Traces the development of bal tashḥit, the Jewish prohibition against wastefulness and destruction, from its biblical origins to the contemporary environmental movement.

Analyzes efforts made by communities and policy makers around the world to push beyond conventional approaches to environmental decision making.

Examines the role of plants in botanical mythology, from Aboriginal Australia to Zoroastrian Persia.

Explores the evolving role of botanic gardens from products and enablers of modernity and the nation-state, to their recent reinvention as institutions of environmental governance.

Explores why past generations of radical ecological and social justice scholarship have been ineffective, and considers the work of a new wave of scholarship that aims to reinvent the radical project and combat injustice.

Illustrates how the notion of an ecological society remains a decisively political question.

Essays that examine globalization's effects with an emphasis on the interplay of race and rurality as it occurs across diverse geographies and peoples.

A compelling story of our ever-evolving relationship with mountains and wilderness.

A broad examination of climate fantasy and science fiction, from The Lord of the Rings and the Narnia series to The Handmaid's Tale and Game of Thrones.

The first scholarly book to address Korean geomancy through an interdisciplinary lens.

Examines the ways in which austerity policies are transforming US cities.

Examines the many ways water has contributed to power structures in the past, with insights for contemporary water management.

Journeys on the world’s rivers, from a naturalist’s point of view.

Examines the challenges of environmental governance in contemporary North America.

Examines religious communities as advocates of environmental stewardship and sustainable agriculture practices.

Presents the process theistic thought of Whitehead as a third alternative between classical theism and religious skepticism.

Engages the global ecological crisis through a radical rethinking of what it means to inhabit the earth.

Addresses Ming Dynasty philosopher Wang Fuzhi’s neo-Confucianism from the perspective of contemporary ecological humanism.

Combining humor and memorable anecdotes, five famous ecotourist destinations offer a breathtaking backdrop to better understanding climate change.

Rich case studies examining responses to climatic events in ancient Europe and the Near East.

An engaging and accessible introduction to the natural world in New England and upstate New York.

Presents integral approaches to ecology that cross the boundaries of the humanities, social sciences, and biophysical sciences.

Poems that contemplate the fraught interdependence of the human and more-than-human in an era of extreme environmental degradation.

Examines a new type of federal preemption statute popular since 1965 that allows states to retain a certain amount of regulatory discretion, with a focus on environmental statutes.

Examines the ecological and historical significance of the harbor and what it can bring to future residents.