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Books about or featuring the environment as a prominent theme have proliferated especially since the middle of the twentieth century. The rise of environmental science , which has encouraged interdisciplinary approaches to studying the environment, and the environmental movement , which has increased public and political awareness of humanity's ...
The Lorax is a children's book written by Dr. Seuss and published in 1971. [1] It chronicles the plight of the environment and the Lorax, the main character, who "speaks for the trees" and confronts the Once-ler, a business magnate who causes environmental destruction.
Approaching the Benign Environment (co-authored) Category:Books by Buckminster Fuller: Medard Gabel: Various themes: Environmental Design Science Primer: Ross Gelbspan: M: 1939–2024: Global warming: The Heat Is On: Harold Gilliam: M: San Francisco Bay Area: Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Bay: The Struggle to Save San Francisco Bay: Juan ...
This book has been listed by Book Riot as one of "50 Must-Read Eco Disasters In Fiction". [52] The New Wilderness (2020) by Diane Cook is set in North America where climate change has affected the natural environment. It was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize. [53]
Ecofiction (also "eco-fiction" or "eco fiction") is the branch of literature that encompasses nature or environment-oriented works of fiction. [1] While this super genre's roots are seen in classic, pastoral, magical realism, animal metamorphoses, science fiction, and other genres, the term ecofiction did not become popular until the 1960s when various movements created the platform for an ...
A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There is a 1949 non-fiction book by American ecologist, forester, and environmentalist Aldo Leopold.Describing the land around the author's home in Sauk County, Wisconsin, the collection of essays advocate Leopold's idea of a "land ethic", or a responsible relationship existing between people and the land they inhabit.
The Environmental books in this category are books that have the effects of human activity on the natural environment as a major theme. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
Because we have found a new source of energy, and destruction, in the atomic nucleus, we face the threat of nuclear war or, even if we avoid that, the permeation of our environment with dangerous radiation and nuclear wastes. [2] It was first published by Tor Books in 1991, ISBN 0-312-85252-5.