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Conservation of the environment

Hardback. Many countries have areas with special natural qualities characterized by the harmonious interaction between resident populations and the land. This book sets out the varied approaches to establishing such areas as protected landscapes. It provides guidance on criteria for selection of landscapes. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412455308
ISBN
9780412455308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.25

Hardback. Presents details of the harnessing of technologies being used in different parts of the world to map biological diversity such as aerophotography, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and modern methods of field survey. Editor(s): Miller, R.I. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 723.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412455100
ISBN
9780412455100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.11

Paperback. Contains pertinent examples and case studies from around the world illustrating the issues faced by conservationists. This book summarizes large amount of material from the scientific literature. Series: Conservation Biology. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412442803
ISBN
9780412442803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 192.30

Hardback. Provides an account of the factors that have to be weighed in making decisions about the air we breathe, about energy sources, land use, animal welfare, commercial profit and so on. This book is intended for managers, historians, sociologists, and for environmental scientists who are forced to make decisions on imperfect or incomplete evidence. Editor(s): Berry, R. J. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412398001
ISBN
9780412398001
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.75

Paperback. A discussion of monitoring techniques for conservation and ecology, for plant, insect and animal populations. The book covers monitoring at field and county levels and monitoring overseas, as well as detailing methods for the calculation of index numbers from wildlife monitoring data. Series: Conservation Biology. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412356001
ISBN
9780412356001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.40

Hardback. A discussion of monitoring techniques for conservation and ecology, for plant, insect and animal populations. The book covers monitoring at field and county levels and monitoring overseas, as well as detailing methods for the calculation of index numbers from wildlife monitoring data. Series: Conservation Biology. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1310.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412355905
ISBN
9780412355905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 395 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1973
Number of pages
395
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412113307
ISBN
9780412113307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.89

Paperback. Reflecting what a fresh generation of conservation biologists is doing and thinking, this book explores where conservation biology is heading. It addresses ecosystem restoration and biotic invasions as well as the mechanics of population viability analysis, which are a routine facet of conservation efforts. Editor(s): Fiedler, Peggy L.; Kareiva, P.H. Num Pages: 576 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Edition
2nd ed. 1998
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412096617
ISBN
9780412096617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 197.64

Hardback. Suitable for conservation biologists' upper-division and graduate level conservation biology courses, as well as for individual reference, this book incorporates chapters, covering various aspects of one of the most dynamic areas in the life sciences. It includes topics such as ecosystem management and the economics of conservation. Editor(s): Fiedler, Peggy L.; Kareiva, Peter M. Num Pages: 534 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
534
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412096518
ISBN
9780412096518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 245.30

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

€ 31.99
€ 27.53

hardcover. Explores those uneasy places where scientific research meets public policy-making - and the resulting human effect on our natural and historical landscapes. The author follows an archaeobotanist on her research in the Near East to see what ancient agricultural practices in this largely arid region can tell us about where the West may be heading. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926230
ISBN
9780813926230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.06

Paperback. Soon after her 50th birthday, Melissa Walker decided to leave her suburban life and venture into the wilderness. Like many American chroniclers before her who have surrendered to the pleasures of the open road, she had no destination in mind, just two definite goals - one personal, one political. Num Pages: 319 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSJ1; RNK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921105
ISBN
9780813921105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.55

Hardback. Soon after her 50th birthday, Melissa Walker decided to leave her suburban life and venture into the wilderness. Like many American chroniclers before her who have surrendered to the pleasures of the open road, she had no destination in mind, just two definite goals - one personal, one political. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSJ1; RNK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921099
ISBN
9780813921099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.39

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 130 Photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; RNKH; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Random House Struik
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431702459
ISBN
9781431702459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.81

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; RBKF; RNF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870716072
ISBN
9780870716072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: B; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813937557
ISBN
9780813937557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.18

Paperback. Nature of the Outer Banks: Environmental Processes, Field Sites, and Development Issues, Corolla to Ocracoke Num Pages: 174 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807872345
ISBN
9780807872345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.88

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 34, 12 colour illustrations, 3 maps, 19 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; RNK; RNP; TQK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501700606
ISBN
9781501700606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.17

Hardcover. Num Pages: 172 pages, 20 illustrations, 5 maps,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 273 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700622276
ISBN
9780700622276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.41

Paperback. The career of controversial San Francisco publisher James Mason Hutchings, the tireless promoter whose efforts were essential to establishing Yosemite's place in the American imagination and to its preservation. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGT; HBJK; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619672
ISBN
9780700619672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.91

Hardcover. Compelling essays on Alaskan bears by a writer whose work "Publishers Weekly" calls "captivating, lyrical, and bewitching." In this beautifully written natural history, she describes black, brown, and polar bears and their behavior across a wide range of interactions with each other, their environment, and especially human society. Num Pages: 440 pages, , black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; HBJK; RNK; WNCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 146 x 38. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619351
ISBN
9780700619351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.89

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

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