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Land Use Intensification
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| Effects on Agriculture, Biodiversity and Ecological Processes |
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David Lindenmayer,
Saul Cunningham,
Andrew Young
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| Can science suggest new approaches to reducing the conflict between productive land use and biodiversity conservation? |
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Jul 2012 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 168pp
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Reducing the Impacts of Development on Wildlife
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James Gleeson,
Deborah Gleeson
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| Practical measures to reduce the impacts of development on terrestrial wildlife, promoting ecologically sustainable development. |
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2012 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 248pp
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Reef and Rainforest
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Michael McCoy
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| A unique photographic portrayal of the plants and animals in one of the world's most biodiverse regions. |
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2010 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 256pp
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| Building | Top of Page |
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Fundamentals of Sustainable Dwellings
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Avi Friedman
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| A practical guide for every professional in the burgeoning field of residential green building. |
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May 2012 -
Island Press, USA - 352pp
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| Climate | Top of Page |
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Visualizing Climate Change
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| A Guide to Visual Communication of Climate Change and Developing Local Solutions |
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Stephen R J Sheppard
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| Using spectacular visual imagery, this book demonstrates new ways to make carbon and climate change visible in our own backyards. |
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May 2012 -
Earthscan - 400pp
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| Energy | Top of Page |
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Powering the Green Economy
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| The Feed-in Tariff Handbook |
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Miguel Mendonça,
David Jacobs,
Benjamin Sovacool
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| Provides a broad and detailed resource on feed-in tariffs and other renewable energy support schemes. |
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2009 -
Earthscan - 224pp
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Renewable Energy Systems
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| The Earthscan Expert Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies for Home and Business |
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Dilwyn Jenkins
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| This book is the long awaited guide to the possible for anyone interested in renewables at home or work. |
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2012 -
Earthscan - 256pp
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Clean Energy, Climate and Carbon
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Peter J Cook
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| Outlines the global challenge of decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. |
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2012 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 232pp
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| Environmental Management | Top of Page |
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Sustainable Coastal Management and Climate Adaptation
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| Global Lessons from Regional Approaches in Australia |
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Richard Kenchington,
Laura Stocker,
David Wood
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| Explores the evolution of coastal management, and provides insights into the experience and understanding of coastal management in Australia. |
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2012 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 232pp
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Landscape Logic
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| Integrating Science for Landscape Management |
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Ted Lefroy,
Allan Curtis,
Anthony Jakeman,
James McKee
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| Case studies examine the effectiveness of environmental programs to improve our waterways, soils and natural vegetation. |
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2012 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 312pp
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| Fire | Top of Page |
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Essential Bushfire Safety Tips
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Joan Webster OAM
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| New edition lists over 2000 tips to help you make an effective bushfire plan. |
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2012 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 184pp
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Living with Fire
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| People, Nature and History in Steels Creek |
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Christine Hansen,
Tom Griffiths
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| This deeply moving book examines how one community rebuilt and redefined itself following the Black Saturday fires. |
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2012 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 200pp
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| Human Health | Top of Page |
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Ecological Public Health
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| Reshaping the Conditions for Good Health |
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Geof Rayner,
Tim Lang
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| This book argues that public health thinking needs an overhaul, a return to and modernisation around ecological principles. |
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2012 -
Earthscan - 432pp
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| Planning & Design | Top of Page |
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Australia's Unintended Cities
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| The Impact of Housing on Urban Development |
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Richard Tomlinson
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| Explores housing and housing-related urban outcomes that are unintended consequences of other policies in Australia. |
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2012 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 208pp
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Energizing Sustainable Cities
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| Assessing Urban Energy |
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Arnulf Grubler,
David Fisk
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| Written by an eminent team of internationally renowned scholars it presents new data, new analysis, as well as new policy insights. |
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2012 -
Earthscan - 240pp
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The Urban Transformation
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| Health, Shelter and Climate Change |
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Elliott Sclar,
Nicole Volavka-Close,
Peter Brown
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| This volume brings together some of the world's foremost experts in urban development with the aim of approaching these issues as an opportunity for real positive change. |
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Aug 2012 -
Earthscan - 238pp
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Green Cities of Europe
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| Global Lessons on Green Urbanism |
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Timothy Beatley
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| Draws on the world's best examples of sustainability to show how other cities can become greener and more liveable. |
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Jun 2012 -
Island Press, USA - 260pp
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Stewardship of the Built Environment
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| Sustainability, Preservation, and Reuse |
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Robert A Young
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| Shows how rehabilitating and reusing existing structures holds untapped potential for achieving sustainable communities. |
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Aug 2012 -
Island Press, USA - 290pp
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| Policy & Risk | Top of Page |
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Carbon Markets or Climate Finance
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| Low Carbon and Adaptation Investment Choices for the Developing World |
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Axel Michaelowa
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| Written by climate finance experts this book provides background, firsthand insights, case studies and analysis into the complex subject area of climate finance.
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2012 -
Earthscan - 272pp
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A New Blueprint for a Green Economy
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Edward B Barbier,
Anil Markandya
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| The book highlights the new policies and approaches needed for economic management of today's environmental concerns. |
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2012 -
Earthscan - 192pp
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| Restoration Ecology | Top of Page |
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Ecological Restoration and Environmental Change
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| Renewing Damaged Ecosystems |
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Stuart K Allison
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| The book debates in detail how coming global climate change and the development of novel ecosystems will force us to ask new questions about what we mean by good ecological restoration. |
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Aug 2012 -
Earthscan - 252pp
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| Sustainability | Top of Page |
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Resilience Practice
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| Engaging the Sources of Our Sustainability |
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Brian Walker,
David Salt
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| Applies resilience thinking to real-world situations and explores how systems can be managed to promote and sustain resilience. |
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Aug 2012 -
Island Press, USA - 240pp
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| Water | Top of Page |
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Flood Country
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| An Environmental History of the Murray-Darling Basin |
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Emily O'Gorman
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| Explores the different ways in which floods have been understood and managed in the inland since Australia’s colonisation. |
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Aug 2012 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 280pp
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The World's Water 2011-2012
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| The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources |
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Peter H Gleick
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| The most comprehensive and up-to-to date source of information and analysis on freshwater resources. |
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Jun 2012 -
Island Press, USA - 400pp
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Water
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| Science and Solutions for Australia |
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Ian Prosser
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| The latest information from CSIRO, providing a clear picture of the water challenges and prospects facing Australia. |
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2011 -
CSIRO - 192pp |
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