Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Hardcover. Desert degradation is one of the great environmental problems which has become a matter of international concern. This volume reviews some of the technological solutions that could be applied to improve the status and productivity of arid lands. Series: Environmental Monographs and Symposia: A Series in Environmental Sciences. Num Pages: 286 pages, 29 tables, 15 half-tones, 29 line drawings, index. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471921790
- ISBN
- 9780471921790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 668.49
€ 668.49
Hardback. Why is the sky blue? Parents don't know what to say when their children ask. This illustrated work answers this ancient and surprisingly complex question. It takes the reader on a historical and scientific journey to show the various ways people in different times and places have explained why the sky looks blue. Translator(s): Stewart, John. Num Pages: 352 pages, 27 color plates. 35 halftones. 76 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 169 x 28. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124537
- ISBN
- 9780691124537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Hardback. Examines the role of young educated careerists in building the Holocaust's ideological and material infrastructure. Moving from the waning Weimar Republic to Auschwitz's fully operating gas chambers, this title shows how the unthinkable technocratic "solutions" to Germany's wartime problems were not only thought but spelled out and implemented. Translator(s): Blunden, A. G. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 line illus. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691089386
- ISBN
- 9780691089386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.58€ 44.75
€ 56.58
€ 44.75
Hardback. Features some of the greatest travellers in human history - people who undertook long journeys to places they knew little or nothing about. This work provides an overview of long-distance travel in Afro-Eurasia from around 400BCE to 1500. It examines the development of early travel, trade and cultural interchange between China, India, and others. Series: Themes in World History. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; RGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415229401
- ISBN
- 9780415229401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.30
€ 173.30
Hardcover. Offers a broad understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by scientists, managers, and conservationists in the northern portion of the North Pacific rainforest Editor(s): Orians, Gordon H.; Schoen, John. Num Pages: 75 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 1KBCB; RGBL; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992617
- ISBN
- 9780295992617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gordon, Michael J. BIC Classification: RNF; TQD; TVR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621005131
- ISBN
- 9781621005131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.38€ 115.01
€ 167.38
€ 115.01
Paperback. Thoroughly updated new edition of Gordon Bonan's comprehensive textbook on terrestrial ecosystems and climate change, for advanced students and researchers. Num Pages: 754 pages, 402 b/w illus. 32 colour illus. BIC Classification: RBP; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 203. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107619050
- ISBN
- 9781107619050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.44
€ 122.44
Hardback. Both the fundamental principles and practical applications of the biological treatment of hazardous wastes are covered in this volume. The text includes information on hydrogeological, engineering and microbiological fundamentals. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471048619
- ISBN
- 9780471048619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.00
€ 235.00
Hardback. Editor(s): Goodsite, Michael Evan; Juhola, Sirkku. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Num Pages: 286 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 90 colour illustrations, 81 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: AMVD; RNF; RNH; TH; TQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 286
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401775984
- ISBN
- 9789401775984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.65€ 61.84
€ 175.65
€ 61.84
Hardcover. Editor(s): Goncalves, Antonio Jose Bento; Vieria, Antonio Avelino Batista. Num Pages: 367 pages. BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631172885
- ISBN
- 9781631172885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.08€ 170.94
€ 251.08
€ 170.94
Hardback. Editor(s): Abrego Gomez, Aaron J.; Lugo de Ortega, Eduardo M. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MMGT; RNP; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 185 x 259 x 16. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620815779
- ISBN
- 9781620815779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.21€ 136.23
€ 199.21
€ 136.23
Paperback. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is most famous for his work on color theory, but he was also an accomplished all-round scientist, studying and writing on anatomy, geology, botany, zoology and meteorology. This book draws together, in Goethe's own words, his key ideas on nature, science and scientific method. Editor(s): Naydler, Jeremy. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; RNA; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Floris Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863152375
- ISBN
- 9780863152375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
€ 19.99
€ 15.91
paperback. "Moving to Opportunit"y combines a practical and a research project: moving selected families out of public housing in impoverished neighborhoods in five US cities, and investigating the behavioral consequences when very low-income public housing residents move to a low-poverty neighborhood. Series: Urban Institute Press. Num Pages: 421 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Urban Institute Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 421
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780877667131
- ISBN
- 9780877667131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.20
€ 61.20
Hardcover. A detailed analysis of acidification effects on forest soil, rhizosphere and plant life and on the processes connecting them such as nutrient uptake and mineral cycling. Editor(s): Godbold, Douglas L.; Huttermann, Aloys. Series: Wiley Series in Ecological & Applied Microbiology. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNC; RNP; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471517689
- ISBN
- 9780471517689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 525.37
€ 525.37
Paperback. A comprehensive, multidisciplinary review of issues surrounding the Endangered Species Act, with a focus on the Act's actual implementation record. This 2 volume book will be a useful reference to policy analysts and lawmakers; and professionals, academic researchers and students concerned with environmental law, policy, management, or science. Num Pages: 425 pages, tables, figures, photos, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNKJ; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 425
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597260091
- ISBN
- 9781597260091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.01
€ 74.01
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415643894
- ISBN
- 9780415643894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.98
€ 103.98
Hardback. 'The Forest People without a Forest' explores how the Baka, who live in Eastern Cameroon, assert forms of belonging in order to participate in development interventions, and how community life is shaped and reshaped through these interventions. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; JHMC; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 252 x 2. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785333804
- ISBN
- 9781785333804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.12
€ 154.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; RNF; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 5. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833030542
- ISBN
- 9780833030542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.50
€ 30.50
Paperback. This book provides a non-technical look at tropical climatology. It uses diagrams and graphs to describe geographic, economic and social aspects of the tropical world. This edition includes the Walker circulation and ENSO and their worldwide climate effects. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1QMT; RBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 245 x 22. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471966111
- ISBN
- 9780471966111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.28
€ 102.28
Paperback. As our society places increasing importance on the management of our natural resources, natural resource managers in both public and private sectors will need to understand the essential elements of soil and water systems. Num Pages: 372 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: RBGB; RBKF; TVDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471109730
- ISBN
- 9780471109730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 285.58
€ 285.58