Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. The concept of risk is an outgrowth of our society's great concern about coping with the dangers of modern life. This book examines the gap between expert views of risk and public perceptions. It allows the reader to see the evolution of our understanding of such perceptions. Series: Earthscan Risk in Society. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMAL; JPA; JPVK; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 139 x 38. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853835285
- ISBN
- 9781853835285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
Hardback. With growing evidence of unsustainable use of the world's resources, such as hydrocarbon reserves, and related environmental pollution, as in alarming climate change predictions, sustainable development is arguably the prominent issue of the 21st century. Editor(s): Sillitoe, Paul. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 532 pages, 71 ills, 37 tables. BIC Classification: RGC; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 153 x 237 x 34. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782383710
- ISBN
- 9781782383710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.43
€ 216.43
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
€ 38.99€ 35.55
€ 38.99
€ 35.55
Paperback. The Pleistocene was the age of our hunter-gatherer ancestors. Shepard sets out to show how much of what we call "culture" can be traced back through our evolution from that formative stage. Num Pages: 237 pages, tables. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559635905
- ISBN
- 9781559635905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.19
€ 34.99
€ 33.19
Paperback. This book, widely praised for its coverage and approach in describing and illustrating 14 well known fossil sites from around the world, is now full updated with 6 new chapters and many new colour illustrations. A beautifully illustrated study of fossil sites from different periods providing a picture of the evolution of ecosystems down the ages. Num Pages: 304 pages, 460 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Publisher
- Manson Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840761603
- ISBN
- 9781840761603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardback. Presents the mechanical models of earthquake and volcanic processes, emphasizing earth-surface deformations that can be compared with observations from Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, Interferometric Radar (InSAR), and borehole strain- and tiltmeters. Num Pages: 456 pages, 13 color illus.1 halftone. 269 line illus. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 183 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133027
- ISBN
- 9780691133027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.88€ 86.20
€ 111.88
€ 86.20
Hardback. Series: High Reliability and Crisis Management. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMD; KNB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804793933
- ISBN
- 9780804793933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. An exploration of the myth and the reality of the creation of Yellowstone National Park and how these ideas reflect the history and culture of the Gilded Age Num Pages: 146 pages, 28 illustrations, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBBWD; 1KBBWM; 1KBBWY; HBTB; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803234734
- ISBN
- 9780803234734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.59
€ 17.99
€ 17.59
Paperback. Demonstrates that the movement to protect wilderness areas reflected a belief that the modern forces of capitalism were eroding the ecology of North America, and American values Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295982205
- ISBN
- 9780295982205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.66
€ 39.66
Paperback. Taking readers from Rampart Cave in the Grand Canyon, to other important fossil sites in Arizona and Chile, this book covers the rich evolutionary legacy and shows why the author has come to believe that the earliest Americans literally hunted these animals to death. Series: Organisms and Environments. Num Pages: 270 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 20 line illustrations, 16 color plates in insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RBX; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520252431
- ISBN
- 9780520252431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Looking at the history of global protests and social movements from the perspective of radical geography. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JPW; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336244
- ISBN
- 9780745336244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.38
€ 23.99
€ 19.38
Paperback. Takes a look at our plundering of natural resources, and the trouble we are in when they run out - which could be sooner than we imagine. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: KNBP; RNF; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 268. Well-read paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KRF0022037
- ISBN
- 9780747570813
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Environment and Society: A Critical Introduction is an overview of the diverse conceptual tools and traditions for thinking about, explaining and addressing the environmental challenges we face in the contemporary world. Series: Critical Introductions to Geography. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405187619
- ISBN
- 9781405187619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.87
€ 122.87
Paperback. For some people, their lawn is a source of pride, and for others, caring for their lawn is a chore. Yet for an increasing number of people, turf care is a cause for ecological anxiety. This text is a comprehensive survey of the American lawn and how caring for it impacts people's lives. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 b&w illustrations, 12 tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: RNK; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592135790
- ISBN
- 9781592135790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.98
€ 32.99
€ 29.98
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415628563
- ISBN
- 9780415628563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
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
€ 176.39
€ 176.39
Hardback. O. Wilson Editor(s): Krausman, Paul R.; Leopold, Bruce D. Num Pages: 696 pages, 2, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 213 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 696
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408187
- ISBN
- 9781421408187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 59.81
€ 65.36
€ 59.81
Hardback. Presents an overview of the management and conservation of animals, their habitats, and how people influence both. This title includes topics such as: the definitions of wildlife and management; human dimensions of wildlife management; predator-prey relationships; structured decision making; and issues of scale in wildlife management. Editor(s): Krausman, Paul R.; Cain, James W., III. Num Pages: 360 pages, 112, 46 black & white illustrations, 64 black & white line drawings, 2 colour illustratio. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 277 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1214.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409863
- ISBN
- 9781421409863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.05€ 93.76
€ 103.05
€ 93.76
Hardback. Intends to significantly extend previous research work on the rural impacts of national welfare reform and position it in a broader context. This title provides a comprehensive and comparative account of the rural dimensions of welfare in a number of developed countries. Editor(s): Milbourne, Paul; Marsden, Terry. Series Editor(s): Milbourne, Paul. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 248 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JFSF; JHB; JKS; RPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849509183
- ISBN
- 9781849509183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.57
€ 119.57
Hardcover. Mesoscale Meteorology in Mid-Latitudes presents the dynamics of mesoscale meteorological phenomena in a highly accessible student- friendly way, with mathematical treatments complemented by eye-catching photographs an illustrations. Topics include boundary layer convection, nocturnal low-level jets, air mass boundaries (e.g. Series: Advancing Weather and Climate Science. Num Pages: 430 pages, ill. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 267 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1214.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 430
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470742136
- ISBN
- 9780470742136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.49
€ 86.49
Hardback. In Biodiversity and Democracy, Paul Wood argues that the problem of extinction can be traced to how we think about both biodiversity and democratic societies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JPHV; PS; RNF; RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774806886
- ISBN
- 9780774806886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
Paperback. Written with the view of geography as spatial information technology, this text is intended for undergraduate students of geography who are interested in computer applications. Following an introduction to computers, it covers uses in cartography, remote sensing and data manipulation. Num Pages: 270 pages, 61 line drawings, 18 half-tones, 18 tables, index. BIC Classification: RGV; UY. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 181 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471926153
- ISBN
- 9780471926153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 209.51
€ 209.51
Hardback. Man's fascination with time, its extent and its measurement, is Paul Lyle's starting point as he considers the relationship of deep time and the Earth's geological resources with modern consumer society. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Dunedin Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780460390
- ISBN
- 9781780460390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.69
€ 63.69
Paperback. Viewed by experts as being on the threshold of acquiring nuclear weapons, Argentina and Brazil have recently taken steps to assure each other their nuclear programs are entirely peaceful. This reports on a 1989 conference that anticipated these events and explored the approaches being taken today. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JW; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349121014
- ISBN
- 9781349121014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26