Earthscan

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Earthscan is an English language publisher of books and journals on climate change, sustainable development and environmental technology for academic, professional and general readers.

Earthscan was originally founded by the International Institute for Environment and Development before 1982 - Desertification (ISBN No. 0-905347-37-4), by Alan Grainger was first printed in 1982 and was reprinted 1984, 1985 & 1986. Natural Disasters: Acts of God, or Acts of Man? (ISBN 0-905347-54-4) by Anders Wijkman, Lloyd Timberlake was published in 1984, and in May 1988 two titles were published; Women and Environment in the Third World (which discusses, amongst other topics, the Chipko movement[1]) and The Greening of Aid.

In August 2009 Earthscan launched their Earthcasts [2] series of free hour-long interactive Webcast sessions on sustainability, climate change and Corporate Social Responsibility. Notable figures who have participated in the series include Tim Jackson and Robert Costanza. In October of the same year Earthscan acquired the publishing assets of RFF Press, the publishing imprint of Resources for the Future.[3]

In March 2010 Earthscan won three Independent Publishing Awards, including the top prize of Independent Publisher of the Year, becoming only the second publishing company to win three Independent Publishing Awards in a single year.[4]

In January 2011 Earthscan's name and the backlist was bought by international academic publishing group Taylor & Francis for an undisclosed sum.[5] The Earthscan imprint is still used, and sits under the Routledge imprint.

Authors include Lester Brown, Walt Patterson, Al Gore (Earth in the Balance), the IPCC, Tim Jackson (economist) (Prosperity Without Growth), Amory Lovins (Natural Capitalism), Molly Scott Cato, Jonathon Porritt, Felix Dodds, Chris Goodall (How to Live a Low-Carbon Life), Oliver Payne (Inspiring Sustainable Behaviour: 19 Ways to Ask for Change), Clive Hamilton (Requiem for a Species), and Sakiko Fukuda-Parr.

References

  1. ↑ Dankelman, Irene; Davidson, Joan (1988). "[Studying Chipko Movement – ] Pakistani Women Visit India's Environmental NGOs". Women and Environment in the Third World: Alliance for the Future. London: Earthscan. p. 129. ISBN 1-85383-003-8. OCLC 17547228. Retrieved 25 September 2013. 
  2. ↑ Relax News (19 November 2009). "Earthcasts offer a pre-COP15 primer on climate change". The Independent. Retrieved 25 September 2013. 
  3. ↑ Milliot, Jim (8 October 2009). "Earthscan Acquires Assets of RFF Press". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 25 September 2013. 
  4. ↑ IPG (20 March 2010). "Earthscan Leads Independent Winners of the 2010 Independent Publishing Awards". Independent Publishers Guild (Press Release). Archived from the original on 16 April 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2013. "IPG Independent Publisher of the Year: Earthscan [...] Lightning Source Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year: Earthscan [...] International Achievement of the Year: Earthscan" 
  5. ↑ Williams, Charlotte (3 February 2011). "Earthscan acquired by Taylor & Francis". The Bookseller. Retrieved 25 September 2013. 

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