Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Hardback. Contains fourteen chapters on developments in theory, computation, and practice in a wide variety of areas in transportation research such as the reliability of transportation networks, parking management policies, fuzzy traffic signal control, and the workings of a demand-responsive park and ride transport system. Editor(s): Partriksson, Michael; Labbe, Martine. Series: Applied Optimization. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KNG; RPT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402005466
- ISBN
- 9781402005466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.82
€ 132.82
Society is increasingly affected by climate impacts, from prolonged water shortages to damaging coastal floods and wildfires. Scientists studying climate variations are eager to have their knowledge used in adaptive decision making. To achieve this, science and society must engage productively around complex management and policy challenges. Editor(s): Parris, Adam; Garfin, Gregg. Series: Wiley Works. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: PN; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118474792
- ISBN
- 9781118474792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.11
€ 144.11
Decentralization and Coordination of Water Resource Management
. Ed(S): Parker, Douglas D.; Tsur, Yacov
Hardback. Centralized, top-down management of water resources through regulations has created unnecessary economic burdens upon users; but decentralized controls have gained acceptance over the years. This book looks at the increasing efforts throughout water-scarce regions to rely upon decentralized mechanisms for efficient water management and allocation. Editor(s): Parker, Douglas D.; Tsur, Yacov. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 462 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBK; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399148
- ISBN
- 9780792399148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.12
€ 203.12
Hardback. Contains contributions that apply advanced statistical methods and artificial intelligence techniques to approach the description of physical processes, the discrimination of experimental data and the assessment and management of risk. This book is intended as a reference scientists, students, engineers, and the insurance industry. Editor(s): Papadopoulos, George A.; Murty, Tad S.; Venkatesh, Srinivasan; Blong, R. (Natural Hazards Research Centre, Macquarie University, Australia). Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from naturals hazards, 21:2-3, 2000
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365952
- ISBN
- 9780792365952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.68
€ 195.68
Hardback. Presents a floristic survey of orchid species occurring in the Serra do Japi in Sao Paulo, southeastern Brazil. Editor(s): Pansarin, Emerson Ricardo; Pansarin, Ludmila Mickeliunas. Num Pages: 287 pages, 403 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PST; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783211997543
- ISBN
- 9783211997543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 362.57
€ 362.57
Paperback. This groundbreaking book examines the links between migration and the United States' ongoing economic and demographic revolution. Utilizing an explicitly geographic perspective, the contributors highlight the crucial role played by scale and spatial context in both immigration and internal migration. Editor(s): Pandit, Kavita; Withers, Suzanne Davies. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847693931
- ISBN
- 9780847693931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.39
€ 102.39
The book advances knowledge about climate change adaptation practices through a series of case studies. It presents important evidence about adaptation practices in agriculture, businesses, the coastal zone, community services, disaster management, ecosystems, indigneous populations, and settlements and infrastructure. Editor(s): Palutikof, Jean P.; Boulter, Sarah L.; Barnett, Jon; Rissik, David. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 190 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1238.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118845011
- ISBN
- 9781118845011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 157.92
€ 157.92
Adaptation is the poor cousin of the climate change challenge - the glamour of international debate is around global mitigation agreements, while the bottom-up activities of adaptation, carried out in community halls and local government offices, are often overlooked. Editor(s): Palutikof, Jean P.; Boulter, Sarah L.; Ash, Andrew J.; Stafford Smith, Mark; Parry, Martin; Waschka, Marie; Guitart, Daniela. Num Pages: 386 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 195 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1104.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470674963
- ISBN
- 9780470674963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.34
€ 186.34
Paperback. Deforestation and transition is discussed here by a team of 14 scientists from both the North and the South. This book offers knowledge, facts, and information about world forests, society, and environment to help us towards equity in our use of the global forest. Editor(s): Palo, Matti; Vanhanen, Heidi. Series: World Forests. Num Pages: 216 pages, 114 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 605.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366843
- ISBN
- 9780792366843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.75
€ 128.75
Hardback. Addresses global and subnational issues concerning the world's forests, societies, and environment from an independent and non-governmental point of view. This book offers knowledge and information about world forests, society, and environment to help us towards equity in our use of the global forest - to create a clearer vision of universe. Editor(s): Palo, Matti; Vanhanen, Heidi. Series: World Forests. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366836
- ISBN
- 9780792366836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.42
€ 134.42
hardcover. Editor(s): Palo, Matti; Uusivuori, Jussi; Mery, Gerardo. Series: World Forests. Num Pages: 490 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNAL; RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1093.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371700
- ISBN
- 9780792371700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.59
€ 253.59
Hardback. Addresses the challenges of sustainable forestry with emphasis on the developing countries. This book analyses sustainability from its diametrically opposite deforestation point of view. It is useful to foresters, environmentalists, conservationists, development workers, policy makers, researchers, and students and teachers. Editor(s): Palo, Matti; Mery, Gerardo. Series: Environmental Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792337386
- ISBN
- 9780792337386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.94
€ 201.94
Hardback. Contributes to the study of landscapes by exploring the interfaces in the landscape. This book compares how different cultures interpret landscapes, how cultural values are assessed, explores new tools for assessment, picks up the discussion about landscape authenticity, and draws perspectives for further research. Editor(s): Palang, Hannes (Institute of Geography, University of Tartu, Estonia); Fry, Gary (Norwegian Agricultural University, Oslo, Norway). Series: Landscape Series. Num Pages: 406 pages, 135 black & white illustrations, 27 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402014376
- ISBN
- 9781402014376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 340.59
€ 340.59
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Fate and Control of Toxic Metals in the Atmosphere, Gardermoen-Oslo, Norway, September 12-16, 1988 Editor(s): Pacyna, Jozef M.; Ottar, Brynjulf. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792301523
- ISBN
- 9780792301523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.28
€ 257.28
Hardback. Editor(s): Ozturk, Munir; Ashraf, Muhammad; Aksoy, Ahmet; Ahmad, M. S. A.; Hakeem, Khalid Rehman. Num Pages: 419 pages, 105 black & white illustrations, 28 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MMR; MX; PST; PSTS; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 419
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401771931
- ISBN
- 9789401771931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.37
€ 136.37
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Sensitivity of North Sea, Baltic Sea and Black Sea to Anthropogenic and Climatic Changes, Varna, Bulgaria, 14-18 November 1995 Editor(s): Ozsoy, Emin; Mikaelyan, Alexander. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2. Num Pages: 540 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792345350
- ISBN
- 9780792345350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.57
€ 253.57
Regional Integration and Trade Liberalization in Subsaharan Africa
. Ed(S): Oyejide, Ademola; Ndulu, Benno; Gunn...
Paperback. Editor(s): Oyejide, Ademola; Ndulu, Benno; Gunning, Jan Willem. Num Pages: 678 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KCM; KCP; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 678
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349140800
- ISBN
- 9781349140800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 196.72
€ 196.72
Paperback. Contains a diverse collection of reviews in conservation biology and scientific, policy, and management implications, including reviews in the following areas: The Marine Mammal Protection Act at 40: Status, recovery, and future of US marine mammals; and translocation of imperiled species under changing climates. Editor(s): Ostfeld, Richard S.; Schlesinger, W. H. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PS; RNB; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 5. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York Academy of Sciences United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573318839
- ISBN
- 9781573318839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 146.05
€ 146.05
The Iceberg in the Mist. Northern Research in Pursuit of a Little Ice ...
. Ed(S): Ogilvie, Astrid E. J.; Jonsson, Trau...
hardcover. The term 'Little Ice Age' was originally used by glaciologists to describe the major glacial advance of the Holocene. Subsequently, the 'Little Ice Age' has come to be associated with a period of advances of European glaciers between about 1450 to 1850. This book presents fresh insights into these subject areas. Editor(s): Ogilvie, Astrid E. J.; Jonsson, Trausti. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; RBGD; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from CLIMATIC CHANGE, 48:1, 2001
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792367963
- ISBN
- 9780792367963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.89
€ 132.89
The East African Great Lakes. Limnology, Palaeolimnology and Biodivers...
. Ed(S): Odada, Eric O.; Olago, Daniel O.
Hardback. Contains research papers presented during the Second International Symposium on the Limnology, Climatology, Palaeoclimatology, and Biodiversity of the African Great Lakes, that was organized by the International Decade for the East African Lakes (IDEAL). This book provides a coverage of the large lakes of the African Rift System. Editor(s): Odada, Eric O.; Olago, Daniel O. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 587 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFG; PSP; RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1023.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 587
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402007729
- ISBN
- 9781402007729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 261.30
€ 261.30