Environmentalism Books


Human Well-Being and the Natural EnvironmentHuman Well-Being and the Natural Environment
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In Human Well-Being and the Natural Environment , Partha Dasgupta explores ways to measure the...
Environmental Principles: From Political Slogans to Legal RulesEnvironmental Principles: From Political Slogans to Legal Rules
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Environmental law has always responded to risks posed by industrial society but the new...
First Ecology: Ecological Principles and Enviromental IssuesFirst Ecology: Ecological Principles and Enviromental Issues
Best Price: $35.47
First Ecology: Ecological Principles and Environmental Issues provides a critical and...
Environment, Development, and Sustainability: perspectives and cases from around the worldEnvironment, Development, and Sustainability: perspectives and cases from around the world
Best Price: $39.83
As the human population continues to grow and places increasing demands on the planet we inhabit...
The Environmental Policy ParadoxThe Environmental Policy Paradox
Best Price: $56.40
Updated in its 6th edition, The Environmental Policy Paradox provides an introduction to the...


Marine Environment Sixth Report of Session 2003-04 Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence HCP 76Marine Environment Sixth Report of Session 2003-04 Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence HCP 76WILDFIGHT - A HISTORY OF CONSERVATIONWILDFIGHT - A HISTORY OF CONSERVATIONThe Light-Green Society: Ecology and Technological Modernity in France, 1960-2000The Light-Green Society: Ecology and Technological Modernity in France, 1960-2000
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The accelerating interpenetration of nature and culture is the hallmark of the new...
The Light-Green Society: Ecology and Technological Modernity in France, 1960-2000The Light-Green Society: Ecology and Technological Modernity in France, 1960-2000
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Prof. Bess demonstrates a friendly, vast and flawless knowledge of the French scene over the...
The New Ecological OrderThe New Ecological Order
...Ferry sees deep ecology (or what Americans would call deep ecology) as fundamentally at odds...


A Moment on the Earth: The Coming Age of Environmental OptimismA Moment on the Earth: The Coming Age of Environmental Optimism
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I saw an earlier review that quoted Paul Ehrlich as saying that this book is filled with bad...
The Energy Question (Penguin Science)The Energy Question (Penguin Science)
This survey of our energy needs and resources considers them all from a technical, an...
A Green History of the WorldA Green History of the World
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Will modern society survive the current environment crisis it faces or will our civilization...
I Dreamed of AfricaI Dreamed of Africa
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The Revenge of GaiaThe Revenge of Gaia
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He Knew He Was Right: The Irrepressible Life of James LovelockHe Knew He Was Right: The Irrepressible Life of James Lovelock
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Jim Lovelock is an iconic figure in British science, a prophet whose prophecies are coming true....
Waste: Uncovering the Global Waste ScandalWaste: Uncovering the Global Waste Scandal
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With shortages, volatile prices and nearly one billion people hungry, the world has a food...
Amazon. Bruce Parry with Jane HoustonAmazon. Bruce Parry with Jane Houston
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Although this book was published in support of a TV documentary series, I didn't see the...
The Vanishing Face of Gaia: A Final Warning. James LovelockThe Vanishing Face of Gaia: A Final Warning. James Lovelock
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James Lovelock described his previous book, "The Revenge of Gaia", as 'a wake-up...
The Humboldt Current: Nineteenth-Century Exploration and the Roots of American EnvironmentalismThe Humboldt Current: Nineteenth-Century Exploration and the Roots of American Environmentalism
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With the recent upsurge of interest of Alexander von Humboldt, Aaron Sachs provides an important...

Environmental and Economic Accounting for IndustryEnvironmental and Economic Accounting for Industry
Best Price: $18.00
One of the first books to discuss environmental accounting in India, this presents detailed...
The Bhakra-Nangal Project: Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts (Water Resources Management)The Bhakra-Nangal Project: Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts (Water Resources Management)
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Large dams, initially conceived of as "temples of modern India" in the Nehruvian era,...
Managing Water Resources: Policies, Institutions, and TechnologiesManaging Water Resources: Policies, Institutions, and Technologies
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The volume argues that judicious management of water resources is a critical policy issue for...
Democratizing Nature: Politics, Conservation, and Development in IndiaDemocratizing Nature: Politics, Conservation, and Development in India
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This book explores two principal contradictions in environmental politics in India -- between...
One Valley and a Thousand: Dams, Nationalism, and Development (Studies in Social Ecology & Environmental History)One Valley and a Thousand: Dams, Nationalism, and Development (Studies in Social Ecology & Environmental History)
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By the end of the twentieth century, more then 45,000 large dams were built world wide...

Going Green: People, Politics and the Environment in South AfricaGoing Green: People, Politics and the Environment in South Africa
This book examines South Africa's environmental problems and shows how communities are...
Environmental Justice and the New Pluralism: The Challenge of Difference for EnvironmentalismEnvironmental Justice and the New Pluralism: The Challenge of Difference for Environmentalism
Best Price: $8.00
In the first ever theoretical treatment of the environmental justice movement, David Schlosberg...
Justice and the Environment: Conceptions of Environmental Sustainability and Theories of Distributive JusticeJustice and the Environment: Conceptions of Environmental Sustainability and Theories of Distributive Justice
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Environmental sustainability and social justice are both widely regarded as desirable social...
The Politics of the Earth: Environmental DiscoursesThe Politics of the Earth: Environmental Discourses
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The Politics of the Earth provides an excellent and accessible introduction to thinking about...
The Politics of the Earth: Environmental DiscoursesThe Politics of the Earth: Environmental Discourses
The Politics of the Earth provides an excellent and accessible introduction to thinking about...

Human Well-Being and the Natural EnvironmentHuman Well-Being and the Natural Environment
Best Price: $24.20
In Human Well-Being and the Natural Environment , Partha Dasgupta explores ways to measure the...
Environmental Principles: From Political Slogans to Legal RulesEnvironmental Principles: From Political Slogans to Legal Rules
Best Price: $56.13
Environmental law has always responded to risks posed by industrial society but the new...
First Ecology: Ecological Principles and Enviromental IssuesFirst Ecology: Ecological Principles and Enviromental Issues
Best Price: $35.47
First Ecology: Ecological Principles and Environmental Issues provides a critical and...
Environment, Development, and Sustainability: perspectives and cases from around the worldEnvironment, Development, and Sustainability: perspectives and cases from around the world
Best Price: $39.83
As the human population continues to grow and places increasing demands on the planet we inhabit...
The Environmental Policy ParadoxThe Environmental Policy Paradox
Best Price: $56.40
Updated in its 6th edition, The Environmental Policy Paradox provides an introduction to the...

Marine Environment Sixth Report of Session 2003-04 Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence HCP 76Marine Environment Sixth Report of Session 2003-04 Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence HCP 76WILDFIGHT - A HISTORY OF CONSERVATIONWILDFIGHT - A HISTORY OF CONSERVATIONThe Light-Green Society: Ecology and Technological Modernity in France, 1960-2000The Light-Green Society: Ecology and Technological Modernity in France, 1960-2000
Best Price: $54.97
The accelerating interpenetration of nature and culture is the hallmark of the new...
The Light-Green Society: Ecology and Technological Modernity in France, 1960-2000The Light-Green Society: Ecology and Technological Modernity in France, 1960-2000
Best Price: $19.87
Prof. Bess demonstrates a friendly, vast and flawless knowledge of the French scene over the...
The New Ecological OrderThe New Ecological Order
...Ferry sees deep ecology (or what Americans would call deep ecology) as fundamentally at odds...

The Humboldt CurrentThe Humboldt Current
Best Price: $16.40
The Environment and Emerging Development Issues: Volume 1 (Wider Studies in Development Economics) (Vol 1)The Environment and Emerging Development Issues: Volume 1 (Wider Studies in Development Economics) (Vol 1)
Best Price: $47.99
This book presents a set of authoritative studies of the role of environmental resources in the...
Justice, Posterity, and the EnvironmentJustice, Posterity, and the Environment
Best Price: $51.23
In rich countries, environmental problems are seen as problems of prosperity; in poor countries,...
Green States and Social Movements: Environmentalism in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and NorwayGreen States and Social Movements: Environmentalism in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Norway
Best Price: $45.00
Social movements take shape in relation to the kind of state they face, while over time states...
Managing the Earth: The Linacre Lectures 2001Managing the Earth: The Linacre Lectures 2001
Best Price: $140.00
Although it is now widely recognized throughout societies around the world that humankind is...

Environmental Justice and the New Pluralism: The Challenge of Difference for EnvironmentalismEnvironmental Justice and the New Pluralism: The Challenge of Difference for Environmentalism
Best Price: $11.94
In the first ever theoretical treatment of the environmental justice movement, David Schlosberg...
Environmental Governance in Europe: An Ever Closer Ecological Union?Environmental Governance in Europe: An Ever Closer Ecological Union?
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Over the last thirty years, the European Union has created a system of environmental governance...
Citizenship and the EnvironmentCitizenship and the Environment
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This is the first book-length treatment of the relationship between citizenship and the...
Citizenship and the EnvironmentCitizenship and the Environment
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This is the first book-length treatment of the relationship between citizenship and the...
Nature's New Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Roots of the American Environmental MovementNature's New Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Roots of the American Environmental Movement
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The Great Depression coincided with a wave of natural disasters, including the Dust Bowl and...

Postcolonial Ecologies: Literatures of the EnvironmentPostcolonial Ecologies: Literatures of the Environment
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The first edited collection to bring ecocritical studies into a necessary dialogue with...
A Greener Faith: Religious Environmentalism and Our Planet's FutureA Greener Faith: Religious Environmentalism and Our Planet's Future
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In a time of darkening environmental prospects, frightening religious fundamentalism, and...
Air: Our Planet's Ailing AtmosphereAir: Our Planet's Ailing Atmosphere
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Next to energy from the sun, air is the most important thing on Earth. But most of us take...
Environmental History and Policy: Still Settling AustraliaEnvironmental History and Policy: Still Settling Australia
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This broad-ranging book delves into past efforts and current policies relating to the better...
Environmental Change in Australia since 1788Environmental Change in Australia since 1788
This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Environmental Change in Australia Since 1788 ...

Conservation Biology in Australia: An IntroductionConservation Biology in Australia: An Introduction
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Dealing with conservation biology, this introductory textbook explains the issues facing...
Environmental Policy in New Zealand: The Politics of Clean and Green? (Oxford Readings in New Zealand Politics)Environmental Policy in New Zealand: The Politics of Clean and Green? (Oxford Readings in New Zealand Politics)
Since the mid 1980s, environmental policy has had an especially high profile in New Zealand...
Postcolonial DevelopmentsPostcolonial Developments
A study of what the postcolonial condition means to rural people in India. Focusing on the...
The Unquiet Woods: Ecological Change and Peasant Resistance in the HimalayaThe Unquiet Woods: Ecological Change and Peasant Resistance in the HimalayaBlessed Unrest: How the Largest Social Movement in History Is Restoring Grace, Justice, and Beauty to the WorldBlessed Unrest: How the Largest Social Movement in History Is Restoring Grace, Justice, and Beauty to the World
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It almost always happens, when I speak in telephone conferences with university classes or with...

The Greening of a Nation?: Environmentalism in the U.S. Since 1945 (Harbrace Books on America Since 1945)The Greening of a Nation?: Environmentalism in the U.S. Since 1945 (Harbrace Books on America Since 1945)
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The first balanced look at the evolution and significance of environmentalism, THE GREENING OF A...
Time is Short and the Water RisesTime is Short and the Water Rises
Operation Gwamba is the story of how one man's daring and resourcefulness saved 10,000...
Atlas of Cancer Incidence in England and Wales 1968-85: Based on data from the cancer registries of England and Wales, with the cooperation of the Office of Population Censuses and SurveysAtlas of Cancer Incidence in England and Wales 1968-85: Based on data from the cancer registries of England and Wales, with the cooperation of the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys
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This is the first atlas of cancer incidence in England and Wales, showing in 75 and tables color...
Global Warming: The Greenpeace ReportGlobal Warming: The Greenpeace Report
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This book offers a rare insight into the behind-the-scenes players in the international battle...
Gaia: A New Look at Life on EarthGaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
Best Price: $7.51
Reading Edward Wilson's "The Future of Life" served as the spark to pick up and...

The Environmental Protection Agency: Asking the Wrong QuestionsThe Environmental Protection Agency: Asking the Wrong Questions
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This book focuses on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in order to explore critical...
Toward Unity among EnvironmentalistsToward Unity among Environmentalists
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Today, six out of ten Americans describe themselves as "active" environmentalists or...
Environmentalism for a New Millennium: The Challenge of CoevolutionEnvironmentalism for a New Millennium: The Challenge of Coevolution
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The vast majority of people in the industrialized world consider themselves environmentalists....
Environmental Ethics TodayEnvironmental Ethics Today
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I had high hopes for this book, and wanted to use it as the primary text in a class on...
The Truth of Ecology: Nature, Culture, and Literature in AmericaThe Truth of Ecology: Nature, Culture, and Literature in America
Best Price: $55.00
Phillips has made an outstanding contribution to ecocriticism, and I see it as positive. He...

The Truth of Ecology: Nature, Culture, and Literature in AmericaThe Truth of Ecology: Nature, Culture, and Literature in America
Best Price: $27.99
The previous review is a bit unfair and so I am moved to add a few words. Yes, if you are drawn...
Horn of Darkness: Rhinos on the EdgeHorn of Darkness: Rhinos on the Edge
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Carol Cunningham and Joel Berger, a husband and wife research team, describe their research on...
Environmental Ethics: What Really Matters, What Really WorksEnvironmental Ethics: What Really Matters, What Really Works
Best Price: $45.00
I recently purchased this book for my Enivronmental Ethics class because they were all sold out...
Swimming Lessons: Keeping Afloat in the Age of TechnologySwimming Lessons: Keeping Afloat in the Age of Technology
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Very seldom do I find something to read that provides an instantly respectful response. This...
The Nature of Design: Ecology, Culture, and Human IntentionThe Nature of Design: Ecology, Culture, and Human Intention
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Orr expands on some of the themes brought to the forefront in his last two books (Ecological...

The Battle over Hetch Hetchy: America's Most Controversial Dam and the Birth of Modern EnvironmentalismThe Battle over Hetch Hetchy: America's Most Controversial Dam and the Birth of Modern Environmentalism
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Note/question: Are a certain breed of modern environmentalists giving my review...
In Nature's Interests?: Interests, Animal Rights, and Environmental Ethics (Environmental Ethics & Science Policy)In Nature's Interests?: Interests, Animal Rights, and Environmental Ethics (Environmental Ethics & Science Policy)
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This book offers a powerful response to what Varner calls the "two dogmas of environmental...
Environmental Justice: Creating Equity, Reclaiming Democracy (Environmental Ethics & Science Policy)Environmental Justice: Creating Equity, Reclaiming Democracy (Environmental Ethics & Science Policy)
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After reading this title in an undergraduate philosophy class, and reading it carefully and...
Beyond the Stony Mountains: Nature in the American West from Lewis and Clark to TodayBeyond the Stony Mountains: Nature in the American West from Lewis and Clark to Today
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Dr. Dan Botkin has delivered an important and timely contribution to the voluminous literature...
Conservation Source BookConservation Source Book
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The EnvironmentThe EnvironmentGreen Chemistry and EngineeringGreen Chemistry and Engineering
Best Price: $29.01
Chemical processes provide a diverse array of valuable products and materials used in...
Brazil - Amazon and Pantanal (Ecotravellers Wildlife Guides)Brazil - Amazon and Pantanal (Ecotravellers Wildlife Guides)
Best Price: $65.79
I used this book for a recent trip to Brazil's Pantanal. The book is specific to only two...
English for Green IndustryEnglish for Green Industry
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400 5 by 7 flash cards containing the same content as the Command Flash Cards. The Student Flash...
Natural Resource Conservation: Management for a Sustainable Future (8th Edition)Natural Resource Conservation: Management for a Sustainable Future (8th Edition)
Best Price: $49.95
Written from a sustainable perspective, this readable, yet rigorous, book provides...

Environment and Society: Human Perspectives on Environmental Issues (3rd Edition)Environment and Society: Human Perspectives on Environmental Issues (3rd Edition)
Best Price: $30.00
For courses in Environmental Sociology and Environmental Conservation, as well as in Sociology,...
Environment and Society (4th Edition)Environment and Society (4th Edition)
Best Price: $74.00
This integrative book about human-environment relations connects many issues about human...
Foundations of Environmental EthicsFoundations of Environmental Ethics
Best Price: $79.33
Hargrove, as editor of the journal Environmental Ethics, is arguably the most influential...
Coyotes and Town Dogs: Earth First! and the Environmental MovementCoyotes and Town Dogs: Earth First! and the Environmental Movement
Best Price: $57.98
This is an excellent journalistic account of the rise of Earth First!, far better than the other...
 
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