Called by the wild [[electronic resource] ] : the autobiography of a conservationist / / Raymond F. Dasmann ; with a foreword by Paul Erhlich |
Autore | Dasmann Raymond F. <1919-2002.> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.7/2/092
B |
Soggetto topico | Conservationists - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
africa
australia autobiography biography biology bioregionalism biosphere california caribbean conservation dasmann ecology ecotourism environment environmental movement environmentalism fieldwork game management kinshasha memoir military service military natural world nature preserve nature nonfiction politics population growth rain forest san francisco soldier south pacific sri lanka sustainability united nations united states veteran wilderness wildlife world war two ww2 |
ISBN |
0-520-92740-0
1-59734-521-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- 1. Beginnings: The Lure of Wild Country -- 2. School, the Woods, and War -- 3. Red Arrows Never Glance -- 4. Live Coward or Dead Hero? -- 5. Elizabeth's Story -- 6. Reunion -- 7. Transition -- 8. Deer -- 9. Arcata -- 10. Conservation by Slaughter -- 11. Return to the United States -- 12. Influences and Efforts -- 13. Too Many, Too Much -- 14. Uniting Nations -- 15. Return to Africa -- 16. Ecosystem and Biosphere People -- 17. The Edges of the Sea -- 18. The Incident in Kinshasha -- 19. Return to the South Pacific -- 20. Back to the Land -- 21. Damming Paradise -- 22. Other Ways of Life -- 23. Biosphere Reserves -- 24. Finale -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780378503321 |
Dasmann Raymond F. <1919-2002.> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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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Dirty water [[electronic resource] ] : one man's fight to clean up one of the world's most polluted bays / / Bill Sharpsteen |
Autore | Sharpsteen Bill <1954-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (283 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.739/409794 |
Collana | The Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment |
Soggetto topico |
Sewage disposal in the ocean - Environmental aspects - California - Santa Monica Bay
Marine pollution - California - Santa Monica Bay - Prevention Environmental policy - California - Santa Monica Bay Region Environmentalists - United States Political activists - United States High school teachers - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
1985
bays and oceans beach bodies of water clean water act clean water ddt dirty water discussion books easy to read ecology engaging environment environmental impact environmental movement heal the bay human impact insecticide pollution inspirational lively local politics los angeles make a difference nonfiction account polluted water raw sewage santa monica bay scientists sea floor swimming true story uplifting water pollution |
ISBN |
1-282-45347-5
9786612453472 0-520-94475-5 |
Classificazione | AR 12500 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Author's Note -- Prologue. Surfer Scientist -- Chapter 1. The Swimmer -- Chapter 2. The Witness -- Chapter 3. The Coalition -- Chapter 4. Squirp -- Chapter 5. The Press Conference -- Chapter 6. City Hall -- Chapter 7. The Activist -- Chapter 8. The Second Hearing -- Chapter 9. The Scientist -- Chapter 10. The Politician -- Chapter 11. The Brown Ribbon -- Chapter 12. Heal the Bay -- Chapter 13. The Dirty Toilet Awards -- Chapter 14. The Decision -- Chapter 15. Friend of the Court -- Chapter 16. Outsiders and Insiders -- Chapter 17. The 50 Percent Job -- Epilogue -- Resources -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780923403321 |
Sharpsteen Bill <1954-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The environmental legacy of the UC natural reserve system [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Peggy L. Fiedler, Susan Gee Rumsey, and Kathleen M. Wong |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.73/1609794 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
FiedlerPeggy Lee
RumseySusan Gee WongKathleen M (Kathleen Michelle) |
Soggetto topico |
Natural areas - California
Environmental protection - California Ecology - Study and teaching - California Natural history - Study and teaching - California |
Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
california ecosystems california coastal regions conservation conservationists earth sciences environmental impacts environmental movement environmentalism environmentalists field research forests human history illustrated inland deserts land stewardship natural environments natural history natural reserves natural resources protected landscapes resource management scientists tide pools uc faculty uc natural reserve system wetlands wildland habitats |
ISBN |
1-283-80430-1
0-520-95364-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INSPIRATION AND VISION -- NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RESERVES -- CENTRAL CALIFORNIA RESERVES -- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESERVES -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR THE UC NATURAL RESERVE SYSTEM -- LITERATURE CITED -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786346803321 |
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The environmental legacy of the UC natural reserve system [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Peggy L. Fiedler, Susan Gee Rumsey, and Kathleen M. Wong |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.73/1609794 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
FiedlerPeggy Lee
RumseySusan Gee WongKathleen M (Kathleen Michelle) |
Soggetto topico |
Natural areas - California
Environmental protection - California Ecology - Study and teaching - California Natural history - Study and teaching - California |
Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
california ecosystems california coastal regions conservation conservationists earth sciences environmental impacts environmental movement environmentalism environmentalists field research forests human history illustrated inland deserts land stewardship natural environments natural history natural reserves natural resources protected landscapes resource management scientists tide pools uc faculty uc natural reserve system wetlands wildland habitats |
ISBN |
1-283-80430-1
0-520-95364-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INSPIRATION AND VISION -- NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RESERVES -- CENTRAL CALIFORNIA RESERVES -- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESERVES -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR THE UC NATURAL RESERVE SYSTEM -- LITERATURE CITED -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827707503321 |
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Inescapable ecologies [[electronic resource] ] : a history of environment, disease, and knowledge / / Linda Nash |
Autore | Nash Linda Lorraine |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (348 p.) |
Disciplina | 614.4/2794 |
Soggetto topico |
Medical geography - California - History
Environmental health - California - History Public health - California - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
19th century
20th century biomedicine california cancer clusters causes of disease central valley disease history ecologists ecology ecosystem environment and culture environmental history environmental impact environmental movement environmental protest environmentalists germ theory human impact illness natural science natural world nonfiction pollution public health regional ecology textbooks toxic chemicals wilderness |
ISBN |
9786611752521
0-520-93999-9 1-281-75252-5 1-60129-529-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Body And Environment In An Era Of Colonization -- 2. Placing Health And Disease -- 3. Producing A Sanitary Landscape -- 4. Modern Landscapes And Ecological Bodies -- 5. Contesting The Space Of Disease -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784418003321 |
Nash Linda Lorraine | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Natural History of San Francisco Bay / / Ariel Rubissow Okamoto, Kathleen Wong |
Autore | Rubissow Okamoto Ariel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
Disciplina | 508.794/6 |
Collana | California Natural History Guides |
Soggetto topico |
Estuarine ecology - California - San Francisco Bay
Endangered ecosystems - San Francisco Bay - California Restoration ecology - California - San Francisco Bay |
Soggetto non controllato |
activists
aquatic ecosystem bay area biodiversity bodies of water california history california climate change climate cycles eelgrass beds endangered species environmental movement environmentalists fish and wildlife industrialization invasive species natural history natural sciences nonfiction oil tankers pacific ocean pollution primer resource management san francisco bay scientists tidal wetlands travel guide waterbirds |
ISBN |
1-283-27832-4
9786613278326 0-520-94998-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Acknowledgments -- Taking the Plunge -- Beneath the Surface: What Is an Estuary? -- Visible and Invisible Life: Fish, Birds, and Other Wildlife -- History of Human Changes: 1800's - 1960's -- The Environmental Backlash: 1960's - Present -- Restoration Frontiers: The Watershed -- Restoration Frontiers: The Bay -- Climate Change and the Bay's Future -- Coda -- Glossary: Sources: SFEP, SFEI, USGS -- Historical Timeline -- References -- Learning More, Helping Out: A Few Places to Start -- Art Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781315803321 |
Rubissow Okamoto Ariel | ||
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Natural History of San Francisco Bay / / Ariel Rubissow Okamoto, Kathleen Wong |
Autore | Rubissow Okamoto Ariel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
Disciplina | 508.794/6 |
Collana | California Natural History Guides |
Soggetto topico |
Estuarine ecology - California - San Francisco Bay
Endangered ecosystems - San Francisco Bay - California Restoration ecology - California - San Francisco Bay |
Soggetto non controllato |
activists
aquatic ecosystem bay area biodiversity bodies of water california history california climate change climate cycles eelgrass beds endangered species environmental movement environmentalists fish and wildlife industrialization invasive species natural history natural sciences nonfiction oil tankers pacific ocean pollution primer resource management san francisco bay scientists tidal wetlands travel guide waterbirds |
ISBN |
1-283-27832-4
9786613278326 0-520-94998-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Acknowledgments -- Taking the Plunge -- Beneath the Surface: What Is an Estuary? -- Visible and Invisible Life: Fish, Birds, and Other Wildlife -- History of Human Changes: 1800's - 1960's -- The Environmental Backlash: 1960's - Present -- Restoration Frontiers: The Watershed -- Restoration Frontiers: The Bay -- Climate Change and the Bay's Future -- Coda -- Glossary: Sources: SFEP, SFEI, USGS -- Historical Timeline -- References -- Learning More, Helping Out: A Few Places to Start -- Art Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822695503321 |
Rubissow Okamoto Ariel | ||
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A primer on sustainability : in the business environment / / Ronald Whitfield and Jeanne McNett |
Autore | Whitfield Ronald |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Business Expert Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (172 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.408 |
Collana | Environmental and social sustainability for business advantage collection |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainability
Corporations - Environmental aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Soggetto non controllato |
sustainability
precautionary principle corporate accountability environmental movement green washing triple bottom line sustainable business operations sustainable innovation sustainable supply chain cradle-to-cradle design life cycle assessment corporate reporting systems the global reporting initiative the global compact the carbon disclosure project carbon footprint water footprint indices on sustainability transparency stakeholder theory |
ISBN | 1-60649-635-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Sustainability: meaning and context -- 2. Systems and tools for sustainability -- 3. Thinking about major sustainability issues -- 4. Decision making in sustainability: case studies -- 5. Concluding thoughts -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464416803321 |
Whitfield Ronald | ||
New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Business Expert Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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