These essays, which focus on art from 1800 to the present that engages with Nordic landscapes, argue that artists and scientists both examine the human impact on these landscapes as well as the difficulty of controlling nature.
Focuses on the possibilities of being at home on the earth: finding place, reinhabitation, and becoming native. This title includes essays that accentuate the links between culture and nature and speak to the loss of place and to being stewards of nature and of interdependent communities, be they in rural areas or urban neighborhoods.
The second edition of At Risk confronts a further ten years of ever more expensive and deadly disasters since it was first published, and argues that extreme natural events are not disasters until a vulnerable group of people is exposed.
A comprehensive handbook covering all aspects of the conservation of Barn Owls. Written by the Barn Owl Trust, this book includes in-depth information on Barn Owl survey techniques, relevant ecology, Barn Owls and the law, mortality, habitat management, use of nest boxes and barn Owl rehabilitation.
Going to the cottage is like going to school, only better. You learn interesting and important stuff every day. As well as fun and relaxation, cottage living throughout the seasons is a reminder that all of us, even the most urbanized individual, are part of the natural world.