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The Atlas of Climate Change
Kirstin Dow,
Thomas E. Downing
The updated third edition of this of this highly acclaimed atlas on climate change.
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Australia's Wild Weather
Mark Tredinnick
Considers what it means to be living at time when weather is no longer small talk; it is most of the news.
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Believing Cassandra
Alan AtKisson
A bestseller within months of its first release, this updated edition is even more relevant, fresh and motivating than when it first appeared in 1999.
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Burke and Wills
EB Joyce,
DA McCann
Reveals for the first time the true extent and limits of the scientific achievements of the Burke and Wills Expedition.
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Carbon Markets or Climate Finance
Axel Michaelowa
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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Cents and Sustainability
Michael H Smith,
Karlson 'Charlie' Hargroves,
Cheryl Desha
Investigates new evidence and research to develop a deeper understanding of how 'forceful sustainable growth' is possible.
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The Challenge to Change
Richard Eckersley,
Kevin Jeans
What is Australia's future? What role will science and technology play in shaping it? CSIRO's leading scientists give their ideas of what the future holds.
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Climate Change Denial
Haydn Washington,
John Cook
This book shows how we can break through denial, accept reality, and thus solve the climate crisis.
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Climate Change
Helen Cleugh,
Mark Stafford Smith,
Michael Battaglia,
Paul Graham
The latest scientific knowledge brought together by CSIRO on a series of climate change topics.
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The Cochlear Story
Veronica Bondarew,
Peter Seligman
Documents the human story behind the development and success of the cochlear implant.
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The Coming Famine
Julian Cribb
A strong and positive call to action to address an impending planetary food crisis.
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Community Bushfire Safety
John Handmer,
Katharine Haynes
The key social, political and human issues related to Australia’s on-going bushfire scenario.
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The CSIRO Home Energy Saving Handbook
Dr John Wright,
Dr Peter Osman,
Peta Ashworth
Shows us exactly what we can all do as individuals to cut our energy use without cutting back on our lifestyles.
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Debating Climate Change
Elizabeth L Malone
This original research will help advance understanding and negotiation on climate change throughout the pivotal times to come.
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Desert Channels
Libby Robin,
Chris Dickman,
Mandy Martin
Combines art, science and history to explore the distinctive Desert Channels country of south-western Queensland.
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The Earth Only Endures
Jules Pretty
This book, by acclaimed author Jules Pretty, is fundamentally about our relationship with nature, animals and places.
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Factor Five
Ernst von Weizsäcker,
Karlson Hargroves,
Michael Smith,
Cheryl Desha,
Peter Stasinopoulos
Simply the most important work on the future of innovation, business, economics and policy and is top drawer reading for leaders across all sectors.
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Food Security, Nutrition and Sustainability
Geoffrey Lawrence,
Kristen Lyons,
Tabatha Wallington
Offers critical insights by international scholars, with chapters on global food security, supermarket power, new technologies, and sustainability.
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Food Systems Failure
Christopher Rosin,
Paul Stock,
Hugh Campbell
A critical assessment of the contemporary global food system in light of the heightening food crisis.
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Food, Globalization and Sustainability
Peter Oosterveer,
David A. Sonnenfeld
An overview of the principal conceptual frameworks developed for understanding changes in global food production and consumption.
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The Future Control of Food
Geoff Tansey,
Tasmin Rajotte
The first wide-ranging guide to the key issues of intellectual property and ownership, genetics, biodiversity and food security.
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Gift Vouchers
Are you looking for a book or subscription to give as a present, but aren’t sure what to choose?
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Human Transit
Jarrett Walker
Supplies the basic tools, the critical questions and the means to make smarter decisions about designing and implementing transit services.
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Icon in Crisis
Ron Sandland,
Graham Thompson
Charts in detail CSIRO's dramatic and successful transformation in a changing political and financial environment.
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Issues of the Day
Ian W H Parry ,
Felicia Day
An easy way to learn about a diverse range of policy issues affecting the environment, energy, transportation and public health.
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Natural Capitalism
Paul Hawken,
Amory B Lovins ,
L Hunter Lovins
10th-anniversary edition features a new Introduction by Amory B Lovins and Paul Hawken.
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A New Blueprint for a Green Economy
Edward B Barbier,
Anil Markandya
The book highlights the new policies and approaches needed for economic management of today's environmental concerns.
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The New Economics
David Boyle,
Andrew Simms
Describes the problems and bizarre contradictions in conventional economics as well as the principles of the emerging new economics.
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NGO Management
Alan Fowler,
Chiku Malunga
Illustrates how NGOs can maintain performance and remain agile amidst increasing uncertainties.
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Open Science
Julian Cribb,
Tjempaka Sari
Practical advice on how to communicate science effectively with different audiences.
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Out of the Scientist's Garden
Richard Stirzaker
The garden is the lens through which we can explore how the world can manage water and feed itself.
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Outside the Magic Square
Lolo Houbein
Considers issues of food security and offers solutions at the street, neighbourhood and global levels.
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Pictures of Time Beneath
Kirsty Douglas
An original perspective on our understanding of place, time, nation and science.
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The Politics of Asbestos
Linda Waldman
Explores people's understandings of their illness, risk, compensation and regulation.
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Post-Disaster Reconstruction
Matthew Clarke,
Ismet Fanany,
Sue Kenny
The first major book that analyses the different perspectives and experiences of the enormous post-tsunami reconstruction effort.
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Science and Certainty
John TO Kirk
Looks at what science asks us to believe about aspects of reality, and considers the implications of accepting the scientific world view.
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The Shape of Green
Lance Hosey
Shows how design at all scales, from products to buildings to cities, can effectively marry art and science.
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The Skeptical Economist
Jonathan Aldred
Challenges us all to examine the assumptions behind the economics of our current way of life.
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Social Mix and the City
Kathy Arthurson
Critically appraises how 'social mix' has been constructed historically in urban planning and housing policy.
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State of the World 2010
Worldwatch Institute
Paints a picture of what sustainability culture could look like, and how we can and already are making the shift.
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The State of the World Atlas
Dan Smith
Over 50 full-colour world maps and graphics break down the statistics to provide a compelling analysis of our main social, economic and ecological issues.
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Straight Up
Joseph J. Romm
How the media is missing the story of the century.
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Sustainable Food
Michael Mobbs
Help reduce the carbon emissions associated with growing, processing, transporting, selling and disposing food.
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Tackling Wicked Problems
Valerie A Brown ,
John A Harris ,
Jacqueline Y Russell
Provides a framework that will guide the design and conduct of open-ended enquiries.
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Upside Down World
Penny Olsen AM
Documents how our scientific knowledge evolved, using collectors' and naturalists' journals to enhance these stories.
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Urban Consumption
Peter Newton
Explores the prospect for winding back current levels of household consumption in high income societies.
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The Urban Transformation
Elliott Sclar,
Nicole Volavka-Close,
Peter Brown
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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Visualizing Climate Change
Stephen R J Sheppard
Using spectacular visual imagery, this book demonstrates new ways to make carbon and climate change visible in our own backyards.
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Water
Ian Prosser
The latest information from CSIRO, providing a clear picture of the water challenges and prospects facing Australia.
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Why Noise Matters
John Stewart,
Francis McManus,
Nigel Rodgers,
Val Weedon,
Arline Bronzaft
Written by a renowned noise campaigner and experts in law and health, this book tells you all you need to know about noise as a social, cultural and environmental issue.
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World on the Edge
Lester Brown
Calls out the pivotal environmental issues and how to solve them now.
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