Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. "If you are an amateur weather geek, disaster wonk, or budding student of earth sciences, you will want to read this book."-Seattle Times Num Pages: 336 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393349917
- ISBN
- 9780393349917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.50
€ 17.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. In 1912 Captain Robert Falcon Scott confronted defeat and death in the crippling subzero temperatures of Antarctica. This volume finishes the tale of Scott and his British expedition, depicting the staggering 900-mile trek to the South Pole and resolving the debate over the journey's failure. Num Pages: 416 pages, 77 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300099218
- ISBN
- 9780300099218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.59
€ 30.99
€ 22.59
Hardback. In the nineteenth century, Americans began to use maps in radically new ways. This title charts how maps of epidemic disease, slavery, census statistics, the environment, and the past demonstrated the analytical potential of cartography, and in the process transformed the very meaning of a map. Num Pages: 272 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTP; RGV. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 189 x 265 x 24. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226740683
- ISBN
- 9780226740683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.49
€ 95.07
€ 78.49
Paperback. In the 19th century, Americans began to use maps in extraordinary new ways. Medical men mapped diseases to understand epidemics, natural scientists mapped climate to uncover weather patterns, and Northerners created slave maps to assess the power of the South. This book charts how thematic maps demonstrated the analytical potential of cartography. Num Pages: 272 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTP; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226103969
- ISBN
- 9780226103969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. Calling on the image of the Midwest's vanished inland sea, the author presents a collection of essays that ponder writing and the "landlocked imagination." The essays range from interviews with Indiana writers Kurt Vonnegut, Scott Sanders, Marguerite Young, and others, to discussions on techniques grounded in a Midwestern sensibility. Series: Quarry Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBV; DSB; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219022
- ISBN
- 9780253219022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.79
€ 20.79
Paperback. Updated with approximately seventy-five percent new readings, the Third Edition of Readings in Urban Theory expands its focus to present the most recent developments in urban and regional theories and policies in a globalized world. Editor(s): Fainstein, Susan S.; Campbell, Scott. Num Pages: 516 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 247 x 23. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444330816
- ISBN
- 9781444330816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.76
€ 40.99
€ 40.76
Paperback. Featuring updates and revisions to reflect rapid changes in an increasingly globalized world, Readings in Planning Theory remains the definitive resource for the latest theoretical and practical debates within the field of planning theory. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119045069
- ISBN
- 9781119045069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.57
€ 40.99
€ 39.57
paperback. Num Pages: 23 pages. BIC Classification: JN; KC; RN; T. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 178 x 3. Weight in Grams: 65.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 23
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833027399
- ISBN
- 9780833027399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.48
€ 11.48
Hardback. This book shows how environmentalists have shaped the world's largest multilateral development lender, investment financier and political risk insurer to take up sustainable development. Series Editor(s): Anderssen, Mikael; Liefferink, Duncan. Series: Issues in Environmental Politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: JPSN; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719079474
- ISBN
- 9780719079474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.68
€ 149.68
Sheet map, folded. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps - Yard to the Mile. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JH; HBTP; RGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 120 x 2. Weight in Grams: 25. Kingston Upon Hull Sheet 8. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps - Yard to the Mile. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JH; HBTP; RGB. Dimension: 210 x 120 x 2. Weight: 25.
- Publisher
- Alan Godfrey Maps
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847842480
- ISBN
- 9781847842480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.03
€ 7.03
Paperback. Containing over 3,100 fully revised and updated entries on all aspects of physical and human geography, this dictionary is an essential guide to students at all levels. It has been fully revised and updated, and includes more than 400 new entries, recommended web links for many entries, and over 15 new illustrations. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 34. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199680856
- ISBN
- 9780199680856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.90
€ 22.90
Hardcover. Focuses on the ocean's role in the biogeochemical cycling of selected elements and the impact of humans on the cycling of these elements. This book integrates the research, allowing students to learn concepts in context. It includes coverage of computational aspects. It offers an online companion site, including a study guide, for students. Num Pages: 928 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSPM; RBKC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 193 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1722.
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 928
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780120885305
- ISBN
- 9780120885305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.67
€ 108.67
Hardcover. Integrating physical, economic, social, and political perspectives, Cutter and Renwick's Fourth Edition presents readers with a wide range of opinions and interpretations of the major natural resource issues facing the world today. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 255 x 18. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471152255
- ISBN
- 9780471152255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 290.60
€ 290.60
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198716693
- ISBN
- 9780198716693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.09
€ 85.09
Hardcover. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomberg Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576603321
- ISBN
- 9781576603321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.03
€ 25.99
€ 21.03
Paperback. The lack of water is no longer just a problem in the arid West. Drought, contaminated groundwater, overuse, and more have affected water supplies from Massachusetts to California, from Georgia to Wisconsin. Aqua Shock is a clear-eyed, objective look at how we arrived at this crisis point. Series: Bloomberg. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470918067
- ISBN
- 9780470918067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.69
€ 17.99
€ 16.69
Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, 24 pages of color illustrations. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781681773438
- ISBN
- 9781681773438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.01
€ 30.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173283
- ISBN
- 9780691173283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.47
€ 26.99
€ 20.47
Hardback. By developing the scale that bears his name, Charles Richter not only invented the concept of magnitude as a measure of earthquake size, he turned himself into a household word. This work takes the reader into Richter's life story, setting it in the context of his family and interpersonal attachments, and the history of seismology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128078
- ISBN
- 9780691128078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.32
€ 30.99
€ 22.32
Paperback. A work designed to clarify the many issues involved in saving Latin America's endangered rainforests. The 30 articles are derived from many different fields, including natural history, sociology, history, anthropology, economics and fiction. Editor(s): Place, Susan E. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 222 pages, maps, bibliographical references, suggested reading and films. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; GTF; RGBL; RNC; RNF; RNPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354. "Commissioning organisation: Place, Susan E (Editor) 229p. Paperback. P.B." Keywords: "Science & Nature - Environment & Ecology - Biodiversity,Science & Nature - Environment & Ecology - Deforestation,Subjects - Science & Na"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 222
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KON0587581
- ISBN
- 9780842024273
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Containing articles from experts in various fields and an introduction by the editor, this book provides an overview of the complex issues of tropical deforestation. It gives a variety of perspectives on the complex relationship between society and nature on the rainforest frontiers of Latin America. Editor(s): Place, Susan E. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; RNF; RNPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029087
- ISBN
- 9780842029087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.51
€ 62.51
hardcover. Containing articles from experts in various fields and an introduction by the editor, this book provides an overview of the complex issues of tropical deforestation. It gives a variety of perspectives on the complex relationship between society and nature on the rainforest frontiers of Latin America. Editor(s): Place, Susan E. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; RNF; RNPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Edition
- Second Edition, Revised and Updated
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029070
- ISBN
- 9780842029070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.87
€ 164.87
Paperback. People are inseparable from natural ecosystems, and understanding how people think about, experience, and interact with nature is crucial for promoting environmental sustainability as well as human well-being. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JM; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 279 x 15. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118874608
- ISBN
- 9781118874608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.62
€ 57.62
Paperback. News headlines would often have us believe that conservationists are inevitably locked in conflict with the people who live and work on the lands they seek to protect. This book delves into the history and evolution of western land use policy and of the working landscapes themselves. Editor(s): Charnely, Susan; Sheridan, Thomas E.; Nabhan, Gary Paul. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226165714
- ISBN
- 9780226165714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.61
€ 41.99
€ 32.61