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The Climate Book - The Facts and the Solutions

"Greta Thunberg has gathered the wisdom of over one hundred experts - geophysicists, oceanographers and meteorologists; engineers, econom...

The Milkweed Lands - An Epic Story of One Plant: Its Nature and Ecology

"Ecologist Eric Lee-Mèader and noted botanical artist Beverly Duncan have teamed up to create this unique exploration of the complex ecos...

The Forests Handbook, Volume 1 - An Overview of Forest Science

The future of the world's forests is at the forefront of environmental debate. Rising concerns over the effects of deforestation and clim...

Methods in Stream Ecology - Volume 2: Ecosystem Function

Methods in Stream Ecology: Volume 2: Ecosystem Structure, Third Edition, provides a complete series of field and laboratory protocols in ...

The Jordan River and Dead Sea Basin - Cooperation Amid Conflict

The 21st century will present unprecedented challenges. Already in its first decade we have seen the dramatic impact of two systemic risk...

To Die For - Is Fashion Wearing out the World?

An expose on the fashion industry by the "Observer"'s 'Ethical Living' columnist, which unpicks the environmentally devastating and inhum...

Comprehensive Utilization of Magnesium Slag by Pidgeon Process

This open access book introduces the harmless handling/recycling of magnesium slag , the process of magnesium silicothermic reduction (Pi...

The New Global Possible - Evidence for Hope in the Fight for a Sustainable Future

An optimistic survey of the newest developments in the fight against climate change, from the experts leading the charge. The leaders of ...

World Without End - The #1 International Bestseller

THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER *A Financial Times Most Anticipated Book of 2024* Is this the end of the world? Perhaps not. In this eye-...

Environment: The Science Behind the Stories, Global Edition

Landscapes of Hope - Finding Common Ground in Utah's Greater San Rafael Swell

At a time when division, polarization, and antagonisms pervade the United States, here is hope for the future. Landscapes of Hope shows h...

The Serviceberry - An Economy of Gifts and Abundance

As indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers ...

Reclaiming Our Planet - How Environmental History Can Help Solve the Climate Crisis

The climate crisis has been portrayed as deadly to humans, and it could be. However, serious environmental and resulting public health cr...

Planet Aqua - Rethinking Our Home in the Universe

What would happen if we were to awaken one day and suddenly realize that the world we live in appeared eerily alien, as if we'd been tele...

Trash Talk - An Eye-Opening Exploration of Our Planet's Dirtiest Problem

"In a world of mass consumption and busy schedules, taking the time to understand our own trash habits can be daunting. In Talking Trash,...

Rare Plants

A beautifully written and illustrated account of the threatened plant species that inhabit the British Isles. Britain and Ireland are hom...

Saving the World - How Forests Inspired Global Efforts to Stop Climate Change

An illuminating history of the forgotten concept of climatic botany that underscores how vital forests are to our future. Saving the Worl...

North American Odyssey - 12,000 Miles Across the Continent by Kayak, Canoe, and Dogsled

"In 2010, experienced wilderness travelers Amy and Dave Freeman married and set out on an unusual honeymoon: a 12,000 mile, human-powered...

Climate Justice and the University - Shaping a Hopeful Future for All

A radical exploration of how higher education can advance transformative climate justice. Amid the worsening climate crisis and intensify...

Lessons from Leopold - Learning from the Land

Nuclear Is Not the Solution - The Folly of Atomic Power in the Age of Climate Change

NUCLEAR POWER WILL SLOW OUR RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND INCREASE THE RISK OF WEAPONS PROLIFERATION AND CATASTROPHE

Manomin - Caring for Ecosystems and Each Other

Grounded in Indigenous methodology, this collection offers a community-engaged analysis of the only cereal grain native to Turtle Island,...

Economic Futures - Climate Change and Modernity

The life of our planet has reached a critical stage. Its survival depends on our ability to rethink our relationship with ecology and cre...

Climate Change and the Future of Boston

An in-depth analysis of the climate impacts facing Boston and the city's efforts to mitigate and adapt to a changing climate.

Gender Aspects of Climate Change and Sustainable Development - A Global Overview

This book addresses how sustainability discourse and advocacy can translate to impactful policies especially when bridging the divide bet...

Computer Vision - Challenges, Trends, and Opportunities

The book highlights various core challenges, constructive criticism, and solutions by leading researchers in the field. It covers timely ...

Our Renewable Energy Future - the Remarkable Story Of How Renewable Energy Will Become the Basis for Our Lives

Our Renewable Energy Future delves into the clean energy technology evolution and where our energy system is going. While the book's foun...

Thorp and Covich's Freshwater Invertebrates - Keys to Fauna of the Australian Bioregion

Thorp and Covich’s Freshwater Invertebrates: Key to Fauna of the Australian Bioregion, Fourth Edition is developed to be the most modern ...

In Search of the Perfect Peach - Why flavour holds the answer to fixing our food system

What makes a great-tasting tomato? Why do scarred greengages taste better? Is 'eating local' everything it's cracked up to be?The first b...

Before They Vanish - Saving Nature's Populations -- And Ourselves

Legendary conservationists show us that we still have the power to prevent critical consequences of the sixth extinction in this game-cha...

Performance-Based Seismic Design of Structures

The aim of the book is to expose readers to the evolution of Performance-Based design (PBD) to date, its various forms, and applications....

Wireless Technology - Gigahertz to Terahertz

This book covers the active devices, circuits and systems including antennas used in the electromagnetic spectrum for wireless technology...

The Heart of the Wild - Essays on Nature, Conservation, and the Human Future

Timely and provocative reflections on the future of the wild in an increasingly human worldThe Heart of the Wild brings together some of ...

Livelihood and the Environment in Vietnam

This book reveals the interaction between the livelihood of people and the surrounding natural environment in rural and urban areas of Vi...

Natural Resources Management and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Mountainous Region - Evidence, Gap and Future Strategies

This book explores the relationships between natural resources management, sustainable livelihoods, and integrated watershed management i...

Entropy Measures for Environmental Data - Description, Sampling and Inference for Data with Dependence Structures

This book shows how to successfully adapt entropy measures to the complexity of environmental data. It also provides a unified framework ...

Innovation and Development of Agricultural Systems - Cases from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics)

This book focuses on innovations in agriculture that is aimed at eliminating global hunger and poverty and promoting sustainable developm...

Algae as a Natural Solution for Challenges in Water-Food-Energy Nexus - Toward Carbon Neutrality

This book provides an overview of challenges and opportunities for algal management to mitigate climate change. This book offers new pers...

Segregated Species - Pests, Knowledge, and Boundaries in South Africa, 1910-1948

"This work describes how pests have shaped the production of knowledge, in addition to their relationship with nature in rural South Afri...

Sdgs Amidst Multiple Global Shocks - Challenges and Way Forward

This book provides a comprehensive perspective by taking an interdisciplinary approach to issues of attaining SDGs in India. It starts wi...

Seismic Performance of Corroded Reinforced Concrete Structures Retrofitted with Frp

This monograph is written based on the author's research on seismic assessment and retrofitting of corrosion-damaged reinforced concrete ...

Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Advanced Renewable Energy Systems - Icares'22, 18-20 Dec, Tipaza, Algeria

This book presents peer-reviewed articles from the First International Conference on Advanced Renewable Energy Systems (ICARES'22) held i...

Economics of Natural Disasters - A Machine-Generated Literature Overview

This book is a machine-generated literature overview that explores the theoretical and empirical aspects of economics of natural disaster...

Qanat - Stream of Wells

"A rich and detailed exploration of Qanats, the remarkably engineered ancient underground aqueducts, which includes worldwide examples fr...

The State of Fire - Why California Burns

"Considers the long history of ecological burns, the varied ways fire behaves across the state, and the lessons that can be learned from ...

Geographies of Solar Energy Transitions - Conflicts, Controversies and Cognate Aspects

Wireless Technology - Kilohertz to Megahertz

The text contains all the essential elements of communication principles, devices, circuits, antennas, and systems covering the electroma...

Biogeochemistry of Marine Dissolved Organic Matter

Biogeochemistry of Marine Dissolved Organic Matter, Third Edition is the most up-to-date revision of this fundamental reference on the bi...

Industrial Scale Inhibition: Principles, Design, and Applications

Learn the synthesis, characterization, scaling mechanisms, and applications of green antiscalants to be utilized in modern industrial pla...

Recycling and Deinking of Recovered Paper

Recycling and Deinking of Recovered Paper, Second Edition covers recent advances in recycling technologies. This second edition examines ...

Community Science in Ecology - Case Studies of Public Participation in Ecological Research in Japan

This book introduces community science (or citizen science) projects in Japan with a focus on ecology. Environments and ecosystems that h...

Bioinspired Materials and Metamaterials - A New Look at the Materials Science

This book examines advances in bioinspired materials and metamaterials and investigates how their tailor-engineered properties enable the...

Smart Cities - Blockchain, AI, and Advanced Computing

This book aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the various services that are available to help cities develop their smart communit...

Microbial Bioremediation and Multiomics Technologies for Sustainable Development - Recent Trends

This book brings together the recent advances in the area of microbial bioremediation with a particular focus on the exciting new field o...

Protected Species and Biodiversity - A Guide for Planners and Ecologists

This book looks at the need for properly collected protected species surveys data to accompany planning applications. In the detailed tab...

Industry 6.0 - Technology, Practices, Challenges, and Applications

The proposed book entitled Industry 6.0: Technology, Practices, Challenges and Applications determine the ways to create a paradigm shift...

Regulating Hate Speech Created by Generative AI

This book examines ways to regulate generative AI to reduce online hate and secure justice in a digital environment. Featuring research a...

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - Emphasis on Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression Management

This book presents state-of-the-art research works for a better understanding of the advantages and limitations of AI techniques in the f...

Biology and Conservation of Animal Populations

A foundational text on animal population conservation featuring practical applications and case studies. The study of animal populations ...

Artificial Intelligence for Wireless Communication Systems - Technology and Applications

The text provides a comprehensive study of the application of advanced artificial intelligence in next-generation wireless communications...