Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. The troubling story of how a cadre of influential scientists have clouded public understanding of scientific facts to advance a political and economic agenda. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDR; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming. 368 pages, Illustrations. The troubling story of how a cadre of influential scientists have clouded public understanding of scientific facts to advance a political and economic agenda. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFMG; PDR; RNPG. Dimension: 142 x 197 x 23. Weight: 252.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408824832
- ISBN
- 9781408824832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.78
€ 19.99
€ 14.78
paperback. Forget everything you think you know about global warming. It's not about carbon - it's about capitalism. The good news is that we can seize this crisis to transform our failed economic system and build something radically better. This is a book that redefines its era. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: KCY; RND; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 398. Good clean copy showing light shelf wear and age. Slight damage to front of spine, where bottom corners of preliminary pages have come loose. Remains a nice reading copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin U.K.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0025410
- ISBN
- 9780241956182
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. Policy, Planning, and People presents original essays by leading authorities in the field of urban policy and planning. The volume includes theoretical and practice-based essays that integrate social equity considerations into state-of-the-art discussions of findings in a variety of planning issues. Editor(s): Carmon, Naomi; Fainstein, Susan S. Series: The City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 416 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: RPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222395
- ISBN
- 9780812222395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.08€ 62.71
€ 64.08
€ 62.71
Hardback. Editor(s): Singh, Nandita. Num Pages: 261 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 21 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: LNKJ; RNF; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 577.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319402857
- ISBN
- 9783319402857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.04
€ 185.04
Hardback. Researching the Lifecourse features methods linking time, space and mobilities and provides practitioners with practical detail in each chapter. It covers the full lifecourse and includes innovative methods and case study examples from different European and North American contexts. Editor(s): Hardill, Irene; Worth, Nancy. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447317524
- ISBN
- 9781447317524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.30
€ 97.30
Hardback. In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson explains why we should welcome wildlife to our yards and provides foundational advice for doing so. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: RNKH; WMP; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 213 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Princeton Architectural Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616895549
- ISBN
- 9781616895549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.52
€ 29.99
€ 25.52
paperback. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295975504
- ISBN
- 9780295975504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Water and land interrelate in surprising and ambiguous ways, and riparian zones, where land and water meet, have effects far outside their boundaries. Using the Malheur Basin as a case study, this book explores the ways people envisioned boundaries between water and land, the ways they have altered these places, and the often unintended results. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 photos. BIC Classification: HBJK; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295984995
- ISBN
- 9780295984995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Hardcover. Offers information on sampling, field techniques, stream analysis, the hydrodynamics of moving water, channel form, sediment transport and commonly used statistical methods such as flow duration and flood frequency analysis. This book includes sections on environmental flows, rehabilitation, measuring stream health and stream classification. Num Pages: 444 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBKF; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 196 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470843574
- ISBN
- 9780470843574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.31
€ 227.31
Paperback. This book provides a common language for improving communication between researchers, biologists, environmental engineers and others managing or studying riverine environments. It summarises stream classification, stream rehabilitation and methods for determining instream flow requirements. Num Pages: 444 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBKF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 190 x 24. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 444
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470843581
- ISBN
- 9780470843581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.25
€ 86.25
Hardback. Examines how developed countries are solving the problem of providing capital for transportation goals. After describing the theoretical basis of funding, this book introduces the policies and financial systems established in several major countries. It appeals to higher level researchers and graduate students in transportation and economics. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFH; RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780080448527
- ISBN
- 9780080448527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.26
€ 221.26
Hydrological Dimensioning and Operation of Reservoirs
Nagy, Imre V.; Asante-Duah, D. Kofi; Zsuffa, ...
Hardback. Elaborates some very important concepts, tools, and methodologies that can be used to help resolve multiple reservoir capacity allocation problems in a consistent, efficient, and cost-effective way. This book is of interest to practising hydrologists, water resources systems analysts, and civil engineers. Series: Water Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 239 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBK; RNF; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402004384
- ISBN
- 9781402004384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.18
€ 126.18
Paperback. This guide enables students of human geography to take a critical look at the set of practices, hardware and software that are together described as GIS. * A guide to GIS for students of human geography. * Outlines the distinct approaches to inquiry employed in GIS and illustrates their relevance for human geographers. Series: Short Introductions to Geography. Num Pages: 184 pages, 54. BIC Classification: RGV; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235330
- ISBN
- 9780631235330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.27
€ 43.27
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Budapest, Hungary, November 14-18, 1998 Editor(s): Boschi, Nadia. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2. Num Pages: 268 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNP; TQK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792359111
- ISBN
- 9780792359111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.17
€ 67.17
Hardcover. Wild Salmonids in the Urbanizing Pacific Northwest Editor(s): Yeakley, J. Alan; Hughes, Robert M.; Maas-Hebner, Kathleen. Num Pages: 279 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 45 colour illustrations, 7 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461488170
- ISBN
- 9781461488170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.39
€ 186.39
Hardcover. The Pacific Arctic Region Editor(s): Grebmeier, Jacqueline M.; Maslowski, Wieslaw. Num Pages: 450 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 129 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTN; PSAF; RBKC; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 245 x 23. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401788625
- ISBN
- 9789401788625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.47
€ 124.47
Hardcover. SYNER-G: Systemic Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of Complex Urban, Utility, Lifeline Systems and Critical Facilities Editor(s): Pitilakis, K.; Franchin, Paolo; Khazai, B.; Wenzel, H. Series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering. Num Pages: 410 pages, 103 black & white illustrations, 91 colour illustrations, 47 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401788342
- ISBN
- 9789401788342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.02
€ 124.02
Hardcover. When a natural hazard strikes a city, many people are vulnerable. This book explores what city-dwellers think and feel about the threats that they face. It brings to light the ways different cultures represent the natural hazards around them. Editor(s): Rossetto, Tiziana; UCL Library Services, Open Access Funding Team; Joffe, Helene; Adams, John. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: J; RB; RNR; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761834
- ISBN
- 9789400761834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.55
€ 122.55
Hardcover. This volume details how interactive governance theory and the governability perspective contribute to the resolution of key fisheries problems, including overfishing, unemployment and poverty, food insecurity, and social injustice. Editor(s): Bavinck, Maarten; Chuenpagdee, Ratana; Jentoft, Svein; Kooiman, Jan. Series: MARE Publication Series. Num Pages: 398 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KNAF; RBKF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761063
- ISBN
- 9789400761063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.70
€ 124.70
Hardcover. This book provides advanced analytics and decision management techniques and tools for creating sustainable competitive advantages. Covers multi-criteria decision making; Six Sigma methodology; supply chain evolution for sustainability-focused firms and more. Editor(s): Luo, Zongwei. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 black & white tables, 4 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KFF; KJMV5; RNU; THX; UMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400759947
- ISBN
- 9789400759947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.12
€ 124.12
Paperback. This book unites the ideas, data and insights of ecologists and other scientists with those of urban designers, creating a dialog that helps to promote urban resilience. Offers strategies aimed at making today's urban environments more resilient. Editor(s): Pickett, Steward T. A.; Cadenasso, Mary L.; McGrath, Brian. Series: Future City. Num Pages: 499 pages, 55 black & white illustrations, 127 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: AMV; PSAF; RNU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 650
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400753433
- ISBN
- 9789400753433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 276.53
€ 276.53
Paperback. This book series gathers review articles that analyze current agricultural issues and propose alternative solutions. It will help scientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politicians build a safe agriculture, energy and food system for the future. Series: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews. Num Pages: 524 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; PSAF; RNU; TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 795.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730557
- ISBN
- 9789400730557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 356.49
€ 356.49
Hardcover. This book provides extensive information on the state-of-the-art of research on precision crop protection. It covers recent developments in site-specific application technologies for the management of weeds, arthropod pests, pathogens and nematodes. Editor(s): Oerke, Erich-Christian; Gerhards, Roland; Menz, Gunter; Sikora, Richard A. Num Pages: 465 pages, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT7; RGW; TNCC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 945.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 466
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048192762
- ISBN
- 9789048192762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 304.68
€ 304.68
Hardcover. In this book, geoscientists, social scientists, and those involved in both the administration of international science and international disaster reduction address the latest in the science of natural hazards as well as our response to them. Editor(s): Beer, Tom. Series: International Year of Planet Earth (Closed). Num Pages: 262 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, 75 colour illustrations, 7 black & white tables, 1 colour. BIC Classification: PHVG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 274 x 200 x 12. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048132355
- ISBN
- 9789048132355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.42
€ 124.42