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OverviewFrom cocoa farming in Ghana to the orchards of Kent and the desert badlands of Pakistan, taking a practical approach to sustaining the landscape can mean the difference between prosperity and ruin. Working with Nature is the story of a lifetime of work, often in extreme environments, to harvest nature and protect it - in effect, gardening on a global scale. It is also a memoir of encounters with larger-than-life characters such as William Bunting, the gun-toting saviour of Yorkshire's peatlands and the aristocratic gardener Vita Sackville-West, examining their idiosyncratic approaches to conservation. Jeremy Purseglove explains clearly and convincingly why it's not a good idea to extract as many resources as possible, whether it's the demand for palm oil currently denuding the forests of Borneo, cottonfield irrigation draining the Aral Sea, or monocrops spreading across Britain. The pioneer of engineering projects to preserve nature and landscape, first in Britain and then around the world, he offers fresh insights and solutions at each step. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jeremy PurseglovePublisher: Profile Books Ltd Imprint: Profile Books Ltd Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 14.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 21.80cm Weight: 0.440kg ISBN: 9781788161596ISBN 10: 1788161599 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 25 April 2019 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsYou probably won't have heard of Jeremy Purseglove. But arguably he has done more to protect nature than David Attenborough. We have plenty of environmental warriors keen to face down the engineers who would destroy our natural world. But what we also need in the Anthropocene are environmental arbitrators and conciliators to bridge the divide. Purseglove is one such unsung hero ... and he writes beautifully. -- Fred Pearce * New Scientist * An engrossing and eye-opening book, epic in scope, surprisingly enjoyable, astute, wise and profoundly important. -- Richard Smyth * Geographical * Purseglove will have you poring over food labels in a bid to save natural landscapes and the animals that rely on them. * BBC Wildlife * Offers hope. Never underestimating the damage we have done, nor the difficulty of repair, his is a positive message. -- Lord Deben * Country Life * Working with Nature is part-memoir, part-blueprint, part manifesto ... Purseglove's world is tangible, sensual and beautifully described * The Planner * There has never been a better time to read such an eloquent, passionate but essentially practical account of the front line between nature and human development. It puts some of the sillier reaches of British nature conservation practice into perspective. I thoroughly recommend it. * ECOS * Praise for Jeremy Purseglove's Taming the Flood: 'Jeremy Purseglove has a gift that is increasingly rare in these days of scientific specialization - of joining practical wisdom about working with nature and the land to an imaginative appreciation of their place in our history and culture.' -- Richard Mabey A pioneering and counter-culture work -- Oliver Rackham It is a celebration of life in and around the water and it is an eloquent plea to water engineers, to farmers and to Government to respect that life -- BBC Wildlife This book will interest anyone with concerns for the future ... I commend the book to all with a passion for what can be achieved -- Bruce Keith * The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management * Praise for Jeremy Purseglove's Taming the Flood: 'Jeremy Purseglove has a gift that is increasingly rare in these days of scientific specialization - of joining practical wisdom about working with nature and the land to an imaginative appreciation of their place in our history and culture.' -- Richard Mabey A pioneering and counter-culture work -- Oliver Rackham It is a celebration of life in and around the water and it is an eloquent plea to water engineers, to farmers and to Government to respect that life -- BBC Wildlife [Purseglove] has done more to protect nature than David Attenborough ... an unapologetic and often moving memoir * New Scientist * An engrossing and eye-opening book, epic in scope, surprisingly enjoyable, astute, wise and profoundly important. -- Richard Smyth * Geographical * Offers hope. Never underestimating the damage we have done, nor the difficulty of repair, his is a positive message. -- Lord Deben * Country Life * Praise for Jeremy Purseglove's Taming the Flood: 'Jeremy Purseglove has a gift that is increasingly rare in these days of scientific specialization - of joining practical wisdom about working with nature and the land to an imaginative appreciation of their place in our history and culture.' -- Richard Mabey A pioneering and counter-culture work -- Oliver Rackham It is a celebration of life in and around the water and it is an eloquent plea to water engineers, to farmers and to Government to respect that life -- BBC Wildlife Author InformationJeremy Purseglove was born in Africa and grew up in Singapore, Trinidad and Kent. Working as an environmentalist in the water industry, he helped pioneer a new approach to reducing floods which also preserved the beauty of rivers. This culminated in a TV series and influential book, Taming the Flood, first published in 1986 and revised in 2017. In 1989 he joined an engineering consultancy, where he worked around the world with engineers to promote practical development while enhancing wetlands, forests and flower-rich meadows. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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