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After the grizzly [[electronic resource] ] : endangered species and the politics of place in California / / Peter S. Alagona
After the grizzly [[electronic resource] ] : endangered species and the politics of place in California / / Peter S. Alagona
Autore Alagona Peter S
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (332 p.)
Disciplina 591.68
Soggetto topico Wildlife conservation - California
Wildlife conservation - United States
Endangered species - California
Endangered species - United States
Grizzly bear - California
Soggetto non controllato 21st century habitat conservation
american culture
american politics
american wildlife
aspca
books for nature lovers
california gold rush
california history
california wildlife
condor
conservation of wildlife
desert tortoise
easy to read
endangered species
engaging
environmental conservation protection
environmental ecology
go green
how to protect animals
interesting books
nonfiction books
politics and science
preserving wildlife
saving the environment
science and math
sustaining landscapes
ISBN 0-520-95441-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE. The Land of the Bears -- CHAPTER TWO. A New Movement -- CHAPTER THREE. The Official Landscape -- CHAPTER FOUR. The Laws of Nature -- CHAPTER FIVE. The California Condor. From Controversy to Consensus -- CHAPTER SIX. The Mojave Desert Tortoise. Ambassador for the Outback -- CHAPTER SEVEN. The San Joaquin Kit Fox. The Flagship Fox -- CHAPTER EIGHT. The Delta Smelt. Water Politics by Another Name -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
Record Nr. UNINA-9910786712803321
Alagona Peter S  
Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2013
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After the grizzly [[electronic resource] ] : endangered species and the politics of place in California / / Peter S. Alagona
After the grizzly [[electronic resource] ] : endangered species and the politics of place in California / / Peter S. Alagona
Autore Alagona Peter S
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (332 p.)
Disciplina 591.68
Soggetto topico Wildlife conservation - California
Wildlife conservation - United States
Endangered species - California
Endangered species - United States
Grizzly bear - California
Soggetto non controllato 21st century habitat conservation
american culture
american politics
american wildlife
aspca
books for nature lovers
california gold rush
california history
california wildlife
condor
conservation of wildlife
desert tortoise
easy to read
endangered species
engaging
environmental conservation protection
environmental ecology
go green
how to protect animals
interesting books
nonfiction books
politics and science
preserving wildlife
saving the environment
science and math
sustaining landscapes
ISBN 0-520-95441-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE. The Land of the Bears -- CHAPTER TWO. A New Movement -- CHAPTER THREE. The Official Landscape -- CHAPTER FOUR. The Laws of Nature -- CHAPTER FIVE. The California Condor. From Controversy to Consensus -- CHAPTER SIX. The Mojave Desert Tortoise. Ambassador for the Outback -- CHAPTER SEVEN. The San Joaquin Kit Fox. The Flagship Fox -- CHAPTER EIGHT. The Delta Smelt. Water Politics by Another Name -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
Record Nr. UNINA-9910810508603321
Alagona Peter S  
Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2013
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American perceptions of immigrant and invasive species [[electronic resource] ] : strangers on the land / / Peter A. Coates
American perceptions of immigrant and invasive species [[electronic resource] ] : strangers on the land / / Peter A. Coates
Autore Coates Peter A. <1957->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2007
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (257 p.)
Disciplina 333.95/230973
Soggetto topico Introduced organisms - United States - History
Biology
Soggetto non controllato biology
botany
conservation
conservationism
cultural history
ecological identity
english sparrow
environmental conservation protection
environmental justice
environmentalism
environmentalists
eucalyptus tree
human immigration
hybridized plants
invading plants
native american species
natural sciences
natural world
plant nerds unite
thought-provoking book
ISBN 1-282-75950-7
9786612759505
0-520-93325-7
1-4337-0003-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Strangers and Natives -- 2. The Avian Conquest of a Continent -- 3. Plants, Insects, and Other Strangers to the Soil -- 4. Arboreal Immigrants -- 5. The Nature of Alien Nation -- NOTES -- INDEX
Record Nr. UNINA-9910784418503321
Coates Peter A. <1957->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2007
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American perceptions of immigrant and invasive species [[electronic resource] ] : strangers on the land / / Peter A. Coates
American perceptions of immigrant and invasive species [[electronic resource] ] : strangers on the land / / Peter A. Coates
Autore Coates Peter A. <1957->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2007
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (257 p.)
Disciplina 333.95/230973
Soggetto topico Introduced organisms - United States - History
Biology
Soggetto non controllato biology
botany
conservation
conservationism
cultural history
ecological identity
english sparrow
environmental conservation protection
environmental justice
environmentalism
environmentalists
eucalyptus tree
human immigration
hybridized plants
invading plants
native american species
natural sciences
natural world
plant nerds unite
thought-provoking book
ISBN 1-282-75950-7
9786612759505
0-520-93325-7
1-4337-0003-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Strangers and Natives -- 2. The Avian Conquest of a Continent -- 3. Plants, Insects, and Other Strangers to the Soil -- 4. Arboreal Immigrants -- 5. The Nature of Alien Nation -- NOTES -- INDEX
Record Nr. UNINA-9910825313903321
Coates Peter A. <1957->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2007
Materiale a stampa
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David Brower : the making of the environmental movement / / Tom Turner ; foreword by Bill McKibben
David Brower : the making of the environmental movement / / Tom Turner ; foreword by Bill McKibben
Autore Turner Tom <1942->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (321 p.)
Disciplina 508.092
Soggetto topico Environmentalists - United States
Conservationists - United States
Soggetto non controllato biography
conservation in the american west
conservationists
david brower
dinosaur national monument
environmental activism
environmental activists
environmental conservation protection
environmental legislation
environmental movement
environmental scientists
friends of the earth
national parks
north cascades national park
point reyes national seashore
redwood national park
sierra club
wilderness act
ISBN 0-520-96245-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- Prologue: A Tense Meeting in the Mountains -- 1. From Berkeley to the Sierra: An Outdoorsman Is Born -- 2. Yosemite -- 3. Into the Sierra Club -- 4. Love and War -- 5. A Sierra Club Leader Emerges -- 6. The Battle Against Dams in Dinosaur -- 7. The Battle for Wilderness -- 8. Big Books for a Cause -- 9. Growing Pains and Saving the Grand Canyon -- 10. Uncivil War -- 11. From Archdruid to Friend of the Earth -- 12. Friends of the Earth Takes on the World -- 13. A Resumption of Hostilities -- 14. Back to the Sierra Club -- 15. The End of the Trail -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Appendix: Books Published under the Editorial Direction of David R. Brower -- NOTES -- Bibliography -- INDEX
Record Nr. UNINA-9910797358403321
Turner Tom <1942->  
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015
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David Brower : the making of the environmental movement / / Tom Turner ; foreword by Bill McKibben
David Brower : the making of the environmental movement / / Tom Turner ; foreword by Bill McKibben
Autore Turner Tom <1942->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (321 p.)
Disciplina 508.092
Soggetto topico Environmentalists - United States
Conservationists - United States
Soggetto non controllato biography
conservation in the american west
conservationists
david brower
dinosaur national monument
environmental activism
environmental activists
environmental conservation protection
environmental legislation
environmental movement
environmental scientists
friends of the earth
national parks
north cascades national park
point reyes national seashore
redwood national park
sierra club
wilderness act
ISBN 0-520-96245-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- Prologue: A Tense Meeting in the Mountains -- 1. From Berkeley to the Sierra: An Outdoorsman Is Born -- 2. Yosemite -- 3. Into the Sierra Club -- 4. Love and War -- 5. A Sierra Club Leader Emerges -- 6. The Battle Against Dams in Dinosaur -- 7. The Battle for Wilderness -- 8. Big Books for a Cause -- 9. Growing Pains and Saving the Grand Canyon -- 10. Uncivil War -- 11. From Archdruid to Friend of the Earth -- 12. Friends of the Earth Takes on the World -- 13. A Resumption of Hostilities -- 14. Back to the Sierra Club -- 15. The End of the Trail -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Appendix: Books Published under the Editorial Direction of David R. Brower -- NOTES -- Bibliography -- INDEX
Record Nr. UNINA-9910811687803321
Turner Tom <1942->  
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Deep things out of darkness [[electronic resource] ] : a history of natural history / / John G. T. Anderson
Deep things out of darkness [[electronic resource] ] : a history of natural history / / John G. T. Anderson
Autore Anderson John G. T. <1957->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (363 p.)
Disciplina 508
Soggetto topico Natural history - History
Naturalists - History
Soggetto non controllato academic books
ancient history
anthropology
astrobiology and bioscience
beginning of study
books for history lovers
creation of life
darwin
development of sciences
discussion books
engaging
environmental change
environmental conservation protection
history of science
home school history books
human civilization
human history
informative books
learning from experts
natural history
nonfiction books
philosophers
quarantine reads
science and math
science books
scientists
start of civilization
ISBN 1-283-86037-6
0-520-95445-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- List Of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Adam'S Task, Job'S Challenge -- 1. From Hunter-Gatherers To Kings Of Kings -- 2. A Wonderful Man: Aristotle And Greek Natural History -- 3. The Spoils Of An Empire -- 4. An Emperor And His Descendants -- 5. New Worlds -- 6. Ray, Linnaeus, And The Ordering Of The World -- 7. Journeys Near And Far -- 8. Before The Origin -- 9. Forms Most Beautiful: Darwin -- 10. The Geography Of Nature: Humboldt -- 11. Hearts Of Light: Wallace And Bates -- 12. Spoils Of Other Empires -- 13. Breadfruit And Icebergs -- 14. Naturalists In New England: Thoreau, Agassiz, And Gray -- 15. From Muir And Alexander To Leopold And Carson -- 16. The Slow Death (And Resurrection) Of Natural History -- Notes -- References -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910779362403321
Anderson John G. T. <1957->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013
Materiale a stampa
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Deep things out of darkness [[electronic resource] ] : a history of natural history / / John G. T. Anderson
Deep things out of darkness [[electronic resource] ] : a history of natural history / / John G. T. Anderson
Autore Anderson John G. T. <1957->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (363 p.)
Disciplina 508
Soggetto topico Natural history - History
Naturalists - History
Soggetto non controllato academic books
ancient history
anthropology
astrobiology and bioscience
beginning of study
books for history lovers
creation of life
darwin
development of sciences
discussion books
engaging
environmental change
environmental conservation protection
history of science
home school history books
human civilization
human history
informative books
learning from experts
natural history
nonfiction books
philosophers
quarantine reads
science and math
science books
scientists
start of civilization
ISBN 1-283-86037-6
0-520-95445-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- List Of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Adam'S Task, Job'S Challenge -- 1. From Hunter-Gatherers To Kings Of Kings -- 2. A Wonderful Man: Aristotle And Greek Natural History -- 3. The Spoils Of An Empire -- 4. An Emperor And His Descendants -- 5. New Worlds -- 6. Ray, Linnaeus, And The Ordering Of The World -- 7. Journeys Near And Far -- 8. Before The Origin -- 9. Forms Most Beautiful: Darwin -- 10. The Geography Of Nature: Humboldt -- 11. Hearts Of Light: Wallace And Bates -- 12. Spoils Of Other Empires -- 13. Breadfruit And Icebergs -- 14. Naturalists In New England: Thoreau, Agassiz, And Gray -- 15. From Muir And Alexander To Leopold And Carson -- 16. The Slow Death (And Resurrection) Of Natural History -- Notes -- References -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910808113103321
Anderson John G. T. <1957->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Game changer [[electronic resource] ] : animal rights and the fate of Africa's wildlife / / Glen Martin
Game changer [[electronic resource] ] : animal rights and the fate of Africa's wildlife / / Glen Martin
Autore Martin Glen <1949->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (268 p.)
Disciplina 179/.3096
Soggetto topico Animal welfare - Africa
Animal rights - Africa
Animal rights - Environmental aspects - Africa
Wildlife conservation - Africa
Animal rights activists - Africa
Animal rights movement - Africa
Soggetto non controllato african history
animal hunting
animal rights movement
animal welfare
animals in africa
aspca
books for animal lovers
books for reluctant readers
conservationists
conservations vs protecting animals
conserve wildlife
discussion books
east africa
easy to read
engaging
environmental conservation protection
how to save animals
how to stop hunters
individual animals
man vs nature
page turner
protecting wildlife
the importance of animals
vacation reads
wildlife in africa
zoos and animals
ISBN 1-280-11658-7
9786613520876
0-520-95205-7
Classificazione NAT037000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Maps -- Chapter 1. Never an Eden -- Chapter 2. The Man Who Hated Hyenas -- Chapter 3. Dreaming the Peaceable Kingdom -- Chapter 4. From Automata to Sentient Beings -- Chapter 5. My Cow Trumps Your Lion -- Chapter 6. Death to l'Ancien Régime -- Chapter 7. Reality Check -- Chapter 8. The Kenya Model -- Chapter 9. An Inalienable Right -- Chapter 10. Buy (or Lease) It and They Will Come -- Chapter 11. Even the Cows Must Pay -- Chapter 12. Elephant Man -- Chapter 13. The Sage Reconsiders -- Chapter 14. Commodifying Conservation -- Chapter 15. Not a Primary Issue of Concern -- Chapter 16. Hard Choices -- Chapter 17. The Nation on a Plate -- Chapter 18. Topsoil and Condoms -- Chapter 19. Summing Up in Diani -- Recommended Reading -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910789974603321
Martin Glen <1949->  
Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Game changer [[electronic resource] ] : animal rights and the fate of Africa's wildlife / / Glen Martin
Game changer [[electronic resource] ] : animal rights and the fate of Africa's wildlife / / Glen Martin
Autore Martin Glen <1949->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (268 p.)
Disciplina 179/.3096
Soggetto topico Animal welfare - Africa
Animal rights - Africa
Animal rights - Environmental aspects - Africa
Wildlife conservation - Africa
Animal rights activists - Africa
Animal rights movement - Africa
Soggetto non controllato african history
animal hunting
animal rights movement
animal welfare
animals in africa
aspca
books for animal lovers
books for reluctant readers
conservationists
conservations vs protecting animals
conserve wildlife
discussion books
east africa
easy to read
engaging
environmental conservation protection
how to save animals
how to stop hunters
individual animals
man vs nature
page turner
protecting wildlife
the importance of animals
vacation reads
wildlife in africa
zoos and animals
ISBN 1-280-11658-7
9786613520876
0-520-95205-7
Classificazione NAT037000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Maps -- Chapter 1. Never an Eden -- Chapter 2. The Man Who Hated Hyenas -- Chapter 3. Dreaming the Peaceable Kingdom -- Chapter 4. From Automata to Sentient Beings -- Chapter 5. My Cow Trumps Your Lion -- Chapter 6. Death to l'Ancien Régime -- Chapter 7. Reality Check -- Chapter 8. The Kenya Model -- Chapter 9. An Inalienable Right -- Chapter 10. Buy (or Lease) It and They Will Come -- Chapter 11. Even the Cows Must Pay -- Chapter 12. Elephant Man -- Chapter 13. The Sage Reconsiders -- Chapter 14. Commodifying Conservation -- Chapter 15. Not a Primary Issue of Concern -- Chapter 16. Hard Choices -- Chapter 17. The Nation on a Plate -- Chapter 18. Topsoil and Condoms -- Chapter 19. Summing Up in Diani -- Recommended Reading -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910816490603321
Martin Glen <1949->  
Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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