"Bringing together classic readings from a wide variety of sources, this key book investigates how our cities and towns can become more sustainable.Thirty-eight selections span issues such as land use planning, urban design, transportation, ecological restoration, economic development, resource use and equity planning. Section introductions outline the major themes, whilst the editors' introductions to the individual writings explain the ..."
"Excerpt from Report on a Game Survey of the North Central States, 1931The survey is financed by the sporting arms and ammunition industry. The motive hardly requires explanation: success in game restoration means continuance of the industry; failure in game restoration means its shrinkage and ultimate liquidation.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks ..."
"This special edition of the highly acclaimed A Sand County Almanac commemorates the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Aldo Leopold, one of the foremost conservationists of our century. First published in 1949 and praised in The New York Times Book Review as "full of beauty and vigor and bite," A Sand County Almanac combines some of the finest nature writing since Thoreau with an outspoken and highly ethical regard for America's ..."
"Approaches the prevalent issues in ecology from an aesthitic viewpoint, stressing the beauty and balance of nature"
A Sand County Almanac And Sketches Here and There by AldoLeopold 208 Pages, Published 2020 by Penguin Uk ISBN-13: 978-0-241-40300-6, ISBN: 0-241-40300-6
"'One of the most influential books about the natural world ever published' Paul Kingsnorth, Guardian 'There are some who can live without wild things, and some who cannot,' begins Aldo Leopold's totemic work of ecological thought."
A Sand County Almanac And Sketches Here and There by AldoLeopold 271 Pages, Published 2020 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-750028-6, ISBN: 0-19-750028-5
"Written as a series of sketches based principally upon the flora and fauna in a rural part of Wisconsin, the book, originally published by Oxford in 1949, gathers informal pieces written by Leopold over a forty-year period as he traveled ..."
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"In the 1970s the relationship between literature and the environment emerged as a topic of serious and widespread interest among writers and scholars. The ideas, debates, and texts that grew out of this period subsequently converged and consolidated into the field now known as ecocriticism.A Century of Early Ecocriticism looks behind these recent developments to a prior generation's ecocritical inclinations. Written between 1864 and 196 ..."
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"Humans and nature are all deeply interconnected. Spiritual Ecology reminds us to cherish and foster this unbreakable bond as we address our planet's environmental challenges. The Earth Is My Witness wall calendar features breathtaking photography from Art Wolfe's 40-year career paired with insightful quotes that illuminate the sacred balance between humanity and the earth. A year of Art Wolfe's incredible nature photography on your wal ..."
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"This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work ..."
"This anthology, designed for use in undergraduate courses in environmental ethics, includes new and classic readings by leading writers in the field, full-length case studies, and many short discussion cases. Introductions and discussion questions are provided for all the essays, with each chapter introduced by a summary of the issues and appropriate philosophic, historical and scientific background. Exploring ethical theory, environme ..."
"This anthology, designed for use in undergraduate courses in environmental ethics, includes new and classic readings by leading writers in the field, full-length case studies, and many short discussion cases. Introductions and discussion questions are provided for all the essays, with each chapter introduced by a summary of the issues and appropriate philosophic, historical and scientific background. Exploring ethical theory, environme ..."
"Ten years ago, The Great New Wilderness Debate began a cross-disciplinary conversation about the varied constructions of "wilderness" and the controversies that surround them. The Wilderness Debate Rages On will reinvigorate that conversation and usher in a second decade of debate.Like its predecessor, the book gathers both critiques and defenses of the idea of wilderness from a wide variety of perspectives and voices. The Wilderness De ..."
"Jim Harrison, outdoorsman, poet, novelist, screen writer, and outspoken essayist,
is the author of seven novels and four novella collections, most recently The
Beast God Forgot to Invent (Atlantic Monthly Press) , the essay collection Just
Before ..."
"For classrooms and discussion groups, Keeping Things Whole provides a way to understand the vital issues that inform the interdisciplinary field of environmental science. Twenty-one selections from key thinkers in the natural sciences, social sciences, literature, and philosophy. Introductory essays and a thematic dtable that connects ideas across disciplines. Stimulating discussion questions for each seleciton. Suggestions for further ..."