Conservation of the environment
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Conservation of the environment
Paperback. Presents an edition of the classic history of the US Forest Service. This book presents the Service's administrative and policy controversies and successes. It includes discussions of the spotted owl issue; wilderness and roadless areas; research on habitat, biodiversity, and fire prevention; below-cost timber sales; and workplace diversity. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RGBL; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 32. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295983738
- ISBN
- 9780295983738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Shows how animal and plant life survive and often thrive among docklands, railways, factories and canals. Illustrator(s): Newcomb, Mary. Series: Nature Classics Library. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; RNK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Little Toller Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956254559
- ISBN
- 9780956254559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.58
€ 18.99
€ 17.58
Paperback. Discusses the biology and plight of right whales, including their reproduction, feeding, genetics, and endocrinology, as well as fatal run-ins with ships and fishing gear. Employing individual identifications, acoustics, and population models, this title presents history of this animal. Editor(s): Kraus, Scott D.; Rolland, Rosalind M. Num Pages: 576 pages, 34 color illustrations, 116 halftones, 48 line illustrations, 21 tables. BIC Classification: RNK; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034754
- ISBN
- 9780674034754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.94
€ 34.99
€ 29.94
Paperback. Interspersed with an abundance of wholesome exploitation-free recipes, the author provides solutions-based approaches to nurturing personal effectiveness and health, eco-friendly living, home and garden design, veganic food growing, reafforestation strategies, forest gardening, reconnection with wild nature and community regeneration. Num Pages: 304 pages, b/w throughout, includes line drawings. BIC Classification: RNK; VSZ; WBJ; WMPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- Permanent Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781856232012
- ISBN
- 9781856232012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.83
€ 20.99
€ 16.83
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642642562
- ISBN
- 9783642642562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 114.68€ 41.16
€ 114.68
€ 41.16
Paperback. The water vole is one of Britain's most endangered mammals. Popularised as 'Ratty' in The Wind in the Willows, it is a cherished resident of our waterways. But this once ever-present mammal is now in danger. In The Water Vole, Christine Gregory tells the story of the water vole, principally through its history in the waterways of Derbyshire. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour photography. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; AJ; RNKH1; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 248 x 20. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910240540
- ISBN
- 9781910240540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.64
€ 23.99
€ 20.64
Paperback. Describes the water crisis-national and global, present and future - and then presents options for saving water through conservation, creating a water-wise landscape, and creating water-conserving systems. This book offers illustrated instructions on creating systems to reuse greywater, harvest rainwater, and set up a waterless composting toilet. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: RNFD; RNK; WK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 276 x 27. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612121697
- ISBN
- 9781612121697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.89
€ 30.99
€ 24.89
Paperback. John Muir's journals provide a unique marriage of natural history with lyrical prose and often amusing anecdotes, retaining a freshness, intensity and brutal honesty which will amaze the modern reader. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; BG; DNF; RNK; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 42. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862415860
- ISBN
- 9780862415860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.11
€ 23.99
€ 16.11
Hardcover. Howard Zahniser (1906-1964), executive secretary of The Wilderness Society and editor of The Living Wilderness from 1945 to 1964, is arguably the person most responsible for drafting and promoting the Wilderness Act in 1964. This book deals with these works. Editor(s): Harvey, Mark. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: RNA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993911
- ISBN
- 9780295993911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.71
€ 132.71
Hardcover. Tells the fascinating success story of the saving of the globally significant, iconic, flightless Woodhen of Lord Howe Island. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBFN; RNKH; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780643108707
- ISBN
- 9780643108707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.49
€ 70.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 color illus. 2 halftones. 11 line illus. BIC Classification: RNKH1; RNP; RNR; RNT; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691176024
- ISBN
- 9780691176024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
€ 17.88
Paperback. This fifth installment of The Year in Ecology and Conservation Biology continues this series outstanding reviews in diverse topics in ecology and conservation science and policy. Editor(s): Ostfeld, Richard S.; Schlesinger, William H. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: GBCY; PSAF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 183 x 12. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573318631
- ISBN
- 9781573318631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 145.29
€ 145.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 black & white halftones, 137 colour illustrations, 33 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; RNKH; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1085.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589799035
- ISBN
- 9781589799035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.97
€ 32.99
€ 30.97
Paperback. In a world increasingly dominated by human beings, the survival of other species becomes more and more questionable. This book offers an alternative to an "us or them" mentality, proposing that other species are integral to humanity's evolution and exist at the core of our imagination. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JM; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820319827
- ISBN
- 9780820319827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.23
€ 44.23
paperback. "Tiger Moon" is the powerful, poetic story of the Sunquists' two years studying tigers in Nepal. A new afterword tells the story of promising efforts to reconnect fractured Nepalese tiger habitats. Num Pages: 187 pages, 71 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKN; RNKH; WNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226779973
- ISBN
- 9780226779973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.96
€ 32.99
€ 25.96
Hardcover. Take readers on Dinerstein's - one of conservation's key scientists, unlikely journey to conservation's frontiers, from early research in Nepal to recent expeditions as head of Conservation Science at the World Wildlife Fund. Along the way, each locale is brought to life by the author's vivid descriptions, amusing stories, and poetic voice. Num Pages: 304 pages, index. BIC Classification: RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559635783
- ISBN
- 9781559635783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.10
€ 44.99
€ 37.10
Paperback. Presents stories that look at the external landscape, the world around us, asking hard questions about the capacity to destroy what we love best. This book features stories that turn inward, into the human heart, perhaps searching for an answer there. Editor(s): Caswell, Kurt; Tomlinson, Susan Leigh; Warner, Diane Hueter. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726550
- ISBN
- 9780896726550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.96
€ 23.99
€ 20.96
Hardback. Num Pages: 211 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1; RGR; RNK; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611493405
- ISBN
- 9781611493405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.37
€ 120.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816687770
- ISBN
- 9780816687770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.91
€ 24.99
€ 22.91
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851990224
- ISBN
- 9780851990224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.03
€ 103.03