Ecology category: 3266 books
The Real Thing
The Natural History of Ian McTaggart Cowan
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
The Real Thing is the first official biography of Ian McTaggart Cowan (1910–2010), the “father of Canadian ecology.” Authorized by his family and with the research support and participation of the University of Victoria Libraries, Briony Penn provides an unprecedented and accessible window into...
North American Freshwater Mussels
Natural History, Ecology, and Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2012
This well-illustrated book highlights freshwater mussels' fabulous diversity, amazing array of often bizarre ecological adaptations and their dire conservation plight. Summarizing and synthesizing historical and contemporary information as well as original research and analysis, the book describes...
Reshaping the Built Environment
Ecology, Ethics, and Economics
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2013
Because of the profound effects of the built environmon the availability of natural resources for future generations, those involved with designing, creating, operating, renovating, and demolishing human structures have a vital role to play in working to put society on a path toward sustainability.This...
by Tony Whitten, Greg S. Henderson
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2012
The Ecology of Sulawesi is a comprehensive ecological survey of one of Indonesia's least populated and most diverse islands.
It is hoped that it will prove useful to resource managers, ecologists, environmental scientists and local government personnel, and be enlightening to Sulawesi's inhabitants...
Gift Ecology
Reimagining a Sustainable World
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012
Global sustainability in the 21st century seems to be an elusive goal. There are too many issues, too many problems—and, increasingly, too many people—to make the major changes required in the time various experts tell us we have left before it’s too late.
To create a sustainable future,...
Science and Sensibility
Negotiating an Ecology of Place
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
If humans are to understand and discover ways of addressing complex social and ecological problems, we first need to find intimacy with our particular places and communities. Cultivating a relationship to place often includes a negotiating process that involves both science and sensibility. While...
by Lawrence R. Walker, Aaron B. Shiels
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Despite their often dangerous and unpredictable nature, landslides provide fascinating templates for studying how soil organisms, plants and animals respond to such destruction. The emerging field of landslide ecology helps us understand these responses, aiding slope stabilisation and restoration...
Austerity Ecology & the Collapse-Porn Addicts
A Defence Of Growth, Progress, Industry And Stuff
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
Economic growth, progress, industry and, erm, stuff have all come in for a sharp kicking from the green left and beyond in recent years. Everyone from black-hoodied Starbucks window-smashers to farmers' market heirloom-tomato-mongers to Prince Charles himself seem to be embracing 'degrowth' and anti-consumerism,...
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...
Urban Wildlife Conservation
Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
In the past, wildlife living in urban areas were ignored by wildlife professionals and urban planners because cities were perceived as places for people and not for wild animals. Paradoxically, though, many species of wildlife thrive in these built environments. Interactions between humans and wildlife...
Every Grain of Sand
Canadian Perspectives on Ecology and Environment
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009
Universal in scope, yet focusing on recognizable Canadian places, this collection of essays connects individuals’ love of nature to larger social issues, to cultural activities, and to sustainable technology. Subjects include activism in Cape Breton, eco-feminism, Native perspectives on the history...
Matter and Desire
An Erotic Ecology
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2017
Nautilus Award Gold Medal Winner, Ecology & Environment
In Matter and Desire, internationally renowned biologist and philosopher Andreas Weber rewrites ecology as a tender practice of forging relationships, of yearning for connections, and of expressing these desires through our bodies....
The Nature of Design : Ecology, Culture, and Human Intention
Ecology, Culture, and Human Intention
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2002
The environmental movement has often been accused of being overly negative--trying to stop "progress." The Nature of Design, on the other hand, is about starting things, specifically an ecological design revolution that changes how we provide food, shelter, energy, materials, and livelihood,...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014
This is the first of two volumes on Gentianaceae. Comprising twelve chapters, it centres upon the characterization and ecology of Gentianaceae worldwide, with emphasis on the application of molecular and cytological approaches in relation to taxonomy. The first three chapters consider the classification...