Melbourne University Publishing - Conservation and the Environment

Conservation and the Environment

Australia's Remarkable Trees [HB] Available
Richard Allen, Photography by Kimbal Baker
Australia's Remarkable Trees explores the extraordinary lives of fifty of Australia's oldest, largest and most unusual trees.
Miegunyah

Climate Change and Social Justice, Academic Monograph [POD] Available
Jeremy Moss
Jeremy Moss brings together today's key thinkers in climate research, including Peter Singer, Ross Garnaut and David Karoly.
Academic Monograph

Climate Change and Social Justice, Academic Monograph [e-book] Available
Jeremy Moss
Jeremy Moss brings together today's key thinkers in climate research, including Peter Singer, Ross Garnaut and David Karoly.
Academic Monograph

The Coldest March: Scott's Fatal Antarctic Expedition [HB] Available
Susan Solomon
The tragic story of Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his British team who trekked across the snows of Antarctica, striving to be the first to reach the South Pole.

The Colonial Earth [HB] Available
Tim Bonyhady
Awards: NSW Premier's History Prize 2001
Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Non-Fiction 2001
Shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award 2001
Shortlisted for The Age Book of the Year 2001
A story of activism and idealism, of intense appreciation of Australia's remarkable environment, and of sharp awareness of the limits to colonial growth.
Miegunyah

Ecology and Empire: Environmental History of Settler Societies [PB] Available
Edited by Tom Griffiths and Libby Robin
A major and provocative contribution to the fast-growing field of environmental history.

Gardenesque: A Celebration of Australian Gardening [HB] Available
Richard Aitken
A visual tour of stunning images of more than 200 years of gardening and garden making, from the State Library of Victoria's extensive collections.
Miegunyah

The Great Barrier Reef: Finding the Right Balance [PB] Available
David Lawrence, Richard Kenchington and Simon Woodley
An important book arguing that an integrated management policy is vital to the survival of the dynamic, diverse and vulnerable environment of the Great Barrier Reef.

Green Building and Renovating [PB] Available
Tanya Ha
With her trademark style and authority, Greeniology author Tanya Ha provides pocket-sized guides based on her popular bestseller.

The Green Garden [PB] Available
Tanya Ha
With her trademark style and authority, Greeniology author Tanya Ha provides pocket-sized guides based on her popular bestseller.

The Green Office [PB] Available
Tanya Ha

Green Stuff for Kids: An A to Z Guide to What's Up with the Planet [PB] Available
Tanya Ha
Green Stuff for Kids is a young readers' guide to what's up with the planet and what they can do to make a difference.

Green Travel and Transport [PB] Available
Tanya Ha
With her trademark style and authority, Greeniology author Tanya Ha provides pocket-sized guides based on her popular bestseller.

Greeniology: How to Live Well, Be Green and Make a Difference [PB] Available
Tanya Ha
A book for the urban environmentalist that delivers the good news: saving the planet is easier than you think.

The Ice and the Inland: Mawson, Flynn, and the Myth of the Frontier [HB] Available
Brigid Hains
Awards: Shortlisted for 2003 NSW Premier's History Awards--Australian History Prize
The frontier mythology of the early twentieth-century is epitomised in the stories of these two extraordinary--and very different--men.

The Murray: A River and its People [PB] Available
Paul Sinclair
An original and subtly conceived work, The Murray offers a unique picture of Australia's major river.

Old Land, New Landscapes: A Story of Farmers, Conservation and the Landcare Movement [PB] Available
Chris Williams
The story of a farming community fighting to rehabilitate land degraded by more than a century of farming.

On Our Watch: The Race to Save Australia's Environment [PB] Available
Nicola Markus
Australia faces unique conservation challenges that most Australians do not know enough about. On Our Watch is an attempt to remedy this situation.

Opportunities Beyond Carbon, Academic Monograph [POD] Available
Edited by John O'Brien
Opportunities Beyond Carbon presents climate change as potentially the 'best crisis we ever had'.
Academic Monograph

Opportunities Beyond Carbon, Academic Monograph [e-book] Available
Edited by John O'Brien
Opportunities Beyond Carbon presents climate change as potentially the 'best crisis we ever had'.
Academic Monograph

Restoring the Land: Environmental Values, Knowledge and Action [PB] Available
Edited by Laurie Cosgrove, David G. Evans and David Yencken
A multidisciplinary look at environmental issues.

The River: A Journey through the Murray-Darling Basin [PB] Available
Chris Hammer
The River looks past the daily news reports and their sterile statistics, revealing the true impact of our rivers' decline.

The Weather Watchers: 100 years of the Bureau of Meteorology [HB] Available
David Day
Part institutional history, part drama and part natural history, The Weather Watchers is a gripping story of the Bureau of Meteorology.

Wild Solutions: How Biodiversity is Money in the Bank [PB] Available
Andrew Beattie and Paul R. Ehrlich
Awards: Winner of the 2001 National Outdoor Book Award in the Nature and Environment Category
Wild Solutions urges us to protect the biological wealth of our Earth from destructive human activity.

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Malcolm Fraser on 'The Conversation Hour'
02/03/2010

Listen to Malcolm Fraser discuss his memoirs with John Faine and George Megalogenis on ABC Radio 774's The Conversation Hour, March 2.
Jake Smith on 'The Book Show'
24/02/2010

Listen to Jake Smith discuss Eating with Emperors on Radio National's The Book Show, February 5.
Malcolm Fraser on 'The 7.30 Report': part two
24/02/2010

Watch the second part of Malcolm Fraser's interview on The 7.30 Report here.
Malcolm Fraser on 'The 7.30 Report'
23/02/2010

Watch Malcolm Fraser discuss his political memoirs with Kerry O'Brien on ABC TV's The 7.30 Report, February 22.
Danielle Clode on Radio National
02/02/2010

Listen to Danielle Clode discuss her new book A Future in Flames on ABC Radio National's Life Matters, February 1.
Peter Sutton wins Manning Clark Award
16/12/2009

MUP congratulates Peter Sutton on winning the 2009 Manning Clark House National Cultural Award for his magnificent bookThe Politics of Suffering.
The Ashes on Financial Times book of the year list
01/12/2009

The Ashes 2009 by Gideon Haigh has been named one of the best books of the year by the Financial Times (UK). Haigh's account of the 2009 cricket series is described as a 'sparkling aide-memoire ... Outstanding.'
Rocky and Gawenda podcast
24/11/2009

Listen to Michael Gawenda and Helen Garner discussing Michael's book, Rocky and Gawenda - Thursday 29 October, 6:30 pm, Readings Carlton.
Jake Smith on 'The Conversation Hour'
13/11/2009

Listen to Jake Smith discuss his new book Eating with Emperors on Radio National's The Conversation Hour, 7 October.
Jonathan Biggins on 'Life Matters'
13/11/2009

Listen to Jonathan Biggins discuss his new book The 700 Habits of Highly Ineffective Parents on Radio National's Life Matters, 2 November.
PM's Literary Award win for 'Drawing the Global Colour Line'
05/11/2009

MUP would like to congratulate Marilyn Lake and Henry Reynolds, whose remarkable book Drawing the Global Colour Line was named joint winner of the Non-fiction award at the 2009 Prime Minister's Literary Awards. Read more here.
Anne Manne on Radio National 'Saturday Extra'
04/11/2009

Listen to Anne Manne discuss her new book So This Is Life with Geraldine Doogue on Radio National's Saturday Extra, October 31.
Bettina Arndt, Tony Abbott and Jonathan Biggins on 'Q and A'
30/10/2009

Watch MUP authors Bettina Arndt, Tony Abbott and Jonathan Biggins on ABC TV's Q and A, 29 October.
Louise Adler on 'Q and A'
27/10/2009

Watch MUP CEO and Publisher-in-Chief Louise Adler on ABC TV's Q and A, 22 October.
PM launches 'The Great Crash of 2008'
26/10/2009

The Great Crash of 2008 by Ross Garnaut with David Llewellyn-Smith was launched by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in Canberra on Thursday 22 October. Click here to read the Prime Minister's launch speech. Click here to see a photo from the launch.
Jenny Hocking and Sally Neighbour make Walkley long-list
20/10/2009

MUP would like to congratulate Jenny Hocking and Sally Neighbour on making the 2009 Walkley Non-Fiction Book Long-list. Jenny Hocking's magnificent biography Gough Whitlam: A Moment in History is the first definitive account of the life and career of the former Labor Prime Minister. Sally Neighbour's The Mother of Mohammed tells the story of an Australian woman's extraordinary journey into jihad. The short-list will be announced on November 9.
Michael Gawenda on '9am with David and Kim'
15/10/2009

Watch Michael Gawenda discuss his new book Rocky and Gawenda on 9am with David and Kim, 12 October.
Stephen Lacey on '9am with David and Kim'
13/10/2009

Watch Stephen Lacey discuss his new book Henry Loves Jazz on Channel Ten's 9am with David and Kim, 12 October.
Ross Garnaut on 'The 7.30 Report'
13/10/2009

Watch Ross Garnaut discuss his new book The Great Crash of 2008 on ABC TV's The 7.30 Report, 12 October.
Michael Gawenda on 'Life Matters'
12/10/2009

Listen to Michael Gawenda discuss his new book Rocky and Gawenda on Radio National's Life Matters, 5 October.
'I, Mick Gatto' launched at Grossi Florentino
07/10/2009

I, Mick Gatto was launched at Grossi Florentino restaurant yesterday to a packed house of friends, family, celebrities and media.

Click here to view the photo gallery.

Read and watch coverage of the launch in the Age and Herald Sun here.
Mick Gatto on 'Today Tonight'
07/10/2009

Watch Today Tonight's exclusive two-part interview with Mick Gatto to mark the launch of his autobiography, I, Mick Gatto.

Watch the TV commercial for the book on YouTube.
Antony Loewenstein on Radio National 'Saturday Extra'
22/09/2009

Listen to Antony Loewenstein discuss his book My Israel Question with Geraldine Doogue on Radio National Saturday Extra, September 12.
Meanjin congratulates Kristel Thornell
21/09/2009

Meanjin would like to congratulate contributor Kristel Thornell who, along with Lisa Lang, was on Friday announced the winner of the 2009 Australian/Vogel Literary Award. Click here for details.
Harold Mitchell on The Conversation Hour
11/09/2009

Listen to Harold Mitchell discuss his autobiography Living Large on ABC radio's The Conversation Hour, September 9.
Richard Allen and Kimbal Baker on Bush Telegraph
11/09/2009

Listen to Richard Allen and Kimbal Baker discuss their new book Australia's Remarkable Trees on ABC radio's Bush Telegraph, September 9.
PM launches Paul Kelly's The March of Patriots
09/09/2009

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd launched Paul Kelly's new book The March of Patriots at Parliament House on Monday, 7 September. Click here to see the Australian's extensive online coverage.
Paul Kelly on The 7.30 Report
09/09/2009

Watch Paul Kelly discuss his new book The March of Patriots on ABC TV's The 7.30 Report, 7 September.
PM Kevin Rudd launches The March of Patriots
09/09/2009

On Monday, 7 September, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd launched The March of Patriots by Paul Kelly at Parliament House, Canberra. Download the podcast to listen to the speeches by Alan Kohler, Kevin Rudd, Louise Adler and Paul Kelly.