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Earthmasters(2014) HAMILTON, CLIVEGoes to the heart of the unfolding reality of the twenty-first century: international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have all failed and before the end of the century Earth is projected to be warmer than it has been for 15 million years.Vezava: Mehka26,24 €
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Golden Spruce(2007) VAILLANT, JOHN_____________________________________On a bleak winter night in 1997, a British Columbia timber scout named Grant Hadwin committed an act of shocking violence: he destroyed the legendary Golden Spruce of the Queen Charlotte Islands.Vezava: Mehka15,41 €
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Biodiversity(2003) GASTON, KEVIN J. (UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD),SPICER, JOHN I. (UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH)CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ARTWORK This concise introductory text provides a complete overview of biodiversity - what it is, how it arose, its distribution, why it is important, human impact upon it, and what should be done to maintain it.Vezava: Mehka69,41 €
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Party's Over(2005) HEINBERG, RICHARDDealing with the imminent decline of cheap oil, this book shows how oil and war have been closely related in the 20th century. Tracing the crucial role of fossil fuels in the rise of industrialism, it discusses the degree to which energy alternatives canVezava: Mehka18,21 €
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Salt(2003) KURLANSKY, MARKWars have been fought over salt and, while salt taxes secured empires across Europe and Asia, they have also inspired revolution - Gandhi's salt march in 1930 began the overthrow of British rule in India.Vezava: Mehka18,21 €
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Modeling the Environment, Second Edition(2009) FORD, ANDREWFocuses on the modeling techniques that allow managers and researchers to see in advance the consequences of actions and policies in environmental management. This book demonstrates the fundamental principles of system dynamics, which is one of the most wVezava: Mehka65,46 €
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Wildlife Ecology, Conservation, and Management(2014) FRYXELL, JOHN M. (UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH),SINCLAIR, ANTHONY R. E. (UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA),CAUGHLEY, GRAEME (CSIRO RESEARCH)To understand modern principles of sustainable management and the conservation of wildlife species requires intimate knowledge about demography, animal behavior, and ecosystem dynamics. This book weaves together these disparate elements for senior undergrVezava: Mehka77,03 €
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Highland Clearances(1973) PREBBLE, JOHNIn the terrible aftermath of the battle of Culloden, the Highlanders suffered at the hands of their own clan chiefs. Offering a reconstruction of Culloden, the author recounts how the Highlanders were deserted and then betrayed into famine and poverty. WhVezava: Mehka18,21 €
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Looting Machine(2016) BURGIS, TOMOverseas Press Club Award Winner 2016 A shocking investigative journey into the way the resource trade wreaks havoc on Africa, ‘The Looting Machine’ explores the dark underbelly of the global economy.Vezava: Mehka15,41 €
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High and Lonely Place(2000) CRUMLEY, JIMA classic of Scottish nature writing and of the literature of our mountainsVezava: Mehka24,70 €
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Troubled Waters(2007) CHAMBERLAIN, GARYTroubled Waters provides readers with an appreciation of the central role of religious meanings and ritual practices surrounding water, arriving at creative new ways to approach the growing water crisis worldwide.Vezava: Mehka59,34 €
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Recipe for Survival - What You Can Do to Live a Healthier and More Environmentally Friendly Life(2022) DANA ELLIS HUNNESVezava: Trda35,63 €