Conservation - Environment Studies Books

New and Published Books

1. Community Rights, Conservation and Contested Land

   The Politics of Natural Resource Governance in Africa

   Edited by Fred Nelson

   Natural resource governance is central to the outcomes of biodiversity conservation efforts and to patterns of economic development, particularly in resource-dependent rural communities. The institutional arrangements that define natural resource governance are outcomes of political processes,...

   Published March 19th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Role of Science for Conservation

   Edited by Matthias Wolff, Mark Gardener

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics

   The book integrates the knowledge and reflections of thirty scientists, of which many have dedicated a substantial part of their professional life to the Galapagos archipelago, to the conservation of its biodiversity and to the sustainable management of its resources. The book can be...

   Published February 8th 2012 by Routledge
3. Monitoring Forest Biodiversity

   Improving Conservation through Ecologically-Responsible Management

   By Toby Gardner

   Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

   The fate of much of the world's terrestrial biodiversity depends upon our ability to improve the management of forest ecosystems that have already been substantially modified by humans. Monitoring is an essential ingredient in meeting this challenge, allowing us to measure the impact of different...

   Published January 8th 2012 by Routledge
4. Education for Sustainability

   Becoming Naturally Smart

   By Paul Clarke

   In this book, Paul Clarke argues that in order to live sustainably we need to learn how to live and flourish in our environment in a manner that uses finite resources with ecologically informed discretion. Education is perfectly placed to create the conditions for innovative and imaginative...

   Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge
5. Governing Africa's Forests in a Globalized World

   Edited by Laura Anne German, Alain Karsenty, Anne Marie Tiani

   Many countries around the world are engaged in decentralization processes, and most African countries face serious problems with forest governance, from benefits sharing to illegality and sustainable forest management. This book summarizes experiences to date on the extent and nature of...

   Published November 14th 2011 by Routledge
6. Authenticity in Nature

   Making Choices about the Naturalness of Ecosystems

   By Nigel Dudley

   This book examines the concept of naturalness in ecosystems, discusses its values and considers choices about the level of naturalness in conservation efforts. The author argues that all ecosystems have been modified and the idea of places 'untouched by humans' is a myth. But there are large...

   Published August 24th 2011 by Routledge
7. Frontiers in Nature-based Tourism

   Lessons from Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden

   Edited by Peter Fredman, Liisa Tyrväinen

   Nature has been a key attraction factor for tourism in the Nordic countries for decades. The demand for nature-based tourism has steadily grown and is one of the most rapidly expanding sectors within tourism across Europe and elsewhere. This demand has created opportunities for nature-based tourism...

   Published May 11th 2011 by Routledge
8. International Environmental Law and the Conservation of Coral Reefs

   By Edward J. Goodwin

   Series: Routledge Research in International Environmental Law

   Tropical coral reefs are important ecosystems. They are economically important to coastal communities living in predominantly developing countries, and also provide shoreline protection, catalyse land formation enabling human habitation, act as a carbon sink and are a repository for genetic and...

   Published April 20th 2011 by Routledge
9. Conducting Research in Conservation

   Social Science Methods and Practice

   By Helen Newing

   Conducting Research in Conservation is the first textbook on social science research methods written specifically for use in the expanding and increasingly multidisciplinary field of environmental conservation. The first section on planning a research project includes chapters on the need for...

   Published October 12th 2010 by Routledge
10. Ethical Consumption

    A Critical Introduction

    Edited by Tania Lewis, Emily Potter

    A not-so-quiet revolution seems to be occurring in wealthy capitalist societies - supermarkets selling ‘guilt free’ Fairtrade products; lifestyle TV gurus exhorting us to eat less, buy local and go green; neighbourhood action groups bent on ‘swopping not shopping’. And this is happening not at the...

    Published September 29th 2010 by Routledge