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Lessons from the Fields: Canada, France, Italy, Portugal, Netherlands and Switzerland

Les Presses de l'Université Laval, Laval University Press
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After Ice

Cold Humanities for a Warming Planet

UBC Press

After Ice asks us to consider how we define the experience of cold – its temporal, spatial, and material qualities – as cycles of freezing and thawing change across our warming planet.

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Feathered Entanglements

Human-Bird Relations in the Anthropocene

UBC Press

Feathered Entanglements investigates human-bird relations across the Indo-Pacific and shows what birds can teach us about how to live with other species in the Anthropocene.

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Nature-First Cities

Restoring Relationships with Ecosystems and with Each Other

UBC Press

Nature-First Cities recognizes nature as the lead architect in the most essential of restoration projects – our cities.

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Local Governance in Transition

Toward Sustainable Canadian Communities

UBC Press

Local Governance in Transition presents a framework for conversations around technological, ecological, and economic challenges – and encourages innovative thinking for those interested in exploring sustainable solutions.

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Sea Change

Charting a Sustainable Future for Oceans in Canada

UBC Press

Sea Change takes stock of what we know about Canada’s changing oceans, offering a wealth of practical information to support the task of building resilient, sustainable oceans and ocean communities.

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Sustainable Energy Transitions in Canada

UBC Press

Sustainable Energy Transitions in Canada brings together experts from across the country to share their perspectives on how energy systems can respond to climate change, enhance social justice, respect local cultures and traditions – and still make financial sense.

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Protecting the Coast and Ocean

A Guide to Marine Conservation Law in British Columbia

UBC Press

Protecting the Coast and Ocean, the first comprehensive guide to marine protection law in British Columbia, analyzes and compares the legal tools available to reverse ocean decline.

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The Making of the Northwest Forest Plan

The Wild Science of Saving Old Growth Ecosystems

Oregon State University Press
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Dying Green

A Journey through End-of-Life Medicine in Search of Sustainable Healthcare

Rutgers University Press
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Armadillos to Ziziphus

A Naturalist in the Texas Hill Country

University of Texas Press

This book aims to show people, in short pieces accompanied by one image, some of the surprising, fascinating, and ecologically valuable things happening around a Hill Country ranch.

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Life against States of Emergency

Revitalizing Treaty Relations from Attawapiskat

UBC Press

Life against States of Emergency responds to the central question Attawapiskat chief Theresa Spence asked in a high-profile ceremonial fast: What does it mean to be in a treaty relationship today?

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Born with a Copper Spoon

A Global History of Copper, 1830–1980

UBC Press

Born with a Copper Spoon tells the fascinating and far-reaching story of one of the world’s most important metals.

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In the Name of Wild

One Family, Five Years, Ten Countries, and a New Vision of Wildness

UBC Press, On Point Press

In the Name of Wild takes you on the five-year journey one family made across five continents to re-imagine the meaning of wildness.

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The Birds of Vancouver Island’s West Coast

UBC Press, On Point Press

A detailed account of the 360 species of birds recorded on the wild west coast of Vancouver Island and its offshore waters.

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