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2006 International Energy Conservation Code - Softcover Version (International Energy Conservation Code ...
International Code Council

Delmar Cengage Learning, 2006

The 2006 International Energy Conservation Code encourages energy conservation through efficiency in envelope design, mechanical systems, lighting systems and the use of new materials and techniques.

Exploitation Conservation Preservation

2 reviews
Susan L. Cutter

John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2008

huh?
i dont like having to reread pages because i have no idea what i just read. Organized HORRIBLY, seems as though there is almost no concise outline, uses overly complex and lengthy examples to explain simple concepts, and like said before extremely dry.

Pollinator Conservation Handbook: A Guide to Understanding, Protecting, and Providing Habitat for Native ...

2 reviews
Matthew Shepherd, Stephen L. Buchmann, ...

The Xerces Society, 2003

Got Pollinators?
If you're not sure, want to attract more, are a home gardener, restorationist, or simply care about nature you will want to read this book. It is the first of its kind: a simple, well-written and comprehensive handbook all about pollinators. Not just butterflies and bees, but some flies, moths, beetles and others that you may not have considered. Did you know that pollinators are responsible ...

Conservation and Biodiversity Banking: A Guide to Setting Up and Running Biodiversity Credit Trading Systems ...

Earthscan Publications Ltd., 2007

The conservation of biodiversity is now big business. Whether called conservation banking, species banking, habitat banking, biodiversity banking, biodiversity offsets, compensatory mitigation or ecological footprint offsetting, the idea of financially valuing biodiversity and using the market and businesses to promote conservation is growing rapidly. This handbook is a comprehensive guide to conservation banking explaining: what it is and how ...

Principles of Conservation Biology, Third Edition

4 reviews
Martha J. Groom, Gary K. Meffe, ...

Sinauer Associates, 2005

Great book
I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in this subject. It has a lot of great case studies and examples. Some conservation biologists call this one "the Concervation biology bible".

A Primer of Conservation Biology, Fourth Edition

1 review
Richard B. Primack

Sinauer Associates, Inc., 2008

Excellent introduction to Conservation Biology
Rihard Primack's Essentials of Conservation Biology was the the first textbook to present the fledgling field of conservation biology in a comprehennsive fashion. His Primer of Conservation Biology presents complex topics in a manner that makes this information accessible to a wider readership. The book covers a broad range of topics that includes an accounting of the origins and history of ...

A Field Guide to Conservation Finance

1 review
Story Clark

Island Press, 2007

A great guide for people who want to roll up their sleeves
Story Clark is one of the most experienced and knowledgable practitioners in the conservation finance field. Her book is an excellent resource for people who understand both that this generation of Americans has a unique opportunity to protect private and public lands in perpetuity, and that informed and determined land conservationists can actually make it happen. If you are involved in ...

Birder's Conservation Handbook: 100 North American Birds at Risk
Jeffrey V. Wells

Princeton University Press, 2007

Until now there has been no single, comprehensive resource on the status of North America's most threatened birds and what people can do to help protect them. Birder's Conservation Handbook is the only book of its kind, written specifically to help birders and researchers understand the threats while providing actions to protect birds and their habitats. Jeffrey Wells has distilled vast amounts of essential information into a single ...

Natural Resource Conservation: Management for a Sustainable Future (9th Edition)
Daniel D. Chiras, John P. Reganold, ...

Prentice Hall, 2004

Written from a sustainable perspective, this readable, yet rigorous, book provides comprehensive coverage of a variety of local, regional, national, and global resource and environmental issues from population growth to wetlands to agriculture to global air pollution. It emphasizes practical, cost-effective, sustainable solutions to these problems that make sense from social, economic, and environmental perspectives. Overall increased emphasis ...

Conservation Treatment Methodology

2 reviews
Barbara Appelbaum

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007

Enormous contribution to the field
I am delighted to have this book. Barbara Appelbaum has thought through and presented many ideas I have met over the last 30 years as a conservator, but that no one before has put into this kind of focus. She demonstrates the kind of thinking that is critical to responsible care and treatment planning. Thanks you, Barbara, for giving us the benefits of what you have been doing and teaching all ...

Conservation Medicine: Ecological Health in Practice
Carol House, Mary C. Pearl

Oxford University Press, USA, 2002

Conservation medicine is an emerging discipline, focussing on the intersection of ecosystem health, animal health, and human health. Work in the biomedical and veterinary sciences is now being folded into conservation biology; to explore the connections between animal and human health; trace the environmental sources of pathogens and pollutants; develop an understanding of the ecological causes of changes in human and animal health; and ...

Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Management

2 reviews
Anthony R. E. Sinclair, John M. Fryxell, ...

Wiley-Blackwell, 2006

VERY VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
Are you studying at the graduate and undergraduate level in the area of wildlife management and conservation? If you are, this book is for you! Authors Anthony R. E. Sinclair, John M. Fryxell and Graeme Caughley, have written an outstanding 2nd edition of a book about how conservation has become an increasingly important component in the management of animal populations and their habitats. ...

Nature's New Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Roots of the American Environmental Movement
Neil M. Maher

Oxford University Press, USA, 2007

The Great Depression coincided with a wave of natural disasters, including the Dust Bowl and devastating floods of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Recovering from these calamities--and preventing their reoccurrence--was a major goal of the New Deal. In Nature's New Deal, Neil M. Maher examines the history of one of Franklin D. Roosevelt's boldest and most successful experiments, the Civilian Conservation Corps, describing it as a turning ...

Conservation and the Genetics of Populations

2 reviews
Fred W. Allendorf, Gordon Luikart

Wiley-Blackwell, 2006

Conservation and the Genetics of Populations
This is a good book for class preparation!!

The Ocean Book: Aquarium and Seaside Activities and Ideas for All Ages

1 review
Center for Marine Conservation (CMC)

Jossey-Bass, 1989

GREAT book for ocean studies!
I'm a homeschooling mom, and I'm always looking for activities for our various units. I stumbled upon this book while looking for other ocean books at the library. It really is great "for all ages." While some of the quiz material is a little difficult for the younger set, the experiments, maps and various word finds and crosswords could be done by children as young as five. It covers ...

A Tax Guide to Conservation Easements
C. Timothy Lindstrom

Island Press, 2008

Voluntary land conservation, resulting from increasingly alluring tax benefi ts, has signifi cantly changed the face of land use in the United States and promises to have an even more signifi cant influence in the future. There are more than 1,500 land trusts in the U.S. today, involving millions of acres of land that have been permanently protected by conservation easements. Most of these land trusts depend heavily upon the signifi cant income ...

Historical and Philosophical Issues in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage (Research in Conservation)

1 review

Getty Publications, 1996

A great reference for Conservation Students
This text gives a good overview of the issues faced by the conservator beyond techniques. Topics and articles can be a launching pad for wonderful discourse.

Conservation Education and Outreach Techniques (Techniques in Ecology and Conservation)
Susan K. Jacobson, Mallory D. McDuff, ...

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

The conservation of biological diversity depends on people's knowledge and actions. This book presents the theory and practice for creating effective education and outreach programs for conservation. Jacobson, McDuff, and Monroe describe an exciting array of techniques for enhancing school resources, marketing environmental messages, using mass media, developing partnerships for conservation, and designing on-site programs for natural areas and ...

Marine Mammal Research: Conservation beyond Crisis
Timothy J. Ragen

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005

Marine mammal conservation presents a number of challenges for scientists and other stakeholders, especially using natural resources in ways that avoid crisis management. Scientists play the special role of providing vital information to decision makers to help them understand long-term consequences of their actions and avoid crises before they develop. The contributors to this visionary work look beyond the current crises to present a ...

Marine Conservation Biology: The Science of Maintaining the Sea's Biodiversity

Island Press, 2005

Humans are terrestrial animals, and our capacity to see and understand the importance and vulnerability of life in the sea has trailed our growing ability to harm it. While conservation biologists are working to address environmental problems humans have created on land, loss of marine biodiversity, including extinctions and habitat degradation, has received much less attention. At the same time, marine sciences such as oceanography and ...

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