Nature/Environment

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Garden of Egypt

Irrigation, Society, and the State in the Premodern Fayyum

By Brendan Haug
Subjects: Classical Studies, Roman, Greek, Nature/Environment, Environmental Studies
Series: New Texts from Ancient Cultures

Examining how relationships with water flow through Egyptian history

Climate Games

Experiments on How People Prevent Disaster

By Talbot M. Andrews, Andrew W. Delton, and Reuben Kline
Subjects: Nature/Environment, Environmental Studies, Political Science, Political Economy

Experiments reveal people can work together to prevent climate change

Twisting in the Wind

The Politics of Tepid Transitions to Renewable Energy

By Oksan Bayulgen
Subjects: Political Science, Public Policy, Nature/Environment, Environmental Studies, Political Theory

Political barriers to clean energy transitions

Insects of the Great Lakes Region

By Gary A. Dunn
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Nature, Nature/Environment, Guidebook
Series: Great Lakes Environment

The most comprehensive guide to insects in the Great Lakes region

Looking for Hickories

The Forgotten Wildness of the Rural Midwest

By Thomas Springer
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Nature, Nature/Environment, Literature, Cultural Studies

A masterfully written collection that establishes a new voice for the spirit of the upper Midwest and Michigan and offers a fresh look at the landscape as well as the everyday lives of the people who make up the region's small communities

Gleason's Plants of Michigan

A Field Guide

By Richard K. Rabeler
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Nature, Nature/Environment, Botany

Updated edition of the classic botanical guide to the Great Lakes region

Ancient Life of the Great Lakes Basin

Precambrian to Pleistocene

By J. Alan Holman
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Nature, Nature/Environment
Series: Great Lakes Environment

A review of the ancient life of the Great Lakes Basin from the Precambrian through the Ice Age

A Guide to Michigan's Endangered Wildlife

By David C. Evers
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Nature, Guidebook, Nature/Environment

A descriptive profile of Michigan's threatened and endangered wildlife

Borne of the Wind

Michigan Sand Dunes

By Dennis Albert
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Nature, Nature/Environment, Natural Resources

An introduction to the ecology of Michigan's sand dunes

The Era of Great Disasters

Japan and Its Three Major Earthquakes

By Makoto Iokibe
Subjects: Asian Studies, Japan, History, Asian and Southeast Asian History, Nature/Environment, Cultural Studies
Series: Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies

Uncovering the humanity and wisdom within the tragedy of Japan’s disaster responses to three major earthquakes

Cultural Values and Human Ecology in Southeast Asia

Edited by Karl Hutterer, A. Terry Rambo, A. Terry Rambo, and George Lovelace
Subjects: Nature/Environment, Environmental Studies, Cultural Studies, Asian Studies, South/Southeast Asia
Series: Michigan Papers on South and Southeast Asia

Gathers seventeen diverse perspectives on human ecology in Southeast Asia with a conceptual framework—cultural values—designed to bridge social and natural science paradigms

Ethnic Diversity and the Control of Natural Resources in Southeast Asia

Edited by A. Terry Rambo, A. Terry Rambo, Kathleen Gillogly, and Karl Hutterer
Subjects: Nature/Environment, Environmental Studies, Sociology, Natural Resources, Asian Studies, South/Southeast Asia
Series: Michigan Papers on South and Southeast Asia

Eleven papers explore the ecological ramifications of ethnicity in Southeast Asia.

Climate Change Solutions

Beyond the Capital-Climate Contradiction

By Diana Stuart, Ryan Gunderson, and Brian Petersen
Subjects: Political Science, Political Theory, Nature/Environment, Environmental Studies

Capitalism and climate change solutions are incompatible

Michigan Trees, Revised and Updated

A Guide to the Trees of the Great Lakes Region

By Burton V. Barnes & Warren H. Wagner
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Nature, Guidebook, Nature/Environment

The number-one book for tree identification in Michigan and the Great Lakes

Stringfellow Acid Pits

The Toxic and Legal Legacy

By Brian Craig
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Law, Legal History, Nature/Environment

Before Erin Brockovich, there was Penny Newman and the fight for the biggest toxic waste lawsuit in California history

Great Lakes Sea Lamprey

The 70 Year War on a Biological Invader

By Cory Brant
Subjects: Nature/Environment, Michigan and the Great Lakes, Nature

A captivating look at an ecological terror and the cooperative effort that brought the Great Lakes back from the brink

The Life of the Lakes, 4th Ed.

A Guide to the Great Lakes Fishery

4th Edition

By Brandon C Schroeder & Shari L Dann
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Nature, Guidebook, Nature/Environment

A detailed look at the history, health, and management of the Great Lakes fishery

Great Lakes Rocks

4 Billion Years of Geologic History in the Great Lakes Region

By Stephen E Kesler
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Nature, Nature/Environment

A much-needed exploration of Great Lakes geology

Michigan Ferns and Lycophytes

A Guide to Species of the Great Lakes Region

By Daniel D. Palmer
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Nature, Nature/Environment, Nature Guides, Guidebook

The most comprehensive guide to Michigan’s ferns and related plants

Mountains Without Handrails

Reflections on the National Parks

With a New Foreword by Holly Doremus

By Joseph L. Sax
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Nature, Nature/Environment, Environmental Studies, Law

A controversial, informed, and important look at the protection and management of America’s national parks

Amphibians and Reptiles of the Great Lakes Region, Revised Ed.

Revised Edition

By James H. Harding & David A Mifsud
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Nature, Guidebook, Nature/Environment, Nature Guides
Series: Great Lakes Environment

A revised and updated guide to reptiles and amphibians in the Great Lakes region

Mammals of the Great Lakes Region, 3rd Ed.

3rd Edition

By Allen Kurta
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Nature, Guidebook, Nature/Environment, Nature Guides
Series: Great Lakes Environment

Revised and expanded edition of the classic Mammals of the Great Lakes Region

The Woman Who Knew Too Much, Revised Ed.

Alice Stewart and the Secrets of Radiation

2nd Edition

By Gayle Greene
Subjects: Nature/Environment, Environmental Studies, Gender Studies, Health & Medicine

The life story of the epidemiologist who discovered the harmful effects of fetal X rays and other radiation exposure

Michigan Shrubs and Vines

A Guide to Species of the Great Lakes Region

By Burton V. Barnes, Christopher E. Dick, and Melanie W. Gunn
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Guidebook, Nature, Nature/Environment, Botany

The essential reference for identifying shrubs and woody vines in Michigan and the Great Lakes Region

The Forests of Michigan, Revised Ed.

Revised Edition

By Donald I. Dickmann & Larry A. Leefers
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Nature, History, Nature/Environment, Natural Resources

A perfect companion to Michigan Trees

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