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| The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World |
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 Bjorn Lomborg
The Skeptical Environmentalist challenges widely held beliefs that the environmental situation is getting worse and worse. The author, himself a former member of Greenpeace, is critical of the way in which many environmental organisations make selective and misleading use of the scientific evidence. The Skeptical Environmentalist offers readers a non-partisan stocktaking exercise that serves as a useful corrective to the more alarmist accounts favoured by campaign groups and the media. |
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| The Permaculture Way: Practical Steps to Create a Self-sustainable World [Illustrated] |
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![The Permaculture Way: Practical Steps to Create a Self-sustainable World [Illustrated]](uploads/greenread/GR-050510-0336-permacultureway.jpg "The Permaculture Way: Practical Steps to Create a Self-sustainable World [Illustrated]") Graham Bell
Permaculture is a way of life and its methods can be applied in the house, the garden, the wider community and on the farm. Permaculture is not about getting away from it all but taking control of our lives, our individual needs and our common future. Whatever your age and skills, it is a practice rich with practical solutions for creating an enduring and more harmonious way of living. The Permaculture Way shows us how to consciously design a lifestyle which is low in environmental impact and highly productive. It shows us how to meet our needs, make the most of resources by minimising waste and maximising potential, and still leave the Earth richer than we found it. |
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| Hedgerow and Wildlife: Guide to Animals and Plants of the Hedgerow |
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 Jane Eastoe
Hedgerows are one of the richest sources of wildlife in Britain. They have evolved over centuries (18th and 19th centuries predominantly but some date from pre-Roman times), and their importance is still vital today. This book offers an insight into hedgerow wildlife: how they developed (and managed by man), how to identify different types, and what plants, birds, insects and small mammals can be found inside. It covers everything from butterflies to bank voles, and hedgehogs to hoverflies. It is a guide to the plants and trees of hedgerows. It includes the most common wild food to be foraged in hedgerows. |
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| Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment (Natural and Built Environment Series) |
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 Edited by Peter Morris, Riki Therivel
This well-established textbook offers comprehensive coverage of the methods used in environmental impact assessment, which is now firmly established as an important (and in many cases obligatory) procedure in proposing or launching any development project where there may be consequences for the environment. Invaluable for students of Planning, Ecology, Geography and Environmental Studies, the new edition includes: explanations of how EIA works and should be carried out in relation to socio-economic, environmental and ecological systems; completely updated legislative and policy contexts; and, the latest advice on best practice chapters on shared and integrative methods including a new chapter on EIA and sustainability. |
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| A Guide to Moth Traps and Their Use |
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 Reg Fry and Paul Waring
The first sections deal with the measurement and properties of light leading into the types of lamp available and the electrical circuits needed to operate them. The next sections give details of the construction of the most popular traps used in the UK. The last half deals with the practical use of traps in the field including where and when to trap, limitations of traps and their relative performance. |
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| Earth-Sheltered Houses: How to Build an Affordable Underground Home |
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 Rob Roy
Earth-Sheltered Houses is a practical guide for those who want to build their own underground home at moderate cost. It covers all of the various construction techniques involved including details on planning, excavation, footings, floor, walls, framing, roofing, waterproofing, insulation and drainage. Specific methods appropriate for the inexperienced owner-builder are a particular focus and include: pouring one's own footings and/or floor the use of dry-stacked (surface-bonded) concrete block walls post-and-beam framing plank-and-beam roofing, and drainage methods and self-adhesive waterproofing membranes. |
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