Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. Examines the hard facts of supply and demand to underscore the vast quantities of power we need, and how little of that horsepower can come from 'renewable' sources - and then shows that the US has vast resources at hand, if only it dares muster the political will needed to tap them. Num Pages: 448 pages, charts/grafs throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNF; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 143 x 30. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586489533
- ISBN
- 9781586489533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.90
€ 24.99
€ 21.90
Hardcover. Stripping urban sprawl of its pejorative connotations, this book offers a new vision of the city and its growth. The author leads readers to the conclusion that in its complexity and constant change, the city is a wonderful work of mankind. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 maps, tab 22halftones, 3line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTF; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226076904
- ISBN
- 9780226076904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 35.75
€ 44.99
€ 35.75
Paperback. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCN; KCP; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349420384
- ISBN
- 9781349420384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Hardcover. Science and politics are closely connected in today's global environmental issues. This book focuses on these links in relation to climate change, the threats to wildlife species, and natural hazards and disasters. Study of these reveals the need for more effective international cooperation and the limits of global governance. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; LNKJ; RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230237704
- ISBN
- 9780230237704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMVD; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349190355
- ISBN
- 9781349190355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 191.88
€ 191.88
Paperback. This deeply informed and clearly written text provides a comprehensive history of China from prehistory to the present. Now updated to include recent political events and scientific research, the book focuses on the interaction of humans and their environment, tracing changes in the physical and cultural world that is home to a fifth of humankind. Series: World Social Change. Num Pages: 468 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 13 black & white halftones, 37 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBL; RN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 176 x 25. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442277885
- ISBN
- 9781442277885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive introduction of the application of geologic fundamentals to civil engineering. Explains the theory and applied aspects of engineering geology, and the impact geology has on civil engineering planning, design, construction, and monitoring. Num Pages: 512 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: RB; TNCC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471034360
- ISBN
- 9780471034360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 280.86
€ 280.86
paperback. This volume draws on research on bird species and their habitats to explain how basic principles of bird ecology and landscape ecology can help us protect and restore the diversity of North American birds. This edition includes reviews of literature that has appeared since the first edition. Illustrator(s): Zickefoose, Julie. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; RNKH; WNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300093162
- ISBN
- 9780300093162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.66
€ 44.66
Paperback. Consumers have taken the lead in rejecting genetically modified crops. Giving a voice to farmers who are being pressured by half a dozen giant corporations to grow these crops, this book provides an explanation of what is happening and what is at stake, and a statement of principles. Translator(s): Soani, Manisha; Rao, Vijaya. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 160 pages, notes, boxes. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; KNAC; RNP; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KCG0004504
- ISBN
- 9781856499002
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. The Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology addresses the grand challenge for science and engineering today. It provides a foundation for the many sustainability and policy evaluations being performed in institutions worldwide. Editor(s): Meyers, Robert J. Num Pages: 12677 pages, 2177 black & white illustrations, 3613 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PD; RNU; TBC; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 435 x 320 x 445. Weight in Grams: 37000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 14764
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387894690
- ISBN
- 9780387894690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 677.45
€ 677.45
Hardcover. A concise up-to-date guide to all aspects of environmental pollution and cleanup. Human invention and innovation have brought about tremendous improvements in the quality of life of millions of people around the world today-but progress has its price. Environmental pollution is rapidly attacking the Earth's ecosphere. Series: Wiley Encyclopedia Series in Environmental Science. Num Pages: 1936 pages, illustrations, references. BIC Classification: GBC; RN; TQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 288 x 224 x 95. Weight in Grams: 5018.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1936
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471316121
- ISBN
- 9780471316121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 805.13
€ 805.13
Hardback. This in-depth study of fourteen pulp manufacturing mills in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand provides the most extensive and systematic empirical examination, to date, of the reasons firms achieve the levels of environmental performance that they do. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1MBF; 1MBN; KNDS; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748063
- ISBN
- 9780804748063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.77
€ 140.77
Paperback. Master the fundamental math skills necessary to quantify and evaluate a broad range of environmental questions. Environmental issues are often quantitative--how much land, how many people, what amount of pollution. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PBT; RN; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471183099
- ISBN
- 9780471183099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.63
€ 129.63
hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226297255
- ISBN
- 9780226297255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.03€ 79.61
€ 94.03
€ 79.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 121 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226297392
- ISBN
- 9780226297392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Hardcover. Editor(s): Tamm, Robert A. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613249987
- ISBN
- 9781613249987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.89€ 116.23
€ 166.89
€ 116.23
Paperback. A contemporary book to compare and integrate the various ways geographers think about and use scale across the spectrum of the discipline and includes contributions by human geographers, physical geographers and GIS specialists. Editor(s): Sheppard, Eric; McMaster, Robert B. Num Pages: 288 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631230700
- ISBN
- 9780631230700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.44
€ 60.44
Hardback. A systematic and critical discussion of the nature of environmental harm from an eco-justice perspective, challenging conventional criminological definitions of environmental harm. It features examples and illustrations from many national contexts. Series: Studies in Social Harm. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHB; RNP; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447300403
- ISBN
- 9781447300403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.87
€ 105.87
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415632102
- ISBN
- 9780415632102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.06
€ 91.06
Paperback. The debate on modernity and postmodernity has awakened interest in the importance of the spatial for cultural formations. Rob Shields has here developed an alternative geography and sociology of space by examining 'places on the margin'. Series: International Library of Sociology. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 line drawings, bibliography. BIC Classification: JH; RGC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415080224
- ISBN
- 9780415080224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.99
€ 81.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- SKU
- V9780230614215
- ISBN
- 9780230614215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.03€ 80.71
€ 97.03
€ 80.71
Paperback. An accessible and thought-provoking survey of this vast field. Emphasising the underlying concepts students need to understand and authored by world-renowned experts. Series: Key Concepts in Human Geography. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GTF; RG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857025852
- ISBN
- 9780857025852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.95
€ 50.95
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861343802
- ISBN
- 9781861343802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.98
€ 40.99
€ 38.98
Paperback. Something is stirring. People around the world are deciding that the well being of their local community and its economy lies with them. In the post cheap oil era, we have to share resources. Transition groups in the UK and Europe have already started, and they have found that just doing stuff can transform their lives. Num Pages: 160 pages, 90 illustrations. BIC Classification: KCG; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Green Books
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857841179
- ISBN
- 9780857841179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.49
€ 17.49