Environmental Studies
Humans, Animals, Machines
Examines the overlap and blurring of boundaries among humans, animals, and machines.
Understanding Gregory Bateson
Essays and poems explore the contemporary relevance of Emerson’s work and thought.
Moral Habitat
A work of environmental ethics that looks at how “otherkind”—and humankind—contributes to our moral imagination.
Cooperating Rivals
Examines cooperation and conflict over water in the Middle East.
Rachel Carson
Leading scholars explore the full range and current significance of Carson’s work.
Understanding Gregory Bateson
Introduction to Gregory Bateson’s unique perspective on the relationship of humanity to the natural world.
The Fire Island National Seashore
A comprehensive account of the history of the Fire Island National Seashore since its creation in 1964.
Participation and Power
Takes a firsthand look at a case of public participation in environmental policy.
Environmental Values in Christian Art
Discusses the expression of environmental values in Christian art as it displaced pagan aesthetics from the third century to the Reformation.
The Intelligence of Flowers
A new translation of one of Maeterlinck’s four great nature essays.
Nature's Edge
Leading environmental thinkers investigate the complexities of boundary formation and negotiation at the heart of environmental problems.
The Failures of American and European Climate Policy
Examines why some nations, but not others, have met their commitments to international climate treaties.
The Incarnality of Being
A groundbreaking exploration of Heidegger and embodiment, from which a radical ethical perspective emerges.
Merleau-Ponty and Environmental Philosophy
Connects the work of Merleau-Ponty to environmental studies.
Globalization and the Environment
Examines how globalization and the environment are connected issues.
Saving Sterling Forest
The story of the twenty-five-year quest to preserve twenty thousand acres of forest in southeastern New York.
Stopping the Plant
Detailed account of the controversy surrounding the building of a coal-fired cement factory in the Hudson Valley.
Protecting Our Environment
Examines how the European Union has handled environmental protection issues.
The Multi-Governance of Water
Examines the politics of transnational water resource management through case studies of the Aral Sea basin and the Danube, Euphrates, and Mekong river basins.
Tainted Milk
An in-depth analysis of infant nourishment issues, focusing on environmentally contaminated breastmilk.
The Step Back
Explores the ethical and political possibilities of philosophy after deconstruction.
Environmental Policymaking
Case studies that assess the value of new approaches to environmental policymaking in the United States and abroad.
The Politics of Air Pollution
Argues that clean air policy is driven by locally oriented economic elites.
Ozone Depletion and Climate Change
A path-breaking look at the international response to ozone depletion and climate change.
With Respect for Nature
Explores how humans can take the lives of animals and plants while maintaining a proper respect both for ecosystems and for those who live in them.