This volume of essays highlights the autobiogeographies of eight selected geographers who are university faculty members and work and reside in the United States. Drawing from various geographical narratives, the contributors explore their trajectories and how they have navigated their personal and professional transnational livelihoods in the ......
Drawing from the life and travels of Mary Kingsley, a nineteenth century travel writer and critic of the Crown Colony system, Alison Blunt cogently examines the relationships among travel, gender and imperialism. Instead of studying either travel generally or women travel writers in the colonial period specifically, Blunt examines both to show how ......
Gary Fuller's entertaining guide uses geographic trivia questions as a springboard to learning about non-trivial aspects of our globe. He defines geography as the science of survival and challenges today's global generation to truly get to know their world. A delight to read, this book is an essential antidote to our lack of geographical ......
Sustainable Action for Your Mental Health and the Planet
The climate emergency can trigger emotions such as worry, anger, and even grief. Harnessing these emotions, validating them, and transforming them into positive action is all possible with this book. With an explanation of eco-emotions and practical strategies to try, this book will empower you to protect your mental health and the planet.
Why America Must Double Energy Efficiency to Save Money and Reduce Globa
Global warming, the result of increasing carbon dioxide emissions from energy producers and users, has become a danger to humans. Targeting a main source of overuse of fossil fuels - the energy producers themselves, this book explains that the US and other nations of the world can, and must, double the efficiency of electric utilities.
For focus, exercise, and pleasant distraction, scientist Declan McCabe takes frequent walks along Vermont's Winooski River. The brief trips provide solitude, grounding, and an opportunity to explore. Slowing down, and observing carefully, reveals diverse life in unexpected places. Each patch of soil, each fallen tree, and every puddle of standing ......
In 1991, Island Press published Turning the Tide, a unique and accessible examination of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. The book took an indepth look at the Bay's vital signs to gauge the overall health of its entire ecosystem and to assess what had been done and what remained to be done to clean up the Bay.
