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Brian Fagan Tells the story of 5,000 years of human endeavours of water. | N A Geeson; C. J. Brandt; J. B. Thornes Desertification includes land degradation due to both climatic and anthropogenic causes, where land includes water, soil, and the biosphere. This book presents the findings from the European Community's MEDALUS project... |
Great Britain: Department for... The Government is placing particular emphasis on extending the recycling culture beyond the home and office environments and into public spaces, in order that recycling becomes second nature to all... | Carney, Diana; Farrington, John This book examines the effects of recent changes in the way natural resources and supporting services are managed and in the rights and responsibilities of resource users in developing countries... |
Peter H. Gleick; Nicholas L Cain; ... A reference for water resource professionals in government agencies and non-governmental organizations, researchers, students, and anyone concerned with water and its use. | Easterling, D.; Kunreuther, Howard This book explores the dilemma of siting a high-level nuclear waste (HLNW) repository. The authors examine siting conflicts from a variety of perspectives -... |
Russel Gehrke New in the bestselling, wildly popular Evil Genius series, this book is filled with slightly wicked projects that reduce waste, recycle, and convert end-results into items of value to be... | John Prebble In the terrible aftermath of the battle of Culloden, the Highlanders suffered at the hands of their own clan chiefs. Offering a reconstruction of Culloden, the author recounts how the... |
Rosie Cox; Peter Brimblecombe; etc. Dirt is waste, excrement, rubbish - but what then is soil? Is cleanliness next to godliness - or sterility? And in a throwaway society, does the battle against dirt depend... | Bruce Harley Suitable for those who want to save money by becoming more energy efficient, this title walks readers through the many alternative energy solutions that are doable and extremely efficient. It... |
Jason Scorse Easy-to-read and filled with real-world examples of the most complex environmental challenges, this book demonstrates that sound economic analysis and reasoning can be one of the environmental community's strongest allies... | Faya Causey Amber has fascinated mankind since the Palaeolithic era. This book examines the myths and legends woven around amber - its employment in magic and medicine, its transport and carving, and... |
| Michael T. Klare Takes us from the Arctic to war zones to deep ocean floors, from a Russian submarine planting the country's flag under the North Pole to the large-scale buying up of... |
Tristram Stuart With shortages, volatile prices and nearly one billion people hungry, the world has a food problem - or thinks it does. Combining frontline investigation with fresh data, this title shows... | James Salzman An eye-opening look at the history and future of the water we drink |