{"product_id":"common-ground-mark-everard-9781848139626","title":"Common Ground: The Sharing of Land and Landscapes for Sustainability","description":"\u003cp\u003eCommon Ground explores the shifting relationship between human society and the landscapes that bear it. Examining the changing understandings of the natural world and its management and exploitation, environmental activist Mark Everard presents solutions in the nature of ecosystem services. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNotwithstanding our total dependence on the Earth's natural resources, the relationship between humanity and the land has shifted significantly and frequently throughout our tenure, brief as it is relative to the evolution of planetary life. Appropriating increasing proportions of nature's resources to meet our shifting and growing demands, we have been degrading the quality and extent of ecosystems, nearly destroying their capacities to meet the needs of a burgeoning population. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book offers a fresh and vital whole-system approach to the key under-pinning the issue of sustainability. Everard looks ahead to what is required to live sustainably, respecting the central role of landscapes in supporting human wellbeing into the long-term future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Everard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848139624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848139626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zed Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012","brand":"Mark Everard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241526898943,"sku":"9781848139626","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_babc825c-9207-4094-b23e-14f7c83c9f06.jpg?v=1772654798","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/common-ground-mark-everard-9781848139626","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}