Michael Brett-Crowther
Biographic Data
| ID | 5773609 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Brett-Crowther |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Brett-Crowther |
| SIGNATURE | BRETT-CROWTHER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lorigné, France |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 55 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 55 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
To whom it may concern
There was a time when someone seeking a job would ask a person in authority to write him a testimonial. Addressed to an unnamed but appropriate other person, this document would commend the applica
Hugh Brammer, O.B.E., Oct 22 1925 - Jan 13 2021
Hugh Brammer was probably the single most important source for information on the problems and probable solutions for Bangladesh’s environmental resources; and beyond question in regard to soils an
Professor Roger H. Charlier (1921-2018)
Roger Henri Louise Lievin Constance Charlier was born in Antwerp, Belgium on 10 November 1921 and died on 16 September 2018 in Etterbeek, Belgium: full of years and full of wisdom. Lieven is a Flem
Rivers lost, rivers regained
Making a virtue of necessity
To make a virtue of necessity means two things. The better sense is to achieve a good end in great difficulty when options are few and failure is likely. The lower sense is to do something of this
Algeria
The opening paragraph justifies the book. Algeria (at time of writing) was the second largest country in Africa, full of geographical contrasts, and an historical crossroads. Today, Algeria, since
Turbulent politics, stable science, relevant ethics
The U.S.’ choice of Donald Trump has greatly troubled the international order. Turbulence in world politics includes many efforts to displace rational discourse about science and in particular environmental problems by ignorant or populist assertions. Consumerism has dissolved many standards, but ethics remain crucial to socio-economic life and politics
Earth’s landscape
"Earth’s landscape: an encyclopedia of the world’s geographic features." International Journal of Environmental Studies, 74(6), pp. 1050–1051
Burn out
This is a disturbing book. The very idea of an endgame is that some kind of logic will prevail; e.g. chess follows rules. The idea that the U.S. has now displaced Saudi Arabia by ending its need fo
Ain’t there no more
"Ain’t there no more: Louisiana’s disappearing coastal plain." International Journal of Environmental Studies, 74(4), pp. 636–637
Leaving footprints in the taiga
Siberian biodiversity
The way we die now
In June 2007, there was a special issue of the International Journal of Environmental Studies on Environmental Factors in Palliative Care [1]. This book focuses not on palliative care but on dying
Hon. Maurice Strong, P.C., C.C., O.M., F.R.S.C., F.R.S., F.R.A.I.C., 1929–2015
Wildlife in the Anthropocene
"Wildlife in the Anthropocene: conservation after nature." International Journal of Environmental Studies, 73(1), pp. 165–166
The unselfish spirit
Landscape of discontent
The book finds conflicts in environmental approaches in Northeast Paris. Newman’s definitions are obscure, not enlightening. This is not a study of sustainability in various forms; e.g. use of recy
Antarctica and the Arctic Circle
Hot science, high water
The Nordic Institute of Asian Studies should be better known. ‘The West’ needs to know ‘the East’. Zink is a Swedish researcher. His book shows good observation, patience and co-operation. The open
The concise encyclopaedia of orthodox christianity
The significance of the sword
Human aggression affects and is affected by the environment. The study of militaria can illuminate questions of social change and choice. Knowledge of history should modify behaviour
Siberia
The SAS + security handbook
On the morning of 6 June 2014, the reviewer learned from Apostrophe Books that an aid worker in Lebanon had applied the lessons of the book with success. The man had been in a taxi which was carjac
Technopathogenology
Constantine
The position of Constantine is crucial in world history. In the Orthodox Church, he is equal to the apostles; in ‘ordinary history’ he is the first Christian emperor, but seen more as a political m
Constantine
The position of Constantine is crucial in world history. In the Orthodox Church, he is equal to the apostles; in ‘ordinary history’ he is the first Christian emperor, but seen more as a political m
Contagion
In graceful old age in Athens, 40 years ago, there was a lady who had the habit of paying money to tradesmen with a gloved hand. It is possible to find in food shops in France on the counter a smal
Nato
Marxism and the science of war
The Soviet Union in the third world
The Soviet Union in world politics
The Cheka
Losing Control
by Stephen D. King, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT and London, 2011, xxii + 279 pp., $20.00 (ISBN 9780300154320). In 1972, some discerning forecasters produced The Limits to Growth [1]. This
The Autobiography of a Wanderer in England & Burma
The Atlas of Human Migration
by Russell King, Richard Black, Michael Collyer, Anthony Fielding and Ronald Skeldon, Earthscan, London, 2010, 128 pp., £12.99, ISBN 9781849711500. This neat, attractive publication focuses on migr
The green city
The paper examines the criterion of sustainability and the establishment of an ecological worldview with particular reference to India, both in regard to the natural and the built environment, with sundry remarks on ethical and political issues. There cannot be a green city without social justice. Decision-makers worldwide must apply Gandhi’s Talisman and what might be called Ambedkar’s Talisman
Humanity on a Tightrope
by Paul R. Ehrlich and Robert E. Ornstein, 2010, Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD, Boulder, CO, New York, Toronto and Plymouth, UK, 184 pp., $22.95 (ISBN 9781442206489) (cloth). This is written in
Afghanistan and the future
Raj Days to Downunder
Barry Commoner (1917–2012)
Commoner was for many years on the editorial board of this journal and was a person of considerable pugnacity. He was effective, like Rachel Carson, on an academic and a social level, and his book
Tree Nurseries – Cultivating the Urban Jungle
Perilous Glory
by John France, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT and London, 2011, xii + 438 pages, hbk, £25.00 (ISBN 9780300120745). John France is the Charles Boal Ewing Professor of History at the US Milita
This Seat of Mars
by Charles Carlton, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT and London, 2011, xxii + 332 pp., hbk, £25.00 (ISBN 9780300139136). Charles Carlton, a former British commando and an intelligence officer
Mercury in the environment
edited by Michael S. Bank, University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, 2012, xiii + 340 pp., £65.00, hbk (ISBN 978-0-520-27163-0). It is not so often that a science book from an
Energy Networks and the Law
edited by Martha M. Roggenkamp, Lila Barrera-Hernandez, Donald N. Zillman and Inigo del Guayo, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2012, xx + 453 pp., £85.00, cloth (ISBN 978 0 19 964503 9). Any book
Climate Change, Forced Migration, and International Law
by Jane McAdam, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2012, xviii + 319 pp., £70.00, cloth (ISBN 978 0 19 958708 7). The author seeks to engage with an undefined problem, and does so very capably. ‘In l
Leprosy and Stigma in the South Pacific
Codex EU Energy Law
Energy Conservation, Conversion and Storage
Keith Clayton, C.B.E., 1928–2013
New Island, Falkland Islands
Contagion
In graceful old age in Athens, 40 years ago, there was a lady who had the habit of paying money to tradesmen with a gloved hand. It is possible to find in food shops in France on the counter a smal
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