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Authenticity in Nature
Nigel Dudley
Examines the concept of naturalness in ecosystems, discusses its values and considers choices about the level of naturalness in conservation efforts.
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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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Bottled and Sold
Peter H Gleick
A lucid assessment on our society's choices about drinking water.
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Burning Issues
Mark Adams,
Peter Attiwill
The role of fire in Australia's ecosystems, and how to manage fire both for safety and for diversity.
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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 and Vulnerability
Neil Leary,
Cecilia Conde,
Jyoti Kulkarni,
Anthony Nyong ,
Juan Pulhin
Provides researchers with new examples of applications of vulnerability assessment methods.
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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 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 Complete Book of Australian Weather
Richard Whitaker
Everything you ever wanted to know about Australia's extraordinarily diverse weather, from cyclones in the sweltering tropics to the snow of the alpine regions.
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Conservation and Biodiversity Banking
Nathaniel Carroll,
Jessica Fox,
Ricardo Bayon
This handbook is a comprehensive guide to conservation banking, explaining what it is and how it works.
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Creative Community Planning
Wendy Sarkissian,
Dianna Hurford,
Christine Wenman
Provides clear access to emerging innovations in artistic, narrative, embodied and technological planning methods.
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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 and insightful use of communication analysis 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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Diagnosis: Mercury
Jane M Hightower
Dr Hightower retraces her investigation into the modern prevalence of mercury poisoning.
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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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The Earthscan Reader on Risk
Ragnar E. Löfstedt,
Åsa Boholm
The essential literature necessary for a full understanding of risk theory and practice on any issue and in any context.
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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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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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Going Bush
Edward Mundie
Warns you of the pitfalls, and then shows you in clear, practical steps how to turn your dream into reality.
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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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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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Pictures of Time Beneath
Kirsty Douglas
An original perspective on our understanding of place, time, nation and science.
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Polar Eyes
Tanya Patrick,
Nicholas Hutcheson
Beautifully-designed and illustrated interactive children's book brings Antarctica to life.
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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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Prosperity without Growth
Tim Jackson
Tim Jackson provides a credible vision of how human society can flourish – within the ecological limits of a finite planet. Fulfilling this vision is simply the most urgent task of our times.
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Renewable Energy: The Facts
Dieter Seifried,
Walter Witzel
Straight-talking, information filled guide for anyone who wants to better understand renewable energy
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The Renewable Revolution
Sajed Kamal
To understand the energy crisis and find a sustainable solution requires a holistic perspective.
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Science and Certainty
John T.O. 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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Shaping Urban Infrastructures
Simon Guy,
Simon Marvin,
Will Medd,
Timothy Moss
Presents the first authoritative analysis of the intermediaries that underpin the transitions that are taking place within urban infrastructures.
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The Sixth Wave
James Bradfield Moody,
Bianca Nogrady
A business book, a popular science title, a bold prediction and a roadmap for the future all in one.
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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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SpeakOut
Wendy Sarkissian ,
Wiwik Bunjamin-Mau,
Andrea Cook,
Kelvin Walsh,
Steph Vajda,
Foreward by Karen Umemoto
Introduces the SpeakOut, an innovative, interactive drop-in engagement process
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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 hardcore statistics to provide a compelling analysis of all the political, social, economic and ecological nightmares that keep us awake at night.
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Straight Up
Joseph J. Romm
How the media is missing the story of the century.
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Strange Angel
George Pendle
The weird and wonderful life of rocket scientist John Whiteside Parsons.
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Sustainability Education
Paula Jones,
David Selby,
Stephen Sterling
Readers can learn from examples outside their own area to embed sustainability within their own curricula and teaching.
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Sustainability Unpacked
Kristiina A Vogt,
Toral Patel-Weynand,
Maura Shelton,
Daniel J Vogt,
John C Gordon,
Calvin T Mukumoto,
Asep S Suntana,
Patricia A Roads
Examines and decodes some of the basic elements of sustainability.
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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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Uncertainty and Risk
Gabriele Bammer,
Michael Smithson
Uncertainty governs our lives. In this thorough and wide-ranging volume, theoretical perspectives are drawn from art history, complexity science, economics, futures, history, law, philosophy, physics, psychology, statistics and theology.
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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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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 Atlas of Mangroves
Mark Spalding,
Mami Kainuma,
Lorna Collins
This atlas provides the first truly global assessment of the state of the world's mangroves.
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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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