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As heard on This American LifeGeorgie Codd is scared of fish. Really, really scared.Loving the sea and resenting her phobia, she plots to cross continents, learn to dive and swim with the world's biggest fish: the mighty whale shark.Georgie soon plunges into a realm of...
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Fleet
Parution :
2020-01-30
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With the introduction of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by the United Nations General Assembly in 25 September 2015, UN agencies, member states and stakeholders have begun to focus on the adoption and implementation of these strategies in realization of 17...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-01-23
Collection :
Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation
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One of 'the best new books on eco-living' Sunday TimesLitter on our streets, plastics in our seas, overflowing landfill, fatbergs... Do you know where your rubbish ends up? We are all responsible for the waste we make and we can make simple changes to live more...
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Ebury Digital
Parution :
2020-01-09
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'A funny, achievable guide' Observer'Lauren Bravo is one of my favourite writers' Dolly Alderton'Bravo will inspire you to repair, recycle and give old items a new lease of life' StylistYou probably know the statistics: global clothing production has roughly doubled in...
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Headline Home
Parution :
2020-01-09
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A true cat-alogue of more than 100 feline breeds and cross-breeds adorn the pages of this mini-encyclopedia, which includes a whole lot of information!Along with a photo of each breed, discover the facts and stats of each cat, including its size, where the breed...
Editeur :
Dk Children
Parution :
2020-01-02
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We are in the midst of a worldwide waste epidemic, where the average person in the UK throws away their own body weight in rubbish every seven weeks. The figure looks even worse at national level with the UK producing more than 100 million tonnes of waste every year.We...
Editeur :
Gaia
Parution :
2020-01-02
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Thomas Pakenham's beautifully illustrated, bestselling book of tree portraits.With this astonishing collection,Thomas Pakenham produced a new kind of tree book. The arrangement owes little to conventional botany. The sixty trees are grouped according to their own strong...
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Parution :
2019-12-05
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Since the appearance of Homo sapiens on the planet hundreds of thousands of years ago, human beings have sought to exploit their environments, extracting as many resources as their technological ingenuity has allowed. As technologies have advanced in recent centuries,...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2019-12-02
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A new expanded and illustrated edition of the history-making speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young activist who has become the voice of a generation'We are the change and change is coming' In August 2018 a fifteen-year-old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, decided not to go...
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Penguin
Parution :
2019-11-28
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Modern societies require energy systems to provide energy for cooking, heating, transport, and materials processing, as well as for electricity generation. Energy systems include the primary fuel, its conversion, and transport to the point of use. In many cases this...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2019-11-28
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Modern societies require energy systems to provide energy for cooking, heating, transport, and materials processing, as well as for electricity generation. Energy systems include the primary fuel, its conversion, and transport to the point of use. In many cases this...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2019-11-28
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The landscape is a vital spatial and material frame for our natural and man-made environment and is considered by many stakeholders to be one of the most important aspects of a healthy, enjoyable life. This book deals with the current trends in the theory of the...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2019-11-18
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Chickens, Cows, Ducks, Sheep, Pigs, Rabbits, Trout, Salmon, Prawns, Lobsters - all of the animal kingdom - are not here for us to eat, we should be looking after them.Friends Not Food is a celebration of our relationship with our animal friends and is packed with vegan...
Editeur :
Sphere
Parution :
2019-11-14
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This book highlights the value of sustainability science in newly emerging and innovative approaches to research, education, capacity building and practice in order to transform rhetoric into impact sustainability. Presenting case studies from various industries,...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2019-11-13
Collection :
Science for Sustainable Societies
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I have learned many words for 'island': isle, atoll, eyot, islet, or skerry. They exist in archipelagos or alone, and always, by definition,I have understood them by their relation to water. But the Chinese word for island knows nothing of water. For a civilisation...
Editeur :
Virago
Parution :
2019-11-07
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The remarkable story of Grant Fowlds, a conservationist who has dedicated his life to saving the last rhinos, vividly told with the help of Graham Spence, co-author of the bestsellingThe Elephant Whisperer.'A terrific read . . . an outstanding book!'Gary Player and...
Editeur :
Robinson
Parution :
2019-11-07
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The greatest wisdom comes from the smallest creaturesThere is so much we can learn from birds. Through twenty-two little lessons of wisdom inspired by how birds live, this charming french book will help you spread your wings and soar.We often need the help from those...
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Virgin Digital
Parution :
2019-11-07
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“A book that offers hope.” —The New York Times Book Review “Richard Louv has done it again. A remarkable book that will help everyone break away from their fixed gaze at the screens that dominate our lives and remember instead that we...
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Algonquin Books
Parution :
2019-11-05
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This book offers an authoritative analysis of the challenges that have arisen as a result of modern technologies. It covers several environmental problems, such as climate change, overexploitation of natural resources, loss of natural habitats, pollution and human...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2019-11-01
Collection :
Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment
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'A classic' - Sir Tim Smit, Co-founder of the Eden Project'I saw truth, I saw beauty, I saw a better future in these pages.' - John Lewis-StempelFor too long we have set ourselves apart from nature, seeing ourselves as superior, removed, independent. But in doing so we...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2019-10-31
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