"This is a highly significant--one might argue revolutionary--book.

In "Life's Matrix", Philip Ball writes of water's origins, history, and unique physical character.

A prize-winning r"Washington Post" reporter tells the story of the Florida Everglades, from its beginnings as 4,500 off-putting square miles of natural liquid wasteland to the ecological mess it has become. Photos.

Energy is humanity's single most important resource. In fact, as energy expert Michael E. Webber argues in Power Trip, the story of how societies rise can be told largely as the story of how they manage energy sources through time.

This book is the first to analyze the environmental impact of Japanese trade, corporations, and aid on timber management in the context of Southeast Asian political economies.

This is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water.

From Coastal Wilderness to Fruited Plain is an account of the making of a large part of the American landscape following European settlement.

The second edition of Environmental Studies discusses the various types of natural resources and the problems faced in conserving them and the effective management of resources for sustainable lifestyles.

This is the third edition of the WHO's guidelines which are used by countries worldwide to set standards for the regulation of drinking water quality and effective approaches to water safety management.

This book brings together information on the contrasting characteristics, condition, present use and problems of the world's main natural grasslands.