Island Press: 819 books
Communicating Nature
How We Create and Understand Environmental Messages
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2006
A broader and more comprehensive understanding of how we communicate with each other about the natural world and our relationship to it is essential to solving environmental problems. How do individuals develop beliefs and ideologies about the environment? How do we express those beliefs through communication?...
Brilliant Green
The Surprising History and Science of Plant Intelligence
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015
Are plants intelligent? Can they solve problems, communicate, and navigate their surroundings? Or are they passive, incapable of independaction or social behavior? Philosophers and scientists have pondered these questions since anciGreece, moften concluding that plants are unthinking and inert: they...
Designing the City
A Guide For Advocates And Public Officials
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
Written in a clear and engaging style, Designing the City is a practical manual for improving the way communities are planned, designed, and built. It presents a wealth of information on design and decision-making, including advice on how citizens and activists can make their voices heard, and numerous...
Trash Backwards
Innovating Our Way to Zero Waste
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Trash Backwards: Innovating Our Way to Zero Waste examines the various kinds of trash Americans are producing in staggering quantities, and profiles a range of innovative processes, people, and companies who are thinking creatively about how to not just reduce pressure on landfills, but redefine what’s...
by Peter Fox-Penner
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2010
A new national policy on climate change is under debate in the United States and is likely to result in a cap on greenhouse gas emissions for utilities. This and other developments will prompt utilities to undergo the largest changes in their history. Smart Power examines the many facets of this unprecedented...
The Good Among the Great
19 Traits of the Most Admirable, Creative, and Joyous People
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2013
What Makes Some High Achievers Great Human Beings? Donald Van de Mark spent more than 25 years interviewing prominent people for CNN and CNBC. He discovered that some people aren't just successful, they're extraordinary. And more, these people share many of the same traits. Confirming the theories of...
The Past and Future City
How Historic Preservation is Reviving America's Communities
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
In*The Past and Future City,*Stephanie Meeks, the presidof the National Trust for Historic Preservation, describes in detail, and with unique empirical research, the many ways that saving and restoring historic fabric can help a city create thriving neighborhoods, good jobs, and a vibrant economy....
by David Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
On September 21, 2011, David Roberts participated in The National Climate Seminar, a series of webinars sponsored by Bard College’s Center for Environmental Policy. The online seminars provide a forum for leading scientists, writers, and other experts to talk about critical issues regarding climate...
by Frank Stewart
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2012
A Natural History of Nature Writing is a penetrating overview of the origins and developmof a uniquely American literature. Essayist and poet Frank Stewart describes in rich and compelling prose the lives and works of the mprominAmerican nature writers of the19th and 20th centuries, including:
•Henry...
Bike Boom
The Unexpected Resurgence of Cycling
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Bicycling advocates envision a future in which bikes are a widespread daily form of transportation. While many global cities are seeing the number of bike commuters increase, this future is still far away; at times, urban cycling seems to be fighting for its very survival. Will we ever witness a true...
Start-Up City
Inspiring Private and Public Entrepreneurship, Getting Projects Done, and Having Fun
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
There has been a revolution in urban transportation over the past five years—set off by start-ups across the US and internationally. Sleek, legible mobility platforms are connecting people to cars, trains, buses, and bikes as never before, opening up a range of new transportation options while improving...
Unquenchable
America's Water Crisis and What To Do About It
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2010
In the middle of the Mojave Desert, Las Vegas casinos use billions of gallons of water for fountains, pirate lagoons, wave machines, and indoor canals. Meanwhile, the town of Orme, Tennessee, must truck in water from Alabama because it has literally run out. Robert Glennon captures the irony—and...
Urban Development
The Logic Of Making Plans
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
With increased awareness of the role of plans in shaping urban and suburban landscapes has come increased criticism of planners and the planning profession. Developers, politicians, and citizens alike blame "poor planning" for a hof community ills. But what are plans really supposed to do? How do...
by The Worldwatch Institute
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
Cities are the world's future. Today, more than half of the global population—3.7 billion people—are urban dwellers, and that number is expected to double by 2050. There is no question that cities are growing; the only debate is over how they will grow. Will we invest in the physical and social...