Search Results: ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION from Bookhome Sydney

London: Penguin Group, 2013. Reprint ed.. Paperback small, very good condition, black & white photos, few diagrams, minor edgewear. 198 pp. In simple and passionate prose and diagrams, Professor Stephen Emmott (who studies complex systems such as climate and ecosystems at Cambridge University) examines Planet Earth, the human species, and the approaching environmental and population crisis, affecting the entire global ecosystem. How we got here, and what is going to happen in the future? .

Canberra, Acton: Australian National University E Press (ANU E Press), 2016. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, very good plus condition, figures, minimal edgewear. 162 pp. This book has been written for the general reader interested in human culture as a new and important force in the biosphere. The author discusses the evolution of life and the essential ecological processes on which all life, including human civilisation, depend. The book concludes with a discussion on the essential characteristics of a biosensitive society and the means by which the necessary cultural transformation might take place.

London: Bodley Head, 2009. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, diagrams, top edge lightly toned, minor edgewear. 246 pp. British economics professor (and author of an influential report on climate change) focuses on the economic management of investment and growth from the perspective of both adaptation and mitigation. The author looks at the most urgent questions facing us now: What is the problem? What are the dangers? What can we do to reduce emissions, at what cost? How can the world adapt? What does this mean for governments, businesses and individuals? This book provides authoritative, inspirational and hopeful answers.

Melbourne, Preston: Mosaic Press, 2013. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, tables, minor edgewear corners. 220 pp. This fascinating book looks at climate change and examines how hidden resources found in religious traditions can help in understanding the way our environment works. The edited book is a collection of 12 essays taken from a ’Climate Change - Cultural Change' symposium, held at the Centre for Theology and Ministry in Melbourne on Saturday, 29th October 2011.

Melbourne / London: CSIRO Publishing / Earthscan, 2005. 1st ed.. Paperback large wide octavo, very good condition, figures, tables, minimal edgewear, corners front cover slightly creased. 316 pp. This book outlines the current concerns of the major international players, and reviews the inconsistent response to date, detailing national interests. It shows there is real hope of managing climate change and minimising the risk of disaster if efforts are set up to develop and use innovative technological and policy solutions. The author is one of the world's leading climate researchers.

Sydney: Murdoch Books, 2019. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. 303 pp. In this part memoir and part manifesto, Bren Smith, a Canadian commercial fisherman turned restorative ocean farmer, shares a bold new vision for the future of food. He shows how we can transform our food system while enjoying delicious, nutritious, locally grown produce, and how restorative ocean farming has the potential to create millions of new jobs and protect our planet in the face of climate change. The book also has recipes from chefs Brooks Headley and David Santos. The book is written with the humour and swagger of a fisherman telling a late-night tale.

White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2016. Paperback octavo, very good condition, corner tips covers little creased, minor edgewear. 220g pp. Powerfully depicts the wild, new carbon economy being carved as baselines crumble and our new post-carbon reality takes shape - all given newfound momentum in the wake of the Paris climate talks. The author, a veteran journalist explores this shifting terrain as he travels through the drought-ridden farmland of California, the jungles of Brazil, the worlds largest manufacturing centre in China, and the carbon-trading markets of Europe. (Updated from the book Carbon Shock, 2014.).

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2006. 3rd, reprint ed.. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, figures, tables, top corner rear cover & few pages little creased, small mark fore-edge, minor edgewear corners. 351 pp. This book is a comprehensive guide by a world-renowned expert who explores the scientific basis of global warming and the likely impacts of climate change on human society. He discusses the action that could be taken by governments, by industry and individuals to slow the effects. The book will interest students, and general readers who would like to care for the future environment.

Melbourne, Hawthorn: Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), 1984. 1st ed.. Paperback quarto, good condition, colour & black & white text-photos, maps, crease across spine, spine edges & black background covers little rubbed, light foxing edges & inside covers, some edgewear, embossed owner name title page. 56 pp. Gregg Borschmann provides the inspiring pictorial book that shows the variety of life in the Greater Daintree rainforest, Queensland. The life-like photos will interest anyone wanting to learn about this fascinating rainforest. A very special book showing how important it is to protect these natural environment.

Sydney, Ashfield: Ashfield & District Historical Society / Inner West Environment Group, 2006. Paperback large wide octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, tables, maps, rear cover & last few pages little creased, top corner front cover little creased, minor edgewear. 128 pp. Mark Sabolch is fascinated by the old stormwater structures in the Inner West of Sydney. He researched the history of Hawthorne Canal which is located between Haberfield and Leichhardt. He discovered that it was originally named Long Cove Creek. The creek was entirely modified, but its past history was masked by its complete change of identity. The many photos, and maps make this a very interesting book for people wanting to learn about this historic canal.

London: Bloomsbury, 2008. Reprint ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, figures, diagrams, top corner rear cover creased, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 309 pp. Gabrielle Walker and Sir David King show how to break through denial, accept reality, and thus solve the climate crisis. The book will interest scientists, university students, climate change activists as well as the general public wanting to help reverse the current situation with action.

Melbourne: Australian Wildlife Protection Council (AWPC), 2005. 3rd ed.. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, colour text-photos, tables, small mark fore-edge, minor edgewear, gift sticker & errata slip inside front cover. 264 pp. Third edition. Paperback edition. A collection of essays about the excessive slaughter of kangaroos in Australia. From the introduction by Ondine Sherman: This book brings together esteemed scientists and animal advocates, to argue that the kangaroo is not in fact a pest. The many photos help to tell this important story.

Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2010. 1st Australian ed.. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), few black & white photos, minimal spots foxing reverse side jacket), minor rubbing & edgewear, small owner's rubber stamp, autograph (author's written dedication). 113 pp. An expansion of a lecture given in 2009, David Suzuki provides a unique look at the wisdom and knowledge that he has acquired over the years, and points to his legacy for generations to come. The author is one of the planet's pre-eminent elders, and in his lifetime has witnessed an explosion of scientific knowledge and a big change in our relationship with our planet. He concludes that change begins with each of us. Australian edition. (Autographed copy: his written dedication in green ink.).

Melbourne, Fairfield: Psychology for a Safe Climate, 2013. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, stapled (minimally rusted), card covers, black & white text-photos & drawings (cartoons), minor edgewear corner tips covers. 24 pp. This booklet, by the Australian 'Psychology for a Safe Climate' group, provides an opportunity for readers to reflect on how they and other people in the community have felt about climate change. The book is an insight into how we can encourage community and political action. (No date, by 2013. Unnumbered pages.).

Melbourne: Scribe Publications, 2005. Paperback trade, very good condition, tables, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear, remainder stripe bottom edge. 232 pp. A comprehensive review of the current scientific knowledge of global warming and a balanced explanation of the effects it will have on our daily lives. The author has studied climate change for many years.

Sydney: Thomas Tennant / The Market Printery (Printer), 1945. Paperback large octavo, good condition, stapled pamphlet (little rusted), thin card covers, black & white photos, corner tips covers & pages slightly creased, faint toning pages, few tiny scuffs front cover, minor edgewear, owner's written name in biro front cover. 50 pp. This booklet is about the natural and manmade wonders of The Great Barrier Reef, as well as wildlife found in North Queensland and New Guinea. The information relating to the flora, fauna and objects has been gathered by enthusiastic observers. A good way to learn a little about this fascinating part of Australia. (No date, but about 1945.).

Melbourne, Carlton: Miegunyah Press, 2021. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour text-photos, few single-colour & black & white drawings, top corner front free flyleaf slightly creased, minimal edgewear, faint sticker mark front free flyleaf. 249 pp. Janine Burke superbly presents the role of trees in contemporary life in a world where most people don’t live in the wild, and their acquaintance with nature comes from many sources. The author travels through forests, art and writing, cities and parks, deserts and gardens, rainforests and wetlands, exploring the connection between trees and civilisations, past and present. A wonderful way to learn about the importance of trees in our world. This very special lavishly illustrated book is no. 195 in the second numbered series of the Miegunyah volumes. .

Melbourne: Black Inc., 2009. Revised ed.. Paperback small trade, very good condition, light crease front cover, light toning edges, minor edgewear. 193 pp. Tim Flannery discusses the idea of sustainability, and asks whether humanity can rise to this challenge. He discusses in detail three potential climate-change solutions, with special reference to Australia. This edition includes nine responses to this book, by leading figures, and the author's reply.

Sydney: NewSouth / University of New South Wales Press, 2015. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, top corner tip covers little creased, minor edgewear. 442 pp. The story of Australia's most controversial forestry giant company, Gunns Ltd, the corruption that gave it power, the environmental activists who fought it, and the forces that brought it down. It was the largest private employer and landowner in Tasmania. Most of its profits came from woodchipping of clear-felled old-growth forests. A planned pulp mill lead to extensive environmental activism. Quentin Beresford has written a fearless and forensic book which not only exposes the collapse of the company but everything it stood for in its quest to industrialise nature.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2013. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), figures, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear jacket (tiny dent top edge), top spine little creased. 370 pp. The full history of nuclear waste from the early days after World War 2 (WW2) up to the present time. William Alley is an expert including leading the US Geological Survey (USGS) study of Yucca Mountain. The book is written in down-to-earth language which will interest public interest groups, affected communities, and anyone interested in finding out more about this issue. It is also a valuable resource for policymakers, political staff, environmentalists, and research scientists working in related fields.