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  • Mandated Science: Science and Scientists in the Making of Standards

    Science and Scientists in the Making of Standards

    by L. Salter, W. Leiss, Edwin Levy ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    For a long time I would not eat strawberries. In 1977, a scandal broke about a testing laboratory having falsified the data that was used to register a large number of pesticides. The Canadian government, along with several others, began the process of re-evaluating both the procedures for testing and these specific chemicals. One chemical proved particularly controversial, the commonly-used ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • Guarding the Goldfields

    The story of the Yukon Field Force

    by Brereton Greenhous ...
    Canada's gold rush of the late 1890s attracted dreamers and schemers from all over North America. Guarding the Goldfields is the story of the men sent to guard the Yukon and maintain order. ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • WSUD Engineering Procedures: Stormwater

    Stormwater

    by Melbourne Water ...
    Managing the urban water cycle needs to be underpinned by key sustainability principles of water consumption, water recycling, waste minimisation and environmental protection. The integration of urban water cycle management with urban planning and design is known as Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD). One of the key elements of WSUD is the management of urban stormwater, both as a resource and ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

  • Field Guide: Fire in Dry Eucalypt Forest

    Fuel Assessment and Fire Behaviour Prediction in Dry Eucalypt Forest

    Edited by JS Gould, WL McCaw, NP Cheney, PF Ellis, S Matthews ...
    An effective response to bushfires relies on accurate predictions of fire behaviour, particularly the rate of spread, intensity and ‘spotting’. This field guide has been developed to provide a systematic method for assessing fuel hazard and predicting potential fire behaviour in dry eucalypt forest. It will assist in making vital decisions that ensure the protection of fire crews and the community ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • Sustainable Futures

    Linking Population, Resources and the Environment

    Edited by Jenny Goldie, Katharine Betts ...
    Sustainable Futures explores the links between population growth, diminishing resources and environmental challenges, and the implications for Australia's future. Written by leaders in their field, and based on presentations from the 2013 Fenner Conference on 'Population, Resources and Climate Change', this book is a timely insight into the intertwined challenges that we currently face, and what ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Land of Sweeping Plains

    Managing and Restoring the Native Grasslands of South-eastern Australia

    Edited by Adrian Marshall, Nicholas Williams, John Morgan ...
    Native temperate grasslands are Australia’s most threatened ecosystems. Grasslands have been eliminated from across much of their former extent and continue to be threatened by urban expansion, agricultural intensification, weed invasion and the uncertain impacts of climate change. Research, however, is showing us new ways to manage grasslands, and techniques for restoration are advancing. The ... Read more

    $43.19 USD

  • Windows on Meteorology

    Australian Perspective

    Edited by EK Webb ...
    Windows on Meteorology: Australian Perspective answers a host of questions about Australia's weather and climate, and explains the underlying causes of floods, droughts and cyclones. Vivid accounts of dust storms and the mysteries of the 'morning glory' cloud lines are revealed.The book highlights the perception in Aboriginal culture of the connection between seasons and natural cycles, through ... Read more

    $33.89 USD

  • Environmental History and Ecology of Moreton Bay

    by Daryl McPhee ...
    The south-east Queensland region is currently experiencing the most rapid urbanisation in Australia. This growth in human population, industry and infrastructure puts pressure on the unique and diverse natural environment of Moreton Bay. Much loved by locals and holiday-goers, Moreton Bay is also an important biogeographic region because its coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangroves and saltmarshes ... Read more

    $38.19 USD

  • Australia's Biodiversity and Climate Change

    by Will Steffen (Lead Author) ...
    Australia's unique biodiversity is under threat from a rapidly changing climate. The effects of climate change are already discernible at all levels of biodiversity – genes, species, communities and ecosystems. Many of Australia's most valued and iconic natural areas – the Great Barrier Reef, south-western Australia, the Kakadu wetlands and the Australian Alps – are among the most vulnerable. But ... Read more

    $45.39 USD

  • Greening People

    Human Resources and Environmental Management

    Edited by Walter Wehrmeyer ...
    This major collection examines both the human resource dimensions of environmental management and how environmental management impacts on human resource departments. Contributions from international experts in both academia and business look at current theory and best practice in environmental TQM, education, training and communications. Greening People argues that, if a company is to adopt an ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

    Edited by David M. Whitacre ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Plant Family Brassicaceae

    Contribution Towards Phytoremediation

    Edited by M. Eduarda Pereira, Shahid Umar, Nafees A. Khan, Armando C. Duarte, Naser A. Anjum, Iqbal Ahmad ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    With the advent of the industrial revolution , the biosphere has been continuously polluted with a myriad of contaminants that urgently need global attention. In this perspective, most of the genera of the plant family Brassicaceae (Crucifereae or the mustard family) are a significant part of the plants- and associated microbes-based strategies adopted for the cleanup of varied contaminants from ... Read more

    $143.09 USD