Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Hardback. Gathering over 80 entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technologies, this book provides a thorough introduction to renewable energy. Covers geothermal power, ocean energy, renewable energy from biomass, waste-to-energy and wind power. Editor(s): Kaltschmitt, Martin; Themelis, Nickolas J.; Bronicki, Lucien Y.; Soder, Lennart; Vega, Luis A. Num Pages: 1924 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 193 x 119. Weight in Grams: 4719.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 1924
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461458197
- ISBN
- 9781461458197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 965.10
€ 965.10
Politics, Citizenship and Rights: 7 (Geographies of Children and Young...
. Ed(S): Kallio, Kirsi Pauliina; Skelton, Tra...
hardcover. This book is part of a major reference work on children's and young people's geographies which is structured by themes, reflecting the broader geographical locations of the research. Covers Geographies of Politics, Participation, Resistance, and Rights. Editor(s): Kallio, Kirsi Pauliina; Skelton, Tracey; Mills, Sarah. Series: Geographies of Children and Young People. Num Pages: 563 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, 2 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JHB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 248 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Number of pages
- 563
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- SKU
- V9789814585569
- ISBN
- 9789814585569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 262.96
€ 262.96
Gathers top most foreign policy and energy experts and leaders to assess how the United States can integrate its energy and national security interests. This book offers analysis and insight into: fundamental shifts in the global energy balance; the revolution in shale gas and oil; and new energy frontiers, from ultra deepwater to the Arctic. Editor(s): Kalicki, Jan H.; Goldwyn, David L. Num Pages: 664 pages, 49, 49 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; RNFY. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411699
- ISBN
- 9781421411699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.29€ 64.19
€ 70.29
€ 64.19
Water Resources Management in the Face of Climatic/Hydrologic Uncertai...
. Ed(S): Kaczmarek, Z.; Strzepek, Kenneth M.;...
Hardback. This text discusses the impacts of climatic fluctuations and climate change on water resources management. It presents an overview of the impacts of climatic change/fluctuations on a wide variety of water resources sectors, including river runoff, water quality and temperature. Editor(s): Kaczmarek, Z.; Strzepek, Kenneth M.; Somlyody, Laszlo; Priazhinskaya, Valentina (Institue of Water Problems, Moscow, Russia). Series: Water Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 407 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBK; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 407
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792339274
- ISBN
- 9780792339274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.84
€ 196.84
Petroleum Geology of the Southeastern North Sea and the Adjacent Onsho...
. Ed(S): Kaasschieter, J.P.H.; Reijers, T.J.A...
Hardback. Editor(s): Kaasschieter, J.P.H.; Reijers, T.J.A. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBGL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- Reprinted from
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789090004525
- ISBN
- 9789090004525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.95
€ 131.95
Comprehensive Assessment of the Role of Risk in U.S.Agriculture
. Ed(S): Just, Richard E.; Pope, Rulon D.
Hardback. After the research on agricultural risk, the treatment of risk in agricultural research is far from harmonious. This book is intended to: define the state of the literature on agricultural risk research; provide a critical evaluation of economic risk research on agriculture; and set a research agenda that meets future needs and prospects. Editor(s): Just, Richard E.; Pope, Rulon D. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 600 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJMD; KNAC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1017.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375678
- ISBN
- 9780792375678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 261.18
€ 261.18
Hardback. Editor(s): Jupesta, Joni; Wakiyama, Takako. Series: Cities and the Global Politics of the Environment. Num Pages: 143 pages, 27 colour illustrations, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; RPC; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 143
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137596758
- ISBN
- 9781137596758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Ocular Radiation Risk Assessment in Populations Exposed to Environment...
. Ed(S): Junk, A.K.; Kundiev, Y. (Institute O...
Hardback. Proceedings of the Advanced Research Workshop, Kiev, Ukraine, 29 July-1 August, 1997 Editor(s): Junk, A.K.; Kundiev, Y. (Institute of Occupational Health, Academy of Medical Science of Ukraine, Kiev); Vitte, P. (Institute of Occupational Health, Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev); Worgul, B. V. (Eye Radiation & Environmental Research Laboratory, Columbia University, New York, USA). Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2. Num Pages: 242 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792353102
- ISBN
- 9780792353102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.43
€ 200.43
Hardback. Proceedings of the International Conference on Groundwater Contamination: Use of Models in Decision-Making in the 'European Year of the Environment', Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 26-29, 1987 Editor(s): Jousma, G.; Bear, Jacob; Haimes, Yacov Y.; Walter, F. Num Pages: 656 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1133.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792301363
- ISBN
- 9780792301363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.83
€ 253.83
Hardback. Concerned with a particular type of risk - the risk of death of a number of people in one accident - and with a particular tool - probabilistic risk analysis - as they are developing in various domains of society. This book shows how such comparisons are shaped in various hazard domains, such as flood protection location. Editor(s): Jorissen, Richard E.; Stallen, Pieter Jan. Series: Risk, Governance and Society. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; MBN; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1190.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792349556
- ISBN
- 9780792349556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.62
€ 132.62
Northscapes: History, Technology, and the Making of Northern Environme...
. Ed(S): Jorgensen, Dolly; Sorlin, Sverker
hardcover. Northscapes examines concepts of North and the way in which different northern environments are shaped by the intersection of technology and human societies. Editor(s): Jorgensen, Dolly; Sorlin, Sverker. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: RGCM; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- UBC Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774825719
- ISBN
- 9780774825719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.41
€ 107.41
Paperback. This book shows how to construct and work with models of complex ecological processes, covering differential equations, matrix approaches, individual-based models and other relevant techniques. The authors include links to software tools and course materials. Editor(s): Jopp, Fred; Reuter, Hauke; Breckling, Broder. Num Pages: 416 pages, 131 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSTS; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 397
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642050282
- ISBN
- 9783642050282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.21
€ 79.21
Water, Cultural Diversity, and Global Environmental Change
. Ed(S): Johnston, Barbara Rose; Hiwasaki, Li...
Hardback. This book examines the complex role water plays as a force in sustaining, maintaining and threatening the viability of culturally diverse peoples. It argues that water is a core sustaining element in biodiversity and cultural diversity. Editor(s): Johnston, Barbara Rose; Hiwasaki, Lisa; Klaver, Irene; Ramos Castillo, Ameyali; Strang, Veronica. Num Pages: 560 pages, 57 black & white illustrations, 138 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBKF; RNCB; RNFD; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1154.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400717732
- ISBN
- 9789400717732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.80
€ 209.80
Hardback. Although anthropologists and cultural geographers have explored placeA" in various senses, little cross-cultural examination of kinds of place,A" or ecotopes, has been presented from an ethno-ecological perspective. In this volume, indigenous and local understandings of landscape are investigated in order to better understand.. Editor(s): Johnson, Leslie Main; Hunn, Eugene S. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 332 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; RGC; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456139
- ISBN
- 9781845456139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.64
€ 176.64
Hardback. This work explores the linkages between the objectives of liberalized international trade, protection of the environment and sustainable development. Editor(s): Jha, Veena; etc.; Hewison, Grant; Underhill, Maree. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCLT; RNK; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333651346
- ISBN
- 9780333651346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Hardback. Addresses the issue of how the three flexible instruments might work out in practice, and how they might interfere with each other. The three flexible instruments are: joint implementation, the clean development mechanism, and international emissions trading. Editor(s): Jepma, C. J.; Gaast, Wytze van der. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357285
- ISBN
- 9780792357285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.30
€ 131.30
Paperback. Focuses on artificial reef research in the Mediterranean and NE Atlantic. This book describes the long-term projects running in European seas, presents the legal and economic issues, and suggests uses for artificial reefs in the European context. Editor(s): Jensen, Antony; Collins, Ken J. (School of Ocean and Earth Science, Southampton Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, UK); Lockwood, A.P.M. Num Pages: 508 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361442
- ISBN
- 9780792361442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 252.27
€ 252.27
Paperback. Editor(s): Jensen, Antony; Collins, K. Num Pages: 508 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792358459
- ISBN
- 9780792358459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 198.02
€ 198.02
Paperback. This book explores the efficacy of innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to educational leadership preparation implemented at universities across the United States that serve K-12 populations in urban, rural, and suburban contexts. Editor(s): Jean-Marie, Gaetane; Normore, Anthony H. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK; JNM; JNP; RBGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349384839
- ISBN
- 9781349384839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.92€ 46.44
€ 53.92
€ 46.44
This book provides practical and innovative approaches to biosecurity surveillance. It explains the foundation and concepts behind surveillance design, with examples of methods and tools created to deal with surveillance challenges. With supporting case studies, it covers detectability, single and multi-species detection and risk assessment. Editor(s): Jarrad, Frith; Low Choy, Sama; Mengersen, Kerrie. Series: CABI Invasives Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780643595
- ISBN
- 9781780643595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.75
€ 68.75
Hardback. Based on key papers given at the Kongsberg seminar in 1995, this book covers the subject of fluid flow in rocks and the importance of this mechanism in geochemical transport and in the origin of metamorphic and igneous rocks. Editor(s): Jamtveit, B.; Yardley, Bruce. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGG; RBGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 821.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412734601
- ISBN
- 9780412734601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 261.39
€ 261.39
Hardback. This text is based on the 1997 Kongsberg seminar, organized by the Department of Geology at the University of Oslo. The seminar brought together scientists from various disciplines involved in the study of growth and dissolution of minerals and pattern formation in geosystems. Editor(s): Jamtveit, B.; Meakin, Paul. Num Pages: 428 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PNV; RBGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 779.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412832406
- ISBN
- 9780412832406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.16
€ 204.16
Hardback. Deals with a variety of biological problems involving resource management, conservation and environmental quality using the principles of population biology. This book emphasizes several principles and common themes and discusses strengths and potential sources of uncertainty in applications. Editor(s): Jain, S. K.; Botsford, L.W. Series: Monographiae Biologicae. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792314257
- ISBN
- 9780792314257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.51
€ 204.51
Paperback. This collection of original scholarly work and first-person accounts takes globalization processes and the transnational links these processes create as the jumping-off point for an examination of what it means to be, have, or aspire to a beautiful body. Editor(s): Jafar, Afshan; Casanova, Erynn Masi de. Num Pages: 210 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSR; JHB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349478392
- ISBN
- 9781349478392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.60
€ 65.60