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Learning helps to govern the environment and adapt proactively to complex and emerging environmental issues This Element synthesizes insights from academic and applied research on learning to inform both research and practice It helps better understand diagnose and support learning and more adaptive responses to environmental problems

This book analyzes landfill sites in New York City Greater Toronto and Tel Aviv emphasizing the global scale of issues concerning waste disposal and park redevelopments For scholars researchers and academics studying waste studies the environment cities and sustainable development as well as for policymakers and eco artists

Riveting Pattison s uncanny ability is to write evocatively about science In this he is every bit as good as the best scientist writers New York Times Book Review Editors Choice Brilliant A work of staggering depth Minneapolis Star TribuneA decade in the making Fossil Men is a scientific detective story played out in anatomy and the natural history of the human body the first full length account of the discovery of a startlingly unpredicted human ancestor more than a million years older than LucyIt is the ultimate mystery where do we come from In 1994 a team led by fossil hunting legend Tim White uncovered a set of ancient bones in Ethiopia s Afar region Radiometric dating of nearby rocks indicated the resulting skeleton classified as Ardipithecus ramidus nicknamed Ardi was an astounding 4 4 million years old more than a million years older than the world famous Lucy The team spent the next 15 years studying the bones in strict secrecy all while continuing to rack up landmark fossil discoveries in the field and becoming increasingly ensnared in bitter disputes with scientific peers and Ethiopian bureaucrats When finally revealed to the public Ardi stunned scientists around the world and challenged a half century of orthodoxy

The first book fully devoted to the impact of climate change the elderly focusing on issues of critical importance aging in place health and age in a warming world responsibility for the climate crisis climateconscious consumption planning for investment for a green retirement and opportunities for political action

This volume appeals to a wide range of readers from students to practitioners looking for the current state of research on elephant behavior and conservation It weaves together data from numerous studies and includes a wealth of photographs to argue for critical and newly emerging issues in species conservation

This book offers a critical primer on how Artificial Intelligence and digitalization are shaping our planet and the risks posed to society and environmental sustainability

This book discusses the first principles of governance and provides a critical overview of the theories and approaches that underpin policy and practice today It shows how network and market governance shaped current approaches to environmental issues and introduces approaches such as transition management and adaptive governance

Conflicts over the conservation of biodiversity are increasing and represent serious obstacles to wildlife conservation efforts worldwide By bringing together experts from different academic disciplines policy makers and practitioners this volume offers many new insights for dealing with conflict A must read for students researchers academics and professionals

The Arctic is often portrayed as being isolated but the reality is that the connectivity with the rest of the planet is huge be it through weather patterns global ocean circulation and large scale migration patterns to name but a few There is a huge amount of public interest in the changing Arctic especially in terms of the rapid changes taking place in ecosystems and exploitation of resources There can be no doubt that the Arctic is at the forefront of the international environmental science agenda both from a scientific aspect and also from a policy environmental management perspective This book aims to stimulate a wide audience to think about the Arctic by highlighting the remarkable breadth of what it means to study its ecology Arctic Ecology seeks to systematically introduce the diverse array of ecologies within the Arctic region As the Arctic rapidly changes understanding the fundamental ecology underpinning the Arctic is paramount to understanding the consequences of what such change will inevitably bring about Arctic Ecology is designed to provide graduate students of environmental science ecology and climate change with a source where Arctic ecology is addressed specifically with issues due to climate change clearly discussed It will also be

This book offers a critical primer on how Artificial Intelligence and digitalization are shaping our planet and the risks posed to society and environmental sustainability

By the Wainwright Conservation Prize winning author of Rebirding Spend a year in an orchard celebrating its imperilled overlooked abundance of life

Following on from the success of The Good Bee this beautifully illustrated celebration of insects by leading entomologist George McGavin highlights the pivotal role they play in our ecosystems and what we can do to help them survive and thrive

Stop thinking about efficiency and start thinking about sufficiency Living the 1 5 Degree Lifestyle reveals the carbon cost of everything we do identifying where we can make big reductions while not sweating the small stuff The international scientific consensus is that we have less than a decade to drastically slash our collective carbon emissions to keep global heating to 1 5 degrees and avert catastrophe This means that many of us have to cut our individual carbon footprints by over 80 to 2 5 tonnes per person per year by 2030 But where to start Drawing on Lloyd Alter s journey to track his daily carbon emissions and live the 1 5 degree lifestyle coverage includes What it looks like to live a rich and truly green life From take out food to bikes and cars to your internet usage finding the big wins ignoring the trivial and spotting marketing ploys The invisible embodied carbon baked into everything we own and why electric cars aren t the answer How to start thinking about sufficiency rather than efficiency The roles of individuals versus governments and corporations Grounded in meticulous research and yet accessible to all Living the 1 5 Degree Lifestyle is a journey toward a life of quality over quantity and sufficiency over efficiency as we rac

Introduction to Population Ecology 2nd Edition is a comprehensive textbook covering all aspects of population ecology It uses a wide variety of field and laboratory examples botanical to zoological from the tropics to the tundra to illustrate the fundamental laws of population ecology Controversies in population ecology are brought fully up to date in this edition with many brand new and revised examples and data Each chapter provides an overview of how population theory has developed followed by descriptions of laboratory and field studies that have been inspired by the theory Topics explored include single species population growth and self limitation life histories metapopulations and a wide range of interspecific interactions including competition mutualism parasite host predator prey and plant herbivore An additional final chapter new for the second edition considers multi trophic and other complex interactions among species Throughout the book the mathematics involved is explained with a step by step approach and graphs and other visual aids are used to present a clear illustration of how the models work Such features make this an accessible introduction to population ecology essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students taking

Ecology: The Economy of Nature provides a solid foundation for your understanding of ecology. A fascinating narrative that makes you want to keep reading this clearly written text that combines the latest research with features that will help you increase your understanding of quantitative tools and analysis that ecologists use every day.

A concise overview of carbon dioxide capture and storage CCS a promising but overlooked climate change mitigation pathway

An understanding of biodiversity is an important requirement of a wide range of programmes of study including biology zoology wildlife conservation and environmental science This book is a study and revision guide for students following such programmes in which biodiversity is an important component It contains 600 multiple choice questions and answers set at three levels foundation intermediate and advanced and grouped into 10 major topic areas 1 Principles of classification and taxonomy 2 Comparative anatomy and physiology3 Protoctists monerans fungi lichens and acellular organisms4 Lower plants and pteridophytes 5 Seed bearing plants6 Sponges cnidarians nematodes and minor animal phyla7 Platyhelminths annelids and molluscs8 Arthropods and echinoderms9 Fishes amphibians and reptiles10 Birds and mammalsThe book has been produced in a convenient format so that it can be used at any time in any place It allows the reader to learn and revise the meaning of terms used in animal and plant classification the principles of comparative physiology and the characteristics of and diversity in the major animal and plant taxa The structure of the book allows the study of one topic area or group of taxa at a time progressing through simple qu

This is the second edition of Freshwater Algae the popular guide to temperate freshwater algae This book uniquely combines practical information on sampling and experimental techniques with an explanation of basic algal taxonomy plus a key to identify the more frequentlyoccurring organisms

This undergraduate textbook enables students to develop a strong grasp of key ecological concepts a deep understanding of the origins and evolution of scientific knowledge and an appreciation of their real world applications The pedagogically rich and engaging second edition is filled with diverse resources that support active learning

This revised fourth edition provides an accessible and interdisciplinary introduction to sustainable development for undergraduate and postgraduate students across the natural and social sciences A crucial resource for students and lecturers who have an interest in the sustainability of our planet human society and global economy