The environment

Anglo-American writers in the revolutionary era used pastoral images to place themselves as native to the continent, argues Thomas Hallock in From the Fallen Tree.

Although suburb-building created major environmental problems, Christopher Sellers demonstrates that the environmental movement originated within suburbs not just in response to unchecked urban sprawl.

Longleaf forests once covered 92 million acres from Texas to Maryland to Florida.

What makes a garden good?

What makes a garden good?

Squirrels are a common sight, seemingly everywhere in wild and urban nature.

Squirrels are a common sight, seemingly everywhere in wild and urban nature.

In 2000, a transformative climate-driven ';megadrought' swept over the Colorado River watershed.

Almost two centuries after British explorer Sir John Franklin and his men died amid paralyzing cold and ice in pursuit of the mythical Northwest Passage, the Arcticin response to temperatures greater than at any time in the last ten thousand yearsis melting at an alarming pace.

Celebrating the beauty, diversity, and significance of the states natural landscapes, Wild North Carolina provides an engaging, beautifully illustrated introduction to North Carolinas interconnected webs of plant and animal life.

Fossil-Fuel Faulkner is the first book-length study of a single writer in the emerging field of the energy humanities.

Fossil-Fuel Faulkner is the first book-length study of a single writer in the emerging field of the energy humanities.

In the late 1990s, John Baker was known as a purveyor of quality rare and old wines.

Although water is nature's most important molecule; its regulation and management are among the most challenging public policy issues for any society.

From a #1 New York Times-bestselling author, "e;a heartwarming tale of bonding between people and animals"e; (Booklist).

The polyphyletic Protozoa have explored the possibility of performing almost all metazoan functions with a few subcellular organelles.

The polyphyletic Protozoa have explored the possibility of performing almost all metazoan functions with a few subcellular organelles.

On an August night in 1893, the deadliest hurricane in South Carolina history struck the Lowcountry, killing thousandsalmost all African American.

Take a walk on the beach with three coastal experts who reveal the secrets and the science of the North Carolina shoreline.

In the Shenandoah Valley and Peninsula Campaigns of 1862, Union and Confederate soldiers faced unfamiliar and harsh environmental conditions strange terrain, tainted water, swarms of flies and mosquitoes, interminable rain and snow storms, and oppressive heat which contributed to escalating disease and diminished morale.

Almost two centuries after British explorer Sir John Franklin and his men died amid paralyzing cold and ice in pursuit of the mythical Northwest Passage, the Arcticin response to temperatures greater than at any time in the last ten thousand yearsis melting at an alarming pace.

Mastering climate change has been recognised as a major challenge for the current decade.

America was built on white pine.

For most of Elizabeth Sawin's career, she was not a multisolver.

Imagine one day you receive a letter in the mail that informs you that a large energy company is planning to build a massive pipeline through your property.

This timely Companion explores the opportunities and challenges of ocean governance within the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

American Aurora explores the impact of climate change on early modern radical religious groups during the height of the Little Ice Age in the seventeenth century.

In the late 1990s, governments began investing hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign oil and gas assets through their national oil companies (NOCs), raising concerns about a "e;resource war"e; and asymmetric interdependence.

In the late 1990s, governments began investing hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign oil and gas assets through their national oil companies (NOCs), raising concerns about a "e;resource war"e; and asymmetric interdependence.

With their towering, cinnamon-colored trunks and dusky green canopies, ponderosa pine has long been a charismatic icon of the American West.

Master's Thesis from the year 2020 in the subject Engineering - Civil Engineering, grade: 2.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2020 im Fachbereich BWL - Controlling, Note: 1,3, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im Rahmen dieser Hausarbeit soll der Frage nachgegangen werden, welche Relevanz das Nachhaltigkeitscontrolling hat und welche Instrumente bereitstehen, um die Nachhaltigkeit in das Unternehmenskonzept einfließen zu lassen.

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2020 im Fachbereich Ingenieurwissenschaften - Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen, Note: 1,7, Hochschule Mannheim, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Ziel dieser wissenschaftlichen Arbeit ist es zu bestimmen, welche Auswirkungen die Ausführung der Elektromobilität auf die Umwelt und Infrastruktur in Deutschland hat.

Master's Thesis from the year 2016 in the subject Environmental Sciences, grade: A, , course: Environment Science, language: English, abstract: The study focused on the observation of the effects of global warming and climate change on agriculture in the outskirts of Kathmandu valley.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2020 im Fachbereich Umweltwissenschaften, Fachhochschule Stralsund, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der erste Teil der Arbeit widmet sich der terminologischen Klärung des Begriffes Nachhaltigkeit, um ein grundsätzliches Verständnis zu erzeugen.

In the Shadow of the Seawall journeys to the low-lying lands of Guyana and the Maldives to grapple with the existential dilemma of seawalls alongside struggles to resist displacement.

Master's Thesis from the year 2018 in the subject Politics - Region: Africa, , language: English, abstract: Recently, world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to guide member countries and development agencies in tackling poverty, inequality and injustice making the sustainability of Projects and Programs a critical point of discussion within the development community.

Saving the world won't happen on the silver screen.

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2021 im Fachbereich Tourismus - Hotelmanagement, Note: 1,3, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Regionalität ist in diesem Sinne der Nachhaltigkeit in aller Munde, sodass zunehmend Produkte als solche gekennzeichnet werden, um den nachgefragten Bedürfnissen entgegenzukommen.

In March 2011, people in a coastal Japanese city stood atop a seawall watching the approach of the tsunami that would kill them.

A natural resource strategist investigates the growing global demand for rare metals and what it means to the environment and our future Our future hinges on a set of elements that few of us have even heard of.

The global development community is teeming with different ideas and interventions to improve the lives of the world's poorest people.

Alone in the known universe the Earth glows bright with life, a unique cosmic oasis of biodiversity which is now under threat from our own actions.

Alone in the known universe the Earth glows bright with life, a unique cosmic oasis of biodiversity which is now under threat from our own actions.

Since the beginning of the twentieth century, Wisconsin citizens have promoted innovative environmental programs.

Celebrating the beauty, diversity, and significance of the states natural landscapes, Wild North Carolina provides an engaging, beautifully illustrated introduction to North Carolinas interconnected webs of plant and animal life.

In an innovative fusion of labor and environmental history, Making a Living examines work as a central part of Americans' evolving relationship with nature, revealing the unexpected connections between the fight for workers' rights and the rise of the modern environmental movement.

Covering 92 million acres from Virginia to Texas, the longleaf pine ecosystem was, in its prime, one of the most extensive and biologically diverse ecosystems in North America.

An argument that the idea of sacrifice, with all its political baggage, opens new paths to environmental sustainability.

Although suburb-building created major environmental problems, Christopher Sellers demonstrates that the environmental movement originated within suburbs not just in response to unchecked urban sprawl.