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Handbook of Environmental Management and Technology by Gwendolyn Burke, Ben Ramnarine Singh, and Louis Theodore
Or primary interest to engineers, industrial hygienists, health and safety officers, plant engineers and managers, lawyers, the news media, and regulatory officials. An historical perspective on pollution problems and solutions. Included are discussions of the issues faced by management, processes for pollution control and waste treatment, risk assessment, and quality standards
List Price: US $110.00 Paperback: 824 pages
2nd Edition
Handbook of Fuel Cells - Fundamentals, Technology, Applications (4 volume set) by Wolf Vielstich, Arnold Lamm, and Hubert Gasteiger (Editors)
This four volume set brings together the fundamentals, principles and the current state-of-the-art in fuel cells. Its publication reflects the increasing importance of and the rapidly growing rate of research into alternative, clean sources of energy. With internationally renowned editors and contributors, it guides the reader from the foundations and fundamental principles through to the latest technology and cutting-edge applications.
List Price: US $1975.00
Hardcover: 2690 pages
Handbook of Water Economics: Principles and Practice
by Colin Green
For an integrated catchment, economic analyses must be undertaken on the analysis of the impacts of the proposed scheme upon the catchment as a whole. This book starts with the Dublin declaration for defining sustainable water management and sets out the economic framework needed to support the implementation of its requirements. The book is divided into two parts: the theory and applications.
List Price: US $175.00
Hardcover: 424 pages
Hard Green: Saving the Environment from the Environmentalists
(A Conservative Manifesto) by Peter W. Huber
Conservative engineer-attorney author's writing is clear and thorough. Includes his assertions that shortages of fuel, food, and space for waste will be solved and discussions of privatizing pollution and wilderness protection. His analysis of recycling programs gives a kick in the pants to complacency.
List price: $15.00
Paperback: 224 pages
Harvard Business Review on Business and the Environment by Amory Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins, Robert Shapiro
With concern for environmental issues growing, defining the controversial relationship between business and the environment has become even more essential. This book brings together the latest management thinking on the role of the environment in business, and offers a general management perspective that will help outline the critical environmental issues your organization may face
List Price: $19.95
Paperback: 272 pages
Healing Gaia: Practical Medicine for the Planet by James Lovelock, Peter Guzzardi (editor)
The creator of the Gaia theory — that the Earth is a living organism — applies the traditional medical disciplines to ecological problems and solutions; here are anatomy, biochemistry, metabolism, etc. Brightly illustrated with color (mostly stylized drawings) on nearly every page, to appeal to the general reader, armchair ecoagitator, and science fiction fan.
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Healing Environments: Your Guide to Indoor Well Being
by Carol Venolia and Debra Lynn Dadd
An architect by profession, Carol Venolia guides us beyond the structural dimensions and into the sensorial realms of the spaces we inhabit. This book is presented as a way to get to know ourselves and evaluate our environments, as well as to teach us how the components of color, sound, temperature, light, arrangement and texture can be cultivated to create a healthier and more fufilling existence.
List Price: $12.95
Paperback: 240 pages
The Healing Sun: Sunlight and Health in the 21st Century by Richard Hobday, MSc, PhD
The sun is central to our well being and health. Designing and building sunlit houses can help prevent disease, make us feel happier and save energy. Sunlit hospital rooms provide a better environment for the treatment of clinically depressed people; prolonged exposure to artificial light puts the body under great stress; large numbers of people may be compromising their health through sunlight deficiency. This book shows how sunlight was used to prevent and cure diseases in the past, and how it can help us in the future.
List Price: $15.95
Paperback: 178 pages
Health and Light: The Effects of Natural and Artificial Light on Man and Other Living Things by John Ott The story of John Ott's discovery of the role light plays in sustaining physical health is one of the true scientific breakthroughs of the last half century. It is the story of an observant, intelligent man who acted upon his observations and then supported them with scientific exploration. Health and Light has led many people to a greater understanding of the subtle role light plays in maintaining physical and emotional health.
List price: $17.99
Paperback: 232 pages
Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Design Methods for Architects
Norbert Lechner , Auburn University, Alabama
A qualitative graphic approach to understanding the techniques of heating, cooling, and lighting reflects the decision-making approach of architects and students. Useful appendices provide sun path diagrams and solar site evaluation tools. Practical checklists of strategies and issues in evaluating energy use in the building design stage. Chapters on photovoltaics and sustainable design including case studies.
List Price: US $99.00
Hardcover: 640 pages
HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design by Sandra F. Mendler, & William Odell
Two design principles with the HOK architectural and engineering design firm present 24 case studies of the company's projects around the world. A major point they make is that sustainable design is not an all-or-nothing proposition, and that some measure of it can be integrated into almost any budget, schedule, and market constraints.
List price: $80.00 Hardcover: 480 pages
How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 Houseplants That Purify Your Home or Office by B. C. Wolverton
This revolutionary guide, based on 25 years of research by NASA, shows how common houseplants can combat sick building syndrome and cleanse home or office of common pollutants. Color photos & llustrations.
List Price: $18.95
Paperback: 144 pages
Hugo Haring: The Organic Versus the Geometric by Peter Blundell-Jones, Margot Aschenbrenner
This is a highly informative exploration of an architect who is still relatively unknown to the English speaking world. Haring was the father of the modern German organic tradition in architecture, and without a knowledge of his ideas an understanding of the architecture of Scharoun, Behnisch, and Fehling and Gogel - among others - cannot be properly had. Written in a highly entertaining and conceptually-focused way. Co-presentation of large tracts of Haring's writings with a helpful running analysis.
