Pollution & threats to the environment
Results 1 - 20 of 838
Pollution & threats to the environment
Hardback. From the Arctic Ocean and ice sheets of Greenland, to the glaciers of the Andes and Himalayas, to the great frozen desert of Antarctica, this title takes readers on a scientific journey through the shrinking world of ice and snow to tell the story of the expeditions and discoveries that have transformed our understanding of global climate. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 halftone. 33 line illus. 3 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: PDZ; RB; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144993
- ISBN
- 9780691144993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.27
€ 32.99
€ 24.27
paperback. Forget the comfortable platitudes--this is our most likely future. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFR; JFFS; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New Society Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865718333
- ISBN
- 9780865718333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.85
€ 26.99
€ 20.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, 3 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG; VXA; VXHT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583949511
- ISBN
- 9781583949511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.25
€ 18.99
€ 17.25
Paperback. An unprecedented union of scientific analysis and stunning photography illustrating the effects of climate change on the global ecosystem. Num Pages: 320 pages, 160 color illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 207 x 258 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1104.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393331257
- ISBN
- 9780393331257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.07
€ 25.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. Deforestation - the thinning and clearing of forests for fuel, shelter, and agriculture - is among the important ways humans have transformed the environment. This book presents the history of this process and its consequences. It traces the impact of human activities from the Paleolithic age through the classical world and the medieval period. Num Pages: 520 pages, 33 halftones, 97 line drawings, 29 tables. BIC Classification: RNF; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 44. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226899473
- ISBN
- 9780226899473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.48
€ 50.99
€ 39.48
Paperback. The Amazon rain forest covers more than five million square kilometers, amid the territories of nine different nations. Exploring the role of human hands in destroying - and saving - this vast, forested region, this title deals with the murder of Chico Mendes. Num Pages: 392 pages, 6 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLS; RGBL; RNK; RNPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Updated
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226322728
- ISBN
- 9780226322728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.19
€ 33.99
€ 27.19
Paperback. Archer's Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast 2 nd Edition, is the first real text to present the science and policy surrounding climate change at the right level. Accompanying videos, simulations and instructional support makes it easier to build a syllabus to improve and create new material on climate change. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 204 x 8. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470943410
- ISBN
- 9780470943410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 108.65
€ 108.65
Paperback. Demonstrates the ways in which elements in our environment under threat from many forms of pollution can be costed. This book shows ways in which governments are able to construct systems of taxation which would both reduce pollution by making it too costly and generate revenue for cleaning up much of the damage. Series: Blueprint Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304. Clean copy with some shelf wear, slight foxing on edges and ffep with minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Earthscan
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0008621
- ISBN
- 9781853830662
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. On Thursday, July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering day on which the temperature would eventually climb to 106 degrees. This book reveals how in coming decades the effects of climate change will intensify the social and environmental pressures in urban areas around the world. Num Pages: 328 pages, 35 halftones, 3 maps, 7 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPR; JFFC; RNPG; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226276182
- ISBN
- 9780226276182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.42
€ 17.99
€ 15.42
Paperback. This critical and cutting edge introduction to the key debates in green criminology shows readers how to approach environmental harm with a questioning mindset and demonstrates the contribution of criminologists towards solving global environmental concerns in the 21st century. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; LNKJ; RNP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310217
- ISBN
- 9781137310217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.25
€ 51.99
€ 43.25
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813563992
- ISBN
- 9780813563992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.07
€ 45.99
€ 40.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JMC; BT; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608461288
- ISBN
- 9781608461288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.73
€ 18.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. An accessible synthesis of the prescient best seller exploring seventeenth-century catastrophe and the impact of climate change Num Pages: 672 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBG; HBLL; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300219364
- ISBN
- 9780300219364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 14.87
€ 20.99
€ 14.87
Paperback. Heartbreaking stories and pictures documenting the phenomenon of populations displaced by climate change--homes, neighborhoods, livelihoods, and cultures lost. Num Pages: 350 pages, 171 color illus. BIC Classification: AJCR; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 182 x 25. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Edition
- First Edition first Printing
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262514392
- ISBN
- 9780262514392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.94
€ 36.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. A study of pollution reform that considers how the use of transferable permits to control pollution has evolved, looks at how these programs have been implemented in the US and internationally, and offers an objective evaluation of the resulting successes, failures, and lessons learned over the last twenty-five years. Num Pages: 250 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933115313
- ISBN
- 9781933115313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.09
€ 66.09
Paperback. Tells the dramatic story of the earth's climate, of how it has changed, how we have come to understand it, and of what that means for the future. This narrative takes the reader on a journey into the past and around the globe, bringing us closer to the science. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141026275
- ISBN
- 9780141026275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.40
€ 11.40
Paperback. How warm will the Earth become and when? What effect will it have on human life? This book answers some of these questions, providing facts and theories that will help you to formulate rational opinions and gain a new way to think about the complexities of the subject and the future of the global environment and climate. Series: Wiley Works. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: RNPG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470665787
- ISBN
- 9780470665787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.75
€ 43.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 120 illus. BIC Classification: RBX; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146609
- ISBN
- 9780231146609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.44
€ 38.99
€ 28.44
Paperback. The C&C framework, which was been pioneered and advocated by GCI at the United Nations throughout the 1990s, is the most widely supported framework proposal in the global debate on what to do about climate change. Series: Schumacher Briefings. Num Pages: 96 pages, 4pp colour plates, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: RBP; RNC; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 180. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Green Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012431
- ISBN
- 9781870098946
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The C&C framework, which was been pioneered and advocated by GCI at the United Nations throughout the 1990s, is the most widely supported framework proposal in the global debate on what to do about climate change. Series: Schumacher Briefings. Num Pages: 96 pages, 4pp colour plates, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: RBP; RNC; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 180. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Green Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012540
- ISBN
- 9781870098946
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99