Conservation of the environment
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Conservation of the environment
Hardcover. The landscapes of Madagascar have long delighted zoologists, who have discovered, in and among the island's baobad trees and thickets, a dizzying array of animals, including something approaching one hundred species of lemur. This book helps you explore these land animal extinctions. Num Pages: 296 pages, 21 colour plates, 87 halftones, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1HSM; PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226143972
- ISBN
- 9780226143972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 39.37
€ 51.99
€ 39.37
Paperback. Extinction: not the end of the world? is a highly readable introduction to the causes of extinction, the different types of extinction and how relevant it is to the world today. Ideal for those who are new to the subject, it is fully illustrated with colour diagrams and photographs. Num Pages: 96 pages, Colour photographs and diagrams throughout. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNKH1; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 280 x 9. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- The Natural History Museum United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780565093211
- ISBN
- 9780565093211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. Editor(s): Rose, Deborah Bird; van Dooren, Thom; Chrulew, Matthew. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178815
- ISBN
- 9780231178815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 26.97
€ 37.99
€ 26.97
Hardback. Editor(s): Chrulew, Matthew; Rose, Deborah Bird; van Dooren, Thom. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178808
- ISBN
- 9780231178808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.01€ 77.95
€ 104.01
€ 77.95
Hardback. Conflicting and competing claims over the actual and imagined use of land and seascapes are exacerbated on islands with high population density. The management of culture and heritage is particularly tested in island environments where space is finite and the population struggles to preserve cultural and natural assets.. Editor(s): Baldacchino, Godfrey. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60 ills and tables. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452597
- ISBN
- 9780857452597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.46
€ 152.46
Paperback. Since the industrial revolution, progress has meant an increase in labour productivity. This title describes a different form of progress, resource productivity, a form which meets the overriding imperative for the future (sustainability). It shows how at least four times as much wealth can be extracted from the resources we use. Num Pages: 352 pages, Figures. BIC Classification: KCN; KJ; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853834066
- ISBN
- 9781853834066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.78
€ 50.78
paperback. The human impulse to religion can be seen to encompass environmentalism as an offshoot of the secular, material faith in human reason and power that dominates modern society. This book traces the history of environmentalism - and its moral thrust - from its roots in the Enlightenment and Romanticism through the Progressive Era to the present. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HR; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295985565
- ISBN
- 9780295985565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.23
€ 32.99
€ 31.23
Paperback. Farmageddon: the quiet revolution of mega-farming that is threatening our countryside, farms, and food. BIC Classification: RNK; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 192 x 16. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408873465
- ISBN
- 9781408873465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Hardback. Taking the slogan "think globally, act locally" to heart, the contributors to this book offer both an understanding of the present and hope for a sustainable future. Editor(s): Woollard, Robert; Ostry, Aleck Samuel. Num Pages: 278 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774807869
- ISBN
- 9780774807869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.10
€ 120.10
Faunal Ecology and Conservation of the Great Indian Desert
. Ed(S): Sivaperuman, C.; Baqri, Q.H.; Ramasw...
Hardback. The Great Indian Desert is characterized by harsh climatic conditions and different habitats, from grassland to abandoned human habitations. This book examines the regional climate and microclimatic regime of this desert and its diverse faunal inhabitants. Editor(s): Sivaperuman, C.; Baqri, Q.H.; Ramaswamy, G.; Naseema, M. Num Pages: 222 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 45 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PSAF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540874089
- ISBN
- 9783540874089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 211.71
€ 211.71
Faunal Ecology and Conservation of the Great Indian Desert
. Ed(S): Sivaperuman, C.; Baqri, Qaiser H.; R...
Paperback. The Great Indian Desert is characterized by harsh climatic conditions and different habitats, from grassland to abandoned human habitations. This book examines the regional climate and microclimatic regime of this desert and its diverse faunal inhabitants. Editor(s): Sivaperuman, C.; Baqri, Qaiser H.; Ramaswamy, G.; Naseema, M. Num Pages: 222 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 45 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSVS; RNCB; RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642099533
- ISBN
- 9783642099533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 214.17
€ 214.17
Hardcover. This volume provides the first kaleidoscopic work on the great biodiversity of Rajasthan. The three major biomes covered include deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and sub-tropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and sub-tropical moist broadleaf forests. Editor(s): Sharma, B. K.; Kulshreshtha, Seema; Rahmani, Asad R. Num Pages: 645 pages, 134 black & white illustrations, 485 colour illustrations, 109 black & white tables, biog. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PSVS; PSVT; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1126.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461407997
- ISBN
- 9781461407997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.09
€ 236.09
Paperback. Editor(s): Sharma, B. K.; Kulshreshtha, Seema; Rahmani, Asad R. Num Pages: 556 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 184 colour illustrations, 55 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: PSVS; RNCB; RNK; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 556
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319378152
- ISBN
- 9783319378152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 234.30
€ 234.30
Hardcover. Faunal Heritage of Rajasthan, India Editor(s): Sharma, B. K.; Kulshreshtha, Seema; Rahmani, Asad R. Num Pages: 525 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 184 colour illustrations, 55 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW; RNCB; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 968.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319013442
- ISBN
- 9783319013442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.38
€ 235.38
Paperback. This volume provides the first kaleidoscopic work on the great biodiversity of Rajasthan. The three major biomes covered include deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and sub-tropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and sub-tropical moist broadleaf forests. Editor(s): Sharma, B. K.; Kulshreshtha, Seema; Rahmani, Asad R. Num Pages: 676 pages, 134 black & white illustrations, 485 colour illustrations, 109 black & white tables, biog. BIC Classification: PSVS; RNCB; RNK; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 676
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493951895
- ISBN
- 9781493951895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 235.33
€ 235.33
Hardcover. Editor(s): Woolner, David B.; Henderson, Henry L. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403968616
- ISBN
- 9781403968616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.58
€ 119.58
Hardcover. Series: Poyser Monographs. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; PSVW6; RNK; WNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 240 x 23. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408159903
- ISBN
- 9781408159903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.81€ 64.10
€ 70.81
€ 64.10
Hardback. The conflict between a growing human population and preserving biodiversity is a major environmental problem. This evaluation of the positive and negative effects of fencing in conservation and wildlife management includes case studies from around the world. Editor(s): Somers, Michael J.; Hayward, Matthew. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461409014
- ISBN
- 9781461409014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.21
€ 182.21
Paperback. The conflict between a growing human population and preserving biodiversity is a major environmental problem. This evaluation of the positive and negative effects of fencing in conservation and wildlife management includes case studies from around the world. Editor(s): Somers, Michael J.; Hayward, Matthew. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNCB; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489999009
- ISBN
- 9781489999009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.01
€ 182.01
Paperback. How many of us sometimes feel that we are scratching at the walls of this life, seeking to find our way into a wider space beyond? That our mild, polite existence sometimes seems to crush the breath out of us? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141975580
- ISBN
- 9780141975580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14