LIBROS DEL AUTOR: william r lowry

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  • The Last Sanctuary
    William R. Lowry
    The Last Sanctuary is a story of devastation, survival, and hope. Set in the near future, devastation occurs when climate-change-induced disasters trigger a nuclear war that kills most of the Earth’s population. A small group of survivors, having planned for the possibility of such an event by building an ark as a mobile repository housing the DNA of the world’s plant and anima...
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    15,50 €

  • Repairing Paradise
    William R. Lowry
    'By the turn of the millennium, it had become painfully apparent that the United States had made some serious misjudgments in its interactions with the natural world. The country's treasured national parks, while remaining immensely popular tourist destinations, were not immune to the damage. Preservation alone would no longer be enough; by this time, repair and restoratio...
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    36,70 €

  • Dam Politics
    William R. Lowry
    The politics of building dams and levees and other structures are just part of the policies determining how American rivers are managed or mismanaged. America’s well-being depends upon the health of those rivers and important decisions go beyond just dam-building or dam removal. American rivers are suffering from poor water quality, altered flows, and diminished natural habita...
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    36,03 €

  • Preserving Public Lands for the Future
    William R. Lowry / William RLowry
    Comparing national efforts to preserve public lands, William R. Lowry investigates how effectively and under what conditions governments can provide goods for future generations. Providing intergenerational goods, ranging from balanced budgets to space programs and natural environments, is particularly challenging because most political incentives reward short-term behavior. Lo...
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    40,20 €