Conservation of the environment
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Conservation of the environment
Paperback. With over 25 per cent of its land set aside in national parks and other protected areas, Costa Rica is renowned worldwide as 'the green republic'. This book explores the establishment of the country's national park system as a response to the rapid destruction of its tropical ecosystems due to the expansion of export-related agriculture. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 451.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292721012
- ISBN
- 9780292721012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardback. Suitable for those who are interested in green development - including policy makers, architects, developers, builders, and homeowners - this practical guide focuses on the central question of how to conserve biodiversity in neighborhoods and to minimize development impacts on surrounding habitats. Num Pages: 205 pages, 17 b/w photographs, 10 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271104
- ISBN
- 9780520271104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.61€ 57.54
€ 74.61
€ 57.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298. Active Prayers for a Healthy Planet. 256 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: RNK. Dimension: 190 x 140 x 15. Weight: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Conari Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573244596
- ISBN
- 9781573244596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.64
€ 16.99
€ 15.64
Paperback. The great energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy is under way. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: RNK; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393350555
- ISBN
- 9780393350555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.71
€ 23.99
€ 20.71
Hardcover. The Adirondack region of New York State is, in many respects, America's cauldron of conservation. This title explores the ecological, cultural, and economic aspects of the region, drawing lessons from successes and failures as they struggle to find the right balance of private interests and public controls. Editor(s): Porter, William F.; Erickson, Jon D.; Whaley, Ross S. Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 black-&-white illustrations, 13 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632313
- ISBN
- 9780815632313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.91
€ 47.91
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749511640
- ISBN
- 9789749511640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.72
€ 20.72
Paperback. Focuses on the antelope that dominates the savanna ecosystems of eastern and southern Africa. This book presents a synthesis of research conducted over a span of fifty years, mainly on the wildebeest in the Ngorongoro and Serengeti ecosystems, where eighty percent of the world's wildebeest population lives. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFM; PSAF; PSVS; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273191
- ISBN
- 9780520273191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Angus, Ian. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFC; JPQB; RNC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- IMG Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780902869875
- ISBN
- 9780902869875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.40
€ 13.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. This new and updated edition is essential for those wanting to understand the limits to collective action on global environmental problems. It develops and applies the tools of regime analysis to the question of how the various global commons are, or fail to be, governed effectively. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, web sources. BIC Classification: JPQB; LBBP; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471985747
- ISBN
- 9780471985747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.98
€ 90.98
Paperback. An innovative anthology that offers a global perspective on how people think about predicting the future of life on Earth Editor(s): Robin, Libby; Sorlin, Sverker; Warde, Paul. Num Pages: 592 pages, 44 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNK; TQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300184617
- ISBN
- 9780300184617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback / so. Series: Nature Literacy. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Milkweed Editions United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571313065
- ISBN
- 9781571313065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.12
€ 21.12
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Graffeg Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910862551
- ISBN
- 9781910862551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. This volume presents a comprehensive description and analysis of the animal community of the tropical rain forest at El Verde, Puerto Rico. The contributors weave the strands of information about the energy flow within the forest into a tool for understanding community dynamics known as a food web. Num Pages: 628 pages, 50 halftones, 77 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJP; PSTS; PSV; RGBL; RNC; RNK; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 628
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226706009
- ISBN
- 9780226706009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.06€ 59.65
€ 71.06
€ 59.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; RBKC; RNK; WNCS1; WSSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Patagonia Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781938340420
- ISBN
- 9781938340420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.85
€ 20.99
€ 19.85
Paperback. Offers an indictment of environmental education - along with a vision for the future. This title assesses the political climate, including No Child Left Behind Act, a disaster for environmental education, and discusses how education can stimulate action - including decreasing consumption and demand, developing sustainable food and energy sources. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JN; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520265394
- ISBN
- 9780520265394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Poaching and trafficking in wildlife are rife, yet no consensus exists about how to combat them. This book provides a global perspective on these twin scourges, and draws out real policy-oriented solutions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JKVM; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849046909
- ISBN
- 9781849046909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
Hardback. This volume presents a selection of edited papers from a conference held in November 1994, and jointly organized by the Universities' Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) and the Mammal Society. It contains case studies and overviews of the status, conservation and welfare of mammal populations. Editor(s): Taylor, V.J.; Dunstone, N. Num Pages: 415 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 415
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412644207
- ISBN
- 9780412644207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.70
€ 195.70
Paperback. Examines the development of urban environments, and urban environmentalism, in the United States over four centuries. This book focuses on the evolution of the city, the emergence of elite reformers, the framing of environmental problems, and responses to perceived breakdowns in social order. Num Pages: 640 pages, 24 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; JFSG; RNK; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 39. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822344513
- ISBN
- 9780822344513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.12
€ 38.99
€ 35.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNKH1; WNC; WTH; WTHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Greystone Books,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781553659358
- ISBN
- 9781553659358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.81
€ 18.99
€ 17.81
paperback. Num Pages: 311 pages. BIC Classification: RBP; RNC; RNK; RNU; TQ; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Three Rivers Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307396099
- ISBN
- 9780307396099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.88
€ 16.99
€ 15.88