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A Brief History of Earth: four billion years in eight chapters by Andrew H. Knoll
Call Number: 525 K724br
Publication Date: 2021
"The story of our home planet and the organisms spread across its surface is far more spectacular than any Hollywood blockbuster, filled with enough plot twists to rival a bestselling thriller. But only recently have we begun to piece together the whole mystery into a coherent narrative."
Air, Water, Earth, Fire: how the system earth works by Angelo Peccerillo
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2021
"The book describes the structure, composition and evolution of the Earth, the main geological processes occurring on it, and how some crucial environmental matters that are amply debated in the media (e.g. pollution, greenhouse effect) can be fully understood by placing them in the holistic context of the system Earth as a whole. It provides basic information on a series of key geological issues, from the structure and composition of the Earth to the large-scale processes that characterize our planet, such as rock alteration and sedimentation, magmatism, geomagnetism, seismicity, plate tectonics, cyclical migration of chemical elements through various Earth reservoirs (Geochemical Cycles), and evolution of the planet from Hadean to present."
Painless Earth Science by Edward J. Denecke
Call Number: 551 D392pa
Publication Date: 2021
"Presents a guide to the fundamentals of Earth science, including the studies of geology, earthquakes, volcanoes, and climate, and provides quizzes with full explanations of each answer"
Earth, Our Living Planet: the Earth system and its co-evolution with organisms by Philippe Bertrand; Louis Legendre
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2021
"Earth is, to our knowledge, the only life-bearing body in the Solar System. This extraordinary characteristic dates back almost 4 billion years. How to explain that Earth is teeming with organisms and that this has lasted for so long? What makes Earth different from its sister planets Mars and Venus? The habitability of a planet is its capacity to allow the emergence of organisms. What astronomical and geological conditions concurred to make Earth habitable 4 billion years ago, and how has it remained habitable since? What have been the respective roles of non-biological and biological characteristics in maintaining the habitability of Earth? This unique book answers the above questions by considering the roles of organisms and ecosystems in the Earth System, which is made of the non-living and living components of the planet."

Ecology and Recovery of Eastern Old-Growth Forests by Andrew M. Barton; William S. Keeton
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2018
"The landscapes of North America, including eastern forests, have been shaped by humans for millennia, through fire, agriculture, hunting, and other means. But the arrival of Europeans on America's eastern shores several centuries ago ushered in the rapid conversion of forests and woodlands to other land uses. By the twentieth century, it appeared that old-growth forests in the eastern United States were gone, replaced by cities, farms, transportation networks, and second-growth forests. Since that time, however, numerous remnants of eastern old growth have been discovered, meticulously mapped, and studied."
The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology by Ian Douglas (Editor); David Goode (Editor); Michael C. Houck (Editor); David Maddox (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2021
"The birds, animals, insects, trees and plants encountered by the majority of the world's people are those that survive in, adapt to, or are introduced to, urban areas. Some of these organisms give great pleasure; others invade, colonize and occupy neglected and hidden areas such as derelict land and sewers. Urban areas have a high biodiversity and nature within cities provides many ecosystem services including cooling the urban area, reducing urban flood risk, filtering pollutants, supplying food, and providing accessible recreation. Yet, protecting urban nature faces competition from other urban land uses."
Ecology of a Changed World by Trevor Price
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2022
"An increasing amount of usable space on our planet is crowded by humans. Whether we are using the space for permanent homes, vacation homes, travel accommodations, farming, public recreation, transportation, or office buildings, our chronic overuse of Earth's resources is pushing our ecosystem into uncharted territories. This has spurred many species extinctions, and we can expect the losses to continue to grow. Ecology of a Changed World outlines the importance of species conservation relative to human existence. "
Ecology: a Very Short Introduction by Jaboury Ghazoul
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2020
"Understanding how our living environment works is essentially a study of ecological systems. Ecology is the science of how organisms interact with each other and with their environment, and how such interactions create self-organising communities and ecosystems. This science touches us all.The food we eat, the water we drink, the natural resources we use, our physical and mental health, and much of our cultural heritage are to a large degree products of ecological interactions of organisms and their environment."

Ground Truth: a guide to tracking climate change at home by Mark L. Hineline
Call Number: 577.2 H662gr
Publication Date: 2018
"Ground Truth is a guide to living in this condition of changing nature, to paying attention instead of turning away, and to gathering facts from which a fuller understanding of the natural world can emerge over time. Featuring detailed guidance for keeping records of the plants, invertebrates, amphibians, birds, and mammals in your neighborhood, this book also ponders the value of everyday observations, probes the connections between seasons and climate change, and traces the history of phenology--the study and timing of natural events--and the uses to which it can be put."
A Farewell to Ice: a report from the Arctic by Peter Wadhams
Call Number: 551.34 W122fa
Publication Date: 2017
"A sobering but urgent and engaging book, A Farewell to Ice shows us ice's role on our planet, its history, and the true dimensions of the current global crisis, offering readers concrete advice about what they can do, and what must be done."
The Anthroposcene of Weather and Climate: Ethnographic Contributions to the Climate Change Debate by Paul Sillitoe
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2021
"While it is widely acknowledged that climate change is among the greatest global challenges of our times, it has local implications too. This volume forefronts these local issues, giving anthropology a voice in this great debate, which is otherwise dominated by natural scientists and policy makers. It shows what an ethnographic focus can offer in furthering our understanding of the lived realities of climate debates. Contributors from communities around the world discuss local knowledge of, and responses to, environmental changes that need to feature in scientifically framed policies regarding mitigation and adaptation measures if they are to be effective."
Climate Change and Agriculture by Noureddine Benkeblia (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2022
"Our climate is continuously heating up and the impacts of global warming (GW) and green house gas (GHG) grow more frequent and severe. Consequently, farmers and agroecosystems around the world started to become increasingly challenged. Climate change will cause more flooding in many regions of the world, severe drought in other regions; will affect crop and livestock viability, and also new pests, pathogens, and weed problems. Therefore, agriculture is required to shift to a more sustainable and resilient system to cope with these changes, mitigate impacts caused by these changes, and feed the growing population."

Environmental Racism in the United States and Canada by Bruce E. Johansen; Saville Bloxham (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2020
"From Flint, Michigan, to Standing Rock, North Dakota, minorities have found themselves losing the battle for clean resources and a healthy environment. This book provides a modern history of such environmental injustices in the United States and Canada."
US Environmental Policy in Action by Sara R. Rinfret; Michelle C. Pautz
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2023
"US Environmental Policy in Action; provides a comprehensive look at the creation, implementation, and evaluation of environmental policy, which is of particular importance in our current era of congressional gridlock, partisanship and polarization, and escalating debates about federal/state relations."
Locating Nature: making and unmaking international law by Usha Natarajan (Editor); Julia Dehm (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2022
"For those troubled by environmental harm on a global scale and its deeply unequal effects, this book explains how international law structures ecological degradation and environmental injustice while claiming to protect the environment. It identifies how central legal concepts such as sovereignty, jurisdiction, territory, development, environment, labor and human rights make inaccurate and unsustainable assumptions about the natural world and systemically reproduce environmental degradation and injustice."
Conceptual Innovation in Environmental Policy by Judith A. Layzer (Contribution by); Alexis Schulman (Contribution by); Johannes Stripple (Contribution by); Philip J. Vergragt (Contribution by); James Meadowcroft (Contribution by, Editor); Michael E. Kraft (Contribution by); Daniel J. Fiorino (Contribution by, Editor); Richard N. L. Andrews (Contribution by); Karen Baehler (Contribution by); Karin Bäckstrand (Contribution by); Yrjö Haila (Contribution by); Oluf Langhelle (Contribution by)
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2017
"This book traces the links between conceptual innovation in the environmental sphere and the evolution of environmental policy and discourse. It offers both a broad framework for examining the emergence, evolution, and effects of policy concepts and a detailed analysis of eleven influential environmental concepts."

Plastic Soup by Michiel Roscam Abbing
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2019
"Plastics have transformed every aspect of our lives. Yet the very properties that make them attractive--they are cheap to make, light, and durable--spell disaster when trash makes its way into the environment."
Neptune's Laboratory: fantasy, fear, and science at sea by Antony Adler
Call Number: 551.46 A237ne
Publication Date: 2019
"We have long been fascinated with the oceans, seeking "to pierce the profundity" of their depths. In studying the history of marine science, we also learn about ourselves. Neptune's Laboratory explores the ways in which scientists, politicians, and the public have invoked ocean environments in imagining the fate of humanity and of the planet--conjuring ideal-world fantasies alongside fears of our species' weakness and ultimate demise."
Meander: making room for rivers by Margaret Wooster
Call Number: 551.483 W917me
Publication Date: 2021
"The ecosystem value of physical integrity--or connectivity between upstream and down, surface flow to aquifer, river to land was never fully unpacked. While our management policies often sever them, these connections are key to Buffalo Creek and Great Lakes recovery and resilience. Wooster leaves us with the idea that it is up to us, the people who live along these flows and in their watersheds, to learn as much as we can about these connections and to use our local authorities to "make room for rivers" and protect our planet's circulatory system for future generations."
Water Always Wins: thriving in an age of drought and deluge by Erica Gies
Call Number: 333.91 G455wa
Publication Date: 2022
"Nearly every human endeavor on the planet was conceived and constructed with a relatively stable climate in mind. But as new climate disasters remind us every day, our world is not stable--and it is changing in ways that expose the deep dysfunction of our relationship with water. Increasingly severe and frequent floods and droughts inevitably spur calls for higher levees, bigger drains, and longer aqueducts. But as we grapple with extreme weather, a hard truth is emerging: our development, including concrete infrastructure designed to control water, is actually exacerbating our problems. Because sooner or later, water always wins."

Dangerous Earth: what we wish we knew about volcanoes, hurricanes, climate change, earthquakes, and more by Ellen Prager
Call Number: 551 P898da
Publication Date: 2020
"A sweeping tour of some of the most awesome forces on our planet--many tragic, yet nonetheless awe-inspiring--Dangerous Earth is an illuminating journey through the undiscovered, unresolved, and in some cases unimagined mysteries that continue to frustrate and fascinate the world's leading scientists: the "wish-we-knews" that ignite both our curiosity and global change."
A Furious Sky: the five-hundred-year history of America's hurricanes by Eric Jay Dolin
Call Number: 551.552 D664fu
Publication Date: 2020
"Hurricanes menace North America from June through November every year, each as powerful as 10,000 nuclear bombs. These megastorms will likely become more intense as the planet continues to warm, yet we too often treat them as local disasters and TV spectacles, unaware of how far-ranging their impact can be."
Weather: a Very Short Introduction by Storm Dunlop
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2017
"From deciding the best day for a picnic, to the devastating effects of hurricanes and typhoons, the weather impacts our lives on a daily basis. Although new techniques allow us to forecast the weather with increasing accuracy, most people do not realize the vast global movements and forces which result in their day-to-day weather."
The Changing Flow of Energy Through the Climate System by Kevin Trenberth
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2022
"[The author] emphasizes the fundamental role of energy flows in the climate system and anthropogenic climate change. The distribution of heat, or more generally, energy, is the main determinant of weather patterns in the atmosphere and their impacts. The topics addressed cover many facets of climate and the climate crisis. These include the diurnal cycle; the seasons; energy differences between the continents and the oceans, the poles and the tropics; interannual variability such as Niño; natural decadal variability; and ice ages. Human-induced climate change rides on and interacts with all of these natural phenomena, and the result is an unevenly warming planet and changing weather extremes. The book emphasizes the need to not only slow or stop climate change, but also to better prepare for it and build resilience."

Granite Skyscrapers: how rock shaped earth and other worlds by David S. Stevenson
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2018
"From volcanism and mountain building to shifting water levels and local weather patterns, these rocks are closely intertwined with the complex processes that continue to shape and reshape our world. This book serves as a wonderful primer for anybody interested in our planet's geological past and that of other planets in our Solar System and beyond."
The Geology Companion by Gary Prost; Benjamin Prost
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2017
"This practical guidebook provides a basic grounding in the principles of geology and explains how to apply them. Using this book, readers will be able to figure out whether they are standing on an ancient seafloor, coal swamp, or sand dune. They will be able to determine the geologic hazards in their neighborhood, where to look for fossils and minerals, or where best to drill a water well. "
Rocks and Minerals by Chris Pellant; Smithsonian Institution (Contribution by)
Call Number: 552 P385ro
ISBN: 9781465497741
Publication Date: 2021
"Unearth a treasure trove of knowledge and discover the spectacular array of rocks and minerals on Earth! Learn how to identify more than 500 rocks and minerals of the world through stunning photographs, detailed characteristics, and quick, accessible text."
Introducing Geology by Graham Park
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2019
"Our world is made of rock. Although much of the Earth's surface is covered by vegetation, concrete or water, if one digs down far enough solid rock will always be found. Those who live in a landscape where rock outcrops are obvious will have wondered about the kind of rocks they are looking at and how they came to be where they are now."

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