** "Water 2010: Four Scenarios for 21st Century Water Systems," by the Rocky Mountain Institute. Four scenarios that challenge readers' assumptions about the future of municipal water services and reveal interlinking aspects that will shape the future. $9, plus $2.50 shipping and handling. Contact: 970-927-3851 or Richard Pinkham at 970-927-3807, or fax order to 970:927:3420.
** "California Coordinated Resource Management and Planning Handbook," available free in updated version from the CRMP Coordinator, California Association of Resource Conservation Districts, 801 K Street, Suite 1318, Sacramento, CA, 95814. Telephone: 916-447-7237.
** "The Value of Life: Biological Diversity and Human Society," by Stephen Kellert, examines nine basic values that represent people's diverse need to affiliate with nature. Kellert, a professor at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, analyzes the impact of relationships between human and nature on current ecological problems and applies them to current policy issues, such as conservation, and protection of endangered species and biodiversity. A Shearwater Book. Orders faxable to Island Press, 707:983:6414, or call 1-800-828-1302. (http://www.islandpress.com) 280 pages, $24.95. January 1996.
** "Biodiversity II: Understanding and Protecting Our Biological Resources," by Marjorie L. Reaka-Kudla, Don E. Wilson, and Edward O. Wilson, updates the reader on how much we know about biodiversity and how much remains to be scientifically identified. It explores new strategies for quantifying, understanding, and protecting biodiversity, including the integration of electronic data. National Academy Press, 450 pages, $29.95. Orders faxable to Island Press, 707:983:6414 or call 1-800-828-1302.
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** "Biodiversity for Forests and Farmers," tells all about biodiversity and describes management practices that enhance it. Useful to rural landowners, educators, natural resource managers, land-use planners, agriculturists, forest owners, and anyone wanting to conserve and enhance forests and farms. Cornell University Media Services Resource Center, 8 BTP, Ithaca, N.Y., 14850. For information or to order, contact: AV LIbrarian Rich Gray, 607-255-2090 dist_center@cce.cornell.edu
** "GIS: Geographic Information Systems, Improving Local Decision-making," commissioned by the California Biodiversity Council, describes how GIS assists local governments in land-use planning. No charge. Contact: Council Help Desk, 916-227-2725, or write to California Biodiversity Council, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, 1920 20th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Fax:916:227:2672, e-mail: joanne_cemo@fire.ca.gov.