Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. Alongside other factors, cultural values and identities help to explain different regulatory frameworks for genetically modified organisms. This book uses insights from environmental history and sociology to illuminate the cultural politics of regulation in the US and the EU, with particular attention to public opinion and anti-GMO activism. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; LNKJ; RGB; RND; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349329700
- ISBN
- 9781349329700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.04
€ 127.04
hardcover. This is the first book-length examination of environmental justice from the perspective of economics. A cast of top contributors evaluates why underprivileged citizens are overexposed to toxic environments--exploring related implications for policy remedies. Editor(s): Banzhaf, H. Spencer. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCN; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804780612
- ISBN
- 9780804780612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.04
€ 87.04
Hardcover. The main focus of the contributors of this volume is to analyze closely major aspects of energy security, energy diplomacy, and maritime security in East and Southeast Asia. Specifically, they examine the current state of energy security and maritime security of China and Japan, as well as Southeast Asia. Num Pages: 236 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JPS; KNB; RNF; TRLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606425
- ISBN
- 9780230606425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBL; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349512003
- ISBN
- 9781349512003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Arles, France, June 13-17, 1988 Editor(s): Morel-Seytoux, H. J. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 532 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1079.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792302117
- ISBN
- 9780792302117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 375.14
€ 375.14
Paperback. Presents important ecological concepts through animal parables. This book tells the stories of particular birds and mammals - the packrat, ivory-billed woodpecker, penguin, dingo, European rabbit, and others - and what their fates reveal about the interactions between environmental change and the extinctions or explosions of species populations. Num Pages: 240 pages, 48 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PSVS; RNC; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300122701
- ISBN
- 9780300122701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.15
€ 49.15
Hardcover. Henry Finnis Blosse Lynch was born into a prominent Irish family of explorers, travellers and businessmen. Num Pages: 496 pages, 56 and 48pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1DV; RGV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 1361.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Sew
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784531072
- ISBN
- 9781784531072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 384.41
€ 384.41
Hardcover. A textbook designed for use in university courses on the subject and as a reference book for practitioners and students. It describes the physical properties of soils and how these properties affect agriculture and the environment. It includes definitions of useful terms and concepts. It offers discussion of soil-plant water relationships. Num Pages: 421 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RBGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 187 x 32. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 421
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813820873
- ISBN
- 9780813820873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.06
€ 133.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445621807
- ISBN
- 9781445621807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. Tells the author's personal history of the sanctuary's vast enterprise, with its surprises and pleasures and its plentiful dangers, frustrations, and heartbreak. This book weaves his recollections of his cowboying adventures astride some of his best horses, all of which taught him indispensable lessons about loyalty, perseverance, and hope. Num Pages: 264 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803253353
- ISBN
- 9780803253353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Paperback. This book challenges conventional wisdom by showing how, in some circumstances, improved energy efficiency may increase energy consumption. Relying upon energy efficiency to reduce carbon emissions could therefore be misguided. This book explores the broader implications for climate change and sustainable consumption. Editor(s): Herring, H. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; RND; RNPG; RNU; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349357536
- ISBN
- 9781349357536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Paperback. "Combining theory, case studies and speculative fiction, a range of contributors, from leading UK academics to pioneering renewable activists, create a compelling picture of the potential perks and pitfalls of a low carbon future"-- Editor(s): Herring, H. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; KCN; PDZ; RND; RNK; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349328154
- ISBN
- 9781349328154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Paperback. Yoshimatsu explores the causes and implications of the diverse degree of institution-building in East Asia by examining two processes of initiating and developing multilateral institutions in five policy areas: trade, finance, food security, energy security, and the environment. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JP; JW; KCN; KFFK; RND; RNFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349475315
- ISBN
- 9781349475315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kim, H.Y. Num Pages: 247 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606929803
- ISBN
- 9781606929803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.11€ 70.85
€ 101.11
€ 70.85
Hardback. Presents an overview of dinosaur discoveries in Mexico that synthesizes information about the geography and environment of the region during the Mesozoic when it was the western margin of the ancient continent of Pangea. This book summarizes research on various groups, including turtles, lepidosauromorphs, pleisosaurs, crocodyliforms, pterosaurs. Editor(s): Rivera-Sylva, Hector E.; Carpenter, Kenneth; Frey, Eberhard. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 color illus., 93 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 20. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253011831
- ISBN
- 9780253011831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.85
€ 52.85
Paperback. Learn how to respond to the complex problems encountered in environmental management Highlighting all aspects of the spectrum of environmental control, this text provides a historical perspective on pollution problems and solutions, and offers an introduction to the specialized literature in this and related areas. Num Pages: 824 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 824
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471722373
- ISBN
- 9780471722373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 199.31
€ 199.31
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814762387
- ISBN
- 9780814762387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. Mathematical models have become a crucial way for the Earth scientist to understand and predict how our planet functions and evolves through time and space. The finite element method (FEM) is a remarkably flexible and powerful tool with enormous potential in the Earth Sciences. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PBF; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119248620
- ISBN
- 9781119248620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.76
€ 113.76
Hardcover. Submerged soils and the wetlands they support are of huge practical importance: in global element cycles, as centres of biodiversity, in global food production. This book shows how they are also uniquely interesting scientifically because of their peculiar biogeochemistry and the adaptations of plants and microbes to it. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: PN; RBGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470863015
- ISBN
- 9780470863015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 307.62
€ 307.62
Paperback. A recent report warns that nearly 20 per cent of the world's primates may go extinct by 2020. This work integrates theoretical advances with practical management priorities to give scientists and policymakers the tools they need to help keep these species from disappearing forever. Num Pages: 512 pages, 89 line drawings, 59 tables. BIC Classification: PSVW79; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226116372
- ISBN
- 9780226116372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82