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  1. History

  2. Notes and references

  3. External links

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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.

History

Earthscan was founded by the International Institute for Environment and Development in the 1980s. After making a loss, it became an independent publisher, although still printing many books emanating from IIED research. These included Desertification ({{ISBN|0-905347-37-4}}), by Alan Grainger, first published in 1982. Natural Disasters: Acts of God, or Acts of Man? ({{ISBN|0-905347-54-4}}) by Anders Wijkman and Lloyd Timberlake was published in 1984, and in May 1988 two titles were published: Women and Environment in the Third World (which discusses, among 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 one of the "big four" academic publishers, Taylor & Francis, for an undisclosed sum.[5] The Earthscan imprint is still used, and sits under the Routledge imprint. Several staff lost their jobs and the London office was closed.

Earthscan authors include Lester Brown, Walt Patterson, Al Gore (Earth in the Balance), the IPCC, Tim Jackson (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.

Notes and references

1. ^{{cite book |chapter=[Studying Chipko Movement] Pakistani Women Visit India's Environmental NGOs |first1=Irene |last1=Dankelman |first2=Joan |last2=Davidson |title=Women and Environment in the Third World: Alliance for the Future |location=London |publisher=Earthscan |year=1988 |oclc=17547228 |isbn=1-85383-003-8 |page=129 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NI3f58UkxZgC&pg=PA129&dq=Chipko&lr=#PPA129,M1 |accessdate=25 September 2013}}
2. ^{{cite news |author=Relax News |date=19 November 2009 |newspaper=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/earthcasts-offer-a-precop15-primer-on-climate-change-1823368.html|title=Earthcasts offer a pre-COP15 primer on climate change |accessdate=25 September 2013}}
3. ^{{cite news |first=Jim |last=Milliot |title=Earthscan Acquires Assets of RFF Press |date=8 October 2009 |work=Publishers Weekly |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/3466-earthscan-acquires-assets-of-rff-press.html |accessdate=25 September 2013}}
4. ^{{cite web |author=IPG |title=Earthscan Leads Independent Winners of the 2010 Independent Publishing Awards |date=20 March 2010 |type=Press Release |url=http://www.ipg.uk.com/cgi-bin/scribe?showgroup=pg04 |publisher=Independent Publishers Guild |quote=IPG Independent Publisher of the Year: Earthscan [...] Lightning Source Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year: Earthscan [...] International Achievement of the Year: Earthscan |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416020819/http://www.ipg.uk.com/cgi-bin/scribe?showgroup=pg04 |archivedate=16 April 2010 |accessdate=25 September 2013}}
5. ^{{cite news |first=Charlotte |last=Williams |title=Earthscan acquired by Taylor & Francis |date=3 February 2011 |publisher=The Bookseller |url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/earthscan-acquired-taylor-francis.html |accessdate=25 September 2013}}

External links

  • {{Official website|www.routledge.com/sustainability/}}
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