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Island Press is known around the world as a leader in advancing solutions to environmental problems. Island Press disseminates new ideas, new science, and new tools for environmental problem-solving. As the nation's leading environmental publisher, Island publishes 50 environmental books a year for scientists, land-use professionals, students, policy makers, and the general public. But Island is not just a publisher--it is a nonprofit organization that supports the entire environmental community by feeding its knowledge base and helping it to turn complex information into actionable strategies for change.

	Nature-Friendly Communities Habitat Protection and Land Use Planning Christopher Duerksen, Cara Snyder >> Order a copy from Island Press
	Sprawl Costs Economic Impacts of Unchecked Development Robert W. Burchell, Anthony Downs, Barbara McCann, Sahan Mukherji >> Order a copy from Island Press
	Alternative Futures for Changing Landscapes The Upper San Pedro River Basin in Arizona and Sonora Carl Steinitz, Hector Arias, Scott Bassett, Michael Flaxman, et al >> Order a copy from Island Press
	Cities in the Wilderness A New Vision of Land Use in America Bruce Babbitt >> Order a copy from Island Press
	Conservation in the Internet Age Threats and Opportunities James N. Levitt >> Order a copy from Island Press
	Drafting a Conservation Blueprint A Practitioner's Guide to Planning for Biodiversity Craig R. Groves >> Order a copy from Island Press
	Ecology and Design Frameworks for Learning Robert Melnick >> Order a copy from Island Press
	Greenways A Guide to Planning Design and Development Charles Flink, Robert M. Searns >> Order a copy from Island Press
	Growing Greener Putting Conservation into Local Plans and Ordinances Randall Arendt >> Order a copy from Island Press
	Growing Greener Ordinance Language Visually Enhanced Zoning and Subdivision Models Randall Arendt, Michael Clarke, Ann Hutchinson, Kelleann Foster >> Order a copy from Island Press
	Human Ecology Following Nature's Lead Frederick Steiner >> Order a copy from Island Press
	Land Conservation Financing Mike McQueen, Ed McMahon >> Order a copy from Island Press
	Nature and the Marketplace Capturing the Value of Ecosystem Services Geoffrey Heal >> Order a copy from Island Press
	Planning for Biodiversity Issues and Examples Sheila Peck >> Order a copy from Island Press
	Practical Ecology for Planners, Devfelopers, and Citizens Dan L. Perlman, Jeffrey C. Milder >> Order a copy from Island Press
	Road Ecology Science and Solutions Richard T. T. Forman, Daniel Sperling, John Bissonette, Anthony P. Clevenger, Carol D. Cutshall, Virginia H. Dale, Lenore Fahrig, Robert France, Charles R. Goldman, Kevin Heanue, Julia A. Jones, Frederick J. Swanson, Thomas Turrentine, Thomas C. Winter >> Order a copy from Island Press
	Rocky Mountain Futures An Ecological Perspective Jill S. Baron >> Order a copy from Island Press
	Saving the Ranch Conservation Easement Design in the American West Anthony Anella, John B. Wright >> Order a copy from Island Press
	Skinny Streets and Green Neighborhoods Design for Environment and Community Cynthia Girling, Ronald Kellett >> Order a copy from Island Press
	Turning the Tide Saving the Chesapeake Bay, Revised edition Tom Horton >> Order a copy from Island Press