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The Story Of My Boyhood And Youth
John Muir - Paperback - Birlinn
In this moving memoir of an unusual childhood, John Muir recalls his younger days in East Lothian with a startling clarity, depicting a wild boy whose quiet individuality and determination were already emerging.
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£75.00
Land, Lairds And Sustainability
- Hardback - Edinburgh University Press
Scotland is at the heart of modern sustainable upland management. Large estates cover vast areas of mountain environment in Scotland, with a deeply historical and unique tradition of land ownership and land use. Over the modern period, the use of these lands by stakeholders has developed into a forcing ground for large-scale upland management issues. This collection compares findings from privately owned estates as well as those owned by communities, charities and conservation groups.
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£24.99
Land, Lairds And Sustainability
- Paperback - Edinburgh University Press
Scotland is at the heart of modern sustainable upland management. Large estates cover vast areas of mountain environment in Scotland, with a deeply historical and unique tradition of land ownership and land use. Over the modern period, the use of these lands by stakeholders has developed into a forcing ground for large-scale upland management issues. This collection compares findings from privately owned estates as well as those owned by communities, charities and conservation groups.
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US Environmental History: Inviting Doomsday
John Wills - Hardback - Edinburgh University Press
Environmental issues in the US are more important now than ever before. The devastation inflicted by Hurricane Katrina, growing evidence of global warming, & a struggling national energy supply highlight the unfolding crisis. Fears gravitate around a fast-approaching doomsday scenario unless something is done. Yet fears of doomsday are nothing new. John Wills shows how the current crisis is firmly rooted in the past. As well as showing how today's problems are manifestations of older systems of economics, culture & politics, he argues that America has already witnessed a range of 'doomsday scenarios,' both real & imagined.
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US Environmental History: Inviting Doomsday
John Wills - Paperback - Edinburgh University Press
Environmental issues in the US are more important now than ever before. The devastation inflicted by Hurricane Katrina, growing evidence of global warming, & a struggling national energy supply highlight the unfolding crisis. Fears gravitate around a fast-approaching doomsday scenario unless something is done. Yet fears of doomsday are nothing new. John Wills shows how the current crisis is firmly rooted in the past. As well as showing how today's problems are manifestations of older systems of economics, culture & politics, he argues that America has already witnessed a range of 'doomsday scenarios,' both real & imagined.
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Stalin's Legacy: The Soviet War On Nature
Struan Stevenson - Hardback - Birlinn
Stalin and his successors regarded nature as an enemy that could be overcome by the might of Soviet technology and the brute force of slave labour. The building of vast networks of canals and the diversion of major rivers has created untold environmental damage.
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Imperiled Life: Revolution Against Climate Catastrophe
Javier Sethness-Castro - Paperback - AK
'Imperiled Life' theorises an exit from the potentially terminal consequences of capitalism induced climate change. It is a collection of reflections on the phenomenon of catastrophe; climatological, political and social, as well as on the possibilities of overcoming disaster.
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£8.49
Peak Water: How We Built Civilisation On Water And Drained The World Dry
Alexander Bell - Paperback - Luath
What happens when our demand for water exceeds the rate at which it can be replenished? Former BBC journalist Alexander Bell explores how the control of fresh water has built and allowed civilization to grow. He contends that there are now too many people for the available water and that war might follow.
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From The Low Tide Of The Sea To The Highest Mountain Tops: Community Ownership Of Land In The Highlands And Islands Of Scotland
James Hunter - Paperback - Islands Book Trust
The author examines the history and future of community land ownership in Scotland.
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Wildlife Crime: The Making Of An Investigations Officer
Dave Dick - Paperback - Whittles
Through the professional life of Dave Dick, the RSPB's Senior Scottish Investigation Officer between 1984 and 2006, the often murky world of wildlife crime is revealed. He examines the motives of both criminals and their pursuers in an attempt to show the truth of what has become a highly-charged and politicised topic.
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