Books

Over the Seawall: Tsunamis, Cyclones, Drought, and the Delusion of Controlling Nature by Stephen Robert Miller | An Island Press book
Tsunamis, Cyclones, Drought, and the Delusion of Controlling Nature

In March 2011, people in a coastal Japanese city stood atop a seawall watching the approach of the tsunami that would kill them. They believed—naively—that the huge concrete barrier would save them. Instead they perished, betrayed by...

264 pages
6 x 9
4 photos, 3 illustrations

Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation by Danielle Arigoni | An Island Press book

Climate change is having an immediate and sometimes life-threatening impact, especially for older adults – generally speaking, people 65 or older. Older adults often face mobility, cognitive, and resource challenges, which contribute to a...

236 pages
6 x 9
20 black-and-white illustrations, photographs, line art, and maps

At the Table: The Chef's Guide to Advocacy by Katherine Miller | An Island Press book
The Chef's Guide to Advocacy

When Katherine Miller was first asked to train chefs to be advocates, she thought the idea was ludicrous. This was a group known for short tempers and tattoos, not for saving the world. But she quickly learned that chefs and other leaders in the...

242 pages
5 x 8
1 au photo

Beyond Greenways: The Next Step for Urban Trails and Walking Routes by Robert M. Searns | An Island Press book
The Next Step for City Trails and Walking Routes

If your doorstep were a trailhead, how would you experience your city? With this newfound freedom, you might head in a new direction—walk to a restaurant in an area you’ve never explored, begin to savor your daily walk to work, or set...

246 pages
6 x 9
44 photos and illustrations

Hazardous Seas: A Sociotechnical Framework for Early Tsunami Detection and Warning  Edited by Louise K. Comfort and Harkunti P. Rahayu | An Island Press book
A Sociotechnical Framework for Early Tsunami Detection and Warning

Edited by Louise K. Comfort and Harkunti P. Rahayu; Forewords by Dwikorita Karnawati and Ir. Hammam Riza

Tsunamis are infrequent but terrifying hazards for coastal communities. Difficult to predict, they materialize with little warning, claiming thousands of lives and causing billions of dollars in damage. Recent mega-tsunamis in Japan and Indonesia...

360 pages
6 x 9
89 figures

Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities by Veronica Davis | An Island Press book
A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities

Veronica Davis; Foreword by tamika l. butler

Transportation planners, engineers, and policymakers in the US face the monumental task of righting the wrongs of their predecessors while charting the course for the next generation. This task requires empathy while pushing against forces in the...

176 pages
6 x 9
20 photos

Smaller Cities in a Shrinking World: Learning to Thrive Without Growth by Alan Mallach | An Island Press book
Learning to Thrive Without Growth

Over the past hundred years, the global motto has been “more, more, more” in terms of growth – of population, of the built environment, of human and financial capital, and of all manner of worldly goods. This was the reality as...

336 pages
6 x 9
55 photos and illustrations

Thing: Inside the Struggle for Animal Personhood by Samuel Machado and Cynthia Sousa Machado with Steven M. Wise | An Island Press book
Inside the Struggle for Animal Personhood

Happy has lived at the Bronx Zoo for most of her 48 years, and for more than a decade has remained largely isolated and lonely. Like all elephants, Happy has a complex mind and a deep social, intellectual, and emotional life; she desires to make...

240 pages
7 x 10
Full color throughout

The Jewel Box: How Moths Illuminate Nature’s Hidden Rules by Tim Blackburn | An Island Press book
How Moths Illuminate Nature’s Hidden Rules

A plastic box with a lightbulb attached may seem like an odd birthday present. But for ecologist Tim Blackburn, a moth trap is a captivating window into the world beyond the roof terrace of his London flat. Whether gaudy or drab, rare or common,...

288 pages
6 x 9
10 photographs

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