Conservation of the environment
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Conservation of the environment
Paperback. In a world increasingly dominated by human beings, the survival of other species becomes more and more questionable. This book offers an alternative to an "us or them" mentality, proposing that other species are integral to humanity's evolution and exist at the core of our imagination. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JM; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820319827
- ISBN
- 9780820319827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.55
€ 37.99
€ 35.55
Hardcover. Ryan examines outdoor recreation through the lens of ecological theory, providing a unique, alternative framework to the dilemmas of user impacts on nature, and the paradoxes inherent within this. Series: Leisure Studies in a Global Era. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBS; RNK; RNT; WSZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137385079
- ISBN
- 9781137385079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 black & white halftones, 137 colour illustrations, 33 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; RNKH; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1085.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589799035
- ISBN
- 9781589799035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.68
€ 32.99
€ 32.68
Paperback. This fifth installment of The Year in Ecology and Conservation Biology continues this series outstanding reviews in diverse topics in ecology and conservation science and policy. Editor(s): Ostfeld, Richard S.; Schlesinger, William H. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: GBCY; PSAF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 183 x 12. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573318631
- ISBN
- 9781573318631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 147.92
€ 147.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 color illus. 2 halftones. 11 line illus. BIC Classification: RNKH1; RNP; RNR; RNT; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691176024
- ISBN
- 9780691176024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.78
€ 21.99
€ 17.78
Hardcover. Tells the fascinating success story of the saving of the globally significant, iconic, flightless Woodhen of Lord Howe Island. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBFN; RNKH; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780643108707
- ISBN
- 9780643108707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.63
€ 74.63
Hardcover. Howard Zahniser (1906-1964), executive secretary of The Wilderness Society and editor of The Living Wilderness from 1945 to 1964, is arguably the person most responsible for drafting and promoting the Wilderness Act in 1964. This book deals with these works. Editor(s): Harvey, Mark. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: RNA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993911
- ISBN
- 9780295993911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.68
€ 140.68
Paperback. John Muir's journals provide a unique marriage of natural history with lyrical prose and often amusing anecdotes, retaining a freshness, intensity and brutal honesty which will amaze the modern reader. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; BG; DNF; RNK; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 42. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862415860
- ISBN
- 9780862415860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.15
€ 21.99
€ 16.15
Paperback. This is Kobie Kruger's intimate account of raising a family in the isolated wilderness of South Africa's vast Kruger National Park. Illustrator(s): Kruger, Karin. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour) maps, colour portraits. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; RNKH; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553813340
- ISBN
- 9780553813340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.87
€ 20.99
€ 16.87
Paperback. Includes one of the best works done on the concept of wilderness, underappreciated essays from the early twentieth century that offer an alternative vision of the concept and importance of wilderness, and writings meant to clarify or rethink the concept of wilderness. Editor(s): Nelson, Michael P.; Callicott, J. Baird. Num Pages: 704 pages, 3 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820331713
- ISBN
- 9780820331713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 47.59
€ 51.99
€ 47.59
Paperback. Describes the water crisis-national and global, present and future - and then presents options for saving water through conservation, creating a water-wise landscape, and creating water-conserving systems. This book offers illustrated instructions on creating systems to reuse greywater, harvest rainwater, and set up a waterless composting toilet. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: RNFD; RNK; WK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 276 x 27. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612121697
- ISBN
- 9781612121697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.68
€ 29.99
€ 20.68
Paperback. The water vole is one of Britain's most endangered mammals. Popularised as 'Ratty' in The Wind in the Willows, it is a cherished resident of our waterways. But this once ever-present mammal is now in danger. In The Water Vole, Christine Gregory tells the story of the water vole, principally through its history in the waterways of Derbyshire. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour photography. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; AJ; RNKH1; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 248 x 20. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910240540
- ISBN
- 9781910240540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.80
€ 21.99
€ 20.80
Paperback. Interspersed with an abundance of wholesome exploitation-free recipes, the author provides solutions-based approaches to nurturing personal effectiveness and health, eco-friendly living, home and garden design, veganic food growing, reafforestation strategies, forest gardening, reconnection with wild nature and community regeneration. Num Pages: 304 pages, b/w throughout, includes line drawings. BIC Classification: RNK; VSZ; WBJ; WMPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- Permanent Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781856232012
- ISBN
- 9781856232012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.71
€ 20.99
€ 16.71
Paperback. Discusses the biology and plight of right whales, including their reproduction, feeding, genetics, and endocrinology, as well as fatal run-ins with ships and fishing gear. Employing individual identifications, acoustics, and population models, this title presents history of this animal. Editor(s): Kraus, Scott D.; Rolland, Rosalind M. Num Pages: 576 pages, 34 color illustrations, 116 halftones, 48 line illustrations, 21 tables. BIC Classification: RNK; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034754
- ISBN
- 9780674034754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.70
€ 34.99
€ 29.70
Paperback. Shows how animal and plant life survive and often thrive among docklands, railways, factories and canals. Illustrator(s): Newcomb, Mary. Series: Nature Classics Library. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; RNK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Little Toller Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956254559
- ISBN
- 9780956254559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.28
€ 18.99
€ 14.28
Paperback. Presents an edition of the classic history of the US Forest Service. This book presents the Service's administrative and policy controversies and successes. It includes discussions of the spotted owl issue; wilderness and roadless areas; research on habitat, biodiversity, and fire prevention; below-cost timber sales; and workplace diversity. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RGBL; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 32. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295983738
- ISBN
- 9780295983738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.57
€ 40.57
Hardback. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QMT; KN; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312213176
- ISBN
- 9780312213176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.23
€ 129.23
Paperback. Ecological restoration, the attempt to guide damaged ecosystems back to a previous, usually healthier or more natural, condition, is one of the most promising approaches to conservation. This book explores the promise of restoration, both as a way of reversing environmental damage and as a context for negotiating our relationship with nature. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272705
- ISBN
- 9780520272705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Hardback. Outlines a vision for a restoration-based environmentalism that has emerged from the author's work over twenty-five years. This work explores the promise of restoration, both as a way of reversing environmental damage and as a context for negotiating our relationship with nature. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233201
- ISBN
- 9780520233201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.84€ 65.54
€ 82.84
€ 65.54
Hardback. A travel memoir to places of natural beauty and biological importance. It reveals the vulnerability of natural places and the consequences of unsustainable exploitation. It is suitable for those interested in nature or travel memoirs, and for those who are concerned with the survival of our broader sense of place in the global environment. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 175 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759106765
- ISBN
- 9780759106765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.43
€ 163.43