Human Ecology, Anthropogeography
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Under a White Sky: The Nature of the FutureNATIONAL BESTSELLER - The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity's transformative impact on the environment, now asking: After doing so much damage, can we change nature, this time to save it? RECOMMENDED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND BILL GATES - SHORTLISTED...
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Wildscape: Trilling Chipmunks, Beckoning Blooms, Salty Butterflies, and Other Sensory Wonders of NatureFrom Nancy Lawson, author of The Humane Gardener, a first-of-its-kind guide that takes readers on an insightful and personal exploration of the secret lives of animals and plants. Master naturalist Nancy Lawson takes readers on a fascinating tour of the vibrant web of nature...
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Holistic Management, Third Edition: A Commonsense Revolution to Restore Our EnvironmentFossil fuels and livestock grazing are often targeted as major culprits behind climate change and desertification. But Allan Savory, cofounder of the Savory Institute, begs to differ. The bigger problem, he warns, is our mismanagement of resources. Livestock grazing is not the problem; it's...
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After Lockdown: A MetamorphosisAfter the harrowing experience of the pandemic and lockdown, both states and individuals have been searching for ways to exit the crisis, many hoping to return as soon as possible to 'the world as it was before the pandemic'. But there is another way...
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A New Garden Ethic: Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain FutureIn a time of climate change and mass extinction, who we garden for matters more than ever Our landscapes push aside wildlife and in turn diminish our genetically-programmed love for wildness. How can we get ourselves back into balance through gardens, to speak life's...
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Anasazi America: Seventeen Centuries on the Road from Center PlaceAt the height of their power in the late eleventh century, the Chaco Anasazi dominated a territory in the American Southwest larger than any European principality of the time. Developed over the course of centuries and thriving for over two hundred years, the Chacoans'...
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Building a Better World in Your Backyard: Instead of Being Angry at Bad GuysLuxuriant EnvironmentalismMake a huge, positive, global difference from your own home Prioritize comfort over sacrifice while saving thousands of dollars. Explore dozens of solutions and their impacts on carbon footprint, petroleum footprint, toxic footprint, and other environmental issues.If 20% of the population implemented half...
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Riverwalking: Reflections on Moving WaterIn these twenty elegant essays, a philosopher and amateur naturalist meanders along the rivers and streams of the american West-and muses on love, loss, aging, motherhood, happiness, the art of poking around, and other important matters. "A smart, compassionate, and wise meditation on living...
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Ecological ImperialismPeople of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world - North America, Australia and New Zealand. The military successes of European imperialism are easy to explain; in many cases they were a matter of...
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Moles Present the Natural Tolls of Digging HolesLike busy moles, we humans dig an awful lot of holes to get things done, in the ground, in our oceans, and even in our bathrooms We dig holes in sandboxes to play games with friends, on ancient sites to discover awesome treasure and...
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The New Possible: Visions of Our World beyond Crisis2020 upended every aspect of our lives. But where is our world heading next? Will pandemic, economic instability, and social distance lead to deeper inequalities, more nationalism, and further erosion of democracies around the world? Or are we moving toward a global re-awakening to...
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Kinship: Belonging in a World of Relations, Vol. 2 - Place*Part of the 5-Volume Set 2022 Nautilus Book Award Gold Medal Winner: Ecology & Environment and Special Honors as Best of Anthology Volume 2 of the Kinship series revolves around the question of place-based relations To what extent does crafting a deeper connection with...
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Guía del Cazador-Recolector Para El Siglo XXIBEST SELLER EN EE. UU.Una provocadora historia de la humanidad que ahonda en los orígenes de la evolución para entender y poner solución a los problemas de la vida modernaVivimos la época más próspera de toda la historia de la humanidad y, sin embargo,...
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Environment and Society: A ReaderEnvironment and Society connects the core themes of environmental studies to the urgent issues and debates of the twenty-first century. In an era marked by climate change, rapid urbanization, and resource scarcity, environmental studies has emerged as a crucial arena of study. Assembling canonical...
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Wild SpectacleLooking for adventure and continuing a process of self-discovery, Janisse Ray has repeatedly set out to immerse herself in wildness, to be wild, and to learn what wildness can teach us. From overwintering with monarch butterflies in Mexico to counting birds in Belize, the...
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The Skeptical EnvironmentalistBj rn Lomborg, a former member of Greenpeace, challenges widely held beliefs that the world environmental situation is getting worse and worse in his new book, The Skeptical Environmentalist. Using statistical information from internationally recognized research institutes, Lomborg systematically examines a range of major...
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Caring for Critters: One Year at a Wildlife Rescue CentreA colourful, engaging, and educational profile of a well-established wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre, highlighting the heartwarming stories of animals and the people who care for them.Critter Care is a cute name for a life-saving organization. For over three decades, the wildlife rehabilitation centre...
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This Land Is Our Land: The Struggle for a New CommonwealthFrom one of our finest writers and leading environmental thinkers, a powerful book about how the land we share divides us--and how it could unite us Today, we are at a turning point as we face ecological and political crises that are rooted in...
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Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great AdventureIn Beyond Civilization, Daniel Quinn thinks the unthinkable. We all know there's no one right way to build a bicycle, no one right way to design an automobile, no one right way to make a pair of shoes, but we're convinced that there must...
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Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary ChangeAuthor: William R. CattonPublisher: University of Illinois PressPublished: 06/01/1982Pages: 320Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.99w x 0.70dISBN: 9780252009884About the AuthorWilliam R. Catton, Jr., is professor of sociology at Washington State University and author of From Animistic to Naturalistic Sociology and more than seventy-five...
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