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100 Per Cent Renewable
Peter Droege
The book is introduced by incisive writing by Peter Droege, explaining the challenges and framing a roadmap towards a 100% renewable reality.
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A Bush Capital Year
Ian Fraser,
Peter Marsack
Follows a year in the nature reserves, rural and suburban areas of the ACT.
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The Atlas of Food
Erik Millstone,
Tim Lang
Now completely updated, this award-winning atlas maps every link of the food chain, from farming, production and retail to the food on our plates.
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The Atlas of Health
Diarmuid O'Donovan
The atlas maps the causes and incidences of the major diseases as well as the economic, social and environmental factors that impact on people's health worldwide
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Australia's Water Resources
John Pigram
This book explores the recent profound reorientation of attitudes and relationships to water in Australia.
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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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Beyond Drought
Linda Courtenay Botterill,
Melanie Fisher
Challenges the traditional view of drought as a natural disaster, advocating a policy approach based on risk management.
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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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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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Climate Change
A. Barrie Pittock
Leading climate researcher Barrie Pittock revisits the effects that global warming is having on our planet.
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A Climate of Change in Australian Rangelands
A.J. Pressland
This issue of The Rangeland Journal contains some of the papers delivered at the 2008 Australian Rangeland Society Conference with the theme 'A Climate of Change in the Rangelands'.
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Coastal Towns in Transition
Raymond James Green
Explores how development is perceived to negatively impact on the character of small coastal communities in Australia.
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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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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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Design for Sustainability
Janis Birkeland
With radical and innovative design solutions, everyone could be living in buildings and settlements that purify air and water, generate energy, treat sewage and produce food.
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Dry Times
Mark Stafford Smith,
Julian Cribb
Deserts can teach us new ways to live, manage scarce resources, cope with a harsh climate, isolation and a lack of water and energy.
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The Economical Environmentalist
Prashant Vaze
The book is an irreverent but rigorous reference guide to low-cost, low-carbon living for everyone in tough times.
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Ecopolis
Paul F Downton
A book about cities, ecology and climate change written by one of Australia’s leading advocates and pioneers of sustainable architecture.
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ECOS Issue 131
Investigating the Antarctic tourism boom, eco-smart commercial buildings and more.
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ECOS Issue 132
Profiling the role of investment funds in sustainable development, community sustainability initiatives and more.
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ECOS Issue 133
Profiles Australia’s Rolex Award winner, the pros and cons of biofuels, mechanisms of social change and more.
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ECOS Issue 134
Describes the influence of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth and more.
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ECOS Issue 135
Covers Aboriginal tourism ventures successfully juggling business and environmental imperatives, GM agriculture, and more.
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ECOS Issue 136
Discusses the sustainability performance of hotels and resorts, aquaculture in Australia, and more.
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ECOS Issue 138
Looks at the implications of Australia’s uranium mining, natural sequence farming, carbon markets, and more.
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ECOS Issue 139
Reviews Australia’s energy options, the Natural Heritage Trust 10 years on, solar boats and more.
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ECOS Issue 141
Reviews the world's largest water resources audit of the Murray-Darling Basin, and more.
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ECOS Issue 143
Reviews the decline of environmental monitoring capacity in Australia, the Indigenous Environment Foundation and more.
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ECOS Issue 144
Provides an overview of Australia's forthcoming emissions trading scheme and more.
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ECOS Issue 147
Examines the options for global drawdown of CO2, how dingoes protect native mammals, and more.
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ECOS Issue 151
The rise of youth coalitions, reports on the social justice imperative for climate action, the demise of Fraser Island's dingoes…
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ECOS Issue 152
ECOS 152: REDD's green light to cut deforestation, the rise of urban food farming, and much, much more…
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ECOS Issue 153
Nanosafety, shifting from consumerism to sustainability, biodiversity and climate change and much more.
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ECOS Issue 154
Renewables update, bushfires and biodiversity, climate adaptation, rice and water scarcity...
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ECOS Issue 155
Environmental education, climate intervention, Noosa biosphere, and much more.
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ECOS Issue 156
Sharks in decline, peak fertiliser, sustainable supermarkets...
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ECOS Issue 157
Forest products compliance, marine debris and electric cars...
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ECOS Issue 158
Biofuel from algae, forests and climate change, restorative sandalwood...
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ECOS Issue 159
ECOS 159: Bush blitz, island on the edge and build it back green...
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ECOS Issue 160
ECOS 160: Carbon farming, plants and carbon dioxide, native animals as pets...
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ECOS Issue 161
Ecos 161: Smart electricity grids, energy-water-carbon connections and greenroofs...
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Energy, Environment and Development
José Goldemberg,
Oswaldo Lucon
This second edition has been expanded and updated to cover how energy is related to the major challenges of sustainability faced by the world today.
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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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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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GM Crops
Jennifer Thomson
A balanced, scientific perspective on the issues surrounding genetically modified crops.
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The Great Lakes Water Wars
Peter Annin
A comprehensive look at the issues facing the world's largest fresh surface water resource.
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The Green Building Revolution
Jerry Yudelson
Introduces readers to the basics of green building and to the projects and people that are advancing this movement.
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Green Harvest
Rebecca Jones
Explores the ideas and practices that have shaped organic farming and gardening in Australia.
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Holistic Management Handbook
Jody Butterfield,
Sam Bingham,
Allan Savory
Shows how to profitably restore and promote the health of your land through practices that mimic nature.
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How to Live a Low-Carbon Life
Chris Goodall
Provides the first comprehensive, one-stop reference guide to calculating your CO2 emissions and reducing them.
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In Search of Sustainability
Jenny Goldie,
Bob Douglas,
Bryan Furnass
Leading Australians present their thoughts on what the main issues are for moving towards a sustainable future.
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An Introduction to Sustainable Development
John A. Boyd,
Peter P. Rogers,
Kazi F. Jalal
This is the most comprehensive textbook on sustainable development – ideal for all undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
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Kitchen Literacy
Ann Vileisis
Reveals how knowledge of our food has been lost and how it might now be regained.
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Let Them Eat Shrimp
Kennedy Warne
The first book to explain the importance of mangrove forests.
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Life Cycle Assessment
Ralph E Horne,
Tim Grant,
Karli Verghese
Focuses on the important practice of LCA in Australia, and describes its strengths and limitations.
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Lives Per Gallon
Terry Tamminen
An unblinking assessment of the true price of petroleum and a prescription for change.
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Managing Arsenic in the Environment
Ravi Naidu,
Euan Smith,
Gary Owens,
Prosun Bhattacharya,
Peter Nadebaum
An authorative overview of arsenic contamination, its impacts and the latest risk management and remediation strategies.
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Managing Water for Australia
Karen Hussey,
Stephen Dovers
Addresses major challenges in implementing required reforms in Australian water policy and management.
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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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Nature's Matrix
Ivette Perfecto,
John Vandermee,
Angus Wright
Proposes a radically new approach to the conservation of biodiversity based on recent advances in the science of ecology plus political realities, particularly in the world's tropical regions.
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On Borrowed Time
David Lindenmayer
A powerful and passionate book arguing that Australia does have the knowledge and resources to tackle our environmental problems.
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Plant Germplasm Conservation in Australia
Catherine A Offord,
Patricia F Meagher
Strategies to conserve Australia’s unique native plant heritage depend on understanding how plant species function. The collection, storage and study of plant germplasm helps us gain this knowledge.
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Plant Invaders
Quentin C.B. Cronk,
Janice L. Fuller
A practical guide to the protection and management of ecosystems against invasions by non-indigenous plant species.
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Planting Wetlands and Dams
Nick Romanowski
A step-by-step, plain language guide to the creation of conditions in which wetland plants will thrive.
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The Positive Deviant
Sara Parkin
Essential reading for those in or aspiring to sustainability literate leadership.
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Powering the Green Economy
Miguel Mendonça,
David Jacobs,
Benjamin Sovacool
This book, from authors who have spent years working on feed-in tariff design and advocacy, provides a broad and detailed resource on feed-in tariffs and other renewable energy support schemes.
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Preserving Rural Australia
A Robertson,
R Watts
This book deals with broad issues relating to resource decline and how different groups deal with these issues from social, economic and ecological points of view.
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The Principles of Sustainability
Simon Dresner
This new fully revised edition covers the latest on the climate change front, particularly the advances in scientific understanding and political awareness of climate change.
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Protecting the Future
Sarah Holdsworth,
Tricia Caswell
Describes the practical implementation of global sustainability principles in a major tertiary institution.
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Renewable Energy (Four-Volume Set)
Bent Sørensen
Brings together in one collection a series of papers that have been fundamental to the development of renewable energy as a defined discipline.
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Resilience and Transformation
Steven Cork
Explores what factors contribute to Australia's resilience, what trends are apparent, and what actions are required to better prepare us.
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Resilience Thinking
Brian Walker,
David Salt
Offers a new way of understanding the world and a new approach to managing resources.
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Selling Solar
Damian Miller
Essential reading for anyone who believes in a renewable energy future and wants it sooner rather than later.
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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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Smart Power
Peter Fox-Penner
Provides clear and lively guidance through a thoroughly transformed landscape of power generation.
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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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Subsoil Constraints to Grain Cropping
The papers in this special issue present some of the findings of the ‘Combating Subsoil Constraints Initiative’ of the Grains Research and Development Corporation. The work presented will contribute to the development of optimal farm management practices leading to increased productivity from sustainable grain production systems.
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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 Indicators
Tomáš Hák Hak,
Bedrich Moldan,
Arthur Lyon Dahl
Defines the present state of the art in sustainability indicator development.
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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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Ten Commitments
David Lindenmayer,
Stephen Dovers,
Molly Harriss Olson,
Steve Morton
Leading environmental thinkers speak on environmental issues facing Australia.
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Transitions
Peter W Newton
An in-depth introduction to important social and political issues around the future of city planning for the next generation.
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Trees for Saltland
N Marcar,
D Crawford,
P Leppert,
T Jovanovic,
R Floyd,
R Farrow
Aims to assist in the management of soil salinity by describing a range of species tolerant of saline soils. 60 species are listed with descriptions containing botanical features, growth characteristics, preferred soils, climates and more.
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Unquenchable
Robert Glennon
The solution to the unseen threat to the US economy.
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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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