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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. Archaeology has been transformed by technology that allows one to 'see' below the surface of the earth. This title illustrates the uses of advanced technology in archaeological investigation. It deals with hand-held instruments that probe the subsurface of the earth to unveil layering and associated sites. Editor(s): Wiseman, James R.; El-Baz, Farouk. Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Num Pages: 554 pages, 129 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HDW; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387446158
- ISBN
- 9780387446158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 252.16
€ 252.16
Hardcover. His inspirational story of dedicated individuals, creative endeavors, and adventure reveals what is being done and what else we must do in order to ensure that these fascinating animals continue swimming in the oceans. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12, 12 colour plates. BIC Classification: PSVW5; RNKH1; WNCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899072
- ISBN
- 9780801899072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.24
€ 38.24
Hardback. The book leaves us with options: embark on the conservation strategy laid out within its pages and save one of nature's most splendid creations, or watch yet another magnificent species disappear. Editor(s): Spotila, James R.; Santidrian Tomillo, Pilar. Num Pages: 240 pages, 95, 9 black & white illustrations, 16 colour plates, 70 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSVW5; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 262 x 21. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417080
- ISBN
- 9781421417080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.44
€ 87.44
Paperback. Geodesy is the science that deals with the Earth's figure and the interrelationship of selected points on its surface. This is the only book on the market designed to provide readers with an introduction to geodesy without the usual emphasis on complex mathematics. Describes such positioning techniques as horizontal and vertical geodetic datums. Series: Wiley Series in Surveying & Boundary Control. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RGY. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471166603
- ISBN
- 9780471166603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.15
€ 138.15
Paperback. This text provides a thorough treatment of environmental engineering. It presents the scientific foundation for understanding environmental concepts that are applied to water, air and solid hazardous wastes. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: RN; TB; TQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471243137
- ISBN
- 9780471243137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 216.55
€ 216.55
Hardcover. Presents a cogent explanation of the fundamentals of meteorology, and explains storm dynamics for weather-oriented meteorologists. This title discusses climate dynamics and the implications posed for global change. It features a companion website with MATLAB[registered] exercises and treatments of several key topics. Series: International Geophysics. Num Pages: 552 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PHVJ; RBP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 930. 552 pages, illustrations. Presents a cogent explanation of the fundamentals of meteorology, and explains storm dynamics for weather-oriented meteorologists. This title discusses climate dynamics and the implications posed for global change. It features a companion website with MATLAB[registered] exercises and treatments of several key topics. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PHVJ; RBP. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 33. Weight: 860.
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Number of pages
- 552
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123848666
- ISBN
- 9780123848666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.32
€ 96.32
Hardcover. Presents an examination of the use of maps for wayfinding. This book considers maps whose makers employed the smallest of scales to envision the broadest of human stages. It looks at maps that are at the opposite end of the scale from cosmological and world maps. It shows ways in which certain maps can be linked to particular events in history. Editor(s): Akerman, James R.; Karrow, Robert W. Num Pages: 336 pages, 198 colour plates. BIC Classification: AGC; HBT; RGS; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 222 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1912.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226010755
- ISBN
- 9780226010755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 84.13
€ 95.12
€ 84.13
Paperback. Where will the water come from to sustain the great desert cities of Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix? This title explores the water in the West, and explains why America built the dam that made Lake Powell and others like it and then allowed its citizens to become dependent on their benefits, which were always temporary. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; RNFD; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268029
- ISBN
- 9780520268029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.55
€ 27.99
€ 21.55
Hardback. Where will the water come from to sustain the great desert cities of Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix? This book explores the past, present, and future of water in the West. It explains why America built the dam that made Lake Powell and others like it and then allowed its citizens to become dependent on their benefits, which were temporary. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; RNFD; TNFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254770
- ISBN
- 9780520254770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322. 272 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: RNPG. Dimension: 150 x 223 x 15. Weight: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157193
- ISBN
- 9780231157193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.50
€ 30.99
€ 22.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157186
- ISBN
- 9780231157186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43
Hardback. This thesis by an award-winning researcher summarizes the potential to use passive seismic methods to monitor the sequestration of anthropogenic CO2 in geologic reservoirs. In doing so it synthesizes innovative research in both seismology and geomechanics. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBG; RNPG; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642253874
- ISBN
- 9783642253874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.20
€ 194.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, 128 black & white illustrations, 26 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBG; RBKC; RBP; RGB; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441924476
- ISBN
- 9781441924476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardback. Describes the behavior of tropical cyclones in the South Pacific. This book investigates the broad range of disturbance effects these violent storms have on the physical environments of the islands that lie in their path and the people who live on them. Num Pages: 212 pages, 128 black & white illustrations, 26 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387715421
- ISBN
- 9780387715421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.09
€ 128.09
Paperback. Presents a set of 32 exercises spanning a wide range of conservation issues including genetic analysis, population biology and management, taxonomy, ecosystem management, land use planning, the public policy process and more. All exercises discuss how to take what has been learned and apply it to practical, real-world issues. Num Pages: 344 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 275 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405152877
- ISBN
- 9781405152877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.90
€ 61.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PSPM; RBKC; WNCS1; WSE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781250662
- ISBN
- 9781781250662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
paperback. In the early 1900s, British Columbia embarked on a brief but intense effort, with long consequences, to manufacture a modern countryside. For the first time, the state directly intervened in planning and implementing land settlement. This title examines how this process unfolded and assesses its consequences. Series: Nature | History | Society. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 b/w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJ; HBTB; RGC; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774813389
- ISBN
- 9780774813389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Hardback. In the early 1900s, British Columbia embarked on a brief but intense effort, with long consequences, to manufacture a modern countryside. For the first time, the state directly intervened in planning and implementing land settlement. This work examines how this process unfolded and assesses its consequences. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 268 pages, 18 b/w illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJC; HBTB; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813372
- ISBN
- 9780774813372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
Hardcover. Examines how the idea of wilderness has shaped the management of public lands since the passage of the Wilderness Act in 1964 Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 60 black & white illustrations, 16 maps, 60 b&w illus., 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991757
- ISBN
- 9780295991757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.85
€ 52.85
Paperback. Suitable for courses covering both physical and historical geology, this book includes three interrelated themes (plate tectonics, organic evolution, and geologic time) that help students understand that Earth is a complex, integrated, and continually changing system. Num Pages: 736 pages, colour illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 277 x 220 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1350.
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 7th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781285733418
- ISBN
- 9781285733418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.74
€ 186.74