Subject: Environment/Agriculture/Natural Resources
Contaminated sediments in freshwater systems
Assessment of freshwater sediments can determine whether chemical concentrations are sufficient to cause adverse effects on aquatic organisms or organisms higher in the food chain, […]
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Are we screwed? : how a new generation is fighting to survive climate change
In Are We Screwed?, Dembicki gives a firsthand account of this movement, and the shift in generational values behind it, through the stories of young […]
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Megafire : the race to extinguish a deadly epidemic of flame
A journalist and forest-fire expert shares his experiences in some of the world’s most dangerous and remote regions to explore the rising phenomenon of large-scale […]
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RE-USA : 20 American stories of adaptive reuse, a toolkit for post-industrial cities
Based on best-practice examples in American cities such as Detroit, New York, or Pittsburgh, this book shows successful cases of adaptive reuse that preserve the […]
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Big chicken : the incredible story of how antibiotics created modern agriculture and changed the way the world eats
In this eye-opening exposé, acclaimed health journalist and National Geographic contributor Maryn McKenna documents how antibiotics transformed chicken from local delicacy to industrial commodity — […]
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Taking aim : daring to be different, happier, and healthier in the great outdoors
Eva Shockey is a real-life Katniss Everdeen — a TV and social media star at the forefront of a new wave of women and girls […]
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Wetland indicators : a guide to wetland formation, identification, delineation, classification, and mapping
Understand the current concept of wetland and methods for identifying, describing, classifying, and delineating wetlands in the United States with Wetland Indicators – capturing the […]
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The wasted city : Approaches to circular city making
Traditional cities of the global north are dominated by linear ‘take-make-waste’ habits: by economic interactions and socio-spatial developments. This is the WASTED City: an urban […]
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The hour of land : a personal topography of America’s national parks
America’s national parks are breathing spaces in a world in which such spaces are steadilydisappearing, which is why more than 300 millionpeople visit the parks […]
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The death and life of the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes hold 20 percent of the world’s freshwater, and they provide food, work, and weekend fun for tens of millions of Americans. Yet […]
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