Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. Explores the causes and effects of ice ages that have gripped our planet throughout its history, from earliest known glaciations. Following development of scientific ideas about these dramatic events, the author traces the lives of many brilliant and intriguing characters who have contributed to evolving understanding of how ice ages come about. Num Pages: 278 pages, 14 line illustrations, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: RBGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396. The Once and Future Story of Ice Ages. 278 pages, illustrations. Explores the causes and effects of ice ages that have gripped our planet throughout its history, from earliest known glaciations. Following development of scientific ideas about these dramatic events, the author traces the lives of many brilliant and intriguing characters who have contributed to evolving understanding of how ice ages come about. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: RBGF. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 17. Weight: 392.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition, With a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275928
- ISBN
- 9780520275928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.01
€ 33.99
€ 25.01
Hardback. Following Stalin's lead, the newly communist states of Eastern Europe pursued a total "transformation of nature" in the 1940s and 1950s intended to improve agricultural outputs. This richly detailed volume follows the history of such projects in Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia, exploring their varied, but largely disastrous, consequences. Editor(s): Olsakova, Doubravka. Series: Environment in History: International Perspectives. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; RND; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332524
- ISBN
- 9781785332524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.20
€ 162.20
Paperback. Once, the ocean of Tethys stretched across the world. It vanished just before Man appeared on Earth. Dorrik Stow tells of the powerful forces that created and destroyed a great ocean, its marine life, its extinctions, its impact on climate, and the many clues by which scientists have put together its story, stretching back 250 million years. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 maps and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 1QS; PDZ; RBG; RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 195 x 24. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199214297
- ISBN
- 9780199214297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.49
€ 16.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199655076
- ISBN
- 9780199655076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. A guide to the recognition and description of sedimentary rocks in the field. It aims to help the geologist know what to observe and record and how best to interpret this data and is of value to students, amateur enthusiasts and professional geologists. Num Pages: 320 pages, 424 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; RBGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Manson Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874545699
- ISBN
- 9781874545699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.42
€ 64.42
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 492 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSF; JHB; JPQB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649566
- ISBN
- 9780691649566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.62
€ 254.62
Paperback. Editor(s): Saul-Pooley, Dorothy. Num Pages: 408 pages, Colour. BIC Classification: RBP; TRPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 271 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Pooleys Air Pilot Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 13th New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843362401
- ISBN
- 9781843362401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.06
€ 33.99
€ 30.06
Paperback. Brings together artists, writers, scientists, scholars, environmentalists and activists who understand that our shared human need for clean water is key to building peace and good relationships with each other and the planet. Explores the key roles that culture, arts, and the humanities play in supporting healthy, water-based ecology. Editor(s): Christian, Dorothy; Wong, Rita. Num Pages: 307 pages, 28 colour illus. BIC Classification: KNBW; PSAF; RNC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771122139
- ISBN
- 9781771122139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.75
€ 37.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 58 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: RNP; TQSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 6. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 58
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608769315
- ISBN
- 9781608769315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.90€ 52.09
€ 72.90
€ 52.09
Hardcover. "Mapping Wonderlands" explores popular, illustrated maps of Arizona as a tourism destination, investigating the relationship between landscapes, visual culture, and narratives of place. These aesthetically appealing maps offer tourists an Arizona landscape at once historical and imaginary just as their makers intended." Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816509324
- ISBN
- 9780816509324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.26
€ 70.26
Paperback. Cities around the world are striving to be global. This new book by Doreen Massey sets the global city in its broader geographical and political context. World City tells this story through London, one of the greatest of these global cities asking the question that should be asked of any city: what does this place stand for?. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640600
- ISBN
- 9780745640600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.39
€ 26.39
paperback. This new book brings together Doreen Masseya s key writings on three areas central to a range of disciplines. In addition, the author reflects on the development of these ideas and outlines her current position on these important issues. The book is organized around the three themes of space, place and gender. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSJ; RGC; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745612362
- ISBN
- 9780745612362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.41
€ 26.41
Paperback. Taking stock of the recent environmental justice scholarship, this book examines the connections among residential segregation, zoning, and exposure to environmental hazards. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479861781
- ISBN
- 9781479861781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. Examines the development of urban environments, and urban environmentalism, in the United States over four centuries. This book focuses on the evolution of the city, the emergence of elite reformers, the framing of environmental problems, and responses to perceived breakdowns in social order. Num Pages: 640 pages, 24 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; JFSG; RNK; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 39. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822344513
- ISBN
- 9780822344513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.91
€ 43.99
€ 39.91
Hardback. The environmental justice movement, an organized social and political force in America in the '80s, is a global phenomenon today as activists worldwide try to understand the relationship between environment, race/ethnicity and social inequality. This volume examines domestic and international environmental issues. Editor(s): Taylor, Dorceta E. Series Editor(s): Youn, Ted I. K. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 504 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JPA; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857241832
- ISBN
- 9780857241832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 273.19
€ 273.19
Hardback. Asks how the sensibilities of religious experience, which many people call spirituality, shape people's performance. By analysing performances of spirituality and what people experience as "spirit," this book adds a new dimension to the paradigm of performance. The specific performances presented are meditative dance and shamanic drumming. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AN; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472072972
- ISBN
- 9780472072972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.31
€ 117.31
paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black and white diagrams throughout. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Chelsea Green Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603580557
- ISBN
- 9781603580557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.17
€ 21.99
€ 16.17
Paperback. This treatise argues that the American West serves as a testament to a dependence upon water as the "shaping force" of a region's history and development. It defines the West as a "modern hydraulic society" dependent on man-made systems of irrigation such as dams, irrigation ditches and canals. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; KNBW; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195078060
- ISBN
- 9780195078060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.46
€ 19.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, 39 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: BGT; RNKH; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199782246
- ISBN
- 9780199782246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.24
€ 27.99
€ 21.24
paperback. A fully updated third edition of this classic textbook, containing two new chapters on numerical modelling supported by online MATLAB codes. Num Pages: 636 pages, 456 b/w illus. 23 colour illus. 28 tables 285 exercises. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 204 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1574.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521186230
- ISBN
- 9780521186230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.14
€ 83.14
Paperback. Presents the commonly needed techniques for working with population statistics, irrespective of the reader's mathematical background. This book provides concepts and strategies needed in the interpretation of demographic indices and data. It includes a CD-ROM containing integrated learning modules and applications facilitating demographic studies. Num Pages: 560 pages, numerous tables and figures. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHBD; RGC; UNC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 30. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- PAP/CDR
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198752639
- ISBN
- 9780198752639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.58
€ 84.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 776 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 154 x 39. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932364965
- ISBN
- 9781932364965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.69
€ 50.69
Paperback. Explores non-reciprocated relationships with regard to the environment. This collection of essays discusses moral issues that arise when decisions by individuals, corporations, or governments cause changes in the environment that affect those who do not participate in the decisions. Editor(s): Scherer, Donald. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSX; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 33. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566390798
- ISBN
- 9781566390798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.32
€ 36.99
€ 34.32
Paperback. Editor(s): Prothero, Donald R.; Berggren, William A. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 584 pages, 200 illus. BIC Classification: RBP; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691604954
- ISBN
- 9780691604954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.49€ 95.01
€ 123.49
€ 95.01