Environmental Conservation Protection category: 3266 books
Protection of Global Biodiversity
Converging Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
The rate of extinction of biological species is greater today than at any time in the last 65 million years. Some predict that if this rate continues, two-thirds of all living species will disappear during the next century. Because reaching consensus on specific courses of action involves complex...
Conservation plan of Hindon River in-between Muzaffarnagar and Ghaziabad
Saurabh Mishra,Samarth Sharma, Prabhakar Shukla, Mukesh Kumar Singhal Alternate Hydro Energy Center Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2014
Academic Paper from the year 2014 in the subject Environmental Sciences, grade: 8.5, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT ROORKEE), course: M.Tech, language: English, abstract: River Hindon is a major source of water to the highly populated and predominantly rural population of western Uttar...
by David Benac
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
At the end of the nineteenth century, the rugged landscape of the Courtois Hills in the Missouri Ozarks was host to an isolated society of tenacious inhabitants, who subsisted almost entirely on the resources of its rich forests. It was this same valuable timber that drew the Missouri Lumber and Mining...
For the Health of the Land
Previously Unpublished Essays And Other Writings
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
Aldo Leopold's classic work A Sand County Almanac is widely regarded as one of the minfluential conservation books of all time. In it, Leopold sets forth an eloquplea for the developmof a "land ethic" -- a belief that humans have a duty to interact with the soils, waters, plants, and animals that...
Wilderness and the American Mind
Fifth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2014
Roderick Nash’s classic study of changing attitudes toward wilderness during American history, as well as the origins of the environmental and conservation movements, has received wide acclaim since its initial publication in 1967. The Los Angeles Times listed it among the one hundred most influential...
Metamorphoses of the Zoo
Animal Encounter after Noah
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2010
Metamorphoses of the Zoo: Animal Encounter After Noah is a volume dedicated to radically transformative approaches to spaces set aside as zoological parks or gardens. Historically, these establishments served as symbols of power and venues for entertainment, but today, they have taken to portraying...
Simply Green:
Easy, Money-Saving Tips for Eco-Friendly Families
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
It's Not About Politics.
It's About Caring--And What Every Family Can Do!
Written by a passionately concerned couple--David Seligman is an active duty U.S. serviceman and Melissa is a devoted stay-at-home mom--this is the first book about going green that won't scare you with statistics, overwhelm...
Environmental Problem-Solving A Video-Enhanced Self-Instructional e-Book from MIT
An Overview of the Tools of Environmental Policy-Making and Decision-Making
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2017
The book is divided into four sections: The first section focuses on how certain environmental problems can only be solved through active government effort to implement policies that effectively take science and politics into account. This section introduces readers to foundational concepts, including...
Rights to Nature
Ecological, Economic, Cultural, and Political Principles of Institutions for the Environment
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1996
Property rights are a tool humans use in regulating their use of natural resources. Understanding how rights to resources are assigned and how they are controlled is critical to designing and implementing effective strategies for environmental managemand conservation.*Rights to Nature* is a nontechnical,...
Rewilding the World
Dispatches from the Conservation Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
A gripping account of the environmental crusade to save the world's most endangered species and landscapes—the last best hope for preserving our natural home
Scientists worldwide are warning of the looming extinction of thousands of species, from tigers and polar bears to rare flowers, birds,...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
The proposed book focuses on one of the most important issues affecting humankind in this century - Peak Oil or the declining availability of abundant, cheap energy—and its effects on our industrialized economy and wildlife conservation. Energy will be one of the defining issues of the 21st Century...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2010
Land Degradation and Desertification: Assessment, Mitigation, and Remediation reports research results in sustainable land management and land degradation status and mitigation in 36 countries around the world. It includes background papers with continental and international perspectives dealing with...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2013
The continuously growing human population along the world’s coasts will exacerbate the impact of human activities on all coastal environments. Restoration activities will therefore become increasingly important. In particular, sandy shores and coastal dunes will require significant restoration efforts...
Natural Resources Management
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
The perseveration of our natural environment has become a critical objective of environmental scientists, business owners, and citizens alike. Because we depend on natural resources to survive, uncovering methods for preserving and maintaining these resources has become a focal point to ensure a high...