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Earth Rising: American Environmentalism in the 21st Century by Philip Shabecoff
A science writer for The New York Times for three decades, reports on hundreds of environmental battles and controversies, bringing them to the attention of millions of readers. But the good work of environmental journalists has gone unheeded — not by the citizenry, but by the forces of industry, commerce, and the mainstream media, which have enormous financial stakes in preserving the status quo.
List Price: $20.00
Hardcover: 258 pages
Eco-Efficiency: The Business Link to Sustainable Development by Livio D. Desimone and Frank Popoff
Principles of business eco-efficiency and case studies of their application. This book discusses the need for governments to change the conditions under which business operates, including tax and regulatory regimes, to make them more conducive to eco-efficiency
List Price: $25.00
Paperback: 306 pages
Ecological Design by Sim Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan 10th Anniversary Edition. A vision of how the living world and the human world can be rejoined by taking ecology as the basis for design. Ecological design intelligence can be applied at all levels of scale, creating revolutionary forms of buildings, landscapes, cities, and technologies. Includes case studies, personal anecdotes, images, and theory .
List Price: $29.95
Paperback: 216 pages
Ecological Design and Planning by George F. Thompson and Frederick R. Steiner, Editors
The essays contained in this book are written by a cross section of the most respected teachers and practitioners of landscape design from around the globe. This book offers a unique opportunity to learn about the latest thinking and practices in the art and science of ecological landscape design from such leading lights as Michael Laurie, Carol Franklin, Laurie Olin, Elizabeth Meyer, and more.
List Price: US $85.00
Hardcover: 368 pages
Ecology and Management of Central Hardwood Forests by Ray R. Hicks
A comprehensive guide to effective hardwood forest management. Extending 235,000 square miles from New York to Georgia and from Virginia to Missouri, the Central Hardwoods Region harbors the most extensive concentration of deciduous hardwoods in the world. As harvests in the Pacific Northwest decline and timber prices rise, the maturing stands of mixed species in this central U.S. region are a rich and valuable resource that is increasingly vulnerable to exploitation. This timely book examines all of the key ecological, social, and economic management considerations essential to utilize and sustain these vital woodlands effectively.
List Price: US $160.00
Hardcover\: 432 pages
Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability by Paul Hawken
Paul Hawken is no ordinary capitalist. Drawing on Baba Ram Dass, Vaclav Have,l Peter Drucker and WalMart for his case studies, Hawken is on a one-man crusade to reform our economic system by demanding that First World businesses reduce their consumption of energy and resources by 80 percent in the next 50 years.
List Price: $16.95
Paperback: 272 pages
Energy and Environment in Architecture: A Technical Design Guideby Nick Baker, Koen Steemers
This book explains the principles behind the LT Method, a unique way of estimating the combined energy usage of lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation systems, to enable the designer to make comparisons between options at an early, strategic stage particularly when developing the design for a new building.
List Price: $95.95
Paperback: 240 pages
Environment, Construction & Sustainable Development -
The Environmental Impact of Construction/Sustainable Civil Engineering (2 Volume Set) by Thomas Carpenter (Editor)
This book is an important contribution to the worldwide debate on sustainable development and the first to focus comprehensively on construction. It takes note of historical precedents and analyzes future prospects in the light of inequitable use of resources and increasing demographic and socio-economic problems.
The two volumes are split into four parts dealing with effects of construction on resources, describing examples of these themes, identifying appropriate practical construction solutions and recognizing the economic and political realities that are faced in their implementation.
List Price: US $450.00
Hardcover: 772 pages
The Environmental Impact of Land and Property Management by Yvonne Rydin (Editor)
It has been strongly argued that it is in the interests of the land and property professions to take the lead in environmental protection and enhance the environmental component of their professional advice. This book brings together the results of the RICS Environmental Research Programme 1994/5. Nine research projects were funded to investigate issues of relevance to the professions. Ranging from pollution in mine workings to energy efficiency and building refurbishment, and from the evaluation of contaminated land to the practices of estate agents.
List Price: US $160.00
Hardcover: 208 pages
Environmental Management and Business Strategy: Leadership Skills for the 21st Century by Bruce Piasecki, Kevin A. Fletcher, Frank Mendelson
With this book you'll gain the necessary skills to develop an effective corporate environmental strategy.Organized around three classic global needs shared by both business strategists and environmental leaders: achieving compliance, recognizing business opportunity, and answering public expectations.
List Price: $72.25
Paperback: 368 pages
Environmental Management Systems and Cleaner Production by Howard Markman, Editor
Introduces managers to a system by which businesses and industries implement self-regulation on their processes to promote clean technology. Highlights the importance of understanding complex environmental issues, the relative impact of business and industry, and the role of standards and regulations.
List Price: $160.00
Paperback: 390
Environmental Resource Guide
by The American Institute of Architects, Joseph A. Demkin (Editor)
The ERG gives architects and others in the building industry a basis for comparing the environmental impact of building materials, products and systems. Provides a consistent format for assessing the environmental impacts of building materials from their original extraction and manufacture to their final disposal or reuse.Launched by the AIA in 1992 to create a simplified methodology for assessing the environmental impact of building materials.
List Price: US $300.00 Paperback: 880 pages
The Environmental Resource Guide - CD Rom (1999)
by The American Institute of Architects
Sustainability requires professionals to minimize resource requirements, maximize production efficiency, and control waste so that architecture meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future to meet its own needs. This Guide allows design professionals to make environmentally informed choices when selecting and specifying common building materials.
List Price: US $235.00
Software
ErgAerobics: Why does working @ my computer hurt so much?
by Perry Bonomo, et al.
A comprehensive guide to help computer users prevent and treat Computer Induced Repetitive Stress Injuries (CIRSIs) such as carpal tunnel syndrome, back pain, neck pain, headaches, TMJ, etc.
List Price: $14.95
Paperback: 128 pages
Ergonomic Living: How to Create A user-Friendly Home & Office
by Gordon Inkeles and Iris Schencke
The authors have done their ergonomic homework and the solutions they come up with will amaze you. This book discusses office territory, the Inner Circle, ambience, storage, the Personal Computer, and the Information-Age Habitat.
