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NHBS Monthly Catalogue: October 2008Sustainable DevelopmentAGRICULTURAL LAW Christopher P Rodgers New Edition This unique book provides guidance on all aspects of the law governing agricultural property. It gives detailed coverage not only of farm tenancy law and land tenure, but also of the law ...... 350 pp. softcover | 2008 | £95 | approx. $158/€121 APPLIED GROUNDWATER STUDIES IN AFRICA Segun Adelana, Alan MacDonald, Tamiru Alemayehu and Callist Tindimugaya Groundwater is Africa's most precious natural resource, providing reliable water supplies for many people. Further development of groundwater resources is fundamental to increasing access to safe ...... IAH Hydrogeology Selected Papers 13 474 pp, 100 b/w illus, 120 col illus. hardcover | 2008 | £59.95 | approx. $100/€76 BRING ON THE APOCALYPSE Six Arguments for Global Justice George Monbiot New Paperback Edition In this explosive collection George Monbiot sets out exactly what he believes can and must be done and establishes how it can be achieved. "Bring on the Apocalypse" scrutinises the promises of ...... 242 pp. softcover | 2008 | £11.99 | approx. $20/€16 softcover | NYP 01/2009 | £8.99 | approx. $15/€12 CASES IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS Stakeholders, Interests, and Policymaking Norman Miller Like Norman Miller's companion text, Environmental Politics, this casebook emphasizes the struggle for power among stakeholders in environmental politics and policymaking. Whether examining recent ...... 246 pp. hardcover | 2008 | £70 | approx. $117/€89 softcover | 2008 | £22.99 | approx. $39/€30 DESALINATION A National Perspective National Research Council There has been an exponential increase in desalination capacity both globally and nationally since 1960, fuelled in part by growing concern for local water scarcity and made possible to a great ...... 312 pp. hardcover | NYP 12/2008 | £23.99 | approx. $40/€31 DESALINATION RESEARCH PROGRESS Daniel J Delgado and Pablo Moreno As freshwater resources continue to decline as the population grows and development activities continue, desalination has taken on a sense of urgency. Desalination refers to any of several processes ...... hardcover | 2008 | £106 | approx. $177/€135 DESTINATION CONSERVATION Protecting Nature by Developing Tourism IUCN This book presents the lessons learned from 27 small scale projects that the IUCN National Committee of the Netherlands supported between 2004 and 2006. Their experiences offer a valuable insight ...... 30 pp. softcover | 2007 | £8.99 | approx. $15/€12 ECOPOLIS Architecture and Cities for a Changing Climate Paul F Downton From 2008, for the first time in human history, half of the world's population now live in cities. Yet despite a wealth of literature on green architecture and planning, there is to date no single book ...... 630 pp, 45 illustrations in colour. hardcover | 2008 | £150.50 | approx. $251/€191 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND JUSTICE IN CONTEXT Jonas Ebbesson and Phoebe Okowa This innovative collection of essays discusses the extent to which considerations of justice and fairness have permeated the legal debate on environmental protection. Written by a wide range of ...... 496 pp, 1 halftone. hardcover | 2008 | £75 | approx. $125/€95 ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN MODERN GERMANY Hardy Survivors in the Twentieth Century and Beyond William T Markham German environmental organizations have doggedly pursued environmental protection through difficult times: hyperinflation and war, National Socialist rule, postwar devastation, state ...... 416 pp, 4 ills. hardcover | 2008 | £47.50 | approx. $79/€61 ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS Interest Groups, the Media, and the Making of Policy Norman Miller New Edition The second edition of Environmental Politics: Stakeholders, Interests, and Policymaking shows students that environmental politics is fundamentally a clash of competing stakeholders' ...... 275 pp, 25 illus. hardcover | 2008 | £70 | approx. $117/€89 softcover | 2008 | £20.99 | approx. $35/€27 ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF CENTRAL ASIA AND THEIR ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND SECURITY IMPACTS Edited by Jiaguo Qi and Kyle T Evered New Paperback Edition Over the last 60 years, we have recognized increasingly that our world is connected, and the impacts of environmental catastrophes and economic crises in one region of our world have far-reaching ...... NATO Security Through Science Series: Sub-Series C: Environmental Security 400 pp. hardcover | 2008 | £126.50 | approx. $211/€161 softcover | 2008 | £55.99 | approx. $94/€71 ENVIRONMENTAL AND MATERIAL FLOW COST ACCOUNTING Principles and Procedures Christine Jasch Recognizing the increasing importance of environmental issues, energy prices, material availability and efficiency and the difficulty of adequately managing these issues in traditional ...... Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science 25 194 pp. hardcover | 2008 | £75 | approx. $125/€95 THE ETHICS OF THE ENVIRONMENT Edited by Robin Attfield This book brings together over thirty of the foremost contributions to environmental ethics, from pioneering papers to recent work at the cutting edge of thought in this field. It also unites them ...... 636 pp. hardcover | 2008 | £160 | approx. $266/€203 EUROPEAN FOREST RECREATION AND TOURISM A Handbook Simon Bell, Murray Simpson, Ulrike Probstl, Tuija Sievanen and L Tyrvainen This new handbook draws on an EU-wide project (Cost-33) which over the last four years has collected the expertise of more than 80 professionals and academics, from 24 countries in Europe, on forest ...... 240 pp, figs, tabs. hardcover | 2008 | £50 | approx. $84/€64 THE FACE OF GAIA James Lovelock Why would a ninety year old man choose to defy his most trusted physician? Because in an act of splendid generosity Sir Richard Branson offered him the chance to fly into space, to share that ...... 192 pp. hardcover | NYP 02/2009 | £19.99 | approx. $34/€26 FISHERY MANAGERS' GUIDEBOOK Edited by S Garcia and K Cochrane Fisheries management is a complex and evolving discipline and much is still being learnt about what it involves, what works and what doesn't. The problem is compounded by the fact that ...... 328 pp, illus. hardcover | NYP 04/2009 | £99.50 | approx. $166/€126 FOOD POLICY Integrating Health, Environment and Society Tim Lang, David Barling and Martin Caraher For over half a century, food policy has mapped a path for progress based upon a belief that the right mix of investment, scientific input, and human skills could unleash a surge in productive ...... 328 pp, 14 line drawings, and 20 tables. softcover | NYP 03/2009 | £29.95 | approx. $50/€38 GREEN BUILDING AND RENOVATING How to Live Well, be Green and Make a Difference Tanya Ha With her trademark style and authority, "Greeniology" author Tanya Ha provides pocket-sized guides based on her popular bestseller. Here are individual books on how to go green in the office and ...... Greeniology 96 pp. softcover | 2007 | £8.50 | approx. $15/€11 GREEN YOUR HOME ALL IN ONE FOR DUMMIES Consumer Dummies Green Your Home All-in-One For Dummies empowers readers to make ecologically-friendly improvements to each and every area of their home. This package is a real value and a true source book for ...... 696 pp. softcover | NYP 01/2009 | £19.99 | approx. $34/€26 GROUNDWATER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Problems, Perspectives and Challenges Edited by Prosun Bhattacharya, A L Ramanathan, Jochen Bundschuh and Arun B Mukherjee Groundwater is the most important source of domestic, industrial, and agricultural water and also a finite resource. Population growth has created an unprecedented demand for water, with the ...... 484 pp, 185 b/w illus, 75 tables. hardcover | 2008 | £99 | approx. $165/€126 INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT Principles and Practice Isobel W Heathcote New Edition It has been said that "water is the oil of the 21st century." Comprehensive in scope and multidisciplinary in approach, here is a guide to developing and implementing a watershed management plan. ...... 464 pp, figs, tabs. hardcover | NYP 03/2009 | £70 | approx. $117/€89 LEADING EDGE RESEARCH IN SOLAR ENERGY Patrick N Rivers Solar energy can be divided into direct and indirect categories. Most energy sources on Earth are forms of indirect solar energy. Coal, oil and natural gas derive from ancient biological material ...... 284 pp, tables & charts. hardcover | 2007 | £106 | approx. $177/€135 MAKING FISHERIES MANAGEMENT WORK Implementation of Policies for Sustainable Fishing Edited by Stig S Gezelius and Jesper Raakjaer The state of the Northeast Atlantic fisheries in recent years has highlighted implementation as the Achilles heel of modern fisheries management: discards, unreported or misreported landings are in ...... Reviews: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries 8 237 pp. 2008 | £87 | approx. $145/€111 THE MOST IMPORTANT FISH IN THE SEA Menhaden and America H Bruce Franklin New Paperback Edition In this brilliant portrait of the oceans' unlikely hero, H. Bruce Franklin shows how menhaden have shaped America's national-and natural-history, and why reckless overfishing now threatens their ...... 280 pp, figures, maps. hardcover | 2007 | £16.50 | approx. $28/€21 softcover | 2008 | £12.95 | approx. $22/€17 MYCORRHIZAE: SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY Edited by Zaki Anwar Siddiqui, Mohammed Sayeed Akhtar and Kazuyoshi Futai Mycorrhizal fungi are microbial engines which improve plant vigor and soil quality. They play a crucial role in plant nutrient uptake, water relations, ecosystem establishment, plant diversity, ...... 362 pp. hardcover | 2008 | £110.50 | approx. $184/€140 OUTDOOR INQUIRIES Taking Science Investigations Outside the Classroom Patricia McGlashan, Kristen Gasser and Peter Dow This book takes you step by step through guiding intermediate and middle level students to new and deeper understandings of scientific content, thinking, and procedures. From smart, pragmatic ...... 136 pp, illustrations. softcover | 2007 | £10.95 | approx. $19/€14 PAYMENT FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES Pushpam Kumar and Roldan Muradian The management of environmental services is an urgent requirement given the declining natural ecosystems worldwide. Transaction between provider and beneficiaries of ecosystem services known as ...... 352 pp. hardcover | NYP 02/2009 | £25.99 | approx. $44/€33 PEOPLE AND BIODIVERSITY POLICIES Impacts, Issues, and Strategies for Policy Action OECD Biodiversity policies promote the protection, conservation, and sustainable use of biologically diverse ecosystems and habitats. In doing so, they create significant public benefits and contribute to ...... 200 pp. softcover | 2008 | £31.99 | approx. $54/€41 RIVER FUTURES An Integrative Scientific Approach to River Repair Edited by Gary J Brierley and Kirstie A Fryirs Across much of the industrialized world, rivers that were physically transformed and ecologically ruined to facilitate industrial and agricultural development are now the focus of ...... Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration 365 pp, illustrations. hardcover | 2008 | £57.95 | approx. $97/€74 softcover | 2008 | £28.95 | approx. $49/€37 SHOPPING OUR WAY TO SAFETY How We Changed from Protecting the Environment to Protecting Ourselves Andrew Szasz Many Americans today rightly fear that they are constantly exposed to dangerous toxins in their immediate environment: tap water is contaminated with chemicals; foods contain pesticide residues, ...... 320 pp, illustrations. hardcover | 2007 | £15.50 | approx. $26/€20 SHOULD GLOBAL AGRICULTURE BE LIBERALIZED? Theories, Models and Realities Edited by Jean-Marc Boussard, Francoise Gerard and Marie-Gabrielle Piketty According to standard economic theory and modelling, liberalizing agriculture will result in important welfare gains. Because of price volatility, an alternative model, based in general ...... 175 pp. softcover | 2008 | £22.10 | approx. $37/€28 STATISTICS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT BFJ Manly New Edition Presenting a nonmathematical approach to this topic, Statistics for Environmental Science and Management introduces frequently used statistical methods and practical applications for the ...... 316 pp, figs, tabs. hardcover | 2008 | £36.99 | approx. $62/€47 STUFFED AND STARVED Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World Food System Raj Patel Today, in the West, we appear to have the world on our plates, regardless of source or season. But this apparent luxury of choice is only possible because rural communities the world over have had ...... 352 pp. hardcover | 2007 | £12.99 | approx. $22/€17 SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION Green Building Design and Delivery Charles J Kibert The green building movement has come a long way in a short time. Responding to this exponential growth, with its attendant technological as well as aesthetic developments, "Sustainable ...... 448 pp. hardcover | 2007 | £44.99 | approx. $75/€57 SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPING FOR DUMMIES Owen E Dell A beautiful landscape reflects well on your house, making it a welcome part of a neighborhood or native terrain. And it dramatically increases your home's value. Landscaping also makes ...... 384 pp. softcover | NYP 02/2009 | £14.99 | approx. $25/€19 SUSTAINABLE OLYMPIC GAMES Strategies for Design and Development Adrian Pitts and Hanwen Liao This book explains how a modern Olympic games can successfully develop a more sustainable design approach by learning from the lessons of the past and by taking account of the latest ...... 224 pp, illus, figs. hardcover | 2008 | £85 | approx. $142/€108 softcover | 2008 | £39.99 | approx. $67/€51 TACKLING MARINE DEBRIS IN THE 21ST CENTURY NRC Marine debris from ships and other ocean-based sources-including trash and lost fishing gear-contributes to the spoiling of beaches, fouling of surface waters and the seafloor, and harm to marine ...... 224 pp. softcover | NYP 12/2008 | £25.99 | approx. $44/€33 TOURISM AND NATIONAL PARKS Warwick Frost and C Michael Hall In 1872 Yellowstone National Park was established as a National Park. The name caught the public's imagination and by the close of the century, other National Parks had been declared, not only in ...... Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility 356 pp, illustrations, tables. hardcover | 2008 | £80 | approx. $133/€102 TRANSITIONING TO SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON ECOS ystem Services and Biofuels: Workshop Summary Patricia Koshel and Kathleen McAllister New Paperback Edition The National Research Council's Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability hosted Transitioning to Sustainability through Research and Development on Ecosystem ...... 130 pp. softcover | 2008 | £16.99 | approx. $29/€22 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT IN ARID AND SEMI-ARID CLIMATES Larry Mays The Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) is an emerging approach to managing the entire urban water cycle in an integrated way, which is key to achieving the sustainability of urban water ...... Urban Water Series 288 pp. hardcover | 2008 | £49.95 | approx. $84/€64 softcover | 2008 | £24.95 | approx. $42/€32 THE USE OF NUTRIENTS IN CROP PLANTS Nand Kumar Fageria "The Use of Nutrients in Crop Plants" presents a comprehensive review of essential crop nutrients. It provides information on nutrient uptake, discusses methods to improve crop productivity ...... 456 pp, illus, tabs. hardcover | 2008 | £67.99 | approx. $113/€87 VISION 2050 Roadmap for a Sustainable Earth H Komiyama and S Kraines Hiroshi Komiyama's "Vision 2050" is a plan for paving a road to global sustainability. It lays out a path to a sustainable future for humanity that could realistically be achieved by 2050 through ...... 162 pp, 3 black & white halftones, 27 black & white line drawings. hardcover | 2008 | £23.99 | approx. $40/€31 WATERSHEDS, BAYS, AND BOUNDED SEAS The Science and Management of Semi-enclosed Marine Systems Edited by Edward R Urban, Bjorn Sundby, Paola Malanotte-Rizzoli and Jerry M Melillo This is the most up-to-date guide to the management of coastal waters.Some of the world's most important bodies of water, from the Black Sea to the Bay of Bengal, are classified as 'semi-enclosed ...... 288 pp, figures, tables, references, index. hardcover | 2008 | £64.95 | approx. $108/€83 softcover | 2008 | £32.50 | approx. $55/€42 WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS 2008 World Bank World Development Indicators is the World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development. This indispensable statistical reference allows you to consult over 900 indicators for ...... 432 pp. softcover | 2008 | £43.95 | approx. $74/€56 THE WORLD'S WATER The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources P Gleick, H Cooley, M Cohen, M Morikawa, J Morrison and M Palaniappan This title provides the latest information on the current global conflicts surrounding the world's most precious resource. Produced biennially, "The World's Water" provides a timely examination of ...... 300 pp, tables, figures, boxes. softcover | 2008 | £25.50 | approx. $43/€33 |
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