Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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
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
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
Paperback. Offers information and insights into the potential of market and policy instruments in improving the state of the world's forests. This book t advocates the use of the concept of optimal mix of markets and policies as an approach to view the appropriate and operational roles of market and government in dealing with forestry issues. Editor(s): Palo, Matti; Uusivuori, Jussi; Mery, Gerardo. Series: World Forests. Num Pages: 490 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNAL; RNF; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 195 x 25. Weight in Grams: 899.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371717
- ISBN
- 9780792371717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 261.66
€ 261.66
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
Permafrost Response on Economic Development, Environmental Security an...
. Ed(S): Paepe, Roland R.; Melnikov, Vladimir...
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Novosibirsk, Russia, 12-16 November 1998 Editor(s): Paepe, Roland R.; Melnikov, Vladimir P. (Earth Cryosphere Institute, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tyumen, Russia). Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2. Num Pages: 655 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 911.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 655
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792367840
- ISBN
- 9780792367840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 384.49
€ 384.49
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
Hardback. Addresses various challenges and opportunities related to product differentiation in the electric power industry. This book aims to review the implementing of reliability differentiated electric services and addresses the process for developing and implementing reliability differentiated product menus. Editor(s): Oren, Shmuel S.; Smith, Stephen A. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393191
- ISBN
- 9780792393191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.61
€ 202.61
Hardback. Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Basement Tectonics, held in Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.A., August, 1992 Editor(s): Ojakangas, Richard W.; Dickas, Albert B.; Green, John C. Series: Proceedings of the International Conferences on Basement Tectonics (Closed). Num Pages: 444 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334293
- ISBN
- 9780792334293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.04
€ 205.04
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
Paperback. Tipping points are thresholds of profound changes in natural or social conditions with considerable (largely unforecastable) consequences. This book explores the scientific, economic, social, and spiritual and creative approaches to identifying and anticipating tipping points so that societies can adapt to more sustainable ways of living. Editor(s): O'Riordan, Timothy; Lenton, Timothy. Series: British Academy Original Paperbacks. Num Pages: 300 pages, 15 figures. BIC Classification: JFFR; KCA; KCS; RNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197265536
- ISBN
- 9780197265536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.79
€ 55.79
Editor(s): O'Neill, Karen M.; Abs, Daniel J. van. Num Pages: 250 pages, 10 photographs, 14 maps, 11 figures, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNR; RPC; TNF; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813573779
- ISBN
- 9780813573779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 160.74
€ 160.74
Paperback. Editor(s): O'Neill, Karen M.; Abs, Daniel J. van. Num Pages: 250 pages, 10 photographs, 14 maps, 11 figures, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNR; RPC; TNF; TQ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813573762
- ISBN
- 9780813573762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.94
€ 42.99
€ 38.94
Cognitive Aspects of Human-Computer Interaction for Geographic Informa...
. Ed(S): Nyerges, Timothy L.; Mark, D. M.; La...
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, March 20--25, 1994 Editor(s): Nyerges, Timothy L.; Mark, D. M.; Laurini, Robert; Egenhofer, Max J. Series: NATO Science Series D:. Num Pages: 435 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 435
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335955
- ISBN
- 9780792335955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 258.12
€ 258.12
The Bear Brook Watershed in Maine: a Paired Watershed Experiment. The ...
. Ed(S): Norton, Stephen A.; Fernandez, Ivan ...
Hardback. A study examining the effects of experimentally elevated N and S deposition on a treated watershed, in comparison to the adjacent reference watershed. This study is in a northern New England, USA, forested ecosystem, and focuses on soil and stream hydrological and biogeochemical processes, and chemical responses of vegetation. Editor(s): Norton, Stephen A.; Fernandez, Ivan J. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; RBGK; RBK; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSES
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792356288
- ISBN
- 9780792356288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.77
€ 132.77
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Lopuszna, Poland, 17-21 June 1996 Editor(s): Norgard, Jorgen S.; Gula, Adam; Almeida, A. de (Dept. of Electrotechnical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Portugal). Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 3. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 293
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792352174
- ISBN
- 9780792352174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.81
€ 257.81