: The World's Best Selling Guide to Beekeeping
Paperback,
27/05/2010,
£14.99
£13.49
Strands: A Year of Discoveries on the Beach
Paperback,
06/06/2013,
£8.99
£8.09
Describes a year's worth of walking on the ultimate beach: inter-tidal and constantly turning up revelations: mermaid's purses, lugworms, sea potatoes, messages in bottles, buried cars, and a perfect cup from a Cunard liner. This series of meditations was prompted by walking on the wild beaches of Ainsdale Sands between Blackpool and Liverpool.
Stuffed and Starved: From Farm to Fork the Hidden Battle for the World Food System
Paperback,
03/01/2013,
£9.99
£8.99
A FULLY UPDATED AND REVISED NEW EDITION that reveals the hidden complexities and terrifying simplicities of a planet squeezing itself dry in order to make half its citizens obese and the other half malnourished
Evolution 3ed
Hardback,
15/07/2013,
£48.99
£44.09
Thoroughly updated with new content, figures and citations, the third edition addresses major themes in contemporary evolutionary biology - including the history of evolution, evolutionary processes, adaptation, and evolution as an explanatory framework - at levels of biological organization ranging from genomes to ecological communities.
What Has Nature Ever Done for Us?: How Money Really Does Grow On Trees
Hardback,
10/01/2013,
£9.99
£8.99
Money doesn't grow on trees. Or does it? From Indian vultures to Chinese bees, nature provides 'natural services', 24/7. This book offers impactful stories, containing both warnings (such as in the tale of India's vultures, killed off by drugs given to cattle, leading to an epidemic of rabies) and also the positive.
Project Sunshine
Hardback,
28/02/2013,
£16.99
£15.29
Project Sunshine reveals for the first time how cutting-edge science can use the sun to provide sustainable food and energy for a global population of 10 billion people.
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