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“dr elizabeth e perry”

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  • Conversations About Visiting and Managing the National Parks

    Crowdsourcing America’s Best Idea

    by Robert Manning, Dr Elizabeth E. Perry ...
    As the popularity of the national parks grows, so do the challenges of visiting and managing them. This innovative book uses crowdsourcing - postings by park visitors on a range of social media sites - to start 100 conversations on issues associated with visiting and managing the national parks. The authors then use their experience and expertise to prepare short, plainspoken, and engaging essays ... Read more

    $93.99 USD

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  • The Bird-Friendly City

    Creating Safe Urban Habitats

    by Timothy Beatley ...
    How does a bird experience a city? A backyard? A park? As the world has become more urban, noisier from increased traffic, and brighter from streetlights and office buildings, it has also become more dangerous for countless species of birds. Warblers become disoriented by nighttime lights and collide with buildings. Ground-feeding sparrows fall prey to feral cats. Hawks and other birds-of-prey are ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • The Lives of Lake Ontario

    An Environmental History

    by Daniel Macfarlane ...
    Series Book 17 - McGill-Queen's Rural, Wildland, and Resource Studies
    Lake Ontario has profoundly influenced the historical evolution of North America. For centuries it has enabled and enriched the societies that crowded its edges, from fertile agricultural landscapes to energy production systems to sprawling cities.In The Lives of Lake Ontario Daniel Macfarlane details the lake’s relationship with the Indigenous nations, settler cultures, and modern countries that ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Handbook of Biophilic City Planning & Design

    by Timothy Beatley ...
    What if, even in the heart of a densely developed city, people could have meaningful encounters with nature? While parks, street trees, and green roofs are increasingly appreciated for their technical services like stormwater reduction, from a biophilic viewpoint, they also facilitate experiences that contribute to better physical and mental health: natural elements in play areas can lessen ... Read more

    $33.89 USD

  • The Future of Conservation in America

    A Chart for Rough Water

    by Gary E. Machlis, Jonathan B. Jarvis ...
    Drawing on "eighty years of public service in conservation" the authors "chart a course for a new generation of conservation action and leadership" (President Jimmy Carter).This is a turbulent time for the conservation of America's natural and cultural heritage. From the current assaults on environmental protection to the threats of climate change, biodiversity loss, and disparity of environmental ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Volunteer Vacations Across America

    Immersion Travel USA

    by Sheryl Kayne ...
    Series series Immersion Travel USA
    The second book in the Immersion Travel USA series offers a one-of-a-kind examination of volunteer immersion opportunities throughout the US.Volunteer immersion means grounding oneself completely in the place, the tasks, and the people you meet along the way, while keeping your own goals in mind. Kayne profiles over 200 volunteer programs throughout the U.S., highlighting the personal stories of ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • On the Trail

    A History of American Hiking

    by Silas Chamberlin ...
    The first history of the American hiking community and its contributions to the nation's vast network of trails.In the mid-nineteenth century urban walking clubs emerged in the United States. A little more than a century later, tens of millions of Americans were hiking on trails blazed in every region of the country. This groundbreaking book is the first full account of the unique history of the ... Read more

    Was $12.99 USD Now $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rethinking Urban Parks

    Public Space and Cultural Diversity

    by Setha M. Low, Dana Taplin, Suzanne Scheld ...
    A study of public recreation space and how urban developers can encourage ethnic diversity through planning that supports multiculturalism.Urban parks such as New York City's Central Park provide vital public spaces where city dwellers of all races and classes can mingle safely while enjoying a variety of recreations. By coming together in these relaxed settings, different groups become ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Theme Town

    A Geography of Landscape and Community in Flagstaff, Arizona

    by Thomas Wayne Paradis ...
    This book changes the way we view our everyday human landscapes by taking us on a 22-stop adventure through the heart of Flagstaff, Arizona. In Flagstaff's America Tour, the reader encounters four distinct though interacting landscape scenes: a themed historic business district, a pre-War multi-ethnic neighborhood, an expanding university campus, and a dynamic automobile commercial strip. Prior to ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Enduring Wild

    A Journey into California's Public Lands

    by Josh Jackson ...
    *Winner, 2025 Golden Poppy Award for California Lifestyle*2025 Foreword INDIES Silver Medal, Ecology & Environment*Literary Hub Best Reviewed New Nonfiction Titles of 2025*2026 IPPY Gold MedalistA galvanizing road trip across California's immense public wilderness from a beloved adventurer."The Enduring Wild is a call to look beyond the sur... ... Read more

    $27.39 USD

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  • Managing Sustainable Tourism

    A Legacy for the Future

    by David L. Edgell, Sr ...
    Managing Sustainable Tourism tackles the tough issues within the tourism industry, such as impacts on the natural and built environment and concerns for the history, heritage, and culture of local communities to provide answers that produce positive and quality economic growth for the tourism industry. It offers practical policies and plans for fostering harmonious relationships among local ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Blue Urbanism

    Exploring Connections Between Cities and Oceans

    by Timothy Beatley ...
    What would it mean to live in cities designed to foster feelings of connectedness to the ocean? As coastal cities begin planning for climate change and rising sea levels, author Timothy Beatley sees opportunities for rethinking the relationship between urban development and the ocean. Modern society is more dependent upon ocean resources than people are commonly aware of—from oil and gas ... Read more

    $23.09 USD