Environmental Science and Conservation

Environmental laws and regulations are extremely complex and difficult to understand. In order to comply with them, they need to be explained in layperson's terms. This set of 4 handbooks deal respectively with changes in regulations concerning air, water, land, and sustainability & future environmental regulations. Each volume recommends ways to apply and implement these regulations.

Identify and understand the wildlife most commonly found living near humans--and how they've adapted to thrive in cities and suburbs. The first field guide of its type ever published, this guide accounts for 135 common urban North American mammals, birds, and insects. Explores the relationships between animals and humans.

Since its launch in 1993 by the nonprofit U.S. Green Building Council, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program has become the standard measure of sustainability for buildings worldwide. LEED Materials is packed with critical information on nearly two hundred materials, products, and services.

Common and scientific names; flowering season; leaf, stalk, and blossom descriptions; and range maps

At least 162 species of fish are known to live or spawn in the freshwaters of the Northeast, representing twenty-eight families and sixteen orders. This book will be useful to biologists, ecologists, and zoologists and will have an indispensable appeal among anglers, environmentalists, and fisheries professionals.