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This collection of essays examines the variety of ways in which communication scholarship and research contribute to the political mobilization and empowerment of citizens to act on environmental issuesenvironmental discourse and action in the largest sense.

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How many of our efforts to save the environment are effective Learn how our system is simply masking the symptoms of global warming.

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The idea for this text came to the author while he was attending the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Moved by the vision of sustainable development evoked by officials at the summit, he felt a need to put a human face on the rhetoric and find out about sustainable development in the USA.

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"An updated edition of the landmark book on ecofeminism-now with a new section on climate-that will be a key resource for students and teachers studying animal studies, environmental studies, feminist/gender studies, and practical ethics"--

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Mitchell Thomashow shows how environmental studies can be taught from a perspective that is informed by personal reflection. Through theoretical discussion as well as hands-on participatory learning, Thomashow provides concerned citizens, teachers and students with the tools needed to become reflective environmentalists.

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Focuses on correlative approaches known as ecological niche modeling, species distribution modeling, or habitat suitability modeling, which use associations between known occurrences of species and environmental variables to identify environmental conditions under which populations can be maintained.

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Covering the field of ecological stoichiometry, this study brings this field into its own as a unifying force in ecology and evolution. Synthesizing a range of knowledge, it shows how an understanding of the biochemical deployment of elements in organisms from microbes to metazoa gives the key to making sense of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.

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In this book, ecology and environmental sciences are presented to environmental professionals in terms relevant to all their endeavors.

Today's ecologies emerge from the venerable scientific endeavor.

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"Frances Moore Lappe brings us yet another gift in EcoMind. She cautions us to avoid the mental traps that block our thinking. She awakens us to our immense possibilities and potentials. She invites us to release our latent energies to be the change we want to see." " Vandana Shiva

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Complements theoretical analysis with detailed discussions of the empirics of the economics of agglomeration, offering a mix of theoretical and empirical research that gives a fresh perspective on spatial disparities. This book provides an introduction to economic geography and includes history and background of the field of spatial economics.

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An account of the movement for sustainable development in Ecuador through four eras: movement origins, neoliberal boom, neoliberal bust, and citizens' revolution.

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This landmark study is the result of a collaborative research effort among the East-West Center and a group of institutions in China (Taipei), Japan, and Korea, in consultation with experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Electric Power Research Institute of California.

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This text provides an essential reference handbook for students of geography and related social sciences.

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Explore the magic and mystery of the world's tropical rainforests in this fascinating volume that brings to life the plants, animals, and people that inhabit this fragile ecosystem.

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One of the most versatile and familiar elements in the world, water is also one of the most mysterious.

The 236 entries in this book comprise an A-Z overview of water's manifold roles in human society and the natural world throughout history.

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Covers the range of history from prehistoric times to the present, offering biographical entries on the most famous real and fictional women travellers, explorers, and adventurers from all countries of the world.

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