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Examines the history of world civilizations from the perspective of the environments in which they developed, looking at seventeen distinct ecosystems, grouped in the categories of desert, tundra, ice; grasslands; tropical lowlands and postglacial forests; drying climates; highlands; the sea; and the oceans.

Studies the events that led to the fall of Rome and discusses what modern day society can learn by studying those events.

Looks at the geography and people that make up mountain regions throughout the world, focusing on the changing characteristics of both.

An allegory that uses the introduction of rabbits to Australia to portray the arrival of Europeans there and the widespread environmental destruction caused by man throughout the continent.

Contains over 130 satellite photographs that depict the natural foundations and process of global change, and features essays which explain some of the many natural and man-made instruments of environmental change, including thermal currents, plate tectonics, earthquakes, storms, and air pollution.

Presents twelve essays on conservation issues and challenges, federal lands, the oceans, and lakes, rivers, and streams, answering such questions as why it matters if plants and animals go extinct, why volunteers look for frogs every spring, why the coral reefs are important to people and the environment, and why people need healthy rivers.

An old man's persistent dreams transform a garbage dump into a forest full of life.