Conservation of the environment
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Conservation of the environment
Nature-based Tourism, Environment and Land Management (Ecotourism Seri...
Buckley, Ralf C., Pickering, Catherine, Weave...
Paperback. Environment and Land Management. Series: Ecotourism Series. 224 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Buckley, R.; Pickering, C.; Weaver, D B. Tourism based on natural environments is a significant and growing international industry, and one that requires access to land with scenery, native plants and wildlife. In turn, land managers need money to maintain their land and its natural resources. This book looks at the economic, social and environmental consequences of nature-based tourism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNK. Dimension: 243 x 172 x 11. Weight: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845934552
- ISBN
- 9781845934552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 45.88
€ 47.99
€ 45.88
Paperback. With over 25 per cent of its land set aside in national parks and other protected areas, Costa Rica is renowned worldwide as 'the green republic'. This book explores the establishment of the country's national park system as a response to the rapid destruction of its tropical ecosystems due to the expansion of export-related agriculture. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 451.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292721012
- ISBN
- 9780292721012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
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
Paperback. The ultimate goal of 'Global Forest Fragmentation' is to provide a detailed scientific base to support future forest landscape management and planning to meet global environmental and societal needs. Editor(s): Kettle, Chris J.; Koh, Lian Pin. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: RGBL; RNKH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 244 x 11. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780644974
- ISBN
- 9781780644974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 51.11
€ 53.99
€ 51.11
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
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845936655
- ISBN
- 9781845936655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.68
€ 109.68
Hardcover. An Ecological Appraisal for the Indian Subcontinent. 328 pages, 107 illustrations. Editor(s): Bhatt, J. R.; Singh, J. S.; Singh, S. P.; Tripathi, R. S.; Kohli, R. K. Invasive alien species are a major threat to biodiversity and ecosystems throughout the world. This book reveals existing and potential invaders, evaluates the level of risk they pose to native species and suggests steps to manage spread and limit damage. It is suitable for policy-makers and for researchers of invasive plants worldwide. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FK; PST; RNK. Dimension: 174 x 248 x 24. Weight: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- CABI
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845939076
- ISBN
- 9781845939076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.58
€ 145.58
hardcover. Ponds and pools are a common feature of our landscape -- there are at least ten times as many ponds as lakes in the UK -- and they are also important wildlife habitats. This book provides a comprehensive and detailed account of these freshwater habitats. Series: Collins New Naturalist Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, 150 b/w, 32 col illus, With index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; PSPF; RBKF; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780002200851
- ISBN
- 9780002200851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.24€ 58.25
€ 77.24
€ 58.25
Paperback. Places the converging disciplines of wildlife management and captive management in the context of the developing field of population and habitat viability analysis. The contributors explore the science of the demographic management of small populations, both in zoos and in the wild. Editor(s): Ballou, Jonathan D.; Gilpin, Michael; Foose, Thomas J. Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation. Num Pages: 375 pages, 20 tables,72 figs. BIC Classification: PSVS; RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101776
- ISBN
- 9780231101776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.23
€ 76.23
Paperback. Can grassroots interest groups ever win the wars they wage in the political arena against big business in America? This book asserts that viable strategies are available to environmental, food safety, animal rights, and gun control organizations that seek to challenge business interests in the political arena. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPQB; JPWD; KN; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113113
- ISBN
- 9780231113113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.36
€ 54.36
Hardcover. Shared concern for nature can be a way of transcending national, ethnic, religious, and cultural boundaries, yet conservation efforts often pit the interests of historically rooted or indigenous people against the state and international environmental organizations. This title examines the cultural politics around nature conservation. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1DSTA; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 22. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989983
- ISBN
- 9780295989983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.99
€ 132.99
Paperback. Focuses on concrete, achievable measures that can be implemented in a market economy giving it broad appeal to professionals and engaged citizens across the political spectrum Num Pages: 15 illus. BIC Classification: AMVD; RNK; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991719
- ISBN
- 9780295991719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.54
€ 36.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 370 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 811.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306417337
- ISBN
- 9780306417337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
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
Hardback. Provides methods for learning how ocean systems function, how natural and human actions put them in peril, and how we can influence the marine world in order to maintain biodiversity. This book demonstrates dynamic modeling through the use of the STELLA modeling program and case studies from marine conservation. Editor(s): Ruth, Mattias; Lindholm, James. Series: Modeling Dynamic Systems. Num Pages: 449 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSPM; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2002
- Number of pages
- 449
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387953175
- ISBN
- 9780387953175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.05
€ 67.05
Hardback. The environmental studies of pollution in the Mexico City Air Basin serve as models for urban areas. This book reviews the research and synthesizes a study of the effects of air pollution on forests. It also provides a discussion of regional geology, climate and hydrology and the sociological factors affecting air pollution in the area. Editor(s): Fenn, Mark E.; Bauer, L.I. de; Hernandez-Tejeda, Tomas. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 92 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, 50 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; RGBL; RNK; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387953373
- ISBN
- 9780387953373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.12
€ 188.12
Paperback. An homage to the West and to two great writers who set the standard for all who celebrate and defend it. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393352375
- ISBN
- 9780393352375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.86
€ 18.99
€ 17.86
Hardcover. This text brings together disparate bodies of ecological knowledge pertinent to countryside areas used for recreation. The book summarizes our understanding of recreation as an ecological factor and outlines the problems needing further research. Series: Conservation Biology. Num Pages: 660 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412266300
- ISBN
- 9780412266300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.30
€ 247.30
The first book to focus exclusively on the subject, Geodiversity, Second Edition describes the interrelationships between geodiversity and biodiversity, the value of geodiversity to society, as well as current threats to its existence. Num Pages: 508 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & w. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 169 x 31. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470742143
- ISBN
- 9780470742143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.46
€ 179.46
Hardcover. This comprehensive manual provides guidance to the legal mechanisms used to protect wildlife and to conserve nature in the UK. For each section (e.g. trees, hedgerows, SSIs, protected species) there is an introduction covering the scale of the problem, the level of decline of the species and why there is a need to protect. Num Pages: 440 pages, 57 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; KNJC; LNKJ; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 177 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1068.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632057436
- ISBN
- 9780632057436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.50
€ 168.50
Paperback. Provides up-to-date information on the use of biological control agents to manage wild rabbit populations. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780643096127
- ISBN
- 9780643096127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.79
€ 89.79
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
This comprehensive resource will be indispensable for marine mammal biologists, oceanographers, conservation program managers, government regulators, policy makers, and anyone who is concerned about the future of these captivating species. Editor(s): Reynolds, John E., III; Perrin, William F.; Reeves, Randall R.; Montgomery, Suzanne; Ragen, Timothy J. Num Pages: 240 pages, 39, 31 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSVW73; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801882555
- ISBN
- 9780801882555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.45
€ 72.45
Here Plotkin and her colleagues reveal the nature of these species and the steps needed to make sure they remain a permanent part of the marine environment. Editor(s): Plotkin, Pamela T. Num Pages: 368 pages, 64, 64 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW5; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886119
- ISBN
- 9780801886119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.80
€ 79.80