Island Press imprint: 745 books
Green Building Trends
Europe
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
The “green building revolution” is a worldwide movemfor energy-efficient, environmentally aware architecture and design. Europe has been in the forefront of green building technology, and Green Building Trends: Europe provides an indispensable overview of these cutting edge ideas and applications. In...
by Stephanie Mills
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
"In this book, I relate the pleasures, as well as the virtues and difficulties of a perhaps simpler than average North American life." So begins ecological thinker and writer Stephanie Mills's Epicurean Simplicity, a thoughtful paean to living, like Thoreau, a deliberate life.
Mills's account...
Coastal Alert
Energy Ecosystems And Offshore Oil Drilling
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2012
Coastal Alert explains how citizens can protect coastal resources from the damaging effects of offshore oil drilling.
Ecological Restoration, Second Edition
Principles, Values, and Structure of an Emerging Profession
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2013
Ecological restoration is a rapidly growing discipline that encompasses a wide range of activities and brings together practitioners and theoreticians from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives, ranging from volunteer backyard restorationists to highly trained academic scientists and professional...
Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the World
Ecology and Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
While tropical rainforests have received much conservation attention and support for their protection, temperate and boreal rainforests have been largely overlooked. Yet these ecosystems are also unique, supporting rainforest communities rich in plants and wildlife and containing some of the most massive...
Planning for Biodiversity
Issues and Examples
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
A significant consequence of the developmof natural landscapes is habitat loss and fragmentation that results in widespread loss of biological diversity. While scientists have made great strides in determining principles and concepts fundamental to preserving biodiversity, their work will have little...
Design for Human Ecosystems
Landscape, Land Use, and Natural Resources
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1999
For more than 30 years, John Tillman Lyle (1934-1998) was one of the leading thinkers in the field of ecological design. Design for Human Ecosystems, originally published in 1985, is his classic text that explores methods of designing landscapes that function in the sustainable ways of natural ecosystems....
Climate Savvy
Adapting Conservation and Resource Managemto a Changing World
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2010
Climate change demands a change in how we envision, prioritize, and implemconservation and managemof natural resources. Addressing threats posed by climate change cannot be simply an afterthought or an addendum, but must be integrated into the very framework of how we conceive of and conduct conservation...
Corridor Ecology
The Science and Practice of Linking Landscapes for Biodiversity Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2012
Corridor Ecology presents guidelines that combine conservation science and practical experience for maintaining, enhancing, and creating connectivity between natural areas with an overarching goal of conserving biodiversity. It offers an objective, carefully interpreted review of the issues and is...
by Götz Schroth
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
Agroforestry -- the practice of integrating trees and other large woody perennials on farms and throughout the agricultural landscape -- is increasingly recognized as a useful and promising strategy that diversifies production for greater social, economic, and environmental benefits. Agroforestry...
by Richard Burroughs
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2011
Coastal Governance provides a clear overview of how U.S. coasts are currently managed and explores new approaches that could make our shores healthier. Drawing on recent national assessments, Professor Richard Burroughs explains why traditional management techniques have ultimately proved inadequate,...
Designing Greenways
Sustainable Landscapes for Nature and People
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2006
How are greenways designed? What situations lead to their genesis, and what examples best illustrate their potential for enhancing communities and the environment? Designing greenways is a key to protecting landscapes, allowing wildlife to move freely, and finding appropriate ways to bring people into...
IntelligTinkering
Bridging the Gap between Science and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2011
Robert J. Cabin uses the restoration of tropical dry forestland in Hawaii as an in-depth case study to investigate the scientific, practical, and philosophical issues associated with performing ecological restoration in the messy real world.
Interweaving entertaining narratives of his own...
The Science of Conservation Planning
Habitat Conservation Under The Endangered Species Act
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Broad-scale conservation of habitats is increasingly being recognized as a more effective means of protecting species and landscapes than single-species preservation efforts. While interest in the approach has grown tremendously in recyears, it remains controversial and the science behind it has yet...