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1. Wetland Archaeology & Environments:
 
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2. Sharing the Land: Wildlife, People,
 
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3. The Southwest under Stress: National
 
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4. Environmental Management in Asean:
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5. Biodiversity Conservation in Asean:
 
6. The historical roots of environmental
 
7. Regional Seminar Reports, 1991:
 
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9. Regional Seminar Reports, 1991:
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10. Practical Ecology for Planners,
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11. Reshaping the Built Environment:
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12. Planning for Biodiversity: Issues
 
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13. The Ecology of Housing Destruction:
 
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14. Developing Amazonia: Deforestation
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15. Political Ecology: An Integrative
 
16. Planning and Ecology
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17. Environmental Issues in American
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18. New Challenges in Local and Regional
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19. Environmental Issues in the Mediterranean:
 
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20. Integrated Regional Models: Interactions

1. Wetland Archaeology & Environments: Regional Issues, Global Perspectives
by Malcolm Lillie
Paperback: 298 Pages (2007-04-30)
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Asin: 1842171542
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For the past thirty years or so, wetlands have been at the forefront of developments in understanding past cultural activity and associated landscapes. The exceptional preservation afforded by waterlogged sites are paralleled only by those of comparable extremes: frozen and arid contexts. Wetland sites then, can provide a wealth of information that 'dryland' sites seldom can. But such preservation is not limited to organic deposits, but also records the environmental conditions at the time, thereby allowing for detailed reconstruction of the associated environment and landscape. Between 1992 and 2000, a project based at the University of Hull undertook the systematic investigation of over half a million hectares of land located primarily in the catchment of the Humber Basin. In order to mark the successful completion of this, the Humber Wetlands Project, the editors invited colleagues from all over the world to contribute a series of chapters to this book. The aim was to outline the current state of wetland cultural and palaeoenvironmental knowledge, and to provide multidisciplinary insights into the methodological approaches and theoretical aspects of this important area of study. ... Read more


2. Sharing the Land: Wildlife, People, and Development in Africa (Iucn/Rosa Environmental Issues Series, No. 1)
by Kudzai Makombe, Iucn
 Paperback: 36 Pages (1996-01)
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Asin: 2831701937
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3. The Southwest under Stress: National Resource Development Issues in a Regional Setting (Resources for the Future : Economics of Natural Resources)
by Professor Allen V. Kneese, Professor F. Lee Brown
 Paperback: 288 Pages (1981-10-01)
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Asin: 0801827086
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The Southwest Under Stress examines the development-environment conflict in the four contiguous states of Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. It emphasizes three issues with implications that extend far beyond the Southwest: water---its quantity, quality, and allocation; environment---how and to what extent it should be preserved; and the future of Native American and other poverty-stricken peoples. Energy comes in for special attention because the Southwest is a principal repository of fossil and nuclear fuels.

This book serves as a guide for public policy in the region, and many of the policy alternatives set out are aimed at state and local governments. Alleviating poverty, improving the lot of Native Americans, and formulating workable water, environmental, and natural resources development policies are all of special concern to the region, but the federal government has asserted a dominant role in may of these areas. The book discusses ways in which the federal role may change to improve both federal policy itself and cooperation with other levels of government. ... Read more


4. Environmental Management in Asean: Perspectives on Critical Regional Issues (Iseas Environment and Development Series)
 Hardcover: 178 Pages (1993-12)
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Asin: 9813016450
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5. Biodiversity Conservation in Asean: Emerging Issues & Regional Needs
Hardcover: 278 Pages (1998-12)
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Asin: 1901919129
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6. The historical roots of environmental conflict in Estonia (Historical roots of contemporary international and regional issues occasional paper series)
by Matthew Auer
 Unknown Binding: 26 Pages (1996)

Asin: B0006RBMVS
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7. Regional Seminar Reports, 1991: Human Ecology, Environmental Management Education and Training for Development, Jaipur, India, 8-12 May 1991 v.2
by Commonwealth Human Ecology Council
 Paperback: 62 Pages (1991-12)

Isbn: 090471313X
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8. Regional Seminar Reports, 1991: Human Ecology, Environmental Management and Education, Georgetown, Guyana, 11-15 February 1991 v.1
by Commonwealth Human Ecology Council
 Paperback: 54 Pages (1991-12)

Isbn: 0904713121
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9. Regional Seminar Reports, 1991: The Commonwealth and Environmental Management, Vancouver, Canada, 29-31 July 1991 v.3
by Commonwealth Human Ecology Council
 Paperback: 23 Pages (1991-12)

Isbn: 0904713148
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10. Practical Ecology for Planners, Developers, and Citizens
by Dan L. Perlman, Jeffrey Milder
Paperback: 328 Pages (2004-12-06)
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Asin: 1559637161
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Practical Ecology for Planners, Developers, and Citizens introduces and explains key ecological concepts for planners, landscape architects, developers, and others involved in planning and building human habitats. The book is tailored to meet the needs of busy land use professionals and citizens seeking a concise yet thorough overview of ecology and its applications. It offers clear guidelines and a wealth of information on how we can protect species and ecosystems while at the same creating healthy, sustainable human communities.

Throughout the book, the authors make ecological concepts accessible to readers with little or no scientific background. They present key ideas and information in simple and pragmatic terms, and provide numerous graphics to help explain important concepts. They also offer exercises for the reader to practice ecologically-based planning and design, along with a list of resources for practical information on ecology and conservation.

Practical Ecology for Planners, Developers, and Citizens will raise the level of ecological understanding among land use professionals and citizens, and is an invaluable new resource for anyone concerned with human land use and its environmental impacts.

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5-0 out of 5 stars Interesting as well as Practical Ecology
This is an interesting and articulate book for both the specialist and the general reader who cares about a healthy world.It is of significant practical value while at the same time it presents a coherent background of information on which to base action. ... Read more


11. Reshaping the Built Environment: Ecology, Ethics, and Economics
Paperback: 378 Pages (1999-05-01)
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Asin: 1559637021
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Because of the profound effects of the built environment on the availability of natural resources for future generations, those involved with designing, creating, operating, renovating, and demolishing human structures have a vital role to play in working to put society on a path toward sustainability.

This volume presents the thinking of leading academics and professionals in planning, civil engineering, economics, ecology, architecture, landscape architecture, construction, and related fields who are seeking to discover ways of creating a more sustainable built environment. Contributors address the broad range of issues involved, offering both insights and practical examples. In the book:

  • Stephen Kellert describes the scope of the looming ecological crisis
  • Herman Daly explains the unsustainability of the world's economic system and the dangers inherent in the current movement toward globalization
  • John Todd describes the evolution of wastewater processing systems inspired by natural systems
  • John Tillman Lyle discusses the importance of landscape in the creation of the human environment
  • Randall Arendt argues for a fundamental shift in land development patterns that would not only provide for more green space in new developments, but would also increase the profitability of developers and the quality of life for new home owners
  • Thomas E. Graedel proposes the application of lessons learned from the emerging science of industrial ecology to the creation of "green" building.

While the transition to sustainability will not be easy, natural systems provide abundant models of architecture, engineering, production, and waste conversion that can be used in rethinking the human habitat and its interconnections. This volume provides insights that can light the way to a new era in which a reshaped built environment will not only provide improved human living conditions, but will also protect and respect the earth's essential natural life-support systems and resources. ... Read more

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4-0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive look at our environment
A comprehensive analysis and commentary on America's physical and social infrastructure, Kilbert has compiled an impressive list of authors/environmental policy specialists. They speak to issues as seeminglydiverse as the moral burdens being placed on future generations by shortsighted environmental policy to practical solutions ( the Brownfieldsinitiative)for reusing old industrial land in the inner city--a valuabletext for anyone involved in shaping public policy in the near future. ... Read more


12. Planning for Biodiversity: Issues And Examples
by Sheila Peck
Paperback: 232 Pages (1998-04-01)
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Asin: 1559634014
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A significant consequence of the development of natural landscapes is habitat loss and fragmentation that results in widespread loss of biological diversity. While scientists have made great strides in determining principles and concepts fundamental to preserving biodiversity, their work will have little impact unless it is understood and implemented by those who are making on-the-ground decisions about land use.

Planning for Biodiversity provides an accessible introduction to ecological concepts for planning professionals and students. Sheila Peck explains why planners should be concerned with habitat preservation and presents practical approaches to incorporating conservation principles into planning efforts. The book.

  • introduces a clear framework for understanding biodiversity
  • explains concepts related to ecosystem structure and function
  • discusses the effects of size and connectivity on habitat quality and species movement
  • suggests conservation priorities at different scales
  • presents elements of reserve design
  • examines types and sources of information
  • considers the causes of uncertainty in biodiversity planning and the need for monitoring and adaptive management.

    In each chapter, Peck presents case studies that explore the practical implications of the concepts examined, and provides contact information for each group involved in the case. Case studies include the Beaverhead/Deerlodge National Forest, Montana; Pinhook Swamp Linkage, northeastern Florida; National Gap Analysis Program; CALFED Bay-Delta Program, California; and numerous others. In addition, she includes planning guidelines which summarize the main points of the chapters, and a useful glossary of ecological terms.

    Planning for Biodiversity synthesizes and explains important ecological concepts and represents the first guide for planners that clearly details how to incorporate conservation plans into their work. Planners, landscape architects and designers, planning and design students, developers, local officials, and anyone interested in designing and developing more ecologically sound land-use projects will find the book an invaluable resource.

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    4-0 out of 5 stars Book: Planning for Biodiversity by Sheila Peck
    The book starts off pretty technical, but it istextbook being used in an Ecological Restoration class.It does have some good useful information and the Case Studies at the end of each chapter help pull all of the Chapter info together. ... Read more


  • 13. The Ecology of Housing Destruction: Economic Effects of Public Intervention in the Housing Market
    by Peter D. Salins
     Hardcover: 176 Pages (1980-04-01)
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    Asin: 0814778119
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    14. Developing Amazonia: Deforestation and Social Conflict in Brazil's Carajas Programme (Contemporary Issues in Development Studies)
    by Anthony L. Hall
     Paperback: 304 Pages (1991-07)
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    Asin: 0719035503
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    This study of the Grande Carajas programme, the largest project in the Amazon rainforest, is central to the debate on its future and fate. The social and environmental costs of the programme are examined here. The programme is the result of official policies which, over the past 20 years, have favoured large-scale mining, forestry and agribusiness at the expense of peasant farmers. They have seen their land steadily appropriated in a violent process of landgrabbing, leading to social polarization, growing poverty, landlessness, forced population displacement, invasions of Indian lands and environmental degradation. The author examines these frequently ignored side-effects and draws lessons for development throughout Amazonia and throughout the world's tropical rainforests. Planners, he argues, have to learn the lessons of existing policies if they are to devise constructive future initiatives. ... Read more


    15. Political Ecology: An Integrative Approach to Geography and Environment-Development Studies
    Paperback: 310 Pages (2003-09-24)
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    Asin: 1572309164
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    Text offers a unique, integrative perspective on the political and ecological processes shaping landscapes and resource use across the global North and South. Summarizes important developments and debates in the field. Softcover. DLC: Political ecology. ... Read more


    16. Planning and Ecology
     Paperback: 480 Pages (1986-03-20)
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    Isbn: 0412284707
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    This book should be of interest to those interested in ecology and planning. ... Read more


    17. Environmental Issues in American History: A Reference Guide with Primary Documents (Major Issues in American History)
    by Chris J. Magoc
    Hardcover: 368 Pages (2006-04-30)
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    Asin: 0313322082
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    Controversy surrounding environmental issues is not a recent development in American history. Since the time of the early settlers, issues concerning the environment have plagued certain groups of Americans. In this exhaustively researched study, primary documents support different sides of various questions, such as the use of water as an energy source, deforestation, gold mining in California, and the emergence of wildlife conservation. High school and college students will not only find this book extremely comprehensive, but will also find its heated discussions exceptionally engaging.

    Some of the major topics covered include differences between the way Native Americans and early settlers treated the land, The Land Ordinance of 1785, Thomas Jefferson's views about the land, the commercial progress of New England river valleys, establishing the Adirondack Forest Preserve in 1885, Theodore Roosevelt's thoughts on forest conservation, the pros and cons of hydraulic gold mining, the near-extinction of the North American bison, andThe Lacey Act

    Magoc's book will prove an essential asset for all American history students.

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    18. New Challenges in Local and Regional Administration
    Hardcover: 222 Pages (2004-05)
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    Asin: 0754617041
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    A team of scholars from throughout the world joins together in this volume to discuss the changes and challenges for administrative structures at the beginning of the 21st century. Focusing on democratization movements, flexibilization tendencies, the inclusion or exclusion of minority groups and the restructuring of transitional or emerging states, it provides a differentiated spatial overview of key problems currently faced in public administration. Offering a wide range of regional case studies from Eastern and Western Europe, the Middle East and Africa, it tests current theories and concepts of government and governance, space and place and society and community. In doing so, it offers valuable insights and makes policy implications. ... Read more


    19. Environmental Issues in the Mediterranean: Processes and Perspectives from the Past and Present (Routledge Studies in Physical Geography and Environment)
    by John B. Thornes, John Wainwright
    Hardcover: 368 Pages (2003-11-13)
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    Asin: 0415156866
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    The Mediterranean has been subject to changing human settlements and land use patterns for millennia, and has a history of human exploitation in an inherently unstable landscape. This work provides an introduction to the Mediterranean region, its history, physical and human geography and its environmental problems. ... Read more


    20. Integrated Regional Models: Interactions Between Humans and Their Environment
    by Peter Groffman, Gene E. Likens
     Hardcover: 157 Pages (1994-10-31)
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    Asin: 0412048116
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    Integrated regional models are conceptual and mathematicalmodels that describe the physical environment, biologicalinteractions,human decision-making, and human impact on theenvironment. Effortsare now being made to integrate regional modelsfrom the physical,biological and social sciences in order to respondto diverseenvironmental problems. This volume explores the latestresearchdevelopments on processes operating at a variety of scales,includingregions, and how scientists can combine their efforts todevelopmodels linking biological, physical, and human systems. Datarequirements for successful integrated regional models are identifiedand discussed. Chapters also consider methodological questions, suchas whether to integrate disciplinary approaches at the beginning orthe end of the modelling process, and whether integrated regionalmodels should focus on specific regions or specific problems. Theinformation in this volume will enable the reader to view problemssuch as coastal zone management, atmospheric pollution, non-pointsource pollution, commodity production in forested areas, and urbanexpansion in a broad, conceptual context. Researchers and graduatestudents in ecology, biology, geography and geology will benefit fromthis innovative approach to contemporary environmental problems. ... Read more


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