Contemporary biographies in environment & conservation.
Contemporary biographies in environment and conservation
- ix, 201 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Edition statement supplied by publisher. Companion to book titled: Careers in environment & conservation. Part of a series that is supplemental to the Salem Press series: Careers in-- Contents extracted from the monthly magazine: Current biography.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Publisher's Note -- Contributor's List -- Balog, James -- Barlow, Maude -- Berenbaum, May R-- Bermen, Tzeporah -- Brown, Lester Russell --Dawes-Gromadzki, Tracy -- Earle, Sylvia A -- Ewango, Corneille -- Fay, J Michael -- Fowler, Cary -- Hauge, Frederic -- Hayes, Denis -- Jahren, A -- Hope -- Knoll, Andrew H -- Krupp, Frederic D -- McKibben, Bill -- Mittermeier, Russell A -- Moss, Cynthia -- Nabhan, Gary Paul -- Naidoo, Kumi -- Newsom, Lee A -- Novacek, Michael, J -- Rahmstorf, Stefan -- Schaller, George B -- Shapiro, Beth -- Shiva, Vandana -- Suzuki, David T -- Tewolde, Berhan Gebre Egziabher -- Thompson, Lonnie -- Wang, Canfa -- Appendixes. Historical Biographies. Charles William Beebe -- David Brower -- Rachel Carson -- Barry Commoner -- Jacques Yves-Cousteau -- Marjory Stoneman Douglas -- Aldo Leopold -- Wangari Maathi -- Roger Revelle -- Gilbert Fowler White -- Bibliography -- Selected Works -- Profession Index
Contemporary Biographies in Environment & Conservation is a collection of biographies of "living leaders" in the field of environment and conservation. A collection of biographies of notable figures in environmental science and conservation, this resource provides insight into the career paths and impact of these important figures...An amazing collection of living leaders in the field, this resource will provide important insight from a wide array of mentors for students and researchers considering a career in the environmental sciences. - Publisher