Conservation of the environment
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Conservation of the environment
Hardcover. Habitat loss and fragmentation arguably pose the greatest threats to biological diversity. This title provides a blueprint for advancing understanding of conservation in agricultural regions. It combines the efforts of ecologists, economists, statisticians, mathematicians and land-use specialists. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: RNC; RNKH; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533272
- ISBN
- 9781557533272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.66
€ 83.66
Hardback. Aims to disseminate the "portfolio" of research and other works aimed at protecting and utilizing biodiversity of global significance in arid and semiarid areas in developing nations. This book focuses on best practices learnt for science, for public policy and management, and for enhancing partnerships and capacity building between institutions. Editor(s): Lemons, John; Victor, Reginald; Schaffer, Daniel. Num Pages: 497 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 497
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402074837
- ISBN
- 9781402074837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.24
€ 197.24
Paperback. An eloquent introduction to the ethical and philosophical values at stake in biological conservation, this book familiarizes readers with the general issues and possible solutions to the problems societies face in simultaneously conserving nature and promoting culture. Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231079013
- ISBN
- 9780231079013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Hardcover. Conservation in protected areas has focused on preserving biodiversity of ecosystems, whereas conserving the genetic diversity contained within species has historically been ignored. This book presents a set of management guidelines that can be used for the conservation of plant genetic diversity of crop wild relatives in protected areas. Editor(s): Iriondo, Jose M.; Maxted, Nigel; Dulloo, M. Ehsan. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map. BIC Classification: PST; RNK; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 175 x 10. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845932824
- ISBN
- 9781845932824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.97
€ 145.97
Conserving the Commonwealth: The Early Years of the Environmental Move...
Peters, Margaret T.. Ed(S): Hass, Patricia Ce...
hardcover. Describes the earliest days of Virginia's environmental movement, recounting the efforts of a farsighted group of leaders to preserve Virginia's priceless resources - open land, waterways, and historic sites - and to create new parks within reach of all the state's citizens. Editor(s): Hass, Patricia Cecil. Num Pages: 144 pages, 17 b&w illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; RNK; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813927732
- ISBN
- 9780813927732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.53
€ 32.99
€ 27.53
Hardcover. Environmental debates often pit the protection of nature against economic growth. This book reveals that environmentalism has unsuspected roots in consumerism that extend deeper than our everyday dilemmas. It tells of an early confrontation that set the stage for Silent Spring, pushing the dawn of environmental politics back several decades. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; 3JH; 3JJ; RNK; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614868
- ISBN
- 9780700614868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.40
€ 68.40
Hardcover. Written for contractors and endorsed by the Associated General Contractors of America Written specifically for contractors, this "how-to" book enables you to meet the challenges of green building construction. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 207 x 23. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470056219
- ISBN
- 9780470056219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.30
€ 107.30
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Num Pages: 102 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations, 40 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSF; PSVD; PSVS; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319493756
- ISBN
- 9783319493756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.96
€ 73.96
Hardback. Editor(s): Birkeland, Charles. Num Pages: 286 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 43 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ; PSPM; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 291 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401772488
- ISBN
- 9789401772488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 232.64
€ 232.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 414 pages, illustrations (some colour). BIC Classification: 1KLC; RNKH; WNC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 220 x 28. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Publisher
- Interlink Publishing Group, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566565295
- ISBN
- 9781566565295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.74
€ 32.99
€ 28.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Janzen, Daniel H. Num Pages: 832 pages, 306 halftones, 54 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; RNK; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 290 x 220 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1697.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Number of pages
- 832
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226393346
- ISBN
- 9780226393346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.19€ 54.00
€ 64.19
€ 54.00
Hardcover. "The Whole Earth Catalog" grew from a Bay Area blip to a national phenomenon. In recovering the history of the Catalog's brand of environmentalism, this book recounts how San Francisco's Stewart Brand and his counterculture cohorts in the Point Foundation promoted a philosophy of pragmatic environmentalism. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFC; RNA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615452
- ISBN
- 9780700615452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.92
€ 55.92
Hardcover. The development of agriculture has caused rapid changes to the rural environment. Today, with growing awareness and concern for environmental issues, there is a movement to stem further damage to the countryside and replace some of the values which have been lost. Num Pages: 314 pages, line drawings, halftones. BIC Classification: JKSN1; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471948711
- ISBN
- 9780471948711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.21
€ 256.21
Hardback. Thomas Andrews drills deep into the many pressures that have reshaped a small stretch of North America, from the ice age to the advent of the Anthropocene and controversies over climate change. He brings to the surface lessons about the critical relationships to land, climate, and species that only seemingly unimportant places on Earth can teach. Num Pages: 324 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088573
- ISBN
- 9780674088573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.84
€ 47.99
€ 39.84
Paperback. A trenchant reassessment of colonial and postcolonial conservation policies in Africa and their impact on the local inhabitants. Series: Crises in World Politics. Num Pages: 204 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042581
- ISBN
- 9781849042581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
hardcover. Offers us a cohesive picture of Roosevelt's engagement with the natural world along with a compelling portrait of how Americans used, wasted, and worried about natural resources in a time of burgeoning empire. Num Pages: 368 pages, 34 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226197760
- ISBN
- 9780226197760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.11
€ 46.99
€ 36.11
Paperback. Various international and cross-cultural partnerships have been established, often with impressive speed, to facilitate the protection of natural resources and the environment. However, many problems exist within these partnerships. This book is based on these difficulties. Editor(s): Arler, Finn; Svennevig, Ingeborg. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 17. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778383471
- ISBN
- 9788778383471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.59
€ 31.99
€ 23.59
Paperback. Lyanda Lynn Haupt's sublime tribute to the crow and an invitation to engage with the wild life in our midst. Num Pages: 240 pages, Integrated: 10, line drawings. BIC Classification: RNK; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316019118
- ISBN
- 9780316019118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.23
€ 19.99
€ 17.23
Paperback. Crown Jewels: Five Great National Parks Around the World and the Challenges They Face takes a look at the impediments facing national parks from rapid environmental change, worldwide economic recession, and political pressures of varying degree. Editor(s): Delehanty, Randolph. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 colour plates. BIC Classification: RNK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- American Association of Museums United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933253732
- ISBN
- 9781933253732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.98
€ 89.98
paperback. Num Pages: 329 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JP; KC; KJM; LNKJ; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Deutscher Universitätsverlag United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783824442911
- ISBN
- 9783824442911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.40
€ 97.40
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642789410
- ISBN
- 9783642789410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.74€ 46.48
€ 130.74
€ 46.48
Hardback. Features David Brower, a dynamic leader in the environmental movement over the last half of the twentieth century. This book explores Brower's impact on the movement from its beginnings until his death in 2000. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278363
- ISBN
- 9780520278363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. Where will the water come from to sustain the great desert cities of Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix? This title explores the water in the West, and explains why America built the dam that made Lake Powell and others like it and then allowed its citizens to become dependent on their benefits, which were always temporary. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; RNFD; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268029
- ISBN
- 9780520268029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.28
€ 27.99
€ 21.28
Paperback. Examines the negotiations and controversies that took place during the planning and construction of The Dalles Dam and the profound impact the project had on both the Indian community of Celilo Village and the non-Indian town of The Dalles, intertwined with local concerns that affected the entire American West. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; JFSL9; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 351.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295985466
- ISBN
- 9780295985466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.14
€ 26.99
€ 23.14