Conservation of the environment
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Conservation of the environment
Valuation and Conservation of Biodiversity: Interdisciplinary Perspect...
. Ed(S): Markussen, Michael; Marggraf, Rainer...
hardcover. The valuation and conservation of biodiversity are critical first steps necessary for the adequate protection of the environment. This book intends to identify the problems and challenges facing implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - from the global, regional and local points of view. Editor(s): Markussen, Michael; Marggraf, Rainer; Buse, Ralph; Manez Costa, Maria A.; Garrelts, Heiko; Menzel, Susanne. Num Pages: 430 pages, 34 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade Germany
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540240228
- ISBN
- 9783540240228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.43
€ 241.43
Hardback. Miles Powell explores how early conservationists became convinced that the vitality of America's white races depended on preserving the wilderness. Some conservationists embraced scientific racism, eugenics, and restrictive immigration laws, but these activists also laid the groundwork for the many successes of the modern environmental movement. Num Pages: 262 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674971561
- ISBN
- 9780674971561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.31
€ 49.99
€ 41.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PST; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401038980
- ISBN
- 9789401038980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.84
€ 119.84
Paperback. Editor(s): Gunin, Peter D.; Vostokova, Elizabeth A.; Dorofeyuk, Nadezhda I.; Tarasov, Pavel E.; Black, Clanton C. Series: Geobotany. Num Pages: 240 pages, 85 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSTS; RBK; RBP; RNK; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 629.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048151745
- ISBN
- 9789048151745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.50
€ 181.50
Hardcover. Covering spruce-fir, mixed conifer and ponderosa pine forests, pinyon-juniper vegetation, subalpine-montane grassland, and Gambel oak and interior chaparral shrublands, this book covers the drivers of vegetation dynamics, describes historical changes and more. Series: Plant and Vegetation. Num Pages: 474 pages, 29 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSTS; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 937.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761483
- ISBN
- 9789400761483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.58
€ 184.58
Paperback. Covering spruce-fir, mixed conifer and ponderosa pine forests, pinyon-juniper vegetation, subalpine-montane grassland, and Gambel oak and interior chaparral shrublands, this book covers the drivers of vegetation dynamics, describes historical changes and more. Series: Plant and Vegetation. Num Pages: 474 pages, 29 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSTS; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400797048
- ISBN
- 9789400797048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.68
€ 182.68
Hardback. This book gives a detailed insight into the plant ecology of Socotra, designated as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2003, and as a World Heritage Site in 2008. It includes comparisons with other islands from a biogeographical perspective. Series: Plant and Vegetation. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; PSTS; RNCB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400741409
- ISBN
- 9789400741409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.18
€ 235.18
Paperback. Editor(s): Ghazanfar, S. A.; Fisher, M. Series: Geobotany. Num Pages: 363 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSTS; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 363
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048150205
- ISBN
- 9789048150205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 264.72
€ 264.72
Paperback. Theorizes the political agency of things and natural phenomena-such as trash, food, weather, and electricity-to examine how non-human elements exert force on human politics and social relations. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 176 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: JPA; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282. A Political Ecology of Things. 200 pages, illustrations. Argues that political theory needs to do a better job of recognizing the active participation of nonhuman forces in events. The author also explores how political analyses of public events might change were we to acknowledge that agency always emerges as the effect of ad hoc configurations of human and nonhuman forces. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JPA; RNK. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 12. Weight: 274.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346333
- ISBN
- 9780822346333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.02
€ 26.99
€ 25.02
Hardback. Dealing with one of the success stories of wildlife conservation, this book takes the position that sustainability is not guaranteed by sustainable use, and that both education and regulation are needed to prevent the proliferation of unsustainable practices. Editor(s): Gordon, Iain J. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW7; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387094755
- ISBN
- 9780387094755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. Editor(s): Virchow, Detlef; Von Braun, Joachim. Series: Global Dialogue EXPO 2000. Num Pages: 410 pages, 24 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNF; RNK; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642627033
- ISBN
- 9783642627033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.33
€ 182.33
Paperback. Traces the complex relationship between Americans, technology, and their environment as it has unfolded over the past several centuries. Virtual America identifies the connections (or lack thereof) between our individual selves, an American identity, and the geography oout there.o Num Pages: 280 pages, 38 photographs, 5 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHBA; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803232785
- ISBN
- 9780803232785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.98
€ 26.99
€ 24.98
Hardback. Many people investigating the operation of large-scale environmentalist organizations see signs of power, knowledge and governance in their policies and projects. This collection indicates that such an analysis appears to be justified from one perspective, but not from another. Editor(s): Carrier, James G.; West, Paige. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456191
- ISBN
- 9781845456191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.73
€ 151.73
paperback. This book presents a balanced view about the volcano-based tourism sector worldwide and discusses important issues such as the different volcanic hazards, potential for disasters and accidents and safety recommendations for visitors. Editor(s): Erfurt-Cooper, Patricia. Series: Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism. Num Pages: 402 pages, 373 colour illustrations, 100 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RGB; RNK; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662520178
- ISBN
- 9783662520178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 153.40
€ 153.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages, 34 black & white tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBGB; RNK; RNP; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540507123
- ISBN
- 9783540507123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.13
€ 77.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: G; PSV; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816631551
- ISBN
- 9780816631551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.48
€ 19.48
Hardback. The result of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop, this book covers a new subfield of environmental study. It outlines the theory and examines cases ranging from mercury contamination during World War I to the ecological impacts of the Palestinian occupation. Editor(s): Machlis, Gary E.; Hanson, Thor; McKendry, Jean E.; Spiric, Zdravko. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Num Pages: 200 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 643.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400712133
- ISBN
- 9789400712133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.60
€ 182.60
Paperback. The result of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop, this book covers a new subfield of environmental study. It outlines the theory and examines cases ranging from mercury contamination during World War I to the ecological impacts of the Palestinian occupation. Editor(s): Machlis, Gary E.; Hanson, Thor; Spiric, Zdravko; McKendry, Jean E. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Num Pages: 200 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400712867
- ISBN
- 9789400712867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.58
€ 181.58
paperback. Editor(s): Lehn, Helmut; Steiner, Magdalena; Mohr, Hans. Series: Veroffentlichungen Der Akademie Fur Technikfolgenabschatzung in Baden-Wurttemberg. Num Pages: 46 pages, 27 colour illustrations, 48 black & white tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
- Number of pages
- 46
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642801617
- ISBN
- 9783642801617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.85
€ 78.85
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 629.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479846429
- ISBN
- 9781479846429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.55
€ 102.55