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Biodiversity Conservation and Phylogenetic Systematics : Preserving our evolutionary heritage in an extinction crisis

This book brings an updated state of the art of phylogenetic diversity in conservation biology. Nineteen chapters written ...

Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change

This book identifies and discusses biodiversity’s contribution to physical, mental and spiritual health and wellbeing. ...

Biodiversity of Angola

The book identifies Angola as one of the most biologically diverse countries in Africa, but notes that its fauna, flora, ...

Changing Forests : Collective Action, Common Property, and Coffee in Honduras

It merges political ecology, collective-action theories, and institutional analysis to study how the people and forests have ...

Climatic Changes and Water Resources in the Middle East and North Africa

The subject is described and discussed in three main chapters and different case studies.All topics in this book are complimentary ...

Coral Reefs of the USA

This book will therefore be of broad general interest. For the first time, complete scholarly reviews are given for the geology, ...

Cross-border Governance and Sustainable Spatial Development : Mind the Gaps!

Border regions in Central Europe undergo tremendous changes due to the enlargement of the European Union and the related ...

Enhancing Urban Environment by Environmental Upgrading and Restoration

As urban areas keep growing, water infrastructure ages, and the requirements on environmental protection become more rigorous, ...

Forest Policies and Social Change in England

The book stresses how values and perceptions shape policies, and conversely how policies can modify perceptions, and also ...

Forest Policy Analysis

This book gives an introduction in the methodology of social sciences. It is a guideline for all those who are interested ...

Framing in Sustainability Science Theoretical and Practical Approaches

This book offers both conceptual and empirical descriptions of how to “frame” sustainability challenges. It defines ...

High Mountain Conservation in a Changing World

This book aims to provide case studies and a general view of the main processes involved in the ecosystem shifts occurring ...

Legitimacy In European Nature Conservation Policy : Case Studies In Multilevel Governance

This volume focuses on the issue of legitimacy in the context of European nature conservation policy. It provides insights ...

Management Planning for Nature Conservation : A Theoretical Basis & Practical Guide

The book provides historical and rational background which helps to explain what makes a really effective management plan, ...

Management of Transboundary Rivers and Lakes

As it circulates in the atmosphere, in the rivers, lakes, soil, rock, and in the oceans, it is the major conveyer of va- ...

Managing Protected Areas in Central and Eastern Europe Under Climate Change

This book addresses the need for sharing knowledge and experience in the field of biodiversity conservation and climate change. ...

Marine Biodiversity

Understanding the functioning of Marine Ecosystems is the first step to measure and predict the influence of Man, and to ...

Monitoring Nature Conservation in Cultural Habitats:

Monitoring Nature Conservation in Cultural Habitats presents monitoring as an integral component of responsible conservation ...

Nature Conservation

This book provides a multi-disciplinary coverage of the broad fields of species, community and landscape conservation.

Offshore Wind Energy

The accompanying ecological research for using wind energy in the German North and Baltic Seas has brought out a variety ...

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