Fragile Earth: Dramatic Images of Our Changing Planet by Collins Maps Staff
49.99 NZD
Category: Environment
Using images from the air, land and space, this work brings together dramatic natural and man-made events. It traces the path Hurricane Katrina took through New Orleans, and looks at the damage done to the presidential palace in Baghdad during the war in Iraq. It also provides a look at the effects our ...Show more
Green Philosophy: How to Think Seriously About the Planet by Roger Scruton
49.99 NZD
Category: Environment
The environment has long been the undisputed territory of the political Left, which has seen the principal threats to the earth as issuing from international capitalism, consumerism and the over-exploitation of natural resources. In Green Philosophy, Roger Scruton shows the fallacies behind that way of ...Show more
The Goldilocks Planet: The 4 Billion Year Story of Earth's Climate by Jan Zalasiewicz
44.99 NZD
Category: Environment
Climate change is a major topic of concern today, scientifically, socially, and politically. It will undoubtedly continue to be so for the foreseeable future, as predicted changes in global temperatures, rainfall, and sea level take place, and as human society adapts to these changes. In this remarkable ...Show more
Ice, Mice and Men + DVD by Geoff Simmons and Gareth Morgan
35.00 NZD
Category: Environment | Reading Level: Very Good
Our Far South is packed with history and wildlife, and is renowned for its breathtaking and photogenic beauty. But does our appreciation of the region run more than skin deep? Do Kiwis really understand how important the region is and what issues are facing it? In February 2012, Gareth Morgan trapped te ...Show more
Minding the Earth, Mending the World by Susan Murphy
39.99 NZD
Category: Environment
We all know our earth is in trouble. Is it beyond repair? Are we stuck with a global disaster we cannot hope to address? No, says Susan Murphy. Minding the Earth, Mending the World reminds us of the astounding intelligence of nature and magnificence of the earth that exists under the strain of the devel ...Show more
Harvest the Wind: America's Journey to Jobs, Energy Independence, and Climate Stability by Philip Warburg
80.99 NZD
Category: Environment
Winds sweeping through the Great Plains once robbed the Farm Belt of its future, stripping away overworked topsoil and creating the dreaded Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Today, those winds are bringing new hope to the declining rural communities of the central United States. Nowhere is wind's promise more pal ...Show more
Everything Under the Sun: Toward a Brighter Future on a Small Blue Planet by David Suzuki
36.99 NZD
Category: Environment
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 n ...Show more
Gorgeously Green - 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life by Sophie Uliano
27.99 NZD
Category: Environment
In this day and age, adopting a "green" lifestyle is among the most positive, forward-thinking, and personally fulfilling choices that anyone can make. Yet many women still suspect that it's tedious and time-consuming and far from the glamour of modern life. But being green doesn't have to make life gre ...Show more
Screwing Mother Nature for Profit: How Corporations Betray Our Trust - and Why New Biology Offers an Ethical and Sustainable Future by Elaine Smitha
35.00 NZD
Category: Environment
After the Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, it was found that the rig's alarm system had been partly disabled so that workers could sleep. Hence there was no warning before the broken well started pouring oil into the sea. Now Elaine Smitha urges us to sound the alarm! Screwing Mother Na ...Show more
Making Your Home Sustainable: A Guide to Retrofitting, Revised Edition by Derek F. Wrigley
55.00 NZD
Category: Environment
Making Your Home Sustainable is a practical and easy-to-follow guide for homeowners, builders and architects who are concerned about the effects of climate change and environmental degradation and want to do something about reversing the trend.
Green Living: No Action Too Small by Raatma, Lucia
20.50 NZD
Category: Environment | Series: Green Generation
Shows children how can they make a difference. From fighting global warming to protecting wildlife, this book contains the information young environmentalists need to change the world.
Permaculture Handbook: Garden Farming for Town and Country by Peter Bane; David Holmgren (Foreword by)
94.99 NZD
Category: Environment | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
The urban landscape has swallowed vast swaths of prime farmland across North America. Imagine how much more self-reliant our communities would be if thirty million acres of lawns were made productive again. Permaculture is a practical way to apply ecological design principles to food, housing, and energ ...Show more