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Plant Biodiversity

Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation

by Maria Amélia Martins-Loução, Gisela Gaio-Oliveira, Mohammad Maqbool Mir, Umar Iqbal, Shafat Ahmad Banday, Sheikh Mehraj, Shabir Ahmad Mir, Munib ur Rehman, Ghulam Hasan Rather, Sunit Mitra0, Sobhan Kumar Mukherjee1, Kathryn E Barry2, Stefan A Schnitzer3, Munir Ozturk4, Volkan Altay5, Salih Gucel6, Sanjeev Kumar7, Syed Baker8, K S Kavitha9, P. Azmath0, D Rakshith1, B P Harini2, S Satish3, Asma-Hammami Semmar4, Nabil Semmar5, Otília Correia6, Lia Ascensão7, Sulaiman Mohammad Al-Ghanim8, Zahid Khorshid Abbas9, Fahad Mohammed Alzeibar1, Subrata Trivedi2, Hasibur Rehman3, Shalini Saggu4, Anand Mohan5, Mudasir Irfan Dar6, Mohd Irfan Naikoo7, Fareed Ahmad Khan8, Farha Rehman9, Fouzia Nousheen0, Tarique Hassan Askary1, Mohammad Mobin2, H C Yashavantha Rao3, Martin T Dokulil4, Gopal Shukla5, Nazir A Pala6, Saikat Gantait7, Sumit Chakravarty8, Jyoti K Sharma9, Saiful Islam0, S M Sundarapandian1, K Subashree2, Pundarikakshudu Tetali3, Sujata Tetali4, Sankar K Ghosh5, Anjula Pandey6, K Pradheep7, K S Negi8, José Antonio González9, Ana Maria Carvalho0, Francisco Amich1, Uma Rani Sinniah2, Narayan Chandra Sahu3, Abir Sarraj4, Meg Trau5, Robin Owings6, Nishanta Rajakaruna7, Petros Ganatsas8, Disha Jaggi9, Mayank Varun0, Saurabh Pagare1, Niraj Tripathi2, Meenal Rathore3, Raghwendra Singh4, Bhumesh Kumar5 ...

Results of regular monitoring of the species diversity and structure of plant communities is used by conservation biologists to help understand impacts of perturbations caused by humans and other environmental factors on ecosystems worldwide. Changes in plant communities can, for example, be a reflection of increased levels of pollution, a response to long-term climate change, or the result of ... Read more

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Results of regular monitoring of the species diversity and structure of plant communities is used by conservation biologists to help understand impacts of perturbations caused by humans and other environmental factors on ecosystems worldwide. Changes in plant communities can, for example, be a reflection of increased levels of pollution, a response to long-term climate change, or the result of
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Crossroads

Environmental Priorities For The Future

by Barry Commoner, Robert Boyle, Richard S. Booth, Cynthia Wilson, James Gustave Speth, Amos Eno, Jay D. Hair, J. William Futrell, Kathryn Fuller, Lois Marie Gibbs, Karen J. Stults, John Cole, Nathaniel Reed, Stewart L. Udall, Frederic P. Sutherland, Vawter Parker, Tom Turner, Huey D. Johnson, Michael Frome, John Terborgh, Amos End, Charles E. Little ...

The environmental movement today is at a critical crossroads. Crossroads: Environmental Priorities for the Future is an in-depth assessment of the movement's successes and failures, and also offers prescriptions for the future. It includes contributions from some of the country's top environmental leaders and activists, including Barry Commoner, Stewart Udall, William K. Reilly, Gus Speth, Jay ... Read more

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The environmental movement today is at a critical crossroads. Crossroads: Environmental Priorities for the Future is an in-depth assessment of the movement's successes and failures, and also offers prescriptions for the future. It includes contributions from some of the country's top environmental leaders and activists, including Barry Commoner, Stewart Udall, William K. Reilly, Gus Speth, Jay
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Cold Harbor to the Crater

The End of the Overland Campaign

by Gary W. Gallagher, Gary W. Gallagher, Caroline E. Janney, Caroline E. Janney, Robert E. L. Krick, Kathryn Shively Meier, Keith S. Bohannon, Joan Waugh, Gordon C. Rhea0, M. Keith Harris1, Kevin M. Levin2, Stephen Cushman3 ...

Narrated by Barry Press4 ...

Series series The Military Campaigns of the Civil War Series
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12 hours 34 min

Between the end of May and the beginning of August 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and General Robert E. Lee oversaw the transition between the Overland Campaign—a remarkable saga of maneuvering and brutal combat—and what became a grueling siege of Petersburg that many months later compelled Confederates to abandon Richmond. Although many historians have marked Grant’s crossing of the ... Read more

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Between the end of May and the beginning of August 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and General Robert E. Lee oversaw the transition between the Overland Campaign—a remarkable saga of maneuvering and brutal combat—and what became a grueling siege of Petersburg that many months later compelled Confederates to abandon Richmond. Although many historians have marked Grant’s crossing of the
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Everything Under the Sun

Toward a Brighter Future on a Small Blue Planet

by David Suzuki, Ian Hanington ...

In this compilation of David Suzuki's latest thoughts and writings, the renowned scientist, author, and broadcaster explores the myriad environmental challenges the world faces and their interconnected causes. In doing so, Suzuki shows that understanding the causes-and recognizing that everything in nature, including us, is interconnected-is crucial to restoring hope for a better future. The ... Read more

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In this compilation of David Suzuki's latest thoughts and writings, the renowned scientist, author, and broadcaster explores the myriad environmental challenges the world faces and their interconnected causes. In doing so, Suzuki shows that understanding the causes-and recognizing that everything in nature, including us, is interconnected-is crucial to restoring hope for a better future. The
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The Ecology of Commerce Revised Edition

A Declaration of Sustainability

by Paul Hawken ...

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Blessed Unrest

How the Largest Social Movement in History Is Restoring Grace, Justice, and Beauty to the World

by Paul Hawken ...

The New York Times bestselling examination of the worldwide movement for social and environmental changePaul Hawken has spent more than a decade researching organizations dedicated to restoring the environment and fostering social justice. From billion-dollar nonprofits to single-person dot.causes, these groups collectively comprise the largest movement on earth, a movement that has no name, ... Read more

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The New York Times bestselling examination of the worldwide movement for social and environmental changePaul Hawken has spent more than a decade researching organizations dedicated to restoring the environment and fostering social justice. From billion-dollar nonprofits to single-person dot.causes, these groups collectively comprise the largest movement on earth, a movement that has no name,
... Read more

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Common Wealth

Economics for a Crowded Planet

by Jeffrey D. Sachs ...

“Lucid, quietly urgent, and relentlessly logical . . . this is Bigthink with a capital B.” —The New York Times Book Review“Common Wealth explains the most basic economic reckoning that the world faces.” —Al Gore, winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and former vice president of the United StatesIn Common Wealth, Jeffrey D. Sachs-one of the world's most respected economists and the author of The ... Read more

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“Lucid, quietly urgent, and relentlessly logical . . . this is Bigthink with a capital B.” —The New York Times Book Review“Common Wealth explains the most basic economic reckoning that the world faces.” —Al Gore, winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and former vice president of the United StatesIn Common Wealth, Jeffrey D. Sachs-one of the world's most respected economists and the author of The
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The Coming Famine

The Global Food Crisis and What We Can Do to Avoid It

by Julian Cribb ...

In The Coming Famine, Julian Cribb lays out a vivid picture of impending planetary crisis--a global food shortage that threatens to hit by mid-century--that would dwarf any in our previous experience. Cribb's comprehensive assessment describes a dangerous confluence of shortages--of water, land, energy, technology, and knowledge--combined with the increased demand created by population and ... Read more

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In The Coming Famine, Julian Cribb lays out a vivid picture of impending planetary crisis--a global food shortage that threatens to hit by mid-century--that would dwarf any in our previous experience. Cribb's comprehensive assessment describes a dangerous confluence of shortages--of water, land, energy, technology, and knowledge--combined with the increased demand created by population and
... Read more
What Every Environmentalist Needs to Know About Capitalism

by Fred Magdoff, John Bellamy Foster ...

Praise for Foster and Magdoffs The Great Financial Crisis: In this timely and thorough analysis of the current financial crisis, Foster and Magdoff explore its roots and the radical changes that might be undertaken in response. . . . This book makes a valuable contribution to the ongoing examination of our current debt crisis, one that deserves our full attention.—Publishers WeeklyThere is a ... Read more

$10.49 USD

Praise for Foster and Magdoffs The Great Financial Crisis: In this timely and thorough analysis of the current financial crisis, Foster and Magdoff explore its roots and the radical changes that might be undertaken in response. . . . This book makes a valuable contribution to the ongoing examination of our current debt crisis, one that deserves our full attention.—Publishers WeeklyThere is a
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From Naked Ape to Superspecies

Humanity and the Global Eco-Crisis

by David Suzuki, Holly Dressel ...

For millennia, we lived in harmony with the Earth, taking only what we required to survive. But in just the past few centuries, we have used our powers to satisfy our obsession with consumption and new technology, without regard for the consequences. And in doing so, we have exploited our surroundings on an unprecedented scale. In this revised and updated edition of From Naked Ape to Superspecies, ... Read more

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For millennia, we lived in harmony with the Earth, taking only what we required to survive. But in just the past few centuries, we have used our powers to satisfy our obsession with consumption and new technology, without regard for the consequences. And in doing so, we have exploited our surroundings on an unprecedented scale. In this revised and updated edition of From Naked Ape to Superspecies,
... Read more
Environment and Society

A Critical Introduction

by Paul Robbins, Sarah A. Moore, John G. Hintz ...

Series series Critical Introductions to Geography
Substantially updated for the second edition, this engaging and innovative introduction to the environment and society uses key theoretical approaches to explore familiar objects.Features substantial revisions and updates for the second edition, including new chapters on E waste, mosquitoes and uranium, improved maps and graphics, new exercises, shorter theory chapters, and refocused sections on ... Read more

$58.95 USD

Substantially updated for the second edition, this engaging and innovative introduction to the environment and society uses key theoretical approaches to explore familiar objects.Features substantial revisions and updates for the second edition, including new chapters on E waste, mosquitoes and uranium, improved maps and graphics, new exercises, shorter theory chapters, and refocused sections on
... Read more
Ecology and Socialism

Solutions to Capitalist Ecological Crisis

by Chris Williams ...

Around the world, consciousness of the threat to our environment is growing. The majority of solutions on offer, from using efficient light bulbs to biking to work, focus on individual lifestyle changes, yet the scale of the crisis requires far deeper adjustments. Ecology and Socialism argues that time still remains to save humanity and the planet, but only by building social movements for ... Read more

$10.79 USD

Around the world, consciousness of the threat to our environment is growing. The majority of solutions on offer, from using efficient light bulbs to biking to work, focus on individual lifestyle changes, yet the scale of the crisis requires far deeper adjustments. Ecology and Socialism argues that time still remains to save humanity and the planet, but only by building social movements for
... Read more

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