Earthscan

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 in 1987, and in May 1988 published its first two titles, Women and Environment in the Third World and The Greening of Aid.

In August 2009 Earthscan launched their Earthcasts [1] 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[2].

In March 2010 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 [3].

Authors include Lester Brown, Walt Patterson, Al Gore, the IPCC, Tim Jackson (Prosperity Without Growth), Molly Scott Cato, Clive Hamilton, Jonathon Porritt, Felix Dodds, and Sakiko Fukuda-Parr.

External links

• Earthscan

References

• "Earthscan Leads Independent Winners". Independent Publishers Guild. March 22, 2010. http://www.ipg.uk.com/cgi-bin/scribe?showinfo=pp132. Retrieved June 1, 2010. 

• "Earthcasts offer a pre-COP15 primer on climate change". The Independent. November 19, 2009. http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/earthcasts-offer-a-precop15-primer-on-climate-change-1823368.html. Retrieved June 1, 2010. 

• "Earthscan Acquires Assets of RFF Press". Publishers Weekly. October 8, 2009. http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/3466-earthscan-acquires-assets-c2-a0of-rff-press-.html. Retrieved June 1, 2010.