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6 reviews
Holling C. Holling

Houghton Mifflin, 1978

Every child deserves a chance to read this book.
At age 52, I can vividly remember discovering this book in my local library as a boy in 4th grade, especially the luminous color illustrations and drawings Hollings used to tell the story of the journey of a snapping turtle from the Mississippi's trickling source in Minnesota, to its fullness in the Gulf of Mexico. In following the life of "Minn," from hatchling to a veteran survivor of many ...

Barriers and Bridges to the Renewal of Regional Ecosystems
Lance H. Gunderson, C. S. Holling, ...

Columbia University Press, 1995

Focuses on complex regional ecosystems and tries to answer two key questions: Do resource management institutions learn, and if so, how? How do ecosystems respond to management actions?

Pagoo

17 reviews
Holling C. Holling

Houghton Mifflin, 1957

Still wonderful after all these years
I read this book in elementary school and went looking for it again last year as a gift for a niece. The story is wonderful and little Pagoo is a really lovable character. But there's also a lot of fascinating natural detail. And stunning illustrations. It's a children's book version of a top-notch Nature documentary. "Nova" in print, if you will. Also check out Holling Clancy Holling's other ...

Seabird

4 reviews
Holling C. Holling

Houghton Mifflin, 1978

Seabird a journey through time
I first read this book about thirty years ago, and would regularly re-visit it and other titles by this author, until I grew out of so called picture books. That I can still recall the pictures from Seabird, and the images that the cast in my mind testify to the quality of the writing. The journey from coastal whaling off Nantucket, to Greenland, the Pacific and the Yankee clippers that have ...

Panarchy: Understanding Transformations in Systems of Humans and Nature

4 reviews

Island Press, 2001

Economics, Ecology, and Sociology Interactions
This is the only book I know of which provides theoretical framework for sustainable development using integrated management of economic, ecological, and social systems. The theoretical frame work is based on hierarchy and complexity theories. You do not want to miss reading and owning it. It belongs in the library of all future oriented executives, economists, ecologists, sociologists, business ...

Paddle-to-the-Sea (Sandpiper Books)

66 reviews
Holling C. Holling

Houghton Mifflin, 1980

Paddle to the Sea
I LOVE all of Holling Clancy Holling's books, but I have to admit that Paddle to the Sea is my favorite. The story of a little boy who carved a little man in a wooden canoe, and the adventures encounterd by the little man just captured my imagination. I never knew the Great Lakes until after feeling as though I had been there with Paddle to the Sea. H.C. Holling books are works of art packed with ...

The Book of Cowboys
Holling C. Holling

The Platt & Munk Co, 1936

Tree in the Trail

8 reviews
Holling C. Holling

Houghton Mifflin, 1990

Wonderful...
My 5 year old loves it and he is learning so much!

Minn Of The Mississippi
Holling C. Holling

Unknown, 1950

Biodiversity Conservation: Problems and Policies (Ecology, Economy & Environment)

Springer, 1995

This book reports the more policy-oriented results of the Biodiversity programme of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Beijer Institute. The programme brought economists and ecologists together to consider where the problem in biodiversity loss really lies, what costs it has for society, and how it might best be addressed. The results are strikingly different from those reported in other works on the subject. Biodiversity loss matters ...

Rights to Nature: Ecological, Economic, Cultural, and Political Principles of Institutions for the Environment

1 review

Island Press, 1996

A good intro to the environment-property rights debate
A refreshing and layperson's approach to the ever more complex debate on protecting the environment with property rights and entitlements. This is a solid rhetorical contribution that clarifies arguments for lawyers, economists, anthropologists, scholars and activists alike. It is multicultural and comprehensive enough for readers in the First and in the Third World.

MINN OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Holling C. Holling

The Trumpet Club, 1989

Story of a baby snapping turtle 'no bigger than a silver dollar' takes an amazing journey down the Mississippi. By the time he reaches the Gulf of Mexico, 25 years have gone by!

Biodiversity Loss: Economic and Ecological Issues

Cambridge University Press, 1995

This important book reports the findings of a research program that brought together economists and ecologists to consider the causes and consequences of biodiversity loss. It shows that while the immediate causes of biodiversity loss lie in habitat destruction and harvesting, the underlying causes are incentives that encourage resource users to ignore the effects of their actions. These effects include both loss of genetic material, and the ...

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