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1) From Research to Capacity, Policy and Action: Enabling Adaptation to Climate Change for Poor Populations in Asia Through Research, Capacity Building and Innovation

Kathmandu: ISET Nepal, 2008 This book is new. Cover shows one corner crease. 124 pages illustrated. Contents include: Terms of Reference; Approach to the Assessment; The Literature; The Regions; Synthesis: Consultations, Literature Reviews and our Analysis; etc. . First Edition. Soft Cover. New. 8 1/2 x 11. more information

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2) Agroforestry Systems in the Tropics

Kluwer Academic Publishers, in co-operation with ICRAF, 1989 This book is in very good, clean condition. A few underlined passages scattered throughout text. Cover shows light edge/shelfwear. Over 25 descriptions of agroforestry systems from different parts of the world, classification of agroforestry systems, ecological analysis of agroforestry spread, and salient aspects of some agroforestry technology innovations.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2. more information

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3) Earth Keepers
Anderson, Joan, Illustrated by Ancona, George

New York: Harcourt Brace & Co. 1993 Discusses the work of three invironmental protection groups who are striving to help save the Earth from destruction Black & white photography by George Ancona.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11 x 9. more information

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4) Caribou Rising - Defending the Porcupine Herd, Gwich-'in Culture and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Bass, Rick

San Francisco: Sierra Club, 2004 In very good, clean, unmarked condition. DJ shows light edge/shelfwear. Bass asks, which is worth more to humankind, an insignificant amount of oil or the ancient culture and a glorious ecosystem of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 6 1/2 x 8. more information

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5) Coral Island: Portrait of an Atoll
Bates, Marston; Abbott, Donald P

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958 In good, clean, unmarked condiiton. Bumped corners. B/W photographs. The relationship between the environment and its inhabitants in a place where civilization has only lightly brushed the atoll.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 6 x 9. more information

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6) Sabbaths
Berry, Wendell

San Francisco: North Point Press, 1987 This book is in very good, clean, unmarked condition. Cover shows light edge/shelfwear including slight curling at corners. Uncreased spine. A sequence of traditional and classic meditations spanning from 1979-1985, written in poetic form, which join the metaphysical and natural world.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 5 1/2 x 8. more information

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7) Managing Groundwater Resources in Rural India; The Community and Beyond
British Geological Survey

Great Britain: British Geological Society, 2005 Commissioned report CR/05/35N. This book is new. Cover shows very slight edge/shelfwear. 92 pages illustrated. . Soft Cover. New. 8 1/2 x 11. more information

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8) Eco-Economy: Building an Economy for the Environmental Age
Brown, Lester R

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2001 In as new condition with slight edge/shelfwear to cover. Brown describes how to restructure the global economy to make it compatible with the earth's ecosystem so that economic progress can continue.. Soft Cover. As New. 6 x 9. more information

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9) The Soul Unearthed: Celebrating Wildness and Personal Renewal Through Nature
Cass Adams (editor)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.: J P Tarcher, 1996 In good, unmarked condition. Spoine uncreased. Cover has edge/shelfwear including a light vertical crease on front. A collection of essays, stories, poems, and interviews from such distinguished writers as Robert Bly, John Seed, Deena Metzger, Roderick Nash, and Joan Halifax, among others, examines the issue of how wilderness affects us spiritually. . Soft Cover. Good. 6 x 9. more information

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10) Return to Spirit Lake: Journey Through a Lost Landscape
Colasurdo, Christine

Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.: Sasquatch Books, 1997 In very good, clean, unmarked condition. Spine uncreased. Cover shows very light edge/shelfwear. A blend of personal observations of Spirit Lake (pre- and posteruption), scientific documentation of volcanic activity, and the earlier-than-expected regeneration of life and landscape. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 6 x 8 1/2. more information

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11) John Muir's Studies in the Sierra
Colby, William E. (editor)

San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1960 In very good, clean, unmarked condition. Cover shows light edgewear including fading and bumped corners. No dj. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 6 x 9. more information

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12) Desert Journal : Reflections of a Naturalist
Cowles, Raymond B.; Bakker, Elna S

University of California Press , 1992 In good, clean condition. Previous owner's name on front endpage. Otherwise unmarked. Spine has one light creased. Text tight. Front cover beginning to curl. An introduction to the wonders of life in the California desert. . Soft Cover. Good. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. more information

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13) Mayordomo: Chronicle of an Acequia in Northern New Mexico
Crawford, Stanley

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Anchor Books, 1989 This book is in very good, clean condition. Gift inscription on front endpage. Uncreased spine. Light edge/shelfwear and fading. How to revere and care for our fragile natural environment, and how to respect the lives of human beings who depend on this environment for survival.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 5 x 8. more information

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14) Sick of Nature
David Gessner

Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.A.: Dartmouth College, 2004 In very good, clean, unmarked condition. Cover shows light edge/shelfwear and one bumped corner. Essays which reflect themes of creativity, wildness, and place. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 6 x 9. more information

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15) Deep Ecology
Devall, Bill;Sessions, George

Layton, Utah, U.S.A.: Gibbs Smith, 1985 In very good, clean, unmarked condition. Spine uncreased. Cover shows edge/shelfwear. An analysis and explanation of deep ecology.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 6 x 9. more information

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16) Audubon: Natural Priorities
Disilvestro, Roger

Georgia: Turner Publishing, 1994 Examines both the state of the environment and the routes that have led to current ecological troubles, reflecting the National Audubon Society's long history of activism and desire to educate the public toward an environmentally sustainable future.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8 x 10. more information

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17) The Deep Ecology Movement: An Introductory Anthology
Drengson, Alan

Berkeley, California, U.S.A.: North Atlantic Books, 1995 In good, unmarked condition. Spine creased. Text tight. Cover shows edge/shelfwear. Bottom edge has smudges. A comprehensive introduction to the Deep Ecology Movement with essays by environmental thinkers and activists responding to and expanding on its philosophical and practical aspects. . Soft Cover. Good. 6 x 9. more information

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18) Reflections of a Whale-Watcher
Gilders, Michelle A

Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.: Indiana Univ Pr, 1995 Inscribed and signed by author. Previous owner's last name on front endpage. Otherwise unmarked. Spine uncreased. Cover shows edge/shelfwear including light scuffing. Color photographs accompany a convincing and logical essay that includes a good history of the politics of whaling.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good. 6 x 9. more information

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19) Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Environmental Issues
Goldfarb, Theodore D

Blacklick, Ohio, U.S.A.: Dushkin Pub Group, 1995 This book is in very good, clean, unmarked condition. Cover shows edge/shelfwear including scuffing along edges. A debate-style reader designed to introduce students to controversies in environmental policy and science.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 6 x 9 1/2. more information

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20) Toxic Struggles: The Theory and Practice of Environmental Justice
Hofrichter, Richard (editor)

Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada: New Society Pub, 1993 In very good, clean, unmarked condition. Spine uncreased. Cover shows very light edge/shelfwear. Essays which document the struggles and efforts of grassroots organizations and individuals who push toward social justice, world peace and environmental health.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 6 x 9. more information

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21) Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change
Institute for Social and Environmental Transition, and Winrock International

Boulder, CO and New Delhi: Institute for Social and Environmental Transition, and Winrock International, 2006 This book is new. 184 pages detailing the proceedings and presentations of the International Conference on Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change January 5-7, 2006, New Delhi.. Soft Cover. New. 8 1/2 x 11. more information

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22) Groundwater & Society: Resources, Tensions & Opportunities-Themes in Groundwater Management for the 21st Century
Jacob J. Burke and Marcus H. Moench

New York, New York, U.S.A.: United Nations Pubns, 2000 This book is new. Cover shows very slight edge/shelfwear. 170pages illustrated. Contents include: The Role of Groundwater in Society; View to a Future of Increased Competition; Emerging Threats to the Resource Base; Root Causes of Competition and Issues for Groundwater Management; Guidelines for Addressing Groundwater Depletion and Degradation, etc.. Soft Cover. New. 8 1/2 x 11. more information

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23) Who Owns the West?
Kittredge, William

San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Mercury House, 1996 As new with one lightly bumped corner. Prose that encourages us to understand that the living world cannot be replicated. . Soft Cover. As New. 6 x 8 1/2. more information

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24) Woodswoman
LaBastille, Anne

New York: Dutton, 1976 In good, clean condition. Previous owner's name inside cover. Otherwise unmarked. Spine lightly creased. Cover shows edge/shelfwear. A young ecologist's life in the log cabin she built herself in the Adirondack wilderness. . Soft Cover. Good. 5 1/2 x 8. more information

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25) Fresh Paint
Laferla, Jane

Ashville, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Lark Books, 2001 In very good, clean, unmarked condition. Spine uncreased. Cover shows slight edge/shelfwear. Projects suitable for the novice furniture painter: sandpapering, priming, painting, using whatever medium (leaves, napkins, old photos, etc.) adds that special detail to the project, and applying varnish. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8 1/2 x 10. more information

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26) Planet Earth - 2000 A.D
Lindsey, Hal

California: Western Front, Ltd. 1994 Soft Cover. 5 1/2 x 8. 312 pgs. Twenty-five years after the "Late Great Planet Earth", Lindsey's exciting and revealing report on the dangers facing the world at the beginning of the new millennium.. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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27) Directory for Medicinal Plants Conservation: Networks, Organizations, Projects, Information Sources
M. Kasparek, A Groger, U. Schippmann

Bonn: German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, 1996 In very good, clean, unmarked condition with bumped corners. Provides information for policy makers, scientists, and technical experts int eh management of medicinal plant resources. Information on more than 200 networks, organizations and projects worldwide dealing with research, management, policy making, and conservation. Key journals and databases are highlighted. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 6 x 9. more information

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28) Under the Arctic Sun: Gwich'In, Caribou, and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Madsen, Ken

Englewood, Colorado, U.S.A.: Westcliffe Pub, 2002 This book is new. Describes an international effort to preserve the coastal plain of northeastern Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from industrial oil and gas development.. Soft Cover. New. 6 x 9. more information

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29) Working With Winds of Change: Toward Strategies for Responding to the Risks Associated with Climate Change and Other Hazards
Marcus Moench and Ajaya Dixit (editors)

Boulder, CO: Institute for Social and Environmental Transition, 2007 This book is new. Cover shows very light edge/shelfwear. 285 pages illustrated. Contents include: Understanding the Winds of Change; Adapting to Climate Change and the Risks Associated with Other Natural Hazards; Climate Change and South Asian Impacts; Understanding Vulnerability, Building Capacity; Catasysing Adaptatin to Disaster Risks and Climate Change; Flood Disaster Impacts and REsponses in Nepal Tarai's Marginalised Basics; Peripheral Heartland; Navigating the Contours of the Pakistani Hazardscape; Challenges and Prospects for Adaptation; and When Realities Shift.. Second Edition. Soft Cover. New. 8 1/2 x 11. more information

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30) Adaptive Capacity and Livelihood Resilience: Adaptive Strategies for Responding to Floods and Droughts in South Asia
Marcus Moench and Ajaya Dixit (editors)

Boulder, CO: Institute for Social and Environmental Transition, 2007 This book is new. Cover shows very slight edge/shelfwear. 214 pages illustrated. Contents include: The Meaning of Adaptive Strategies; The Context: Patterns of Change and Continuity in South Asia; Case Studies; Points of Entry and Leverage; Bibliography, etc. . Soft Cover. New. 8 1/2 x 11. more information

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31) Selling Water: Conceptual and Policy Debates over Groundwater Markets in India
Marcus Moench (editor)

VikSAT, Pacific Institute, Natural Heritage Institute, 1994 This book is new. Cover shows very slight edge/shelfwear. 91 pages with charts. Contents include: Groundwater Markets: An Overview and New Questions; Groundwater Markets in South Asia: A Discussion of Theory and Evidence; Trading in Groundwater: A Source of Power and Accumulation; Groundwater Markets in India: A Legal and Institutional Perspective; Groundwater Markets in Pakistan: An Analysis of Selected Issues.. Soft Cover. New. 8 1/2 x 11. more information

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32) Mother Earth Spirituality: Native American Paths to Healing Ourselves and Our World
McGaa, Ed

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper San Francisco, 1990 Signed by author on half title page. Black X on top right corner of half title page. Otherwise unmarked. Clean with uncreased binding. Cover shows edge/shelfwear. Written by an 0glala Sioux writer, lecturer, and ceremonial leader.. Signed By Author. Soft Cover. Good. 6 x 9. more information

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33) Regreening the National Parks
Michael Frome

Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.: Univ of Arizona Pr, 1992 In good, unmarked condition. Spine uncreased. Front cover has two large vertical creases. First 3 pages (title pg., etc.) also lightly creased. Otherwise very good. Tells how the National Park Service has been transformed from a professional to a political agency and has neglected to protect and preserve our national heritage.. Soft Cover. Good. 6 x 9. more information

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34) Tourist Guide of Yemen Arab Republid
Ministry of Information and Culture

General Tourism Corp. No publication date. In good, condiiton. Cover shows edge/shelfwear. Spine uncreased. Gift inscription on front end page. Otherwise unmarked. Dampstain on top right corner of text/covers about 1/2" round which results in wrinkling, but no discoloration. Color photographs accompany descriptive text of Yemen.. Soft Cover. Good. 7 1/2 x 9 1/2. more information

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35) Rethinking the Mosaic: Investigations Into Local Water Management
Moench, Caspari, Dixit (editors)

Kathmandu: Nepal Water Conservation Foundation, 1999 This book is new. 307 pages. Contents include: Addressing Constraints in Complex Systems; Fractured Institutions and Physical Interdependence; Conflicts Over the Invisible Resource in Namil Nadu; Historical Perspectives on Conflicts over Domestic and Industrial Supply in the Bhavani and Noyyal Basins; Addressing Water Scarcity; Dug Well Recharging in Saurashtra, Gujarat; Local Strategies for Water Management and Conservation; Ways Forward.. First Edition. Soft Cover. New. 8 x 10. more information

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36) The Fluid Mosaic: Water Governance in the Context of Variability, Uncertainty and Change
Moench, Dixit, Janakarajan, Rathore, and Mudrakartha

Nepal Water Conservation Foundation and ISET, 2003 This book is new. Cover shows very slight edge/shelfwear. 66 pages illustrated. A synthesis paper. Contents include: Introduction; Highlights From the Case Studies; Return to Wider Perspectives, etc. . Soft Cover. New. 8 1/2 x 11. more information

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37) The Fluid Mosaic: Water Governance in the Context of Variability, Uncertainty and Change
Moench, Dixit, Janakarajan, Rathore, and Mudrakartha

Nepal Water Conservation Foundation and ISET, 2003 This book is new. Cover shows very slight edge/shelfwear. 66 pages illustrated. A synthesis paper. Contents include: Introduction; Highlights From the Case Studies; Return to Wider Perspectives, etc. . Soft Cover. New. 8 1/2 x 11. more information

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38) In Nature's Heart: The Wilderness Days of John Muir
Muir, John

California: Walking Stick Press, 1991 Book is new. Slipcase plastic covering is wrinkled. Selections from Muir's writings, with photographs, that gather many of his most eloquent observations and insights about the wilderness he celebrated.. First Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Illus. by James Randklev. 7 1/2 x 8. more information

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39) The Wilderness World of John Muir
Muir, John; Teale, Edwin Way

Boston: Houghton Mifflin , 1954 1954 Hardcover edition in good clean condition. No dj. Corners bumped and gift inscription on front end page. Otherwise unmarked. 5 cent John Muir stamp attached inside front cover. Includes many of Muir's most inspiring passages. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Kane, Henry B.. 5 1/2 x 8. more information

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40) Two in the Far North: 35th Anniversary Edition
Murie, Margaret E

Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A.: Alaska Northwest Books, 2004 In very good, clean, unmarked condition. Spine uncreased. Cover shows very light wear. Erasure on front endpage. The life story of Margaret Murie, who grew up in Alaska before it was a state, tramped its wild lands before they were mapped, and has worked hard to preserve its wild places. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 6 x 9. more information

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41) Reckoning the Earth: Some Lessons from the Land
Murphy, Sandra

Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.A.: Northland Pub, 1994 In very good, clean condition. Bookstore stamp on title page. Otherwise unmarked. Spine uncreased. Cover shows slight edgewear. Poetic prose about the interrelatedness of earth's inhabitants and the earth itself.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 7 1/2 x 9. more information

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42) The Gaia Atlas of Planet Management
Myers, Norman (editor)

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Anchor Books, 1984 In as new condition with light edge/shelfwear to cover. A comprehensive guide to a planet in crtical transition. How humankind uses Earth's vast resources today will determine the health and ultimately the survival of our complex ecosphere.. Soft Cover. As New. 8 1/2 x 11. more information

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43) Wilderness and the American Mind
Nash, Roderick

Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.: Yale Univ Pr, 1982 In very good, clean condition. Gift inscription on front endpage. Otherwise unmarked. Text crisp and unread. Cover shows light wear including bumped corners. Spine uncreased. A classic study of America's changing attitudes toward wilderness.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 5 1/2 x 8. more information

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44) The Sky's the Limit: A Defense of the Earth
Nichols, John

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1990 Stated First Edition. In very good, clean, unmarked condition. Spine uncreased. Text crisp and appears unread. Cover has light shelf/edgewear. An environmental manifesto, with text accompanying 68 photographs of an untouched mesa near the author's home in Taos, New Mexico. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 6 x 9. more information

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45) The Silent Cry: A Novel
Oe, Kenzaburo

Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Kodansha Amer Inc, 1994 In very good, clean, unmarked condition. Spine uncreased. Cover shows light wear. Discusses the role of religion in the ecological movement and offer hope and viable ways for church leaders and individual Christians to help in our qwest to heal the world. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 5 1/2 x 8. more information

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46) Shared Spirits: Wildlife and Native Americans
Olson, Dennis L

Minocqua, Wisconsin, U.S.A.: Northword Pr, 1999 In very good, clean, unmarked condition. Title page has a creased corner. Bottom edge of spine heavily bumped. A series of light dents on back cover. Spine uncreased. Stories presented from a variety of tribes tell of how to live in harmony with the Earth. Photogaphs.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 9 x 12. more information

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47) Turtle Talk: Voices for a Sustainable Future
Plant, Christopher

Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada: New Society Pub, 1990 In very good, clean, unmarked condition. Spine uncreased. Very light edge/shelfwear to cover. Works by Starhawk, Susan Griffin, Freeman House, Dave Foreman, Murray Bookchin, etc. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 6 x 9. more information

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48) Among the Aspen: Life in an Aspen Grove
Reynolds, Branson

Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.A.: Northland Pub, 1991 In very good, clean, unmarked condition. Spine uncreased. Cover shows very light edgewear and one lightly creased corner. Gorgeous color photographs accompany text describing life in the aspen grove ecosystem. . Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Reynolds, Branson. 9 x 12. more information

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49) Community Management of Groundwater Resources in Rural India: Research Report
Roger Calow and David Macdonald (editors)

Great Britain: British Geological Survey, 2005 Commissioned report CR/05/36N. This book is new. 85 pages with charts. Cover shows light edge/shelfwear and a light dampstain on outer edge which does not penetrate into margins. Background papers on the causes, symptoms and mitigation of groundwater overdraft in India. . Soft Cover. New. 8 1/2 x 11. more information

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50) Agroecosystem Research in Rural Resource Management and Development
Sajise, Percy E. And Rambo, Terry A. (editors)

Philippines: University of the Philippines, 1985 This book is in good, clean condition. Some underlining in ink scattered throughout text. Cover shows edge/shelfwear including a couple of creases. Bumped corners. Selected papers presented at the Second SUAN-EAPI Regional Symposium on Agroecosystem Research in Baguio City, Philippines: March 18-22, 1985.. Soft Cover. Good. 6 x 9. more information

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