Conservation of the environment
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Conservation of the environment
Paperback. Because of their enormous size, elephants have long been irresistible for kings as symbols of their eminence. The author traces the history of the war elephant in India and the spread of the institution to the West, where elephants took part in some of the greatest wars of antiquity. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 colour plates, 40 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFFZ; JHMC; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226264363
- ISBN
- 9780226264363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.56
€ 34.99
€ 27.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 259 pages, 8 Double-sided page coloured photos. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; RNK; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Protea Book House
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781485302599
- ISBN
- 9781485302599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.36
€ 19.99
€ 18.36
Paperback. The Eden Project's Biomes, the world's largest conservatories, are the symbol of a living theatre of plants and people and their interdependence, of regeneration and of a forum for the exploration of possible futures. This book tells the story of the Eden Project, of its conception, design and construction, and personalities who made it happen. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; PSAF; RNKH; WMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Eden Project Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Updated, Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909513075
- ISBN
- 9781909513075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. In May of 2007, scientists conducted a rapid inventory in the Dureno Territory, part of the Cofan ancestral territories in the Amazon basin of eastern Ecuador. This report collects those scientists' research on the plants and animals of the region, as well as a history of the grassroots conservation efforts of the Cofan. Editor(s): Borman, Randall; Vriesendorp, Corine; Alverson, William S.; Moskovits, Debra K.; Stotz, Douglas F.; del Campo, Alvaro. Series: Field Museum Rapid Biological Inventories. Num Pages: 173 pages, 35 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 271 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780914868712
- ISBN
- 9780914868712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.58
€ 41.58
Paperback. The Cabeceras Cofanes-Chingual is one of the last intact mountainous regions in Ecuador. In October 2008 scientists from Ecuador, Peru, and the US conducted a rapid biological inventory and a social inventory to assess the region's suitability for protection as a municipal reserve. This book offers full and abstracted results of the fieldwork. Editor(s): Vriesendorp, Corine; Alverson, William S.; del Campo, Alvaro; Stotz, Douglas F.; Moskovits, Debra K.; Caceres, Segundo Fuentes; Tapia, Byron Coronel; Anderson, Elizabeth P. Series: Field Museum - Rapid Biological and Social Inventories. Num Pages: 318 pages, 20 colour plates, 4 maps, 8 graphs, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; RNCB; RNKH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 276 x 213 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1021.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780914868736
- ISBN
- 9780914868736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.49
€ 44.49
hardcover. The global tourism industry continues a trend of sustained growth, often at the expense of the social and ecological integrity of destination regions. This book provides an objective overview of the extent of international ecotourism policy. Editor(s): Fennell, David A.; Dowling, R.K. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780851996097
- ISBN
- 9780851996097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.98
€ 259.98
Examines both the potential and the threats that tourism holds for Central Appalachia. Drawing lessons from destinations that have suffered from the "tourist trap syndrome", the authors conclude that only locally controlled tourism can play a positive role in Appalachia's economic development. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; KNSG; RNK; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122885
- ISBN
- 9780813122885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.29
€ 54.29
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845934002
- ISBN
- 9781845934002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.08
€ 231.08
Hardcover. Editor(s): Krause, Anton; Weir, Erich. Num Pages: 284 pages, colour & b/w photos, tables & charts. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 183 x 23. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608767243
- ISBN
- 9781608767243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.01€ 108.12
€ 155.01
€ 108.12
Hardback. With a fresh, transdisciplinary approach, this title aims to probe the possibility of a green shift radical enough to permeate the ancient roots of our sensibility and the social sources of our practice. It explores our sense of how to proceed in the face of an ecological crisis that demands fresh thinking and acting. Editor(s): Kearns, Laurel; Keller, Catherine. Series: Transdisciplinary Theological Colloquia S. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLP5; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 44. Weight in Grams: 989.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780823227457
- ISBN
- 9780823227457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.95
€ 118.95
Paperback. With a fresh, transdisciplinary approach, this title aims to probe the possibility of a green shift radical enough to permeate the ancient roots of our sensibility and the social sources of our practice. It explores our sense of how to proceed in the face of an ecological crisis that demands fresh thinking and acting. Editor(s): Kearns, Laurel; Keller, Catherine. Series: Transdisciplinary Theological Colloquia S. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLP5; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 40. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823227464
- ISBN
- 9780823227464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 46.61
€ 50.99
€ 46.61
Paperback. Argues that the chief stumbling block to environmental thinking is the image of nature itself. Ranging widely in 18th-century through contemporary philosophy, culture, and history, this title explores the value of art in imagining environmental projects. It traces the contexts of ecological constructs through the history of capitalism. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; RNK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034853
- ISBN
- 9780674034853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.11
€ 35.99
€ 31.11
Hardback. A comprehensive guide to understanding the crucial role estuaries play in the salmonid life cycle and what can be done to conserve - and recover - this important fish habitat. Num Pages: 776 pages, 7 b&w photographs, 2 maps, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK; RNT; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 776
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774831734
- ISBN
- 9780774831734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.95
€ 90.95
Hardcover. Editor(s): Carbyn, Ludwig N.; Fritts, Steven H.; Seip, Dale R. Series: Occasional Publications Series. Num Pages: 642 pages. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 230 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- CCI Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780919058927
- ISBN
- 9780919058927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.10€ 53.88
€ 68.10
€ 53.88
Hardback. A rich ethnography of ecopolitics in Hong Kong in the late 1990s Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJPR; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822349310
- ISBN
- 9780822349310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.31
€ 111.31
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349525
- ISBN
- 9780822349525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.95
€ 33.99
€ 30.95
Hardback. Editor(s): Squires, Victor R. Num Pages: 325 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNC; RNK; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 190 x 265 x 25. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634846110
- ISBN
- 9781634846110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.14€ 186.50
€ 250.14
€ 186.50
Hardback. Suitable for practitioners and theoreticians from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives from backyard volunteers to trained academic scientists and professional consultants, this title focuses on clarifying terminology, stressing the importance of precision in language for a field that is quickly becoming an established discipline. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 264 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610911672
- ISBN
- 9781610911672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.86
€ 92.86
Paperback. Offers a treatment of the controversial topic of the restoration of semicultural ecosystems. This title includes a full discussion of the global issue of ecosystem impairment and the complex topics of what restoration recovery means and how it is accomplished. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 17. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610911689
- ISBN
- 9781610911689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99
€ 49.99
Hardcover. * Maintaining forest biodiversity by combining protection, management and restoration of forest and woodland landscapes is a central component of sustainable development. * Evidence that there are threshold levels for how much habitat loss may be tolerated for viable populations of specialised species to be maintained. Editor(s): Angelstam, Per; Donz-Breuss, Monica; Roberge, Jean-Michel. Series: Ecological Bulletin. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGBL; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 195 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 51st Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405117746
- ISBN
- 9781405117746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.71
€ 108.71