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  • Environmental Change in Lesotho

    An Analysis of the Causes and Consequences of Land-Use Change in the Lowland Region

    by Pendo Maro ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Environmental Change in Lesotho identifies and analyzes the drivers of land-use change and the consequences of these changes on the livelihoods of rural land-users/managers. To accomplish this, a combination of tools from the social sciences and environmental fields were developed to identify causes and consequences of land-use change at selected levels, using a ‘nested’ approach. These methods ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

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  • What Has Nature Ever Done for Us?

    How Money Really Does Grow On Trees

    by Sir Tony Juniper ...
    During recent years, environmental debate worldwide has been dominated by climate change, carbon emissions and eff orts to achieve low carbon economies. But a number of academic, technical, political, business and NGO initiatives indicate that there is a new wave of environmental attention focused on a wholly different set of subjects: namely that of natural capital, ecosystem services and ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Ecosystem Services – Concept, Methods and Case Studies

    Edited by Karsten Grunewald, Olaf Bastian ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Nature provides us with many services seemingly for free: recharged groundwater, fertile soil and plant biomass created by photosynthesis. We human beings draw extensive benefits from these “ecosystem services,” or ES – food, water supply, recreation and protection from natural hazards. Major international studies, such as the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, have addressed the enormous role of ... Read more

    $141.99 CAD

  • Landscape Ecology in Theory and Practice

    Pattern and Process

    by Monica G. Turner, Robert H. Gardner ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This work provides in-depth analysis of the origins of landscape ecology and its close alignment with the understanding of scale, the causes of landscape pattern, and the interactions of spatial pattern with a variety of ecological processes. The text covers the quantitative approaches that are applied widely in landscape studies, with emphasis on their appropriate use and interpretation.The field ... Read more

    $109.99 CAD

  • Successful Agricultural Innovation in Emerging Economies

    New Genetic Technologies for Global Food Production

    Edited by David J. Bennett, Richard C. Jennings ...
    World population is forecast to grow from 7 to 9 billion by 2050, 1 in 6 is already hungry and food production must increase by 70-100% if it is to feed this growing population. No single solution will solve this problem but recent developments in the genetic technologies of plant breeding can help to increase agricultural efficiencies and save people from hunger in a sustainable manner, ... Read more

    $68.99 CAD

  • A Less Green and Pleasant Land

    Our Threatened Wildlife

    by Norman Maclean ...
    Disentangling the facts from the hype, this 'Domesday book' of the British and Irish countryside offers a definitive and up-to-date survey of the state of our wildlife today. Norman Maclean, editor of the bestselling Silent Summer, examines the latest findings of Britain and Ireland's top wildlife experts and interprets them for a wider audience. Each chapter provides reliable estimates of animal ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Recovery of Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes Region of the United States

    An Endangered Species Success Story

    Edited by Adrian P. Wydeven, Timothy R. van Deelen, Edward Heske ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    In this book, we document and evaluate the recovery of gray wolves (Canis lupus) in the Great Lakes region of the United States. The Great Lakes region is unique in that it was the only portion of the lower 48 states where wolves were never c- pletely extirpated. This region also contains the area where many of the first m- ern concepts of wolf conservation and research where developed. Early ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Regulation of Biological Control Agents

    Edited by Ralf-Udo Ehlers ...
    This book presents a comprehensive compilation of registration requirements necessary for authorisation of biological control agents (viruses, bacteria, fungi, active substances of natural origin and semiochemicals) in OECD countries. It also reviews data requirements for invertebrate agents (insect, mites and nematodes) and provides proposals for harmonisation of the regulation process and ... Read more

    $256.99 CAD

  • Advances in Plant Biopesticides

    Edited by Dwijendra Singh ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The ‘Advances in Plant Biopesticides’ comprises 19 chapters on different important issues of developing biopesticides from promising botanicals and its phytomolecules based on the research reviews in the area concern. The book is written by reputed scientists and professors of both developed and developing countries namely Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, India, Kenya, Thailand, ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • Building Resilience of Human-Natural Systems of Pastoralism in the Developing World

    Interdisciplinary Perspectives

    Edited by Karim-Aly S. Kassam, Jean François Tourrand, Shikui Dong, Randall B. Boone ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This edited volume summarizes information about the situational context, threats, problems, challenges and solutions for sustainable pastoralism at a global scale. The book has four goals. The first goal is to summarize the information about the history, distribution and patterns of pastoralism and to identify the importance of pastoralism from social, economic and environmental perspectives. The ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • The European Landscape Convention

    Challenges of Participation

    Edited by Michael Jones, Marie Stenseke ...
    Series Book 13 - Landscape Series
    This important and insightful book provides, for the first time, a broad presentation of ongoing research into public participation in landscape conservation, management and planning, following the 2000 European Landscape Convention which came into force in 2004. The book examines both the theory of participation and what lessons can be learnt from specific European examples. It explores in what ... Read more

    $256.99 CAD

  • Water Management in Italy

    Governance, Performance, and Sustainability

    by Andrea Guerrini, Giulia Romano ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book describes the water sector as it is structured in Italy. The first part describes the legal framework which rules the sector in Italy, its evolution since the last 20 years, and its weaknesses. The second part describes the governance of Italian water utilities, distinguishing full public-owned companies from public-private partnership and private companies. The third part reports ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD