Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land: AL was a philosopher, scientist, ecologist, forester and conservationist, and a professor at the University of Wisconsin. He was the ... read more
Naturalistic, low-maintenance plantings for the sustainable garden; showcases forty gardens and the work of Dan Pearson, Piet Oudolf et alia. Copius illustrations.
Landscape preservation through the lives of Octavia Hill (London), Beatrix Potter (Lake District), Pauline Dower (Northumberland), and Sylvia Sayer (Dartmoor).
From the Alps to the Adriatic, through Ferrara, Mantova, Parma, Cremona, Pavia and Turin. Those who read Helena Attlee's recent Lev's Violin will know something of its historical use, but no... read more
Innovative and original approach to architecture and urban planning that takes account of the economic as well as the human cost of awful building and proposes a very different solution.
The authors spend large parts of the year in Svalbard; their focus is the highly adapted wildlife of the Arctic and the effect of climate change on their environment. Fabulous photographs.
Explores what happens to places where people no longer live: Chernobyl, swathes of Detroit, Caribbean volcanoes, Scottish mining regions - redemptive, reflective.
Many readers will remember Daniel Yergin's brilliant history of oil Prize, but that was 30 years ago and things look pretty different now. Here is the backdrop to Marriott & Macalister's sup... read more
Mastering the art of minimal intervention. We don't know if Mr McGregor would approve but Dowding is THE no-dig guru, pioneering this approach and growing vast and succulent vegetables since... read more
...and why it's good for the planet, the economy and our lives. We may even have time to read it. Prof Dorling is a specialist in demography at Oxford and knows his onions.
The Scottish Highlands are facing climate chaos too, despite being so far north, and its effects are already being felt. Crumley's meditations on the seasons in one volume.
The author is a remarkable young birder who has shared a platform with Greta Thunberg and received an honorary doctorate for her environmental work at the age of 17...
Biotechnology is becoming big business, the stuff of both dreams and nightmares. Cobb is an eminently reasonable guide to this strange new world: gene-editing, cloning, GMOs, ethics, etc.
The vast Byzantine walls are a powerful image for the conflict between history and the present that squeezes modern Turkey. Structured around encounters with people during his walks, this is... read more