David Adamson, Defending the World. New York: I. B. Tauris, 1990. Discusses the environmental and political climate of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Richard Amdur, Wilderness Preservation. New York: Chelsea House, 1993. Discusses the destruction of wilderness areas throughout the world.

Edward F. Dolan, The American Wilderness and Its Future: Conservation vs. Use. New York: Franklin Watts, 1992. An introduction to many land-use issues and laws.

Kathlyn Gay, Garbage and Recycling. Hillside, NJ: Enslow, 1991. Discusses plastics, recycling, waste disposal, landfills, and NIMBY groups.

Jake Goldberg, Economics and the Environment. New York: Chelsea House, 1993. Discusses environmental issues in terms of economic theory.

Cathryn Jakobson, Think About the Environment. New York: Walker, 1992. Offers a clear discussion of the history of environmentalism and a variety of environmental issues.

Ruth Moore, Man in the Environment. New York: Knopf, 1975. A well-written, pro-environmentalist companion volume to an exhibition at the...