Environment and Ecology

The phenomenon of cancer villages has emerged in many parts of rural China, drawing media attention and becoming a fact of social life. However, th...

This impassioned and rigorous analysis of the territorial plight of the Q'eqchi Maya of Guatemala highlights an urgent problem for indigenous commu...

Energy from wave and tidal power is a key component of current policies for renewable sources of energy. This book provides the first comprehensive...

During the past decade, skepticism about climate change has frustrated those seeking to engage broad publics and motivate them to take action on th...

High mountain habitats are globally important for biodiversity. At least 12% of birds worldwide breed at or above the treeline, many of which are e...

Field to Palette: Dialogues on Soil and Art in the Anthropocene is an investigation of the cultural meanings, representations, and values of soil i...

A lyrical celebration of birdsong, and the rekindling of a deep passion for nature.'At this time of year, blackbirds never simply fly: instead, lik...

For the past decade, historian Dipesh Chakrabarty has been one of the most influential scholars addressing the meaning of climate change. Climate c...

Longlisted for the Wainwright PrizeShortlisted for the Richard Jeffries AwardThe story of one woman's passion for glaciersAs one of the world's lea...

Wolves on a wilderness island illuminate lessons on the environment, extinction, and life.For more than a quarter century, celebrated biologist Joh...

Climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, resource depletion, new emerging diseases: scientists have raised awareness on the ecological and soc...

An extraordinary look into doubt, denial, and distrustAs wildfires rip across the western United States and sea levels rise along coastal cities fr...

Hans von Storch and Nico Stehr, the authors of this anthology, reflect on the popular and scientific perception and construction of the phenomenon ...

How does the world of theatre and the performing arts intersect with the climate and environmental crisis? This timely book is the first comprehens...

The Global Casino is an introduction to environmental issues which deals both with the workings of the physical environment and with the political,...

Over the past 250 years, energy transitions have occurred repeatedlythe rise of coal in the nineteenth century, the explosion of oil in the twentie...

An exciting look at the essential roles that parasites play in Earths ecosystemsThis book looks at the weird and wonderful world of parasites, the ...

Unplug, relax, and return to the simpler life with these easy, step-by-step ideas for your favorite cottagecore activities including baking from sc...

The handbook comprehensively covers the field of inorganic photochemistry from the fundamentals to the main applications. The first section of the ...

2024 Best Indigenous Studies Award, The Mormon History Association 2024 Southwest Book of the Year, Pima County Public Library A history of how the...

This groundbreaking new volume unites eighteenth-century studies and the environmental humanities, showcasing how these fields can vibrantly benefi...